The Film4 chair joined the UK funder in 2016.
Film4 chair Daniel Battsek will step down in March after eight years with the UK organisation.
Battsek joined as director of Film4 in 2016, taking over from David Kosse. He became chair in May 2022 and sat on the Channel 4 board, with Ollie Madden, then head of creative, being promoted to director.
Madden will now lead Film4 and will join Channel 4’s executive management board.
Film4’s current slate features a raft of strong awards contenders, including Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone Of Interest, Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex...
Film4 chair Daniel Battsek will step down in March after eight years with the UK organisation.
Battsek joined as director of Film4 in 2016, taking over from David Kosse. He became chair in May 2022 and sat on the Channel 4 board, with Ollie Madden, then head of creative, being promoted to director.
Madden will now lead Film4 and will join Channel 4’s executive management board.
Film4’s current slate features a raft of strong awards contenders, including Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone Of Interest, Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex...
- 1/9/2024
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Netflix Emea has shed two executives working in its licensing and co-production team amid a shakeup in its German-language unit.
Amsterdam-based vet Kai Finke quietly left in recent months after joining Netflix back in 2015 and serving as Director Content, Licensing & Co-Productions, focusing on European and German productions.
During his tenure he worked on series including Freud and Undercover and movies such as Rising High and Black Island.
Within Finke’s team, Netflix Germany’s Marc van den Bosch Mprah, Head of Acquisitions & Co-Production, has also left the streamer after joining two years ago. Among movies he worked on was Early Birds, the team’s first Swiss co-production with HugoFilm and Ch Media.
Netflix’s director of non-fiction shows for German-speaking Europe, Inga Leschek, left the streamer for Rtl earlier this year.
Katja Hofem continues to lead the German content team across series, films, non-fiction, and acquisitions. Hofem and...
Amsterdam-based vet Kai Finke quietly left in recent months after joining Netflix back in 2015 and serving as Director Content, Licensing & Co-Productions, focusing on European and German productions.
During his tenure he worked on series including Freud and Undercover and movies such as Rising High and Black Island.
Within Finke’s team, Netflix Germany’s Marc van den Bosch Mprah, Head of Acquisitions & Co-Production, has also left the streamer after joining two years ago. Among movies he worked on was Early Birds, the team’s first Swiss co-production with HugoFilm and Ch Media.
Netflix’s director of non-fiction shows for German-speaking Europe, Inga Leschek, left the streamer for Rtl earlier this year.
Katja Hofem continues to lead the German content team across series, films, non-fiction, and acquisitions. Hofem and...
- 7/27/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Fiona Lamptey has left her position as Director of UK Features at Netflix.
We understand Lamptey left the streamer in the last few weeks. Netflix had no comment on the departure.
Netflix hired Lamptey in October 2020. Her remit was to identify books, theatre projects, and other material to develop into feature films focused on British productions and IP. She joined from her own banner Fruit Tree Media, which focused on championing unrepresented voices, which she formed after 13 years of working at Channel 4 / Film4. She was a BFI Vision Awardee in 2020.
During her time at the streamer, Lamptey greenlit a range of film projects such as Sebastián Lelio’s most recent project, The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh and British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari’s feature I Came By, starring George MacKay, Kelly Macdonald, and Hugh Bonneville. She also kicked Daniel Kaluuya’s upcoming first feature as writer, The Kitchen, into motion.
We understand Lamptey left the streamer in the last few weeks. Netflix had no comment on the departure.
Netflix hired Lamptey in October 2020. Her remit was to identify books, theatre projects, and other material to develop into feature films focused on British productions and IP. She joined from her own banner Fruit Tree Media, which focused on championing unrepresented voices, which she formed after 13 years of working at Channel 4 / Film4. She was a BFI Vision Awardee in 2020.
During her time at the streamer, Lamptey greenlit a range of film projects such as Sebastián Lelio’s most recent project, The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh and British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari’s feature I Came By, starring George MacKay, Kelly Macdonald, and Hugh Bonneville. She also kicked Daniel Kaluuya’s upcoming first feature as writer, The Kitchen, into motion.
- 5/5/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix’s Director of Local Language Originals for the Cee, Anna Nagler, has outlined the streamer’s ambitions in region, as its biggest drama series from the region, High Water, launches globally today.
In an exclusive interview, Nagler said the streamer’s “doors are open” to creatives and their ideas in Central and Eastern Europe, as Netflix pushes into original shows from international territories despite the company’s well-documented stock price drop this year.
This comes after Netflix opened its regional Cee office in Poland this year. Since launching in Poland in 2016, the SVoD player has claimed to have invested more than 490M Pln (115M) on original films and series such as erotic movie franchise 365 Days in the country, creating more than 2,600 jobs across the production sector in 2020 and 2021.
“Opening the Warsaw office was important but also we’re getting closer to the creative community in general,” Nagler told Deadline.
In an exclusive interview, Nagler said the streamer’s “doors are open” to creatives and their ideas in Central and Eastern Europe, as Netflix pushes into original shows from international territories despite the company’s well-documented stock price drop this year.
This comes after Netflix opened its regional Cee office in Poland this year. Since launching in Poland in 2016, the SVoD player has claimed to have invested more than 490M Pln (115M) on original films and series such as erotic movie franchise 365 Days in the country, creating more than 2,600 jobs across the production sector in 2020 and 2021.
“Opening the Warsaw office was important but also we’re getting closer to the creative community in general,” Nagler told Deadline.
- 10/5/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Netflix’s shake-up of its European operations — which saw the Sept. 29 exit of International Film VP David Kosse, a new role for Spanish executive Teresa Moneo and a new regionalized hub for all content across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea) run by Larry Tanz — points to a broader strategic shift at the streaming giant toward faster-growing international markets to make up for domestic subscriber losses.
In the second quarter of this year, according to figures from UK-based data research group Ampere Analysis, Netflix ordered 97 new original first-run TV series or movies from outside the US, compared to 63 US commissions over the same period. International commissions at Netflix have outpaced domestic orders for seven straight quarters and show no signs of slowing down. Despite fierce competition from the likes of Disney+ and HBO Max, in international markets Netflix retains a significant first-mover...
Netflix’s shake-up of its European operations — which saw the Sept. 29 exit of International Film VP David Kosse, a new role for Spanish executive Teresa Moneo and a new regionalized hub for all content across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea) run by Larry Tanz — points to a broader strategic shift at the streaming giant toward faster-growing international markets to make up for domestic subscriber losses.
In the second quarter of this year, according to figures from UK-based data research group Ampere Analysis, Netflix ordered 97 new original first-run TV series or movies from outside the US, compared to 63 US commissions over the same period. International commissions at Netflix have outpaced domestic orders for seven straight quarters and show no signs of slowing down. Despite fierce competition from the likes of Disney+ and HBO Max, in international markets Netflix retains a significant first-mover...
- 10/4/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director of global film addresses streamer’s new Emea structure at Women in Film and Television International-hosted Q&a.
Teresa Moneo, Netflix’s newly appointed director of global film, has said one of her key focuses will be on “big European filmmakers and bigger budget European films” following the restructure of its Emea team last week.
News emerged on Friday that London-based David Kosse is leaving his role as vice president of international film at Netflix as part of the Emea restructure. Moneo, until recently director of international original film, will now head the international film team, reporting to Netflix...
Teresa Moneo, Netflix’s newly appointed director of global film, has said one of her key focuses will be on “big European filmmakers and bigger budget European films” following the restructure of its Emea team last week.
News emerged on Friday that London-based David Kosse is leaving his role as vice president of international film at Netflix as part of the Emea restructure. Moneo, until recently director of international original film, will now head the international film team, reporting to Netflix...
