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  • MIPCOM: Beta Film delivers interactive TV-event ‘The Verdict’ throughout Europe

    MIPCOM: Beta Film delivers interactive TV-event ‘The Verdict’ throughout Europe

    CANNES: The interactive TV-event The Verdict continues its roll-out throughout Europe and will be simultaneously broadcast in six countries with additional territories to follow. The MOOVIE production by Oliver Berben (“Shades of Guilt”, “Hotel Adlon – A Family Saga”) will be screened in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Slovakia and live in Cannes/France for the MIPCOM 2016 audience on primetime this Monday night. In addition to the new agreements with Czech Republic and Slovakia Beta Film also secured a contract with Denmark’s DR, which will broadcast the program later this year. Negotiations with several European key territories are underway.

    The legal thriller The Verdict (90’), directed by Lars Kraume (“The People vs. Fritz Bauer”), is the latest in a row of joint projects of Oliver Berben and Beta Film and circles around the legal question whether it might be justified to shoot down a civilian plane converted into a deadly suicide missile. The movie, which has already stirred controversial discussions, will be shown on 100 screens in cinema prior to its broadcast.

    TV professionals, executives and journalists attending MIPCOM will judge after the screening as viewers will do across Europe. The event, hosted by Beta Film, will take place on Monday, October 17th, 8.15 pm, at C 21 Grand Beach, La Croisette, Cannes.

    The case: Terrorists hijack a civil airplane and force the pilot to set course for a sold-out football stadium. At the last minute and against the explicit orders of his wing commander, a German air force pilot shoots down the airplane before it crashes into the stadium. Having saved the lives of tens of thousands but killing all passengers on board, he now faces charges for his action in court.

    The concept: The audience witnesses the trial and have to judge for themselves by voting live online, via telephone or text message: guilty or innocent? The vote will be moderated in each country by local anchormen. Depending on the outcome, either the conviction or the acquittal of the pilot will be broadcasted, followed by high ranking political talk shows, turning a linear fictional program into an interactive, captivating, and unpredictable TV happening.

    The show is based on the stage play “Terror” by bestseller author Ferdinand von Schirach (“Shades of Guilt”) and stars Florian David Fitz (“Vincent Wants to Sea”), Burghart Klaussner (“The White Ribbon”), Martina Gedeck (“Lives of Others”), and Lars Eidinger (“Clouds of Sils Maria”). The Verdict is an Oliver Berben production by MOOVIE in co-production with ARD Degeto and rbb. World sales are handled by Beta Film.

  • MIPCOM: Beta Film delivers interactive TV-event ‘The Verdict’ throughout Europe

    MIPCOM: Beta Film delivers interactive TV-event ‘The Verdict’ throughout Europe

    CANNES: The interactive TV-event The Verdict continues its roll-out throughout Europe and will be simultaneously broadcast in six countries with additional territories to follow. The MOOVIE production by Oliver Berben (“Shades of Guilt”, “Hotel Adlon – A Family Saga”) will be screened in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Slovakia and live in Cannes/France for the MIPCOM 2016 audience on primetime this Monday night. In addition to the new agreements with Czech Republic and Slovakia Beta Film also secured a contract with Denmark’s DR, which will broadcast the program later this year. Negotiations with several European key territories are underway.

    The legal thriller The Verdict (90’), directed by Lars Kraume (“The People vs. Fritz Bauer”), is the latest in a row of joint projects of Oliver Berben and Beta Film and circles around the legal question whether it might be justified to shoot down a civilian plane converted into a deadly suicide missile. The movie, which has already stirred controversial discussions, will be shown on 100 screens in cinema prior to its broadcast.

    TV professionals, executives and journalists attending MIPCOM will judge after the screening as viewers will do across Europe. The event, hosted by Beta Film, will take place on Monday, October 17th, 8.15 pm, at C 21 Grand Beach, La Croisette, Cannes.

    The case: Terrorists hijack a civil airplane and force the pilot to set course for a sold-out football stadium. At the last minute and against the explicit orders of his wing commander, a German air force pilot shoots down the airplane before it crashes into the stadium. Having saved the lives of tens of thousands but killing all passengers on board, he now faces charges for his action in court.

    The concept: The audience witnesses the trial and have to judge for themselves by voting live online, via telephone or text message: guilty or innocent? The vote will be moderated in each country by local anchormen. Depending on the outcome, either the conviction or the acquittal of the pilot will be broadcasted, followed by high ranking political talk shows, turning a linear fictional program into an interactive, captivating, and unpredictable TV happening.

    The show is based on the stage play “Terror” by bestseller author Ferdinand von Schirach (“Shades of Guilt”) and stars Florian David Fitz (“Vincent Wants to Sea”), Burghart Klaussner (“The White Ribbon”), Martina Gedeck (“Lives of Others”), and Lars Eidinger (“Clouds of Sils Maria”). The Verdict is an Oliver Berben production by MOOVIE in co-production with ARD Degeto and rbb. World sales are handled by Beta Film.

  • MN+ brings ‘The Verdict’ all through August

    MN+ brings ‘The Verdict’ all through August

    MUMBAI: MN+ is ready to bring to its audience the most engaging line-up of movies in its new property – ‘The Verdict.’ This unique property will have you engrossed and intrigued with its focus on movies that display intense courtroom dramas. The movies in the property will air for the entire month of August, every Sunday at 9pm.

    ‘The Verdict’ will feature the Hollywood’s best works of art that includes, ‘A Time to Kill’, ‘The Client’, ‘Devil’s Advocate’,and ‘Fracture’.

