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from MIPCOM 2022 NEWS 1
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P-words pave a path to co-pro perfection
THERE are a lot of secrets to making a co-production work — most of them beginning with P, according to the panelists at Saturday’s MIPJunior session, Let’s Talk About Co-production, moderated by The Creative Garden’s Sarah Baynes. But while passion, pitch, presentation, partnership, perseverance and purpose are all vital, most important is to “remember your broadcaster is not a divorce counsellor”, indie producer Billy Macqueen said. “Make sure the chemistry with your co-production partners is sound. You need to be rock solid and aligned creatively.” Another P word — persistence — is also vital, added the co-founder of prolific UK children’s indie Darrall Macqueen. “Getting your foot through the door of that first meeting can be very hard. Big broadcasters get between 600 and 800 emails a day, so you need to be persistent.” For Dominic Gardiner, CEO of Jetpack Distribution, it’s all about passion — and never losing sight of it. “Stay true to your original vision,” he said. “There are a lot of people out there and what’s perfect for one network may not be for the next. So don’t take rejection personally. Keep going, stick with your original content and don’t develop on the hoof.” But all the speakers were upbeat about the status of co-productions in a market beset by rising production costs and downward pressure on budgets. “Co-productions are way higher up the food chain than before,” said Cyma Zarghami, founder of female-owned and operated Mimo Studios in New York. “The shift from linear to streaming has created a quantity imperative, so there are now many more opportunities for great people to come together with great projects and that’s very exciting.” Meanwhile, seize the opportunity to make as many contacts as possible at MIPJunior, Gardiner urged — particularly if this is “your first rodeo in Cannes”. He added: “It takes a long time to understand the market and it’s very dynamic these days. So take this opportunity to develop relationships and build connections with other creative, passionate people.”
Billy Macqueen
Dominic Gardiner
Cyma Zarghami
Glance takes look at global kids trends
GLANCE, the worldwide content and audience insights specialist, kicked off MIPJunior with a gallop through some recent hits for kids across the globe. The “bingewatching session”, presented by Avril Blondelot, head of content insight at Glance – Mediametrie, offered insights into some of the industry’s key trends, while asking “what makes kids so different from adults?” In just 30 minutes, Blondelot presented 23 series from 15 countries that showcased everything from winning formats for kids, through relatable science, nature hits, fantasy and adventure, successful role models and more. But she started the session with a dive into the past — examining how characters like The Smurfs are still captivating audiences and why Netflix is about to reboot Teletubbies. “The Smurfs has kept its ‘young’ appeal thanks to reboots,” she said. “It’s part of a trend right now to revive old classics.” Another facet of the trend is spin-offs, such as Batwheels and Scooby Doo And The Mystery Pups, both new incarnations of iconic IPs from Warner Bros. Animation, this time directed at a pre-school audience. The rest of the session celebrated the diversity and imagination of today’s kids’ television. CBBC’s Britain’s Best Young Artists reworks the classic adult format with energy and verve; in one episode, kids are instructed to sketch a coastline from a bouncing speedboat. Other IPs connect children with older generations, such as Tiger Aspect Kids & Family’s 13-episode Corpse Talk, billed as “an animated chat show for the dead famous”. Blondelot noted that role models for kids were in a key evolutionary phase, celebrating everyone from the socially awkward to the visually impaired. This latter example, Maddie & Triggs (30 x 7 mins) from Ireland’s Turnip & Duck, is a thoughtful look at a young girl’s incredible hearing.
Glance’s Avril Blondelot
The
English
After a special red carpet event on the steps of the Grand Palais, MIPCOM CANNES delegates were treated to a world premiere of The English, an epic new series from writer and director Hugo Blick. A Q&A session followed with Blick alongside series stars Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer. Also present was Greg Brenman, co-CEO of Drama Republic, the production company behind The English. The series will debut on Amazon Prime Video in the US and BBC2 in the UK, with All3Media International handling global distribution
Hugo Blick: “Like most Westerns, The English is a story about revenge, but underneath it is an epic love story about two people surviving and finding an ability to flourish.”
Emily Blunt: “I was completely kidnapped by this project. From the first line of the script, I couldn’t stop reading. It was heart-stopping, gripping and startlingly beautiful. It was thrilling for me to play a character with a secret, who enacts her revenge and is then able to reclaim a sense of identity.”
Chaske Spencer: “The issue of representation was important for me as a native American. I was honoured to be part of the story and found it interesting to learn about the psychology of Pawnee Scouts like Eli. A lot of work was done in pre-production to help me get into character, but it was when I put on the wardrobe and hair I became Eli.”
MGM’s Rola Bauer shares tips for creating drama that travels
FORMER Studiocanal executive Rola Bauer joined MGM as its president of international television productions in June 2020. Two years, one global pandemic and one $8.5bn Amazon acquisition later, Bauer is in Cannes to deliver a Media Mastermind Keynote later today. Her appearance comes at a busy time for MGM’s TV production business. “We are currently in prep, production, post and launch on nine series, with many more in development,” Bauer told MIPCOM CANNES Daily News. “We are developing, producing and co-producing for streamers and network partners alike, so it’s business as usual.” The focus of Bauer’s keynote will be on building a drama slate that travels and co-productions — one of the key themes at this year’s market — are playing a key role in the studio’s approach. “Our strategy at MGM International TV is to do both co-production originals
and streamer originals. In the last two years, we have been able to get seven series completed, and the ratio has been circa 50:50 [between MGM originals and streamer originals],” she added. Besides her keynote, Bauer is meeting network partners and producers in Cannes, as well as attending today’s Women In Global Entertainment Power Lunch. “I believe we have a responsibility and a role in creating connections within our industry and through our stories,” she said. “We aim to challenge issues of gender equality, diversity and socio-economic systems.” COVID-19 may have disrupted those connections, but Bauer also believes that the pandemic reinforced the value of television to society. “We know that the arts are essential to our humanity. The pandemic reminded us that not only does art provide us with an uplifting distraction, it also boosts our economies.”
MGM’s Rola Bauer: “business as usual”
Where business meets storytelling
ANOTHER Media Mastermind Keynote this afternoon sees Erin Underhill, president of Universal Television, in conversation with Megan Amram, showrunner of Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin and The Good Place. Moderated by Manori Ravindran,
executive editor of international and senior writer, Variety, the discussion will focus on both “the studio side of the business, and the storytelling”, according to Underhill. “There are interesting conversations happening right now around the success of IP,” she said. “I’ll be talking about building a library business at Universal, and how we balance the approach between IP and original ideas.” She added: “We welcome storytellers of all kinds in terms of their ideas. We want to tell authentic stories whether IP-based, or original ideas from the writer’s heart and soul. From experience, I know that they’re the kinds of stories that produce the best shows, the ones that really resonate with the audience.” The keynote will include a clip from Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin, a television series spinoff of the film series Pitch Perfect, which is slated for broadcast in November on the Peakcock platform. The series is set several years after the events of the films, and sees Adam DeVine return as Bumper Allen, who moves to Germany to revive his music career when one of his songs becomes big in Berlin. Audiences at MIPCOM CANNES will also be able to glimpse a sneak preview of David E Kelley’s The Calling, a new investigative drama on Peacock debuting in November. Amram added: “I am so overjoyed to be in Cannes this year to talk about my new show Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin and to present a sneak peek of the first season. As a child, I always dreamed of someday participating in a keynote at MIPCOM CANNES, and finally my dream is coming true!”
