Viewpoints: Acquisition strategies
Magdalena Borowska
Documentaries Buyer
Telewizja Polska TVP INFO
Poland
What are your acquisition strategies?
TVP INFO broadcasts the latest news and programs concerning political, social and business subjects. We follow current events and provide knowledge. We're interested in current affairs documentaries and looking for the best, festival awarded programs, dealing with global and local issues.
Eco Crimes Against Nature – the new field for organized crime
What products are you looking for?
TVP INFO viewers are very demanding, in autumn 2009, among others:
"Schabowski's Note - 24 Hours of World History", dir. by Marc Brasse, Florian Hubner;
"The Other Side of the Wall", dir. by Jean-Francois Delassus;
"Age of Stupid" dir. by Frany Amstrong;
"Web Warriors - The Global Battle For Control of Cyberspace" dir. by Jay Dahl;
"The American Ruling Class" dir. by John Kirby.
Can you name the most successful titles that you acquired this year?
We have been focused on the most current issues in 2009: world's financial crisis, environmental preservation, anniversary of the outbreak of II World's War and the fall of the Berlin Wall and many other important subjects.
The most successful titles: "I.O.U.S.A". Dir. by Patrick Creadon and "Eco crimes against nature – the new field for organized crime", dir. by Heinz Greuling, Thomas Weidenbach.
What products will be in demand during MIPCOM 2009?
MIPCOM 2009 is an excellent opportunity for us to meet new business partners, distributors and producers. We work with both: large companies and smaller independent producers.
We look for programs from all over the world, however, according to law; more than 50 % should be European. We are always in search of new titles, the best products of markets. |
