MGM Television and Israel-based global entertainment studio Sipur have renewed their first-look production and distribution agreement.
The agreement, which began in 2020, has resulted in projects such as “We Will Dance Again,” a feature film that includes eyewitness accounts of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel’s Nova Music Festival.
Directed by Yariv Mozer, the film is set to air in the US on Paramount+, in the UK on co-producer BBC Storyville and in Israel on HOT Channel 8. Mozer previously worked with Sipur and MGM Television on The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes, which also aired on the BBC.
“Sipur is a great partner who shares our vision of producing world-class content that educates viewers around the world,” said Lindsay Sloane, head of MGM TV. “We are excited to continue this fruitful collaboration and together we are ready to bring even more exciting stories to the world stage.”
Sipur CEO Emilio Schanker (photo above) added: “MGM Television is a great partner that has been very supportive of our ambitious co-productions. We are excited to continue this very productive relationship, which has given us the bandwidth to successfully pursue our overall company focus of bringing high-quality film and television projects to the international stage through key strategic partnerships.”
In addition to “We Will Dance Again,” MGM Television — a division of Amazon MGM Studios — is behind scripted shows such as “Wednesday” (Netflix), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “Fargo” (FX), “Vikings: Valhalla” (Netflix) and the upcoming “El Gato” starring Diego Boneta for Prime Video. The division’s television programs are regularly broadcast in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Sipur’s recent work includes Munich ’72, the reality dating show Hungry For Love and the upcoming scripted series Bad Boy.
