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CHINA COUNTRY OF HONOUR P8 A special programme of events showcases the Chinese industry as China is named MIPCOM CANNES Country Of Honour, 2023 MIPJUNIOR P10 MIPJUNIOR Opening Party; Keynotes from Paramount and Crayola; Keynote Panel; AI and kids content; How To Create Meaningful Content; Beta Kids & Family Showcase; Co-producing for kids; and more... MARKET NEWS P26 Zorro announces prescreening sales; Stars arrive in Cannes for red-carpet screenings; MarVista celebrates 20 years; companies annouce early MIPCOM CANNES deals; and more...
A MESSAGE FROM MIPCOM CANNES MIPCOM CANNES is a global market and community with delegates from 100 countries coming together. Around 70 executives from Israel were due to be with us in Cannes this week. Due to the devastating conflict in Israel, and Gaza, the majority have been unable to join us. However, we are heartened that several are here, and that others are continuing to exhibit with the support of their international teams. Our thoughts and prayers are with them, and with all of the innocent victims in Israel, and Gaza, following last week’s terrorist attack. For our part, RX Global is supporting humanitarian relief efforts across the region. At MIPCOM CANNES this week your security is our priority. In line with recent events, and with France elevating its national security level, we have also elevated all of our security measures at the market. These include increased checks at all entry points to the Palais and the further deployment of security agents, inside and outside the Palais, as well as reinforced security measures across Cannes. As ever, our aim is to do so with the minimum of inconvenience to you. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.
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Welcome to China, MIPCOM CANNES Country of Honour DURING the MIPCOM CANNES week, a specially curated programme will showcase China’s co-production, acquisition and distribution activities, along with various opportunities in this sector. The first event on the agenda is the opening panel session titled China: Where Stories Evolve, today at 09.00 in Auditorium A. This panel session will feature industry experts from around the world covering three major themes: technology-enabled digital production; international co-production and
cultural mutual learning; and China: Where Stories Evolve. Following this, Tencent’s vice-president and CEO of Tencent Online Video, Sun Zhonghuai, delivers a keynote speech in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals at 12.00. During this session, Sun will share insights into the roles that art and technology play in shaping Tencent Video’s strategy within the ecosystem of one of the world’s largest multimedia companies, as well as opportunities for international partnerships within content
and streaming. And from 16:45 to 17:45 in Auditorium K, the Fresh Content China event features the country’s latest output, along with distinguished creatives from the China TV industry who will share insights and learnings from its evolution both domestically and internationally. More than 300 delegates and nearly 40 companies from China are expected at this year’s market, the country’s biggest presence at MIPCOM CANNES since 2019.
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Ge Hu, initiator of A Green Trip
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Celebrating kids content Jules Borkent, vice-president programming at Nickelodeon International (left); Lucy Smith, director of MIPCOM CANNES; Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation; Lauren Marriott, senior vice-president, content partnerships & brand strategy, Paramount Global Content Distribution
Kids content creators and broadcasters mingle at the MIPJUNIOR opening party, held at the Majestic in Cannes
Object lessons from Once Upon A Time ONCE Upon A Time… The Objects is the latest series from popular French franchise Once Upon A Time. Each of the 78 x 7 mins animated episodes explains the history of an object, from the football to the spoon. Speaking at its MIPJUNIOR premiere, Hélène Barillé, president of animation studio Procidis, said that the brand and its central character Maestro are more important than ever. “As a matter of fact, we have been fighting fake news for ages now,” she said. “It’s also a safe haven. Maestro gathers some values that are so important. He has been talking about sustainable development since the beginning. Women’s conditions since the beginning. He explains how to live together, and he always tries to have humanist values.” The show is distributed by APC Kids and Jetpack Distribution. Christophe Erbes, creative producer, Godo Films (moderator); Hélène Barillé, president, Procidis; Samuel Kaminka, executive producer and CEO, Samka; Claire Heinrich, deputy director of children’s and youth/head of acquisitions, France Televisions; Lionel Marty, managing director, APC Kids; Dominic Gardiner, founder and CEO, Jetpack Distribution
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Keynoters eye big advantages in industry’s new blurred lines creasingly based on existing IP, with a focus on reboots, spinoffs and adaptations. Sara DeWitt, senior vice-president and general manager, PBS Kids said she saw a lot of positives in the evolving multiple-platform world. “We are seeing so much excitement in the gaming space right now. That really is our fastest growing area.” On the increasing role of AI, Olivier Lelardoux, CEO, Blue Spirit said: “We have to be careful with generative AI because until the copyright issues and author’s rights are resolved we have responsibility to be very careful and protect the artists because we are a home for artists first and foremost.”
Keith Chapman, creator of Kids IP, Keith Chapman Productions, added: “I see all this incredible
WildBrain’s Deirdre Brennan (left); Keith Chapman; PBS Kids’ Sara DeWitt; Blue Spirit’s Olivier Lelardoux
“THE WORLD — in case we hadn’t noticed — has changed,” said WildBrain’s chief operating officer, Deirdre Brennan, as she opened Friday’s MIPJUNIOR Keynote Panel on the state of the kids’ entertainment industry. “The lines between content marketing and distribution work and home are no longer distinct.” The question to be addressed, she said, was how to embrace that change. Cyrine Amor, senior analyst, Ampere Analysis gave an overview of the current industry landscape, noting that commissioning volumes of children’s television globally had declined and that commissions are in-
From AI to anime: trends to watch “THINK about customisation and AI. That is my message today,” said Ivan Colecchia, senior vice-president business development, The Insights Family. Opening MIPJUNIOR in a session at the Grand Theatre on Friday, Colecchia outlined key trends in kids’ entertainment, highlighting opportunities for growth.
‘It’s a totally different experience’ Ivan Colecchia The number of kids that have an awareness of AI has risen to 97% he said, and 85% of teens aged 13 to 18 are already using generative AI or excited about doing so. AI is fuelling kids’ increasingly high demand for
customised products and substantial growth is predicted for bespoke content created by both producers and kids themselves, he said. Another key trend highlighted by Colecchia was the renaissance of cinema, with classic characters being reintroduced to younger generations via the big screen. The popularity of Barbie, now officially the highest grossing film of the year, is an example of how new connections are being made, he said. “It’s a onetime experience compared to VOD or TV — it’s a totally different experience.” The movie event has a direct impact on purchase intention and the impulse to buy toys, he added, with The Super Mario Bros. Movie similarly leading to growing fandom across multiple digital and offline touchpoints. “For IP, a big-screen appearance leads to territory extension
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change going on but fundamentally I stick to the same principle. If you start with a great idea, great characters, everything else will just follow. It’s not something to be frightened of. AI technology is just another tool to me.”
and licensing opportunities,” he said. Colecchia also pointed to manga’s “global takeover and the growing influence of the wider Otaku culture across the content space”.
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Despite its truly local identity as a Japan-born genre, Colecchia said anime had won kids’ hearts around the world, and was now the favourite content genre among 6- to 12-year-olds, outperforming comedy and action/adventure, as its popularity grows across the west.
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Reimagining kids IP? Find a superfan Ramsey Naito, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation president, took a deep dive into the world of animation — the challenges and opportunities — in her MIPCOM JUNIOR keynote on Saturday in the Grand Theatre
SUPERFANS are the key to successful reinventions of famous kids entertainment brands, but not just in the audience, according to Ramsey Naito, president of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation. “The way to go about reimagining great IP is to find a superfan who knows how to reimagine it, embrace the core values, and bring something new to it,” said Naito. She cited Seth Rogen’s work on this year’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie as a prime example. “He loved the show. He knew all the characters, he’d grown up with it. And all that love was then poured into this reimagining, and is what made Mutant Mayhem so authentic,” Naito said. Another IP being reimagined under Naito’s watch is Dora The Explorer, with a new series debuting in the first quarter of 2024. The project was sparked by the popularity of clips from the original show on YouTube.
“We have kept intact her aspirational and multicultural qualities. She still cares about animals and the environment and her culture. She will still help kids learn Spanish in the United States and English in other countries,” Naito said. The new Dora was unveiled in a theatrical short screened alongside Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie in cinemas this year. The latter is part of a juggernaut series of spin-offs whose success has now crossed to the Paramount+ streaming service. “The first movie has been streamed more than 130 million times, making it paws-down the most successful movie on the entire platform,” Naito said. She also talked about the importance of inclusivity at Nickelodeon, and stressed again the importance of the people working across its slate of projects. “Kids entertainment isn’t just a job. It’s a calling, and it takes people with heart, understanding and oodles of creativity to make the best stuff for the littlest and most powerful viewers on this planet.”
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MIPJUNIOR delegates were given an intriguing early insight into the strategic goals and ambitions of Crayola Studios, the newly launched production arm of the century-old arts and crafts company Crayola VICTORIA Lozano, Crayola’s executive vice-president, marketing, who oversees the new Crayola Studios division, told delegates that Crayola was getting into content because “creativity matters. The founders of Crayola believed passionately that creativity is a life skill, critical to the future potential of children and their countries. Fast forward 120 years, and there’s been an incredible amount of quantitative empirical research that has proven this to be the case.” Crayola’s own research has shown that 92% of parents believe creativity is important for their kids — but many don’t know how to provide the necessary support. “They’re not well equipped. They need some help,” Lozano said. “That’s why Crayola is getting into this arena, because kids need a champion.” Putting some flesh on the bones, Lozano said: “Crayola Studios is based on wanting to create content that really focuses on creative self-expression, that empowers kids, that helps them build their confidence.” Lozano identified diversity as key to the company’s strategy, showing on a screen the Crayola Colours of the World pencil set, created in specially formulated colours that represent people from all around the world: “Now it’s even easier for kids to colour themselves, their families and friends from all over the globe.” The first Crayola Studios project is a 52 x 11-minute animation series called The Alien Adventures Of Finn Caspian. A co-development with Mimo Studios, the show is adapted from a podcast. Lozano also revealed that the studio has just signed a “multi-project development deal” with 9 Story Media. Lozano stressed she was not being prescriptive about what a Crayola Studios show might look like: “We want to stay nimble and flexible. We’re talking across demos, genres, platforms. It’s about the best ideas and partnerships”. Kids is a remarkably competitive sector — so what makes Crayola believe it can compete? “This initiative is grounded in who we are as a brand, what we’ve always believed,” Lozano said. “I think that authenticity is incredibly important. At the same time, we have amazing access to our consumers across multiple touchpoints. That relationship gives us the ability to tell them about what we’re doing.”
