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Meet the MIPDoc conference speakers; The MIPDoc International Co-Production Summit; Matchmaking With Buyers And Commissioners; and more...

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Factual content on sale from around the world, at MIPDoc and onwards at MIPTV

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Innovative funding opportunities for factual

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The new digital players move into the factual space

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CONFERENCES & EVENTS PROGRAMME YOUR MIPDOC EXPERIENCE

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Conference programme gives delegates a view from the top

Nutopia’s Jane Root

Avalon Factual’s Jamie Isaacs

CuriosityStream’s Steve Burns

CONFERENCES & EVENTS AT MIPDOC

The full programme of MIPDoc conferences and events can be found on page 11 of this publication

PBS’ Germain Deagan Sweet

A wide range of conferences, keynotes and talks at MIPDoc will see key industry figures build a global picture of the factual industry. Here we preview some of the sessions taking place over the two-day event WORLDWIDE trends, content strategies, project funding and independent filmmaking are some of the subjects that will be explored during the MIPDoc conference programme. Delegates will hear top-level discussions on where factual is headed in the multi-platform digital age.

In a session on finance, entitled Raising Funds For Resonant Storytelling, speakers will discuss a range of issues including how crowdfunding and brands might become increasingly important as competition hots-up and pressure on budgets continues to increase.

One of the speakers at the session, founder and executive producer of US-based Saville Productions Rupert Maconick, countered the suggestion that brand involvement can compromise the message of a documentary. This can be overcome “by making a docu-

mentary about a brand’s needs”, for example. “A brand corporate social response might be climate change or human rights,” he said.

Also speaking on the panel, Ashley Turing heads-up LiveTree ADEPT, a crowdfunding platform that connects viewers and investors with programme makers. Turing said that crowdfunding eliminates all the conditions that traditional funding can bring to a production: “The only consideration is whether the LiveTree community of consumers, creatives and investors likes the concept and would like to see it made.”

The Raising Funds session also features Christoph Nagel, manager for crowdfunding company Kickstarter in Europe.

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tion trends, perspectives on spotting hit shows and strategies for programming factual content on multiple platforms. The session features the World Screen Factual Trendsetter Awards.

For View From The Top panelist Christian Drobnyk, executive vice-president, National Geographic Channels, “the factual sweet spot right now is where authenticity meets originality and a boat-load of creative ambition.

Contrived concepts are falling flat.” And he advised programme makers: “Make sure you have a clear point of view on how the project you’re pitching fits or could fit on the service you’re pitching and who the audience is. Being on the receiving end of someone just trying to move catalogue is painful.”

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CuriosityStream, said his company is always on the look out for something that’s not been seen before. “If you have a topic where there is exciting new science or new insights in history, our door is always open,” he said. “But, are there new insights? Is there a unique, credible storyteller or a new innovative production technique?”

US-based CuriosityStream is a global, advertising-free, subscription factual video-on-demand service, and pitches should be targeted to that model, Burns said.

“There are lots of talented producers sending CuriosityStream clever proposals. Many are looking for full commissions for multipart series that would work best on commercial TV. We have done a handful of commissions and copros and another couple dozen of pre-sales, intended to be pro-

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motables on our network. At this point in our evolution, we are still acquisition-based. It’s the normal course of any network. You start out with acquisitions and end up having mostly originals.”

In the session, Indie Filmmaking: Protecting Creative Freedom In An M&A World, executives will consider the realities of being an independent company in the factual arena. How do you protect independence while thriving globally? “It remains difficult,” said panelist El-

Off the Fence’s Ellen Windemuth

PBS’ Tom Koch

Saville Productions’ Rupert Maconick

survived in this context? Through exclusive access to great stories and the creative and technical ability to make docs look fresh and different. Plus, of course, competitive pricing to accommodate the global eyeball migration to digital media.”

Jane Root, former president of Discovery Channel US, former controller of BBC2, co-founder of Wall to Wall and currently CEO of UK-based factual production company Nutopia, and Jamie Isaacs, CEO of UK-based

len Windemuth, CEO of indie Off the Fence. “A non-fiction company in today’s world has to be more than an enterprise, it has to be a movement. Broadcasters have to understand and like our vision, our strategy and our people.”

While it is true that independent producers and filmmakers are the future of the documentary and factual industry, it is hard in a competitive world to get indie productions off the ground, she added. “How has the indie sector

THE MIPDOC INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION SUMMIT A NEW addition to MIPDOC, the MIPDOC International Co-Production Summit builds on the success of the European Co-Production Breakfast which was established four years ago. The Summit, supported by Watercolour Media, is a forum where top executives from around the world can share ideas with their peers and meet potential new partners.

The organisers describe the event as “a must-attend event for co-production and the place where new global partnerships start”.

The event will open with a

keynote speech from a key figure from the world of factual, followed by round table discussions — which will be summarised in a report that will be given to attendees following the event. Also on the agenda is a series of three-minute pitches from four independent producers who will then answer question from the audience for a further four minutes.

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The MIPDOC International Coproduction Summit is from 08.30 until 10.00, in the producers Hub in the JW Marriott

The Co-Production Summit at MIPTV 2017

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producer Avalon Factual, are also on the panel.

MIPDoc also features a series of Fireside Chats offering 30-minute sessions on Content Strategy.

Speakers include Germaine Deagan Sweet and Tom Koch of PBS International, and Sayumi Horie of NHK. These and other executives will share their programming, acquisition and commissioning strategies over 30 minutes in an intimate setting, allowing producers to get a sense of what the market currently needs.

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What makes the perfect pitch?