Universal Television’s Erin Underhill: “We welcome storytellers of all kinds”
The Seaview Producers Hub is open for business
THE SEAVIEW Producers Hub, the home of the new Co-Production Market, is a 1,000 sq m networking lounge and event space that has been introduced at MIPCOM CANNES to reflect the growing global importance of early-stage development, and the power of co-production. The initiative is supported by Audiovisual From Spain, which promotes Spanish companies in the movies and TV content markets; Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV; and with the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, which this year is celebrating the 30th anniversary of broadcasting deregulation in Nigeria. Events at this market-within-a-market focus on all aspects of the business of international co-production. Sessions taking place over three days feature executives from around the world, and kick off with An Analysis Of TV Co-Productions’ Evolution Through The Pandemic. This is followed by The Changing Face Of International Drama Co-Productions And Local Language Content. On that panel is ITV Studios managing director Lisa Perrin: “Co-pro models have always been a product of the partners involved and the needs of the show — but they are constantly changing,” she told MIPCOM CANNES Daily News in advance of the session. ‘The changes we see most at the moment are in timings and scale. Platforms want to move upstream on shows they know will work for them.” Also on Monday is Boys Love Drama – A New Drama Sensation, Made In Korea And Trending Throughout Asia, in which people involved in the creation and distribution of films in this popular genre will explain its derivation and its appeal. South Africa and Nigeria’s diverse co-production content offered to global streaming platforms will be discussed in the Spotlight On African Drama – Highlighting Talents And Co-production Opportunities on Tuesday. And MIPCOM CANNES delegates have a unique opportunity to learn about the inner workings of content studio Banijay on Tuesday afternoon, in a fireside chat with head of scripted Lars Blomgren and a panel of leading producers from within the
Banijay family. “At Banijay, we are producers at heart. At MIPCOM, we’re keen to showcase the strength and breadth of our producer community. With Karen Wilson from Kudos, Alex de la Iglesia and Carolina Bang from Pokeepsie, and Max Malka from Endemol Shine Finland joining the Producers Hub panel, we’ll reveal how we all contribute to an environment where creatives and talent can thrive independently.” Leading European studio executives will explore innovative approaches to content deal-making and funding during Wednesday’s Creative Deal-Making, and highlight the role of distribution companies as co-production partners. “The ways a project can be financed are becoming broader, from windowing in its local market to presales in other countries,” About Premium Content’s co-CEO Emmanuelle Guilbart told the MIPCOM CANNES Daily News before her appearance on the panel. “There are new tax credits, new models of work, particularly in animation, new forms of deals with writers and talent.”
Emmanuelle Guilbart
Canada’s creatives find strength in diversity
TELEFILM Canada has brought its biggest ever delegation to MIPCOM CANNES, necessitating a move to a premium location in Riviera 8. “We have 91 companies down here and 165 Canadian participants in total,” said Kate Maurice, advisor, event planning and programming for the state agency. “On top of that, there’s an incredibly strong focus on diversity, inclusion and sustainability.” In partnership with the Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada is again one of the sponsors of the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards. “One of our main priorities is to increase content from the diverse and under-represented,” Maurice added. Appropriately, a key Canadian preview at this year’s market is Bones Of Crows, an example of “powerful indigenous storytelling” produced, written and directed by Marie Clements of Ayasew Ooskana Pictures. The desire to give a platform to the few is repeated across many of the participating companies. AJ Trauth, vice-president of kids at marblemedia, described how his company’s show, All-Round Champion, which sees young, elite athletes exit their comfort zone to learn a new sport from their peers, was focusing wholly on para athletes in season five. “This really fits with our origins, so it feels like we’re in exactly the right place,” Trauth said. Meanwhile, Nathalie Bourdon, director of distribution and market development at the National Film Board of Canada, said she was “exceptionally proud” of their focus on diversity and indigenous content. Stand-out documentaries include To Kill A Tiger, which follows the search for justice after a young girl is raped in an Indian village, and Ever Deadly, which tells the story of Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq.
Beth Stevenson, founder of Brain Power Studio, said that the lead characters of her company’s primetime output are “incredibly diverse”. She referenced Santa’s Got Style, a romcom in which the hero has to pose incognito as a sexy Santa to win the heart of the woman he loves. For Nicolas Boucher, executive producer and general director of DBcom Media, being able to “make what others don’t” is a big part of the Montreal-based producer’s USP. “Our shows are seen in 65 countries and we’ve created a system to pool the resources of multiple broadcasters to ensure unique shows,” he said, citing DBcom’s Origin Trilogy. Christina Fon, vice-president and executive producer of Rezolution Pictures, said she was proud to tell a story that reflected her own roots. “Our latest show is Little Bird, which explores themes of resilience in the face of trauma and loss with an extraordinary Indigenous cast and creative team,” she said. Fremantle is handling international distribution for the series, while APTN and Crave are Canadian network partners.
Kate Maurice
Marblemedia’s AJ Trauth (left), Brain Power Studio’s Beth Stevenson, Rezolution Pictures’ Christina Fon, DBcom Media’s Nicolas Boucher, National Film Board of Canada’s Nathalie Bourdon and Telefilm Canada’s Kate Maurice
Partners cementing US success with two new series of The Wall
PIXCOM and Beta Film have confirmed the sale of seasons two and three of the acclaimed drama series The Wall to PBS in the US. The Pixcom-produced Quebec series will be part of the Walter’s Choice franchise available to stream on PBS Passport. According to Nicola Merola, president and executive producer at Pixcom: “With seasons two and three of The Wall, we take viewers to beautiful new locations including the iconic Hotel Chateau Frontenac and Quebec’s stunning Eastern Township. We’re thrilled that PBS will continue this journey for the US audience. Walter’s Choice features some of the best in international television and we’re proud to see The Wall included in this esteemed collection of programming. Beta Film is a solid global distribution partner, pairing Pixcom productions with the best platforms to showcase our content.” Oliver Bachert, chief distribution officer of Beta Film added: “The Wall is a thrilling crime series with a powerful plot and great production values, shot in beautiful landscapes in Quebec. The series combines all the ingredients needed to thrive internationally and we are looking forward to continuing our great co-operation with Pixcom.”
