PARIS – For the second year running, NHK is holding a World Premiere TV Screening at MIPDoc with Japan From Above, an aerial journey into the heart of modern Japan.

Japan from aboveThe world’s largest screenings library, conference and co-production marketplace for the factual community, MIPDoc 2018 takes place in Cannes, France on 7-8 April, ahead of the MIPTV entertainment content market which runs 9-12 April. The World Premiere TV Screening of Japan From Above is scheduled for Saturday 7 April at 6:00pm in the Grand Theatre of the JW Marriott Hotel.

Directed by Xavier Lefebvre, Japan From Above is a blue-chip international co-production from Gedeon Programmes, NHK, ZDF/ARTE, Voyage and Japan Foundation. It is available as three one-hour episodes, five one-hour episodes with aerial and ground shots, or as a 90-minute stand-alone. Japan From Above has been pre-bought by numerous international broadcasters, including RTVS, TVP, Ceska TV, RDI and LTV.