Off The Fence Signs Fresh Sales' Deals

A leading global distribution and production company, Off the Fence (OTF) has announced sales to broadcasters across Germany and France.
The deals were brokered by Ludo Dufour, Sales Executive at OTF’s head office in Amsterdam.
ZDF/Arte picked up two of Quickfire Media’s one-hour history specials in cooperation with ZDF Enterprise; Elizabeth I – Killer Queen looks at new evidence to reveal if one of the most controversial royal love affairs in history lead to savage murder and The Vampire Skeletons, a film which unveils a remarkable new archaeological find which exposes a disturbing truth behind the legend of the vampire.
Red Bull Media House has picked up two one-off specials for their Servus TV channel.
Ice Man – The Lewis Gordon Pugh Story (1x60’) is an inspirational film that follows Lewis Pugh as he plunges into the freezing Arctic Ocean to swim a kilometre across Antarctica wearing nothing but Speedos to raise awareness about climate change and the melting ice caps.
Rocket Compulsion (1x60’) follows the story of Australian entrepreneur and aviation enthusiast, David Mayman, as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of building and free-flying his very own Rocket Belt.
OTF has sold 10 hours of science programming to Spiegel TV and Autentic’s Spiegel Wissen channel and four hours of nature and wildlife content to France Télévisions.
Ludo Dufour said: "Following a hugely successful MIPCOM, I am delighted to announce more sales to some of Europe’s finest broadcasters and content owners. Germany and France are key territories for OTF and we look forward to securing further deals as we move into 2012."
Established in 1994, Off the Fence is an independent production and distribution company specialising in non-fiction programming for the international marketplace.
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