Two half-hour gems, Finland’s “Mister 8” and Germany’s “The Allegation,” took top-honors on Wednesday night at this year’s Canneseries, now fully consolidated as one of Europe’s major TV festivals.
The prizes are obvious recognition for the two series creators, Finland’s Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö and Germany’s Ferdinand von Schirach, and underscore the spirit of innovation at major TV companies across Europe.
“Mister 8” is backed by Finnish SVOD operator Elisa Viihde, “The Allegation” by Germany’s Rtl Group, which is currently in the throes of a high-end scripted drama revolution as it preps its lineup for its relaunched SVOD service, now called Rtl Plus, which goes live on Nov. 4.
Sold by France’s Federation Entertainment and co-written by director Nikki and producer Pösö, Canneseries best series winner “Mister 8” was described to Variety by Nikki as “a thriller with a comedy plot.”
Shot in black and white,...
The prizes are obvious recognition for the two series creators, Finland’s Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö and Germany’s Ferdinand von Schirach, and underscore the spirit of innovation at major TV companies across Europe.
“Mister 8” is backed by Finnish SVOD operator Elisa Viihde, “The Allegation” by Germany’s Rtl Group, which is currently in the throes of a high-end scripted drama revolution as it preps its lineup for its relaunched SVOD service, now called Rtl Plus, which goes live on Nov. 4.
Sold by France’s Federation Entertainment and co-written by director Nikki and producer Pösö, Canneseries best series winner “Mister 8” was described to Variety by Nikki as “a thriller with a comedy plot.”
Shot in black and white,...
- 10/13/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Collection of shorts was filmed with Covid-19 safety measures in place by directors including Michael R Roskam (‘Bullhead’).
A collection of films shot during lockdown with a cast that includes Matthias Schoenaerts is to be presented at Re>Connext (Oct 5-31), the annual film and TV showcase run by Flanders Image.
A first look at The Lockdown Shorts, which spans drama, comedy, thriller and horror, will be presented as a works in progress project at the virtual event by producer-directors Gilles Coulier and Maarten Moerkerke.
All 12 films were shot under coronavirus-safe conditions on the same studio set: a prison visiting...
A collection of films shot during lockdown with a cast that includes Matthias Schoenaerts is to be presented at Re>Connext (Oct 5-31), the annual film and TV showcase run by Flanders Image.
A first look at The Lockdown Shorts, which spans drama, comedy, thriller and horror, will be presented as a works in progress project at the virtual event by producer-directors Gilles Coulier and Maarten Moerkerke.
All 12 films were shot under coronavirus-safe conditions on the same studio set: a prison visiting...
- 9/29/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Ten films get €2m ($2.7m), including projects from Wolfgang Becker, Kathrine Windfeld.
Amounts per project vary between € 50,000 ($68,760) and € 400,000 ($550,080).
Among the projects are films from Wolfgang Becker, writer-director of Good Bye Lenin, and Kathrine Windfeld, director of Hamilton: In the Interests of a Nation and TV series including The Bridge, The Killing and Wallander.
Becker’s drama Me and Kamiski, starring Daniel Bruhl, Denis Lavant, Jesper Christensen, Karlo Marcovics, Geraldine Chaplin and Amira Casar, is currently in post-production.
Lars Mikkelsen stars alongside Flemish actors Veerle Baetens, Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters and Hilde Van Mieghem in Windfeld’s new European police series The Team.
The 10 projects to receive Screen Flanders support are:
• Another Day of Life
Dir: Raul de la Fuente & Damian Nenow; Main prod: Platige Images (Pl); Belgian co-prod: Walking The Dog; documentary
• Archibelge!
Dir: Sofie Benoot & Gilles Coton; Main/Belgian prod: Off World; documentary
• Deadline 25/5
Dir: Maarten Moerkerke; Main/Belgian prod: Menuet; fiction
• Dimitri
Dir: Agnès...
