World Screen

CANNES: Set deep in the Bavarian backwoods, Welcome to Hindafing follows the rise and fall of a gutsy provincial mayor and is one of the highlights Global Screen is presenting to international buyers.

CANNES: The rivalry between Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England is on display in the drama Queens from RTVE.

CANNES: A mysterious character called “the Professor” is planning to carry out the biggest robbery in history in the new ATRESMEDIA Television drama Money Heist.

CANNES: Imagina International Sales is showcasing the thriller Lifeline, which follows as a renowned surgeon, who receives a heart transplant after having a heart attack, begins to have strange nightmares related to the murder of his donor.

CANNES: Mediaset Distribution is offering the crime dramas The Final Act and Code Name Solo as scripted formats for the market.

BERLIN: Ken Duken stars in the Berlin-set crime series Tempel, on offer from ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE).

SINGAPORE: Using new technological advances, the series Planet Earth II, which BBC Worldwide is presenting to Asian buyers, offers viewers a closer look at the natural world.

SINGAPORE: When the mayor’s daughter is found dead, the police have their hands full trying to figure out who is responsible in the thriller Plastic Sea (Mar de plástico), which ATRESMEDIA Televisión is presenting to buyers at ATF.

MADRID: Mediaset España has signed a free-to-air deal with Paramount Pictures encompassing a range of film titles.

LONDON: Simon Bathe has been appointed to the newly created position of VP of sales for Germany at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, with responsibility for pay, basic and free TV, as well as SVOD, in German-speaking territories.