- 10/4/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. Our crack team of reporters and editors brought you the news from Zurich to Singapore to London this week, and I’m here to help you digest. Read away.
Tales From Zurich
Marquee attendees: Diana Lodderhose reporting from the Zurich Film Festival where the indie film confab Zurich Summit, the marquee industry event, took place last Saturday and saw more than 100 of the film industry’s top execs take part in an all-day session that drilled down into the state of the industry. Attendees included the likes of former Lionsgate film chief Patrick Wachsberger, Sony Pictures Classics co-head Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, Killer Films’ Christine Vachon, Neon CEO Tom Quinn, CAA Media Finance co-head Roeg Sutherland and Le Grisbi Production founder and president John Lesher.
‘Coda’, Oscars and youth: And there was plenty going on. Wachsberger, who was a producer on Oscar-winning film Coda,...
Tales From Zurich
Marquee attendees: Diana Lodderhose reporting from the Zurich Film Festival where the indie film confab Zurich Summit, the marquee industry event, took place last Saturday and saw more than 100 of the film industry’s top execs take part in an all-day session that drilled down into the state of the industry. Attendees included the likes of former Lionsgate film chief Patrick Wachsberger, Sony Pictures Classics co-head Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, Killer Films’ Christine Vachon, Neon CEO Tom Quinn, CAA Media Finance co-head Roeg Sutherland and Le Grisbi Production founder and president John Lesher.
‘Coda’, Oscars and youth: And there was plenty going on. Wachsberger, who was a producer on Oscar-winning film Coda,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal starts ‘Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris’, Curzon has ‘Flux Gourmet’.
Paramount horror Smile heads the new releases at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, looking to benefit from a marketing campaign that has combined innovative and traditional methods.
US filmmaker Parker Finn’s feature debut is adapted from the idea used in his 2020 short Laura Hasn’t Slept, which won a special jury award at SXSW.
Opening in 518 sites, Smile stars Sosie Bacon as a doctor who witnesses a traumatic incident involving a patient; then begins to experience frightening occurrences that she can’t explain, involving smiling faces. Kyle Gallner,...
Paramount horror Smile heads the new releases at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, looking to benefit from a marketing campaign that has combined innovative and traditional methods.
US filmmaker Parker Finn’s feature debut is adapted from the idea used in his 2020 short Laura Hasn’t Slept, which won a special jury award at SXSW.
Opening in 518 sites, Smile stars Sosie Bacon as a doctor who witnesses a traumatic incident involving a patient; then begins to experience frightening occurrences that she can’t explain, involving smiling faces. Kyle Gallner,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Disney Imagine UK will accept six UK-based writer-director teams.
The UK’s National Film and Television School is partnering with Disney to launch Disney Imagine UK, a 10-month short film incubator programme for emerging UK-based writer-directors.
Open for applications now until Sunday, November 6 2022, the programme will accept six writer-director teams to share what the Nfts describes as “uniquely personal stories.”
With the programme having “a focus on building a more inclusive film and television industry”, teams can consist of a single writer-director or a writer and director pair; but at least one person must be from an under-represented background.
Each...
The UK’s National Film and Television School is partnering with Disney to launch Disney Imagine UK, a 10-month short film incubator programme for emerging UK-based writer-directors.
Open for applications now until Sunday, November 6 2022, the programme will accept six writer-director teams to share what the Nfts describes as “uniquely personal stories.”
With the programme having “a focus on building a more inclusive film and television industry”, teams can consist of a single writer-director or a writer and director pair; but at least one person must be from an under-represented background.
Each...
- 9/30/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Awards presented at BFI’s fundraising gala Luminous.
UK filmmakers Baff Akoto, Kathryn Ferguson, Sam Firth and Erfan Saadati have been selected as the winners at the inaugural BFI & Chanel Filmmaker Awards, held this evening (September 29) in London.
The four receive a £20,000 prize each to be used to “expand their craft, develop future projects, gain further skills, explore new ideas, and can also be used to support a residency or entry to a creative programme” according to the BFI.
Akoto was named a Screen UK and Ireland Star of Tomorrow in 2018.
Titled the Filmmaker Awards: Celebrating Creative Audacity, the awards...
UK filmmakers Baff Akoto, Kathryn Ferguson, Sam Firth and Erfan Saadati have been selected as the winners at the inaugural BFI & Chanel Filmmaker Awards, held this evening (September 29) in London.
The four receive a £20,000 prize each to be used to “expand their craft, develop future projects, gain further skills, explore new ideas, and can also be used to support a residency or entry to a creative programme” according to the BFI.
Akoto was named a Screen UK and Ireland Star of Tomorrow in 2018.
Titled the Filmmaker Awards: Celebrating Creative Audacity, the awards...
- 9/29/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Click here to read the full article.
David Kosse, Netflix’s London-based vp of international film, is leaving his role at the streaming giant.
His exit comes as Netflix is making internal changes to its organizational focus in its broader European region, moving to a regionalized structure in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea), in line with its setups in Asia and Latin America.
Teresa Moneo will lead the company’s international film team moving forward, with a focus on building Netflix’s growing international film slate. She will report to Scott Stuber, Netflix’s head of global film. The change brings all content categories together under one Emea content lead, Larry Tanz, who is based in the firm’s European headquarters in Amsterdam.
Kosse, who will now make films for Netflix and other companies, joined the streaming giant in 2019, overseeing all of its international film production and acquisitions...
David Kosse, Netflix’s London-based vp of international film, is leaving his role at the streaming giant.
His exit comes as Netflix is making internal changes to its organizational focus in its broader European region, moving to a regionalized structure in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea), in line with its setups in Asia and Latin America.
Teresa Moneo will lead the company’s international film team moving forward, with a focus on building Netflix’s growing international film slate. She will report to Scott Stuber, Netflix’s head of global film. The change brings all content categories together under one Emea content lead, Larry Tanz, who is based in the firm’s European headquarters in Amsterdam.
Kosse, who will now make films for Netflix and other companies, joined the streaming giant in 2019, overseeing all of its international film production and acquisitions...
- 9/29/2022
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Biopic is produced by Fragile Films’ Barnaby Thompson and Unigram’s Gregor Cameron.
Altitude has boarded feature doc Mad About The Boy – The Noël Coward Story, a chronicle of the playwright, director and wit’s life which is being produced by Barnaby Thompson for Fragile Films and Gregor Cameron for Unigram.
Altitude is handling international sales and UK and Irish distribution.
Coward is known for his films, stage plays and musicals including Brief Encounter, Blithe Spirit and Private Lives.
The documentary is written and directed by Thompson, whose credits include St Trinians and Pixie. Cameron’s credits include Kill Your Friends.
Altitude has boarded feature doc Mad About The Boy – The Noël Coward Story, a chronicle of the playwright, director and wit’s life which is being produced by Barnaby Thompson for Fragile Films and Gregor Cameron for Unigram.
Altitude is handling international sales and UK and Irish distribution.
Coward is known for his films, stage plays and musicals including Brief Encounter, Blithe Spirit and Private Lives.
The documentary is written and directed by Thompson, whose credits include St Trinians and Pixie. Cameron’s credits include Kill Your Friends.
- 9/29/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Kosse joined the streamer in 2019 from STX International.
London-based David Kosse is leaving his role as vice president of international film at Netflix as part of an Emea restructure.
The former Film4 director is stepping away from his role as Netflix’s Emea operations move to a regionalised structure, akin to its Asia-Pacific and Latin America operations.