SVT’s Axel Arno

YLE’s Nina Tuominen

Histoire’s Elisabeth Hagstedt

AB Groupe’s Richard Maroko

NHK’s Yoko Imai

MIPDoc is staging a series of matchmaking sessions designed to put programme makers in front of some of the industry’s key decision makers. We asked them for some advice MIPDOC is offering delegates the opportunity to meet with buyers and commissioners at matchmaking sessions taking place across the weekend. Acquisitions executives and broadcasters will be on hand to listen to ideas and to advise them on what works best in factual programming.

Elisabeth Hagstedt is head of acquisitions and co-productions at TF1 Group pay channel Histoire.

Hagstedt advises programme makers to do their research before pitching to any channel.

“Remember there is huge competition for production budgets,” she said. “Think about why your project is particularly pertinent for our channel. At MIPDoc and beyond, she is looking for “original, relevant and captivating projects that stand out in the crowd”.

NHK’s Yoko Imai has been working at the Japanese state broadcaster for over 20 years, in roles that include production and documentary acquisition. Programme makers pitching to NHK should know that the company is looking specifically for projects pro-

duced in 4K or 8K and preferably one-offs or mini-series, Imai said.

Presentations to buyers should be “concise”, and programme ideas should have “good stories with a clear point of view“.

“Try to pitch a project that fits the person who sits in front of you,” is the advice from Richard Maroko, director of channels at French channel operator, producer and distributor AB Groupe.

“The perfect pitch is a project that is realistic, financially viable and with a clear angle.”

Be well prepared, is the advice of Nina Tuominen, acquisitions executive at Finland’s YLE. Programme makers should be armed with “a one-page presentation with the most important facts: timetable, budget, producer, main broadcaster, other co-producers, a well-written synopsis, and a list of interviewees and locations”, and ideally, a trailer if the production has reached that stage. “I look for history, wildlife and science single docs and short series,” Tuominen said. “A perfect pitch would be a new, unknown, strong

story told in an innovative way.”

“I am always looking for investigative stories,” said Axel Arno, commissioning editor for documentaries at Sweden’s SVT. “Bold films about the big issues of the moment. I really like emotional stories with a solid journalistic foundation. And I like to be surprised. The perfect pitch can happen when you least expect it — but in general it must be a good story, clearly presented and accompanied by strong visuals.”

And Arno has one simple piece of advice for all factual programme makers: “Do your research. Make sure you know as much as you can about the taste and the needs of the people you are pitching to, before you sit down with them.

CONFERENCES & EVENTS AT MIPDOC

Matchmaking With Buyers And Commissioners sessions take place at 14.45 on Saturday, April 7 and 15.00 on Sunday April 8, in the Matchmaking Lounge at the JW Marriott

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THE MIPDOC INTERNATIONAL PITCH THE MIPDOC International Pitch takes place on Sunday, April 8 at 10.15 in the Grand Theatre at the JW Marriott. Five finalists have been selected to pitch live to a jury whose members include TCB Media Rights’ Paul Heaney, PBS’ Pamela Aguilar and FremantleMedia International’s Katrina Neylon. Projects from the five finalists were chosen for their creativity and storytelling quality, originality, worldwide appeal and production values.

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2018 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

FACTUAL ATTRACTION: TAKING NON-FICTION TO PREMIUM

7-8 April 2018, JW Marriott, Cannes

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2018 KEY SPEAKERS

GERMAINE DEAGAN SWEET Managing Director, Co-Productions & Drama Acquisitions PBS International

STEVE BURNS Chief Programming Officer CuriosityStream

JANE ROOT Founder & Chief Executive Nutopia

WORLD PREMIERE TV SCREENING ‘JAPAN FROM ABOVE’

INTERNATIONAL COPRODUCTION SUMMIT

Presented by NHK SATURDAY 7 APRIL 18.00-19.00, GRAND THEATRE

SATURDAY 7 APRIL 8.45-9.15 — Producers’ Hub

Supported by Watercolour Media SUNDAY 8 APRIL 8.30-10.00, PRODUCERS’ HUB

MIPDOC INTERNATIONAL PITCH SUNDAY 8 APRIL 10.15-11.30, GRAND THEATRE

SUNDAY 8 APRIL 8.30-10.00 — Producers’ Hub

NEW VISITORS TOUR Meet us in the Lobby at 8.30

MIPDOC INTERNATIONAL COPRODUCTION SUMMIT Supported by Watercolour Media By invitation

9.30-10.00 — Grand Theatre

FACTUAL TRENDS - A GLOBAL OVERVIEW In association with K7 Media 10.15-10.50 — Grand Theatre

10.15-11.30 — Grand Theatre

VIEW FROM THE TOP: WHAT DO BUYERS & COMMISSIONERS WANT Presenting the World Screen Factual Trendsetter Award 11.00-11.45 — Grand Theatre

ARCHIVES & STORYTELLING: UNEARTHING UNIQUE FOOTAGE AT A GLOBAL SCALE 12.00-12.30 — Producers’ Hub

MIPDOC INTERNATIONAL PITCH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER NEW PROJECTS FOR COMMISSIONING AND CO-PRODUCTION

11.30-12.00 — Producers’ Hub

CONTENT STRATEGY: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DAVID ROYLE, SMITHSONIAN NETWORKS

CONTENT STRATEGY: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH GERMAINE DEAGAN SWEET & TOM KOCH, PBS INTERNATIONAL

By registration

By registration

12.30-14.30 — Majestic Hotel

12.30-13.00 — Grand Theatre

MIPDOC NETWORKING LUNCH

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Sponsored by Fox Networks Group Content Distribution

