All3Media Acquires ‘Our Planet’ Producer Silverback Films

Natalie Oganesyan editorSamuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the U.S.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe filmmakers behind Poland’s official entry in the international feature film Oscar race, “Never Gonna Snow Again,” say they will be following in the footsteps of Polish winners and nominees like Paweł Pawlikowski (“Cold War,” “Ida”) and Jan Komasa (“Corpus Christi”).

CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, and BET+ have teamed on The Porter (working title), an original drama series about a group of railway workers who unite to form the world’s first Black union, from Winnipeg-based Inferno Pictures and Sphere Media’s Sienna Films.

Trioscope Studios and Polish VFX firm Juice, two of the companies behind Netflix’s The Liberator, have launched a European animation venture.

Manori Ravindran International EditorFormer Amazon Studios executive Bianca Gavin has joined “Gangs of London” producer Pulse Films as it looks to grow its scripted pipeline.Gavin joins Pulse as head of production for scripted television and film, and will be the primary production point of contact for all projects, from development through to delivery.

Naman Ramachandran Key creatives behind blue-chip natural history producer Silverback Films — the powerhouse outfit behind Netflix’s “Our Planet” — have teamed to form sister company Studio Silverback.The new production outfit will focus solely on films that tackle the world’s pressing environmental challenges, and will be headed up by Jonnie Hughes, Colin Butfield, Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill.

Celebs are keeping busy this week, from Crystal Hefner inviting travelers on a volunteer trip to Mexico, to Lil Nas X donating school supplies to Covenant House LA, to Sam Smith educating TikTok users about The Trevor Project.

Naman Ramachandran National Geographic has commissioned event series “Return To The Moon” (working title), which will chronicle NASA’s historic Artemis program that will see a woman step on the lunar surface for the first time.Named after Greek mythology’s goddess of the moon, National Geographic will take a comprehensive look at the mission, using all of its print and digital storytelling platforms to invest in extensive, multi-year coverage of NASA’s journey.The series will be produced by

EXCLUSIVE: Authentic Brands Group said Tuesday it acquired a 20% equity stake in live events and content production company Medium Rare for an undisclosed sum.

True Thompson‘s video-bomb in mom Khloe Kardashian‘s latest Instagram video is the best thing you’ll see all day! In honor of Poosh‘s new online shop, Khloe attempted to film a series of Instagram Story videos congratulating her sister Kourtney Kardashian and the Poosh team — until True showed up and made an adorable cameo. The 2-year-old hilariously crashed Khloe’s dedication, and it made the moment even more special!

Hello Sunshine, the production company established by Reese Witherspoon, is doubling down on unscripted TV with the acquisition of Sara Rea’s SKR Productions.

Wealthy, curtain-twitching suburbanites have formed the basis for many a TV show, but the Polish feature Never Gonna Snow Again proves the setting can be profoundly cinematic and esoteric, as well as darkly funny. Co-directing and writing with director of photography Michal Englert, Malgorzata Szumowska revels in blending genres in this acutely observed festival hit that is Poland’s submission for the 2021 International Oscar race.

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EXCLUSIVE: All3Media CEO Jane Turton has told Deadline that the production group’s surprise deal to acquire Emmy-winning Our Planet producer Silverback Films gives it immediate access to a small, but elite pool of blue-chip natural history program makers.

TV giant All3Media has acquired natural history specialists Silverback Films. The production company, founded in 2021 by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, was behind the recent documentary David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, which had a worldwide theatrical release at the end of September, becoming the widest-ever documentary release in British cinema history, before launching globally on Netflix.

Manori Ravindran International EditorProduction and distribution powerhouse All3Media has acquired leading natural history producer Silverback Films.Founded in 2012 by Alastair Fothergill (pictured, left) and Keith Scholey (right), Silverback Films is the U.K.’s top natural history producer outside of the BBC Natural History Unit, and creates wildlife content for film and TV.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has nabbed the North American rights to Savage State, David Perrault's period western drama. An early 2021 release is planned for the film about a family of French settlers who flee Missouri to return to Paris as the American Civil War breaks out.

Frédéric Chopin in 1849 (Photo: Louis-Auguste Bisson)