October [contents] MIPCOM2004THE BUSINESS OF FILM COMPANY PROFILES
4 MARVISTA CONTINUES MIPCOM BRIEFS (cont) TO SOLIDIFY BUSINESS ¥Millichip On Acquisition Trail MODEL BASE ¥ From The Northwest To Orgasmatron
5 REGENT PROACTIVE IN ¥ Animus Debuts At MIPCOM 2004 CHANGING INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE ¥ DVD Expansion Fuels Internal Growth ¥ Call To Comedic Filmmakers For 2005
6 DIARY ¥ Dinard Presidency Passes To Marius Mallet Mayer Of The Town ¥ New Scheme Encourages Multimedia Music Usage In UK Schools ¥ All3Media Launch Mobile Court
¥ Mannheim-Heidelberg The Showcase For ¥ Off The Fence Showcase The Equator Art House Films ¥ Where The Truth Lies Shooting In Canada
7 - 13 MIPCOM BRIEFS 14-15 FINANCE BRIEFS ¥ Gerhard Zeiler Honored At MIPCOM ¥ AXN Central Europe Reached 2 Million Subscriber Mark ¥ NBC Universal Makes International Debut ¥ Revenue Diversification Strategies @ MIPCOM ¥Connie Renews With Noggin Second Season ¥ DeAPlaneta Acquires 66% Stake In Planeta ¥ King Arthur Starts Production In Spain ¥ Bellevue Entertainment Acquires Scanbox With Management Group ¥Who Do You Trust? New Format Quiz Show ¥ Discovery Continues Education Expansion Unit ¥ Surviving The Unbelievable Terror ¥ The Private Film Of Paul Weller ¥ Granada Debuts The New Miss Marple
¥ Gnomes Raise Ecological Issues 16 LONDON BOX OFFICE MONITOR The chart offers a valuable perspective on the effective ¥ The Virtual Magician Is Alive And Well release patterns for both major and independent pictures. 17-38 MIPCOM 2004 PRODUCT GUIDE 10 BUSINESS CHART UPDATE The complete unabridged version of the MIPCOM 2004 Since 1982 it has tracked the fluctuation of the US Product Guide, comprising of over 1600 companies dollar against major currencies. For 2004 we have available programmes, is online at The Business Of Film’s introduced 9 new currencies and tracks the US Dollar website: www.thebusinessoffilm.com & click on Product Guides against the Euro since December 2002.
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The Business of Film is available by subscription only. The Business of Film is published 15 times per annum including daily during the Cannes Film Festival under license from Elspeth Tavares. Website: www.thebusinessoffilm.com. No portion of this publication, either on-line or printed, including text and graphics, shall be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Entire contents copyright © 2004 Elspeth Tavares. All Rights Reserved. [MIPCOM] Elspeth Tavares COMMENT2004Publisher & Editor in Chief MENTOR: A loyal adviser of Odysseus entrusted with the care and education of Telemachus, a wise and trusted counselor. CHAIR: a seat or office of authority. CARE: serious, attention, solicitude, caution. TRUST: belief in and reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety of a person or thing. EDUCATION: the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge and of developing the powers of reasoning and judgement. ince its inception in 1980, The Business of Film has embraced an and figures from the Wild West, was responsible for the Gary Cooper editorial policy that has striven to be objective, impartial, Award presented to Peter Fonda by Jeff Bridges. This superb sculptor Sinnovative, and forthright. We live in world where, all too often, created the original maquette in just 48 hours. Without exception, all the people are afraid of their positions, or afraid because of the positions of people The Business of Film come into contact with could not have put others, and the world revolves on an axis of afraid, afraid, afraid. more into making this event an extraordinary experience for all I count myself very fortunate not to be afraid of anything or anyone. I concerned. The celebrities who attended were genuinely thrilled to be at conceive that all humans are created equal and should have an equal an intimate and down-to-earth film festival. The film The Great Raid by voice in all matters. Montana native John Dahl is an exceptional example of movie direction. This publication’s goal has always been to be proactive, to go where When one finds such an incredible ‘happening,’ it’s always with some others are ‘afraid’ for whatever reason to go. So it was with sheer sadness that one needs to report on observations that were not in keeping delight that, following an invitation from councilman Bill Doyle (I) of with the ‘true spirit’ of the event. Virginia City Montana, I became interested in HatchFest and the t is my belief that the chair of any event is there to guide the flock. sentiments it propounded. Spurred by the brilliant logo, I was When one sits on the outside, its very easy to observe how people enthusiastic to attend and experience first hand the inaugural event. Iinteract. On three separate occasions, a decision a member of the I started out with some trepidation, never having been to Bozeman, flock made based on information they had received and acted upon was Montana before. The Wild West. overturned in the presence of the persons in question, with negative head olleagues spoke of rednecks, and I was completely convinced shaking by the ‘chair.’ It was embarrassing for the individuals. The that if I did not watch out I maybe should be writing my will. The reason for the persons in question to attend that function was to see first Cpower of ignorance is evident in every aspect of our lives. hand where the HatcH Labs would be held. I observed the ‘chair’ I arrived at Bozeman airport with Edythe Preet, fellow journalist and passing out invitations among a group of people who were chatting culinary expert, who was covering the event from a culinary standpoint. together, and completely ignoring and dis-acknowledging one of the Being vegetarian, I nearly took my packets of soup, convinced I would individuals. The action was blatantly rude and was remarked upon by see nothing but MEAT everywhere. Instead, I found PLONK a great the group. On yet another occasion, as a journalist was requesting an restaurant with a great menu, great décor, great paintings, great owners. interview with the ‘chair,’ I observed the ‘chair’ Ð not two feet away Ð I am alive and in one piece to tell you all what a wonderful place block the journalist and address instead the PR company. The interview Bozeman, Montana is. The people were charming, gracious, down-to- never happened. The action was insulting, rude, and very earth, solid people of the world. The town is a sophisticated little Hollywoodesque. Finally, on the awards night, which should have been enclave of goods and fashion, worthy of any shop in Paris, London or dedicated to the Student filmmakers, once again, I observed the ‘chair’ Rome. The locals could not have been sweeter. The children, whilst they spend 30 tedious minutes (with every other word being “I”) detailing the are familiar with Naïve American Indians, were shy and fascinated by my brown complexion. When I smiled, they just opened up and started start-up of the event. A very informative and well-designed book on chatting. It was truly a revelation for someone from England who has HatchFest contained all of the information that had already been told at traveled the globe and had heard how inhospitable the West of America the Opening Ceremony. can be. hese (too many) instances were a dark cloud on an event filled he next wonderful surprise was the HatchFest itself and the with sunshine and warmth. I comment on this because perhaps committee that was responsible for the event. Special mention Tpeople in the immediate circle of the ‘chair’ may be afraid to Tmust be made of Brian Skuletich, a caring, attentive, hard speak out and say: “You and the other founding members came together, working, young man, who did everything in has power, for not only The worked extremely hard, and put on a fantastic unique event. Everyone Business of Film, but everyone with whom he came into contact. The involved gave 150% and more. The town and volunteers extended energy and enthusiasm of Yarrow Kraner, Huntley Ritter, Jenni Saks, loyalty. That ‘spirit of trust of the moment’ was betrayed by the ‘chair’ Scott Billadeau was boundless. This group of individuals worked being the only individual present who behaved as if the event was extraordinarily hard, and tirelessly, to accomplish an outstanding first occurring in the ‘illusion factory that is Hollywood’ and not the down- event, despite unimportant small start-up flaws. to-earth town of Bozeman, Montana.” In those crucial four days, several In addition, the local townspeople exuded such joy and enthusiasm it dozen volunteers and eager young people were looking to the ‘chair’ for was truly electrifying. Moonlight Basin Ranch (see page 14) committed praise for an incredible job well done. It was not the occasion for self- to sponsor the event for three years, and many talented individuals and aggrandizement on anyone’s part. Whatever their role. If the intimacy, artists gave of their time and skills energized by the event’s concept. friendliness, accessibility of this event is not preserved, it very quickly David Lemon, a talented sculptor, who sculpts Native American Indians will become just another event. And THAT would be a crying shame.
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“Le Continental” - Palace des Moulins - MC 98000 MONACO Cedex Tel. (00) 377 97 97 87 40 - Fax (00) 377 97 70 58 90 COMPANY PROFILE MarVista Continues To Solidify Business Model Base together they produced and distributed the films Treehouse, Hostage, and Wild Grizzly. David Brockwell said: “We are pleased to be working with Michael once again and are confident that this new venture with MarVista will lead to a long-term relationship where together we will produce and distribute top-rated programs for children and teens around the world.” In another proactive business move, MarVista has formed an affiliation with Canadian production company Alberta Filmworks to provide a new, boutique distribution option for Canadian producers, offering them a CTF (Canadian Tele Film) approved distribution company. Fernando Szew Michael Jacobs IPCOM marks the first anniversary has recognized MarVista Entertainment’s four founding members David of MarVista Entertainment, the Brockwell, Joseph Szew, Fernando Szew, Michael Jacobs and company founded by Joseph Szew, childhood inactivity and M George Port Ð bring a wealth of experience to the company. Fernando Szew, Michael Jacobs and George obesity as a global concern Joseph Szew, President/CEO, started Whamo Entertainment Port, and underpinned by the library assets of in 1993 where he served as CFO until 1999 and then as CEO 3000 hours of television programming and CFO, building Whamo Entertainment into a leading including 45 animated feature films of Whamo Available at MIPCOM from MarVista with licensing company of direct-to-video animated specials. Szew Entertainment. The company headlines and appeal to international buyers is a broad slate of envisioned that Whamo’s foundation would afford expansion premieres the family feature Westender, which family-oriented entertainment, ranging from into new areas of the production and distribution business. A has already secured a December DVD through live action television series to new and original pioneer in the import of Spanish language programming for Warner Home Video in the US. “We are pleased TV movies and evergreen digitally re-mastered the US Hispanic market, Szew served as Treasurer and Vice to add Westender to our MIPCOM line-up,” classics. New MarVista product debuting at President for Argentina’s largest Jewish private day school for over 10 years and is currently an active member of the states Michael Jacobs. “The medieval fantasy MIPCOM includes: Surprise! It’s Edible, Incredible!, a 26 half-hour hyper cooking game Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Fernando genre is extremely popular amongst audiences Szew, Managing Director/CO, oversees all day-to-day worldwide, and this feature presents familiar show that moves to the beat of a DJ and gives 8 to 12 year-olds a taste for healthy living. The operations of the company. Prior to the formation of elements with an engaging story that will MarVista Entertainment, Szew served as Vice President of series debuted on CBC Canadian in August. entertain families across the globe.” Arnie Sales and Marketing at Whamo Entertainment. Joining Holland, President/CEO of Lightyear Jonathan Finkelstein, executive producer and Whamo in 1999 as a partner to replace one of the original Entertainment, added: “This movie is extremely president of Montreal based Apartment 11 founders, Szew formed strategic distribution alliances with well made and will appeal to everyone who Productions, said: “While the competitive companies such as Cambium Entertainment (Canada), loves fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and good aspect of the show keeps kids on the edge of Burbank Animation Studios (Australia), VICTORY Film action filmmaking, The cinematography is their seats, viewers get information about Production & Distribution (Germany), and VCI (UK). gorgeous, the music is extraordinarily strong, healthy eating - a timely issue considering that Michael Jacobs, President of Production and Distribution, prior to MarVista Entertainment served as Executive and this team of young actors will be heard the World Health Organization has recognized Producer and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales at from again, especially Blake Stadel, who is childhood inactivity and obesity as a global concern.” PorchLight Entertainment. While at PorchLight, Jacobs riveting as Asbrey.” launched a worldwide distribution organization and oversaw uilding on its strong business alloonatiks, for ages 5Ð11, also makes 11 employees. Under his leadership, Jacobs was responsible foundations over the past year, the its debut. “Balloonatiks is a superb for PorchLight’s acquisition of over 500 half-hours of Bcompany has concentrated on forging Baddition to our MIPCOM offerings,” television programming and more than 80 feature film and alliances to meet the requirements of producing said Michael Jacobs. “First class animation television movies for worldwide distribution. George Port is the quality programming needed to compete and entertaining adventures from award- Executive Vice President in charge of Business Affairs and internationally. Taking a fresh approach, winning writers combined with a memorable New Business Development. Previous to MarVista MarVista introduced a new business model for soundtrack are certain to ensure that Entertainment, Port co-founded Anchor Bay Entertainment working with established network producers Balloonatiks will be a hit.” “We are delighted (f/k/a Video Treasures Inc.) in 1985 as a publisher and distributor of home video programming which became the whereby those producers benefit from a more to have concluded an agreement with largest independent video label in the United States. In 1989, MarVista Entertainment to offer Balloonatiks financially attractive package. The first Port and his original partners sold Anchor Bay to Handleman to buyers at this year’s MIPCOM,” said Tony partnership with Brookwell McNamara has Company (NYSE) and Port remained as President. In 1998 resulted in a substanial development deal with a Diioia, executive producer and creator of the and for a three year period, Port headed up Anchor Bay’s major US cable network; three series are Balloonatiks characters. “Producer Walt international expansion as Managing Director of Anchor Bay currently in development. BME and MarVista Kubiak and his team at Krislin Studios have International, Ltd. based in London. Headquartered in Los both serve as producers, with MarVista developed a rich 3D effect to the CGI Angeles, MarVista maintains a European distribution office handling the worldwide distribution. Michael animation bringing a feature quality look to in Barcelona, Spain, and a production office in Boston, Jacobs previously worked with BME and the series.” Massachusetts.
4 The Business of Film MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 COMPANY PROFILE Regent Proactive In Changing International Marketplace working in the marketplace and decided to hone Christmas. “We continue to refine our our expertise in three genres: family and production infrastructure which allows us to disaster themes to fill the late afternoon slots, shoot movies back-to-back in Canada, New and female thrillers, product with a strong Zealand, and the Grand Turks,” said George. female lead, for post prime time.” “Maximizing our production cost ratio to add Regent has enjoyed long-term output deals with enhanced production values, we are one of the a number of key broadcasters, including first independent companies to work with the Telecinco in Spain, TF1 in France, and M6 in incentives being offered in Hawaii.” France, plus key alliances with Prosieben and he flow of films has solidified Regent’s Vox in Germany, and BSkyB in the UK. George product position as a supplier to the continued: “Working closely with a number of Tmarket, and provides an annual flow of clients we have identified broadcasters’ similar product to meet the needs of the company’s needs and realized that we are in a strong partners and broadcasters around the world. position with our ongoing production schedule Output deal partners Telecinco in Spain, TF1 to supply high quality programming at a in France and Lifetime in the U.S., as well as reasonable cost to address those crucial times, distributors in Greece, Turkey, Russia, Gene George, President, Regent Entertainment late afternoon and post prime time, that clients Hungary, Mexico, and Thailand have already egent Entertainment President, Gene worldwide need to fill with suitable quality secured the thriller Found. Starring Joanna George, attends MIPCOM with new product. The reality in today’s marketplace is Cassidy, Greg Evigan, and Victor Browne, the Rproduct from a defined strategy by that the prime time slots are not only filled up film tells the story of a private investigator which recent internal financial structure has by the major studios’ theatrical type product who returns a young woman to her wealthy afforded the company the wherewithal to and series but also by local programming, mother sixteen years after the girl was produce 12-15 films per annum in targeted especially reality shows. Frankly, rather than kidnapped. In post production from the thriller categories, plus acquire another 2-3 bringing compete with that, we have taken the time to range is Snowman’s Pass, starring Nicole the slate to 18-20 titles for international travel even more extensively and sit down with Eggert and Marc Singer, and from the disaster distribution. Regent continues to base its the broadcasters to tailor and produce product genre is Faultline, which has been sold pre- future production output on specific niche they can program easily.” MIPCOM in Spain, France, Greece, Turkey, product genres for international buyers. Regent headlines four brand new films at Russia, Hungary, Mexico, and Thailand. Also “The marketplace continues to change,” says MIPCOM: Found and Snowman’s Pass, both in post production, in the family genre is A George. “We at Regent took a long hard look at acquired in the US by Lifetime; Faultline; and Very Cool Christmas, starring George how the independents and their product are in time for holiday programming, AVery Cool Hamilton and Donna Mills.
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MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 The Business of Film 5 MIPCOM 2004 New Scheme Encourages Multimedia
DIARY Music Usage In UK Schools Anew deal signed by The London problems of teaching music to available to schools. Andrew important for the budding Grid For Learning on behalf of children because music rights are Sunnucks, Creative Director of Spielbergs in our schools; it also The Regional Broadband complicated to clear and Audio Network, explains: helps them to use their Consortium Group (RBC) and expensive. Under the deal, 66 of “Without John Williams’s imaginations and think award-winning film and television Audio Network’s CDs are cleared threatening low strings, Jaws conceptually. Using music is one music company Audio Network for all educational use. If the would have looked like a big fish of the fundamental skills of the Plc gives all English Broadband student then wants to clear swimming about on a sunny day, Director’s trade and has to be schools access to music for use in something for commercial use or Hitchcock’s Psycho murder would learned. If we are encouraging their film and multi-media broadcast, there is a nominal legal look like someone slipping in the these skills by making our music projects. Using the online system clearance fee. The comprehensive shower, and without Ennio available for schools, there will be developed by the London Grid For new catalogue of high quality Morricone’s fabulous whistling in big benefits for the creative Learning and based on Audio music and sound effects was The Good, The Bad and The Ugly industries in the future.” Audio Network’s site at originally created by the we’d probably think Clint was a Network is a new example of the www.audiolicense.net, music can composers and producers from man who just couldn’t think of music and sound library. be found via a search word or Audio Network who have to solve anything to say.” Sunnucks Uniquely, it can allow production selected by style, instrumentation, the problems faced by film and continued: “Encouraging students companies unlimited access to its mood, composer, key, or tempo. television production companies. to use sound and music in multi- entire catalogue for a small The new deal will alleviate the This same facility is being made media projects is not only subscription fee. Mannheim-Heidelberg The Showcase For Art House Films The 53rd International audience but that they attract a Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg large professional audience, takes place 18-27 November media as well as producers and 2004. The festival specifically buyers.” promotes the discovery of young The Mannheim-Heidelberg selection new directors beginning their process centers purely on what the careers who have made a name for selection committee considers themselves in their own countries outstanding new arthouse films by but are not yet known newcomer-directors. internationally. The festival prides Each year the festival tries to itself on presenting a selection present some 40 new feature films strictly “reserved to quality - (mainly fiction - 75%) but without compromises.” The films including cinematographically are bona-fide premieres, as the interesting documentaries and event does not screen films that short films in the International have already been seen at other Competition and International big festivals such as Cannes, Discoveries programs. Since 2000, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, or any eight films that were featured in other German festival. Daniela the Festival overall program have Koetz, festival program manager found distribution in Germany: explains: “Our program is very Ice Lemonade for Hong Li different from other festivals in (2000: Germany); Hukkle (2002: Germany that only re-screen films Hungary); Fiasko (2000: Iceland); from Cannes or Venice. Baby (2003: Denmark); Gone Mannheim-Heidelberg is a (2003: Germany); Storytellers festival of premieres with a highly (2003: Brazil); When The Right selective program. Thus the One Comes Along (2003: quality of the films is very high. Germany); and Miffo (2003: Directors who offer us their films Sweden). know that they are not only For further details go to introduced to a broad public www.mannheim-filmfestival.com.
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-6 The Business of Film MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 BRIEFS currently , and the 2020 MIPCOM 2004 MIPCOM broadcasting in the US. Neptuno Films handles the distribution of Alliance the series in Europe, and America and the Atlantis in North rest of the world. Noggin, the commercial-free, educational network for preschoolers, airs daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (ET), and currently reaches 42 million households via cable, digital cable, and satellite. animated sitcom name and describe things being observed. Neptuno Films is a prolific producer of animation in The studio is responsible Europe. for creating among others: The The Ugly Duckling, Gravediggers Squad Canal+ founder André Rousselet, Canal+ founder Viacom Turner, CNN Ted founder Redstone, MTV Chairman Sumner Tom and CEO Networks Chairman and Peter Chernin, Freston, of News President and COO and Corporation and Chairman RTL The Fox Group. CEO of leading Group is one of Europe’s with commercial broadcasters, channels interests in 26 television in nine and 24 radio stations production countries, and content RTL throughout the world. arm, content production Group’s one of the FremantleMedia is producers international largest outside the US, producing more than 260 programs in over 39 countries. Reed MIDEM is a of professional, leading organiser international tradeshows. Reed MIDEM is a division of Reed Exhibitions, the world leader in the of some 430 public organisation exhibitions and professional tradeshows. The Business of Film 7 Connie The Cow Connie , created and features 130 x 7’ stories Connie Renews With Connie Renews Noggin Second Season Noggin Second Connie the Cow Viciana, directed by Josep debuted a second season of its half-hour animated series on Noggin, the commercial-free, educational network for preschoolers owned by Nickelodeon. Produced by Neptuno Films in Spain, the Cow and 40 x 2:30’ interactive games The series designed by educators. helps preschoolers discover interesting facts about nature and the world of animals and plants. The games incorporate a science curriculum that develops visual discrimination skills and interaction. Connie helps increase kids’ on detail, and ability to focus teams are being honored at being honored teams are leading the world’s MIPCOM, Amarket.” television former of and student journalist Zeiler and sociology, psychology (1979-1983) was press spokesman Minister of Austrian for the and press Art Education and for spokesman (1983-1986) Fred Dr. Austrian Chancellors Vranitzky, Franz Sinowatz and Dr. arena before leaving the political of the to become General Secretary ORF, Austrian public broadcaster until 1990. a position he held he was During the 1990s successively: CEO of Munich- 5 (1991-1992), RTLTele based 2 (1992-1994), ORF (1994-1998), and RTL (1998- Television present). The MIPCOM was Award Year Personality of the created in 1989 to pay tribute to exceptional careers and contributions to the international Previous television industry. recipients of the award include ), as Law . Nightly Battlestar . and Last Comic , starring Tony , starring Dirty Work Monk ; and Saved By the Bell and Dateline franchise; and Outback Jack; Celebrity , an edgy re-imagining of , from executive producer verage Joe elevision since November 1998. elevision since November expansion of the European Union expansion award This year’s membership. Gerhard Zeiler’s recognizes personal career and outstanding to the entire RTL pays tribute Group.” Executive Appointed Chief of RTLOfficer Group in March CEO of RTL 2003, Zeiler has been T RTLUnder his leadership, Group _ 4,362 increased revenue from and also million to _ 4,452 million EBITA significantly increased to _ 487 from _ 424 million deploying million in 2003 by diversification and stringent cost control. Zeiler also sits on the Board of RTL French Group’s television channel M6. Gerhard Zeiler commented: “It is a pleasure to accept this award both on behalf of RTLThese Group and myself. are exciting and challenging times and I’m for the television industry, particularly happy that RTL international management Group’s The new combined company also presents returning series, including the Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning Shalhoub; Poker Showdown; Meet My Folks; A Standing Peter Engel ( well as NBC News programming including News with Tom Brokaw Tom News with Television NBC Universal Distribution, a division of NBC Universal, is responsible for the global distribution of NBC Universal product of current and library film and television product free, and basic markets, in the pay, as well as the domestic syndication of first-run syndicated TV programs and theatrical and TV movie packages to all forms of television throughout the world. the 1978 television series. New documentary programming includes the Emmy-nominated Born Rich Dick Wolf’s Emmy-winning Dick Wolf’s & Order Galactica , An , the : Queer Bridget , from the , starring , based on
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International Debut NBC Universal Makes NBC Universal MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 MIPCOM OCTOBER Newly formed NBC Universal International Television Distribution debuts at MIPCOM with the combined strength of both companies evident in a stellar slate of programming available to international buyers. Offerings include high profile feature films such as which enjoyed an opening weekend of $53.5 million U.S. box office dollars; the upcoming The Edge of Reason Jones: follow-up to Thunderbirds British Television series of the Television British 1960s; and Reed MIDEM honors RTL Reed MIDEM honors Officer, Chief Executive Group’s with the MIPCOM Gerhard Zeiler, Award. Year Personality of the Paul Zilk, Reed MIDEM Chief are says, “We Executive Officer, delighted to honor Gerhard Zeiler, an experienced program and business man, who leads a European media group with truly international interests, particularly in a year that has seen the Kirsten Dunst. In addition, NBC Television Universal International motion picture Distribution’s a strong line of new division offers network dramas, network comedies, as well as non-scripted series, formats, news, sports and documentaries including Eye for the Straight Girl creators The Office Straight Guy; American Workplace the British hit; by Jury, MIPCOM 2004 King Arthur Starts Who Do You Trust? Production In Spain New Format Quiz Show
BRIEFS Production is underway on the co- Children’s Drama and Animation 12 Yard Productions, the UK you know. Five contestants must production animation series King at Zenith Entertainment. based format creator and producer answer four questions correctly to Arthur’s Disasters (13 half Roberto Mitrani, Director of established three years ago by the win a share of the prize fund. If hours) for transmission on CiTV International Business at Neptuno team behind Weakest Link and they don’t know the answer in April 2005. Estelle Hughes at Films, said: “We immediately Dog Eat Dog, have available at themselves, they must try to beg, CiTV acquired the project at first loved this series. There is not MIPCOM a new quiz show Beg borrow or steal the correct answers script stage commenting: “King enough really well written comedy Steal or Borrow. Mike Beale, from their competitors. The 12 Arthur’s Disasters was an easy around and this is an opportunity Deputy Managing Director of 12 Yard Production team develops decision for a CiTV animation to bring to the market an exciting Yard Productions, commented: innovative entertainment and commission. It’s exceptionally series with global appeal. We are “The launch of Beg Steal or reality formats including: In It To funny, appeals to children’s sense delighted to sign this deal with Borrow promises to make for an Win It, a Eggheads, the critically of the absurd, and the comic Zenith and are already enjoying exciting MIPCOM for 12 Yard acclaimed and International underdog has a unique yet working together on this project.” Productions. It is a great format, Emmy winning Without traditional design and appeal.” Zenith will deficit finance and which has all the elements of a Prejudice?, and the Rose D’or Based on an original idea by Paul retain distribution rights winning quiz show but with a winner Men Are Better Than Parkes and Will Ashurst, Zenith worldwide with the exception of contemporary twist.” The new Women? The company’s formats Entertainment (UK) and Neptuno Spanish and Brazilian speaking quiz show, Beg Steal or Borrow, is are currently seen in more than 15 Films (Barcelona) have co- territories, which are retained by based on who you know, not what territories worldwide. financed the series, and are also Neptuno. Cake Entertainment Ltd major investors in the project. is the distributor in select key “Shrek meets Python in this fast- territories on behalf of Zenith. paced comedy that will make even To promote the series during the most seasoned programmer MIPCOM, Junior Zenith and laugh out loud. Princess Guinevere Neptuno gave away an iPod a day willing, we will have the first to anyone spotted wearing their episode to screen in early next special King Arthur’s badge after year,” says Julian Scott, Head of dark. Surviving The Unbelievable Terror Documentaries are fast becoming a Surviving the Terror is the story of hot new genre of programming in Avi and Izak, two Israeli bus drivers both the world of feature films and Ð both victims of terrorist attacks. TV specials. German United Avi survived one of the deadliest Distributor unveils two new attacks in Israel. On March 11, documentaries at MIPCOM. 1978, eleven Al Fatah guerrillas Muti Murders - Ritual Killings is hijacked two buses - one of them an in-depth documentary linking driven by the 31-year-old Avi - traditional African Religion/ whose passengers, including many Medicine. Muti is the Zulu word for children, were on a day-trip to the medicine, and the so-called Muti north. When the bus approached a Murders are the act of killing to blockade set up by the police at an obtain body parts for supposedly entrance to Tel Aviv, a shootout took potent traditional cures. The place. The massacre left 35 innocent documentary follows Scotland people dead and 100 injured. Izak Yard’s Muti Murders special had been been a bus driver for 30 inspectors. Their investigation takes years in Jerusalem. On May 18, them to South Africa to meet with 2003, a terrorist dressed as an their highly specialized colleagues Orthodox Jew got on his bus, paid where they follow several leads that the fare, and detonated his explosive take them to professional sorcerers, belt at the busy French Hill medicine men, and victims’ Junction. Seven Israelis were killed families. and 20 were wounded.
