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Even a paradise on earth needs a judge

Based on the beselling novels by Debbie Macomber Starring Andie MacDowell and Dylan Neal Showrunner Carl Binder (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)

The idyllic coastal town of Cedar Cove in the American Northwest is known for its scenic beauty – and for Judge Olivia Lockhart, a radiant beauty of her own. You might say the town itself is her courtroom – for not only does she convey respect and natural authority but genuine interest and compassion for her fellow townspeople. Her cases run the gamut of small-town crime and civil disputes, many of which need to be handled with as much brains as common sense, as much candidness as tact. But it’s not only Olivia’s court style that intrigues handsome journalist Jack Griffith, it’s Olivia’s human touch. As editor- in-chief - and sole employee – of the “Cedar Cove Chronicle”, he has a finger on the people’s pulse, a pulse that sometimes beats faster, and sometimes slower, than the law... These and many more tests lay ahead for Olivia, Jack, their budding relationship, and the people around them: Jack’s estranged son Eric, Olivia’s daughter Justine, her slightly over- zealous mother Charlotte, or Stan, her ex-husband, wanting back. Or does he? In the end, Olivia can always rely on her good judgment and the support of the townspeople to steer herself and Cedar Cove clear of the dangers that lurk even in such a peaceful place...

Two hour movie plus 12 one hour episodes Also available as 7x two hours movies

Title Cedar Cove Genre Drama Category Series Format two hours and one hour series, HD Directed by Michael Scott Starring Andie MacDowell (SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE, SHORT CUTS, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) Dylan Neal (PERCY JACKSON, BLOOD TIES) Brennan Elliot Wanda Cannon Sarah Smyth Paula Shaw Produced by Orchard Road Production in co-production with Front Street Pictures / Dan Wigutow and Unity / for Hallmark Channel U.S. www.betafilm.com/cedarcove SERIES

Based on Roberto Saviano’s bestseller and the Cannes Grand Jury Prize winning feature film by Matteo Garrone.

This is the inside story of the Camorra, the fierce Neapolitan crime organization, told through the eyes of 30-year-old Ciro, the right hand of the clan’s godfather, Pietro Savastano.

Like no one else, Ciro knows what it means to be a loyal clan member. But when clan leader Pietro decides to sacrifice the lives of many of his own only to make a bloody statement to rival clan boss Salvatore CONTE, something dies in Ciro – for one of the many victims of the forced bloodshed is his foster father ATTILIO, himself an ever-loyal clan member. Still, when Pietro is sidelined by a long jail sentence, Ciro’s own code of honor forces him to obey Pietro’s orders to be a mentor first to Pietro’s son GENNARO, then to his wife IMMA – both seemingly inept to hold the reins of power but learning quickly... With his back against the wall and knowing that sowing the seeds of chaos is the best method to yield a new order, Ciro finally forges a secret pact with the clan’s worst enemy, Conte, resulting in relentless bloodshed outside and inside the Savastano clan but, finally, the desired new order, with Ciro as the new godfather. But is he really? Pietro, seemingly having gone crazy in his endless months of solitary confinement, escapes while being transferred to a mental clinic. Suddenly, his eyes are clear, vivid and fierce again – forecasting a vendetta bloodier than any Naples has ever seen…

Title Gomorrah Genre Drama, Crime Category Series Format 12 x one hour, HD Directed by Stefano Sollima (ROMANZO CRIMINALE) Claudio Cupellini (A QUIET LIFE) Francesca Comencini Starring Marco d‘Amore (A QUIET LIFE) Fortunato Cerlino Maria Pia Calzone Salvatore Esposito Marco Palvetti Domenico Balsamo Enzo Sacchettino Elena Starace Produced by A co-production of SKY Cinema, Cattleya, Fandango, La 7 and Beta www.betafilm.com/gomorrah SERIES - NEW SEASON

New York, 1865. There are no more laws to follow. Not even your own.

New York City is on the brink of Lincoln’s assassination. In its tough immigrant Irish neighborhood, crime continues to thrive even with power player General Brendan Donovan now at the helm of the local police. “We need order,” Donovan thunders; but hot-headed detective Corcoran refuses to blindly obey this downtown Machiavelli and keeps on dispensing justice the way he thinks best – rules or no rules.

In Season Two, Corcoran struggles to tame the wartime metropolis while wrestling with personal demons, including the betrayal of his wife and best friend. He and those around him continue to torment and stand by one another, struggle and suffer, kill and forgive as they turn New York into the bracing melting-pot that we know today.

Production Notes COPPER was created by Tom Fontana (BORGIA, OZ, HOMICIDE) and Will Rokos (MONSTER’S BALL, SOUTHLAND); among the executive producers are Barry Levinson and Christina Wayne. Joining the creative team for the second season is author and producer Thomas Kelly (BLUE BLOODS), who aims for a stronger interweaving of the storylines, especially those fronted by the three men who share powerful bonds forged on the battlefields of the Civil War. Season Two also features guest stars such as Donal Logue (SONS OF ANARCHY)

