VDP picks up DEATH OF A VIRGIN, AND THE SIN OF NOT LIVING

11/33/24 London. We are happy to announce that we are representing The Argentine/Lebanese director George Peter Barbari‘s debut film “Death of a Virgin and the Sin of Not Living” orginially premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has subsequently been shown at 30 international film festivals collecting 7 international awards. We are proud to represent…

“Numberblocks” becomes “i Numaruts” in Friulian

Press Release 14/12/23 UK-based sales house Videoplugger together with AARDMAN and Alphablocks are delighted to announce that Numberblocks has been picked up in a deal with ARLeF (Regional Agency for the Friulian Language) dubbed  in FRIULIAN it will be released as I NUMARUTS and will be included in the program “Maman!”, broadcast on Telefriuli, as…

“Little Puskas and Friends” football animation with English dubb

Press Release 28/06/2023 Videoplugger signs children’s animated series “Little Puskas and Friends” UK-based sales house Videoplugger together with FILM POSITIVE PRODUCTIONS are delighted to announce that “Little Puskas and Friends” will be represented by Videoplugger for international sales. About FILM POSITIVE PRODUCTIONS An award-winning full-service film production company based in Budapest.  The company has decades…

Short film VICTORIA picked up by UAM.tv

24/1/23  Videoplugger together with Spanish prodco Mammut are delighted to announce that their short film Victoria, has been picked up in a deal with UAM.TV for their SVOD service in Italy. About Victoria: (Spain, 2020, 8′) A florist receives a surprise visit from her ex-wife, uneasy at the next round of coming out. The film portrays…

PRESS RELEASE: Italian UAM selects Videoplugger Docs

Press Release 24/01/2023   UK-based sales house Videoplugger together with Punctum Sales are delighted to announce that a package of six factual documentaries, has been picked up in a deal with UAM.TV for their SVOD service in Italy. About UAM.TV UAM.TV is an Italian independent media production company and web tv. About Punctum Sales Founded…

Andrei Kureichik Belarusian playwright, director, civil activist and 2022 World Yale Fellow.

22, December 2022 We are happy to present work by Andrei Kureichik the Belarusian playwright, director, civil activist and 2022 World Yale Fellow. Andrei Kureichik is a Belarusian playwright, director, publicist, and civil activist. As a writer and director prior to 2020, Andrei was especially beloved for his comedies and suspense thrillers. Following the contested presidential elections and…

“The Beyonce Experience” picked up by Dekkoo

PRESS RELEASE 07/12/2022 UK-based sales house Videoplugger together with Together TV are delighted to announce that The Beyonce Experience, has been picked up in a deal with Dekkoo for their SVOD service in North America, UK and Ireland. The Beyonce Experience Directed and produced by Blaise Singh funded by TogetherTV, UK, Language: English, 2021, 10′.…

Videoplugger backs “GLI OSPITI” by Svevo Moltrasio

A proposito del tuo film           ROME, November 2022 Svevo Moltrasio who appeared in RED ZONES is a director from Rome. He has planned this film for many years and is now well on his way to making it happen and we are happy to say we are part-funding the project. GLI…

Press Release: Sick from ”Young Royals” creator picked up by SBS

Press Release 22/08/2022   UK-based sales house Videoplugger together with Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) are delighted to announce that SICK (SJUKT) from Nexiko Drama has been picked up in a deal with SBS, Australia. SJUKT (SICK), 2021, 8×20’ After surgery, Alice, played by Carla Sehn (Anxious People, Love & Anarchy) learns she’s free of her cervical cancer, but can barely process the good news…

“A Dark, Dark Man” NYT Critic’s Pick

20/7/22 “A Dark, Dark Man” directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov, from Kazakh French copro Arizona Productions & Short Brothers. The series premiered on MHZ Choice on the 19th of July 2022 and has been selected by The New York Times for their Critic’s Pick. The critic Ben Kenigsberg said this: “This exceptionally grim police procedural recalls…

Breton drama strikes world distribution deal at the Celtic Media Festival

PRESS RELEASE Quimper, France, 10/06/22 Fin Ar Bed 2 in distribution deal at the Celtic Media Festival TITA PRODUCTIONS and coproducer LYO PRODUCTION together with UK-based sales house Videoplugger, are delighted to announce that they have made a deal during the Celtic Media Festival 2022, Quimper 7th to 9th of June, the Breton series second…

