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Love Nature Gives Back: “Chasing The Rains” and more at Wildscreen Festival

2022 October 4 / Africa, Conferences & Markets, Distribution, Love Nature, Wildscreen Festival

Momentum is building for the natural history filmmaking industry to play a role in global conservation. Increasingly, producers and platforms are building conservation messages and sustainability practices into wildlife and nature content. A great example of this is a new social responsibility initiative from Love Nature, called Love Nature Gives Back. It launched earlier this …

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CHARLES III: New British Monarch is a Documentary Patron

2022 September 13 / Commissioning Process, Distribution, Foundation Funding, Funding a Documentary, UK

Prior to his accession, HM Charles III was an active patron of documentaries. For example, between 2006 and 2008, HRH The Prince of Wales helped fund three films produced by André Singer and West Park Pictures: Stairway to Heaven (al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem). The Arch of Enlightenment (Seoul). Emperor Qinglong’s Lodge of Retirement (Forbidden City, Beijing) Each …

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TRUE ROYALTY: The Netflix for “super-engaged Royals fans”. A Podcast with CEO Gregor Angus (Republished)

2022 September 9 / Commissioning Process, Distribution, Documentary Production, Funding a Documentary, Netflix, Network Profile, OTT, Podcast, Producers' Tool Kit, Streaming Video, UK, VOD

Queen Elizabeth‘s passing reminded me of our 2019 coverage of TRUE ROYALTY, the ‘mega-niche’ streamer for “the 150M people worldwide who are Royal super-fans.” TRUE ROYALTY now carries a library of “450+ constantly-refreshed quality titles about Royalty today, around the world and throughout history.” First published, October 2019 TRUE ROYALTY is a London-based subscription video …

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Selling Your Documentary to the Streamers: Opportunities beyond Netflix and the Big 5. Podcast with Wendy Bernfeld

2022 July 27 / Amazon, Apple, Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Netflix, Pitching, Podcast, Streaming Video, VOD

WENDY BERNFELD is a highly respected, veteran executive who has enjoyed industry-leading roles in film, PayTV, SVOD , international co-production and distribution. She is the Founder and Managing Director of the Amsterdam-based RIGHTS STUFF CONSULTANCY. In our absorbing conversation, she shares her detailed, practical knowledge about how to identify and sell to the many platforms …

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Netflix & the Rise of the Streamers: What do the Charts Say?

2022 June 24 / Amazon, Apple, discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Internet Economy, Netflix, Ratings, Streaming Video

Netflix and the streamers share only a sliver of useful data about their viewing audience. However, a steady flow of independent research provides a jigsaw puzzle of insights into the streaming ecosystem. Lots of worthwhile data crossed my desk this month. Here are 12 highlight charts, with just a little commentary. Don’t miss my Desktop …

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“2000 Mules”: $11+ million payday for a “stolen election” documentary

2022 June 22 / Amazon, Apple, Distribution, Funding a Documentary, Internet Economy, Streaming Video, Theatrical Documentary

“Bullshit!” That’s how Donald Trump’s attorney general William Barr describes the claimed evidence of election fraud presented in the documentary 2000 Mules. Barr was being deposed for last week’s Congressional hearings on the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The hearings characterize the proponents of these election falsehoods — like the producers of …

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Love Nature Unveils “Evolution Earth” at Sunny Side Of The Doc

2022 June 20 / Conferences & Markets, Distribution, Off The Fence, Sunny Side of the Doc, Uncategorized

The success of our recent coproduction partnership attracted me to cover Love Nature‘s Evolution Earth, a new original production that was announced today at Sunnyside of the Doc. The five-part series is produced by PASSION PLANET, in co-production with Love Nature, PBS and ARTE. This impressive group of partners has joined forces to create a …

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Cannes Film Festival: Documentary Takeaways with Veteran Sales Agent Jan Rofekamp. Podcast

2022 May 31 / Conferences & Markets, Coronavirus, Distribution, Documentary Production, Internet Economy, Podcast, Theatrical Documentary, Uncategorized

JAN ROFEKAMP is the highly-respected, veteran documentary distributor and consultant who has led sales agent FILMS TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL since 1982, overseeing more than 500 documentaries. Jan attended the post-Covid 2022 edition of the giant CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. He shares his Takeaways on what happened at Cannes, and what it reveals about the state of the …

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