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8The Business of Film MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 MIPCOM 2004 BRIEFS Granada Debuts The New Miss Marple role of Agatha Christie’s shrewd ITC, and Romulus libraries, and and inquisitive Miss Jane Marple Granada and Carlton TV Movies. in the new murder mysteries. Also The factual entertainment series debuting are a number of brand Monster Garage was picked up new live-action series for children, by AB Sat (France), Channel 4 one of which is Barking, a comedy (UK & Eire), Ananey (Israel), drama combining live-action and Kanal 5 (Sweden), Canal Z state-of-the-art puppetry, centered (Canada), Prime TV (New on the friendship between an 11 Zealand), Discovery (UK & Eire), year-old girl and her extraordinary TV Danmark (Denmark), TVN talking dog. Turbo (Poland), and Discovery In the months leading up to International (Pacific Rim, Japan, MIPCOM, the company led by Latin America, Asia). Series two Miss Marple, starring Geraldine McEwan Nadine Nohr had a slew of has already been acquired by Granada International, a division school audience. The Island Of programming sales including its Kanal 5, Canal Z, Prime TV, TV of ITV plc, the new integrated Inis Cool is set on an isolated first-ever package deal in the Danmark, TVN Turbo, and company resulting from the unknown island off the coast of territory of Albania of more than Discovery International. The first merger of Granada International Ireland. Inis Cool represents a one hundred titles to Viziontrade series of Monster House has been and Carlton International, attends cultural fault-line where time for free terrestrial network sold to Discovery (India), SBS MIPCOM with a roster of doesn’t stand still so much as distribution. The deal covered a (Holland), TV Denmark diversified programming for the loiter a bit. New Drama sees the wide range of programming (Denmark), and Discovery (UK & international marketplace. For launch of four crime dramas including titles such as The Eire). With Korean viewers animation buyers, Funky Valley, starring the brand new Miss Forsythe Saga, Island at War, becoming more open to British a Honeycomb Animation Marple. Celebrated actress and Fallen, plus An Audience programming, Granada Production for FIVE, is an Geraldine McEwan (The with Diana Ross, The Spice International sold more than 35 animated collection of funny, Magdalene Sisters, Oranges Are Girls, and Kylie Minogue, as well hours of programming to South simple fables aimed at the pre- Not The Only Fruit) takes on the as feature films from the Rank, Korean cable operator Joongang. Gnomes Raise The Virtual Magician Ecological Issues Is Alive & Well Gordon The Garden Gnome, producer of award-winning, CDC United Network unveils at Emmy award-winning company produced by independent animated series, specials, and MIPCOM three new series Global Vision include: the one- animation house Collingwood television features. In 2001 and available to international buyers: hour specials, Counting on O’Hare Entertainment, has 2002, Collingwood O’Hare The Virtual Magician with Democracy and The Hole In The been acquired by Southern Star won the BAFTA Award for Best illusionist Marco Tempest, and Wall; Falun Gong’s Challenge International for international Pre-School Animation for two lifestyle series, Alive & Well To China, an insider report on a distribution. “With its garden Animal Stories and Eddy & and Wai Lana Yoga. spiritual practice that has become setting and gentle covering of The Bear. Catherine Payne, Marco Tempest The Virtual the target of political crackdown ecological issues, in addition to Chief Executive of Southern Magician takes the audience on a by the Chinese government; and its warm humor, we are Star International, said: journey through his virtual archive Nkosi: A Voice of Africa’s Aids confident that Gordon The “Southern Star International is of legends and mysteries, then into Orphans, a moving tribute to the Garden Gnome will hit the extremely excited to have the real world. Good Life Network life and work of Nkosi Johnson - right note with both children secured international (US) broadcasts Alive & Well, a one of the world’s youngest AIDS and parents worldwide. We are distribution rights to such a magazine-style show hosted by advocates. pleased to be working with rich, imaginative and totally Michelle Harris and devoted to CDC United Network has offices Southern Star International and engaging pre-school property.” showing viewers how to get the in Brussels and New York. The delighted for the enthusiasm Currently in production, most out of life. Airing weekly on company controls a catalogue that that the team there has shown Southern Star Sales will launch PBS US, Wai Lana Yoga includes productions from ZDF towards our new programme Gordon The Garden Gnome introduces viewers to the most Enterprises, Sesame Workshop, and their faith in its the series at MIPTV 2005. A famous asanas (yoga movements). Lakeshore, Lion’s Gate, Capitol international potential,” says sneak-preview is available to Presented by yoga teacher Wai Films, and Keystone, for a variety Christopher O’Hare, Managing buyers for viewing during Lana, it is shot on location from of territories. Since 2000 CDC Director of Collingwood MIPCOM. the coastlines of Hawaii and have extended their distribution O’Hare Entertainment Ltd. Southern Star is an integrated California. network with a catalogue of more Established in 1988 by Tony film and television production Other new programs available than 900 hours of diversified Collingwood (Writer/Director) and distribution group, a from CDC and the library of factual programming. and Christopher O’Hare division of Southern Cross (Producer), Collingwood Broadcasting (Australia) O’Hare Entertainment has Limited, and a publicly listed Complete unabridged version of The Business Of Film earned an international Company on the Australian Product Guide 1600 titles @ www.thebusinessoffilm.com reputation as a creator and Stock Exchange.
MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 The Business of Film 9 THE BUSINESS CHART FINANCIAL UPDATE Monitor
TRACKING THE FLUCTUATION OF THE US DOLLAR AGAINST KEY CURRENCIES Taking a base of $10,000, the figures below show the average rate for each of the currencies against the US dollar during each of the years listed, the value of the currency on 15 September 2004 and the percentage change in rate since The Business of Film update on 26 April 2004. The graphic chart shows US$ to Euro.
Source: Thomson Financial Datastream
Pound Japanese Australian Sterling Yen Dollar Since 1982, The Business Of Film has tracked the Pound 1982 5,732 2,489,000 09,920 1990 5,711 1,494,000 12,090 Sterling, French Franc, German Marc, Italian Lire, Spanish 2001 6,919 1,113,200 18,310 Peseta, Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar. The chart to the 2002 6,462 1,241,600 18,075 left shows the value of the dollar against the 3 key currencies 2003 6,348 1,198,700 16,736 which are not part of the EEC (The Euro). The chart below shows 9 new currencies we have introduced based on requests 21 Oct 2003 5,971 1,096,500 14,282 from our subscribers. On-line at www.thebusinessoffilm.com we will continue to track the European currencies until they 1.2,880 9 Feb 2004 5,375 1,05,735 expire. Next issue we will be introducing more currencies based on what our readership has told us it needs. 26 Apr 2004 5,596 1,085,650 1,362
15 Sep 2004 5,630 1,102,150 1,438
% Update 3.80 % -0.46% 3.18% Danish Swiss Swedish Chilean Mexican Brazilian S. Korea Thai Indian Krone Franc Krona Peso Peso Real Won Baht Rupee
26 Apr 2004 5,8770 1,2377 7,189 587,65 11,098 2,932 1,166,25 39,020 45,200
15 Sep 2004 6,021 1,240 7,473 615,45 11,537 2,901 1,162,45 41,315 45,785
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MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 The Business of Film 10 MIPCOM 2004 BRIEFS Millichip On From The Northwest Acquisition Trail To Orgasmatron finance, Millichip leads a team of three acquisition executives and reports directly to Matthew Frank, Managing Director, RDF International (RDFI). Matthew Frank, MD RDFI, said: “We are delighted to have found someone of Jane’s caliber for this pivotal position. She is a person producers know and trust and she Aileen - Life And Death Of A Serial Killer will be a great asset to moving us forward.” RDFI is the programme Adiverse selection of factual stimulation of the central nervous and format distribution arm of programming is available from system. A routine procedure while Jane Millichip RDF Media and part of the Channel 4 at MIPCOM. The array implanting a device that changes Jane Millichip attends MIPCOM company’s rights exploitation of titles includes: The Search For electrical signals in the spine to in her new capacity as Director of division, RDF Rights. The Northwest Passage based on block pain resulted in a gasp of Acquisitions and Development for Millichip joins RDF from two of the foremost attempts to pleasure from the patient. As well RDF. Millichip is responsible for LIVINGtv where for three years find the fabled North-West as examining the broader RDFI’s strategy for acquiring as Senior Commissioning Editor Passage by Sir John Franklin questions about how female programme and format rights from she was responsible for the (1845) and Roald Amundsen orgasm works, several women independent producers in the wake commission of 500 hours of (1903) who finally found the way. who took part in the trials raise the of the new terms of trade offered original programming per year For more than 400 years, the quest question: Can the ‘orgasmatron’ by UK terrestrial broadcasters. encompassing documentary, to find a sea route across the top of offer a more fulfilling sex life? With access to some £3m of new entertainment, and primetime the world linking Europe to Asia Orgasmatron is an IWC Media development and acquisition factual entertainment. took an unparalleled investment of production for Channel 4 and money, lives, courage, and Discovery Health. Responsible for endurance. The Search For The managing the programme assets Animus Debuts At Northwest Passage is an ITN of Channel 4 Corporation, production for Channel 4 and Channel 4 International sells NOVA/WGBH. programme rights and formats, MIPCOM 2004 Orgasmatron explores the theory and manages its own investment wildfire across the western world, of Dr. Stuart Meloy, an fund. The fund develops and co- and we see educating younger anaesthiologist from North finances projects designed generations on the ‘true value’ of Carolina, as to whether a woman specifically for the international food as an efficient way of tackling can be brought to orgasm by direct marketplace. the problem,” said Damaris Valero, CEO, Animus Entertainment Group. Currently in production and targeted at 9 Ð15 year olds, X-Out Junk Food (13 x 30’) is scheduled to be delivered in both English and Spanish. Other progamming available from Animus includes 21 21 Days Days, Life Coach, Strike a Pose, The Seekers, Mind Grains, and Animus Entertainment Group Yoga+. debuts at MIPCOM 2004 with an Established in 2003 and innovative nutrition/cookery headquartered in Miami, Animus series for children entitled X-Out Entertainment Group (AEG) is a Junk Food. With the alarming subsidiary of CEO Damaris levels of childhood obesity Valero. Other key AEG executives worldwide, X-Out Junk Food include Harry Neuhaus, Managing aims to promote healthier eating Director, and five-time Emmy habits for children through the award-winner Fred Silverman, joys of cooking. Each episode sees Chief Creative Officer. the children creating their own The company maintains offices in recipes and demonstrating how to New York, Los Angeles and make healthier meals. Madrid. Animus Group is a “Our goal has always been to privately held advisory group with produce content that would focus business interests in media on well-being. Obesity is an consulting, and production/ PRODUCT PROFILE MIPCOM 2004 epidemic that is spreading like distribution of content. Lenny & Tweek, Available From JEF Productions
MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 The Business of Film 11 MIPCOM 2004 DVD Expansion Fuels Internal Growth 3DD’s expansion in the first Sales Manager for France, “The sales activities have exploit and take advantage of the quarter of 2004 into DVD via the Germany, Italy and Benelux. increased in conjunction with our opportunities and challenges that launch of inD, a partnership with Danielle O’Shea who joins from catalogue, which has expanded face us in the TV industry.” BRIEFS Fremantle Home Entertainment Action Time, also as Sales and diversified over the years. We Founded in 1994, 3DD and 3DD, has triggered internal Manager, will oversee Japan, are confident that Annie and Entertainment is headquartered in promotion and expansion of the Asia, Middle East and Eastern Danielle’s expertise will also make the UK. Its focus is the sales and sales division. Reema Patel, Europe. DVD and ancillary an invaluable contribution to the licensing of mainstream and promoted to Head of Sales, is rights is a burgeoning area of the continued growth of our eclectic music programming, high- responsible for co-ordinating and company’s portfolio, and a new company.” said Dominic Saville, quality entertainment implementing sales strategies for sub division 3DD Media CEO, 3DD. Reema Patel, documentaries and independent the company’s extensive Licensing, headed by James commented: “ Our aim in feature films, working with artists programming catalogue across Anderson and Roger Barton, will expanding both our TV sales and such as Robbie Williams, and all territories. Annie Lee has focus exclusively on that revenue non-broadcast sales activities is David Beckham through to Woody joined the company from RDF as stream. that it will enable us to fully Allen and Luciano Pavarotti. Dinard Presidency Passes To Marius Mallet Mayor Of The Town The fifteenth edition of the The festival’s artistic director, Dinard British Film Festival, Hussam Hindi, commented: “As October 7th-10th sees the ever, the festival presents an eclectic founding president, Thierry de la mix of titles showcasing the best of Fourniere, pass the baton to the British film incorporating the up mayor of Dinard, Marius Mallet. and the coming crop of new film- Since 1989 the town of Dinard making talent as well as work from has celebrated its own Entente the most celebrated UK talent.” Cordiale between the French and This year the festival celebrates the British film industries, and the work of acclaimed British director festival has grown into one of Mike Hodges. The hommage will the key dates for lovers of the include screenings of his films PRODUCT PROFILE MIPCOM 2004 British and French film throughout the weekend including Faireez, Available From Peak Entertainment industries. As well as recent Get Carter (1971), Pulp ( 1972), feature films in competition, The Terminal Man (1975), Flash pre-premieres, and Gordon (1981), Black Rainbow retrospectives, the festival’s (1992), Croupier (1999), and I’ll Call To Comedic major sponsors, the UK Film Sleep When I’m Dead (2004). Council and the Centre National The Festival’s Close Up section this Filmmakers For 2005 de la Cinématographie (CNC), year is dedicated to The Magic have again organized the Roundabout. With the release of The final deadline for submissions artistry in this genre. From the traditional réunion of French and the new 3D animated film of comedic filmmaking talent for romantic to the experimental to the British producers and film scheduled in 2005, and the 40th The World of Comedy International outrageous, satirical, dark and industry professionals. The 50th anniversary in October of the Film Third Annual entertainment offbeat, the WCIFF promises a anniversary of the Entente original series, the festival will event in Toronto from February 9- feast of the hilarious.” Festival Cordiale (1904 Ð 2004), is celebrate what was to become a cult 13, 2005 is October 29, 2004. favorites screened in 2004 marked by the creation of a new phenomenon in the UK with Launched in 2003, the event included: the Canadian premiere prize for the event by the British screenings of a selection of episodes showcases the work of emerging of the Australian animation hit Council which will be to be from the original French series, comedic filmmaking talent from Harvie Krumpet which win the awarded to the best student film clips from the upcoming film, and a Canada and the rest of the world, 2004 Academy Award for Best in the section Confrontation documentary looking at the as well as a selection of comedy Animation Short, North American Femis Ð National Film and influences of the series on British classics. Festival Director Carla premieres of shorts from the U.K’s Television School. and French animation. Nolan says, “Now more than ever, Aardman Animation Creature we can all use more comedy and Comforts: Cats or Dogs, and laughter in our lives. This Festival Wallace and Gromit’s Cracking affords one of the best Contraptions. The 2005 Festival The complete unabridged version of opportunities for young comedy will again host a series of filmmakers to gain profile and workshops and panels to foster the The Business Of Film Product Guide exposure in a forum designed further development of those especially for this purpose. We are interested in comedy filmmaking. 1600 titles @ www.thebusinessoffilm.com excited to see the diversity and www.worldcomedyfilmfest.com
12 The Business of Film MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 MIPCOM 2004 BRIEFS All3Media Launch Mobile Court movie calendar. For children’s available from All3Media and factual buyers, the award-winning produced by Midas Productions for Serious franchise continues with RTE, Ireland is Close Encounters Serious Arctic (CBBC for BBC) With Keith Barry which has been following eight youngsters as they commissioned for a second series experience freezing temperatures and is available from the All3Media and round the clock daylight, as sales team at MIPCOM. well as a conservation project All3Media International is one of monitoring polar bears. Other the UK’s leading independent factual programming includes real television distributors which life medical documentaries Albino works closely with programme and Baby Keegan (both Greenstone makers to develop, finance and Serious Arctic Productions for TV3, New distribute high-quality, primetime Louise Pedersen, Managing dispute before a mobile court judge Zealand). The former examines the entertainment with long-term Director of All3Media and TV court. New completed intriguing condition of albinism, the value and worldwide appeal. The International, showcases a raft of espisodes of the drama Ultimate rare skin condition that causes a lack Company distributes programming entertainment programming for Force (Bentley Productions for of pigment in the hair, eyes and skin. from a number of high-profile international buyers at MIPCOM. ITV) is on offer, as is The Orange Born with a rare, life-threatening producers and broadcasters For buyers of format programming, British Academy Film Awards condition called multi-sutural including the BBC, Bentley the company is launching Mobile (Endemol Productions for BBC, cranio-synostosis, Baby Keegan Productions, RDF Productions, Court. Taking the drama of justice and BAFTA). has to face ground-breaking surgery The Drama House, RTE, South out on location, it combines human A serious predictor for the Oscars, to change the skull shape to Pacific Pictures, and other interest as the general public is it’s the landmark event in the accommodate his growing brain. independent production companies offered the opportunity to put a civil combined Hollywood and European Rounding out the sampling from the UK and overseas. Off The Fence Showcase The Equator Off The Fence brings to MIPCOM NHK, NDR, ORF, La 7, Discovery, the documentary series Equator France 3, and Channel 5. The (6 x 50), a co-production between company also works with high-end NHNZ, New Zealand, independent producers such as ZDFGermany, France 5, NHK Spiegel TV, Germany; Atlantic, UK; Japan, and Discovery HD Theater Wildside/Aquavision, South Africa; in the US. Ellen Windemuth, and St Thomas Productions, France. Managing Director, commented: In the 2nd quarter of 2004, Off The “Equator is a fascinating and Fence signed a distribution deal beautiful production. We are with Saint Thomas Productions. delighted to be representing it at “We have been looking for an MIPCOM and are looking forward alliance with a high quality French to introducing international buyers producer for years,” said Equator to a documentary of such high Windemuth, “and have found in in the expanding European market projects, including the two major calibre.” Each of the major Saint Thomas all the creative talent, and will benefit from the support of series Killer Animals and equatorial regions is explored over flexibility and know-how we could an independent and fast-growing Animals Like Us. The company, six episodes: the Pacific, South ever wish for.” Bertrand Loyer, distributor - one not under pressure established in 1994 by Ellen East Asia, the Indian Ocean, Head of Development at Saint from rival networks. We expect this Windemuth, has won more than 70 Africa, the Amazon and the Andes. Thomas Productions, added, “This agreement to be just the beginning international awards for its Off The Fence concentrates on non- deal unites the strengths of two of a long story, with more successes groundbreaking programming in fiction content mainly in the history, complementary forces at a time of to come.” the last three years, including the natural history, and science genres, market consolidation. Saint Off the Fence has the international Golden Panda, several Grand which it co-produces with a number Thomas Productions will have an distribution rights for 17 hours of Tetons at Jackson Hole, Houston of international broadcasters such as opportunity to develop its reputation Saint Thomas’s natural history Filmfest, Telluride and Banff. Where The Truth Lies Shooting In Canada Principal photography has begun Robert Lantos and written and Films) UK First Choice Films co- along with Chris Chrisafis on the on Where The Truth Lies, directed by Atom Egoyan, based production. The film is financed UK co-producer end. Among the currently shooting on location in on Rupert Holmes’ acclaimed by Serendipity Point Films, First executive producers are Donald A. Toronto, and continues until novel of the same name. The film Choice Films‚ private investors, Starr, Daniel J.B. Taylor and Colin November 5th, 2004 on location in stars Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Astral Media, Telefilm Canada and Leventhal. Canadian distribution is Toronto, Los Angeles, and and Alison Lohman. Corus Entertainment. The being handled by THINKFilm. London. The Serendipity Point Where The Truth Lies is a Canadian co-producer on the Summit Entertainment is handling Films project is produced by Canadian (Serendipity Point project is Sandra Cunningham international sales.
MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 The Business of Film 13 MIPCOM 2004 AXN Central Europe Revenue Diversification Reaches 2 Million Strategies @ MIPCOM consultancy, specialized agencies, Subscriber Mark and marketing services. A leader One year after Sony Pictures Relic Hunter, Nowhere Man, in media buying and consultancy, Television International’s (SPTI) Medicopter, CSI: Miami, and Star the company is ranked the world’s launched AXN, the adventure Trek Enterprise, plus hit reality 4th largest communications entertainment cable and satellite programs such as The Amazing group, No.1 in Europe and No.3 in network with one million Race, Survivor, and Next Action the United States. It maintains a subscribers in six European Star. The network also broadcasts presence in 229 cities in 109 countries and has over 35,000 FINANCE BRIEFS countries Ð Poland, Hungary, the sporting events such as the World Czech Republic, Slovakia, Rally Championship and Ð employees. A follow-up from the Romania and Bulgaria, subscriber produced exclusively for AXN Ð successful advertising conference figures have reached the two the rally lifestyle magazine, WRC at the spring MIP TV conference million mark. Tom Davidson, Shakedown. where bartering, sponsorship, General Manager of AXN in AXN, seen in 46 countries across branding, and product placement Central Europe, said, “The Asia, Latin America, Europe and were examined, Levy’s theme for significant growth in our the Middle East, is part of Sony the MIPCOM keynote speech distribution figures in Central Pictures Television International’s centers around current and future Maurice Levy Europe confirms AXN as the diverse portfolio of over 35 global working relations between the Publicis Groupe Chairman and fastest growing global TV networks. Sony Pictures Television advertising and television sectors. Chief Executive Officer Maurice network. HBO, our partner in International is a Sony Pictures A round-table discussion with Levy will make the keynote distribution, has played a Entertainment company. With attendants’ participation on speech at MIPCOM 2004. tremendous role in achieving this dedicated offices in Brazil, France, revenue diversification strategies Publicis Groupe is structured success in the region. We count on Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, derived from the advertising around three core businesses Ð their expertise in continuing to Mexico, Spain, and the United sector marks the highlight of the advertising, media buying and make AXN the premiere Kingdom, Sony Pictures event. destination for excitement and Television International (SPTI) adventure.” AXN offers series, operates three complementary both from the US and Europe, lines of business: distribution of DeAPlaneta Acquires programming the most popular SPE’s feature films and television genre Ð action and adventure, programming to television outlets aimed at 18-34 year olds, delivered around the world, local television 66% Stake In Planeta in local language versions to production in key international EM.TV AG and DeAPlaneta have DeAgostini on a sound basis and is viewers across the region, 24 hours markets, and international expanded their joint venture, securing a long-term and robust a day. Shows include Andromeda, television networks. Planeta Junior into Italy. presence in the Italian media Working with the Italian media market.” group DeAgostini, which holds a This new arrangement splits the 50% share in DeAPlaneta, ownership of Barcelona-based together with the Planeta Group, Planeta Junior, 33.3% by EM.TV Planeta Junior will acquire and 66.6% by DeAPlaneta. distribution rights to EM.TV«s Previously, Planeta Junior was entire catalogue of children and owned 50/50 by EM.TV and youth entertainment for Italy, DeAPlaneta. Established in Spain and Portugal. DeAPlaneta October 2000, Planeta Junior is also brought a significant portion the result of a joint venture of its catalogue to the joint between EM.TV & Merchandising venture. Patrick Elmendorff, AG, (EM.TV AG), and President TV Distribution for DeAPlaneta, a group of companies EM.TV AG commented: “With devoted to producing and the reorganization of Planeta distributing audio-visual content, Junior, EM.TV is extending its co- made up of the Planeta and production and sales activities into DeAgostini groups. Founded in the key European market of Italy. 2000 the DeAPlaneta Group As one of Italy’s most important benefits from the synergy between media companies, the DeAgostini the publishing and entertainment Group is an ideal partner for us. It companies of its parent groups: has many years of experience and DeAgostini, an Italian group with valuable contacts in TV interests from publishing to media, production and sales, publishing, and Planeta, a media group and home entertainment and Spanish publishing group merchandising. With the new specializing in cultural, PRODUCT PROFILE MIPCOM 2004 agreement, EM.TV is placing the educational, informative and existing relationship with entertainment material. Egil’s Saga, Available From TV Animation
14 The Business of Film MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 MIPCOM 2004 FINANCE BRIEFS Bellevue Entertainment Acquires Scanbox With Management Group Prior to attending MIPCOM, products, including the well- yoga, and this autumn’s big Bellevue Entertainment A/S, the known fitness videos For fitness fad, the Stability Ball." Danish music and video Dummies “," comments Dennis In 2003, the For Dummies “ distribution company in co- Kronborg, General Manager of fitness series had four titles on operation with the Scanbox Scanbox Entertainment Group the Videoscan TOP 25 bestseller management group, bought up A/S. "We have just entered into list and three titles on the the Scandinavian film group an exclusive agreement with For Billboard Top 20 Health & Scanbox Entertainment A/S. The Dummies“ under which eight Fitness Chart. deal makes Scanbox new fitness DVDs will be Scanbox Entertainment Group Entertainment Group A/S now released in Europe. In the USA A/S has the distribution rights to one of the largest independent alone the series has sold over 1.6 over 1,500 international film distributors in the Nordic region million copies. The DVDs, like titles including offerings such as in film, TV, video and music, the world famous For Dummies Michael Moore’s "Fahrenheit with a substantial share of the ¨ book series which has sold 9/11" and Mel Gibson’s "Passion market in the four Scandinavian more than 125 million copies of Christ", in addition to several countries and throughout Europe. since 1990, are very easy to use hundred Scandinavian film and "We are taking part in MIPCOM and follow. The fitness series is music titles as well special Dennis Kronborg 2004 with our three most wide in scope, with training interest and entertainment interesting special interest exercises in pilates, fat burning, products. Discovery Continues Education Expansion Unit Discovery Communications, in formed Discovery Education educators greater opportunities media and entertainment line with its on-going expansion business unit, providing to help their students learn.” companies. The firm operates 19 into the educational arena, educators nationwide with more Discovery Education, the newly television brands, in more than recently acquired the Charles W. high-quality video content to created division of Discovery 160 countries and territories, Clark Company, Inc., doing enhance the classroom learning Communications, Inc., is a front reaching one billion cumulative business as Rainbow Educational environment. runner in digital video and subscribers. Media, an award-winning Steve Sidel, Executive Vice multimedia-based learning. Outside of the US, Discovery publisher and distributor of President, Discovery Education It incorporates the existing Channel and TLC serve 450 core-curriculum educational said: “Rainbow Educational Discovery School product line of million cumulative subscribers videos, CD-ROMs, and DVDs Media has a well-deserved over 750 DVDs, videos, CD- and operate 10 television for children and young people reputation for developing ROMs, and print Resources. brands. in kindergarten through to quality educational video Discovery Education products DCI ownership consists of four eighth grade. The content spanning the reach over 90,000 schools across shareholders: Liberty Media announcement follows the elementary and middle school the United States, serving 1.5 Corporation (NYSE:L), Cox recent acquisition of AIMS curriculum. Rainbow’s extensive million teachers and their 35 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: Multimedia, and cements digital video library will help million students each year COX), Advance / Newhouse Discovery Education’s position Discovery Education expand Worldwide Discovery Communications, and John S. as a leader in digital video- our content offerings across all Communications, Inc. is one of Hendricks, the company’s based learning, under its newly of our product lines giving the leading global real-world Founder and Chairman. The Private Film of Paul Weller CC-Lab, the London based TV by Justin Rees. Justin Rees of September 20th, 2004 including Festival. CC-Lab Productions is production company, has CC-Lab commented: "We’re Aberdeen, Bath, Brighton, part of CC-Lab, which specializes available at MIPCOM Studio delighted to be working with Paul Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, in event design and production, 150, a private film of a Paul Weller and V2 Records to Derby, Dublin, Dudley, East creative brand communication, Weller concert for V2 Records. produce what promises to be a Kilbride, Edinburgh, Exeter, and visual and event services for Filmed by CC-Lab at a venue unique music film. The intimate Gateshead, London, Manchester, the music industry. Recent with a VIP audience, Studio 150 setting and in-the-round staging Norwich, Oxford, Southampton, projects include work for Nike, was produced for release in will give this film a visual style to Woking, and York. The concert Smirnoff, Heineken, and for conjunction with Paul Weller’s match the very special music was broadcast on Channel 4 on artists including 22-20s, Jean- new album Studio 150. which Paul will be playing." 24th September, with the DVD Michel Jarre, Blue States, and The film is directed by Matt The film screened exclusively in release scheduled for 25 October. Saint Etienne. CC Lab, can be Askem, produced by Celia 20 participating cinemas In addition, CC-Lab Productions reached at MIPCOM via Norstar Blaker, and executive produced nationwide in the UK on is selling Nokia’s Isle of Wight Distribution.
