EXCLUSIVE: A24 and New Regency are among partners on Oscar winner Steve McQueen’s intriguing documentary Occupied City.McQueen remains in production on the project, which is about Amsterdam under Nazi occupation during World War II.A24 will handle domestic and New Regency will handle international, with both players co-financing.
As previously revealed, Film4 are also co-financing and retain UK broadcast rights.Partners on the Netherlands-UK co-pro also include the Netherlands Film Fund, Mondriaan Fund and Amsterdam Fund for the Arts.
McQueen’s Lammas Park outfit is also a co-producer. Production began a few years ago.Occupied City is based on the illustrated history book Atlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940-1945, written by author and filmmaker Bianca Stigter (McQueen’s wife).
With a $5M+ budget, it isn’t your average European doc.The book uncovers traces of World War II in Amsterdam, guiding the reader through the once-occupied Netherlands capital.
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