Exclusive: Netflix has picked up rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to Swiss comedy The Neighbours From Upstairs (Die Nachbarn Von Oben) following the film’s theatrical run.
Ascot Elite Entertainment’s charge drew 72,000 admissions in German-speaking Switzerland and was one of the top-performing Swiss comedies in 2023.
The film follows couple Thomas and Anna who after 20 years of marriage are desperate for some romance. When they invite their amorous and passionate neighbours over for dinner, they get a surprisingly spicy offer which takes their night and relationship down a road they hadn’t expected.
The film’s two lead actresses Ursina Lardi and Sarah Spale are currently nominated for the Swiss Film Award, which will be unveiled in March, the same month the film becomes available on Netflix. Max Simonischek and Roeland Wiesnekker also star.
Pic was directed by Sabine Boss. Alexander Seibt adapted the screenplay, which is based on...
Ascot Elite Entertainment’s charge drew 72,000 admissions in German-speaking Switzerland and was one of the top-performing Swiss comedies in 2023.
The film follows couple Thomas and Anna who after 20 years of marriage are desperate for some romance. When they invite their amorous and passionate neighbours over for dinner, they get a surprisingly spicy offer which takes their night and relationship down a road they hadn’t expected.
The film’s two lead actresses Ursina Lardi and Sarah Spale are currently nominated for the Swiss Film Award, which will be unveiled in March, the same month the film becomes available on Netflix. Max Simonischek and Roeland Wiesnekker also star.
Pic was directed by Sabine Boss. Alexander Seibt adapted the screenplay, which is based on...
- 1/30/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Swiss distributor and producer Ascot Elite has sold German rights to its comedy remake The Neighbours From Upstairs (Die Nachbarn Von Oben) to Wild Bunch, which will release the film from June 1, 2023.
Ascot Elite has drawn 55,000 spectators to the film in German-speaking Switzerland where it is still on release and has become the most popular local production of the year to date.
Based on the Spanish hit from 2020, the film sees a couple who spend most of their time arguing decide to invite their upstairs neighbors for dinner despite their differences. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light.
Sabine Boss (I Am The Keeper) directs Sarah Spale (Needle Park Baby), Max Simonischek (Zwingli), Ursina Lardi (The White Ribbon) and Roeland Wiesnekker (Heart Of Stone).
Ascot Elite’s Ralph S. Dietrich said: “We’re very pleased with the ongoing strong performance and the word of...
Ascot Elite has drawn 55,000 spectators to the film in German-speaking Switzerland where it is still on release and has become the most popular local production of the year to date.
Based on the Spanish hit from 2020, the film sees a couple who spend most of their time arguing decide to invite their upstairs neighbors for dinner despite their differences. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light.
Sabine Boss (I Am The Keeper) directs Sarah Spale (Needle Park Baby), Max Simonischek (Zwingli), Ursina Lardi (The White Ribbon) and Roeland Wiesnekker (Heart Of Stone).
Ascot Elite’s Ralph S. Dietrich said: “We’re very pleased with the ongoing strong performance and the word of...
- 3/9/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rivulet Films has picked up John Wick writer Derek Kolstad’s original screenplay Acolyte and will finance and produce the project alongside Swiss distributor-producer Ascot Elite Entertainment.
Story is a longtime passion project for Kolstad and follows Robert Miller (aka Acolyte) who returns home to find his home ransacked and his wife Helen missing, along with top secret files from her harrowing Ngo work in Syria. He moves with an intense skill and determination that belies his everyman appearance, assembling his highly classified and long-disbanded team Athena, Helios, Talos, Hades, Cerberus, Icarus and Hermes to execute a most lethal operation: rescuing Helen and bringing hell to her captors and their corrupt political allies.
Project will be produced by Rivulet Films’ Rob Paris and Mike Witherill alongside Ascot Elite Entertainment’s Ralph S. Dietrich, Karin G. Dietrich, Stephan Giger and Daniel Hoeltschi. Christopher Milburn, who brought the parties together, will...
Story is a longtime passion project for Kolstad and follows Robert Miller (aka Acolyte) who returns home to find his home ransacked and his wife Helen missing, along with top secret files from her harrowing Ngo work in Syria. He moves with an intense skill and determination that belies his everyman appearance, assembling his highly classified and long-disbanded team Athena, Helios, Talos, Hades, Cerberus, Icarus and Hermes to execute a most lethal operation: rescuing Helen and bringing hell to her captors and their corrupt political allies.
