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2001 PRODUCT PRODUCT GUIDE GUIDE MIP TV APRIL 2001 The Business of Film 1 20TH CENTURY FOX INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION 20th Century Fox International Television, P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900. Tel 310.369.1000. Australia Office: 20th Century Fox International TV, Level 5, Frank Hurley Grandstand, Fox Studios Australia. Driver Avenue, Moore Park NSW 1363, Australia. Tel 61.2.8353.2200. Fax 61.2.8353.2205. Brazil Office: Fox Film Do Brazil, Ltda. Rue Dr. Eduardo de Souza Aranha, 387-3o ANDAR, 04543-121, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil. Tel: 55.11.3365.5205. Fax: 55.11.3365.5177. Canada Office: 20th Century Fox/Motion Television Distribution, 101 Bloor Street West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2Z7, Tel: 416.643.3897. Fax: 416.643.3898. France: 20th Century Fox France TV, 21 bis rue Lord Byron, 75008 Paris, France. Tel: 33.1.5393.9398. Fax: 33.1.5393.9397. Mexico Office: (Florida, U.S.), 20th Century Fox TV International, 1625 North Commerce Pkwy, Suite 200, Weston, FL 33326. Tel: 954.385.5600. Fax: 954.385.5666. United Kingdom Office: 20th Century Fox TV, 31-32 Soho Square, London WTV6AP, England. Tel: 44.171.437.7766. Fax: 44.171.439.1806. At MIP-TV: Mark Kaner (President Int’l TV & Worldwide Pay TV), Marion Edwards (Exec. VP Int’l TV), Peter Levinsohn (Exec. VP, Worldwide Pay TV & PPV), Suzanne Krajewski: (Sr. VP Int’l Marketing, Promotion & Publicity), Mark Rosenbaum (Sr. VP, Int’l TV), Jamie McCabe (VP, Worldwide Pay TV), Tom Warne (Sr. VP), Richard Samuels (VP, Sales, Asia), Elie Wahba (Sr. VP, Latin America & Caribbean), Gustavo Montaudon (VP, Latin America), Helios Alvarez (Sales Director Brazil), Michael Murphy (Sr. VP), Paul Sweeney (Exec. Dir. of Program Sales), Gerard Grant (Sr. VP., Europe), Martine Bazin (Director of Sales, Europe), Denis Cantin (Mgr. Sales). Gustavo Montaudon (VP Latin America), Steven Cornish (Sr. VP, Managing Director, Europe), Randall Broman (VP, European Sales) Office: E3.10 THE LONE GUNMEN FBC Drama (13 x 60 min.) Cast: Dean Haglund, Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Zuleikha Robinson Exec. Prods. Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, Vince Gilligan A fast-paced adventure of a dedicated trio, known collectively as “The Lone Gunmen” is spun from the witty, action- packed and intelligent style of the standout series, THE X-FILES. TEMPTATION ISLAND FBC Reality Series (7 x 60min.) Cast: Host, Mark L. Walberg and four couples; Andy & Shannon, Billy & Mandy, Kaya & Valerie, Taheed & Ytossie Exec. Prods. Jean-Michel Michenaud, Chris Cowan Four couples considering marriage are introduced to frivolous eligible singles to measure the strength of their relationships while surrounded by the paradise of Belize in the romantic Caribbean. LOVE CRUISE FBC Reality Series (7 x 60min.) Cast: Sixteen Eligible Singles Exec. Prods. Jonathan Murray, Mary- Ellis Bunim Audiences will cruise through the south- ern Caribbean and visit exotic enezuelan ports with eighteen eligible single men and women who are in competition to find love and to gain an extraordinary grand prize. KATE BRASHER CBS Drama (6 x 30 min.) Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, Rhea Perlman, and Hector Elizondo Exec. Prods. Danny DeVito, Michael Braverman, Stephen Tolkin, John Landgraf, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher. A financially strapped single mom of two boys ventures through the doors of her neighborhood community advocacy cen- ter seeking legal advice. DARK ANGEL FBC Drama (22 x 60 min.) Cast: Jessica Alba, Michael Wetherly, JC MacKenzie, Alimi Ballard, Jennifer Blanc, Richard Gunn, John Savage Exec. Prod. James Cameron, Charles Eglee A vibrant and effects-laden sci-fi adven- ture series, set in the post-apocalyptic 21st Century Pacific Northwest, focuses on the life of a genetically enhanced human pro- totype that escapes her military handlers as a child and is hunted while trying to survive in a frantic underground life as an adult. BOSTON PUBLIC FBC Drama (22 x 60 min.) Cast: Nicky Katt, Jessalyn Gilsig, Fyvush Finkell, Chi McBride, Anthony Heald Exec. Prod. David E. Kelley Multi-award winner David E. Kelley gives a dramatic and sometimes comedic look into the lives of teachers and administra- tors at a New England high school--focus- ing on their constant battle to create an atmosphere with “teaching” as the pri- mary goal. MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE FBC Comedy (25 x 30 min.) Cast: Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Christopher Kennedy Masterson, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Lloyd Burns Exec. Prod. Linwood Boomer Unconventional parents struggle to hold their eccentric family together through a humorous tussle that revolves around their precocious and confirmed genius middle child, named Malcolm and his three end- lessly ornery brothers. A charming com- edy that captures the warmth and humour of an evolving family. A&E Arts & Entertainment, A&E Television Network / The History Channel, 235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 USA. Tel: 212.210.1400. Fax: 212.983.4370. At MIP-TV: Carl Meyer (Regional Managing Director, Asia), Chris O’Keefe (Regional Managing Director, Latin America), Shelley Blaine Goodman (VP, Affiliates Sales, Canada), Maria Komodikis (SVP, International Managing Director) Office: E3-08 Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.60 The History Channel® is the premier international network exclusively devoted to historical programming. The channel, initially launched in 1995, now reaches over 100 Million TV households, in more than 60 countries and in 20 languages! The History Channel’s entertaining pro- gramming, ranging from Biography®, Ancient Mysteries, Modern Marvels and Investigative Reports to Specials like “History of Sex”, is exclusively accessible to The History Channel’s affiliates. The History Channel® is the only interna- tional network devoted exclusively to his- torical programming. This unique position has made The History Channel the place where viewers come to experience the power and passion of history. In five short years, The History Channel has become one of the fastest-growing and most popular brands in the television industry. Its localized versions now reach 111 million household viewers in over 60 countries and 20 languages. The History Channel’s programming entertains, engages, informs and involves, connecting viewers with the great lives and events that have shaped the world of today. The History Channel’s program- ming, ranging from Biography®, Ancient Mysteries, Modern Marvels and Investigative Reports to Specials like “History of Sex”, and the upcoming “Gold!” documentary mini-series, is exclusively accessible to The History Channel’s affiliates. AB INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AB International Distribution, 132 ave du Pdt Wilson 93213 la Plaine St Denis Cedex. Tel: 331. 492.222.01. Fax: 331.492.222.16. E-mail: ventes@groupe- ab.fr. Web site: www.ab- international.com Company Type: Distributor At MIP-TV: Frederik Range (Deputy Managing Director), Valerie Vleeschhouwer (International Sales Manager), Dimitri Stephanides (International Sales Manager), Nathalie Aymard (Marketing Manager) Office: 22 01 HOMIEZ Animation (30 x 1’) Language: French (original version), Dubbed English Director: Laurent Nicolas Co-producers: lascars prod / Rigolos films/ Canal + / MCM Executive Producer: Lascars Prod Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 4 MF the Homiez are fifteen to twenty five years old and live in a urban environment. Their lives, the people they meet and the things they do are at the centre of each episode. CHRIS COLORADO Animation (6x26’) Language: French (original version), Dubbed English, Director: Franck Bertrand, Thibaut Chatel, Jacqueline Monsigny Produced by: AB Productions and Studios Animage Co-producers: MEDIASET /CANAL + / France 3 / AB PRODUCTIONS Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 43 MF Danger lurks, group of 666’ agents, have infiltrated the higher levels power of the world federation. Chris Colorado becomes the President’s man to save democracy and peace. Dismantling group 666, Chris will discover shadowed parts of his own parts. KEYNES CAPITALISM UNDER ANTI-DEPRESSANTS Documentary (1x52’) Language: French (original version) Directed by: Francoise Benhamou/ Bernard Gazier Produced by: BFC Delivery Status: Completed War, depression, crisis: our economic world of today was forged in the first fifty years of the twentieth century and tem- pered by catastrophes that three times led people to think that capitalism was on the verge of collapse: SAINT MARTIN Series / Adventure (125x52’) Language: French (original version) Directed by: Jean-Francois Porry Produced by: AB Productions Delivery Status: Completed Five friends have fallen under the spell of the tropics. They had at first come to spend a lazy vacation but have finally set- tled for good under the Caribbean sun to run their own business. RUNAWAY TO RE TV Movie (1 x 90’) Language: French (original version) Directed by: Christian Faure, Co-Produced by: TF1 - hamster Prod - RTL-TVI - K2 Delivery Status: Completed For the last five years, Loulou, a Frenchman, and Coco, an woman from Reunion, have been next-door neighbours in the middle of a suburban housing devel- opment. One is as racist as the other, and daily insults fly across the walls that sepa- rate their two apartments. Flamingo Rising Hallmark Entertainment 2 2 2 2 A A A A THE BUSINESS OF FILM Los Angeles Office 5150 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles California 90036 Entire contents copyright © 2001 Elspeth Tavares. All Rights Reserved.

