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Indomina to uncover “The Imposter”
FILM / TVU.S. distributor The Indomina Group has acquired North American rights to Bart Layton’s hit Sundance documentary The Imposter (pictured) from A&E IndieFilms.
BBC, OLN, C5 get “Wild” with Dominic Monaghan
TVU.S. net BBC America, Canadian broadcaster OLN and UK net Channel 5 are teaming up to coproduce Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan, a travel series fronted by the LOST actor (pictured).
“Caesar Must Die” triumphs in Berlin
FILMPaolo and Vittorio Taviani’s documentary Caesar Must Die (pictured) was the surprise winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, while the audience award for best documentary went to Matthew Akers’ Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present.
C4, Gok Wan stir up Chinese cooking show
TVUK net Channel 4 has commissioned Optomen Television to produce Gok Cooks Chinese, a series in which fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan (pictured) will turn his hand to Chinese cooking.
C4, Remarkable uncover “Secret Eaters”
TVUK pubcaster Channel 4 has ordered Secret Eaters, a series about the science and psychology of eating from Endemol-owned prodco Remarkable Television, to air in April.
Discovery’s net income up 75% in full year results
TVDiscovery Communications has posted strong full year results for 2011, with revenues up 12% over 2010 to US$4.24 billion and net income up 75% to $1.13 billion.
C4 hires Mirsky, Prestwood to expand factual team
PEOPLE NEWS / TVUK net Channel 4 has expanded its factual commissioning team, with BBC programmer and producer Nick Mirsky (pictured, left) joining as deputy head of factual, and former Current TV exec Lina Prestwood (right) joining as commissioning editor.
Twofour names head of docs
PEOPLE NEWS / TVUK indie Twofour has named David Clews (pictured), the director of ob-doc series Educating Essex, as its head of documentaries, effective immediately.
Hot Docs’ Bloor Cinema to re-open in March
FILMThe refurbished Toronto theater (pictured) will open its doors on March 14, with an opening slate that includes recent doc hits such as Being Elmo, Fightville and Sound It Out, alongside classic efforts such as Grizzly Man, The Thin Blue Line and When We Were Kings.
Follows replaces Harbron at Discovery Canada
PEOPLE NEWS / TVDiscovery Networks in Canada has appointed Edwina Follows (pictured, left) as its director of commissioning and production, replacing Ann Harbron (right), who has stepped down from the role.
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Factual Entertainment Forum 2011 - Adam DiVello, president, Done & Done Productions, at the Realscreen Factual Entertainment Forum.