Council of Europe’s Alain Berset Talks ‘First Ever’ Convention on the Co-Production of Audiovisual Works in the Form of Series: ‘We Hope It Will Be Possible to Develop This Really Rapidly’

Mar 26, 2026 4:04am PT Council of Europe’s Alain Berset Talks ‘First Ever’ Convention on the Co-Production of Audiovisual Works in the Form of Series: ‘We Hope It Will Be Possible to Develop This Really Rapidly’

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Alain Berset Courtesy of Series Mania

The Council of Europe’s Secretary General Alain Berset opened up Thursday at Series Mania about the Convention on the Co-Production of Audiovisual Works in the Form of Series.

“This is the very first international framework for series. It will strengthen independent producers, support cooperation and bring greater clarity and predictability to our markets in full transformation. What does it mean exactly? It is an international engagement, a concrete one, for supporting what you are doing. And to do this at national level,” he said at Series Mania, arguing that independent producers “need a framework they can trust.”

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