{"id":139399,"date":"2022-10-12T17:02:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T11:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/euro-commissioning-club-the-alliance-unveils-journalism-drama-the-kollective\/"},"modified":"2022-10-12T17:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T11:33:11","slug":"the-alliance-unveils-journalism-drama-with-the-euro-commissioning-club-the-kollective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/the-alliance-unveils-journalism-drama-with-the-euro-commissioning-club-the-kollective\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alliance Unveils Journalism Drama with The Euro Commissioning Club \u2018The Kollective\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\nBroadcaster commissioning initiative by The European Alliance The Kollective<\/em>The journalism-based mystery drama “The Secret” by Leonardo Fasoli & Maddalena Ravagli (Gomorrah<\/em> \u2013 The Series<\/em>, ZeroZeroZero<\/em>) and producer Femke Wolting, into development.<\/p>\n

\nThe announcement was made today at MIA Market in Rome, where executives asked for producers’ ideas to create high-end limited series. It represents the ninth series to come from the Alliance, which comprises Germany\u2019s ZDF, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions and Italy\u2019s Rai.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Kollective<\/em> runs to six parts and is born out of a meeting between Wolting and The Alliance\u2019s Manuel Alduy, who is also Director of Cinema and International Development France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, at last year\u2019s MIA Market event.<\/p>\n

\nIt will address topics such as fake news and attacks on EU democracy. \u201cwrapped up in a highly-charged global thriller and a heart-breaking love story.\u201dIts title refers at a group of international writers that support one another.<\/p>\n

\nAccording to the synopsis \u201cAfter one of their members is killed while investigating a mysterious plane crash in the Congo, a group of passionate young amateur journalists called The Kollective find themselves drawn into a globe-spanning web of fake news, corruption, espionage and murder. Emotions run high as the group battles to uncover the mystery of a shadowy new cold war, as well as their own complex feelings and desires. Slowly realising that all roads lead back to Putin\u2019s resurgent Russia, they must call upon their innovative technological skills, fierce bravery and youthful self-belief to stop a dark conspiracy that threatens to destroy democracy itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGet in touch with us to discuss pitches<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThe Alliance was established to enable European broadcasters to compete against streamers for shows with high-end production and story values. Producers were asked to submit new ideas by January 2019.<\/p>\n

\nSimone Emmelius is Senior Vice President International Fiction-Coproduction Acquisition ZDF <\/p>\n

\nFrancesco Nardelli was Rai Fiction’s Deputy Director for Drama. He stated that the Alliance wanted more shows along the lines of Around the World in Just 80 Days<\/em> Germinale<\/em>, while Simone Emmelius, SVP International Fiction-Coproduction & Acquisition at ZDF said pitches should be \u201cone-off series on topics that resonate with our audiences and are also different to what they already know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nShe asked for projects with \u201chigh-end cast and creatives and with a cinematographic look;\u00a0Leonardo<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a080 Days<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 that\u2019s the look we\u2019re interested in. We don\u2019t want you to send us average series you\u2019d offer us as domestic projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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