PRESS RELEASE: “SJUKT” from the creator of “Young Royals” picked up by DR

Press Release 10/05/2022 UK-based sales house Videoplugger together with Nexiko Drama are delighted to announce that SICK (SJUKT) has been picked up in a deal with DR – Danish Broadcasting Corporation. SICK (SJUKT), 2021, 8×20’ After surgery, Alice, played by Carla Sehn (Anxious People, Love & Anarchy) learns she’s free of her cervical cancer, but…

Mhz Choice picks up Japanese Kinpika & Pension Metsa

28/4/22 WOWOW, together with UK-based sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the Kinpika and Pension Metsä has been picked up in a deal with MHz Networks. Kinpika, 2016, 5×55′ Kenta Sakaguchi was a yakuza member and he spent 13 years in prison for killing a rival boss. Hidehiko Hirohashi was a secretary for…

“The Red House” directed by Francesco Catarinolo being awarded 2 Prizes at 35th Bolzano Film Festival.

Congratulations to the Documentary film “The Red House” directed by Francesco Catarinolo for being awarded The Special Unesco Award, and Golden Walther Award at the 35th Bolzano Film Festival. “The Red House” is a documentary about a former explorer, Robert Peroni who moved to Greenland after falling in love with the country during one of…

“SJUKT” from Young Royals creator picked up by YLE

8/04/2022 UK-based sales house Videoplugger together with Nexiko Drama are delighted to announce that SJUKT (SICK) has been picked up in a deal with Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. SJUKT (SICK), 2021, 8×20’ After surgery, Alice, played by Carla Sehn (Anxious People, Love & Anarchy) learns she’s free of her cervical cancer, but can barely process the good news before she’s dumped by Matt. With…

Crime Stories Conquers The Americas

17/03/2022 Faits Divers conquers the Americas! The Quebec series’ four seasons acquired by Olympusat and soon to be broadcast in Latin America and the United States. Montréal, March 17, 2022 – Encore Télévision-Distribution, Videoplugger and production house Sovimage are very proud to announce the acquisition of the four seasons of the series Faits Divers (Crime…

Supporting Ukraine

11th of March 2022 Videoplugger stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. On March the 1st 2022, we decided to suspend until further notice every negotiation and finalization of every content license deal with Russian broadcasters and VOD platforms. We do not intend to reprise licensing activities with Russia based media outlets until Ukraine…

‘DRIVE MY CAR’ First Japanese film with chance to win Best Picture at the Oscars

The Japanese film Drive my Car picks up four nominations for Best Picture, best director, adapted screenplay and international feature at the Academy Awards 2022. This comes after the film by director Ryusuke Hamaguchi in Berlin at EFM as a judge, has won the Best Screenplay prize in Cannes and has been on a wild…

MHz Networks picks up season 3 of “LIVING A LIE”

  MHz Networks picks up season 3 of “LIVING A LIE” from Videoplugger Production company Tarian Cyf, commissioner S4C together with UK-based sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the Welsh political drama “Living a Lie” season 3 has been picked up in a deal with MHz Networks. Living a lie (Byw Celwydd) 3…

“THE SECT” Travels to Australia

Production company Les Films de la Strada and UK-based sales house Videoplugger are  happy to announce that The Sect has been picked up in a deal with Global Series Network International and will stream on Walter Presents in Australia and New Zealand.  The Sect (Cekta) (8 x 42’, 2019)  The eight-part hit Russian series directed…

MHz Networks acquire Kazakh “A Dark, Dark Man”

MHz NETWORKS ACQUIRES KAZAKH “A DARK, DARK MAN” French production company Arizona Films and UK-based sales house Videoplugger are honoured to release the news that crime series “A Dark, Dark Man” has been picked up in a deal with MHz Networks. A Dark, Dark Man (3 x 45’, 2021) A Kazakh interpretation of film noir,…

ARTE picks up Lebanese series “Awake”

Press Release 10.01.2022 Momaz Flick, together with UK-based sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the “AWAKE” has been picked up in a deal with ARTE for European French-speaking and German-speaking territories. AWAKE, 16×45′, 2019 Awake is about a young woman, Dana (Flavia Bechara), who wakes up from a coma 12 years later, unable…

“CHOOSE LOVE” ACQUIRED BY INREES TV

“CHOOSE LOVE” ACQUIRED BY INREES TV Production company UAM.TV together with UK-based sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Italian documentary “Choose Love” has been picked up in a deal with INREES TV. Choose Love (68’, 2018) “Choose Love” is a compelling and moving documentary that examines the importance of forgiveness,  as well as…

ShortsTV picks up “The Worst of Me”

