Danish movie and TV firm Zentropa, the newer credit of which embody Nikolaj Arcel’s historic drama The Promised Land and Lars Von Trier’s drama The Kingdom, is transferring into documentary.
The corporate has unveiled the launch of Zentropa Documentary, which shall be headed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Nicole Horanyi.
The brand new division will develop and produce documentary content material in all codecs, with particulars of first titles anticipated early subsequent 12 months.
Horanyi has labored throughout documentary options and collection withcredits together with Motley’s Regulation(2015) on DR (Danish Broadcasting Company), A Stranger Strikes In (2017) on TV 2 Denmark, and Natascha Kampusch – A Lifetime in Jail (2022) on Viaplay.
Moreover, she was Head of Documentaries at Viaplay in 2022 and 2023, overseeing the streaming service’s documentary efforts throughout all markets (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, and the Netherlands).
Throughout her tenure, she was answerable for producing documentaries equivalent to The Danish Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Most Distant Restaurant within the World, and Max Verstappen – Anatomy of a Champion.
“I’m tremendously joyful to step into this distinctive establishment. Zentropa possesses a very distinctive high quality and a really robust model; due to this fact, I’m satisfied that collectively, we are able to open doorways for one of the best documentary filmmakers within the trade,” stated Horanyi.
“We share a imaginative and prescient of making broad, audience-oriented documentary productions grounded in stable inventive ideas. I’m obsessed with creating fashionable and sophisticated narratives about actuality that set a nationwide agenda and depart an enduring influence on society.”
Zentropa producers Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Louise Vesth, who’re a part of Zentropa’s administration crew, defined the pondering behind the creation of the brand new division.
“In right this moment’s world, fostering dialogue, group and understanding is essential for shaping the world we stay in. Documentary filmmaking is without doubt one of the strongest instruments we have now to attain this,” they stated.
“At Zentropa, we goal to develop and produce genuine tales in collaboration with robust inventive skills who aspire to succeed in broad audiences – each nationally and internationally. Already distributing characteristic movies and collection worldwide, we additionally search to contribute to Denmark’s spectacular place in documentary movie and collection manufacturing.”
Susan Wendt, Managing Director of gross sales arm TrustNordisk, stated the documentaries could be a welcome addition to the gross sales slate.
“This enterprise enhances our portfolio, particularly inside documentaries, that ship highly effective storytelling to international audiences. We look ahead to incorporating this new addition and bringing it to the worldwide market,” she stated.
