TVREAL
The challenges in the global content sector have given rise to a newfound openness to collaboration, one that is on display in ZDF Studios’ new two-part Time: A Journey Through Thousands of Years, which it is spotlighting in the TV Real Screenings Festival.
The two-parter “captures the type of fresh thinking about content and partners required to get co-production deals done,” says Ralf Rückauer, VP Unscripted. The co-production of ZDF with CMG, ARTE and ZDF Studios “is also a reminder that European, particularly German, public broadcasters are resilient funders of factual programs.”
Rückauer also highlights the five-part Fateful Planet, a ZDF Digital Medienproduktion for Curiosity Stream in association with ZDF Studios and ZDFinfo, which “explores the rise of humanity, reconstructs the major events that created our unique habitat and shows how life has bounced back after catastrophic events.”
The special Unearthed—The Mystery of the Shaman Woman has notched up a slew of award wins for its investigation into the mysterious burial of a woman and her baby 9,000 years ago in Bad Dürrenberg.
Nikolas Hülbusch, Director Unscripted at ZDF Studios, is also showcasing to the company’s clients the five-part wildlife and nature series Wild Talk. “Off the Fence has done it again by producing another brilliant series, beautifully filmed and full of intriguing stories,” Hülbusch says. “These documentaries are made for prime time to be enjoyed by all the family.”
A production of Doclights in association with WDR and Terra Mater Studios, the three-part Welcome to the Forest rounds out ZDF Studios’ nature and wildlife highlights in the TV Real Screenings Festival. “Using cutting-edge technology, the series shows how forest creatures venture into sunny clearings to find food,” says Margarita Garcia, Director Unscripted. “As climate change reshapes our world, we meet foresters and scientists working to increase biodiversity. Discover how we can protect, enjoy and benefit from our forests for the future.”