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20TH CENTURY FOXINTERNATIONALTELEVISION 20th Century Fox InternationalTelevision, P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills,CA 90213-0900. Tel 310.369.1000.Australia Office: 20th Century FoxInternational TV, Level 5, Frank HurleyGrandstand, Fox Studios Australia.Driver Avenue, Moore Park NSW 1363,Australia. Tel 61.2.8353.2200. Fax61.2.8353.2205. Brazil Office: Fox FilmDo Brazil, Ltda.Rue Dr. Eduardo de Souza Aranha, 387-3oANDAR, 04543-121, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil. Tel: 55.11.3365.5205. Fax:55.11.3365.5177. Canada Office: 20thCentury Fox/Motion TelevisionDistribution, 101 Bloor Street West, Suite400, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2Z7, Tel:416.643.3897. Fax: 416.643.3898.France: 20th Century Fox France TV, 21bis rue Lord Byron, 75008 Paris,France. Tel: 33.1.5393.9398. Fax:33.1.5393.9397. Mexico Office: (Florida,U.S.), 20th Century Fox TVInternational, 1625 North CommercePkwy, Suite 200, Weston, FL 33326. Tel:954.385.5600. Fax: 954.385.5666.United Kingdom Office:20th Century Fox TV, 31-32 SohoSquare, London WTV 6AP, England. Tel:44.171.437.7766. Fax: 44.171.439.1806. At MIP-TV: Mark Kaner (President Int’lTV & Worldwide Pay TV), MarionEdwards (Exec. VP Int’l TV), PeterLevinsohn (Exec. VP, Worldwide Pay TV& PPV), Suzanne Krajewski: (Sr. VPInt’l Marketing, Promotion & Publicity),Mark Rosenbaum (Sr. VP, Int’l TV),Jamie McCabe (VP, Worldwide Pay TV),Tom Warne (Sr. VP), Richard Samuels(VP, Sales, Asia), Elie Wahba (Sr. VP,Latin America & Caribbean), GustavoMontaudon (VP, Latin America), HeliosAlvarez (Sales Director Brazil), MichaelMurphy (Sr. VP), Paul Sweeney (Exec.Dir. of Program Sales), Gerard Grant (Sr.VP., Europe), Martine Bazin (Director ofSales, Europe), Denis Cantin (Mgr.Sales). Gustavo Montaudon (VP LatinAmerica), Steven Cornish (Sr. VP,Managing Director, Europe), RandallBroman (VP, European Sales)Office: E3.10THE LONE GUNMENFBCDrama (13 x 60 min.)Cast: Dean Haglund, Bruce Harwood,Tom Braidwood, Zuleikha RobinsonExec. Prods. Chris Carter, FrankSpotnitz, John Shiban, Vince GilliganA fast-paced adventure of a dedicated trio,known collectively as “The LoneGunmen” is spun from the witty, action-packed and intelligent style of the standoutseries, THE X-FILES. TEMPTATION ISLANDFBCReality Series (7 x 60min.)Cast: Host, Mark L. Walberg and fourcouples; Andy & Shannon, Billy &Mandy, Kaya & Valerie, Taheed &YtossieExec. Prods. Jean-Michel Michenaud,Chris CowanFour couples considering marriage areintroduced to frivolous eligible singles tomeasure the strength of their relationshipswhile surrounded by the paradise of Belizein the romantic Caribbean.

LOVE CRUISEFBC Reality Series (7 x 60min.)Cast: Sixteen Eligible SinglesExec. Prods. Jonathan Murray, Mary-Ellis BunimAudiences will cruise through the south-ern Caribbean and visit exotic enezuelanports with eighteen eligible single menand women who are in competition to findlove and to gain an extraordinary grandprize. KATE BRASHERCBSDrama (6 x 30 min.)Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, RheaPerlman, and Hector Elizondo Exec. Prods. Danny DeVito, MichaelBraverman, Stephen Tolkin, JohnLandgraf, Michael Shamberg, and StaceySher.A financially strapped single mom of twoboys ventures through the doors of herneighborhood community advocacy cen-ter seeking legal advice. DARK ANGELFBCDrama (22 x 60 min.)Cast: Jessica Alba, Michael Wetherly, JCMacKenzie, Alimi Ballard, JenniferBlanc, Richard Gunn, John SavageExec. Prod. James Cameron, CharlesEgleeA vibrant and effects-laden sci-fi adven-ture series, set in the post-apocalyptic 21stCentury Pacific Northwest, focuses on thelife of a genetically enhanced human pro-totype that escapes her military handlersas a child and is hunted while trying tosurvive in a frantic underground life as anadult.BOSTON PUBLICFBCDrama (22 x 60 min.)Cast: Nicky Katt, Jessalyn Gilsig, FyvushFinkell, Chi McBride, Anthony HealdExec. Prod. David E. KelleyMulti-award winner David E. Kelley givesa dramatic and sometimes comedic lookinto the lives of teachers and administra-tors at a New England high school--focus-ing on their constant battle to create anatmosphere with “teaching” as the pri-mary goal. MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLEFBCComedy (25 x 30 min.)Cast: Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek,Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan,Christopher Kennedy Masterson, BryanCranston, Catherine Lloyd BurnsExec. Prod. Linwood BoomerUnconventional parents struggle to holdtheir eccentric family together through ahumorous tussle that revolves around theirprecocious and confirmed genius middlechild, named Malcolm and his three end-lessly ornery brothers. A charming com-edy that captures the warmth and humourof an evolving family.

A&EArts & Entertainment, A&E TelevisionNetwork / The History Channel, 235 East45th Street, New York, NY 10017 USA.Tel: 212.210.1400. Fax: 212.983.4370. At MIP-TV: Carl Meyer (RegionalManaging Director, Asia), Chris O’Keefe(Regional Managing Director, LatinAmerica), Shelley Blaine Goodman (VP,Affiliates Sales, Canada), MariaKomodikis (SVP, International ManagingDirector)Office: E3-08Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.60The History Channel® is the premierinternational network exclusively devotedto historical programming. The channel,initially launched in 1995, now reachesover 100 Million TV households, in morethan 60 countries and in 20 languages!The History Channel’s entertaining pro-gramming, ranging from Biography®,Ancient Mysteries, Modern Marvels andInvestigative Reports to Specials like“History of Sex”, is exclusively accessibleto The History Channel’s affiliates.The History Channel® is the only interna-tional network devoted exclusively to his-torical programming. This unique positionhas made The History Channel the placewhere viewers come to experience thepower and passion of history.In five short years, The History Channelhas become one of the fastest-growing andmost popular brands in the televisionindustry. Its localized versions now reach111 million household viewers in over 60countries and 20 languages.The History Channel’s programmingentertains, engages, informs and involves,connecting viewers with the great livesand events that have shaped the world oftoday. The History Channel’s program-ming, ranging from Biography®, AncientMysteries, Modern Marvels andInvestigative Reports to Specials like“History of Sex”, and the upcoming“Gold!” documentary mini-series, isexclusively accessible to The HistoryChannel’s affiliates.