Snack Lunch from 13.00 in the Matchmaking Lounge

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14.45-15.45 — Matchmaking Lounge

RAISING THE FUNDS FOR RESONANT STORYTELLING

MATCHMAKING WITH BUYERS & COMMISSIONERS

14.30-15.00 — Producers’ Hub

CONTENT STRATEGY: A FIRESIDE CHAT

By registration

16.00-16.30 — Producers’ Hub

15.00-16.00 — Matchmaking Lounge

CONTENT STRATEGY: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH SAYUMI HORIE, NHK By registration 16.45-17.30 — Grand Theatre

MATCHMAKING WITH BUYERS & COMMISSIONERS By registration 15.15-16.00 — Grand Theatre

KEYNOTE SUPERPANEL POWER SHIFT: DISTRIBUTORS AS CONTENT KICKSTARTERS 18.00-19.00 — Grand Theatre

INDIE FILMMAKING: PROTECTING CREATIVE FREEDOM IN AN M&A WORLD 16.15-17.00 — Grand Theatre

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‘JAPAN FROM ABOVE’ Presented by NHK

KEYNOTE SUPERPANEL LET’S TALK COPRODUCTION: ASIA’S GLOBAL AMBITIONS 17.15-18.15 — Grand Theatre

From 19.00 — JW Marriott

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Japan From Above

The MIPDoc World Premiere TV Screening for 2018 is Japan From Above, a co-production between NHK, Gedeon Programmes, ZDF/ARTE, and Voyage. We spoke with some of the people involved in the series

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Lake Mashu in Hokkaido, said to be one of the clearest lakes in the world

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SMOKE-wreathed volcanoes, the high-rise Tokyo megalopolis, ice floes on the Sea of Okhotsk, cherry blossoms on Mount Yoshino, glistening rice paddies on the Shonai plain, emerald waters and coral reefs in Okinawa, and autumn leaves in ancient Kyoto. These are just some of the spectacular sights shot in 4K from helicopters and drones for the documentary series Japan From Above.

“But this series offers more than just the kind of vistas that can only be seen from the air,” NHK director Shinji Iwata said. “The 4K images also reveal details and textures that cannot be fully appreciated with the naked eye. And they highlight human wonders in the intricate, breathtaking artistry of papermakers, potters, cooks, and other traditional Japanese craftspeople. The series brings Japan to life through a seamless experience of the majestic and the miniscule.”

Shooting the entire 3,000-kilometre length of the Japanese archipelago in 4K was a huge project. The crew spent a year traveling from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, taking countless shots in hundreds of locations.

“They were under pressure to capture the greatest possible diversity of images in a limited time; they did not have the luxury of waiting for the perfect moments to shoot,” Iwata said. “Moreover, the look of scenery is greatly influenced by the light. So the crew needed flexibility, a keen eye on the weather, and an acceptance that no shot could be repeated.”

The greatest enemy of drone filming is rain, according to Iwata. “Long spells of rainfall brought filming to a halt. The crew got many of their desired

NEWS: WORLD PREMIERE TV SCREENING shots during brief periods when the rain let up.” He added: “Some of Japan’s most talented aerial videographers handled the drone filming. Even in strong winds and other tough conditions, they captured outstanding shots that can now be enjoyed throughout the series.”

There are many ‘from-above’ programmes in the documentary market,” said Shin Yasuda, executive producer at NHK. “Some take the viewers on an aerial journey across the continent, others combine aerial footage with visualisation of big data to reveal a nation’s communication and transport infrastructure. With Japan From Above, NHK and Gedeon embarked on a new challenge: using 4K cinematography to capture the breathtaking beauty of Japanese archipelago from the sky while, at the same time, pro-

viding the viewers with an upclose and personal experience with people that inhabit the islands. The result is a rare and intimate portrait of Japan.”

“What strikes me the most is the intimacy Japanese have with their land,” Gedeon executive producer Nicholas Deschamps said. “Obviously there is great nature everywhere in the world, but what I find unique in Japan is the connection they have with it, so intimate than it gives to nature a kind of humanity. The key to respect of our planet is the look we have on it. That’s what we tried on this series. A tribute to Japanese and the value of the nature they inherited.”

Marika Puiseux of Fox Network’s French factual channel Voyage, said the series aim is “to reveal a dynamic Japan that respects its millennial traditions.

The footage from above in 4K reflects in an extremely detailed

way the divine beauty of Japanese landscapes.” And the right partnerships were crucial to achieving this: “We know the quality of Gedeon’s work and were aware that international collaboration with the NHK would also be a guarantee in terms of quality and meet our editorial requirements.”

Marita Hubinger and Petra Boden, commissioning editors at ZDF/ARTE, described Japan From Above as “a flagship programme that echoes the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2020 as the eyes of the world turn to the Japanese capital.”

They added: “The collaboration with NHK is once again a trusted partnership reflecting common editorial requirements. NHK is recognised around the world for being at the forefront of shooting and broadcast technologies.”

Camera operator Akiko Komagata films a traditional salt maker in Noto Peninsula

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Shinji Iwata:

“The series brings Japan to life through a seamless experience of the majestic and the miniscule”

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The MIPDoc World Premiere TV Screening of Japan From Above, presented by NHK, is at 18.00 in the Grand Theatre of the JW Marriott, on Saturday, April 7.

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JACKIE Kennedy: Fighting For Civil Rights (1 x 52 mins), brought to Cannes by French distributor AB International, profiles some of the ways that the US President’s widow championed civil rights — from ordering her wedding dress from a black stylist to insisting that African-American serviceman were included as coffin-bear- Jackie Kennedy: Fighting For Civil Rights (AB International) ers at the President’s funeral.

