"Wings & Waves"
Finite Films & TV has launched an unscripted division with a new original celebrity competition series, "Wings & Waves" (12.5’x16). The first series of the new water sports format will complete production in Italy this week and be released on the North Sails Kiteboarding YouTube channel on in July.
"Wings & Waves" is an original water sports competition series, featuring 6 celebrities participating in a series of kiteboarding and wing foiling competitions. Working with three world-class instructors, the celebrities go head-to-head to overcome a variety of competition milestones including body dragging, upwind riding and wing foil. The contestants compete in a final round to take home the winning prize, judged by two guest judges Francesca Maini and Matteo Dorotini who will determine the winner.
The series, which was filmed in Sardinia, features 1-2-1 interviews with each contestant throughout the competition, as well as insights into their background stories and daily lessons with their coaches on the water.
Finite Films & TV has confirmed the 6 celebrity contestants taking part in the first Italian series; activist and content creator Martina Ragozza, content creator Matteo Pelusi, silver Olympic medallist Giacomo Gentili, content creator Gianmarco Millo, presenter and content creator Samara Tramontana and model and content creator Gioele Arreghini. The contestants are coached by water sports experts Jett Bradshaw, Oswald Smith, and Fabian Muhmenthaler.
The series was funded by world renowned sportswear brand North Sails and Finite Films & TV retain production and distribution IP and format rights globally. The format is suitable for travelling to key kiteboarding locations all over the world, giving local partners the opportunity to showcase their appeal as a tourist destination through their natural features and water sport offerings, for novices and experts alike.
Amy Gardner is the creator and executive producer of "Wings & Waves" and founder of Finite Films & TV. She said: “'Wings & Waves' takes televised sports to a new level. In each episode, the contestants are pushed outside their comfort zone, supporting each other throughout this once in a lifetime adventure. We’re not only capturing the competition on the water, but the personal journeys and transformations that happen when you take on a challenge like this. The format itself works perfectly for myriad sporting locations all over the world and we can’t wait for it to take us on our own journey with other talent, partners and territories.”
“Wings & Waves” is the first format in Finite Films & TV’s unscripted division, made up of a growing slate of scripted and unscripted titles. On its scripted slate, Finite Films & TV is an executive producer on the feature "Brides" directed by Nadia Fall, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor ‘s debut feature "Dreamers", as well as titles currently in production in Ireland, Grant Gee’s "Everybody Digs Bills Evans" and Jim O’Hanlon’s "Rabbit Hayes."
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