AB INTERNATIONALDISTRIBUTIONAB International Distribution, 132 avedu Pdt Wilson 93213 la Plaine St DenisCedex. Tel: 331. 492.222.01. Fax:331.492.222.16. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www.ab-international.comCompany Type: Distributor At MIP-TV: Frederik Range (DeputyManaging Director), ValerieVleeschhouwer (International SalesManager), Dimitri Stephanides(International Sales Manager), NathalieAymard (Marketing Manager)Office: 22 01HOMIEZ Animation (30 x 1’)Language: French (original version),Dubbed English Director: Laurent NicolasCo-producers: lascars prod / Rigolosfilms/ Canal + / MCMExecutive Producer: Lascars ProdDelivery Status: Completed Budget: 4 MF the Homiez are fifteen to twenty five yearsold and live in a urban environment. Theirlives, the people they meet and the thingsthey do are at the centre of each episode.

CHRIS COLORADO Animation (6x26’)Language: French (original version),Dubbed English,Director: Franck Bertrand, ThibautChatel, Jacqueline MonsignyProduced by: AB Productions andStudios Animage Co-producers: MEDIASET /CANAL + /France 3 / AB PRODUCTIONS Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 43 MF Danger lurks, group of 666’ agents, haveinfiltrated the higher levels power of theworld federation. Chris Colorado becomesthe President’s man to save democracy andpeace. Dismantling group 666, Chris willdiscover shadowed parts of his own parts.KEYNES CAPITALISM UNDERANTI-DEPRESSANTSDocumentary (1x52’)Language: French (original version)Directed by: Francoise Benhamou/Bernard GazierProduced by: BFCDelivery Status: Completed War, depression, crisis: our economicworld of today was forged in the first fiftyyears of the twentieth century and tem-pered by catastrophes that three times ledpeople to think that capitalism was on theverge of collapse: SAINT MARTIN Series / Adventure (125x52’)Language: French (original version)Directed by: Jean-Francois PorryProduced by: AB ProductionsDelivery Status: Completed Five friends have fallen under the spell ofthe tropics. They had at first come tospend a lazy vacation but have finally set-tled for good under the Caribbean sun torun their own business. RUNAWAY TO RETV Movie (1 x 90’)Language: French (original version)Directed by: Christian Faure, Co-Produced by: TF1 - hamster Prod -RTL-TVI - K2Delivery Status: Completed For the last five years, Loulou, aFrenchman, and Coco, an woman fromReunion, have been next-door neighboursin the middle of a suburban housing devel-opment. One is as racist as the other, anddaily insults fly across the walls that sepa-rate their two apartments.

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BLACKIE THE COWAnimation (35x1’30)Language: French (original version),Dubbed EnglishCo-Produced by: Belokapi - TelecipDelivery Status: Completed Blacky is feeling unwell. Blackie alwaysfeels unwell. She would like to have beenborn a deer, because whoever heard of acow in a fairy tale?

ABSOLUTELYINDEPENDENTAbsolutely Independent, Baron G.A.Tindalstraat 246, 1019 TZ Amsterdam,The Netherlands. Tel: 31.20.4905.200.Fax: 31.20.4905.151. E-mail:[email protected]: www.absolutely.nlAt MIP-TV: Patty Geneste (Owner, M.D.),Annelies Noest (Sales Manager), Jan Stolk(Format Acquisition)Office: H 4.35ARE YOU SURE?Format (25’)In this exciting quiz show you have to besure, otherwise you are in big trouble...During the first round you have three possi-ble answers. In the second, deciding roundthere are ten questions on a theme. The finalhas only one question but... with five possi-ble answers. If you win you may return thenext day.THE LAW GAMEFormat (40’)Every citizen is presumed to know the law,but do they? Two couples are interrogatedwith respect to their familiarity with the law.Dry legal themes turn into interesting ‘wan-naknows’ with often surprising outcome. GOOD IDEA!?Format (25’)A show in which four sharp minds with agreat sense of humour judge the ideas ofothers and come up with solutions to wide-ly divergent problems themselves.ALL STARS25 + format and scripts(25’)Language: DutchEmmy-award winning comedy series.Seven friends in their mid-twenties are dis-covering real life. They all share the samepassion and that is playing soccer. At theplaying field they can fool around, forgetadult life and keep on dreaming aboutbecoming a pro soccer player. LIKE FATHER LIKE SON Format (25’)Language: DutchWho is the father of...? Famous personali-ties show their four supposedly fathers ormothers. The panel must find out which oneis the real one by asking smart questions.Just looking at the faces and compare themis a possibility, but is it safe to make a deci-sion based on a comparison like that? THE JUNIOR PARLIAMENTFormat (25’)Entertaining, strictly structured teenagedebating show. Also the audience can par-ticipate through live chats that are shown onscreen through teletext during the broad-cast.Multimedia applications are available.

ADLER MEDIA, INC.Adler Media, Inc. 6849 Old DominionDrive, Suite 360, McLean, VA, 22101U.S.ATel: 703.556.8880. Fax: 703.556.9288. E-mail: [email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Larry Adler (President), PeterTomlinson (Director of International Sales& Acquisitions), Moshe Adler(International Sales)Acquisition Executive: Peter TomlinsonOffice: 14.28Tel: 334.92.99.82.61HUMAN PERFORMANCE LABDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Nineteenth StarDelivery Status: completed“The Human Performance Lab” studiesmuscle physiology and biomechanics andthen applies its findings to empower colle-giate athletes and everyday people to reachthe heights of performance.LIONS ON THE MOVEDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Engel Brothers MediaDelivery Status: post productionIn this stunning film full of high adventureand compelling wildlife, see the firstattempt ever to reintroduce free-rangingpredatory lions to the Cape Region of SouthAfrica.TALES FROM THE CRYPTDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: CS FilmsDelivery Status: post productionFor the first time, the true story of the Talesfrom the Crypt comic books of the 1950’s istold through clips, archival footage andinterviews.EXTREME SCIENCEDocumentary (6 x 30 min) or (2 x 50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Engel Brothers MediaDelivery Status: completedJoin noted scientists and researchers, risk-ing their lives as they strive to search forreal knowledge and understanding of theirsubjects: sharks, crocodiles, snakes, volca-noes and caves.CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!Documentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Nineteenth StarDelivery Status: completedUp close action of spinning, tumbling &flipping dirt track Midget and Sprint cars.We reveal the driver’s psychological andphysical rehabilitation process and explorewhy they risk their lives.PLAYING GOD: HUMAN CLONINGDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Global Science ProductionsDelivery Status: completedThis program explores what cloning is,whether we can actually do it, what theinternational laws are, and the pros and consof the moral, ethical and religious interpre-tations.MORE SPEED! CRASH! RESCUE!Documentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Nineteenth StarDelivery Status: post productionGo behind the scenes, trackside at Indy andSprint car races. Witness high-speed crash-es and heroic rescues as medical personneland cutting edge safety technology combineto save driver’s lives.DESTRUCTION DERBYDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Nineteenth StarDelivery Status: completedA high-energy, fast-paced look at the excit-ing world of Demolition Derby, the bone-jarring auto racing spectacular with onesimple goal for the drivers… to be the lastcar standing.

