ATF Spotlight: Red Arrow International

SINGAPORE: Red Arrow International views the Asian market as a hot spot, according to Jens Richter, the company’s managing director.

“There is a strong appetite for high-quality content and especially for formats,” he says. “Due to this great demand we’ve opened a base in Hong Kong and have high expectations for ATF.”

At the market, the company is presenting the crime series Jo, featuring Jean Reno, Jill Hennessy and Tom Austen. It is from the Emmy Award-winner René Balcer. The spy thriller Restless is based on William Boyd’s international bestseller. Shot in South Africa and the U.K., Restless is due for transmission on BBC One and Sundance Channel in the U.S. later this year. “When it comes to formats, The Taste takes cooking shows to a whole new level by combining a thrilling competition scenario with the most important thing in cooking: the taste,” says Richter. The show is currently in production for ABC in the U.S. and has also been picked up in India and Australia.