Bonafide & ZDFE Enter Development Agreement

LONDON/MAINZ: Bonafide Films has inked a development deal with ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), which has taken the international distribution rights for Talking to the Dead, Bonafide’s new two-part drama for Sky Living.

Under the development agreement, ZDFE will offer financial investment, including global co-productions, acquisitions and licensing deals, for Bonafide’s new projects. The German company will also distribute Bonafide’s content around the world. The collaboration is meant to develop daring drama and comedy programming for broadcasters in the U.K. and internationally.

Margery Bone, executive producer and co-founder of Bonafide Films, remarked: "We are huge fans of ZDF Enterprises’ work on quality crime shows such as The Bridge and The Killing and their expert network for international distribution. We very much share the same taste in captivating, high-end productions, so we’re tremendously pleased to be working together on Talking to the Dead for Sky Living in the U.K.—and for this relationship to now extend into a development one is a very exciting opportunity for us."

Fred Burcksen, the COO of ZDF Enterprises, added: "Bonafide Films is a very promising company with great talent attached. There is a great fit with their development focus and the ZDF Enterprises catalogue, and we very much look forward to working together."