The View from Sunny Side

The final La Rochelle edition of Sunny Side of the Doc wrapped this week with more than 1,500 documentary creatives and execs in attendance from 55 countries.

Dan Snow's History Hit has partnered with the Belize Tourism Board for a premium doc, podcast, and YouTube films about the discovery of the burial chamber of one of Maya civilization's greatest rulers, Te K'ab Chaak.

Amanda Groom, founder and CEO of The Bridge, joins ScreenMDM Talks to offer her takeaways on the key trends that emerged out of Sunny Side of the Doc, including the continued importance of co-productions and PSBs in commissioning high-end docs,…

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.

Cineflix Rights has announced a raft of new distribution deals at Sunny Side of the Doc, including for a number of its true-crime titles.

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

An Hour on Earth (w.t.), a four-part natural history series from Offspring Films for the BBC and PBS, has landed a presale for Fremantle at France Télévisions.

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

Off the Fence has taken on the rights to two new premium nature-based titles produced for ARTE by DocYard TV.

In time for Sunny Side of the Doc, ScreenMDM caught up with Tracy Beckett, commissioning editor for co-productions and acquisitions at PBS Distribution, about how the commercial arm of the U.S. pubcaster is approaching international collaborations. Tell us about the…