Jan Koeppen, President, The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East, and Africa, revealed the company’s plans to invest in the UK and continental Europe focusing on producing blockbuster movies and TV shows, expanding Disney+ and its parks business.
The new film and television production and distribution studio will focus on cultural representation, industry excellence, and sustainable practices as it looks to lead the future of cinema in Africa and beyond.
The company continue to deliver for audiences across the UK, and abroad. In March, BBC set out a long-term ambitious plan to prioritise, and focus our resources on, three essential roles: to pursue truth with no agenda; to back the best homegrown storytelling; and to bring people together.
The Dutch producer, led by Sabine Feij and Jeroen Compeer, focuses on producing productions with a strong focus on (workplace) reality and human interest.