Founded over 25 years ago by Manuel Cato, the independent French producer and distributor ZED has over the years become a major player in the documentary field. At the Unifrance Rendez-vous TV market in Biarritz, ZED revealed to diverse Acquisition of three ambitious historical documentary projects, available for pre-sale.
“Ukraine 1933: Seeds of Hunger”, a documentary by Clouds Rebot, produced by Les Films Du Poisson for France Télévisions, recalls the tragedy that Ukrainians suffered between 1931 and 1933: the Great Famine orchestrated by Stalin to punish those who refused the mass transformation of the countryside and communist ideology killing more than 4 million of them.
“The tragedy was revealed to the world by intrepid Welsh journalist, Gareth Jones, one of the bravest whistleblowers in history,” ZED stated. Completion is scheduled for fall 2022.
“WWII: Operation Barbarossa” scheduled for fall 2023 focuses on the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Produced by Les Films d’Ici for ARTE, the two-part series directed by Thomas Sepp “will provide a fresh look at one of the most devastating confrontations In Military History” by exploring the two sides of the conflict using official and personal archives, and through moving sequences.
With a planned delivery in the winter of 2023, “Iron Curtain: Life under Soviet Occupation”, produced by Roche Productions for ARTE, is a three-part series directed by Tania Rachmanova. “It explores how 85 million Europeans suffered from the Soviet radicalization of Eastern and Central Europe, between 1944 and the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961,” ZED says.
“As history reverberates, we have noticed a growing interest in these topics. All made by distinguished documentary producers, with fresh historiography, these three documents are well-timed,” said Charlotte Tashe, ZED’s Head of Distribution and Acquisition, diverse.
During the Biarritz Market, ZED took the opportunity to announce diverse that for the upcoming MIPCOM, it includes among its new pre-sale projects four documentary series on environmental issues.
“Sist’earth: Cultivating Change” by Pascal Derm and Christoph Schweiger, produced by Little Big Story for ARTE, is due for release in December 2023. The film explores contemporary ecofeminist and takes us around the world, from Kenya to India, from the West Indies to Poland .
“Generation Earth” by Thierry Peraud, produced by Mona Lisa Production and Wide Studios for Ushuaïa TV, is scheduled for release in the fall of 2023. It focuses on how the younger generation is trying to raise awareness about the consequences of climate change around the world.
Our Forest, produced by LATO SENSU Productions and Wide Studios for ARTE, is scheduled for release in early 2023. At the show, five indigenous leaders called for the protection of their forests.
“Wild Corridors,” which ZED will produce for ARTE for the end of 2022, is dedicated to the means to restore natural corridors around the world for wild animals.
“Environmental issues are very current topics and topics of great concern [for viewers]. With unique perspectives, concrete actions and charismatic personalities, our four projects will highlight from the inside, how people around the world are fighting to protect our planet. “We are proud to be promoting such projects to the market,” says Tachet.
Last week, ZED also announced at Biarritz a special focus on true crime in its new collection with four new acquisitions.
“The Jersey Way: Inside the Island’s Scandals” is a four-part investigative series about Jersey, “the last financial paradise in the heart of Europe and maintained by powerful families who, for 50 years, have managed to cover up an incredible succession of criminal cases”, As stated in the statement. Directed by Dominique Baumard and Antoine Guerre and produced by TDO and Mil Sabords for Planète+, it has been available since late August.
“Inside the Order of the Solar Temple,” directed by Pierre Morath and Eric Lemasson, offers an unprecedented plunge into the mass suicide cult of The Order of the Solar Temple, which rocked the world in 1994. Produced by YUZU Productions and Les Productions du Moment ( France) and Point Prod. (Switzerland) for RTS and Planète +. It will be delivered by the end of 2022.
Serpent: A Conversation with a Criminal reveals the true story of the real-life criminal Charles Sobraj who inspired the Netflix show Serpent. This film is about a first-of-its-kind conversation with Sobrage himself, which was recorded by director Jean-Charles Deneau straight from his 17-year prison in strict secrecy. Produced by ADAMIS Production for Planète+, it will be available at the end of 2022.
Highway to Hell: The Story of a $100 Million Failure Directed by Clement Godart, Alexandre Mehring and Raphael Royer, it tells the story of Martin LePage, an ordinary man who embarks on an extraordinary international drug smuggling operation. Produced by Cat & Cie and Incognita Doc for Canal+, the series is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2023.
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