EXCLUSIVE: My Daughter’s Killer producer Rogan Productions has signed Passion Pictures’ Nicholas Franklin as Head of Production. Franklin replaces the departing Viv Steele, who is exiting after seven years.
12.10.2022 - 17:01 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Shark Tank EP Phil Gurin’s The Gurin Company has struck an international partnership with Ukrainian indie FILM.UA Group and set the first project, a home makeover series titled Rebuilding Ukraine Together.
The deal will see the veteran U.S. format exec’s indie select FILM.UA shows that have global potential and provide development, distribution and co-production services to help sell them outside Ukraine. The pair will also work together on formats for the U.S., Ukrainian and international markets.
Rebuilding Ukraine Together will be shopped at next week’s Mipcom Cannes and is inspired by a FILM.UA pilot that was filmed prior to the war with Russia. The series follows the structure of a classic makeover format but will rebuild Ukrainian homes destroyed during the war, while creating a supportive community for traumatized local families.
Gurin said his company has “long admired the creative work of our friends at FILM.UA.”
“While predominantly known for their scripted output, their storytelling expertise is highly regarded and deserves to be known far beyond Ukraine’s borders,” he added.
He added: “Rebuilding Ukraine Together is a timely and topical documentary series with its roots in entertainment — and it combines the best of both genres. While it has a real sense of urgency and purpose, it also delivers a powerful feel-good punch, as the make-over team turns its attention to rebuilding war-torn lives, homes and communities.”
Gurin has been exec producing ABC’s Shark Tank for the past 13 years, winning four Emmys, and past credits include the likes of Lingo and The Weakest Link.
FILM.UA CEO Victoria Yarmoshchuk said her indie can “offer the fresh ideas so desperately needed by both our industry and, more
EXCLUSIVE: My Daughter’s Killer producer Rogan Productions has signed Passion Pictures’ Nicholas Franklin as Head of Production. Franklin replaces the departing Viv Steele, who is exiting after seven years.
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