Yanira D. Kivi 
DIFFUSION
Netflix has unveiled a release date for its first original Spanish reality show “Insiders“, which will premiere on October 21. Hosted by the” Money Heist “actor Najwa Nimri (“Locked Up”, “Open Your Eyes”), the show was presented as something completely new to the landscape of reality in which its competitors believe, throughout the filming process, that they are just in the qualifying rounds for a whole different show. With the cameras constantly rotating, the twelve participants are kept in the dark that they are, in fact, filmed for a hidden camera show. Set on a 17,200 square foot soundstage equipped with more than 250 hidden microphones and 70 hidden cameras, competitors will unknowingly let their true colors shine until the final reveal, when a winner takes home 100,000 € (117 $ 720).
ACQUISITION
NHK acquired the broadcasting rights of Ines Marzouk feature-length documentary “My Mohamed is different, ”A star in this year’s World Showcase section Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. Produced by Seera Movies, the documentary examines Luxor’s conflicted marriage affairs in which affluent and elderly Western women team up with attractive young Egyptian men.
The agreement was negotiated by the distributor Limonero Movies, which owns the worldwide rights to “My Mohamed is Different” and has also recently made deals on several other titles, including “Sick of love“On Sundance Channel in the United States and National Geographic in India, Katherine Round’s”The divide“At Sundance in the United States, and two episodes of”Inside the storm»Series -” Apple “and” Starbucks “- at Canal Plus in France.
FUNDING
BAFTA announced a group of recipients for the Scholarship program, providing financial assistance to film, gaming and television students in the UK and North America. Many alumni have held prominent positions in screen industries in both territories. The full list of participants is available on the BAFTA Scholarships webpage: https://www.bafta.org/supporting-talent/scholarships/meet-2021s-UK-US-scholars
The Academy also unveiled the 14 recipients of its new Career Development Grant pilot program, supported by funding from Paul greengrass. The program has been designed and is managed to provide financial support to people who already have work experience in the industry, but do not have access to the resources necessary to progress further. A full list of recipients is available on the BAFTA scholarship webpage: https://www.bafta.org/supporting-talent/career-development-bursary
CO-PRODUCTION
ITV Studios in the UK and China Tencent Video have entered into a co-production agreement for the next natural history series “One year on planet Earth. “Tencent joins its former partners Fox Nation, the American streaming platform of Fox News Media and the ARD Group. Originally commissioned by ITV in the UK and produced by Plimsoll Productions Together with ITV Studios, the series uses compelling stories from around the world to create a one-season story arc. The series was developed by an award-winning natural history team including Tom Hugh-Jones (“Tiny World”, “Planet Earth II”), Dr. Martha Holmes (“Blue Planet”, “Hostile Planet”) and Grant Mansfield ( “Hostile planet”, “Malika the lion queen”).