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Creativity and community are trending in global kids sector Candice Alessandra
MIPJUNIOR 2023 kicked off with a lively content-led session, presented by Candice Alessandra, client and research manager, Glance. Alessandra used 23 new shows from 20 territories to steer delegates in the direction of the latest kids trends across demographics. Alessandra used new IP to identify universal themes. Starting with “infinite creativity”, she singled out titles including Netherlands series Nikkie’s Make Up Mansion and Canada’s Dream Factory, distributed by Nelvana. Turning to shows with an educational angle, she explored Get Set Galactic from the UK, Hold On, Gaston from France and Kreabix from Denmark. The Glance executive said kids’
shows with strong musical elements continue to perform well in most markets — an example being Jetpack Distribution’s The Singalings. She also showcased an intriguing UK show called The Sound Collector, voiced by Keira Knightley. “Helping the wider community” and “fitting in” were other key narrative trends that have been bubbling up in 2023, she added. In the former category, she referenced titles including Mystery Lane (France), Galapagos X (Canada), Shasha & Milo (Korea/France) and Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes (South Africa/France/UK). As for shows about fitting in, she noted that Kids On The Block (Belgium) and Aliens In Indian Pavilion (India) have both
rated well domestically. Alessandra also flagged the influence new platforms are having on kids’ TV content. Shows that addressed the overlap included Nayrat (Saudi Arabia), Flashlight (Colombia) and Metazells (Spain). Still in Spain, video game Temtem is being adapted as an animated series. Returning to her theme that kids like to watch older, more sophisticated content, she cited titles like Raspberry Hill (Finland) and Husky (Norway). The latter focuses on a group of kids trying to uncover a secretive cosmetics firm which is using animals to test its products. Away from content trends, Alessandra said shows benefit when windowed across different platforms. She picked out Spidey And His Amazing Friends and Bluey as shows that boosted engagement from being shown by both streaming platforms and linear channels.
Co-pro is key to content for kids AN EXPERIENCED lineup of kids execs used their MIPJUNIOR session on Saturday to underline the crucial importance of co-production in bringing great shows to fruition. Setting the scene, BBC director, children’s and education Patricia Hidalgo, told delegates: “We’re in one of the most competitive times ever. There have never been so many different platforms attracting children’s attention. At the same time, children’s is no longer viewed as a subscriber acquisition driver by streamers.” Alix Wiseman, 9 Story’s senior vice-president, distribution and acquisition, discussed live-action series A Kind Of Spark, which has the BBC as a partner. “The series is based on a book by Elle McNicoll, an autistic author who writes from experience. We’re proud of
the fact that the show was produced with 50% of the cast and crew being neurodivergent.” Carla De Jong, head of production and partnerships, Sinking Ship Entertainment talked about Odd Squad UK, a UK adaptation of a show that has racked up more than 200 episodes in its native Canada. The original show has done well for the BBC as an acquisition — encouraging the UK pubcaster to back the adaptation. De Jong said: “We were lucky to have established partners on Odd Squad in the shape of PBS US, TVOKids and SRC (both Canada). In addition, we had the BBC and ourselves as the show’s distributors. We also had to get into the nitty gritty of UK and Canadian tax credits, working out how to build the best budget.” In terms of advice to new crea-
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tors, Wiseman said: “It’s hard when starting out, but everybody is looking for great ideas, so never give up. Maybe partner with a bigger player to get to the people who can make a difference.” Sinking Ship’s Carla De Jong
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AI is empowering producers but not replacing them — yet AI TECHNOLOGY is already being utilised by content creators to both enhance and speed up production, explained a panel of experts at MIPJUNIOR on Saturday. While a new wave of AI-human
content collaboration sees the likes of ChatGPT being utilised to spark new ideas for scripts and synopses, AI remains an “assistant” that cannot yet replace human expertise, said Eline Van Der Velden, founder of
Moderator KKB and Gone With’s Pete Robinson (left): Motion Tech Lab’s Greg Harman; Wantent’s Helen Shaimanova; and Particle6’s Eline Van Der Velden
London-based Particle6 Productions. “Technology is at the forefront of our creativity,” she said of her team — a team that works with the ChatGPT platform daily to create content for young audiences and more “value for broadcasters”. But while prompting these bots to write synopses in only seconds, for example, “a lot of human interaction” is still required. AI is a “dumb intern”, she added. “You need to steer it.” “We use it to help ourselves with decision-making,” said Helen Shaimanova, business development, Wantent, a Ukrainian startup that employs AI to process complex facial recognition data to decipher how young audiences engage with content. These AI insights allow creators
Storytellers plot course to success AFTER a day of lively discussion about co-pros, platforms and IP exploitation, the final session of MIPJUNIOR day one was a reminder of what this business is really all about — stories. Moderated by veteran producer Christopher Keenan, proven storytellers were asked to explain what they regarded as the most critical component of a successful story. First up was Michael Rose, Joint CEO of Magic Light Pictures, who said: “For me it’s the thematic underpinning, the why. What is the higher purpose that will resonate with audiences? I always think back to Disney movie The Jungle Book, which is joyous and witty and full of characters — but has that clear underpinning.” Koyalee Chanda, senior vice-president of animation at Lion Forge Entertainment, agreed
that “finding meaning in a story is critical” but also emphasised the importance of creating an “emotional connection with characters to keep the audience in the game”. Shabnam Rezaei, co-founder and president of Big Bad Boo Studios in Canada, said she was always interested in “how you write stories that aren’t obvious. When there are no evil villains in your story, what are the shades of grey that makes story interesting?” Each expert was quizzed on factors that impact the way a story is told. Chanda explained how there are “certain trappings of storytelling that can’t work in preschool — such as wordplay, flashback and complicated storylines”. Rose, meanwhile, outlined the challenge of taking a short children’s picture book like The Gruffalo and tur-
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ning it into a TV special.Rezaei discussed the way her company has taken shows like 16 Hudson and created content for multiple platforms.
to utilise a child’s perspective to structure content, and not just the ideas of adult storytellers, Shaimanova explained. “Kids can remain natural when they’re being watched,” she said. Meanwhile, Scriptsee is an AI scriptwriting assistant platform “to empower and help creators”, said Greg Harman, a former content producer who co-founded Motion Tech Lab, New Zealand. The software analyses scripts in seconds to offer insights that enhance storytelling in film and TV production. But Harman cautions that the predictive technology holds “biases” depending on the way it is trained. He also acknowledges the need to distinguish between “what is tech and what is craft.” Despite these limits, Van Der Velden insisted the technology is only going to “grow and get better”. “It’s more clever than us so it’s going to win,” she added.
Each offered examples of where their initial instincts led them in the wrong direction, creating content that was boring or misjudged the audience. They praised the role of focus groups and feedback in putting the projects back on track.
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Creating meaningful content is not about ticking boxes KIDS content has become a huge global business, but it also continues to play a pivotal role in helping young audiences develop an understanding of critical issues such as diversity, equity and inclusion, environmentalism and personal wellbeing. How to achieve all of this in a world of confusing and competitive messaging was the subject of MIPJUNIOR session How To Create Meaningful Content. Asked to define meaningful content, director of kids content, UK & ROI, Sky, Lucy Murphy, said: “All content is meaningful, but for the purposes of this session, it is something that has a purpose, that is intended to make an impact and offer a new perspective.” Murphy showcased two shows — environmentally-themed Save Our
Wildlife and animation series Ready Eddie Go, which focuses on a young autistic boy. She said: “Kids are exposed to a lot of worrying content. It’s our job as programme-makers and broadcasters to offer hope in a non-preachy way and explain things they can do to help drive change.” Authenticity was a key theme during the session. Nigel Twumasi, co-founder of anime/manga firm Mayamada, said young audiences find it easy to detect content that is trying to tick boxes. His advice to delegates is to “focus on telling a great relatable story and then introduce meaningful themes in the core characters’ journeys. Narrative and character can be vehicles for audiences to learn lessons about subjects like diversity and inclusivity.”
Katie Brill, senior vice-president PR and communications at innovative fashion franchise Junk Kouture, stressed that meaningful content isn’t just about changing perspectives, but providing a platform for young people to realise there is a community they belong to. “Kids see themselves in Junk Kouture and feel validated. Meaningful content gives kids confidence and tells them they are enough.” Explaining how to achieve an authentic tone that resonates with kids, Murphy said: “Don’t make it for kids, make it with them.” Brill said it is vital not to treat meaningful messaging “as an afterthought”. For Twumasi, it is important to “learn what works in other areas”.
Sky’s Lucy Murphy
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Beta animations open ‘new chapter’ GLOBAL content studio Beta Film unveiled its plans for a concerted drive into kids and family content at MIPJUNIOR on Sunday. Building on the company’s established presence in youthoriented live action, Beta Film is now entering “a new chapter” in animation, said managing director Moritz von Kruedener. Von Kruedener said Beta Film is currently embarking on two original animation projects — Benjamin Bat and Superbikes — created in partnership with leading publisher Carlsen Verlag and producer Ulysses. Both projects were introduced to MIPJUNIOR delegates as part of a wide-ranging showcase of the company’s current kids and family slate. Von Kruedener also revealed that Beta Film is launching a new company “dedicated to the distri-
bution of family entertainment, from animation to feature films”. Two leading executives from distributor Global Screen have been brought in to lead the new venture. After introducing Beta Film’s strategic plans, von Kruedener handed over to Claudia Schmitt, Beta’s head of kids and family, who presented a showcase of 11 varied titles to delegates. Aside from the two new animation projects, these included coming-of-age drama Prisma, comedy The Pinchers: High Voltage Heist and fantasy series Snowfall: Noah’s Wish. Also on the Beta Film slate is Israeli drama Three, about three young women from different backgrounds trying to launch their girl band, and feelgood tween live-action series The Campsite. Schmitt said that, despite the
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company’s growth ambitions, it remains “committed to a boutique approach”. She called the line-up “moving, meaningful and magical, reflecting our desire for more children to be seen and heard than ever before”.
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How to be like Frodo and make the most of your USP in Cannes THERE was a full house for the Co-production Unpacked session on Saturday, where the panel gave advice to creators on how to find the right partners and get the most from MIPJUNIOR.
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“You come in with your idea, and you make sure that whatever is unique about that idea is what is being highlighted, and the first thing people know about your project,” said Adriano Schmid, vice-president, content, PBS Kids. “Everyone here wants to listen and wants to learn about your project. And if there’s a like-mindedness that is the best thing to happen. Have as many conversations as possible. This is the best place to do that.” “Think of it like this. You’re all Frodo and you are building your own fellowship,” said AJ Trauth, vice-president, kids and family, Blue Ant Media. “You have to just add one piece after the next piece. It may not be talking to a commissioner, a broadcaster or a producer. It could be
Partner quest for Young Achievers SPN India’s Leena Lele Dutta and PowerKids’ Manoj Mishra
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SONY Pictures Network India (SPN India) and PowerKids Entertainment are at MIPCOM CANNES looking for global partners for their ambitious new kids animation collaboration Young Achievers. Speaking to the MIPCOM CANNES Daily News, PowerKids Entertainment CEO Manoj Mishra said the show, aimed at kids 6+, taps into the current strong demand for shows that have diversity and inclusion baked into their DNA: “The series tells the story of a group of kids from around the world who have unique capabilities. They are brought together in a secret location, Enigma Island, to help fight against a malevolent form of AI that is causing chaos.” The series is a joint venture with SPN India’s Yay! Animations studio. “In India, Sony Pictures Networks
talking to another writer. Somebody that’s going to add something really valuable to your project. Trauth said the process should be seen as a two-way street. “As much as you want other folks to help you out, being helpful to other people with their projects ultimately can help your projects as you’re building out that network of people that really want to work with you.” Moderator Sarah Baynes, CEO, The Creative Garden stressed that while projects often need several partners, the first partner is particularly important and needs to be a good fit. “It’s really about coming into this market, talking to people and then seeing what works in terms of chemistry. It’s like matchmaking.” Schmid added. “And we love to talk to you,” said Trauth. “We’re talking to new creators and new producers all the time that have great ideas — that’s how the projects that ultimately get made come in the door.”
has a dedicated kids network called Yay!,” said Leena Lele Dutta, head of kids business at SPN India. “The studio is a more recent addition. At MIPCOM, we are pitching Young Achievers as a part of a wider portfolio of new projects from our studio.” Dutta said she was excited to take an Indian brand global: “India is now geared up to take the challenge of producing world-class animation for kids and adults. With SPNI’s strong creative and production team and PowerKids’ expertise in IP development and distribution, we are confident this show will resonate with children around the world.” Mishra said the two partners have arrived in Cannes with a Young Achievers bible and a high-quality trailer. “The project has been created to have universal appeal, so we plan to talk to a wide range of potential partners this week. It is an entertaining adventure series, but it also has a strong comedy element to it.”
