Julien Leroux


Cameras start rolling on Cineflix Rights thriller ‘Tehran’

Cameras have started rolling on Cineflix Rights’ eight-part international espionage thriller Tehran. Set in Iran, the drama for Israeli network KAN is produced by Donna Productions and Shula Spiegel Productions, in association with Alon Aranya’s Paper Plane Productions. Cineflix Rights is selling the thriller globally. Tehran (8 x 60 minutes, working title) tells the story […]

Cineflix Rights acquires Icelandic political drama ‘The Minister’

Cineflix Rights has acquired a new Icelandic drama from Sagafilm. The indie distributor has picked up 8 x 60-minute political drama The Minister, starring Fantastic Beasts actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson. Produced by Sagafilm for RUV Iceland, the drama centres on Benedikt Ríkhardsson (Ólafsson), a rising star in the political world who rides a wave of […]

TV France International mourns long-time exec Catherine Charmet

TV France International veteran Catherine Charmet has died at the age of 53. The popular markets manager, who first joined TV France International (TVFI) in 1995, died following a bike accident in Paris on Tuesday (November 20). Charmet was the longest-serving member of the TVFI team, having been hired to work on the business’s inaugural […]

Show of the Week: An Ordinary Woman

An Ordinary Woman is a “grounded” series from Russia with a “breathtaking” performance from Series Mania award-winner Anna Mikhalkova, according to Cineflix Rights’ senior VP of global scripted co-productions Julien Leroux. It follows Marina (Mikhalkova), a seemingly ordinary woman and florist who owns a brothel business as a side gig. Marina’s balance between her day-to-day and […]

Drama round-up: Killing Eve, Night Manager producers eye new projects

Ink Factory teams with La La Land producer on Cold War thriller Night Manager producer The Inky Factory is partnering with La La Land producer Marc Platt and Drive producer Adam Siegel to adapt We Were Never Here, the debut novel from Lara Prescott (pictured, left). The adaptation will be produced by Platt, Siegel and […]

Cineflix Rights snaps up Russian drama

Cineflix Rights is betting on Russian drama Ordinary Woman, with plans in place for a Mipcom launch in Cannes next month. The distributor has acquired worldwide rights to the 8 x 60-minute drama from entertainment network TV-3 Channel Russia. Produced by 1-2-3 Production and Look Film, the series tells the story of a Moscow florist […]

Cineflix hires ex-Newen exec for copros

Cineflix Media has appointed ex-Newen exec Julien Leroux to the new position of SVP for global scripted co-productions. Based in London, he will work with Chris Bonney, CEO Rights, and the team at Cineflix Rights to acquire scripted content for all media platforms. Leroux, who will lead the company’s scripted co-production initiatives, will report to […]

TBI Weekly: The billion dollar US pay TV drop

This week, damning numbers hinting US pay TV may face significant trouble in its near future emerged. There are some that believe that pay TV platforms may not have a future over the next few years and decades, as the industry continues to fragment and direct-to-consumer services reach astronomical figures in viewership and subscriptions. In […]

Julien Leroux exiting Newen Distribution UK

Julien Leroux is leaving his post as executive VP of sales and content at the UK arm of France’s Newen Group, TBI can reveal. The exec has been with Newen since 2011, initially joining from Groupe AB to become sales and acquisitions director. He rose through the ranks to become deputy-managing director of Paris-based Newen […]