SHORTSTV ACQUIRES “THE WORST OF ME” FROM VIDEOPLUGGER Italian production company Ginko Film and UK-based sales house Videoplugger are happy to release the news that drama short film “The Worst of Me ” has been picked up in a deal with Shorts TV.  The Worst of Me (Il peggio di me) 17’, 2016 Marco, a…

LINK TV Acquired “ONLY HUMAN” from Videoplugger

LINK TV ACQUIRES “ONLY HUMAN” FROM VIDEOPLUGGER British sales house Videoplugger together with Macedonian production company Skopje Film Studio are delighted to announce that feature film “ONLY HUMAN” has been picked up in a deal with Link TV. About “ONLY HUMAN”  (HOMO) (North Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Slovenia, 2021, 95′) What is Man? “ONLY HUMAN”,…

VIX ACQUIRES “HOTEL ALMIRANTE” FROM VIDEOPLUGGER

VIX ACQUIRES “HOTEL ALMIRANTE” FROM VIDEOPLUGGER Production company Formato Producciones together with UK-based sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the Galician series “Hotel Almirante” has been picked up in a deal with VIX.   Hotel Almirante (4 x 45’, 2015) Based on the book of the same name by Galician writer Marta Rivera…

Lifelines (Cyswllt) at Celtic Media Festival 2021

Congratulations to another title from our catalogue, Welsh series Lifelines (Cyswllt), nominated at Celtic Media Festival 2021 in the Short Drama section! Cyswllt was commissioned by S4C, and aired weekly during the first lockdown of 2020, providing a snapshot of life during a pandemic, illustrating the effect of lockdown on individuals and families. Shot over…

Science Guy nominated at Celtic Media Festival

We are proud to release the news that the Irish children’s series Science Guy (Is Eolaí Mé) is an official nominee at Celtic Media Festival 2021 Children’s Programme selection, which is a virtual event from 7 -9 Sept. Science Guy is an entertaining science series that offers an enjoyable, visual and funny insight into science and…

CGoodTV ACQUIRES THREE TITLES FROM UAM.TV

  We are delighted to release the news that Choose Love, Another World and Food Revolution from media production company UAM.TV have been picked up in a deal with CGoodTV. Choose Love (68’, 2018) A compelling and moving documentary featuring the world-renowned American author and alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra and the prominent American developmental…

ShortsTV acquires Chilean film “Between Earth and Song”

  Producer and director Ana L’Homme together with British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to release the news that short film “Between Earth and Song” (Entre La Tierra Y El Canto) has been picked up in a deal with ShortsTV. “Between Earth and Song” is a documentary short film on Mauricia Savedra, singer and poet linked…

Trio of Welsh productions acquired by UAM.TV

  UAM.TV ACQUIRES TRIO OF WELSH PRODUCTIONS FROM VIDEOPLUGGER We are happy to release the news that award-winning Welsh production company ie ie Productions and London based distributors Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Richard and Jaco: Life With Autism, Richard and Jaco: Take on The World, and I Choose have all been picked up by Italian streaming platform UAM.TV. UAM.TV is an independent…

Basque Pride themed web series Puntu Koma to QueerScreen

BASQUE DRAMA PUNTU KOMA PICKED UP BY QUEERSCREEN In time for Pride Month we are happy to release the news that Basque production company J.O.K Films, Next station and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Puntu Koma has been picked up in a deal with Optimale, and will be released on their streaming…

LGBTQ PLATFORM DEKKOO PICKS UP BELARUSIAN FEATURE II (TWO)

LGBTQ PLATFORM DEKKOO PICKS UP BELARUSIAN FEATURE II (TWO) Moscow based sales company Antipode and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that film “II (TWO)” has been picked up in a deal with Dekkoo. II “TWO” (2019, 61’) Nastya, Sasha and Kristina are 16 years old. They study together at a school in a Belarusian town and live an ordinary…

The US Platfrom DMR picks up French film “INK”

French production company Resolution – Htag Studios and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that film “Ink” has been picked up in a deal with Digital Media Rights.   INK (2018, 68′) Marko an ex paratrooper turned lorry driver, Guillaume, a small business owner deep in debt and Julie a tormented emergency and accident doctor are drawn against their will into…

DR and YLE picks up children series from North Macedonia “Zoki Poki”

North Macedonian production company Kino Oko and sales agency Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the children’s series Zoki Poki has been acquired by Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE as well as Danish Broadcasting Corporation DR. “Zoki Poki” (10×20-25′, 2020) Zoki Poki is a TV series based on the book considered to be a classic in…

MHz picks up the gastro-tourism documentary series “Le Petit Tour”

