Die Semi-Final Round of Judging der International Emmy Awards fand am 29. August zum 18. Mal in Köln statt. Zwei namhaft besetzte Jurys wählten unter Anwesenheit von Academy-Judging-Director Nathaniel Brendel zwei Nominierte aus.
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Die Semi-Final Round of Judging der International Emmy Awards fand am 29. August zum 18. Mal in Köln statt. Zwei namhaft besetzte Jurys wählten unter Anwesenheit von Academy-Judging-Director Nathaniel Brendel zwei Nominierte aus. Die Nominierten stammen aus den Kategorien Drama Series und Documentary.
Am Abend der Jurysitzung fand auf Schloss Arff dann der Kölner Emmy-Cocktail statt. Gastgeber und Academy-Botschafter Leopold Hoesch (Broadview) begrüßte rund 200 geladene Gäste aus Film, Fernsehen, Wirtschaft, Politik, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Unterstützt wurde die diesjährige Kölner Semi-Final Round of Judging der International Emmy Awards durch die Staatskanzlei Nrw, die Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw, die Mmc Film Studios, Rtl Deutschland, MagentaTV, den Wdr, das Zdf, die Stadt Köln, KölnBusiness, die Landesanstalt für Medien Nrw, Frello supply und Broadview. Zu...
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Die Semi-Final Round of Judging der International Emmy Awards fand am 29. August zum 18. Mal in Köln statt. Zwei namhaft besetzte Jurys wählten unter Anwesenheit von Academy-Judging-Director Nathaniel Brendel zwei Nominierte aus. Die Nominierten stammen aus den Kategorien Drama Series und Documentary.
Am Abend der Jurysitzung fand auf Schloss Arff dann der Kölner Emmy-Cocktail statt. Gastgeber und Academy-Botschafter Leopold Hoesch (Broadview) begrüßte rund 200 geladene Gäste aus Film, Fernsehen, Wirtschaft, Politik, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Unterstützt wurde die diesjährige Kölner Semi-Final Round of Judging der International Emmy Awards durch die Staatskanzlei Nrw, die Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw, die Mmc Film Studios, Rtl Deutschland, MagentaTV, den Wdr, das Zdf, die Stadt Köln, KölnBusiness, die Landesanstalt für Medien Nrw, Frello supply und Broadview. Zu...
- 8/31/2024
- by Barbara Schuster
- Spot - Media & Film
Katharina Scheuba und Michael Baral werden ab Ende August bzw. Mitte September in der Ard-Telenovela „Sturm der Liebe“ zu sehen sein.
Neu am Fürstenhof: Katharina Scheuba und Michael Baral (Credit: Bavaria Fiction)
Das Ensemble der Ard-Telenovela „Sturm der Liebe“, die montags bis freitags um 15.10 Uhr ausgestrahlt wird, bekommt Zuwachs. Wie Produktionsfirma Bavaria Fiction GmbH (Produzent: Marcus Ammon; Ausführender Produzent: Peter Proske-Clayton) heute mitteilt, werden Katharina Scheuba und Michael Baral demnächst Rollen in „Sturm der Liebe übernehmen.
Katharina Scheuba wird ab Folge 4267 (voraussichtlicher Sendetermin: 28.08.2024) Maxi Neubach spielen. Die Tochter von Katja Neubach (Isabell Stern) will am Fürstenhof, an dem ihre Mutter als Sommelière arbeitet, eine Studie für ihre Doktorarbeit durchführen.
Die in Wien geborene Katharina Scheuba, die als Ärztin arbeitet, wenn sie nicht vor der Kamera steht, sagt über ihre Rolle in „Sturm der Liebe“: „Maxi ist meine erste durchgehende TV-Rolle, die wie ich im echten Leben Ärztin ist!
Neu am Fürstenhof: Katharina Scheuba und Michael Baral (Credit: Bavaria Fiction)
Das Ensemble der Ard-Telenovela „Sturm der Liebe“, die montags bis freitags um 15.10 Uhr ausgestrahlt wird, bekommt Zuwachs. Wie Produktionsfirma Bavaria Fiction GmbH (Produzent: Marcus Ammon; Ausführender Produzent: Peter Proske-Clayton) heute mitteilt, werden Katharina Scheuba und Michael Baral demnächst Rollen in „Sturm der Liebe übernehmen.
Katharina Scheuba wird ab Folge 4267 (voraussichtlicher Sendetermin: 28.08.2024) Maxi Neubach spielen. Die Tochter von Katja Neubach (Isabell Stern) will am Fürstenhof, an dem ihre Mutter als Sommelière arbeitet, eine Studie für ihre Doktorarbeit durchführen.
Die in Wien geborene Katharina Scheuba, die als Ärztin arbeitet, wenn sie nicht vor der Kamera steht, sagt über ihre Rolle in „Sturm der Liebe“: „Maxi ist meine erste durchgehende TV-Rolle, die wie ich im echten Leben Ärztin ist!
- 7/15/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Bruce Darnell, Choreograf, Model und ehemaliges Jurymitglied von „Germany’s Next Topmodel“ und „Das Supertalent“, übernimmt eine Gastrolle in der Ard-Telenovela „Sturm der Liebe“.
Bruce Darnell mit Soluna-Delta Kolol in „Sturm der Liebe“ (Credit: Ard/Christof Arnold)
Bruce Darnell, dem deutschen TV-Publikum vor allem als ehemaliges Jurymitglied von „Germany’s Next Topmodel“ und „Das Supertalent“ bekannt, übernimmt eine Gastrolle in der Ard-Telenovela „Sturm der Liebe“. Wie die Ard heute mitteilt, wird Darnell darin sich selbst spielen – einen vielbeschäftigten Entertainer, Showman, Model und Innendesigner, der eine Auszeit am Hotel Fürstenhof dringend nötig hat.
„Ich liebe die Serie ‚Sturm der Liebe‘ und war immer selbst ein treuer Zuschauer. Dass ich jetzt eine kleine Rolle bekommen habe, erfüllt mir einen Traum. Ich bin überwältigt von diesen wahnsinnig netten Schauspiel-Kolleg*innen und dem liebevollen Team hinter den Kulissen. Für mich waren das aufregende und wunderschöne Tage zugleich. Ich würde jederzeit wieder an den Fürstenhof zurückkehren...
Bruce Darnell mit Soluna-Delta Kolol in „Sturm der Liebe“ (Credit: Ard/Christof Arnold)
Bruce Darnell, dem deutschen TV-Publikum vor allem als ehemaliges Jurymitglied von „Germany’s Next Topmodel“ und „Das Supertalent“ bekannt, übernimmt eine Gastrolle in der Ard-Telenovela „Sturm der Liebe“. Wie die Ard heute mitteilt, wird Darnell darin sich selbst spielen – einen vielbeschäftigten Entertainer, Showman, Model und Innendesigner, der eine Auszeit am Hotel Fürstenhof dringend nötig hat.
„Ich liebe die Serie ‚Sturm der Liebe‘ und war immer selbst ein treuer Zuschauer. Dass ich jetzt eine kleine Rolle bekommen habe, erfüllt mir einen Traum. Ich bin überwältigt von diesen wahnsinnig netten Schauspiel-Kolleg*innen und dem liebevollen Team hinter den Kulissen. Für mich waren das aufregende und wunderschöne Tage zugleich. Ich würde jederzeit wieder an den Fürstenhof zurückkehren...
- 6/25/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Bavaria Fiction’s documentary unit, founded in March 2022, has been spun off as a separate brand called Icon Docs. The unit produces both films and series for cinema, TV and streamers.
