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EXCLUSIVE: Picture Perfect Federation Chairman Patrick Wachsberger, former Co-Chairman of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group, stopped by our Zurich Summit studio this past weekend to discuss the progress of his JV with Federation Entertainment, some of the exciting projects he is working on, and the recent…

Is it possible to produce a serious awards contender on a budget of less than $5 million? That was one of the questions on the table in a panel at the Zurich Film Festival's industry-focused Zurich Summit this weekend. "There’s probably several different opinions on this matter but I think it’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Content's Nick Shumaker and Vainglorious co-CEO Whitney Sudler-Smith came into the Deadline Studio in Zurich to talk about a slew of new projects the pair are collaborating on, including Penny Lane-directed documentary Mrs. America and a previously unannounced scripted project Family O…

The Zurich Summit returned for another year bringing together some of the top creatives in the industry. More than 100 film pros took part in the all-day session that drilled down into the state of the industry. Executives at the summit included Founder and CEO of NEON Tom Quinn, film producer Thomas Benski, Head of…

Writer-director Ethan Berger stepped into the Deadline Zurich Summit Studio on Saturday to talk about his debut feature The Line, which screened at the Zurich Film Festival this weekend.  The project is told from the viewpoint of Tom (Alex Wolff), a devoted "brother" from a fictional college…

It's been four years since ex-Constantin exec Fred Kogel established Leonine Studios in Germany and in that short time it's become one of the country’s biggest powerhouses, releasing between 20 and 25 films per year. It has since aligned itself with sister company Mediawan in France which, says Kogel…

Leonine Studios founder and CEO Fred Kogel has said he does not expect his Germany-focused content group to expand much more in the near future, after four years of rapid and continuous growth. The veteran film and TV exec was talking about the journey around the creation of Leonine Studios in 2019…

EXCLUSIVE: Neon CEO and founder Tom Quinn, Black Bear International President John Friedberg and Iconoclast’s Head of Film and TV Robert Walak stopped by Deadline’s Zurich Summit studio this weekend to talk about current projects. Watch the video above. Quinn, whose Neon has remarkably acquired the…

EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Benski, former CEO and co-founder of Gangs of London producer Pulse Films, stopped by Deadline’s Zurich Summit studio to discuss his time at Pulse and what the future holds for him, including an upcoming production. You can watch the video above. Pulse, well known for its film and…

Neon CEO Tom Quinn has addressed the debate around the new theatrical standards for Best Picture eligibility announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over the summer. Talking on a panel on box office strategies at the Zurich summit on Saturday (watch the panel above), the distributor…

“Are streamers scaling back?” and “Is this a renaissance period for indie financed films?” were two of the questions at the heart of a Zurich Summit panel this morning, featuring CAA’s Roeg Sutherland, WME’s Katie Irwin and Oscar-winning producer John Lesher (Birdman). While the eye-watering streamer…

The future of working with streamers was on the table at the Zurich Summit on Saturday amid talk that the content bubble has burst as key markets such as the U.S. reach saturation point. Watch the panel above. Responding to suggestions that streamers are pulling back in terms of investment, Netflix…