The co-production market Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT has hosted the first Council of Europe's 2024 Series Co-Production Development Awards, which intends to foster creative collaborations in series co-production and empower independent producers.

The Award, worth €50,000, went to the following  project: 

"THE ADVENTURES OF A TURBO-FOLK PRINCESS"

Musical dramedy from North Macedonia

SCRIPTWRITERS : Andreyt Volkashin, Peter Vulchev

PRODUCTION COMPANIES : OXO PRODUCTION, EQUAL FILM

Synopsis : After she accidentally poisons her gangster fiancé, the talented singer Vaska, who is terrified of singing, runs away from home to participate at the biggest Balkan pop-folk song contest, mentored by the short-tempered prostitute Eboni.

The jury was composed of: 

• Alessia SONAGLIONI, Programme Manager of the Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, Council of Europe
• Beatriz CAMPOS, Managing Director, Anonymous Content, Spain 
• Patricia ARPEA, Deputy Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Italian International Film, Italy 
• Audrey KAMGA, Sales Manager, ARTE, France

The jury decided in favour of this title because “through its uniqueness, bravery, and freshness, gives a voice to underrepresented stories”. 

Three other Development Awards will be distributed. To learn more, visit the webpage of our selected co-production markets : https://www.coe.int/en/web/programme-for-series-co-productions/results