In addition to in-house and commissioned productions, national and international co-productions are set to be increasingly produced in the future. Icon Docs is headed by Emanuel Rotstein, who will continue to report to Marcus Ammon, managing director content at Bavaria Fiction.
Ammon said: “In recent years, the demand for factual programming has increased worldwide. We have therefore established Ion Docs as an independent label in the German and international market with our documentary team centered around the renowned leadership of Emanuel Rotstein.”
Rotstein said: “Icon Docs stands for state-of-the-art projects with a distinctive high production and news value. We want to move people, shake them up and build bridges between cultures. With a clear focus on current, political and investigative topics,...
In addition to in-house and commissioned productions, national and international co-productions are set to be increasingly produced in the future. Icon Docs is headed by Emanuel Rotstein, who will continue to report to Marcus Ammon, managing director content at Bavaria Fiction.
Ammon said: “In recent years, the demand for factual programming has increased worldwide. We have therefore established Ion Docs as an independent label in the German and international market with our documentary team centered around the renowned leadership of Emanuel Rotstein.”
Rotstein said: “Icon Docs stands for state-of-the-art projects with a distinctive high production and news value. We want to move people, shake them up and build bridges between cultures. With a clear focus on current, political and investigative topics,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Media Rights
Viacom18, a TV and streaming group backed by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, has secured Indian media rights for field hockey from the International Hockey Federation (Fih). The agreement runs for a four-year cycle (2023-2027) and includes all Fih events, except the Fih Nations Cup. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The upcoming Fih Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, the first ever Fih Hockey5s World Cup, the Fih Hockey Pro League and the 2026 Fih Hockey World Cup, among other tournaments, will be available on streaming platform JioCinema and Viacom18’s linear channels Network Sports18.
While cricket remains the most popular sport in India, with Viacom18 paying $3 billion in 2022 for digital rights to the Indian Premier League, field hockey also enjoys much support.
Viacom18 Sports head of strategy, partnerships and acquisitions Hursh Shrivastava said: “Hockey has been one of the most loved, followed and storied sports in India. The recent success of...
Viacom18, a TV and streaming group backed by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, has secured Indian media rights for field hockey from the International Hockey Federation (Fih). The agreement runs for a four-year cycle (2023-2027) and includes all Fih events, except the Fih Nations Cup. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The upcoming Fih Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, the first ever Fih Hockey5s World Cup, the Fih Hockey Pro League and the 2026 Fih Hockey World Cup, among other tournaments, will be available on streaming platform JioCinema and Viacom18’s linear channels Network Sports18.
While cricket remains the most popular sport in India, with Viacom18 paying $3 billion in 2022 for digital rights to the Indian Premier League, field hockey also enjoys much support.
Viacom18 Sports head of strategy, partnerships and acquisitions Hursh Shrivastava said: “Hockey has been one of the most loved, followed and storied sports in India. The recent success of...
- 1/9/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Sandra Hüller Set For Rotterdam Talks Program
Awards season frontrunner Sandra Hüller has joined the roster of speakers lined up for the talks program of the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), running from January 25 to February 4. She joins 16 previously announced talks guests who also include L.A. Rebellion filmmaker Billy Woodberry, veteran Italian director Marco Bellocchio, animation maestro Bill Plympton, French director Anne Fontaine and avant-garde German director Alexander Kluge, who continues to blaze a trail at the age of 91 with his new AI work Cosmic Miniatures. As previously announced, IFFR opens with Jonathan Ogilvie’s post-punk, coming-of-age comedy Head South and 14 titles are in the running for its top Tiger award.
Bavaria Fiction Restructures Development Team
Germany’s Bavaria Fiction is rejigging its development team with Thomas Kren placed in charge. Work has begun to restructure the unit, with Kren expanding his existing role to “accelerate and coordinate...
Awards season frontrunner Sandra Hüller has joined the roster of speakers lined up for the talks program of the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), running from January 25 to February 4. She joins 16 previously announced talks guests who also include L.A. Rebellion filmmaker Billy Woodberry, veteran Italian director Marco Bellocchio, animation maestro Bill Plympton, French director Anne Fontaine and avant-garde German director Alexander Kluge, who continues to blaze a trail at the age of 91 with his new AI work Cosmic Miniatures. As previously announced, IFFR opens with Jonathan Ogilvie’s post-punk, coming-of-age comedy Head South and 14 titles are in the running for its top Tiger award.
Bavaria Fiction Restructures Development Team
Germany’s Bavaria Fiction is rejigging its development team with Thomas Kren placed in charge. Work has begun to restructure the unit, with Kren expanding his existing role to “accelerate and coordinate...
- 1/9/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow, Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival has revealed the nominees for its Golden Nymph Awards. The festival will open June 16 with the world premiere of the first episode of “Harlan Coben’s Shelter.”
Hollywood producer and writer Howard Gordon will receive the Honorary Golden Nymph Award, the festival’s highest accolade, bestowed on a professional for their contribution to the entertainment industry.
In the Fiction competition are “Poker Face” (U.S.), starring Natasha Lyonne, “The Warrant: Breaker’s Law” (U.S.), “Ten Pound Poms” (U.K./Australia), “The Seed”, “Chorus Girls” (Denmark), “Fence” (Japan), “Le Colosse aux pieds d’argile” (France), “Miró” (Spain) and “Trust No One” (Israel).
In the News and Documentaries competition section are “First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler” (Canada), “Hezbollah Inc.” (France), “Life on the Donbas Frontline” (France), “Nazanin” (U.K.), “Russia, the Stolen Children of Ukraine” (France), “The Last Border” (Portugal), “The Man Who Played With Fire” (U.
Hollywood producer and writer Howard Gordon will receive the Honorary Golden Nymph Award, the festival’s highest accolade, bestowed on a professional for their contribution to the entertainment industry.
In the Fiction competition are “Poker Face” (U.S.), starring Natasha Lyonne, “The Warrant: Breaker’s Law” (U.S.), “Ten Pound Poms” (U.K./Australia), “The Seed”, “Chorus Girls” (Denmark), “Fence” (Japan), “Le Colosse aux pieds d’argile” (France), “Miró” (Spain) and “Trust No One” (Israel).
In the News and Documentaries competition section are “First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler” (Canada), “Hezbollah Inc.” (France), “Life on the Donbas Frontline” (France), “Nazanin” (U.K.), “Russia, the Stolen Children of Ukraine” (France), “The Last Border” (Portugal), “The Man Who Played With Fire” (U.
- 5/5/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy-winning Roseanne star John Goodman will head up this year’s jury at the 2023 Monte-Carlo TV Festival, the festival announced Thursday.
The tireless and versatile film and TV actor, whose credits range from voicing Sully in Monsters, Inc. to supporting roles in several Coen Brothers’ films (Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski) to a phenomenally productive small-screen career that includes such series as Alpha House, Dancing on the Edge and Roseanne sequel The Conners, will head up this year’s fiction jury. Joining him are fellow jurors Camilla Rydbacken, senior vp, scripted content at Viaplay Sweden; Vikings actor Travis Fimmel; the Italian actress and presenter Francesca Chillemi; U.S. producer and Big Light Productions CEO Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle); and Marcus Ammon, managing director content for German production group Bavaria Fiction.
Acclaimed documentarian Tom Jennings (Apollo: Missions to the Moon) will head up...
