Leonine Launches Documentaries Label
deadline.comGerman major Leonine Studios has launched a documentaries label. Jochen Koestler, who joined from Constantin last year, will oversee Leonine Documentaries as the company pushes further into the space.
It said it would focus on enhancing Leonine’s current docs offering while pushing ahead “with commercial and popular topics, particularly in the biopic, portrait and docu-follow” genres.
Leonine already owns Beetz Brothers, which Deadline revealed had rebranded earlier this year from Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, along with i&u TV.
Beetz Brothers’ slate includes projects on Boney M and the Titan Disaster as part of an international push. Alongside former Constantin entertainment boss Koestler, who has been Executive Vice President Non-Fiction at Leonine Studios since January 1, Executive Producer Janek Romero and Line Producer Andreas Tuerpe are responsible for the development and production.
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