Yeti Television today announces its commission from Channel 4 for Car Boot Kings (60’), a documentary created under Channel 4’s First Cut banner for new directors making their first hour in broadcast TV. Fuelled by Britain’s love of a bargain, and the need to make an extra buck during the economic downturn, Car Boots are thriving. Car Boot Kings follows two lifelong friends who are cashing in on the crisis by regularly drawing in 9000 traders and buyers a week... in their own front yard. JT and … [Read more...] about Yeti opens up Car Boots in documentary for Channel 4
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Abacus Media Rights has acquired The Price of Truth documentary for distribution
Abacus Media Rights (AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment Company, has acquired documentary feature The Price of Truth produced by Oxford Films and directed by BAFTA Award winner Patrick Forbes for distribution. The 1 x 85’ documentary is produced by Yelena Zagrevskaya and Vanessa Tuson and was part of the official selection of films at Sheffield Doc Fest, where it was very well received. The Price of Truth has been produced for Channel 4 and SWR - Arte, Abacus is representing sales for the rest of … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights has acquired The Price of Truth documentary for distribution
Channel 4 partners with Fremantle, Groundswell, Me + You, & De Maio Entertainment on new original drama Alice & Jack
Fremantle, Groundswell Productions, Me + You Productions and De Maio Entertainment have announced a new collaboration with Channel 4 on an original drama series from award-winning writer and film director Victor Levin (Mad Men, Mad About You). Alice & Jack stars Academy Award-nominated actress and producer Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie, Birdman) alongside actor, director, and screenwriter Domhnall Gleeson (Brooklyn, The Revenant), whose performance in The Patient earned him a Golden Globe … [Read more...] about Channel 4 partners with Fremantle, Groundswell, Me + You, & De Maio Entertainment on new original drama Alice & Jack
OneGate Media secures record-high sales for Baltic Crimes across 95 countries and all 7 continents
OneGate Media announced it has secured record-high sales for the hit crime drama Baltic Crimes (19x90’). The international series has been sold across 95 countries including the USA, France, UK, Japan and Spain, reaching millions of viewers worldwide. The series is produced by Tim Gehrke with Razor Film Production and Polyphon Film. The series centres around mother and daughter investigators, Karin Lossow, a former district attorney who has returned to the island of Usedom after serving a prison … [Read more...] about OneGate Media secures record-high sales for Baltic Crimes across 95 countries and all 7 continents
Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West to star in new Channel 4 comedy Big Mood
Channel 4 has commissioned an audacious new comedy series from Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge Productions (The Responder, Wedding Season). Written and created by Camilla Whitehill, Big Mood is a vivacious and rebellious portrayal of female friendship when infiltrated by the complexities of a serious mental illness. The six-part series will explore the messy pitfalls and idiosyncrasies of navigating adulthood through wicked humour, daft anecdotes, and unsettling … [Read more...] about Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West to star in new Channel 4 comedy Big Mood
Freedom Scripted continues growth plans with two senior hires
Following its Channel 4 growth fund investment, Glasgow based production company Freedom Scripted today announces two senior hires with Nancy Napper Canter as Development Executive and Mark Raeburn as Chief Financial Officer, as part of its plans to scale up the company. With extensive knowledge of the financial management of indie production companies, Mark Raeburn joins as CFO from Channel 4, where he oversaw a budget of £700 million during his eight years as Head of Programme Finance. He also … [Read more...] about Freedom Scripted continues growth plans with two senior hires