Teresa Moneo, director, international original film, will now head the international film team with the job title of director of global film, reporting to Netflix head of global film Scott Stuber.
All Netflix Emea content categories (including film and television) now fall under Emea content lead Larry Tanz,...
London-based David Kosse is leaving his role as vice president of international film at Netflix as part of an Emea restructure.
The former Film4 director is stepping away from his role as Netflix’s Emea operations move to a regionalised structure, akin to its Asia-Pacific and Latin America operations.
Teresa Moneo, director, international original film, will now head the international film team with the job title of director of global film, reporting to Netflix head of global film Scott Stuber.
All Netflix Emea content categories (including film and television) now fall under Emea content lead Larry Tanz,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix’s VP of international film David Kosse is exiting the streamer after three years, Variety has confirmed.
The company is currently restructuring its European content business and is moving to a regionalized structure in Emea, according to a source close to the streamer. All European content, including films and TV, will now be handled by Larry Tanz, Emea Content Lead, who is based in Amsterdam. Tanz was previously heading the TV business in the region.
Before Kosse joined Netflix, the streamer had local offices in a few cities outside the U.S. However, it now operates 29 offices across the globe in places like Berlin, Istanbul, Madrid, Mexico City and Seoul.
Going forward, the international film team will be led by Teresa Moneo who will report into Scott Stuber, head of global film.
“Teresa has incredible relationships with the European film community and partnered closely with David to build our slate of international films,...
The company is currently restructuring its European content business and is moving to a regionalized structure in Emea, according to a source close to the streamer. All European content, including films and TV, will now be handled by Larry Tanz, Emea Content Lead, who is based in Amsterdam. Tanz was previously heading the TV business in the region.
Before Kosse joined Netflix, the streamer had local offices in a few cities outside the U.S. However, it now operates 29 offices across the globe in places like Berlin, Istanbul, Madrid, Mexico City and Seoul.
Going forward, the international film team will be led by Teresa Moneo who will report into Scott Stuber, head of global film.
“Teresa has incredible relationships with the European film community and partnered closely with David to build our slate of international films,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Veteran film executive David Kosse is leaving his post as VP of International Film at Netflix amid a restructure of the company’s European content business. Kosse joined the streamer in 2019, overseeing all international film production and acquisitions with a focus on making and acquiring significant non-English language films with global appeal. He is expected to continue to produce for Netflix and others.
His decision to exit comes as the streamer has expanded, moving from a few offices outside the U.S. just four years ago to 29 in major cities throughout the world. It is now shifting to a regional structure in Europe, Middle East and Africa much as it already has in Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Going forward, Teresa Moneo will lead the International Film team and will report to Head of Global Film, Scott Stuber. The changes also result in all content categories (film and television...
His decision to exit comes as the streamer has expanded, moving from a few offices outside the U.S. just four years ago to 29 in major cities throughout the world. It is now shifting to a regional structure in Europe, Middle East and Africa much as it already has in Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Going forward, Teresa Moneo will lead the International Film team and will report to Head of Global Film, Scott Stuber. The changes also result in all content categories (film and television...
- 9/29/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Five days before filmmaker Sally El Hosaini (My Brother the Devil) was ready to declare “Action, background action” on the set of The Swimmers, the film fell apart due to the pandemic. “We just thought it was curtains for the film, which was heartbreaking,” the director recalled. “It just came to a halt, and there could be no promises of anything for anyone.”
The film, which opened the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday night, had been set up at Working Title with backing from Focus Features.
Toronto Film Festival 2022 Photo Gallery: Daniel Radcliffe And Weird Al Yankovic; ‘The Swimmers’, ‘On The Come Up’, ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, More
It already was a bit of a gamble before Covid reared its head. The story of two sisters, Yusra and Sarah Mardini — who left war-torn Syria to make a perilous journey across the Aegean Sea to Eastern Europe, and then, by hook or by crook,...
The film, which opened the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday night, had been set up at Working Title with backing from Focus Features.
Toronto Film Festival 2022 Photo Gallery: Daniel Radcliffe And Weird Al Yankovic; ‘The Swimmers’, ‘On The Come Up’, ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, More
It already was a bit of a gamble before Covid reared its head. The story of two sisters, Yusra and Sarah Mardini — who left war-torn Syria to make a perilous journey across the Aegean Sea to Eastern Europe, and then, by hook or by crook,...
- 9/9/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
London staff have been informed of move.
STX is understood to be winding down its UK office and staff have been informed, according to sources.
The development comes as it emerged this week that the company is in talks with Lionsgate to handle distribution on its upcoming theatrical slate.
It was also announced that STX chair of the motion picture group Adam Fogelson is joining Lionsgate as vice-chair of that studio’s motion picture group and will start on September 1.
Earlier this summer STX International head John Friedberg moved over to join Teddy Schwarzman and launch Black Bear International.
STX...
STX is understood to be winding down its UK office and staff have been informed, according to sources.
The development comes as it emerged this week that the company is in talks with Lionsgate to handle distribution on its upcoming theatrical slate.
It was also announced that STX chair of the motion picture group Adam Fogelson is joining Lionsgate as vice-chair of that studio’s motion picture group and will start on September 1.
Earlier this summer STX International head John Friedberg moved over to join Teddy Schwarzman and launch Black Bear International.
STX...
- 7/29/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Afternoon subscribers, Max Goldbart here. It’s been a busy week but International Insider has you covered. Read on for in-depth analysis of the biggest international headlines of the week.
Bad Times For BBC
Licence (Fee) To Kill: It all started with a tweet. Negotiations over the BBC’s future license fee appeared to be plodding along and then suddenly they weren’t. In one of the more outrageous moves by a member of Boris Johnson’s cabinet (and that’s saying something), UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries took to Twitter last Sunday to not only announce she had frozen the license fee for the next two years, costing the corporation hundreds of millions of pounds, but also plans to scrap it entirely from 2027. “This license fee announcement will be the last,” Dorries proclaimed grandiosely. “The days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors,...
Bad Times For BBC
Licence (Fee) To Kill: It all started with a tweet. Negotiations over the BBC’s future license fee appeared to be plodding along and then suddenly they weren’t. In one of the more outrageous moves by a member of Boris Johnson’s cabinet (and that’s saying something), UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries took to Twitter last Sunday to not only announce she had frozen the license fee for the next two years, costing the corporation hundreds of millions of pounds, but also plans to scrap it entirely from 2027. “This license fee announcement will be the last,” Dorries proclaimed grandiosely. “The days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors,...
- 1/21/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amid its continuing drive to ramp up local feature productions, Netflix has a host of ambitious titles coming out of Europe in the next year. Already, Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-shortlisted The Hand Of God launched on the service in late 2021, hitting the Top 10 in 11 countries, while ahead are films from such directors as Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Louis Leterrier, Romain Gavras, Edward Berger, Roar Uthaug and Oscar winner Sébastian Lelio, among others.
Currently in production for later down the pike are J.A. Bayona’s Society Of The Snow and the Spanish feature spinoff of Netflix hit series Bird Box.
Former Universal, Film4 and STX executive David Kosse took on the role of VP of International Film at Netflix in 2019 with a mandate to oversee international film production and acquisitions and a focus on making and acquiring non-English language movies for the streaming site. Across the years, he has developed strong talent...
Currently in production for later down the pike are J.A. Bayona’s Society Of The Snow and the Spanish feature spinoff of Netflix hit series Bird Box.
Former Universal, Film4 and STX executive David Kosse took on the role of VP of International Film at Netflix in 2019 with a mandate to oversee international film production and acquisitions and a focus on making and acquiring non-English language movies for the streaming site. Across the years, he has developed strong talent...
