Premium kids content producer Cottonwood Media and leading broadcasters ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, HBO Max and Globo have joined forces to co-produce the magical period Egyptology-themed adventure live-action kids’ series Theodosia. Set in 1906 and based on the highly-acclaimed books by New York Times best-selling author Robin L. LaFevers, Theodosia (26 x 30’) follows a young fearless girl who lives and breathes Egyptology at the turn of the century. Alongside her feminist archaeologist mother and … [Read more...] about Cottonwood Media to launch production of the premium period live-action kids’ series ‘Theodosia’
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Production kicks off for “Find Me in Paris” season two
PARIS – Cottonwood Media, division of Federation Entertainment, has kicked off production on the second season of Find Me in Paris, with renowned duo Ronan and Robert Burke joining award-winning Matt Bloom on the directorial team. The 20-week production of the 26 new half-hour episodes bring the premium, time-traveling tween series total to an impressive 52 episodes. Produced by Cottonwood Media’s David Michel, Zoé Carrera Allaix and Cecile Lauritano, with ZDF, ZDF … [Read more...] about Production kicks off for “Find Me in Paris” season two
Beta Film and ZDF works together to launch INTAGLIO FILMS GmbH
BERLIN – Beta Film and ZDF Enterprises team up to launch INTAGLIO FILMS GmbH, a new scripted venture which will develop, finance and produce drama for the international market. INTAGLIO FILMS will be headquartered in Berlin and led by multi Emmy Award winning Producer Frank Doelger (Executive Producer on HBO’s Game of Thrones, John Adams, and Rome). Doelger will spearhead the company’s development and production slate, acting as bureau chief and leveraging his expertise and … [Read more...] about Beta Film and ZDF works together to launch INTAGLIO FILMS GmbH
The Same Sky premieres at MIPCOM
Paris – The Same Sky, a multi-layered family drama set in the divided Berlin of the 1970s, joins the prestigious line-up of MIPCOM 2016 World Premiere TV Screenings. The global entertainment content market. The Same Sky is directed by Academy Award-nominated Oliver Hirschbiegel (Billions, Downfall), and was created and written by multi-award winning British screenwriter Paula Milne (The Politician’s Wife, The Virgin Queen, Endgame). The six hour series stars Tom Schilling (Generation War), … [Read more...] about The Same Sky premieres at MIPCOM
m4e inks international deals for Wissper
Höhenkirchen / Munich- Following MIPTV, m4e AG has secured a number of international broadcast deals for its all-new CGI-animated series Wissper. The comedy-adventure has been picked up by German public broadcaster ZDF and is about to air later this year on its free-to-air kids channel KiKA. Wissper will also hit Austrian TV screens, since public broadcaster ORF acquired the series as well. m4e has furthermore sold the pay TV-rights for UK to Viacom International Media Networks Europe and its … [Read more...] about m4e inks international deals for Wissper
BBC Worldwide commissions “One in a Thousand”
London – BBC Worldwide has announced the commission of an original game show format One in a Thousand, co-developed by the BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide, German public service television broadcaster ZDF and the joint venture between BBC Worldwide and ALL3Media Germany Tower Productions. The format, commissioned by ZDF, will be further developed by ZDF Entertainment department in collaboration with Tower. It has been created by Phil Schmid, Executive Producer, BBC Worldwide and … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide commissions “One in a Thousand”