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Binge viewing not on agenda for Tencent Video Kids shows IT MAY be one of the key trends of the video-streaming era, but Tencent Video Kids is actively bucking the binge-viewing trend when it launches original shows. “We don’t do binge, and we don’t
launch series at the same time,” said Qing Fan, producer, content investment and co-productions at Tencent Video, during her In Conversation With Streamers session at MIPJUNIOR on Sunday.
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New episodes are added on a weekly cadence — “to stretch out the airing time” — and given prominent promotion on the homepages of both Tencent Video Kids and its parent service Tencent Video. The streamer has commissioned more than 40 original kids’ series since 2016, initially from domestic animation producers. “Then from 2018 we started coming to MIP and seeing everybody,” Fan said. “We [now] have a pretty big range of domestic and international partners in terms of producing originals.” Those partners include Australian firm Luce Creative on The Adventures Of Little Penguin,
The Wiggles set to go on tour NEW YORK-based FilmRise is to represent much-loved pre-school musical group The Wiggles following an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with the Australian band, which has sold more than 30 million albums and DVDs,
We are sharing The Wiggles world with children across various territories Katherine Weinstein and clocked up billions of music streams and YouTube views since it was formed in 1991. The deal, which excludes Australia and New Zealand, covers the digital, television and ancillary rights
to 80-plus hours of classic Wiggles TV series screened between 1998 and 2012. The package, which includes some of the group’s first TV shows as well as hour-long specials, sees the ‘Fab Four’ — Greg, Anthony, Murray and Jeff, dressed in their signature red, yellow, blue and purple ‘skivvies’ — perform many of the songs that children around the world know and love, including Fruit Salad, Hot Potato and Do The Monkey. Paying tribute to “the immense impact of this iconic intellectual property”, FilmRise acquisitions manager Katherine Weinstein said: “It brings us great joy to know we are sharing The Wiggles’ enchanting world with children across various territories through diverse forms of home entertainment. What’s even more exciting is the knowledge that they have
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not ceased their performances and creative endeavours, ensuring that fans can continue to sing along to both timeless and fresh Wiggles songs.” The timing of the deal coincides
and UK-based Sixteen South and French broadcaster France Télévisions for Coop Troop. Another animated original, Supertato, is a co-production with BBC Studios. “Stepping in at the development stage is crucial for us. If it’s early, we can provide more editorial comment on what we want, and how it can best be suitable for markets both home and globally,” Fan said. At this MIPCOM CANNES, Tencent Video Kids has one audience particularly in mind for its partnership talks. “We are looking for animations for girls, preferably [aged] 7+,” Fan said. “Girls jump to other genres pretty quickly after they turn seven: they jump to live-action and variety shows. We want to try to hold that part of our user demographic to stay with us on Tencent Video Kids.”
with a new documentary about the band, Hot Potato: The Story Of The Wiggles, which launches this week on Prime Video. The group’s general manager Luke Field said the agreement with FilmRise offered the “perfect opportunity for children to enjoy The Wiggles’ original, beloved programmes”.
Celebrating their exclusive deal in Cannes: Wiggles general manager Luke Field (left), with FilmRise’s Max Einhorn and The Wiggles’ Anthony Field
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Samsung’s streaming channels fast-tracked by Blue Ant deal INTERNATIONAL production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has expanded its partnership with Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free, ad-supported TV (FAST) and
video-on-demand (AVOD) service. The move forms part of a broad deal that includes the launch of free streaming channels in multiple territories as well as hundreds of hours of premium factual
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The CW offer grows with FilmRise deal STUDIO and streaming network FilmRise has signed a rights deal that will see over 1,500 hours of AVOD and FAST drama, comedy and film content made available in the US on streaming service The CW. Executives from FilmRise and The CW are in Cannes to mark the deal, which was announced today at MIPCOM CANNES. The slate of content acquired by The CW covers a wide range of FilmRise shows, including 14 seasons of hit Canadian one-hour scripted drama series Heartland, comedy drama superhero series The Greatest American Hero and award-winning Gordon Ramsey-fronted series Hell’s Kitchen. Other shows to be featured on The CW are: Forensic Files, of which 50 episodes from season 13 will
be streamed; On Death Row: and movies including The Heartland Christmas and Giantess Attack: Year Zero. Ashley Hovey, chief digital officer of The CW Network said: “CW is focused on delivering the best content and experience to our streaming audiences. “In addition to our hundreds of hours of original programming, we are partnering with FilmRise to bring an extensive collection of highly sought-after content to allow our users to access more content in one place.” Hovey said that as well as confirming the FilmRise deal, The CW Network is in Cannes in search of new content that will “hit a wider audience”. “We’re trying to drive a deeper engagement with our viewers,” she said.
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content from Blue Ant Media’s international distribution arm. Carlyn Staudt, general manager, Love Nature, and Blue Ant’s head of commissioning, global media, said: “One of the reasons that our FAST operation is doing so well is that we know how to run really strong channels and how to maintain exclusivity though the content we programme.” He added: “Plus we have thousands of hours of great shows and we feel confident that our FAST and AVOD operations will continue to grow robustly.” Paranormal-themed channel, HauntTV, which has launched in Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand in the last
year, is now available in the US, and pet-focused channel, Love Pets, has launched in the UK, the Netherlands and across the Nordic territories. These free streaming channels further expand Blue Ant Media’s distribution with Samsung TV Plus and join the previously launched wildlife and nature channel, Love Nature, in the US and crime-focused channel, Crimetime in Canada. “We‘re currently in 40 countries, with a recent launch in Mexico and Brazil for Homeful on Samsung TV Plus, and we’re confident that we’ll continue to expand our operations,” said Bryan Gabourie, senior vice-president, international sales and partnerships at Blue Ant Media. “Running a 24/7 FAST operation is proving to have benefits in terms of broadening the audience for specialist channels like Love Nature.”
“We’re going to continue expanding.” In August last year, Nextar Media Group acquired 75% of The CW Network, with previous co-owners Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global each retaining a 12.5% share. Commenting on the deal, FilmRise co-founder and chief executive, Danny Fisher, said: “These proper-
ties have gained immense popularity across various AVOD and FAST channels on multiple platforms. “We are thrilled to bring them to CW’s streaming audiences. Our objective has always been to offer viewers everywhere the streaming content they desire, free of charge. This partnership with The CW enables us to stay true to that goal.”
FilmRise’s Daniel Gagliardi (left), with Ashley Hovey of The CW Network and FilmRise’s Melissa Wohl
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Zorro sales announced ahead of Cannes screening THE FIRST episode of the highly anticipated new series Zorro was presented at last night’s Event Screening, in the presence of lead actors Renata Notni (left), Dalia Xiuhcoatl and Miguel Bernardeau (pictured) and members of the production team. On the same day Mediawan Rights confirmed agreements for the drama series with key European buyers. M6 group in France, Mediaset in Italy, DPG Media for VTM channels in Flemish Belgium and RTL KLUB in Hungary, among others, will bring the hero back in their respective territories, almost two decades after its last appearance on screen. Other deals are in negotiation.
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The production is a new adaptation of the adventures of one of the the screen’s great heroes, re-imagined for a new generation while remaining true to the stories that have been enjoyed across generations. Zorro highlights Mediawan’s strategy to invest in high-end projects through its partnership with Entourage Ventures. Zorro will start airing during the first quarter of 2024 on Amazon Prime Video — in the US, Latin America, Spain, Andorra and Portugal. Mediawan Rights distributes the series worldwide outside of Prime Video’s commissioning territories.
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OSCAR-nominated actor Andrea Riseborough is at MIPCOM CANNES for the international premiere screening of Alice & Jack, “a love story for the ages” distributed by Fremantle. Riseborough will then take part in a post-screening Q&A with Richard Yee, co-founder and executive producer of one of the show’s producers, Me+You Productions. Riseborough plays Alice, opposite Domhnall Gleeson (The Patient, The Revenant) as Jack. The story, created and written by Victor Levin, (Mad Men), charts their complex love story. It poses the question — is love enough to lead them to a place of happiness? Or will life and their own emotional complexities get in the way? “We unite in yearning to see evidence of real love,” Riseborough said, “and are soothed to share with one another the ache of its inevitable imperfection. This story is for anyone who could or couldn’t make the sacrifice that love demanded, for anyone who battles and accepts the one who makes their soul soar, for anyone who longs to feel, who has felt, and who feels the tingling anticipation of love’s joy.” The Newcastle-born actor is also an executive producer on Alice & Jack and was a key driver in getting it made. Speaking to the MIPCOM CANNES News on the eve of MIPCOM CANNES, Riseborough’s costar Gleeson called her “phenomenal. I’ve worked with her twice before (Never Let Me Go, Shadow Dancer) and she is exceptional on every level. She is working at the absolute pinnacle of what is possible. She was on this project before me, and that was part of the reason for joining up in the first place.” The series is produced by Fremantle, Groundswell Productions, Me + You Productions and De Maio Entertainment, and has already secured license deals with Channel 4 in the UK and PBS Masterpiece. Channel 4 head of acquisitions and international Nick Lee said: “The intimacy of Alice & Jack makes it heart-wrenching and unmissable in equal measure. It is something quite special.” Fremantle CEO of global drama Christian Vesper said that a TV series rarely pitches love and comedy in such a flawless combination. He called it “a smart and sophisticated drama from world-class creatives at the top of their game.”
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NHK looking beyond Asia with dynamic doc and drama slate JAPANESE public broadcaster NHK is increasingly focusing on international markets as part of a wider global strategy for growth, a senior executive at the corporation has said. NHK is in Cannes with a slate of programming which it believes has appeal to audiences outside Japan and Asia. This includes numerous examples from its documentary division, covering hard-hitting issues with universal relevance, such as health and wellbeing, and post-disaster relief and reconstruction. The broadcaster is also highlighting content from a full spectrum of genres, including nature, science, drama, historical drama
and dramas addressing women’s rights within Japan. Tomoko Kumanomido, senior director in charge of integrated group management at NHK, said: “Programmes that cover issues in Japan for the purpose of drawing public attention contain themes that should interest people overseas as well. “But that’s only a part of our global marketing strategy. For example, our international sales division offers a diverse line-up, including documentaries, anime and dramas, all originally broadcast in Japan. “Japan is one of the fastest aging nations of the world, so how we address this issue can be useful in other countries. “In recent years, we have sold do-
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Centre stage for Japanese dramas The MIPCOM Buyers’ Award for Japanese Drama started in 2009 as a collaboration between MIPCOM and the International Drama Festival in Tokyo.
