FremantleMedia sells raft of factual titles to Israel

Fremantle International Distribution (FID), the distribution arm of global production outfit FremantleMedia, has licensed a number of notable factual titles produced by Sundance Channel and Atlantic Productions to Noga in Israel.
Titles from the Sundance portfolio included in the deal are: Iconoclasts (6 x 60’), a series which follows leaders in their fields as they profile creative pioneers who they admire such as CNN Correspondent Christiane Amanpour as seen through the eyes of actress Renee Zellweger; Transgeneration (2 x 60’and 6 x 30’ in total), which explores the lives and struggles of a group of transgender college students; and The Hill (6 x 30’), an original documentary series offering a rare glimpse into the highly charged world of congressional politics as we follow the personal and professional lives of Capitol Hill staffers.
Also heading to Israel are a range of fascinating historical titles from award-winning UK independent, Atlantic Productions, including War of the Birds (1 x 60’), the untold story of how pigeons were the forgotten heroes of the Secret Service during the Second World War and Munich: The Real Assassins (1 x 60’), a critically acclaimed documentary revealing the most incredible government-sponsored mission in the history of the War on Terror. Spartacus: Behind The Myth (1 x 60’), combines historical research with stunning dramatisations and state-of-the-art CGI to bring alive the epic events in the story of Spartacus; Herod: Behind The Myth (1 x 60’), uses painstaking research and dramatic new evidence to tell the tale of one of biblical history’s greatest villains and Holy Warriors (2 x 60’), which draws on original eyewitness accounts and the latest research to shed new light on the third Crusade.
Also included in the deal is the drama documentary from award-winning Brook Lapping Productions, Catherine the Great. The 2 x 60’ lavishly filmed biography tells the life story of one of Russia’s most brilliant rulers, how she strove to modernise Russia and waged wars in her ruthless quest for expansion, whilst conducting an obsessive and tempestuous affair with Prince Potemkin, who became her co-ruler.
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