Producer Gaël Truc and sales agency Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the documentary series Le Petit Tour has been acquired by North American platform MHz Choice. Le Petit Tour (2019, 10×30′) A gastronomic road trip around the Alps. In Le Petit Tour, a gastro journey presented by sommelier and foodie expert Mathieu Champrétavy, he takes the audience on a cross-cultural tour…

Salt+Light picks up heart-warming art documentary from Sicily “Dallas in Prizzi”

Italian production company Ondemotive and sales agency Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the documentary Dallas In Prizzi has been acquired by Canadian channel Salt+Light Television.   Dallas in Prizzi (44′, 2018) A documentary of the journey of an artistic team from Dallas, Texas, led by Dr. Dave Atkinson. Moved by the religion, the people,…

Rave reviews for AWAKE

Audiences and critics alike are raving on both sides of the Pacific ocean about Awake the 16 episode drama from Lebanon that sold earlier in the year to MHZ Choice in North America and to SBS in Australia. Rick Ellis All your Screens writes that the drama created by Nadia Tabbara has overcome the clunkiness…

Irish Drama Grace Harte premiering on MHz Choice

  Irish producer Wildfire films and British distributor Videoplugger is delighted to announce that a 3-part drama series Grace Harte commissioned for TG4 has been picked up in a deal with MHz Choice. About MHZ Choice MHz Networks is a global media company, which specializes in presenting the world’s best programming to American and Canadian…

GAELIC DRAMA BANNAN TO BROADCAST IN USA, CANADA & FRANCE

  GAELIC DRAMA BANNAN TO BROADCAST IN USA, CANADA & FRANCE BBC ALBA’s long-running Gaelic drama series Bannan has been picked up for a North American launch by streaming service MHz. Announced by producers Young Films and the sales distributors, Videoplugger, the series will stream on MHz Choice in the USA and Canada from mid-March 2021. This follows the success of the…

NRK acquires Children’s Classic Classic from North Macedonia

Producer Kino Oko from North Macedonia, sales agents Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the series “Zoki Poki” has been picked up in a deal the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The programme will air on NRK Super dubbed in Norwegian.   “Zoki Poki” (10×20-25′, 2020) “Zoki Poki is a TV series based on the book…

North Macedonia’s ‘Zoki Poki’ picked up by Swedish broadcaster SVT

SVT Picks up Children’s Classic from North Macedonia Producer Kino Oko from North Macedonia, sales agents Videoplugger and public broadcaster SVT Sweden are delighted to announce that the series “Zoki Poki” has been picked up in a deal with SVT for Television rights to be broadcast dubbed in Swedish. “Zoki Poki” (10×20-25′, 2020) “Zoki Poki…

Stephen Fry produced Mankind goes to Asian GagaOOLala

LGBTQ platform GagaOOLala picks up short film Mankind British Director Layke Anderson and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that short film Mankind has been picked up by Asia’s first LGBT-focused OTT platform GagaOOLala, owned by Portico Media. “Mankind”, 13′, 2019 Executively produced by Emmy award-winning actor, comedian and writer Stephen Fry. Mankind is from young BIFA nominated director Layke Anderson (Dylan’s Room). The couple Will…

LGBTQ platform GagaOOLala picks up short film BROR

        LGBTQ platform GagaOOLala picks up Swedish short Brother Swedish Producer Alexandra Alegren and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that short “Brother (Bror)” has been picked up by Asia’s first LGBT-focused OTT platform GagaOOLala, owned by Portico Media. “Brother”, 14′, 2019 Nico played by Philip Oros (Fartblinda/Blinded, Beck )and Khalid who is played by Poyan Karimi (A man called Ove) are best…

LGBTQ platform GagaOOLala picks up comedy-drama Spectrum

British Producer Kieron Moore and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that comedy-drama “Spectrum” has been picked up by Asia’s first LGBT-focused OTT platform GagaOOLala, owned by Portico Media. “Spectrum”, 37′, 2019 A drag king and a trans woman explore their new identities. A young man hooks up with a vampire, who wants to…

SBS first fully Arabic series AWAKE

18/01/21 Lebanese production house Momaz Flick, sales agents Videoplugger and public broadcaster SBS Australia are delighted to announce that the series “Awake” has been picked up in a deal with SBS for AVOD rights in original Arabic language with subtitles. Awake (2019, 16X45’) “Awake” is about a young woman, Dana (Flavia Bechara), who wakes up…

New York’s PBS multiplatform ALL ARTS picks up documentary film “The Landscape Within”

