PRODUCTPRODUCT GUIDEGUIDE MIPCOM 2003 10 FRANCS Year of Production: 1997, Country of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA COMIC BOOK SUPERHEROES Origin: USA TURTLES UNMASKED 10 Francs, 28 Rue De L’Equerre, Paris, A film-making couple set out to find Animation (52 x 30’) Documentary (1x2 hours) 75019 France. Tel: 33.1.48.74.43.77. colourful stories and interview subjects Producer: 4Kids Entertainment Language: English Fax: 33.1.48.74.42.95. www.10francs.fr, and are drawn into a web of Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: Complete [email protected] extraordinary story-vignettes involving a The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA Superman. Batman. Spider-Man. The At MIPCOM: KNAFO Guy (Head of mad dog coach, a pie-maker and an TURTLES are back BIGGER and Hulk. The X-Men. For much of the past Sales and Acquisitions), Dupre Maïa ancient oak tree. BOLDER and BADDER than ever with century, comic book superheroes have (International Sales Manager) THRONE OF DEATH awesome adventures and irreverent captured the imaginations of readers Office: Market Place Stand H4.35 (60 minutes) humor. around the globe. Language: English KIRBY: RIGHT BACK AT YA! HOLY SECRETS: ELECTING A Director: Murali Nair Animation (52 x 30’) POPE 3DD Producer: Murali Nair/Preeya Nair Producer: 4Kids Entertainment Documentary (1x1 hour) ENTERTAINMENT Cast: Lakshmi Raman, Vishwas Delivery Status: Completed Language: English Njarakkal, Jeen Mitra, Suhas Thayat Kirby, a Warpstar knight-in-training, Delivery Status: Complete LTD Delivery Status: Completed crash-lands on the Planet Popstar and Enter the inner sanctum of the Vatican to 3DD Entertainment Ltd, 190 Camden Year of Production: 1999, Country of accidentally ends up as the pink protector see how the 176-member College of High Street, London, NW1 8QP, United Origin: USA of the villagers. Cardinals determines who becomes the Kingdom. Tel: 44 20.7428.1800. Fax: 44 Winner of the Camera D’or Cannes THE WINX CLUB holiest and the most powerful man in the 20.7428.1818. www.3DDtv.co.uk. 1999, this Indian film portrays the story Animation (26 x 30’) Catholic Church. [email protected] of the first death of a criminal by the Delivery Status: Spring 2004 FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION Company Type: Distributor electric chair on the small island of Somewhere in the universe, witches and Documentary (1x2 hours) At MIPCOM: Dominic Saville (CEO), Kerala. fairies begin a battle in the name of good Language: English Lara von Ahlefeldt (Managing Director), LA CIUDAD (THE CITY) and evil. Delivery Status: Complete Stephanie Gilliard (Senior Sales (88 minutes) Based upon Gene Kranz’s best-selling Manager), Reema Patel (Sales Manager), Language: English book, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION James Anderson (Sales Manager), Adam Director: David Riker provides an insider’s view of over 30 Wakeling (Sales Manager), Sarah Producer: Mark Dempsey A years of technological innovation and Andersen (Publicity and Marketing Cast: Ricardo Cuevas, Antony Riviera, human determination, seen from the Manager) Cipriano Garcia, Leticia Herrera, Jose AETN ground up. Office: Stand No: 02.42, Tel: Rabelo, Silvia Goiz. INTERNATIONAL Delivery Status: Completed 33.4.9299.8032 AETN International, 235 East 45th THE BALLAD OF BERING STRAIT Year of Production: 2002, Country of ABBEY HOME Origin: USA Street, New York, NY 10017 USA. Tel: (98 Minutes) 212.210.1400. Fax: 212.907.9476. MEDIA GROUP PLC Language: English Amulti award-winning tribute to the www.aetninternational.com. Abbey Home Media Group PLC, 435 437 Director: Nina Gilden Seavey struggles and hopes of a group of newly [email protected]. Edgware Road, London, W2 1TH UK. Producer: Nina Gilden Seavey disenfranchised Latin American At MIPCOM: Maria D. Komodikis Tel: 44.(0).20.7563.3910. Fax: Cast: Ricardo Cuevas, Antony Riviera, immigrants fresh to the harsh realities of (Senior Vice President & General 44.(0).20.7563.3911. Cipriano Garcia, Leticia Herrera, Jose urban America. Manager, International Division), www.abbeymedia.com. Rabelo, Silvia Goiz. Michael Katz (Vice President [email protected] Delivery Status: Complete Programming & Production, At MIPCOM: Ian Miles (Chairman & Year of Production: 2002, Country of 4KIDS International), Isabelle Hen (Wollmaker, CEO), Ann Miles (Managing Director, Origin: USA ENTERTAINMENT Vice President, Marketing, International), Acquisitions & Programme Charting the unique and remarkable 4Kids Entertainment, 1414 Avenue of the Simon Pollock (Managing Director, Development), Mike Robinson journey of six young Russian musicians Americas, New York, NY 10019 USA. Europe), Kerri Tarmey (Director, (International Sales & Broadcast in pursuit of country music stardom, this Tel: 212.754.5482. Fax: 212.754.5481. Corporate