Banijay Entertainment’s French Scripted Label Screenline Pacts With Writers Duo Behind Prime Video’s Local Series ‘Trash’

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Aiming to expand its footprint within the scripted space, Banijay Entertainment’s French label Screenline Productions has formed a creative partnership with the writers duo Matthieu Rumani and Nicolas Slomka.

Screenline just collaborated with Rumani and Slomka on the series “Trash,” an upcoming Prime Videomini-series inspired by the real-life events of “Loft Story,” the French adaptation of “Big Brother” which marked the country’s first reality show of this kind in 2001.

The partnership gives Screenline access to any future projects and developments from Rumani and Slomka, who will also co-produce through their own company, Vodka & Caramel.

The writers pair, meanwhile, will be able to leverage Screenline’s production expertise. Banijay France CEO Alexia Laroche-Joubert, who produced “Loft Story” and even inspired one of the protagonist of “Trash,” said that “when (she) first came across the project, led by two young talented writers, (she) was immediately intrigued to delve into their take on the behind-the-scenes of ‘Loft Story.'” “Their investigative work and deep understanding of reality TV and its social phenomenon convinced me to be part of bringing this project to life,” Laroche-Joubert continued.