Outright Tries On Trilby For Size

The commercial distribution arm of the Shed Media group has announced its latest first look deal with recently established independent producer, Trilby Films Ltd.
The deal is a two year exclusive first look agreement for all newly commissioned product, with Outright Distribution securing ten year distribution rights for shows coming through under this deal. Outright will also assist in raising deficit and co-production finance and in securing commissions from the US.
Trilby Films Ltd was established in October 2009 to produce documentaries, factual entertainment and comedy drama. The company's Managing Director is Sara Langton, a Barrister and Media Business Affairs Specialist, and Creative Director is Jeremy Daldry, whose last role was as Executive Producer Factual Programming for leading Canadian producer Breakthrough Films & Television.
The company received its first commission at the beginning of the year from the NBC/Hallmark Channel to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of Law & Order. Trilby Filmed in New York with cast members in a celebration of the viewers' favourite ten detectives from across the franchise. The Greatest Detective Event was broadcast over the Easter Weekend. Ben Shephard presented the countdown to find the viewers' favourite Law & Order cop.
Trilby Films has a varied slate in development and pre production and are currently working in creative partnership with Debbie Young and Stefan Stuckert, the producer/director team that made Channel4's award winning Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind.
Highlights from the slate include feature length projects such as 9/11: The Greatest Work of Art, a series on serial killers, authored, with regional variations, and a major two part series entitled JFK: The Assassination Event which will see the largest ever-forensic reconstruction to answer the biggest true crime question of 20th century history.
Trilby joins a bouquet of leading producers who have successful third party representation agreements in place such as KEO films, Title Role, Touch Productions, Screentime Pty and Catherine Bailey Ltd.
(BMcN)