TOY TRAIN TO THE CLOUDSDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Locomotion PicturesDelivery Status: completedA charming portrait of the DarjeelingHimalayan Railway – recently declared byUNESCO a World Heritage Site. Opened in1881, the 80 km journey takes 8 hours!K- 9 COPS – DOGS ON PATROLDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Mark Phillips Philms &TelephisionDelivery Status: completedA unique partnership of animal and manworking together to keep criminals off thestreets. These K-9’s risk their lives for theirpartners for the simplest praise or reward.SWEETHEART SWINDLERSDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Sky City EntertainmentDelivery Status: completedUnveil the tactics of these sweet talking,heartbreaking con artists by getting a rareintimate view of methods that these hustlersuse to cunningly bilk people out of theirlifesavingsLEGACY OF DOUBT : THE WARREN COMMISSIONDocumentary (1 x 90 min) or (2 x 45 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Passage ProductionsDelivery Status: completedFor the first time, we investigate the 1963Warren Commission itself: what were itsmotives and methods? Were the commis-sion members honest investigators or thearchitects of a sinister cover-up.THE UNKNOWN PETER SELLERSDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Crew Neck ProductionsDelivery Status: completedPeter Sellers achieved stardom with “ThePink Panther” and “Dr. Strangelove”…Thisprogram celebrates his rarely before seenearly work in radio, television, Britishmovies and even his US television debut.JONATHAN WINTERS: ON THELOOSEDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Crew Neck ProductionsDelivery Status: completedJonathan Winters became famous in come-dy, talk shows and television - like RobinWilliams’ “Mork & Mindy”. Explore hisarchive clips, interviews, 50’s & 60’s showsand new improvisational pieces.DINNER ON THE DINERDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Gandy Dancer Productions &Connecticut Public TVDelivery Status: completedGreat trains of the world meet great chefs ofthe world to embark on exciting journeysexploring exotic lands and gastronomicdelights of: South Africa, Scotland, Spain,and Southeast Asia.STEAM’S INDIAN SUMMER: AFAREWELL TO INDIAN STEAMDocumentary (50 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Ian Allan, Ltd.Delivery Status: completedSearch for the last steam trains, people whoride and operate them. Travel to northwestIndia, meet the Maharajah, then journey toGhandi’s birthplace. Great look into thisnation’s soul.

ADVANTAGE MEDIAGROUPAdvantage Media Group, 4298 Bright BayWay, Ellicott City, MD 21042, USA. Tel:410.465.0532. Fax: 410.992.8063. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Michael du Monceau(President), LaLee D. du Monceau (V.P.Sales & Acquisitions)Office: 1312UNDERCOVER AND UNDERGROUNDReality SeriesShocking, graphic, cutting-edge stories onsex, drugs, crime, gangs and violence fromaround the world.HOLLYWOOD CRIME SCENETravel (2 x 50 min)Crime does not discriminate between the richand the poor. Visit Hollywood’s infamouscrime scenes such as Natalie Wood, JohnBelushi, Sharon Tate, Nicole Brown Simpson.SWIMMING WITHTravel/Nature (2 x 50 min)Discover the places where you can swimwith sharks, dolphins, sea lions, manateesand other creatures of the sea.KICK Feature (1 x 120 min)The true story of three teens and their battlefor the World Martial Arts Championship.MINDS OF MEDICINEDocumentary (1 x 50 min)Patients, researchers, scientists and innova-tors in modern medicine explore the cut-ting-edge of medicine.SILENT HEROESDocumentary (1 x 50 min)The SAS, French Foreign Legion and theGreen Berets are among the world’s mostskilled fighting forces.SLAPHAPPYComedy Documentary (13 x 30 min)The most exhaustive and exhilarating com-pilation of silent comedy’s funniestmoments.EXTREME VEGASTravel (4 x 60 min)For the ultimate adventure seeker. An unfor-gettable adventure to experience Las Vegasat its heart stopping best.FREEDOM FIGHTERDocumentary (1 x 50 min)Born in the Cultural Revolution. . . Studentleader at Tiananmem Square . . . Eighteenmonths in Quinchen Prison. . . Dissident in exile.RETURN TO BALAYE: A RITE OFPASSAGEDocumentary (60 min)After a frenzied seven-day celebration, PapisGoudiaby must spend two weeks in theSacred Forest learning the secrets of the Jolatribe and the responsibilities of manhood.

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DISCOVERY MARS: LIFE ONMARS?Science Documentary (1 x 60 min)Footage of incredible new evidence andstunning animation make this program amust for those who want to know more aboutone of our solar system greatest mysteries.PEARL HARBOR: DAWN OF DEATHHistory (3 x 40 min)The complete story of Pearl Harbor, theleading up to the attack, the attack and final-ly the aftermath.MYSTERIES OF THE DEEPShorts (14 x 5’)Award-winning cinematography, fiveminute fillers set to music centring onunderwater themes.FIRST TIME GIRLSReality (1 x 50 min)Young women who would never considerposing nude are unsuspectingly being luredby internet recruiters onto the slippery slopeof the skin game.BUGS AND OTHER AMAZINGCREATURESNature (1 x 55 min)An exploration of some of nature’s dead-liest assassins. DATELINE WORLD WAR IIHistory Documentary (86 x 28 min)A detailed week-by-week story of WorldWar II and the people who fought it.PRAIRE POTTERHow To (13 x 26 min)A comprehensive and entertaining look athow wheel thrown pottery is made, hostedby Canadian potter Dennis Hart.MAKING FACES(1 x 45 min)A step by step introductory guide to facepainting.SQUADRONSDocumentary (6 x 60 min)The inside story of the Fax (203)-22, Fax(203)-18, B29, Chinook, Kosovo, and B1and the people who fly them.TOOLS OF THE TRADEDocumentary (13 x 30 min)An in-depth look at some of the latest, mosttechnologically advanced tools of war,including Humvee, Apache, Main BattleTank, Stinger Missile and more.VAMPIRES OF THE DEEPHistory Documentary (1 x 55 min)Submarine warfare during World War II.The German U-Botas were a formidableopponent for Allies, inflicting huge lossesand creating havoc on the open seas.

ALFRED HABER DISTRIBUTIONAlfred Haber Distribution, 111 GrandAvenue Palisades Park, New Jersey 07650USA. Tel: 201.224.8000. Fax:201.947.4500At MIP-TV: Alfred Haber (President),Robert Kennedy (Executive VicePresident), Adam Haber (Director,International Sales), Andrew Haber (VicePresident, International Sales), ColinMendoza (Manager, International Sales)Office: 19.01WORLD’S WILDEST POLICEVIDEOS (FOX)Reality (18 x 60 minutes; Total 56 x 60minutes)This series captures the thrill of criminalpursuits from the policemen’s perspectiveand the action from suspicious behaviour tolife-threatening capture of dangerous crimi-nals in tense, hair-raising situations. BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FIC-TION (FOX)Series (13 x 60 minutes; Total 45 x 60minutes)This series features re-enactments ofstrange, eerie tales in each show, at the con-clusion of which the audience learns whichstories were real and which were pure fic-tion. The series is produced by Dick Clarkand hosted by “Star Trek’s” JonathanFrakes.

