Ch 4 Acquires ‘Queens that Changed the World’
Indie prodco Woodcut Media and distributor Abacus Media have unveiled history doc series Queens that Changed the World, acquired by Channel 4 in the U.K.
The series is produced by Woodcut Media — who (…)
Topic Acquires All3Media’s Crime Docuseries ‘The Box’
First Look’s streaming service Topic, dedicated to crime and suspense thrillers, has acquired from All3Media International the exclusive U.S. and Canada streaming rights to three-part documentary crime series The Box. (…)
Eva Longoria to Produce and Direct ‘Call My Agent’ Spanish Remake
Mediawan, Elefantec Global and UnbeliEVAble Entertainment are partnering to co-produce the adaptation of series Call My Agent, for all Spanish-speaking American territories.
Eva Longoria, CEO of prodco UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, will also direct (…)
Series Mania’s Explosive Growth
Series Mania should be renamed SeriesBazaar. Indeed, so crowded were the stairs that connected the four levels of its TV festival’s Lille, France venue, the Lille Grand Palais, that it (…)
FilmRise Acquires ‘The Thief Collector’
FilmRise has acquired North American distribution rights to the true-crime documentary feature film The Thief Collector from Emmy Award-winning director Allison Otto (The Love Bugs).
The SXSW Grand Jury nominated documentary (…)
Series Mania Bestows Raft of Awards
Series Mania Forum’s winning co-pro pitching project was announced yesterday evening. Of the 15 projects selected and pitched on the first day of the Forum, the jury selected the Ukraine/Poland war (…)
Vision TV to Premiere ‘The Rhapsody’
Canadian channel Vision TV (owned and operated by Zoomermedia) is premiering feature documentary The Rhapsody on April 3. The documentary tells composer Leo Spellman’s astonishing story of survival and artistic (…)
Bell Media Commissions Pixcom’s ‘The Ultimate Fan’
Canada’s Bell Media has commissioned indie prodco Pixcom to produce The Ultimate Fan, a variety/musical nostalgia show to be rolled out in 10 one-hour episodes this fall on Noovo and Noovo.ca. (…)
Alamo’s ‘La Bandera’ Starts Filming in Tenerife
Director Martín Cuervo and playwright Guillem Clua joined forces on Spanish feature film La Bandera. The movie is a co-production between Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales — partner of Secuoya Studios — (…)
Series Mania Forum Kicks Off
Series Mania Forum, the industry segment of the Series Mania Festival (March 17-24), kicked off today in Lille, France. The Forum focuses on developing drama programs for television, offering buyers (…)
