MEDIAWAN RIGHTS DISTRIBUTES WORLDWIDE THE DOCUMENTARY CHARLES III, THE NEW KING

Mediawan Rights has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Charles III, The New King produced by Thematics Prod (Mediawan) for TF1. Sales was launched at MIPCOM (October 17 to 20).

On September 8, the world learned that the Queen of Britain died after 70 years of reign.

It is now time for her son, long known as Prince Charles, to accede to the British throne.

The documentary looks back at some of the key moments defining the life of the new King Charles III, from his solitary childhood and his passion for sports to his failed marriage with Diana and the long rehabilitation of his reputation with the British people. The feature reveals traits of his personality that are little known to the general public.

It depicts a singular and resolutely modern portrait of the King a voice on the environment for many years, and a man who has managed to get gradually closer to the British people as well as making them accept Camilla, the love of his life. This documentary enlightens the monarchy of tomorrow.

The Mediawan Rights documentary team has already presold the film in Canada, Spain, Italy and Israel, and launched global sales at the next MIPCOM.

MIPCOM was also  an opportunity to discover the new films in the Mediawan Rights line-up Taiwan Forbidden nation (BrotherFilms), Unveiling Arafat (CC&CMediawan), Metoo in the art world #Notsurprised (Crossborders Films), but also Godard Cinema (10.7 Productions) selected for Venice Classics at the 79th edition of the Venice Mostra.

Arianna Castoldi, Mediawan Rights’ Head of Documentary Sales stated We are proud to present this engrossing documentary at MIPCOM. It reflects our strategy and demonstrates the intragroup collaboration between Mediawan Rights and Thematics Prod.”

Marie de Maublanc, Producer and Managing Director of Thematics Prod said After several months of investigation and exclusive meetings, our film will reveal to the general public the personality and the background of the new King Charles III. We focus on the man beyond the royal titles the man of conviction, the businessman and the family man.”

Produced by Thematics Prod – Marie de Maublanc   Directed by Maud Guillaumin  Length 1×52’   French broadcaster TF1

About Mediawan Rights – rights.mediawan.com

With Mediawan Rights, LS Distribution and Telmondis Distribution, Mediawan is one of the biggest players in Europe for

the distribution and international co-production of content, with a diverse catalogue containing about 20,000 hours of programming. The success of the Group’s distribution business relies on its unique positioning

– a one-stop shop with all genres represented  legacy drama, high-end successful series and movies, feature films, documentaries, live performances, but also the biggest brands in animation

– a close collaboration with the producers so as to support them in the development and research of financing for ambitious coproduction projects

– close connections with the largest broadcasters and platforms, as well as renowned partners, in France and globally

About Thematics Prod – httpsthematicsprod.fr

THEMATICS PROD produces or co-produces each year more than 20 hours of documentaries, mainly focused on the themes of History, Science and Discovery.

Thematics is currently producing a series of 8X52 SPY OPS for Netflix and Toute l’Histoire, a documentary on the Iceberg Hunters, unitary documentaries for RMC Découvertes and Science & Vie TV or an immersive film on the KRUMP for the Explore platform. The latest film The God of the Mafia produced for Toute l’Histoire, France Télévisions, LCP the Parliamentary channel will be presented at the Pessac History Festival next November.

His expertise is also focused on the production of magazines and streams, with each year more than 3000 hours of live broadcasts, for the channels of MEDIAWAN THEMATICS.