BBC Studios Teams With ‘Mood’ Producer Bonafide for Development and Distribution Deal
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Bonafide Films, the award-winning production company behind “Mood” and “The Last Post,” has revealed a development and distribution deal with BBC Studios.
As part of the agreement, BBC Studios will invest in Bonafide’s development slate, and will also have first look agreement on distribution rights for all projects. “Mood,” Nicôle Lecky’s BAFTA and RTS-winning TV adaptation of her acclaimed play, “Superhoe” was a co-commission from BBC and AMC and BBC Studios brokered the co-production deal for Bonafide with AMC and also secured sales to 12 territories internationally. “The Last Post” is by screenwriter Peter Moffatt (“Your Honor”).
In addition to their relationship with Moffatt and Lecky, Bonafide is currently developing projects with Peter Straughan (“Wolf Hall”), Sarah Gavron (“Rocks”), Veronica Gleeson (“Below”), Miranda Bowen (“Killing Eve”), Pete Jackson (“Somewhere Boy”) and Meadhbh McHugh (“Conversations with Friends”).
The outfit is also working with emerging talent such as Sharma Walfall, Nas Saraei, Ellie Kendrick and Adam Bennett-Lea, who has been mentored by Bonafide after winning the Channel 4 and New Writing North New Writers Scheme.
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