WNET’s ALL ARTS picks up “The Landscape Within” 11/12/20 Andrea Capranico and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the documentary film “The Landscape Within” has been picked up in a deal with New York City’s flagship public television station WNET to be released on their multiplatform ALL ARTS. “The Landscape Within” 79′, 2019…

New York’s PBS multiplatform ALLARTS picks up WILDFIRE FILM short

WNET’s ALL ARTS picks up Deep end Dance  9/12/20 Wildfire Films and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the dance short “Deep end Dance” has been picked up in a deal with New York City’s flagship public television station WNET to be released on their multiplatform ALL ARTS. “Deep end Dance”, 6′, 2010 A fully dressed man is pushed…

Sooner picks S4C’s comedy-drama Merched Parchus (Respectable Girls)

Press Release 16/11/2020 Welsh production house ie ie Productions, Welsh language television channel S4C and British sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the comedy drama series Respectable Girls (Merched Parchus) has been picked up in a deal with ContentScope, and will be released on their platform SOONER in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Respectable…

LGBT streamer Dekkoo Picks ups “Everything I like”

26/10/20 The Argentinian production company Glowstar Media, Producer SA Cine, and British sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the LGBT drama-comedy series, Everything I Like (Todo Lo Que Me Gusta) has been picked up in a deal with Dekkoo, and will be released on their platform in the original language. Everything I Like…

ARGENTINIAN LGBT DRAMA-COMEDY PICKED UP BY QUEERSCREEN

PRESS RELEASE 22/10/2020 ARGENTINIAN LGBT DRAMA-COMEDY PICKED UP BY QUEERSCREEN   The Argentinian production company, Glowstar Media Producer SA Cine, and British sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that the LGBT drama-comedy series, Everything I Like (Todo Lo Que Me Gusta) has been picked up in a deal with Optimale, and will be released…

SOONER ACQUIRE FIRST ARABIC SERIES

PRESS RELEASE 21/10/20 Sooner Acquire First Arabic Title – “Awake“ Lebanese production house Momaz Flick, sales house Videoplugger and ContentScope are releasing the news that the Lebanese series ”Awake” will stream on the VoD platform SOONER in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. “Awake“ (2019, 16X45’)- “Awake” is about a young woman, Dana (Flavia Bechara), who wakes up from a coma…

SOONER ACQUIRE LOCKDOWN DOCUMENTARY SERIES RED ZONES

PRESS RELEASE 07/10/20 Sooner Acquire Lockdown Docuseries Red Zones UK based producers Ondemotive and British co-producers/distributors Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Red Zones has been picked up in a deal with ContentScope, to stream on their VoD platform SOONER in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Red Zones (4×25′, 2020) Created by Luca Vullo, Ondemotive Productions and co-produced by…

DEKKOO takes on Spectrum

PRESS RELEASE 17/09/2020 DEKKOO TAKES ON SPECTRUM British director and producer Kieron Moore and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that LGBT film Spectrum has been picked up in a deal with Dekkoo, and will be released on their platform in original language. Spectrum (37′, 2019) A drag king and a trans woman explore…

Red Zones shortlisted by Content Innovation Awards

RED ZONES SHORTLISTED FOR CONTENT INNOVATION AWARDS 2020 We are incredibly happy to announce that RED ZONES has been shortlisted by Content Innovation Awards within the category of “Best Documentary Series”. Check out the shortlist here. At Videoplugger we are proud to receive this honour together with Ondemotive Productions. Red Zones is a 4 part…

Phillip Oros stars in Swedish short acquired by US Gay streamer DEKKOO

PRESS RELEASE 26/08/2020 LGBTQ PLATFORM DEKKOO PICKS UP SWEDISH SHORT Swedish producer Alexandra Alegren and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that short film “Brother” (Bror)has been picked up in a deal with Dekkoo, and will be released on their platform in the original language. “Brother” (14′, 2019) Nico played by Phillip Oros (Fartblinda/Blinded,…

MHz acquires Lebanese series and shows support for disaster struck Beirut

MHZ ACQUIRES LEBANESE SERIES AND SHOWS SUPPORT FOR DISASTER STRUCK BEIRUT Lebanese production house Momaz Flick, sales house Videoplugger and public broadcaster Mhz Networks are releasing the news that the Lebanese series ”Awake” will be broadcast on MHz Choice. On Tuesday evening 4th of August, a powerful explosion rippled through Beirut. Leaving hundreds dead and…

