Press Release: When ocean threaten cities

best audience of the year on France 5 - Science Grand Format, acclaimed internationally

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The documentary 1x90’ and 1x52’ directed by Laurence Thiriat and produced by Tangerine Production in co-production with Composite Films for France 5 - Science Grand Format was the best audience of the year for this slot. Broadcasted on November 10th, it gathered more than 1 million viewers.

 

Distributed by Terranoa, the film was pre-sold to Ushuaia TV (France) and EarthxTV in the USA. The film has also attracted some 15 international buyers: SRC Canada, RTBF, VRT (Belgium), SFDRS, RAI 3, RSI, TG4, Odisea, RTV Slovenia, TV Slovak, SRTV Romania, Ceska TV, TVP (Poland), EBS Korea.

 

This film examines the future of three coastal megacities, New York, Rotterdam and Singapore, which are exposed to rising sea levels and increasingly deadly storms. Engineers, architects, geographers and biologists implement hybrid solutions in a race against time.