AUTENTIC DISTRIBUTION COLOGNE-based Autentic Distribution brings a range of new films to MIPTV. Two-part documentary Amazing Isfahan/Amazing Iran celebrates Iran’s natural beauty, history and its proud traditions during changing times. The five-part second season of Asia – Secret Lives, Hidden Places looks at the rare animals and untouched beautiful environments in the region.

The Extinguishers – Firefighters On Duty (9 x 45 mins) is a tribute to the unsung heroes who put their lives at risk by batAsia – Secret Lives, Hidden Places (Autentic tling lethal fires.

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BBC WORLDWIDE BBC WORLDWIDE’s new series Dynasty (5 x 50 mins) follows the lives of various animals, showing their incredible determination to dominate their landscape and do whatever it takes to see off vicious challenges to their leadership and dynastic line — often from close family members. Filmed over four years in locations around the globe, the gripping stories follow the animal families as they battle to protect their kingdoms. The series is a BBC Studios Natural History production co-produced with BBC, BBC America and France Televisions.

TWO TITLES head the roster for the UK’s Cineflix Rights. The Queen’s Green Planet (1 x 60 mins) follows the progress of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s ambitious project to build a global network of protected forests. The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy charitable initiative aims to create a series of national forest parks that span 52 countries in the Commonwealth. Included is an informal conversation between The Queen and broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Sinking Cities (4 x 60 mins) concerns the battle with climate change in the face of rising sea levels and intensifying weather systems.

Each episode explores a different hot spot including London, New York, Tokyo The Queen’s Green Planet and Miami.

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FLAME DISTRIBUTION FLAME Distribution returns to Cannes with a slate of factual content including two new documentaries. The Missing Tourist investigates the case of a Japanese tourist who goes missing in Yellowknife, leaving behind luggage, souvenirs — and a mystery to be solved. Hate Rising shines a light on the steep rise of hate and bigotry in America during the Trump presidency.

Other key titles include: two-part history special Nicholas And Alexandra: The Letters; The Kingdom: How Fungi Made The World, about the importance of fungi to life on Earth; and returning Discovery reality series Outback Truckers.

The Missing Tourist (Flame Distribution)

DCD RIGHTS UK-BASED distributor DCD Rights debuts documentary special Henry IX: The Lost King in Cannes. The 60-minute film investigates the mysterious disappearance from history of a forgotten prince — Henry Fredrick Stuart.

Born in 1594, he was the eldest son and heir of James VI, who was King of Scotland from 1567 and King of England (as James I) from 1603. From an early age, the young prince was hidden away for security reasons but later, after he joined his father in England, Henry became a mesmerising star of the first decade of the Stuart dynasty’s rule over the tumultuous 1600s. This detective story reveals the tragedy of Henry’s lost potential, and how ultimately, his brother, Charles I, became King.

Henry IX: The Lost King (DCD Rights)

Dynasty (BBC Worldwide)

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The 101 Events That Made The Twentieth Century (DRG)

GAD DRG’S factual slate features a new 8 x 60 mins history series, The 101 Events That Made The Twentieth Century.

Packed with archive material and interviews with a wide range of experts, commentators and familiar faces, each of the eight episodes looks at key events around a specific theme, for example law and order. An episode on turning points looks at pivotal moments such as the first moon landing and the assassination of JFK, while others cover world wars, art, entertainment, industry, new borders and states, diseases and societal changes including universal suffrage and the rise of consumerism.

STUDIO HAMBURG ENTERPRISES AT MIPTV Studio Hamburg Enterprises is presenting two wildlife productions. Little Panda, from award-winning producer Doclights, concerns the rarely seen Himalayan Red Panda, and the second documentary is The Praying Mantis, which includes unique footage from Teschefilm.

Little Panda (Studio Hamburg Enterprises)

ZDF ENTERPRISES (ZDFE) FACTUAL titles from ZDFE include: The Story Of Europe (6 x 50 mins), exploring different chapters of history, from the first human settlers, the evolution of culture and religion, exploration, technology and politics, and looking at the continent’s present and future; History Of Weapons (10 x 50 mins), looking at how instruments of war or protection can also trigger innovation and progress; and Africa River Wild (7 x 50 mins), looking at how Africa’s rivers spread fresh water and life, through parched desert and scrubland, grassy savannahs and even through the deepest jungles.

THE MIPTV roster for French factual distributor GAD includes: Woman To Woman At Nice Jazz Festival (1 x 75 mins), a concert featuring Renee Rosnes, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Anat Cohen, Melissa Aldana, Ingrid Jensen, Noriko Ueda and Allison Miller; Mission 50-51: From ISS To Mars - Space, The Future Of The Earth? (1 x 52 mins), about a six-month space flight; the second season of archeology series Arkeo (10 x 26 mins); classical music titles Sir Simon Rattle Conducts Christian Tetzlaff And The London Symphony Orchestra (1 x 116 mins/4K) and Tugan Sokhiev Conducts Sumi Jo And The Woman To Woman At Toulouse Capitol Nice Jazz Festival (GAD) National Orchestra At Taipei National Concert Hall (1 x 95 mins); and two shows from the Sonar Festival, Vitalic (1 x 65 mins) and Fat Freddy’s Drop (1 x 77 mins).

