Tag: science

  • Mipcom Online: Autentic got pre-sales for science and adventure series

    Mipcom Online: Autentic got pre-sales for science and adventure series

    The international distributor has sold “The Animal Within” and “The Huntsman” to German Free TV channel NTV.

    Autentic Distribution has inked a pre-sales deal with German Free TV channel NTV for the upcoming Science series “The Animal Within” (6×45’), produced by Canadian production company Go Button Media.

    NTV, owned by Bertelsmann Media’s RTL Group, has acquired Free TV rights for German-speaking territories and will premiere them on German Free TV in 2021. The production of both series will be completed this year.

    “Our brand-new series ‘The Animal Within’ is a hidden gem in our new slate. It is a COVID-19 proof show, which looks under the hood of incredible creatures that have been perfected by nature over the time and shows what we can learn from them to make humankind better”, says Mirjam Strasser, Head of Sales & Acquisitions. 

    Read more at Senal News.

  • Autentic, Go Button team for “Animal Within”

    Autentic, Go Button team for “Animal Within”

    Go Button Media secures Autentic commission 

    Germany’s Autentic has commissioned Toronto-headquartered indie Go Button Media to produce The Animal Within for its Spiegel TV Wissen channel.

    The 6 x 60-minute natural history series (pictured) investigates how animals can outperform “our wildest engineering dreams,” featuring CGI and interviews with experts such as engineers and biologists.

    Slated to premiere in December, The Animal Within is executive produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan for Go Button Media and Alexandra Böhm, head of international co-production at Autentic. It will premiere later this fall and will be distributed internationally (excluding in Canada) by Autentic Distribution.

    Read more on Realscreen.com

  • Go Button gets the go-ahead for The Animal Within

    Go Button gets the go-ahead for The Animal Within

    The six-part series signals the Toronto prodco’s first natural history title and commission for Germany’s Autentic.

    Toronto-based boutique production company Go Button Media has received its first natural history commission from German factual entertainment label Autentic.

    The Animal Within (6 x 60 minutes) is executive produced by the company’s leads Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan alongside Autentic head of international co-production Alexandra Böhm.

    “The Animal Within travels the world to bring new insights to unexpected species that nature has been busy perfecting over the ages – from hippo chemists who manufacture their own sunscreen to ant architects who create complex structures. As humans, we think we have all the answers, but we will electrifyingly demonstrate that nature so often has the upper hand and can serve as the most experienced of teachers,” said executive producer and director Oron in a statement.

    Shot in 4K, the series blends natural history with CGI and science, examining how evolution has created “over-achievers in the animal world” and questions such as what biological “tech” enabled some species to survive massive extinction events.

    Experts featured include Robert Sparling, Kristin Rodrigo, Andrew Lewin, Emily Rondel, Peter Soroye and Jeremy McNeil.

    Read more on Playback Online

  • Phantom Signals: Mysterious Messages from the Universe

    Phantom Signals: Mysterious Messages from the Universe

    We are surrounded by an endless stream of infinite data, with information bombarding us from seemingly every direction. These signals, which are part of our everyday operations, help define our understanding of the Universe, and largely go unnoticed. That is, until a glitch occurs. A blip on a screen, a faulty frequency, or a mysterious interference – what are these unknown signals? Where are they coming from? And what do they really mean?

    In an all-new Science Channel series, PHANTOM SIGNALS, experts investigate these mysterious phenomena, explore whether life exists beyond our universe and break down the meaning behind these puzzling signals.

    Read more on Discovery.

  • Phantom Signals premieres on Science Channel in October 2020

    Phantom Signals premieres on Science Channel in October 2020

    It’s time to understand the mysteries in frequency glitches on Phantom Signals

    A blip on the screen, Gremlins in the phone line. Most of the time, we ignore the signals around us that keep us connected, but what happens when there’s a glitch? That’s something the new Science Channel series Phantom Signals is going to explore.

    The new series premieres during the scariest month of the year, on Thursday, Oct. 8. It’s certainly a fitting time to discover the mysteries surrounding technological glitches. Could the glitches be a sign that there is life elsewhere?

    Read More on Hidden Remote.

  • Semi-Finalist: Vienna Science Film Festival

    Semi-Finalist: Vienna Science Film Festival

    A World Without NASA has been announced as a semifinalist in the Vienna Science Film Festival!

    All semifinalist projects qualify for Category Awards and/or Special Mentions in the festival. Congratulations to the entire team for all of your hard work and many thanks to the Vienna Science Film Festival.

    About A World Without NASA

    When most people hear NASA; they think of rockets and exploration of the universe. In fact, entire facets of our daily lives are fueled by the results of the space race technology. From online dating to your smartwatch heart monitor, GPS to groceries; explore the far-ranging ways the space race completely changed YOUR life.

    In this two-part series we’ll explore technologies we take for granted in our daily lives, tracing its roots back to the quest for the stars, and imagine our world had it never happened.

    About Vienna Science Film Festival

    The Vienna Science Film Festival is a meeting place for the scientific films and sci-fi films in Austria. A film festival that celebrates all things science+fiction.

    Filmmakers and scientists may submit their films or VR works in the field of science, artificial intelligence, natural history, art and science fiction. Film is a medium that many of us connect over. With the increasing prevalence of mini-movie-making machines (smartphones), we think film is a great and accessible form of science communication!