All International articles – Page 309
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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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NewsBBC Worldwide backs South Africa's Bake Off producer
BBC Worldwide has made further advances into Africa after investing in Rapid Blue, the Johannesburg-headquartered producer responsible for formats including Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor.
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NewsRDF scoops Nat Geo People's first commission
RDF Television has scored a ten-part commission for fledgling international network Nat Geo People.
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NewsMip TV beefs up security in wake of attacks
Mip TV organiser Reed Midem is promising maximum security for the TV and digital content market, unfolding April 4-7 in Cannes, as Europe remains on high alert following terror attacks in Brussels this week
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NewsTLC orders UK version of Say Yes To The Dress
US indie Half Yard Productions is to remake its hit series Say Yes To The Dress for TLC in the UK just months after producing a similar show for Channel 4.
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NewsFederation seeks UK co-pros
French super-indie Federation Entertainment is aiming to ramp up its UK co-productions and is in talks with indies including Doctor Foster producer Drama Republic.
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NewsWall to Wall preps UK version of smash US talent show
Wall to Wall has begun pitching a UK version of NBC’s kids talent format Little Big Shots after it became the biggest non-scripted show in the US in over four years.
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NewsDavid Ellender leaves Slingshot Global Media
David Ellender has left Slingshot Global Media, the international drama firm that he established in 2014, according to reports.
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NewsITV America hires non-scripted chief
ITV America has appointed former Turner and Mark Burnett executive David Eilenberg to run ITV Entertainment.
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NewsVice expands across Eastern Europe
Vice is expanding across Eastern Europe with the launch of country-specific online services and production hubs in seven territories.
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NewsPlimsoll eyes global formats
Plimsoll Productions is to make a major international formats push after acquiring a stake in former DRG executive Andrea Jackson’s distribution firm Magnify Media.
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NewsPeter Bowker plots WW2 epic
Peter Bowker is eyeing up a multi-lingual World War II drama as his next BBC project – and plans to go deeper into society’s attitudes toward autism in a second series of The A Word.
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NewsWall to Wall, Icon and Blast! score Nat Geo series
Wall to Wall, Icon Films and Blast! Films are among the British indies to have scored major commissions with US network Nat Geo.