Since then, it has been held annually as one of the MIPCOM CANNES official events, and is dedicated to presenting and promoting Japanese content selected by MIPCOM
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CANNES buyers. The annual event is back this year with 10 nominees from eight commercial TV broadcasters, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, and satellite subscription service Wowow. Takashi Ishihara, a long-time film and TV producer who is on the executive committee of the International Drama Festival in Tokyo, said that the awards aim to make Japanese drama “more relevant internationally”. Many of the nominated titles this year at MIPCOM CANNES have looked beyond traditional family, crime and romance themes, he said. These include Silent, the Fuji TV series focused on a woman’s discovery of a disappeared lover who is suffering from hearing loss; and the psychological thriller, War Of Traps, where
cumentaries focusing on social issues to many Asian territories such as South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In particular, programmes about health and welfare have been distributed widely throughout the region, including China and Vietnam.” Among the shows NHK is in Cannes to highlight to overseas buyers is fantasy costume drama Ooku: The Inner Chambers. Set in the shogunate era, it imagines a fictional pandemic that spreads across the country, exclusively targeting males. Power is held by women, with a female shogun as the leader of the country, and the shogun’s harem, in a historical inversion, is filled with men. Kumanomido said that the show “provides a contrast to today’s Japan, which lags behind other countries in terms of the number of women in positions of power in politics and business”.
the successful life of a politician is suddenly turned upside down by a powerful force beyond his control. In the wake of the so-called golden age of Korean film and drama, Japanese creators need to diversify to compete, said Ryunosuke Endo, chairman of the International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Endo, who is also the president of the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association, said that while legendary filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa were still widely revered, it was time for “fantastic local dramas” to find an international audience. Key to an expanded global reach would be sales to global streaming services, he said — something that was easier now than when the MIPCOM Buyers’ Award began, 14 years ago. The 2023 awards will be announced today in Cannes.
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Celebrating 20 years of MarVista and a new era at Fox IN 2003, when MarVista Entertainment launched, it produced around 20 hours of content. The total number has now swelled to some 2,730 hours, including 450 movies, for partners across the TV and, latterly, streaming industries. Fernando Szew, MarVista’s founder and CEO, says he feels “blessed” to be in Cannes celebrating this 20th anniversary “surrounded by partners and people who’ve become incredible friends from around the world”. He is also surveying a media landscape that would have been unimaginable in those early years. Some of these challenges are good — for example, the proliferation of channels and digital platforms needing content. Some weigh more heavily, notably the current macro-economic headwinds and, in the shorter term, the strikes in the US. Szew emphasised that MarVista’s resilience has helped it capitalise on the opportunities and weather the storms. “I couldn’t have planned for the 20-year mark to be the way it is. There are always curveballs, but it’s our adaptability that is key,” he said. A huge moment for the company came in late 2021 when it was acquired by Fox Entertainment. Szew highlighted the growing partnership with Tubi — which appears well placed as viewers flock to FAST channels — as having huge potential, but stressed that MarVista also remained committed to its external relationships. Szew also now heads up Fox Entertainment Global, Fox’s centralised sales entity: “I’m working closely with the leadership team at Fox Entertainment Global and Tubi Media Group,” he said. “It’s all about consolidating the strength that we have and the strength that’s ahead of us in the marketplace.” As for Fox Entertainment Global’s goals at MIPCOM CANNES? “The priorities are not to lose sight of the fact that we are a new entity, only hitting our one-year mark, and already coming to the marketplace with some great content to license and to start to trade on.” That includes animated comedies Krapopolis, from Emmy award-winning creator Dan Harmon, and Grimsburg, starring and exec-produced by another Emmy winner, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, as well as more than 20 new movies. Fox Entertainment Global is also offering unscripted shows for the first time, with famous names including Gordon Ramsay and TMZ on the slate. Szew also emphasised that Fox Entertainment Global would continue its “open-arms approach”, and look for new partners in distribution and content creation to help it move positively forwards as things evolve. “I like our chances at Fox of being one of the leaders in figuring things out,” he said. “But we’re not going to do it in a bubble, and that’s what’s exciting about being here at MIPCOM CANNES: not just selling and licensing content, but sharing ideas and thinking more strategically.”
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US-BASED Electric Entertainment has sold SVOD rights to five original series to BluTV, the Turkish SVOD platform. It is the first such deal between the two companies. This includes the first two seasons
of three shows – Syfy’s The Ark; crime drama spin-off Leverage: Redemption; and Almost Paradise, the first American TV production filmed entirely in the Philippines – as well as the first four seasons of both The Librarians, which first
PRODUCERS JOIN FORCES TO FORM TRUE CRIME BODY SPECIALIST true crime producers in the UK and Ireland have teamed up to launch the Association of True Crime Producers (ATCP). Avalon, First Look TV, ITN Productions, Monster Films, Peninsula Television, Phoenix Television, Rare TV, Revelation Films, Title Role and Woodcut Media, have joined forces in order to establish best practice for the genre. The founding members have all signed up to a set of clear guidelines, which put victims and their families at the centre of the production process and aim to enhance current best practice in duty of care. “As true crime producers, we care deeply for those impacted by the stories we tell and have a duty of care to look after all those involved — from the contributors through to the production teams,” Kate Beal, ATCP chair, and founder of Woodcut Media said. “The creation of the ATCP is the first step, allowing us to join forces under the one umbrella to take collective responsibility, share ideas, assess protocol, and maintain the reputation of the genre. I’m very grateful to my peers for collaborating on this meaningful and timely project.”
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ran on TNT, and fantasy-adventure drama The Outpost. BluTV was launched seven years ago in Turkey, and in 2018 moved to serving the wider MENA region with Turkish-language content. However, it was now, according to its CEO, Deniz Sasmaz Oflaz, looking to expand its English-language series offering. She hailed the depth of Electric’s library, saying it was a natural decision to take the plunge with such quality content: “Each of these original series produced and created by Electric Entertainment has enjoyed long, successful runs with a substantial viewership and a devoted fanbase,” she said. “BluTV is the perfect partner for us to bring each of our shows to new audiences in Turkey,” added Nolen Pielak, Electric’s senior vice-president of international distribution, who negotiated the deal.
Helium launches talent show drama MARK Fennessy, founder and CEO of Helium, is in Cannes for the launch of Paper Dolls (8 x 60 mins), a drama series about a fictional girl band, loosely based on the career of the iconic Australian act Bardot. They won a talent competition on the TV show Popstars in 1999 and went on to become huge stars before imploding three years later. “Their story is pre-#MeToo. A dark, psychological drama that reflects those times, and the stresses and strains of rapid success on the five young women protagonists who, as the group Harlow, have to navigate the dark side of an industry that’s determined to commodify them.” Fennessy said. “But the series we’ve produced is also a triumph of modern female empowerment in that many of the crew, writers and directors are women. And the
five central characters, all of whom have to be able act, sing and dance, are phenomenal talents.” Helium is also in pre-production on the second season of The Last King Of The Cross, the Paramount+ crime drama, set in Sydney’s King’s Cross. “It starts with a gripping scene in an ambulance where we see blood everywhere and we know that someone has been shot — but we don’t know who until the final episode,” Fennessy said. “Series two covers the early 2000s, a time when the Kings Cross nightlife scene had been decimated by the Royal Commission into corruption in the police. And we see that world being replaced by the emerging gay scene on nearby Oxford Street which was awash with ecstasy. And, of course, the people who dominated the old Kings Cross nightlife want a slice of the action.”
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AMUZ LICENSES BIG PRIMETIME HIT TO WEMAKE AMUZ Distribution has licensed celebrity entertainment format In Lieu Of Flowers to WeMake Productions covering France and Belgium. The show — a primetime hit in Quebec on ICI Radio-Canada Télé — is based on the concept of the “celebrity roast”. Each episode features a guest star who must bear witness to the totality of his or her life on stage through a flurry of comic numbers and sketches, as if they were attending their own hilarious mock-funeral. The original producer is Zone 3 in Canada. Alex Avon, vice-president, global distribution, at Amuz, said: “Amuz Distribution is delighted to partner with Bouchra Réjani and her studio, WeMake Productions, for this fantastically funny and heart-warming entertainment format. It has been a long-running favourite in Quebec, and we are excited to see the localised version in Belgium and France.” Réjani said she was looking forward to taking In Lieu Of Flowers and “making it our own for France and Belgium. Alexandre Avon and Amuz Distribution are amazing partners, and we appreciate them bringing us this funny, proven format which audiences will truly enjoy.”
ALL3MEDIA International has signed deals to distribute New Pictures’ serial-killer drama The Long Shadow across Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. With All3Media distributing in all regions except for the US and Canada, where exclusive rights are held by Sundance Now, the show has been acquired by numerous platforms across
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the various regions and markets. The seven-part series portrays the real-life hunt for prolific British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, who murdered 13 women and attempted to kill seven more in the late 1970s. Produced by New Pictures, whose recent credits include Des and White House Farm, and directed by BAFTA-winner Lewis Arnold, The Long Shadow is based on extensive research of archives and case files from the police hunt, as well as interviews with survivors and others involved in the case. It also draws heavily from Michael Bilton’s book Wicked Beyond Belief, a detailed account of the investigation which gripped the UK for five years and continues to cause horror and anger to this day. The screenplay was written exclusively by George Kay, whose previous works include Hijack and
Criminal: UK. The Long Shadow will be aired throughout Europe, including in Germany where it will run on MagentaTV, in the Republic of Ireland on Virgin Media Television, and on Canal+ Group’s thriller channel Polar+ in France. It will also be shown throughout Africa thanks to a pan-territory deal with Prime Video, as well as Australia and Japan. Maartje Horchner, executive vice-president, content, at All3Media International said: “This exceptionally moving and sensitive series is produced to the highest quality by Willow Grylls, with writer George Kay and director Lewis Arnold and the team at New Pictures. “We are so pleased to have brought Sundance Now to the project as co-producer and to already have such an impressive slate of partners from across the globe.”
TeamTO bags princess book series A YOUNG princess is the newest addition to TeamTO’s MIPCOM CANNES roster. Fresh from announcing the acquisition of the TV rights to the popular book series Elisabeth, Princess Of Versailles, the French animation company is in Cannes seeking early-stage production finance partners for a series aimed at six- to eight-year-olds. Elisabeth, the younger sister of France’s King Louis XVI, was a reallife historical figure. The books imagine her as a lonely seven-year-old who teams up with Angelique, her tutor’s daughter, and pageboy Theo, to investigate mysteries among the corridors and opulent rooms of the Palace of Versailles. According to Corinne Kouper, TeamTO’s senior vice-president, production and development, the character “represents how conformity and societal rules can be resisted and
challenged, an engaging concept for children in today’s modern world. She is a strong character who reminds us that girls with mathematical brains and leadership skills did actually exist throughout history — they were just forgotten about by history writers.” With 26 book titles already published, TeamTO has a lot of material to work with. The first job, according to Patricia de Wilde (left), Corinne Kouper and TeamTO CEO, Guillaume Hellouin
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Patricia de Wilde, director of marketing and new business, is to assemble the right team to develop the storylines and animation style. Closer to production is Next Level: Odyssey, which needs one more partner before it is greenlit. It mixes modern kids in with Odysseus’s journey home from Troy. “The aim is to bring mythological stories to kids today,” Kouper said.