- 1/20/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix’s Spanish-language spin-off of its hit movie Bird Box is taking flight, with cast now confirmed for the Barcelona-set film, which goes into production in November.
Starring will be: Mario Casas, Georgina Campbell, Diego Calva, Alejandra Howard, Naila Schuberth, Patrick Criado, Celia Freijeiro with Lola Dueñas, Gonzalo de Castro, Michelle Jenner and Leonardo Sbaraglia.
The Occupant and The Head filmmakers Alex and David Pastor are writing and will direct the film, which will be an expansion of the Bird Box universe. After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population by causing all who see it to take their lives, Sebastian and his young daughter Anna must navigate their own journey of survival through the desolate streets of Barcelona. But as they form an uneasy alliance with other survivors and make their way toward a safe haven, a threat more sinister than the unseen creatures grows.
The original film,...
Starring will be: Mario Casas, Georgina Campbell, Diego Calva, Alejandra Howard, Naila Schuberth, Patrick Criado, Celia Freijeiro with Lola Dueñas, Gonzalo de Castro, Michelle Jenner and Leonardo Sbaraglia.
The Occupant and The Head filmmakers Alex and David Pastor are writing and will direct the film, which will be an expansion of the Bird Box universe. After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population by causing all who see it to take their lives, Sebastian and his young daughter Anna must navigate their own journey of survival through the desolate streets of Barcelona. But as they form an uneasy alliance with other survivors and make their way toward a safe haven, a threat more sinister than the unseen creatures grows.
The original film,...
- 10/28/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is preparing a week of public screenings of its original movies in select French cinemas in December, Variety has confirmed. The streaming giant is currently working with exhibitors to secure venues around the country.
News of the initiative, which leaked in the French press and was confirmed to Variety by a Netflix spokesperson, has sparked an uproar across the country’s film industry, particularly among independent distributors who have been struggling during the pandemic.
The planned screenings also come at a pivotal time for the French biz, whose sacrosanct windowing schedule is being revised — an ongoing process that’s been hotly debated by TV channels, exhibitors and streamers who all have conflicting agendas. Under the current windowing regulation, theatrically releasing a film that’s on a platform is banned, and Netflix, like other streaming services, can only access films 36 months after their theatrical release.
Netflix said details of its...
News of the initiative, which leaked in the French press and was confirmed to Variety by a Netflix spokesperson, has sparked an uproar across the country’s film industry, particularly among independent distributors who have been struggling during the pandemic.
The planned screenings also come at a pivotal time for the French biz, whose sacrosanct windowing schedule is being revised — an ongoing process that’s been hotly debated by TV channels, exhibitors and streamers who all have conflicting agendas. Under the current windowing regulation, theatrically releasing a film that’s on a platform is banned, and Netflix, like other streaming services, can only access films 36 months after their theatrical release.
Netflix said details of its...
- 10/26/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Range Media Partners has launched a new international division and hired Oliver Riddle as head of international content.
As head, Riddle will oversee the development and production of Range Media’s international film and television content, with an initial focus on content originating out of Europe. Riddle will join Range manager and producer Caroline Marques in London.
Riddle previously oversaw strategy and operations for Netflix’s international original film team, where he worked closely with David Kosse to build a slate of high-budget European films including Paolo Sorrentino’s “Hand of God.” Prior to his international work, Riddle worked for Netflix’s English language original film team in Los Angeles, providing strategic and financial counsel for Scott Stuber’s feature film slate.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Pete, Rich and the rest of the Range team,” said Riddle. “It was clear from our first conversations that they share my...
As head, Riddle will oversee the development and production of Range Media’s international film and television content, with an initial focus on content originating out of Europe. Riddle will join Range manager and producer Caroline Marques in London.
Riddle previously oversaw strategy and operations for Netflix’s international original film team, where he worked closely with David Kosse to build a slate of high-budget European films including Paolo Sorrentino’s “Hand of God.” Prior to his international work, Riddle worked for Netflix’s English language original film team in Los Angeles, providing strategic and financial counsel for Scott Stuber’s feature film slate.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Pete, Rich and the rest of the Range team,” said Riddle. “It was clear from our first conversations that they share my...
- 10/12/2021
- by Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
Range Media Partners is expanding with the launch of an International Division, and has hired Oliver Riddle to serve as Head of International Content.
In his new role, Riddle will oversee the development and production of the company’s international film and TV content, with an initial focus on that originating in Europe. He will be based in London, working alongside manager and producer Caroline Marques.
“We are thrilled to welcome Oli to Range,” said Founding Partner, Rich Cook. “The globalization of content is undeniable and we’re incredibly excited to launch Range Media International in our continued efforts to embrace voices from around the world and bring their stories to life.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining Pete [Micelli], Rich and the rest of the Range team,” added Riddle. “It was clear from our first conversations that they share my excitement for amplifying international stories to a global audience. They...
In his new role, Riddle will oversee the development and production of the company’s international film and TV content, with an initial focus on that originating in Europe. He will be based in London, working alongside manager and producer Caroline Marques.
“We are thrilled to welcome Oli to Range,” said Founding Partner, Rich Cook. “The globalization of content is undeniable and we’re incredibly excited to launch Range Media International in our continued efforts to embrace voices from around the world and bring their stories to life.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining Pete [Micelli], Rich and the rest of the Range team,” added Riddle. “It was clear from our first conversations that they share my excitement for amplifying international stories to a global audience. They...
- 10/12/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Can a film festival still thrive in the age of Covid-19? Over the weekend, both Venice and Telluride answered that question with a definitive yes.
In Italy, starting on Sept. 1, major movie stars descended on the Lido like it was the best of times, as crowds inside the historic Sala Grande theater showered the latest prestige titles from Pedro Almodóvar (“Parallel Mothers”), Pablo Larraín (“Spencer”) and Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) with lengthy standing ovations.
Some movie stars — such as Kristen Stewart, Benedict Cumberbatch and Maggie Gyllenhaal — then flew some 5,600 miles to a resort mountain town in Colorado, where they snapped selfies with journalists and sat through new screenings and applause all over again.
What’s been so striking about the 2021 official kickoff to fall awards season was just how normal it felt. The success of Venice, one of the only major festivals to hold an in-person event...
In Italy, starting on Sept. 1, major movie stars descended on the Lido like it was the best of times, as crowds inside the historic Sala Grande theater showered the latest prestige titles from Pedro Almodóvar (“Parallel Mothers”), Pablo Larraín (“Spencer”) and Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) with lengthy standing ovations.
Some movie stars — such as Kristen Stewart, Benedict Cumberbatch and Maggie Gyllenhaal — then flew some 5,600 miles to a resort mountain town in Colorado, where they snapped selfies with journalists and sat through new screenings and applause all over again.
What’s been so striking about the 2021 official kickoff to fall awards season was just how normal it felt. The success of Venice, one of the only major festivals to hold an in-person event...
- 9/8/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli, Manori Ravindran and Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has partnered up with Vanessa Kirby’s production company, Aluna Entertainment in a multi-year first-look deal.
Kirby has teamed up with former Film4 Senior Executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience and aim to make high-end engrossing stories with universal appeal.
Vanessa Kirby said: “It has long been a dream of mine to produce and I have found the perfect partners in my friends at Netflix. They have been an inspiring creative home for me from The Crown to Pieces of a Woman and I am thrilled to be on this journey alongside them. In Lauren, I’ve found a true ally and we are united in our ambition to explore stories that relate to the uncharted female experience.”
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David Kosse,...
Kirby has teamed up with former Film4 Senior Executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience and aim to make high-end engrossing stories with universal appeal.
