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Onza Distribution Takes Thibout Courtois Doc, Rolls Out ‘Young Addictions,’ ‘Real Madrid’ Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Sports docs is becoming a going concern for Spanish production-distribution house Onza.
A Mipcom 2022 market premiere, portraying the causes and consequences of non-substance addictions consumed by teenagers through their cell phones’ screens – social media, porn and online gaming – “Young Addictions” has closed new sales with Germany (ZDF), Belgium (RTBF), Slovenia (RTV Slovenija), (RTV) Portugal (CNN Portugal) and MENA (Al Jazeera). The three-episode 45-minute documentary series is produced by Onza and Alejandro G. Roemmers in collaboration with Capa, Producciones Imposibles and Methos Media. As doc series in general, and sports docs in particular, provide Spanish companies with some of their biggest national IPs, Onza Distribution has added to its lineup “Thibout Courtois: A Real Madrid Story,”a portrait of Real Madrid’s goalkeeper whose spectacular blocks help explain the Spanish club’s 2022 and 2024 UEFA Champions League wins.
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