UPSIDE DISTRIBUTION NAZI Science (working title) is a 2 x 52 mins documentary produced for ARTE France, focusing on how the Reich manipulated science to justify its racial crimes. Other projects in production include: Hopeful Earth (8 x 52 mins), looking at new solutions to energy and environmental issues; and One Year In Champagne, looking at champagne production. The French distributor also highlights: Financing Terror (1 x 90 mins), featuring exclusive interviews of whistleblowers; and Simone Veil, The Legend (1 x 52 mins), following the Hopeful Earth (Upside popular heroine from Holocaust to Distribution) the European Parliament.

DW TRANSTEL MUSICA Maestra (6 x 12 mins) profiles Mexican female conductor Alondra de la Parra, who at 37 has already conducted some of the most well-known orchestras around the world — in the US, Canada, Germany, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Singapore and her homeland. She founded the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas in 2004 with the aim of raising awareness of Latin American composers, and has been the music director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra since the beginning of 2017. In this series she introduces some of the artists that she has performed with.

Musica Maestra (DW Transtel)

The Story Of Europe (ZDFE)

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BANIJAY RIGHTS SUN, SEA And Brides To Be (20 x 60 mins), brought to Cannes by Londonand Paris-based Banijay Rights, features some of the thousands of British couples who head off to get married in the sun. Set on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and following a band of wedding planners, the show captures the drama, laughter, emotion and problem-solving the couples experience.

Sun, Sea And Brides To Be (Banijay Rights)

AUSTRIAN broadcaster ORF boasts a history of 30 years of quality nature documentaries from its Universum strand. Two of its biggest mini-series are highlighted in Cannes. Sky River Of The Himalayas, from CCTV 9, ZDF and ARTE France, explores the banks of the Brahmaputra, its seasons, geography, animals and people. Russia’s Wild Sea, from Channel 1 Russia, Smithsonian, ZDF and ARTE France, profiles the far eastern Sea of Okhotsk, a place of feast and famine for whales, orcas, bears and eagles, fighting temperatures of -40º. ORF also brings 4K titles: Kestrels At Close Quarters; Wild Boar–The Comeback, Untamed Albania and the threeparter Wonders Of The Caribbean.

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FOX NETWORKS GROUP CONTENT DISTRIBUTION FOX NETWORKS Group Content Distribution’s factual slate for MIPDoc is headed by science series One Strange Rock (10 x 60 mins), an original, multi-million dollar look at Earth, hosted by actor Will Smith, from filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and producer Jane Root. One Strange Rock is the story of Earth and why it is uniquely brimming with life among a largely harsh cosmic arena. Anchoring the series is an elite group of astronauts who explore Earth’s bigger picture, providing unique perspectives and personal memoirs. The One Strange Rock (Fox Networks series visits 45 counGroup Content tries, six continents — as Distribution) well as space.

COMMISSIONED by A+E Networks UK, Combat Machines marks the third series in the franchise, following Combat Ships and Combat Trains, which both previously premiered on History. Brought to life through a combination of expert interviews, authentic recreation, graphics and archive footage, the new 8 x 60 mins series features remarkable feats of military engineering, including Hiram Maxim’s machine gun, the Soviet T-54 tank, and the jeep, looking at machines and weapons of both World Wars, the Cold War and later conflicts. The series is distributed internationally by TCB Media Rights.

Combat Machines (Woodcut Media)

ONZA ENTERTAINMENT

NPO SALES

BARCELONA-based Onza Entertainment brings sport-focused documentary Everest to Cannes. Featuring the unique challenge of climbing the tallest mountain in the world in winter without extra oxygen, the programme follows professional alpinist Alex and team-mate Carlos as they cope with accidents, rescues, obstacles and even desertion in the biggest challenge of their careers so far.

MIPDOC highlights from the catalogue of Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO include: The Pilot’s Mask, a documentary about the experiences of seriously ill children who stay in hospital for a long time; and Through The Heart Of China, a series in which host Ruben Terlou gets close to the Chinese people.

Everest (Onza Entertainment)

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Through The Heart Of China (NPO Sales)

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QUINTUS MEDIA

ALBATROSS’ MIPDoc line-up includes: Dark Business — Child Trafficking In The Heart Of Europe (1 x 52 mins), an investigation into modern slavery and child abuse; A Glimpse Of Paradise – Garden Culture In The Islamic World (5 x 52 mins/4K), featuring Persia, India, Morocco, Andalusia and Arabia; Champions Vs. Legends — The True Winter Sports Heroes (1 x 52 mins), scientifically imagining if athletes present and past could compete against each other; and wildlife documentary Grizzly Encounters (2 x 52 mins/4K), available in hosted and non-hosted versions, which reveals how grizzly bears fight their biggest enemy — hunger — filmed on the Katmai coast in Alaska.

QUINTUS Media unveils new documentary series Planet School (3 x 60 mins) in Cannes. Produced by German factual specialist Maximus Film, Planet School explores schools around the globe, revealing stories including navigating a school with 47,000 students, discovering the punishments employed by a Russian teacher and a school without any teachers.

The Berlin-based distributor also brings the third season of The Most Dangerous Ways To School (5 x 60 mins) and the second season of Behind Bars: The World’s Toughest Prisons (6 x 60 mins).

Grizzly Encounters (Albatross World Sales)

FRANCETV DISTRIBUTION THE MYSTERIES Of The Giants — From Past To Present (7 x 52 mins) is a documentary series produced by French Connection Films. After the extinction of the dinosaurs, the Earth was populated by other gigantic animals, and this series looks back on the evolutionary history of eight giant prehistoric animals and their eight modern descendants. Although they dominate their ecosystems, giant animals are often more vulnerable — susceptible to climate change, loss of habitat, shortages of food and competitors invading their territory. The French distributor also brings Apocalypse — Never Ending War 1918 – 1929 (1 x 90 mins/2 x 45 mins), about the precarious equilibrium that followed the First World War and the rise of totalitarianism.

