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The Korean War

70 years after the Korean Armistice Agreement, this film takes a long look at the Korean War and its continuing impact on the world we live in today.

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Boris Vian: Rage, Sex, and Jazz 52'

Summer 1946. During a family holiday by the sea, Boris Vian wrote a fashionable noir novel full of sex, violence and rage in just two weeks. The novel "I spit on your Graves" still challenges and provokes readers to this day.

Snowfall: the Colors of winter 52' 90' 8K

While snow spontaneously evokes beauty and poetry in our collective minds, it is more crucial to our biodiversity than we might imagine. Today, snow is threatened by globlal warming. Will it continue to sprinkle our winters?

Art & Culture Nature

In the woods of Walden, With Henry David Thoreau 58’

Through harmonious dreamlike shots, this film offers a lyrical escape into nature and unveils the day-to-day of those who chose a simple living. Combining writers and academics viewpoints, we delve into Thoreau’s poetic and revolutionary mind.

Wuthering Heights: Love, Hate and Vengeance 52'

An immersion in the eerie and bewitching imaginary of the most inscrutable Brontë sister.

Human Stories Nature

Mongolia, Valley of the bears 90' 4K

A poetic portrait of a man trying to protect his territory's biodiversity.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

The world according to Kim Jong-un 52’ 70’

Portrait of the unpredictable North Korean leader, heir of a dynasty obsessed with nuclear weapons

The enigmatic Charlotte Rampling 52'

Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty.

Flyways: the untold journey of migratory shorebirds 52' 90' 4K

A bluechip project about the bird-loving experts who are fighting to understand, conserve and champion global shorebirds.

Keanu Reeves: Pop Messiah 52'

A dive into the most unique career Hollywood has ever seen.

Ukraine 1933: Seeds of hunger 52' 67'

Drawing on previously unpublished material, on cinematic Soviet films and insider perspectives, especially that of Welsh journalist and whistleblower Gareth Jones, this film finally reveals the shocking story of that devastating famine.

Tutankhamun The Untold Discovery 52' 70'

Through new research and 3D imagery, revisit the discovery of boy Pharaoh Tutankhamen and its continuing impact today, 100 years after.

Normandy: Land of Warriors 3x52' 4K

A unique insight into 3 centuries of heroes, battles, fortresses and strategy.

Women under Hitler’s flag 2x45' 90'

A chilling insight on the vital role German women played in the Nazi movement.

The Egypt code breakers 52' 90'

In 1822, Jean-François Champollion deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs, thus solving one of the greatest enigmas in the history of humanity. But behind this genuine victory also hides his unknown brother Jacques-Joseph. Through animated sequences, using their private correspondence and with the help of experts, this film will go back on this one in-a lifetime scientific and human quest to celebrate the bicentenary of the decoding of hieroglyphs.

Megastructure Science

Pic Du Midi, Mountain Mega Build 60'

140 years ago, a group of men embarked on a totally crazy gamble: to build a major scientific station at the top of a high mountain, the Pic du Midi. Today, it remains the largest high altitude structure in the world, inaccessible by road. A dive into the secrets of this construction and its impregnable structure, classified... secret-defense.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

Special forces: Doing War differently 52’

They are a handful of men. 4000 in total. All from the Army, the Air Force or the Navy. Far from the Rambo or the hyper-armed Robocops, they are rather rustic soldiers with a strong mental outlook. An immersion in the heart of the special forces through the years, in order to better understand its evolution, its contemporary functioning. Telling the story of the Special Forces means telling "the war in a different way".

Art & Culture SHORT CONTENT

Raï is not dead 6x17'30"

DJ Hadj Sameer, embarks us to discover the exceptional saga of raï music! Born at the end of WWII, in a hidden nightclub in Oran, Algeria, this music is now famous worldwide and it keeps reinventing itself.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics Nature

Dolphinariums, game over? 52'

Recently, several laws passed in Europe banning dolphinarium shows. After years of entertaining humans in exchange for rewards, what should we do with dolphins and orcas that have been conditioned in this way?

Lipstick: Make-up Power 52'

With archives, film excerpts, makeup tutorials and other TikTok videos, the film embarks on a spirited visualization of how lipstick has been used throughout the ages, revealing its multiple audacious ways and how it remains a major cultural and political icon today. A small piece of history with a cap on.