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MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 The Business of Film 15 LONDON BOX OFFICE ANALYSIS Monitor
The chart shows the grosses, number of screens and screen averages of the top films on release in the UK in the period Aug 20 to Sept. 12. By showing the per screen average over the course of its run, the chart shows, for example, that The Motorcycle Diaries was taking more per screen on fewer screens than The Terminal or that The Bourne Supremacy had a higher screen average after five weeks of release than The Village after four. AUGUST/SEPTAUGUST/SEPT AUGUST 20 - SEPTEMBER 12 Gross figures are in US$
WEEKS IN SCREENS OVER PER SCREEN FILM TOTAL GROSS SURVEY* MONTH ON RELEASE AVERAGE OVER MONTH
1. The Village 17,121,528 4 433/435/396/319 12,374/6,447/3,106/2,558
2. Dodgeball: 12,069,285 3 315/314/320 12,533/6,503/5,580 A True Underdog Story 3. The Bourne Supremacy 10,775,602 4 (5) 418/411/329/274 6,820/4,757/2,957/3,023
4. I, Robot 7,239,556 3 (6) 448/407/295 5,418/3,841/2,128
5. The Terminal 6,019,171 2 436/437 5,911/4,581
6. A Cinderella Story 5,584,418 4 276/277/263/266 4,033/3,434/1,867/1,605
7. Hellboy 3,833,437 2 393/394 4,783/2,889
8. Open Water 3,547,502 1 378 9,385
9. The Motorcycle Diaries 2,382,223 3 80/80/81 7,156/4,932/5,394
10. Anchorman 1,000,890 1 291 3,439
*total number of weeks on release is in parentheses
Currently on release in the UK THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
16 The Business of Film MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 PRODUCTPRODUCT GUIDEGUIDE MIPCOM 2004 3DD POKÉMON: ADVANCED ABC ENTERPRISES AETN CHALLENGE ENTERTAINMENT 52 new episodes (416 x 30’ available in ABC Enterprises, 700 Harris Street, INTERNATIONAL Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia. Tel: total) AETN International, 235 East 45th LTD 6.1.2.8333.3177. Fax: 61.2.8333.3169. Produced by: 4Kids Productions Street, New York, NY 10017 USA. Tel: [email protected], 3DD Entertainment Ltd, 190 Camden Status: Available now 212.210.1400. Fax: 212.907.9476. www.abccontentsales.com.au High Street, London, NW1 8QP, United The entertainment phenomenon www.AETNinternational.com, Company Type: Distributor Kingdom. Tel: 44 20.7428.1800. Fax: 44 continues in its seventh season with 52 [email protected] At MIPCOM: Augustus Dulgaro 20.7428.1818. [email protected], exciting new Pokémon: At MIPCOM: Steve Ronson (Senior Vice (Manager, ABC Content Sales), Anne www.3DDtv.co.uk YU-GI-OH! President, AETN Enterprises), Maria D. McGrath (Sales Manager, Europe), Company Type: Distributor 40 new episodes (184 x 30’ available in Komodikis (Senior Vice President, Kristin Burgham (Sales Executive), At MIPCOM: Dominic Saville (CEO), total) International Operations), Michael Katz Lara von Ahlefeldt (Managing Director), Produced by: 4Kids Productions Alexandra Casey (Sales Co-Ordinator) (Vice President Programming & Reema Patel (Head of Sales), James Status: Available now Office: 05:33, Tel: 33.4.92.99.80.24 Production, International), Isabelle Hen- Anderson (Media Licensing Manager), 40 all-new adventures of one of the PARALLAX Wollmarker (Vice President, Marketing, Roger Barton (Media Licensing hottest kids’ TV series in the world. YU- Children’s (26 x 24 min) International), Simon Pollock (Vice Manager), Annie Lee (Sales Manager) GI-OH! Language: English President & Managing Director, Europe Office: Stand No: 02.42, Tel: Director: Mark Defriest, Steve Peddie, & Asia), Kerri Tarmey (Director, 33.4.9299.8032 Andrew Lewis Corporate Communications) THE CUTTING EDGE - THE Producer: Paul Barron Office: G3-18, Tel: 04.92.99.85.65 MAGIC OF MOVIE EDITING A Delivery Status: completed GROWING UP GOTTI (60 or 90 minutes) Country of Origin: Australia Real-Life (20 x 1/2 hour) Language: English AB INTERNATIONAL Welcome to PARALLAX, the multi- Language: English Director: Wendy Apple dimensional fantasy adventure series Status: Complete Producer: Wendy Apple / Alan Heim DISTRIBUTION where the characters keep slipping away Country of Origin: U.S. AB International Distribution, 132 Ave Cast: Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford to a different universe. Production Company: Produced by GRB Du Pdt Wilson, La Plaine St Denis Coppola, George Lucas, Anthony THE LITTLE THINGS Entertainment for A&E Cedex, France. 93213 Tel: Minghella, Quentin Tarantino and James Lifestyle (22 x 30 min) An intimate look at the life of a most 33.1.49.22.20.01. Fax: 33.1.49.22.22.16. Cameron. Language: English intriguing woman. Delivery Status: Completed http://www.ab-international.com, Director/Producer: David Shepherd, NINE MEN DOWN Year of Production: 2004, Country of [email protected] Annette Webb, Sally Heron Documentary (90 minutes) Origin: USA At MIPCOM: Range Frederik (Deputy Presenter: Antonia Kidman Language: English An insight into the little known art of film Managing Director), Reygner - Kalfon Delivery Status: completed Production Company: Produced by editing, featuring the cinema’s greatest Jerome (International Sales Manager), Country of Origin: Australia Story House Productions for The History storytellers. Directors of both Hollywood Hadjadj Nathalie (Marketing Manager), If you’re thinking of having children, or Channel blockbusters and seminal independent Valerie Vleeschhouwer (International you have them already.one thing you Status: Complete films will reveal the close collaboration Sales Manager) know for sure - you need help. You need Country of Origin: U.S. they have with their editors. Office: 22.01, Tel: 33.1.04.92.99.83.12, THE LITTLE THINGS, a fast, fact-filled On the morning of May 31, 1970 in the PUNK: AN ATTITUDE Fax: 33.1.04.92.99.86.42 user guide to raising children. midst of the Vietnam War, nine (90 or 120 minutes) OLD GORIOT (LE PERE GORIOT) international journalists employed by Language: English www.ab-international.com American television networks CBS and Director: Don Letts Drama tv movie (90’) ADV FILMS NBC left their hotel in search of a story Producer: Anouk Fontaine Language: french sub english near Takeo, Cambodia. They never Director: jean daniel Verhaeghe ADV Films, 10114 West Sam Houston Cast: The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The returned. Co-Production Partners: france 2 - saga Pkwy South, Suite 200, Houston, TX Ramones and The White Stripes. films - tcc film productions, TVR 77099 USA. Tel: 713.341.7100. Fax: Delivery Status: In Production Producer: cipango 713.341.7192 ALAIN SIRITZKY Year of Production: 2004, Country of Key Cast: Charles Aznavour, marushka At MIPCOM: John Ledford (CEO and Origin: UK detmers, tcheky karyo Founder), Kevin Corcoran (COO and PRODUCTIONS This definitive documentary goes beyond Delivery Status: Completed CFO), Sharon Papa (Executive Vice Alain Siritzky Productions, 6399 Wilshire the safety pins to analyse the real impact Year of Production: 2004, Country of President), Griffin Vance (Licensing and of the 1970’s Punk Rock movement. Blvd., Suite 1007, Los Angeles, CA Origin: france Legal Affairs) 90048 USA. Tel: 323.655.6845. Fax: The great novel by Honore de balzac Office: 11.01, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8011 323.655.6849. [email protected], with charles aznavour ANGELIC LAYER 4KIDS KANGOO JUNIORS 2 www.asproductions.net Action Adventure (26 x 30 minute At MIPCOM: Alain Siritzky (President), www.ab-international.com episodes) ENTERTAINMENT, Animation (13’) George D. Pilzer (Head of Sales), Robby Production Status: Completed Amar (Sales / Production), Remy INC. Language: french Angelic Layer is a gorgeous anime based Director: thibaut chatel Pedussel (Sales / Production) 4KIDS Entertainment, Inc., 1414 Avenue on the popular manga by renowned Delivery Status: In Development Office: Stand 25.09 of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 creators CLAMP; young people use Year of Production: 2004, Country of EMMANUELLE THE PRIVATE USA. Tel: 212.754.5482. Fax: telepathy to control and battle Origin: france COLLECTION 212.754.5481 customizable dolls called “Angels” in After the huge success of the first season, Soft-Erotic Series (7 x 90 min) At MIPCOM: Alfred R. Kahn (Chairman arenas called “Layers.” the Kangoo Juniors are back with 52 new We go deep inside Emmanuelle’s mind & CEO), Brian Lacey (Executive VP FULL METAL PANIC episodes. and into the many personalities of her Animated Science Fiction/Teen International), Thomas J. Kenney Napo, Kevin, Archie, Nelson and Junior- “Private Collection.” Adventure (24 x 30 minute episodes) (Executive VP), Simon Philips Junior are recieving Alex, a pretty NAKE SHOPPING NETWORK (Managing Director International), Erin Kangoo girl, at School-Island… Production Status: Completed Informercial (166 x 30 min) Silber (Manager International Program An action-heavy science-fiction series, Country of Origin: USA Sales), Jennifer Lawlor (European Press Releases Only — combining fantastic combat with a high- A series of half-hour shows dedicatd to Marketing Director) school subplot that will resonate strongly selling a brand new line of erotic Office: R 31.21 [email protected] with teen viewers. material. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
MIPCOM OCTOBER 2004 The Business of Film 17 MIPCOM PRODUCT GUIDE ALFRED HABER ALLIANCE AMERICA VIDEO AMERICAN PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ATLANTIS FILMS S A TELEVISION / APT Alfred Haber Distribution, 111 Grand COMMUNICATIONS America Video Films S A, Virrey Loreto WORLDWIDE Avenue, Suite 203, Palisades Park, New 2426, Capital Federal 1426 Rep. American Public Television / APT Jersey 07650 USA. Tel: 201.224.8000. INC. Argentina. Tel: 54.11.4787.9098 / 9101. Worldwide, 55 Summer Street, 4th Floor, Fax: 201.947.4500 Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., Fax: 5411.4787.9094. Boston, MA 02110 USA. Tel: At MIPCOM: Alfred Haber (Founder), 121 Bloor Street East, Suite 1500, [email protected] 617.338.4455. Fax: 617.338.5369. Robert Kennedy (Executive Vice Toronto ON M4W 3M5 Canada. Tel: At MIPCOM: Enrique Maya (President), www.aptww.org, www.aptonline.org President), Andrew Haber (Vice 416.967.1174. Fax: 416-960-0971. Nicholas Bingham (Adviser), Howard At MIPCOM: Cynthia Fenneman President, International Sales), Adam www.aactv.com,tbc Kohn (Sales Executive), Utako Niimi (President & CEO), Judy Barlow (Vice Haber (Director, International Sales), At MIPCOM: Phyllis Yaffe (COO, (Japanese Consultant) President, International Sales), Eric Edward O’Donnell (Director, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.), Office: 07.35, Tel: 33492-998195 Luskin (Vice President, Syndication and International Sales), Christoper Brouder Ted Riley (Executive Managing SUNSHINE BOYS Fundraising Programs) (Director, International Sales) Director), Stephanie Röckmann (Vice Comedy (120 min) Office: R30.18, Tel: 33492-99-8806 Office: Palais des Festivals, Stand# 19.02 President, International Television Sales), Language: English WINE, FOOD & FRIENDS WITH GRAMMY AWARDS Philippe Renouard (Vice President, Sales, Director: John Erman KAREN MACNEIL Awards Special (1 x 210’) Head of Drama), Ken Faier (Vice Principal Cast: Woody Allen, Peter Falk www.winefoodandfriends.com In February of 2005, the greatest stars of President, Production and Distribution) and Sarah Jessica Parker Lifestyle series (13 episodes, 30 minutes the music world will again gather for the Office: G3.14, Tel: 33.4.92.99.8348 Production status: completed each) annual 3? hour CBS Television Network CSI:NY Country of origin: USA Language: English special also known as the 47th annual http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_ny/ Year of Production: 2004, Country of It will take more than a miracle to reunite GRAMMY AWARDS. Dramatic Crime Series (13 x 1 hour) Origin: United States two vaudevillian actors for a final show GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Language1: English Director: n/a after sharing a decade old love-hate Awards Special (1 x 240’) Director1: Various Producer: Scott Puritz and Andrew relationship. For a night full of glamour and celebrity, Producer: Alliance Atlantis Walworth nothing says Hollywood like the Communications, CBS Productions ALIAS Co-Production Partners: n/a GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS (1 x 240’). CoProduction Partners: Jerry Horror (90 min) Key Cast: Karen MacNeil Bruckheimer Television Language: Flemish w/English subtitles Delivery Status: Completed Key Cast: Gary Sinise, Melina Director Ian Verheven A lively new series created as an antidote to ALL3MEDIA Kanakaredes Principal Cast: Hilde De Baerdemaeker “wine anxiety”-the intimidation factor that INTERNATIONAL Delivery Status: In Production and Geert Hunaerts keeps so many people from experiencing Year of Production: 2004, Country of Production status: Completed the excitement and pleasures of wine. ALL3MEDIA International, 87-91 Origin: USA Country of origin: Belgium SEPTEMBER’S CHILDREN Newman St, London W1T 3EY UK. Tel: Det. Mack “Mac” Taylor, a dedicated and Amurder caught on tape. A witness http://www.aptonline.org/catalog.nsf/vTit 44(0)207.907.0150. Fax: driven crime scene investigator, and Det. caught off guards. There is no escape le/SEPTEMBER’S+CHILDREN 44(0)207.907.0160. Stella Bonasera, a workaholic and a jack from madness. Documentary (60 minutes) [email protected], of all trades, lead a team of experts amid Language: English www.all3media.com the gritty and kinetic city that never sleeps. Director: n/a At MIPCOM: Louise Pedersen TRAILER PARK BOYS AMERICAN CINEMA Co-Production Partners: n/a (Managing Director), Peter Grant (Senior http://www.trailerparkboys.com Producer: Timothy Smith and Brian Sales Executive), Stephen Driscoll Comedy Series (29 x 23 minutes) INTERNATIONAL Breger (Senior Sales Executive), Justus Verkerk Language: English American Cinema International, 14242 Key Cast: n/a (Director International Format Sales), Director: Various Ventura Blvd. Suite 202 Sherman Oaks, Delivery Status: Completed Marcella Wijnhoff (Formats Assistant), Co-Production Partners: CA 91423 USA. Tel: 818.907.8700. Fax: Year of Production: 2004, Country of Maartje Horchener (Acquisitions Producer: Alliance Atlantis Communications 818.907.8719 Origin: United States Executive) Key Cast: Rob Wells, John Paul Tremblay, At MIPCOM: George Shamieh (CEO), September’s Children travels from New Office: 23.02 Mike Smith, John Dunsworth, Patrick Chevonne O’Shaughnessy (President) York to Afghanistan to Israel and the ULTIMATE FORCE Roach Gaza Strip to talk with children, parents Series3, more explosive action from Office: R36.08, Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.28 Delivery Status: In Production MESMERITZ and caregivers about how children cope Sergeant Henno Garvie and his SAS troops, Year of Production: 2004, Country of psychologically with terrorism and war. as they face plane hi-jackers, terrorists Action (91 minutes) Origin: Canada Director: Gil Cates Jr. seizing consulates and rebel Chechnyan Take a ride with two ex-cons trying to go leaders, starring Ross Kemp, over 23 hours Producer: Terry Dougas & Peter Raskin AMERICAN WORLD straight, and meet the quirky cast of Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica available. Bentley Productions. characters in the trailer park of Sunnyvale, THE ROMAN ROAD Capshaw, and Jason Carter PICTURES which they call home. Aroad movie on foot with a few darkly The Spookiest Dark Comedy Ever! From American World Pictures, 6355 Topanga comic twists, as the slightly wayward, and the producer of “CAPE FEAR” & Canyon Boulevard, Suite 428, Woodland on-the-run Vince (Alan Davies) persuades London Office Phone “CASINO” and from the world of Edgar Hills, CA 91367 USA. Tel: 818.715.1480. long lost university friend Matt (John Allan Poe. Fax: 818.715.1081. Gordon Sinclair)to join him travelling an BAD GIRLS FROM VALLEY HIGH www.americanworldpictures.com ancient route from Chichester to London. 44 207 372 9992 Julie Benz - Darla on the WB’s popular At MIPCOM: Terese Linden Kohn (Executive Vice President, Distribution) 1x 90’, Zenith Productions “Angel”, “Taken” for SCI-FI Channel. Office: Palais, 18.07, Tel: Booth: 33 04 Monica Keena - “Freddy VS Jason”, 92 99 81 72, Cell: 33 06 20 04 48 61 “Undeclared”, “First Daughter.” THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Nicole Bilderback - “Bring it on”, Fantasy/Horror (90 minutes) “Clueless” and “Can’t Hardly Wait”. Director: Dave Rosenbaum Jonathan Brandis - “Seaquest”, “Harts Producers: Steven Gordon, Methodius War”, “Outside Providence”, “Ride with Petrikov, Reyna Rosenshein the Devil.” And Christopher Lloyd - Cast: Josh Duhamel “The Back to the Future”,”Taxi”, “The Delivery Status: Completed. Adams Family” “Who Framed Roger Year of Production: 2004, Country of Rabbit”, “Star Trek III”, and “One Flew Origin: Bulgaria Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Based on Oscar Wilde’s novel, Astory of three beautiful teenage girls, handsome, young, but morally corrupt Danielle, Tiffany, and Brook, who do Dorian Gray (Josh Duhamel) has a NINE DOG XMAS - INDIGO what it takes to get what they want. portrait made of himself. 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SHUT UP AND KISS ME ARCHIE COMICS AURUM SILVERWING Romantic Comedy (90 minutes) Animation (72 min. & 3 x 72 min.) Director: Gary Brockette ENTERTAINMENT, PRODUCCIONES Languages: English, French Producer: Suzanne DeLaurentiis Aurum Producciones, Avda de Burgos Director: Keith Ingham LLC. 12, floor 10, Madrid, 28036. Spain. Tel: Cast: Brad Row, Krista Allen, Producer: Bardel Entertainment Christopher Barnes, Burt Young Archie Comics Entertainment, LLC, 488 34.91.768.48.00. Fax: 34.91.768.48.33. Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: Completed. Main Ave. Suite 300, Norwalk, CT www.aurum.es Year of Production: 2003, Country of Year of Production: 2004, Country of 06851 USA. Tel: 203.846.2277. Fax: Company Type: Sales agent, producer & Origin: USA 914.683.5090. distributor Origin: Canada At MIPCOM: Mocha Aguilar (Director Pete (Brad Rowe) and Ryan (Christopher At MIPCOM: Allan Grafman (President) Silverwing is an animated fantasy of International sales), Raquel Villa Barnes) are 27 year old best friends in Office: adventure, set against a backdrop of (International sales department) Miami, and each meets the woman of his ARCHIE COMICS ALL STAR 2005 myth, intrigue and conflict. Reality (13 x 60 min) Office: ICEX/FAPAE R.31.29, Tel: dreams on the same day. 33(0)4.92.99.88.64 DRAGONS FIRE & ICE Producers: Allan Grafman, Chuck Animation (72 min) Grimes ENTRE VIVIR Y SOÑAR (SEARCHING FOR LOVE) Languages: English, French Country of Origin: USA ANIMUS Romantic Comedy (110 min.) Director: James Ingham & Craig Wilson Archie Comics All Star 2005 brings you Language: Spanish ENTERTAINMENT 13 teens to compete in competitive Producer: Bardel Entertainment Director: A. Albacete, D. Menkes Delivery Status: Completed GROUP contests testing their social, physical and Producer: Joaquin Padró Y Mar Targarona intellectual ability for a college Year of Production: 2004, Country of Animus Entertainment Group, 2332 Cast: Carmen Maura, Alex Brendemuhl scholarship Delivery Status: completed Origin: Canada Galiano St, Ste 101, Coral Gables, Year of Production: 2004, Country of Dragons - Fire & Ice is a 3D animated Florida 33134, USA. Tel: 305.728.7038. Origin: SPAIN feature that unveils a world of Fax: 305.728.7037. ATLAS MEDIA CORP. How sweet is a kiss and how bitter is a mythology, mighty armies, warriors, [email protected], Atlas Media Corp., 148 W. 37th St., New farewell? For Ana, searching for her first wizards and Dragons. www.animusgroup.com York, NY 10018 USA. Tel: 212.714.0222. love is the sweetest thing, even if she has Type: Producer/Distributor Fax: 212.714.0240. to give up everything else and flee to At MIPCOM: Damaris Valero (CEO), www.atlasmediacorp.com Paris to find it. BEYOND Harry Neuhaus (Managing Partner), Fred At MIPCOM: Bruce David Klein ESCUELA DE SEDUCCIÓN DISTRIBUTION Silverman (Chief Creative Officer) (President & Executive Producer), Maria (SCHOOL OF SEDUCTION) Beyond Distribution, 109 Reserve Office: 14.29, Tel: 33.4.9299.8197 Lane (Senior Vice President, Romantic Comedy (108 min) Road, Artarmon, NS 2064 Australia. 21 DAYS Programming), Karen Hanley (Head of Language: Spanish Director: Javier Balaguer Tel: 61.2.9437.2000. Fax: Reality format (13 x 60’) New Business Development), Emi Producer: Isidro Fernandez Requena Language: English and Spanish Macuaga (Development Executive) 61.2.9437.2132. www.beyond.com.au, Cast: Victoria Abril, Xavier Veiga Director: Fran Mires Office: [email protected] Delivery Status: completed Producer: Fran Mires YOUNG, SEXY & At MIPCOM: Fiona Crago (General Co-pro partners: None Year of Production: 2004, Country of Manager), Munia Kanna (Head Of Documentary Series (60 min x 10) Origin: SPAIN Status: In production Country of Origin: USA Sales), Marzenna Czubowicz (VP, Year of Prod: 2004, Country of origin: USA What drives men to what they are? Pigs, They’re young, they’re sexy, and they’re selfish, insolent etc. is it an acquired Sales, Western Europe), Nora Diaz Ateam of experts combine non- hot, hot, hot! behaviour? Is it machismo? Or is it just (VP, Sales, The Americas), Yvonne traditional techniques as alternative DR G., MEDICAL EXAMINER an animal instinct? Body (Head Of Co-Productions And solutions in order to help individuals free (EVERY ‘BODY’ HAS A STORY) Acquisitions) themselves of their addictions, such as Documentary Series (12 x 60 min) Office: R27.13, Tel: 33.4.9299.8855 smoking, weight loss or over spending. Country of Origin: USA THROUGH MY EYES LIFE COACH - REKINDLING THE Discover the intimate, inner workings of B Drama (2 x 120 minutes) SPIRIT an extraordinary forensic pathology lab. Language: English Lifestyle (13 x 30’) B WOODING MEDIA Producer: Liberty and Beyond Language: English and Spanish B Wooding Media, 6266 W. Sunset Key Cast: Miranda Otto, Peter Director: Fred Silverman THE BUSINESS OF Boulevard, Suite A, Los Angeles, CA O’Brien, Barry Otto, Paul Producer: Kiki Garcia Montes 90028 USA. Tel: 1.323.467.1408. Fax: Co-pro partners: None FILM 1.323.467.1438. Mercurio Status: In production [email protected], Delivery Status: Completed Year of prod: 2004, Country of origin: Los Angeles Office www.bwoodingmedia.com Year of Production: 2004, Country of USA 5150 Wilshire Blvd. Company Type: Distributor Origin: Australia As a ‘life coach’, Dr. Baum embraces Los Angeles At MIPCOM: Brenda Wooding The previously unknown true story one of the fastest growing trends in self- (Managing Director) behind the disappearance of baby help, providing accelerated change California 90036 Office: Canadian Pavillion, Tel: Azaria Chamberlain at Uluru (formerly principles to people and organizations 323.841.3518 Ayers Rock) in August 1980.