The Mysteries Of The Giants – From Past To Present (francetv distribution)

KWANZA NEW PROGRAMMING from French distributor Kwanza includes: Underground Warfare (1 x 52 mins/1 x 70 mins/HD), about how soldiers of both sides dug huge tunnels to gain the advantage in the trenches of World War 1; A Wolf’s Journey (1 x 52 mins/1 x 90 mins/4K), following Slava, a young wolf being driven out of its pack and making his way across Europe to find a new home; and The Secret Labyrinth Of Namoroka” (2 x 52 mins/4K), a scientific exploration of an unexplored area of Madagascar.

Underground Warfare (Kwanza)

Planet School (Quintus Media)

LOOKING GLASS INTERNATIONAL NEW ONE-hour documentary Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal, produced by UK producer Entertain Me, is brought to Cannes

by Looking Glass International. The programme examines the rise and fall of Hollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein, and looks inside a toxic culture without checks and balances, including exclusive interviews, reenactments and testimonials. Another priority VR101 (8 x 30 mins), profiles the story of VR and how it changes the way we live, work and play.

ZED HEADLINING the slate from Paris-based Zed is The Interpol Case (1 x 90 mins/52 mins), which lifts the lid on the financing of the most secretive organisations. Produced by Morgane Production for France Televisions, Marijuana Business (1 x 52 mins) explores one of the fastest growing industries in the US and how marijuana went from illegal drug to its medicinal use. Other titles include: Holy Diplomacy: The Secret Power Of The Vatican (1 x 52mins), looking at the secret Diplomacy of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to lead the Roman Catholic Church; and With The Holy Relics: The Quest (1 x 52 mins), looking at the search for the last relics of Jesus Christ.

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RED ARROW STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL HEADING up Red Arrow’s factual line-up is Adventure Or Luxury (6 x 60 mins), an adventure and travel show produced by Big Earth Productions and SWR Media. Two celebrities compete to discover the best way to travel in a series of unusual challenges as they criss-cross Asia — whether it is travelling in luxury or taking on a wild adventure.

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Black Hole Apocalypse (PBS International)

LAGARDERE returns to Cannes with The View From Above (7 x 26 mins), shot in 4K/UHD, which follows on from its series The Explorers. The new series provides an aerial inventory of the planet using gyro-stabilised helicopter-mounted Shotover K1 filming equipment, offering a display of the natural and cultural diversity of the earth, gathered by adventurers, scientists, and film and photography professionals.

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The View From Above (Lagardere Studios Distribution)

PBS PROGRAMMING showcased at MIPTV includes: Black Hole Apocalypse (2 x 60 mins/HD), featuring astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin as she explores the latest scientific findings about black holes, with input from astronomers and physicists; Bitter Rivals: Iran And Saudi Arabia (3 x 60 mins/HD), looking at the dangerous power struggle for dominance and control; Trump And The GOP (working title/1 x 60 mins/HD), from Emmy award-winning producer Michael Kirk, producer of Putin’s Revenge, Bannon’s War, and Trump’s Road To The White House; and Secrets Of Britain’s Great Cathedrals (8 x 60 mins/4K), featuring interviews with historians and experts.

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POORHOUSE INTERNATIONAL POORHOUSE is bringing Chris Hunt´s new documentary Franco Zeffirelli — Directing From Life (1 x 52 mins) to MIPTV, a biography exploring how Zeffirelli´s sense of drama was born out of his own experience and how his life, dramatic enough for any opera plot, inspired his productions. Zeffirelli is arguably the greatest director of opera in the second half of the 20th century and has also some of the most dramatic movies to his credit.

The show includes movie clips, opera stagings and interviews with Richard Burton, Placido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Joan Plowright and Judy Dench, among others. The documentary was produced by Stanza Media and RM Creative and shot in 4K.

RUSSIAN documentary channel RTD, part of global news network RT, produced over 60 films and series in 2017. Highlights include two RTD co-produced series about Chinese culture, history and economy, This is China and Silk Road, as part of a joint project with China Radio International. In January RTD premiered its latest documentary Iraqi Safe House, filmed in an Iraqi orphanage, where Iraqi, Afghan and Syrian children escape wars in their home countries. Another title showcases the network’s first documentary to incorporate panoramic footage — Project Duterte — a film about the controversial methods used to combat drug trafficking in the Philippines. A further panoramic film is also now available at MIPTV, Running For Freedom, which features parkour athletes in the Gaza Strip.

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AMONG the 4K UHD titles brought to Cannes by Korean distributor Daehan Mediaworld are: Gompa Himalayas (1 x 52 mins), about a well-known Buddhist monastery on the main route to the base camp of Mount Everest and the young lamas that live there in a community of 60 monks; and The Great Healing Roads (2 x 52 mins), which tracks pilgrimage routes across the world. In the programme Frederic Lenoir, a French sociologist and writer, goes on pilgrimages to Manimahesh in India, Mainri Snow Mountain in Tibet, and Santiago in Spain to explore the many reasons these trails exist.

DUBLIN, Ireland-based Monster Entertainment is launching a new season of Video Killed The Radio Star (13 x 22 mins) in Cannes, which will premiere on Sky Arts HD later this year. Commissioned by Sky Arts UK, Monster is co-producing this seventh series of the MGMM show which will include original interviews with George Michael, Prince, Neil Young, Ozzy Osbourne, REM, Madonna and Blondie, among others. Each episode is dedicated to a particular artist, with video directors and stylists discussing their videos and the impact this new technology had on the industry.

