EFM Event Schedule 2026

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Resilient by Design : Women Shaping Tech-Driven Businesses

Resilient by Design : Women Shaping Tech-Driven Businesses

With: Mafalda Duarte (she/her), Maria Tanjala, she/her, Dr. Pirita Pyykkönen-Klauck, she/her, Johanna "Nunnu" Karppinnen, she/her Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Talk With: Erich Pommer Institut, Womenize
Description
From film to games and emerging technologies, this panel explores how women are leveraging tech to build resilient production companies. Panelists share insights on sustainability, innovation and navigating the opportunities and challenges of tech-driven creative industries.
Tags: #Diversity & Inclusion #Producers #Innovation #Tech
Sun Feb 15 10:00 – 11:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
UP NEXT: Germany

UP NEXT: Germany

With: Helena Zengel, Pola Beck, Stefan Schaller, Richard Kropf, Martin Heisler, Lea Becker, Andi Wecker, Jan-Martin Scharf, Arne Nolting, Anke Greifeneder, Quirin Berg, Özgür Yildirim, Hüseyin Tabak, Tareq Nassery, Christian Beetz, Jan Zabeil, Dirk Engelhardt, Imran Khan (he/him) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Showcase With: Film und Medien Stiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety
Description
The showcase UP NEXT: Germany presents some of the most interesting series projects from Germany for the coming year.
Tags: #Series #Producers #Documentary #Diversity & Inclusion #Distribution
Mon Feb 16 11:00 – 12:15 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD available
Changing The Narrative: Gender Balance In The Industry

Changing The Narrative: Gender Balance In The Industry

With: Barbora Namerova (she/her), Andri Ómarsson (he/him), Alicia Remirez (she/her), Marta Balaga (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Talk With: Film und Medien Stiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety
Description

Bringing together industry leaders and creators, this session centres on practical solutions and actionable strategies that are already delivering results. From new commissioning models to shifts in leadership culture, the panel highlights concrete examples of progress—and explores how the industry can move beyond good intentions toward lasting structural change.

Tags: #Series #Producers #Diversity & Inclusion
Mon Feb 16 14:00 – 14:45 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD available
Moroccan Series on the Rise: From Local Success to Global Ambitions

Moroccan Series on the Rise: From Local Success to Global Ambitions

With: Khadija Alami (she/her), Lamia Chraibi (she/her), Karim Debbagh (he/him), Michael Dreher (he/him), Mohammed-Reda Benjelloun (he/him), Talal Selhami (he/him), Hind Bensari (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Showcase With: Centre Cinematographique Marocain
Description
An overview of Moroccan series strengths, challenges and international opportunities, showcasing ambitious projects and coproduction potential.
Tags: #Series #Distribution #Producers #Diversity & Inclusion
Mon Feb 16 17:15 – 18:00 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
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The Soul of Our Stories – Vol. 2: From Gatekeeping to Groundbreaking

The Soul of Our Stories – Vol. 2: From Gatekeeping to Groundbreaking

With: Stefanie Ren (she/her), Rosina Kaleab (she/her), Julia Penner (she/her), Aylin Kockler (she/her), Acerina Zambrano (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Talk With: Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety, Seriencamp
Description
This panel creates a space for critical analysis, open exchange, and practical solutions. Together, we will explore how the contemporary series landscape can genuinely support diversity while safeguarding creative freedom—and how changing the narrative can go hand in hand with creating series that are both artistically bold and commercially successful.
Tags: #Series #Producers #Diversity & Inclusion #Distribution
Tue Feb 17 12:45 – 13:45 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD available
Rebel Rebel: Series Battling the Status Quo

Rebel Rebel: Series Battling the Status Quo

With: Esra Phul (she/her), Patrick Phul (he/him), Pandora da Cunha Telles (she/her), Philipp Kreuzer (he/him), Marta Balaga (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Talk With: Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety, TV Drama Vision at Göteborg Film Festival
Description
In this session, creators and producers unpack the craft of building anti-establishment narratives that resonate with today’s audiences. They will explore how rebellion can function as both a dramatic engine and a lens for examining power, justice, and the shifting boundaries of right and wrong in contemporary storytelling. In Collaboration with: TV Drama Vision at Göteborg Film Festival.
Tags: #Series #Diversity & Inclusion #Producers #Distribution
Tue Feb 17 15:00 – 15:45 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD available
House of Yang: A Series Where Identity and Mystery Intertwine

House of Yang: A Series Where Identity and Mystery Intertwine

With: Stefanie Ren (she/her), Mia Spengler (she/her), Arto Sebastian (he/him), Katharina Dufner (she/her), Paula Essam (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Talk With: Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety
Description
Meet the creator, director, producer, and commissioning editor of House of Yang as they discuss bringing this haunting, multi generational mystery to life. Set in a secluded Black Forest home marked by two decades apart disappearances, the series explores inherited trauma, cultural identity, and the shadows families pass down.The team will share how they shaped the show’s unsettling atmosphere, its emotional core, and the complex German Chinese family history at its centre—along with production insights on crafting a genre driven drama with depth, scale, and a strong sense of place.
Tags: #Series #Producers #Diversity & Inclusion #Distribution
Tue Feb 17 17:00 – 17:45 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD available
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