Netflix Buys Louis Van Gaal Doc; BBC Profiles Hans Zimmer; BFI Hires For UK Screen Fund – Global Briefs
deadline.comNetflix Among Buyers Of Doc On Dutch Soccer Manager Louis Van Gaal A feature doc about fiery Dutch soccer coach Louis Van Gaal is head to Netflix.
The streamer has acquired German rights to Van Gaal: The Man Behind the Legend from distributor DFW International, the sales arm of Studiocanal-owned Benelux film distributor Dutch FilmWorks.
Spain’s Telefonica has bough rights for Movistar Plus+ and VRT has done a deal for Belgium. UK TV and VoD rights have gone to film distributor Vertical Entertainment.
The doc paints a portrait of Van Gaal, who is one Europe’s most successful coaches, over a three years period. He has managed FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Manchester United and players he led such as Wayne Rooney, Luis Figo and Xavi will contribute to the doc, along with his wife and daughters. “Louis van Gaal is one of the outstanding personalities of European football and we are thrilled to show our viewers the personal side of this coaching icon in cooperation with our distribution partner DFW International,” said Marc van den Bosch-Mprah, Head of Content Acquisitions & Co-Productions at Netflix in Germany. Hans Zimmer Profiled In BBC Two Documentary ‘Hollywood Rebel’ The life and work of cinematic composer Hans Zimmer will be celebrated in a 60-minute doc for BBC Two.
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