The indie’s blue-chip credits include BBC1’s Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in Bristol-based natural history producer Wildstar Films, whose slate boasts Disney+ and National Geographic projects.
The deal will allow Wildstar’s co-founders Mark Linfield and Vanessa Berlowitz to benefit from Fremantle’s infrastructure, distribution and specialist support across 27 territories to capitalise on the growing demand from global players for premium factual and specialist factual content.
The indie was founded in 2018 by Linfield and Berlowitz, whose string of blue-chip credits include BBC1’s Planet Earth and Frozen Planet. Recent Wildstar projects include...
Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in Bristol-based natural history producer Wildstar Films, whose slate boasts Disney+ and National Geographic projects.
The deal will allow Wildstar’s co-founders Mark Linfield and Vanessa Berlowitz to benefit from Fremantle’s infrastructure, distribution and specialist support across 27 territories to capitalise on the growing demand from global players for premium factual and specialist factual content.
The indie was founded in 2018 by Linfield and Berlowitz, whose string of blue-chip credits include BBC1’s Planet Earth and Frozen Planet. Recent Wildstar projects include...
- 11/15/2022
- by Marian McHugh Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Fremantle has bought a majority stake in natural history producer Wildstar Films, continuing the company’s recent buying spree of largely European production companies.
The Bertelsmann-owned super-indie has struck a strategic partnership with Wildstar, and has acquired a 51 stake in the company. Wildstar is best known for high-profile natural history productions such as the Meghan Markle-narrated “Elephant” for Disneynature and “America the Beautiful” for Disney+.
The deal is the second big investment for Fremantle in the space of a week. Earlier this month, the company acquired a majority stake in David Glover and Mark Raphael’s factual powerhouse 72 Films, the producers behind “9/11: One Day in America,” “The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty” and “All or Nothing: Arsenal.”
With Fremantle backing, Bristol-based Wildstar plans to build on recent growth and exploit the demand for premium factual and specialist factual content from international broadcasters and streaming platforms.
Led by...
The Bertelsmann-owned super-indie has struck a strategic partnership with Wildstar, and has acquired a 51 stake in the company. Wildstar is best known for high-profile natural history productions such as the Meghan Markle-narrated “Elephant” for Disneynature and “America the Beautiful” for Disney+.
The deal is the second big investment for Fremantle in the space of a week. Earlier this month, the company acquired a majority stake in David Glover and Mark Raphael’s factual powerhouse 72 Films, the producers behind “9/11: One Day in America,” “The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty” and “All or Nothing: Arsenal.”
With Fremantle backing, Bristol-based Wildstar plans to build on recent growth and exploit the demand for premium factual and specialist factual content from international broadcasters and streaming platforms.
Led by...
- 11/15/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Fremantle has made its second acquisition in the UK in two weeks.
The X Factor and Got Talent firm has bought 51 of factual and natural history producer Wildstar Films.
Last week, it took a majority stake in The Elon Musk Show producer 72 Films.
Bristol-based Wildstar, led by co-founders Mark Linfield and Vanessa Berlowitz, is known for America the Beautiful, Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory and America’s National Parks for Disney+ and National Geographic. It also makes numerous features for Disneynature and has worked with Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures.
Before setting up Wildstar, Linfield and Berlowitz produced major BBC natural history series such as Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
In a statement, they said: “Fremantle is a fantastic fit as a partner – we share a similar culture and the same ambition of working with the best talent on and off screen to make genre defining shows; we’re also...
The X Factor and Got Talent firm has bought 51 of factual and natural history producer Wildstar Films.
Last week, it took a majority stake in The Elon Musk Show producer 72 Films.
Bristol-based Wildstar, led by co-founders Mark Linfield and Vanessa Berlowitz, is known for America the Beautiful, Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory and America’s National Parks for Disney+ and National Geographic. It also makes numerous features for Disneynature and has worked with Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures.
Before setting up Wildstar, Linfield and Berlowitz produced major BBC natural history series such as Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
In a statement, they said: “Fremantle is a fantastic fit as a partner – we share a similar culture and the same ambition of working with the best talent on and off screen to make genre defining shows; we’re also...
- 11/15/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: New film and TV participants include crew from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Spectre and The Martian.Scroll down for the full list
BAFTA’s networking and career development programme for UK-based film and TV workers BAFTA Crew will this year include key crew from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Spectre and The Martian.
New vfx department crew attending the programme include Carlos Ciudad (Jupiter Ascending), Jason Brown (Terminator Genisys) and David Michael Schneider (Guardians of the Galaxy).
Art department crew include Sarah Ginn (Beauty & the Beast), Dominic Sikking (Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens) and Matt Wynne (The Martian).
Other new names include Riccardo Bacigalupo (first assistant editor Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jo Beart-Albrecht (costume department Suffragette) and Thomas Wade (2nd Unit camera Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens).
The group will be officialy unveiled by BAFTA next week and will have a private networking event on Tuesday August...
BAFTA’s networking and career development programme for UK-based film and TV workers BAFTA Crew will this year include key crew from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Spectre and The Martian.
New vfx department crew attending the programme include Carlos Ciudad (Jupiter Ascending), Jason Brown (Terminator Genisys) and David Michael Schneider (Guardians of the Galaxy).
Art department crew include Sarah Ginn (Beauty & the Beast), Dominic Sikking (Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens) and Matt Wynne (The Martian).
Other new names include Riccardo Bacigalupo (first assistant editor Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jo Beart-Albrecht (costume department Suffragette) and Thomas Wade (2nd Unit camera Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens).
The group will be officialy unveiled by BAFTA next week and will have a private networking event on Tuesday August...
- 7/17/2015
- ScreenDaily
SYDNEY -- Tony Ayres' The Home Song Stories continues to dominate the Australian awards season, winning five of six possible categories Wednesday at the Australian Film Institute Industry Awards.
Home Song, which centers on Rose, a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer who struggles to survive in 1970s Australia with two young children, won gongs for cinematography (Nigel Buck), editing (Denise Haratzis), original music score (Anthony Partos), production design (Melinda Doring) and costume design (Cappi Ireland).
The industry awards ceremony, hosted by Geoffrey Rush and also dubbed the craft awards, is a precursor to the main awards, which are set for today at a gala dinner and are broadcast nationally on the Nine TV Network. Home Song is up for another six awards today, including best film.
The Australian Film Institute nods continue Home Song's run of success on the awards circuit after it dominated the Inside Film people's choice awards in November, then scored best actress wins for Joan Chen at this week's Turin Film Festival and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Home Song, which centers on Rose, a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer who struggles to survive in 1970s Australia with two young children, won gongs for cinematography (Nigel Buck), editing (Denise Haratzis), original music score (Anthony Partos), production design (Melinda Doring) and costume design (Cappi Ireland).
The industry awards ceremony, hosted by Geoffrey Rush and also dubbed the craft awards, is a precursor to the main awards, which are set for today at a gala dinner and are broadcast nationally on the Nine TV Network. Home Song is up for another six awards today, including best film.
The Australian Film Institute nods continue Home Song's run of success on the awards circuit after it dominated the Inside Film people's choice awards in November, then scored best actress wins for Joan Chen at this week's Turin Film Festival and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
- 12/6/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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