COMMISSIONING BRIEF 2016
Maisha Magic East is a General Entertainment Channel on DSTV Channel 158. The Channel targets middle class Kenyans aged between 18-45 years.
Maisha Magic East is seeking to commission a Kenyan adaptation of M-Net’s original format Our Perfect Wedding
Our Perfect Wedding is a format documenting the preparations of different couples as they attempt to pull off the perfect wedding with all the drama that typically ensues at weddings.
PLEASE FIND THE LINK TO THE FULL EPISODE AT https://youtu.be/FlX-_uqqoKs
The local adaptation will be authentic, light hearted, dramatic, easy viewing aimed at accurately capturing and bringing out the Kenyan wedding experience. The show should capture all the local nuances and be narrated in Kiswahili with voice overs on local languages.
Submission of proposals on email to [email protected] Please CC [email protected]
Delivery format: HD files for pilot episodes on hard drive or via WeTransfer. You can email a compressed version via WeTransfer to [email protected]
Technical and editorial standards required by Maisha Magic East will be set out in the production agreement.
Maisha Magic East will have the final editorial and creative control over all aspects of Commissioned Programming.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 15TH FEBRUARY, 2016
All submissions to be forwarded to our office address:
Local Productions Kenya
M-Net Offices ,2nd floor Local Productions Studios
Jamhuri Grounds off Ngong Rd,
Nairobi , Kenya.
Contact person: Erica Anyadike (Content Executive, Maisha Magic East)
Contact person: Margaret Mathore (Channel Head, Maisha Magic East)
Maisha Magic East is a General Entertainment Channel on DSTV Channel 158. The Channel targets middle class Kenyans aged between 18-45 years.
Maisha Magic East is seeking to commission a Kenyan adaptation of M-Net’s original format Our Perfect Wedding
Our Perfect Wedding is a format documenting the preparations of different couples as they attempt to pull off the perfect wedding with all the drama that typically ensues at weddings.
PLEASE FIND THE LINK TO THE FULL EPISODE AT https://youtu.be/FlX-_uqqoKs
The local adaptation will be authentic, light hearted, dramatic, easy viewing aimed at accurately capturing and bringing out the Kenyan wedding experience. The show should capture all the local nuances and be narrated in Kiswahili with voice overs on local languages.
- Proposal Requirements:
- Please submit a document that explains how you would treat/approach this format including how you would source subjects and what mechanisms and resources you have for following their stories up to the completion of the wedding itself. Please also include production timelines.
- Preliminary Budget
- Full names and bios of key Production crew
- Contractual Information (Full names of Company, Directors & Partners, Company Registration Certificate, VAT Registration Certificate and full physical address)
- Show-reel of previous content produced if available (please include dates and broadcasting station, and DVDs clearly marked).
- List of previous productions you have participated in and your role in those productions.
- Names of 3 previous clients as referees.
- The language of this format will be Kiswahili/Sheng but for the purposes of panel evaluation, please submit your script in English.
- Submission process
Submission of proposals on email to [email protected] Please CC [email protected]
Delivery format: HD files for pilot episodes on hard drive or via WeTransfer. You can email a compressed version via WeTransfer to [email protected]
Technical and editorial standards required by Maisha Magic East will be set out in the production agreement.
Maisha Magic East will have the final editorial and creative control over all aspects of Commissioned Programming.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 15TH FEBRUARY, 2016
- Evaluation/selection process
- Receipt of proposals will be acknowledged by email notification
- Proposals will then be evaluated by a panel of Judges selected by Director of Channel/Head of Channel and a shortlist of successful proposals achieved.
- Pitching sessions for shortlisted proposals.
- Selection and notification of winning proposal
All submissions to be forwarded to our office address:
Local Productions Kenya
M-Net Offices ,2nd floor Local Productions Studios
Jamhuri Grounds off Ngong Rd,
Nairobi , Kenya.
Contact person: Erica Anyadike (Content Executive, Maisha Magic East)
Contact person: Margaret Mathore (Channel Head, Maisha Magic East)