Matthieu Zeller’s production group Mzm has acquired a majority stake in nWave Studios, the thriving Brussels-based company behind Ben Stassen’s “The Son of Bigfoot” and “Sammy,” among other European animated hits.
Mzm was founded in 2016 by Zeller, a former Studiocanal executive, with the aim to produce and co-produce French and international films and TV series. Mzm, which regroups the production banners Octopolis and Bamboo Film, has joined with Belgium’s leading distribution company, Belga Films, as well as its tax-shelter arm, Belga Films Fund Holding, and regional fund Wallimage Entreprises to form a new entity, Next Wave, to complete the acquisition of nWave.
Since launching Mzm, Zeller has added two new partners: Olivier Sulpice and, most recently, Matthieu Gondinet, who just joined after working at Canal Plus for 15 years. Zeller and Gondinet had collaborated with nWave and its teams over the past years when nWave was partly owned by Studiocanal.
Mzm was founded in 2016 by Zeller, a former Studiocanal executive, with the aim to produce and co-produce French and international films and TV series. Mzm, which regroups the production banners Octopolis and Bamboo Film, has joined with Belgium’s leading distribution company, Belga Films, as well as its tax-shelter arm, Belga Films Fund Holding, and regional fund Wallimage Entreprises to form a new entity, Next Wave, to complete the acquisition of nWave.
Since launching Mzm, Zeller has added two new partners: Olivier Sulpice and, most recently, Matthieu Gondinet, who just joined after working at Canal Plus for 15 years. Zeller and Gondinet had collaborated with nWave and its teams over the past years when nWave was partly owned by Studiocanal.
- 9/20/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Deal will see Belga Films will release Umedia films on all media throughout Benelux.
Having signed output deals with Lionsgate-Summit and Europacorp, Belga Films has now inked a distribution deal with Umedia.
The deal was jointly announced by Umedia’s CEO Adrian Politowski, Belga Films’ CEO Patrick Vandenbosch and Belga’s COO Jérôme de Béthune, and will see the distributor release UMedia films on all media throughout Benelux.
“We are now producing six-eight films per year via our La, London and Paris offices, and, continue to co-produce 30-40 films per year. From these we have 12-15 films annually where we own Benelux rights,” commented Politowski.
“As our objective is now to refocus on producing, financing and selling internationally, and as the calibre of our films to be released is very strong and commercial, it made strategic sense for us to partner with Benelux’s leading independent distributor to release these.”
The deal already...
Having signed output deals with Lionsgate-Summit and Europacorp, Belga Films has now inked a distribution deal with Umedia.
The deal was jointly announced by Umedia’s CEO Adrian Politowski, Belga Films’ CEO Patrick Vandenbosch and Belga’s COO Jérôme de Béthune, and will see the distributor release UMedia films on all media throughout Benelux.
“We are now producing six-eight films per year via our La, London and Paris offices, and, continue to co-produce 30-40 films per year. From these we have 12-15 films annually where we own Benelux rights,” commented Politowski.
“As our objective is now to refocus on producing, financing and selling internationally, and as the calibre of our films to be released is very strong and commercial, it made strategic sense for us to partner with Benelux’s leading independent distributor to release these.”
The deal already...
- 6/10/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
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