Beta Film’s Oliver Bachert (left) with Nicola Merola of Pixcom
Sky in pre-launch deal with Cineflix
CINEFLIX Rights has pre-sold Helium’s new Australian crime drama Last King Of The Cross to Sky (10 x 60 mins) on the eve of the show’s official launch at MIPCOM CANNES. The series will air exclusively in all Sky territories in Italy, UK, Ireland and Germany. Inspired by John Ibrahim’s best-selling autobiography charting his rise from an uneducated and poverty-stricken immigrant to Australia’s most infamous nightclub mogul, Last King Of The Cross is also a portrait of two brothers who lose each other in their ascent to power. Set in the decadant location of Sydney’s Kings Cross during the 1980s and 90s, the series stars Tim Roth, Lincoln Younes, Claude Jabbour, Callan Mulvey, Tess Haubrich, Maria Tran and Matt Nable. James Durie, head of scripted, Cineflix Rights said: “Sky Atlantic will make the perfect home for the series. It’s a rags to riches crime story that is salacious and gripping, with an emotional family story at its heart and a strong ensemble cast. This series really has standout appeal to international buyers.” Last King Of The Cross is a Helium Pictures production for Paramount+ Australia with London-based Cineflix Rights as the exclusive international distributor.
Last King Of The Cross (Cineflix Rights)
A+E formats set of on global trek
A+E NETWORKS Global Content Sales has announced a series of deals from its growing formats division at MIPCOM CANNES. Broadcasters and producers from the UK, Australia, and EMEA have commissioned new or returning seasons of A+E formats including The Rap Game, Alone, Forged In Fire and Top Dog. “A+E Networks’ catalogue boasts compelling, universally resonant formats that tap into the zeitgeist,” said A+E Networks’ senior vice-president of sales, Americas and formats Ellen Lovejoy. “These latest commissions prove that A+E’s slate sets us apart from what’s currently out there, and we’re looking forward to introducing them to our partners.” Following years of critical and ratings success in the US and UK, A+E Networks is partnering with RaiPlay and production company Yam112003 to bring the first non-English language version of The Rap Game to Italy early in 2023. Survival series Alone, meanwhile, has been picked up by Channel 4 for a brand-new iteration of the format, to be made by one of the UK’s leading production companies, The Garden. Additional deals for A+E Networks formats include a fifth season of Forged In Fire in Latin America and two seasons of Top Dog on RTL in Germany. The latter is a heartwarming competition format that features extraordinary dogs and their owners competing nose-to-nose on a supersized canine obstacle course. The second season of Top Dog regularly ranked as the number one show in its time slot across all German television while a celebrity special drew in 1.98 million viewers.
Alone (A+E Networks Global Content Sales)
TALESMITH SHARES LION DOC WITH ZEE
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT and Talesmith’s India-UK co-production partnership has already yielded globe-spanning documentary The Life Of Earth. Now they are teaming up again with a project focusing on one of the planet’s most magnificent animals: the lion. Zee’s co-production and development arm Zee Plus has worked with British production company Talesmith on The Lion’s Last Roar, a documentary series currently in production. Sparked by the 96% decline in the lion population in the last 50 years, it will tell the tale of conservationists’ efforts to halt that trend, including their battle against one of its prime causes: trophy hunting. Its two 60-minute episodes have been filmed in 4K, including footage from the Gir Forest in India, the only country outside Africa where lions can be seen in their natural habitat. “Lions are symbolic of our ongoing struggle with conserving nature and the crisis that humanity has created,” said Talesmith’s founder and executive producer Martin Williams. Zee Plus chief business officer Sunita Uchil praised Talesmith for bringing “an extraordinary expertise into this sensitive and pertinent subject”. Distributed internationally by TVF, the series will be available in March next year.
Off the Fence mines a rich seam of fresh Korean documentaries
ZDF STUDIOS subsidiary Off the Fence (OTF) is hoping to bring the next wave of Korean factual hits to international attention, after forging a partnership with local industry association RAPA. The deal will see Off the Fence mining RAPA’s catalogue of factual programming to find documentaries that can be reversioned, repackaged or developed for international sales. Off the Fence will also be tapping RAPA’s network to pitch itself to Korean filmmakers as a co-production partner. “This pact gives OTF access to an untapped world of storytelling,” said Off the Fence chief executive Bo Stehmeier, who suggested that the popularity of Korean “border-breaking dramas and weird but wonderful formats” has also unlocked a global path for the country’s factual sector. “The mighty Hallyu, or Korean Wave, isn’t just about entertainment. In recent years, the country’s independent production community has been intensifying its focus on factual programming, and the results are stunning,” Stehmeier said.
Celebrating the deal: OTF’s Bo Stehmeier, RAPA’s Jaehoon Lim and OTF’s Isobel Kinnear Those views were mirrored by RAPA’s next-generation media promotion division director Ki Hoon Gwak. “We’ll give our full support to ensure that diverse Korean content breaks into the global market through collaboration with OTF,” he said.
Uplifting tales from Future and TVF
FUTURE Studios, the factual content production division of Future Publishing, has teamed up with distributor TVF International (TVFI) on a new series called Unbelievable Me. The 10 x 45 mins series has been picked up by Warner Bros. Discovery for its linear channels and discovery+ in the UK, Germany, Benelux, Italy, Latin America and Poland. Remaining rights will be available to buyers at MIPCOM CANNES. Unbelievable Me features stories of inspirational people overcoming severe illnesses and medical conditions. Contributors include: teenager Tilly Lockey who was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia and uses bionic arms; Lalit Patida, a boy from India with hypertrichosis or ‘werewolf syndrome’; and Kanya Sesser, a skate star who was born without legs. Executive producer is Future Studios director of programmes, Peter Wyles, who oversaw the deal with TVFI. Future Studios’ core business is creating short-form content for digital platforms. Increasingly, however, it is blowing up real-life stories featured on its digital channels into long-form content commissions. Unbelievable Me is an example of this and follows similar projects including Two Sisters, One Body (Channel 4), Ridiculous Rides for
Skate star Kanya Sesser Photo: Trent Wittenbach A&E, Amazing On The Inside for Netflix and Extreme Love for WE tv. Explaining the decision to order the show, Andreas Lemos, director, international content at Warner Bros. Discovery said: “Its uplifting, positive tone sits perfectly with our pipeline of commissioned medical content, and it was great to be able to calibrate the stories to the requirements of our markets, creating a truly international piece.”
All3Media challenges buyers to ‘dare to choose the unknown’
ALL3MEDIA International is holding pitches exclusively at MIPCOM CANNES for a gripping psychological reality show in which teams take part in a competitive social experiment for large cash sums. The show, Unknown, is the conception of IDTV’s Marc Pos and Jasper Hoogendoorn, who are in Cannes to showcase the concept to the markets. The first pitches for Unknown will take place from today, held at a secret booth within the All3Media International stand. With a huge cash prize at stake, teams find themselves dropped in an unknown location with only a briefcase of cash in their possession. The challenge, which is filled with mystery and decisions over whether to take the ‘known’ or ‘unknown’ path, is to be the first to deliver the briefcase to a shadowy and enigmatic Game Master figure.
