KOREA Country Of Honour EBS’ 4K UHD documentary Qin Shi Huang, The King Of Eternal Empire
DOCUMENTARY & ANIMATION
‘Extraordinary perspectives and interpretations... One of the most remarkable aspects of the Korean content machine is the range of programming that it delivers to the world. The headlines may go to global sensations like The Masked Singer and The Good Doctor but, writes Andy Fry, Korea’s documentary and animation offerings are no less impressive KOREA’s largest documentary-maker is EBS, which has been producing world-class nature, science, history and civilisation documentaries for many years. “The channel’s award-winning documentaries have generated a positive response from the global market, enabling us to work with major broadcasters and platforms as both a sales and a co-production partner,” says EBS’ marketing manager Kim Suna. “We have, for example, collaborated with Smith-
sonian Channel on three projects: Angkor: Land Of The Gods, Wonders Of Burma and China’s Dragon Emperor. We are also working on The Sixth Mass Extinction, a co-production with Thai PBS.” Although the pandemic has caused some productions to be held over until next year, EBS is using MIPCOM Online+ to introduce several new releases to buyers and potential partners. “Our flagship show for MIPCOM
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2020 is the 4K wildlife documentary History Of The Wild,” Kim says. “Planned since early 2019, the title delves into the history of Korean tigers and leopards, and vividly shows them living in the Primorksy Krai region of Russia — their only remaining habitat.” MIPCOM delegates can gain further insights into EBS’ content courtesy of director Jeong Jae Eung, who is participating in a panel on international co-production techniques. “I’ve
