🎥 We’re excited to welcome Dipu Bhattacharya as an Official Jury Member of LA WEBFEST 2026 !! 📣
Dipu Bhattacharya is a Texas-based filmmaker who co-created the internationally award-winning comedy series The Pantsless Detective. He has won awards for writing, editing, and directing the series and special awards for his contributions to the digital series community from Melbourne Web Fest, Marseille Web Fest, and Minnesota WebFest. A stalwart of the web series community, he has also moderated panels and been on juries around the world and was the keynote speaker at Minnesota WebFest in 2024.
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We’re honored to have his expertise and vision on our jury panel this year!
Welcome to LA WEBFEST 2026 ! 🌎 ✨
#lawebfest #jurymember
🎬 11th Annual Bilbao Seriesland Gala 🌟
An unforgettable night! 💫
Young Man Kang, Director of LA Webfest 🎞️ and Hollywood Series 🎥, attended with special appearances — and proudly selected one outstanding Basque series 🇪🇸 to be invited to LA Webfest 2026 in Los Angeles! 🌴🏆
🔥 This marks a historic moment — the first time in webfest history that a Basque series has been officially chosen for LA Webfest! 🙌✨
Also attending Prayer Bilbao Team:
@saramauleon@clara.corral@aylenagmolina
#YoungManKang #BilbaoSeriesland #LAWebfest #HollywoodSeries #BasqueSeries #WebfestHistory #GlobalCreators #FestivalConnection 🌍❤️
🎬 11th Annual Bilbao Seriesland Gala 🌟
An unforgettable night! 💫
Young Man Kang, Director of LA Webfest 🎞️ and Hollywood Series 🎥, attended with special appearances — and proudly selected one outstanding Basque series 🇪🇸 to be invited to LA Webfest 2026 in Los Angeles! 🌴🏆
🔥 This marks a historic moment — the first time in webfest history that a Basque series has been officially chosen for LA Webfest! 🙌✨
#YoungManKang #BilbaoSeriesland #LAWebfest #HollywoodSeries #BasqueSeries #WebfestHistory #GlobalCreators #FestivalConnection 🌍❤️
🎬 2nd Day of Bilbao Seriesland – Screening Day! 🍿🎥
Packed house with every seat filled — what amazing energy! 🙌✨
So great meeting incredible creators and storytellers from all around the world! 🌍💫
🎬 LA Webfest / Hollywood Series Director: Young Man Kang
🎞️ Die Seriale Director: Csongor Dobrotka
🏆 Web Series World Cup: Dipu Bhattacharya
And so many wonderful creators representing countries across the globe! 🌎❤️
@biseriesland@csongordobrotka@dipusmitty@lawebfest@hollywoodseriesawards@ymkfilms
🎬 1st Day of Bilbao Seriesland – Networking event at the Pincho Bar! 🍷🥘
Great to meet amazing folks and creators from all around the world! 🌍✨
🎥 Bilbao Seriesland Directors: Rose of Dolls & Oliver Mend
🎬 LA Webfest / Hollywood Series Director: Young Man Kang
🎞️ Die Seriale Director: Csongor Dobrotka
🏆 Web Series World Cup: Dipu Bhattacharya
🤝 Prayer Bilbao Co-Producer: Sara Mauleón
And wonderful creators representing many countries! 🌎❤️
@biseriesland@roseofdolls@csongordobrotka@dipusmitty@saramauleon
Red Carpet - Part 62.
Young Man Kang | LA WEBFEST, Hollywood Series, Festival Director
Neil Osemen | Ren: The Girl with the Mark (Season 2), Cinematographer, Producer, Co-Writer
Dipu Bhattacharya | Web Series World Cup, Co-Manager
Csongor Dobrotka | die Seriale, Festival Director
Sara Mauleón | MAULEON, Marketing Specialist, Producer, Creator
Marco Eisenbarth | 4Reel, CEO
Francesca Ghattas | 4Reel
Leandro Silva | Rio WebFest, Founder
Stefan Pohl | DoP, Editor
Photos by Christoforos Mechanezidis @rossisweddings
die Seriale is supported by: @hessenfilmundmedien@giessen.de@stadt_wetzlar | Partners: #kinocentergiessen @stadttheatergiessen@marketdima@biseriesland@webseriesworldcup@sparqfest
Organizers: @dobagofilm #lichtackermediendesign
#dieSeriale #Seriale25 #digitalseries #webdrama #independent #series #festival #webseries #event #webfest #giessen #wetzlar #hessenfilmundmedien #hessen #redcarpet
🎬 Day 3 of Die Seriale @dieseriale
The third day of Die Seriale took us back to the renowned university city of Giessen! 🎓🌍
The day was filled with exciting moments, including the opening ceremony, engaging screenings, and an insightful panel discussion featuring talented industry professionals, creators, and festival directors. 🎥✨🗣️
The panel, titled “Series Festivals in a Global Context”, was moderated by Dipu Bhattacharya and featured:
🎭 @riowebfest – Leandro Silva
🎬 Seriesland – Rose of Dolls & Oliver Mend
🌟 @lawebfest2026 & Hollywood Series – Young Man Kang
🌏 Seriale Indonesia – Matthias Ventker
What an inspiring day of connection and creativity! 💡🌐🙌
