2. ScreenFlanders backs Becker, Windfeld
27 November 2013 2:50 AM, PST| ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news
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Ten films get €2m($2.7m), including projects from Wolfgang Becker, Kathrine
Windfeld.
Amounts per projectvary between € 50,000 ($68,760) and € 400,000
($550,080).
Among the projects are films from Wolfgang Becker, writer-director of Good
Bye Lenin, and Kathrine Windfeld, director of Hamilton: In the Interests of a
Nation and TV series including The Bridge, The Killing and Wallander.
Becker’s drama Me and Kamiski, starring Daniel Bruhl, Denis Lavant, Jesper
Christensen, Karlo Marcovics, GeraldineChaplin and Amira Casar, is currently
in post-production.
Lars Mikkelsen stars alongsideFlemish actors Veerle Baetens, Koen De Bouw,
Filip Peeters and Hilde Van Mieghem in Windfeld’s new European police series
The Team.
The 10 projects to receive Screen Flanders supportare:
• Another Day of Life
3. Dir: Raul de la Fuente & Damian Nenow; Main prod: Platige Images (Pl);
Belgian co-prod: Walking The Dog; documentary
• Archibelge!
Dir: SofieBenoot & Gilles Coton; Main/Belgian prod: Off World; documentary
• Deadline 25/5
Dir: Maarten Moerkerke; Main/Belgian prod: Menuet; fiction
• Dimitri
Dir: Agnès »
- andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com(Andreas Wiseman)
4. 'Salamander': Belgian thriller series to air on BBC Four
23 May 2013 9:20 AM, PDT| Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news
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Belgian thriller Salamander has become BBC Four's latest international drama
import.
The 12-partseries follows Paul Gerardi(Filip Peeters), a police inspector whose
investigation into a bank robbery uncovers a complex conspiracy.
Soon, Gerardifinds himself pursued both by criminals and the authorities and
must learn the truth about the sinister organisation Salamander.
Sue Deeks, Head of ProgrammeAcquisition BBC, said: "Salamander is a
gripping, edge-of-the seat thriller - it will make a fantastic addition to our
Saturday nights on BBC Four."
The acquisition follows the success of other international drama series in the
Saturday night slot for BBC Four, including the likes of The Killing, Borgen and
The Bridge.
"Salamander is an excellent example for top-of-the-line serialised storytelling
made in Europe," said Oliver N Bachert, Svp InternationalSales and
Acquisitions. "Weare absolutely convinced that Salamander will thrill
audiences in the UK the same way as it did on the continent. »
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