Pos said the concept reflects the social anxieties and uncertainty of the post-COVID era, reflecting the unnerving psychological state of emerging from lockdowns. “There are some questions in life that most people ask themselves, especially after Coronavirus,” he said. “It’s even more relevant now. Most people choose the known path of life. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn’t work out. But it’s always good for your personal growth.” He added: “This is a psychological reality show. We ask people if they dare to choose the unknown.” • In other news, All3Media International has secured pre-sales for Drama Republic’s new four-part period drama series The Confessions Of Franny Langton. The series, based on a novel by Sara Collins, will premiere on ITVX in the UK this November, as one of the new platform’s launch titles. The pre-sales are with Telekom/Magenta TV in Germany and Dutch public broadcaster NPO.
IDTV’s Marc Pos: “competitive social experiment”
Crime pays for FilmRise
NEW YORK-based FilmRise, the content creator and streaming-platform operator, is in Cannes to launch the international sales of a major true-crime co-production called The Interrogation Room. Made with UK-based Zig Zag Productions, The Interrogation Room is a hard-hitting true-crime series hosted by Hollywood star Vivica A Fox and scheduled to air in 2023. The series, which goes behind the scenes to uncover how detectives elicit the truth from suspects during interrogations, is seeking buyers among broadcasters and streaming services at MIPCOM CANNES. “With the star power of host Vivica A Fox, we know The Interrogation Room will serve multiple audience verticals and be a must-watch for fans of true crime,” said Max Einhorn, FilmRise’s senior vice-president of acquisitions and co-productions. “Very few true-crime series have looked into the lens to see inside the detective’s interrogation room, when the truth usually comes to light. And it’s not common for an A-list talent to be involved in the genre, which brings new commercial potential.” Melissa Wohl, FilmRise’s senior vice-president and head of sales, added: “Very rarely do we see what happens after a crime is committed.” Matt Graff, Zig Zag’s managing director, said: “In this case, you don’t know whether or not the person is guilty. But you can make up your own mind by looking at their body language and psychology.”
Zig Zag Productions’ Matt Graff (left) with FilmRise’s Melissa Wohl and Max Einhorn
SUNNY BUNNIES ON THE UP DOWN UNDER
LONDON-based Media IM Incorporated has signed broadcast and apparel deals in Australia for its pre-school animation series Sunny Bunnies. Nine Network’s free-to-air digital channel 9Go! has agreed terms for Sunny Bunnies to be featured in its children’s block 9GoKids! In addition, Media IM has inked a two-year deal with fashion apparel company Hotsprings for the rights to Sunny Bunnies-branded outerwear in Australia and New Zealand. Meanwhile, under a deal with toy and gift company Jasnor, the Sunny Bunnies range of plush toys will be available to coincide with the apparel launch.
Disney+ head of the queue for A Word spin-off Ralph & Katie
CONTENT producer and distributor Keshet International (KI) has completed its first sale for comedy drama Ralph & Katie, which debuted on BBC One in the UK this October. KI has sold the new 6 x 30 mins series to Disney+ as part of a wider deal that also includes all three seasons of The A Word, the BBC One drama about living with autism that inspired Ralph & Katie. The spinoff series, which stars Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy — two actors with Down’s syndrome — follows newlyweds Ralph and Katie as they embark on their first year of married life. Disney+ has licensed multiple rights for both titles across Europe (excluding the UK), the Middle East and Africa. The A Word is available on Disney+ across the Nordics and Belgium, with staggered launches slated for Portugal, Italy, Spain and France from November, and Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the New Year. Ralph & Katie will debut in early 2023. Keren Shahar, KI’s chief operating officer and president of distribution, said it had been “incredibly satisfying” to be part of the team that had helped Keren Margalit’s Israeli family drama Yellow Peppers to develop into a returning primetime BBC One drama that has now sold in more than 80 territories and spawned its own spin-off series. “We are so thrilled that buyers are as captivated with Leon and Sarah’s performances as we are,” she added. Ralph & Katie is co-produced by ITV Studios and Keshet UK in association with Tiger Aspect for BBC One.
Keshet International’s Ralph & Katie: sold to Disney+
Sunny Bunnies (Media IM Incorporated)
COWBOY HAMSTER IS A BIG HIT WITH TINY POP
FRENCH animation, production and distribution company Dandelooo has sold Billy The Cowboy Hamster to UK free-toair channel Tiny Pop, where it will premiere in May 2023. Targeted at four- to seven-year-olds, Billy the Cowboy Hamster is based on the books by Dutch author and illustrator Catharina Valckx.
GRB secures global roll-out for shows
GRB STUDIOS has closed a swathe of sales across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Three of its romance movies, Downsized, For The Love Of Ruth and The Summoning, have been licensed by Canal+ in a string of pan-African deals.
Down To Earth With Zac Efron: headed for MENA Two shows featuring globetrotting celebrities have been sold to OSN for the MENA region. The first, Down To Earth With Zac Efron, follows the former High School Musical star on what GRB describes as a “travelogue, food odyssey and eco-warrior” journey across the world. Lens Of Culture, meanwhile, follows influencer Tai Beauchamp and photographer Elton Anderson as they explore the intersection between food, design, travel, photography and fashion. In other sales, Nippon TV in Japan has picked up GBB’s sequel series When Fish Attack II, which looks beyond the most familiar ocean predators, sharks, to analyse attacks by other kinds of fish. Discovery UK has picked up the third series of paranormal investigation show Death Walker Featuring Nick Groff, while Multicanal Iberia has licensed lifestyle show Auction Kings for AMC in Spain and Portugal.
Nippon TV and Sera Film join forces to deliver baby-shower competition format
JAPAN’s Nippon TV and Turkey’s Sera Film have announced their first project under a co-development partnership signed in April. The international unscripted format called Baby Shower “combines a hilarious studio game-show element with family stories,” according to Sayako Aoki, sales and licensing, international business development, Nippon TV. “It’s highly scalable and can be adapted to 30-minute or twohour formats,” she added. In Baby Shower, regular baby-shower parties are taken to a new level as two groups of expectant parents, family and friends join forces to tackle games to win prizes of baby items. Said Idil Belli, managing director of Sera Film: “Co-developing Baby Shower together with Nippon TV was both an exciting and fulfilling experience for us. We firmly believe that the format has universal appeal.” Set in a playhouse-themed studio with gigantic baby items, examples of games include catching balls in giant-size swinging baby cradles, or running through obstacle courses while wearing oversized milk bottle costumes. Expectant mums and dads lead the team through these rounds, until the final game, called Game of Love, focusing on the parents-to-be. “The final game is about love itself as that’s the most important gift to raise a child,” said Belli. Aoki added: “Baby showers aren’t that common in Japan or Turkey, but when we adapted the format, we realised that the concept behind it is highly relatable — it’s ultimately about welcoming the new addition to the family.”