Amounts per project vary between € 50,000 ($68,760) and € 400,000 ($550,080).
Among the projects are films from Wolfgang Becker, writer-director of Good Bye Lenin, and Kathrine Windfeld, director of Hamilton: In the Interests of a Nation and TV series including The Bridge, The Killing and Wallander.
Becker’s drama Me and Kamiski, starring Daniel Bruhl, Denis Lavant, Jesper Christensen, Karlo Marcovics, Geraldine Chaplin and Amira Casar, is currently in post-production.
Lars Mikkelsen stars alongside Flemish actors Veerle Baetens, Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters and Hilde Van Mieghem in Windfeld’s new European police series The Team.
The 10 projects to receive Screen Flanders support are:
• Another Day of Life
Dir: Raul de la Fuente & Damian Nenow; Main prod: Platige Images (Pl); Belgian co-prod: Walking The Dog; documentary
• Archibelge!
Dir: Sofie Benoot & Gilles Coton; Main/Belgian prod: Off World; documentary
• Deadline 25/5
Dir: Maarten Moerkerke; Main/Belgian prod: Menuet; fiction
• Dimitri
Dir: Agnès...
- 11/27/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Flanders has backed ten projects to the tune of €2m ($2.7m).
Amounts per project vary between € 50,000 ($68,760) and € 400,000 ($550,080) per project.
The 10 projects that receive Screen Flanders support are:
• Another Day of Life
Dir: Raul de la Fuente & Damian Nenow; Main prod: Platige Images (Pl); Belgian co-prod: Walking The Dog; documentary
• Archibelge!
Dir: Sofie Benoot & Gilles Coton; Main/Belgian prod: Off World; documentary
• Deadline 25/5
Dir: Maarten Moerkerke; Main/Belgian prod: Menuet; fiction
• Dimitri
Dir: Agnès Lecreux, Fabien Drouet, Ben Tesseur & Steven De Beul; Main prod: Vivement Lundi ! (Fr); Belgian co-prod: Beast Productions; animation
• La Tierra Roja
Dir: Martinez Vignatti Diego; Main prod: Entre Chien et Loup (Be); Flemish co-prod: A Private View; fiction
• Me & Kaminski
Dir: Wolfgang Becker; Main prod: X Filme Creative Pool (De); Belgian co-prod: Potemkino; fiction
• Michiel de Ruyter
Dir: Roel Reiné; Main prod: Farmhouse TV & Film (Nl); Belgian co-prod: Ciné Cri de Coeur; fiction
• Onder het hart
Dir: Nicole Van Kilsdonk; Main prod: Waterland...
Amounts per project vary between € 50,000 ($68,760) and € 400,000 ($550,080) per project.
The 10 projects that receive Screen Flanders support are:
• Another Day of Life
Dir: Raul de la Fuente & Damian Nenow; Main prod: Platige Images (Pl); Belgian co-prod: Walking The Dog; documentary
• Archibelge!
Dir: Sofie Benoot & Gilles Coton; Main/Belgian prod: Off World; documentary
• Deadline 25/5
Dir: Maarten Moerkerke; Main/Belgian prod: Menuet; fiction
• Dimitri
Dir: Agnès Lecreux, Fabien Drouet, Ben Tesseur & Steven De Beul; Main prod: Vivement Lundi ! (Fr); Belgian co-prod: Beast Productions; animation
• La Tierra Roja
Dir: Martinez Vignatti Diego; Main prod: Entre Chien et Loup (Be); Flemish co-prod: A Private View; fiction
• Me & Kaminski
Dir: Wolfgang Becker; Main prod: X Filme Creative Pool (De); Belgian co-prod: Potemkino; fiction
• Michiel de Ruyter
Dir: Roel Reiné; Main prod: Farmhouse TV & Film (Nl); Belgian co-prod: Ciné Cri de Coeur; fiction
• Onder het hart
Dir: Nicole Van Kilsdonk; Main prod: Waterland...
- 11/27/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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