Leo Barraclough International Features EditorGerman movie and television company Telepool – which is co-owned by Will Smith and Swiss investor Elysian Fields – and its sales arm Global Screen are embarking on a strategic realignment to board projects at an earlier stage as co-production and co-financing partners, in addition to handling world sales, and have revealed the first three projects they have boarded as part of this adjusted approach.Jan Frouman, who joined Telepool as CEO in September, and Julia Weber, who was promoted to be head of international acquisitions and sales at Global Screen in January, spoke to Variety about the projects and partners they are looking for, and what the company can offer in return.
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