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UK Studio Shinfield Secures $340M Financing; See-Saw Options ‘Father Figure’; ACF Opens In NY – Global Briefs


Shinfield Studios has secured £250M financing for the 'Acolyte', 'Ghostbusters'

The book will be made by See-Saw label fanboy, which is run by Heartstopper EP Patrick Walters, and follows Gail, a troubled scholarship student at the exclusive girls’ school Saint Saviours. Father Figure is the latest in a series of literary options for See-Saw, which also recently acquired the rights to Shifters by Benedict Lombe, and Welcome to Glorious Tuga by Francesca Segal, alongside a first look deal with writer Ben Vanstone. He will focus on deals in the upper mid-market for the firm that has advised on the likes of The Lord of the Rings to Embracer Group and Charlie Brooker’s outfit to Netflix.

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