Project will be produced by Rivulet Films’ Rob Paris and Mike Witherill alongside Ascot Elite Entertainment’s Ralph S. Dietrich, Karin G. Dietrich, Stephan Giger and Daniel Hoeltschi. Christopher Milburn, who brought the parties together, will...
- 5/19/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Euro distributor and producer Ascot Elite Entertainment has secured remake rights to successful Spanish comedy Sentimental for Switzerland and all German-speaking parts of Europe from Filmax and is producing a Swiss remake called The People Upstairs (Die Nachbarn Von Oben).
In the 2020 Spanish original, which was nominated for five Goyas, a couple who spend most of their time arguing decide to invite their upstairs neighbors for dinner despite their differences. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light.
The company has set Sabine Boss (I Am The Keeper) as director and cast will comprise Swiss stars Sarah Spale (Needle Park Baby), Max Simonischek (Zwingli), Ursina Lardi (The White Ribbon) and Roeland Wiesnekker (Heart Of Stone).
Pic will be produced by Ascot Elite’s Karin G. Dietrich (CEO), Ralph S. Dietrich (CEO), Stephan Giger (CEO) and Roger Kaufmann (producer). Ascot Elite plans a theatrical release...
In the 2020 Spanish original, which was nominated for five Goyas, a couple who spend most of their time arguing decide to invite their upstairs neighbors for dinner despite their differences. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light.
The company has set Sabine Boss (I Am The Keeper) as director and cast will comprise Swiss stars Sarah Spale (Needle Park Baby), Max Simonischek (Zwingli), Ursina Lardi (The White Ribbon) and Roeland Wiesnekker (Heart Of Stone).
Pic will be produced by Ascot Elite’s Karin G. Dietrich (CEO), Ralph S. Dietrich (CEO), Stephan Giger (CEO) and Roger Kaufmann (producer). Ascot Elite plans a theatrical release...
- 3/2/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ascot Elite Entertainment and Swiss broadcaster Ch Media have entered into a joint venture which will see the former take over releasing duties for Ch’s film distribution company Impuls Pictures.
From the end of this month, Ascot Elite will assume the marketing and distribution of Impuls film titles, meaning it will account for a quarter of the Swiss cinema market share. In return, Ch Media will put Ascot Elite acquisitions through its upcoming streaming platform oneplus.
We understand there may be a handful of job losses as a result of the consolidation, but some staff may also be retained.
Among upcoming titles Ascot Elite will take over from Impuls will be The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. The deal also includes Impulse’s library, with recent releases including Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Rosamund Pike starrer I Care A Lot and Jason Segal-Dakota Johnson movie Our Friend.
Among...
From the end of this month, Ascot Elite will assume the marketing and distribution of Impuls film titles, meaning it will account for a quarter of the Swiss cinema market share. In return, Ch Media will put Ascot Elite acquisitions through its upcoming streaming platform oneplus.
We understand there may be a handful of job losses as a result of the consolidation, but some staff may also be retained.
Among upcoming titles Ascot Elite will take over from Impuls will be The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. The deal also includes Impulse’s library, with recent releases including Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Rosamund Pike starrer I Care A Lot and Jason Segal-Dakota Johnson movie Our Friend.
Among...
- 6/2/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Derek Kolstad, scribe and creator of the John Wick franchise and co-writer of the upcoming Marvel mini-series The Falcon And the Winter Soldier, is teaming up with Swiss producer-distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment, director Claudio Fah (Northmen – A Viking Saga) and producer Christopher Milburn (Unhinged) on action-thriller Acolyte.
The longtime Kolstad passion project, about a simple man who reveals himself to be anything but as he assembles his old crew to rescue his kidnapped wife, has attracted DoP Lorenzo Senatore (Hellboy) and will be produced by Ascot Elite’s Ralph S. Dietrich, Karin G. Dietrich and Stephan Giger with Milburn serving as executive producer.
The casting process is underway in London and Ascot Elite is aiming for the film to become the first in a series of related features.
Leading Swiss distributor Ascot Elite, which also acquires for Germany and Austria, has released films this year including Unhinged, Bill & Ted Face The Music,...
The longtime Kolstad passion project, about a simple man who reveals himself to be anything but as he assembles his old crew to rescue his kidnapped wife, has attracted DoP Lorenzo Senatore (Hellboy) and will be produced by Ascot Elite’s Ralph S. Dietrich, Karin G. Dietrich and Stephan Giger with Milburn serving as executive producer.
The casting process is underway in London and Ascot Elite is aiming for the film to become the first in a series of related features.
