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First Hand Films
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Op-ed: #MeToo hasn’t done enough for documentary
First Hand Films founder Esther van Messel details how the #MeToo movement has not translated…
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Broadcasters fall for Swedish Theory of Love
A raft of broadcasters have acquired The Swedish Theory of Love (pictured), a one-off doc…
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Blue chip to new chip: natural history with bite
Stewart Clarke speaks to commissioners, producers, distributors and digital pioneers about their efforts to reimagine…
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Euro nets make First Hand plays
Four European broadcasters are among buyers of documentary programming from Switzerland-based First Hand Films. VRT…
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First Hand goes Thru You Princess
Four broadcasters have prebought Israeli-produced social media-themed music doc Thru You Princess from Switzerland’s First…
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First Hand closes ZDF, NHK deals
Factual specialist First Hand Films has secured a batch of deals, including selling a one-off…
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First Hand deals in Death – A Series About Life
Switzerland-based distributor First Hand Films has struck a raft of international deals for its factual…
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HBO Europe buys North Korea doc
HBO Europe has acquired a documentary about North Korean refugees hiding in China, one of…
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Dutch channel buys Sinai Desert kidnap doc
A Dutch public broadcaster has become the latest to acquire The Sound of Torture, a…
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The War Report
With the 100th anniversary of the most terrible conflict in world history coming in 2014,…
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First Hand scores doc, factual sales
Switzerland-based First Hand Films has scored deals for its documentary and factual content with broadcasters…
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MIPTV News: First Hand sends docs to US, Europe
Swiss-based documentary sales house First Hand Films has closed deals for its documentaries in the…