Saving Paris 52' 90'

An immersion into the biggest flood Paris could experience in a close future.

Wild Cats 2x52' 8K

Lions, cheetahs, caracals and servals. These four African cats are both emblematic and under threat. Faced with their decline, a number of initiatives have sprung up.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

The Dyatlov mystery 63'

In 1959, 9 hikers mysteriously disappeared in the Ural mountains. Their bodies were found weeks later with unexplained wounds. Exploring the recent and unprecedented work of two Swiss scientists on the case, this investigation unravels a new leading explanation to one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

Manufacturing Happiness 52' 90'

Books, apps, coaching sessions: Today, happiness is everywhere. But where does this relentless pressure to be positive come from? From the US to Denmark, the UK and Belgium, experts take us behind the scenes of a profitable market to explore the inner workings of the happiness factory.

Lady Squirrel 52' 4K

A dive into a century-old forest through the eyes of its nuts-eating tiny inhabitants.

Raccoons: Survival Warriors 52' 4K

While all over the world many species are under threat, raccoons are experiencing unprecedented expansion. Behind their innocent and cute look, hides an outstanding survivor’s temperament, capable of anything to feed and defend themselves. Omnivorous, curious, intelligent, and super- adaptable, raccoons turn out to be really good at overcoming every challenge they are confronted with. But how did they manage to survive in both the wild and urban environment? And how did they flourish so quickly throughout the world?

History Science

Vikings: The Lost Kingdom 52’ 90’ 4K

An unprecedented and suspenseful scientific tale recounting the saga of a legendary people: the Vikings.

Gaby, the woman behind Maison Chloé 52' 4K

70 years after its creation, the unprecedented portray of Gaby Aghion, the freethinking, independent spirit behind the French luxury fashion house Chloé.

Art & Culture History

Miss-represented: Italian woman through History 52'

From Miss Italia to Miss Ideal Saleswoman, this film retraces the turbulent history of female representation in the Italian media, as the international icon and Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has died in January 2023 at 95.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

Monaco: of princes and oceans 52'

From the Oceanographic Museum to the struggles of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, including those of his great- great-grandfather Prince Albert I, this film explores how Monaco’s commitment to protecting the ocean has been perpetuating for generations.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

A Call for Sustainable Change 6x52'

Beyond clichés and prejudices, this series takes us to three different destinations to meet a new rising generation determined to face the environmental and social challenges, and invent the world of tomorrow.

History Megastructure

Besieged fortresses, legendary battles - Season 2 4x52' 4K

This gripping series explores how fortresses redefined the art of warfare, thanks to CGI, dramatized scenes and key experts.

Wild corridors 4x43' 4K

An eye-opening journey that invites us to rethink our relationship with the Earth and the other living beings.

Wild dogs 2x52' 4K

A captivating look at the wild cousin of man's best friend.

Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer 90' 2x45'

Blending archives, testimonies and reenactments, this film looks into the life of the woman who paved the way for the heroic work of nurses today.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

The Amish Dilemma 52'

There are more than 300,000 living in the United States, all according to rules inherited from the 17th century. Today their way of life is under threat by the modern world. A rare immersion in one of the world's most closed communities.

Wild Empire 3x52' 4K

Shot in the inaccessible wildernesses of Central Asia, this blue-chip series follows the perilous existence of three rare species.

Human Stories Nature

Our Forests 5x52' 4K

A call to protect the world’s primary forests. For the 50th anniversary of the first Earth summit.

Emma & Eddie: A Working Couple 52' 90'

Emma and Eddie live two lives: one on the internet and one in real life. The webcam couple is out to save their marriage by starting their own adult web-studio in Eastern Europe.

History Science

Rebuilding Notre-Dame 3x52' 4K

They thought they knew it all. They discovered they knew nothing.

Deep Time: Utmost experience beyond time 52'

Living underground for 40 days without any notion of time: this is the challenge given by explorer Christian Clot to 7 men and 7 women, a world first. Immersed in one of the largest caves in Europe with these adventurers, this film tells the story of an unprecedented collective human and scientific experience.

The Normandy Bridge, a Colossal Construction 52'

Two kilometers-long, 214 meters-high and weighing some 20 000 tons, an indestructible giant spans the Seine: the Normandy bridge. This film takes us through every step of a spectacular construction site which defied the elements.