Leading Swiss distributor Ascot Elite, which also acquires for Germany and Austria, has released films this year including Unhinged, Bill & Ted Face The Music,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on Swiss author Arno Camenisch’s [pictured] novel, the comedy is slated to shoot in 2017.
Arno Camenisch’s Swiss novel The Break (Die Kur) is set to be adapted for the screen by Zurich-based production and distribution outfit Ascot Elite (Northmen - A Viking Saga).
Ralph Dietrich, Karin Dietrich, Stephan Giger and Roger Kaufmann will produce the comedy about a man and a woman who win a trip to a five-star Swiss resort.
Producer Ralph Dietrich said: “We are delighted to have laid - in cooperation with award-winning writer Arno Camenisch, and the publishing house Engeler Verlag - the foundation to a promising partnership with both national and international potential.”
Swiss author Camenisch has been translated into 20 languages. He said: “Even before I started writing the book I saw The Break as a film. Cinema fascinates me, the way I write is suitably cinematic. ‘The Break’ transposed to the big screen works out perfectly.”
The production...
Arno Camenisch’s Swiss novel The Break (Die Kur) is set to be adapted for the screen by Zurich-based production and distribution outfit Ascot Elite (Northmen - A Viking Saga).
Ralph Dietrich, Karin Dietrich, Stephan Giger and Roger Kaufmann will produce the comedy about a man and a woman who win a trip to a five-star Swiss resort.
Producer Ralph Dietrich said: “We are delighted to have laid - in cooperation with award-winning writer Arno Camenisch, and the publishing house Engeler Verlag - the foundation to a promising partnership with both national and international potential.”
Swiss author Camenisch has been translated into 20 languages. He said: “Even before I started writing the book I saw The Break as a film. Cinema fascinates me, the way I write is suitably cinematic. ‘The Break’ transposed to the big screen works out perfectly.”
The production...
- 3/22/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Kickboxer reboot, The Dressmaker and Kill Your Friends to get physical release through Universum in Germany.
Ascot Elite has struck a deal with Universum for the latter to distribute Ascot Elite’s future DVD and Blu-ray releases in Germany from spring 2016.
Theatrical distribution, VOD distribution and marketing will continue to be handled by Ascot Elite.
First films in the deal will include Kill Your Friends, starring Nicholas Hoult and Ed Skrein, Kickboxer with Dave Bautista and Jean-Claude Van Damme, Trust with Nicholas Cage and Elijah Wood, The Dressmaker, starring Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth, as well as Imperium with Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette
Ralph S. Dietrich, CEO of Elite Film Ag, said: “We are happy to have won Universum Film as an experienced sales partner and are confident to continue our past success, further develop and grow a sustainable portfolio for the long term.”
Bernhard zu Castell, MD of Universum Film GmbH, said: “We are...
Ascot Elite has struck a deal with Universum for the latter to distribute Ascot Elite’s future DVD and Blu-ray releases in Germany from spring 2016.
Theatrical distribution, VOD distribution and marketing will continue to be handled by Ascot Elite.
First films in the deal will include Kill Your Friends, starring Nicholas Hoult and Ed Skrein, Kickboxer with Dave Bautista and Jean-Claude Van Damme, Trust with Nicholas Cage and Elijah Wood, The Dressmaker, starring Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth, as well as Imperium with Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette
Ralph S. Dietrich, CEO of Elite Film Ag, said: “We are happy to have won Universum Film as an experienced sales partner and are confident to continue our past success, further develop and grow a sustainable portfolio for the long term.”
Bernhard zu Castell, MD of Universum Film GmbH, said: “We are...
- 1/4/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Sneak Peek the action feature "Northmen - A Viking Saga", now available on DVD, Blu-ray & On Demand, from Anchor Bay, directed by Claudio Fäh from a script by Matthias Bauer and Bastian Zach, starring Ryan Kwanten, Tom Hopper, James Norton, Ed Skrein, Charlie Murphy and Johan Hegg:
"...a group of 'Vikings' in the ninth century set sail for Britain, aiming to plunder the rich monasteries in the northern part of the island. But a storm smashes the ship to pieces on the rocks off the coast of Scotland, the only part of Britain without any Viking settlements.
"Soon thereafter, the daughter of the 'Scottish King' falls into their hands and the Vikings see this as an opportunity to demand a large ransom. The King immediately sets his 'wolfpack' — a group of mercenaries well known for their savagery — on the Vikings.
"The 'Northmen' with their hostage now have to force...