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS:PRIMETIME (FOX)Reality (15 x 60 minutes; Total 53 x 60minutes) (for selected territories)This reality series based on the world-renowned book Guinness Book of Record,features challenging events during whichpeople go to extremes to break existingGuinness Records or create new ones.JACK HANNA’S ANIMALADVENTURES (ABC)Animal Series (22 x 30 minutes; Total 178x 30 minutes)Now in its tenth year as the highest ratedsyndicated animal series in the UnitedStates, the series stars the charismatic JackHanna as America’s favorite zookeeper. Hetakes us on a fascinating, fun-filled adven-ture into the world of animals. RICKY MARTIN: LOADED LIVE(CBS)Special (1x 60 minutes)Ricky Martin electrifies the crowd in thisone-hour special by parachuting to theground from an overhead plane and launch-ing into his performance of his hit “SheBangs”.WHEN STUNTS GO BAD (III)Special (1x 60 minutes)This one-hour special presentation featuresinterviews with daredevils Evel Knievel,Brian “King of Crash” Carson, and BillShirk. Interviews examine how these risktakers make their living on the edge.THE NORTH FACE EXPEDITIONS(NBC)Reality (5 x 60 minutes)This thrilling presentation follows theworld’s top mountain climbers, extremeskiers and snowboarders as they facenature’s toughest challenges. Each one-hourprogram capture’s the heart-poundingexcitement of their daring exploits.THE FIRST FAMILY WHITE HOUSEHOLIDAY TOUR (FOX)(1x 60 minutes)This special offers an inside look intoPresident Clinton’s life in the White House.The tour includes “upstairs” private familyrooms, the President’s music room and gar-den by Hillary Clinton.THE CROCODILE HUNTER: CAPTURED ON CAMERA (NBC)(1x 60 minutes)The fearless Australian phenomenon, SteveIrwin, stars in his first network special.Steve keeps audiences at the edge of theirseats as he encounters the world’s mostfeared species.2002 44TH ANNUAL GRAMMYAWARDS (CBS)Awards Program (1 x 180 minutes)The world’s most popular television musicawards show! In 2001 the Grammy Awardswas broadcast live from the STAPLESCenter in Los Angeles. Past winnersinclude U2, Destiny’s Child, Faith Hill andmore!2002 59TH ANNUAL GOLDENGLOBE AWARDS (NBC)Awards Program (1x 180 minutes)Each year the Hollywood Foreign PressAssociation determines winners of theseawards, which honor excellence in motionpictures and television. Past winnersinclude Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Madonnaand more.2002 8TH ANNUAL SCREENACTORS GUILD AWARDS (TNT)Awards Program (1x 120 minutes)Superstar appearances abound at thisawards program, in which actors vote foractors. Superstars featured in past edition’sinclude Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Duvall,Juliana Margulies, Michael J. Fox andmore.TV CENSORED BLOOPERS (ABC)(3 x 60 minutes)Comic out-takes from popular TV andmotion pictures productions, as well ashilarious moments from live television, willbe featured in this comedy filled special,hosted by Dick Clark.

BRITNEY IN HAWAII (FOX)Music Special (1x 60 minutes)Reigning teen pop queen Britney Spears‘does it again.’ Taking the pop world bystorm the sensation brings the HawaiianIsland of Waikiki alive with hits performedat a free concert. NSYNC (FOX)Music Special (1x 60 minutes)Hugely popular pop music sensation‘NSYNC star in their first U.S. network spe-cial. Songs performed from the band’s lasttwo multi-platinum albums include: ‘TearingUp My Heart,’ ‘Bye Bye Bye,’ and more. ELTON JOHN: ONE NIGHT ONLY(CBS)Music Special (1x 60 minutes)Elton John’s one-hour musical extravagan-za, taped at New York City’s MadisonSquare Garden in October, 2000, featuresJohn performing his greatest hits culledfrom his 30-year career as one of rock’sreigning piano men.

ALLIANCE ATLANTISAlliance Communications Corporation,121 Bloor Street East, Suite #1500,Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3M5, Canada. Tel:416.967.1174. Fax: 416.960.0971. 65Heward Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4M2T5 Canada. Tel: 416.462.0246. Fax:416.462.0254. 5, Place Ville Marie, Suite#1435, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 2G2,Canada. Tel: 514.878.2282. Fax:514.878.2419. Two Bentall Centre, Suite205, 55 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C.V7X 1M7, Canada. Tel: 604.687.3798.Fax: 604.687.3958. 184 - 192 DrummondSt., 2nd floor, London NW1 3HP England.Tel: 44.171.391.6900. Fax:44.171.383.0404. 401 Darling Street, Suite2, Balmain, Sydney NSW, 2041 Australia.Tel: 612.9810.8922.. Fax: 612.9810.8966.Block 1, Unit C, Shannon Business Park,Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland. Tel:353.61.472.329. Fax: 353.61.472.228. 808Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Santa Monica,CA 90401 USA. Tel: 310.899.8000. Fax:310.899.8100.Type of Company: Seller, Buyer, Co-pro-ducer, BroadcasterAT MIP-TV: Ted Riley, President(Television Distribution), MarnieSanderson (Executive Vice-President,Television Distribution), Maria Sanchez(Managing Director, TelevisionDistribution, Europe), Irene Read(Managing Director, TelevisionDistribution, Australasia), Ken Faier (VicePresident, Television Distribution, AACKIDS ™), Keely Booth (Director,International TV Distribution, AACFACT’)Office: G3.14LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND: MEAND MY SHADOWS Dramatic Miniseries (2 x 90 min)Cast: Judy Davis, Victor Garber, HughLaurie, John Benjamin Hickey, TammyBlanchard, Sonja Smits, Al Waxman,Jayne Eastwood and Marsha MasonA miniseries for ABC starring AcademyAward nominated® Judy Davis as JudyGarland. Based on the memoirs by LornaLuft, ME AND MY SHADOWS is apoignant look at both the tortured life oflegendary star Judy Garland as well as thetrials faced by Luft, her half-sister LizaMinnelli and baby brother Joe. HAVEN Dramatic Miniseries (2 x 90 min)Cast: Natasha Richardson, Colm Feore,Henry Czerny, Shelia McCarthy, WilliamPetersen, Hal Holbrook, Bruce Greenwoodand Academy-Award winners MartinLandau and Anne Bancroft. A miniseries for CBS, a true, inspiring storyof the efforts of Ruth Gruber to save onethousand refugees from war torn Europe bybringing them across the Atlantic to NewYork -- and her fight to grant them a safehaven from the Holocaust.

CSI Dramatic Crime Series (23 x 1 Hour) Cast: William Petersen, Emmy winnerMarg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan,George Eads, Jorja Fox and PaulGuilfoyleGolden Globe nominated® CSI: CrimeScene Investigation is the highest-ratednew drama on U.S. television. A seriesfor CBS. Jerry Bruckheimer, producerof features like Armageddon and ConAir, brings his blockbuster brand of sto-rytelling to television with CSI a gritty,fast-paced new series that transportsviewers to the glitzy casinos and sun-baked streets of Las Vegas. THE ASSOCIATES Dramatic Series (26 x 1 Hour)Cast: Shaun Benson, Gabriel Hogan,Demore Barnes, Tamara Hickey andJennie Raymond. It’s trial by fire for five sharp, yet naïve,twenty-something lawyers in the officesof a prestigious international law firm.Nothing they’ve learned in law schoolhas prepared them for this. BLUE MURDER Dramatic Crime Series (26 x 1 Hour)Cast: Maria del Mar, Joel Keller, JeremyRatchford, and Mimi Kuzyk. This stylish new crime-drama chroniclesthe complex and sometimes messy casesassigned to the Blue Murder team. 2GE+HER: THE SERIES Comedy Series (19 x 1/2 Hour) Cast: Evan Farmer, Alex Solowitz,Michael Cuccione, Noah Bastian andKevin Farley. Pamela Anderson andMelissa Joan Hart are set to guest star inupcoming episodes that will hit the air-waves early in 2001 on MTV. A series for MTV. Veteran music manag-er Bob Buss has successfully assembledthe talented boy band “2ge+her” byincluding five key ingredients - - theheart throb, the rebel, the cutie, the shyone and the older brother. The bandlives in an incredibly cool house provid-ed by the record label they’ve just signedwith and are dealing with the pressuresof living together and remaining suc-cessful in the fickle music industry.STAR HUNTER Sci-Fi Action Adventure Series (22 x 1Hour)Cast: Michael Paré, Claudette Roche,Tanya Allen, Murray Melvin, StephenMarcus. The year is 2275. Dante Montana, boun-ty hunter, and his crew are hired to catchcriminals roaming free in the lawlessgalaxy.