Vanessa Kirby said: “It has long been a dream of mine to produce and I have found the perfect partners in my friends at Netflix. They have been an inspiring creative home for me from The Crown to Pieces of a Woman and I am thrilled to be on this journey alongside them. In Lauren, I’ve found a true ally and we are united in our ambition to explore stories that relate to the uncharted female experience.”
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David Kosse,...
- 9/1/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix has inked a multi-year first-look deal with actress and producer Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and her production company Aluna Entertainment.
Kirby has partnered with former Film4 Senior Executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of features with a focus on female-centric stories.
Just last week during the Edinburgh TV Festival, Netflix execs based in the UK said they wouldn’t be aggressively pursuing overall deals with British talent. While this isn’t a TV overall deal, it’s the next best thing and a sign that Netflix is looking to forge impactful commercial pacts with local actors and producers. It has already been doing so with the likes of Charlie Brooker on the TV side.
The streamer last year picked up Kirby-starrer Pieces of a Woman, and is home to The Crown, in which Kirby played Princess Margaret.
Dark joins newly minted Aluna from Film4, where she...
Kirby has partnered with former Film4 Senior Executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of features with a focus on female-centric stories.
Just last week during the Edinburgh TV Festival, Netflix execs based in the UK said they wouldn’t be aggressively pursuing overall deals with British talent. While this isn’t a TV overall deal, it’s the next best thing and a sign that Netflix is looking to forge impactful commercial pacts with local actors and producers. It has already been doing so with the likes of Charlie Brooker on the TV side.
The streamer last year picked up Kirby-starrer Pieces of a Woman, and is home to The Crown, in which Kirby played Princess Margaret.
Dark joins newly minted Aluna from Film4, where she...
- 8/31/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Crown” star Vanessa Kirby and her production company Aluna Entertainment have set a multiyear first-look film deal with Netflix, the streamer said Tuesday.
Kirby is partnering with former Film4 senior executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience and aim to make high-end engrossing stories with universal appeal.
Kirby has worked with Netflix closely on their hit series “The Crown” and was also Oscar-nominated for her work in the Netflix drama “Pieces of a Woman” released last year. The film premiered at Venice and won Kirby the Volpi Cup prize for Best Actress at the festival.
“It has long been a dream of mine to produce and I have found the perfect partners in my friends at Netflix,” Vanessa Kirby said in a statement. “They have been an inspiring creative home for...
Kirby is partnering with former Film4 senior executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience and aim to make high-end engrossing stories with universal appeal.
Kirby has worked with Netflix closely on their hit series “The Crown” and was also Oscar-nominated for her work in the Netflix drama “Pieces of a Woman” released last year. The film premiered at Venice and won Kirby the Volpi Cup prize for Best Actress at the festival.
“It has long been a dream of mine to produce and I have found the perfect partners in my friends at Netflix,” Vanessa Kirby said in a statement. “They have been an inspiring creative home for...
- 8/31/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Netflix has signed a first look deal with Vanessa Kirby’s production company, Aluna Entertainment.
Netflix has signed a multi-year first- look deal with Pieces Of A Woman actor Vanessa Kirby and her London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment - a deal which sees Kirby partner with outgoing former Film4 senior executive, Lauren Dark.
Kirby and Dark - whose credits at Film4 have included The Father and Censor - will develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience. ”In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we...
Netflix has signed a multi-year first- look deal with Pieces Of A Woman actor Vanessa Kirby and her London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment - a deal which sees Kirby partner with outgoing former Film4 senior executive, Lauren Dark.
Kirby and Dark - whose credits at Film4 have included The Father and Censor - will develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience. ”In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we...
- 8/31/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has signed a first look deal with Vanessa Kirby’s production company, Aluna Entertainment.
Netflix has signed a multi-year first- look deal with Pieces Of A Woman actor Vanessa Kirby and her London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment - a deal which sees Kirby partner with outgoing former Film4 senior executive, Lauren Dark.
Kirby and Dark - whose credits at Film4 have included The Father and Censor - will develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience. ”In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we...
Netflix has signed a multi-year first- look deal with Pieces Of A Woman actor Vanessa Kirby and her London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment - a deal which sees Kirby partner with outgoing former Film4 senior executive, Lauren Dark.
Kirby and Dark - whose credits at Film4 have included The Father and Censor - will develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience. ”In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we...
- 8/31/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Blood Red Sky is set to be Netflix’s most successful German content to date, film or TV, with more than 50 million households around the world projected to watch the film by next week. That surpasses the historical series Barbarians, which previously held the record.
The plane hijacking / vampire film only released on July 23 and will reach the benchmark within its its first 28 days on the platform.
In addition to its global audience figures – which saw an average of 90% of viewers watch the entire two-hour runtime – the film has also reached the top 10 in 93 countries, hitting the number one spot in 57 including the U.S., Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines. It has actually been more of an international hit than a German one, having only reached no.2 in its native country, though notably the film is primarily in English, with portions in German.
Deadline sat down with director...
The plane hijacking / vampire film only released on July 23 and will reach the benchmark within its its first 28 days on the platform.
In addition to its global audience figures – which saw an average of 90% of viewers watch the entire two-hour runtime – the film has also reached the top 10 in 93 countries, hitting the number one spot in 57 including the U.S., Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines. It has actually been more of an international hit than a German one, having only reached no.2 in its native country, though notably the film is primarily in English, with portions in German.
Deadline sat down with director...
- 8/11/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Coming to Netflix on July 23rd is Blood Red Sky, a compelling horror / thriller set on a passenger plane with some incredible performances and practical makeup effects! I recently had the opportunity to speak with director and co-written by Peter Thorwarth, who told me about the origins of this project, working with Peri Baumeister, and bringing the movie's vampire to life:
I wanted to start by learning more about the origins of this project. What sparked this idea for a horror movie set on a passenger flight?
It started when I was sitting on a transatlantic night flight. I was staring out the window and was thinking, "Okay, if I were a vampire, I’d have to organize myself, and take a night flight. When this gets hijacked, and the hijackers turn the plane around and fly backwards towards the rising sun, I have a problem."
Then I started thinking,...
I wanted to start by learning more about the origins of this project. What sparked this idea for a horror movie set on a passenger flight?
It started when I was sitting on a transatlantic night flight. I was staring out the window and was thinking, "Okay, if I were a vampire, I’d have to organize myself, and take a night flight. When this gets hijacked, and the hijackers turn the plane around and fly backwards towards the rising sun, I have a problem."
Then I started thinking,...
- 7/22/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Netflix has promoted executives Kira Goldberg and Ori Marmur to lead a new film team that will be focused on developing more big-budget, commercial films.
Goldberg and Marmur had previously reported to Tendo Nagenda, but now their team will continue to work closely and in parallel with his, with Nagenda continuing to lead a separate team that’s still focused on four-quadrant movies.
Goldberg and Marmur’s titles will remain VP of Studio Film, but their roles and responsibilities have increased, all with the eye of more growth in Netflix’s film slate. As a result, they’ll be tasked with hiring more people and more film executives.
Moving forward, Nagenda’s group is overseeing production and release of upcoming Netflix films such as “The Harder They Fall,” “The Gray Man” and “Knives Out 2,” while Goldberg and Marmur are overseeing “Don’t Look Up,” “Tick, Tick…Boom!,” “Red Notice,” “The Adam Project” and more.
Goldberg and Marmur had previously reported to Tendo Nagenda, but now their team will continue to work closely and in parallel with his, with Nagenda continuing to lead a separate team that’s still focused on four-quadrant movies.
