(Miami, USA – January 21, 2025) – Blue Ant Studios, a leading international production studio and rights business, has announced significant new distribution deals for its premium unscripted programming in Spain. In the run-up to Content Americas 2025, the studio has secured sales for several premium unscripted series with AMC Networks International Southern Europe and Warner Bros. Discovery Spain across its History, Factual Entertainment and Formats categories. The new sales underscore Blue Ant Studios’ expanding footprint in the Spanish market, driven by the growing demand for high-quality unscripted entertainment with Spanish-speaking audiences.
AMC Networks International Southern Europe has opted for a bundle of formats and factual content, including Seasons 1-3 of Best in Miniature (26×60′), a unique competition series showcasing the creativity of miniature artists; Seasons 1-4 of Race Against the Tide (40×60′), a thrilling sand sculpting competition; David Rocco’s Dolce Southeast Asia (13×30’), which explores the vibrant food cultures of Southeast Asia; and David Rocco’s Dolce Italia (Seasons 1-3, 39×30’ and Season 4, 13×30’ & 1×60’), a culinary journey through Italy’s regional flavors.
Rounding out the deals is a three-season order, by Warner Bros. Discovery Spain, of Mysteries from Above (30×60′), an exhilarating series exploring remote and hard-to-reach locations through aerial drone footage.
“We are thrilled to see such strong demand for our unscripted content in Spain and look forward to offering these premium titles to more buyers in LATAM at Content Americas this week,” says Maria Ibarra, VP, International Sales, U.S. Hispanic, LATAM and Iberia, Blue Ant Studios. “These sales truly reflect a growing appetite for premium, high-impact entertainment. Best in Miniature and Race Against the Tide have captivated global audiences with their focus on craftsmanship and outdoor audiences, while Mysteries from Above offers a fresh perspective on history and science. Meanwhile, David Rocco’s Dolce Southeast Asia has sparked interest with its exploration of vibrant food cultures across Southeast Asia, while David Rocco’s Dolce Vita remains a favorite for its celebration of Italy’s regional flavors, from Tuscany to the Amalfi Coast.”
Blue Ant Studios is an international production studio and rights business with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, Singapore, and Sydney. The company’s diverse production slate spans scripted comedy and drama, unscripted entertainment, formats, high-impact documentaries, live-action kids + family, and animation. The studio is anchored in original storytelling, with award-winning series that include Blown Away (Netflix), Canada’s Drag Race (Crave), the scripted teen comedy series, Davey and Jonesie’s Locker (Hulu and Prime Video), Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies (Peacock), Drink Masters (Netflix), Race Against the Tide (CBC), The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (Prime Video), 9/11 Kids (CBC), See No Evil (Investigation Discovery US), and the adult-animated series, Gary and His Demons (Prime Video, Amazon Freevee). The company’s recent feature-length documentary, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (Prime Video), was awarded the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award for Best Documentary in 2023. Blue Ant Studios’ distribution arm has a vast catalogue of over 7,000 hours of premium programming from the studio and third-party, top-tier producers around the world. Blue Ant Studios is a subsidiary of the global media company, Blue Ant Media. blueantmedia.com
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Best in Miniature (26×60′; HD)
Produced by Blue Ant Studios
Grab your rulers, this is Best in Miniature – the most epic miniature showdown where artists pour their hearts and souls into creating fantasy houses one tiny room at a time. This season, ten miniaturists from across Canada and beyond, will unleash their creative superpowers, crafting petite wonders, in 1/12 scale, as time ticks away. Each week the judges will decide whose delicate dreams have come to an end, who’s got what it takes to move forward and claim a prestigious residency and $10 000. The miniaturists better not get worked up over the minor details because if they survive the chopping block, they’ll score the ultimate prize.
Race Against the Tide (40×60’’; HD)
Produced by Blue Ant Studios
Race Against the Tide brings 10 world-class sand sculpting teams to the shores of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick to test their skills in the toughest outdoor art competition on the planet. They’ll dig, pound, carve and sculpt to create extraordinary works of art – entirely made from sand! But here, they must battle each other and Mother Nature. Each week, the artists will have just six hours to create their epic sand sculptures, before the highest tide in the world rips them back out to sea. Ultimately, only one team will reign supreme and walk away with the grand prize of $10,000.
Mysteries from Above Mysteries from Above (30×60′)
Produced by Blue Ant Studios
Mysteries from Above takes to the skies to offer Canadian audiences a chance to see the world from fresh and exhilarating perspectives. The series explores remote, hard-to-reach locations as drones explore strange geological occurrences, unique man-made structures, curious creatures and lost civilizations, revealing fascinating insights and never-before-seen footage to the viewers. Each episode follows four unique storylines from developed and isolated aerial vantage points, with in-depth analysis and narration from world leading experts including Dr. Karen Bellinger, Anthropologist and Historical Archaeologist; Dr. Cylita Guy, Ecologist and Data Scientist; Dr. Dan Riskin, Evolutionary Biologist; Anthony Morgan, Science Communicator; Dr. Jean Li, Archaeologist; George Kourounis, Explorer-in-Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society; and many more.
David Rocco’s Dolce Southeast Asia (13×30; HD)
Produced by Rockhead Entertainment
Travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, David learns traditional dishes and samples the street food he’s heard about from foodies all over the world. Seeing first-hand the unique cultures thriving in rural villages and the bustling cosmopolitan cities, David is inspired to share with the world the stories of the people he meets along the way.
David Rocco’s Dolce Vita (Seasons 1-3, 39×30’ and Season 4, 13×30’ & 1×60’)
Produced by Rockhead Entertainment
David Rocco’s Dolce Vita is the original Dolce Vita series, set in Italy, which includes four seasons, plus a one-hour Christmas special, and takes viewers along with David as he sets up residence in Florence and ventures out to different regions of the country. With Florence as his homebase, Rocco immerses himself into the Italian lifestyle, while cooking easy-to-learn recipes for family and friends and taking time to truly experience ‘la dolce vita’ – a sweet life indeed. The second and third seasons include special trips from David’s home in Florence to the Amalfi Coast, where he takes in the sights and sounds of the Mediterranean and to Sicily, which includes a visit to the famous Palermo markets as well as the surrounding countryside. In Season 4, David and his family move out of Florence into a centuries-old farmhouse in the Tuscan countryside where he immerses himself in the regional culture and creates dishes using great olive oil and simple, seasonal fresh ingredients sometimes picked from his own garden.