Adaptation Alchemy: From Page and Sound to Screen
Adaptations are a staple of storytelling, growing even more prevalent in today's IP-centric industry. But are they just a way to play it safe with established audiences, or an opportunity to creatively reinvent stories? This panel will explore how to translate stories from one medium to another, maintaining the original's essence while appealing to new audiences, and balancing creative freedom with fidelity to the source material.
Speaker
Josie Cyrus joined The Ink Factory as a development manager in Los Angeles in November 2020, and recently moved to London to take up the role of VP, Creative. Prior to joining Ink, Josie was a Development Coordinator for international scripted development at AMC Networks working with the team across a slate of original commissions and co-productions for AMC, BBC America, Sundance TV and AMC Studios; including “Killing Eve”, “State of the Union”, and “The Split”.
Jorgo is a German-Greek producer. He studied media and cultural studies at Bauhaus-University Weimar and worked at German theaters Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg and Schauspiel Köln before studying film production at Goldsmiths, University of London.
In 2016, Jorgo started working for the production company Iconoclast in London, where he produced, among others, the award-winning short film "REBIRTH IS NECESSARY" by Jenn Nkiru. This film was exhibited at Tate Modern and won the Prix Canal+ Award at Clermont-Ferrand.
Jorgo joined Berlin-based X Filme in 2018. Most recently, he produced the anthology series "ZEIT VERBRECHEN," based on the famous podcast by DIE ZEIT, directed by Jan Bonny, Helene Hegemann, Mariko Minoguchi, and Faraz Shariat. The series premiered at the 2024 Berlinale. Together with fellow producer Rosh Khodabakhsh, Jorgo initiated NewMotion, a program aimed at diversifying the German film and TV industry by offering job shadowing and mentoring opportunities for people from underrepresented groups.