Title Copper Genre Drama, Crime Category Series Format 23 x one hour, HD Directed by Larysa Kondracki, Ken Girotti, Clark Johnson, Nathan Morlando, Deborah Chow, Starring Clement Virgo, TJ Scott, Kari Skogland Tom Weston-Jones (WORLD WITHOUT END) Donal Logue (SONS OF ANARCHY) Kyle Schmid (BEING HUMAN) Anastasia Griffith Franka Potente (RUN LOLA RUN, THE BOURNE TRILOGY) Kevin Ryan Ato Essandoh Tessa Thompson Produced by Cineflix Studios in association with BBC America, Shaw Media and Beta Film www.betafilm.com/copper SERIES - NEW SEASON

The other side of crime

Starring David Sutcliffe (Private Practice, Gilmore Girls) and Brooke Nevin (Chicago Fire), and created by Tracey Forbes (Flashpoint)

Every day when we walk down the street, we encounter people who have lost their moorings. Sometimes they frighten us, sometimes they amuse us, but most of the time we ignore them. Then something snaps, and emotional distress becomes emotional crisis: a bizarre assault, a ritualized murder, a suicide attempt...

Due to his own battle with mental illness, brilliant homicide inspector Aidan Black is transferred to the Psych Crimes Unit, where cops and psychiatrists join forces to prevent and solve crimes involving unbalanced individuals. Aidan is partnered with Dr. Clara Malone, a psychiatrist whose focus is on diagnosis and treatment – not on investigation.

Aidan and Clara prove to be a congenial team. It’s not just the combination of Aidan’s police work and Clara’s psychiatric skills. Aidan’s sharpened empathy can put him inside the mindset of a delusional psychotic, while Clara’s methodical attention to detail helps her pick up on clues that others miss. They know they’ll be getting deep inside some very troubled minds – but just how far will they go?

Title Cracked Genre Crime Category Series Format 21 x one hour, HD Directed by Tim Southam (BONES, HOUSE) Starring David Sutcliffe (GILMORE GIRLS, PRIVATE PRACTICE) Brooke Nevin (CHICAGO FIRE) Luisa D‘Oliveira Dayo Ade Karen LeBlanc Produced by White Pine Pictures in association with CBC and Group M Entertainment, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund and Cogeco Program Development Fund in association with Beta www.betafilm.com/cracked SERIES - NEW SEASON

Her life is hers to live...

Late 19th-century Genoa. Rossella, daughter of a nobleman, has fallen in love with the rakish, ambitious journalist Giuliano, who is rejected by her family. She runs away with him, but is soon left alone with their child... Determined to earn her own living, Rossella studies medicine and becomes a physician. She soon loses her heart to the kind young doctor Riccardo, whose wife is found murdered after an altercation with him. The blame is put on Giuliano, who has returned to Genoa. And though the public prosecutor charges Giuliano of murder, he suddenly changes his argumentation, accusing Riccardo instead...

With Riccardo in jail, Rossella must contend alone with the corrupt Giuliano and the public prosecutor, who is hiding a dark secret that could prove Riccardo’s innocence – as well as his own guilt. Rossella finds at least a bit of joy in treating sick children in a hospital, where she meets the nobleman Lorenzo, who falls in love with her. Believing that Riccardo has died in an attempt to escape from prison, Rossella is about to reciprocate Lorenzo’s love. But Riccardo is not dead: he wants to secretly take Rossella and their children to New York – a plan that Giuliano clearly intends to foil...

Title Rossella Genre Drama Category Series Format 24 x one hour Directed by Carmine Elia Starring Gabriella Pession Danilo Brugia Giuseppe Zeno Paolo Mazzarelli Francesca Cavallini Toni Bertorelli Ugo Dighero Monica Guerritore Teresa Saponangelo Simone Montedoro Gabriele Bocciarelli Produced by RAI Fiction and Cattleya www.betafilm.com/rossella SERIES

Palermo Connection – Rivers of Blood and Money

If there’s no water coming out of the faucets in Palermo, you can pretty well guess that the Mafia is behind this. But when a string of murders involving more than Sicily’s mighty water suppliers begins to terrorize the residents of Palermo, the heat is on for the cops to catch the culprits. The man in charge is Angelo Caronia, 30, an arrogant, ball-busting cop who’s been sent back to his native Palermo after years on the force in Rome. His mission is to wipe up the mess of water and blood spilled by the Mafia

Going back to his old haunts is tough. He immediately butts heads with his new team members, whom he feels are lazy and unmotivated. Yet day after day, Angelo learns to love Palermo, and to appreciate the openness and generosity of his colleagues. They, in turn, are conquered by the ingenuity and brilliance of their chief who, after so many years, has restored their pride in being cops. The main problem is how to tackle the Mafia – a nearly suicidal mission...

Title Palermo Connection / Il Segreto Dell‘ Acqua Genre Drama, Crime Category Series Format 12 hours, HD Directed by Renato De Maria Starring Riccardo Scamarcio (ROMANZO CRIMINALE) Valentina Lodovini Michele Riondino Roberto Herlitzka Natalino Balasso Antonino Bruschetta Luigi Maria Burruano Produced by RAI Fiction in co-production with Magnolia Fiction www.betafilm.com/palermoconnection MINISERIES/TV MOVIE

Can one woman‘s popularity save another‘s life?

