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A former corporate diva ends up creating a secret business to take down shady corporations in Troll Farm<\/em>, a Lithuanian comedy-drama from Dansu Films that GoQuest Media has added to its expanding slate of titles for the international stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cTroll Farm<\/em> first caught our attention in 2021, when it became the inaugural winner of the most promising project award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival\u2019s TV Beats Forum,\u201d explains Rakesh Vasani, global head of content acquisition at GoQuest. \u201cIt went on to be one of the 16 new series to be featured in EFM\u2019s Berlinale Series Market this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Gabija Siurbyte, the producer\u2019s own words, \u2018Troll Farm<\/em>\u00a0germinated from the ambition to create Lithuania\u2019s first-ever high-end drama series with a strong female lead.\u2019 This fits strongly with two goals we always have when finding content for the GoQuest slate: It needs to be a high-quality production suitable to feature across platforms and networks, and the series has to have a powerful story and a strong lead,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The five-part drama follows as Ana, played by Siurbyte, is fired from the cosmetic empire she founded as a scapegoat for its wrongdoings and embarks on a crusade of vengeance. Armed with Agriculture for Dummies<\/em> and extensive corporate experience, she ends up running two farms to cover her underground business, Troll Farm, targeting exploitative companies. As she becomes blinded by her desire for revenge, however, she begins to turn into the same manipulative person she is determined to fight.<\/p>\n

Vasani and the GoQuest team were eager to take on the title, as \u201cthe exciting topical subject and the fact that the characters are completely relatable make Troll Farm<\/em> a great watch and a show with exceptional format potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series was directed by Ernestas Jankauskas, who runs Dansu Films with Siurbyte. His previous directorial ventures Sasha was Here<\/em> and I Am Fine, Thanks<\/em>were nominated for awards at the Odesa International Film Festival and the Warsaw International Film Festival, respectively. \u201cErnestas brings this passion into Troll Farm<\/em>, directing a very competent cast led by Gabija and riding on a powerful story debating moral rights and wrongs in a society led\/misled by online news and content,\u201d Vasani says.<\/p>\n

Siurbyte not only acts in and produces the series through Dansu Films, but also serves as showrunner. She \u201cis a multihyphenate,\u201d Vasani says. \u201cGabija leads Troll Farm<\/em> with mastery, playing the role of an ousted CEO-turned-vigilante with strength and emotion.\u201d<\/p>\n

The title adds to GoQuest\u2019s slate of dramas from Central and Eastern Europe, which have been finding success internationally. \u201cWe have sold titles like Traitor<\/em>, Civil Servant<\/em> and Rats<\/em> from Estonia, Serbia and the Czech Republic, respectively, in Latin America, Australia, India and Europe to major international platforms, including Disney+ Hotstar, Voyo, Telemundo, SBS, Globoplay and more,\u201d says Vasani.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last few years, we\u2019ve seen numerous examples of non-English-language titles that have topped popular lists on streaming giants and international television awards,\u201d Vasani continues. \u201cWe\u2019re also in interesting times, where, with writers in the U.S. on strike, more and more commissioners are venturing out to look at content from literally all parts of the world. The economics of the market call for greater visibility on catalogs like ours, and this series enriches our offering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Troll Farm<\/em> was the perfect addition to the catalog in GoQuest\u2019s eyes, since it \u201caligns with our focus and commitment to find and bring to the world hidden gems from non-traditional markets,\u201d he says. \u201cIt also fits with how global audiences are responding to shows that are not from Hollywood and the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n

See GoQuest Media\u2019s Showcase here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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