Marie-Agnès Bruneau
Sunny Side ’12: Arte, PBS to examine iconic monuments
TVArte France is teaming up with U.S. net PBS and French prodco Zed to co-develop four CGI-driven docs about iconic monuments, the first two of which will focus on Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (pictured) and the Jordanian city Petra.
Sunny Side ’12: Planete+ outlines budget, ambitions
TVFrench net Planète+ is setting aside a sizable portion of its commissioning budget to pre-buy two ambitious civilization series or docu-dramas per year, in a bid to compete in an increasingly crowded market. (Pictured: Canal+’s Olivier Stroh)
Sunny Side ’12: RMC Decouverte’s shopping spree
TVNew French documentary channel RMC Découverte is on a shopping spree in La Rochelle, seeking 600 hours of programming ahead of its December 12 launch, the network tells realscreen.
Sunny Side ’12: Chinese execs outline copro desires
TVChinese execs from CCTV-9, CICC, BJ Raremedia and LIC laid out their wishes and budgets for international coproduction during the first day of Sunny Side of the Doc in France, Marie-Agnès Bruneau reports from La Rochelle.
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