There was a time when Fremantle was shorthand for the American Idol company. ABC’s iconic entertainment brand was undoubtedly a coveted calling card, but it also served to constrain perceptions of a company that harbored a grander vision.
Peter Bose, the preeminent Danish drama producer behind shows including Wallander, knows this better than most. He recalls a conversation he had with CAA in 2013 after telling his agent he wanted to sell his company, Miso Films, to Fremantle.
“Fremantle? Who is Fremantle within scripted?” came the reply. “We couldn’t actually argue, you know,” Bose remembers. A decade on, the acquisition of Miso was a brick in the foundations of Fremantle delivering more than 100 dramas last year.
Fremantle is now firmly established in the scripted game. It was the company that transformed Sir Kenneth Branagh into Boris Johnson for This England. Its Nordic noir hit Face to Face, made by Miso,...
Peter Bose, the preeminent Danish drama producer behind shows including Wallander, knows this better than most. He recalls a conversation he had with CAA in 2013 after telling his agent he wanted to sell his company, Miso Films, to Fremantle.
“Fremantle? Who is Fremantle within scripted?” came the reply. “We couldn’t actually argue, you know,” Bose remembers. A decade on, the acquisition of Miso was a brick in the foundations of Fremantle delivering more than 100 dramas last year.
Fremantle is now firmly established in the scripted game. It was the company that transformed Sir Kenneth Branagh into Boris Johnson for This England. Its Nordic noir hit Face to Face, made by Miso,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Jake Kanter and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
With over 50+ films, Camera Japan Festival is proud to announce their full and diverse programme, combining films ranging from de newest and best Japanese arthouse, animation, documentaries, short films and classic cinema.
The 17th edition of the festival will be opened at LantarenVenster on September 22nd with the international premiere of Koumei’s Spotlight,
with the director and leading actor Morimoto Nobuhiro present. From 29 Sept. – 2 October, the festival moves to Amsterdam’s LAB111.
With four international and twelve European premieres, the festival consists of a special and exclusive programme. Films such as Spotlight, Nagi’s Island, Prior Convictions and Thanc You, will have their first screenings outside of Japan here at Camera Japan Festival. Among the many Dutch premieres titles from directors such as Miike Takashi (The Great Yokai War: Guardians) and Odagiri Joe (They Say Nothing Stays the Same) will be shown.
As usual, animation films will be present at Camera Japan Festival.
The 17th edition of the festival will be opened at LantarenVenster on September 22nd with the international premiere of Koumei’s Spotlight,
with the director and leading actor Morimoto Nobuhiro present. From 29 Sept. – 2 October, the festival moves to Amsterdam’s LAB111.
With four international and twelve European premieres, the festival consists of a special and exclusive programme. Films such as Spotlight, Nagi’s Island, Prior Convictions and Thanc You, will have their first screenings outside of Japan here at Camera Japan Festival. Among the many Dutch premieres titles from directors such as Miike Takashi (The Great Yokai War: Guardians) and Odagiri Joe (They Say Nothing Stays the Same) will be shown.
As usual, animation films will be present at Camera Japan Festival.
- 9/2/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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