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Federation Kids & Family: Premium live-action series

Sarah Zarka – Head of International Sales

Federation Kids & Family, the division of Federation Entertainment that distributes children’s content to third parties, is participating in the markets held in Cannes this year to present its latest productions. In addition to Gangnam Project, Spellbound and Theodiosa, the company led by David Michael is also presenting Find me in Paris.

The Gangnam Project (10×30′) is a live-action teen drama series produced by Pillango Productions and Aircraft Pictures. Set in Korea, this series tells the story of Hannah Shin, an energetic Canadian/Korean teenager who dreams of becoming a K-pop star and connecting with her Korean heritage. One summer, she takes a job as an English teacher and flies to South Korea to work at an elite K-pop training school and ends up getting much more than she bargained for. Hannah is tasked with tutoring one of the school’s top students, Chan-Mi, which is proving a bit difficult. In an attempt to win her and the other students over, Hannah shows off her talent with some impromptu performances, but her talent attracts the attention of the school’s owner, which gives her the opportunity to become a student. In addition to singing, dancing and taking Korean lessons, there is plenty of drama, especially when Hannah discovers that her father was a K-pop star.

In addition, Federation Kids & Family presents Spellbound (39×30′). This live-action teen series, produced by Cottonwood Media in co-production with ZDF and ZDF Studios, follows a 15-year-old girl who moves from the U.S. to France to study at the Paris Opera Ballet School. But things are turned upside down when the protagonist discovers a spell book in her aunt’s apothecary shop and unwittingly casts the antidote to a protection spell that has been hiding her identity since she was a little girl. In doing so, she summons her nemesis. This exciting high-concept series combines ballet, magic, witchcraft and more, with diversity and inclusion at the heart of the production. The first season is complete and the second season is in production.

Another main title of the company based in Paris is Theodiosa (52×30′, 2 seasons). This live-action teen series is produced by Cottonwood Media in co-production with ZDF and ZDF Studios. Set in 1906, the series revolves around a smart and daring 14-year-old girl named Theodosia Throckmorton (aka Theo), the daughter of two intrepid Egyptologists excavating in the Valley of the Kings. When Theo and her invention-crazed younger brother, Henry, stumble upon a hidden tomb and a mysterious artifact, the «Eye of Horus,» Theo unlocks the power to see and perform true magic, thus uncovering a whole new world of mystery and danger. Now, from her parents’ home, the world-famous Museum of Legends and Antiquities in the heart of Edwardian London, Theo must battle ancient forces, dark magic and comic mayhem as she and Henry, along with their friends, street magician Will and Egyptian princess Safiya, try to survive teenage life, overcome education and save the world. The first season is complete, and the second season is in production.

Finally, Federation Kids & Family presents Find Me in Paris (26×30′, three seasons). This live-action teen series, produced by Cottonwood Media, ZDF, ZDF Studios, Be-Films and the National Opera of Paris, stars Jessica Lord (The Next Step, Lego Friends), Castle Rock (The Descendants 2), Isabelle Allen, (Safe, Les Miserables), and Jake Swift (Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism). Currently airing in more than 80 territories, Find Me in Paris combines world-class ballet, modern dance, drama and comedy. The series follows the story of Lena Grisky, a time-traveling ballerina and princess from 1905 Russia trapped in present-day Paris, and the many dilemmas she faces in finding her place between two worlds.

Sherlock & Daughter

8×52’ – Period Drama/Investigation

Introducing a fresh portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, featuring actor David Thewlis, cherished by audiences worldwide for his memorable role in Harry Potter and seen recently in Fargo, The Sandman, Kaos and more…
In this exciting new series is an older Sherlock Holmes, less confident and out of his comfort zone. The renowned detective finds himself mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends. Meanwhile young American, Amelia learns her missing father may be the esteemed detective, after her mother’s shocking and unexplainable murder.
Sherlock battles between his intellect and his emotion when he is confronted with this young woman claiming to be his daughter. Despite wildly different backgrounds and attitudes, Amelia proves herself essential to cracking the case as the pair work together to solve a global conspiracy, the mystery of her mother’s murder and find out for sure if she really is Sherlock’s daughter. Will she lead to his redemption?

Curfew

6×52’ – Crime / Thriller

A glossy, aspirational and provocative thriller with a huge hook, based on the international best-seller by Jayne Cowie.
When a woman is brutally murdered during the night, veteran Detective Inspector Pamela Green knows only a man could be responsible for the murder. But that’s impossible : in this world, men are bound by curfew from 7pm to 7am and their movements are tracked 24/7.