Goldberg and Marmur’s titles will remain VP of Studio Film, but their roles and responsibilities have increased, all with the eye of more growth in Netflix’s film slate. As a result, they’ll be tasked with hiring more people and more film executives.
Moving forward, Nagenda’s group is overseeing production and release of upcoming Netflix films such as “The Harder They Fall,” “The Gray Man” and “Knives Out 2,” while Goldberg and Marmur are overseeing “Don’t Look Up,” “Tick, Tick…Boom!,” “Red Notice,” “The Adam Project” and more.
- 7/16/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Netflix is implementing some important leadership changes as it works to create more broadly entertaining film projects.
As part of that shift, executives Kira Goldberg and Ori Marmur have both been promoted and will head up a team tasked with developing and producing big-budget and four-quadrant films. Their team will be autonomous from the one led by Tendo Nagenda, who is also mandated with making commercial fare. Both Goldberg and Marmur previously reported to Nagenda. Under the new order, their teams are expected to continue to work closely together.
The staffing change is slightly confusing, because it comes with much broader responsibilities, but no new titles. Goldberg and Marmur were both promoted to vice presidents of original studio film last year. It’s being done because Netflix is ramping up its output dramatically. The studio will release more than 70 films this year, the equivalent of a movie a week. Traditional...
As part of that shift, executives Kira Goldberg and Ori Marmur have both been promoted and will head up a team tasked with developing and producing big-budget and four-quadrant films. Their team will be autonomous from the one led by Tendo Nagenda, who is also mandated with making commercial fare. Both Goldberg and Marmur previously reported to Nagenda. Under the new order, their teams are expected to continue to work closely together.
The staffing change is slightly confusing, because it comes with much broader responsibilities, but no new titles. Goldberg and Marmur were both promoted to vice presidents of original studio film last year. It’s being done because Netflix is ramping up its output dramatically. The studio will release more than 70 films this year, the equivalent of a movie a week. Traditional...
- 7/16/2021
- by Brent Lang and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The campaign warning of the dangers of privatising Channel 4 was launched last week by our sister publication Broadcast.
Last Thursday (July 8), our sister publication Broadcast launched Not 4 Sale, a campaign warning of the dangers of privatising Channel 4 for both viewers and the industry.
The campaign received the launch backing of more than 100 high-profile figures in the independent TV production sector, with many more individuals and companies expected to follow suit.
Screen is proud to add its voice to the Not 4 Sale campaign for all the same reasons that our colleagues at Broadcast have outlined in the statement you can read here – fundamentally,...
Last Thursday (July 8), our sister publication Broadcast launched Not 4 Sale, a campaign warning of the dangers of privatising Channel 4 for both viewers and the industry.
The campaign received the launch backing of more than 100 high-profile figures in the independent TV production sector, with many more individuals and companies expected to follow suit.
Screen is proud to add its voice to the Not 4 Sale campaign for all the same reasons that our colleagues at Broadcast have outlined in the statement you can read here – fundamentally,...
- 7/16/2021
- by Matt Mueller
- ScreenDaily
Feature will start production towards the end of this year.
Netflix has commissioned a feature film spin-off from 2018 horror Bird Box, to be shot in Spain later this year.
The new film is neither a prequel or sequel to the first title, but is described by the streaming giant as an expansion of “the Bird Box universe”.
The film will be directed by Spanish brothers Àlex Pastor and David Pastor, whose previous credits include 2020 Netflix thriller The Occupant and 2009 sci-fi Carriers, about four friends seeking a haven from the global spread of a lethal virus.
Dylan Clark and Chris Morgan...
Netflix has commissioned a feature film spin-off from 2018 horror Bird Box, to be shot in Spain later this year.
The new film is neither a prequel or sequel to the first title, but is described by the streaming giant as an expansion of “the Bird Box universe”.
The film will be directed by Spanish brothers Àlex Pastor and David Pastor, whose previous credits include 2020 Netflix thriller The Occupant and 2009 sci-fi Carriers, about four friends seeking a haven from the global spread of a lethal virus.
Dylan Clark and Chris Morgan...
- 3/12/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Bird Box universe is expanding with a Spanish-language spinoff, we can reveal.
The movie will reunite Netflix with Bird Box producers Dylan Clark (The Batman) and Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw), but it will also have a distinctly Spanish flavor.
Writer-directors will be Spanish duo Alex and David Pastor, best known for 2020 Netflix thriller The Occupant and 2009 pandemic thriller Carriers, as well as Syfy series Incorporated and recent HBO Max series The Head, both of which they created.
Producing for Spanish outfit Nostromo Pictures will be Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls, producers of The Occupant and Spanish hit The Invisible Guest. Guerra is also well known as the producer of Ryan Reynolds box office breakout Buried.
The yet to be titled film, which will sit within David Kosse’s local-language slate at the streamer, is due to start production towards the end of this year in Spain.
The movie will reunite Netflix with Bird Box producers Dylan Clark (The Batman) and Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw), but it will also have a distinctly Spanish flavor.
Writer-directors will be Spanish duo Alex and David Pastor, best known for 2020 Netflix thriller The Occupant and 2009 pandemic thriller Carriers, as well as Syfy series Incorporated and recent HBO Max series The Head, both of which they created.
Producing for Spanish outfit Nostromo Pictures will be Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls, producers of The Occupant and Spanish hit The Invisible Guest. Guerra is also well known as the producer of Ryan Reynolds box office breakout Buried.
The yet to be titled film, which will sit within David Kosse’s local-language slate at the streamer, is due to start production towards the end of this year in Spain.
- 3/12/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game Of Thrones) and Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) are leading the cast of Against The Ice, a survival movie being produced by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest) for Netflix.
The pic is a passion project for Emmy nominee Coster-Waldau, who has penned the screenplay with co-writer Joe Derrick, adapted from the original Danish novel Two Against The Ice.
The English-language movie is being produced by Kormákur’s Rvk Studios, the Icelandic production company behind the Netflix original series Katla and newly announced Entrapped. It is also the first project from Coster-Waldau and Derrick’s fledgling production co Ill Kippers to progress into production.
In 1909, Denmark’s Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship,...
The pic is a passion project for Emmy nominee Coster-Waldau, who has penned the screenplay with co-writer Joe Derrick, adapted from the original Danish novel Two Against The Ice.
The English-language movie is being produced by Kormákur’s Rvk Studios, the Icelandic production company behind the Netflix original series Katla and newly announced Entrapped. It is also the first project from Coster-Waldau and Derrick’s fledgling production co Ill Kippers to progress into production.
In 1909, Denmark’s Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
In 1968, idealistic Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa founded an independent micro nation on a tiny island he built on a platform supported by steel pylons off the coast of Rimini, Italy, outside Italian territorial waters. He named the platform — which had its own bar/restaurant, post office and radio station — the Republic of Rose Island.
This anarchic act is the subject of “Rose Island,” a dramedy rooted in real history marking the first Netflix International Original film out of Italy. The streaming giant worked closely with director Sydney Sibilia and production company Grøenlandia (“The First King”) to shepherd the picture, conceived from the outset for an international audience. The film stems from Netflix’s stepped-up drive under David Kosse, vice president of international film and Teresa Moneo, director of international film, to produce and acquire significant non-English language titles with worldwide appeal.
Partly shot in Malta, “Rose Island” boasts a top-tier...
