ALL3MEDIA in First-Look Deal

LONDON, August 7:
ALL3MEDIA International has inked a first-look deal with British independent
doc producer Gecko Productions.

Best known for its
human-interest documentaries and doc series, U.K. indie Gecko Productions was
launched in October 2006 by Vivian McGrath, the former managing director of
RedBack Films. ALL3MEDIA will work with Gecko on its present slate of films, and
will be launching the first completed and fully commissioned shows at this
year’s MIPCOM. These include Satan’s Sex Slaves (working title), about a man who got away with the
murders of a slew of women he held as sex slaves, and Ex Forces and Homeless, the story of a former soldier who goes on a
personal journey to find out why so many homeless are ex-servicemen.

ALL3MEDIA International’s
acquisitions executive, Maartje Horchner, said, “We have been following the
success of Gecko since its launch and are very pleased to have signed this
arrangement. Gecko is making programs of the highest quality, readily combined
with strong international appeal. There is a wonderful energy and drive at the
company, and ALL3MEDIA International is looking forward to nurturing their
reputation in the international marketplace.”

McGrath added, “I am
delighted to be working in partnership with ALL3MEDIA International. I am
impressed by the company’s efficiency, its catalogue and great sales team and
feel they are the right fit for Gecko at this stage of our growth.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski