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Newen Connect invests in Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment

Newen Connect has struck a deal to invest in Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment, with the French distributor taking a first-look option on titles. The agreement has been underwritten by financing studio Anton and will see Newen invest in TV development projects from the prodco, which was launched by Law and his creative partner Ben […]

Anton, Fremantle & BBC Studios exec Sarah Doole dies aged 63

Anton and former Fremantle exec Sarah Doole has passed away, aged 63. The news was confirmed today by Anton, which had hired the experienced drama exec as creative director last year to oversee its push into production. Doole was among the execs that kickstarted Fremantle’s scripted expansion a decade ago, leading to hits such as […]

Anton hires Fremantle alums Doole & Desai to launch TV production arm

Finance outfit Anton is launching a “fully-fledged” TV-focused production division and has appointed Fremantle’s ex-director of global drama, Sarah Doole, and its former COO, Sangeeta Desai, to lead the expansion. Doole becomes creative director, while Desai will lead overall operations, strategy and business development for Anton, which has been behind series including The Pursuit of […]

Newen secures $56m from Anton to expand into docs & features

TF1 Group-owned Newen Studios has secured a further €50m ($56m) investment from financier Anton to secure distribution rights to film and documentary output. The additional €50m is a 40% increase on Anton’s current agreement with Newen, which was first struck in 2019 and allowed the France-based firm to co-invest in distribution rights for the group’s […]

Anton takes stake in Benedict Cumberbatch’s SunnyMarch

Sébastien Raybaud’s European financing and production firm Anton has taken a minority stake in Benedict Cumberbatch’s UK scripted prodco SunnyMarch. The two companies will collaborate on a slate of high-end feature films, which Anton will finance, co-produce and distribute. The deal comes as Anton further expands into the UK, following its recent partnership with Sheffield-based […]

Round-up: Warp fuels development with Anton; AFM moves online; eOne snags Freida Pinto deal

Warp fuels development with financier Anton UK-based production company Warp Films has struck a creative and commercial partnership with financier Anton, with the first projects in the works. The deal will see Warp and Anton joining forces to develop a slate of internationally focused television series and feature films. Anton will finance a development fund […]

BBC Studios takes full ownership of Clerkenwell Films, Murray Ferguson to exit

BBC Studios (BBCS) has taken full ownership of The End Of The F***ing World producer Clerkenwell Films, in a deal that will see the company’s founder Murray Ferguson depart.  The BBC’s commercial arm initially took a minority stake in the company in 2008 before increasing its shareholding to 48% in 2017, with an option to move to […]

Anton, WestEnd Films co-fund development pact, unveil drama from ‘Valley Of Tears’ duo

European financing and production firm Anton has struck a deal that will see it co-fund a development slate of projects with London-based producer WestEnd Films. The first project will be a thriller from writers/producers Ron Leshem (No Man’s Land, Allegiance) and Amit Cohen (False Flag, The Gordin Cell), with the deal coming after WestEnd Films partnered […]

TBI In Conversation: BBC Studios alum Tobi De Graaff on launching Beiboot

BBC Studios (BBCS) former director of commissioning & co-production Tobi de Graaff talks to TBI about suffering from Covid-19, his agnostic approach to production and why the current scripted marketplace makes it more fun to date than marry with studios. For those whose first language is not German, the word beiboot might not mean too […]

Anton & Bad Wolf to adapt thriller from ‘The Flight Attendant’ author

Producer and financier Anton has partnered with Bad Wolf America’s Julie Gardner and Pose exec producer Sherry Marsh to adapt The Red Lotus, the latest novel from The Flight Attendant scribe Chris Bohjalian. The thriller will be developed into a high-end drama series, with Bancroft and Mr Selfridge’s Kate Brooke attached as showrunner. The story […]