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INVINCIBLE (WORKING TITLE) (2 Hour Pilot for a 1 Hour Series)Producers: Mel Gibson, Jet LiFrom Alliance Atlantis, Icon Productionsand Executive Producers Mel Gibson andJet Li for TBS. When they starred togetherin Lethal Weapon 4, Academy Award-win-ning director, producer and superstar MelGibson, and martial arts box office sensa-tion Jet Li started talking about how muchmore exciting action series would be if theywere producing them. GENE RODDENBERRY’S EARTH:FINAL CONFLICT‚Sci-fi/Action Adventure Series (110 x 1Hour)Cast: Robert Leeshock and JayneHeitmeyer. Set early in the next millennium, 71advanced aliens called Taelons, arrive onEarth to solve the world’s most pressingproblems by using their advanced technolo-gy and wisdom. BEASTMASTER Action Adventure Series (66 x 1 Hour)Cast: Daniel Goddard, Jackson Raine,Dylan Bierk. Beastmaster continues to drive the viewerswild as it enters its second season. Darfaces a world of change as he struggles toensure the survival of nature in a time ofburgeoning civilization. DA VINCI’S INQUESTDramatic Crime Series (52 x 1 Hour)Cast: Nicholas Campbell, Sue Mathew,Donnelly Rhodes, Venus Terzo, Ian Tracey,Gwynyth Walsh, Robert Wisden. DA VINCI’S INQUEST uses the diagnostictools of a big-city coroner to explore the dead-ly riddles of urban life — and find the killer. COLD SQUAD Dramatic Police Series (72 x 1 Hour)Cast: Julie Stewart, Stephen McHattie,Gregory Calpakis, Tamara Craig Thomas,Joely Collins. The COLD SQUAD was a burial groundfor burnt out investigators and unsolvedcrimes. That was before homicide detectiveAli McCormick came on board. WHEN BILLIE BEAT BOBBYMovieCast: Award-winner® Holly Hunter andTony Award-winner Ron Silver. It was more than a tennis match. It was theultimate battle of the sexes, a contestwatched by millions around the world. CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLYSTEPSISTER Movie for ABC Cast: Stockard Channing, Azura Skye,Emma Poole, Claire Harrison, JonathanPryce, and Trudie Styler. Based on the novel by acclaimed writerGregory Maguire. Set in 17th-centuryHolland, the film follows Cinderella’steenage stepsister, Iris, who—with her con-niving mother and slow-witted sister—fleesfrom Harlem following the violent death ofher father. THE BIG HEISTMovie for A&E Cast: Emmy and Golden Globe winnerDonald Sutherland as Jimmy “the Gent”Burk, John Heard and Jamie Harris. In 1978, Jimmy Burk pulled off one of thebiggest robberies of all time. His target:JFK’s Lufthansa Terminal. The take: $8million. LUCKY GIRLMovieCast: Elisha Cuthbert, Sherry Miller, EvanSabba and Greg Ellwand. The horrificeffects of teen gambling are front and centerin the hard-hitting new movie, DREAM STORM MovieCast: Tina Keeper, Peter Kelly Gaudreault,Tracey Cook and Gordon Tootoosis.Coming on the heels of the popular In theBlue Ground and Trial by Fire films,DREAM STORM follows RCMP CorporalMichelle Kenidi as she investigates severalevents that initially seem unrelated.

JETT JACKSON: THE MOVIE Kids (1 x 2 Hour Movie) Cast: Lee Thompson, Lindy Booth andMichael IronsideAs the star of his own wildly popular tele-vision series, Jett is renowned for his roleas “Silverstone”, the ultimate hi-tech wiz-ard who saves civilization against its dead-liest enemies. OLD TOM Animated Series (26 x _ Hour Episodes)They say a pet’s love is unconditional. Sowhat’s the scoop with cats? And just whatis the deal with Old Tom? Is he even a cat? YVON OF THE YUKON Animated Series (26 x _ Episodes)Yvon of the Yukon is a 17th century Frenchexplorer who has been trapped (without hispants!) inside a block of polar ice for thepast 300 years until a certain weak-blad-dered husky came along and released himfrom his icy prison. IN A HEARTBEAT (21 X _ EPISODES- LIVE ACTION SERIES)A series for The Disney Channel starringShawn Ashmore, Reagan Pasternak, DansoGordon and Christopher Ralph. It’s a hardact being a teenager: there’s the dating, thepimples, the uncool parents and thenthere’s the multi-car accidents at 2 a.m.Wait a minute. Multi-car accidents? Well,that’s the case for Tyler, Val, Hank andJamie, four bright teenagers whose hecticcurriculum also includes regular shifts onan experimental paramedic program. Teenlife just got a whole lot busier for this ded-icated group as they learn that life’srhythms can all change “in a heartbeat”.MY BEST FRIEND IS AN ALIEN Live Action Series (44 x _ Hour Episodes) Cast: Daniel Clark, Ryan Cooley. Inspired by a collection of novels writtenby award-winning children’s author BruceCoville. Pleskit, the boy from Hevi-Hevi,ends up in one of the most unusual placeson Earth he has ever been: school. THE FAMOUS JETT JACKSON Live Action Adventure Series (65 x _ HourEpisodes) Cast: Lee Thompson Young with guestappearances by Britney Spears, EarthaKitt. Teenaged Jett Jackson, TV superherosuperstar, tries to escape reporters and fansby moving from Hollywood back to hishometown. But Jett can’t escape fame —or intrigue. STRUMADocumentary (1 x 90 minutes)The doomed ship of Romanian Jews boundfor Palestine, finally torpedoed by aRussian submarine, provides the heart-rending background for this gripping docu-mentary. GLADIATRIX Documentary (1 x 90 minutes)Gladiatrix tells the remarkable story offemale gladiators for the first time. Asthe story unfolds, key questions areanswered which deepen our under-standing of Roman times and the roleof women in a bloody, male-dominated‘sport’ and society. EXTREME BODY PARTS Documentary (3 x 50 minutes)Producer: Great North Productions Inc. /Transatlantic ProductionsAn innovative series that explores the sig-nificance of our extremities—head, handsand feet—on every level. From lovers whograsp hands and lock eyes on a first meet-ing, to a stroll in the park—we explorewhat these body parts mean to us. SCIENCE OF LOVE Documentary (3 x 50 minutes)Producer: Great North Productions Inc. /Transatlantic ProductionsIs love straight from the heart or is it anunconscious response to a chemical reac-tion? From the pages of best-sellingromance novels to the lab and psychiatrist’schair, we search out the true nature of thisintoxicating emotion.

LIVES INTERRUPTED Documentary (13 x 23 minutes)Producer: Sleeping Giant ProductionsA look at what happens when lives are inter-rupted by events such as rape, war and incar-ceration, and how those affected discovermeaning in the disruption and in life itself. OFFSPRING Documentary (1 x 52 minutes)Producer: Barna Alper ProductionsIt is a bit of a shock to realize that you are aproduct of science, not sex. This documen-tary film is essentially a detective story setin the brave new world of reproductivetechnology – examining the strange, secretworld of artificially made people as it docu-ments the quest of one man’s frustrationsand successes.

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ALPINE PICTURESINTERNATIONALAlpine Pictures International, 6919Valjean Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91406USA. Tel: 818.909.5207. Fax:818.902.5021 At MIP-TV: Rene Torres (President), JohnBunzel President, Film Production), TomHamilton (Senior Vice President), OliverPage (Director of International Sales)Office: WAYDOWNTOWNComedy Language: EnglishProducers: Shirley Vercruysse Director: Gary BurnsCast: Don McKellar, Fabrizo Filippo Delivery Status: Completed - ScreeningA group of twentysomething office workerswho bet a months salary on who can go thelongest without stepping outside.RUM AND COKE Romantic ComedyLanguage: EnglishProducers: Charles Gherardi Director: Maria EscobedoCast: Diana Marquis, Juan CarlosHernandez Delivery Status: Completed - ScreeningNew York born daughter to Cuban parentshas spent her life denying her Latin heritageuntil she meets a dashing Latino fire-fighterwho teaches her love and Salsa dancing arenot without riskOUT OF ORDERComedy Language: EnglishProducers: Andy EmilioDirector: Dave ThomasCast: Chevy Chase Delivery Status: Pre ProductionA down on his luck attorney gets the case ofhis life when he must defend a supermodelfor allegedly murdering her wealthy husband NEGATIVE MIDNIGHTThriller Language: EnglishProducers: Chad OakesDirector: Gerry Lively Cast: Casper Van Dien Delivery Status: Pre ProductionA dream researcher treats a client whosenightmares become realMICROWAVE PARK. Action ThrillerLanguage: EnglishProducers: Eugene Hess, Chris penn,David Arnold, Dan ArnoldDirector: Eugene HessCast: Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, JamesRussoDelivery Status: Pre-ProductionSet in the 1980’s, Microwave Park tells thestory of four Los Angeles police detectiveswho unveil a government agency conspira-cy to sell crack cocaine in order to fundcovert overseas operations.

