‘Devil’s Confession’ Producer Sipur Preps New Dating Format, Builds as Israeli Film-TV Studio (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent CANNES  — Burgeoning Israeli film-TV studio Sipur and cable channel HOT, behind the original versions of “In Treatment” and “Euphoria,” are introducing at MipTV “Everybody Loves…,” a new global dating reality format.

The news comes just days after France’s Mediawan Rights has pounced on international distribution of another Sipur format, “Hungry for Love,” and partners Sipur and MGM’s winning five Israeli Emmy Awards for chilling doc series “The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes.”Tel Aviv-based Sipur has also moved into post on “Bad Boy,” a scripted series from Ron Leshem, creator of the original Israeli “Euphoria” and an exec producer on its U.S version.

All these moves mark further signs of growth at Sipur, driven by CEO Emilio Schenker. Formerly Tadmor Entertainment until its rebranding last July, it is quickly emerging as one of Israel’s fastest-growing film-TV studios, playing off unique international relationships, led by a first-look production-distribution deal with MGM, and the kind of hometurf institutional and corporate backing which many other Israeli producers can just dream of. ‘Everybody Loves’   “Everbody Loves…,” a working title, is described by Zipi Rozenblum, Sipur head of formats, as a “crazy reality experiment show” where family members, friends and even the entire country are unleashed to help a bachelor or bachelorette find true love. “It will have a lot of humor and craziness but leave room for emotion, being fun and unique,” she added.  “Everybody Loves…” is co-created and co-developed by Sipur and Israeli content powerhouse HCSS and cable channel HOT.