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SILVER SUN THE LAREN SIMS STORY DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Children’s (40 x 30 minutes) (WORKING TITLE) Drama (1 hour x 13 eps) Language: English True story / Thriller / Murder mystery Language: English C Producer: Beyond Simpson Le (120 minutes) Co-Production Partners: Marc Cherry, Chuck CABLEREADY Mesurier Director: Christian Duguay Pratt, Michael Edelstein CABLEready, Address: 98 East Avenue, Key Cast: Thomas Blackburne, Produced in 2004 Producer: Touchstone Television Norwalk, CT 06851 USA. Tel: Michelle Pettigrove, Ryan Corr Executive Producer: Randy Robinson Key Cast: Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, 203.855.7979. Fax: 203.855.8370. Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Joely Richardson, Hayden Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Nicolette www.cableready.net, [email protected] Year of Production: 2004, Country of Panettiere, Colm Feore Sheridan Company Type: Distributor Origin: Australia Laren Sims’ perfect life hides a dark past Delivery Status: In Production At MIPCOM: Gary Lico They’re 45 light years from home, on of crimes and secret identities; when her Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: (President/CEO, Tel: 203.855.7979 the adventure of a lifetime, and in husband threatens to expose her, she USA between they also have to grow up. commits one last bold crime to finally This witty, dark series uncovers the truth behind x365), Sabrina Sanchez (Director of free herself. the apparent domestic bliss of a group of wives, Program Marketing / Latin Programming narrated through the eyes of a deceased former Specialist, Tel: 203.855.7979 x366), Lou BFC BERLINER FILM resident of their upmarket suburb. Occhicone (V.P. of Program Operations, COMPANIE BREAKTHROUGH LOST Tel: 203.855.7979 x363), Sophie ENTERTAINMENT Drama (1 hour x 13 eps) Beaurpere (Associate Director of PRODUCTIONS GMBH Language: English Program Marketing, 203.855.7979 x371) BFC Berliner Film Companie INC. Co-Production Partners: J.J. Abrams, Office: Booth R31.17, Tel: 33.492998846 Productions GmbH, themediacentre Breakthrough Entertainment Inc., 122 Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk TRAUMA: LIFE IN THE E.R. Johanisstrasse 20 10117 Berlin, Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, Producer: Touchstone Television Reality (58 X 60) Germany. Tel: 49.0.30.72.619.4621. Canada M5A 2R4 USA. Tel: Key Cast: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Language: English Lilly, Dominic Monaghan, Jorge Garcia, Fax: 49.0.30.72.619.4647. 416.766.6588. Fax: 416.769.1436. Producer: New York Times Television www.bfc.net Naveen Andrews, Ian Somerhalder [email protected] Delivery Status: Completed Company Type: Distributor Delivery Status: In Production www.breakthroughfilms.com Year of Production: 1999-2002, Country At MIPCOM: Michael Hefferon (Senior At MIPCOM: Ira Levy (Executive Year of Production: 2004, Country of Vice President of Production, BFC Origin: USA of Origin: U.S. Producer), Kevin Gillis (Executive From the ambulance to the emergency Berliner Film Companie Production), Producer), Jim Erickson (Executive The survivors of a plane crash are forced room, the drama unfolds as a team of Sonja Brugger (Chief Executive Producer), Tanya Kelen (Head of to live with each other on a remote island men and women do everything possible Officer, BFC Berliner Film Companie Distribution) Ð a dangerous new world posing unique Distribution) Office: 00.01, Telefilm Canada Pavilion, threats of its own. to save the life of another human being. Office: Tel: 33.4.92.99.83.56. Fax: FILMFAKERS SHERM 33.4.92.99.83.57 Reality (6 X 60) Animated/2D Series (14 x 24 minutes) ATOMIC BETTY BULLSEYE Language: English Year of Production: 2004, Country of (26 x 30’) TELEVISION Producer: City Lights Television Origin: Germany An ordinary girl by day, Betty leads a Delivery Status: Completed “SHERM!” is a smartly written and Bullseye Television, 1st Floor, 21 Warple secret life as a Galactic Guardian and Year of Production: 2004, Country of smart mouthed animated series starring Way, London, W3 0RX UK. Tel: Defender of the Cosmos! Airing on Origin: U.S. Sherm and his patently offbeat 44.20.8600.3700. Fax: 44.208.600.3709 Cartoon Network USA and sold in over relationship with five, out-of-control, Company Type: producer/ distributor Three aspiring actors are cast to star in 55 territories. hyperactive, “etiquette-challenged” At MIPCOM: Jorg Roth (MD), Bo an independent feature film. but they TRAUMA TEAM Germs who have enthusiastically Stehmeir (Sales and Acquisitions Exec), don’t know the entire film shoot is fake - (11 x 60’) imposed themselves on his life. David Cornwall (Head of Sales) from the producers right down to the Set in a dynamic Emergency Room, BOOM CREW Office: The MarketPlace - H4.35 script. witness the panic, suspense and Animated/2D Series (13 x 24 minutes) WORLD OF STUPID heartbreak of life as the best teams fight Year of Production: 2004, Country of Documentary (10 x 30mins) to save lives against often-formidable Origin: Germany Language: English CANADIAN odds. Produced for Discovery Health “Boom Crew” is a hip-hop, sci-fi Delivery Status: complete USA, Canada, UK and France. BROADCASTING animated series following the Follows groups of men, from every intergalactic adventures of four orphans corner of the globe that feel the urge to CORPORATION - who are transported into the parallel BUENA VISTA indulge in dangerous, antisocial or just INTERNATIONAL universe that strangely resembles the plain stupid stunts. video game world they’ve created. INTERNATIONAL NATURAL BORN RACERS 2 SALES TELEVISION (BVITV) Documentary (15 x 30) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - BOSSA Language: English International Sales, Box 500, Station A, Buena Vista International Television Delivery Status: in production Toronto, Ontario, M5W 1E6, Canada. ENTERTAINMENT, (BVITV), 3 Queen Caroline Street, Follows 25 novice super bike riders Tel: 416.205.3500. Fax: 416.205.3482. Hammersmith London W6 9PE UK. Tel: (aged 17-22) as they battle it out over 12 [email protected], www.cbcis.ca 44(0)208.222.1000. Fax: INC. races in an attempt to make their dreams Company Type: Broadcaster, producer, 44(0)208.222.1620. www.bvitv.com Bossa Entertainment, Inc., 1325 Avenue come true. The coveted prize - a distributor At MIPCOM: David Hulbert (President, of the Americas, 21st Floor, New York, professional contract with Virgin Mobile At MIPCOM: Slawko Klymkiw (Executive Walt Disney Television International), Tom NY 10019 U.S.A. Tel: 212.261.9112. Yamaha Superbike Team. Director, Network Programming, CBC Fax: 212.581.4954. Toumazis (Senior Vice President & Television), Suzanne Laverdiere (General At MIPCOM: Regina Dantas (President Managing Director, BVITV (EMEA), THE BUSINESS OF Manager, Corporate Affairs Strategic and CEO) Alison Homewood (Vice President, Sales, Planning, Radio-Canada), Eva Czigler Office: H4.12 BVITV (EMEA), Steve Macallister (Vice FILM (Senior Director, Network Programming, PLAIN TRUTH President & General Manager, BVITV Thriller (120 minutes) (EMEA), Fernando Barbosa (Vice President, CBC Television), Debbie Bernstein Produced in 2004 by Robert Greenwald Sales, BVITV (Latin America) (Executive Director, A&E Network Films Office: Stand A0.21, Tel: 33.492.99.85.22 London Office Programming, CBC Television), Jennifer Stewart (Director, International Co- Starring Mariska Hargitay 41-42 Berners St. In the suspenseful thriller, PLAIN productions, Sales & Acquisitions, CBC Product Listings Only — TRUTH, a young Amish girl is accused London Television); Acquisition Executive: Jennifer of murder and the Amish country is [email protected] Stewart shattered by dark secrets that are WIT 3NB Office: #11.02-13.01, Tel: exposed. 33.04.92.99.80.51 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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H2O CELESTIAL THE ILLUSTRATED MUM CINEFLIX Drama (2 x120 min) Drama (4 x 25 or 1 x 100) Language: English PICTURES LTD Language: English INTERNATIONAL Director: Charles Biname Celestial Pictures Ltd, Shaw Director: Cilla Ware Cineflix International, 26 - 28 Wendell Exec Producers: Paul Gross & Frank Administration Building, # Lot 220, Producer: 4Learning Road, London W12 9RT UK. Tel: Siracusa Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon Hong Status: Completed 44.208.746.0574. Fax: 44.208.749.2232. Country of Origin: UK Cast: Paul Gross, Leslie Hope, Kenneth Kong. Tel: 852 2927 1111. Fax: 852 2243 [email protected] Based on the novel by Jacqueline Company Type: Distributor Welsh 0099. www.celestialpictures.com, Wilson, this drama tells the poignant At MIPCOM: Paul Heaney (MD), Kate Delivery Status: completed [email protected] At MIPCOM: William Pfeiffer (CEO), story of two girls’ struggle to keep their Llewellyn Jones (Sales Executive), Year of Production: 2004, Country of Gordon Cheung (Executive VP, Distribution), family together as their mother struggles Dorrit Levy (Executive Assistant) Origin: Canada Alan Ng (VP, Distribution), Jennifer Ngai with mental illness. Office: 04.23, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.83.11 Ahigh-octane thriller about the (Sales & Marketing Manager, Animation), TRUE CRIME SCENE mysterious death of the Prime Minister Tony Watt (Senior VP, TV Networks) Documentary (3 x 60) and a tale of political ambition, hidden Office: 27183 Rivirea CINAMOUR Language: English agendas, murder and the betrayal of a CONTEMPORARY STYLES OF ENTERTAINMENT Delivery Status: in production country’s trust. KUNG FU Each episode of True CSI, beginning Cinamour Entertainment, MGM Plaza COMEDY GOLD Documentary (88 min) Bldg. B, 2425 Colorado Ave., Suite 320, with a murder scene, offers an Documentary (2 x 120 min) Language: Cantonese & Mandarin Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA. Tel: examination of clues, interviews with Language: English Director: Li Cham-choi 310.828.4772.á Fax: 310.828.3343 witnesses. Co-Production Partners: Director: Martha Kehoe At MIPCOM: Glen Hartford (Chairman, MAYDAY 2 Producer: Lucky Lau Producer: John Brunton, Barb Bowlby, CEO), Cord Douglas (Pres., Distribution) Documentary (6 x 52) Key Cast: Gordon Liu Chia-hui Martha Kehoe Office: 09.18, Tel: 33.4.92.99.82.00 Language: English Co-production partners: Insight Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: completed Productions Year of Production: 2004, Country of Agripping non-fiction series, Mayday Origin: Hong Kong Cast: Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Tom Green CINÉ TÉLÉ ACTION investigates recent high-profile air Acompelling infotainment program, Delivery Status: completed disasters to uncover how and why they which goes beyond the façade of carefully INTERNATIONAL happened. Year of Production: 2004, Country of choreographed martial-arts sequences in Origin: Canada Hong Kong action movies, to introduce INC. Ciné Télé Action International Inc., 1306 Combining a greatest-hits mix of exclusive the guiding principles behind the orthodox St. Catherine Street East, Montreal, QC CINEMAVAULT intimate interviews, classic archival clips styles of Chinese Kung-fu. H2L 2H5 Cinemavault Releasing International and incisive analysis, Comedy Gold tells CINEMA HONG KONG - KUNG FU Canada. Tel: 514.524.1118. Fax: Inc., 175 Bloor Street East, South Tower, the hilarious story of Canada’s comedy Documentary (50 min) 514.524.2041. www.cineteleaction.com, Suite 1011, Toronto ON, Canada, M4W icons from John Candy to Jim Carrey. Language: Cantonese & Mandarin [email protected] 3R8 Tel: 416.363.6060. Fax: Director: Ian Taylor At MIPCOM: Lynn Valiquette (Director, 416.363.2305 [email protected] Producer: Samanna Liu International Sales and Acquisitions), www.cinemavault.com CANAMEDIA Delivery Status: Completed Rosanne Cohen (Producer) Company Type: Sales agent Year of Production: 2003, Country of Canamedia, 1670 Bayview Ave., Suite Office: Telefilm Canada stand 00.01 At MIPCOM: Natalie Kampelmacher Origin: Hong Kong 408, Toronto, ON M4G 3C2 Canada. Tel: IL DUCE CANADESE (International Sales Director), Paco Alandmark retrospective documentary 416.483.7446. Fax: 416-483-7529. Mini-series (4 hours) Alvarez (V.P. Distribution) series presenting a comprehensive, Language: English, French version also www.canamedia.com, Office: IFTA Umbrella Stand, Riviera incisive look at one of the world’s most available Booth 01.02 [email protected] dynamic filmmaking traditions: Hong Director: Giles Walker Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8207 At MIPCOM: Les Harris (President), Andrea Kong cinema : Kung Fu. Co-Production Partners: Produced in TOM WHITE Stokes (International Sales & Acquisitions Association with the CBC, Radio-Canada Drama, Theatrical Feature Executive), Warren Campbell (North and Showcase Language: English American Sales & Acquisitions Executive) CHANNEL 4 - Producer: Claudio Luca Director: Alkinos Tsilimidos Office: Canadian Pavilion - Booth Key Cast: Tony Nardi, Marina Orsini, 4LEARNING Producer: Daniel Scharf, Alkinos #02.10 Gianpaolo Venuta, Dino Tavarone, Joe Tsilimidos LOVE 911 Channel 4 - 4Learning, Corporate Pingue, Ron Lea, Louise Laparé, Carlo Headquarters Channel 4, 124 Rota, Michael A. Miranda, Romano Orzari Cast: Colin Friels, Rachael Blake Social / Reality Series (26 x 30’) Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: Completed Language: English UK. Tel: 44(0)20.7396.4444. Fax: Year of Production: 2004, Country of Year of Production: 2004, Country of Delivery Status: Completed 44(0)20.7396.5566. Origin: Canada Origin: Australia / Italy Year of Production: 2003, Country of [email protected], The story of the imprisonment of Tom disappears from his wife and family Origin: Canada www.channel4.com/learninginternational innocent civilians in Canada only to re-surface three years later a LOVE 911 is a voyeuristic experience for At MIPCOM: Catherine McKenzie during WWII. Based on real events, this different man. viewers anxious to understand what they (International Rights Manager), Charly four-hour dramatic mini-series follows the THREE can do to help their own relationships as Hewitson (International Sales and experiences of the fictional Alvaro family as Thriller, Theatrical Feature they struggle to survive these trying times. they watch couples and families disclose Marketing Executive), Rebecca Ladbury Language: English FRIES WITH THAT? suppressed emotions for the first time. (Press Manager) Director: Stewart Raffill Tween sitcom (30 minutes) Office: 02.41 Channel Four THE PRODUCERS Language: English, French version available Producer: Heinz Thym, Diane Kirman International’s stand, Tel: Biography / Arts (26 x 30’) for season one Cast: Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, Juan 33.4.92.99.8274 Language: English Director: Carl Goldstein, Giles Walker, Adam Pablo di Pace Delivery Status: Completed EXTR@ ENGLISH Weissman, Sean Dwyer Delivery Status: Completed Comedy Drama (30 x 30) Year of Production: 2002, Country of Co-Production Partners: Produced in Year of Production: 2004, Country of Language: English as a foreign language Origin: Canada association with YTV Origin: UK / Luxembourg Director: Louise Clover An exploration of the films, ideas and Producer: Rosanne Cohen, Paul Risacher One gorgeous woman and two men are Producer: 4Learning motivations of some of the great Key Cast: Anne-Marie Baron, Jeanne Bowser, shipwrecked on a tropical island, only Status: Completed Stefanie Buxton, Giancarlo Caltbiano, Morgan Producers in the industry today. one will survive. Country of Origin: UK Kelley Rights Available: World All Media Delivery Status: Completed L.A. Office FAX Anew English language comedy already Year of Production: 2003-2004,Country of L.A. Office Phone popular in Spanish, German and French. Origin: Canada (323) 935-8229 Extr@ is a stylish and sexy sitcom Atween sitcom about a group of teenagers (323) 935-8228 making it easy and fun to learn English. running a fast food restaurant.
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CINEXPORT COOKIE JAR BIG ENOUGH http://www.stanford.edu/~krawitz/BigEn Cinexport, 78 av des Champs-Elysées, ENTERTAINMENT ough.html D 75008 Paris, France. Tel: Documentary (53’) 33.1.45.62.49.45. Fax: 33.1.45.63.85.26. DARGAUD INC. Language: English Mobile: 33.6.07.54.33.33. Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc., 1055 Director: Jan Krawitz DISTRIBUTION [email protected]. http // René-Lévesque East 9th Floor, Montréal, Co-Production Partners: Dargaud Distribution, 15-27 Rue www.tvfrance-intl.com Québec, Canada H2L 4S5 Tel: Producer: Jan Krawitz Moussorgski, 75018 Paris, France. Tel: At MIPCOM: Anne-Marie 514.843.7070. Fax: 514.843.7080. Delivery Status: Completed 33.1.53.26.31.00. Fax: 33.1.53.26.31.13. ROMBOURG-CARACO www.thecookiejarcompany.com Year of Production: 2004, Country of [email protected] Office: Collective stand TV FRANCE At MIPCOM: Michael Hirsh (CEO), Origin: USA At MIPCOM: Guillaume Galliot INTERNATIONAL (TVFI) A unique perspective, spanning 20 years, (Managing Director), Michèle Massonnat CELLE QUI N ‘EXISTAIT PAS (THE Toper Taylor (Head of Entertainment), on a proud and active community of (Sales & Marketing Manager), Victoire GIRL WHO NEVER WAS) Sam Ewing (Head of Distribution), Fonda Snyder (Head of Development), dwarfs that many people know only from de Monès (International Sales Manager) Language: french version with english Office: 08.08/10.09, Tel: 334.92.99.83.16 Lesley Taylor (EVP Production), Jim cultural stereotypes. subtitles BILLY & BUDDY Weatherford (Asia) Directed by ALAIN CARVILLE Animation (104 x 6’30”) Office: R30.33, Tel: 33.04.92.99.88.91 Starring Paul Belmondo Xavier Deluc- CURB Language: French/English Laura Weissbecker Jules Emmanuel GERALD MCBOING BOING Director: Francis Nielsen Eyoum Arthur Dupont 52 x 11 minute episodes - Animation ENTERTAINMENT Producer: Dargaud Marina Music MENELIK Produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment INTERNATIONAL Co-production partners : Bel Ombre Year of Production: 2004 Inc. Films/Teletoon TPS Jeunesse/Les Three characters cross paths and help This is the story of Gerald McCloy, And CORP. Productions Tooncan XXIII Inc. each other to realize their dreams: three the strange thing that happened to that Curb Entertainment International Corp., Delivery Status: fall 2004 illegal immigrants. little boy. 3907 West Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA Budget: 5 500 k LES BOTTES (RIDING BOOTS) DARK ORACLE 91505 USA. Tel: 818.843.8580. Fax: Year of Production: 2004, Country of TV Movie (87 minutes) 13 half-hour episodes - Live-Action & 818.566.1719. Origin: France Language: French version directed by Animation Series [email protected], Billy & Buddy captures the spirit of RENAUD BERTRAND Produced by Shaftesbury Kids V Inc. www.curbentertainment.com childhood as our carefree heroes share a PASCAL GREGGORY ANNE BROCHET Animation/Comic Book design service At MIPCOM: Carole Curb Nemoy thousand and one perilous or ordinary DAPHNE BAIWIR ALBANE DE LA provided by Cookie Jar Entertainment (President), Ildi Toth Davy (Executive adventures and moments of craziness CHAPELLE OLIVIER SALADIN voix Inc. Director/Head of Sales) with limitless energy and conviction. over : JEAN ROCHEFORT Targeting kids and teens, this half-hour Office: 19.20, Tel: 334.92.99.8215 TROTRO Year: 2004 live-action drama with animation FINDING HOME Animation (39 x 3’30”) May 1968 : the events are seen through USA-Mystery Drama Language: French/English the eyes of a small girl sent to the segments chronicles the lives of 14-year- Director: Lawrence David Foldes Director: Eric Cazes/ Stéphane Lezoray country with her mother and who falls in old fraternal twins Cally and Lance. Producer: Victoria Paige Meyerick Producer: Storimages love with her riding teacher. Cast: Genevieve Bujold, Lisa Brenner, Co-production partners: 2 Minutes Delivery status: fall 2004 Louise Fletcher, Misha Collins CREATIVE LIGHT Budget: 850 k A young woman, tormented by memories CLASSIC MEDIA Year of Production: 2004, Country of WORLDWIDE of her traumatic removal from her Classic Media, 860 Broadway, 6th Floor, Origin: France Creative Light Worldwide, 8383 Wilshire grandmother’s inn, returns to solve the New York, NY 10003 USA. Tel: Trotro is a little donkey with a head full Blvd. Suite #212, Beverly Hills CA hidden mystery and her conflicted 212.659.1959. Fax: 212.659.1958. of ideas; he knows exactly what he likes 90211 USA. Tel: 323.658.9166. Fax: feelings about the inn’s young caretaker. [email protected], www.classicmedia.tv and what he doesn’t like. 323.658.9169. [email protected], BREAKING DAWN At MIPCOM: Eric Ellenbogen (CEO and www.creativelightworldwide.com USA-Thriller Chairman), Robert Friedman (President), L.A. Office Phone Doug Schwalbe (Head of Worldwide At MIPCOM: Ray Haboush (Head of Director: Mark Edwin Robinson Distribution), Sandrine Pechels de Saint International Sales) Producer: Brady Nasfell, David (323) 935-8228 Sardos (Sales executive), Alexandra Pizot Office: I.F.T.A. 01.02, Tel: 33 Robinson (Marketing Manager) (0)6.79.36.64.49 Cast: Kelly Overton, James Haven, Sarah-Jane Potts, Hank Harris Office: R30.31 L.A. Office FAX THE LEGEND OF FROSTY THE Abeautiful medical student investigates SNOWMAN CS ASSOCIATES the dark secrets of a murderous mental (323) 935-8229 (1 X 74’) CS Associates, 200 Dexter Avenue, patient. Director: Greg Sullivan Watertown, MA 02472 USA. Tel: Based on the original 1969 classic, 617.923.0077. Fax: 617.923.0025. Frosty the Snowman is back to transform http://www.csassociates.com, the town of Evergreen into a winter [email protected] wonderland in this all new feature-length At MIPCOM: Lisa Carey (VP, comedy adventure. International Sales) PETER COTTONTAIL: THE MOVIE Office: R30.18, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8806 (1 x 77’) AGING OUT Join Peter Cottontail and his son, Junior, http://www.pppdocs.com/agingout.html on their quest to save spring from the Documentary (86’/55’/5 x 26’) evil Irontail in this 3-D musical adventure. Language: English Director: Roger Weisberg THE BUSINESS OF Co-Production Partners: Producer: Roger Weisberg FILM Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: USA London Office Three teenagers “age out” of the foster 41-42 Berners St. care system. They use resiliency developed from years of abuse to take London, WIT 3NB SLEEPING BEAUTY’S SILENT DEATH - ZDF control of their lives. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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DECODE DLT DUPUIS AMAZON WARRIOR Dupuis, 57 boulevard de la Villette, (85 minutes) ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT 75010 Paris, France. Tel: Language: English INC. DLT Entertainment, 31 West 56th Street, 33.1.44.84.40.80. Fax: 33.1.44.84.40.98. Director: Dennis Devine New York, NY 10019, USA. Tel: www.dupuis.com Producer: Raymond Storti DECODE Entertainment Inc., 512 King 212.245.4680. Fax: 212.315.1132. Company Type: producer, distributor Cast: J. J. Rodgers, Jimmy Jerman, Street East, Suite 104, Toronto, ON M5A [email protected], At MIPCOM: Leon Perahia (Director of Christine Lydon 1M1 Canada. Tel: 416.363.8034. Fax: Dupuis Audiovisuel), Jean-Philippe Delivery Status: Completed Year of www.dltentertainment.com 416.363.8919. [email protected], Doutrelugne (Director of International Production: 2003 Country of Origin: At MIPCOM: Donald Taffner, Jr.(Vice www.decode.tv Rights), Olivier Nomen (Head of USA President), Gary Mitchell (VP of At MIPCOM: Neil Court Productions) In the post-Apocalyptic future, International Sales), Scott Paskoff (Partner/Executive Producer), Steven Acquisition Executive: Justine Bannister mercenary Tara sells her fighting skills to (Director of US Sales) DeNure (Partner/Executive Producer), (Head of TV distribution), Isabelle Denis the highest bidder, while searching for (International Licensing Manager), Alexia Beth Stevenson (Partner/Executive Office: R33:19 , Tel: 334.929.98820 the man who destroyed her tribe and Lepere (International Sales & Traffic) Producer), Dominique Bazay (VP, MY FAMILY made her the last Amazon Warrior. Distribution and Sales), Joshua Scherba Comedy (63 Episodes x 30 minutes) Office: 08.08 KID PADDLE BIKE WEEK: EXPOSED (Sales Executive), Nancy Yeaman Language: English www.kidpaddle.kidcomics.com (90 minutes) (Manager Development) Producer: DLT Entertainment, Co Animation (52x26’) and 14x3’ flash- Language: English Office: The Don Juan, Jetee Albert Producers-Rude Boy Productions animated webtoons Director: Dan Springen Edouard, Vieux Port, 06400 Cannes, Cast: Zoe Wanamaker, Robert Lindsay Language: English, French Producer: W.V. “Chap” Chappell & Brian France. Tel: 33.04.92.98.71.24. Fax: Status: In Production Director: Olivier Bonnet Eickoff 33.04.92.98.71.25 Country of Origin: UK Producer: Dupuis Audiovisuel, Co- Cast: Gen from the “World Sexiest Rock Stand 00.01 and its extension 1 (General With three teenage children and a dad production partners: Nocopy, Canal J Band” GENITORTURERS, “Wacky seating area), Tel: 33.04.92.99.83.56, suffering a mid-life crisis there is never a Delivery Status: completed and second Jacky” Fax: 33.04.92.99.83.57 dull moment in the Harper household. series in production Delivery Status: Completed Year of BROMWELL HIGH THE ADVENTURES OF TEDDY Country of Origin: France Production: 2004 Country of Origin: Kid Paddle and his friends have the Animation (Adult) (22 minutes x 13) RUXPIN USA wildest imagination! They are crazy Language: English Children/Animation (65 Episodes X 30 “Bike Week” Daytona Beach is a wild, Produced By: Hat Trick/DECODE about video games, horror films, science- Minutes each) 62-year tradition of Harley Davidsons, Entertainment fiction comics and blob-like monsters, in Language: English biker babes, concerts and partying and Delivery status: In Production short, all those things that count for Producer: DiC, Alchemy II nothing when it comes to school reports. this documentary captures it all. Year of Production: 2004/2005, Country Status: Completed PAPYRUS of Origin: UK/Canada; this is a Country of Origin: US www.papyrus.kidcomics.com UK/Canada co-production Animation (52 x 26’ Series and 1 x 70’ ECHO BRIDGE Teddy Ruxpin and his friends Grubby Bromwell High is set in an under-funded, Special) and Dr. Newton Gimmick find endless graffiti-scarred secondary school in south Language: English ENTERTAINMENT London and follows the exploits of three adventure while on their quest to find the Director: Michel Gauthier Echo Bridge Entertainment, 75 Second exceptionally naughty schoolgirls, one hidden treasure of Grundo in “The Hard Producer: Dupuis Audiovisuel, Co- Avenue, Suite 500, Needham, MA 02494 maverick headmaster and a bunch of to Find City”. production partners: TF1 International USA Tel: 781.444.6767. Fax: desperate teachers. Delivery Status: completed 781.444.6472. www.ebellc.com CLONE BOY Year of Production: 2000, Country of At MIPCOM: Lucie Salhany (Managing Animation (11 minutes x 26) DREAM Origin: France Partner, Sales & Marketing), Michael Language: English ENTERTAINMENT Set in an ancient Egypt of marvels and Rosenblatt (Managing Partner, Produced By: DECODE Entertainment fantasy, yet firmly rooted in historical Acquisitions), Dan March (Head of Delivery status: Pre-production Dream Entertainment, 8489 W. Third fact, the stories of Papyrus conjure the International Sales) Year of Production: 2004/2005, Country Street, Suite 1038, Los Angeles, CA myths and legends of its gods, in a world Office: AFMA Pavilion : 01.02, Tel: of Origin: Canada 90048 USA. Tel: 323.655.5501. Fax: of magic where anything is possible, and 33(0)4.92.99.82.07 fantastic creatures can appear at any Clone Boy is the best human money can 323.655.5603. GARGOYLES moment. buy! A super-smart clone raised in a Petri [email protected] Sci-Fi/Action dish in a top secret laboratory, he Company Type: Producer, Sales Agent Language: English eventually escapes and his wonderfully At MIPCOM: Ehud Bleiberg (Chairman & CEO) Director: Jay Andrews skewed observations of our world Office: I.F.T.A. Stand 01.02, Tel: E Producer: Ion Ionescu and Michael become the heart of his big adventures. 33(0)492.99.8207 Derbas SLEEPOVER NIGHTMARE ECHELON Cast: Michael Paré, Sandra Hess, Fintan Horror McKeown, Kate Orsini and Tim Abell DIC Language: English - USA ENTERTAINMENT Status: Completed ENTERTAINMENT Director: Boon Collins Echelon Entertainment, 400 South Country of Origin: U.S. Producers: Boon Collins, Robin Webb Victory Blvd., Suite 203, Burbank, CA Once thought banished forever, ancient DIC Entertainment, 4100 Alameda, Principal Cast: Haley Sales, Chad E. 91502 USA. Tel: 818.558.1820. Fax: winged creatures are resurrected and Burbank, CA 91505 USA. Tel: immediately begin wreaking havoc on Rook, Kristine Cofsky 818.558.1877. [email protected], 818.955.5400. Fax: 818.955.5409. Bucharest, Romania. End of summer pool party for college www.echelonent.com www.dicentertainment.com, BAADASSSSS! students goes horribly wrong when a Company Type: Sales agent, producer, http://www.dicentertainment.com Drama deranged man starts to massacre them in and distributor Company Type: Producer & Distributor Language: English unspeakable ways. At MIPCOM: Eric Louzil (President and At MIPCOM: Andy Heyward (Chairman Director: Mario Van Peebles CEO), Geoff Jarvis (VP OF International & CEO), Brad Brooks (President), DRY CYCLE Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Paul Sales), John Howard (Press Relations), Patricia Ryan (Executive Vice President, Thriller Rodriguez, David Allen Grier Stacey Parks (VP Of International Sales), International Sales), Leslie Nelson Language: English - USA Status: Completed (Managing Director, European Sales & Director: Isaac H. Eaton Ellen Roongcharoen (Sales Assistant), Country of Origin: U.S. Co-Head International Sales), Robby Producers: Ron Wolotzky Tommy Savich (Sales); Acquisition Award winning filmmaker, Mario Van London (Executive Vice President, Principal Cast: Ione Skye, Sam Ball, Executive: Gloria Morrison (President of Peebles’ comedic send up of his father Creative Affairs), Nancy Bassett (Senior Marisa Coughlan Development/Acquisitions) Melvin’s 1971 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Vice President, Worldwide Consumer Quirky thriller about a tempestuous Office: Hotel “La Madrilene” 15, Bd Baadasssss Song.” This tribute to indie Products) beauty with a baby, who meets a married Alexandre III 06400 Cannes, Tel: filmmaking premiered at Sundance 2004 Office: #17.01 man at the laundromat, who becomes 3304.97.06.37.37. Fax: 3304.93.94.38.78 to a standing ovation. