PASSION DISTRIBUTION MIPCOM SLATE 2016
London, Tuesday 4th October 2016, Passion Distribution is delighted to announce a strong and exciting slate of over 200 hours of new content launching at Mipcom. The line-up includes both new and returning award winning programmes and formats across factual entertainment and entertainment.
THE DRESSING ROOM (6 x 60’ & Format) is a fixed-rig reality entertainment show that invites the viewer into the hidden world of amateur sports dressing rooms across the entire country. The series reveals all of the off-field drama and focuses on dynamic characters with fascinating lives. THE DRESSING ROOM is an unseen slice of modern life. A co-production between STV Productions and GroupM Entertainment for UKTV’s W.
THE NEXT GREAT MAGICIAN (6 x 60 & Format) is the brand new entertainment programme from Derren Brown’s Vaudeville Productions in association with Crook Productions for ITV1. THE NEXT GREAT MAGICIAN features the world’s best magicians performing their greatest tricks, many of them for the first time ever on television, as they compete to be crowned The Next Great Magician.
Once again, Passion Distribution is also bringing a bold and distinctive selection of documentaries to the international market. Titles launching at this Mipcom include a strong line up from Tinopolis’ Mentorn Media including THE WORLD’S MOST IDENTICAL STRANGERS w/t (1 x 60’) for Channel 4, SADDAM GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (1 x 60’) also for Channel 4, THE WOMAN WHO ATE A HOUSE (1 x 60’) for Channel 5 and THE HIPSTER HANDBOOK (1 X 60’) for BBC4. Other new titles include two investigative documentaries from Pernel Media into THE MYSTERY OF FATIMA AND THE THIRD SECRET (1 X 90’) and REVELATIONS OF THE GOSPEL OF BARNABAS (1 x 90’), both produced for RMC Decouverte.
Further titles include RICH KIDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA (6 x 60’) the entertainment series from Popkorn TV for E4 which followed a one off special for Channel 4.
There is also new content from The Weather Channel including THE WEATHER CHANNEL TOP TENS (8 x 60’), a series of documentary run-downs of the most extreme weather conditions and stories with episodes including Most Bizarre Weather, Weather Disasters and Weather Mysteries.
Returning series include RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE Season 9 (14 x 60’) staring RuPaul Charles fresh from his Emmy win for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program 2016. Other returning programmes include MAKE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD S3 (10 x 60’), Lifestyle titles CHARLIE LUXTON’S HOMES BY THE SEA S3 (6 x 60’) and SELLING HOUSES WITH AMANDA LAMB S4 (15 x 60’). Factual Entertainment series KLONDIKE: GOLD FEVER S5 (8 x 60’), COLD WATER COWBOYS S4 (8 x 60’), THE MOTORBIKE SHOW S3 (6 X 60’) and The Weather Channel title WEATHER GONE VIRAL S2 (8 x 60’). Award winning Channel 4 current affairs strand UNREPORTED WORLD also returns for Season 32 (8 x 30’) from Quicksilver Media.
Adding to Passion Distribution’s Dynamo portfolio are two specials DYNAMO: LIVE AT THE O2 (1 x 90’) and DYNAMO: A-Z (1 x 60’). Coming off the back of his multi award-winning television series DYNAMO:MAGICIAN IMPOSSIBLE, Dynamo embarked on the biggest live magic show in British history and became the first Magician in history to headline the legendary O2 Arena in London with his critically acclaimed show, Seeing Is Believing. Shrouded in secrecy, the show is the culmination of over 10 years work and has attracted audiences of over 400,000 people across 100 dates. In DYNAMO: A-Z, the world's most innovative magician returns with an alphabetical journey through his jaw-dropping magic, illusion and sleight of hand. Phil McIntyre Television and Inner Circle Films have produced both specials for W.
Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO of Passion Distribution said “Alongside brand new distinctive and diverse productions from the Tinopolis group of companies, we have worked incredibly hard to source content from talented producers from the US, UK and France to bring buyers stand-out programming in core genres. Our entertainment offering is particularly strong at this market. From awe-inspiring, breath-taking prime-time shows such as THE NEXT GREAT MAGICIAN and ROBOT WARS, to THE DRESSING ROOM; a candid fixed-rig format that is what’s really going on in the dressing rooms of sports clubs up and down the country. We also welcome the return of successful long running factual series such as KLONDIKE: GOLD FEVER, TIMBER KINGS and COLD WATER COWBOYS. As well as new seasons of inspiring and aspirational lifestyle brands SELLING HOUSES and CHARLIE LUXTON'S HOMES BY THE SEA. Quality documentaries are a cornerstone of Passion Distribution’s slate and this autumn is no exception with a great selection of unique documentaries, showcasing unique lifestyles and authentic human journeys. We are also proud to bring to market a new season of the fabulous phenomenon that is RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE, which is climbing to new heights and is now an Emmy winning show, thanks to RuPaul’s unique talent”.