A powerhouse of passion and temperament, a charismatic blend of naiveté and calculation – Eva Perón needs only a microphone and a podium to give even dictators goose bumps with her speeches. When Evita speaks, the world listens. Including, reluctantly, Spain‘s fascist dictator Franco and his rigorously conservative wife Doña Carmen. It is 1947 and Franco needs allies to support his anti-communist politics. Argentina‘s President Juan Perón agrees to a state visit – but sends his wife instead, much to the dismay of Franco and, especially, his wife. And so, in Madrid, two strong women cross paths – and cross swords over a third woman, perhaps the strongest of all: the ardent communist freedom fighter Juana Doña, sentenced to death for inciting crimes against the state. As Juana‘s young son writes a letter to Eva Perón imploring her to save his mother, chance leads the boy directly to Evita, who is moved by his letter and does all she can to have Juana‘s sentence commuted to a prison term. Her intervention infuriates Doña Carmen; but she knows that as long as Evita is the Francos‘ guest in Spain, there is only one first lady...

Winner of two Golden Nymphs (Best Actress, Best Miniseries) at the 53rd Monte Carlo Film Festival 2013!

Title A Letter for Evita Genre Drama Category Miniseries Format 2 x two hours, HD Directed by Agustí Villaronga Starring Julieta Cardinali Ana Torrent Nora Navas (BLACK BREAD) Jesus Castejon Carmen Maura Malena Alterio Produced by A co-production of Televisión Española (TVE), Televisó de Catalunya (TVC) and Copia Cero Producciones www.betafilm.com/letterforevita FEATURE FILM

Well-to-do, well-connected Bucharest society lady Cornelia takes the driver’s seat when her 34-year-old son gets involved in a deadly accident. Through her stifling love, she’s kept the hard realities of life away from him, up to now…

Cornelia is 60 and fundamentally unhappy: her son, Barbu, 34, fights with all his might to become independent. He has moved out, has his own car, has a girlfriend who obviously doesn‘t meet Cornelia‘s standards and – most upsettingly – he avoids his loving mother as much as possible. When Cornelia finds out that Barbu was involved in a tragic accident, her motherly instincts take over and she uses all her skills, well-connected friends and money to save Barbu from jail. Then she expects him to once again become the dependent child he was before. This doesn‘t seem to be a very difficult task, given the state of shock Barbu is in. But it is a thin line between motherly love and self-serving manipulation. Will she be able to let go and unlock him from his child’s pose...?

GOLDEN BEAR Winner Berlin Film Festival - Official Romanian ACADEMY AWARD entry

Title Child‘s Pose Genre Drama Category Feature Film Format two hours Directed by Calin Peter Netzer Starring Luminita Gheorghiu Bogdan Dumitrache Natasa Raab Ilinca Goia Florin Zamfirescu Vlad Ivanov Produced by Parada Film in co-production with Hai-Hui Entertainment

www.betafilm.com/childspose FEATURE FILM

Niko lives for the moment, dreaming, drifting and marvelling until he‘s confronted by his girlfriend breaking up with hin, his father cutting off his allowance and a psychiatrist confirming his “emotional imbalance”. But all Niko wants is a decent cup of coffee.

Niko is in his late 20s and recently dropped out of college. He lives for the moment, drifting sleeplessly through the streets of Berlin, marvelling at the people around him. With a quiet curiosity, he observes how they cope with everyday life while failing to notice how he himself is becoming an outsider. But, one day, everything changes, and Niko is forced to confront the consequences of his inaction. His girlfriend ends their relationship, his father cuts off his allowance and a psychiatrist diagnoses him with an ‘emotional imbalance‘. Meanwhile a peculiar beauty from his past confronts him with the emotional wounds he inflicted, his new neighbor – accompanied by meatballs and Schnapps – pours his heart out, and throughout the city there doesn‘t seem to be a single cup of ‚normal‘ coffee available.

“Do you know the feeling when people around you seem to behave strangely? And the longer you think about it, the more it dawns on you that it‘s not other people who are strange, but yourself?” Niko‘s epiphany, however, is immediately, abruptly interrupted when he‘s forced to stand up to a rowdy gang of teenagers, and a night-time encounter with an old man not only personifies his own loneliness but also demonstrates how the city‘s history continues to assert itself.

Winner of six GERMAN ACADEMY AWARDS (including BEST FILM and BEST DIRECTOR)

Title Oh Boy Genre Tragicomedy Category Feature Film Format two hours Directed by Jan Ole Gerster Starring Tom Schilling (OH BOY, THE BAADER MEINHOFF COMPLEX) Friederike Kempter Marc Hosemann Katharina Schüttler (OH BOY) Justus von Dohnanyi (DOWNFALL) Michael Gwisdek (GOODBYE, LENIN!) Produced by Schiwago Film in co-production with Chromosom Filmproduction, HR and ARTE www.betafilm.com/ohboy FEATURE FILM

Based on a bestselling novel translated into 18 languages - Directed by Academy Award nominated Marc Rothemund.

The true story of a young woman whose lust for life means she is determined to be so very much more than just another cancer patient.

Sophie has just started her studies when she is diagnosed with cancer: her world is turned upside down. But Sophie is a fighter. She wants to live, with everything that goes with life; dreams, parties, laughing, flirting and having sex. Nine individual wigs become Sophie‘s elixir of life. Sometimes courageously wild, erotic or romantic, depending on the hair color and style, each wig brings another piece of Sophie to the fore. She escapes from the everyday hospital drudgery, parties wildly with her best girlfriend and falls in love with her buddy Rob. With humor, courage and a portion of lightheartedness, Sophie extends her middle and gives her illness the bird!

