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  • GoQuest Media licenses drama package deal to Disney+ Hotstar

    GoQuest Media licenses drama package deal to Disney+ Hotstar

    Mumbai: GoQuest Media has licensed a drama package deal to Disney+ Hotstar. The video streaming platform has acquired the Indian rights to three thrilling European dramas, Civil Servant and Debt to the Sea produced by Serbian telecommunications and cable TV operator Telekom Srbija & Traitor produced by multi-service provider Elisa Estonia and Estonian public broadcaster ERR.

    Produced in conjunction with Film Danas and directed by Miroslav Lekic and Ivan Zivkovic, Civil Servant is a gripping spy thriller series that follows a young, ambitious Serbian Secret Service (BIA) agent, Lazar Stanojević (played by Milan Marić, winner of the Shooting Stars Award at Berlinale and the Chopard Talent Award at the Moscow Film Festival) as he negotiates the rules of the international spy game in the modern world. He quickly learns that all is not what it seems, and he is left fighting the distrust that he has for everything he thought to be true. Despite this, his sense of duty still makes him make dangerous decisions to try to protect his nation, his family and himself.

    Dark secrets, ancient myths and an unrelenting sea determine the life of the characters in Debt to the Sea produced in association with Monte Royal Pictures International and directed by Goran Gajic. The arrival of a mysterious stranger triggers an unstoppable wave of events for the unnerved inhabitants of a beautiful but deadly Montenegro coastal village. Fractured families, old friends and young lovers are forced to find answers in their tragic pasts and uncertain futures.

    Disney+ Hotstar has also acquired the spy thriller Traitor directed by Ergo Kuld. Inspired by recent spy scandals in Estonia, Traitor is a captivating thriller which begins in 2004, just before Estonia joined NATO and became a top target for Russian intelligence. Greed and the need for recognition lead recruit Alfred Vint (played by Tambet Tuisk who received the Best Actor Award at EFTA 2020, Estonian Film and TV Awards) to cooperate with Russian intelligence, leading to a thrilling cat-and-mouse game with determined young Estonian counterintelligence officer Marko Arrak (Veiko Porkanen).

    GoQuest Media Managing Director Vivek Lath added, “Spy dramas have enjoyed consistent success with Indian audiences on streaming platforms. Both Civil Servant and Traitor have the story, casting, and production brilliance to build a new fanbase in the country.”

    “Debt to the Sea is perfect for those who enjoy psychological thrillers with myths, murders, and family secrets set against a stunning seaside location like Montenegro. We are very excited that these exceptional Eastern European titles are now premiering in India and hope that Disney+ Hotstar audiences will enjoy them as much as we did,” he added.

  • GoQuest Media secures sales for two titles in Eastern Europe

    GoQuest Media secures sales for two titles in Eastern Europe

    Mumbai: Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has secured sales for two titles in Eastern Europe.

    TV3 Group, a leading media house in the Baltics has acquired linear and on-demand rights for Go3, and Slovenian multimedia company Pro Plus has acquired SVOD rights for its digital platform Voyo to the award-winning crime thriller “Rats.” It is created and written by Czech screenwriter Miro Šifra (Rédl) and directed by multi-Viktor Tauš of production company Heaven’s Gate and Matěj Chlupáček (Terapie) of Barletta Productions in association with Czech TV and MD4.

    Pro Plus has also acquired the TV and SVOD rights to “Civil Servant,” a Serbian spy thriller produced by Telekom Srbija and Film Danas. It is created and produced by Predrag Antonijevic and directed by Miroslav Lekic and Ivan Zivkovic. Season three of the show is currently in production and set to air on Superstar TV (Serbia) in Spring 2022.

    “We are proud to partner with these renowned companies and bring these gripping stories to audiences in Latvia and Slovenia,” said GoQuest Media CEO Vivek Lath. “When we chose Rats and Civil Servant for our catalogue, we knew they would travel well – both are strong, universally relatable, and highly entertaining stories set against some never before seen backdrops. Both series have characters suited for co-viewing and work wonderfully for a multi-screen audience.”

  • Globopay acquires streaming rights to Serbian drama ‘Civil Servant’

    Globopay acquires streaming rights to Serbian drama ‘Civil Servant’

    Mumbai: Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has inked a deal with Brazilian streaming platform Globopay.

    As part of the deal, Globoplay has acquired exclusive streaming rights to the Serbian drama “Civil Servant”, a spy thriller produced by Telekom Srbija and Film Danas.

    Created and produced by Predrag Antonijevic and directed by Miroslav Lekic and Ivan Zivkovic, the thriller series follows a young ambitious Serbian secret service (BIA) agent.

    “The Serbian secret service thriller Civil Servant is part of an important strategy to bring to our audiences a great portfolio of global series, with content from different countries, but with interesting and universal themes,” said Globoplay content strategy manager Antonio Augusto Valente.

    The producers of the show recently commenced filming the third season which will air on Serbian TV channel, Superstar TV in the spring of 2022.

    “What a brilliant debut for Civil Servant in Latin America, and we are so glad that this captivating series has found its home with Globoplay,” said GoQuest Media VP of sales and acquisition Jimmy George. “We hope Brazilian audiences root for the protagonist Lazar as they discover great and unique locations, engage with the characters and enjoy the novelty of learning the workings of an intelligence network that is quite unfamiliar.”