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Slovakian Drama ‘Our People’ Wins Series Mania Co-Pro Pitch
Slovakian drama series 'Our People' has won the Series Mania Co-Pro Pitch and taken home a €50,000 ($55,000) development prize.
The six-part political drama series, from Nutprodukcia, is based on the grim true-life tale about the killing of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, in 2018. The win was announced yesterday evening by Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania, and professional jury president Nina Lederman, EVP Global Scripted Development & Programming at Sony Pictures Television. We are extremely pleased that our distinguished jury chose to give the award to this explosive political drama out of Slovakia that delves into the murder of an investigative journalist and brings to the forefront the questions surrounding free speech, an issue very important today.
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