Features

New narrative and production techniques are being used in wildlife filmmaking, with messages of conservation front and center.

Documentaries and specials focused on the coronavirus have been in high demand, exploring health-related aspects as well as human-interest stories.

The latest evolutions in the diverse pop-science genre, where everything from engineering shows to motoring series are in demand.

Ahead of ATF, World Screen Newsflash checks in with a number of factual distributors about their businesses in Asia.

Amid the emergence of a raft of SVOD buyers and rapid-fire consolidation among production companies, factual distributors are redefining how they do business. In some respects, there has never been a better time to be a documentary distributor. Channels, free and pay, remain committed to the genre. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu ...

Jay Stuart explores how producers and distributors are upping the stakes in science documentaries.

New perspectives and innovations are driving increased demand for natural-history programming.

Distributors share insights about why one-off biographies, docuseries and celeb-reality shows are filling broadcast schedules worldwide.

Explores how crime docs, a perennially popular genre, are in a state of evolution.

Factual series and one-off documentaries are in demand across broadcast networks and digital platforms in Europe.