all3media international Picks Up Pair of Rumpus Media Titles

CANNES: all3media international has taken on global distribution for An OAPs Guide to Modern Life and An Immigrants Guide to… from U.K. indie Rumpus Media, offering the finished series and format rights.

An OAPs Guide to Modern Life was commissioned by Channel 4 in the U.K., where a three-part series will air later this spring (as An OAPs Guide to Britain) led by comedian and octogenarian Barry Humphries.

The three-part series An Immigrants Guide to Britain, was produced for Channel 4 with Henning Wehn. all3media international is offering buyers the original British version, as well as the format, An Immigrants Guide to….

Maartje Horchner, the head of acquisitions at all3media international, commented, “We’re very pleased to partner with Rumpus Media for the first time as Channel 4 commissions this new series. Both titles present their own uniquely informative, entertaining and always hilarious perspectives on everyday life—which we’re confident will have wide appeal in the international market.”

Nick Smith, the senior VP of international format production at all3media international, added, “These titles lend themselves fantastically well to local adaptation in multiple markets, bringing each country’s individual quirks, foibles and challenges into the comedy spotlight. We’re looking forward to working with our global clients at MIPTV to bring their own local versions to their territories.”

Emily Hudd, founder of Rumpus Media, commented, “We are very proud to be working with Henning Wehn and Barry Humphries on these series and delighted to be working with all3media International to share them with global audiences.”

Humphries said: “Perhaps the English speaking world will consider me a bizarre choice to be your guide to modern Britain, considering my amazing aura of youth. However, I feel that our senior citizens deserve a nurturing and thoughtful companion in the later stages of this exciting journey called life. These programs have been, to my pleasure and deep honor, placed in a time capsule so that older folk in the future, and even extra-terrestrials, may learn how we in 21st century Britain learned to adapt to the strange and many ridiculous customs imposed upon us by the young.”