Federation Acquires ‘Britannia’ Producer Vertigo Films
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Pascal Breton’s European banner Federation Entertainment (“The Bureau”) has acquired a majority stake in Vertigo Films, the U.K.
production company behind the hit TV shows “Britannia” and “Bulletproof.” The London-based company is also the producer of B.O.
films such as “StreetDance 3D,” “The Sweeney” and award-winning titles including Gareth Edwards’s “Monsters” and Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Bronson.“ Founded 20 years ago by executive producers Allan Niblo and James Richardson, Vertigo is currently in post-production with Jez Butterworth’s new comedy-drama series “Mammals,” starring James Corden and Sally Hawkins for Amazon, and the 1980s-set gangster epic “A Town Called Malice” by Nick Love for Sky Max.
The banner just wrapped principal photography on a new film for Sky Cinema, with further details to be announced at a later date.
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