Real Talk

Sunny Side of the Doc’s Aurélie Reman and Documentary Campus’s Donata von Perfall tell ScreenMDM Talks about joining forces to bring the beloved La Rochelle event back—and reformatting it for a new era.

Serial Maven Studios has secured the international distribution rights to Small Town Escapes with Colin and Justin, produced by Ocean Entertainment for HGTV Canada.

Spain's Limonero Films has acquired the distribution rights to Shark Town, a documentary produced by South Africa's Rockpool Media.

On the heels of returning from Content Europe, Armin Luttenberger, head of content sales international at ORF-Enterprise, talks to ScreenMDM about how the commercial arm of the Austrian pubcaster is finding new opportunities for its scripted series and high-end factual…

ScreenMDM kicks off its new Real Talk strand with an insightful conversation with Jon Loew, CEO of BIG Media, about the company’s recent CIA series on National Geographic, Disney+, and Hulu; navigating seismic shifts in the business; evolving funding models;…

Sunny Side of the Doc is back on the 2026 calendar, securing a pact with Documentary Campus to bring the event to La Rochelle from June 22 to 24 in a new format.

Sunny Side of the Doc will not host an edition in 2026, citing the loss of key funding sources and organizational constraints.