GERMAN STREAMER SOONER SELECTS PANK AND JUNICHI AS SIGNATURE TITLES

29.07.20 We are happy to announce that Estonian series “The Bank” (Pank) and “Junichi” conceived by Canne D’or winner Hirokazu Kore-Eda have been selected as signature titles by SOONER on their launch. The German-French owned VoD platform launching today will focus on exclusive international content both in serial and single film form. Andreas Wildfang Chief Executive…

Førøyar picked up by Faroese Public Boradcaster

PRESS RELEASE 21/7/20 FØROYAR PICKED UP BY FAROESE PUB BROADCASTER   British sales house Videoplugger are happy to announce that Kringvarp Føroya/The Faroese Broadcasting Corp. the national public broadcaster will broadcast “Føroyar” a feature documentary set on the island. About “FØROYAR” (60′) The Faroe Islands are 18 islands in the North Atlantic somewhere between Scotland…

New title: “Spectrum” LGBTQ+ film marking Pride month 2020

This year Pride Month will take a slightly different shape, like many other events due to COVID-19 it has had to go virtual in many aspects, for example, the London Pride parade has been postponed to 2021. In celebration of Pride month, We are happy to announce we have just taken on distribution of “Spectrum”…

Glowstar ally with Videoplugger

We are is pleased to announce a commercial alliance with the distributor GLOWSTAR MEDIA for the South American and Spanish speaking market in the U.S. The deal includes docu-series Red Zones, an Ondemotive Videoplugger copro commissioned by the Sky network in Italy, which portrays the process of the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, with testimonies and…

RED ZONES Episode 3

RED ZONES- BIVIUM Episode 3 The third episode of RED ZONES investigates the emotional and psychological impact of COVID-19. Directed by Luca Vullo and co-produced by Ondemotive and Videoplugger. Featuring “Boys (Summertime Love)” singer Sabrina Salerno, who talks about the importance of music during the pandemic, singer-songwriter Jo Squillo, and comedians Corrado Guzzanti and Svevo Moltrasio…

RED ZONES DOCUSERIES ON LIFE IN LOCKDOWN

May 4th 2020 ‘Red Zones’ created by Luca Vullo, Ondemotive Productions and co-produced by Videoplugger. ‘Red Zones’ has been commissioned by SKY Italy and the first episode have been broadcast on SKY tg24 and is now available for international distribution, an English language version is in production, and 3 new episodes are in development. Pain,…

Avails 2020

  Videoplugger Online Catalogue of International Scripted Content. These times are hard for our industry and we have all had to find new ways to do our work, but the important thing is to stay safe and take care of each other. However there are still loads of great content out there that deserves to…

Non-Scripted Avails 2020

Videoplugger Online Catalogue of Non- Scripted Content. These times are hard for our industry and we have all had to find new ways to do our work, but the important thing is to stay safe and take care of each other. However there are still loads of great content out there that deserves to be…

Ben Affleck And Ana de Armas Can’t Resist A Little Smooch

Ben Affleck And Ana de Armas Can’t Resist A Little Smooch With the majority of the country practising social-distancing due to coronavirus, Ben Affleck and girlfriend Ana de Armas are essentially attached at the hip! The couple had their hands all over each other during an evening stroll and even stopped for a steamy smooch…

In memory of Michele Peyretti the Italian director and producer

Michele Peyretti (1953-2020) An obituary for Michele Peyretti who passed away over a week ago, in his home in Italy, he was 67 years old. Michele made The Flight of Anouk (Le Vol d’Anouk) that is in our portfolio. We were proud to have been able to work with Michele however if a brief period…

‘SHARP FAMILIES’ GOES LONDON LIVE

PRESS RELEASE 27/2/20 ‘SHARP FAMILIES‘ TO LONDON LIVE Italian association of filmmakers ZaLab and British sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Sharp Families has been picked up in a deal with London Live, to be broadcast on the channel.   Sharp Families (52′) This is a journey through London, guided by… knife-grinders. An insight…

DEKKOO ACQUIRE BASQUE SHORT-FORM SERIES

PRESS RELEASE   26/02/20 DEKKOO ACQUIRE BASQUE SHORT-FORM SERIES Basque production company J.O.K Films, Next station and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Puntu Koma has been picked up in a deal with Dekkoo, and will be exclusively released in UK, Éire and US on Dekkoo in original language. Puntu Koma directed by Maru Solores, follows…

London Live to show doc 13 Shades of Romanian

PRESS RELEASE 20/2/20   ’13 SHADES OF ROMANIAN’ TO LONDON LIVE Film producers This Is Insomnia and sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that ’13 Shades of Romanian’ has been picked up in a deal with London Live, to be broadcast on the channel. 13 Shades of Romanian Showcasing the lives of 13 Romanians…

