MIPTV 2015 NEW PROGRAMMING BROCHURE Nature & Wildlife History Science People & Culture Lifestyle Travel & Adventure Feature Docs Welcome to Off the Fence. We’re proud to present our new catalogue. Take a minute to look through our exciting new range of titles, and get ready to see the world from a new perspective. Explore the rich, dangerous and beautiful Alpine limits, or join the baby bears of Tian Shan for their first steps in Nature and Wildlife; uncover the History of camouflage, Scotland’s intriguing murder mysteries, and the spy at the Hanoi Hilton; get inspired by the thrilling Science of engineering extreme sports events, and find out how to sink an aircraft carrier; hang out with the People and Culture who keep London ticking overnight, or the man fighting to prove his innocence on Death Row; marvel at theLifestyle of Atlanta’s Nature & Wildlife busiest hairdressers, and cook with the best Icelandic and South African chefs; pack up your deckchair and Travel and Adventure through a history of America’s national parks, and the best of undiscovered Italy; and then crack open the popcorn for a Feature Docs story of posh boxing, or an investigative documentary which might overturn a conviction for murder. Animal Movers The Best of Worlds: Life at its Alpine Limits 13 x 30’ 1 x 60’ Animal Movers follows the exploits and operations Humans have explored and settled in Europe for thousands of years. But at its very heart, in of Pacific Pet Transport, the animal transportation the highest Alpine peaks, a world exists in parallel. The Alps are home to thousands of species specialists. From celebrity pets to animal movie stars, farm animals to endangered species, we of plants and animals, all of whom owe their survival to their remarkable capacity for evolution. follow them as they contend with the complex They live in conditions that for other species – humans included – would be barely tolerable. and unpredictable travel needs of their creature For them, this is everyday life. Forget skiing and chalets: this is life at the Alpine limits. customers and the distinct personalities of their owners. P3 Productions HD Paolo Fioratti & Marco Andreini HD Cane Toads: The Conquest The Condor’s Shadow 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ In Mark Lewis’ remarkable new film, we explore one A beautiful and revealing story of extraordinary environmental challenges. The Condor’s of Australia’s greatest environmental catastrophes Shadow follows a once-in-a-lifetime project to bring the iconic Californian condor back from as we follow the unstoppable march of the cane toad across the Australian continent. Despised the brink of extinction. One of the most beautiful avian creatures on the planet, by the 1980s, by many, venerated by some, the toad occupies the condor had been poached to extinction in the wild. Featuring biologist Joseph Brandt, a nation’s consciousness, achieving both cult and zookeeper Mike Clark, toxicologist Myra Finkelstein, and feisty condor Pitahsi, this is a uniquely criminal status: it’s a story with universal relevance. moving story of endangered species recovery. Mark Lewis/Radio Pictures HD Good Eye Films HD 1 Ireland’s Oceans The Lembeh Strait Walking Fish Nature & Wildlife 2 x 60’ 1 x 60’ This beautiful series takes us on a journey into wild and wonderful underwater worlds of Whale sharks, manta rays and other big fish were the seas around Ireland, encountering an abundance of exotic creatures, many documented once common in the narrow Lembeh Strait in Indonesia, but overfishing has long since eradicated here for the first time. From dolphins and sharks to plankton and the myriad of tiny colourful the larger species. Now, a new community of shallow water dwellers, we experience the interconnectedness of life, as creatures depend on unusual creatures make their home on the each others’ presence to survive. volcanic seabed. Stone fish, piper fish, cuttlefish, snails and mimic octopuses fight for space with the remarkably weird walking fish! Sea Fever Productions HD Loke Films HD Little Matters: Turtles 1 x 60’ This engaging documentary lifts the lid on the life of the turtle. Contrary to our perceptions of them as slow and peaceful animals, they are actually impressive hunters, predators, and lovers. We explore their ultimate hunting techniques, marvel at the vast distances they travel, and the remarkable fact that, although they spend most of their lives alone, they synchronize with thousands of others to lay their eggs on the same beach at the same time. Alvaro Mendoza HD Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk Penguins: The African Chaplin 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ What happens when London city boy Tim swaps The African penguin is the only penguin species in Africa. Their clumsy demeanour has earned life at the bank for managing a wildlife lodge in them the nickname ‘the Charlie Chaplins of the bird world.’ But they are struggling to escape Nepal? The first task: find somebody to lead a party of elephants half way across the country, on foot. extinction. Despite the protection of their breeding islands, numbers are falling. Scientists Inevitably, the job falls to Tim himself. We follow race to find the answers for the staggering decline. Could there be a glimmer of hope for the him over five gruelling weeks, facing monsoon African Chaplin? rains, intense heat, and the ubiquitous dust. Pink Banana Studios in association with The Big Sky HD Homebrew Films HD 2 Rocks of Ages Secret Seychelles: D’Arros 5 x 60’ 1 x 60’ Nature & Wildlife Rocks are the ground beneath our feet, and the memory of our planet. If you want to know D’Arros is one of the Seychelles’ best kept secrets. Teeming with wildlife, it’s home to giant tortoises, about evolution, extinction, creation or history, rocks are where you need to look. They cover the hawksbill turtles and shearwaters. In the depths, planet, constantly regenerating and reforming. This series is a wondrous, epic journey through dolphins, greater hammerhead and tiger sharks roam. Now a designated wildlife reserve, this natural space and time, from lava-spewing volcanoes, over petrified waves, to chiselled marble palaces treasure trove is getting the recognition it rightly and granite colossi. The question is, are you ready to rock? deserves, and this film is a beautiful celebration of its bounty. Ilona Grundmann HD Save our Seas HD Tian Shan: Land of Bears and Horses Wild Iberia 1 x 60’ 4 x 60’ Spring has arrived in Tian Shan, the ‘Mountains of Heaven’ in the south of Kazakhstan, and two The Iberian Peninsula ranges from forests, wetlands, brown bear cubs and their mother are leaving their den. For the brothers, it is a journey full and prairies to the driest deserts, with only the Strait of Gibraltar separating Europe from Africa. of adventure, but for their mother it is a race against time to prepare them for the dangerous In northern Spain, there are the snow-capped real world. For the first time ever, a film team captures the family life of brown bears in the mountains of the Pyrenees, and to the south, mountains of Asia. This is a warm-hearted, authentic portrait of a bear family, their neighbours, endless coastlines of sandy beaches and plunging cliffs. This series explores the extraordinary wildlife and the rugged beauty of their homeland. in this remarkable region. TM Film Produktions HD Alvaro Mendoza HD Wildest Middle East WildMed: 5 x 60’ The Last Mediterranean Forest From thick forests to remote deserts, along wild mountain ranges and into colourful seas, the 1 x 60’ Middle East has a spectacular, but virtually unfilmed, natural history. This is our planet’s melting Sierra Morena, one of the most important wildlife pot, where east meets west, and forest meet desert. This series visits vast and varied Turkey, sanctuaries in Europe, is under attack. A tree plague blights the forest and the ecosystem is struggling to Egypt, Turkmenistan and Jordan. It’s a celebration of the Middle East’s secret, incredible cope with human intervention. This film explores locations and its mysterious wildlife. the danger ahead, for the next candidate for extinction may be us. Off the Fence HD Acajú Comunicación HD 3 Ant Wars Asia’s Deadliest Snakes Dugong & Din 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ Using incredible macro filming techniques we follow Snakes are part of our primal fear, but which species Din is boy who lives on a distant and remote island the story of a tiny invader on its rise to power - the is the most deadly? Venom doctor Bryan Fry explores close to Borneo. He has forged an incredible Argentine Ant. Undiscovered, this two millimetre sized Asia’s viper hot spots and comes fang to face on his relationship with one of the world’s rarest mammals Have you considered? Have ant has formed the largest super-colony on the planet. mission to discover the killer cocktail of venom and – the dugong, or sea cow. This film is their story – Charged with aggression and determination, this family violence needed to crown Asia’s Deadliest Snakes. recounting the building of this unique friendship has the potential to change a whole ecosystem. and exploring the incredible natural diversity of their turquoise island shores. WW Free TV ex USTP, China, Austria, Germany & WW Free TV rights excluding China & France. WW Free TV excluding China, Austria & Germany. Denmark. Michael Patrick Wong/ Bayerischer Rundfunk HD Beach House Pictures HD Off the Fence HD Echo & the Elephants of Amboseli Fish Wars The Great Elephant Gathering 13 x 30’ 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ Follow 1200 elephants, the largest group free in the In the seas around the Indonesian archipelago a war The Great Elephant Gathering captures the stunning wild, as they gather at Amboseli, Kenya.