Limonero Reveals String of Sales Ahead of MipTV

Limonero Films, a boutique distributor of factual shows and documentaries, based in London, has announced a string of sales ahead of MipTV. Make Waves Media’s “Thirties in Color: Countdown to War” has been sold to Japan’s NHK, Italy’s RAI, Spain’s RTVE and Germany’s RTL, which also licensed “Victorian Britain on Film” and “Wild Relations.” The wildlife […]

Limonero to Launch ‘Ahead of Their Time’ at MipTV (EXCLUSIVE)

Boutique distributor Limonero Films is to launch documentary series “Ahead of Their Time” at Cannes television market MipTV, which runs April 4-6. The show will deliver insights from the entrepreneurs behind such ground-breaking enterprises as Lonely Planet, Airbnb, Netflix, TikTok and Zumba. The eight-part show was produced by Singapore-based Sora Media, and ordered by Channel News Asia. Season […]

Limonero Films Strikes Disney Deals

Variety News Article EXCLUSIVE: Boutique distributor Limonero Films has closed deals with Disney for two of its factual series. “Inside the Storm” is heading to the National Geographic channel in Latin America with “Iberia: A Land of Passions” going to Nat Geo Wild in Asia and the Middle East. Combining interviews and analysis, “Inside the Storm” dives into the corporate world of […]

ALCHIMIE PARTNERS WITH LIMONERO FILMS

News Article Alchimie has entered into a new content partnership agreement with the London and Barcelona-based documentary distributor Limonero Films. It will see Limonero Films provide Alchimie premium factual content from a range of acclaimed producers that Alchimie will distribute to its themed subscription OTT channels on digital platforms across Europe, Asia, Scandinavia and Australia. […]

Limonero Films Gets A Raft of Sales for ‘Edwardian Britain In Colour’

The Channel 5 UK title has licensed to CBC in Canada, FOXTEL in Australia and New Zealand, ERR in Estonia, NHK in Japan, Mediawan in France, YLE in Finland, HRT Croatia, and RTP in Portugal. Limonero Films announced a raft of international sales of Channel 5 UK Title’s “Edwardian Britain in Colour” that had over 2.3 million […]

Limonero Films Expands Its Presence in Latin America

News Article After participating in Natpe Miami, the international distributor decided to attend MIPCancún for the first time with very attractive factual titles. Pamela Martínez Martínez, Head of Sales and Acquisitions, tells her strategy for the Latin market. Limonero Films, boutique international distributor of  factual programming and documentaries, will participate for the first time in […]

Sunny Side ’19: Limonero launches ‘Edwardian Britain in Colour’

Limonero Films launches ‘Edwardian Britain In Colour’ Doc distributor Limonero Films has acquired Channel 5 series Edwardian Britain In Colour and will debut the programme in La Rochelle. The 2 x 60-minute series, produced by Make Waves Media, explores Britain during the first decade of the 20th century, with rare film footage that has been restored and […]

Exclusive: Sky Arts Picks Up Travis Doc ‘Almost Fashionable’

Sky Arts has acquired an award-winning documentary on Scottish band Travis.  The Comcast-owned pay-TV channel has added Almost Fashionable: A Film About Travis to its slate of new titles, and is understood to be readying a summer premiere for the 60-minute film about the rock band, which found fame in the ’90s for songs such as ‘Why […]

Limonero Films Expands Sales Team

London and Barcelona-based distributor Limonero Films has expanded its team with the appointment of former HBO Latin America exec Andrea Orellana. Orellana has worked in several marketing agencies across South America, and also served as editorial content producer for Canal Sony, AXN and HBO’s Latin American channel HBO Olé in Caracas, Venezuela. She will serve […]

Asylum Seeker Documentary ‘Stop The Boats’ Gets International Distribution Deal

News Article A feature documentary secretly filmed in off-shore camps in the Pacific that hold asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat will launch internationally at Mipcom. “Stop the Boats” has been acquired by indie distributor Limonero Films, which will take it out to international buyers in Cannes. The film is directed by Simon V. Kurian […]