South African documentaries get international audience

Cooked in Africa Cape-based team

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The deal covers:

• 5 seasons of the popular Cooked series (totalling 32 hours)
  
• Getaway to Africa ( a spinoff series) (13 x 30')
  
• Going Solo: Madagascar (6 x 24') which follows adventurer, Riaan Manser as he prepares to kayak around Madagascar alone
  
• Exploring the Vine (13 x 30') which follows three young South African winemakers tasting, making and drinking wine;
  
• Charly's Cake Angels (13 x 30') a series that provides viewers with a glimpse behind-the-scenes of Charly's candy-striped bakery in Cape Town;
  
• The Ride of the Peacemaker (6 x 50'), an equine adventure series which retraces the historical hoof prints of Dick King
  
• Fresh Living TV (13 x 30')

Cooked in Africa founder and executive producer Justin Bonello says, "We're in the business of original production and have always prided ourselves on our ability to transform fresh ideas into thought provoking entertainment for TV that has global appeal, high production value, great stories and social media legs. We're thrilled to be represented by a heavy weight global distributor such as this and have it represent all our back catalogue and future properties."

OTF head of acquisitions Georgina Eyre adds, "The company prides itself on distributing high-quality factual content with global appeal, so Cooked in Africa's programming makes the perfect addition to our catalogue. With a content sales team based in six offices around the world, we can support its distribution strategy across multiple territories and platforms to maximize opportunities and ensure the widest reach."