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CANNES: The atmospheric thriller The Frozen Dead, one of Gaumont Television’s latest projects, is a six-part murder-mystery series set in an exotic location.

CANNES: Hat Trick International’s move into international drama distribution began last year, “and we are delighted with the response,” says Sarah Tong, the company’s director of sales.

CANNES: Laurence Fishburne stars as Nelson Mandela in the six-hour event series Madiba, which Dynamic Television is bringing to MIPTV.

NEW YORK: The TV Drama MIPTV Preview provides you with a number of useful services in one location.

Numerous distributors are looking to fill the gap in the procedurals market.

Jane Marlow hears from leading producers and distributors about the science, and art, of adapting book properties.

CANNES: Star Media’s Mata Hari is a 12-episode biographical drama about the life of the legendary woman Margaretha Zelle, better known to the world as Mata Hari.

NEW YORK: On the Tuesday of MIPTV, World Screen’s Anna Carugati will lead the panel Beyond the Hype: German Drama Series Going Global, featuring executives from ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, UFA Fiction and RAI Cinema.

CANNES: Three of Kanal D’s top-performing titles are For My Son, War of the Roses and Sunshine Girls, and at MIPTV the company will be looking to place these shows with more broadcasters globally.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash met with the stars of The Five, Sarah Solemani, Tom Cullen, O-T Fagbenle and Lee Ingleby, who talk about their characters and their experiences working on the drama.