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Realscreen: Autentic deals out of MIPTV
Autentic secures raft of deals out of MIPTV
Munich-based distributor Autentic Distribution has locked in a number of deals for new MIPTV titles coming out of the event.
Australia’s SBS has picked up 14 hours of factual programming, pre-buying the upcoming history series A Cold War of Spies (4 × 50 min.), which was also presented at the MIPDOC international buyers screenings in Cannes.
Asharq News acquired Go Button Media’s Colossal Machines II (6 × 45 min.).
The science series’ second season, which explores even more spectacular machines and their inner workings, has also been picked up by Korean broadcaster EBS.
Read more on Realscreen.com.
A COLD WAR OF SPIES SELECTED FOR THE MIPDOC INTERNATIONAL BUYERS SCREENINGS
The jury picks for the inaugural MIPDoc International Buyer Screenings have been revealed, with 11 productions to be showcased on April 16 as part of the pre-MIPTV “Super Sunday” program.
Held during the Pre-MIPTV Super Sunday on 16th April, the MIPDOC International Buyers Screenings will offer international buyers an exclusive first-look at a curated selection of upcoming documentary and factual programmes to be launched at the market. 10 highly anticipated productions will be presented in front of over 500 doc & factual content buyers.
We are very excited to announce that our newest History series A COLD WAR OF SPIES has been selected and we can’t wait to present an exclusive preview in Cannes next month!
A COLD WAR OF SPIES 4 x 52′ (ENG) is an Autentic and Go Button Media production for Superchannel and SPIEGEL Geschichte.
Finally, Asharq News acquired the second season of Colossal Machines (6×45’, Go Button Media), which was also licensed by Korean broadcaster EBS.
Read more on Worldscreen.com and C21Media.net.
Go Button Media strikes content deal with Off the Fence, Super Channel
Toronto-based prodco Go Button Media is extending its partnership with international distributor Off the Fence (OTF) and Canadian pay-TV network Super Channel with a new deal that will see Go Button deliver six further factual series over a two-year period.
The deal follows on from the success that OTF and Super Channel enjoyed with Go Button’s recent factual title, the WWII docuseries Forgotten Frontlines. Under the terms of the agreement, Go Button will produce six series (totaling 36 hours of content) across the unscripted genres that it specializes in, including history, paranormal, engineering and science.
“Super Channel has long been a supporter of Go Button’s projects, and we are elated to be making new programs for its audience on our home turf, said Go Button Media co-founder and executive producer Daniel Oron (pictured). “In addition, following a previous project, we are especially thrilled to extend and deepen our relationship with Off the Fence, creating a range of new factual content for this dynamic company to take to broadcasters and platforms around the world.”
“Forgotten Frontlines worked very well for us last year, so we are now keen to replicate and scale that success across our key content pillars of ‘Yesterday, ‘Today’ and ‘Tomorrow,” added OTF head of acquisitions Loren Baxter. “This new partnership, alongside Super Channel, will not only give us six new series to sell, but, as a commissioner, we also have a fantastic opportunity to work closely with Daniel and the team to marry Go Button’s creative ideas with our own market insights and ensure each series readily meets current international demand.”
By Andrew Tracy, Realscreen
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Call Me Mother’s Dallas Dixon Dishes On Season 2 & The Power Of Drag
Speaking with PRIDE the host teases working with drag icons and which queen he’d like to call mother.
Hosting Call Me Mother is a perfect gig for Dallas Dixon, who has returned for the sophomore season of the drag reality TV competition series. For one thing, he’s a lifelong fan of the art of drag, who fondly recalls escaping his small town to go visit drag shows in Toronto, where he found himself fascinated by the artistry on display. But it also takes a lot of charisma and energy to stand out among a group of drag queens, but fortunately Dallas has a seemingly endless supply of both.
For those initiated with the OutTV series, up-and-coming drag queens and kings compete for the title of “First Child of Drag”, but to do so they first have to earn their spot in one of the drag houses led by three icons of drag: Peppermint (House of Dulcet), Crystal (House of Glass), and Barbada de Barbades (House of Harmonie), who each mentor the queens they select to join their families.
Read more on Pride.com.
Watch the First 15 Minutes of Call Me Mother Season 2
The first 15 min of Call Me Mother season two are here, and we couldn’t be more excited about this upcoming cycle!
Just like the first season, Call Me Mother will once again feature Crystal as the mother of the House of Glass, Barbada de Barbades as the mother of the House of Harmonie, and Peppermint as the mother of the House of Dulcet.
Crystal describes the House of Glass as “fashion, subversion, punky aesthetics. The perfect Venn diagram of hot, dangerous, and sweaty.” Barbades wants her drag children in the House of Harmonie “to become amazing superstars.” While Peppermint believes that the House of Dulcet is all about “art, activism, and compassion.”
The first step on Call Me Mother season two is the audition process, which consists of three phases: Look (where the mothers watch the contestants walk the showcase in their best drag fashion), Talent (where the contestants must perform a talent show number), and Tea (where the contestants plea their cases to the mothers and explain why they deserve a spot in the competition). During each of these phases, a few auditioners will be adopted into the three different houses on the show… but some drag artists won’t make it past this first round of the competition.
You can watch the exclusive first 15 minutes of Call Me Mother season two below.
Read more on out.com.