Kids' Drama Series

The Children’s Drama Exchange shares high-quality, original dramas for an audience aged 6 to 9.

The stories feature 8 to 9-year-old children from all social backgrounds who play an active role in their own and others’ lives.

With a minimum of dialogue, the story is told through strong emotions that the young audience can empathize with, and a chain of actions and reactions.

The series is produced following a special theme ("Tell Me A Secret") whose aim is to link the films together. 

For more than 20 years, the series has been based on the principle of ‘make one, take all’, where each broadcaster produces one episode and receives the others for free.

The only other cost a participating country has to bear (apart from the production ones) is a contribution to a central budget covering the executive producer's and a part of the EBU’s coordination costs.

Programmes in distribution

A selection of films from the past 10 years is available here for screening.

The series from previous years are available for sale. Please contact  Karen Simha for further information.

Participation Schedule 

Additional information on format

• Theme as from 2019: "Tell Me A Secret" 
• Stories for Children aged 6 to 9
• Protagonist should be between 8 and 11 years old
• Character driven, action, adventure and fantasy
• Max. 5’ narration, visually driven

Rights

10 years (as of 31 December of the production year) / exclusive, transferable and worldwide in any language.