Sayoka Aoki of Nippon TV and Idil Belli of Sera Films
Yoshimoto Kogyo makes Cannes after 110 years
YOSHIMOTO Kogyo, Japan’s biggest entertainment group is celebrating its 110th anniversary by exhibiting at MIPCOM CANNES for the first time. Founded as a theatre in 1912, it has since become a talent agency and producer, mainly of unscripted comedy content, making about 6,000 hours a year. “We are the biggest talent agency in the whole of Asia,” said sales executive and producer Sakura Wang, pointing to stars like Naomi Watanabe and TikTok joker Wes-P on their roster. “We’re looking for production and co-production partners,” she added, “and we’d also like to showcase our talent in other countries too.” Yoshimoto Kogyo’s biggest title is LOL: Last One Laughing, which has been adapted in more than 15 countries and is available on Amazon Prime Video. In it, 10 comedians are placed in a room; each is eliminated when they laugh until there is only one left. The Australian version is hosted by Rebel Wilson and the Mexican version by Eugenio Derbez.
Yoshimoto’s Matthew Ireton (left), Sakura Wang and Peter Shireman The company is also famous for Manzai comedy, a distinctly Japanese take on the stand-up double act. “We do really bombastic, physical comedy, but at the same time it is all about wordplay, so we work with everything from smart to slapstick,” said Peter Shireman of Yoshimoto’s future business planning division. A key title for this market is You Laugh You Lose, which was created by Hitoshi Matsumoto, the Manzai comedian also behind LOL. It has run as a New Year special in Japan for 33 years, and features celebrities and those who’ve made the news that year competing, again, to be the last to laugh. The trio also highlighted Yoshimoto Comedy Squad, a YouTube platform where international audiences can get a taste of Yoshimoto’s comedians.
Password (Fremantle)
FREMANTLE’S NEW-LOOK PASSWORD TO ENTER SPAIN
REVIVED word-guessing game show Password has been a hit in the US for NBC. Now, Atresmedia Television has acquired the rights to the format for Spain. Fremantle Spain will produce the new version, while its parent company is making the format a priority at MIPCOM CANNES this week. “We’ve seen how well our starstudded and modern revival of Password has resonated in the US, so we cannot wait to see how the Spanish adaptation will perform,” said Rob Clark, director of global entertainment at Fremantle. In the US, Password’s latest incarnation is hosted by Keke Palmer and stars late-night stalwart Jimmy Fallon. The new series launched in the summer, attracting guests that included Jon Hamm, Chelsea Handler and Heidi Klum. The original version of Password aired on CBS and ABC in the 1960s and 1970s, with later revivals as Password Plus in 1979, Super Password in 1974 and Million Dollar Password in 2008. “We are confident that, as has happened before, this fantastic game show will generate iconic moments that will become part of our television history,” said Nathalie Garcia, CEO of Fremantle Spain.
Rainmaker and Take Two kick off partnership in Dirty Snow
RAINMAKER Content is looking to Finland as its next source of shows through a strategic alliance and first-look deal with independent production company Take Two Studios. Their first joint project is Dirty Snow, a premium drama series inspired by a drugs scandal at the 2001 Nordic World Ski Championships, which took place in Finland. Rainmaker will also be taking an advisory role on programming and strategy for Take Two, which recently brought in one of Finland’s biggest production companies, Intervisio, as a minority shareholder. The first series of Dirty Snow is due to air in Finland on Nelonen/Ruutu in the autumn of 2023. “Finland is increasingly seen as a creative powerhouse and our partnership with Take Two gives us an all-access pass to one of the country’s most exciting production companies,” said Greg Phillips, coCEO of Rainmaker. “Dirty Snow is a brilliant project with which to kick off our collaboration. It’s not only a gripping story, but it’s a story with a strong and timely message for our post-truth world: cheating isn’t winning, it’s humiliation and disgrace.” Take Two chairman and creative director Eero Hietala said that the deal will fuel his company’s global ambitions. “We’re still living a golden age of streaming content, but success requires being increasingly agile and choosing the right international strategy,” he said.
Strategic partners: Eero Hietala (left) and Lasse Koskinen of Take Two, with Rainmaker’s Vicky Ryan and Greg Phillips
Perfect timing for soccer drama
ZDF STUDIOS and Fuji TV are hoping the upcoming men’s football World Cup will provide a boost for their drama series The Window. Inspired by a Cannes conversation several years ago about potential co-productions, the show explores the question of whether money, as the main engine behind international football, is a corrupting influence on the sport. Japanese commercial broadcaster Fuji TV has yet to announce a release date for the series in its homeland, but Yuri Akimoto, produ-
The Window (ZDF Studios/Fuji TV) cer, team leader of global business, said the start of the World Cup in mid-November was the goal. Fuji TV is also keen to sell the series to platforms across Asia. The show features actors from both Europe and Asia, with storylines designed to appeal to global audiences. Its production was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but ZDF Studios is looking forward to capitalising on the upcoming tournament for its release. “We’re going to make a big push this fall in line with the World Cup,” said Robert Franke, vice-president of ZDF Studios. “We’re in talks with major players in big territories.” Franke added that The Window, which is based on real events, would “lift the veil on the world of soccer and make it more human, more understandable”.
Market Screenings & Content Showcases
A selection of Market Screenings and Content Showcases will be presented to delegates, buyers and the international press, during MIPCOM CANNES, offering an exclusive look at the mostanticipated series and programmes across all genres from around the world. Here we highlight some of what’s on show…
BETA (Germany) International Premiere: Rapa ELECTRIC ENTERTAINMENT (US) The Ark - Everyone Wanted To Be On This Ship
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE - RAPA AUDITORIUM A MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 09.00 THE ARK – EVERYONE WANTED TO BE ON THIS SHIP AUDITORIUM A MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 11:00
RAPA is a reverse whodunnit from the makers of Hierro, 2021’s most watched show on Movistar Plus+. Starring Javier Camara (The Young Pope, Narcos) and Monica Lopez (Hierro, Antidisturbios), the series follows Tomas, who finds his hometown’s mayor murdered. Tomas and Maite, the policeman in charge of the investigation, become unlikely allies and obsessed with solving the case. Produced by Movistar Plus+ in collaboration with Portocabo.
ITV STUDIOS (UK) A Year On Planet Earth
100 YEARS into the future, planetary colonisation missions have begun as a necessity to help the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One, encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to survive.
ZDF STUDIOS (Germany) Africa From Above
A YEAR ON PLANET EARTH AUDITORIUM A MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 14.30 AFRICA FROM ABOVE AUDITORIUM A MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 16.15
FROM an acclaimed production team, this natural history series reveals our planet’s most dramatic stories. With an innovative, interlinked story arc that marks a first in natural-history programming, this series — presented by British actor, producer, comedian and writer Stephen Fry — reveals the incredible ways in which all life is impacted by our journey around the sun. THIS series is an opportunity to see Africa‘s wildlife, people and places from a totally new perspective. Each episode takes viewers on a spectacular aerial adventure across a different African country, the cameras moving high above natural wonders offering a bird’s-eye view of the intimate world of Africa‘s wildest species, its landscapes and its people.
