Danish movie and TV firm Zentropa, the more moderen credit of which embody Nikolaj Arcel’s historic drama The Promised Land and Lars Von Trier’s drama The Kingdom, is shifting into documentary.

The corporate has unveiled the launch of Zentropa Documentary, which might be headed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Nicole Horanyi.

The brand new division will develop and produce documentary content material in all codecs, with particulars of first titles anticipated early subsequent yr.

Horanyi has labored throughout documentary options and collection withcredits together with Motley’s Regulation(2015) on DR (Danish Broadcasting Company), A Stranger Strikes In (2017) on TV 2 Denmark, and Natascha Kampusch – A Lifetime in Jail (2022) on Viaplay.

Moreover, she was Head of Documentaries at Viaplay in 2022 and 2023, overseeing the streaming service’s documentary efforts throughout all markets (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, and the Netherlands).

Throughout her tenure, she was chargeable for producing documentaries corresponding to The Danish Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Most Distant Restaurant within the World, and Max Verstappen – Anatomy of a Champion.

“I’m tremendously glad to step into this distinctive establishment. Zentropa possesses a very distinctive high quality and a really sturdy model; due to this fact, I’m satisfied that collectively, we are able to open doorways for the most effective documentary filmmakers within the business,” mentioned Horanyi.

“We share a imaginative and prescient of making broad, audience-oriented documentary productions grounded in strong inventive ideas. I’m captivated with creating trendy and complicated narratives about actuality that set a nationwide agenda and depart a long-lasting affect on society.”

Zentropa producers Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Louise Vesth, who’re a part of Zentropa’s administration crew, defined the pondering behind the creation of the brand new division.

“In at the moment’s world, fostering dialogue, neighborhood and understanding is essential for shaping the world we reside in. Documentary filmmaking is likely one of the strongest instruments we’ve to attain this,” they mentioned.

“At Zentropa, we intention to develop and produce genuine tales in collaboration with sturdy inventive abilities who aspire to achieve broad audiences – each nationally and internationally. Already distributing function movies and collection worldwide, we additionally search to contribute to Denmark’s spectacular place in documentary movie and collection manufacturing.”

Susan Wendt, Managing Director of gross sales arm TrustNordisk, mentioned the documentaries can be a welcome addition to the gross sales slate.

“This enterprise enhances our portfolio, particularly inside documentaries, that ship highly effective storytelling to international audiences. We stay up for incorporating this new addition and bringing it to the worldwide market,” she mentioned.