The tireless and versatile film and TV actor, whose credits range from voicing Sully in Monsters, Inc. to supporting roles in several Coen Brothers’ films (Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski) to a phenomenally productive small-screen career that includes such series as Alpha House, Dancing on the Edge and Roseanne sequel The Conners, will head up this year’s fiction jury. Joining him are fellow jurors Camilla Rydbacken, senior vp, scripted content at Viaplay Sweden; Vikings actor Travis Fimmel; the Italian actress and presenter Francesca Chillemi; U.S. producer and Big Light Productions CEO Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle); and Marcus Ammon, managing director content for German production group Bavaria Fiction.
Acclaimed documentarian Tom Jennings (Apollo: Missions to the Moon) will head up...
- 5/4/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘The Woman King’ & ‘Aftersun’ Dominate Girls On Film Awards
The Woman King and Aftersun dominated the main awards at the second annual Girls On Film Awards. The Woman King picked up Best Ensemble, sponsored by Netflix, and Best Female Friendship On Screen. Woman King star Viola Davis was also awarded the Feminist Superhero award. Woman King lead Sheila Atim was there in person to accept the awards. Aftersun nabbed Best Feature Film Sponsored by Eon Productions, while the film’s publicity team also won Best Publicity Campaign. Other big winners included Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, which took home Best Cinematography and the Sinéad O’Connor pic Nothing Compares (Best Documentary). Nominees for the awards were chosen by a selection of critics and journalists. Girls On Film was launched by Deadline critic and broadcaster Anna Smith and producer Hedda Archbold with the aim of rewarding excellence in the field of feminism,...
The Woman King and Aftersun dominated the main awards at the second annual Girls On Film Awards. The Woman King picked up Best Ensemble, sponsored by Netflix, and Best Female Friendship On Screen. Woman King star Viola Davis was also awarded the Feminist Superhero award. Woman King lead Sheila Atim was there in person to accept the awards. Aftersun nabbed Best Feature Film Sponsored by Eon Productions, while the film’s publicity team also won Best Publicity Campaign. Other big winners included Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, which took home Best Cinematography and the Sinéad O’Connor pic Nothing Compares (Best Documentary). Nominees for the awards were chosen by a selection of critics and journalists. Girls On Film was launched by Deadline critic and broadcaster Anna Smith and producer Hedda Archbold with the aim of rewarding excellence in the field of feminism,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Zac Ntim, Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content will deliver a keynote at Series Mania’s Lille Dialogues whose one-day summit looks set to take the pulse on a global content industry as content investment flattens and ask how to build a more responsible industry in the future.
Marking an early opportunity to hear from streaming platforms after both Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney have announced multi-billion dollar cuts in content investment, the Lille Dialogues also count on a keynote from James Farrell, head of local originals, Prime Video.
Further keynotes will be delivered by top execs at France’s biggest free-to-air service, TF1, as well as its energetic public broadcaster France Télévisions and Europe’s biggest pay TV operator, Sky. Jan Mojto, CEO, Beta Film, can be expected to deliver a wide-angled vision of how stories made in Europe can find a market worldwide.
“With the theme...
Marking an early opportunity to hear from streaming platforms after both Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney have announced multi-billion dollar cuts in content investment, the Lille Dialogues also count on a keynote from James Farrell, head of local originals, Prime Video.
Further keynotes will be delivered by top execs at France’s biggest free-to-air service, TF1, as well as its energetic public broadcaster France Télévisions and Europe’s biggest pay TV operator, Sky. Jan Mojto, CEO, Beta Film, can be expected to deliver a wide-angled vision of how stories made in Europe can find a market worldwide.
“With the theme...
- 2/24/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Bein Motor Sports Revving Up In Asia
beIN Sports has picked up exclusive rights to the Formula 1 World Championships in ten territories across Asia. The new media rights agreement begins this year and runs until the conclusion of the 2025 championship.
The ten Asian territories included in the agreement are Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. In many territories in Asia, Formula One previously played on the Disney-owned Fox Sports channels.
The new deal includes rights to all Grand Prix races, the new sprint races, qualifying and practice sessions.
Coverage begins with the season opener, in Bahrain from 3-5 March, and runs through to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from 24-26 November.
The coverage will be available on major pay-tv platforms in the region, including on beIN’s live streaming app, beIN Sports Connect.
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Jonas Baur will take the role as executive producer...
beIN Sports has picked up exclusive rights to the Formula 1 World Championships in ten territories across Asia. The new media rights agreement begins this year and runs until the conclusion of the 2025 championship.
The ten Asian territories included in the agreement are Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. In many territories in Asia, Formula One previously played on the Disney-owned Fox Sports channels.
The new deal includes rights to all Grand Prix races, the new sprint races, qualifying and practice sessions.
Coverage begins with the season opener, in Bahrain from 3-5 March, and runs through to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from 24-26 November.
The coverage will be available on major pay-tv platforms in the region, including on beIN’s live streaming app, beIN Sports Connect.
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Jonas Baur will take the role as executive producer...
- 1/26/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Filming for the fourth season of the Sky Original series “Das Boot” wrapped in Malta last week, and the first look images have been released. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is handling international sales of the series, which is produced by Bavaria Fiction, on behalf of Sky Studios.
In Season 4, which is coming to Sky’s premium channel Sky Atlantic and streaming service Now next year, the brutal submarine war in the Mediterranean Sea comes to a head, while intrigues and secrets spread through Berlin. Resistance to the Nazis grows within the Kriegsmarine’s own ranks.
Rick Okon as Klaus Hoffmann, Sascha Gersak as Rahn, Jakub Horak as Bischof
After a shared tragedy, the siblings Klaus (Rick Okon) and Hannie Hoffmann (Rosalie Thomass) find their way back to each other. Both fight for their cause. Klaus has returned to the German Reich from Portugal. As a submarine commander he travels to Naples...
In Season 4, which is coming to Sky’s premium channel Sky Atlantic and streaming service Now next year, the brutal submarine war in the Mediterranean Sea comes to a head, while intrigues and secrets spread through Berlin. Resistance to the Nazis grows within the Kriegsmarine’s own ranks.
Rick Okon as Klaus Hoffmann, Sascha Gersak as Rahn, Jakub Horak as Bischof
After a shared tragedy, the siblings Klaus (Rick Okon) and Hannie Hoffmann (Rosalie Thomass) find their way back to each other. Both fight for their cause. Klaus has returned to the German Reich from Portugal. As a submarine commander he travels to Naples...
- 9/22/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
London TV Screenings Sets 17 Distributors & 2023 Dates
The annual London TV Screenings distributor gathering has set dates, with 17 distributors joining founder members All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and ITV Studios from Monday 27 February to March 3. The third event gives numerous distributors the chance to showcase catalogs to buyers via a series of events a few weeks prior to Mip TV in Cannes. Joining the five founding members are Abacus Media Rights, About Premium Content, Beyond Rights, Blue Ant Media, Bossanova Media, Cineflix Rights, Dcd Rights, Fifth Season, Hat Trick International, Keshet International, NBCUniversalFormats, Paramount Global Content Distribution, Passion Distribution, Red Arrow Studios International, Studiocanal, Tvf International Warner Bros. International Television Production. More than 15 events took place last year and the Screenings were attended by the likes of Aidan Turner and Michael McIntyre. For the first two days, the London Screenings will come up against rival BBC Studios Showcase, which...