STUDIOCANAL The Night Logan Woke Up TELEFILM CANADA Bones Of Crows
THE NIGHT LOGAN WOKE UP AUDITORIUM A TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 09.00 BONES OF CROWS AUDITORIUM A TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 14:30
THIS is the first TV series written and directed by Canadian filmmaker and actor Xavier Dolan, delivering his distinct visual and directing style in a thriller combining humour, horror, drama and suspense. The five-parter follows Mimi, her brother and their close friend Logan. The boys’ friendship is torn apart when Logan rapes Mimi. Three decades later, Mimi travels home on her mother’s death, only to see secrets buried deep in the past resurface.
MEDIAWAN RIGHTS The Golden Hour
A PREVIEW of ground-breaking Canadian series Bones Of Crows, an epic spanning multiple generations of resilient Cree women affected by Canada’s residential school system. From inception to production to sales, hear from the team behind the largest scale Indigenous-led production in Canada. The session looks at the market potential for new Indigenous stories and how audiences worldwide can connect with stories about the impact of colonisation.
ABS-CBN (Philippines) Cattleya Killer
THE GOLDEN HOUR AUDITORIUM A TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 16.15 CATTLEYA KILLER AUDITORIUM A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 10.45
THE FIRST hour after a terrorist attack is crucial, when panic is overwhelming and the danger of a second attack is the greatest. This forms the base of this new thriller series set in the Netherlands. Mardik, a detective of Afghan origin, is distrusted by an employee at the intelligence agency after she discovers something about his past. Then Mardik receives a disturbing text
KOCCA (Korea) Extraordinary Attorney Woo
ABS-CBN’s Cattleya Killer is an adaptation of the 1996 movie Sa Aking Mga Kamay, about a serial killer who preys on unfaithful wives, killing them and leaving behind a cattleya flower. Star Arjo Atayde is in Cannes for the screening, along with co-star and producer, his sister Ria Atayde and ABS-CBN’s head of international production and executive producer Ruel S Bayani.
EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO AUDITORIUM A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 14.30 FOCUS ON FINLAND SHOWCASE AUDITORIUM A WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 16.15
EXTRAORDINARY Attorney Woo is about a young lawyer with Asperger’s syndrome. She has a high IQ, an impressive memory and a creative thought process, but she struggles with everyday interactions. Presenting the screening are Sang Baek Lee, founder, CEO and producer of production company Astory; director In Sik Yoo; and Astory president Nikki Semin Han. FOCUS On Finland presents seven upcoming drama and animation series projects in development, all seeking international partners. Focus On Finland promotes the international awareness of Finnish content. The partners involved in the Showcase are: Audiovisual Producers Finland (APFI ); YLE; the Finnish Film Foundation; Elisa Viihde; and Film in Finland.
Gordon Ramsay: next-stop scripted?
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is at MIPCOM CANNES this week to update industry partners on developments at Studio Ramsay Global, his joint venture with Fox Entertainment. He spoke to Andy Fry ahead of his visit
CREATED in 2021, Studio Ramsay Global (SRG) hit the ground running with Next Level Chef, a supersized studio show that debuted on Fox US and is now being prepped for ITV in the UK. Season two of the US version will premier in the prestigious post-Super Bowl slot next February. Also in the works is an Australian version of Future Food Stars, a show that debuted on the BBC in the UK this year. The Australian version is heading for commercial broadcaster Nine Network. Speaking to the MIPCOM CANNES Daily News, Ramsay said the partnership with Fox is “a perfect fit for several reasons. One is that I go back such a long way with Fox, which first aired Hell’s Kitchen in 2005. Another is that they share our ambition to create new shows and develop talent for the international market. And they are such a juggernaut — with everything from production and distribution capabilities to streaming platform Tubi. Already this year, we’ve launched a dedicated Gordon Ramsay FAST channel on Tubi.” Ramsay likes to stay hands-on with new versions of his flagship shows — and will be jetting out to Australia in the new year to shoot the first season of Nine Network’s Future Food Stars, a show in which Ramsay invests his own money in food businesses. “I like to push the boundaries of our formats — so there will be some new innovations,” he said. “There will be more emphasis on backing new ideas as opposed to more established businesses.” One of the key challenges for Ramsay is juggling his commitment to long-running existing formats like Hell’s Kitchen with SRG’s ambition to create new shows. “But we have a great R&D team,” he said, “They are always on the search for new ideas of potential spin-offs.” New areas that Ramsay has expanded into include adventure-themed food programming, with Disney+/National Geographic show Uncharted taking him to remote parts of the world to discover culinary specialities. “We’re also exploring scripted possibilities,” he added. Ramsay sees SRG as a great way to nurture talent: “One advantage of working with Fox is that we have a huge presence across social and digital media between us. There’s an opportunity to take new faces from short-form to Tubi to network primetime.” Cannes has a special place in Ramsay’s heart — he dropped anchor here early in his career when working as a chef on industry legend Reg Grundy’s super yacht. Before heading off to his next production task, the UK version of Next Level Chef, “I’ll find a new one-star Michelin restaurant somewhere in the Golfe-Juan and hide myself away in the corner,” he said.
NEW PARTNERS HELP EARTHxTV TO SPREAD THE ECO MESSAGE
EARTHxTV, the ad-supported entertainment network that focuses on the world’s pressing environmental challenges, has entered into a string of partnerships that will bring its shows to more viewers across the planet. Deals have been closed with Charter Communications and NCTC in the US, Sky and Freeview in the UK, and M7 in Europe. Partnering with distribution platforms in key global markets will bring EarthxTV’s eco-centric programming to new audiences that “care about where and how we live”, said Rajan Singh, the company’s head of global distribution. EarthxTV claims that the US deals alone will make its service available to millions of homes. EarthxTV has built a catalogue of hundreds of hours of original and acquired series, short films and feature documentaries since its launch in 2020. Its latest original series include House Of What?!, which profiles people who have built sustainable homes, and Bike To Bites, a food-focused travelogue in northeastern America. Also debuting on EarthxTV in October are shows about Tasmanian cuisine, women conservationists and the interconnection between ‘great climate regulators’, including tsunamics, volcanic eruptions and forest fires.
Banijay signals premium factual ambitions with Lara Vs Escoba
BANIJAY Rights is moving into the premium feature-documentary game — and the flagship project for this expansion debuts at MIPCOM CANNES this week. Lara Vs Escobar focuses on the aftermath of one of the most famous assassinations ordered by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. It is produced by Banijay Benelux joint venture Scenery. “Our expansion into the premium feature-documentary space is led by this extraordinary modern-day story as told by Scenery and amazing director Mags Gavan,” said Simon Cox, executive vice-president of content acquisitions at Banijay Rights. Lara Vs Escobar reflects one of the key trends at this year’s market: an abundance of premium factual series and documentaries from the industry’s biggest producers. The doc focuses on the 1984 assassination of Colombian justice minister Rodrigo Lara and the ensuing friendship between his son, Jorge Lara, and Pablo Escobar’s son, Juan Pablo Escobar. “It’s a reconciliation tale like no other, bringing two of the unlikeliest of friends together to find common ground, with a plot as powerful of some of the world’s best dramas,” Cox said. Gavan has spent more than a decade working on the project. “I started the most inspiring journey, which also took me through the worst tragedy whilst developing the film,” she said. “It’s going to take the audience on the same emotional rollercoaster but, hopefully, leave them in a better, more hopeful place.” Lara Vs Escobar follows on the heels of Human Playground, a six-part sports docu-series from Scenery and Banijay UK subsidiary Workerbee, which premiered on Netflix in September.
