Vice Studios docs boss Alex Moore is exiting to join Banijay label Dragonfly.
The two-time Oscar winner will take up a newly-created role as Executive Vice President Documentaries and Unscripted as the Ambulance and Then Barbara Met Alan label, which is being given more funding of late, pushes into the premium space.
Reporting into MD Richard Bond when he starts next month, Moore will develop the slate with an emphasis on U.S. and international streamer commissions.
A Vice spokeswoman said the company will not replace Moore and senior non-fiction execs based in the UK will now report directly to LA-based Chief Content Officer Danny Gabai.
Moore joined Vice Studios in 2020 and his division was responsible for a string of global shows including Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Right Now (Netflix), Encounters (Netflix) and Max Verstappen: Anatomy of a Champion (Viaplay). Most recently he co-created and executive produced (with...
The two-time Oscar winner will take up a newly-created role as Executive Vice President Documentaries and Unscripted as the Ambulance and Then Barbara Met Alan label, which is being given more funding of late, pushes into the premium space.
Reporting into MD Richard Bond when he starts next month, Moore will develop the slate with an emphasis on U.S. and international streamer commissions.
A Vice spokeswoman said the company will not replace Moore and senior non-fiction execs based in the UK will now report directly to LA-based Chief Content Officer Danny Gabai.
Moore joined Vice Studios in 2020 and his division was responsible for a string of global shows including Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Right Now (Netflix), Encounters (Netflix) and Max Verstappen: Anatomy of a Champion (Viaplay). Most recently he co-created and executive produced (with...
- 2/22/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Deals
Banijay U.K. have invested in Immovable Studios, the production outfit co-founded by hip-hop artist, author and entrepreneur Akala and his business partner and manager Chanelle Newman.
As part of the agreement, Immovable Studios will also have a first look distribution deal with Banijay Rights.
Newman leads the studio’s television production arm and has overseen projects including “Poetry: Between the Lines” and “Akala’s Odyssey.”
Akala’s book “Natives” is also set to be turned into a BBC docu-series while the artist also has a scripted series in funded development.
“Akala is an extraordinary talent, a creative force whose books ‘Natives’ and ‘The Dark Lady’ have reimagined stories from our shared histories,” said Banijay U.K. CEO Patrick Holland. “We are delighted to announce this investment in Akala and Chanelle’s production company and look forward to partnering on the unique slate of projects they have been developing.
Banijay U.K. have invested in Immovable Studios, the production outfit co-founded by hip-hop artist, author and entrepreneur Akala and his business partner and manager Chanelle Newman.
As part of the agreement, Immovable Studios will also have a first look distribution deal with Banijay Rights.
Newman leads the studio’s television production arm and has overseen projects including “Poetry: Between the Lines” and “Akala’s Odyssey.”
Akala’s book “Natives” is also set to be turned into a BBC docu-series while the artist also has a scripted series in funded development.
“Akala is an extraordinary talent, a creative force whose books ‘Natives’ and ‘The Dark Lady’ have reimagined stories from our shared histories,” said Banijay U.K. CEO Patrick Holland. “We are delighted to announce this investment in Akala and Chanelle’s production company and look forward to partnering on the unique slate of projects they have been developing.
- 2/20/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Banijay is ramping up efforts to find new properties for its array of scripted labels, appointing experienced industry exec Hannah Griffiths as its first ever Head of Adaptations.
Griffiths is already up and running at Banijay. She has had a long career in publishing and TV and prior to taking her new role was at All3Media, where she was Head of Literary Acquisitions.
Her brief at production and distribution giant Banijay is to support the company’s scripted labels, working with rights holders to source IP across books, podcasts, and other media.
Based in the firm’s London office and reporting to Banijay UK CEO and Executive Chairman, Patrick Holland, Griffiths will work with the company’s roster of UK labels, which includes Kudos, Mam Tor, Tiger Aspect and recent acquisition The Forge. Her IP advice will also be available to producers across Banijay’s international footprint.