Communications), Fabienne Director), Emma Freeman (Buyer), documentary follows the hopefuls from 4kidsentertainment.com Fourquet (Marketing Manager) Rebecca Hill (Sales & Marketing their classical Conservatory training to At MIPCOM: Alfred R. Kahn (Chairman Office: G3-18, Tel: 04 92 99 85 65 Executive) Nashville. and CEO), Thomas J. Kenney (Executive BIOGRAPHY® Office: 04.31 THE SAME RIVER TWICE VP), Brian Lacey (EVP International), Documentary (40x1hour) (78 Minutes) Enna Hozumi (VP International Language: English Language: English Acquisition/ Marketing) Delivery Status: Complete Director: Robb Moss Office: R 31.21 Kim Jung-I1...Condoleezza Rice...Arnold Producer: Peter Broderick YU-GI-OH! Schwarzenegger...From the world leaders Cast: Shea Farrell, Robert Curtis-Brown, Animation (144 x 30’) whose names are splashed across John Putch, Dwier Brown Producer: 4kids Entertainment headlines to Hollywood’s brightest stars, Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: Completed the Emmy Award-winning series Year of Production: 2003, Country of YU-GI-OH! follow the story of Yugi, a BIOGRAPHY® delivers engaging and Origin: USA smaller than average high school student- in-depth profiles of the people who have The film features action-packed suspense and an easy target for bullies. captured our imagination. and award winning cinematography to POKÉMON D-DAY: THE LOST FOOTAGE portray this incredible journey between Animation (312 x 30’) Documentary four friends. Producer: 4Kids Entertainment Language: English DEEP IN THE HEART (OF TEXAS) Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: In Production (91 Minutes) In it’s sixth season, with more than 130 Commemorates the 60th anniversary of Language: English new characters, POKÉMON is a lot more the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. Director: Stephen Purvis than a kids’ TV series ...it’s a pop culture Beginning at Dawn that day, Allied Producer: Stephen Purvis entertainment brand. reconnaissance planes flew up and down Cast: Kenneth Cranham, Amanda Root, the coast every hour on the hour, LA CIUDAD (THE CITY) Marco Perella, CK Mcfarland www.thebusinessoffilm.com photographing the largest invasion in 3DD ENTERTAINMENT LTD Delivery Status: Completed history. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com MIPCOM OCTOBER 2003 The Business of Film 17 MIPCOM PRODUCT GUIDE WIDE EYE ABC CONTENT GENIUS OF JUNK STARTING OVER Pre-school animation series (26 x 10 Factual (1 x 27’) Reality-based min) SALES Language: English Delivery Status: Format only Language: English ABC Content Sales, 700 Harris St., Director: Sonya Pemberton Country of Origin: UK Director: Leo Neilson, King Rollo Films Ultimo, NS 2007 Australia. Tel: Producer: Ian Cuming Agroup of women try to get their lives Producer: Anne Miles 61.2.8333.3177. Fax: 61.2.8333.3169. Delivery Status: Completed back on track after years in the Country of Origin: UK www.abccontentsales.com.au, Year of Production: 2003, Country of wilderness- with the help of expert Meet the characters from Natterjack [email protected] Origin: Australia counselling and each other’s support. Forest in this brand new series. The stars At MIPCOM: James Cuming (General The story of how an Australian doctor FOR RICHER, FOREVER? are a cuddly, enthusiastic baby owl, Little Manager, ABC Content Sales), Anne enflamed one of the biggest controversies Reality-based (8 x 60 mins) Hoot and his bouncy energetic friend, McGrath (Sales Manager, Europe), of our time in patenting the use of 95% Delivery Status: Format only Flea. Elizabeth Paterson (Sales Manager, Asia, of the DNA of every species on Earth. Country of Origin: UK LOST IN THE SNOW Africa, Middle East, Latin America), FOR RICHER, FOREVER? is the show Christmas Special – animation (30 min) Alexandra Law (Sales Executive) that sets out to put loveless rich guys on Language: English Office: 05:33, Tel: 33.4.92.99.80.24 ABSOLUTELY the road to true romance, with the aid of Director: Sara and Simon Bor, EINSTEIN’S WIFE INDEPENDENT a top dating coach and glamorous speed- Honeycomb animation Factual (1 x 55’) dating events. Producer: Anne Miles/David Mercer Language: English Absolutely Independent, LITTLE FRIENDS Country of Origin: UK Director: Nicola Woolmington Nieuwendammerkade 26 M6, 1022 AB Reality-based/comedy (8 x 30 mins) AChristmas Special. When Lily goes out Producer: Geraldine Hilton Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: Delivery Status: Format only to play in the snow, she leaves her Delivery Status: Completed 3120.490.5200. Fax: 3120.490.5151. Country of Origin: UK special friend, Teddy, on the window Year of Production: 2003, Country of www.absolutely.nl, [email protected] A cast of kids use adult’s naivety and ledge. But bang goes the window and Origin: Australia Company Type: Format Distributor preconceptions to persuade them