Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab
$HARE
Katja Meier, Isabelle Simmen
Switzerland
Development Stage
Pilot episode post-production
Pilot episode post-production
25'
VO. French, English
Lena Corbyn lives on an Alpine winter campsite. When she inherits a third of a British mining empire, she aims to revolutionize it by closing a South African coal mine and granting employees shares. But her plans pit her against her sister and niece, who protect the status quo.
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Katja Meier
Katja Meier is the creator and producer of $HARE, a gripping TV series set on a winter campsite in the Swiss Alps. Her pilot script won the 2023 Writers Lab Europe & UK, funded by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. French star Camille Cottin was Katja's industry advisor during the lab. As founder and CEO of Zenka Films, Katja champions female-driven stories and sustainable filmmaking—creating entertainment that makes a difference.
Isabelle Simmen
Born in 1993, Isabelle Simmen is a cinematographer and production designer. She is the DoP of $HARE, an English-language TV series set on a winter campsite in the Swiss Alps. She earned a BA in Scenography and Cinematography from the University of the Arts Zurich and spent two semesters at Aalto University, Helsinki, honing her production and costume design skills.
