Serial Killer (festival)
| Location | Brno, Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founded by | Kamila Zlatušková |
| Website | https://www.serialkiller.tv/english.html |
Serial Killer an international festival of TV and online series. It is the first event of this kind in the Central and Eastern Europe.
The Festival is held in Brno, Czech Republic. It aims to offer current and high-quality European series.[1] Most of the screenings, which take place in the cinemas or theaters, consist of the pilot and second episode of a series.[2] Every season, the festival aims at a serial production from different country. While it was Denmark in 2018, the festival wants to focus on the Norwegian production in 2019.[3][4][5][6][7]
History
The festival took place for the first time in 2018 in Scala Cinema, Bolek Polívka Theater and Husa na Provázku Theater. The event launched with a premiere of first two episodes of the Czech TV series Most![8] At the end of the festival, an international jury awarded Croatian series Cuvar dvorca (Guardian of the Castle) as the best television series. Estonian drama Pank (The Bank) received Special Mention prize. The Czech series Lajna (The Line) was awarded as The best online series.[9]
References
- ^ "About us". Serial Killer.
- ^ "BRNO'S FIRST SERIAL KILLER FESTIVAL SHOWCASES TV FICTION FROM ACROSS EUROPE". Czech Radio.
- ^ "Festival SERIAL KILLER". GO TO BRNO.
- ^ "Serial Killer: Festival of Visual Storytelling to Return to Brno For The Second Year". BRNO Daily.
- ^ "Serial Killer Season 2". Cinema Scala.
- ^ "Festival Serial Killer představí norskou scénu, bude i soutěž". Týden.cz.
- ^ "Festival Serial Killer oživí Brno vlnou nejlepších evropských seriálů". iBrno.cz.
- ^ "Serial Killer: a celebration of visual storytelling". BRNO Daily.
- ^ "Winners of the First festival of TV and online series 2018". Serial Killer.
External links
- Serial Killer Festival official website (in English)
- BRNO’S FIRST SERIAL KILLER FESTIVAL SHOWCASES TV FICTION FROM ACROSS EUROPE at the Czech Radio (in English)
- Serial Killer: a celebration of visual storytelling at the Brno Daily (in English)
- Události v kultuře at the Czech Television (in Czech)
- Serial Killer, a new festival for TV and online series, launched in the Czech Republic at Cineuropa
- Watch the shows lined up for eastern Europe’s first TV festival at Cineuropa
- Serial Killer: Festival of Visual Storytelling to Return to Brno For The Second Year at the Brno Daily (in English)