FremantleMedia has acquired global distribution rights to Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity. Inspired by the books of Nicholas Kirstof and Sherly WuDunn, the four-hour series follows the authors and a host of celebrity advocates on a journey across 10 countries to showcase stories of female resilience in the face of adversity. The documentary airs in the U.S. on PBS in late 2014. Maro Chermayeff, Jamie Gordon, Jeff Dupre, Mira Chang and Joshua Bennett are producing the program from Show of Force Productions.
Germany's Beta Film will handle international sales on HBO Europe's three-part mini The Burning Bush. Directed by Agnieszka Holland and based on real events, the series follows the plight of Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in protest of the Soviet occupation of Prague in 1969, and his family's legal fight to clear his name. HBO Europe's most ambitious project to date, the series had a successful rollout across Europe this year. It's based on a script by Stephen Hulik and was produced by HBO Europe's Antony Root and Tereza Polachova and Nutproducke's Tomas Hruby and Pavla Kubeckova.
Content Television has licensed Facing The Atlantic to international broadcasters including National Geographic Channel, Discovery Networks and France Televisions. The three-part natural history series journeys south-to-north from Portugal to Iceland exploring the relationship of various territories to the Atlantic Ocean. The Aden Productions project is directed and produced by John Gwyn. National Geographic will air the series this year in the UK, Europe, Japan and Africa. The Discovery deal is for pan-Asia. Content is showcasing Facing The Atlantic, along with factual series Helicopter Rescue, to buyers here at Mip.
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