With some of Germany’s most successful production companies in its stable, Leonine Studios is reaping the rewards with such feature film and television hits as “School of Magical Animals,” “Nightli…
Leonine’s production division includes such well-established companies as Wiedemann & Berg Film, which focuses on theatrical features, W&B Television and Odeon Fiction, which produce movies and series for all broadcasters and streaming platforms in Germany, documentary outfit Gebrueder Beetz and format maker I&U TV.
While “The Lives of Others” marked “a very motivating start” for Wiedemann & Berg Film, the company started out with more of a focus on comedies, later moving into other genres with films like the 2014 techno-thriller “Who Am I” from Baran bo Odar and writing partner Jantje Friese – the creative minds behind “Dark.
“Most of the film takes place in the U.S., but it has this European quality and certainly appeals to audiences all around the globe.” “Lassie – A New Adventure,” Hanno Olderdissen’s sequel to “Lassie Come Home,” his 2019 German-language reboot based on Eric Knight’s 1940 children’s classic about the heroic collie.Leonine Studios companies produced or co-produced the highest-grossing German-language movies in 2020, 2021 and 2022, with Verhoeven’s romantic comedy “Nightlife,” Gregor Schnitzler’s “School of Magical Animals” and Sven Unterwaldt Jr.’s “School of Magical Animals 2,” respectively.
“When it comes to high-end drama W&B Television was the first company to produce a German pay-TV series, the first company to produce a local Netflix Original and among the first to produce for Amazon Prime Video, Sky and now Paramount+ in Germany,” Berg says. “We are looking at an outstanding slate of projects in the last couple of years and a very strong line-up in 2023.
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