LOVE IS THE DRUGTeen ThrillerLanguage: EnglishProducers: TBADirector: Wesley StrickCast: TBADelivery Status: Pre-ProductionA love triangle between three high schoolgrads becomes deadly in this LA thriller setagainst the rave scene.DAZE OF SUMMER Broad ComedyLanguage: EnglishProducers: TBADirector: Marni BannackCast: TBADelivery Status: Pre-ProductionBefore heading off to college, handsomehigh school grad spends outrageous sum-mer counseling at summer camp.

AMERICA VIDEOFILM America Video Film, Virrey Loreto 2426Buenos Aires Argentina 1426. Tel:5411.47879098. Fax: 5411.47879094 E-mail: [email protected] Company Type: Distributor At MIP-TV: Enrique Maya (President),Nicholas Bingham (Adviser), Jina Song(Sales) Office: 11.26, Tel: 33.492998116 SAFE Thriller Language: English Director: Todd Haynes Cast: Julianne Moore Delivery Status: Completed Julianne Moore (Hannibal) is a womanwhose ordinary life turns into a nightmareshe cannot escape from. DARK STORIES Thriller (60 x 15)Language: English Director: Various Cast: Various Delivery Status: Completed A cinematic collection of supernaturalthrillers that take the viewer to a world theynever knew existed.

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ANDERSON INTERNATIONAL/BLACK ENTERTAINMENTTELEVISION (BETPICTURES II)Anderson International/ BlackEntertainment Television (BET PicturesII), 30230 San Francisquito Cyn Rd,Saugus, CA 91350 USA. Tel:661.296.5944. Fax: 661.297.1220. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Sales Agent At MIP-TV: Marvinia Anderson(President/ CEO), Sharyon Cobe (SalesAdministration)Office: 03.05RENDEVOUSRomance Thriller (90 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Roy Campanella II (“BeverlyHills 90210”, “Baywatch”, “Body ofEvidence”)Producer: BET Arabesque Films in con-junction with Directors’Circle FilmworksCast: Gary Dourdan (“Alien Resurrection”,“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”); WendyDavis (“High Incident”); Taira Soo (“HotShots Part Deux”)Delivery Status: CompletedA young, stunningly beautiful and mysteri-ous woman, being chased by the killers ofher mob-connected boyfriend, has nowhereto run until her neighbour, a successfulgraphic designer comes to her rescue. INCOGNITO Romance Thriller (90 min) Language: EnglishDirector: Julie Dash (“Daughters of theDust”, “Subway Stories”, FunnyValentines)Producer: BET Arabesque Films in con-junction with Directors’Circle FilmworksCast: Richard T. Jones (“Ally McBeal”,“Kiss the Girls”, “NYPD Blue”); PhilMorris (“Seinfeld”, “Wag The Dog”, “StarTrek III: The Search For Spock”); AllisonDean ( “Speed 2”, “Chicago Hope”,“Coming to America”); Vanessa Williams(“Melrose Place”, “Soul Food “(TVseries), “New Jack City”)Delivery Status: CompletedA sheltered young socialite’s glamorousworld is shattered when she becomes thetarget of a psychopathic stalker--- only tofind refuge in the arms of her bodyguard.PLAYING WITH FIRERomance Thriller (90 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Roy Campanella II (“BeverlyHills 90210”, “Baywatch”, “Body ofEvidence”)Producer: BET Arabesque Films in con-junction with Directors’Circle FilmworksCast: Vanessa Williams (“Chicago Hope”,“Murder One”, “Melrose Place”, “NYPEBlue”); Tangi Miller (“Felicity”, “Arliss”);Mel Jackson (“NYPD Blue”, “TheParenthood”, “DAG”, “Dancing inSeptember”)Delivery Status: CompletedAn over-protective sister tries in vain tosave her avaricious younger sister who hasstolen a priceless, solid gold African artifactand who plans to double-cross her lover tokeep all of the money for herself.

RHAPSODYMusic Driven Romance Drama (90 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Jeffrey W. Byrd (Book of Love)Producer: BET Arabesque Films in con-junction with Directors’Circle FilmworksCast: Wood Harris (Remember the Titans,The Siege, As Good As It Gets, Above theRim); Gina Ravera (The Fugitive, SoulFood, Kiss the Girls, Soul of the Game);Brad Spencer (Book of Love, Trevor,Breakdown, Gridlock’d); Lisa Raye (TheWood, The Players Club, Love the Way)Delivery Status: CompletedSet against the ruthless world of the musicindustry, a young talented couple strugglesto get their big break as recording artists.That break comes in the form of a conniv-ing R&B diva who causes a rift in the cou-ple’s relationship. This music driven filmfeatures a cameo by R&B star, Keith Sweat. BIOGRAPHIES IN BLACKBiography series (6-one hour episodes)Language: English Delivery Status: CompletedRUSSELL SIMMONS - presents an inti-mate glimpse into this visionary’s world.His remarkable career spans 15 years, andhis influence has shaped the cutting edge ofhip-hop music and fashion.MASTER P - From the housing project ofNew Orleans to corporate CEO, hip-hopartist, music video director, film producer andprofessional basketball player, Master P is atrue rags-to- riches story far from ordinary.CECE WINANS - Her family name is oneof the most recognized in gospel music.This legendary gospel star has collectedsome of the most coveted awards foralbums and songs that have inspired mil-lions around the world.REV. AL SHARPTON - From the streets ofNY to the steps of Washington, D.C., thiscivil rights icon is a modern day lighteningrod for both accolades and controversy.

ARTIST VIEWENTERTAINMENTArtist View Entertainment, 12500Riverside Drive, Suite 201, NorthHollywood, CA 91607 USA. Tel:818.752.2480. Fax: 818.752.9339. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Scott J. Jones (President),Thomas C. Emma (Senior Vice President),Casey Waskiewicz (Director Of Sales),Paul Eyres (Acquisitions & Development)Stand: Le Palias 02.20, Tel:334.92.99.81.39DIAMOND MENThriller (90 min)Director: Daniel M. CohenProducer: Daniel M. CohenCast: Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg,Jasmine Guy & Bess ArmstrongAn aging diamond salesman is forced totrain his own replacement, a brash kidwhose every move rubs him the wrong way.ATLANTIS CONSPIRACYThriller (90 min)Director: Dean SilversProducer: Marlen Hecht & KlausVolkenbornCast: Amanda Donohoe, Jeremy Davies,Danton Stone, Bill SageAn intricate thriller involving a beautiful woman,a young bookie and a cynical federal agent.HORSE CRAZYFamily Adventure (90 min)Director: Eric HendershotProducer: Eric Hendershot & SteeleHendershotCast: Scott Subiono, Dallin Christensen,Marvin PaineIn a suspense filled adventure three youngkids with high hopes of capturing their ownwild mustang outsmart a ruthless ring of horsethieves and return a prize stallion to its owner.

