HBO Among Buyers of Beta Film’s Hot Central Eastern European Slate Led by ‘Soviet Jeans,’ ‘Operation Sabre’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Ahead of Cannes Mipcom confab, Beta Film has closed a string of major deals on six premium series from Central Eastern Europe, a proof of the region’s fast transformation into a prime destination for multi-territory players such as HBO, Canal+ and Walter Presents, hungry for culturally-specific stories with global potential.
Five of the shows come with a raft of prestigious accolades. Case in point is the Serbian “Operation Sabre,“ winner of a Special Interpretation Award at Canneseries and Best CEE Drama at the recent Czech Serial Killer Festival, snapped up by HBO for the CEE region and Filmin for Spain and Portugal. “We are extremely happy and grateful to have Beta Film on board as they are doing an amazing work with sales,“ said producer Snežana van Houwelingen of This and That Productions who also looks forward to the Serbian premiere on the local pubcaster RTS on Nov.
2. “The opinion of our local viewers is incredibly important to us, as that guided us the most while creating the series,“ she told Variety.
The next festival stop for the Serbian thriller created and helmed by Goran Stanković will be the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s TV industry showcase TV Beats Forum.
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