MIPTV Spotlight: PBS International

CANNES: Directed by acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War, a highlight from PBS International, is a ten-hour documentary film series that was six years in the making.

The TV event “tells the epic story of one of the most divisive, consequential and misunderstood events in history as it has never been told on film, featuring testimony from nearly 100 witnesses from all sides of the conflict,” says Tom Koch, the VP of PBS International.

Meanwhile, The Age of Consequences “approaches climate change from a completely different perspective than other docs out there by focusing on how it impacts resource scarcity, migration and conflict through the lens of U.S. national security and global stability,” Koch says. Last Days of Jesus paints a different image of Christ than what has been depicted in the Bible.

“Our slate this year reflects many of the big topics of the day, from politics to climate change to breakthroughs in science,” Koch says.