Cologne-based Augenschein is making the movie in co-production with German studio Leonine which has also taken German distribution rights. Funding comes from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, the FFA, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the DFFF.tells the story of Tom, a one-time tennis pro who, years ago, washed up on a holiday island. Now he’s the coach at a hotel resort, hitting countless balls over the net to tourists who come to escape their everyday lives.
This is the latest project for the growing and ambitious Augenschein, which will start shoot in coming weeks on Michaela Coel and Anne Hathaway pop melodramaThe company, which has found a profitable niche in elevated genre, is scaling up and filling out.
In the past 12 months, hires have included Carlotta Löffelholz, Executive Producer; Simon B. Stein, Head of Physical Production; and Katrin Kreppel, Junior Producer.