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Leading Distribution Partners opens for business in Cannes VETERAN producers Howard Braunstein, Alexandre Coscas, Michael R Goldstein and Ben C Silverman have teamed up to launch a new sales company that will directly license both original and third-party TV movies, series and feature films. Launching at MIPCOM CANNES, Leading Distribution Partners (LDP) will be led by Gavin Tyler Reardon, with Braunstein, Coscas, Goldstein and Silverman serving as partners. Tyler Reardon joins LDP from Canadian producer and distributor Incendo, where he headed up sales and co-productions. He said LDP is “ideally positioned to be an ongoing and go-to supplier of top-quality TV movies and additional content
to buyers across the world”. He added: “We look forward to meeting with potential new partners at MIPCOM and to continue curating a slate of top-class content across multiple genres for the long term.” LDP’s launch slate includes Hallmark Original mystery titles Curious Caterer: Grilling Season and Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows; romcoms Game Of Love, A Winning Team and Sealed With A List, and holiday movies Holiday Road and Norwegian Holiday. Among the Lifetime titles on offer are thriller movies Abducted By My Teacher: The Elizabeth Thomas Story and Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story. Reardon has held leadership positions at IM GlobalTelevision, …and
action! Distribution and GRB Entertainment over his 40-year career. Emmy Award-winning Braunstein has produced hundreds of TV movies and series for networks including TNT and Lifetime. Coscas produces and develops content based on formats, books, graphic novels and other IP, alongside independent films. Goldstein is an independent producer who has projects in development with Fox, Bravo, Netflix, Hulu, The Disney Channel and The Hallmark Channel. Silverman is a founding partner in LA-based literary-management company Navigation Media Group, president of Vancouver-based Integral Artists Agency and executive chair of Canadian film distributor Level Film Inc.
Studio 100 takes stake in 3Doubles STUDIO 100 Media has acquired a stake in 3Doubles Producciones, based in the Canary Islands. The two players have already successfully collaborated on projects including the new feature film Giants Of La Mancha, and the acclaimed Mia And Me: The Hero Of Centopia movie. “This acquisition is an important next step for the expansion of Studio 100 Media’s European slate of animated series and movies. It will further strengthen our close co-operation with LA-based Viva Kids, who also acquired a stake in 3Doubles earlier this year,” said Studio 100 Media’s CEO, Martin Krieger. “We are thrilled to work with such exceptional partners and to be part of a major force in creating and distributing innovative content for the international market.” The three companies are aiming to produce new movies and series together, which will be distributed by
Studio 100 Media internationally while Viva Pictures is set to take on North American movie distribution. “As a newly added shareholder, Studio 100 Media is the perfect match for Viva’s and our collaboration with the aim of becoming a global powerhouse,” adds Darío Victor Elizalde of Viva Pictures (left), 3Doubles Producciones’ Dario Sanchez, and Studio 100 Media’s Martin Krieger
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Sanchez, CEO and producer at 3Doubles Producciones. Victor Elizalde, managing partner of Viva Pictures, said: “Collectively 3Doubles, Studio 100 Media and Viva Pictures will have a footprint on par with the major motion picture studios.”
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QUINTUS SALES GERMANY-based distributor and channel owner Quintus Studios has unveiled 100 hours of factual programming sales on the eve of MIPCOM CANNES. Channel 5 UK, Warner Bros. Discovery in Italy, AMC Networks International Central & Northern Europe and RTL/NTV Germany have all acquired season four of Maximus Film-produced Behind Bars – The World’s Toughest Prisons (6 x 60 mins). The firm also announced that WBD has acquired Supercar Tech for Italy and AMCNI CNE has acquired Beyond Borders for Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Elsewhere, The Czech Republic’s iPrima has acquired 70 hours of programming.
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A+E AND SEVEN. ONE IN LONGTERM DEAL A+E NETWORKS has expanded its collaboration with German media giant Seven. One Entertainment Group with a multi-year volume deal that gives Seven.One access to additional hours from A+E’s best-in-class catalogue. Under the agreement, which builds upon the two parties’ existing strategic content partnership, Seven.One can broadcast titles from US channels A&E, Lifetime, FYI and The History Channel across the majority of its platform portfolio. Included in the deal are A+E’s long-running franchises Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, Forged In Fire and Curse Of Oak Island. Seven.One will also have first FTV access to all new History Channel IP. Patrick Vien, A+E Networks’ group managing director, international, said the strengthened collaboration had “secured a long-term and promising partnership in Germany” for both A+E and Seven. One. He added: “Our unparalleled library, with its rich pipeline of factual series, global formats and co-productions, is a remarkable match for Seven.One Entertainment Group, with its wide-ranging audiences across many market-leading platforms.” Seven.One is a wholly owned subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE and one of Germany’s leading platform-independent entertainment companies.
CANADA’s Media Ranch and Crazy Maverick Films (CMF), the new production company launched by former Endemol Shine India CEO Abhishek Rege, have announced a format development deal that will see them co-own and distribute a slate of paper formats in collaboration with high-end industry talent. The aim is to create formats that feel local and personal but appeal
to a global audience. Media Ranch’s director of storytelling and business development, Philip Kalin-Hajdu, will oversee partnership development for the new venture, which launches at MIPCOM CANNES. The first project out of the gate is billed as a “bold, fresh, highconcept take on dating”, created in partnership with Lucky Horseshoe, the production company launched
Crazy Maverick’s Abhishek Rege (left), with Media Ranch’s Alexa Jorizzo, Philip Kalin-Hajdu and Sophie Ferron
this summer by Country music star Blake Shelton and showrunner Lee Metzger, whose credits include The Voice and voguing competition Legendary. Development on the format, which will be co-owned by all three stakeholders, will soon begin. Lucky Horseshoe will produce the show in North America and CMF in India. Media Ranch will market and distribute it to the rest of world. “Sophie [Ferron, founder and president, Media Ranch] and I are at MIPCOM to promote our exciting collaboration with Blake and Lee,” Rege said. “With all the talent involved, we know we are bringing something special to the market — the first of many for our format-development slate.” “The world is truly small, business is global, and this pan-world partnership is testament to that,” Ferron added.
Propagate sets sights on The Reset PROPAGATE International, the distribution arm of LA-based independent Propagate, has taken the worldwide distribution rights to The Reset, hosted by Egyptian comedian, political satirist, and former cardiologist Bassem Youssef. The six-part reality series, which launches internationally at MIPCOM CANNES, transports friends, couples and family members from around the world to a remote island in Abu Dhabi, where they are subjected to a rigorous plant-based wellness programme. Within days, their new regime begins to change not only their bodies, but also their minds and souls. Each one-hour episode follows a couple as they are pushed well out of their comfort zone, enduring fasting, a demanding physical fitness programme and a series of character-building challenges.
The participants’ goal is not to lose weight, but to learn how to lead a healthy, life-enhancing lifestyle. Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab world, came to prominence as the host of MBC’s popular political satire show Al-Bernameg, the first programme of its kind in the Middle East. Currently touring the US with his one-man show, the Egyptian surgeon turned satirist
Participants in reality series The Reset
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is the author of a children’s book (The Magical Reality Of Nadia) and an autobiography (Revolution For Dummies), and was the subject of the acclaimed 2016 documentary Tickling Giants. The Reset was shot in Abu Dhabi and is executive produced by Tom Forman (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; Guy’s Grocery Games; Catfish: The TV Show) and Ahmed Abbas.
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BOAT STORY, commissioned by the BBC and Amazon Freevee in association with All3Media International, tells the story of Janet, played by Daisy Haggard (Back To Life; Breeders) and Samuel, played by Paterson Joseph (Vigil; Noughts & Crosses), who can’t believe their luck when they stumble across a drug cache while walking their dogs on a remote beach. The pair agree to sell their unexpected windfall and split the cash — which turns out to be a fateful decision. On their tail is a sharpsuited mob boss known as The Tailor, played by French actor Tchéky Karyo (Baptiste; The Missing), pictured here, who wants his cocaine back. Badly. Pushed to the edge, Janet and Samuel must decide whether they’re willing, and desperate enough, to do something life-changing but potentially life-ending — and whether they trust each other enough to try. Boat Story delivers all the twists, turns and surprises of a classic thriller, but it’s also a layered, character-driven and unexpected moving story about two ‘little’ people who have been sidelined by the world. Offbeat humour is balanced with high-octane action sequences filmed against the stunning backdrop of the Yorkshire coastline. The cast also includes Joanna Scalan (After Love; Notes On A Scandal), Craig
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Fairbrass (One Piece; Villain; Muscle) and Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia; House Of The Dragon). Written and directed by Two Brothers’ Harry and Jack Williams (The Missing; Baptiste; The Tourist). Boat Story will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Amazon Freevee in the US and Germany. “We’re keen that audiences embrace the unique humour, plotting and characters of the show,” the brothers said. “We love it because you can’t truly guess what comes next — and if you try, you’re often taken aback.” Karyo, who played the eponymous retired police officer in Two Brothers’ Baptiste, has worked with the Williams brothers since 2012. “When they came to me and said we have something special, I accepted without reading anything, because I know their talent and how creative and surprising they are. They just said your character will be called The Tailor.” Karyo added that he was drawn to the word “fractal” when considering how to interpret The Tailor. “You are surprised by this character and there is a different depth in his personality. The story is told from different spaces and so it was very exciting and challenging to embrace this situation. It’s a rollercoaster.”
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LONDON-based kids’ specialist Cake Entertainment is in partnership with Baby Octopus and Toybox on tween animated adventure series Sherwood (10 x 22 mins). A YouTube Original, Sherwood was launched on YouTube Premium in eight languages and amassed over 54 million views. Set in the dystopian future of 2270, in a London devastated by climate change, the legend of Robin Hood is reborn in 15-year-old Robin Loxley, a resourceful skyrunner and hacker who seeks to bring down the corrupt, oppressive regime of the evil Sheriff, Nottingham. Cake holds international distribution rights.
HOT YACHTS (8 x 60 mins), produced by Curve Media for Paramount+ in the UK, puts the spotlight on an elite group of yacht brokers who compete ruthlessly to sell super yachts in South Florida. From the Fifth Season scripted catalogue comes Strife (8 x 30 mins), a comic drama based on a book by Mia Freeman, that tells the story of a modern, imperfect woman and publisher and her journey from lounge-room blogger to becoming a force in women’s media.
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STUDIOCANAL SCHEDULED for Canal+ Poland, supernatural thriller Black Daisies (8 x 60 mins) is brought to MIPCOM CANNES by StudioCanal. The Polish-language series features Lena, a geologist whose estranged teenage daughter vanishes alongside kindergarten children in her care. Returning to her hometown, Lena partners with Rafal, a childhood friend, now a policeman, and together, they uncover a chilling link to a local businesswoman with a dark facade of philanthropy. As they navigate an eerie underworld of abandoned tunnels and lurking dangers, a question emerges: Could the town’s WWII history hold the key? Black Daisies (StudioCanal)
Little People (3Boxmedia)
3BOXMEDIA LITTLE People is a new French production, a portrait of one of the last nomadic tribes, brought to Cannes by Germany’s 3Boxmedia. These hunter-gatherer tribes live across six central African countries. The film captures the unique rites and traditions of communal life and shows how the tribes are pushed to the margins of the last forest areas. As specialists of their environment and holders of immense ancestral knowledge of forest ecology, the people — also known as the Pygmies — have an essential role to play in the future.
