LILLE: Nine countries including Georgia, Malta, Montenegro, and Poland have signed the new Council of Europe Convention on the co-production of audiovisual works in the form of series at the Series Mania Forum in Lille. This is the first international legal framework dedicated to the independent coproduction of television and streaming series
The other countries signing the convention are France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, and Portugal.
The treaty establishes clear, shared rules to strengthen cross-border cooperation, support independent producers, and bring greater transparency and predictability to an increasingly complex market. It also aims to safeguard the conditions for diverse, high-quality European storytelling.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.