NPO Sales Highlights Youth Docs

MIAMI: As the distribution arm of NPO in the Netherlands, NPO Sales represents content from all Dutch public broadcasters, as well as a number of independent producers, and its slate includes a wealth of youth documentary shorts and series.

One highlight is Full Proof, focused on science. Just Kids, meanwhile, tackles the issue of children’s rights, and Giovanni and the Waterballet centers on a boy who wants to compete in the girl-dominated sport of synchronized swimming.

“The Netherlands has a long and strong documentary tradition,” says Kaisa Kriek, the manager of NPO Sales. “The development of the youth documentary originates from there. In the past 25 years, filmmakers, producers and commissioning editors of documentaries for adults have adopted the youth doc and have developed it to what it is today. The stories and subjects of our youth docs are universal and can appeal to many children around the world.”