Title The Girl with Nine Wigs Genre Comedy, Drama Category Feature Film Format two hours Directed by Marc Rothemund (SOPHIE SCHOLL: THE FINAL DAYS) Starring Lisa Tomaschewsky Karoline Teska David Rott Maike Bollow Peter Prager Alice Dwyer Produced by Goldkind Film in co-production with Scope Pictures, ARD Degeto, Universum Film, Odeon Film, Arri Film & TV Services and Lunaris Film- und Fernsehproduktion www.betafilm.com/girlwithninewigs FEATURE FILM

Who said a patchwork family is without problems? Two years after the turbulences of KOKOWÄÄH, everyday life turns to everyday chaos…

The cute ten-year old Magdalena is falling for a boy for the first time in her life while her biological father Henry is working full-time on his film project. Katharina is taking care of their house and new-born baby Louis. But only being a housewife is not what she was dreaming of. It seems only the newly divorced Tristan is enjoying his present situation: he caught himself a smoking hot young woman, Anna – Good Morning, Midlife-crisis.

As Katharina becomes more and more frustrated, she moves out to work on her new novel. Henry obviously sniffs trouble in the wind: Does Katharina have a lover? To make matters even worse, Tristan loses all his money because he invested it in idiotic environmental stocks and now he wants to move in with Henry. But what seems like a practical solution for the kids at first, turns out to be the exact opposite. But help is at hand with nanny Nadja. She is not only great with the kids and keeps the housework off the men‘s chest; she also has two rather convincing “arguments” on her chest.

Naturally, Nadja is a thorn in Katharina‘s side, and even though she and Henry still believe in their love, they get carried away in their own lives. When Henry sells her novel‘s leading role to save his film adaptation, she ultimately feels betrayed – and ends up in bed with another man: Tristan… When Henry hits rock bottom, he realises that he failed both as a father and a film producer. However, he resists Nadja‘s sinful advances and begs Katharina for a new beginning. But she just doesn‘t believe in a happy end anymore…

With almost 20.000.000 Euro Box office and more than 2,7 million admissions in Germany one of the most successful films in 2013

Title Kokowääh 2 Genre Romantic Comedy Category Feature Film Format two hours Directed by Til Schweiger (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, MEN IN THE CITY) Starring Til Schweiger Emma Schweiger Matthias Schweighöfer (OPERATION VALKYRIE) Samuel Finzi Jasmin Gerat Produced by Barefoot Films in co-production with Béla Jarzyk Production and Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany

www.betafilm.com/kokowaah2 FEATURE FILM

He’s an overbearing, self-centered macho – and the last man on Earth

He drives an expensive red sports car. He plays American football. He probably even smokes cigars. Alex is the typical insecure overachiever. But while others would settle for one disposable girlfriend at a time, Alex has two too many – a (literally) explosive situation that catapults Alex into a world populated exclusively by women. Worse yet, they all seem to think that he’s a woman, too. Which is annoying when his best buddy – once Silvio, now Silvia – starts hitting on him; but not so annoying when he runs into Paula again, a pretty, down-to-earth young woman who doesn’t see the world according to bodies and primary sexual organs, but according to the spirit inside the body. Paula is particularly moved when Alex takes a liking to her grandma, who suffers from dementia and discovers, through Alex, a love of life she had nearly forgotten. While this helps bring Paula and Alex together, Alex has to accept that in a world full of women, precious few revolve around him.

Title Nothing but Women Genre Romantic Comedy Category Feature Film Format two hours Directed by Hansjörg Thurn Starring Sebastian Stroebel Alexandra Neldel Fahri Yardim Grit Boettcher Katharina Abt Emilia Schüle Collien Ulmen-Fernandes Martin Brambach Produced by Ninety-Minute Film in co-production with Filmpool and ZDF www.betafilm.com/nothingbutwomen EVENT MOVIE

1914. The eve of the Great War

The television must-have for June 28, 2014!

It is 1914 and trouble is brewing in the heart of Europe. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is increasingly beleaguered by its unruly provinces. Among the unruliest is Serbia. Though aware of the dangers of a motorcade, Archduke Franz Ferdinand – heir to the Imperial throne – and his wife Sophie drive through Sarajevo in an open automobile, and are assassinated. The perpetrators are quickly found: the Bosnian-Serbian nationalists Princip and Cabrinovic. The examining magistrate Dr. Leo Pfeffer has been appointed by the authorities to confirm what Vienna wants to hear: that the Serbian government was behind the attacks.

Thus begins a time of lawlessness and violence, of intrigues and betrayal, in which innocent Serbs are beaten in the streets of Sarajevo, ambitious petty bureaucrats are preparing their rise to power, and foreign agents are infiltrating the ranks of the local government. Pfeffer soon finds himself in the midst of these upheavals and is drawn ever deeper into the web of corruption until it becomes practically impossible for him to maintain his integrity. If he cannot save himself, he must at least try to save his love, Marija, and her father. But the events of Sarajevo have set into motion an inescapable course of events that will escalate to become ... the Great War.

