Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot Sale for Red Arrow International

MUNICH/CANNES: Red Arrow International has placed the family film Roald Dahl's Esio Trot with the German public broadcaster ARD Degeto/Das Erste.

The movie stars Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman. It is an adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic. Shooting is scheduled to begin in May for delivery on BBC One.

Irina Ignatiew, the managing director of global scripted distribution at Red Arrow International, said: "We have Hollywood superstars Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman as lead actors, and Richard Curtis, Dearbhla Walsh and Hilary Bevan Jones off camera—you can't top that! And I am very excited Roald Dahl's Esio Trot is now heading to ARD!"