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C\u00e9line Payot-Lehmann, ARTE’s head of international distribution, talks to <\/em>TV Real about the breadth of factual offerings on ARTE Distribution’s slate.<\/em><\/p>\n

ARTE Distribution\u2019s breadth of factual offerings makes the company\u2019s slate remarkable, as does its content, about 90 percent of which comes from ARTE, the Franco-German channel with a mission to foster cultural unification across Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a big catalog, about 4,000 hours, and we get about 120 new hours a year,\u201d says Payot-Lehmann. “It’s every genre of factual\u2014science, wildlife, history (ancient and recent), politics and pop culture. We just picked up a Tom Cruise [program], one on Jodie Foster, one on Hitchcock, one on John Wayne. We also do fashion and art\u2014like Leonardo [da Vinci] and Caravaggio.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s every genre that\u2019s covered,\u201d she continues. \u201cSince [ARTE is] an international channel that\u2019s French and German, it doesn\u2019t really talk about France and Germany\u2014it\u2019s really a look at the world, which is perfect for distribution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Science is a genre that\u2019s selling particularly well for ARTE Distribution right now, Payot-Lehmann points out. The company dispenses two types of science titles: “big science” and “concerning science,” as Payot-Lehmann calls them. Big science refers to the size of the production, for\"***Image***\" example the one-off Searching for Planet 9<\/em>, which follows as a team of scientists scour the solar system for a planet ten times bigger than Earth\u2014a hypothetical celestial body lurking somewhere beyond Neptune. Another \u201cbig\u201d science offering from ARTE Distribution is The Blob: A Genius Without a Brain, <\/em>which offers the testimony of top international experts from Europe, Japan and the U.S. as they explore the roots of human cognition through a most unlikely subject: slime mold. The series has presold to PBS\u2019s Nova strand, NHK and the BBC.<\/p>\n

And of course, ARTE Distribution offers titles that explore the biggest science topic of them all: the oceans and other vast bodies of water that cover the majority of the planet. The Deep Med<\/em>, for example, focuses on the Mediterranean Sea. \u201cIt\u2019s the same team from 700 Sharks <\/em>[and Expedition Antarctica<\/em>] who spend 28 days at a depth of 120 meters, which has never been done before,” says Payot-Lehmann. “Going 220 meters has been done before, but they usually stay for two hours max; here they’re staying 28 days,” pushing the physical limits of the human body, setting world records and unveiling the secrets of the water’s twilight zones.<\/p>\n

Concerning science, meanwhile, is \u201cscience that\u2019s concerning for the individual, like sleep or the effects of screens on our brains or what you\u2019re eating,\u201d Payot-Lehmann says. Titles from this sub-genre include Losing Sleep<\/em>, about insomnia, sleep apnea and narcolepsy, and Screen Generation: A Sick Generation?<\/em>, which asks if we\u2019re damaging our brains with the constant onslaught of screens\u2014from smartphones to TVs to computers\u2014that bombards us every day.<\/p>\n

Also flourishing for ARTE Distribution is the history genre, including series that focus on ancient history, Egypt and archeology. \u201cWe just had a prime-time show on Notre Dame,” Payot-Lehmann notes. \u201cThe film was in production way before the fires; it\u2019s the history. It\u2019s kind of like Ken Follett\u2019s The Pillars of the Earth<\/em>, but it\u2019s 700 years of Notre Dame and the great saga of the builders.” Payot-Lehmann is referring to Notre-Dame de Paris: The Age of the Builders<\/em>, a two-parter that\u2019s billed as \u201ca dramatic tale of ambition, talent, destruction, blood and rebirth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s wildlife slate is also veritably packed with engrossing features, many of which demand to be seen in 4K. The genre is hot across the board right now as temperatures around the world slowly rise and the talk surrounding climate change gets louder. \u201cBut [the shows] have to stay entertaining,\u201d says Payot-Lehmann. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to overwhelm or depress the viewer. The way to do that is to show the beauty of nature, what’s fascinating about it. We need to say what the problem is, but also what the solution is or what is being done, to keep a positive take on things.\u201d<\/p>\n

She gives the example of The Private Life of Sharks<\/em>\u2014shot by award-winning cameraman Didier Noirot\u2014which aims to dispute the message that most people have been taught about the aquatic predators: that they\u2019re the aggressive, mean \u201cogres\u201d of the sea, as Payot-Lehmann puts it. Available in English, German and French, the one-off is \u201cgoing to break down these preconceived ideas to reveal the lesser-known and gentler aspects of the sharks,\u201d she says. \u201cThere is an ecological message there; they are beautiful creatures and need to be protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe love affair [with wildlife programming] is going to continue for sure,” says Payot-Lehmann.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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