London TV Screenings.
Beta Film picks up two projects. And makes some sales:
Ludwig II.O
Int. Sales Rep: Beta Film (Couture)
Cast: Luis Pintsch (22 Lengths), Felix Mayr (Unorthodox)
Prod. Comp: W&B Television (Dark)
Filming has wrapped
Headed to the London TV Screenings
Synopsis:
Follows psychologist Gustav Zimmermann who reviews a psychiatric report on King Ludwig II to determine if the king is incompetent to rule, uncovering secrets of power struggles and forbidden love.
The Other Royals - A Máxima Story
Int. Sales Rep: Beta Film (Amrum)
Prod. Comp: Millstreet Films (Starz’ The Couple Next Door)
Spinoff of flagship series Máxima
Synopsis:
Focuses on two figures orbiting the Dutch crown, starting in 1999 when Mabel Wisse Smit and Margarita de Bourbon de Parme meet their future royal partners and begin navigating the pressures of life under intense public scrutiny
Beta Film’s sale:
Patience
Int. Sales Rep: Beta Film
Creator: Laurent Burtin (wri. The Intern)
Cast: Ali Ariaie (Hulu’s The Great), Liza Sadovy (A Real Pain)
U.K. Dist: Channel 4 Television (Leaving Neverland)
Sells in 100 territories
Synopsis:
Patience catalogues evidence in the Yorkshire Police records department. A brilliant self-taught criminologist with keen crime scene instincts, her talent is spotted by Metcalf, opening new worlds for the archivist.
Banijay’s acquisition of comedy challenge series:
You Laugh You Lose
Int. Sales Rep: Banijay Entertainment (Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man)
Prod/DistComp: Yoshimoto Kogyo (LOL: Last One Laughing)
Synopsis:
Comedians are forbidden to laugh while comics try to make each other crack.
Banijay Rights joins the BBC’s The Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley, a six-part docuseries investigating some of the internet’s biggest health hacks to find any truths. The doc will screen a portion at the LTVS today.
Berlin sales rep pick up:
We Are All Strangers
Int. Dist: Paradise City Sales (Drift)
Dir/Wri: Anthony Chen (Ilo Ilo)
Prod. Comp: Giraffe Pictures (Wet Season)
Premiere: Berlin (main competition)
Synopsis:
In bustling Singapore, three families from different social classes navigate their intertwined lives, challenging traditional values and exploring the bonds that connect people beyond blood relations.
The first ever Singaporean entry to compete in Berlin, Paradise is continuing its collaboration with Chen securing a number of deals worldwide shortly following the festival premiere of We Are All Strangers.
BAFTA:
BAFTA Emerging Talent Jury Member Jonte Richardson has stepped down following the incident over the weekend which saw John Davidson, a man with Tourette’s syndrome, shouted a racist slur at Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan during the ceremony. Davidson issued a statement saying, “I am, and always have been deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning.”