All Oxford Scientific Films articles – Page 6

  • Girls On The Pull
    News

    Trio win double orders in latest run of C4’s First Cut

    2010-06-24T07:00:00Z

    Century Films, Minnow Films and Lambent Productions have each won two commissions for Channel 4’s emerging-directors’ docs strand First Cut.

  • History of Safari
    News

    BBC4 sends Richard E Grant on safari

    2010-03-26T11:56:00Z

    Oxford Scientific Films has secured Richard E Grant to front a 90-minute special on safaris for BBC4.

  • Fatal Attractions
    News

    Animal Planet commissions triple bill from OSF

    2010-02-18T09:19:00Z

    Oxford Scientific Films has won a trio of commissions from Animal Planet, including a dark psychological series about people who own dangerous pets.

  • Saving Africa’s Witch Children
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    Dispatches picks up two Rory Peck awards

    2009-11-20T10:20:00Z

    Channel 4 Dispatches documentary Saving Africa’s Witch Children continued its winning streak last night with a Rory Peck award, one of two prizes for the current affairs strand.

  • Iran and the West
    News

    Norma Percy scoops One World award

    2009-06-23T10:15:00Z

    Norma Percy’s Iran and the West was named best TV Documentary at last night’s One World Media Awards.

  • News

    Endemol buys Australia's Southern Star

    2009-01-20T09:37:03Z

    Endemol has expanded its drama catalogue with the acquisition of Australia's largest TV production and distribution company, Southern Star Group.

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    Features

    Reality TV goes wild

    2008-10-21T19:14:45Z

    As Autumnwatch prepares to hit our screens, Chris Curtis talks to executive producer Tim Scoones about the show's popularity and his unwavering passion for conservation.

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    BBC factual developer joins Southern Star

    2008-08-05T10:35:43Z

    BBC factual developer Joe Evans has left the corporation to join Meerkat Manor-creator Southern Star Factual.

  • News

    BBC4 links science and Islam

    2008-06-11T13:01:28Z

    The team behind acclaimed BBC4 science series Atom will uncover medieval Islam's influence on modern science for their latest project.

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    Sen and Craig join forces to start Furnace

    2008-04-02T15:35:21Z

    Oxford Scientific Films producer Paul Sen and Brook Lapping joint head of programmes Phil Craig have joined forces to create their own specialist factual indie, Furnace.

  • News

    Oxford Films joins Star

    2008-03-18T17:46:04Z

    Science and natural history indie Oxford Scientific Films has merged with the Australian factual entertainment division of its parent company, Southern Star.

  • shows_meerkat_manor
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    OSF merge with Southern Star Factual

    2008-03-18T10:25:04Z

    Science and natural history indie Oxford Scientific Films has merged with the Australian factual entertainment division of its parent company Southern Star.

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    News

    Nat Geographic puts weapons to the test

    2008-01-30T15:21:43Z

    National Geographic Channel UK will examine the science, technology and history of formidable weapons in its search to find the perfect killing instrument.

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    Features

    Hot 100 Producers

    2007-12-19T10:12:17Z

    From compelling dramas to edgy documentaries and fresh entertainment formats, we profile the producers responsible for realising the brightest ideas on British TV.

  • people_russell_t_davies
    Features

    Hot 100 Producers

    2007-12-19T10:12:17Z

    From compelling dramas to edgy documentaries and fresh entertainment formats, we profile the producers responsible for realising the brightest ideas on British TV.

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    News

    Southern Star bags rights to Little Devil

    2006-06-29T08:30:00Z

    Australian company Southern Star International has taken the worldwide rights to new ITV comedy/drama Little Devil, as it looks to build a distribution relationship with the show's producer, Talkback Thames.

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    Five to air docu-soap about lemur families

    2006-06-15T08:30:00Z

    Five and Animal Planet UK are following up the hit franchise Meerkat Manorwith a new animal soap opera exploring the lives of lemurs in Madagascar.

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    Oxford Scientific to make atom series

    2006-06-08T08:30:00Z

    Southern Star Entertainment-owned indie Oxford Scientific Films is exploring the atom in a new three-part series for BBC4. Presented by physicist Dr Jim Al-Khalili, Atomic will explore the human drama at the heart of what its producers describe as 'the most extraordinary scientific revolution of ...

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    Southern Star in deal with Coastal

    2006-05-25T08:00:00Z

    Southern Star International has secured a first-look distribution rights deal with Robson Green's indie, Coastal Productions.

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    The new markets for content

    2006-04-06T08:00:00Z

    Film and TV archives are increasingly exploiting newtechnology, with fresh markets opening up to those prepared to invest indigitising their collections, upgrading them to HD or selling footage to newplatforms. Adrian