A recorded message from Ken Loach, and in-person presentations from investigative journalist Paul Moreira and deep sea diver Laurent Ballesta galvanized Arte Distribution’s recent broadcaster pitch, giving buyers an extra jolt and leaving the doc specialized distributer grinning from ear to ear.
While the particulars of individual deals are still being worked out, Arte Distribution noticed a pronounced uptick in buyer interest and commitment at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris – the first edition to feature a dedicated, two-day showcase for French TV. There, the doc-specialized distributor began negotiations in eight territories, fielding free-to-air and pay-tv offers from broadcasters in Portugal, U.K., Spain, Italy, Poland, Greece, Latvia and Germany.
Arte Distribution chief Florence Sala credits the uptick to the French TV Screenings’ loose presentation structure, which allotted nine audiovisual distributers a block of stage time before an industry audience, and allowed each outfit fill that stage time as best they saw fit.
While the particulars of individual deals are still being worked out, Arte Distribution noticed a pronounced uptick in buyer interest and commitment at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris – the first edition to feature a dedicated, two-day showcase for French TV. There, the doc-specialized distributor began negotiations in eight territories, fielding free-to-air and pay-tv offers from broadcasters in Portugal, U.K., Spain, Italy, Poland, Greece, Latvia and Germany.
Arte Distribution chief Florence Sala credits the uptick to the French TV Screenings’ loose presentation structure, which allotted nine audiovisual distributers a block of stage time before an industry audience, and allowed each outfit fill that stage time as best they saw fit.
- 1/16/2023
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Chinese video streaming platform Bilibili and European specialty broadcaster Arte are co-producing documentary feature “The Deep Med.” The underwater film is produced by French company Lgb and underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta.
The film involved 28 days of filming at depth and documents one of Arte’s regular scientific expeditions.
“Revealing vast unexplored ocean territories, luxurious gardens and the finest tropical coral reefs, The Deep Med takes viewers to the depths of the Mediterranean Sea. (The) group challenged themselves to yet a new world record: spend 28 days at a depth of 120 meters, pushing the limits of the human body to reveal the luxuriant and unknown depths of the Mediterranean Sea,” the companies said.
The agreement was unveiled at Sunny Side of the Doc, a French industry event and documentary marketplace. The completed film will be ready to air later this summer, with Bilibili handling exclusive rights in mainland China.
“Bilibili viewers were...
The film involved 28 days of filming at depth and documents one of Arte’s regular scientific expeditions.
“Revealing vast unexplored ocean territories, luxurious gardens and the finest tropical coral reefs, The Deep Med takes viewers to the depths of the Mediterranean Sea. (The) group challenged themselves to yet a new world record: spend 28 days at a depth of 120 meters, pushing the limits of the human body to reveal the luxuriant and unknown depths of the Mediterranean Sea,” the companies said.
The agreement was unveiled at Sunny Side of the Doc, a French industry event and documentary marketplace. The completed film will be ready to air later this summer, with Bilibili handling exclusive rights in mainland China.
“Bilibili viewers were...
- 6/19/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Luc Jacquet, the documentary filmmaker behind the 2005 sleeper hit “March of the Penguins,” will revisit those denizens of the Antarctic in “March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step,” which debuted March 23 on Hulu. Morgan Freeman again narrates.
One of the biggest challenges in “Penguins 2” was reaching the location. Jacquet started in Paris, flying 24 hours to Hobart, Tasmania. From there, it was 11 days by boat through scattered icebergs, freezing waters and swirling storms before landing on the coast of Adélie Land. The director was accompanied by a crew of 11, including cameramen Jérôme Bouvier, Manuel Lefèvre and Guillaume Chamerat; oceanographer and photographer Laurent Ballesta; and diver-photographers Yanick Gentil and Thibault Rauby.
The team captured rare images that provide glimpses into the harsh environment and extreme lengths to which the birds go to raise their young.
“The major difference for me this time was point of view,” says Jacquet, who used Sony...
One of the biggest challenges in “Penguins 2” was reaching the location. Jacquet started in Paris, flying 24 hours to Hobart, Tasmania. From there, it was 11 days by boat through scattered icebergs, freezing waters and swirling storms before landing on the coast of Adélie Land. The director was accompanied by a crew of 11, including cameramen Jérôme Bouvier, Manuel Lefèvre and Guillaume Chamerat; oceanographer and photographer Laurent Ballesta; and diver-photographers Yanick Gentil and Thibault Rauby.
The team captured rare images that provide glimpses into the harsh environment and extreme lengths to which the birds go to raise their young.
“The major difference for me this time was point of view,” says Jacquet, who used Sony...
- 3/29/2018
- by Valentina I. Valentini
- Variety Film + TV
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