NATPE Europe Spotlight: ZDF Enterprises

PRAGUE: The teams from ZDF Enterprises’ ZDFE.drama and ZDFE.junior departments will be at NATPE Europe looking to shore up deals.

From the ZDFE.drama catalogue comes Thicker Than Water, about siblings who must run their late mother’s B&B together in order to collect their inheritance. “Thicker Than Water offers deep, authentic chararcters that the viewers are invited to follow and well-thought-through story lines,” says Fred Burcksen, the company’s executive VP and COO. “It’s a modern, character-driven drama that offers a story that everybody can relate to.” Also from ZDFE.drama, two new romantic films based on books by the best-selling author Cecelia Ahern have been produced.

Rusty Knight, which features characters made of recycled household utensils and tools, is a highlight of the ZDFE.junior slate.