Studio 99, the global production company, has announced the appointment of Jessica Ludgrove in a new role of VP of Production. Reporting into Nicola Howson, President, Studio 99, Ludgrove joins with immediate effect and is responsible for overseeing and driving both the development slate and production output of the Studio 99 editorial team. With over […]
HiddenLight Productions, co-founded by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sam Branson and Chelsea Clinton, has announced the international release of its real time feature doc The Cranes Call via GATHR. The GATHR partnered release is timed for the film’s screening at the Cinema for Peace World Forum in Berlin on March 17th hosted by Hillary Clinton. The […]
The Devil In The Family: The Fall Of Ruby Franke docu-series on Disney+ has proved an immediate hit with viewers. In its first five days of streaming the series drove 7.9 million global views, becoming the biggest docu-series on Disney+ in the UK and EMEA to date and held a top spot on the Disney+ […]
ABC, PBS, ITV Studios, Screen Australia and Screen NSW have commenced filming on the new three-part natural history series, Ages of Ice. From Northern Pictures, Ages of Ice follows the brave scientists pushing the boundaries of exploration and human endeavour in Earth’s coldest corners to understand the changes of ice and what this means for our […]
Watching sports matches and competitions is an exhilarating experience, especially when you’ve been an admirer and follower of a certain team or athlete for a very long time. But what do you do when the competitions come to an end when the season is over? You switch to sports documentaries that mix athletics with valuable […]
A Channel 4 Digital documentary has directly influenced UK legislation on 3D-printed firearms, prompting a crucial change in the law to close a dangerous loophole. Plastic, Printed and Deadly, released across the channel’s digital platforms in December 2024, exposed how it remains legal to possess blueprints for 3D-printed firearms in the UK, despite a staggering […]
In honour of World Cancer Day on February 4th, Rakuten TV, the European streaming platforms, will release the Goya-nominated documentary Daida: Back to the Ocean, available for free in UK, Spain, France, Italy and Germany as part of their Rakuten TV Originals. The film tells the extraordinary journey of Daida Ruano, an 18-time world windsurfing […]
Netflix has announced six filmmakers who will receive funding and professional support to make a short documentary as part of the third year of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund. Following a rigorous application process and thousands of applications, a shortlist of 12 filmmaking teams from across the UK and Ireland were invited to Netflix’s UK […]
Channel 4 Digital, headed by Sacha Khari, has commissioned its first original drama as well as three new investigative documentaries. From Dark Pictures, Ori Pictures and GroupM Motion Entertainment comes Beth, a three-part drama written and directed by Uzo Oleh (Edicius). The science fiction series follows the relationship between a husband and wife whose life […]
In a new timely 1×60 documentary, Sky News’ chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay boards The Beast – the infamous freight train that carries thousands of desperate migrants through Mexico, hoping to reach the US border. The Beast will air on Sky Documentaries and Sky News on November 22nd. With stricter immigration enforcement across the region, as […]