Los Angeles, California – MarVista Entertainment, an independent producer and distributor of features and family entertainment programming, has given EntertainMe US, LLC, the green light to produce more music specials and documentaries focusing on pop music superstars Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and the legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The new productions were announced on March 13 by MarVista Entertainment Vanessa Shapiro, EVP Sales. “Music documentaries and … [Read more...] about MarVista green lights music docs
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5th Asian Side of the Doc sold out
The 5th edition of Asian Side of the Doc, the 4-day factual market bringing together broadcasters, producers and financiers from Asia and the rest of the world to coproduce documentary and specialist factual, held in Chengdu this year, is now sold out. 632 delegates have already registered, including 130 decision makers. This year, there’ll be many more delegates coming from Asia, Europe, Australia, and some from North America: 65 producers and distributors from France, 35 from Australia, … [Read more...] about 5th Asian Side of the Doc sold out
MIPTV: FremantleMedia ​to distribute CNN’s “The Sixties”
London – FremantleMedia International further expands its factual portfolio with the acquisition of global distribution rights (excluding the U.S.) to The Sixties, a 10 x 60’ documentary series from CNN Originals. The series is executive produced for CNN/U.S. by the multiple EMMY® Award-winning producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (HBO’s John Adams, The Pacific, and Game Change) of Playtone; and the EMMY® Award-winning producer Mark Herzog … [Read more...] about MIPTV: FremantleMedia ​to distribute CNN’s “The Sixties”
TVA Exclusive: Interview with Yves Jeanneau, CEO of Asian Side of the Doc
In an exclusive interview with Television Asia Plus, CEO of Asian Side of the Doc Yves Jeanneau highlighted the stakes of the upcoming 5th edition of the Asia-centric documentary film marketplace which will be held in Chengdu, China from March 18-21 this year. Yves Jeanneau 1. ​Why has Asian Side of the Doc decided to go to Chengdu this year? Asian Side of the Doc started five years ago with a clear strategy: to roll out the event all over Asia to gather as many … [Read more...] about TVA Exclusive: Interview with Yves Jeanneau, CEO of Asian Side of the Doc
“The Act of Killing” wins BAFTA
The Act of Killing has won the Best Documentary prize at the 2014 BAFTA Film Awards. The film follows a group of former Indonesian death squad leaders as they reenact their 1965-66 mass killings of around one million suspected Communists for a fantasy film that includes classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers. In his acceptance speech at the ceremony in London on February 16, director Joshua Oppenheimer said that the film “is helping to catalyse a change in how … [Read more...] about “The Act of Killing” wins BAFTA
Looking Glass series picked up in Asia
Melbourne – Looking Glass International (LGI), the Australian-based distribution company specialising in factual programming, has sold over seventy hours of programming to several broadcasters in Asia. The deals were brokered by Sales Manager Karen Lee from LGI’s Beijing office. With natural history programming in demand, KBS (Korea) together with CCTV (China) has picked up blue chip wildlife documentaries The … [Read more...] about Looking Glass series picked up in Asia