Jorge Lara (left) and Juan Pablo Escobar in Banijay Rights’ Lara Vs Escobar
Frida leads BBC Studio’s factual slate
BBC STUDIOS is bringing a strong slate of factual titles to MIPCOM CANNES, including a new series on Mexican painter Frida Kahlo that has already been licensed for her home continent. Frida (3 x 60 mins/working title) has been snapped up by National Geographic in Latin America, after the announcement in August that the series from Rogan Productions will air on the UK’s BBC Two. The series explores Kahlo’s life and work as an artist, with a focus on her relationship with fellow artist Diego Rivera. Also launching this week is How To Live To 101 (working title), which follows Dr Michael Mosley across the world as he meets older people who claim to have discovered how to defy the aging process. The series is co-produced by the BBC Studios Science Unit and Chinese streaming service Migu. BBC Studios is also showcasing the second series of Life In Ten Pictures (6 x 50 mins), produced by BBC Studios’ Documentary Unit. As with the first series, each episode tells the story of a historical celebrity through 10 images, while also discussing broader themes, including identity, race, gender, politics, sexuality and mental health.
Frida Kahlo heads home to Latin America
Masked Singer producer banks on AI dating for global impact
TOKYO Broadcasting System is in Cannes to launch Love By AI, a cutting-edge dating show format that uses AI technology to help people find their true love. Love By AI was created through a partnership between TBS and Craig Plestis, producer of the US version of The Masked Singer. Plestis, at MIPCOM CANNES to promote the show, said: “When I’m looking for a new concept or show idea, my first question is: ‘Has this been done before?’. Love By AI is without a doubt a unique and visionary format that has never been done before. I see this show as having a global impact. It is flexible and can be tailored for each individual market. At its core, it is the ultimate fusion of science and heart.” Plestis is a former head of reality who now runs his own indie Smart Dog Media. “I have always had great respect for Japanese culture and the creative work at TBS. So when my agent, Steve Wohl of Paradigm and Greg Bellon, who represents TBS, made an introduction, I was game. Originally I was going to help promote their existing content and formats in the US, which I still do, but then we started talking about creating a brand new idea, which resulted in Love By AI. The show aired in Japan and was a hit and we hope to bring it to the US.” Explaining what it takes to transfer an Asian hit to the US, he said the key thing is “to identify a unique idea. Then you have to adapt it for the US audience, which often means the Western audience as well. Bespoke content is key.”
Of Smart Dog’s growth plans, Plestis said: “We are getting into scripted as well as some hybrid formats. I have optioned a few hit Korean dramas and have some original ideas as well. We shall see what happens.”
Craig Plestis
Gurin teams with Film.UA to take Ukranian content global
Phil Gurin
THE GURIN COMPANY and Ukraine’s Film.UA Group have formed a new partnership, under which the Emmy Award-winning US producer will represent Film. UA’s non-scripted programming in the US and other international territories. The Gurin Company will select Film.UA formats and ready-made properties with international potential and provide development, distribution and co-production services to enable each project to realise its full commercial and creative potential outside Ukraine. The partners will also work together to originate and develop new properties for the US, Ukrainian and international markets. The partnership is launching two brand new formats at MIPCOM CANNES 2022; The History Of Criminalistics and The Insiders Project. Phil Gurin, president and CEO of The Gurin Company, said: “While predominantly known for scripted output, Ukranian storytelling expertise is well-known, highly-regarded and deserves to be known far beyond its borders. With a project like The History Of Criminalistics, Film.UA was able to execute some terrific dramatic recreations with great skill. Even more, their cinema-quality special effects and CGI, all done locally in Ukraine, can stand against any of the big global studios, and we can’t wait to bring that level to our productions in other territories.” Kateryna Vyshnevska, head of development and co-productions at Film.UA Group, said: “We are especially pleased that the co-operation encompasses projects touching on the subject of war in Ukraine, but also pure entertainment, from crime docu-drama to extreme urban explorations. The Ukrainian audiovisual industry has many talented people who will continue to create great content. We are not defined by the war only and this co-development deal is a great testament to that.” Also new from the partnership is
factual series Rebuilding Ukraine Together (8 x 45 mins), a Film. UA home-renovation pilot that was filmed before the war but never aired. The series’ mission is to rebuild the Ukrainian homes that have been destroyed in the war, while also creating a supportive community for traumatised local families.
Underknown migrates from web to TV with science show What If
WHAT would it be like to be swallowed by a whale? Could you swim around a nuclear reactor or surf a tsunami? These intriguing questions — and many more — are explored in What If, the internet science show from Canadian digital-first media company Underknown, which is launching a TV production arm this week in Cannes. Now, the short-form web proposition, which has more than by 65 million followers across social media, is being reworked and reformatted into a 52 x 60 mins long-form television series in partnership with West One International.
Team What If: West One International’s Carl Hall (left) with Underknown Studios’ Steve Hulford and Connor Boals “We’re reversing the trend of TV shows moving online,” said Carl Hall, managing director of West One. “From a TV perspective, it’s like Underknown has put out promos of all the most exciting factual subjects online. We can take this viewing data to create TV programming that already has an in-built audience. We’re making Netflix-type meta data available to broadcasters for the first time.” That statistical data is certainly impressive: Underknown claims its multi-lingual factual content has “strong endorsement” from over 100 million active viewers and generates over one billion views each month. And many of those viewers fall into the golden 18-to-34 demographic. “With the huge amount of data we’ve collected, we’re able to cherry-pick the most engaging subjects, tailoring content market by market,” added Underknown co-founder and CEO Steve Hulford. What If is the first Underknown project to be re-imagined for TV on the development slate, which is overseen by Connor Boals (formerly CNN) and Cameron Macdonald (ex-Frantic Films). More original TV content is set to follow,
starting with History In Living Colour (6 x 60 mins), in which visual historian Jordan Lloyd explores the unknown stories behind iconic photographs. West One will raise finance and distribute Underknown’s content globally. “We’re in production with 52 episodes of What If, but that’s only a tiny percentage of our digital output,” Hulford added. “We thought we’d start with the best of the best.”