Gompa Himalayas (Daehan Mediaworld)

George Michael, Video Killed The Radio Star (Monster Entertainment)

HG DISTRIBUTION QUEBECOIS distributor HG Distribution brings Riders (8 x 30 mins) to Cannes, a series for which they hold worldwide rights, about five of the world finest young snowboarders. The series profiles the passion they have for their sport and reveals the effort it takes to reach the top in their chosen profession, and the effort it takes to stay there. Three further HG series have been selected by the Canadian Media Fund (CMF) to receive English dubbing: Parc’o’Nut (16 x 60 mins), Life’s Rituals (20 x 60 mind) and The Best Markets On Earth (21 x 60 mins).

Riders (HG Distribution)

THE TELEVISION SYNDICATION COMPANY (TVS) THE TELEVISION Syndication Company (TVS) is showcasing a variety of unscripted factual programming at MIPTV, including Wilbur: The King In The Ring (1 x 60 mins/HD). The comedic documentary features a passionate professional wrestler whose morbid obesity caught up with him, causing him to leave the ring. With the encouragement of his filmmaker best friend, he undergoes gastric sleeve surgery and agrees to let his friend document the two-year life-changing journey. The show is distributed in co-operation with Network Wilbur: The King In The Ring (TVS) Ireland Television.

RTE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME SALES LIGHTHOUSES (4 x 60 mins) is a series that tells the story of Ireland’s lighthouses and their continuing importance to the country’s survival, brought to Cannes by Irish public broadcaster RTE. The series illustrates the dependence on the sea, the battle with the elements and the engineering, history, science and people behind these buildings, the pivotal role they have played in historic events and their place in the country’s maritime infrastructure.

Lighthouses (RTE International Programme Sales)

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THE UK’s Hat Trick International is debuting observational documentary Mega Shippers in Cannes, an eight-part series from Back2Back which follows the complex workings of some of the world’s biggest and most highly-skilled shippers. Featuring exclusive access behind the scenes at some of the biggest ports in the UK and Europe, the series follows a number of stories through a recurring cast of characters. From major ports receiving containers from all over the world, to companies specialising in shipping hazardous bulk or the delivery of multi-million pound yachts, Mega Shippers follows shipments from departure to arrival.

BROUGHT to Cannes by the US’ Rive Gauche Television, Uncovering… is a new three-part documentary strand that focuses on the pivotal moments in crime cases where justice hangs in the balance, when all the detectives need is one clue or testimony to bring the case to an end. Uncovering Melanie’s Murderer details a cold case where new DNA profiling practices uncover the murderer after 32 years. Uncovering The Date Rape Killer chronicles a serial killer who almost got away with four murders until one family refused to give up. Uncovering Intimate Partner Abuse tells the story of two brave women who spoke out against their lovers in order to save themselves from near-death attacks.

Mega Shippers (HTI)

TCB MEDIA IN NEW series Vikings — The Lost Realm, archaeologist Tim Sutherland travels to Scandinavia, Estonia, Britain and beyond to explore new insights into the world of the Vikings. Brought to Cannes by London-based TCB Media and produced by Like A Shot, the series uses reconstructions and features experts and historians who consider the latest findings and theories to explain just how the Viking world continues to give up its secrets.

Uncovering… (Rive Gauche Television)

KEW MEDIA GROUP TORONTO’s Kew Media Group is showcasing biopic documentary B.B. King: On The Road at MIPTV (feature-length/2 x 60 mins/4K) from Jon Brewer, the producer and director of B.B. King: The Life Of Riley. The film features stories from crew, friends and band members who performed on the road with B.B. King as they travel from Nashville across America’s Deep South in BB King’s tour bus.

Vikings – The Lost Realm (TCB Media)

3BOXMEDIA INTERNATIONAL SALES 3BOXMEDIA is highlighting a range of factual titles in Cannes. Iceland, The Newborn Island (1 x 50 mins/4K) follows an Arctic fox as it crosses the territory in a journey that explores the island’s biodiversity, including puffins, eiders, fulmars, black geese, seals, guillemots, razorbills and Arctic terns. Wild Pottoka Horses (1 x 50 mins/HD) unveils how one of the most ancient horse breeds in the world lives in the wild without any human intervention. The Spanish/ German distributor also brings series Wild Ita- Iceland, The Newborn ly: Top Predators (6 x 52 mins/HD) and Wild Island (3Boxmedia Italy: Living With Volcanoes (3 x 52 mins/HD). International Sales) MIPDOC PREVIEW • 21 • March 2018

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Earth: One Amazing Day, “a true Chinese/UK collaboration”

International co-production is still the mainstay of blue-chip documentary and factual finance, but forward-thinking players are keeping their eyes — and wallets —open for new and innovative funding opportunities. Marlene Edmunds reports

O-PRODUCING with SVODs or using private-equity funding may be considered a walk on the wild side for some of the more traditional members of the factual content community.

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the biggest players in the world — are watching new funding models with interest, and some are dabbling in more radical ways of bringing in money, including branding, the blockchain and crowdfunding.

NHK’s explorations in UHD has put it on the cutting edge

FEATURE: FUNDING of technology and content creation. The Japanese broadcaster, known for its blue-chip factual content, still funds primarily from the inside or looks to international co-production. But Sayumi Horie, head of NHK’s global content development division, programming department, says that, with the launch of NHK’s two UHD (4K and 8K) channels in December of 2018, the technology could stimulate “a new driving force in the area of production funding”.

