{"id":14354,"date":"2020-04-02T12:17:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T16:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/tvf-international-unveils-new-slate\/"},"modified":"2020-04-02T12:17:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T16:17:55","slug":"tvf-international-unveils-new-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/tvf-international-unveils-new-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"TVF International Unveils New Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"
The factual distributor TVF International is set to launch more than 300 hours of new content on its slate, including five documentaries covering aspects of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Among the COVID-19 docs are two Channel 4 commissions from Britespark Films, What\u2019s it Like to Catch Coronavirus?<\/em> and Coronavirus: How the World is Changing<\/em>. From Mediacorp International comes Coronavirus: The Silent Killer<\/em>, Coronavirus: Race Against the Pandemic<\/em> and Stronger: The Battle Against COVID-19<\/em>, each exploring the pandemic from a different angle. Also from Mediacorp, TVF International added the latest season of the investigative series Undercover Asia<\/em> to its lineup of new titles.<\/p>\n TVF International is launching a number of brand-new science programs such as China\u2019s Science Revolution<\/em> and Venus Death of a Planet<\/em>, as well as new seasons Innovation Nation<\/em> and Did I Mention Invention<\/em>. The distributor’s history lineup features VE Day: Minute by Minute<\/em>, Mark of Empire: Asia’s Ancient Kingdoms<\/em> and Secret Wars<\/em>.<\/p>\n The blue-chip nature series River World<\/em> and Animal Instincts<\/em> are also in the catalog alongside three BBC access-driven series\u2014Inside the Children\u2019s Hospital<\/em>, Inside Edinburgh Zoo<\/em> and Night Force<\/em>. In health and lifestyle programming, there\u2019s Hack Your Age<\/em>, Ageless Gardens<\/em> and Remarkable Living<\/em>. Travel series include Destination Vacation<\/em> and On Safari<\/em>. Further, TVF International is releasing two brand-new feature-length documentaries, Hurdle<\/em>, about a generation of Palestinians who practice parkour as a means to overcome personal and political obstacles; and El Metido<\/em>, which follows a man obsessed with recording violent crime in Guatemala City.<\/p>\n Additional slate highlights include EVA<\/em>, made for NENT Group\u2019s Viaplay platform, which showcases the story of the world champion boxer Eva Wahlstrom; and a fifth season of Peer to Peer<\/em>, which features interviews with Bill Gates, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Mike Pompeo and Nancy Pelusi.<\/p>\n Will Stapley, TVF International\u2019s head of acquisitions, said: \u201cTVF\u2019s slate of specialist factual content showcases the world\u2019s best filmmakers and our latest offering of carefully selected documentaries will inspire, inform and entertain at a time when the world has never had a more captive audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The factual distributor TVF International is set to launch more than 300 hours of new content on its slate, including five documentaries covering aspects of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":14355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[3195],"class_list":["post-14354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-tvf-international","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n