Pig & Horse Productions partners with Time Out magazine on unscripted formats

Monaco and Finland-based film and TV production company Pig & Horse Productions is partnering with magazine brand Time Out to co-develop a slate of unscripted formats.

The collaboration, revealed on day one of Mipcom, is aimed at bringing new, globally scalable entertainment series to screens worldwide reflecting global urban culture and real-world experiences.

The pilot marks Time Out’s first foray into testing original, branded series production and creating original entertainment formats. It is in addition to and complementing Time Out’s existing digital channels – including website, newsletters, social media, video and podcasts.

The first project in development is a chef challenge format; a fast-paced culinary competition where two rising chefs face off inside Time Out Market, the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market, with locations across the globe.

Also in development is a street music talent show where singers, rappers, and performers audition in front of a live crowd in London for the chance to perform in a night showcase event alongside surprise guest stars.

Pig & Horse Productions, led by actress and filmmaker Salla Kozma will also collaborate with strategic partner and founder of UpToLevel Media, Anssi Rimpelä to develop the formats. Rimpelä has produced and directed formats in the Nordics for Fremantle, including Popstars, Idols, Got Talent, and The X Factor and has a long-term working partnership with Pig & Horse.

Pig & Horse Productions, which launched earlier this year, has continued to expand its slate of socially impactful documentaries and innovative non-scripted TV formats for global distribution, which includes the recently announced Europe’s K-Pop Odyssey. The unscripted slate includes the high-end doc Reflections of Gaugin which is currently in production.