Press Release
Autentic Distribution Unveils MIPTV Line-up
Munich, 28 March 2023. Autentic Distribution is heading to MIPTV with over 120 hours of new factual content added to its Spring Slate, including a brand-new History series by Autentic Production and several blue-chip Wildlife titles by Terra Mater Studios, not to be missed.
Munich, 28 March 2023. Autentic Distribution is heading to MIPTV with over 120 hours of new factual content added to its Spring Slate, including a brand-new History series by Autentic Production and several blue-chip Wildlife titles by Terra Mater Studios, not to be missed.
Autentic Distribution’s Current Affairs line-up includes two titles examining the war in Ukraine, Against All Odds explaining why and how Ukraine managed to withstand the first months of Russia’s war of aggression, and the documentary Weaponized Wheat, which highlights the many reasons why this war threatens the global food security.
For its Wildlife slate, factual specialist Autentic Distribution has secured the rights to Terra Mater Studios’ portfolio and has added the internationally acclaimed production company’s latest Wildlife & Nature films to their spring line-up, including amongst others, Soul of the Ocean, The View from on High, Alien Contact and The Hummingbird Effect.
The Factual Entertainment series That Crazy Italian Farm follows the life and work of the Gomieros, a Venetian family of farmers and breeders, who are managing their farm with pride, a pinch of madness, and lots of fun. A second new Factual Entertainment Series, A Farm of Our Own accompanies eight couples from Germany who are taking on the challenge of making one’s life better with a piece of land.
Autentic Distribution also added new Science & Technology titles to its line-up, including Engineering Extreme – Rehauling a High-Speed Train, a behind-the-scenes look into the technical challenges of the maintenance of a TVG and Hormones Have No Gender, which uncovers popular myths about men, women, and their hormones.
The Kingdom of Jordan invites you to discover a country between tradition and modernity, between wadis, deserts, and wonders of the world. Hidden Beauty of Spain shows the most beautiful sides of Spain, from rugged wilderness to long-forgotten cultural treasures. For more adventure, come with us on a spectacular journey to meet the Women above the Clouds, courageous female pilots who conquer their freedom in the world's most remote regions.
From Autentic’s production unit, three documentary series enhance the History slate: A Cold War of Spies tells the story of agents behind enemy lines in a divided world, who risked their lives to secure vital information about the enemy. Deadly Science features explorers, inventors and great thinkers whose drive to push the bounds of the known world resulted in tragedy — but science still remembers the breakthroughs. The third season of What Went Wrong shows six engineering disasters that hit the headlines and shocked the world. Other new History titles added to the slate include Hitler's Displaced War Children, in which the last surviving witnesses tell their stories of flight and expulsion at the end of the Second World War and Caral – Sacred City in the Andes, uncovering the first city in the Americas built 5000 years ago.
Autentic Distribution’s MIPTV slate also features programs currently in development and production that are available for pre-sale and in search of additional partners like The Invention of Surgery, a sequel to the successful series Hot Roads – The World’s Most Dangerous Roads III and Mission Saving Paradise – Expedition to the Last Treasures of the Indian Ocean.
“We are thrilled to present our extensive and varied selection of high-quality documentaries and factual series for this year's MIPTV. There are so many compelling and inspiring stories to discover in our line-up, from fearless female pilots to emotional accounts from the surviving witnesses of the Second World War to new cutting-edge technologies. Our highlight of the year certainly is our cooperation with Terra Mater Studios, which brings hundreds of hours of stunning wildlife films to our portfolio. And as always, we are proud that our catalogue also includes so many new documentaries by Autenic’s own production division” Mirjam Strasser, Head of Sales & Acquisition, sums up.