Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. The company, corun by Italian director Stefano Sollima, will collaborate with Fremantle on future film and TV productions. ByScott Roxborough. Europe Bureau Chief. Another day, anotherFremantlefirstlook deal. The indie production powerhouse, which recently announced firstlook partnerships withKristen Stewart s Nevermind PicturesandRachel Weisz s Astral Projection, has added another creatordriven outfit to its growing stable, announcing a similar deal with Italian production company AlterEgo. The agreement will see the two companies work closely together developing a slate of original films and dramas. Romebased AlterEgo was founded by Italian director Stefano Sollima with partners Gina Gardini and Ludovico Purgatori. Their debut feature,Adagio, a gritty crime drama directed by Sollima, premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year. AlterEgo is currently in postproduction onIl Mostro, a serial killer drama being made forNetflix. Fremantle coproduced bothIl MostroandAdagiothrough its Italian subsidiary The Apartment.Related StoriesNewsEdinburgh Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup Led by Saoirse Ronan's 'The Outrun'TVRachel Bloom's 'Death, Let Me Do My Show' Slated for Netflix Special. The Fremantle deal will see AlterEgo work closely with Fremantle s Andrea Scrosati, Group COO  CEO, Continental Europe and Christian Vesper, CEO, Global Drama. I have had the immense privilege of working with Stefano for over 15 years, he is an incredible talent, said Scrosati, commenting on the deal. I feel honored that Stefano, Gina and Ludovico have chosen to join forces with Fremantle, I have no doubts that together we will create something pretty special. . We re thrilled to enter a firstlook deal with theinternationalpowerhouse Fremantle, a company that has fostered the growth of creative talent around the globe, the AlterEgo partners said in a statement. . Fremantle has been busy signing up talent across Europe in a push to expand its fiction division and to hit its target of achieving 3.3 billion in revenue by 2025. The company has firstlook or collaborative agreements in place with filmmakers including Angelina Jolie, Luca Guadagnino, Paolo Sorrentino,All Quiet on the Western Frontdirector Edward Berger and his label Nine Hours, Johan Renck and Michael Parets Sinestra, and many, many others. Fremantle is owned by European broadcasting giant RTL Group, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Send us a tip using our anonymous form.
Italian director Stefano Sollima's company teams up with Fremantle for film and TV projects. AlterEgo, founded by Sollima, collaborates with Fremantle to develop original content. The deal involves creating a slate of films and dramas. Fremantle is expanding its partnerships in Europe to boost its fiction division and achieve revenue targets by 2025. The indie production company has signed deals with various filmmakers to enhance its creative lineup.