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DCD RIGHTS LONDON-based DCD Rights highlights drama series Classified (two series of 10 x 60 mins) at MIPCOM CANNES. After a shooting near the US embassy puts a secretive international summit in Montreal at risk, married Canadian Secret Service (CSS) agents Rachel and Emile are on the case. But as they dig into the investigation, the CSS suspects there’s a CIA mole in their midst. Emile is tasked with uncovering the identity of the mole, but he is left torn when all signs point towards Rachel. They are pulled into a world of espionage and betrayal, where every move could jeopardize national security. The second series features the kidnapping of two Canadian engineers in the volatile Maghreb region, and a hunt for a mercenary in Montreal. The series stars Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin and Patrick Labbé and is produced by Duo Productions in collaboration with Quebecor Content for Addik and TVA.
Deadly By Nature (WildBear Entertainment)
WILDBEAR ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCED by WildBear Entertainment, Deadly By Nature (4 x 60 mins) reveals the methods and motivations of some of the world’s most fascinating predators from their perspective. Evolution is a race — and just as predators develop deadly devices, other animals find ways to avoid or exploit them. From the challenges facing Arctic Wolves as they hunt down musk oxen in a pack, to the clever construction of a miniature death pit by tiny antlions, the stories range from the tundra to the tropics, from vast wildernesses to microscopic worlds.
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YES STUDIOS LIFELINE (4 x 60 mins/8 x 30 mins/1 x 74 mins) is a moving new documentary, and format, that goes behind-the-scenes at a helpline centre receiving calls across subjects ranging from family violence and heartbreak to loneliness and suicidal thoughts. With exclusive access to the ERAN Association (Emotional First Aid) in Israel, the intimate, single-camera series follows the volunteers, while actors improvise from notes of selected real cases.
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DISTRIBUTION360 DAVEY And Jonesie’s Locker (10 x 30 mins), produced by Canada’s marblemedia, is a family comedy about two eccentric best friends who have always felt out of step with their peers at Schrödinger High. But after ruining the school dance with one of their signature protests, the girls run straight into a multi-dimensional portal in their locker, built by their science teacher. The girls embark on a multi-dimensional adventure, but they end up in bizarre, alternate versions of their high school, surrounded by offbeat versions of their classmates. Even worse, a highly motivated and severely intense Delinquent Acquisition Deputy (DAD) from the Management Organization of the Multiverse (MOM) is hot on their trail. Davey And Jonesie’s Locker (Distribution360)
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DOCUMENTARY specialist Dogwoof brings series Swan Song (4 x 47 mins/1 x 99 mins/ HD) to Cannes, which follows one of the world’s leading ballet companies as it mounts a legacy-defining new production of Swan Lake, directed by ballet icon Karen Kain. The documentary closely follows Kain and a group of young dancers drawn from across the National Ballet of Canada’s ranks, weaving the dramatic creative process with intimate scenes from the subjects’ personal lives as they push toward one of the most significant opening nights in their company’s history. Another priority for the London-based company is Sorry/Not Sorry (1 x 90 mins) which follows the 2017 story about a New York Times article in which five women accused comedian Louis C K of sexual harassment. The film charts how an open secret evolved into on-the-record allegations, examines the cultural fixation with Louis C K while revealing the backlash women faced for their efforts to hold him to account. Swan Song (Dogwoof)
Safari Romance (Daro Film Distribution)
DARO FILM DISTRIBUTION MONACO-based Daro Film Distribution explores glamorous locations with two of their latest romantic comedy offerings. Love In The Maldives tells the story of a travel writer searching for a sunken shipwreck and was shot entirely on location at a luxurious resort in the Maldives. Safari Romance, meanwhile, was shot on a South African nature reserve and tells the story of a wildlife researcher who forms an unlikely alliance with a theme-park designer. Both titles aired on Hallmark channel in the US and Daro holds worldwide rights, excluding US and Canada.
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ATRESMEDIA TV INTERNATIONAL SALES NEW TITLES from the content catalogue of Atresmedia TV, brought to MIPCOM CANNES by Atresmedia TV International Sales, includes Zorras (Tramps/8 x 30 mins), a dramedy which is above all a story of friendship and sisterhood, about three women who have nothing in common but a huge desire to have fun, take risks and be free. Another priority from the Spanish distributor is Déjate Ver (Show Yourself/8 x 30 mins), written and directed by the Emmy-nominated Álvaro Carmona. Ana has lived in a bubble for a number of years but knows she must come face to face with a world to which she feels she has no connection. Zorras (Atresmedia TV International Sales)
Expédition Kayak (HG Distribution)
HG DISTRIBUTION PRIMITIVES BELGIAN formats specialist Primitives brings Cammo, from NRK, to MIPCOM CANNES, a show about a woman living in an Instagram-perfect world with 85,000 followers, who for financial reasons gets a job as a personal assistant to a woman with Down syndrome. The scripted comedy satires appearances, chromosomes and ambition, and they both find they have more in common than they first think. Zero Stars, from DR, features two friends, a comedian and an adventurer, who seek out destinations that are the opposite to five-star, beginning by visiting the worst reviewed TripAdvisor stays worldwide. On The Right Track is an SVT show that has been on Swedish television since 1987, in which two celebrity teams compete to identify a destination from watching journeys filmed from the front of a vehicle. As well as visual the host offers clues and the house band plays a mash-up of hits related to the destinations. The Salvage Squad, from Virgin Media One, is a new makeover format featuring a team that transforms bland rooms into stunning spaces, using only upcycling and sustainable methods. Cammo (Primitives)
A MIPCOM CANNES premiere from HG Distribution is Future Chefs (10 x 30 mins), a new cooking reality series. The Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec trains students wishing to become chefs, and before wearing the ultimate hat, they must first learn the basics, develop their creativity, respect high standards of hygiene and safety, succeed in internships at home and abroad and impress their teachers. Another highlight for the Quebec-based distributor is sports/adventure series Expédition Kayak (two seasons of 10 x 60 mins). The Quebec Connection kayakers are among the best in the world. In Canada, 70% of the rivers have never been navigated and it is one of the last virgin territories on the planet. For the first time in the history of the sport, adventurers use their kayaks to map Canada’s most extreme, unexplored rivers.
MEDIACREST ON THE slate from Spain’s Mediacrest are: primetime format Battle Of The Decades, in which five teams, each representing a different decade, compete to prove which is history’s best music decade; Blood Relations, a drama about a 15-year-old who discovers that they are a vampire; and documentary Antiquity Seekers, an adventure into the past that unravels the astonishing connections between different civilisations, and how many of their traditions have made their way through centuries and millennia to reach today’s world.
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FZ ENTERTAINMENT SPACE Alpha (112 x 11 mins) is a sports animation series aimed at children aged six to 12 which tells the story of a team of young athletes from diverse backgrounds who live in the galaxy filled with civilizations, extraordinary powers and magical sports. Throughout their space journey they enjoy sports, break down discrimination and encourage a more righteous and inclusive universe. China’s FZ Entertainment also brings the fourth season of musical animated series Princess Doremi (26 x 11 mins), which continues to focus on educational themes of social and emotional development. In this new season the princesses visit a new magical academy, appreciate more music, engage in colourful dressing-up and meet new likeminded friends. However, the princesses also face challenges from the evil forces of th Lost Princess Fasola.
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DYNAMIC TELEVISION IN SERIES Dates In Real Life (7 x 30 mins) Ida is a twentysomething with no relationship experiences outside of her bedroom — as her social life has been spent entirely in an online virtual-reality world. That is until her American boyfriend, whom she’s never met in person, suddenly announces he’s dating another woman…in real life. With Ida’s world collapsing around her, she is determined to find her own real partner. The romantic series is produced by Maipo Film with funding from NRK, SVT, DR, YLE, RUV, The Norwegian Film Institute and the Nordic Film and TV Fund. The US distributor also brings: the second season of Harry Wild, starring Jane Seymour as a recently retired English professor who discovers a real knack for investigation with her police detective son; Reindeer Mafia (8 x 42 mins), a dark comedy crime saga that tells the story of a power struggle within a family that controls a reindeer business; and Savage River (6 x 60 mins), in which an ex-con tries to prove her innocence when a crime happens in her hometown. Dates In Real Life (Dynamic Television)
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GEDEON PROGRAMMES PRODUCED by France’s Gedeon for ARTE, 1874, The Birth Of Impressionism celebrates the 150th anniversary of the first collective exhibition gathering Renoir, Monet, Degas and Cézanne in Paris. The film will be released alongside the opening of the major retrospective at Musée d’Orsay in March 2024 and at the Washington National Gallery later that year. Using dramatic recreations, archives and exclusive 3D reconstitutions the film recounts the coming of age of the young, passionate artists whose work changed the art world forever.
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TERRANOA DOCUMENTARY The Excavation Of The Lost City Of Sanxingdui reveals a 3,000-year-old forgotten civilisation in the mountains of Sichuan in southwest China and sheds new light on the Bronze age in the region. With thousands of magnificent artefacts, the richness of the find surpasses the terracotta Army of X’ian. Co-produced by Imagissime for F5 and C C T V, the film is scheduled for delivery in August 2024. Another priority for France’s Terranoa is Canada: Nature’s Wisdom, which explores the endemic ecosystems — the boreal forests, the prairies and the coastal temperate rainforest of British Columbia — through the eyes of indigenous peoples and partnering conservationists. Using state-of-the-art drones the series captures the scale of this biodiversity and what it takes to preserve it.
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FRED MEDIA FRED Media brings its largest-ever slate to MIPCOM CANNES, with 140 hours of unscripted content from a range of producers. Leading the way is The Hunters, (6 x 90 mins), produced by WTFN, which follows investigative crime journalist Adam Shand, and “the human lie detector” Steve van Aperen, as they join forces to crack famous crimes, leaving police no choice but to re-open cases. Further titles from the Australian distributor include: Stripe Studios’ Hoff Roading (10 x 30 mins), which sees actor David Hasselhoff travel to New Zealand to present an unusual travel show with Kiwi comedian and actor Rhys Darby; and Resto My Ride (6 x 60 mins), created by Resto Group International, captures Dec McKearney and the characters in his team at Resto’s and Rods Garage as they bring about remarkable auto transformations, restoring classic and custom vehicles back to their former glory. Zelly Go (Youku)
YOUKU BEIJING-based Youku returns to MIPCOM CANNES with the fifth season of Zelly Go, a slapstick comedy animation series produced by YouKu Kids. Gogo, Roo, Poco and Jojo wander in search of the missing Jelly Ball and wake up on a strange volcanic island to meet the Bag-men, who stole Jelly Ball. Another programme heading the Youku listing is drama series Welcome To Milele Village, a touching story of Chinese medical teams going to Africa to provide aid across many countries, including Mali, Tanzania and Senegal. The stories not only focus on the relationships between doctors and patients, but also their spiritual and emotional growth while they work in Africa. Hoff Roading (Fred Media)
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THE DRAMA slate from France tv distribution includes: The Huguenots (6 x 52 mins), set against the religious and class conflicts of 16th-century France; French Roulette – A Mother’s Ordeal (4 x 52 mins), based on true events, about the missing casino owner in Nice in the 1970s; and the third season of political comedy Parliament. An animation highlight is pre-school series Moods (52 x 7 mins), about 12 characters that represent the most common emotions in young children. From the documentary genre comes: Cities Of Gold: The Reality Behind The Myth (1 x 90 mins/52 mins), about archaeological investigations from the Columbian mountains to the desert in Peru that revolutionise perceptions of gold and its role over the last five hundred years; Eiffel Tower: Building The Impossible (1 x 90 mins/52 mins), about the man who built the world’s highest structure at the time, and his previous works around the world; Apocalypse: D-Day (2 x 52 mins); and De-Extinction: A New Hope For Biodiversity? (1 x 52 mins).
