Earth arrives in South Korean movie theaters
Greenlight Media sold the film, video and TV rights to the box office hit Earth to the South Korean film distributor Keowon Films for a total term of 10 years.
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SimsalaGrimm licenses sold to Columbia
The Colombian film distributor Primetime Media acquired the free TV rights to the hit series SimsalaGrimm (seasons I and 2) by Greenlight Media for a term of three years.
Going for the Greenlight
Elfie Jäger reports on Greenlight Media, the unconventional German producer behind feature doc Deep Blue and upcoming epic natural history film Earth, both backed by the BBC. According to Sophokles Tasioulis (left), executive VP and board member of Berlin-based prodco Greenlight Media, the company’s secret lies in combining the talents of an eclectic mix of…
Deep Blue takes German audiences by storm
The spectacular, feature length documentary, Deep Blue, produced by BBC Worldwide and Greenlight Media, achieved massive audiences in Germany during its opening weekend (30th Jan) The screen average for the movie (based on the number of prints in the market and box office sales) beat the Hollywood hits Lost In Translation, Open Range, Finding Nemo,…
Earth
Lee Marshall in San Sebastian Screen Daily.com, 25 Sep 2007 Dir: Alastair Fothergill/Mark Linfield. UK/Germany 2007. 98 mins. Probably the most ambitious nature documentary ever produced, Earth is a feature-length condensation of the eleven-part BBC series Planet Earth, broadcast in the UK in 2006 and on Discovery Channel in the US in spring 2007. Better…
Japan purchases Deep Blue VOD demand rights
Avex Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of the Japanese entertainment group Avex Group Holding, purchased the video-on-demand rights to Greenlight Media’s bestseller Deep Blue. Within the group, Avex Entertainment Inc. is responsible for the production and planning of music and videos of artists. In addition, the company is responsible for the management of all artists. The…
Mirmax Takes Plunge into Deep
Representing a rare foray for the distrib into nonfiction films, Miramax has acquired North American rights to feature-length marine life documentary “Deep Blue,” produced by BBC Worldwide and Germany’s Greenlight Media. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Andy Byatt and narrated by Michael Gambon, the doc explores life above, below and far beneath the ocean’s surface,…
Sony BMG Music Entertainment acquires SimsalaGrimm sound recording rights
Greenlight Media, under the management of Nikolaus Weil and Stefan Beiten, sold the sound recording rights to the hit children’s series SimsalaGrimm to Sony BMG Music Entertainment in December 2012.
Cronenberg’s Promises Open San Sebastian
“Eastern Promises” and Michael Radford’s “Flawless,” will bookend the 55th annual San Sebastian International Film Festival, festival organizers announced Tuesday. Cronenberg’s “Promises,” his follow-up to “A History of Violence,” will open the festival’s main competition. Set in London’s organized crime world, “Promises’ ” tale of a Mafioso and an innocent but determined woman stars Viggo…
Earth Goes to Hungary
The Hungarian film distributor Budapest Film acquired the movie theater, video and TV rights to the sequel production of Deep Blue, Earth. Greenlight Media and BBC Worldwide licensed the rights to Budapest Film for the next 10 years.
“Film making is our passion! That’s why we are excited that for almost two decades, our film and television productions have thrilled people of all ages all over the world.”
– Nikolaus Weil, Greenlight Media GmbH
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