This anarchic act is the subject of “Rose Island,” a dramedy rooted in real history marking the first Netflix International Original film out of Italy. The streaming giant worked closely with director Sydney Sibilia and production company Grøenlandia (“The First King”) to shepherd the picture, conceived from the outset for an international audience. The film stems from Netflix’s stepped-up drive under David Kosse, vice president of international film and Teresa Moneo, director of international film, to produce and acquire significant non-English language titles with worldwide appeal.
Partly shot in Malta, “Rose Island” boasts a top-tier...
- 11/27/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Noomi Rapace will lead the cast of Black Crab, an adaptation of Swedish writer Jerker Virdborg’s thriller novel. Netflix has world rights to the project.
Adam Berg is directing, his feature debut after a career in music videos and commercials. Producers are Malin Idevall and Mattias Montero at Stockholm-based Indio. Pic will shoot in Sweden in 2021.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world during an endless winter, the film follows six soldiers who are sent on a dangerous mission across the frozen sea to transport a package that could finally end the war.
Noomi Rapace said, “I’m very excited to come back to Sweden and do Black Crab. My first Swedish film in years. Can’t wait to get suited up and go on this journey – explore human shadows and slide through broken dreams and a world on edge. Survival to what price?”
David Kosse, Vice President International Original Film at Netflix,...
Adam Berg is directing, his feature debut after a career in music videos and commercials. Producers are Malin Idevall and Mattias Montero at Stockholm-based Indio. Pic will shoot in Sweden in 2021.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world during an endless winter, the film follows six soldiers who are sent on a dangerous mission across the frozen sea to transport a package that could finally end the war.
Noomi Rapace said, “I’m very excited to come back to Sweden and do Black Crab. My first Swedish film in years. Can’t wait to get suited up and go on this journey – explore human shadows and slide through broken dreams and a world on edge. Survival to what price?”
David Kosse, Vice President International Original Film at Netflix,...
- 11/5/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Noomi Rapace is set to star in Netflix’s feature film adaptation of “Black Crab,” a Scandinavian action thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world, which will be directed by Adam Berg.
The movie will mark Rapace’s return to Scandinavia and her native Sweden after spending the last 10 years abroad starring in films and series such as “Prometheus,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “What Happened to Monday,” as well as indie films like “Daisy Diamond” and “Beyond.”
Unfolding during an endless winter, six soldiers are sent on a dangerous mission across the frozen sea to transport a package that could finally end the war. Equipped with ice skates, unaware of what they’re carrying, or who they can trust, the mission challenges their beliefs and forces them to ask what they’re willing to sacrifice for their own survival.
“I’m very excited to come back to Sweden and do ‘Black Crab.
The movie will mark Rapace’s return to Scandinavia and her native Sweden after spending the last 10 years abroad starring in films and series such as “Prometheus,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “What Happened to Monday,” as well as indie films like “Daisy Diamond” and “Beyond.”
Unfolding during an endless winter, six soldiers are sent on a dangerous mission across the frozen sea to transport a package that could finally end the war. Equipped with ice skates, unaware of what they’re carrying, or who they can trust, the mission challenges their beliefs and forces them to ask what they’re willing to sacrifice for their own survival.
“I’m very excited to come back to Sweden and do ‘Black Crab.
- 11/5/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Screen named Lamptey a UK & Ireland Star of Tomorrow last year.
Netflix has hired producer and 2019 Screen Star of Tomorrow Fiona Lamptey as director of UK features, with a remit to develop films focused on British productions and IP.
Based in London, Lamptey will identify books, theatre and other material for development. She will also work on discovering emerging UK talent.
After working in TV commissioning for Channel 4, Lamptey joined Film4 as a production executive in 2009, where she earned production manager credits on titles including Kill List, Attack The Block and The Selfish Giant.
In 2011 she launched her own firm,...
Netflix has hired producer and 2019 Screen Star of Tomorrow Fiona Lamptey as director of UK features, with a remit to develop films focused on British productions and IP.
Based in London, Lamptey will identify books, theatre and other material for development. She will also work on discovering emerging UK talent.
After working in TV commissioning for Channel 4, Lamptey joined Film4 as a production executive in 2009, where she earned production manager credits on titles including Kill List, Attack The Block and The Selfish Giant.
In 2011 she launched her own firm,...
- 10/22/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has hired Fruit Tree Media executive Fiona Lamptey as its director of U.K. features.
Based in London, the newly created role will see Lamptey identify books, theater and other material to develop into feature films, focused on British productions and IP. Lamptey is also charged with spotting new, emerging U.K. talent. The newly created role comes as Netflix looks to widen its reach in the U.K. and focus on dedicated local productions.
Lamptey spent 13 years at U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 and film division Film4 working on features and short film productions before launching talent hub Fruit Tree Media in 2016 to champion underrepresented voices and stories. In 2019, the former production executive was identified as a future leader in film through Film London’s leadership initiative.
She sits on the BAFTA film committee and the BAFTA Learning and New Talent Committee, and has also served as a...
Based in London, the newly created role will see Lamptey identify books, theater and other material to develop into feature films, focused on British productions and IP. Lamptey is also charged with spotting new, emerging U.K. talent. The newly created role comes as Netflix looks to widen its reach in the U.K. and focus on dedicated local productions.
Lamptey spent 13 years at U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 and film division Film4 working on features and short film productions before launching talent hub Fruit Tree Media in 2016 to champion underrepresented voices and stories. In 2019, the former production executive was identified as a future leader in film through Film London’s leadership initiative.
She sits on the BAFTA film committee and the BAFTA Learning and New Talent Committee, and has also served as a...
- 10/22/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has hired Fiona Lamptey as Director of UK Features, a role that will see her tasked with identifying books, theatre, and other material to develop into feature films focused on British productions and IP.
Lamptey joins from her own banner Fruit Tree Media, focused on championing unrepresented voices, which she formed after 13 years of working at Channel 4 / Film4. She was a BFI Vision Awardee in 2020.
Based in London as part of the streamer’s rapidly expanding UK presence, she will also look to identify emerging British talent to bring into the Netflix fold.
“Fiona has been widely recognized for developing underrepresented stories and talent, and has quickly made her mark on the UK film industry. We are excited that Fiona is joining the team and further deepening our commitment and investment to UK stories and talent,” said Scott Stuber, Head of Netflix Film.
“As Director of UK Features,...
Lamptey joins from her own banner Fruit Tree Media, focused on championing unrepresented voices, which she formed after 13 years of working at Channel 4 / Film4. She was a BFI Vision Awardee in 2020.
Based in London as part of the streamer’s rapidly expanding UK presence, she will also look to identify emerging British talent to bring into the Netflix fold.
“Fiona has been widely recognized for developing underrepresented stories and talent, and has quickly made her mark on the UK film industry. We are excited that Fiona is joining the team and further deepening our commitment and investment to UK stories and talent,” said Scott Stuber, Head of Netflix Film.
“As Director of UK Features,...
- 10/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Prague shoot for Netflix’s German-English film “Transatlantic 473” has been temporarily shut down after an extra tested positive for Covid-19, Variety can reveal.
With the Czech Republic newly red-listed for travel by other European nations following a spike in infection rates — and quarantines now required for those arriving in the country — the shoot, produced by Germany’s Rat Pack and Czech shingle Sirena Film, has paused for two days, sources close to the show have told Variety. The cast and crew are being tested off-site while the extra has been isolated, but it’s understood that production is clear to resume on Monday.
Rat Pack and Netflix did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but Pavlina Zipkova of the Czech Film Commission confirmed the incident, adding that the pause will be “only a couple of days, max.”
A set of safety rules and practices have been adopted by...
