All Factual articles – Page 256
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NewsLightbox wins child refugee doc
Channel 4 is to follow four child refugees escaping war-torn Middle East to safety in Europe in a documentary from the producer of Man on Wire.
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NewsDoc/Fest appoints director of film
Luke W Moody, currently head of film at Britdoc, has been confirmed as the new director of film programming at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsArrow preps Pearl Harbour film
Arrow Media and Canadian indie Handel Productions will mark the 75th anniversary of the World War Two attack on Pearl Harbour by examining who was to blame for the disaster.
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NewsWag opens distribution arm
Factual indie Wag TV has launched a financing and distribution arm – Wag Worldwide.
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NewsITV orders wedding doc series
Couples facing some of life’s toughest challenges will tie the knot in an ITV documentary series.
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NewsNeil Grant to leave Films of Record
Films of Record managing director Neil Grant is to leave the Bafta-winning indie to become creative director of Welsh production company Avanti Media.
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NewsWildscreen Panda Awards: winners revealed
A Netflix documentary about the global ivory trade scooped the top prize at last night’s Panda Awards, while presenter Chris Packham was given the Outstanding Achievement award.
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NewsC4 orders Somme anniversary doc
360 Production has been commissioned to tell the secret history of the Battle of the Somme in a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsRemarkable wins C4 beauty pilot
The nation’s attitudes towards people with visible facial conditions will be put under the spotlight in a Channel 4 pilot.
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NewsC4 commissions Born Free 50th anniversary doc
Virginia McKenna will revisit Africa for a Channel 4 documentary marking the 50th anniversary of the lion cub film Born Free.
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NewsBBC2 unwraps sweet history
Wall to Wall is going back in time again to discover the history of confectionary for a three-part BBC2 series.
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NewsMcDonald unveils upcoming NHU slate
The BBC has unveiled six major natural history commissions across BBC1 and BBC including a follow up of Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur.
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Behind The ScenesReggie Yates: Life and Death in Chicago, BBC3
Online shorts perfectly supported a Reggie Yates doc on gun crime in Chicago, writes Dov Freedman
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NewsC4 to name the best place to live in the UK
Channel 4 has tasked Outline Productions with identifying the best places to live and work in the UK in a one-off doc that will air next spring.
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NewsPlimsoll lands major Nat Geo co-pro
Plimsoll Productions has promoted Andrew Jackson and will co-produce a major wildlife series for Nat Geo as part of its international expansion plans.
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CommentKit evolves, but the art of storytelling remains key
Natural history film-making is about more than drones and UHD, says Paul Reddish
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off rises to series high of 11m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off hit a series high last night, while ITV’s DCI Banks closed 1m behind slot average
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NewsC4 returns to US election debates
Channel 4 is heading back to the US presidential race and airing the next two debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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FeaturesSavage Kingdom, Nat Geo Wild
Our brief was to achieve the feel and tone of scripted drama, without sacrificing authenticity - luckily, the natural world gave us some incredible original storylines, says Harry Marshall
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Behind The ScenesPlanet Earth, BBC1
A decade after its groundbreaking series, BBC Studios’ NHU is again using cutting-edge techniques and technology to take the viewer right into the world of animals.