“With our...
Griffiths is already up and running at Banijay. She has had a long career in publishing and TV and prior to taking her new role was at All3Media, where she was Head of Literary Acquisitions.
Her brief at production and distribution giant Banijay is to support the company’s scripted labels, working with rights holders to source IP across books, podcasts, and other media.
Based in the firm’s London office and reporting to Banijay UK CEO and Executive Chairman, Patrick Holland, Griffiths will work with the company’s roster of UK labels, which includes Kudos, Mam Tor, Tiger Aspect and recent acquisition The Forge. Her IP advice will also be available to producers across Banijay’s international footprint.
“With our...
- 1/16/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Banijay UK is investing in Happy Valley star James Norton’s Rabbit Track Pictures, we can reveal jointly with the Times Of London.
London based TV & film production company Rabbit Track was co-founded by film, TV and stage actor Norton and scripted executive Kitty Kaletsky. Deal terms were not disclosed.
The company launched in 2019 and has scripted projects green-lit for the BBC and Itvx and a growing development slate. Their first film, Rogue Agent, the Netflix thriller starring Norton, was released in 2022.
According to the companies, the investment, which comes via Banijay’s £50M UK Growth Fund, will allow Rabbit Track to “build its team and accelerate growth”, and it includes a first look with distributor Banijay Rights.
Great Point helped launch Rabbit Track, along with fellow founding partner The Development Partnership, by providing seed investment via its Great Point Ventures Eis fund. Both Great Point Media and The Development...
London based TV & film production company Rabbit Track was co-founded by film, TV and stage actor Norton and scripted executive Kitty Kaletsky. Deal terms were not disclosed.
The company launched in 2019 and has scripted projects green-lit for the BBC and Itvx and a growing development slate. Their first film, Rogue Agent, the Netflix thriller starring Norton, was released in 2022.
According to the companies, the investment, which comes via Banijay’s £50M UK Growth Fund, will allow Rabbit Track to “build its team and accelerate growth”, and it includes a first look with distributor Banijay Rights.
Great Point helped launch Rabbit Track, along with fellow founding partner The Development Partnership, by providing seed investment via its Great Point Ventures Eis fund. Both Great Point Media and The Development...
- 6/27/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Banijay has backed a TV drama indie set up by Peaky Blinders EP Tommy Bulfin and Apple TV+ commissioner Kim Varvell.
The duo, who count Line of Duty, Normal People, Bad Sisters and Des amongst an enviable list of credits, have launched Conker Pictures and will focus on making TV drama series for both local and global buyers.
Banijay has taken a minority stake in Conker via its £50M ($62M) UK Growth Fund and Conker has struck a first-look deal with distributor Banijay Rights. Hires and development projects are imminent.
Bulfin has just finished a five-year stint as BBC Commissioning Editor during which time he worked on the likes of Peaky Blinders, Line of Duty, Normal People and The Gold. Varvell has spent the last three years in Jay Hunt’s Apple TV+ commissioning team, with credits including Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters, the Uma Thurman-starring Suspicion and upcoming Idris Elba-starrer Hijack.
The duo, who count Line of Duty, Normal People, Bad Sisters and Des amongst an enviable list of credits, have launched Conker Pictures and will focus on making TV drama series for both local and global buyers.
Banijay has taken a minority stake in Conker via its £50M ($62M) UK Growth Fund and Conker has struck a first-look deal with distributor Banijay Rights. Hires and development projects are imminent.
Bulfin has just finished a five-year stint as BBC Commissioning Editor during which time he worked on the likes of Peaky Blinders, Line of Duty, Normal People and The Gold. Varvell has spent the last three years in Jay Hunt’s Apple TV+ commissioning team, with credits including Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters, the Uma Thurman-starring Suspicion and upcoming Idris Elba-starrer Hijack.
- 4/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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