Federation Stories U.K. Creative Director Arielle Gottlieb Exits Following Internal Restructure (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comK.J. Yossman Federation Stories U.K.’s creative director Arielle Gottlieb has exited the company following an internal restructure, Variety has learned.
Gottlieb and fellow former Entertainment One exec Polly Williams set up the U.K. office of European production studio Federation Studios three years ago with the aim of working with top drama creatives, especially female ones, to make high-end content for a global audience.
Gottlieb, who was previously VP of scripted at eOne where she worked on shows including “Dublin Murders” and “The Sister,” took on the mantle of creative director at the new shingle while Williams, eOne’s fomer head of scripted, became managing director. ”Following an internal re-structure, Arielle Gottlieb has stepped down as creative director of Federation Stories to pursue other projects,” Williams told Variety in a statement. “Polly Williams continues to lead the company as managing director.
Sarah Best remains an executive producer at the company and a head of development is soon to be announced.” Among the London-based Federation Studios arm’s recent and upcoming output is UKTV series “I, Jack Wright,” about a family fall-out following the revelation of a will, an adaptation of Jackie Collins novel “Lovers & Gamblers” and Keely Hawes starrer “Miss Austen,” which is an adaptation of Gill Hornby’s novel.
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