Meetings for Women in Media 2026
PFDM (Pour les Femmes dans les Médias) and EWA Network (European Women's Audiovisual Network) are renewing their partnership with Series Mania Forum to host these exclusive Meetings for Women in Media once again.
After five years of partnership with Series Mania Forum and the creation in 2021 of the PFDM/EWA Network awarding an outstanding woman in the audiovisual industry for her vision and leadership, it remains essential to organize meetings for women professionals in the series industry, and provide a space for them and network.
These Meetings are exclusively for women. The aim of the event is to bring experienced European women, professionals of the series industry and members of PFDM and EWA Network, with other women in the audiovisual sector who wish to meet and engage with the selected experts.
At PFDM and EWA Network, we continuously observe that our industry thrives on connections and collaborations. This is why we aim to help women build networks and navigate the challenge of the “elevator pitch” exercise in a safe space, with constructive feedback from the experts. Through this event, and as part of their other activities, PFDM and EWA Network give a voice to women in media, supporting their ambition and career development.
Content: Personalized sharing of experience and best practices; constructive feedback, networking and fostering goodwill.
Meetings session: Each table will be hosted by PFDM or EWA Network members who are recognized in the industry.
Format: The meetings will take place in small groups and will last one hour per participant.
Meet these five outstanding women who will be the hosts at each table in the event.
Meet the experts
Rebecca Ransley. BBC Studios. Distribution
Senior Vice President Scripted, Content Sales Markets EMEA, BBC Studios. As Senior Vice President Scripted for BBC Studios’ Content Sales Markets EMEA, Rebecca Ransley is responsible for co-production and finished tape sales across all EMEA markets.
Rebecca leads teams in London, Warsaw, Paris and Cologne, who recently brokered co-production deals on titles such as The Famous Five and A Good Girls Guide to Murder with ZDF.
Based in London and reporting to Janet Brown, President of Global Content Sales, Rebecca works closely with BBC Studios’ content sales leads across Global Markets and North America, as well as with BBC Studios Production leadership.
With over a decade of experience within roles at BBC Studios, Rebecca has managed sales teams across the EMEA region and worked with a range of local and global customers to bring BBC Studios content to audiences in the region.
Prior to her time at BBC Studios, Rebecca held a variety of commercial and production roles across News and Current Affairs at the BBC, including BBC Panorama.
Marike Muselaers. Nordisk Film. Financing
Marike recently joined the Nordisk Film Production management team (Denmark/Sweden/Norway) as Head of International Financing and Coproductions. She started her career at Fortissimo Films and RTL Netherlands, but really developed an interest for quality storytelling and international partnerships during her 15 years at the Lumiere Group in the Benelux, where she was responsible for sales, acquisitions, coproductions and international financing in production and distribution, before co-leading the group as Lumiere’s co-CEO.
At Nordisk Film Production, Marike Muselaers is responsible for strengthening the financing of film and series projects and creating and maintaining meaningful partnerships with streaming services, broadcasters, co-producers and other partners.
Next to connecting the best storytellers with the right partners for Nordisk Film Production, Marike is coaching (Central Eastern European) producers and writers in her role as Financing Tutor for the Midpoint Series Launch program. She also enjoys being a mentor at training programs like Qumra Series, Cinelink Sarajevo and SeriesWomen, and she is a member of the advisory board of TV Drama Vision and Nostradamus at the Göteborg Film Festival. Marike is also a well known moderator, keynote speaker and panel guest at many industry events like Berlinale, Cannes Film Festival, NEM Zagreb, SeriesMania, TV Beats Tallinn, Content London and the European Showrunner Program, and she holds an MBA for the Creative Industries
Carlotta Calori, Indigo Film. Production
Carlotta Calori is a founding partner of Indigo Film, a leading Italian film production company. Indigo Film’s productions include the acclaimed films of Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, Youth, Loro, This Must Be the Place, Il Divo), The Invisible Boy by Gabriele Salvatores, Fortunata by Sergio Castellitto, Sicilian Ghost Story and Sicilian Letters by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza, The Wait and Another End by Piero Messina, Euforia by Valeria Golino, Primavera by Damiano Michieletto and Mario Martone’s most recent works (Fuori, The King of Laughter, The Mayor of Rione Sanità, Capri-Revolution).
For television, the company has produced several shows, such as The Bad Guy (Amazon prime video), The Gymnasts (Paramount +/Rai/ZDF), Non mentire (Mediaset) —an Italian adaptation of the British series Liar.
Previously, she worked for Film-Alpha before joining Orbit, a satellite pay-TV company, where she produced documentaries and film programs and later served as a senior producer for the cinema channels.
She holds a degree in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Bristol, a Master’s in Film and TV Management from ANICA, and attended Italy’s prestigious national film school, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
Since 2024, she has served as a board member of The European Producers Club
Juliana Barreras. GRUPO IZEN. Production
Juliana Barrera is Executive Producer at Zebra Producciones, a position she combines with her role as Director of International Fiction Development at Grupo iZen. Specialized in creating, developing and producing content for television over two decades, Barrera has extensive experience in producing fiction series, entertainment formats and managing content teams. She joined NETFLIX as Director of Spanish Original Series. Before joining Netflix, Barrera was content director at The Mediapro Studio Colombia .
She has been a creator, executive producer and showrunner for series for Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, Nickelodeon, Fox International Channels and Caracol TV. She has also served as Creative Director of New Business for Caracol Television and Head of Content for The Mediapro Studio Colombia and Mexico.
Since 2021, she moved to Spain, where she has developed a content executive career in successful original Netflix Spain in series such as “La Chica de Nieve”, “Smiley”, “Bienvenidos a Edén 2”, “Si lo hubiera sabido”, “Sagrada Familia” and “Las de la última fila”. Today, she is bringing her extensive experience in the creation, supervision and production of high-impact audiovisual content to bear.
"I love creating stories and doing everything it takes to bring them to life on screen, creating worlds as a team. After all these years in different roles, it still amazes me to see how a blank page can be turned into a series or film that ends up thrilling the general public. It really is a privilege to make a living from this profession that I am so passionate about, and even more so to do so with a company as solid as iZen."
Alexandra Lebret. AXIO Capital. Financing
With 30 years of experience in the audiovisual industry, including 20 years as Managing Director of the European Producers Club (185 producers across 36 countries), Alexandra Lebret is a recognized expert in the field. She maintains close relationships with key European stakeholders, including producers, institutions such as the European Commission and Parliament, as well as EU Member States.
As a member of the working group mandated by Thierry Breton to develop solutions for the post-COVID audiovisual industry, she actively contributes to shaping European audiovisual policies. She has also served on the jury of international festivals, such as San Sebastián and the C21 International Drama Awards.
In 2013, she was awarded the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government for her work in support of European cinema. Alexandra holds an MBA from ESSEC, a master’s degree in international economics and finance from Paris-Dauphine, and a degree from Bocconi University in Italy, combining strategic vision with hands-on expertise.
She joined AXIO Capital in January 2025 as a Partner and co-manages the Together fund with Antoine Bodet, dedicated to financing independent European production companies