World Screen

CANNES: The titles that Nordic World is highlighting for MIPCOM buyers have subjects that open the window to worlds that have universal resonance. CQB: Close Quarter Battle is one such offering. “Sadly, combat situations are part of the human condition, which makes CQB: Close Quarter Battle as relevant to audiences …

CANNES: The newly established distribution company Sky Vision, formed by BSkyB’s acquisition of Parthenon Media Group earlier this year, makes its debut at the market. “We have been extremely fortunate to launch Sky Vision at MIPCOM with two amazing David Attenborough titles, Kingdom of Plants and Galapagos,” says Leona Connell, …

CANNES: With around 500 hours of new content to offer, Zodiak Rights is particularly excited to showcase the hour-long series Switch, a comedy-drama about four witches. Switch is “light on the supernatural and high on human interest,” says Jane Millichip, the managing director for the company. Millichip goes on to …

PARIS: Technicolor has formed a new high-end game art and animation team, which is dedicated to working alongside Rockstar Games. The Rockstar Games dedicated unit will bring together Technicolor’s team of game artists, animators and state-of-the-art technology infrastructure a its Bangalore, India-based digital production studio. Technicolor India was already worked …

LONDON: Content Television and Digital has elevated Vicky Ryan to the post of VP of commercial affairs, in an effort to bolster its producer and supplier relationships. Ryan was previously the director of sales and contracts administration. Her new role will see her heading up the company’s further expansion of post-sales …

CANNES: Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian viewers have already fallen in love with Turkish drama series, according to Ozlem Ozsumbul, the head of sales and acquisitions at Kanal D. The company is hoping to reach new territories with its high-quality Turkish productions as well. To further these efforts, Kanal …

CANNES: An emotional roller coaster is how Michael Oesterlin, the executive VP of international sales at Tele München Group, describes the mini-series The Other Wife. “We expect more than the usual interest in our high-quality drama mini-series The Other Wife due to the outstanding cast,” Oesterlin says. Rupert Everett stars …

CANNES: The optimism is high at Cineflix Rights, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary.   “We have found the buying market to be very active across the second and third quarters of the year, so we anticipate a positive environment in Cannes,” says Chris Bonney, the CEO of rights at Cineflix …

CANNES: The series An Idiot Abroad and World’s Scariest have both already been successful sellers for Mentorn International, which is showcasing third seasons of both titles at MIPCOM this week. David Leach, the company’s managing director, notes, “We know there is a strong appetite for more among international buyers,” Leach says. …

CANNES: ORF-Enterprise has been very successful as of late with selling Austrian series throughout Europe, a trend it aims to continue at MIPCOM. The company is looking to build on this momentum with series such as Paul Kemp: No Big Deal. “With Paul Kemp: No Big Deal we believe we …