Company invests in trio of independent companies including Benedict Cumberbatch’s SunnyMarch TV,Atlantis producer Urban Myth Films and Spain’s
Studiocanal has kicked off Miptv by announcing investment in a trio of independent TV drama production companies in the UK and Spain.
The Paris-based cinema and high-end TV division of Canal+ said it had taken a 33% share in Spanish company Bambú Producciones as well as 20% stakes in the UK’s Urban Myth Films and 20% in Sunny March TV.
Each deal includes distribution agreements, according to the French powerhouse.
Studiocanal said it had a special relationship with actor Cumberbatch through his roles in their feature productions, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Imitation Game.
The investment is in the recently launched TV arm of the company, rathan than the film operation. Studiocanal and SunnyMarch’s film arm are currently developing feature The War Magician.
Urban Myth Films was founded in 2013. Its team of international producers and screenwriters...
Studiocanal has kicked off Miptv by announcing investment in a trio of independent TV drama production companies in the UK and Spain.
The Paris-based cinema and high-end TV division of Canal+ said it had taken a 33% share in Spanish company Bambú Producciones as well as 20% stakes in the UK’s Urban Myth Films and 20% in Sunny March TV.
Each deal includes distribution agreements, according to the French powerhouse.
Studiocanal said it had a special relationship with actor Cumberbatch through his roles in their feature productions, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Imitation Game.
The investment is in the recently launched TV arm of the company, rathan than the film operation. Studiocanal and SunnyMarch’s film arm are currently developing feature The War Magician.
Urban Myth Films was founded in 2013. Its team of international producers and screenwriters...
- 4/4/2016
- ScreenDaily
Company invests in trio of independent companies including Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sunny March TV and Atlantis outfit Urban Myth.
Studiocanal has kicked off Miptv by announcing investment in a trio of independent TV drama production companies in the UK and Spain.
The Paris-based cinema and high-end TV division of Canal+ said it had taken a stake in Spanish company Bambú Producciones as well as 33% share the UK’s Urban Myth Films and 20% in Sunny March TV.
Each deal includes distribution agreements, according to the French powerhouse.
Studiocanal said it had a special relationship with actor Cumberbatch through his roles in their feature productions, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Imitation Game. Studiocanal and Sunny March are currently developing feature The War Magician.
Urban Myth Films was founded in 2013. Its team of international producers and screenwriters includes Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy, who were behind the launch of Shine Drama in 2002 and of several international hits series, including...
Studiocanal has kicked off Miptv by announcing investment in a trio of independent TV drama production companies in the UK and Spain.
The Paris-based cinema and high-end TV division of Canal+ said it had taken a stake in Spanish company Bambú Producciones as well as 33% share the UK’s Urban Myth Films and 20% in Sunny March TV.
Each deal includes distribution agreements, according to the French powerhouse.
Studiocanal said it had a special relationship with actor Cumberbatch through his roles in their feature productions, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Imitation Game. Studiocanal and Sunny March are currently developing feature The War Magician.
Urban Myth Films was founded in 2013. Its team of international producers and screenwriters includes Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy, who were behind the launch of Shine Drama in 2002 and of several international hits series, including...
- 4/4/2016
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has acquired its first original series to be shot and produced in Spain, snagging Velvet and Gran Reserva director Carlos Sedes for a 1920s-era, female-driven drama. The 16-episode as-yet-untitled series is set to start shooting in Madrid later this year, with Bambu Producciones' Ramon Campos and Teresa Fernandez-Valdes executive producing. The drama, running in 50-minute time slots, will debut worldwide in 2017. It tells the story of four women across different social strata who work together as switchboard operators at the state-owned phone company's central headquarters in Madrid. The local commission comes
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- 3/31/2016
- by Pamela Rolfe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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