Danish movie and TV firm Zentropa, the more moderen credit of which embrace 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 will probably 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 chargeable for producing documentaries corresponding to The Danish Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Most Distant Restaurant within the World, and Max Verstappen – Anatomy of a Champion.
“I’m tremendously completely satisfied to step into this distinctive establishment. Zentropa possesses a very distinctive high quality and a really sturdy model; subsequently, I’m satisfied that collectively, we are able to open doorways for the very best documentary filmmakers within the trade,” stated Horanyi.
“We share a imaginative and prescient of making broad, audience-oriented documentary productions grounded in strong inventive rules. I’m enthusiastic about creating fashionable and complicated narratives about actuality that set a nationwide agenda and go away an enduring impression on society.”
Zentropa producers Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Louise Vesth, who’re a part of Zentropa’s administration crew, defined the considering behind the creation of the brand new division.
“In as we speak’s world, fostering dialogue, neighborhood and understanding is essential for shaping the world we reside in. Documentary filmmaking is without doubt one of the strongest instruments we have now to realize this,” they stated.
“At Zentropa, we goal to develop and produce genuine tales in collaboration with sturdy inventive skills who aspire to achieve 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 can 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 stay up for incorporating this new addition and bringing it to the worldwide market,” she stated.