‘DYLAN AND LOLI’ (DEIAN A LOLI) SHORTLISTED FOR AN RTS CYMRU AWARD

4/2/20 ‘Dylan and Loli’ (Deian a Loli) SHORTLISTED FOR AN RTS CYMRU AWARD   The Royal Television Society in Wales announced nominations for its 2020 awards. We are so proud that ‘Dylan and Loli‘ (Deian a Loli) by Cwny Da from our scripted catalogue is nominated in children’s category, at the RTS Cymru Awards 2020. RTS…

‘THE CLEANING LADY’ PICKED UP BY POLISH SVOD PLATFORM

PRESS RELEASE 3/2/20 ‘THE CLEANING LADY’ PICKED UP BY POLISH SVOD PLATFORM Argentinian producers Jaque Content and distributors RMVISTAR + GlowStar and sales house Videoplugger are delighted to announce that ‘The Cleaning Lady’ (La Chica Que Limpia) has been picked up in a deal with Media4Fun, to be streamed on the Polish SvoD service CDA…

‘RESPECTABLE GIRLS’ (MERCHED PARCHUS) NOMINATED FOR AN RTS CYMRU AWARD

4/2/20 ‘RESPECTABLE GIRLS’ (MERCHED PARCHUS) SHORTLISTED FOR AN RTS CYMRU AWARD   The Royal Television Society in Wales today announced nominations for its 2020 awards. We are so proud that ‘Respectable Girls‘ (Merched Parchus) by ie ie  productions  from our scripted catalogue is nominated for best drama, and, the creators Hanna Jarman and Mari Beard…

‘Butterflies in Berlin’ marking 75th International Holocaust Remembrance Day 

Marking 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. We are proud to present Monica Manganelli’s award-winning animated film: ‘Butterflies in Berlin –Diary of a soul split in two’. Produced by Latteplus Berlin Film Production + Alexandra Cinematografica  in collaboration with RAI Cinema The film presenting a story of the first out-of-surgery transsexual in history during the…

Polichinelles wins Best Director in Drama at Asia Web Awards

14/12/19 Polichinelles from our short-form catalogue was awarded in five categories at Asia Web Awards  the early  Saturday morning, Asia Web Awards revealed in a live stream all the winners of the various categories. Asia Web Awards has an official partner SEOUL WEBFEST(KWEB FEST), the very first web series festival in Korea & Northeast Asia,…

Eurochannel to air Galician Hotel Almirante

11/12/19 EUROCHANNEL TO AIR GALICIAN HOTEL ALMIRANTE Galician producers Formato Producciones and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Hotel Almirante has been picked up in a deal with EUROCHANNEL, to air in, EMEA, Latin America including Brazil, USA, Canada, Africa, United Emirates, India, Israel, Lebanon, Korea, UK, Japan, Italy, Germany, New Zealand, Australia. HOTEL ALMIRANTE (4×45‘) set in Galicia, Spain of the 1950s. A love triangle drama, about love,…

Polichinelles nominated in 5 categories at Asia Web Awards

10/12/19 French short-form series Polichinelles continues to collect awards and nominations. The series was already selected for the Asia Web Awards but on 7th of December the AWA released a nominations list and Polichinelles was nominated in 5 categories: Best Screenplay in Drama Best Director in Drama Best Ensemble Cast in Drama Best Actress in…

Babel Film Festival the first International film contest for cinema in minority languages

09/12/2019   The 6th edition of  Babel Film Festival in the Sardinian city of Cagliari concluded on Saturday. The winner of the best feature film was a 2011 film ‘We Will Be Happy One Day’ (KIEDYŚ BĘDZIEMY SZCZĘŚLIWI) directed by Pawel Wysoczański.  A heartwarming feature film about a teenage boy who lives with his grandmother,…

Puntu Koma to be screened in Poland as part of International Day of the Basque Language celebration

Following the recent broadcast of Puntu Koma by a Polish LGBTQ+ platform OutFilm, Basque Institute Etxepare in Poznan, Poland, whose main task is to promote Basque language and culture around the world, has organized a screening of the Basque short-form series Puntu Koma on 16th of December, as part of International Day of the Basque…

November Recap – Videoplugger

Hello December! As the last month of the year starts we’re excited to share all the highlights from November that happened here at Videoplugger! The month started with a dystopian drama series Zerosterone having an International Premiere at Geneva International Film Festival. The series was also part of the Future is Yours section. And series…

The Sect coming to Walter Presents UK in 2020!

