MIPCOM Spotlight: Terra Mater Factual Studios

Terra Mater Factual Studios is showcasing Escobar’s Hippos, about the nearly 100 offspring of the hippos that the drug kingpin imported in the ’80s—which are currently occupying Colombia—and the ecological timebomb they’ve created.

It follows vets and other officials on their mission to find a solution to the unusual problem.

Meanwhile, the two-parter The Alps: Wild Mountains, Extreme Lives features footage of the mountain range’s majesty. “Unique animal behavior, breathtaking action and sunrises over world-famed peaks combine to [create] an ultimate portrait of the wild side of Europe’s Alps,” says Sabine Holzer, the company’s head of specialist factual. Rounding out Terra Mater’s slate highlights is Panda Goes Wild, which sees a panda born and raised in captivity get released into the wild of the Qin Mountains.

Holzer adds, “Who doesn’t love pandas? Now, we’ll encounter how they actually behave in the wild, which, according to stories, is very different than in zoos.”