Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has garnered several sales for the adorable 2-D TV Special Shooom’s Odyssey targeted at preschoolers. Winner of the Crystal Award for Best TV Production at the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the best shorts film - Category Up to 6 Years Fiction at Prix Jeunesse International 2020, the Best Animated Short Film for children at ANIMA 2020, Brussels and with 33 international awards and over 70 … [Read more...] about Dandelooo’s award-winning TV special ‘Shooom’s Odyssey’ gathers sales
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Founder and Executive Producer Daniel Sharp rebrands SWR Media as Dash Pictures
Highly successful and double Emmy® nominated UK indie SWR Media is now rebranded as Dash Pictures, it was announced by the company’s Founder and Executive Producer, Daniel Sharp. Based in London and Los Angeles, Daniel has directed and produced for SVOD, national and cable networks on one-hour, episodic US and international shows. Dash Pictures, along with international distributor Abacus Media Rights, also revealed first look images of its brand-new project Vikings: The Rise and Fall with … [Read more...] about Founder and Executive Producer Daniel Sharp rebrands SWR Media as Dash Pictures
Woodcut Media hires Attaboy executive Jo Enyori as Head of Development
UK indie Woodcut Media has hired Jo Enyori to the newly created position of Head of Development, effective immediately. With a solid and impressive track record in development and production that spans 19 years, Jo will report to Woodcut’s CEO Kate Beal, and will work for the whole group (Woodcut Media, Bristol based Woodcut West and Woodcut International). She will focus on developing factual content across all of Woodcut’s key genres as the company continues to expand its development … [Read more...] about Woodcut Media hires Attaboy executive Jo Enyori as Head of Development
Beyond Rights reveals autumn slate, led by new push into premium feature documentaries
Beyond Rights revealed its autumn slate, launching more than 200 hours of fresh unscripted content - both new titles and returning series – across a variety of different genres, as well as a new kids’ series. Now celebrating its first full year in business, the company also signals a heightened focus on premium factual with the acquisition of two powerful new feature docs and a milestone investigative series. New content Leading the autumn slate are feature docs Facing Monsters and … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights reveals autumn slate, led by new push into premium feature documentaries
BBC Studios secures international pre-sales for premium factual titles ‘Universe’ and ‘The Mating Game’
BBC Studios announced that it has secured international pre-sales for Universe, a five-part science series from the makers of The Planets, alongside landmark natural history series The Mating Game from Silverback Films. Universe takes viewers on an interstellar journey to places that we didn’t even know existed 10 years ago, revealing awe-inspiring wonders and recreating dramatic moments that defined Earth’s destiny – and our own. Using stunning CGI imagery, the latest scientific research, and … [Read more...] about BBC Studios secures international pre-sales for premium factual titles ‘Universe’ and ‘The Mating Game’
WildBear Entertainment launches new distribution arm, WildBear International
WildBear Entertainment, one of Australia’s leading producers of factual programming, today announces that it is has launched a new distribution division, WildBear International. Timed to coincide with the busy MIPCOM/autumn sales period, WildBear International’s launch slate is led by three history series, Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of WW2 (6 x 60), The World War (8 x 60) and Bomber Terror of WW2 (6 x 60); two natural history titles, World’s Most Toxic Animals (2 x 60) and Under the … [Read more...] about WildBear Entertainment launches new distribution arm, WildBear International