The annual London TV Screenings distributor gathering has set dates, with 17 distributors joining founder members All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and ITV Studios from Monday 27 February to March 3. The third event gives numerous distributors the chance to showcase catalogs to buyers via a series of events a few weeks prior to Mip TV in Cannes. Joining the five founding members are Abacus Media Rights, About Premium Content, Beyond Rights, Blue Ant Media, Bossanova Media, Cineflix Rights, Dcd Rights, Fifth Season, Hat Trick International, Keshet International, NBCUniversalFormats, Paramount Global Content Distribution, Passion Distribution, Red Arrow Studios International, Studiocanal, Tvf International Warner Bros. International Television Production. More than 15 events took place last year and the Screenings were attended by the likes of Aidan Turner and Michael McIntyre. For the first two days, the London Screenings will come up against rival BBC Studios Showcase, which...
- 9/8/2022
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Midnight Moves
Korean film sales agent Finecut has struck several deals for action thriller “Project Wolf Hunting” ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section. In Asia, the film has been licensed to Moviecloud for Taiwan, Multivision Multimedia for India, Sahamongkolfilm International for Thailand, The Klockworx for Japan. Finecut also closed a deal with A Contracorriente Films for Spain, Prime Time Media for Cis and Well Go USA for Canada and the U.S. The film set on board a cargo ship which is being used to transport dangerous criminals from the Philippines to Busan, Korea. An escape attempt leads to a riot which in turn unleashes a sinister force. The film is directed by Kim Hongsun and will have a theatrical release in Korea from Sept. 21.
Three Out Of Five Ain’T Bad
Western Australia recently launched a A20 million (13.4 million) production attraction incentive scheme.
Korean film sales agent Finecut has struck several deals for action thriller “Project Wolf Hunting” ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section. In Asia, the film has been licensed to Moviecloud for Taiwan, Multivision Multimedia for India, Sahamongkolfilm International for Thailand, The Klockworx for Japan. Finecut also closed a deal with A Contracorriente Films for Spain, Prime Time Media for Cis and Well Go USA for Canada and the U.S. The film set on board a cargo ship which is being used to transport dangerous criminals from the Philippines to Busan, Korea. An escape attempt leads to a riot which in turn unleashes a sinister force. The film is directed by Kim Hongsun and will have a theatrical release in Korea from Sept. 21.
Three Out Of Five Ain’T Bad
Western Australia recently launched a A20 million (13.4 million) production attraction incentive scheme.
- 9/8/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Neil Jordan’s ‘Marlowe’: Liam Neeson And Diane Kruger Feature To Debut At San Sebastian
The Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival will close with the world premiere of Marlowe, the latest film by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan. The film will debut on September 24 at the Kursaal Auditorium with the film’s stars Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger in attendance. Based on the novel The Black Eyed Blonde by John Banville, the film is set in 1930s Los Angeles and follows private eye Philip Marlowe (Neeson) as he receives a commission to find the missing lover of a beautiful heiress. The film is produced by Alan Moloney, Gary Levinsohn, Mark Fasano, Billy Hines, Philip Kim, and Patrick Hibler. Shot in Barcelona and Dublin, the film is a co-production between Parallel Films, Hills Productions, and Davis Films, with support from Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland.
ITV Studios France Names New...
The Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival will close with the world premiere of Marlowe, the latest film by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan. The film will debut on September 24 at the Kursaal Auditorium with the film’s stars Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger in attendance. Based on the novel The Black Eyed Blonde by John Banville, the film is set in 1930s Los Angeles and follows private eye Philip Marlowe (Neeson) as he receives a commission to find the missing lover of a beautiful heiress. The film is produced by Alan Moloney, Gary Levinsohn, Mark Fasano, Billy Hines, Philip Kim, and Patrick Hibler. Shot in Barcelona and Dublin, the film is a co-production between Parallel Films, Hills Productions, and Davis Films, with support from Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland.
ITV Studios France Names New...
- 9/1/2022
- by Jesse Whittock and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Production companies ConradFilm and Bavaria Fiction are following their German ratings and international sales hit “Dark Woods” with new high-octane police drama franchise “Sonderlage,” which has been ordered by German broadcaster Rtl.
Crime drama “Dark Woods” was the most-watched program on German broadcaster Ard’s streaming service in 2020, and was sold last year to numerous territories, including North America, the U.K., France, Spain, the Nordic region, Japan and India.
Filming of the first two 90-minute “Sonderlage” films has just begun in Hamburg and Berlin. Inspired by true events, “Sonderlage” (a working title whose literal translation is “special situation”) focuses on police work in exceptional situations such as terrorist attacks, hostage taking and high-scale extortion.
The film is directed by Andreas Senn (“Unbroken”) and written by Norbert Eberlein (“Beat”). Michał Grabowski (“Lomo: The Language of Many Others”) is responsible for visual design.
Executive producers are Marc Conrad (“Dark Woods”) from ConradFilm,...
Crime drama “Dark Woods” was the most-watched program on German broadcaster Ard’s streaming service in 2020, and was sold last year to numerous territories, including North America, the U.K., France, Spain, the Nordic region, Japan and India.
Filming of the first two 90-minute “Sonderlage” films has just begun in Hamburg and Berlin. Inspired by true events, “Sonderlage” (a working title whose literal translation is “special situation”) focuses on police work in exceptional situations such as terrorist attacks, hostage taking and high-scale extortion.
The film is directed by Andreas Senn (“Unbroken”) and written by Norbert Eberlein (“Beat”). Michał Grabowski (“Lomo: The Language of Many Others”) is responsible for visual design.
Executive producers are Marc Conrad (“Dark Woods”) from ConradFilm,...
- 7/7/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Filming has begun in Prague on the Sky Original film “Der Kaiser,” which focuses on the life of German soccer player and manager Franz Beckenbauer.
In the movie, Beckenbauer is shown fighting against the rigid structures and outdated rules in soccer, in order to do things his way. He also is shown to conduct his private life as he wishes, outside of the moral contraints and expectations of the time. The movie culminates in the victory of the German national team, which he managed, in the 1990 World Cup.
Klaus Steinbacher, whose credits include “Das Boot” and “Oktoberfest 1900,” takes the leading role. Other roles are played by Ferdinand Hofer (“Tatort München”), Teresa Rizos (“J.G.A.”), Stefan Murr (“The Ibiza Affair”), Oliver Konietzny (“Kids Run”), Bettina Mittendorfer (“Zimmer mit Stall”), Heinz-Josef Braun (“Hindafing”), Christine Eixenberger (“Marie fängt Feuer”) and Sina Tkotsch (“Up Up”).
“Der Kaiser” is produced by Bavaria Fiction on behalf of Sky Studios.
In the movie, Beckenbauer is shown fighting against the rigid structures and outdated rules in soccer, in order to do things his way. He also is shown to conduct his private life as he wishes, outside of the moral contraints and expectations of the time. The movie culminates in the victory of the German national team, which he managed, in the 1990 World Cup.
Klaus Steinbacher, whose credits include “Das Boot” and “Oktoberfest 1900,” takes the leading role. Other roles are played by Ferdinand Hofer (“Tatort München”), Teresa Rizos (“J.G.A.”), Stefan Murr (“The Ibiza Affair”), Oliver Konietzny (“Kids Run”), Bettina Mittendorfer (“Zimmer mit Stall”), Heinz-Josef Braun (“Hindafing”), Christine Eixenberger (“Marie fängt Feuer”) and Sina Tkotsch (“Up Up”).
“Der Kaiser” is produced by Bavaria Fiction on behalf of Sky Studios.
- 4/13/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Sky has greenlit a feature about legendary German footballer Franz Beckenbauer, with shooting kicking off in Prague in the past few weeks.