"...a group of 'Vikings' in the ninth century set sail for Britain, aiming to plunder the rich monasteries in the northern part of the island. But a storm smashes the ship to pieces on the rocks off the coast of Scotland, the only part of Britain without any Viking settlements.
"Soon thereafter, the daughter of the 'Scottish King' falls into their hands and the Vikings see this as an opportunity to demand a large ransom. The King immediately sets his 'wolfpack' — a group of mercenaries well known for their savagery — on the Vikings.
"The 'Northmen' with their hostage now have to force...
- 8/10/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Starz has locked up North American rights to the action-adventure pic about a gang of Viking marauders marooned in a hostile land. The deal for Northmen: A Viking Saga covers all platforms in the U.S. and Canada including theatrical, followed by an exclusive premium cable run on Starz networks. Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy, James Norton, Ed Skrein, Anatole Taubman and Johan Hegg star in the pic, which sees the Northmen shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland. They must journey to the safety of the Viking stronghold Danelag — with the Wolf Pack, the king’s ruthless mercenaries, hot on their trail. Bastian Zach and Matthias Bauer wrote Northmen, which was produced by Ralph S. Dietrich. The Salt Company worked the acquisition deal on behalf of Ascot Elite Entertainment Group. A sizzle reel for director Claudio Fäh’s film drew attention at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin.
- 10/30/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Claudio Fäh’s action feature joins gala line-up.
Period action film Northmen - A Viking Saga is to receive its world premiere at the 10th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 5) as part of the gala premieres strand.
Director Claudio Fäh and producer Ralph S. Dietrich will present the film alongside the cast including Tom Hopper, Ken Duken, Ed Skrein and Swiss actor Anatole Taubman on Sept 27.
This Swiss film, about a gang of predatory Vikings whose escape to Scotland ends in death and destruction, was shot in South Africa.
Swiss-born, Los Angeles-based Fäh is best known for directing Coronado, Sniper: Reloaded and Hollow Man 2.
Northmen - A Viking Saga is a co-production between Elite Filmproduktion, Two Oceans Production and Jumping Horse Film.
Period action film Northmen - A Viking Saga is to receive its world premiere at the 10th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 5) as part of the gala premieres strand.
Director Claudio Fäh and producer Ralph S. Dietrich will present the film alongside the cast including Tom Hopper, Ken Duken, Ed Skrein and Swiss actor Anatole Taubman on Sept 27.
This Swiss film, about a gang of predatory Vikings whose escape to Scotland ends in death and destruction, was shot in South Africa.
Swiss-born, Los Angeles-based Fäh is best known for directing Coronado, Sniper: Reloaded and Hollow Man 2.
Northmen - A Viking Saga is a co-production between Elite Filmproduktion, Two Oceans Production and Jumping Horse Film.
- 8/28/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Ryan Kwanten, Tom Hopper, Charlie Murphy and 2013 Screen Star of Tomorrow Ed Skrein have joined the cast of Northmen – A Viking Saga, which starts principal photography on Sept 9.
The film will shoot for eight weeks primarily in South Africa, with some additional shooting in Germany.
Claudio Fah directs the epic adventure. The previously announced cast includes Ken Duken, Anatole Taubman and James Norton (who is also a 2013 Screen Star of Tomorrow).
Matthias Bauer and Bastian Zach wrote the script, about Viking marauders trapped in enemy territory in Scotland.
The Salt Company is handling worldwide sales; eOne has already taken on the UK, France, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand.
The film is co-produced by Ascot Elite Entertainment Group’s production arm, Elite Filmproduktion Ag, Two Oceans Productions and Jumping Horse Film. Producers are Karin G. Dietrich, Ralph S. Dietrich and Daniel Hoeltschi for Elite, and Marco Del Bianco, Frank Kaminski, Ulrich Stiehm and [link...
The film will shoot for eight weeks primarily in South Africa, with some additional shooting in Germany.
Claudio Fah directs the epic adventure. The previously announced cast includes Ken Duken, Anatole Taubman and James Norton (who is also a 2013 Screen Star of Tomorrow).
Matthias Bauer and Bastian Zach wrote the script, about Viking marauders trapped in enemy territory in Scotland.
The Salt Company is handling worldwide sales; eOne has already taken on the UK, France, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand.
The film is co-produced by Ascot Elite Entertainment Group’s production arm, Elite Filmproduktion Ag, Two Oceans Productions and Jumping Horse Film. Producers are Karin G. Dietrich, Ralph S. Dietrich and Daniel Hoeltschi for Elite, and Marco Del Bianco, Frank Kaminski, Ulrich Stiehm and [link...
- 9/6/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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