Factual Features – Page 7
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FeaturesRoundtable: Doc-makers stand up for right to take risks
Four winners of this year’s Grierson Awards share their concerns about the documentary space
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Behind The ScenesThe Snowman: the film that changed Christmas, C4
Producer/director Robert Neill on exploring the legacy of a short but magical film
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Behind The ScenesSpike Milligan: The Unseen Archive, Sky Arts
Director Seb Barfield on capturing the chaos and comedy of Spike Milligan in an archival documentary
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Behind The ScenesMy Dead Body, Channel 4
Director Sophie Robinson on the challenges of honouring life and dignity in a film about dissection
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Behind The ScenesKanaval, BBC4
Producer Natasha Dack Ojumu on the long journey to the Jacmel carnival
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FeaturesFirst look: Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, C4
Chalkboard’s docu-drama following the high-profile court case will air next month
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FeaturesDean Possenniskie: A+E will grow through programming not M&A
A+E Networks EMEA and UK chief says company is focused on factual brands through third parties rather than owning indies
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Behind The ScenesLimitless with Chris Hemsworth, Disney+
Arif Nurmohamed on how to make internal battles and healthy living advice visually gripping
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Behind The ScenesAncient Apocalypse, Netflix
Executive producer Bruce Kennedy on attempting to capture a seamless storyflow despite continual Covid challenges
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Behind The ScenesMariupol: The People’s Story (Panorama), BBC1
Producer Hilary Andersson on the challenges of getting footage and eyewitness testimony out of a besieged city
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Behind The ScenesThe Hunt for the World’s End Killers, BBC1 Scotland
Executive producerMick McAvoy on making a true-crime doc two-parter about a gruesome doube murder
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FeaturesMartin Compston’s Scottish Fling
‘Martin and Phil are rediscovering Scotland as they’ve never known it before, as is the viewer’
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FeaturesWedding Valley
‘The series has emotional jeopardy and strong characters, as well as a degree of looking at the cost’
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FeaturesMipcom Hot Picks: Factual
True crime dominates this space, but science & history and royal docs have strong footing, while body positivity is back on the agenda
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FeaturesThe Real Mo Farah
‘An exceptional story that has never been told before and represents everything we hoped for as our launch into the marketplace’
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FeaturesRaising the Mary Rose: The Lost Tapes
‘The story has the potential to travel more widely and appeal to streamers’
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FeaturesPrince Andrew: Banished
‘Banished delivers a premium, access-driven documentary, thoroughly researched and investigated’
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FeaturesThe Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain
‘Whether in the UK, Canada, Japan or China, everybody knows something about Einstein’