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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EM.TV AG DANCEWEB FIRST HAND FILMS Documentary (50 min. and 30 min.) EM.TV AG, Beta-Stra§e 11, D-85774 F Languages available for this programme: First Hand Films, Friedrichstrasse 123, Unterföhring, Germany. Tel: FILM AUSTRALIA German, English 10117 Berlin, Germany. Tel: 49.89.99500.0. Fax: 49.89.99500.111. 49.30.285.29088. Fax: 49.30. 285.29099. Film Australia, 101 Eton Road, Lindfield Delivery Status: in production [email protected], [email protected], www.em.tv NSW 2070 Australia. Tel: Year of production: 2004 www.firsthandfilms.com Company Type: Distributor and Producer 61.2.9413.8777. Fax: 61.2.9416.9401. Accompanying three of the altogether Company Type: Distributor At MIPCOM: Werner E. Klatten [email protected], fifty young dancers during the five weeks At MIPCOM: Esther van Messel (CEO) (Chairman of the Management Board), www.filmaust.com.au DANCEWEB programme, the film gives Office: The Marketplace, MEDIA Patrick Elmendorff (President TV Company Type: Producer and Distributor a close insight into the world largest umbrella H4.35, Tel: 41.79.3351572 Distribution), Dr. Matthias Schulze At MIPCOM: Carolyn Johnston (Senior contemporary dance festival taking place (Managing Director Junior.TV) in Vienna every summer. QADDAFI’S FEMALE Executive, International Sales), Jayne BODYGUARDS Office: R 29.01, Tel./Fax: Hayward (Executive, International Sales) 33.4.92.99.88.76 Documentary (1 x 57’) Office: Stand # 04:27 Language: English BLINKY BILL III THE CAPITALIST DRIVE FIREWORKS Animation (I: 26x24«, II: 26x24«, III: Director &Producer: Rania Ajami Documentary (55 minutes) INTERNATIONAL Co-pro partners: Cipher Productions, UK 26x24«) Language: English Fireworks International, Tennyson Status: completed Produced by: EM.TV & Merchandising Director: Barbara Chobocky House, 159-165 Great Portland Street, Year of production: 2004, Country of AG, EM.TV & Wavery B.V., Yoram Producer: Barbara Chobocky (Producer), Gross-EM.TV, WDR London, W1W 5PA, UK. Tel: origin: USA Damien Parer (Co-Producer) A unique exploration of Colonel Production Status: I: Completed, II: 44.207.307.6300. Fax: 44.207.307.6399. Co-production partners: A Film Australia Quaddafi’s elite female bodyguard corps. Completed, III: In production [email protected], National Interest Program. These are modern Islamic women who Available: III: Autumn 2004 www.fireworksentertainment.com Produced with the assistance of the challenge Western stereotypes of the Blinky, Flap and Nutsy begin an epic Company Type: Distributor Australian Broadcasting repressed Arab female. voyage around the world to return circus At MIPCOM: Greg Phillips (President), Corporation. ARMWRESTLER FROM SOLITUDE animals to their homes. Saralo MacGregor (Vice-President, Cast: Delivery Status: Complete Documentary (1 x 58’) TABALUGA III Sales), Kathryn Rice (Vice-President, Year of Production: 2004, Country of Language: English Animation (26 x 24«) Sales Europe), Clare Caufield (Vice- Origin: Australia Director: Helen Ahlsson and Lisa Munthe Produced by: EM.TV & Merchandising President, Marketing & Avery personal account of one family Communications), Victoria Ryan Producer: Migma Films AG, Yoram Gross-EM.TV, ZDF and its links across two continents and (Director of Sales Administration, Co-pro partners: Motlys AS, Norway Enterprises three generations, despite political Strategy & Special Projects), Karen Status: Completed Production Status: Completed divides. Northcott (Marketing & Events Manager) Year of production: 2004, Country of In Tabaluga III, the young green dragon, DESIGNER BABY Office: R30.26, Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.11 origin: Sweden protector of Greenland, goes on a quest Documentary (55 minutes) ZOE BUSIEK: WILD CARD At just 22, Heidi Andersson has already for the powerful pendant his father wore. Language: English Drama Series (36 x 1 hour) won the world arm wrestling championship Director: Sean Cousins Language: English three times, yet her rather unusual life Producer: Tony Wright and Stuart Director: Steve Surjik (pilot). Various for consists of planting trees, shooting moose Menzies EXTREME episodes and modelling bridal gowns. Co-production partners: A Film Australia Producer: Tony Thatcher ENTERTAINMENT production is association with Cast: Joely Fisher, Chris Potter, Loretta Extreme Entertainment, The Media December Films Devine FIRST LOOK Centre, 131/151, Great Titchfield Street, Produced with the assistance of Film Delivery Status: In Production W1W 5BB UK. Tel: 44.207.886.0765. Victoria INTERNATIONAL Year of Production: 2003 / 2004, Country Fax: 44.207.886.0777. Cast: Delivery Status: In Post-Production of Origin: Canada First Look International, 8000 Sunset Company Type: producer/ distributor Year of Production: 2004, Country of Joely Fisher returns for a second season Blvd., East Penthouse, Los Angeles, CA At MIPCOM: Ben Barrett (MD), Ruth Origin: Australia as Zoe Busiek, a quirky, down-to-earth 90046 USA. Tel: 323.337.1000. Fax: Williams (Head of Sales), Nick Price Forget cloning. Predicting and modifying insurance fraud investigator with a big 323.337.1037. [email protected], (Head of Development) our genes at the embryonic stage gives us heart and high-octane personality. www.firstlookmedia.com Office: 12.20 the means to design our descendants and THE COLLECTOR Company Type: Sales Agent, Distributor BRAGGING RIGHTS it is happening today. Drama Series (27 x 1 hour) At MIPCOM: Dina Vangelisti (SVP, Finished series (13 x 30) Language: English Television Sales), JD Beaufils (Director, Language: English Director: Various Worldwide Sales and Library Licensing), Hosted by spunky, in-your-face blonde FILM BRIDGE Executive Producers: Larry Sugar, Ali Susan Hewitt (Consultant, European knockout Jessica Holmes INTERNATIONAL Marie Matheson, Jon Cooksey Television Sales), Monique White (VP, Delivery Status: complete Cast: Chris Kramer, Carly Pope, Ellen International Sales) Film Bridge International, 1316 Third Office: R 32.31, Tel: 04.92.99.88.29 Each episode of this series unfolds at Dubin Street Promenade, Suite 105, Santa SEPTEMBER TAPES Club Getaway, the 300-acre, one-of-a- Delivery Status: In Production Monica, CA 90401 USA. Tel: Reality Drama kind Mecca of outdoor adventures, Year of Production: 2004, Country of 310.656.8680. Fax: 310.656.8683. Language: English/Farsi against a dramatic backdrop of Origin: Canada website: filmbridgeinternational.com, Director: Christian Johnston mountains, lakes and endless blue sky. The Collector is a mystery drama Cast: George Calil, Wali Razaqi OFF TO WAR [email protected] centered around Morgan Pym, a soul- Delivery: Completed Documentary (7 x 52) At MIPCOM: Ellen Wander - Cell # collector for the Devil who gets A documentary filmmaker travels to Language: English (310) 526-3456, Lori Mathison permission to try and save the souls of Afghanistan post 9/11 to find answers, Delivery Status: in production Office: TBA his clients during their last 48 hours on but instead follows a bounty hunter on Showcasing the largest deployment of the earth. American National Guard since World War the trail of Osama bin Laden. II, OFF TO WAR, follows 57 citizen FILMWERKSTATT THE BUSINESS OF STATESIDE Romantic Drama soldiers from Clarksville, Arkansas, as they WIEN Language: English leave their jobs and their families for Iraq. FILM Filmwerkstatt Wien, Gebrüder Langgasse Director: Reverge Anselmo London Office Phone 13/34, 1150 Vienna, Austria. Tel: Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Jonathan 44 207 372 9992 43.1.9452784. Fax: 43.1.9452784. Los Angeles Office Tucker, Val Kilmer, Carrie Fisher, Mobile: 43.650.3452784. Joe Mantegna [email protected], 5150 Wilshire Blvd. Delivery: Completed London Office FAX www.filmwerkstatt.com Los Angeles An outlaw rich kid reluctantly lands in the 44 207 486 1969 At MIPCOM: Ms. Barbara Weissenbeck Marine Corps, and while on leave, falls in Office: California 90036 love with a mentally ill pop singer/actress. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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FOOTHILL FRIES FILM GROUP, MIDEM • MIPTV • CANNES • MIPCOM ENTERTAINMENT, INC. OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND Fries Film Group, Inc., 22817 Ventura INC. Blvd. #909, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (Tented & Heated) Foothill Entertainment, Inc., 1231 State USA. Tel: 818.888.3052. Fax: Street, Suite 208, Santa Barbara, CA 818.888.3042. 93101 USA. Tel: 805.965.4488. Fax: Company Type: Distributor 805.965.1168. At MIPCOM: Michael Stone (VP of Lunch on the beach [email protected], Worldwide Sales and Distribution) www.foothilllentertainment.com Office: 01.02, Tel: 33.492.998.207 Company Type: Executive DR. LOPEZ Whatever the weather Producers/Distributors Drama At MIPCOM: Jo Kavanagh-Payne Language: English (President), Gregory Payne (Chairman), Production Status: Pre-Production Steve Waterman (Executive Producer) Country of Origin/CO-Production: U.K. Office: operating in Sunset Marquis, Tel: Dr. Roderigo Lopez, an exiled 805.637.6054 or 805.637.3280, Fax: Portuguese Jew, is appointed to the Grand Hotel 334.9.36.89.74.5 highly prestigious position of personal BARNEY physician to Queen Elizabeth I. Animated Children’s Series (13 x 5’) COOKERS Language: English Drama Director: Reg Lodge and Bob Balser Language: English Producer: TVC London for Barney Director: Dan Mintz Entertainments LTD Principle Cast: Brad Hunt, Cyia Batten, Co-production partners: N/A Patrick McGaw Cast: Voices By: Tim Brook-Taylor, Production Status: Post Production Harry Enfield, Jan Ravens, Enn Reitel Country of Origin/Co-Production: USA Delivery Status: completed Three meth heads hide out in the deep Budget: Completed woods to operate a crystal meth lab and Year of Production: 1990, Country of encounter unspeakable terror. Origin: United Kingdom The adventures of an English sheepdog, Barney, and his loveable friends. FRV MEDIA BOXING BOBBIES AND BOY INTERNATIONAL Animated Children’s Action Adventure Series (26 x 25’) FRV Media International, 4200 Language: English Boulevard St-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec Delivery Status: In development H2T 1T3 Canada. Tel: 514.843.3355. Four infants, hurtled from a destroyed Fax: 514.843.9574. alternate dimension, land on the doorstep At MIPCOM: Richard, Laferrière (CEO, of a retired boxing champion. Raising FRV Media), Isabelle Begin (Director of them to become world-class boxers, one Sales) day he realizes they have powers beyond Office: 00.01, Tel: 334.92.99.83.56. Fax: those of ordinary kids! 334.92.99.83.57 DRAGON Animation Series (26 x 12 minutes, 104 FREE SPIRITS FILM x 2:30 minutes or 26 x 7 minutes) Adapted from renowned chapter books PRODUCTIONS by beloved children’s author Dav Pilkey Free Spirits Film Productions, and written by Steve Westren, Dragon is Mesdaglaan 1 3941 CJ Doorn, The a stop-motion animated clay series set in Netherlands. Tel/fax: 0031343417070. jaap@free-spirits-co-uk, www.free- an imaginary world exploring themes spirits-film.co.uk that are universally identifiable to Company Type: production children everywhere by capturing the At MIPCOM: Jaap Mees endearing and often insightful life stories Office: of a lovable hero, Dragon. INSIDE THE CIRCLE Documentary (53”) Language: English Director: Jaap Mees G Producer: same Delivery status: completed GAUMONT Year of production: 2003, Country of Gaumont, 30 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Origin: UK 92200 Neuilly Sur Seine, France. Tel: On leading Willy Clancy Summer School 33.1.46.43.21.80. Fax: 33.1.46.43.20.33. in Ireland. With internationally acclaimed www.gaumont.fr traditional musicians like great fiddler At MIPCOM: Franck CHOROT (Chief Martin Hayes, concertina giant Noel Hill, Operating Officer), Loïc TROCME The Restaurant Uilleann pipes legend Paddy Keenan and (Head of Sales), Philippe de great fiddle talent Zoe Conway. CHAISEMARTIN (Executive Vice- on the beach President International Sales), Anne The Business Of Film BERNSTEIN (French TV Sales), (Between Miramar & Martinez) Virginie ROYER (Teledis), Manuela PADOAN (Director of Gaumont Pathe Contact Olivier Now entering its Archives) 25th year Office: 2502, Tel: 04.92.99.81.71 / Tel. (33) 4 93 94 20 68 Fax. (33) 4 93 43 60 91 04.92.99.86.56. Fax: 04.92.99.86.58 site address: http://www.rado-plage.fr notre e-mail: [email protected] Available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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THIRTY-SIX (AKA 36, QUAI DES GLOBAL MARY ENGELBREIT’S THE NIGHT GREENLIGHT ORFEVRES) BEFORE CHRISTMAS Thriller TELEMEDIA INC Animation (40’) TELEVISION Director: Olivier Marchal Global Telemedia Inc, 98 East Avenue, Language: English Greenlight Television, Greenlight House, Production: GAUMONT / LGM Cinéma Norwalk, CT 06851 USA. Tel: Director: W. T. Schwartz Tromode, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4QJ, Casting: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, 203.854.9985. Fax: 203.855.8370. Co-Production Partners: Krislin/Elliott Digital British Isles. Tel: 44.1624.611601. Fax: Valeria Golino, André Dussollier Producer: Schwartz & Associates www.globaltelemedia.com, 44.1624.611602. www.greenlight-tv.com Status: French release: November 24th Key Cast: Features the voices of Kevin Company Type: PRODUCTION Rise, Fall and Revenge of a top-cop of [email protected] Kline, Lee Tockar, Chiara Zanni, Sam COMPANY the Paris Police Department Company Type: Distributor, Producer Vincent, John Baldry At MIPCOM: Ms Lauren Roberts EMPIRE OF THE WOLVES (AKA At MIPCOM: Greg Kimmelman Delivery Status: Completed (Business Development Manager), Ms. L’EMPIRE DES LOUPS) (President), Anne Gulledge (Manager - Year of Production: 2004, Country of Aisling Ridout (Producer); Acquisition Action / Thriller Sales and Marketing), Acquisition Origin: USA Executive: Ms Lauren Roberts Director: Chris Nahon Executive: Greg Kimmelman It was the night before Christmas, and all Production: GAUMONT Office: Office: Mipcom Media Stand - The through the house, not a creature was Marketplace 33.492.99.85.96, Tel: Casting: Jean Reno, Jocelyn Quivrin COLD WARS AND BEYOND stirring. except for Gregory, a very MIPCOM - Lauren Roberts - Status: Shooting Documentary (1 x 120 or 2 x 60 or 1x curious little mouse. 44.7624.453310, Fax: Mipcom Media 1 woman brainwashed, searching for her 180 or 3 x 60 or 6 x 30 min.) FELIX THE CAT SAVES Stand - The Marketplace 33.492.99.85.97 identity. 2 cops investigating on terrific For nearly fifty years, a Cold War CHRISTMAS TT - THE RACE THAT TIME murders of women in the Turkish between the world?s mightiest Animation (72’) FORGOT community of Paris. 2 mysteries, 1 enemy. Language: English superpowers raged on nearly every Documentary Film (52 mins) Director: Don Oriolo continent. Available now for broadcast Language: English Producer: Don Oriolo GDC and video all territories / utilizes Director: Andrew Stickland Key Cast: Featuring the voices of Dave animation and special effects; stellar Producer: Aisling Ridout Collier, Tom Bosley and Don Oriolo ENTERTAINMENT production quality Delivery Status: completed Delivery Status: Completed OWNED ISLANDS Budget: $75,000.00 LTD. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Documentary (1 x 60 minutes) Year of Production: 2004, Country of GDC Entertainment Ltd., Block B, Origin: USA Delivery Status: Soon to be aired on the Origin: British Isles Yuehaimen Square,2292-2300 Nanyou Felix- Will save Christmas with his bag Ave. Shenzhen China, 518052. Tel: Discovery Channel in the US Competing in the Isle of Man TT of tricks. 86.755.2655.7695. Fax: White beaches, palm trees, and the Motorcycle Races is the motorsport 86.755.2655.7677. [email protected], calming ocean. We?ve all been there, but equivalent of climbing Mount Everest www.gdc-world.com what about owning your own tropical GRB and this stunning reversioned for TV Company Type: Producer paradise! documentary film follows the stories of At MIPCOM: Raymond Neoh(Producer) ENTERTAINMENT the extraordinary personalities involved. Tammy Yeung(Head of Marketing) GRB Entertainment, 13400 Riverside Dr. THE FAST AND THE CURIOUS Sophia Zhu(Assistant to Producer) GOLDCREST FILMS Ste. 300, Sherman Oaks CA 91423 USA. Documentary Series (6 x 52 mins) Tel: 818.728.7600. Fax: 818.728.7676. Language: English INTERNATIONAL www.grbtv.com Director: Rob Hurdman GLOBAL CINEMA Goldcrest Films International, 65-66 At MIPCOM: Gary R. Benz Producer: Aisling Ridout Dean Street, London W1D 4PL, United (President/CEO), Michael Branton Delivery Status: Pre Production GROUP (Executive Senior Vice -President, Creative Global Cinema Group, 9229 Sunset Kingdom. Tel: 44207.437.8696.. Fax: Budget: $50,000.00 Affairs), Gavin Reardon (Senior Vice - Blvd., #215, Los Angeles, CA 90069, 44207.437.4448. [email protected] Year of Production: 2004, Country of President, International Distribution), USA. Tel: 310.443.7788. Fax: At MIPCOM: Stephen Johnston Origin: British Isles Marielle Zuccarelli (Vice-President, (President - Goldcrest Films Inc.), A6 part series that looks at the unusual 310.443.7739 International Distribution), Gary MacKinney side of motoring and the passionate At MIPCOM: Peter Elson (President, Abigail Walsh (Sales Executive) (Manager, International Distribution) people involved in fascinating if slightly Global Cinema Group), Mark Huljich Office: 09.30, Tel: 33.49.299.8213 Office: R35.11, Tel: 33.04.92.99.8873 eccentric events. (Senior Vice President, Global Cinema ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN BET YOUR LIFE Group) with the voices of Burt Reynolds, Dom Action Drama (1 x 90 minutes) Office: Independent Film & Television De Louise Produced by Silver Pictures. Alliance (I.F.T.A.) Stand # 01.02, Palais THE KILLING FIELDS Starring Billy Zane des Festivals Tel: 04.92.99.82.07, John Malkovich, Sam Waterston, Haing When compulsive gambler Sonny Briggs H Mobile: 310.710.4232 Hgor, Julian Sands agrees to take the ultimate gamble and HIGH ROLLER: THE STU UNGAR THE MISSION bets his life, he doesn’t realize the odds HALLMARK STORY Robert DeNiro, Jeremy Irons, Liam are not in his favor. Sonny needs to make Feature film: Drama (110 min) ENTERTAINMENT Neeson sure that this time, the house doesn’t win, Director: A.W. Vidmer Hallmark Entertainment, 1325 Avenue of THE NAME OF THE ROSE or he loses his life. Producer: A.W. Vidmer EXPEDITIONS TO THE EDGE the Americas, 21st Floor, New York, NY Sean Connery, Christian Slater Starring: Michael Imperioli, Pat Morita, Reality (13 x 60 minutes) 10019 USA. Tel: 212.977.9001. Fax: AROOM WITH A VIEW Michael Nouri Anew dramatic of incredible expeditions 212.977.9049. www.hallmarkent.com Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Day Explores the compelling true-life story of where something went terribly wrong. At MIPCOM: Robert Halmi Jr. a card prodigy and gambler who in both Lewis, Judi Dench (Chairman and CEO, Hallmark 1980 and 1981 became the youngest TO END ALL WARS MIPCOM 2004 Entertainment Holdings, Inc.), Peter von World Series of Pokerª winner ever. Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland Gal (President and COO, Hallmark TREASURE ISLAND KIDS Trilogy The unabridged Product Entertainment Holdings, Inc.), Joel Feature films: Family Adventure (95 Denton (President of Production and min) (2 x 80 min) GOODTIMES Guide 1600 titles listed Distribution, Hallmark Entertainment Director: Gavin Scott online @ Distribution, LLC), Kelly Coogan Executive Producers: Mark Huljich, ENTERTAINMENT Swanson (SVP, Marketing), Torquil Stephen Gilmour GoodTimes Entertainment, 16 East 46th www Macneal (Senior VP, International Sales), Producers: Dale Bradley, Grant Bradley, St., New York, NY 10016 U S A. Tel: John Alexander (VP, International Sales) Jozsef Fityus 212.951.3743. Fax: 212.679.6857. .thebusinessoffilm. Office: R 31.34, Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.85. Starring: Randy Quaid, Niko Vella, Sasha www.goodtimes.com com Fax: 33.4.92.99.88.88 Tilley At MIPCOM: William Sondheim (President HERCULES (NBC) In the “Treasure Island Kids” trilogy, the GT Retail Division), Myriam Diaz THE BUSINESS OF FILM’S 4 Hours / Action - Adventure kids from Camp Treasure Island have a (Director, International Sales & Operations), home on Cast: Paul Telfer, Elizabeth Perkins, Leelee series of adventures that include pirates, Seth Willenson, Greg Hoffman Sobieski, Timothy Dalton, Sean Astin a giant sea monster and a cute visitor Office: I.F.T.A. Umbrella Booth No. the internet. The most popular myth of all becomes from outer space. 01.02, Tel: 334.92.99.8207 the grandest of miniseries events. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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EARTHSEA (SCIFI) HIT FOYLE’S WAR 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, RAZORBACK 4 Hours / Action - Fantasy 10, 11 & 12 Horror / Thriller (95 minutes) Cast: Shawn Ashmore, Kristin Kreuk, ENTERTAINMENT Murder Mystery Language: English Isabella Rossellini, Danny Glover PLC Director: Jeremy Silbertson, Giles Foster, Director: Russell Mulcahy In the magical world of Earthsea, the David Thacker Producer: Hal McElroy HIT Entertainment plc, 5th Floor, Maple Amulet of Peace has ensured harmony Producer: Jill Green, Simon Passmore Cast: Gregory Harrison, Bill Kerr, Chris House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, between humans and dragons for Cast: Michael Kitchen (Proof of Life), Haywood London W1T 7NF UK. Tel: centuries. Edward Fox (The Day Of The Jackal), Delivery Status: Completed 4420.7554.2500. Fax: 4420.7388.9321 Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell Year of Production: 1984 (Market [email protected], Status: Completed debut), Country of Origin: Australia HARMONY GOLD www.hitentertainment.com Awild, vicious pig terrorizes the At MIPCOM: Names not confirmed at Four more episodes of this award- Harmony Gold, 7655 Sunset Blvd., Los winning murder mystery series set during Australian outback. The first victim is a time of going to press small child who is killed. Angeles, CA 90046 USA. Tel: World War II are now available. Office: R34.11 THE GHOULS 323.851.4900. Fax: 323.851.5599. THE YOUNG VISITERS ANGELINA BALLERINA Horror / Thriller (81 minutes) [email protected] Period Comedy 39 x 15’ (Series 1 & II) Language: English At MIPCOM: Frank Agrama (Chairman Director: David Yates Xmas Special - The Show Must Go On (1 x 50’) Director: Chad Ferrin & CEO), Colleen Morris (President), Producer: Christopher Hall Based on the enormously successful series Producer: John Santos, Nicholas Alan Letz (Executive Vice President, Cast: Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, Business Development), Melissa Wohl of children’s books (over 3 million copies Lozidies, Chad Ferrin Lindsey Marshall, Bill Nighy, Geoffrey (Vice President, Sales and Acquisitions) sold in the US alone) by author Katharine Cast: Timothy Muskatell, Trent Haaga, Palmer, Simon Russell-Beale Office: R31.28 Tel:: 33.4.92.99.8871 Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig. Stephen Blakehart, Tiffany Shepis Status: Completed TANGOO AND ULLASHONG BARNEY Delivery Status: Completed Acharming and hilarious fairytale based Animated Series (26 x 30 minutes) 40 x 30’ (Series 800 & 900) Country of Origin: USA On a small planet called Locomoshong, Entertaining and educating, Barney the on the best selling book by nine year old Eric is a down on his luck video Tangoo, a kid pilot, and his best friend purple dinosaur strikes a chord in the Daisy Ashford, The Young Visiters is an photographer Ð a journalist who gets Ullashong, a robot pig-herder ( A hearts of his young followers who love eccentric love story about getting the stories while roaming the streets with his ROBOT PIG HERDER?! ), fight a his generous nature and his funny, right girl rather than the girl of your camera waiting to capture the latest menacing scientist intent on taking over appealing ways. dreams. misery and sell it to the highest bidder. the Lococo kingdom. THE LEGEND OF BLUE Animated Series (26 x 30 minutes) I IDT IMAGINATION Set on the high seas in the not-too-distant ENTERTAINMENT WORLDWIDE, LLC future where the oceans are bustling with IBC Imagination Worldwide, LLC, 9107 trade, as well as mysteries yet to be SALES discovered. Wilshire Blvd, Ste 625, Beverly Hills, CA (INTERNATIONAL IDT Entertainment Sales, 12020 90210 USA.Tel: 310.888.3494. Fax: BROADCAST Chandler Blvd. Suite 300, North 310.859.7173 HERE! FILMS Hollywood, CA 91607 USA. Tel: At MIPCOM: Pierre David (Chairman & COMMUNICATIONS) 818.738.1300. Fax: 818.760.0881. e-mail CEO), Lawrence Goebel (President) here! Films, 10990 Wilshire Blvd., IBC (International Broadcast [email protected] Office: I.F.T.A. Stand # 01.02, Tel: Penthouse, Los Angeles, California Communications), 8033 Sunset Blvd., At MIPCOM: Rick Mischel (C.E.O.), 33(0)4.92.99.82.07 90024 USA. Tel: 310.806.4298. Fax: Suite #935, Los Angeles, California Andrew Berman (Executive Vice SAVING EMILY 310.806.4268 90046 USA. Tel: 323.365.1231. Fax: President Of Sales), Patti Rose (Manager Thriller (94 minutes) Company type: Producer and Distributor 323.935.6905 Of International Distribution) Language: English Web: www.heretv.com At MIPCOM: Jon Helmrich (President) Office: 20.10, Tel: 33.4.92.99.8123 Director: Douglas Jackson At MIPCOM: Mark Reinhart (Exec. VP, Office: Palais des Festivals Stand BEAT FREAKS Producer: Pierre David, Tom Berry, here! Films), Eric Bernstein (Sales #A0.12, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.85.11. Mobile: Animated Series (26 X 26’) Stefan Wodoslawsky Consultant, here! Films) 33(0)6.62.28.04.00 An eclectic group of teenage monster Key Cast: Alexandra Paul, Michael Office: 03.24 - 05.23, Tel: THE TENNIS CHANNEL Riley, Bruce Boxleitner 33(0)4.9299.8206, Mobile: misfits led by Deloris Deadhead join Sports together to form a band. Through this Delivery Status: Completed 33.6.11.79.12.05 (Eric Bernstein) The most successful recent US channel Year of Production: 2004, Country of SHOWBOY experience, they soon begin to realize launch covering everything in the world of they can be whatever they want to be. Origin: Canada Documentary (90 minutes) Tennis and racket sports, featuring over 200 BINOMES Afamily finds itself blackmailed by the Language: English hours of original series plus tournament Animated Series (52 X 11’ or 26 X 22’) only man who can save their daughter’s Director: Lindy Heymann play from every continent. Branded blocks Inside of confines of a computer lies a life. Producers: Jason Buchtel now available for the first time. THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR wonderful, fun world of warm colorful Cast: Christian Taylor, Joe Daly, Adrian MIDNIGHT MOVIES Thriller characters where computer chips can Armas, Erich Miller Documentary (1 x 90 minutes) Language: English grow, cables are trees, and where Delivery Status: Completed Film premieres on Starz Encore in early Producer: Pierre David, Tom Berry children are told to eat their electrons Fired as a writer for “Six Feet Under,” 2005. A documentary capturing the wild Key Cast: Perry King, other cast TBA because they’re good for them!!!! Christian Taylor goes on a quest from history and new cultural relevance of the Delivery Status: In Production strip-mall dance studios to the stages of “cult” movie. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Las Vegas’ top shows. Origin: Canada THE TRIP IFM WORLD When Donna, a disturbed young woman, Comedy/Drama (95 minutes) ICON RELEASING INC. moves into the neighborhood, she Language: English quickly develops a fatal obsession on ENTERTAINMENT IFM World Releasing Inc., 1328 East Director: Miles Swain William, the handsome married man who Palmer Avenue, Glendale, California Producers: Thomas Blount , Miles Swain INTERNATIONAL lives a few houses away. Cast: Larry Sullivan, Steve Braun, Alexis Icon Entertainment International, The 91205, USA. Tel: 818.243.4976. Fax: Arquette Quadrangle, 180 Wardour Street, London 818.550.9728. [email protected], Delivery Status: Completed W1F 8FX UK. Tel: 44(0)20.7494.8100. www.ifmfilm.com THE BUSINESS OF Alan and Tommy meet for the first time Fax: 44(0)20.7494.8101. At MIPCOM: Antony I. Ginnane FILM in 1973, a time when they couldn’t be www.iconmovies.net (President), Ann Lyons (Executive VP), further apart. At MIPCOM: Peter Naish (Head of Anthony J. Lyons (VP International), Los Angeles Office International Distribution), Simon Crowe David Makhlout (Director International 5150 Wilshire Blvd. Now Online: (Head of Sales), Anthony Buckner (Sales Sales) Los Angeles Manager) www.thebusinessoffilm.com Office: Palais des Festival Booth 14.07, California 90036 Office: 05.01 Tel: 33.4.92.99.82.18. Fax: 818.550.9728 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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INDIGO CHESTNUT Family Indigo, 116 Great Portland Street, L J Language: English London W1W 6PJ, United Kingdom. Tel: Director: Robert Vince LANGBEIN & 44.20.7612.1700. Fax: 44.20.7612.1705. JEP PRODUCTIONS Producer: Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts [email protected], SKALNIK MEDIA www.indigofilm.com JÜRGEN EGENOLF Cast: Makenzie Vega, Abigail Breslin, Company Type: distributor Christine Tucci, Justin Louis, Irene Olga GMBH & CO KEG At MIPCOM: Paul Shields (Chairman), E.K. Lopez and Ethan Phillips Langbein & Skalnik Media GmbH & Co David Lawley (Managing Director), JEP Productions Jürgen Egenolf e.K., Delivery Status: Post-Production KEG, Spittelberggasse 3/13, Vienna, 1070 Emma Collin (Sales Manager), Oi Yee Schillerstr. 