    A Time to Kill is an ironic story of a lawyer, who defends a murder accused only because the victims had raped the accused’s 10-year-old daughter. The movie was appreciated for the power packed performances of the 6 Oscar winning actors, namely Sandra Bullock, Matthew McCounaughey, Kevin Spacy, Brenda Fricker, Chris Cooper and Octavia Spencer.

    The Client is an interesting story, about a young boy who finds himself in the middle of a mafia lawyer’s suicide case. The star-cast of the movie has the Oscar Award Nominee – Susan Sarandon, who’s exemplary performance is the highlight of this edge of the seat thriller.

    The Devil’s Advocate is the journey of a talented small town lawyer who is suddenly in the midst of an intriguing case with a lot at stake, assisting a stellar lawyer and the various choices he makes during the experience. The movie, starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, was hugely appreciated. Al Pacino was nominated for the Best Villain in the MTV Movie Awards, 1998.

    Fracture is an American-German thriller, which opens as a seemingly simple murder case but unfolds as a mystery, as Ted, the husband is being tried for murdering his wife. The movie was critically acclaimed for a tense and occasionally twisty screenplay.

  • MN+ brings ‘The Verdict’ all through August

    MN+ brings ‘The Verdict’ all through August

    MUMBAI: MN+ is ready to bring to its audience the most engaging line-up of movies in its new property – ‘The Verdict.’ This unique property will have you engrossed and intrigued with its focus on movies that display intense courtroom dramas. The movies in the property will air for the entire month of August, every Sunday at 9pm.

    ‘The Verdict’ will feature the Hollywood’s best works of art that includes, ‘A Time to Kill’, ‘The Client’, ‘Devil’s Advocate’,and ‘Fracture’.

    A Time to Kill is an ironic story of a lawyer, who defends a murder accused only because the victims had raped the accused’s 10-year-old daughter. The movie was appreciated for the power packed performances of the 6 Oscar winning actors, namely Sandra Bullock, Matthew McCounaughey, Kevin Spacy, Brenda Fricker, Chris Cooper and Octavia Spencer.

    The Client is an interesting story, about a young boy who finds himself in the middle of a mafia lawyer’s suicide case. The star-cast of the movie has the Oscar Award Nominee – Susan Sarandon, who’s exemplary performance is the highlight of this edge of the seat thriller.

    The Devil’s Advocate is the journey of a talented small town lawyer who is suddenly in the midst of an intriguing case with a lot at stake, assisting a stellar lawyer and the various choices he makes during the experience. The movie, starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, was hugely appreciated. Al Pacino was nominated for the Best Villain in the MTV Movie Awards, 1998.

    Fracture is an American-German thriller, which opens as a seemingly simple murder case but unfolds as a mystery, as Ted, the husband is being tried for murdering his wife. The movie was critically acclaimed for a tense and occasionally twisty screenplay.

  • BBC to launch interactive social reality court show ‘The Verdict’ next year

    BBC to launch interactive social reality court show ‘The Verdict’ next year

    MUMBAI: BBC will launch an interactive reality court show, The Verdict next year. The show will be a cross-platform event that will witness 12 carefully selected celebrities sit through the judgement on a complete trial just like a real jury.

    Commissioned from RDF Television, The Verdict will focus on a highly contemporary and controversial case, based on evidence and examples from real life, improvised by top actors and contested by real barristers and a real judge.

    The celebrity jury, will include celebrities with different backgrounds. The first celebrity juror, who has agreed to serve on The Verdict’s jury is former UK Conservative Cabinet Minister Michael Portillo. Viewers will actually be able to see how a jury reaches its conclusions.

    The series goes into production soon and will air next year. It will show the highlights from the trial, building from the prosecution case to the moment when the jury will have to retire and reach their judgement.

    The jury will be sequestered together in a hotel and a switch-over programme will show how the jury have reacted to the day’s proceedings in court. An interactive service will ensure that viewers can fully engage with The Verdict, taking part in discussions on the messageboard, finding out background information, registering for email and SMS updates and registering their own verdict on the trial.

    The Verdict has been funded by the Think Big Fund, which has been set up by BBC director of television Jana Benett. The aim is to support big ideas across platforms and channels to ensure they have maximum impact.

  • BBC to launch interactive social reality court show ‘The Verdict’ next year

    MUMBAI: BBC will launch an interactive reality court show, The Verdict next year. The show will be a cross-platform event that will witness 12 carefully selected celebrities sit through the judgement on a complete trial just like a real jury.

    Commissioned from RDF Television, The Verdict will focus on a highly contemporary and controversial case, based on evidence and examples from real life, improvised by top actors and contested by real barristers and a real judge.

    The celebrity jury, will include celebrities with different backgrounds. The first celebrity juror, who has agreed to serve on The Verdict’s jury is former UK Conservative Cabinet Minister Michael Portillo. Viewers will actually be able to see how a jury reaches its conclusions.

    The series goes into production soon and will air next year. It will show the highlights from the trial, building from the prosecution case to the moment when the jury will have to retire and reach their judgement.

    The jury will be sequestered together in a hotel and a switch-over programme will show how the jury have reacted to the day’s proceedings in court. An interactive service will ensure that viewers can fully engage with The Verdict, taking part in discussions on the messageboard, finding out background information, registering for email and SMS updates and registering their own verdict on the trial.

    The Verdict has been funded by the Think Big Fund, which has been set up by BBC director of television Jana Benett. The aim is to support big ideas across platforms and channels to ensure they have maximum impact.