Title Sarajevo Genre Event TV Movie Category Thriller Format two hours Directed by Andreas Prochaska Starring Florian Teichtmeister Jürgen Maurer Melika Foroutan Heino Ferch Cornelius Obonya Edin Hasanovic Erwin Steinhauer Produced by Dor Film in co-production with ZDF, ORF and Czech TV www.betafilm.com/sarajevo TV MOVIE

The secret of the Grey Lady

There’s something definitely magical about Cassie Nightingale. But when even her loved ones start to wonder how Cassie seems to know everything and be everywhere, the good witch senses that she’s in for a rough ride... It begins with stepdaughter Lori’s writing project, the story of the Grey Lady who once lived in their house many years ago – and who shared more than the same birthday and an amazing physical likeness with Cassie. Then Drew arrives in Middleton, a boastful young man prone to investing fortunes into hopeless scams and blaming others when his projects fail. The person responsible – in his eyes – for his current fiasco and his fiancée’s break-up with him is Cassie. And the vibes he is sending out in her direction are definitely laced with danger. Lori then discovers the Grey Lady’s journal which suddenly breaks off on her birthday, which is also Cassie’s. As her family fears for her safety, Cassie resolves to clear up the hocus-pocus concerning Drew and the Grey Lady with a tried-and-true method: humor, openness and the acceptance of one’s destiny.

Title The Good Witch‘s Destiny Genre Drama Category TV Movie Format two hours, HD Directed by Craig Pryce Starring Catherine Bell (BRUCE ALMIGHTY, J.A.G, ARMY WIVES) Chris Potter (HEARTLAND, LAW & ORDER: NEW YORK) Hannah Endicott-Douglas Sarah Power (WILD ROSES) Matthew Knight Peter MacNeill Catherine Disher Robin Dunne Elizabeth Lennie Produced by Whizbang Film production in association with Lee Distribution, Inc. for Hallmark Channel US www.betafilm.com/goodwitchsdestiny TV MOVIE

Danger in the land of hope and beauty

When her husband is fatally shot by Mafia henchmen, Anna metamorphoses from pampered Palermo housewife into sharp-minded fugitive. The Mafia badly wants an amulet that her husband gave her – and that contains information vital to the Cosa Nostra. Anna flees to beautiful Malindi on Kenya‘s Indian Ocean coast and soon makes friends with a little boy named Bodo. Upon learning that he lives in a mission deep in the savannahs, Anna – who lost her only child as a newborn – begins to interest herself in the work of the missionaries and travels into the wild to help out. The appearance of the beautiful, elegant woman provokes amazement and ridicule among some, including Dr. Luca, the head physician. Enchanted by the beauty of Kenya‘s nature and feeling a strong need to help others, Anna decides to stay. She soon becomes so proficient that she even convinces Luca of her value. Aware that he was wrong about her, Luca finally yields to the love that has been devouring him. Meanwhile, despite the great distance, the Mafia finds Anna and threatens to kill her if she doesn‘t hand over the amulet. But someone has already taken it...

Title The Call of Malinidi Genre Drama Category TV Movie Format two hours Directed by Sergio Martino Starring Margareth Made Giorgio Lupano Elisabetta Pellini Max Tardioli Christoph Hülsen Miriam Dalmazio Lollo Franco Giorgio Gobbi Produced by Dania Film production in collaboration with RAI Fiction www.betafilm.com/callofmalinidi TV MOVIE

You don’t reach out to say perhaps...

Eva, 42, strong and positive despite her interminable divorce proceedings with her husband Christian, manages a pharmacy in a small town where everyone knows and admires her. What with raising her two sons and experimenting with herbal medicines, Eva really hasn’t a thought to spare for things like love.

But that, with the big L, is what hits her hard when the 29-year-old physician Hendrik inquires about renting a room in her house. As if following a script written by fate, she kisses him – only to immediately make the usual claims that it never happened, was an accident and the like.

But to no avail: neither of them can forget that kiss, which is now followed by one of his. Eva and Hendrik are in love, though only Eva seems conscious of the age difference. When Christian beats up Hendrik in a jealous rage at a town fair, Eva’s and Hendrik’s relationship becomes the town scandal, and Eva is shunned by her friends. Hendrik stands by her steadfastly, but the cards are reshuffled when she announces her pregnancy...

Title Learning to Fly Genre Drama Category TV Movie Format two hours Directed by Christoph Schrewe Starring Gesine Cukrowski Franz Dinda Christoph M. Ohrt Horst Janson Eva-Maria Hagen Claudia Scarpatetti Produced by H & V Entertainment for ARD Degeto in association with Beta

www.betafilm.com/learningtofly TV MOVIE

Two half-dads do not make a whole

If you’ve got to fall in love with a high-school teacher, try not to aim for your son’s math teacher. This is what Susanne, divorced mother of three, finds out too late when she introduces her trio to the sensitive math teacher Markus on the eve of the annual family “action” vacation. Toni, the difficult teen, battens down the hatches and prepares for an all-out war against Markus who, in his eyes, doesn’t deserve his mother and will never be on a par with his dad, Ferdinand.

Markus does his best to befriend the kids, and manages well with two of the three, but Toni is resolved to antagonize Markus to the bitter end. The situation comes to a head when Ferdinand shows up to sprinkle his sarcasm and biting comments on poor, beleaguered Markus. What with Toni able to bring a defunct volcano to explode, Markus soon reaches a boiling point, gentleness and patience be damned. It looks like he’ll fail the entrance exam into Susanne’s family – unless the level-headed woman can summon up all her love and strength to reinstate tolerance and acceptance in her family.

