Autentic Distribution reveals 80-hour Mipcom slate of factual programming

Germany’s Autentic Distribution is to shop 80 hours of new factual content at next month’s Mipcom, with the slate spanning current affairs, historical, wildlife and science programming.

Mirjam Strasser

Current affairs content includes Still They Rise – Afghan Women Under the Taliban, a NZZ production about women pursuing education and work despite the regime’s restrictions, business doc Game Over: The Fall of Credit Suisse (Contrast Film), Surviving Globalism (Spiegel TV), and Cold War in Paradise – The Pacific Power Struggle (Berlin Producers).

Historical docs to be offered to buyers include Independence Dawn – The Forgotten Revolution (Go Button Media with Autentic Studios), which marks the 250^th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, war doc Between Hitler and Stalin: Europe’s Darkest Years (Vincent Productions), The Jungle Hospital – The Myth of Albert and Helene Schweitzer (SMP Signed Media), Archaeological Treasures of Nigeria (SMP Signed Media), Antonio Salieri: Mastermind of Music (Clever Content, Autentic Studios), and Police Women: The Fight for Equality (Zeitsprung Pictures).

In Lifestyle, Autentic will offer My Holy Car – An Obsession Made in Germany (Hoferichter & Jacobs), about Germany’s enduring love affair with the automobile.

Nature and wildlife content includes Penguin Baywatch (Terra Mater Studios & Saint Thomas Productions), Riddle in the Wind (Terra Mater Studios, Saint Thomas Productions), American Amazon (Terra Mater Studios, Grizzly Creek Films) Shells – Within a Sheltered Spiral (Terra Mater Studios, Rooted Media), Same Same – But Different (Terra Mater Studios, Getty Images), Oslo – The Wild Heart of Norway (Terra Mater Studios, Story Surge Films, Earthmedia Film) and Doñana – Spain’s Garden of Eden (Terra Mater Studios, Wanda Films, Wanda Visión, Ukbar Filmes).

The slate continues with Tattoos: Enigma of the South Pacific (UFA Documentary) Oman – Jewel of Arabia (Vincent Productions), Inside Pakistan (Vincent Productions), Wild Galápagos: Life on the Islands (doc.station), Uncovering Taiwan (Berlin Producers Media) Portugal’s Nature Parks II (Kinescope), Exploring Europe by Night Train (Molle & Korn, JYOTI Film) and Bear with Me (Agitprop, Autentic Studios).

Finally, science and technology docs comprise Electric Skies: The Mystery of Lightning (Autentic Studios, NHK), Mind Matters: Inside Your Brain’s Top 5 Secrets and Body Code: Unlocking the Top 5 Body Mysteries (Autentic Studios, ProducersRoom, Getty Images), Life and Love with AI (NZZ) and Climate Engineering – The Reality of Carbon Removal (NZZ)

Mirjam Strasser, head of sales and distribution, Autentic, said: “Our Fall/Winter line-up for Mipcom 2025 captures the diversity of today’s factual storytelling, from pressing global debates and new perspectives on history to intimate cultural portraits and powerful stories about the natural world.”