Das Boot’s Klaus Steinbacher will play Beckenbauer in Der Kaiser, titled after Beckenbauer’s nickname, about a footballer who won the World Cup as a player and a coach and was deemed a soccer legend.
Taking place against the backdrop of breathtaking tournaments, the film tells of a man who fought against the rigid structures and outdated rules in football and fights for self-determined action as a sports personality.
Also starring are Ferdinand Hofer (Tatort München), Teresa Rizos (J.G.A.), Stefan Murr (The Ibiza Affair), Oliver Konietzny (Kids Run), Bettina Mittendorfer (Zimmer mit Stall), Heinz-Josef Braun (Hindafing), Christine Eixenberger (Marie fängt Feuer) and Sina Tkotsch (Up Up). The biopic is directed by Tim Trageser (The Magic Kid) with Martin Rauhaus writing.
The biopic...
Das Boot’s Klaus Steinbacher will play Beckenbauer in Der Kaiser, titled after Beckenbauer’s nickname, about a footballer who won the World Cup as a player and a coach and was deemed a soccer legend.
Taking place against the backdrop of breathtaking tournaments, the film tells of a man who fought against the rigid structures and outdated rules in football and fights for self-determined action as a sports personality.
Also starring are Ferdinand Hofer (Tatort München), Teresa Rizos (J.G.A.), Stefan Murr (The Ibiza Affair), Oliver Konietzny (Kids Run), Bettina Mittendorfer (Zimmer mit Stall), Heinz-Josef Braun (Hindafing), Christine Eixenberger (Marie fängt Feuer) and Sina Tkotsch (Up Up). The biopic is directed by Tim Trageser (The Magic Kid) with Martin Rauhaus writing.
The biopic...
- 4/13/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Renewals
The BBC has renewed four of its top rated dramas – “The Tourist,” “The Responder,” “Vigil” and “Time.”
Thriller “The Tourist,” starring Jamie Dornan and Shalom Brune-Franklin, is the highest-rating drama of 2022 so far, having launched with 12 million viewers and all six episodes were the most-watched episodes on BBC iPlayer in January.
The second biggest new drama of 2022 so far is crime thriller “The Responder,” starring Martin Freeman, which launched with some 10 million viewers across 30 days. Like the first season, the second will be set and filmed in Liverpool.
In 2021, Scotland-set submarine mystery “Vigil,” starring Suranne Jones, was the U.K.’s most-watched new drama launch since “Bodyguard” in 2018. It drew an audience of over 13 million viewers across 30 days for episode one, and the series overall had an average of 12.6 million viewers. The second season will also be set in Scotland.
Prison drama “Time,” starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham,...
The BBC has renewed four of its top rated dramas – “The Tourist,” “The Responder,” “Vigil” and “Time.”
Thriller “The Tourist,” starring Jamie Dornan and Shalom Brune-Franklin, is the highest-rating drama of 2022 so far, having launched with 12 million viewers and all six episodes were the most-watched episodes on BBC iPlayer in January.
The second biggest new drama of 2022 so far is crime thriller “The Responder,” starring Martin Freeman, which launched with some 10 million viewers across 30 days. Like the first season, the second will be set and filmed in Liverpool.
In 2021, Scotland-set submarine mystery “Vigil,” starring Suranne Jones, was the U.K.’s most-watched new drama launch since “Bodyguard” in 2018. It drew an audience of over 13 million viewers across 30 days for episode one, and the series overall had an average of 12.6 million viewers. The second season will also be set in Scotland.
Prison drama “Time,” starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham,...
- 3/22/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Appointment
Sky Studios has promoted “Gomorrah” and “The New Pope” producer Nils Hartmann to the newly created position of senior VP Sky Studios Deutschland and Italia, reporting into Jane Millichip, chief content officer for Europe.
Hartmann, a native German, will lead the development, commissioning and production of Sky Original dramas and comedies for Sky Deutschland while retaining his current responsibilities for producing scripted Sky Originals for Sky Italia, where he has served since 2003. In the German role, he replaces Marcus Ammon, who is now with Bavaria Fiction.
In his expanded role, Hartmann will work closely with executive VP programming, Sky Deutschland, Elke Walthelm and executive VP programming, Sky Italia, Antonella d’Errico who maintain overall responsibility for Sky’s content offering in Germany and Italy respectively.
“Nils’ ability to spot, nurture and develop ideas, and his strong and deep relationships with talent are second to none,” said Millichip in an internal...
Sky Studios has promoted “Gomorrah” and “The New Pope” producer Nils Hartmann to the newly created position of senior VP Sky Studios Deutschland and Italia, reporting into Jane Millichip, chief content officer for Europe.
Hartmann, a native German, will lead the development, commissioning and production of Sky Original dramas and comedies for Sky Deutschland while retaining his current responsibilities for producing scripted Sky Originals for Sky Italia, where he has served since 2003. In the German role, he replaces Marcus Ammon, who is now with Bavaria Fiction.
In his expanded role, Hartmann will work closely with executive VP programming, Sky Deutschland, Elke Walthelm and executive VP programming, Sky Italia, Antonella d’Errico who maintain overall responsibility for Sky’s content offering in Germany and Italy respectively.
“Nils’ ability to spot, nurture and develop ideas, and his strong and deep relationships with talent are second to none,” said Millichip in an internal...
- 12/10/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Sky Studios’ Devils and Gomorrah producer Nils Hartmann has had his role expanded to oversee both Germany and Italy, replacing Marcus Ammon in the former.
Reporting to Sky Studios Chief Content Officer Jane Millichip and starting immediately, Hartmann, who has been with Sky Italia for almost two decades, will help ramp up the pay-tv giant’s original content offering that will see 60 German and international originals launch soon in Germany, Austria and Switzerland including new series of Das Boot and Babylon Berlin.
Hartmann has overseen successful European hits such as Devils, Gomorrah and The Young Pope during his lengthy tenure.
His promotion to Senior Vice President Sky Studios Deutschland & Italia sees him replace Ammon, who moved to Das Boot producer Bavaria Fiction over the summer. Execs Frank Jastfelder, Oliver Uenzen and Andreas Messerschmidt had been leading the German team in the interim.
Millichip praised Hartmann’s “ability to spot, nurture...
Reporting to Sky Studios Chief Content Officer Jane Millichip and starting immediately, Hartmann, who has been with Sky Italia for almost two decades, will help ramp up the pay-tv giant’s original content offering that will see 60 German and international originals launch soon in Germany, Austria and Switzerland including new series of Das Boot and Babylon Berlin.
Hartmann has overseen successful European hits such as Devils, Gomorrah and The Young Pope during his lengthy tenure.
His promotion to Senior Vice President Sky Studios Deutschland & Italia sees him replace Ammon, who moved to Das Boot producer Bavaria Fiction over the summer. Execs Frank Jastfelder, Oliver Uenzen and Andreas Messerschmidt had been leading the German team in the interim.
Millichip praised Hartmann’s “ability to spot, nurture...
- 12/10/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sky’s German original Souls has wrapped production and producer Geißendörfer Pictures has dropped first-look images of the eight-part series.
Souls tells the story of Allie, Hanna, and Linn, three women whose lives are turned upside down when Hanna’s son, Jacob, is involved in a serious car accident and claims he remembers his earlier life as a pilot of a lost passenger plane.
