MIPTV Spotlight: Palatin Media

CANNES: Palatin Media’s lead offerings for MIPTV feature stories that spring from existing book properties.

A psychological thriller, Decompression is based on the best-selling novel by Juli Zeh. It is about two couples caught in a web of conflicting passions while diving off the picturesque Canary Islands.

Phenomena is based on a set of Scandinavian books by Ruben Eliassen. Bernd Schloetterer, the CEO of Palatin, describes the fantasy book series as “The Hobbit meets The Hunger Games.”

The Bruno, Chef de Police novels from Scottish author Martin Walker are being adapted as crime movies. Palatin is producing the first two installments, Dark Vineyard and Black Diamond, with “a big budget” attached, according to Schloetterer.

“All three of these titles have broad global appeal,” adds Schloetterer. “They are produced in English, based on best sellers and are brand-driven.”