The Paris-based Banijay Group has acquired Italian production company Grøenlandia Group, whose credits include feature Rose Island for Netflix and series Romulus for Sky.
Grøenlandia, run by filmmakers Matteo Rovere and Sydney Siblia, will become part of Banijay’s local business Banijay Italy.
Ascent Film, the film-focused arm of Grøenlandia, will continue operating as part of the company.
Banijay Italy is responsible for shows for Italian broadcaster Rai (A Professor, Lea - A New Day), Mediaset (Light Of My Eyes) and Amazon (Ferro, The Ferragnez).
Founded in 2014, Grøenlandia is behind numerous productions spanning film, documentary and TV, including Romulus And Remus: The First King, which Rovere directed. He subsequently directed and executive produced Sky Italy original Romulus, produced by ITV Studios’ Cattleya alongside Grøenlandia and Sky Studios.
European expansion
Banijay recently sealed a partnership with award-winning French producer Alain Goldman via his production entities, Pitchipoï Productions and Montmartre Films (previously Légende Films).
“Banijay has made no secret of its ambitions to increase its foothold in the premium scripted space and by welcoming Grøenlandia, we are making a significant move in widening our capacity to deliver high-end TV as well as feature-length films,” said Banijay chief executive Marco Bassetti. “Entrepreneurs, as well as directors and showrunners, Matteo and Sydney are strong leaders and we hope the group will provide an independent and supportive home for them free of any creative restraint, where they can deliver premium material that crosses clients, as well as borders.”
This story first appeared in Screen’s sister publication Broadcast.
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