Premiering next year, the series stars Brigitte Hobmeier as Hanna; Aaron Kissiov as Jacob; Julia Koschitz as Allie; Lili Epply as Linn; Aleksandar Jovanovic as Sebastian; Selam Tadese as Eddie; Godehard Giese as Vincent; Abak Safaei-Rad as Emma; Derya Dilber as Mathilda; and Laurence Rupp as Leo.
Souls is directed by Alex Eslam and Hanna Maria Heidrich. The writers are Eslam, Lisa van Brakel, Erol Yesilkaya, and Senad Lisa Halilbašić. Executive producers for Sky are Lucia Vogdt, Frank Jastfelder, and Marcus Ammon.
Vogdt said: “Souls extraordinary premise,...
Souls tells the story of Allie, Hanna, and Linn, three women whose lives are turned upside down when Hanna’s son, Jacob, is involved in a serious car accident and claims he remembers his earlier life as a pilot of a lost passenger plane.
Premiering next year, the series stars Brigitte Hobmeier as Hanna; Aaron Kissiov as Jacob; Julia Koschitz as Allie; Lili Epply as Linn; Aleksandar Jovanovic as Sebastian; Selam Tadese as Eddie; Godehard Giese as Vincent; Abak Safaei-Rad as Emma; Derya Dilber as Mathilda; and Laurence Rupp as Leo.
Souls is directed by Alex Eslam and Hanna Maria Heidrich. The writers are Eslam, Lisa van Brakel, Erol Yesilkaya, and Senad Lisa Halilbašić. Executive producers for Sky are Lucia Vogdt, Frank Jastfelder, and Marcus Ammon.
Vogdt said: “Souls extraordinary premise,...
- 6/29/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadcast
“Friends: The Reunion Special” has broken viewership records at Sky One, becoming the network’s most watched show ever with more than 5.3 million tuning in to see the one-off special, which was available exclusively on Sky and its Now streaming service in the region.
The special now stands as Sky’s most watched program across live, recorded and downloaded viewing from the past two years. “Friends: The Reunion” is second to only “Game of Thrones” for the largest ever audience across Sky’s entire portfolio of entertainment channels and for the most-watched piece of content in its first 24 hours from launch on Now.
In further evidence of the show’s sustained popularity, the reunion special now stands alone as the best organic performing content across Sky and Now’s social channels as well, with the #FriendsReunion tag trending locally as well as globally on the day of launch.
Acquisition...
“Friends: The Reunion Special” has broken viewership records at Sky One, becoming the network’s most watched show ever with more than 5.3 million tuning in to see the one-off special, which was available exclusively on Sky and its Now streaming service in the region.
The special now stands as Sky’s most watched program across live, recorded and downloaded viewing from the past two years. “Friends: The Reunion” is second to only “Game of Thrones” for the largest ever audience across Sky’s entire portfolio of entertainment channels and for the most-watched piece of content in its first 24 hours from launch on Now.
In further evidence of the show’s sustained popularity, the reunion special now stands alone as the best organic performing content across Sky and Now’s social channels as well, with the #FriendsReunion tag trending locally as well as globally on the day of launch.
Acquisition...
- 6/11/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, “Big Brother Canada” sets 10th season; Francesco Totti soccer documentary wins Rotterdam award; Dok Leipzig returns to cinemas in October; Bavaria Fiction, WarnerMedia, Production Guild of Great Britain appoint key personnel; BAFTA Breakthrough U.S., U.K., open for applications; Hulu buys Red Arrow factual series package; and BFI restores vintage Sherlock Holmes titles.
Banijay Rights has signed a deal for a tenth season of “Big Brother Canada” for Corus Entertainment’s Global channel in Canada.
The ninth season delivered its most diverse cast ever, with Tychon Carter-Newman (pictured) making history as the first Black winner of “Big Brother Canada.”
Produced by Insight Productions, a Boat Rocker company, in association with Corus Entertainment and Banijay, “Big Brother Canada” Season 10 will debut on Global in spring 2022. The deal was agreed by Banijay Rights.
The “Big Brother” format is represented internationally by Banijay, with over 60 adaptations and broadcast in more than 80 countries.
Banijay Rights has signed a deal for a tenth season of “Big Brother Canada” for Corus Entertainment’s Global channel in Canada.
The ninth season delivered its most diverse cast ever, with Tychon Carter-Newman (pictured) making history as the first Black winner of “Big Brother Canada.”
Produced by Insight Productions, a Boat Rocker company, in association with Corus Entertainment and Banijay, “Big Brother Canada” Season 10 will debut on Global in spring 2022. The deal was agreed by Banijay Rights.
The “Big Brother” format is represented internationally by Banijay, with over 60 adaptations and broadcast in more than 80 countries.
- 6/10/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Sky Studios has expanded the remit of chief content officer Jane Millichip from just the UK to all of Europe.
Millichip was upped from chief commercial officer to chief content officer last July, overseeing the Comcast-owned studio’s editorial output and production partnerships in the UK. She will now oversee Sky Studios’ editorial operations in Germany and Italy, with respective leaders Marcus Ammon and Nils Hartmann reporting to her.
In an email to staff, outgoing Sky Studios CEO Gary Davey said: “Last year, Jane took on responsibility for Sky Studios content teams in the UK, in addition to her commercial responsibilities. Effective today, Marcus Ammon and Nils Hartmann, our Sky Studios leadership in Germany and Italy, will report to Jane.
“Marcus and Nils are both exceptional talents, deeply respected by the industry and with strong creative instincts; understanding what our customers want and value, both in Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia,...
Millichip was upped from chief commercial officer to chief content officer last July, overseeing the Comcast-owned studio’s editorial output and production partnerships in the UK. She will now oversee Sky Studios’ editorial operations in Germany and Italy, with respective leaders Marcus Ammon and Nils Hartmann reporting to her.
In an email to staff, outgoing Sky Studios CEO Gary Davey said: “Last year, Jane took on responsibility for Sky Studios content teams in the UK, in addition to her commercial responsibilities. Effective today, Marcus Ammon and Nils Hartmann, our Sky Studios leadership in Germany and Italy, will report to Jane.
“Marcus and Nils are both exceptional talents, deeply respected by the industry and with strong creative instincts; understanding what our customers want and value, both in Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Long-time Sky executive Jane Millichip has been promoted to chief content officer for Sky Studios, overseeing all of Europe.
Millichip, the former managing director of distributor Sky Vision, was tapped as the studio’s chief content officer for the U.K. in July 2020. Now, her remit has expanded to all of the Comcast-backed pay-tv operator’s markets in Europe, including Germany and Italy.
In a memo to staff, Gary Davey, CEO of Sky Studios, who is retiring later this year, said the move is intended to allow the org to “respond quicker to customer demands, identify new, creative opportunities across Group and work even more closely to deliver content to Sky UK, Italia and Deutschland, working to the briefs set out by [Sky UK director of content Zai Bennett], [Sky Italia head Nicola Maccanico] and [Sky Deutschland executive VP content Elke Walthelm].”
Upon launch of Sky Studios in June 2019, Millichip was named chief commercial officer.
Millichip, the former managing director of distributor Sky Vision, was tapped as the studio’s chief content officer for the U.K. in July 2020. Now, her remit has expanded to all of the Comcast-backed pay-tv operator’s markets in Europe, including Germany and Italy.
In a memo to staff, Gary Davey, CEO of Sky Studios, who is retiring later this year, said the move is intended to allow the org to “respond quicker to customer demands, identify new, creative opportunities across Group and work even more closely to deliver content to Sky UK, Italia and Deutschland, working to the briefs set out by [Sky UK director of content Zai Bennett], [Sky Italia head Nicola Maccanico] and [Sky Deutschland executive VP content Elke Walthelm].”
