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20/10/2005

Off The Fence in major co-production deal with Bang Singapore PTE

Leading independent production and distribution company Off the Fence has confirmed a significant co-production and output deal for a high volume of high-end documentary programming with Bang Singapore Pte Ltd and The Media Development Authority of Singapore, Ellen Windemuth, Managing Director at Off the Fence, has announced.
The production slate will consist of more than 50 hours of blue-chip programming based on compelling Asian stories from various factual genres. Already co-producers are signing up with Bang for the upcoming slate including a unique archaeological mystery: ‘Guge - Lost Kingdom of Tibet’ to be produced for France 5 and Discovery as well as a landmark series on Chinese history, ‘How Man’s China’, a six-hour conservation and exploration series based on China’s leading explorer and his expeditions and ‘Twentieth Century China’ based on special access to China’s largest documentary film archive which is being developed together with NHK. Also in the works will be several feature documentaries for theatrical release by well-known Asian film directors, including ‘A Last Samurai’, a film about heroes in post-war Japan and based on the life of actor Toshiro Mifune.
Off the Fence and Bang Singapore Pte Ltd have a long standing relationship which has seen the successful distributed of Bang’s library of non-fiction programming and the cofinance of other previous blue chip productions.
The slate will be launched officially in December 2005 at the Asian Film Market in Singapore.
Ellen Windemuth, Managing Director, Off the Fence, said: “We admire Keiko’s level of access to unique stories, her commitment to quality and her ability to produce compelling television. The MDA and her Asian partners are equally sophisticated and impressive. We are very excited about this new venture, and it will receive our strongest focus.”
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