Features – Page 25
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FeaturesHot Picks: Weiner
It has been a tumultuous year for US politics as the country approaches a landmark presidential election in November.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Dracula
Horror on the small screen has been dominated in recent years by big-budget series such as The Walking Dead.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Football Nightmares
Fremantle Media’s new reality format Football Nightmares challenges two of Italy’s best-known former players to resurrect the fortunes of failing amateur clubs.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Collection
The Collection is a story about Parisian fashion, created by an American, overseen by an Irish director and produced by British and French indies for a global online streaming service. TV shows rarely get more international than this.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Case
The surge of European scripted series shows no sign of slowing down, with the focus moving from Denmark to Iceland.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Wolf Creek
Distributor Zodiak RightsProducers Screentime; Emu PicturesLength 6 x 60 minutesBroadcaster Stan (Australia)The horror genre has been slashing through the schedules of broadcasters around the world for several years, with series such as The Walking Dead and American Horror Story becoming incredibly valuable franchises.Zodiak Rights will hope ...
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FeaturesHot Picks: You, Me, Her
Polyamory is an unlikely topic for comedy. The practice – intimate relationships involving more than two people – is generally more suited to risqué psychological dramas such as Eyes Wide Shut.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Intersection
Turkey has quietly become one of the fastest-growing exporters of drama outside of the US and UK.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Writer
Israel is known for high-stakes political thrillers such as Prisoners Of War (remade as US hit Homeland), False Flag and Hostages.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Hooten & The Lady
Hooten & The Lady is an ambitious adventure series, described as ‘Moonlighting set in the jungle’, or an ‘updated take on Romancing The Stone’. Just don’t call it the new Indiana Jones.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Secret Agent
The latest example of BBC1’s commitment to high-quality drama is a glossy adaptation of Joseph Conrad novel The Secret Agent.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Secret
What could make two pillars of the community – a well-respected dentist and a Sunday school teacher – ditch their normal lives to become cold-blooded killers? That’s the question posed by Hat Trick’s three-part drama for ITV, The Secret.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Victoria
It seems unfair that Queen Victoria has become cemented in 21st century minds as the double-chinned, cranky looking sourpuss depicted in pictures of the time.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Marcella
The meteoric rise of dark Scandinavian dramas including The Killing and Borgen paved the way for Swedish writer Hans Rosenfeldt to create global smash The Bridge in 2013.
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FeaturesPromoting UK creativity in Miami
Patricia Arias, founder of the Miami Media and Film Market, plans to shine the light on the UK’s creative industries.
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FeaturesTesting TV in the Netherlands
Nick Breukelman UKTI’s Trade and Investment Adviser for Holland says that Dutch viewers have a passion for discussion shows and English football while its sophisticated entertainment tastes make it an ideal test bed for the international market…
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FeaturesInternational: China Focus
China is hardly renowned for its high-quality television drama, so how did a British team end up penning a 40-part detective series for Chinese TV?
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FeaturesFactual channels eye premium projects to fight digital disrupters
Peter White investigates the challenges facing broadcasters and producers in the international factual world following this year’s supersized Realscreen event in Washington, DC.
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FeaturesThe big trends in kids’ TV
Live-action for tweens, non-dialogue animation and gender-neutral programming will be among the key themes at Kidscreen. Ann-Marie Corvin takes a look at what’s on offer