Upon launch of Sky Studios in June 2019, Millichip was named chief commercial officer.
- 3/22/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The rise of global streamers in Europe, new opportunities for third-party producers and improvements in off-screen parity were among the hot topics at Variety and the European Film Market’s TV Summit, which took place as part of the Berlinale Series Market & Conference.
The 20-plus speakers at the Feb. 26 event at Berlin’s Zoo Palast included Oscar-winning “Mrs. America” actor Cate Blanchett; Netflix’s director of international originals Rachel Eggebeen; HBO Europe Evp of original programming and production Antony Root; ITV Studios’ Evp of global content Julie Meldal-Johnsen; Sky Germany’s Svp of original production Marcus Ammon; and “Deutschland 83” writer-producer Anna Winger.
Read on for Variety’s key takeaways from the summit:
Netflix is adapting its fast-paced working models to European standards
Appearing in conversation with a group of its TV creators to discuss the realities of producing for Netflix, Rachel Eggebeen, director of international originals, was upfront about...
The 20-plus speakers at the Feb. 26 event at Berlin’s Zoo Palast included Oscar-winning “Mrs. America” actor Cate Blanchett; Netflix’s director of international originals Rachel Eggebeen; HBO Europe Evp of original programming and production Antony Root; ITV Studios’ Evp of global content Julie Meldal-Johnsen; Sky Germany’s Svp of original production Marcus Ammon; and “Deutschland 83” writer-producer Anna Winger.
Read on for Variety’s key takeaways from the summit:
Netflix is adapting its fast-paced working models to European standards
Appearing in conversation with a group of its TV creators to discuss the realities of producing for Netflix, Rachel Eggebeen, director of international originals, was upfront about...
- 3/2/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Pictured above: The ‘Das Boot’ crew – Colin Teevan (head writer of season 2), Tom Wlaschiha (actor), Clemens Schick (actor), Oliver Vogel (Bavaria Fiction chief creative officer and Ep on ‘Das Boot’), Vicky Krieps (actor), Rick Okon (actor).
Bavaria Fiction celebrated its latest TV productions at a glitzy soirée at Soho House in Berlin on Monday.
The powerhouse TV division of Bavaria Film has enjoyed huge success with “Das Boot” and its newest series, “Freud,” opened this year’s Berlinale Series sidebar. It’s also rolling out “Arctic Circle,” a Finnish-German coproduction, which recently premiered on Zdf.
Bavaria Fiction focuses largely on the German-speaking market but it’s looking to further expand its portfolio.
“We moved into international productions four years ago with ‘Das Boot,’ a hugely successful series, being sold to over 100 countries, including Hulu in the U.S.,” says Bavaria Fiction managing director Jan S. Kaiser.
“Das Boot” season two premieres on Sky in April.
Bavaria Fiction celebrated its latest TV productions at a glitzy soirée at Soho House in Berlin on Monday.
The powerhouse TV division of Bavaria Film has enjoyed huge success with “Das Boot” and its newest series, “Freud,” opened this year’s Berlinale Series sidebar. It’s also rolling out “Arctic Circle,” a Finnish-German coproduction, which recently premiered on Zdf.
Bavaria Fiction focuses largely on the German-speaking market but it’s looking to further expand its portfolio.
“We moved into international productions four years ago with ‘Das Boot,’ a hugely successful series, being sold to over 100 countries, including Hulu in the U.S.,” says Bavaria Fiction managing director Jan S. Kaiser.
“Das Boot” season two premieres on Sky in April.
- 2/25/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Sky Studios has boarded “Das Boot.” The content arm of the pay-tv giant will invest in and take the international rights to the series, which plays as an original on Sky in Germany as well as in Italy and the U.K.
The second season of the well-received drama is in post-production. Sky will have it on its platforms, and distribution will be handled by the sales arm of its Comcast stablemate NBCUniversal. Sonar Entertainment had sold the first season, notching deals in 100-plus territories, with buyers including Hulu in the U.S., but is out of the sales picture on new seasons.
Season 2 of the Bavaria Fiction and Sky Deutschland co-production sails onto screens next year. It is too early for news on a possible third season of the World War II submarine drama. In Germany, the first run was Sky’s biggest-ever original show.
Jane Millichip, chief commercial officer,...
The second season of the well-received drama is in post-production. Sky will have it on its platforms, and distribution will be handled by the sales arm of its Comcast stablemate NBCUniversal. Sonar Entertainment had sold the first season, notching deals in 100-plus territories, with buyers including Hulu in the U.S., but is out of the sales picture on new seasons.
Season 2 of the Bavaria Fiction and Sky Deutschland co-production sails onto screens next year. It is too early for news on a possible third season of the World War II submarine drama. In Germany, the first run was Sky’s biggest-ever original show.
Jane Millichip, chief commercial officer,...
- 12/5/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Rome – The impending rollout of Disney Plus, HBO Max, and other new streaming services promises a new era of uncertainty—and opportunity—for broadcasters and producers in an industry already disrupted by the likes of Netflix and Amazon. At a panel hosted by the European Producers Club Friday afternoon during the Mia market in Rome, executives from some of Europe’s leading broadcasters gathered to discuss how local players can compete in a rapidly changing market.
“It’s not only the OTTs,” said Marcus Ammon, Svp of original production for Sky Germany, pointing to the threat from streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon. Ammon noted that public broadcasters, commercial broadcasters and other players are also launching into the streaming business. “We need to find our own way.”
Moderated by the European Producers Club’s managing director, Alexandra Lebret, the panel also included Thomas Triboit, head of Orange Studio’s TV series department; José Skaf,...
“It’s not only the OTTs,” said Marcus Ammon, Svp of original production for Sky Germany, pointing to the threat from streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon. Ammon noted that public broadcasters, commercial broadcasters and other players are also launching into the streaming business. “We need to find our own way.”
Moderated by the European Producers Club’s managing director, Alexandra Lebret, the panel also included Thomas Triboit, head of Orange Studio’s TV series department; José Skaf,...
- 10/19/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Berlin — Attendees of Berlinale’s Drama Series Days followed a busy and wide-ranging program on Monday with a packed opening reception, supported by Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and the Norwegian Film Institute, and with Variety as a media partner.
After a lively day of panel discussions and sessions focused on the future of television, guests partied at the chic Super Concept Space just steps from the red carpet of Zoo Palast. Among those in attendance were Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw CEO Petra Müller, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg managing director Kirsten Niehuus, Efm director Matthijs Wouter Knol, and Berlinale Series program manager Solmaz Azizi.
The growing excitement around the Berlin Film Festival’s popular TV strand, which moved to Zoo Palast last year to concentrate both screenings and industry activities in a single hub, is part of a natural evolution in the industry, according to Knol.
The Efm topper said that five years ago,...
After a lively day of panel discussions and sessions focused on the future of television, guests partied at the chic Super Concept Space just steps from the red carpet of Zoo Palast. Among those in attendance were Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw CEO Petra Müller, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg managing director Kirsten Niehuus, Efm director Matthijs Wouter Knol, and Berlinale Series program manager Solmaz Azizi.
The growing excitement around the Berlin Film Festival’s popular TV strand, which moved to Zoo Palast last year to concentrate both screenings and industry activities in a single hub, is part of a natural evolution in the industry, according to Knol.