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JILIN ANIMATION INSTITUTE HEADLINING the slate for China’s Jilin Animation Institute is The Frog Kingdom. The 3D animation film, originally produced by Jilin Animation Institute and Jilin JAI Vixo Pictures, tells a beautiful and inspiring story — from a frog’s point of view — that takes place in the magical Frog Kingdom. The Frog Kingdom (Jilin Animation Institute)
BE-ENTERTAINMENT BE-ENTERTAINMENT brings new entertainment and dating formats to MIPCOM CANNES. The Big Bang is a fun, physical balloon-popping obstacle course that puts three celebrity duos through a series of challenges, with the winning team popping a giant balloon. Dating format Swipe Around, which has already had five seasons on ATV Austria, follows six duos of single friends who travel to find out what online dating can offer them in different European countries.
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HAT TRICK INTERNATIONAL (HTI) MEDIA IM LONDON-based Media IM presents World Of Wheels (18 x 6 mins/17 x 2.5 mins/3 x 1:15 mins) at MIPCOM CANNES, a pre-school entertainment series with factual elements about the world of cars and vehicles. A spin-off show from Flying Animals, in each episode Prabu the elephant tells a boy named Kolya a story about a different vehicle, how it works and how it helps people. All the action takes place in a toy city built from wooden blocks — making the show’s environment relatable, playable at home and stimulating for a child’s imagination. World Of Wheels (Media IM)
FROM Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television and brought to the international market by Hat Trick International, new thriller Payback (6 x 60 mins) follows Lexie Noble, played by Morven Christie, as she becomes entangled in a perilous police operation to topple a notorious crime lord, Cal Morris, played by Peter Mullan. Soon Lexie finds herself walking a treacherous tightrope between Cal and the police in which her safety, and even her life, are in grave danger. HTI also brings George Clarke’s Adventures In Americana (4 x 60 mins), a factual entertainment series that explores the architecture and design movement Americana, from the East and West coast, through the deep south, Texas and Florida.
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EARTHTOUCH WEST ONE INTERNATIONAL AN INTERNATIONAL team combining Norwegian shipbuilders, sailors and adventurers, along with Atlantic Canadian scientists and filmmakers, is documenting the earliest evidence of Vikings in North America in Arcadia Entertainment’s Viking American Quest (6 x 60 mins), brought to MIPCOM CANNES by the UK’s West One International. Following the 1,000th-anniversary transatlantic voyage along the historic Viking route to North America via Greenland, the series analyses the most recent revelations in science, history and research to uncover a new, more complete picture of the Viking story.
FACTUAL specialist EarthTouch, with offices in South Africa, UK and the US, brings a raft of programming to MIPCOM CANNES. Day Of The Dragons (1 x 50 mins/HD) looks at the daily life of Komodo dragons on the Indonesian island of Rinca as they hunt for food, battle for mating rights and adapt to an ever-changing climate. Crocodiles Revealed (1 x 50 mins) focuses on the underwater life of Nile crocodiles. Epic Animal Migrations, Patagonia (1 x 50 mins) features the hostile environment facing a variety of species at the mercy of the seasons. Frontline Terror, Putin’s Dirty War (1 x 50 mins), follows ex-Panorama journalist, John Sweeney, as he travels Ukraine to investigate Russian war crimes. Secret Ways (3 x 50 mins) looks at wildlife in Zambia’s Luangwa National Park. The company also brings the seventh series of Africa’s Deadliest (6 x 50 mins). Day Of The Dragons (EarthTouch)
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NIPPON TV JAPAN’s Nippon TV returns to MIPCOM CANNES with a range of programming. Suspects On The Set is a murder-mystery game show. Set in a murder site, actors take on characters who investigate by improvisation, while one of them hides their real identity as the murderer. They must improvise until the culprit is revealed. Another game show is 5 Friends, 5 Favours!, in which two celebrities each summon five friends who compete in challenges across five different categories. The Apothecary Dairies is an animation featuring a young woman who lives with the emperor’s wives in the inner palace. Formerly a pharmacist, obsessed with poisons and medicines, she learns that the emperor’s children are sickening and decides to investigate. Comedy scripted format Rebooting follows the life of an ordinary woman who gets the unbelievable chance to redo her banal life when she suddenly gets hit by a car and dies. In the afterlife she is given the chance to return to life. The Apothecary Diaries (Nippon TV)
AMC NETWORKS NEW DRAMA series Parish (6 x 60 mins) is a re-imagining of the UK series The Driver, featuring a man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with dangerous consequences. Other shows from the AMC Networks catalogue include: three seasons of Western noir series Dark Winds; mystery drama Mrs. Sidhu Investigates (4 x 90 mins); fantasy series Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale (7 x 60 mins); documentary series True Crime Story: Citizen Detective (6 x 60 mins); horror drama The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (6 x 60 mins); and two seasons each of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead: Dead City, Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches.
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ZONA MIXTA ONEGATE MEDIA ISOLATED (8 x 45 mins), produced by Lucy Loves Drama, is set on Utö Island, the southernmost of the inhabited islands that make up the Finnish Archipelago, when an unknown catastrophic event causes the island’s electricity and water supplies to fail, along with the radios and telephones, until all contact with the outside world is cut off. The only boat in the area is sent to get help, but it disappears. Realising that they are stranded, the islanders are overcome by fear. The German distributor also brings the third and fourth part of Lost In Fuseta (2 x 90 mins/4 x 45 mins), from 307 Production. Inspector Leander Lost, a high functioning autistic police detective, discovers that his colleague is missing. Lost begins the search for her, but when he discovers that the lead suspect is the victim of blackmail he fears that it is now a murder case. Lost In Fuseta is based on the bestselling book by Holger Karsten Schmidt.
LION City (2 x 52 mins) explores the extraordinary story of an ancient preserved underwater city in Qiandao Lake in China. Dating from the Han dynasty, more than 2,000 years ago, most of the homes, temples and paved roads remain well preserved. The Spanish company also brings: The Spanish Girl’s Football Club (1 x 60 mins), about a club which took part in the first female football match in Spain on June 9th, 1914, and the challenges and successes of the early years of Spanish women’s football, right up to the winning of the world cup this year by the national team: and Sobek (1 x 60 mins) about the ancient Egyptian crocodile god which is still worshiped in a village where it is common to raise crocodiles at home. Recently, Spanish archaeologists discovered a tomb containing 10 mummified crocodiles. Lion City (Zona Mixta)
THE TELEVISION SYNDICATION COMPANY (TVS) TVS RETURNS to MIPCOM CANNES which a new slate including: In The Line Of Duty (7 x 60 mins), featuring footage of police responding to Chicago’s extreme violent crimes; Where The Food Comes From (39 x 30 mins), an inside look at the food and agricultural industry, meeting the passionate people behind food production, from the farms to research labs; Protect Our Paradise (6 x 30 mins) exploring the environmental challenges threatening Florida and the efforts being made to protect the land, wildlife, water supply and coastline; and The Green Wave (1 x 60 mins), the story of the methods that Louis Mulkey, a firefighter, basketball coach and substitute teacher, used to inspire young people until his tragic death in a fire. Where The Food Comes From (TVS)
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ABACUS MEDIA RIGHTS SCRUBLANDS (4 x 60 mins) is a crime series based on a novel by Chris Hammer and starring Luke Arnold, Jay Ryan and Bella Heathcote. Produced by Easy Tiger for Stan Australia and Nine Network, it is set in an isolated country town, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. One year later an investigative journalist arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy, but as he digs beneath the surface the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart, and he finds himself in a race to uncover the truth.
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ORANGE SMARTY THE UK’s Orange Smarty brings a range of factual entertainment to MIPCOM CANNES. The Arctic, 66.5 Degrees North (3 x 52 mins) is a visually stunning documentary series giving unprecedented insight and access into the remote wilderness and majestic wildlife of the north, important not just for tourists but also from those seeking the vast mineral resources buried beneath the ice. As the ice melts and shipping routes become more accessible, the race for riches has begun. The series meets frontline scientists, hearing what changes will mean to the planet, the people and wildlife who call the Arctic home. Other priorities include: Dating In The Metaverse (1 x 30 mins); The Hidden World Of Hospitality With Tom Kerridge (8 x 60 mins); and reality series Rookie Nurses (5 x 30 mins). The Arctic, 66.5 Degrees North (Orange Smarty)
The World According To Malcolm McLaren (Rainmaker Content)
RAINMAKER CONTENT DOCUMENTARY The World According To Malcolm McLaren (1 x 82 mins), produced by Lonesome Pine Productions and brought to Cannes by Rainmaker Content, tells the story of the radical and often maligned figure whose artistic vision has contributed hugely to contemporary culture over the last 50 years. The film delves beyond the much-publicised controversy of punk music and the Sex Pistols to expose an extraordinary artist, moving from art, to fashion, to music, to advertising, to film and even politics.