6, 50968 Cologne, Germany. Year of Production 2003, Country of Austria. Tel: 43.1.535.36.96. Fax: Wong (Sales Executive), Remy Downey Tel: 49.221.93474525. Fax: Origin: Canada 43.1.535.36.96.9. www.langbein-skalnik.com At MIPCOM: Kurt LANGBEIN (Head of Business and Production 49.221.93474511. [email protected] Sal is a happy little girl living in your average New York City apartment with a (Managing director) Affairs), Tanya Peck (Marketing Company Type: Producer Animation Manager) loving family Ð and a Great Dane that no Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.9299.8596, Fax: At MIPCOM: Jürgen Egenolf (President) Office: R34.10, Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.14 one but Sal knows about! 33.4.9299.8597 DEAL OF A LIFETIME Office: Tel: 49.170.3162210 FREAKWAVES RUSTY KNIGHT Comedy (95 min) www.langbein-skalnik.com 2d animation (26* 25 min) Language: English Documentary (50 min) Language: english; german Director: Paul Levine K Language: German, English Director: Dietmar Kremer & Rudi Mertens Cast: Kevin Pollak, Michael Goorjian, Director: Kurt Langbein Producer: Jürgen Egenolf Co-Production Partners: Jennifer Rubin, Ron Glass KWA Co-production partners: WDR, TERZIO Producer: Kurt Langbein Delivery Status: completed KWA, Galeón 32, Bajo A, Madrid, M Delivery Status: in preproduction Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 1999, Country of 28042 Spain. Tel: 34.91.747.3100. Fax: Budget: 6 Mio Eur Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: US 34.91.747.7000 & 34.91.747.7000. Year of Production: 2005/ 06, Country of Origin: Austria Unpopular, un-cool and totally un- www.kevinwa.com, [email protected] Origin: Germany There are only few who saw them and are datable, Henry doesn’t have a hell of a When Rusty is in need, his friend are At MIPCOM: Kevin Williams still alive: eyewitnesess who escaped the chance with super-hot cheerleader Lauri. friends indeed. (President) force of the giant waves are telling their story. until he makes a deal with the devil! LENNY & TWEEK Office: R31.29, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.88.64 METEORITES SOL GOODE 2d animation (26* 5 min) ASTRONAUTS www.langbein-skalnik.com Comedy (99 min) Language: english; german www.astronautas.net Documentary (50 min) Language: English Director: Jürgen Egenolf Country of Origin: Austria Director: Danny Comden Drama (86 min) Producer: Jürgen Egenolf Language: Spanish with English S/T Language: German, English Cast: Danny Comden, Carmen Electra, Director: Max Stelzle Co-production partners: WDR, Director: Santi Amodeo Tori Spelling, Robert Wagner Producer: Kurt Langbein Luxanimation, Kecskemetfilm Co-Production Partners: TESELA Delivery Status: completed Delivery Status: In Development Year of Production: 2000, Country of Delivery Status: in production Producer: José Antonio Félez Budget: 1.3 Mio Eur They are still a threat to the lives of Origin: US Key Cast: Nancho Novo, Teresa Hurtado, Year of Production: 2005, Country of people living on earth: More than a Sol Goode is a charismatic twenty- Alex O’Doherty Origin: Germany billion of asteroids around the earth’s something whose charm carries him Delivery Status: Completed atmosphere. Scientists all over the world Although they’re too young to spell the through life until a string of bad luck try to find out ways of defending the word, LENNY and TWEEK share the Year of Production: 2003, Country of forces him to make some tough Origin: Spain earth against them. decisions. same philosophy: “I play therefore I am.” And while they play, they Bitter sweet comedy of Reformed inadvertently answer the questions that Alcoholic trying to find his way back LIGHTNING INTRAMOVIES have baffled great minds for centuries. into the real world with the help of a Intramovies, Via E. Manfredi 15, 00197 young woman and his dog! ENTERTAINMENT Lightning Entertainment, 301 Arizona Rome, Italy. Tel: 39.06.8076157. Fax: COMANDANTE Avenue, Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 39.06.8076156. [email protected] KEYSTONE www.comandante.net 90401, USA. Tel: 310 255 7999. Fax: Documentary Feature Special (90 min) www.intramovies.com ENTERTAINMENT 310 255 7998. [email protected], www.intramovies.org Language: Spanish-English with English www.lightning-ent.com At MIPCOM: Micaela Fusco (Dir. of Tv INC. S/T At MIPCOM: Marc Greenberg (President), Sales, 39.335.604.39.15), Federica Mei Keystone Pictures Inc., 23410 Civic Director: Oliver Stone Tannaz Anisi (VP of International Sales) (Sales Manager, 39.333.75.44.926), Paola Center Way, Suite E-9, Malibu, CA, USA Co-Production Partners: MEDIAPRO Office: Palais Des Festivals, 03.02 Mantovani (Sales Coordinator, 90265. Tel: 604.873.9739. Fax: Producer: Oliver Stone BETRAYED 39.347.45.49.446) Office: Palais Du 604.873.5919. [email protected], Key Cast: Fidel Castro, Oliver Stone Crime Thriller www.keypics.com Language: English Festival Stand # 11.13 Level 01, Tel: Delivery Status: Completed Director: Valerie Landsburg 33.4.92.99.81.28/85 At MIPCOM: Tim Brown (Director of Year of Production: 2003, Country of Producer: Marc Laurence Office: International Sales) (cell: 604.351.1537) Origin: Spain Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Kristy Swanson WUTHERING HEIGHTS Office: I.F.T.A STAND #01.02, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8207 The First Major Insight into the Musings, Delivery Status: Completed Drama (2 x 100’) SPYMATE Motivations and Machinations of the Year of Production: 2004, Country of Starring: Alessio Boni (the best youth), Origin: USA Family (92 minutes) Mythical Cuban leader! The result of 10 Anita Caprioli Aprovocative female photographer Language: English days of interviews and hundreds of hours Abrooding Yorkshire Tale of a Love that witnesses a murder and a young rogue Director: Robert Vince of recordings. is stronger than death. detective is assigned to protect her. Producer: Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts PRIDE THE SEQUEL Cast: Chris Potter, Emma Roberts, MIPCOM 2004 (13 x 100) (also 26 x 50) Richard Kind, Pat Morita Delivery Status: new episodes in Post Delivery status: Post-Production The unabridged Product Guide 1600 titles listed Production, ready for March 2005 Year of Production: 2003, Country of After the great Audience success the Origin: Canada online @ www.thebusinessoffilm.com Minkey, the highly trained super spy London Office Phone chimp, must team up with his ex-partner THE BUSINESS OF FILM’S Mike in this high action comedy to 44 207 372 9992 rescue Mike’s daughter from the clutches home on the internet. of the evil Dr. Farley. 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LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE 15/LOVE MARVISTA DEAD LIFE Music Documentary Teen (40 x 26’) Horror (135 Min) Language: English Language: English and French ENTERTAINMENT Language: English Director: Antoine Fuqua Director: Paolo Barzman, Craig Pryce & MarVista Entertainment, 12519 Venice Director: William Victor Schotten Producer: Jack Gulick, Alex Gibney, Graeme Lynch Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA. Tel: Co-Production Partners: Margaret Bodde Executive Producer: Producer: Marathon 310.737.0950. Fax: 310.737.9115. Producer: Joseph J. Zetts Martin Scorsese Co-production partners: Galafilm / [email protected], www.marvista.net Key Cast: Michael Hanton, Joseph J. Appearances by: B.B. King, Robert Cray Telefactory / YTV / France 2 Company Type: Producer and Distributor Zetts, Ashleigh Holeman, Jayson Garity, & Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, Cast: Laurence LebÏuf, Meaghan Rath, At MIPCOM: Joseph Szew (President), Bruce Taylor, Lindsay Gerish Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry, Jaclyn Linetsky, Max Walker, Vadim Fernando Szew (COO/Managing Delivery Status: Completed India.Arie, to name a few. Schneider, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Charles Director), Michael Jacobs (President, Budget 250,000 Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2004, Country of Powell, Thierry Ashanti, David Schaap. Production & Distribution), Monica Year of Production: 2004 / Country of Delivery Status: in production Origin: USA Vespe (Director of International Sales) Origin: USA Year of Production: 2004, Country of A deadly virus runs rampant, killing the Office: 09:06, Tel: 33.0.4.92.99.8243 One night, thousands of music fans Origin: France / Canada living and reviving the dead. Maxx and WESTENDER gathered at Radio City Music Hall for a 15 Love puts an irreverent spin on the his friends struggle for survival as they Medieval Fantasy (104 min) tribute concert to honor the enduring sassy world of Junior Tennis. face off with the living dead. Language: English legacy of blues music. DOLMEN Director: Brock Morse MOSCOW HEAT Drama (5 x 52’) Producer: Hans Hlawaty Action Language: French MEDIA ASIA Cast: Blake Stadel Language: English Director: Didier ALBERT AWORLD WITHOUT THIEVES Director: Jeff Celentano Producer: Marathon Delivery Status: Complete Action drama Producer: Alexander Izotov, Alexander Cast: Ingrid CHAUVIN, Bruno Year of Production: 2004, Country of Director: Feng Xiaogang Nevsky MADINIER, Yves RENIER. Origin: USA Executive producers: John Chong, Wang Cast: Michael York, Richard Tyson, Delivery Status: in production Westender explores the world of a young Wei, Wang Zhongjun Adrian Paul, Joanna Pacula, Alexander Year of Production: 2004, Country of knight who has fallen from grace and Producers: Wang Zhonglei, Liu Zhenyun Nevsky, Robert Madrid Origin: France who must find a way to redeem himself. Main cast: Andy Lau, Rene Liu, Ge You, Delivery Status: Post-Production On the beautiful Ty Kern island in THE SHELDON KENNEDY STORY Wang Baoqiang, Li Bingbing Year of Production: 2004 / Country of Brittany, Marie Kermeur, a local police Drama (93 mins) Status: Post-production Origin: USA/Russia officer, is going to enquire about a series Language: English Locations: China Aretired Diplomat and an LAPD of mysterious and dramatic murders Director: Norma Bailey Release date: December 2004 Detective seek justice, by pursuing a Producer: Doug MacLeod, Pierre Budget: US$5m psychotic murderer to Moscow. Sarrazin ABonnie-and-Clyde couple become the MAINLINE Co-production partners: Sarrazin/Couture guardian angels of a country bumpkin Productions and Bradshaw MacLeod when faced off with a gang of con artists RELEASING & Associates on a train. M Mainline Releasing, 301 Arizona Avenue, Cast: Jonathan Scarfe, Noel Fisher, YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Robert Wisden, Polly Shannon Action romance USA. Tel: 310.255.1200. Fax: Delivery Status: Complete Director: Johnnie To MADHU 310.255.1201. Year of Production: 1999, Country of Producer: Johnnie To [email protected], ENTERTAINMENT & Origin: Canada Executive producers: John Chong, Dou www.mainlinereleasing.com Supported by a Gemini Winner and Shou Fang MEDIA PVT. LTD. At MIPCOM: Marc Greenberg Nominee cast, this is a powerful movie Production company: Milkyway Image Madhu Entertainment & Media Pvt. Ltd., (President), Tannaz Anisi (VP of about hope and healing based on the true (HK) Ltd. A/704, Remibiz Court, off. Veera desai International Sales) story of NHL hockey player Sheldon Main cast: Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400 053, Office: Palais Des Festivals, 03.02 Kennedy. Jenny Woo, Carl Ng, Lam Ka Tung India. Tel: 91.22.5695.7138. Fax: NOISE Status: Post-production 91.22.5695.7141. www.madhuent.com www.noise-film.com Budget: HK$40m At MIPCOM: Thriller MAXIM MEDIA Locations: Hong Kong, Italy KNOCK KNOCK I AM LOOKING Language: English Release date: Oct 2004 TO MARRY Director: Tony Spiridakis INTERNATIONAL Agentleman robber and a cat burglar try English Film Producer: Tony Spiridakis, Shannon Maxim Media International, 5025 S. Ash to outwit each other only to find their old WOH Goldman, Lance Doty Ave., Bldg. B2, Tempe, AZ 85282 USA. flame rekindled. Thriller Film Cast: Ally Sheedy, Trish Goff, Michael Tel: 480.966.4070. Fax: 480.966.4570. INITIAL D CHOTA CHETAN E. Knight, David Thornton, Giancarlo www.emaximmedia.com Action Drama Children Film Esposito At MIPCOM: Darrin Ramage Director: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak ALIBABA AUR 40 CHOR Delivery Status: Completed (President), Angela Cummings (Vice Executive producers: John Chong, Dou MADHOSHI Year of Production: 2003, Country of Shou Fang DAASTAN - E Ð HAATIMTAI Origin: USA President of Business Affairs) Office: 09.27, Tel: 334.9299.8232 Producer: Andrew Lau TV Serials (40 eps) SISTAS’ BEAUTY SALON Production company: Basic Pictures Ltd. AAMRAPALI Urban Comedy AUTOPSY, A LOVE STORY Dark Psychological Horror (110 Min) Main cast: Jay Chou, Edison Chen, Anne TV Serials (42 eps.) Language: English Suzuki, Shawn Yue, Anthony Wong Language: English Director: Leslie Small Status: Post-production Director: Guy Crawford Producers: Jeff Clanagan, Nikkole Locations: Japan Co-Production Partners: Tamarie MARATHON Denson, Leslie Small Release date: Summer 2005 Hargrove, John Scott Mills Executive Producer: Magic Johnson Budget: US$13m INTERNATIONAL Producer: Gary F. Carr Cast: Mo’Nique, Kellitta Smith, Gina From a popular Japanese manga comes Marathon International, 74 rue Key Cast: Joe Estevez, John Scott Mills, Torres, and special appearances by this live action blockbuster about a Bonaparte 75006 Paris. France. Tel: Ginny Harman, Dina Osmussen Serena Williams, Vivica A. Fox delivery boy who metamorphoses into a 33(0)1.53.10.91.00. Fax: Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: Completed racing champion. 33(0)1.43.25.04.66. www.marathon.fr Year of Production: 2004, Country of Budget 250,000 Company Type: TV producer Origin: USA Year of Production: 2002, Country of At MIPCOM: Mr. Olivier BREMOND Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, Origin: USA E-mail Press Releases to (CEO), Mrs. Monica LEVY (Sales and her estranged sister, Angela, the Working at the morgue, Charlie meets executive), Mrs. Emmanuelle owner of an upscale salon in Beverly the Jane Doe of his dreams, a beautiful elspeth @ BOUILHAGUET (Sales executive) Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches suicide victim, he realizes that it was no Office: MIPCOM stand number: R27 03, decides to attend a celebration for Angela accident that they met and is determined thebusinessoffilm.com Tel: 04.92.99.89.03 in L.A. to keep her. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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MEDIA LUNA AMATEUR GIRLS, SERIES TWO CHAOS MOONSTONE Documentary (30 Minutes x 12) Director: Tony Giglio (In Enemy Hands, ENTERTAINMENT Production Company: Men & Motors Love, Sex & Murder, Soccer Dog: The ENTERTAINMENT Producers: Men & Motors Movie) Moonstone Entertainment, Los Angeles GMBH & CO KG Status: Completed Starring: Jason Statham (Transporter 2, Office, P.O. Box 7400, Studio City, CA Media Luna Entertainment GmbH & Co Country of Origin: United Kingdom Cellular, Collateral, The Italian Job, 91614 USA. Tel: 818.985.3003. Fax: KG, Hochstadenstrasse 1-3, Cologne, The girl next door is the desire of all red- Snatch), Wesley Snipes (Blade: Trinity, 818.985.3009 50674 Germany. Tel: 221.1392222. Fax: blooded men around the world. The Art of War), Ryan Phillippe (Crash, At MIPCOM: Mr. Ernst “Etchie” Stroh 49.221.139.2224. info@medialuna- Gosford Park, Anti Trust) Office: 01.02 (AFMA Stand), Tel: entertainment.de, www.medialuna- Status: Post-Production 334.92.99.82.07 entertainment.de Two detectives are partnered up and must TOGETHER At MIPCOM: Ida Martins (Managing MINERVA PICTURES Minerva Pictures, uncover how five bank robbers escaped Drama TV Series (24 Episodes, 45 director), Andrew Chang (Sales manager), At MIPCOM:Office: Booth no. 11.13 - Minutes each) Abike Lisa Ullrich (sales manager), from a bank heist with over one billion Palais level Ð1, Tel: 334.9299.8128 dollars. Director: Meng Ji Acquisition executive: Ida Martins Producers: Chen Kaige, Chen Hong I RAGAZZI DEL MASSACRO DEAD FISH Office: Stand number: 18.15, Tel/Fax: Principal Cast: Liu Peiqi, Cheng Qian, Niu Li (NAKED VIOLENCE) Director: Charley Stadler 33(0)4.92.99.8070 Status: completed Action (99’) Starring: Gary Oldman (Harry Potter, BEAR CUB Cntry of Origin: China Country/Year: Italy / 1969 Batman Begins), Robert Carlyle (Marilyn Drama (89 min) Based on Chen Kaige’s heartwarming Directed by: Fernando DI LEO Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm Language: Spanish, Subtitles English “Together”, the series follows a 13 year- Cast: Pierpaolo CAPPONI, Susan Director Miguel Albaladejo School, Full Monty), Andrew Lee Potts old violin prodigy and his impoverished Production company (companies) Star Film SCOTT, Marzio MARGINE (Avalanche, The Poet, High Speed), father who attempts to give him a better Producer Juan Alexander MILANO CALIBRO 9 (CALIBER 9) Elena Anaya (Alatriste, Van Helsing, life. Cast: Jose Luis Garcia-Perez; Diana Action (101’) Stage Kiss), Terence Stamp (Elektra, The BULLFIGHTER Cerezo; David Castillo Directed by: Fernando DI LEO Haunted Mansion, Stars Wars: Phantom Fantasy/Thriller Status: Completed Cast: Philippe LEROY, Gastone Menace), Billy Zane (Gilgamesh, Titanic, Director: Rune Bendixen Year: 2004, Country of origin: Spain MOSCHIN, Lionel STANDER, Barbara The Kiss) Producers: Cynthia Hargrave, L.M. Kit Pedro is an attractive, homosexual BOUCHET, Frank WOLFF, Mario Status: Post-Production Carson, Majken M. Gilmartin dentist, completely uninhibited in his ADORF In the vein of Pulp Fiction and Snatch, an Principal Cast: Oliver Martinez, Michelle relationships and with no feeling of Country/Year: Italy / 1972 average everyday Joe’s life takes an Forbes, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Parks, responsibility to anyone but himself. He unexpected turn when he accidentally Willem Dafoe offers to take care of his 11 year-old MK2 SA switches cell phones with a charismatic Status: completed nephew, Bernardo. MK2 SA, 55 rue Traversière 75012 Paris, hit man. Cntry of Origin: USA COLD LIGHT France. Tel: 33.1.44.67.30.55. Fax: A young adventurer find himself Drama (93 min) 33.1.143.07.29.63. [email protected], protecting his pregnant ex-girlfriend on Language: Icelandic/English, Subtitles www.mk2-catalogue.com MODERN Christmas Eve, in this visionary tale of English Company Type: Sales agent, producer, ENTERTAINMENT, the ultimate battle of good and evil set Director Hilmar Oddsson distributor against the landscape of the Mexican Production company (companies) At MIPCOM: Mathilde Henrot (Head of LTD. desert. Icelandic Film corporation TV Sales), Matthieu Giblin (TV Sales ) Modern Entertainment, Ltd., 16255 Producer Fridrik Thor Fridriksson-Anna Ventura Blvd., Suite 1100, Encino, CA Office: Stand 02 15 (stand TVFI), Tel: Maria Karlsdottir 91436 USA. Tel: 818.386.0444. Fax: 33.6.08.94.88.73 MTV MASTIFF Cast: Ingvar E. Sigurdsson, Aslakur 818.728.8294. THE GENERAL IN HIGH Ingvarsson, Ruth Olafsdottir Company type: Sales agent, distributor INTERNATIONAL DEFINITION Status: Completed At MIPCOM: Ken DuBow (President & MTV Mastiff International, Njalsgade Comedy (74 min) Year: 2004, Country of origin: Iceland CEO), Allyson Hall (VP, International Sales) 23F, 2 Sal, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark. Language: Silent film, english intertitles A 40-year-old is hiding in a self-made Acquisition Executive: Ken DuBow Tel: 45.35.550.550. Fax: 45.35.552.554. Director: Buster KEATON, Clyde Office: I.F.T.A. stand number 01.02, Tel: prison of mundane life. The film opens [email protected], BRUCKMAN 33(0)4.92.99.8207 as he finally becomes resolved to dare www.international.mtv.dk Producer: Buster Keaton productions - COLLATERAL DAMAGE gaze at and come to terms with Company Type: producer/ distributor United Artists Documentary (Thirteen 30-minute someone’s totally different life. His At MIPCOM: Jacob Houlind (MD), Cast: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen episodes) unthinkable past. Karoline Briand Spodsberg (Area Cavender Language: English Manager), Janne Ingdal Andersen (sales Delivery Status: completed Director: Ian Cairns and marketing executive), Jan Salling MEN & MOTORS Year of Production: 1926 / NEW Producer(s): Wili Baronet & Ian Cairns (Area manager) RESTORED VERSION, Country of Cast: World-class extreme sport athletes INTERNATIONAL Acquisition Executive: Jacob Houlind Origin: USA Status: Post Production - Delivery Office: R32.21 Men & Motors International, 3599 FEMI KUTI January 2005 (Demo Available) Country of origin: USA FIT FOR FAMILY? Cahuenga Blvd. West, 3rd Floor, Los Documentary (87 min) Budget: $50,000 per episode Factual entertainment, game show (25 Angeles, CA 90068 U.S.A. Tel: Language: English 323.878.0404. Fax: 323.878.0486. Aloud and aggressive look inside the min) Director: Raphaël Frydman world of today’s extreme action sports. [email protected], Producer: NADA/MK2 Music & UWe Parenthood, what’s the big deal? Other http://www.menandmotors.net EMINEM AKA people’s kids are great, but how would Delivery Status: completed Documentary (60 minutes) At MIPCOM: James Marrinan, Dorothy Year of Production: 2004, Country of you deal with them if they were yours? Crompton, Jonathan Kramer Language: English Would you still want to have kids? Origin: France Status: Post Production - Delivery Office: Stand #03.21, Tel: People who don’t have kids always think September 2004 (Trailer Available) 33.4.92.99.8146 they know better. Director: Mike Corbera DOMINATRIX RELOADED MOBIUS Producers: Mike Corbera, Steve ON THE HOMEFRONT Reality (30 Minutes x 6) INTERNATIONAL Housden, and Leigh Savidge Format - factual entertainment Production Company: Men & Motors Cast: Eminem The Home-Front is a new factual Producers: Men & Motors Mobius International, 5890 West Country of origin: USA entertainment format dealing with the Status: Completed Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016 Budget: $500,000 troubles that arise in relationships, when Country of Origin: United Kingdom USA. Tel: 310.202.9500. Fax: An unauthorized documentary of romance has turned into routine; when The most powerful women on the planet 310.202.9505 Eminem, the controversial American rap everyday life has turned into a constant are those who have men pay for their [email protected] and movie star. battle between the parties. deviant attention. This series profiles these At MIPCOM: Helen Lee Kim (Director, great women and shows why they have International Sales and Distribution) London Office Phone London Office FAX chosen such an extreme profession and Office: Riviera 01.02 (AFMA Umbrella 44 207 372 9992 44 207 486 1969 what type of men are lured into their web. Stand), Tel: 33.04.92.99.8207 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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MULTIMEDIA COMPLETE SAVAGES SHOCKROCKETS Comedy (Half-hour x 13) 3-D Action/Adventure series (26 x half- CORPORATION N Network: ABC hour, Kids 6 to 11) INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL Exec Producers: Julie Thacker-Scully, Language: English Mike Scully, Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey Producer: Nelvana Ltd. GEOGRAPHIC Cast: Keith Carradine, Andrew Eiden, INC Status: In Development Shaun Sipos, Erik Von Detten, Evan Country of origin: Canada Multimedia Corporation International, TELEVISION & FILM Ellingson, Jason Dolley, Vincent Ventresca Based on the popular comic book series Inc, 19360 Rinaldi St., #342, Porter National Geographic Television & Film, Mel Gibson executive produces this Ranch CA 91326 USA Tel: 818.368.0817. 1145 17th Street, Washington, D.C. semi-autobiographical comedy series by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen, Fax: 818.368.1817. 20036 USA. Tel: 202.775.6156. Fax: about a single dad who does all he can to Nelvana is proud to present the thrilling [email protected], 202.429.5759 raise his five teenage sons, and keep his new CGI animated action series mcmultimedia.de At MIPCOM: Julie Bellonte (Vice job as a firefighter. Shockrockets. At MIPCOM: Karin Thome (Executive President, International Home Video & MOVING AHEAD Title: President), Joseph G. Geissler DVD), Tim Kelly (President, National NDRL EIGA BEEP BEEP (Director), Ricardo Gaona (Vice Geographic Television & Film), Tara Preschool series (26 x half-hour, NDRL Eiga, 8 rue du colisee 75008 President Acquisitions) Sorensen (Vice President of Preschool) Paris France. Tel: 33.1.42.25.27.17. Office: Development, Kids Programming and Language: English Fax: 33.1.42.25.27.17. [email protected] GENGHIS KHAN Production), Will Weil (Senior Vice Producer: Nelvana Ltd. Company Type: distributor, producer President, Marketing & Business Status: In Development Action/Adventure At MIPCOM: renaud Lombart (MD) Development), Matt White (Vice Country of origin: Canada Language: English Office: H4-35 Media, Tel: Producer: Karin Thome, MMC Inc., President, Film Library) From the creative mind of Bill Joyce Office: Palais des Festivals Stand 33.6.13.35.84.63. Fax: 33.1.42.25.27.17. USA, Joseph Geissler, MCM Germany 82ND US AIRBORNE, MISSION TO (George Shrinks, Rolie Polie Olie) comes Production Status: Preproduction #R27.01, The “Orient Star” on the Albert Beep Beep, an educational preschool Edouard Quay, Slip #971 KILL? Year of Production: 2004, Country of concept set in an idealized world PREDATORS AT WAR Documentary (26 min) Origin: U.S.A. populated entirely by cars. (1 x 52’) Language: English The epic adventure of the rise and fall of Focusing on the five ‘mega-predators’ of Director: Ivan Cerieix Genghis Khan. Africa - lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs Producer: Saya EMPIRE OF ASHES NEW DOMINION and wild dogs. Delivery Status: completed Drama FORCES OF NATURE Year of Production: 2003, Country of PICTURES Language: English (1 x 40’) Origin: France New Dominion Pictures, 1000 Film Way, Director: Ricky Gaona Showcasing some of the most intense 82nd US AIRBORNE: Mission to Kill? 10 Suffolk, VA 23434 USA. Tel: Producer: Karin Thome, MMC Inc., examples of nature’s power, FORCES days with the 82nd Airborne based in Iraq. 757.923.1300. Fax: 757.923.1340. USA, Joseph Geissler, MCM Germany OF NATURE, previously released as a Missions and night combats (live) with the www.newdominion.com Production Status: Preproduction large-format theatrical, provides company “CHARLIE” a company made Company Type: Producer/Distributor Year of Production: 2004 audiences with a seemingly first-hand of 120 soldiers, with no feeling. At MIPCOM: Tom Naughton (President Country of Origin: U.S.A. experience of earthquakes, volcanoes and DEMOCRACY IN AFGHANISTAN, & CEO), Nicolas Valcour (Vice President THE END OF TERRORISM? APunk Rock love story for those severe storms. & COO), Kristen Eppley (Head of Documentary (52 min) burning inside the margins. International Sales & Distribution) Language: English Office: #14.28, Tel: 334.92.99.8261 Director: Ivan Cerieix NBC UNIVERSAL THE NEW DETECTIVES MYRIAD PICTURES Producer: SAYA INTERNATIONAL Delivery Status: completed Documentary/Reenactment (121 x 60 min) Myriad Pictures, 405 S. Beverly Drive, Year of Production: 2004, Country of The New Detectives profiles the work of 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA. TELEVISION Origin: FRANCE world-renowned forensics experts and Tel: 310.279.4000. Fax: 310.279.4001 October 2004, 3 millions people have criminal investigators and the techniques At MIPCOM: Mary Herne (Senior Vice DISTRIBUTION NBC Universal International Television voting cards, G.W Bush needs 10 they use to solve murders and other crimes. President, Worldwide Television), Jim Distribution, 100 Universal City Plaza, millions voters .to show that his war THE FBI FILES Harvey (Director of Sales and Universal City, CA 91608 USA. Tel: against terrorism is effective. We Documentary/Reenactment (103 x 60 Distribution) 818.777.1300. Fax: 818.866.1554 followed UNAMA organization among minutes) Office: IFTA Stand 01.02, Palais Des At MIPCOM: Rick Finkelstein hostile army forces. Whether it handles bullets or bombs, Festivals, Cannes, France. Tel: (President and COO, Universal Pictures), fingerprints or fibers, the FBI takes on 33.04.92.99.8207 Frederick Huntsberry (Executive Vice tough cases, grappling with fraud, drug AMERICAN MELTDOWN President, NBC Universal Television NELVANA LIMITED trafficking, kidnapping and murder, Thriller TV Movie Distribution), Chief Financial Officer NELVANA Limited, 42 Pardee Avenue, extortion and terrorism. (NBC Universal Television Group), Director: Jeremiah Chechik Toronto, Ontario Canada M6K 1X8. Tel: Belinda Menendez (President, NBC Producers: Jan Korbelin, Stephen Lillis 416.535.0935. Fax: 416.530.2832. Universal International Television Executive Producers: Craig Anderson, http://www.nelvana.com NONSTOP SALES AB Beth Grossbard Distribution), Jerry Petry (Executive Vice NonStop Sales AB, Döbelnsgatan 24, SE- President, Business Operations and Sales At MIPCOM: John Cassaday (President Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, and CEO, Corus Entertainment), Doug 113 52 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: James Remar, Arnold Vosloo Strategy, NBC Universal Television 46(0)8.673.99.80. Fax: Distribution) Murphy (Executive Vice President, Status: Completed 46(0)8.673.99.88. Office: H4.05, Tel (Reception): Business Development), Scott Dyer Agroup of terrorists try to take over a [email protected], 33(0)4.92.99.87.91, 33(0)4.92.99.87.92, (Executive Vice President Production and nuclear power plant near San Diego, 33(0)4.92.99.87.93 Development), Emmanuele Petry (Vice www.nonstopsales.net California to prove how vulnerable the LAW & ORDER: TRIAL BY JURY President, Europe Nelvana International), Company Type: International Sales Agent Americans still are even after 9/11 but Drama (60 min x 13) Martha Van Gelder (Senior Vice At MIPCOM: Michael Werner (Sales there’s a shocking revelation - the Network: NBC President, Sales & Distribution, US & Director, Mobile 46.70.733.28.55), Karin terrorists are ex-US Marines. 