“Euphoria” is set to get a German adaptation, Variety can reveal.
German’s Zeitsprung Pictures (“Lieber Thomas”) have optioned the show from production and distribution company Add Content, who rep international rights to the format and series.
“Euphoria” is an Israeli original created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. The show follows a group of high school students navigating friendship and love at the same time as struggling with drugs, sex, trauma and social media.
The original version was produced by Tedy productions and aired on Israeli broadcaster Hot. A U.S. adaptation of the show from HBO, starring Zendaya (pictured above), Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney, soon followed and has since become a runaway success, with the series set to return for a third season.
The German adaptation has already tapped writers Jonas Lindt (“Druck”) and Paulina Lorenz (“Druck“) to work on the project.
“We are happy that the...
German’s Zeitsprung Pictures (“Lieber Thomas”) have optioned the show from production and distribution company Add Content, who rep international rights to the format and series.
“Euphoria” is an Israeli original created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. The show follows a group of high school students navigating friendship and love at the same time as struggling with drugs, sex, trauma and social media.
The original version was produced by Tedy productions and aired on Israeli broadcaster Hot. A U.S. adaptation of the show from HBO, starring Zendaya (pictured above), Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney, soon followed and has since become a runaway success, with the series set to return for a third season.
The German adaptation has already tapped writers Jonas Lindt (“Druck”) and Paulina Lorenz (“Druck“) to work on the project.
“We are happy that the...
- 11/24/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
To mark the release of We Children from Bahnhof Zoo on 14th June, we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on DVD.
We Children From Bahnhof Zoo follows the life of Christiane and her tight-knit group of like-minded souls who are trying to find out who they are, what they want to do with their lives and where the next party’s at.
We follow their rough ride into adulthood that sees Christiane’s gradual descent into heroin addiction while Benno’s habit drives him to lengths he never imagined while paranoid Axel’s heartbreaking adoration of Christiane persists and Michi, secretly in love with Benno competes with Christiane for his affection. Will they be able to overcome their addictions or will they be consumed by them?
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We Children From Bahnhof Zoo follows the life of Christiane and her tight-knit group of like-minded souls who are trying to find out who they are, what they want to do with their lives and where the next party’s at.
We follow their rough ride into adulthood that sees Christiane’s gradual descent into heroin addiction while Benno’s habit drives him to lengths he never imagined while paranoid Axel’s heartbreaking adoration of Christiane persists and Michi, secretly in love with Benno competes with Christiane for his affection. Will they be able to overcome their addictions or will they be consumed by them?
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- 6/13/2021
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: German Films, the agency that promotes German cinema globally, has unveiled participants for the sixth edition of its Face To Face With German Films campaign, which this year will be dedicated to local talent across all aspects of the filmmaking world. In previous years, the program has focussed on promoting actors, directors or writers at one time, but the 2021 edition will highlight local talent with different backgrounds and artistic approaches, whose works span across all facets of the business.
This year’s participants, who are all female, are: composer Freya Arde, a German Film Music Award winner for her work on Nelly’s Adventure; costume designer Ulé Barcelos, whose bold and colorful work was seen on 2020 German Oscar entry System Crasher; director Sarah Blaßkiewitz, whose debut Precious Ivie wrapped last summer; Berlin-based actor Tua El-Fawwal, star of German teen drama series Druck; Annekatrin Hendel, the prolific director of Berlin...
This year’s participants, who are all female, are: composer Freya Arde, a German Film Music Award winner for her work on Nelly’s Adventure; costume designer Ulé Barcelos, whose bold and colorful work was seen on 2020 German Oscar entry System Crasher; director Sarah Blaßkiewitz, whose debut Precious Ivie wrapped last summer; Berlin-based actor Tua El-Fawwal, star of German teen drama series Druck; Annekatrin Hendel, the prolific director of Berlin...
- 2/16/2021
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rising German production company Augenschein is underway in Germany and Israel on Euro drama All Russians Love Birch Trees, starring Aylin Tezel (7500).
Pola Beck is directing the feature, which is based on the novel from Olga Grjasnowa and adapted by Burkhardt Wunderlich and Beck. The project re-unites a handful of the creatives behind Beck’s 2012 drama Breaking Horizons.
The German, English and Hebrew-language film charts a young woman’s quest for independence and herself. After her boyfriend becomes critically ill, Mascha re-evaluates her path and decides to leave her previous life behind. But it’s only by returning home that she can find peace.
Distributing in Germany will be Port Au Prince, whose recent releases include Berlin Film Festival 2019 hit System Crasher and Abel Ferrara’s Siberia.
Augenschein’s Maximilian Leo and Jonas Katzenstein are producers. Finance comes from Film und Medienstiftung Nrw, Medienboard and Zdf Das Kleine Fernsehspiel.
Pola Beck is directing the feature, which is based on the novel from Olga Grjasnowa and adapted by Burkhardt Wunderlich and Beck. The project re-unites a handful of the creatives behind Beck’s 2012 drama Breaking Horizons.
The German, English and Hebrew-language film charts a young woman’s quest for independence and herself. After her boyfriend becomes critically ill, Mascha re-evaluates her path and decides to leave her previous life behind. But it’s only by returning home that she can find peace.
Distributing in Germany will be Port Au Prince, whose recent releases include Berlin Film Festival 2019 hit System Crasher and Abel Ferrara’s Siberia.
Augenschein’s Maximilian Leo and Jonas Katzenstein are producers. Finance comes from Film und Medienstiftung Nrw, Medienboard and Zdf Das Kleine Fernsehspiel.
- 11/9/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Letterbox Filmproduktion, producer of Zdf-Arte hit “Bad Banks” – and part of the Studio Hamburg Production Group that backed Netflix’s “Unorthodox” – has boarded “Davos,” a high-end drama series from Zurich-based film producer Contrast Film, producer of “Wonderland.”
“Davos,” a period espionage thriller, is being written by Switzerland’s Adrian Illien, a former producer at Swiss public broadcaster Srf of crime series “Tatort” and Germany’s Julia Penner, head writer on seasons 3, 4 and 5 of “Druck,” Germany’s adaptation of “Skam.”
Budgeted at $13 million, Contrast Film’s Ivan Madeo told Variety, “Davos” is a pioneering high-end drama series for Switzerland, for which Contrast has turned to one of the country’s biggest assets as an international content creators: Switzerland’s mystique as a setting for geo-political power play often tied to the extraordinary influence Switzerland is held to exert on the world’s financial systems.
The Swiss Alpine resort of Davos hosts...
“Davos,” a period espionage thriller, is being written by Switzerland’s Adrian Illien, a former producer at Swiss public broadcaster Srf of crime series “Tatort” and Germany’s Julia Penner, head writer on seasons 3, 4 and 5 of “Druck,” Germany’s adaptation of “Skam.”
Budgeted at $13 million, Contrast Film’s Ivan Madeo told Variety, “Davos” is a pioneering high-end drama series for Switzerland, for which Contrast has turned to one of the country’s biggest assets as an international content creators: Switzerland’s mystique as a setting for geo-political power play often tied to the extraordinary influence Switzerland is held to exert on the world’s financial systems.
The Swiss Alpine resort of Davos hosts...
- 8/11/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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