FEDERATION APPOINTMENT
Federation Stories U.K. has appointed Beth Warin as the new head of developmentfor the company. Warin will work alongside Polly Williams,managing director, and will be responsible for the company’s international drama production slate.
Warin joins from the BBC where she was drama commissioning executive, supporting commissioning editors Jo McClellan and Gaynor Holmes editorially across their slates including “Lockerbie” and “The Night Manager” Season 2.
Federation Stories’s recent credits includes “I,Jack Wright,” a British family drama series created byChris Langand starring John Simmy. The banner also has projects in development with broadcasters in the U.K., the US and Europe.
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Created three years ago, Federations Stories is the U.K. office of European production studioFederation Studios. The U.K. outpost was set up by two former eOne executives Arielle Gottlieb and Williams. Gottlieb exited the company in February as part of a restructure.
France-headquartered Federation Studios, which boasts production shingles across the globe including Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, Rome and Berlin, is known for hits including “The Bureau” and “In Treatment.”
ITV Studios has unveiled a slate of sales in North and South America. AMC Networks’ Sundance Now acquired “Fifteen-Love” for the U.S. and Canada, with SRC taking French Canadian rights. Acorn TV secured U.S. premiere rights for “Maternal” and second-window Canadian rights.
BritBox picked up “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story” and “Until I Kill You” for the U.S. and Canada. PBS Distribution extended rights for “Endeavour,” “Victoria,” and “Poldark.” Janus Films and Criterion Collection renewed rights to 94 classic titles.
MHZ Choice acquired “Blackwater,” “A French Village,” “Piste Noire,” “Petra” Season 2, and “Carlo and Malik.” Brazil’s Globo purchased “I Kissed A Boy,” “I Kissed A Girl,” “An Audience with Kylie Minogue,” and “Ready to Mingle.”
Rob Kaplan and Craig Bohland brokered the deals for ITV Studios.
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