MIPTV Picks 2013: The Hit

With this Irish music competition format, the spotlight is trained on the talent behind the singer - the person or teams that write the songs.

By Realscreen Staff

March 1, 2013

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC, ARTS & CULTURE

Partners: Vision Independent Productions; distributed by Warner Bros. International Television Production

Length/volume: 6 x 60 minutes

Premiered: RTE1 December 2012 (pilot), series premiering summer 2013

Rights available: Worldwide rights excluding Ireland

Singing competitions tend to focus on the performers. But with this Irish music competition format, the spotlight is trained on the talent behind the singer – the person or teams that write the songs. Songwriters chosen by a top music producer compete to pitch their songs to top performers, who will then work with the writers to craft the songs as singles. Which one will prove to be music to the ears of the live audience and those at home?

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About The Author

Andrew Tracy joined Realscreen as associate editor in 2021, following 17 years as managing editor of the award-winning international film magazine Cinema Scope. From 2010 to 2020 he also held the position of senior editor at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he oversaw the flagship publication for the organization’s year-round Cinematheque programming and edited its first original monograph in a decade, Steve Gravestock’s A History of Icelandic Film. He was a scriptwriter and consultant on the first season of the Vice TV series The Vice Guide to Film, and his writing and reporting have been featured in such outlets as Cinema Scope, Reverse Shot, Sight & Sound, Cineaste, Film Comment, MUBI Notebook, POV, and Montage.

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