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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Jude Law<\/a>\u2018s Riff Raff Entertainment<\/a> has received \u201csignificant funding\u201d via a new TV development deal with France\u2019s Newen<\/a> Connect. <\/p>\n \n\tUnveiled at Newen\u2019s London TV Screenings<\/a> occasion, the deal sees Riff Raff \u2013 which the two-time Oscar nominee co-founded with Ben Jackson \u2013 handed a money injection to develop a slate of TV initiatives, whereas giving the corporate a distribution pipeline. <\/p>\n \n\tThe growth partnership has already spawned three early-stage initiatives: political thriller Foreign Desk<\/a><\/em> starring Law, a female-led present from Pure <\/em>author Kirstie Swain and a \u201ctalent-led TV project with acclaimed playwright Chris Urch.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe funding determine was not disclosed however is known as \u201csignificant.\u201d It is being underwritten by European studio-financier Anton, which individually invested<\/a> \u20ac50M ($54M)\u00a0in Newen in early 2022 that allowed the French main to maneuver into options. <\/p>\n \n\tRiff Raff CEO Stephen Fuss stated: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be partnering with Newen and leveraging their international distribution expertise to expand our television slate. This partnership will help us further our goal of making Riff Raff Entertainment the ultimate home for high-end talent to build their TV projects.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tNewen Connect<\/a> boss Rodolphe Buet known as the transfer a \u201csignificant step forward\u201d for the outfit\u2019s progress technique within the English-language house. \u201cOur investment and distribution expertise will offer Riff Raff an important route to market and the ability to quickly take its projects from the page to the screen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \n\tRiff Raff had already been rising quickly as a result of a multi-million greenback capital injection 18 months in the past from Calculus Capital<\/a>. The indie has since appointed former Ingenious Media government Fuss, Blueprint Pictures alumnus Katie Sinclair as Head of Development and Studiocanal\u2019s Lionelle Galloppa into the event staff. <\/p>\n \n\tUp subsequent for Riff Raff is 2 initiatives starring Law: Justin Kurzel film The Order <\/em><\/a>and Netflix TV sequence Black Rabbit<\/a> <\/em>that includes Jason Bateman and co-produced with Bateman\u2019s Aggregate. On the event slate is a rom-com written by Sharon Horgan, a historical-drama movie penned by Justin Kuritzkes (Challengers<\/em>) and different TV sequence with Jonathan Glatzer (Succession<\/em>), Temi Wilkey (Sex Education)<\/em> and Seth Sinclair (Pennyworth<\/em>). More will likely be introduced quickly, Riff Raff stated.<\/p>\n \n\tAlong with its distribution arm, TF1-owned Newen owns greater than 50 manufacturing corporations round Europe in 11 territories. It sells the likes of Dark Heart, <\/em>Gael Garcia Bernal\u2019s Another End <\/em>and Kevin Macdonald\u2019s High & Low \u2013 John Galliano.<\/em> Earlier this month, it introduced that ex-Warner Bros. Discovery exec Pierre Branco will likely be changing Romain Bessi as CEO in April.<\/p>\n