Julia Weber & Alice von Einem Launch Epsilon Film

Industry veterans Julia Weber and Alice von Einem (formerly Buquoy) have teamed up with Beta Film to form the new sales company Epsilon Film.

Weber and von Einem previously served as head of international acquisitions and sales and senior VP of international acquisitions and sales at Munich-based distribution company Global Screen, a TELEPOOL brand. As managing directors, both will oversee Epsilon Film’s sales and acquisitions activities.

They are supported by Matthias Ziegler, a former Global Screen colleague, who brings a wealth of production experience to the table.

Epsilon Film will specialize in the worldwide distribution of feature films, focusing on genres such as family entertainment and IP-driven content with broad commercial appeal.

There are two 3D animated films in the genre family entertainment genre already announced. Snow White and Me is based on the fairy tale, a production by playwright Ronald Kruschak and Ulysses Filmproduktion (Emely Christians: The Amazing Maurice, Niko—The Reindeer). Disney screenwriter Philip LaZebnik (Mulan, Pocahontas, Prince of Egypt) is on board.

FFL Film- und Fernsehlabor (Matthias Drescher) and RISE PX (Ulrich Schwarz: Dragon Rider, Stowaway) are producing Nessie Junior, in which none other than the descendant of the famous Loch Ness monster goes on an adventure for young and old.

Moritz von Kruedener, managing director of Beta Film, said: “Alice and Julia are veterans in this industry with more than 20 years of experience in acquisitions and sales. With their excellent national and international network of producers and distributors, they are a perfect match to the sister company Beta Cinema.”

Dirk Schürhoff, managing director of Beta Cinema, added: “Julia and Alice’s experience in family entertainment and animation is really outstanding. We are very happy and proud to welcome them to the Beta family.”

Weber and Alice von Einem commented: “Epsilon Film’s goal is to co-produce and distribute compelling stories that appeal to audiences of all ages and create cinematic and commercial cinema with a global reach. On top of our experience and solid producing partners, we can furthermore benefit and synergize from Beta’s attractive and broad corporate positioning and excellent reputation. Not only the excellent TV distribution with its great successes, but also the partnerships with distributors, producers and service providers from Germany and abroad are an important aspect. The lean and personal structure of Epsilon allows us to act quickly with the agility of a small boutique while having the clout of a major player through the setup. We are looking forward to meeting our clients and producers at the upcoming EFM in Berlin.”