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Amazon Prime has picked up U.S. rights to two-part documentary “Cuba: The Revolution and the World,” produced by the U.K.’s Brook Lapping and France’s Temps Noir.
The U.S. deal is one of a swathe of global sales for the BBC and Arte France-commissioned history of Cuba’s revolution, which is being repped by Arte Distribution.
National Geographic U.S. has also picked up the doc for Nat Geo Mundo, its Spanish Language channel in the U.S.
Other territories include: TV Hk in Hong Kong; Fox Latin America, covering all Latin America; Hrt in Croatia; Dr in Denmark; Planete Plus in Poland; Rtp in Portugal; Vrt in Flemish Belgium; and Sky Arte in Italy.
These deals add to pre-sales with Svt in Sweden, CBC/Société Radio Canada, and Nrk in Norway, along with the original partners Arte in France and the BBC in the U.
The U.S. deal is one of a swathe of global sales for the BBC and Arte France-commissioned history of Cuba’s revolution, which is being repped by Arte Distribution.
National Geographic U.S. has also picked up the doc for Nat Geo Mundo, its Spanish Language channel in the U.S.
Other territories include: TV Hk in Hong Kong; Fox Latin America, covering all Latin America; Hrt in Croatia; Dr in Denmark; Planete Plus in Poland; Rtp in Portugal; Vrt in Flemish Belgium; and Sky Arte in Italy.
These deals add to pre-sales with Svt in Sweden, CBC/Société Radio Canada, and Nrk in Norway, along with the original partners Arte in France and the BBC in the U.
- 5/19/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
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Amazon Prime has taken the U.S. rights to BAFTA-winning filmmaker Norma Percy’s two-part BBC and Arte documentary on the history of Cuba.
Cuba: The Revolution And The World tells the story of how Fidel Castro and his compatriots changed the world, speaking to those involved in the country’s history, including Cubans, Russians and Americans.
Arte Distribution closed the deal with Amazon for the Brook Lapping and Temps Noir mini-series, while a host of other territories have also picked it up, including Hong Kong (TV Hk), Latin America (Fox Latin America), Italy (Sky Arte) and Denmark (Dr). CBC/Société Radio Canada pre-bought the show in Canada.
Cuba: The Revolution And The World has already premiered on Arte in France and will be broadcast by the BBC in the UK as Cuba: Castro Vs The World.
Percy said: “It’s a fantastic story of how, for 30 years, Fidel Castro...
Cuba: The Revolution And The World tells the story of how Fidel Castro and his compatriots changed the world, speaking to those involved in the country’s history, including Cubans, Russians and Americans.
Arte Distribution closed the deal with Amazon for the Brook Lapping and Temps Noir mini-series, while a host of other territories have also picked it up, including Hong Kong (TV Hk), Latin America (Fox Latin America), Italy (Sky Arte) and Denmark (Dr). CBC/Société Radio Canada pre-bought the show in Canada.
Cuba: The Revolution And The World has already premiered on Arte in France and will be broadcast by the BBC in the UK as Cuba: Castro Vs The World.
Percy said: “It’s a fantastic story of how, for 30 years, Fidel Castro...
- 5/19/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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