Miss Austen

4×60’ – Period Drama mini series

Based on the best-seller book by Gill Hornby one of the best novels of 2020 according to The Times and The Observer.
Featuring Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, Orphan Black, It’s A Sin, Line of Duty), Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey), Patsy Ferran (Living, Hot Milk), Jessica Hynes (Life After Life, Years and Years)….
Miss Austen takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating and witty story of sisterly love.

Day One, Escaping Ukraine

6×40’ – Thriller / Drama

24 February 2022. Russia launches a military attack on Ukraine while Lieutenant Anaïs Collet is on leave in a surrogacy clinic in Donbass. She and her partner find themselves trapped with other French couples. As the Russian army is just a few kilometers away from the maternity hospital, should they wait for the birth of their child or must they flee as quickly as possible?

Ca c’est Paris

6×52’ – Dramedy

Featuring international star Monica belluci and produced by Federation Studios and Mon Voisin productions, known for its hit series Call My Agent! Sold in 190 countries and with remakes being produced in 12 countries.
Gaspard Berthille (Alex Lutz) is manager of Le Tout-Paris, a renowned cabaret perpetuating the «wild Paris nights» myth, along with the Paradis Latin and various other fabled cabarets in the French capital. But unlike his father, Dary, the theater’s former manager and legendary impresario, Gaspard has failed miserably at perpetuating the cabaret’s success. Is that the fault of a tired old stage show? Less rigorous management? More innovative competition? Who knows? So Gaspard decides to sell the cherished family business to a big supermarket chain. But now he must break the news to his troupe…

In the belly of AI

1 X 90’ or 1 X 52’

Behind artificial intelligence lies the human and land exploitation of the 21st century.
Magical, autonomous, all-powerful… Artificial Intelligence fuels our dreams and alsoour nightmares. And whilst tech giants promise the advent of a new humanity, behind the scenes, AI remains totally hidden. While data centers concrete over landscapes and dry up rivers, millions of workers around the world prepare the billions of data that will feed Big Tech’s voracious algorithms, at the cost of their mental and emotional health. They are hidden in the belly of AI. Could they be the collateral damage of the “Longtermism” ideology that has been brewing in Silicon Valley for some years now?
A very well documented and eye-opening deep dive into the new digital revolution and what it means in terms of human and environmental cost.

What The Punk!

1 X 90’

How Crypto-art pioneers shook the art world by triggering an exciting artistic revolution, but also, and without even imagining it, an unprecedented speculative storm.
In 2017, Matt Hall & John Watkinson launched from their Brooklyn warehouse a genuine experiment on the blockchain that laid the foundations of today’s NFT-art market. Acclaimed by the Art industry, Matt and John far from imagined that their creation would become the starting point of an unprecedent speculative bubble. After Occupy Wall Street, L.A artist ROBNESS discovered Bitcoin and blockchain. A new frontier where he thought he could finally share his art freely. But when speculators decided to invest in NFTs, Matt, John and ROBNESS soon faced an unprecedent storm fed by finance, tech and art markets. Three of the most powerful industries, whose interests merged for the very first time.
The story of one of the biggest counter-cultures of the 21st century, quickly infiltrated by speculators and start-up VCs.
Official selection FIFA 42 and ArtMeta Switzerland

KABUL CHAOS

2 X 45′ OR 1 X 90′

August 2021. The American withdrawal from Afghanistan galvanizes French Ambassador, David Martinon to mobilize a daring evacuation of staff and civilians who face mortal dangerwith the Taliban’s return.
Intimately filmed over 3 years from the inside, French ambassador to Afghanistan,David Martinon is the only foreign diplomat to anticipate the comingchaos of the withdrawal of American forces in 2021. He mobilizes everyresource to evacuate his staff and 100s of civilians who now face mortaldanger with the return of the Taliban.

About Federation Studios

Run by founder Pascal Breton and co-led by Lionel Uzan and Marco Chimenz, Federation Studios heralds a new breed of independent European studios, focusing on the creation, production, financing and distribution of high-quality original productions for the global marketplace. Federation Studios works with the best worldwide talents and partners on the scene today to create a strong distribution portfolio as well as an array of premium international productions.

Ten years after its creation, the groupfederates 35 production companieslocated in Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Madrid, London, Berlin, Cologne and Tel-Aviv.

Active in the drama, kids & family, documentary and cinema space, Federation co-finances projects in the early stages and accompanies partners in their specific production needs throughout the entire creative process.The strong distribution arm of the company has been building up a rich lineup, mixing in-house and third-party premium content. Its portfolio includes major award-winning and international successes.

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