Anonymous Content Eyes International Expansion With New Ventures Planned in Poland, Germany, Australia
variety.comBen Croll Anonymous Content, whose recent productions include Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan’s film “Foe” for Amazon Studios, is looking to expand its international footprint, with new ventures planned in Poland, Germany and Australia, top execs announced on Wednesday.
Speaking at a panel held at the MIA Market in Rome, Anonymous Content international president David Davoli and chief creative officer David Levine made clear their group’s vigor for global joint ventures, promising upcoming additions to a portfolio that boasts partnerships with companies in the U.K., France, Scandinavia, Spain and Brazil. “We’re totally open to [all forms of] partnerships,” Davoli explained. “We’re willing to be minority partners [or] majority partner; the devil’s in the details.
And that’s not complicated in a way, [because] we let the lawyers figure out the details.” Davoli was unequivocal about his group’s interest in foreign-language fare, announcing that production was already underway for projects in Norwegian and Portuguese, and noting that his company was developing several Italian language series while scouting for a joint venture partner in Italy as well.
Neither exec mentioned last week’s round of layoffs, however, which saw the talent management and production outfit cut about 8% of its staff, spread across all divisions.
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