Channel 4 Daytime commissions My Floating Home (w/t)
Category: News Release
29 June 2016
Channel 4’s Head of Daytime, David Sayer today announced the commission of a brand new 7x60 series from international indie Windfall Films, in co-production with Remedy Canada, a Vancouver-based production company.
Presented by Mark Evans, My Floating Home (w/t) follows couples and families who are taking the plunge in leaving land-locked suburbia in pursuit of the dream of owning and living in the ultimate waterside home. But, with traditional waterfront properties hard to come by and coming with a hefty price tag, these people are going it alone and commissioning their own waterborne homes.
Moored along riverbanks and marinas and boasting stunning views anchored in locations in the UK and across the world, sales of floating homes are booming. Each episode in this series follows families and couples as they build and furnish their own floating home, capturing the process and drama from start to finish.
The series highlights the unique architecture and interior design of aquatic homes, exploring all the key stages in each project – from the engineering challenges of building on water to the innovative eco-features inside and out.
Speaking on the commission, David Sayer said: ‘With the ever increasing popularity of these exceptional homes, this series is an interesting, entertaining and insightful look at the process, challenges and results of making the dream a reality, capturing all of the drama along the way’.
Carlo Massarella, Creative Director and executive producer for Windfall Films commented: “Breathing new life into the lifestyle genre, this series captures the characters, stories and journeys of a growing community who are shunning life on land to follow their dreams and build their own floating dream homes.”
Production information:
Commissioning Editor: David Sayer
Executive Producer: Carlo Massarellla for Windfall, Toby Dormer for Remedy Canada
Series Producer: Andrew Barron
Production Company: Windfall Films, Remedy Canada Productions
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Notes to Editors:
ABOUT WINDFALL FILMS
Over 25 years, Windfall Films has established an international reputation as a producer of innovative television programmes. Windfall has applied its distinctive style and meticulous standards to a range of genres, including science, social, and history documentaries, factually-based dramas and original format shows.
Windfall, shortlisted at the UK Broadcast Awards for Best Independent Production Company and second in Televisual's Top 100 production companies, was also named in the Realscreen Hot 100 in 2014.
The company has collected numerous awards for their programming, including BAFTAs for Inside Nature’s Giants and Murder Trial, an Emmy for DNA and Best Documentary prize for The Murder Trial at the recent Broadcast Awards.
Windfall is one of the leading producers of science and technology programmes in the UK. Highlights include: The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway and The Wonder of Dogs for BBC 2, Easter Eggs Live, Foxes Live: Wild in the City and Inside Nature's Giants for Channel 4; Animal Super Powers for NGCI; Strip The City and Last Shuttle: Our Journey for the Science Channel; Big, Bigger, Biggest and Monster Moves, for FIVE; Railroad Alaska for Destination America & Animal Planet.
ABOUT REMEDY CANADA PRODUCTIONS
Remedy Canada is an accomplished producer of unscripted programming, based in Vancouver, Canada. Launched by Toby Dormer in 2012, Remedy Canada also produces series such as First Dates for Slice Network and Cabin Truckers for Cottage Life network.
www.remedycan.com
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