TVF International has secured sales for a number of titles, including Arming the Arctic, with partners across Germany and France.
RTL Germany pre-bought Arming the Arctic for its NTV channel. A co-production between Wildcat Films and TVF International, the investigative one-off uncovers how the Arctic is quickly becoming the latest geopolitical battleground between East and West.
The miniseries 1979: The Year of the Islamist Revolution is heading to Germany and France via a public broadcaster partnership with ZDF/ARTE.
The aerial documentary series Italy from Above, Spain from Above and the fourth season of Aerial Profiles were picked up by Germany’s ZDF. The pubcaster also licensed aerial documentaries: Oman from Above, Iceland from Above and Luxembourg and Belgium from Above.
Ushuaia TV’s Eco-Heroines was acquired by Germany’s Docs de Cologne, which also picked up Bear: Koala Hero from Butter Media. The former spotlights female conservationists around the globe, while the latter is about the koala detection dog turned international hero.
The beetz brothers’ production Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre sold to CANAL+ in France and French-language Belgian pubcaster RTBF. The film chronicles the events of October 7, 2023, using eyewitness testimony and video evidence.
CANAL+ France also picked up the Mediacorp-produced The Negotiators International, which offers exclusive access into the world of hostage negotiations.
Mediacorp’s Walk the Line, which follows Chinese migrants attempting to journey across the notorious Darién Gap, was sold to ARTE.
Elsewhere in France, Mediawan Thematics opted for a number of science titles, including AI at Work, which examines the implications of AI on the modern workforce, and Bending Light, which revisits a 1922 expedition to Australia that sought to prove Einstein’s theory of relativity.
Deals in France were brokered by senior sales executive for Europe, Ben Nohr, and all German deals by senior sales manager, Daniyal Bari, who commented: “Broadcasters across France and Germany are advocates of quality factual storytelling, which resonates with our values as a distributor.
“We are proud to have collaborated with our partners in the regions on such a broad range of titles, from historical documentaries like 1979: The Year of the Islamist Revolution that enable viewers to understand the Iranian regime today to wildlife conservation documentaries like Eco-Heroines, which offer a profound insight into the challenges faced, in a world where climate change, deforestation and hunting pose great risks to many species.
“We are particularly proud of having collaborated with RTL on our latest co-production, Arming the Arctic, which examines the geopolitical impact of climate change. With growing tensions across the world and the Arctic Circle consistently appearing in the news cycle, this documentary offers a thorough overview of the issues that are occurring and may worsen in the near future.”