Monetisation talks for Turkey’s Merzigo
TURKISH aggregator Merzigo is back in town after sealing a raft of deals at MIPCOM CANNES 2021. “There were just a few of us last time, but this year we’ve returned with a 25-strong team and our own booth,” said chairman Yigit Dogan Celik. “Merzigo is aiming this week to talk to existing clients and meet new clients, to further help companies monetise their content.” Merzigo has grown quickly in recent years, assisting dozens of free-to-air channels in particular to reach new audiences via digital delivery platforms. “We are a young company with a big team, employing almost 300 people,” Dogan Celik said. “We have offices in the UK and India, and a Spanish office opening in Madrid next year. We distribute thousands of hours of content across YouTube and Facebook.” He added: “Our expertise is combining technology with monetisation know-how.” Dogan Celik noted that around 30% of broadcasters’, distributors’ and studios’ revenues now come from digital routes: “That means we have to stay on top of new trends.
We have a very strong R&D team, which monitors the algorithms constantly, while our business analysts examine new ways to monetise and localise content.”
Merzigo’s Yigit Dogan Celik
CONFERENCES & EVENTS PROGRAMME
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER
INSPIRATION & INSIGHTS PRODUCERS
09.00 - 09.45 | Grand Auditorium GLOBAL TV TRENDS: WHO IS WATCHING WHAT, HOW AND WHY?
Presented by GLANCE
09.00 - 10.30 | Verrière Californie CONTENT CREATION NOW: NEW TELEVISION FORMATS ON DIGITAL STEROIDS
With MEGAPHONE TV and SMART DOG MEDIA/CRAIG PLESTIS 09:00 - 09:25 Welcome coffee and tea 9:25 Opening remarks by SONY
10.00 - 11.00 | Hi5 Studio INDIA AS A CREATIVE HUB: ANIMATION, VISUAL EFFECTS & GAMING
12.00 - 12.40 | Grand Auditorium MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE & STUDIO OF DISTINCTION AWARD – BBC STUDIOS
Tim Davie, Director-General - BBC and Tom Fussell, CEO - BBC STUDIOS
13.15 - 14.15 | Grand Auditorium FRESH TV FORMATS
Presented by THE WIT
14.15 - 15.00 | Hi5 Studio THE STREAMING PIVOT TO AVOD: WHAT CONTENT DOES AN ADVERTISING SUPPORTED STREAMER WANT?
In conversation with PLUTO TV, ROKU & TUBI
15.10 - 16.20 | Hi5 Studio FAST: INTERVIEW SERIES
With A+E NETWORKS, BBC STUDIOS and FREMANTLE
15.45 - 16.15 | Grand Auditorium MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE BUILDING A DRAMA SLATE THAT TRAVELS
Rola Bauer, President, MGM INTERNATIONAL TV PRODUCTIONS
16.30 - 17.00 | Grand Auditorium MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE “WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? VALUING CONTENT IN THE STREAMING AGE”
A conversation with Caryn Mandabach, Producer of Peaky Blinders and Wared Seger, CEO, PARROT ANALYTICS
17.15 - 17.45 | Grand Auditorium MIPCOM CANNES EXCLUSIVE KEYNOTE: FOX ENTERTAINMENT GOES GLOBAL
A Conversation with FOX ENTERTAINMENT Leadership
17.30 - 18.30 | Verrière Californie CONTENT CREATION NOW: HOW TO MAKE LIVE BROADCASTING CONTENT MORE ATTRACTIVE
With TBS and ZERO DENSITY
08.30 - 09.00 | Seaview Producers’ Hub FIRST-TIMERS PRESENTATION
09.00 - 09.45 | Seaview Producers’ Hub WELCOME COFFEE
09.50 - 10.10 | Seaview Producers’ Hub AN ANALYSIS OF TV CO-PRODUCTIONS’ EVOLUTION THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
Presented by OMDIA
10.15 - 11.00 | Seaview Producers’ Hub THE CHANGING FACE OF INTERNATIONAL DRAMA CO-PRODUCTIONS AND LOCAL LANGUAGE CONTENT
With FREMANTLE, ITV STUDIOS, UPGRADE PRODUCTIONS and KESHET INTERNATIONAL
11.15 - 11.55 | Seaview Producers’ Hub AMAZON STUDIOS & PRIME VIDEO - EUROPEAN CONTENT STRATEGY
12.00 - 13.00 | Seaview Producers’ Hub THE BOOM IN SPANISH LANGUAGE CONTENT
with MOVISTAR PLUS+ INTERNATIONAL, ATRESMEDIA, ZETA and TELEVISAUNIVISION
14.00 - 14.25 | Seaview Producers’ Hub FRANCE 2030: MAKING FRANCE ONE OF THE TOP DESTINATIONS FOR PRODUCTION WORLDWIDE
With CNC (FR)
14.30 - 15.00 | Seaview Producers’ Hub HOW DOES FRENCH INDEPENDENT COMPANY “MAKE IT HAPPEN STUDIO’’ MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN WITH MGM?
With MAKE IT HAPPEN STUDIO and MGM
15.15 - 15.45 | Seaview Producers’ Hub CASE STUDY ON GERMAN SERIES ‘‘PUNISHMENT’’ WITH CONSTANTIN FILM & WILD BUNCH TELEVISION
With O. Berben, J. Ehlert and D. Bartha
16.00 - 16.30 | Seaview Producers’ Hub BOYS LOVE DRAMA – A NEW DRAMA SENSATION, MADE IN KOREA AND TRENDING TROUGHOUT ASIA
With MANTA, J WONDER and TV TOKYO
16.45 - 17.30 | Seaview Producers’ Hub THE TALENT SEARCH - PUBLIC BROADCASTERS AS THE NEW INNOVATORS
With producer Danna Stern, FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS, VRT (BE), RTVE (ES)
17.30 - 19.00 | Seaview Producers’ Hub PRODUCERS’ NETWORKING DRINKS
CONNECT
08.00 - 10.00 | Majestic Hotel MIPCOM BUYERS AWARD FOR JAPANESE DRAMA 2022
Presented by INTERNATIONAL DRAMA FESTIVAL IN TOKYO
12.30 - 14.30 | Majestic Hotel WOMEN IN GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT POWER LUNCH
In Partnership with A+E NETWORKS Media Partner: The Hollywood Reporter (By invitation)
19.00 - 23.00 | Majestic Hotel MIPCOM CANNES OPENING NIGHT PARTY & RED CARPET
(Open to all participants)
SCREENINGS
09.00 - 10.00 | Auditorium A INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: RAPA
Presented by BETA FILM
11.00 - 12.00 | Auditorium A THE ARK – EVERYONE WANTED TO BE ON THIS SHIP
Presented by ELECTRIC ENTERTAINMENT
11.15 - 12.15 | Verrière Californie DISCOVER QALBOX
Presented by BITSMEDIA
12.30 - 13.45 | Auditorium A MEET THE NEW K-ANI!
Presented by Kocca
Followed by snack lunch in Verrière Californie
14.30 - 15.30 | Auditorium A A YEAR ON PLANET EARTH
Presented by ITV STUDIOS
16.15 - 17.15 | Auditorium A AFRICA FROM ABOVE
Presented by ZDF STUDIOS
16.30 - 17.20 | Hi5 Studio JAPANESE FORMATS SHOWCASE
Presented by TREASURE BOX JAPAN
