Sky Acquires โElizabeth Banks & Matthew Macfadyen Comedy; โIncredible Film Seals UK/Ireland โฃDistribution Deal
Sky has secured the rights to The Miniature Wife, a โฃU.S.โฃ comedy-drama starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew โขMacfadyen, slated to air on Sky and โคNOW in 2026. The series centers on a couple navigating a hilariously elaborate โคmarriage after a technological mishap unexpectedly shrinks Elizabeth Banks’ character, leading to a power struggleโข with her husband, played by Macfadyen.โข The showโฃ is โขproduced โby Media Res Studio and distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
In other distribution news,Incredible Film has reached a deal with UK-based Tullโ Storiesโ for the distribution of the dutch-English โfeature The North โฃ across the โฃUK and Ireland. The film follows two friends, chris (Bart Harder)โฃ and Lluis (Carles Pulido), โขon a 600-kilometer hike through โขthe โฃScottish Highlands, hoping to โrekindle their friendship. Incredible Filmโข has also added Men atโ Work: โBack in Business and Wild Heart to โits slate.โ “Weโข areโค continuing to expand our slate of bold, distinctive stories thatโ travel. From emotionallyโ charged dramas toโ uplifting feel-good โfeatures and powerful stories like The north โค-โข we’re showcasing not just varietyโ inโฃ genre, but a consistent standard ofโค high-end โfilmmaking and a slate designed to resonate acrossโข cultures and connect with audiences everywhere,” said daniรซlle โคRaaphorst, CEO ofโ Incredible Film.
At the Dinardโ British & Irish Film Festival, dragonfly by Paul โขAndrew Williams took the top award.Additionalโข winners โคincluded The Damned by Thordur Palsson, receiving the Barriรจre Jury Prize; Harry Lawtey, โขnamed Bestโค Actor for โข Mr. Burton; โand Mr. Burton โalso โwinning the โAudience Award.Lillipop by Daisy-May Hudson earned the ouest-France Talent of Tomorrow โฃAward, while Run Like we by Rhys Aaron Lewis claimed theโ shortcuts Audience Cinรฉ+ OCSโฃ award.