Berlin based Quintus Media has concluded several sales with content from independent factual specialist Maximus Film GmbH. Season three of the high-end factual series “The Most Dangerous Ways to School” (3x60’) has been acquired by Polish pubcaster Polsat Play, German media company High View Group for its travel and adventure documentary channel Planet TV and free-to-air broadcaster TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) for Hong Kong & Macau.
The company has also concluded a deal for the highly successful series with Poland’s documentary channel Spektrum for Seasons Two (5x60’) and Three and re-licensed the first two seasons to Iplanet Entertainment Inc. for South Korea.
Facing the most extreme conditions, the children in “The Most Dangerous Ways To School” must march, climb or swim their way to school. In doing so, they fear neither brutal cold nor dangerous terrain. Everyday routine meets the spectacular in this fascinating series, which captivates through a unique mixture of breath-taking scenery, enormous struggle and danger coupled with childlike curiosity, happiness and inquisitiveness.
They face wild animals, climb up mountainous paths; fight their way through icy wastelands or under the merciless sun of the desert. They persevere through all this with only one goal in sight: a better life. These children have the most spectacular and most dangerous ways to school in the world!
German media company High View Group has also acquired the fascinating documentary series “Planet School” (3 x 60’) produced by Maximus Film. The series takes viewers to the most extraordinary schools around the globe, visiting places where education is anything but boring. Planet School follows youngsters on an ordinary school day, peeking into their world - their microcosms from navigating around a school with 47,000 students, to showing what punishment is handed out from a Russian teacher for fooling around and a school without teachers.
Gerrit Kemming, Managing Director of Quintus Media said, “’The Most Dangerous Ways To School’ and ‘Planet School’ are both exceptional series’ which audiences will find captivating and thought-provoking. These sales demonstrate our commitment to offering high-quality programming to broadcasters and we are delighted that these compelling shows are a part of our expanding portfolio.”
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