Current Affairs – Realscreen

Geena Davis, CreativeChaos reteam for Canadian version of #MeToo doc

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:11:06 +0000

NYC-based production house CreativeChaos is reteaming with Oscar-winning actor and producer Geena Davis to create a Canadian adaptation of their award-winning documentary on the #MeToo movement, This Changes Everything. This Changes ...

New commissions: BBC taking “Grand Tour,” ITV books “The Clinic”

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:44:29 +0000

BBC Two slates cultural travel series Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour The BBC has commissioned a new travel series from Zinc Media Group label Rex that will see presenters Rob ...

Extra: Abacus sells “Savage Waters” for UK/Ireland; Monte-Carlo TV Fest reveals doc prizes

Andrew Tracy — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:24:03 +0000

Abacus sells adventure surfing doc Savage Waters to Tull Stories for UK/Ireland Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has locked a deal with UK distribution and exhibition outfit Tull Stories for the feature-length ...

PBS ‘Independent Lens’ acquires doc “One with the Whale”

Justin Anderson — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:31:30 +0000

PBS’ ‘Independent Lens’ doc strand has acquired the new feature documentary One with the Whale, which profiles a Siberian Yupik community on a small ice-covered island in the Bering Sea ...

CBC unveils “Pottery Throw Down” adaptation, new docuseries for 2023-24 slate

Andrew Tracy — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:16:44 +0000

Canadian pubcaster CBC has unveiled its 2023-24 programming slate, which includes a new factual entertainment format and four original docuseries. Debuting in winter 2024, The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down (8 ...

MTV Documentary Films acquires 2023 SXSW-premiering doc “Pay or Die”

Andrew Jeffrey — Tue, 30 May 2023 16:45:26 +0000

MTV Documentary Films has picked up the worldwide rights to the documentary feature Pay or Die, which premiered at SXSW earlier this year. Directed by Scott Alexander Ruderman and Rachael Dyer, ...

Sales round-up: TVFI shops K-pop doc to Netflix; Blue Ant sales in LatAm

Justin Anderson — Tue, 30 May 2023 16:41:56 +0000

TVF International sells K-pop doc Mamamoo to Netflix Southeast Asia TVF International has locked a deal with Netflix for the K-pop documentary Mamamoo: Where Are We Now? (1 x 120/4 x 24 min.), ...

BBC commissions: VR dating doc “Unreal!”; Big Wave preps “The Man Who Loves Kelp”

Andrew Tracy — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:52:38 +0000

Social media star Olivia Neill explores metaverse dating for BBC Three, BBC Northern Ireland BBC Three and BBC Northern Ireland have commissioned a new doc from youth-oriented prodco The Connected Set ...

Small Companies, Big Ideas: CreativeChaos discusses social impact as hallmark of doc approach

Andrew Jeffrey — Thu, 18 May 2023 16:37:57 +0000

There’s no question that the television industry is competitive, and it can be hard for a small prodco to break through the noise and find its niche. In “Small Companies, ...

UK unscripted programming roundup: new titles for BBC, Channel 4, S4C

Andrew Jeffrey — Wed, 17 May 2023 16:10:45 +0000

Wildflame unveils new commissions Welsh factual indie Wildflame Productions unveiled a slate of new commissions from the BBC and S4C. First up for the BBC, Wildflame will produce The Island Keeper (w/t) ...