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Realscreen : Pernel Media prepping premium docuseries “Rise and Fall of the Inca”
By ferdinandcolinFrench broadcaster RMC Découverte has ordered a new docuseries from Pernel Media, Rise and Fall of the Inca, following on from its success with the Paris-based prodco’s previous four-parter Rise and Fall of the Maya.
Produced in a 4 x 60-minute version for the French market and a 4 x 44-minute edition for international distribution, Rise and Fall of the Inca will recount the origins and legacy of the great pre-Columbian empire through the lens of the four emperors who successively led it. Interviews with international scientists and explorations of major archaeological sites will be complemented by 3D CGI animations that will recreate long-vanished Inca monuments, including the legendary citadel of Machu Picchu.
The production is scheduled to be delivered for the first quarter of 2025.
Realscreen : Pernel Media preps exclusive-access project on major paleontology find
Pernel Media has secured exclusive access for a new documentary project on a major recent paleontological discovery that is believed to hold the key to understanding the origins of mammals some hundreds of millions of years ago.
In 2023, after four decades of excavation, South African and French paleontologists unearthed the oldest known deposit of therapsids, the oldest ancestors of mammals, in South Africa’s Karoo Basin. The fossils represent the oldest mammalian ancestors ever found, and prove that, contrary to common belief, mammalian ancestors ruled the Earth long before the emergence of dinosaurs.
The 90-minute documentary will follow the scientists’ 2024 excavation, as well as their ongoing research. Cutting-edge CGI and visual effects will bring the extinct therapsids back to life along with their ancient world, and will illustrate the evolution of mammals to show their transformation into the diverse family they are today.
The doc will be directed by Thomas Cirotteau and co-written with Eric Pincas (After the Asteroid, Rise of Birds), with Pernel’s Céline Payot Lehmann serving as executive producer.
RETURN OF THE VULTURES wins several awards in festivals.
‘Return of the Vultures” has been nominated and awarded at numerous festivals.
Directed by Emmanuel Rondeau, this documentary follows four vultures across four seasons in the magnificent Grands Causses natural park in the South of France.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FILM FESTIVAL
New York, USA
NATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
Delaware, USA
FESTIVAL DE L’OISEAU ET DE LA NATURE – Prix de la vie sauvage
Abbeville, France
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM- Prix Paul Géroudet
Ménigoute, France
France 5 releases ‘Ceasar’s doomsday war’on November 26
France 5 will broadcast ‘Ceasar’s doomsday war’ on Sunday November 26 at 9:05pm.
‘Les France de l’Histoire’ devotes two episodes to the Gauls, with the ambition of making the link between history and territory, between our origins and our identity. The film plunges us into the history and daily life of the Gauls up to the defeat at Alesia in 52 BC.
Directed by Alain Brunard, Bertrand Goujard, Eric Maillebiau, Vanessa Pontet and Claire Benhaim.
THE DARK SIDE OF CITIZEN FORD nominated at Pessac International History Film Festival
The dark side of citizen Ford, was selected at the prestigious Pessac International History Film Festival.
Directed by Nicolas Glimois, the film was shortlisted for the Pierre-Henri Deleau prize in the original documentaries category.
This film paints the portrait of one of the very first figures to emerge as a great billionaire. Henry Ford was the charismatic industrialist who revolutionized the world of automobiles and work. With the advent of mass production and consumption, he imposed the American way of life on the world. But Ford, also had his dark side. Anti-Semitic megalomaniac, he was also a great source of inspiration for Hitler.
‘THE TRIAL: PRAGUE 1952’ selected at the prestigious Venice TV festival
The trial: Prague 1952 of Ruth Zylbermann was nominated twice at the last edition of the Venice TV Award 2023 in the Documentary and Direction categories.
The film showcases the exclusive and remastered footage of the Slansky Trial, a mock trial that led to the execution of 11 Czechoslovakian leaders. The documentary received praise from the French press at the time of its release : Le Monde, La Croix, France Culture
Drugs in the country : 800 000 viewers on France 5
Frédéric Ploquin’s documentary attracted 800,000 viewers for its broadcast on France 5. The film is an edifying investigation into drug trafficking in the French countryside.
Record cocaine seizures in Normandy, cannabis farms in the middle of the Beauce, heroin trafficking networks in the forests of Haute-Savoie: highly localized for almost 30 years, the drug market has now conquered every corner of France. Narcotics are on sale everywhere, including in medium-sized towns and the most remote rural areas.
If you missed it, it’s on replay here.
Telerama and Paris Match are talking about it.
‘BUTTERFLIES, SUPERHEROES OF NATURE’ IS AVAILABLE ON ARTE
Directed by Stéphane Jacques, this series reveals the superpowers of butterflies and how they have managed to adapt to all ecosystems over the last 400 million years.
Two hundred thousand species of butterfly inhabit the planet. Over three hundred million years, these “superheroes” of nature, which appeared before the dinosaurs, have learned to adapt to all ecosystems. But what are the powers of an insect renowned for its ephemeral and fragile nature?
To watch it on Arte, click HERE
Pernel Media ranked in 6th position in cumulative audience for its prime time programs
Paris-headquartered Pernel Media has been commissioned to produce Rise of the Vikings, a docudrama series for Canal+ channels Planète+ and C8.
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Planète + releases ‘Secret gardens of Pompeii’ on October 10
‘Secret Gardens of Pompeii’ will be broadcast on Planète + on October 10.
Directed by Thomas Risch, this film is an unprecedented investigation of an excavation field revealing the luxurious villas of the hanging gardens above the Gulf of Naples.
Archaeologist Paolo Mighetto and his team examine the site to discover what life was like for wealthy Romans just before the famous volcano erupted in 79 AD.
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