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Federation Entertainment-Backed Glisk Strikes First Major Talent Deal, Adapting Trio Of Works From German Author Ivar Leon Menger
04.05.2022 - 10:03 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Fledgling Federation Entertainment-backed German label Glisk has struck its first major talent deal, signing German author Ivar Leon Menger and setting its first three projects, Deadline can reveal.
Glisk will create TV versions of two of Menger’s audiobooks – Ghostbox and Monster 1983 – along with a film adaptation of debut novel When The Strangers Came, which recently sold as a six-figure two-book deal in a 10-way auction and will be published later this year in multiple languages.
The novel is set in the deep forests of Northland in a lakeside cabin on a small island, where 15-year-old Juno has lived in complete isolation with her family since early childhood, living in constant fear of ‘Strangers’ who want to take revenge on her father for testifying against one of them many years ago.
Meanwhile, Ghostbox is a mystery trilogy that tells the story of Lena Gruenwald, a young Berlin journalist who wants to solve her brother’s mysterious suicide, and Monster 1983 spotlights a series of mysterious deaths in Oregon in the mid-1980s after a Russian spy disappears without a trace.
The trio’s creator, Menger, is an award-winning suspense writer who has seen Ghostbox and Monster 1983 dominate the Audible charts in Germany. He has received more than 30 awards including Best Short Film at the Berlinale’s Lost High-Tapes Awards.
“Shining A Light On Talent”
His signing speaks to the ambition of Glisk founders Philipp Steffens and Julie Link, the veteran execs who launched the Around the World in 80 Days producer Federation-backed shingle last year to focus on the creation, production, financing and distribution of high quality originals via a stable of independent studios.
Steffens most recently created and produced TNT
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