PASSION DISTRIBUTION INTO The Congo With Ben Fogle (3 x 60 mins) follows the adventurer on his most extreme journey to date, exploring the length and breadth of the Republic of the Congo to better understand the wildlife, people and land that are still steeped in myth and misconception. He encounters incredible and elusive animals while living with indigenous tribes, as well as taking on challenging journeys through the jungle terrain. Further shows from the UK distributor include: Strip (6 x 60 mins), going behind the scenes of the glamourous world of strippers working at the Crazy Horse III Gentlemen’s Club, Las Vegas; NFT: WTF? (1 x 120 mins), a documentary with unprecedented access to leading artists in the NFT arena, including an interview with artist Damien Hirst about his project, The Currency, which provides the narrative context for the story of the biggest shake-up in the history of art; Building Icons (4 x 60 mins); and JFK: The Home Movie That Changed The World (1 x 60 mins). Into The Congo With Ben Fogle (Passion Distribution)
ONZA DISTRIBUTION ON THE roster for Spain’s Onza Distribution are: political drama Allende, The Thousand Days (4 x 60 mins), which covers the time during Pinochet´s coup d’état, when one of the last people to see Salvador Allende alive is his advisor and friend, Manuel Ruiz, a young Spanish political scientist, who the president asks to save his own life and tell the world what happened in Chile; crime thriller Flowers Over The Inferno (6 x 50 mins), set in a mountain town; young-adult drama Sweet Strawberries (20 x 50 mins), set in a school; Godless John (3 x 50 mins), about two sisters who change completely when they cross paths with a famous mystical leader; documentary series Young Addictions (3 x 45 mins/1 x 52 mins); sports documentary Real Madrid, The White Legend (6 x 50 mins); three seasons of truecrime series Crimes (34 x 50 mins); and three seasons of The Celeb Challenge (28 x 120 mins), in which eight celebrities take part in physical and mental challenges. The Celeb Challenge (Onza Distribution)
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CINEFLIX RIGHTS CINEFLIX Rights’ MIPCOM CANNES slate includes scripted series, movies and new unscripted titles together with returning seasons of dramas and factual brands. Scripted highlights include Paramount+ UK’s The Doll Factory, BBC1 feature Men Up, and comedy series Late Bloomer, alongside the latest seasons of Last King Of The Cross, Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Reginald The Vampire, The Minister, Manayek and Happily Married. The factual line-up includes: Retro Electro Workshop, featuring British vintage electronics repairers; Jason Atherton’s Dubai Dishes; Hidden Frontiers Arabia; Mysterious Islands; Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed; and Secret Nazi Science. Unscripted shows including: Yorkshire Auction House; Richard Hammond’s Workshop; Inside Taronga Zoo; Moving Houses; Ambulance: Code Red; Expert Witness; and RPA: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital are also back with more episodes.
A+E NETWORKS FACTUAL programming from A+E Networks includes: Ancient Empires (1 x 120 mins/2 x 150 mins), profiling Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, leaders whose lives and legacies still shape our world; Dark Marvels (8 x 60 mins), a series that explores the history and engineering behind the world’s most diabolical inventions — from devious torture and death devices, to terrifying weapons of war, sinister spy tools, and games that kill; and The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd (10 x 60 mins), which unearths the weirdest people, places, objects and events in human history — including Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919, an instrument used to self-administer tonsillectomies and FDR’s WW2 plan to use bats to bomb Japan.
WHITE LIGHT FILM PRODUCTIONS NEWLY commissioned by Sky Arts UK, Record On is a series exploring the context around the making of a ground-breaking album by some of the world’s most prominent artists. Episodes in the first series include New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies; The Specials: Specials and Paul Weller: Wild Wood. With full authorisation and involvement of the artists, each episode looks at the motivations of the artists to write and record the album they did at that particular moment, and takes its tone from the social, cultural and political focus of the time. Each artist reflects upon changes in their own lives, as well as the wider world and how this is reflected in their music and performance. Record On (White Light Film Productions)
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The Roots Of Evil (Federation Studios)
FEDERATION STUDIOS IN NEW series The Roots Of Evil (6 x 45 mins), a few years after the collapse of the Berlin wall, two cops from either side join forces to crack a gruesome case involving a mysterious serial killer. Further drama titles from France’s Federation Studios include: Time After Time (8 x 52 mins), a crime thriller that unfolds across two timelines when the friend of a murdered girl wants to turn back time to prevent the tragedy; fantasy young-adult series We Are Legend (12 x 52 mins), about a group of kids with huge problems and immense powers; Follow (6 x 45 mins), a psychological thriller about a serial killer in Paris; Vigilantes (4 x 52 mins), about a former lawbreaker who takes the law into his own hands when his daughter goes missing: and family dramedy Bonus Family (6 x 52 mins), about a blended family.
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GLOBAL GENESIS TENNESSEE, US-headquartered distributor Global Genesis brings a catalogue of films to Cannes, including: In Law Gang, about a woman who takes revenge on her critical in-laws, but realises she has gone too far; Our Deadly Vows, about four couples celebrating a party for Grace and Chance who are moving to Spain, however the others have serious relationship issues, and the fighting evolves into murder when the lifelong friends are killed one by one immediately after receiving gift boxes that reveal their past sins; Exposure, an action thriller about a former FBI Agent turned private investigator; and Blossom, about a woman has to fight back to save her family from deadly intruders. The company also brings documentary Vinny Plays Vegas, which follows the meteoric rise of a comedian who succumbed to a gambling habit and became a con artist. In Law Gang (Global Genesis)
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YOMIURI TV (YTV)– KIDS YTV’s new slate at MIPCOM CANNES includes game show Child’s Play (6 x 30 mins), where contestants try their hand at typical children’s games such as rock-paper-scissors, however there is always a painful or quirky twist. Another highlight for the Japanese company is the youthskewed factual entertainment programme Birdman Rally 2023 (1 x 120 mins). The Japan International Birdman Rally is an annual event where human-powered aircrafts compete to fly distances over the largest lake in Japan. YTV organises the event and produces the show. The rally attracts passionate youngsters and fanatic fans nationwide.
LEADER ENTERTAINMENT EL REINO Infantil is a kids’ content network with more than 225 million subscribers on YouTube, in 10 languages, which includes the most viewed Spanish channel worldwide with 60 million subscribers. The company highlights its animation content at MIPCOM CANNES including Zenón The Farmer, Bichikids, Zoo Songs, Blu Family, Paco El Sailor and live-action show Super Gero. Leader Entertainment is also developing two new products, Pili Pilota and Wadoo, and is focussed on business opportunities in the US and Europe.
ZED FOUR documentaries looking for pre-sales top the priority list for French factual specialist ZED. Pakistan: Anatomy Of A State (1 x 52 mins/90 mins) analyses the complex political forces at work ahead of the 2024 election in Pakistan. D-Day: 100 Days To Beat The Third Reich (2 x 45 mins/1 x 90 mins) marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings to liberate Europe. Life In Fluo: Nature’s Superpower (2 x 52 mins/1 x 52 mins special/4K) looks at the magical power of fluorescence in the animal kingdom. Viking Women: The Untold Saga (1 x 52 mins/90 mins/4K) looks at the key role played by women in Viking communities. Life In Fluo: Nature’s Superpower (ZED)
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DANDELOOO PARADE MEDIA GROUP PARADE Media Group, a company headquartered in London, with offices in Sydney and Singapore, brings a range of factual entertainment to MIPCOM CANNES. Luke Nguyen’s India (12 x 30 mins) follows the chef through Southern India as he immerses himself in India’s spices, ancient traditions and unique locations, discovering the cuisines, sounds and colours of the region. Listing Melbourne (5 x 60 mins) follows six elite real estate agents. Derelict Rescue (two seasons of 10 x 60 mins) features homebuilders in the UK who take on rundown or abandoned buildings. The New Royals (3 x 60 mins) profiles the UK’s modern royalty — William and Kate, Harry and Meghan, Zara and Peter and Beatrice and Eugenie.
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FRENCH animation production and distribution company Dandelooo is showcasing the hour-long 2D-animated winter special The Great White North at MIPCOM CANNES. Targeted at six- to nine-year-olds, The Great White North, produced by Tobo Media and Du Coup Productions (Canada), tells the story of how seven-year-old Dounia, forced to leave Syria with her grandparents, finds a home and makes new friends in Canada while hoping her father will join her. Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know Canada, its seasons, food and languages, and with her new friendships three cultures get to know each other: Dounia’s Syrian culture, Rosalie’s Quebecer culture and Miguizou’s indigenous culture. The Great White North (Dandelooo)
TVF INTERNATIONAL NEW AND exclusive to MIPCOM CANNES, TVF International presents The World’s Most Remote Hotels (10 x 30 mins/4K), a co-production between TVF International Productions and Pronto Prod. The series offers a behind-thescenes glimpse at some of the world’s most exotic, unique and enchanting homestays — from a treehouse in Lapland to a cave hotel in Turkey, to a desert ranch in Patagonia and a family-run yoga retreat in Mexico.
Bill Bailey’s Wild Western Australia (Silverlining Rights)
SILVERLINING RIGHTS INDEPENDENT production finance broker and distributor Silverlining Rights’ MIPCOM CANNES slate comprises new documentaries and series spanning true crime, history, travel, science and reality. Highlights include: Hunting The Catfish Crime Gang, about scams that use stolen identities; The Princes In The Tower: The New Evidence (working title), revisiting one of English royal history’s greatest mysteries: Secrets Of The Royal Estates; travel show Bill Bailey’s Wild Western Australia; scientific investigation Inside My Brain; DNAbased Stranger In My Family; and Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair (working title), a reality show featuring the personal trainer, author, social-media star and podcaster.
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MONDO TV STUDIOS KIDS and youth specialist Mondo TV Studios, part of the Spanish media tech group Squirrel Media, presents several programming highlights at MIPCOM CANNES. Co-productions include Miniraja (78 x 7 mins/2D/ HD), currently in development with Guppy Theatre, a fast-paced cultureclash comedy, based on an unusual friendship between young prince Miniraja and his stressed-out nanny Kulfi, a Bengal tiger. Further highlights include comedy adventure Monster Loving Maniacs (52 x 11 mins/2D/ HD), about three siblings training to become Monster Hunters — though they would rather get to know the monsters than hunt them; and spy-fi comedy Agent 203 (26 x 22 mins/3D/CGI), about Zoe, who is on a quest to save the universe while also trying to be a regular teenager. Miniraja (Mondo TV Studios)
Moka (Sphere Media Kids And Family)
SPHERE MEDIA KIDS AND FAMILY MOKA (15 x 2.5 mins), aimed at three- to five-year-olds, is a CGI animation about a musical baby bear who loves drifting off and being carried away in a dreamlike world. The joy of discovering and learning new words and languages is at the heart of Moka’s adventures and his interactions with cheerful characters who don’t speak Moka’s language. The show is available in English, French and Arabic.
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ON THE Movistar slate are: thriller series La Mesías (7 x 50 mins), about a deluded mother who raised her daughters to save the world; The Other Side (El Otro Lado/6 x 30 mins), following a journalist specialised in paranormal events who begins to experience such strange events in his personal life; Galgos (6 x 50 mins), a family saga in the business world, filled with ambition, power, loyalty and deception; Marbella (6 x 50 mins), a police thriller; Little Faith (Poquita Fe/12 x 15 mins), a comedy featuring a middle-aged couple; The Left-Handed Son (El Hijo Zurdo/6 x 30 mins), a mother-and-son drama; Bosé Reborn (Bosé Renacido/4 x 60 mins), a documentary about Miguel Bosé; and Bisbal (1 x 90 mins), featuring the concert celebrating the musician’s 20 years in the music scene.
A COUPLE of drama series are presented in Cannes by France’s APC. The Truth (8 x 52 mins) tells the story of how on the day the most controversial murder case in Israel is to be given a final verdict, 10 years later, another identical murder takes place. Is it a copycat killer? A hit ordered from prison? Did they have the wrong suspect? With only two weeks for the police to present their findings while the first verdict is on hold, young detective Racheli Zohar must revisit the past. Obituary (6 x 60’) follows 24-year-old Elvira Clancy who is paid by her newspaper for each obituary she writes. When she “accidentally” kills a villain in the town, she discovers she might have an untapped bloodlust. From the kids’ genre comes Isadora Moon (48 x 11 mins/2 x 22 mins), about a half-fairy, half-vampire who has a lot to learn about the human world.
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