Belgian TV series “The Inheritance,” about the death of a wealthy widow that ignites a battle over her estate, scored the Sony Pictures Television Award for best drama project at Rome’s MIA Market as its 12th edition wrapped Friday.
\n\nThe show, which is being produced by Kristoffel Mertens and Kato Maes for Belgian shingle Panenka, was praised by the jury — including Sony Pictures’ head of drama development Andrew Plotkin — for “making a lasting impression through its complex, charismatic female protagonist in a traditionally male-dominated setting.”
\n\nThe jury added: “The idea of emotionally driven characters inhabiting an original world, combined with the universally relatable theme of family inheritance, gives the series an authentic and distinctive resonance that sets it apart in the television landscape.”
\n\nMIA Development Awards were also handed out to several projects selected across the four categories of the co-production market and pitching forum, with each receiving cash prizes to support their development.
\n\nThe development award for outstanding animation series project went to “Sophie, if You Are There Give Us a Sign!,” directed by Italy’s Dario Piana, an Italy-Belgium-Spain co-production between Brand-Cross, 20 Pictures to Midnight and Digitoonz Entertainment. The series focuses on a 13-year-old named Sophie…
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