Title The Challenge Genre Drama Category TV Movie Format two hours Directed by Peter Gersina Starring Birge Schade Jan-Gregor Kremp Herbert Knaup Ilse Neubauer René Dumont Beate Maes Produced by Olga Film for ARD Degeto in association with Beta

www.betafilm.com/thechallenge TV MOVIE

All they’ve got is their restaurant – and themselves

Maria and her best friends Steffi and Carola are gifted restaurateurs who run a popular gourmet restaurant. They are less gifted in financial matters, however, and enlist the aid of Wiener Schnitzel and Linzer Torte to lure their banker into giving them an extension on their loan. When their culinary strategy collapses like a deflated soufflé, they pin their hopes on the distinguished shipowner Augartner, who promises them a catering gig for 240 guests on one of his pleasure boats – a contract that will pull them out of the red!

Things start look brighter in other domains as well, namely love... Carola is all weak-kneed for the local Protestant pastor, Steffi’s fiancé is ready to pop the Question, and Maria can’t believe she’s falling in love with her new chef, an arrogant, insolent man who’s clearly infatuated with his temperamental boss. When Augartner blocks the catering gig and sends the women’s business spiraling into bankruptcy, the ladies realize too late that he’s a crook who wants to buy out the restaurant for a song. To save everything they’ve worked for, they now really have to cook for their lives.

Title The Kitchen Blues Genre Romantic Comedy Category TV Movie Format two hours Directed by Thomas Nennstiel Starring Thekla Carola Wied Mona Seefried Katerina Jacob Rolf Kanies Michael Greiling Hansjürgen Hürrig Produced by Arbor TV Filmproduktion for ARD Degeto in association with Beta

www.betafilm.com/thekitchenblues TV MOVIE

The best season’s wine is made out of a stubborn vintner and a determined lawyer!

The Rhine vintners produce not only coveted wines, but also covetous entrepreneurs such as those represented by ambitious young attorney Sarah Stein. Her job is to get vintner Peter to leave his home and vineyard, so that investors can begin building a luxury hotel. Although Peter knows that his late stepfather left him the property and family business, his stepbrother claims it’s his.

Upon learning that Peter himself was a lawyer, Sarah – sharp as a guillotine and blessed with very few scruples – begins sparring with her obstinate opponent, with both of them throwing paragraphs and painful truths at one another. When Sarah can’t get him out of his own accord, she denounces him to child welfare on the grounds that he isn’t taking care of his three foster children properly. These three are no fools, however, and they launch a campaign to frighten Sarah away when she decides to spend a couple nights on Peter’s property.

With each passing hour, Sarah feels more and more attracted to the gruff but decent vintner and his basically sweet kids. Sarah even changes her stripes and helps out with the grape harvest. But now the welfare lady shows up again – and she’s determined to take Peter’s children away.

Title Harvest of Love Genre Drama Category TV Movie Format two hours Directed by Matthias Steurer Starring Johanna Christine Gehlen Michael Fitz Edda Leesch Götz Otto Michael Lott Produced by die film for ARD Degeto in association with Beta

www.betafilm.com/harvestoflove TV MOVIE

Nobody tells her what to do or whom to love

Elli’s spent her life on the farm in the company of cattle, chickens, a dog and a husband with just a bit more personality than a dairy cow. When he passes away, everyone thinks Elli will sell the farm, and one investor even starts planning a hotel. But the farm is her life; she wants to stay. And what she wants most of all is a new husband, with love and all.

After the dating agency comes up with nothing but losers, she finally meets Raymond, who’s willing to get all hands-on with the farm chores and barnyard animals. He’s polite, charming, uncomplaining, eager to learn, and he even seems to like her! There’s only one thing: he’s black. An exotic creature to most townspeople; a “nigger” out to trick poor Elli to others.

Elli’s admirer Kurt, feeling snubbed, denounces Raymond to the authorities. But Elli is not to be fooled, and she spontaneously marries Raymond so he can get his residency permit. Now she’s ready to face the townspeople with her new husband – if only she didn’t have the nagging feeling that he hasn’t been completely open with her...

Title There‘s Something About Raymond Genre Romantic Comedy Category TV Movie Format two hours Directed by Thomas Kronthaler Starring Jutta Speidel Christofer von Beau Robert Giggenbach Stefan Murr Kathrin von Steinburg Produced by teamWorx Television & Film for ARD Degeto in association with Beta

www.betafilm.com/theressomethingaboutraymond TV MOVIE

The portrait of a woman who diminishes with every passing day

In the style of Haneke’s Academy-Award-winning “Amour,” a subtle, gentle, yet virtuoso portrayal of dementia by the grande dame of German-language screen stars, Christiane Hörbiger

The signs cannot be ignored. Charlotte, early 70s, owner and general manager of a successful real-estate company, has been increasingly forgetting names and appointments, driving off in a stranger’s car and even entering the wrong house by mistake. She senses that this is more than occasional forgetfulness – but who wants to claim this downward spiral for oneself? She tries to pass off the symptoms as mere nuisances, which suits her son Markus. But what he won’t see, Charlotte’s daughter Sandra does. And, most of all, Markus’ life companion Katrin, a trained nurse. She helps them accept that their mother has set off on a journey that will take her far, far away from everyone and everything she knew and loved – to a place without memories and people without names...

