All Features articles – Page 168
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FeaturesHot Picks: Weiner
It has been a tumultuous year for US politics as the country approaches a landmark presidential election in November.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Dracula
Horror on the small screen has been dominated in recent years by big-budget series such as The Walking Dead.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Football Nightmares
Fremantle Media’s new reality format Football Nightmares challenges two of Italy’s best-known former players to resurrect the fortunes of failing amateur clubs.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Collection
The Collection is a story about Parisian fashion, created by an American, overseen by an Irish director and produced by British and French indies for a global online streaming service. TV shows rarely get more international than this.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Case
The surge of European scripted series shows no sign of slowing down, with the focus moving from Denmark to Iceland.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Wolf Creek
Distributor Zodiak RightsProducers Screentime; Emu PicturesLength 6 x 60 minutesBroadcaster Stan (Australia)The horror genre has been slashing through the schedules of broadcasters around the world for several years, with series such as The Walking Dead and American Horror Story becoming incredibly valuable franchises.Zodiak Rights will hope ...
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FeaturesHot Picks: Intersection
Turkey has quietly become one of the fastest-growing exporters of drama outside of the US and UK.
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FeaturesHot Picks: You, Me, Her
Polyamory is an unlikely topic for comedy. The practice – intimate relationships involving more than two people – is generally more suited to risqué psychological dramas such as Eyes Wide Shut.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Writer
Israel is known for high-stakes political thrillers such as Prisoners Of War (remade as US hit Homeland), False Flag and Hostages.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Hooten & The Lady
Hooten & The Lady is an ambitious adventure series, described as ‘Moonlighting set in the jungle’, or an ‘updated take on Romancing The Stone’. Just don’t call it the new Indiana Jones.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Secret
What could make two pillars of the community – a well-respected dentist and a Sunday school teacher – ditch their normal lives to become cold-blooded killers? That’s the question posed by Hat Trick’s three-part drama for ITV, The Secret.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Secret Agent
The latest example of BBC1’s commitment to high-quality drama is a glossy adaptation of Joseph Conrad novel The Secret Agent.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Victoria
It seems unfair that Queen Victoria has become cemented in 21st century minds as the double-chinned, cranky looking sourpuss depicted in pictures of the time.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Marcella
The meteoric rise of dark Scandinavian dramas including The Killing and Borgen paved the way for Swedish writer Hans Rosenfeldt to create global smash The Bridge in 2013.
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FeaturesDiversity: writing and directing
Tackling the lack of diversity in writing and directing TV needs more than lip service. Robin Parker reports on efforts to get new voices in front of producers and commissioners
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FeaturesCBBC idents and logo
Develop a design proposition for CBBC that allows it to evolve and grow with its audience while remaining relevant to both its youngest and oldest viewers.
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FeaturesMy Life: Our Big Elephant Rescue
Online edit, audio mix and grade for the story about two children who help a mother elephant and her baby return to their natural home.
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FeaturesThe reality of Korean co-pros
South Korea is becoming an increasingly attractive co-production partner for British indies but what does the reality of such an alliance involve and what’s currently hot Korea? Ann-Marie Corvin reports from the UK-Korea Creative Industries Forum.