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SHOUF SHOUF HABIBI KIDNAPPED MEGASNAKE OHM:TV GMBH Comedy (89 min) Directed: By: Arie Posin Director: Tibor Takacs ohm:tv GmbH, Albertusstrasse 45, D- Language: Dutch, English subtitles Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Status: Pre Production 50667 Cologne, Germany. Tel: Director: Albert ter Heerdt Carrie-Ann Moss, Rita Wilson, Jamie Acolossal snake terrorizes a city from 49.221.7591455. Fax: 49.221.7591456. Producer: Joram Willink, René Bell below. A team of scientist must trap it [email protected], www.ohmtv.com Huybrechtse, Frank Bak Status: Production and kill the pre-historic monster. At MIPCOM: Joris Eckelkamp Prod. Comp: Theorema Films An alienated high school student (Managing Director, International Sales), Cast: Status: completed (National release becomes involved in solving a Hans Spielthenner (Managing Director, dated 2004-01-29) kidnapping when the suburban town’s O Format Development and Acquisition) Country: The Netherlands, Year: 2003 self-absorbed adults are too busy to take Office: H4.35 (MEDIA), Tel: Mobile Arefreshing comedy about Ab, a born notice. (Hans Spielthenner) 43.650.864.5908. CRAZY IN LOVE O2C Moroccan born guy who is trying to find Mobile (Joris Eckelkamp) Director: Petter Næss (Oscar-Nominated o2c, 12718 Short Avenue, Los Angeles, 49.172.929.5499. Tel: Mobile his place in the western society. 6 POINTS Foreign-Film “Elling”) CA 90066 USA. Tel: 310.301.9101; Fax: 33.674.479405 Drama (85 Min) Starring: Josh Hartnett (“Pearl Harbor”, 310.388.0132. [email protected]; www.o2c.us TV BUSTERS At MIPCOM: Dorothy Crompton (CEO), Action, Drama, Comedy, Reality (Daily, Language: Swedish, English subtitles “Black Hawk Down”) Radha Mitchell (“Phone Booth”, “Pitch Black”) Jeff Houser (Managing Director) half hours) Director: Anette Winblad Status: Post Ð Production Office: #03.21, Tel: 33.4.92.99.8146 Language: Various Producer: Thomas Samuelsson CRAZY IN LOVE is the story of a MOOV Producer: Just TV Prod. Comp: Sonet, Douglas Film highly-functioning autistic couple who Lifestyle, Hi-def (50 hours) Director: Justinas Milu?auskas AB/2000 Bilder AB fall in love and learn to cope with the Production Company: Concrete Pictures Status: On air Cast: Erica Carlson, Sanna Carlstedt, consequences. Status: Completed Country of Origin: Lithuania Johanna Granström LOVERBOY Country of Origin: USA From saving grandmothers, guarding Status: Completed (Premiered in Sweden Directed By: Kevin Bacon “Moov” is Hi-Definition television that troublesome children, reuniting lovers, August, 2004) Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, immerses viewers in the visually rescuing kittens and in fact helping those Country: Sweden, Year: 2004 Matt Dillon, Oliver Platt, And Marisa compelling format of Hi-Definition. in trouble, our BUSTERS are only a phone call away. Market premiere! Tomei THE ADVENTURES OF JACK ME- WHAT’S YOURS IS MINE Adrama about three young women and Status: Post-Production OFF Quiz Show (Various x half hours or 45 their joinery thru a rough period in their Asingle mother tries to raise an Animated, Erotic (15 x 2 Minutes) minutes) lives and how love, friendship and tough exceptional child without considering the Production Company: o2c Animé Language: Various trappings of the unexceptional world. decisions has to be made and will affect Producers: o2c Animé Producer: Total Vanity Limited SUBMERGED the future in ways they never expected. Status: Completed Status: Finished format Director: Anthony Hickox Country of Origin: USA Country of Origin: UK Starring: Steven Seagal An exciting series of animated, erotic Even the winner is not safe in this greedy NU IMAGE / Status: Pre - Production adventures of Jack and his canine friend little quiz show. The name of the game is Asubmarine crew is trapped at the Woody on a quest for romance. to bankrupt your opponents by grabbing MILLENNIUM FILMS bottom of the ocean, after cases of a as much of their winnings as possible. Nu Image / Millennium Films, 6423 biological agent are broken. Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, MERCENARY OASIS California 90048 USA. Tel: Starring: Steven Seagal INTERNATIONAL OVC MEDIA LTD 310.388.6900. Fax: 310.388.6901 Status: Pre - Production OVC Media Ltd, 88 Berkeley Court, Oasis International, 6 Pardee Ave, Suite Baker Street, London NW1 5ND UK. Tel: [email protected] Amercenary is entangled in a mission that threatens the lives of those close to 103, Toronto, Canada. M6K 3H5 Tel: 44.207.402.9111. Fax: 44.207.723.3064. At MIPCOM: Danny Dimbort (Co- 416.588.6821. Fax: 416.588.7276. him. www.ovcmedia.com Chairman), Carole Delossantos (VP [email protected]. CONTROL Company Type: Producer/Distributor International) www.oasisinternational.com Director: Tim Hunter At MIPCOM: Joanne Goldring (Cohen Office: 20.15, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8270 Company Type: Distribution Starring: Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, CEO), Acquisition Executive: Joanne At MIPCOM: Peter Emerson (President), THE BLACK DAHLIA Michelle Rodriguez, And Stephen Rea Goldring- Cohen Valerie Cabrera (Executive VP), Steve Directed By: Brian De Palma Status: Post - Production Office: H4/35 Media Umbrella Stand, Murphy (VP, Sales and Acquisitions), Starring: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett A pharmaceutical researcher and his Tel: 0033668813775 Prentiss Holman (Sales Executive) Johansson And Mark Wahlberg company test a drug to make violent HEY DJ! Status: Pre-Production Office: 26.02 Film (90 mins) offenders tame, but things do not go MAN IN THE MIRROR: THE The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los Language: English according to plan with the death row MICHAEL JACKSON STORY Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert murderer they try to rehabilitate. Director: Miguel Delgado MOW (90 min) Producer: Eliot M Cohen (Josh Hartnett) and his partner, Lee THE CONTROLLER Language: English Co-production partners: Jon London Blanchard (Mark Wahlberg), investigate Director: Sidney Furie Producer: Blueprint Entertainment Cast: Jon London, Charlotte Lewis, the death of Elizabeth Short, a young Starring Dolph Lundgren And Hannes Director: Allan Moyle (Pump up the Tina Leiu, Terrance Camilerri, Veronica Jaenicke woman found brutally murdered. Volume; New Waterford Girl) Grey, Ivelin Giro, DJ’s: Judge Jules, Status: Pre Production 88 MINUTES Delivery Status: Completed Carl Cox, Pete Tong, Spankox, Lisa A cop with nothing to lose is pushed to Directed by: James Foley Love him or hate him; ‘Michael Jackson’ Lashes, Kai Fracid. Starring: Al Pacino the limit while chasing a brilliant will always get a passionate reaction. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Status: Pre-Production scientist bent on controlling the world. Now, available for the first time ever, the Origin: UK The State’s star witness puts a man on RAGING SHARKS story the entire world is talking about in Hey DJ the movie chronicles the Director: Danny Lerner death row, only to find himself with 88 a 90 minute unauthorized MOW! chaotic love life and rise to fame of the Status: Pre Production minutes to live. REGENESIS fictional character, DJ Hound Dog as he Astrange object at the bottom of the (13 x 1hour) EDISON struggles to break into the club scene. ocean is causing sharks to swarm in a Language: English Directed By: David J. Burke HISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP frenzy, attacking everything they come Producer: Shaftesbury Films Inc. Sports Documentary (60 mins) Starring: Kevin Spacey, Morgan into contact with. Starring: Peter Outerbridge(The Language: English Freeman, Justin Timberlake, and L.L. CAPOEIRA Pretender, Kissed) Producer: Eliot M Cohen Cool J Status: Development Delivery Status: In Production Cast: Pele, Maradonna, Jurgen Status: Production A young architect’s journey to Brazil Aspecial operations task force, led by Klinsmann An elite unit of cops is caught in a changes the course of his life after he Dr. David Sandström has been assembled Year of Production: 2002, Country of maelstrom of corruption by a young stumbles in to the intoxicating world of to investigate and halt the abuse and Origin: UK journalist who quickly finds himself in Capoeira and its dangerous blend of misuse of biotech before it can unleash History of the World Cup over his head. dance and martial arts. havoc around the Globe. Football/Soccer Tournament 1904 Ð2002. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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PILOT FILM & TV DANGEROUS INVITATIONS CAMPUS VETS P Movie (101 min) www.campusvets.com PRODUCTIONS LTD Language: English Factual & Lifestyle (26 x 30 min) PARK Pilot Film & TV Productions Ltd, The Cast: Glen Meadows, Beverly Lynn, Language: English ENTERTAINMENT Old Studio, 18 Middle Row, London W10 Evan Kennsington, Shauna O’Brien, Producer: The Eyes Development 5AT United Kingdom. Tel: Antonio Aguilar Corporation Park Entertainment Ltd, 4th Floor, 50-51 44.20.8960.2771. Fax: 44.20.8960.2721. Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: In Production Conduit Street, London W1S 2YT UK. Year of Production: 2003-2004, Country Tel: 44(0)20.7434.4176. Fax: www.pilotguides.com, Year of Production: 2002, Country of [email protected] Origin: USA of Origin: Canada 44(0)20.7434.4179. Campus Vets tells the dramatic stories of At MIPCOM: Mr. Ian Cross (Managing While on vacation, Ethan and Sara meet www.parkentertainment.com, students and their animal patients at one Director), Mrs. Lucy Hockey (Head of Sophie and they expand their sexual [email protected] of the world’s most advanced veterinary At MIPCOM: Jim Howell (CEO), Simon Broadcast Sales), Ms. Isla Robertson horizons by inviting her to share a schools. Barnes (Head of Film Sales), Patricia (Head of Video and DVD Sales) threesome with them. TOAD PATROL Kershaw (Television Sales Director), Office: #16.25, Tel: 33.4.92.99.82.96 www.toadpatrol.com David Llewellyn-Jones (Television Sales GLOBE TREKKER SERIES 10 Animation (26 x 30min) Executive), Linda Vezzoli (Sales & (PILOT GUIDES) PORCHLIGHT Language: English, French & Latin Marketing Manager) www.pilotguides.com American Spanish Available Office: R31.11, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8830. Travel Documentary (13 x 52 min) ENTERTAINMENT Producer: Funbag Productions Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.62.82 Language: English Porchlight Entertainment, 11777 Delivery Status: Completed CHARLIE JADE Producer: Pilot Film & TV Productions Mississippi Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025 Science Fiction series (20 x 1 hour Ltd Year of Production: 2002, Country of USA. Tel: 310.477.8400. Fax: Origin: Canada episodes) Key Cast: Ian Wright, Megan 310.477.5555. www.porchlight.com, Three Worlds - One Hope. Charlie Jade McCormick, Zay Harding and others Eight lost toadlets set out on a [email protected] treacherous journey through the forest to is a spectacular live action/CGI science Delivery Status: In Production At MIPCOM: Adam Wright (SR VP find the mystical fairy ring and the safety fiction series for prime time television. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Worldwide Sales), Stephanie Slack (SR of Toad Hollow. VICTORY BY DESIGN Origin: UK VP Worldwide Sales), Laura Hoffman Documentary (6 x 1 hour episodes) Acolourful and fast paced show (SR Manager Worldwide Sales), Bruce A series of one hour programs featuring combining travel, culture, food and PROGRESS FILM- some of the most revered cars in the world. shopping, the whole wrapped up with an Johnson (President CEO), William unforgettable soundtrack. Baumann (CFO) VERLEIH GMBH Office: R34.04 PLANET FOOD SERIES 2 Progress Film-Verleih GmbH, PEAK DEADLY VISIONS www.pilotguides.com Immanuelkirchstr. 14, D-10405 Berlin, Thriller ENTERTAINMENT Travel Documentary (3 x 52 min) Germany. Tel: 49.30.24003.225, Fax: Language: English Peak Entertainment, Bagshaw Hall, Language: English 49.30.24003.222. www.progress-film.de Producer: Porchlight Ent. Bagshaw Hill, Bakewell Derbyshire Producer: Pilot Film & TV Productions Company Type: distributor DE45 1DL UK. Tel: 44.1629.814555. Ltd Key Cast: Nicollette Sheridan At MIPCOM: Ms. Christel Jansen, Head Fax: 44.1629. 813539. Key Cast: Marrilees Parker Delivery Status: Completed of Sales [email protected]. Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2004, Country of Office: The Marketplace/MEDIA stand www.peakentertainment.co.uk Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: USA number H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96, At MIPCOM: Wilf Shorrocks (CEO), Origin: UK She lost her sight and her unborn child in Fax: 33.4.92.99.85.97 Paula Shorrocks (Commercial Director), Planet Food is a culinary journey an accident and although her vision was SUMMER WITH THE GHOSTS Phil Ogden (Managing Director), Laura through countries renowned for the restored through surgical transplants, the (85 min) Wellington (VP Entertainment), Gillian richness and diversity of their food. lost of her baby remains a painful void. Director: Bernd Neuburger Carr, Brenda Wooding Along the way our chefs meet LANDSLIDE Cast: Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Ron Lea, Office: Level 01. 04.05 knowledgeable and entertaining Action Nikola Culka MONSTER IN MY POCKET - THE characters who initiate them into the Co-Production Partners: Austrian- QUEST Language: English local diet and customs. Canadian Co-Production 3D CG Animation (26 x 30 min) Producer: Porchlight Ent. Year of Production: 2003 Language: English. Key Cast: Vincent Spano (Texas Filmmaking is a craft of many mysteries. Co-Produced by Peak Entertainment and Rangers, Silence) and Alexandra Paul PLAYBOY TV But it has nothing to do with witchcraft, POV Delivery Status: Completed Producers: Peak Entertainment and POV INTERNATIONAL Year of Production: 2004, Country of mind you. Until the day a crew invades Austria’s Lungau Castle! Directors: Cosgrove Hall Films Ltd and Origin: USA Playboy TV International, 2706 Media THE MASK OF DESIRE Peak Entertainment In an instant, the earth breaks open, Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065 (112 min) Country of Origin: UK USA. Tel: 323.276.4000. Fax: swallowing hikers, trees, and electrical Year of Production: 2004/5 Year of Production: 1999 323.276.4500. www.ptvioriginals.com towers, and turns an entire mountainside Director: Egon Günther The Quest is on to find escaped Miniature Company Type: Producer/ Distributor into a rolling avalanche of soil, timber Monsters who are fuelled by fear. Can Cast: Veronica Ferres, Herbert Knaup, At MIPCOM: Mark Rudolph (Managing and rock Ð destroying everything in its Warlock find them before power-crazed Sibylle Canonica Director), Isabelle Mitsch (VP of wake. Morlock uses them to gain the Magical Afeature film about Germany’s International Sales) Artefacts in his Quest for Ultimate Power? greatest poet: Johann Wolfgang von Office: Majestic Hotel- Suite 755, Tel: THE WUMBLERS Goethe. This true-life 18th century love 33.4.92.98.77.00 (Majestic Hotel). Fax: 2D Animation (52 x 11 min) PORTFOLIO story suggests that his life was not Language: English 33.4.92.98.77.66 (Majestic Hotel) ENTERTAINMENT entirely about poetry, after all, but Directors: Cosgrove Hall Films Ltd and BUCKWILD much about passion, fame and intrigues Peak Entertainment Music (30 min, 6 episodes) INC. as well. Co-Produced by Peak Entertainment and Cast: Outkast, Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon & the East Side Boys, Busta Rhymes, Boo Portfolio Entertainment Inc., 110 Cosgrove Hall Films Ltd. Eglinton Ave. E. Suite 602, Toronto ON Producers: Peak Entertainment and Yah Tribe, Jadakiss and Avant. THE BUSINESS OF M4P 2Y1 Canada. Tel: 416.483.9773. Cosgrove Hall Films Ltd Delivery Status: Completed Fax: 416.483.6537. Country of Origin: UK, Year of Prod’n: Year of Production: 2004, Country of FILM www.portfolioentertainment.com, 2004/5 Origin: USA Welcome to the colourful world of Come along as we uncover the hottest [email protected] Wumbleton where The Wumblers music videos and deliver an insider’s At MIPCOM: Joy Rosen (President), London Office characters teach pre-school children the view of hip hop’s hottest stars. Features Lisa Olfman (President), Stephen S. 41-42 Berners St. value of “being different” through Outkast, Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon & the East Kelley (Head of Sales & Acquisitions) understanding, awareness and acceptance Side Boys, Busta Rhymes, Boo Yah Office: 00.01, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.83.56. London, WIT 3NB in a fun-filled, entertaining way. Tribe, Jadakiss and Avant. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.83.57 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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PROMARK TELETUBBIES FAULTLINE SNOWMAN’S PASS Children’s (365 episodes x 30 minutes) Action/Disaster Action ENTERTAINMENT Apre-school series set in magical Language: English Language: English Teletubbyland using bright colours, Producers: Sylvia Gasper, LL.M, Jeffrey Producers: Stanton Kamens, Kirk Shaw GROUP engaging stories and fun games to which Schenck, Paul Colichman, Stephen P. Director: Rex Piano Promark Entertainment Group, 3599 even the youngest child can relate. Jarchow Cast: Nicole Eggert, Marc Singer Cahuenga Blvd. West, 3rd Floor, Los Director: Rex Piano Delivery Status: Post-Production Angeles, CA 90068 U.S.A. Tel: RAI TRADE Cast: Doug Savant, Brandy Ledford Alonely female rock climber is tricked 323.878.0404. Fax: 323.878.0486. Rai Trade (Sales), Via Umberto Novaro Delivery Status: Post-Production into leading a team of treasure hunters [email protected] 18, 00195 Rome, Italy. Tel: 39.06. On an island off the coast to Florida, a with a satellite tracking system through a At MIPCOM: Jonathan Kramer 374.981. Fax: 39.06. 370.1343. seismologist must rescue his estranged dangerous mountain pass. (President), Suzanne Barron (Vice [email protected], www.raitrade.it. wife from the effects of a massive PIT FIGHTER President of International Sales), Dorothy At MIPCOM: Roberto Di Russo earthquake that has ripped through a Action (90 minutes) Crompton (Consultant) (President), Alba Calia (Vice President), resort town. Language: English Office: #03.21, Tel: 33.4.92.99.8146 Nicola Cona (CEO), Andrea Portante FOUND Producers: Stephen P. Jarchow, Paul (Marketing and Sales Director), Anna DEAD RAIL Thriller (88 minutes) Colichman, Gareth West, Jeffrey Cammarano (Classical Music, Action (90 minutes) Language: English Schenck Performing Arts and Cultural Heritage Language: English Producers: Jeffrey Schenck, Stanton Director), Sesto Cifola (Head of Cinema Director: Jesse Johnson Production company: POV Pictures, LLC Kamens, Sylvia Gasper, LL.M, and Fiction International Sales) Cast: Steven Bauer, Stephen Graham, Producers: Scott Vandiver, Terry O’Keefe Director: Rex Piano Dominique Vandenberg Director: To Be Determined Office: R30.03 DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? Cast: Joanna Cassidy, Greg Evigan, Delivery Status: Post-Production Cast: To Be Determined Thriller (1 x 100’) (First of seven Tv Movies Victor Browne Abare-knuckled fighter gets involved Delivery status: Pre-Production made for both DVD and TV markets ) Delivery Status: Completed with the Mexican Mafia while coming to Country of Origin: USA Language: English Aprivate investigator returns a young terms with his past. Ameteorite hits a luxury train and the impact Director: Dario Argento woman to her wealthy mother sixteen MONSTER ISLAND releases unknown assailants. The passengers, Production: Genesis, Rai Trade, ICC years after she was kidnapped, but all is Creature-Feature (90 minutes) trapped on the speeding train, must battle the Delivery Status: In production not as it seems with him - or the Language: English ferocious and multiplying attackers. A life Following in the tradition of the great daughter. Producers: Donald L. West and death struggle takes place. thrillers created by Alfred Hitchcock. ZOLAR Director: Jack Perez HEAT STROKE Tense atmospheres, unexpected twists Family/Action (87 minutes) Cast: Carmen Electra, Nick Carter, Action (90 minutes) and turns and surprise endings, all Language: English Adam West Language: English leading to terrifying suspense and Producers: Kirk Shaw, James Shavick, Delivery Status: Completed Director: Andrew Prowse gripping entertainment. Barry Levy Produced in association with MTV, this Production Company: POV Pictures, THE IMPERIUM SERIES: Director: Carl Goldstein PART I. AUGUSTUS, THE FIRST high-profile creature film takes place on LLC Cast: Jordan Hoffart, C. Thomas Howell, EMPEROR an island where a high school senior Producers: David Kemper David Millbern Historical Drama (2 x 100’ Miniseries) class has won a contest and is treated to Cast: To Be Determined Delivery Status: Completed Delivery status: Pre-Production Director: Roger Young a private rock concert. Language: English With the help of a teenage extreme sports Country of origin: USA Production: Rai Fiction, Lux Vide, Rai team, an extra terrestrial kid fights Secret government investigators discover a Trade, EOS Entertainment for ZDF, against evil alien bounty hunters set on plot by invaders from another universe to Telecinco and Quinta Communication for capturing him and his special powers for S take over our planet. They must be stopped. France 2. their warlord king. Cast: Peter O’Toole, Benjamin Sadler, AVERY COOL CHRISTMAS SCREEN MEDIA Charlotte Rampling Family Delivery Status: Ready for delivery Language: English VENTURES, LLC R Augustus is the first title in the Producers: Paul Colichman, Kirk Shaw Screen Media Ventures, 757 Third IMPERIUM series centred around Director: Sam Irvin Avenue, New York, NY 10017 USA. Tel: RAGDOLL LTD Ancient Rome at the peak of its power Cast: George Hamilton, Donna Mills 212.308.1790. Fax: 212.308.1791. Ragdoll Ltd, Pinewood Studios, and the stories of the five emperors who Delivery Status: Pre-Production www.screenmedia.net Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, ruled this immense empire. The day before Christmas, sixteen-year- At MIPCOM: Joseph Kovacs Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH, England. old Lindsay is too cool for it all. On a (President), Steve Nurkin (Executive Tel: 44(0)1753.631800. Fax: REGENT last minute shopping trip to the mall, she VP), Almira Malyshev (VP, 44(0)1753.631831. USA: Ragdoll, 120 runs into Santa who confides that he and International Sales), Michael Dwyer Wooster Street, Fifth Floor, New York, ENTERTAINMENT Mrs. Claus have lost their spark and he (Director of International Sales) NY10012, USA. Tel: 212.966.4477. Fax: Regent Entertainment, 10990 Wilshire has no idea how to get it back. Office: Riviera: Stand R36.02, Tel: 212.966.6393. [email protected] Blvd., Penthouse, Los Angeles, CHUPACABRA 33(0)4.92.998810 or [email protected], California 90024 USA. Tel: Creature-Feature AUSTIN POWERS: www.ragdoll.co.uk 310.806.4288. Fax: 310.806.4268 Language: English INTERNATIONAL MAN OF Company type: Producer and Distributor Company Type: Children’s TV Producers: Jeffrey Schenck, Steve MYSTERY Web: www.regententertainment.com Jankowski, Paul Colichman, Stephen P. production At MIPCOM: Gene George (President), Comedy (90 mins) Jarchow At MIPCOM: Nick Kirkpatrick (Head of Meggan Kimberley (Sr. VP Sales), Eric Directed by Jay Roach International Sales), Andrew Kerr (SVP Bernstein (Sales Consultant, here! films Director: John Shepphird Starring: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Global Licensing and Marketing), Office: 03.24.05.23, Tel: Cast: John Rhys-Davis, Giancarlo Hurley Lynette Carstens (International Sales Co- 33(0)4.92.99.8206, Gene George Mobile: Esposito, David Millbern Year of Production: 1997 ordinator), Mark Hollingsworth USA 310.804.9360 Delivery Status: Post-Production Austin Powers is a hip, secret agent (Commercial Director), Pam Truman THE HUNTING OF THE PRESIDENT When the legendary monster, El who is revived from a cryogenic deep (Business Development Director), Carole Documentary (89 minutes) Chupacabra, is smuggled onto a luxury freeze to oppose his archenemy Dr. Thomson (Head of Company Liaison) Language: English cruise liner, it’s up to a small group of Evil. Office: Stand 11.19, Tel: Producers: Harry Thomason & Doug Jackson fighters to stop it before it kills everyone THE REAL MCCOY 33.4.92.99.8016 Director: Harry Thomason & Nickolas Perry on board. Action (105 minutes) Cast: Narrated by Morgan Freeman with BOOHBAH Directed by Russell Mulcahy various media personalities as THE BUSINESS OF FILM Children’s (104 episodes x 20 minutes) themselves. Starring: Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer, Amagical and innovative live-action Delivery Status: Completed Los Angeles Office Terence Stamp series all about movement, featuring five Year of Production: 1993 The ten-year campaign to destroy Bill 5150 Wilshire Blvd. sparkling little atoms full of energy, who In this Kim Basinger vehicle, a woman Clinton. Based on the New York Times Los Angeles captivate and motivate young children Best Selling Book by Joe Conason and is released from prison with nothing everywhere. Gene Lyons. California 90036 but the clothes on her back. 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MY LIFE MDA SHOWCASE THE HUNT FOR AMAZING Drama (105 minutes) Drama (22 x 1 hours: Series I - 22 x 1 TREASURES, SERIES 1-4 Directed by Bruce Joel Rubin hours: Series II - 22 x 1 hours) ENTERTAINMENT Documentary (21.5 hours) Starring: Michael Keaton, Nicole Language: English Showcase Entertainment, Warner Center, Language: English Kidman Directors: Various 21800 Oxnard Street, Suite 150, Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 1993 Producer: Denny Lawrence Woodland Hills, California 91367 USA. Country of Origin: USA Aterminally ill man prepares for his Cast: Kerry Armstrong, Jason Donovan, Tel: 818.715.7005. Fax: 818.715.7009. Priceless works of art, precious jewels Shane Bourne, Alice McConnell, Angus death. www.showcaseentertainment.com and incredibly rare, historic artifacts are Grant, Petra Yared, Angie Millikin & At MIPCOM: David A. Jackson (President), pursued the world over. Some of the Felix Nobis Shauna Shapiro Jackson (Executive Vice Delivery status: Series I and II have aired most astounding discoveries are made by SCREENTIME President), Marti Boone (Sr. Vice President accident! on ABC Television Distribution and Marketing), Bruce PARTNERS Budget: AUD$7.8million per annum Livingston (Chief Financial Officer), Cara Screentime Partners, The Media Centre, Years of Production: 2002/2003, Country Shapiro (Vice President, Acquisitions), of Origin: Australia SOUTHERN STAR 131/151, Great Titchfield Street, W1W Leslee Jones-Allmon (Director Worldwide The cases, the personalities, the issues 5BB United Kingdom. Tel: Distribution Services), Linda Paolucci INTERNATIONAL involved in medical litigation. 