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Dragonflies: Ladies of the Air 52' 4K

She might seem fragile, yet she survived three mass extinctions! Delve into the busy life of the oldest insect living on Earth: the dragonfly. From hunting scenes to breeding sequences, passing by splendid aerial ballets, this film grasps the dragonfly’s day-to-day in fine details.

The Palace of Monaco: Hidden Treasures and Frescoes Uncovering 52'

In the Palace of Monaco, gigantic frescoes of the Renaissance have been discovered 5 centuries after their creation. Restoration and historical investigation will be at the heart of this film which will reveal a new page of Renaissance art.

Destination Moon: The New Space Age 52' 90' 4K

it has been 50 years since man has stepped on the moon. today, we are preparing to go back... but this time, to stay!

The Secret Forest of the Amur Tiger 52' 4K

An unprecedented dive into the kingdom of the Amur Tiger

Travel & Adventure

Travel & Adventure

Kerguelen, aux confins du monde 52'

Kerguelen, Crozet, Tromelin these French islands at the end of the world arouse dreams and fantasies. This documentary traces the exile of Emmanuel Lepage, author and cartoonist, who finally realizes his dream: to draw the unspeakable. Ten years after his first trip aboard the Marion Dufresne, he will be able to immerse himself in the most mythical of archipelagos: Kerguelen.

Diderot’s Religieuse: A time Bomb 52'

Diderot's La Religieuse is "a time bomb" published in 1796, 12 years after the author's death. If the ambiguous book created a controversy when it was published in post-revolutionary France, it became a real scandal in 1962 when it was adapted for the cinema. This sulfurous text made post-war conservative society tremble and three centuries later, the subversive power of Denis Diderot's novel has lost none of its force.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

MAYOTTE: THE ISLE OF YOUTH 52'

In 40 years, Mayotte’s population has quadrupled thus raising concerns about its birth rate. Benevolently yet truthfully, this film looks at the insidious effects of the island’s population growth.

Human Stories Nature

Sist'earth: Cultivating change 4x52'

Four captivating encounters with pioneer women who intend to defend and safeguard the living world.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

Veggie meat: Green Ideal VS Green Washing 52'

The new ethical claim that pushes to consume vegetables resounds today as a real necessity due to the climatic emergency and the rise of the environmental conscience. Thus, plant-based meat is surging onto the shelves of supermarkets. Is it realistic to consider vegetable meat as the perfect substitute for meat?

Art & Culture History

Neanderthal: The First Artist 52'

An unprecedented investigation that rewrites the genesis of the history of art – and that of humanity.

THE ESCAPE BALLOON 52’ 2x52’

The true story of the two families who crossed the Berlin Wall in a homemade hot-air balloon.

Automobile: The Roads of Success 3x52'

The frantic journey of the automobile industry, Is this race coming to an end?

Viking Women: The Untold Saga 52' 90'

What was the life of Viking women? Based on the most recent scientific discoveries, illustrated by spectacular images from Ubisoft’s latest creation, the film reveals a complex society, and offers a nuanced and precise portrait of the women of the frozen lands.

Hopper X Vermeer 52'

An unprecedented cross portrait between two giant painters

MICROBES: THE SALUTARY PROLIFERATION 52' 4K

A scientific investigation through the invisible world of microbes, to understand how vital they are to our organism

Lands of Mist 52'

Sophie Planque and Jérémy Vaugeois decided to leave by bike to experience the Baltic winter and to try to meet the people who keep these ancestral cultures alive. A singular animist heritage that nourishes a deep relationship with nature.

CARACAL, THE LONE CAT SOCIETY 52' 4K

The moving portrait of Duke, a resilient caracal from South Africa

History Science

NOTRE-DAME: WHAT LIES BENEATH 52' 4K

An exceptional scientific adventure revealing unexpected secrets and hidden treasures in the heart of Notre-Dame.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics Nature

Generation earth 4x52' 4K

Innovative actions, and limitless engagement: portrait of a young generation who tries to protect our planet.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

UKRAINE’S GRAIN: THE WAR OVER WHEAT 52'

How wheat has become a major geopolitical weapon

Iron Curtain: Life under Soviet Occupation 3x52'

How 85 million Europeans experienced the radical sovietization of eastern and central Europe

Terra Futura: Earth without Humans 52' 90'

an anticipation of our planet’s ecosystem’s fate in 10 million, 250 million and 1 billion years

Order of the Occult: Inside the Sect of the Solar Temple 4x52'

Blending unpublished archives, testimonies of survivors and former followers, this 4-part series offers an unprecedented dive into the mass suicide cult that shook the world 25 years ago.

