CE MEDIA workshop within the framework of the BSD will focus on documentary series –people have enormous curiosity about how other people live and documentary filmmakers can use this human interest to develop engaging documentary series for TV, thus catching audiences in today’s hasty world.

Workshop is organised in promotional collaboration with Creative Europe Desk Slovenia (Motovila) and festival Dokudoc, Maribor (SI) thus available for documentary professionals in Slovenia, as well as participants of East Doc Series (CZ).


Developing Successful Factual TV Series | Elina Pohjola, Citizen Jane Productions, Finland | September 2, 2020

15:30 – 16:45 Case study Maiden of the Lake Documentary series 4 x 15 minutes. YLE Children & Youth.
Maiden of the Lake tells about the fun moments 13-year-old Emika and her cousin Antti have at a lake during all four seasons, surrounded by fascinating nature | TRAILER

16:45 – 17:00 break

17:00 – 18:15 Case study Eva. Creative documentary series 8 x 21-24 minutes. Viaplay Original.
Eva Wahlström is a world champion of professional boxing. Besides being a boxer, she is an artist, a mother and a wife. The series follows Eva’s life for two years taking us to places where only the inner circle is allowed | TRAILER (no English subs)


-BSD participants and observers will be granted access to the seminar.
-Other interested participants are requested to apply via this link.