The Efm topper said that five years ago,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
When Bavaria Fiction executive producer Moritz Polter looks out at the company’s backlot from his office window, he can see the original sets built for “Das Boot,” the classic 1981 movie set in the belly of a German U-boat that’s been recently rebooted with stellar results.
The Oscar-nominated anti-war pic, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on Lothar-Gunther Buchheim’s autobiographical bestsellers, was the most expensive feature film to come out of postwar Germany at the time; now “Das Boot” has undergone a major refit and resurfaced as one of the country’s most expensive TV shows and a ratings hit wherever it has aired.
Budgeted at roughly $32 million, and shot over 105 days in Munich, La Rochelle, Prague and Malta, the eight-episode series directed by Andreas Prochaska stems from brainstorming among Bavaria Fiction (a subsidiary of Bavaria Film and Zdf Enterprises), paybox Sky Deutschland and Sonar Entertainment, which has...
The Oscar-nominated anti-war pic, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on Lothar-Gunther Buchheim’s autobiographical bestsellers, was the most expensive feature film to come out of postwar Germany at the time; now “Das Boot” has undergone a major refit and resurfaced as one of the country’s most expensive TV shows and a ratings hit wherever it has aired.
Budgeted at roughly $32 million, and shot over 105 days in Munich, La Rochelle, Prague and Malta, the eight-episode series directed by Andreas Prochaska stems from brainstorming among Bavaria Fiction (a subsidiary of Bavaria Film and Zdf Enterprises), paybox Sky Deutschland and Sonar Entertainment, which has...
- 1/31/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Top Chef is heading to Germany after NBC Universal International Formats closed a deal with broadcaster Sat.1. The ProSiebenSat.1-owned broadcaster has ordered a six-part local series to air in summer 2019 and be overseen by head judge Eckart Witzigmann. It will be produced by RedSeven Entertainment.
The deal marks the 23rd international format deal for the Magical Elves-produced series, which is in its 16th season on Bravo. A third season of the show is set to air this month on Mbc across the Middle East, French broadcaster M6 will celebrate the tenth season of the show. The show has also been produced in Spain, Italy, Mexico, Canada and Vietnam. The deal was brokered by NBCUniversal International Formats’ VP, Format Sales & Production, Hannah Worrall.
Ana Langenberg, Svp, Format Sales & Production, NBC Universal International Formats said: “We are delighted to build on the success of Top Chef franchise and extend the brand further,...
The deal marks the 23rd international format deal for the Magical Elves-produced series, which is in its 16th season on Bravo. A third season of the show is set to air this month on Mbc across the Middle East, French broadcaster M6 will celebrate the tenth season of the show. The show has also been produced in Spain, Italy, Mexico, Canada and Vietnam. The deal was brokered by NBCUniversal International Formats’ VP, Format Sales & Production, Hannah Worrall.
Ana Langenberg, Svp, Format Sales & Production, NBC Universal International Formats said: “We are delighted to build on the success of Top Chef franchise and extend the brand further,...
- 12/6/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Das Boot” will hit the high seas for a second season after Sky Deutschland renewed the big-budget wartime drama series, which was inspired by the 1981 Oscar-nominated movie of the same name.
The freshman season of the show premiered Nov. 23 on the Sky pay-tv platform in Germany. It has netted 1.13 million TV viewers and a further 1.9 million on Sky catchup and non-linear services during the first 10 days it was available, the company said.
Two episodes of the series run back-to-back on Sky on Fridays, with all eight installments available on-demand and on Sky’s streaming service. The sophomore season will enter production next year.
“From the beginning, we were convinced that we could create something extraordinary together with our partners, featuring a multilayered yet entertaining story and an outstanding cast,” said Marcus Ammon, Svp of original production for Sky Deutschland. “Now we’re looking forward to working on a second season.
The freshman season of the show premiered Nov. 23 on the Sky pay-tv platform in Germany. It has netted 1.13 million TV viewers and a further 1.9 million on Sky catchup and non-linear services during the first 10 days it was available, the company said.
Two episodes of the series run back-to-back on Sky on Fridays, with all eight installments available on-demand and on Sky’s streaming service. The sophomore season will enter production next year.
“From the beginning, we were convinced that we could create something extraordinary together with our partners, featuring a multilayered yet entertaining story and an outstanding cast,” said Marcus Ammon, Svp of original production for Sky Deutschland. “Now we’re looking forward to working on a second season.
- 12/6/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
World War II drama series Das Boot, co-produced by Bavaria Fiction, Sky Deutschland and Sonar Entertainment, has been sold to more than 100 territories worldwide. Hulu has picked up rights for the U.S. The series will premiere in Sky territories Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK and Ireland beginning November 23 and Italy in December.
Territories sold to date include StarzPlay in France; AMC in Spain and Portugal; Epix/Viasat in Russia, Central & Eastern Europe; Di and Ma in Serbia; Czech TV in the Czech Republic; Vrt in Belgium; Nrk in Norway; Svt in Sweden; Yle in Finland; Ruv in Iceland; Mnet in South Africa; StarzPlay in Latin America; Sbs in Australia; and Tvnz in New Zealand.
Inspired by Wolfgang Petersen’s Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film, and Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s bestselling novel, the series was produced on a budget of $33 million. A story of choices and survival, Das Boot explores the...
Territories sold to date include StarzPlay in France; AMC in Spain and Portugal; Epix/Viasat in Russia, Central & Eastern Europe; Di and Ma in Serbia; Czech TV in the Czech Republic; Vrt in Belgium; Nrk in Norway; Svt in Sweden; Yle in Finland; Ruv in Iceland; Mnet in South Africa; StarzPlay in Latin America; Sbs in Australia; and Tvnz in New Zealand.
Inspired by Wolfgang Petersen’s Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film, and Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s bestselling novel, the series was produced on a budget of $33 million. A story of choices and survival, Das Boot explores the...
- 10/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
World War II drama series “Das Boot,” which was produced on a budget of $33 million, has been sold to more than 100 territories worldwide. The show will debut on Hulu in the U.S. and pay TV operator Sky across Europe.
The series is produced by Bavaria Fiction, Sky Deutschland and Sonar Entertainment, which distribution rights for the world, except for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, U.K., Ireland and Italy, where Sky holds the rights.
Territories sold to date include StarzPlay in France; AMC in Spain and Portugal; Epix/Viasat in Russia, Central & Eastern Europe; Di and Ma in Serbia; Czech TV in the Czech Republic; Vrt in Belgium; Nrk in Norway; Svt in Sweden; Yle in Finland; Ruv in Iceland; Mnet in South Africa; StarzPlay in Latin America; Sbs in Australia; and Tvnz in New Zealand.
Inspired by the Oscar-nominated movie by Wolfgang Petersen, and Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s bestselling novel, the series filmed in Munich,...
The series is produced by Bavaria Fiction, Sky Deutschland and Sonar Entertainment, which distribution rights for the world, except for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, U.K., Ireland and Italy, where Sky holds the rights.
Territories sold to date include StarzPlay in France; AMC in Spain and Portugal; Epix/Viasat in Russia, Central & Eastern Europe; Di and Ma in Serbia; Czech TV in the Czech Republic; Vrt in Belgium; Nrk in Norway; Svt in Sweden; Yle in Finland; Ruv in Iceland; Mnet in South Africa; StarzPlay in Latin America; Sbs in Australia; and Tvnz in New Zealand.
Inspired by the Oscar-nominated movie by Wolfgang Petersen, and Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s bestselling novel, the series filmed in Munich,...
- 10/11/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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