Alchemy finds formula with ITV
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 23 July 2019

In a move that it says will lead to ‘exceptional’ creations with global audiences, ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has inked a first-look deal with Kate Sinclair-founded Alchemy Entertainment.

Sinclair — responsible for sourcing and acquiring the rights to film properties pre-publication such as including Slumdog Millionaire and Salmon Fishing In The Yemen — set up Alchemy earlier in 2019 after being an executive producer at the Forge for three years. During her tenure she developed and executive produced award-winning BBC1 and Masterpiece drama The Miniaturist.

Alchemy Entertainment aims to bring the values and expertise of film to television and speaking of what she hope the company can achieve through its deal with ITVS GE, she said: “Our aim is to make bold, ambitious and vivid stories in a cinematic way.

"We hope to bring our passion, expertise and relationships from the film industry to the small screen and already have a diverse, exciting slate of both new and established projects in development. We are truly delighted to be working with the wonderful team at ITVS GE whose international panache and vision makes them a fantastic distribution partner for us.”

Added ITV Studios Global Entertainment managing director Ruth Berry: “Kate and her team at Alchemy Entertainment have the potent combination of the ability to think big and the pedigree to bring those ideas to life. They join a number of producers in the ITV family who excel in the production of both television and film.”