NHK jumped into co-production with global ad-free SVOD platform CuriosityStream as a partner as early as 2015. The latest project, which will be showcased at MIPDoc, is the international version of Japan’s 2017 broadcast Samurai Castle. CuriosityStream’s contribution to the project took the form of funding and expertise, as well as distribution in the US. Says Horie: “To make it relevant to international audiences, we developed this story very closely with Steve Burns, chief programming officer of CuriosityStream.”

The co-production is a blend of ancient wisdom, next-generation technology and science.

Scientists and technical experts used 3D and drone technology to find out why the stone walls of Japan’s famous Kumamoto Castle, built by samurai lord Kato Kiyomasa, withstood two 7.0 magnitude earthquakes in April 2016 while much of Kumamoto itself was damaged.

NHK is also starting up production on the sequel to Life Force with NHNZ and international partners. “We are likely to rebrand the series and may have new partners as well,” Horie says. “We aim to complete this as a full 4K series, partly filmed by 8K camera, to be upgraded when relevant.”

The UHD factor may, in fact, be the trigger that attracts new co-production partners to Life Force. Horie hopes the series will be built as a co-production with others interested in 4K and 8K transmission.

Atlantic Productions is one of the most successful companies in the documentary busi-

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ness, and a pioneer in multiplatform storytelling, and the use of visual effects, interactivity and VR. CEO Anthony Geffen believes international co-production is a strategic necessity: “Co-productions allow us to reduce costs, share risks, create something we couldn’t do on our own and guarantee global reach for programming. They allow us to offer commissioners original stories and access to worlds they wouldn’t otherwise get. Co-productions are a vital mainstay of the factual TV business.”

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Anthony Geffen:

“Co-productions allow us to reduce costs, share risks, create something we couldn’t do on our own and guarantee global reach for programming. They are a vital mainstay of the factual TV business” As are the synergies generated by the right acquisition, if the performance of Canada’s Kew Media Group is any indication.

Over the last year, Kew Media has acquired a string of entertainment companies and their libraries, including taking 100% ownership of the now rebranded Content Media, and buying London-based boutique factual distributor TCB Media Rights.

Kew Media Group’s executive vice-president of sales and distribution, Jonathan Ford, who formerly held the same position at Content, says: “We are now part of

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Woodcut Media’s Kate Beal

a group that includes a number of production companies working in the documentary and non-fiction space. Some of those are Canadian, which gives us access to that country’s soft money and tax-credit schemes. Being part of this larger group allows multiple synergies when partnering with these production companies to fund and develop the high-end documentaries and non-fiction series we are known for delivering. These collaborations allow us to bring not only our financing and broadcaster relationships to the table, but also our expertise in what makes an appealing international documentary, ensuring that projects go on to succeed both financially and creatively on the global stage.”

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China’s Mandarin Film was a production partner on Earth: One Amazing Day, narrated by Robert Redford and released late last year. “The project is a true Chinese/UK collaboration and the first and only to be produced under the UK-China film treaty, signed by President Xi Jinping and then prime minister David Cameron in 2014,” says Mandarin Film CEO president Patrick Carr.

The co-production was between BBC Earth Films and China’s Shanghai Media Group, with Mandarin as a production partner. Mandarin’s role was also to ensure that the Chinese version was of the same quality standards as the international one.

Mandarin’s credits include such

Mandarin Film’s Patrick Carr

blue-chip players as National Geographic and the major Chinese players, including CCTV, CICC and CITVC. “In recent years, we have also worked with corporate sponsors to partly fund projects,” Carr says. He adds that the Chinese internet platforms, including Alibaba, Youku, iQiyi and Tencent, “are aggressively hiring and funding docs, drama series and movies.

We are working on a doc series right now that is likely to be funded by a UK and Chinese traditional broadcaster, two internet platforms and several brand sponsors, and we expect more projects like that.”

Korea’s CJ E&M has broken on to the international stage in the

Wild Korea, a co-production with the UK’s Oxford Scientific Films and Austria’s Terra Mater Studios

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NHK’s Sayumi Horie

last couple of years with its drama, and is now aiming to make a similar impact in documentary and factual. Wild Korea is a traditional co-production with the UK’s Oxford Scientific Films and Austria’s Terra Mater Studios.

Spencer Thomas, senior producer at CJ E&M’s Factual Studio, notes that Oxford Scientific Films has a proven track record in not only blue-chip factual production, but also working with Korean partners. Terra Mater also has “a well-deserved reputation for distributing content with amazing stories and top-notch production values”, Thomas adds.

According to Thomas, Factual Studio’s business model is based on international co-productions, in which partners co-invest, co-produce and share IP. “It isn’t a one-size-fits-all model,” he adds. “We want to let our partners do what they do best, and the IP share is determined by each partner’s contribution to the project.”

Meanwhile, Factual Studio is also paying close attention to other possible funding models.

“Branded content is an area we are particularly interested in exploring further,” Thomas says.

In fact, branding is probably at the top of the game when it comes to alternate ways of funding documentaries — and no one knows that better than Rupert Maconick, founder and executive producer of Saville Productions. Maconick believes

FEATURE: FUNDING that every brand can create a story universe and that those stories work better than traditional advertising campaigns in terms of getting the message across.

Saville has proved this point with a number of documentaries that have helped to boost brands. In January, the company signed Oscar-nominated director Dan Krauss (The Kill Team) for US branded content representation.

The company’s line-up of talent in its branded documentaries includes such high-profile filmmaking talent as Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) and Paul Haggis (Crash).

In 2016, the Werner Herzog documentary Lo And Behold: Reveries Of The Connected World, produced by Saville for tech brand NetScout Systems, was picked up at the Sundance Film Festival by Magnolia Pic-

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