ZED partners with independent Australian production company SAM Content (Sally Aitken & Aline Jacques) to develop an innovate and creative strategy of international co-productions. Projects on the slate notably include Atomic Paradise, a series about pop culture during the nuclear testing era in the Pacific, and Terra Futura, an anticipation of the Earth without humans, using breathtaking CGI.
For 10 years, a young medievalist traveled across Europe to reconstruct the mythical story of Segurant the Brown, the forgotten knight of the Arthurian legend. An incredible investigation to complete the most famous tale of medieval times – that of the Knights to the Round Table – now available on ARTE.
In 2021, explorer Christian Clot and 14 volunteers spent 40 days in a cave, deprived of space-time references and natural light. A human and scientific challenge told in 52 minutes on ARTE.
The trailer of Destination Moon: The New Space Age has been selected for the 2023 MIPCOM Picks. Directed by Laurent Lichtenstein and produced by ZED and ONE WAY FILMS, the documentary focuses on NASA’s Artemis program, which will mark the renewal of lunar exploration.
The documentary Amazon: Women Warriors, produced by ZED and directed by Alexandra Barbot has joined the vast library of global doc streaming service MagellanTV. Following recent scientific finds, this deep-time film uncovers the truth behind the myth of these horse-riding female fighters.
During Unifrance RDV in Biarritz, Head of Sales and Acquisitions Charlotte Tachet talked to Señal News about ZED’s ambitious upcoming projects and the company’s position on international marketplace, while taking stock of the current state of the documentary sector.
On July 28, 2023, ZED has become the owner of the French production company Point du Jour – Les Films du Balibari. From now on, ZED will take over all the producer’s documentaries in development and production, and will also ensure the distribution of its over 900-hour long catalog.
In July 2023, Clément Combes - previously Management Administrator - takes up his new position as ZED’s General Secretary & Director of the Digital Business Unit. From now on, he will support Management in the running of the company, as well as overseeing the digital department, created in autumn 2022 and currently boasting 12 YouTube channels.
In June 2023, ZED hired Zoé Turpin as new sales manager for France and Sub-Saharan Africa. Her arrival in the department headed by Charlotte Tachet was well publicized in the press and testifies to the company’s strong presence in international marketplace.
Head of Sales and Acquisitions Charlotte Tachet talked to Señal News about ZED’s new investigative and crime titles. Dealing with major geopolitical and social issues, and successful in international market, these launches include “Inside Zuckerberg’s Meta-Brain”, “Tibet VS. China”, “War Over Wheat” or “Highway to Hell” among many others.
Producer Gaëlle Guyader and Head of Sales & Acquisitions Charlotte Tachet tell Unifrance about the genesis, the backstage and the international journey of our film “Vikings: The Lost Kingdom”, directed by Alexis de Favitski, in coproduction with Mechanix Film.
For the fifth consecutive year, ZED is on the list of the world’s best documentary film production companies! Formerly GLOBAL 100, the ranking now expands to the top 200 nonfiction companies.
Directed by Vincent Amouroux and produced by ZED, the documentary series (3x52', 4K) was broadcast on the ARTE channel on Saturday 4th of March. The medias were seduced by this unique immersion in the heart of a titanic restoration project - available on arte.tv until the 2nd of May 2023.
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.
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.
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.
The documentary "Rivers Above the Canopy" won the prize for best scientific documentary at the silbersalz festival in 2022. A film by Pascal Cuissot produced by Valerie Abita.