New York – A+E Networks, the world’s most prolific producer of movies for TV, has set MIPCOM 2017 for the global roll out of a premiere slate of movies about compelling and contemporary issues, and featuring A-list Hollywood talent both in front of and behind the camera, it was announced by Patrick Vien, Executive Managing Director, International, A+E Networks. Academy Award and Tony winning actress, Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, Ocean’s 12, Traffic) is attending MIPCOM to promote her latest starring role in an A+E Networks movie, Cocaine Godmother.
In the U.S., A+E TV movies reached over 100 million people in the last 12 months. In the last three years, recent titles have ranked as the #1 or #2 original movies in ad-supported cable including Beaches (2017), Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart and Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le (#1 & 2 respectively in 2016); and Whitney (2015).
As well, A+E TV movies attract a wide array of talent. Recent examples include such A-listers as James Franco (High School Lover), Whoopi Goldberg (A Day Late and a Dollar Short), Lindsay Lohan (Liz & Dick), Ving Rhames (A Day Late and a Dollar Short), Minnie Driver (Return to Zero), Heather Graham (Flowers in the Attic), Harvey Keitel (Fatal Honeymoon), David Arquette (Happy Face Killer), Susan Sarandon (The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe) and Emily Watson (The Memory Keepers Daughter).
A+E TV movies span a broad spectrum of themes which resonate with audiences including, Romance (Beaches, Petals in the Wind), Thrillers (Big Driver, Manson’s Lost Girls), Biopics (Whitney, Liz & Dick), Holiday (Finding Mrs. Clause, Christmas in the City), among many others.
“As the top producer of original movies for television – with a catalogue of over 300 and offering more than 40 new titles every year – we are committed to making movies that tell culturally relevant, compelling stories created by Hollywood’s best on both sides of the camera,” said Vien. “We are excited to be bring this new slate of films to the global marketplace backed by a U.S. ratings track record that is destined for repeat throughout international territories.
“We are also thrilled that Catherine Zeta-Jones will be joining us this market. As one of the Hollywood elite and a true global phenom, Ms. Zeta-Jones epitomizes the high caliber auspices of our TV movies. We’re excited to bring this energy to MIPCOM, with Ms. Zeta-Jones at the helm.”
In addition to achieving high ratings, capturing viewers and building a loyal audience across the globe, A+E Networks’ films are continually lauded by the entertainment industry, earning dozens of awards and hundreds of nominations. To date, A+E Networks films have been honored with 11 NAACP Image Awards, eight PROMAX Awards, four NAMIC Awards, three GLAAD Awards, three WEBBY Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
