Indie prodco Woodcut Media and distributor Woodcut International have unveiled their latest factual doc series Ancients: The Greatest Finds, commissioned by BBC Select. Currently in production and scheduled for delivery in December, this exciting new series will be presented to buyers at the upcoming MIPCOM market. Ancients: The Greatest Finds (6 x 45’) explores how Archaeology has transformed our understanding of the ancient world; a 4,000-year period that began with one of the greatest … [Read more...] about Woodcut shines a light on docu series Ancients: The Greatest Finds greenlit by BBC Select
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5 greenlights Woodcut Media’s documentary special The Three Kings of 1936
Indie prodco Woodcut Media and distributor Woodcut International is pleased to announce a brand-new doc special The Three Kings of 1936 (1 x 90’), greenlit by 5 in the UK. The special is scheduled to TX on 5 on Saturday 7th March, 9pm. The Three Kings of 1936 marks the 90th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary and turbulent years in the history of the British monarchy. The film explores the whirlwind of events of 1936, starting with the shocking death of George V in January, and his … [Read more...] about 5 greenlights Woodcut Media’s documentary special The Three Kings of 1936
Woodcut announce Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour and The Manhattan Project – presales to C4 (UK) and SBS (Australia)
Indie prodco Woodcut Media and distributor Woodcut International announce two brand new documentaries Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour and The Manhattan Project in Colour presold to Channel 4 (UK) and SBS (Australia). In further news, The Manhattan Project in Colour was also picked up by Mediawan (France) for its channel Toute L’Histoire, TV Catalunya, UR (Sweden), Viasat World, and Channel 8 (Israel). YLE (Finland) also acquired this title, as well as Britain’s Railway Empire in … [Read more...] about Woodcut announce Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour and The Manhattan Project – presales to C4 (UK) and SBS (Australia)
Sphere Abacus announces True Crime acquisitions by Prime Video
Prime Video has acquired a number of compelling and independently produced true crime documentaries from UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus. All ten titles will be available on Prime Video in the UK & Ireland. The deal, brokered by Sphere Abacus’ Head of Acquisitions Will Stapley, comprises six titles from Woodcut Media: The Murder of Joanna Yeates which launches on 22 April (1 x 90’); The Crossbow Cannibal (1 x 90’); Krays: London’s Gangsters (2 x 45’); Murder in Concrete (2 x … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus announces True Crime acquisitions by Prime Video
Woodcut Media announce true crime doc The Murder of Sandra Rivett for Prime Video UK and Ireland
Indie Woodcut Media is currently in production on a new true crime feature documentary The Murder of Sandra Rivett, for Prime Video in the UK and Ireland. Distributor Abacus Media Rights (AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, is handling worldwide sales, and will be presenting the documentary to buyers at the upcoming MIPTV market. The Murder of Sandra Rivett (1 x 90’) goes back to 1974, when an aristocratic household was at war in London with Lord and Lady Lucan at loggerheads over the … [Read more...] about Woodcut Media announce true crime doc The Murder of Sandra Rivett for Prime Video UK and Ireland
Woodcut dives into Titanic in Colour with presales to C4 and SBS
Indie Woodcut Media is currently in production on Titanic in Colour, a brand new 2 x 45’ documentary series that has presold to C4 (UK) and SBS (Australia). When the Titanic sank on the 15th April 1912, the news shook the world. The word ‘Titanic’ instantly became synonymous with disaster, not glamour, and the liner remained forever stuck mid-Atlantic in the black and white world of 1912. Now, thanks to painstaking research and unique colourisation techniques, this incredible documentary … [Read more...] about Woodcut dives into Titanic in Colour with presales to C4 and SBS