Title Fading Memories Genre Drama Category TV Movie Format two hours Directed by Florian Baxmeyer Starring Christiane Hörbiger Oliver Mommsen Jeanette Hain Ulrike C. Tscharre Lotte Flack Moritz Jahn Produced by Aspekt Telefilm Produktion for ARD Degeto in association with Beta

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A great place to live – for the living, the dead and everything in between!

The mystery adventure series of U.S. Kids Broadcaster THE HUB Based on the book series by Christopher Pike

Adam is the new kid in Spooksville, USA. The town seems to be a magnet for the supernatural, with cool, laid-back Adam the new interface between normal and paranormal. Guiding him in this parallel world are his new friends Sally, a realist who feels protective of Adam, and Watch, the brains who powers the trio’s adventures in the here and now and long ago.

Sally and Watch are convinced that Adam possesses the key to a great mystery, which makes him a hotly contested item on the agenda of Spooksville’s villains both dead and alive. And though he should know better, Adam kinda falls for the town witch Ann, who’d rather bewitch Adam than cast evil spells on him.

The adventures of Adam and his pals take them back to the days of the Pilgrims and the witch craze; to a lady ghost who seeks closure; and to a cave that may harbor the secret of Adam’s missing mom. What with all the ghosts and ghouls thriving in Spooksville, Adam and his friends have their work cut out for them: helping lost souls find peace so that the living can live in peace.

Title Spooksville Genre Mystery Category Series Format half hour series Directed by Michael Robison James Head Neill Fearnley Ken Friss Starring Keean Johnson Katie Douglas (DEFIANCE) Nick Purcha Morgan Taylor Campbell (THE KILLING) Produced by Springville Productions in association with Front Street Pictures and Jane Starz Productions www.betafilm.com/spooksville FEATURE FILM

Mysterious numbers... Hidden clues... Endless challenges...

Starring Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Lee Arenberg (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Patrika Darbo (Days of our Lives)

Young Mickey Matson’s Grandpa always told him that Mickey was truly special, and his favorite grandchild. So why does Grandpa leave Mickey nothing but a stone in his will?! Though he’s disappointed, Mickey is encouraged by his new friend Sully to examine the stone. And sure enough, it contains a map, mysterious symbols, and the promise of lots of adventures! The kids soon learn about an alchemy machine that transforms everything into silver. What they don’t suspect yet is that the wicked Confederate sympathizer General Priggish is having the machine built for his evil purposes and needs three elements to power it: a giant sapphire, Mickey’s stone and the watch that Grandpa gave Mickey. Priggish and his bumbling henchmen are determined to force Mickey to give them the elements. But for Mickey and Sully, it’s a mad dash from one challenge to another in order to prevent the destruction of their town and their country.

Title Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure Genre Family Entertainment, Adventure Category Feature Film Format two hours, HD Directed by Harold Cronk Starring Derek Brandon Francesca de Rosa Patrika Darbo (DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Christopher Lloyd (BACK TO THE FUTURE) Lee Arenberg (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN) Ernie Hudson Produced by EMC Productions in association with 10 West Studios

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Based on Mark Twain‘s bestselling novel.

Huck Finn sits prim and proper at the table with widow Douglas and Miss Watson every day, is served by the obedient house-slave Jim, goes to school and constantly to the church as well. After all, he and his best mate Tom Sawyer are wealthy boys since they found a treasure during their last adventure. What’s wrong here? – Right, boys like Tom & Huck are definitely not prim and proper! Huck Finn loves nothing more than being outdoors in his rain barrel, catch fish and roast it on a stick over the campfire. Shoes, jackets, shirt collars – what’s all that for? Every time possible they sneak away…but one day it’s all over with the good village life.

Huck’s boozy and greedy father shows up in St. Petersburg. And he’s up to no good! The tramp and scallywag thinks that the prosperity of his son Huck belongs all to himself. Before the old man can do any mischief, Huck runs away and Jim joins him as he overhears that Miss Watson sold him to a slave trader.

On a self-made raft they start their exciting adventure down the dangerous river Mississippi all the way to Cairo and from there to Ohio, a country where slavery is forbidden and Jim can build up a life as a free man. At least that is the plan. Hunted by Huck’s dad and three ruthless slave-hunters, Huck experiences his greatest and most dangerous adventure ever.

Title The Adventures of Huck Finn Genre Family Entertainment Category Feature Film Format two hours, HD Directed by Hermine Huntgeburth (The White Masai) Starring Leon Seidel Louis Hofmann Jacky Ido (The White Masai) August Diehl (SALT, THE COUNTERFEITERS) Heike Makatsch (LOVE ACTUALLY) Peter Lohmeyer (MIRACLE OF BERN) Produced by Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion in co-production with Majestic Filmproduktion, Filmaufbau Leipzig and MMC Independent

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Based on Enid Blyton‘s beloved book series, 100.000.000 times sold worldwide!

On camping the Famous Five encounter a strange boy named Hardy. They try to get rid of this annoying kid, but then Dick is kidnapped!

