The show Please do not send flowersHosted by Patrice L’Écuyer on Quebec television for 12 years, it is being adapted in France and Belgium.
The adaptation rights were actually sold to Paris studio WeMake Productions to offer tailored versions to French and Belgian audiences.
The agreement was announced by Cannes-based Amuz Distribution (formerly ComediHa! Distribution), where MIPCOM, the international television content market, opened on Monday.
Produced by Zone3 and broadcast on ICI Télé: Please do not send flowers to upset well-known personalities while their deaths are used as an excuse to have fun at their expense.
“Amuz Distribution is pleased to partner with Bouchra Réjani and her studio WeMake Productions for the adaptation rights to Prière de ne send de fleurs, a show that Quebec audiences have loved for many years. We can’t wait to see the Belgian and French versions!” said Alexandre Avon, vice president of international sales at Amuz Distribution, in a press release on Monday.
“We are excited to get our hands on Please Do Not Send Flowers to create our own version for France and Belgium. Alexandre Avon and Amuz Distribution are great partners and we are delighted that they present us with this hilarious format, whose proven formula will appeal to the public, we are convinced,” said Bouchra Réjani, founder and producer of WeMake.