With the Czech Republic newly red-listed for travel by other European nations following a spike in infection rates — and quarantines now required for those arriving in the country — the shoot, produced by Germany’s Rat Pack and Czech shingle Sirena Film, has paused for two days, sources close to the show have told Variety. The cast and crew are being tested off-site while the extra has been isolated, but it’s understood that production is clear to resume on Monday.
Rat Pack and Netflix did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but Pavlina Zipkova of the Czech Film Commission confirmed the incident, adding that the pause will be “only a couple of days, max.”
A set of safety rules and practices have been adopted by...
- 9/11/2020
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Roar Uthaug, the director of “The Wave” and the “Tomb Raider” reboot with Alicia Vikander, will next direct a monster movie about Norwegian folklore called “Troll” for Netflix.
The Norwegian language action and adventure film is set deep inside the mountain of Dovre as something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Uthaug will direct the film, and Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur, also the production company behind the Norwegian Netflix film “Cadaver,” will produce.
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“Troll” will air on Netflix in 2022, but an exact release date is still to be announced.
“‘Troll’ is an idea that has...
The Norwegian language action and adventure film is set deep inside the mountain of Dovre as something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Uthaug will direct the film, and Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud from Motion Blur, also the production company behind the Norwegian Netflix film “Cadaver,” will produce.
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“Troll” will air on Netflix in 2022, but an exact release date is still to be announced.
“‘Troll’ is an idea that has...
- 8/25/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Roar Uthaug, the Norwegian filmmaker whose credits include the 2018 Alicia Vikander-starring Tomb Raider and hit disaster film The Wave, has been set to helm Troll, a Netflix original feature from the Sf Studios-owned and Oslo-based Motion Blur.
The Norwegian-language action-adventure pic is set deep inside the mountain of Dovre, where something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud are producing for Motion Blur, they previously worked on the Netflix film Cadaver. Troll is scheduled to release on Netflix in 2022.
David Kosse, Vice President, International Original Film, commented: “We are incredibly proud to bring a Norwegian project of this scale to the world together with Roar Uthaug and Motion Blur. Roar is an extremely...
The Norwegian-language action-adventure pic is set deep inside the mountain of Dovre, where something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years. Destroying everything in its path, the creature is fast approaching the capital of Norway. But how do you stop something you thought only existed in Norwegian folklore?
Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud are producing for Motion Blur, they previously worked on the Netflix film Cadaver. Troll is scheduled to release on Netflix in 2022.
David Kosse, Vice President, International Original Film, commented: “We are incredibly proud to bring a Norwegian project of this scale to the world together with Roar Uthaug and Motion Blur. Roar is an extremely...
- 8/25/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has begun production on O2, a French survival thriller to be directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Melanie Laurent. Getaway Films’ Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua and Noëmie Devide are producing the Black List script by Christie LeBlanc. The film will be released on Netflix in mid-2021. Mathieu Amalric and Malik Zidi have also joined the cast.
This is a project that previously had Noomi Rapace attached to star for director Franck Khalfoun and with Aja producing (Wild Bunch International kicked off sales at the Efm). Prior to that, Anne Hathaway was in the mix. The most recent switch-up marks Aja’s return behind the camera on a French-language project after such U.S.-based films as Crawl, The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha 3D. Aja will also produce alongside longtime associate Gregory Levasseur.
O2 tells the story of a young woman who wakes up in a medical cryo unit.
This is a project that previously had Noomi Rapace attached to star for director Franck Khalfoun and with Aja producing (Wild Bunch International kicked off sales at the Efm). Prior to that, Anne Hathaway was in the mix. The most recent switch-up marks Aja’s return behind the camera on a French-language project after such U.S.-based films as Crawl, The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha 3D. Aja will also produce alongside longtime associate Gregory Levasseur.
O2 tells the story of a young woman who wakes up in a medical cryo unit.
- 7/23/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has boarded “O2,” a French survival thriller directed by Alexandre Aja, whose credits include “Crawl,” “The Hills Have Eyes” and “Piranha 3D.”
The film, which marks the return of Aja to a French-speaking project after a 15-year career in the U.S., is produced by Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua and Noëmie Devide for Getaway Films.
Mélanie Laurent will headline the film, alongside Mathieu Amalric (“The French Dispatch”) and Malik Zidi (“Play”).
Aja also acts as producer alongside his longtime associate Gregory Levasseur. The film will be released on Netflix mid 2021.
David Kosse, VP, international original film, and Gaëlle Mareschi, creative manager of international original film, Netflix, said that Aja would be “taking us on a thrilling and unexpected ride physically, but also emotionally, bringing his imagination to another level.”
Based on Christie LeBlanc’s original script which was on The Black List, “O2″ tells the story of a young...
The film, which marks the return of Aja to a French-speaking project after a 15-year career in the U.S., is produced by Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua and Noëmie Devide for Getaway Films.
Mélanie Laurent will headline the film, alongside Mathieu Amalric (“The French Dispatch”) and Malik Zidi (“Play”).
Aja also acts as producer alongside his longtime associate Gregory Levasseur. The film will be released on Netflix mid 2021.
David Kosse, VP, international original film, and Gaëlle Mareschi, creative manager of international original film, Netflix, said that Aja would be “taking us on a thrilling and unexpected ride physically, but also emotionally, bringing his imagination to another level.”
Based on Christie LeBlanc’s original script which was on The Black List, “O2″ tells the story of a young...
- 7/23/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Lorenzo Mieli will produce for The Apartment Pictures.
Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino is writing and direcing a new feautre called The Hand Of God for Netflix to shoot in Naples in southern Italy.
Sorrentino is producing with Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, part of the Fremantle group.
Details including plot, cast, and shooting schedule are yet to be announced.
Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty won the Oscar for best foreign-language film in 2014. He has since directed 2015’s Youth, and two-part Silvio Berlusconi feature Loro. The Hand Of God marks his first project with a major streaming service.
“The Hand...
Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino is writing and direcing a new feautre called The Hand Of God for Netflix to shoot in Naples in southern Italy.
Sorrentino is producing with Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, part of the Fremantle group.
Details including plot, cast, and shooting schedule are yet to be announced.
Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty won the Oscar for best foreign-language film in 2014. He has since directed 2015’s Youth, and two-part Silvio Berlusconi feature Loro. The Hand Of God marks his first project with a major streaming service.
“The Hand...
- 7/8/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Paolo Sorrentino will return to his hometown of Naples for feature film “The Hand of God” for Netflix.
Produced by “The Great Beauty” director alongside Lorenzo Mieli for Fremantle-backed The Apartment Pictures, the film will be produced in Naples. Sorrentino will both write and direct, though further details about the project remain sparse. The film’s title, however, may be a reference to Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona, who was a character in Sorrentino’s 2015 film “Youth.”
In an interview with Variety in 2015, Sorrentino said of the football legend: “Aside from all the things I’ve said before about Maradona, he involuntarily saved my life. I lost my parents when I was 16 in an accident with the heating system in a house in the mountains where I always used to go to with them. That weekend, I didn’t go because I wanted to go watch Maradona and S.S.C...
Produced by “The Great Beauty” director alongside Lorenzo Mieli for Fremantle-backed The Apartment Pictures, the film will be produced in Naples. Sorrentino will both write and direct, though further details about the project remain sparse. The film’s title, however, may be a reference to Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona, who was a character in Sorrentino’s 2015 film “Youth.”
In an interview with Variety in 2015, Sorrentino said of the football legend: “Aside from all the things I’ve said before about Maradona, he involuntarily saved my life. I lost my parents when I was 16 in an accident with the heating system in a house in the mountains where I always used to go to with them. That weekend, I didn’t go because I wanted to go watch Maradona and S.S.C...
- 7/8/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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