44.20.7072.2400. Fax: 44.20.7072.2401. (Executive Assistant) JESSICA Southern Star International, Level 9, 8 Office: Palais - Stand 09.02, Tel: Company Type: producer/distributor Period drama (2 x 2 hours) West Street, North Sydney NSW 2060 At MIPCOM: Chris Bonney (CEO), Tom Language: English 33.4.92.99.8305 Australia. Tel: 61.2.9202.8555. Fax: McClelland (Associate Director), Director: Peter Andrikidis PATIENT 14 61.2.9956.6918. Leonora Teale (Sales Support manager), Producer: Anthony Buckley Thriller/Drama www.southernstargroup.com, Maria Rakhmatullina (general manager, Cast: Sam Neil, Leanna Walsman, Lisa Produced and Directed by Andrew [email protected] CEE, Scandinavia, Turkey and Israel), Harrow, John Howard, Tony Martin Bakalar At MIPCOM: Catherine Payne (Chief Stars Lucy Jenner (“Casino,” “Derailed”), Belinda Ronalds (general manager, Delivery Status: Completed and Executive), Alison Baker (Head of Costas Mandylor (“Picket Fences,” Southern Europe, Latin America, Canada delivered to Network TEN Sales), Veronique Verges (Head of “Mobsters,” “Triumph of the Spirit”), and Belgium) Budget: AUD$7.5 million European Sales), Gisela Minnbergh John de Lancie (“Star Trek: The New Office: R29.32 Year of Production: 2003, Country of (Senior Sales Executive), Claire Taltas Origin: Australia Generation”), George Takei (“Star Trek”) THE BENEFACTOR (Senior Sales Executive) Adapted from the best selling novel by This high concept government Format Office: H4.12, Tel: 33.49.299.8772, Fax: Abillionaire is giving away a million acclaimed Australian author, Bryce conspiracy story is based on 33.49.299.8773 dollars of their own money to a complete Courtenay. It is based on the real life of a SHOCKING TRUE EVENTS. LOVE MY WAY stranger. Why? Because they are The remarkable young Australian who defied AKILLER WITHIN Drama (10 x 1 hour) Benefactor. the conventions of her time. . Thriller/Drama Language: English TO CATCH A THIEF Produced by Joey Stewart Directed by Producer: Southern Star Entertainment Format Brad Keller SEVENTH ART Production for Foxtel Pty Limited What does it take before YOU will take Stars C. Thomas Howell ( “The Hitcher,” Key Cast: Claudia Karvan your home security seriously? A “The Outsiders,” “Gods and Generals”), RELEASING Delivery Status: Completed burglary? In To Catch A Thief, our ex- Seventh Art Releasing, 7551 Sunset Blvd. Sean Young (“No Way Out,” “A Kiss Year of Production: 2004, Country of con hosts will do just that! Suite 104 Los Angeles, CA 90046 USA. Before Dying,” “1st to Die”), Ben Origin: Australia Tel: 323.845.1455. Fax: 323.845.4717. Browder (“Farscape”), Giancarlo Esposito [email protected], www.7thart.com (“School Daze,” TV’s “NYPD Blue”), A 30-something woman negotiating the SCREENTIME PTY Company Type: distributor Dedee Pfeiffer (“Up Close & Personal,” web of contemporary relationships, At MIPCOM: Udy Epstein (Principal); “For Your Love,” TV’s “Cybil”) juggling the priorities of family LTD Acquisition Executive: Udy Epstein Addison Terrill (C. Thomas Howell), a obligations, being successful at love Screentime Pty Ltd, 108 Alexander Office: TBD Dallas attorney, comes home one night to while fulfilled professionally and the Street, Crows Nest, NSW, 2065, 5 SIDES OF A COIN find his wife brutally murdered with the hope that “happiness” might occur if all Australia. Tel: 61.2.9439.4911. Fax: Documentary (70/48 minutes) words “We’re even now” scrawled across the other things fall into place. 61.2.9439.4922. Language: English the bedroom wall. WIRE IN THE BLOOD SERIES 3 [email protected], Drama (4 x Telemovies Total Avail. 11 www.screentime.tv. Screentime Limited, Director: Paul Kell telemovies) 68 Sale Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland Producer: Paul Kell, Jana Ritter SOFA Language: English New Zealand. Tel: 64.9.30.33.339. Fax: Cast: Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster 64.9.30.78.885. Flash, Jazzy Jay, Gil Scott-Heron, Run ENTERTAINMENT Producer: Coastal Productions Key Cast: Robson Green, Hermione [email protected], DMC, Jurassic 5, De La Soul, Dilated SOFA Entertainment, 9121 Sunset Blvd, www.screentime.tv. Screentime- Peoples, Beat Junkies, Q-Bert, Mix Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA. Tel: Norris ShinAwiL, The Digital Depot, The Master Mike, The Pharcyde, DJ Spooky, 310.276.9522. Fax: 310.276.1238. Tel: Delivery Status: In Production Digital Hub, Thomas Street, Dublin 8, The Stereo MC’s 33(0)4.92.99.89.02. www.sofa4u.com Year of Production: 2004, Country of Ireland. Tel: 353.1.488.5855. Fax: Delivery Status: completed At MIPCOM: Andrew Solt Origin: United Kingdom 353.1.488.5871. [email protected], Year of Production: 2003, Country of (CEO/Chairman), Greg Vines (Sr. VP Clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill www.screentime.tv. Screentime Partners Origin: USA Production), George Sealey (VP, (Robson Green) returns for another four Exploding the myth that Hip-Hop is Ltd, Great Titchfield Street, London. Tel: Development), Beatrice McMillan (VP thrilling telemovies based on characters 44.207.072.2400. Fax: 44.207.072.2401. merely ‘rap music,’ “5 Sides of a Coin” Int’l Sales & Distribution), Arny Schorr created by Val McDermid and also [email protected], is an in-depth look at the worldwide (President, SOFA Home Entertainment) starring Hermione Norris as DI Carol www.screentimepartners.tv phenomenon of Hip-Hop. Office: R30.20 Jordan. Company Type: Television Production Company Elspeth Tavares is THE SHARK FILES At MIPCOM: Des Monaghan (Executive Documentary (20 x 60’) SPICE FACTORY UK Director, Mbl: 61.410.300.456), Bob reachable during Language: English Campbell (Executive Director, Mbl: Delivery Status: Completed LTD MIPCOM/MIFED at: Country of Origin: USA 61.419.989.837), Chris Bonney, Tom Spice Factory UK Ltd, 81 The McClelland, Maria Rakhmatullina, Belinda Renowned filmmakers and scientists Promenade, Peacehaven, Brighton, East Ronalds; Acquisition Executive: Des delve into the deepest mysteries of these (mobile) Sussex BN10 8LS UK. Tel: Monaghan, Ross Jennings (Executive magnificent creatures, separating truth Director), Larry Bass (CEO), Chris Bonney. 06 32 50 63 33 from myth. 44.1273.585275. Fax: 44.1273.585304. [email protected] Company Type: Producer L.A. Office Phone L.A. Office FAX At MIPCOM: Michael Cowan (Joint Managing Director), Jason Piette (Joint (323) 935-8228 (323) 935-8229 Managing Director) Office: The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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THE RIVER KING SURF FILM SRL JAKERS! THE ADVENTURES OF BRAVE FATHER JOHN Supernatural Thriller PIGGLEY WINKS Epic telenovela (150 x 1 TV Hour Surf Film srl, Via Padre G.A. Filippini, Language: English Children’s CGI animation, 3-6 year olds (Approx.) 130 - 00144 Rome, Italy. Tel: Director: Nick Willing Fantasy-adventure (40 x 23 minutes) Directors: Sebastian Pivotto and Martín 39.06.52.62.101. Fax: 39.06.52.93.816. Producer: Michael Cowan, Jason Piette, Produced by: Entara Ltd. and Mike Saban Christopher Zimmer, Michelle Camarda, [email protected] Young Productions Production: 2004 - “Pol-ka” and Yair Marion Pilowsky At MIPCOM: Mr. Massimo Vigliar Jakers! follows the adventures of Dori International Co-production partners: Spice Factory, (President); Mrs. Stefania Carnevale Piggley, a spunky eight-year-old pig and Protagonists: Facundo Arana, Nancy Movision Entertainment, Kismet Film (International sales manager); Mrs. his friends Dannan the Duck and Ferny Duplaa and Carina Zampini Company, imX Communications, Myriad Agnès Trincal (International sales the Bull on Raloo Farm in Ireland. The thrilling love and adventure story Pictures executive); Mrs. Elena Francot (Italian broadcast Monday through Friday at Cast: Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle, Prime Time 10:30 p.m. sales manager) Thomas Gibson TANDEM SEX STORIES OF ORDINARY Delivery Status: Post Production Office: c/o Stand ITALIA, Palais des PEOPLE Festivals - Espace Riviera N¡ R.36.17, COMMUNICATIONS Adult miniseries with highly erotic Year of Production: 2004, Country of Tandem Communications, Origin: UK/Canada Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.37 content (8 x 1 TV Hour) LOOKING FOR SOPHIA Josephspitalstr. 15, Munich 80331 Director: Diego Palacio Asmall town cop is called in when a Germany. Tel: 49.89.96.22.83.00. Fax: student drowns at an elite prep school. Documentary (85’) Production: 2004 - Endemol Argentina Language: Italian, subtitles: English 49.89.96.22.83.10. www.tandemcom.de, Protagonists: Juan Manuel Gil Navarro, Even though the headmaster insists it [email protected] was suicide, the detective suspects foul Director: Roberto Olla, Danila Satta Jazmín Stuart, Carlos Santamaría and Producer: Felix Film with ZDF/Arte, At MIPCOM: Rola Bauer (Managing play when he finds clues seemingly left Carolina Peleritti. Avro, Rai Trade in collaboration with Rai Director), Irina Ignatiew (Head of This miniseries tells sex and fantasy stories by the dead boy’s spirit. Teche International Sales), Saevar Lemke that average people live but do not dare tell. GUY X Associated Producer: Massimo Vigliar (Production Coordinator), Christian Black Comedy for Sur Film Mohr (International Sales) Language: English Status: Completed Office: 13.09, Tel: 33(0)492.99.80.87 TELEPRODUCTIONS Director: Saul Metzstein Sophia Loren: her maiden name is KINGDOM IN TWILIGHT (THE Producer: Michael Cowan, Jason Piette, INTERNATIONAL - Sophia Scicolone, she was first know in RING) Mike Downey, Sam Taylor romantic pictures stories as Sophia www.kingdomintwilight.com TPI Co-production partners: Spice Factory, Lazzaro. Who’s Sophia? Who is she Action Adventure TeleProductions International Ð TPI, Movision Entertainment, Film & Music really? Language: English 4520 Daly Drive; Chantilly, VA 20151 Entertainment Ltd, Wizzfilms Inc., TRAVELLING WITH CHE Director: Uli Edel USA. Tel: 703.222.2408. Fax: Icelandic Film Corporation GUEVARA Co-Production Partners: Tandem 703.222.3964. [email protected], Cast: Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Communications and Film + Docufilm following “The motorcycle www.tpiltd.com Jeremy Northam Entertainment VIP Media Funds 2+3 diaries” by Walter Salles (120’) Company Type: Producer/Distributor Delivery Status: Post Production Producer: Konstantin Thoeren Language: original Spanish version, At MIPCOM: Larry Higgs (President), Year of Production: 2004, Country of Key Cast: Benno Fuermann, Kristanna versions: English, Italian Ron Alexander (Director of International Origin: UK/Canada/Iceland Loken, Alicia Witt, Samuel West, Julian Sales), Nancy Epstein (Program Director: Gianni Minà 1979: an American soldier is transferred Sands, Max von Sydow Acquisitions Manager) Producer: Surf Film S.r.l. - g.m.e. by mistake to an Arctic base, and is Delivery Status: Post Production Office: R35.03 produzioni srl unable to escape because he no longer Budget 22 Mil. Us $ HOLISTIC HEALING Status: Completed officially exists. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Lifestyle Series (8 x 30 min) “Re-living all this seems like a dream”. Origin: Germany, U.K., Italy, South Africa Alternative healing techniques from Alberto Granado, Che’s travelling The story of Siegfried the dragon slayer. Aroma Therapy to Dance Therapy. SUMMIT companion in Latin America, goes through His quest for the glory of the gods, and TECH WATCH the same adventures of 1952 while the women he is torn between. Technology Magazine Series (20 x 30 min) ENTERTAINMENT following the crew of “The Motorcycle ALIGHT IN DARK PLACES Magazine series featuring the latest in Summit Entertainment, 77 Dean Street, Diaries” directed by Walter Salles. Drama (2 x 90 Minutes and 120 Minutes) technology. London, W1D 3SH UK. Tel: Language: German with English 44.207.494.1724. Fax: 44.207.494.1725 Subtitles At MIPCOM: David Garrett (Executive T Director: Kaspar Heidelbach THE TELEVISION Vice President), Harold Van Lier (Vice Co-Production Partners: Zeitsprung SYNDICATION President, International Sales) Film + TV Office: 04-01, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8027 TAFFY Producer: Michael Souvignier, Sam COMPANY LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN ENTERTAINMENT Davis The Television Syndication Company, Drama (102 minutes) Key Cast: Heino Ferch, Heike 501 Sabal Lake Drive, Suite #105, Taffy Entertainment, LLC, 20335 Language: English Makatsch, Jan Josef Liefers Longwood, FL 32779 USA Tel: Ventura Blvd., Suite 225, Woodland Director: Uli Edel Delivery Status: Completed 407.788.6407. Fax: 407.788.4397. Hills, CA 91364 USA. Tel: Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stephen Budget EUR 7 Mil. www.tvsco.com, [email protected] 818.999.0062. Fax: 818.999.0172. Lang, Stephen Baldwin, Burt Young Year of Production: 2003, Country of At MIPCOM: Cassie M. Yde (President), At MIPCOM: Mike Young Based on Hubert Selby, Jr.’s Origin: Germany Robert E. Yde (Vice President, (partner/producer), Liz Young controversial novel, a gallery of The true story of a horrific mining Marketing) (partner/producer), Bill Schultz desperate characters struggles to survive disaster: 20 miners are trapped alive 60 Office: Kyriad Cannes Centre Hotel, Tel: (partner/producer), Regis Brown the mean and violent streets of 1950s meters aground. 33.4.92.59.44.44, Fax: 33.4.92.59.44.45 (executive vice president), Mevelyn Brooklyn, New York. THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE Noreiga (vp of sales and administration) Reality Gameshow (15 x 60’) THE LAST EMPEROR Office: R34.14 Language: English Drama (160 minutes) TELEFE Director: Robert E. Yde Language: English, also Mandarin and PET ALIEN 3D, CGI animation for 6-11 year olds INTERNATIONAL Producer: White Mountain Japanese Telefe International, Pavón 2495 (1248) Fantasy-adventure (26 half hours (52 x Entertainment, Inc. Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Cap. Fed. - Bs. As.Argentina. Tel: 11 minutes) Delivery Status: In Production Cast: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter 5411.4308.4505. Fax: 5411.4308.6848. Produced by: Mike Young Productions, Budget $1,000,000 per Episode O’Toole www.telefeinternational.com Antefilms Production, Telegael and Year of Production: In Production, The true story of Emperor Pu Yi, the At MIPCOM: Alejandro Parra (CEO), Country of Origin: USA Crest Communication Ltd. Lord of Ten Thousand Years, the last Silvana D«Angelo (Head of International Europe’s “It’s A Knockout”, “Intervilles” Pet Alien is a screwball non-sequitur absolute monarch of China. He was born Sales & Marketing), Michelle and “Intercities” comes to the USA and to rule a world of ancient tradition. character comedy with a strong spine of Wasserman (Senior Sales Executive), other English-speaking countries of the Nothing prepared him for our modern physical gags à la Tex Avery’s Looney Fernanda Tochi (Sales Executive) world as two teams compete in a winner world of change and revolution. Tunes. Office: # H4.32 moves on/looser goes home format. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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LOVE DON’T COME EASY GENKI GENKI NONTAN CRAZY BARN SERIES TWENTIETH Drama (1 x 88’ and 26 x 60’) Animation (TV series /26 episodes 5 Animation (26 x 26’) Language: English min. each) Language: English CENTURY FOX Key Cast: Christopher Atkins, Reebie Language: Japanese Status: In pre-production TELEVISION Sullivan and Kim Reeves Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: Denmark Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2003, Country of Agrumpy farmer keen on profits forces DISTRIBUTION Budget $1,000,000 per episode Origin: Japan his animals to increase the dairy Twentieth Century Fox Television Year of Production: 2004, Country of Nontan is a mischievous boy and production but they have other plans, Distribution, P.O. Box 900, Beverly Origin: USA everyday is an adventure for him; he which involve computor games, music Hills, CA 90213-0900 USA. Tel: A young woman returns to a small town discovers difficulties, happiness and and mobile phones. 310.369.1000. Fax: 310.369.8877. where she was raised for the funeral of her excitement of life as seen through a www.fox.com At MIPCOM: Mark Kaner (President, aunt. Her aunt, however, comes back child’s eyes. International Television and Worldwide Pay from the beyond to influence her niece’s WINDY TALES TV-LOONLAND Television), Marion Edwards *Executive love-life and career. Film/Pilot completed. Animation (TV series /13 episodes/30 London Office: Loonland U.K. Royalty Additional episodes in production. House, 72 - 74 Dean Street, London W1V Vice President, International Television),: min. each) Peter Levinsohn (President, Digital Medai 6AE U.K. Tel: 44(0)20.7434.2377. Fax: Language: Japanese and Worldwide Pay Television), Michael 44(0)20.7434.1578. tv- THOMPSON/STARR Delivery Status: In production Bessolo (Senior Vice President, Marketing, Year of Production:, Country of Origin: [email protected], Promotion & Publicity) www.loonland.com. Munich Office: TV- ORGANIZATION Japan Office: E3.01 This animation comes with the highest Loonland AG, Munchner Strasse 16, D- Thompson/Starr Organization, 270 N. NORTH SHORE recommendation by Mamoru Oshii, and 85774 Munich, Germany. Tel: Canon Drive Ste. l705, Beverly Hills, CA Drama Series (22 x 60 minutes) 49.89.20.50.8.100. Fax: 902l0 USA. Tel: 808.998.8l26. Fax: was produced by Production I.G. Executive Producers: Chris Brancato, 49.89.20.50.8.199. [email protected], 8l8.773.8962. [email protected] Bert Salke www.loonland.com. New York Office: Co-Executive Producers: Peter Elkoff, Company Type: Distributors and Agents Sunbow Entertainment Inc. 826 Kevin Falls At MIPCOM: Joey Thompson TRIPLETAKE MEDIA Cast: Kristoffer Polaha, Brooke Burns, (President), Jen Starr (Marketing), Chaya TripleTake Media, 7825 Fay Ave., Suite Broadway, 9-th floor, New York, NY James Remar, Shannon Doherty, Nikki Finton (Sales), George Thompson 200, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA. Tel: 10003 USA. Tel: 212.505.6430. Fax: DeLoach, Jason Momoa, Corey Sevier, 858.450.4322. Fax: 858.450.4353. 212.505.9450. [email protected], (Acquisitions) Amanda Righetti, Jay Kenneth Johnson Office: Hotel Bleu Rivage, Cannes, 6l La [email protected], www.loonland.com. Miami Office: Salsa Entertainment, 2828 Coral Way, Suite Year Produced: 2004, Country of Origin: USA Croisette 05400. Tel: 4.93.39.24.25. Fax: www.tripletake.com The North Shore is a one-hour drama set 306, Miami, Florida 33145 USA. Tel: 4.93.43.74.92 At MIPCOM: David Wollos, Al in a lush Hawaiian hotel that captures the 305.461.9858. Fax: 305.461.5374. tv- ROD STEWART IN CONCERT Lowenheim, David Hamby passion, intrigue and heart of Hawaii Music (73 min) Office: # 5 La Croisette, 8th floor, [email protected]. through the eyes of its employees and the Cast: Rod Stewat Mobile Number: 06.2121.8930 www.loonland.com, www.salsa.com hotel’s wealthy guests. Delivery Status: Completed PEN DRAGON At MIPCOM: Peter Völkle (President & BOSTON LEGAL Electrifying last concert with Faces. Sci-Fi CEO), David Ferguson (COO), Dominic Drama Series (22 x 60 minutes) HALEY MILLS STORYBOOK Conceived as a graphic novel, feature, Rayner (Director of Sales), Jerry Diaz Executive Producer/Writer: David E. THEATRE and series blending three popular cultural (Executive VP, Salsa Entertainment), Kelley Children (l3 half hour episodes) themes into a magical tale of discovery. Jamie Lynn (Sales Executive), Bernhard Executive Producer: Bill D’Elia Cast: Haley Mills, famous name voices CRAZY PETS Stephan (Sales Manager Merchandising) Cast: James Spader, Rebecca DeMornay, Delivery Status: Completed Animation Office: 09.19, Tel: 33.4.92.99.8162 Lake Bell, Rhona Mitra, William Shatner Award winning animated children’s The Crazy Pets are a dedicated team of HEIDI Year Produced: 2004, Country of Origin: classics. unique animals who rescue, retrain, and Animation (1 x 75) (Age Range: 6-11 USA Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead the relocate troubled strays. years) Language: English brigade of high-priced civil litigators in TOHOKUSHINSHA Director: Alan Simpson an upscale Boston law firm in a series Producer: TV- focusing on the professional & personal TV ANIMATION lives of brilliant, but often emotionally- FILM CORPORATION Loonland/Nelvana/Telemagination Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, 4-8-10 TV Animation, Landskronagade 66, 4th challenged, attorneys. Status: In post-production Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8460 Floor, DK-2100 Copenhagen OE Country of Origin: UK Japan. Tel: 81.3.5414.0297. Fax: Denmark. Tel: 45.7023.8008. Fax: Generations of children the world over have 81.3.5414.0430. [email protected], 45.7023.9009. [email protected], grown up with the exciting stories of Heidi, www.tfc.co.jp & www.tfc-rights.com www.tv-animation.com U her funny grandfather, the naive goatherd Company Type: Sales agent, producer, Company Type: Producer and distributor Peter and her friend from Frankfurt, Clara. distributor (we are in all) UBU PRODUCTIONS At MIPCOM: Tom Vedel (CEO), Mikkel METALHEADS At MIPCOM: Kiyotaka Ninomiya UBU Productions, P. O. Box 40 19 65 , Egelund (Director of Animation), Helle Animation (26 x 11 min or 13 x 22) (Age (Senior Executive Officer), Keiichi Munich D-80719, Germany. Tel: Rohde (Sales and Marketing Executive) Range: 6-11 years) Kosaka (Executive Officer), Kazuo 49.160.928.150.21. Office: 11.12, Tel: 33.49299.8105 Language: English Ricky Hashimoto (Executive Officer) [email protected] EGIL’S SAGA Director: Chris Hermans Office: 03.23, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8224 Company Type: Producer, distributor Animation (26 x 24’) Producer: TV-Loonland/ZDF SURVIVE STYLE 5+ At MIPCOM: Mr. Jean Uliczay Language: English Status: Completed (President) Drama (120 min. Feature Film) Status: In pre-production Country of Origin: UK Office: MEDIA Umbrella Language: Japanese Director: Mikkel Egelund Set in the Middle Ages, ‘Metalheads’ BETTER OFF DAD Director: Gen Sekiguchi Producer: TV Animation centers on a motley crew of five kids and Drama-Comedy (82 min) Producer: Hiroyuki Taniguchi / Ryoichi Country of Origin: Denmark their enthusiastic efforts to become Language: Danish (engl. subtitles) Fukuyama AViking tale brimming with action and knights (or Metalheads). It’s a little bit Director: Peter Ringgaard Co-production partners: Dentsu / Nippon adventure, yet contrasted by soothing poetic ‘Monty Python’, meets ‘The Knights Producer: Waterfront Television / TUGBOAT overtones. A story of a conflicted soul and Tale’, mixed with a whole heap of mud Co-production partners: The Danish Film Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Kyoko Koizumi, how he comes to terms with himself. and medieval mirth. Institute, UBU Productions Hiroshi Abe Cast: Peter Gantzler, Jesper Klein, Judy Delivery Status: Completed The unabridged Product Guide is available Gringer Year of Production: 2004, Country of Delivery Status: completed Origin: Japan on-line at www.thebusinessoffilm.com © Budget: 2 mill. $ Visual world of “Survive Style 5+” will Year of Production: 2004, Country of continuously give you an impact which THE BUSINESS OF FILM’S Origin: Denmark you have never experienced in the past home on the internet. Abittersweet comedy about a man’s Japanese films. struggle to make peace with his dead father.
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MASLIN BEACH VISION FILMS WHY DON’T WOMEN MAKE WAR? THE WAR OF THE CENTURY Romantic-Comedy (80 min) Vision Films, 4626 Lemona Avenue, Documentary (58 min) www.zdf-enterprises.de Language: English version Documentary (20 x 50’) Language: english Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Tel: Director: Manuela Pecorari (Ms.) & Language: German Director: Wayne Groom 818.784.1702. Fax: 818.788.3715. Nicola Nannavecchia (Mr.) Director: Guido Knopp Producer: Spandau Films [email protected], Producer: Maus Design Studio Co- Producer: ZDF, ZDFE, History Channel, Co-production partners: Australian Int«l www.visionfilms.net production partners: SBS, EO Pictures, UBU Productions At MIPCOM: Lise Romanoff (Managing Delivery Status: completed Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Michael Allen, Bonnie Jaye- Director Worldwide Sales), Andre Relis Year of Production: 2004, Country of The Second World War ended just over Lawrence, Eliza Lovell (Vice President of International Sales), Origin: Italy half a century ago. It claimed the lives of Delivery Status: completed Amy Kerr (Contract Administrator), Leo Budget: $ 95.000,00 50 million people — on battlefields Budget: 1 mill. $ Wong (Distribution Coordinator) Awalk in the dark side of ex-Yugoslavia between Normandy and the Caucasus. Year of Production: 2003, Country of Office: Riviera Pavilion #R29.33 following the voices of women about a Origin: Australia RHYME & REASON land destroyed by a war of which these Sensual, tantalising Maslin Beach. a Documentary Feature (91 Min) women did not feel part of. ZENPIX romantic comedy about a day on a beach Producers: City Block Films/Asland WOMEN FROM THE NEW like no other in the world. Pictures EUROPE Zenpix, 506 Santa Monica Boulevard, Delivery Status: Completed Documentary (58 min) Suite 210, Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA. The story behind the evolution of the Language: English version Tel: 310.395.3500. Fax: 310.395.3322. [email protected], http://www.zenpix.net HIP-HOP culture with rappers such as Director: Corso Salani At MIPCOM: Jonathan Kramer (Co- V the late Tupac Shakur & Notorious B.I.G, Producer: Balaton Film Co-production President), Suzanne Barron (Vice Dr. Dre, Ice-T, Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy, partners: Fandango, Vitagraph President of International Sales) VINE and Master P. Delivery Status: not-completed Year of Production: 2004, Country of Office: #03.21, Tel: 33.4.92.99.8146 INTERNATIONAL WORLD INT’L NETWORK (WIN) THE PEARL Thriller, Drama (90 minutes) Origin: Italy Budget: $ 75.000,00 Drama (92 Minutes) PICTURES Language: English Director: Alfred Zacharias Vine International Pictures, VIP House, Three countries (Hungary, Poland, Producers: Larry Gershman Production Company: Zach Motion Greenacres, New Road Hill, Downe, Latvia) among those that enters the Delivery Status: Completed Pictures, Inc./Panorama Films, S.A. De Orpington Ke BR6 7JA UK. Tel: European Union and three women Approx. 38 1st run movies available in C.V. 44(0)1689.854123. Fax: portrayed in their everyday life. Asia and Ea. Europe, with stars such as Producers: Alfredo Zacharias 44(0)1689.850990. www.vine- Bo Derek, Bruce Boxleitner, Sean Young, Cast: Lukas Haas, Richard Harris, Tere international.co.uk,tbc, info@vine- Adam Baldwin & John Savage. Tarin international.co.uk TIME OF THE WOLF Z Status: Post Production At MIPCOM: Marie Vine (CEO) Family Drama (90 minutes) Country of Origin: USA Office: tbc Language: English John Steinbeck’s THE PEARL is about a KNIFE EDGE Producers: Chesler/Perlmutter ZDF ENTERPRISES poor Mexican pearl diver who finds a Thriller Productions GMBH priceless pearl that promises a better life Language: English Cast: Burt Reynolds, Marthe Keller, ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Lise-Meitner- for his impoverished family, and one that Director: Anthony Hickox Jason Priestly Stra§e 9, Mainz 55129 Germany. Tel: will bring him wealth, respect and fame. Producer: Fiona Combe, Marie Vine & Delivery Status: Completed 49.6131.991281. Fax: 49.6131.991259. DOPAMINE Tharsi Vanhuysse Alone wolf cub helps an orphaned boy www.zdf-enterprises.de. Romantic Comedy/Drama (85 Minutes) Delivery Status: Pre-Production find courage and move forward in his life. [email protected] Director: Mark Decena Year of Production: 2004, Country of At MIPCOM: Dr. Alexander Coridass Production Company: Kontent Films Origin: UK (President and CEO), Dr. Hans-Juergen Producers: Eric Koivisto, Tad Fettig, Aman embarks on a plan to drive his VITAGRAPH Steimer (Senior VP Acquisitions and Debbie Brubaker wife insane and gain control of her Via Schiavonia 1, Bologna, 40121, Italy. Coproductions), Fred Burcksen (VP Cast: John Livingston, Sabrina Lloyd, family millions. Tel: 39.051.267150. Fax: 39.051.267150. Distribution and Investments) Bruno Campos, Reuben Grundy KRAAL [email protected] www.vitagraph.it Office: 21.02 - 23.01, Tel: 33.4.92998120, Status: Completed/Ready for immediate Horror Company Type: Sales agent, distributor Fax: 33.4.92998121 delivery Language: English Country of Origin: USA At MIPCOM: Filippo D’Angelo SCOOTER - SECRET AGENT Director: David Denneen DOPAMINE, the natural amphetamine (Managing Director); Acquisition www.zdf-enterprises.de Producer: Richard Stewart & Penny our bodies produce when we’re falling in Executive: Filippo D’Angelo (Managing Comedy (26 x 26’) Wall love, is at the center of the question: is Director) Language: German, English Delivery Status: Pre-Production love chemical or chemistry? Office: Palais des Festivals - MEDIA Director: Richard Jasek, Grant Brown, Year of Production: 2004, Country of LADY LUCK & THE PLAYER Umbrella Stand H 4.35, Tel: (at Cannes / Colin Budds Origin: Australia Romantic Drama (105 Minutes) Producer: Jonathan Shiff KRAAL will do for innocent fields of reception desk) 33.4.92998596 Director: Drew Johnson Delivery Status: Completed grass what JAWS did for the beach and EYES WIDE OPEN Production Company: Affinity Films Year of Production: 2004, Country of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT did for Documentary (58 min) Producers: Joseph M. Palmari, Drew Origin: Australia camping. Language: English version Johnson, Corinna Harney-Jones Scooter Carpenter is just possibly the AHEADFUL OF SNAKES Director: Elisa Mereghetti & Marco Cast: Bo Hopkins, Drew Johnson, Thriller Mensa world’s clumsiest kid. He’s a magnet for Corinna Harney-Jones, Donald Turner, Director: English Producer: Ethnos Co-production partners: disaster wherever he goes, but even though John Saxon, Steven Bishop, Corey Page Language: Paul Marcus Delivery Status: completed he’s just a pizza delivery boy, Scooter Status: Completed/Ready for immediate Producer: Leopold St-Pierre Year of Production: 2004, Country of knows he’s destined for far greater things. delivery Delivery Status: Pre-Production Origin: Italy TOUPOU Country of Origin: USA Year of Production: 2004 Budget: $ 75.000,00 www.zdf-enterprises.de Danny and Melissa grew up in Las Two working-class buddies succumb to a Catherine Phiri was an exceptional Children Animation (26 x 24’30’’) Vegas. As kids they were inseparable, but little temptation, and wind up being example of the capacity of African Language: German, English as teens their lives begin to diverge from sucked deeper and deeper into a dark women to react to a conservative society Director: Xavier Giacometti one another. Producer: Xilam Animation intrigue with pure evil. herself. breaking the silence surrounding AIDS. Delivery Status: Completed THE BUSINESS OF FILM - London Office Year of Production: 2004 London Office FAX What if Tarzan was a girl and had grown 41-42 Berners St., London, WIT 3NB up in Central Park instead of the African 44 207 486 1969 London Office Phone 44 207 372 9992 jungle and what if her best friend wasn’t a chimp but a squirrel? The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com
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