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Java Films
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Java Films founder & French doc distributor Roch Bozino dies, aged 62
French documentary distributor and Java Films founder Roch Bozino has died, aged 62. Bozino passed…
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NHK, Canal+ buy Escape From ISIS doc
NHK in Japan and France’s Canal+ are among buyers of Escape From ISIS. ZDF (Germany),…
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Java bringing Deadly Fashion to the Croisette
France-based distributor Java Films has recut Nordic web series Sweatshop: Deadly Fashion into a one-off…
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NHK to broadcast Obama’s Dirty War
Japanese pubcaster NHK has acquired a pair of US-themed current affairs documentaries from French distributor…
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Java bags RT doc titles
France’s Java Films has acquired a batch of documentaries and reportage content from Russian multilingual…
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Broadcasters make Journey Through an Invisible War
Four broadcasters have acquired Journey Through an Invisible War, a documentary billed as an “in-depth…
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The factual landscape: ducks, docs and digital
The business of selling factual programming is changing – with free-to-air slots for classic factual…
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Swedish pubcaster goes Up in Flames
Swedish educational broadcaster UR has prebought Life in Flames, a documentary for Discovery about firefighters…
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News brief: Euro broadcaster ask Java to Show Me Rio
Five European broadcasters have acquired Show Me Rio, a Portuguese-produced documentary about the Brazilian city…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: Emptying the Skies
Literary darling Jonathan Franzen lends his sizeable intellect and support to this enviro-conscious doc, which…
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News brief: Java’s Mobile Revolution will be televised
France’s Java Films has presold a documentary about the mobile phone’s impact on history to…
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Globosat buys eight-film Java package
Brazilian satnet has acquired an eight-title package with Paris-based documentary distributor Java Films. The deal…
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News brief: Portuguese net bags banking pre-sales
Portugal’s TVI has acquired 14 titles from French distributor Java Films following MIPCOM last week….
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News brief: TVE purchases Java docs
Spanish public broadcaster TVE is among buyers of current affairs and documentary programming from France’s…
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TG4 buys Java docs
Irish broadcaster TG4 has acquired an 11-title package from French documentary specialist Java Films. The…
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French documentaries singled out
Despite European public channels closing documentary slots and growing competition from hosted factual and reality…
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Global nets board animal extinction doc
Eleven international broadcasters have pre-bought Gambling on Extinction, a new 1x52mins doc about illegal endangered…
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French doc firm scores VOD distribution deal
France-based doc distributor Java Films has hooked up with North American video-on-demand aggregator Syndicato. The…