Consultants’ Tables

Bio

Screenwriter, Script Consultant
Nice Scripty Person
UK

Catherine Williams is a Children’s BAFTA-winning screenwriter, story editor, series creator and script consultant with 25 years’ experience in international children’s television. She has worked on some of the world's best-loved and most highly-acclaimed series, including Pocoyo, The New Teletubbies, Shaun the Sheep, PJ Masks, Topsy and Tim, Chip and Potato and Lovely Little Farm. Her most recent credit is the hit animated series Piggy Builders. Catherine has a number of features in development, is a tutor at London Film Academy, and works internationally as a script consultant.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
My approach 'From Tiny To Epic' channels the curiosity, logic and wonder of a child to create and interrogate ideas: how would a child relate to this concept, does it make emotional and narrative sense, does it transport the viewer? Whatever the format, genre or age group, great stories need relatability, integrity and a sense of awe. In our sessions, I will push you to draw me in, tell the truth and take my breath away. Together, we'll dig beneath the surface, identify what's missing, untrue or unclear, and explore how conventions can be used and subverted. My goal is always to help creatives to uncover the most compelling, truthful and surprising version of their work.

Bio

Development, Creative & Executive Producer
Germany

Tim Biedert is a freelance producer, based in Berlin. After studying social pedagogy and working as a producer at a TV production company, he worked for Paramount from 2008 to 2024. He developed and produced numerous productions for Paramount's children's TV channel Nickelodeon as well as for the streaming service Paramount+. Tim has a great passion for unique series addressed to preschoolers, schoolkids as well as young adults. He carries out his projects in Germany and various international markets.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
I will tailor each consultation to the project's specific needs, challenges, and questions. Areas I regularly cover include:
1. (Transmedia) IP development
2. Commercial strategy - including international potential and market travelability
3. Broadcaster and streamer perspectives - including editorial and strategic considerations
4. Audience design and audience engagement
5. Target audience potential and age appropriateness

Bio

Independent Strategic Consultant
Weigoldmedia
Germany

Janine Weigold is a strategic media executive with international experience across streaming, TV and IP development. She held leading roles at Netflix, Super RTL and Nickelodeon, where she commissioned, developed and scaled family and kids franchises. Today, she works as an independent strategic consultant and is building Huddle TV, focused on improving how audiences make viewing decisions across streaming platforms.
Weigold Media is a strategic media company at the intersection of content, audience growth and product innovation. Founded by former Netflix, Nickelodeon and RTL executive Janine Weigold, it advises streamers, studios and producers on content strategy, IP growth and international audience expansion, while also developing Huddle TV, a new cross-platform decision engine designed to improve how audiences choose what to watch.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
You will get: strategic insights for audience growth and IP expansion, creative insights on your project and/or questions, insights across all platforms.

Bio

Senior Consultant
Will & Agency / PUBLIKUM
Denmark

Oscar Albertsen is an audience consultant at PUBLIKUM, a Danish-based service for audience insight and story development. He has consulted on films and series from several countries, helping filmmakers connect with audiences through a blend of anthropological insight and AI analysis. Oscar has worked with institutions such as the Danish Film Institute, Moin Film Förderung, Austrian Film Institute and the European Writers Club, supporting creative teams in aligning stories with contemporary audience values. He holds a master’s degree in Applied Cultural Analysis from the University of Copenhagen.

Bio

Project Manager and Promotion Programme Manager
Eurimages
France

Sergio García de Leániz is Project Manager and Promotion Programme Manager at Eurimages, the Council of Europe’s cultural fund for cinema, based in Strasbourg, France. Eurimages supports international film co-productions (feature-length fiction, animation and documentary). Its main programme is the Co-production Support, but it offers other actions to promote co-production such as the Co-Production Development Awards, New Lab Awards for experimental projects as well as support for Marketing, Audience Development and Exhibition.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
15-minute consultations which will help you get familiar with Eurimages programmes, calls, and funding rules and check whether your project is eligible.