Richard Tulk-Hart (left) and James Durie
James Durie and Richard Tulk-Hart, former execs at Cineflix and Buccaneer respectively, have partnered to set up a scripted coproduction and distribution business.
High Road Entertainment is described as a hybrid coproduction consultancy, advising scripted producers across Europe on project financing and distribution solutions whilst also developing its own scripted slate, with its first commission already in place.
The business was originally launched last summer by Tulk-Hart as Volteo Media, but now Durie has joined it has been rebranded as High Road Entertainment. The pair will run the company as co-CEOs.
Former Buccaneer CEO Tulk-Hart and former Cineflix head of scripted TV Durie first became colleagues at Miramax, where Durie was senior VP of sales for EMEA and Tulk-Hart was head of international.
The pair worked together on projects during including So Long, Marianne (NRK, Crave, ITVX) In Flight (Channel 4), The Doll Factory (Paramount+), Irvine Welsh’s Crime (ITV) and Whitstable Pearl (Acorn TV).
Separately, they have been exec producers on Sunny Nights (Stan/Hulu), The Walsh Sisters (RTÉ/BBC), Virdee (BBC), The Crow Girl (Paramount+) and The Burning Girls (Paramount+)
The two said in a statement: “In this fractured market it really feels like there is space for a flexible dynamic approach to getting shows from IP to screen.
“Working closely with producers, agents, broadcasters, financiers and distributors, we see that we all want to achieve the same goal. We’re here to join the dots and have done so on a number of shows already. There is no doubt we are in a difficult period for the industry and what we are able to do is navigate the key players through every step of the way and make sure a show is given its best chance of making it to screen.”
Current projects include crime series Antiparos in partnership with Tanweer Productions and Connor Swindells’ comedy-drama Shinjuku Sugar Fox with Just John Films.
High Road Entertainment will be at Series Mania launching new series that will be announced shortly in tandem with the producers and broadcasters.
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