Summer holidays are finally here! The Famous Five, George, Julian, Dick, Anne and their dog Timmy set out on their first journey by bike on their own – unaccompanied by parents. On camping the kids encounter a strange boy named Hardy. They try to get rid of this annoying kid, but then Dick is kidnapped! He is a victim of confusion, as our Famous Five discover promptly. The Hijackers have it rather in for Hardy, who s the son of business tycoon Kent. Do they want ransom?

With their good deal of detective instinct the kids are able to find the place where Dick has been abducted to: a medieval castle, called “Owl Nest”. George, Julian, Anne and Timmy get support from Hardy who is gradually proving to be a real help. At “Owl Nest” the kids figure out, that the dastardly thugs are hunting for legendary “Green Eye” in fact, the most valuable jewel of the world. Without even knowing it, Hardy is bearing secret hints about the ultimate destination of the jewel.

A wild chase for the smaragd starts, leading our Famous Five to a mysterious travelling circus and deep into the adventurous caves at “Graffenstein” rock…

Title The Famous Five 2 Genre Family Entertainment, Kids & Teens Category Feature Film Format two hours Directed by Mike Marzuk Starring Valeria Eisenhart Quirin Oettl Justus Schlingensiepen Neele-Marie Nickel Kristo Ferkic Peter Lohmeyer (MIRACLE OF BERN) Oliver Korittke Heio von Stetten Produced by SamFilm in co-production with Constantin Film Produktion www.betafilm.com/famousfive2 FEATURE FILM

Three’s a crowd

Life isn’t easy for 10-year old Ricky - his cooler, bigger, brother Micha, who just dropped out of school, is always giving him a hard time. Together with his friends Dennis and Justin, Micha uses every chance he gets to makes Ricky’s life miserable. Their parents’ business is also in trouble, and with emotions running high, Micha’s conflicts with his father threaten to boil over. Things change when the tough and headstrong girl Alex and her huge mastiff Loco move to town. Micha has the hots for her, but she plays very hard to get, so he gets Ricky to spy on her for him. In return, Micha agrees to protect his little brother from his two bully friends. Ricky befriends Alex and passes on valuable information to Micha about her. Ricky finally again has the long-wished-for closeness to his brother, who at some point stopped needing him as a playmate. But he also starts to feel a special kinship with Alex, and even shows her his secret retreat, a huge tree with an unfinished tree house in the middle of a cornfield. Soon, however, Ricky must decide where his loyalties lie. With his brother? Or with the girl who could very well be his first true love? Not even the Chinese novice monk, Xi Lao Peng, who exists only in Ricky’s imagination and who is there when everyone else has abandoned him, can help him. When Micha finds out Ricky lied to him, tempers flare. And when the relationship between Micha and his father, who have the same temperament, once again takes a turn for the worse, Micha decides to run away from home and forces Alex, who hates her new hometown, to go with him.

Title Ricky Genre Family Entertainment Category Feature Film Format two hours Directed by Kai S. Pieck Starring Rafael Kaul Jordan Elliot Dwyer Merle Juschka Paul Maximilian Schüller Hoang Dang-Vu László I. Kish Petra Kleinert Clelia Sarto Kai Schumann Produced by Jost Hering Filme www.betafilm.com/ricky SERIES

When the sun goes down, they come out to play!

A sandbox is a magical place, full of sand and toys and boisterous girls and boys. Castles and kingdoms are built in a day, and imagination knows no bounds. When daytime turns to night and the children have all gone home to their cozy beds, everything is still - but not for long… As the moon rises, a little pile of red sand bounces out of a pail: it’s Agatha, ready for a new adventure! Perky and eager, she’s always the first to get up, and then has to coax her best friend George the sleepyhead out of his comfy little blue pail. Because, after all, doing things together makes them twice as fun. And once George gets going, he’s full of pep and has a heap of wonderful ideas. Whether riding a train through the Wild, Wild West, finding snail a new home or flying to the moon, George and Agatha conjure up delightful solutions to master even the most quirky challenges. And, most important of all, they stick together no matter what comes their way. Because that’s what friends are for.

Title The Sandpixies Genre Children‘s Program Category Animated Series Format 26 x 5 min Directed by Ralf Kukula Produced by Balance Film Production in co-production with RBB, MDR, NDR and Zabelle Inc. (Kanada), Facteur 7 Inc. (Kanada) and the support of MDM

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A globe-hopping comedy adventure to faraway lands

With a burning curiosity, a thirst for knowledge and a knack for stumbling into trouble, young Marco Polo sets off on a wild adventure through distant lands and mystical times to find his missing father, who vanished while exploring the Road to the East. Accompanied by his strong, good-natured friend Luigi and the mysterious young princess, Shi La Won, the brash Marco is ready to take on the world... once he finds his missing boots that is. A roller- coaster of comedy and action, young Marco Polo follows the rollicking misadventures of the three friends on their epic journey.

Title The Adventures of the Young Marco Polo Genre Family Entertainment, Adventure Category Series Cartoon Format 26 x 25 minutes Directed by Lutz Stützner, Tony Loeser, Dave Barton Thomas Produced by MotionWorks in co-production with ARD/ MDR, YOWZA!Digital Inc. Canada, Melusine Productions, Magpie 6/Media Entertainment Ltd./Monster Entertainment Ltd. and in co-operation WunderWerk and supported by MEDIA, mdm, Shaw Rocket Fund, Irish Film Board, Film Fund Luxembourg, Ontario Media Development, Telefilm Canada

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