Series distributed worldwide by Woodcut International London/Hampshire, Monday 7th July 2025 – Indie prodco Woodcut Media and distributor Woodcut International announce two brand new documentaries Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour and The Manhattan Project in Colour presold to Channel 4 (UK) and SBS (Australia). In further news, The Manhattan Project in Colour was also picked up by Mediawan (France) for its channel Toute L’Histoire, TV Catalunya, UR (Sweden), Viasat World, and Channel 8 (Israel). YLE (Finland) also acquired this title, as well […]

Documentary distributed worldwide by Abacus Media Rights and presented to buyers at the upcoming MIPTV market For immediate release:  London/Hampshire, Wednesday 13th March 2024 – Indie Woodcut Media is currently in production on a new true crime feature documentary The Murder of Sandra Rivett, for Prime Video in the UK and Ireland.  Distributor Abacus Media […]

London/Hampshire, Thursday 18th January 2024 – Indie Woodcut Media is currently in production on Titanic in Colour, a brand new 2 x 45’ documentary series that has presold to C4 (UK) and SBS (Australia). When the Titanic sank on the 15th April 1912, the news shook the world. The word ‘Titanic’ instantly became synonymous with disaster, not glamour, and the liner remained forever stuck […]

BBC Select (owned by BBC Studios) , Viasat World, SVT, Dox TV and more…. London/Hampshire, Wednesday 10th January 2024 – Indie distributor Woodcut International has finalised multiple sales with key international broadcasters who have snapped up numerous unscripted titles covering factual, history and true crime content. BBC Select, the BBC Studios owned and operated ad-free subscription service offering documentaries […]

Jason Tomkins also joins as Post Production Manager   For immediate release: London/Hampshire, Tuesday 5th December 2023 – Indie prodco Woodcut Media has promoted Matthew Gordon from Senior Executive Producer to the newly created role of Head of Contemporary Factual, effective immediately. In this new position, Matthew is tasked with developing and expanding the company’s factual output, and will continue to […]

WOODCUT EXPLORES SOME OF THE MOST PROLIFIC OFFENDERS IN WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS PRISONERS (AKA ‘WORLD’S MOST EVIL PRISONERS’ IN NORTH AMERICA) FOR CO-PRO PARTNERS CHANNEL 5 AND FILMRISE Woodcut International handling international sales and presenting to buyers at MIPCOM FilmRise to distribute as “World’s Most Evil Prisoners” in North America For immediate release: London/Hampshire,  Wednesday […]

Woodcut international handling worldwide sales For immediate release: London/Hampshire,  Wednesday 30th August 2023 – Indie prodco Woodcut Media uncovers some astonishing stories of female heroism and bravery in a special 3-part history documentary series World War II: Women on the Frontline. Currently in production, the new series has been pre-sold to Channel 4 in the UK, and SBS (Australia). World War II: Women […]

London/Hampshire,  Tuesday 1st August 2023 – Indie prodco Woodcut Media and distributor Woodcut International are delighted to announce Season Two of the factual entertainment series A Royal Guide To.., acquired by Channel 4 in the UK and scheduled to TX later this year. Produced by Woodcut Media and distributed worldwide by Woodcut International, the new season of A Royal Guide To… follows on from the success of […]

Series also pre-sold to BBC Select, SBS and further broadcasters  The series is produced by Woodcut Media who brokered the deal with Channel 4, and is distributed worldwide by Abacus Media Rights (AMR) who have already concluded the following presales with  streaming service BBC Select (USA & Canada) and broadcasters SBS (Australia), AMC Networks International […]

Indie ramps up factual entertainment production For immediate release: London/Hampshire, Monday 16th January 2023 – Indie prodco Woodcut Media has appointed Meriel Beale to the newly-created position of Senior Executive Producer, Factual Entertainment, as the prolific company bolsters its bourgeoning factual slate. Effective immediately, she will report directly to Woodcut’s CEO, Kate Beal and Head of Development, Jo Enyori.  As part […]

Koulla Anastasi, Managing Director Victoria Baderman, Head of Finance Nick Mavroidakis, Executive Producer For immediate release: London/Hampshire, Tuesday 6th December 2022 – Indie prodco Woodcut Media has promoted series producer Nick Mavroidakis to Executive Producer, effective January 2023. As Executive Producer, Nick will take the creative lead on a number of Woodcut’s most successful franchises. He will work with the team […]

Worldwide sales handled by Abacus Media Rights For immediate release: London/Hampshire, Tuesday 11th October 2022 – Woodcut Media and leading distributor Abacus Media Rights are delighted to announce the new feature length Amazon Exclusive documentary film The Murder of Meredith, ordered by Prime Video for the UK & Ireland and scheduled to premiere in November […]

For immediate release:  London/Hampshire, Wednesday 25th May 2022 – Distributor Woodcut International has inked sales in the US, SEA, UK Ireland and Australia for the factual doc special Fukushima: Nature in the Danger Zone. Produced by Paul Wooding (Woodcut West), Fukushima: Nature in the Danger Zone (1 x 60’) was sold to Discovery US, Discovery […]

London, 16th February 2022 – Rainmaker Content, the international distributor specialising in drama, factual and special event programming, today announced a co-production and finance agreement with leading indie Woodcut Media for Hitler: A Life in Pictures (4 x 60’) pre-bought by Channel 4 in the UK. Rainmaker Content has secured worldwide distribution rights (excluding UK) for the series […]

International sales handled by Abacus Media Rights    For immediate release:  London/Hampshire, Tuesday 8th February 2022 – Woodcut Media has been commissioned by Sky UK to produce the powerfully emotive true crime series Murdered at First Sight for Sky Crime.  The series is scheduled to TX on the channel in March.Murdered at First Sight (10 […]

Series Distributed Internationally by Woodcut International For immediate release: London/Hampshire, Wednesday 26th January 2022 – UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Woodcut Media’s A Royal Guide To, as the indie announces the brand new 6-part factual entertainment series which is scheduled to TX on the channel later this year. Currently in production, A Royal Guide […]

For immediate release: London/Hampshire – Tuesday 9th November 2021 – UK distributor Woodcut International has partnered with The Rob Knox Foundation to launch a powerful award-winning documentary about the tragic murder of Harry Potter actor Robert Knox – a film that highlights the horrors of knife crime in a bid to further crack down on […]