Xumo & Euro Nets Land ‘Silverback’ Doc

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Xumo & Euro Nets Cling To ‘Silverback’ Streaming service Xumo and a trio of European public broadcasters – ORF in Austria, UR in Sweden, and YLE in Finland – have bought the upcoming feature doc Silverback from Off the Fence. The doc, about Congo’s critically endangered eastern lowland gorillas and from My Octopus Teacher producer OFT Studios, has been gaining traction since winning a trio of prizes at the Jackson Wild Natural History Filmmaking Festival last year. The 90-minute film debuts on the BBC in the UK and France Tèlèvisions on January 7 and 8, respectively. Featuristic Films and The...