AGC Studios CEO Stuart Ford has called for a reset of the relationship between U.S. theatrical distributors and the independent production world, saying it is “the hot button issue of the moment”. "If we want to return to a period of efficiency in the independent film world, there needs to be a…

Does AI present an opportunity or challenge for the industry? That was the question posed today at a Zurich Summit panel featuring Jim Rivera, Chief Product Officer at AI production company Flawless, David Unger, CEO Artist International Group, Chris Jacquemin, Partner & Head of Strategy WME, and…

CAA Media Finance co-head Roeg Sutherland, FilmNation Entertainment CEO Glen Basner, Mediawan Pictures Elisabeth d'Arvieu and Constantin Film CEO Oliver Berben will be among the industry executives participating in the 10th Zurich Summit this weekend. Dubbed by organizer the Zurich Film Festival…

CAA's Roeg Sutherland is set to be honored with the Zurich Film Festival's Game Changer Award for his outstanding achievements and contributions within the film industry. The co-Head of CAA's Media Finance department as well as its International Film Group, will be presented with the award during the…

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…