Tag: Fremantle

Fremantle has scored the global distribution rights for Bardot, a feature documentary about French actress Brigitte Bardot from Featuristic Films and TimpelPictures.

Fremantle has picked up the global distribution rights for the feature documentary On the Line: The Richard Williams Story, detailing the life and career of Venus and Serena Williams’ father and coach.

Fremantle has acquired the global distribution rights to Coco Chanel, a feature documentary from WhyNow Productions about the titular fashion designer.

Channel 4 has commissioned two new documentary programs, including the three-part series Evacuation.

Fremantle’s Andrea Scrosati and Fremantle Documentaries’ Mandy Chang have revealed the launch of Undeniable, a new label dedicated to developing and producing premium feature documentaries and series.

Fremantle has secured an exclusive first-look agreement with Oscar- and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Amy Berg.

Fremantle has signed a deal with Wall to Wall Media to distribute the new wildlife documentary series Islands: Nature’s Wild Laboratories across the globe.

Fremantle has partnered with True To Nature Productions on the blue-chip natural history series Whale with Steve Backshall.

BBC Factual has ordered the new medical documentary series Saving Lives in Leeds from Label1 for BBC Two and iPlayer.

Fremantle has picked up a majority stake in Silvio Productions, the Israeli outfit behind doc titles such as Shadow of Truth, Coastal Road Killer, After Midnight, The Baby Daddy and Buried.