Poland has signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Co-production of Television Series (the “Convention”), but it has not yet been ratified. The signing took place in Lille; alongside the Polish Secretary of State at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the document was signed by eight representatives of other countries. This is a significant step for independent producers: the Convention facilitates the acquisition of funding from co-producers in other countries and clarifies the rules of cooperation. Who will the Convention apply to? The Convention applies to so-called “official co-productions” (bilateral and multilateral) carried out by “independent co-producers” from the contracting states, including those involving partners from outside the Convention. The status of ‘official co-production’ is granted to series that meet the requirements of Articles 6–8 and the criteria set out in Annex I. The key requirements are as follows. Firstly, co-producers must meet the criterion of “independence”, which should be based on [...]