MIPCOM round-up: Hat Trick boosts format slate; Quintus brings factual line-up; Silverlining shares offering    

Screen Grab

Hat Trick boosts format slate

UK-based Hat Trick International has added two new entertainment formats to its MIPCOM line-up – Strangers On A Plane from Strawberry Blond for Channel 4 and Screen Grab from Beezr for BBC Scotland.

Strangers On A Plane is a stripped entertainment format which sees five strangers compete to prove they can holiday better than anyone else. The travellers jet off to the same popular holiday destination with each taking control of the group’s activities for 24 hours. Everyone has a different idea of what makes a good holiday but the participants will need to please not just themselves but four complete strangers.

Screen Grab meanwhile sets out to solve an array of issues caused by our rocketing use of technology. In every self-contained episode, an expert host meets a family in need of help. Dispensing practical tips, tricks and advice, the expert not only identifies and helps solve the screen habits that are ruining lives, but helps to uncover the underlying problems that can lead us to hide behind our devices.

Sarah Tong, director of sales at Hat Trick International, said: “Both Screen Grab and Strangers on a Plane are well-timed formats that, in their different ways, are perfect for our post-pandemic world.”

Prison Island Italy

Quintus brings factual line-up

Quintus Studios has unveiled a new lime-up of factual content available for international acquisition at MIPCOM.

The slate includes content from German broadcaster Welt as well as programming from US, UK, German and Irish indie producers Cry Havoc Productions, Maximus Film, MiddleChild Productions and Peninsula Television.

Among them are the 7 x 60-minute History of the German Armed Forces presents a look at the German Air Force, Navy and Army and features naval exercises on the Baltic Sea and goes inside the Warnemünde naval base in Rostock.

The 5 x 60-miute Giant Logistics explores the massive operations that keep people moving in Germany’s mega structures including the Port of Bremen, Leipzig Airport.

Classic Cars Makeover is a 3 x 60-minute series that features the ultimate makeover of the Ford Mustang, the Porsche 911 and the Pagode.

Prison Island Italy(1 x 60-minutes) reveals the experiences of the 100 inmates captive on Gorgona which has a long waiting list of prisoners wanting to be transferred here island due to its freedom of movement for farm working inmates.

“We’re excited to present a wide-ranging premium factual catalogue to the market at MIPCOM. Our producer partners have created fascinating programmes that we believe will resonate with audiences internationally” said Anouk van Dijk, head of sales & co-productions at Quintus Studios.

Highclere

Silverlining shares offering

Silverlining Rights has announced its MIPCOM slate, spanning true crime and investigations, real lives, luxury access, modern history and competition formats.

Among the new titles are Highclere, a 5 x 60-minute series from Brinkworth Television, with exclusive access to Highclere Castle, following the highs and lows of the modern-day Lord and Lady Carnarvon and their loyal staff.

Murder In The Family (3 x 60-minutes) is from Knickerbockerglory TV and is a true crime series investigating shocking murders, where the victim and perpetrator are both in the same family.

Meanwhile, 72 Films’s Secret World Of Snacks (6 x 60-minutes) tells the stories of fierce battles between Britain’s biggest brands and the rivalries that have driven them. From Wall’s and Häagen-Dazs, McDonalds and Burger King to Kellogg’s and Weetabix, the industry titans behind these multi-million-pound businesses reveal what it takes to stay one step ahead and beat the competition.

Bethan Corney, founder and MD, Silverlining, said: “As we celebrate Silverlining’s 10^th birthday this autumn, we are thrilled to be marking this milestone by unveiling our largest ever slate at MIPCOM, packed with high quality series, documentaries and formats that will entertain, inform and provide gripping viewing for audiences around the world.”