The serpent: conversation with a criminal 90' 2x45'

The story behind the real-life criminal who inspired the Netflix show, told by "the serpent" himself.

Highway to hell: the story of a $100M failure 4x52'

The unbelievable story of an ordinary man, who became an international drug trafficker

In conversation with sharks 52' 4K

Specialist Steven Surina tries to decipher shark's language

Amazons: Women warriors 52' 90' 4K

A thrilling deep-time documentary to uncover the truth behind the myth of Amazons.

Travel & Adventure

Travel & Adventure

My feelings about mountain 52'

Former climbing champion and writer, Stéphanie Bodet loves the mountains with passion. To understand how alpinism and « mountainering » was born, she decided to explore the British mountains, at the source of this practice which was born in the middle of the 19th century. From one stage to the next and according to her encounters, she seeks to understand the evolution of our relationship with the mountain.

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics Science

Killing death: the hayflick limit 52' 90'

From human enhancement to post-humanism through cryogenics: can science defeat death?

Eiffel: Towers' war 52' 90' 4K

The story of a hard won victory of a visionary

The Mystery of the Giant Birds 52'

Recent discoveries help understanding the biology of the largest birds that ever existed... and to glimpse the possibility of bringing them back to life!

Real life of a Roman soldier 2x52' 90' 4K

Major discoveries take us back in time to explore the daily lives of roman legionaries, and discover the man behind the soldier.

A Justice of Terror 2x45' 90'

How were the law and justice perverted to serve Nazi ideology?

Chasing Dragons: The Forgotten Knight of the Round Table 52’ 90’ 4K

The incredible discovery of a medieval novel about the Arthurian Legend

History Science

Inside pyramids 6x52'

Revolutionary technology reveals the secrets within egypt’s unexplored pyramids

Genius plants 2x52' 4K

An engaging and visually stunning look at the surprisingly smart world of plants.

WWII: Operation Barbarossa 2x52'

A fresh look at one of the most devastating encounters of military history: WWII's battle for the eastern front

Investigation & Politics

Investigation & Politics

Inside Zuckerberg’s Meta-Brain 52' 90'

An in depth portrait of the emblematic yet enigmatic tech tycoon

De Niro: Hiding in the spotlight 52'

A fascinating look at the legendary Hollywood icon

History Science

Iznik, the Sunken enigma 52' 90' 4K

An unprecedented journey through time to unravel secrets and hidden treasures in the heart of notre-dame the mysteries of a vanished world

Cleopatra's secret tomb 4x52'

A dive into one of the greatest unsolved mysteries

Cleopatra: The Mystery of the Mummified Hand 52'

A strange mummified hand could be the last remain of cleopatra on earth

Selections

ZED FILMS THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF NOTRE-DAME

Thanks to exclusive access to the Notre Dame excavation site, the ZED teams filmed an unexpected discovery. The documentary Notre Dame: What lies beneath (52', 4K) directed by Florence Tran for ARTE - available in February 2024 - relates an exceptional and unprecedented scientific investigation.

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ZED IS AWARDED FOR ITS DOCUMENTARY "DESTINATION MOON: THE NEW SPACE AGE"

The documentary project Destination Moon: The New Space Age, produced by ZED and directed by Laurent Lichtenstein, is one of the winners of the Global Doc held during the 2022 WCSFP. This project stood out by offering a new perspective on the Artemis Spaceship program.

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ZED promotes its new acquisitions to Variety

During the Unifrance Rendez-vous in Biarritz, ZED exclusively presented some of its new projects, including three ambitious history documentaries now available for pre-sales as well as four series about environmental issues for the upcoming MIPCOM.

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ZED ADAPTS THE DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT ARTHURIAN NOVEL

ZED will adapt for television "Chasing Dragons: The Forgotten Knight of the Round Table" 90', a previously unknown medieval novel from the universe of the Arthurian legend, and that has just been reassembled at the end of a 10-year quest.

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