Netflix Embraces Swedish Comedy ‘One More Time’ Starring Hedda Stiernstedt
Netflix has approved a Groundhog Day-Starring in this slapstick comedy Swedish film by Jonatan Etzler, Student Academy Award-winning Beforeigners’Hedda Stiernstedt. InJust one more timeAmelia, played by Stiernstedt, is hit by a bus on the night of her 40th birthday and wakes up back in 2002, on her 18th birthday, with the chance to relive her best day and make her life the perfect vision of what she’d intended it to be. She wakes up every day and has to find the answer to her problems in order to leave behind the past and bring back the present. Airing next year, the feature is written by Tove Forsman and Sofie Forsman (The Playlist: Young Royals) and directed by Etzler who won a Student Academy Award for the short film Get ready with me. “The timing for a retrospect look-back on the early 2000s feels right and diving into that era is filled with so much joy,”Stiernstedt said.
Red Arrow International Hires Keshet Exec Rose Hughes
Married at First Sight firm Red Arrow Studios International has hired Keshet International’s Rose Hughes as VP, Sales for the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Based in London, she is overseeing English-speaking territories, working closely with Red Arrow’s scripted and unscripted acquisitions teams. Hughes spent six years at Keshet International, where she most recently held the position of VP Sales (Global/Pan-Regional, North America, UK, Nordics). Hughes began her role yesterday (July 4th) and reports to President and Managing director Tim Gerhartz. “The opportunity to work with the talented team to drive partnerships in English-speaking markets for brands like Married at First Sight and upcoming gems like CBC’s Plan B and NPO3’s My New Mystery Job is one I can’t wait to get stuck into.”Her career began at Journeyman Pictures, a news distributor for docs and news. She then went on to work at DRG and BBC Worldwide.
Canal+’s ‘Marie Antoinette’Sells to Australia
Australia’s BBC First has picked up Canal+’s historical pic Marie AntoinetteOscar-nominated director, David Foster Wallace created the movie. The FavouriteDeborah Davis is the scribe. The story of the avantgarde young queen is told in the show by Banijay Studios France. CAPA Drama and Les Gens. She will be played by Emilia Schüle (Ku’damm 56/ 63). This announcement comes only a few weeks after the show was presold to UK broadcaster BBC Two. “Boasting outstanding scenery and performances, Marie Antoinette is continuing to gain strong traction worldwide,”Kell HODDOTT, Banijay Rights VP Sales Australia & New Zealand, was the one who oversaw this deal.
All3Media International Signs Nent’s Elin Thomas & Promotes Sales Execs
All3Media International has signed Nent Studios Sales Executive Vice President Elin Thomas to be the French-speaking Europe Sales Manager. Jonathan Hughes, Ben Packwood, and Peta Sykes have been promoted to their respective VPs. Thomas has been consulting on the integration of Nent UK’s titles with All3Media International’s since the latter acquired the former’s catalogue and she will now take on the permanent SVP role from Graham Spencer, who is retiring this month. Reporting to Stephen Driscoll, EVP EMEA, and based at the company’s London office, she will have additional responsibilities for pan-territory format sales in EMEA. Thomas began her career at BBC Worldwide, before moving to Passion Distribution and Nent. Meanwhile, Sykes, Packwood and Hughes, the three promoted sales execs, will oversee Scandinavia, Eastern & Central Europe and Germany, Benelux, Austria & Switzerland respectively.