BARDOT

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Federation Entertainment is a French independent producer, which has several internationally successful premium series to its credit, such as Around the World in 80 Days (2021), The Bureau (2015-2020), In Treatment (2020-2022), Hostages (2013-2015). More than 30 series have already been broadcasted in more than 150 territories and Federation has a unique place in the European panorama. We are applying to the Media call for TV and Online Content for Bardot, a biopic of the youth of the iconic Brigitte Bardot, created by a duo of renowned directors, Daniele and Christopher Thompson. The shooting starts on 22/02/21 and ends on 22/06/18 and is set in Paris and the South of France. We believe that the series falls within the Media assessment criteria for many reasons. Bardot is an emblem of many French and European values. She embodies the feminine revolution of avant-garde and the theme of gender equality is widely addressed. We target a heritage audience of public broadcasters, and the young digital native audience of Netflix. We chose a young and high quality cast, and set up an ultra-realistic staging that recreates the France of the 50s and 60s. Our marketing strategy leverages various promotional supports and a sustained exploitation of social networks. The financing plan is radically innovative. In addition to the association with the French public broadcaster France Television, we integrated the private Italian broadcaster Mediaset, the European Buyers Union (YLE, Czech TV, NRK and SVT), but also Netflix that will broadcast in Germany, Austria, Benelux, and in France on SVOD 3 months after France Televisions. We also protected our distribution rights to monetize all other territories and windows , keeping an important part of ownership and revenue in regards to the high distribution potential of the series. We hope that our series, emblematic of our project to develop a European studio for the international market, will convince Media to join the adventure.