The Sect (Cekta), which was acquired by Walter Presents UK marking the first Russian show to be carried by the non-English-language VoD platform, will be premiering on Walter Presents UK in 2020! Director: Gela Babluani, Producer: Artyom Loginov, Anton Zaycev, Anton Shukin, Production Company: Les Films de la Strada and TNT-Good story media, Russia, 8×42’,…

Polish LGBTQ platform acquires French same-sex parenting series

PRESS RELEASE 24/10/19 POLISH LGBTQ PLATFORM ACQUIRE FRENCH SAME-SEX PARENTING WEB SERIES French production company Melocoton Films and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Polichinelles has been picked up in a deal with Tongariro Releasing, and will be released on OUTFILM.pl in original language with Polish subtitles. Polichinelles is a French short-form series.…

Mallorcan Title GABIA Nominated for Goya Awards

Gabia nominated for Goya Awards The Mallorcan IB3 Television mini-series Operation Cage (Gàbia) written and directed by Marcos Cabotá is a fictitious drama. Reimagining the aftermath of the terror attacks during the summer of 2009 in Mallorca where the civil guards Diego Salvà and Carlos Saenz de Tejada were killed. When the last of a…

French Short Series POLICHINELLES Takes Home Three Awards at Marseille Web Fest

Polichinelles wins at MARSEILLE WEB FEST Polichinelles is a French short-form series. Salomé (Sandra Parra) and Marion (Magali Genoud) are a same-sex couple, whose relationship gets tested when they decide to have a child, by their family and the society around them. The series was screened at the 9th edition of the Marseille Web Fest…

POLISH LGBTQ PLATFORM ACQUIRE BASQUE SHORT-FORM SERIES

PRESS RELEASE 22/10/19 POLISH LGBTQ PLATFORM ACQUIRE BASQUE SHORT-FORM SERIES Basque production company J.O.K Films, Next station and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Puntu Koma has been picked up in a deal with Tongariro Releasing, and will be released on OUTFILM.pl in original language with Polish subtitles. Puntu Koma follows Koldo (Mikel…

OUTtv TO AIR CORSICAN DRAMEDY ‘BACK TO CORSICA’

PRESS RELEASE 11/11/19 OUTtv TO AIR CORSICAN DRAMEDY ‘BACK TO CORSICA’ Corsican producers MOUVEMENT and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that BACK TO CORSICA has been picked up in a deal with OUTTV Media, to air on OUTtv in Benelux, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Poland, CEE, UK, Ireland and Israel. Back…

Japanese NHK to show Welsh documentary on autism

PRESS RELEASE 17/10/19 Welsh production company ie ie productions and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism has been picked up in a deal with NHK Enterprises, and is due to air on NHK Educational channel in November 2019. Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism (60') is an…

ALL 4’s WALTER PRESENTS SECURES RUSSIAN SERIES ‘THE SECT’

PRESS RELEASE WALTER PRESENTS SECURES FIRST RUSSIAN SERIES ‘THE SECT’ Tuesday 25th June 2019 British distributor Videoplugger and Les Films de la Strada are delighted to announce that THE SECT (Cekta) has been picked up in a deal with Global Series Network (GSN) and will air on All 4's VOD platform Walter Presents in UK…

Grace Harte Irish Drama series to air on BBC ALBA

PRESS RELEASE 21/02/19 Irish producer Wildfire films and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that GRACE HARTE has been picked up in a deal with BBC ALBA and will air in the UK with broadcast in March 2019. Grace Harte is a 3-part drama series set in a dilapidated hotel in the West of…

For Immediate Release | NRK buys Welsh doc on Autism

PRESS RELEASE 26/02/19 Welsh producer ie ie productions and British distributor Videoplugger are delighted to announce that Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism has been picked up in a deal with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The programme will air in Norway with Norwegian subtitles. NRK is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting…

Estonian first ever high-end drama series PANK sold to MHz Networks at MipCom

October 16, 2018. British distributor Videoplugger and Estonian rising content creator Itamambuca Filmproduction announce today during MipCom that PANK (The Bank) has been picked up in a deal with MHz Networks. Pank will air in North America, in Estonian with English subtitles. The plot follows the rise of an Estonian bank during the turbulent 90's…

Welsh political drama set to be shown across Europe, Israel and South Africa

October 16, 2018. British distributor Videoplugger and S4C announce today at MIPCOM that series Byw Celwydd (Living a Lie) has been sold to international LGBT broadcaster OUT TV. The series will be shown in: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Swedish speaking Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, Israel, and South Africa.…