The Red Sea Laboratories, associated with…Red Sea Film FoundationAbout the teams selected for the second edition of the “Series Laboratory” program, which came in a strategic partnership with the Film Independent group.
This program aims to enable creative independence in television storytelling, through an integrated education system that promotes creativity and innovation, and allows filmmakers to benefit from the knowledge of this group, whose experience spans over 40 years in supporting creativity around the world.
The “Series Laboratory” program provides intensive training courses for developing television scripts from the first stages to publication. a group of professional television writers, program producers, and industry experts, through… Three different levels.
Selected teams
Red Sea Laboratories announced that 7 teams have been selected: Saudi team “Mission” by writer Noura Al-Aidi and producer Shahryar Ahsan, Lebanese team “Saria Othman Needs No Man” by producer Hiba Lewis and writer Stephen Khattar , and the Iraqi-Saudi Team “Bazuzu’s Breath” by writer Producer Ali Karim, and co-writer Dania Al-Tayeb.
The lineup also includes Kenyan team “Generation A” with writer Mona Umbogo and producer Louise Kamwangi, and Ugandan team “Switch” with writer and producer Nathan Majola and co-writer Loki Lola Atwine.
From India, the team selected was “Cold Case-One (Pullukandam Murder Case)” by writer Nithin Lukos and co-writer Hari Krishnan, and “Shani Bazaar” by writer Karan Kabir and co-writer Nitin Kaul.
The program includes workshops and intensive lessons given by a group of experts in the world of television series production, within a stimulating group work environment, as well as a two-week trip to an American city Los Angeles, with the goal of the teams participating in several intensive workshops there.
This comes in addition to attending the “Film Independent” Forum, which is a prestigious event that aims to allow filmmakers to tell their compelling stories, by giving them the tools and extensive social network that allow them to complete their projects. to see the light of day.
Promoting the film industry
For her part, Shivani Pandya, Executive Director of the Red Sea Film Foundation, said in a press release: “We continue our mission and our innovative role in strengthening the film industry through funding programs , education and leadership, and the Red Sea Labs Program. at the forefront of these efforts aimed at nurturing and empowering emerging talent.” .
She continued, “We have tried to expand the scope of our work in the past year to include the development of television series through the series laboratory program, as proof of our commitment in the institution in terms of nurturing talent in various fields of filmmaking.”
She noted, “The partnership with Film Independent is a result of our efforts to provide emerging filmmakers with the necessary resources and skills to realize their cinematic ambitions and visions.” to achieve. “
The head of Red Sea Laboratories, Rayan Ashour, also praised this partnership, saying: “Our partnership with Film Independent provides filmmakers with valuable resources and knowledge, from mentoring to effective relationships in the film industry also plays a role in developing their skills and giving them valuable insights into making television series according to international standards, we are all confident about the importance of the this partnership in strengthening the series lab program, and the impact it will have on filmmakers in achieving global impact. .”
“We are excited to host these outstanding talents from the Series Lab program in Los Angeles, where they will have the opportunity to meet 40 filmmakers from across our global programs at the Independent Film Forum, along with the other training programs have,” said Maria Raquel Pozzi. , Director of Education and International Initiatives at Film Independent.
It should be noted that the second edition of the “Series Factory” program was launched in September, and will complete its work at the end of next December, in conjunction with the fourth session of The Red Sea International Film Festival the opportunity to present their work within the Red Sea Market activities, in front of… A series of attendees, film and television production companies and industry professionals.