EYE OF THE STORMPsychological Drama (90 min)Director: Marcus SpiegelProducer: Elaine Frontain BryantCast: Blythe Danner, Leo Burmester, KurtDeutsch, Katherine KendallA beautiful young girl on the run from herpast, a violent storm and a family with asecret is the backdrop for this hauntingthriller of murder, lies and deceit.LAKEBOATAdventure (92 min)Director: Joe MantegnaProducer: Eric R. Epperson, TonyMammet, Morris RuskinCast: Peter Falk, Denis Leary, GeorgeWendt, Robert Forster, Charles Durning, JJJohnsonFrom Pulitzer Prize winner David Mametcomes Lakeboat, a tale about life on afreighter on America’s Great Lakes.CHOKEThriller (90 min)Director: John SjogrenProducer: Traci Vaccaro & John SjogrenCast: Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen,Chelsey ReynoldsA straight-laced businessman finds himselfcaught up in a web of extortion, murder andthe blackmail antics of a serial killer.MESSAGE IN A CELL PHONEFamily Adventure (85 min)Director: Eric HendershotProducer: Steele Hendershot, KarriO’Reilly & Eric HendershotCast: Nick Whitaker, James Laub, RobbiMerrillIn a race against time, three young boysmust outsmart the bad guys, crack thevoicemail code and find out what the mes-sage is before they are discovered by thedesperate men who will stop at nothing todestroy the cell phone.THE BROTHERHOODThriller (88 min)Director: David DeCoteauProducer: David DeCoteauCast: Nathan Watkins, Bradley Stryker,Elizabeth BrudermanA campus town has become the home of anancient secret society. LUMINARIASRomantic Comedy (95 min)Director: Jose Luis ValenzuelaProducer: Sal LopezCast: Scott Bakula, Evelina Fernandez,Cheech Marin, Robert Beltran, AngelaMoya, Dyana Ortelli, Seidy LopezWhen Andrea finds out that her husband hasbeen cheating, life takes a wild turn as shefinds herself falling in love with a Jewishlawyer who she meets during a battle in court.KAT & ALLISONDirector: Shawn ScheppsProducer: Kristen MastersCast: Jami Gertz, Sybil Temchen, AdewaleAkinnuoye-Agbaje, Christan Camargo,Jonathan SilvermanIn this dark stylish adventure, two beautifulex-college roommates reunite under thestrangest of circumstances. One is very con-servative and successful, the other lives awild life with no rules…together they aretrouble.DEXTER DICKIEComedy (88 min)Director: Ted RoesgenProducer: Ted RoesgenCast: Lonnie Quinn, George Caldwell,Morgan Gerk, Nikki AshleyA fun adventure involving one man’s polit-ical dreams and a “B” movie director whouses bikini models and fake alien acts tosend his campaign into a wild tailspin.HITMENAction (92 min)Director: Serge RodnunskyProducer: Rojak FilmsCast: Tom Lee McCafferty, JamieDonahue, Mark VasconcellosWhen Malcolm, a professional hitman, killsone of his rivals, all hell breaks loose as fourother assassins are sent to hunt him down.

ASSOCIATED TELEVISION INTERNATIONALAssociated Television International,4401 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA90010 USA. 36 West 44th Street, Suite1400, New York, NY 10036. Tel:323.556.5600. Fax: 323.556.5610.At MIP-TV: David McKenzie(President), James Romanovich(Executive VP Domestic Television),Glenn Aveni (Executive VP Int’l Sales),Gary Kurtz (Executive VP TelevisionDevelopment), Richard Casares (VPBusiness Affairs), Cathy Berry-Mozingo (Director ContractAdministration) Office: 05.20 Tel: 334.92.99.8236 FORBIDDEN SECRETS FORBID-DEN SECRETS Documentary (26eps. x 60min.)Government, institutions, big business,the wealthy and powerful; the publicbelieves all have, at one time or another,played fast and loose with the facts orkept the truth to themselves. Whyshouldn’t they? THE MYSTERIES AND MIRACLESOF THE HOLY GRAILDocumentary (1 x 120’) Join Host Charlton Heston on an inspi-rational journey through the Holy Landin search of the Chalice made famous inthe Last Supper nearly 2000 years ago!Documented evidence recounts the mir-acles from those whose hands ittouched! KILLER INSTINCTDocumentary (6 X 60’) Join Host Rob Bredl, who Paul Hoganbased his “Crocodile Dundee” on, for aclose-up, fast-paced look at the rawnature, and not always well-mannered,animals of the bush. Pride lions, packwolves, cobras, and lynx must “kill andeat” in the wild to survive. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THEHOLY FAMILYDocumentary (3 x 60’) Filmed in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan thisintriguing documentary explores themysteries of the miraculous birth ofJesus and his perilous flight to Egypt.Host Roger Moore FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Family (3 x 60’) Holiday bloopers and practical jokes forthe entire family featuring: Christmas,Valentines Day, and Mothers Day. PAXTV premiere.

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THUNDERDOMELive Action (26 x 60’) It’s “Monster Truck” meets “Wrestling”in this live action weekly series.Completely Original cars and characterswill clash, smash, bang & crash in theThunderdome super events never beforeattempted for television. EVILDocumentary (13 x 60’) An intense, psychological profile on whatcauses those to cross the line of sanity andcommit the most heinous crimes in histo-ry. This series covers evil in sports, sci-ence, politics, film, and every day life!Produced for Universal Television 13thStreet Channels Worldwide. INSIDE TELEVISIONDocumentary (5 x 60’) These one-hour programs will chroniclesome of the best and most successfulshows in television history – “Cheers”, “ILove Lucy”, “Hill Street Blues”.Including exclusive celebrity interviews,and behind the scenes gossip. MASTERS OF ILLUSION 2000 Variety (13eps. x 60min) Hosted By Franz Harary: Airing inprimetime on PAX Network, the world’smost amazing magicians, escape artists,and illusionists demonstrate their awe-some power, performing their newestmagic illusions on the street with a liveaudience. WORLD MAGIC AWARDS 2000Variety (1 eps. x 120min.) Hosted by Jonathan Frakes.Premiering on PAX NETWORK, THEWORLD MAGIC AWARDS 2000 bringstogether the finest magicians from aroundthe world. Shot on location in Egypt,England, Las Vegas and Hollywood.Watch a Russian Tank disappear right infront of the Russian Army!

ATLAS INTERNA-TIONAL FILM GMBHAtlas International Film GmbH,Rumford Str. 29-31, 80469 Munich,Germany. Tel: 4989.2275.25/210.975.0. Fax:4989.224.332. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Sales AgentAt MIP-TV: Dieter Mens (President &CEO), Stefan Menz (President), ChristlBlum (Vice President Foreign Sales)Office: 01.15 Export Union DesDeutschen Films, Tel: 334.92.99.82.02ANTS IN THE PANTSTeen Comedy (87 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Marc RothemundProducer: Bernd Eichinger, MartinMoszkowiczCast: Tobias Schenke, Axel Stein, LuiseHelm, Sissi PerlingerDelivery Status: CompletedThe German response to “AmericanPie,” this charming comedy begins withthe teenager Florian who wakes up onemorning and makes the unmistakableacquaintance with him, that small differ-ence that distinguishes him from theother sex and that has hardly beennoticed…until now!THE BUNNYGUARDSAction-Comedy (90 min)Language: German/English subtitlesDirector: Michael “Bully” HerbigProducer: Philip Voges & MischaHofmannCast: Erkan Maria Moosleitner, StefanLust, Alexandra Neldel, ManfredZapatkaDelivery Status: CompletedThrough his connections to the under-world and for a huge amount of money, aHamburg publisher succeeds in gettinghis hands on a tape with a recording of asecret and intimate conversation betweenthe President and his intern.

THE DEVIL & MS. “D”Drama (99 min)Language: German/English subtitlesDirector: Bernd EichingerProducer: Bernd Eichinger, MartinMoszkowiczCast: Til Schweiger, Corinna Harfouch,Thomas Heinze, Christine NeubauerDelivery Status: completedThe story of Stanislaus Nagy, who claimsto be the devil and responsible for the riseand fall of Maria Callas. THE RED PHONEAction Thriller (2 x 95 min)Director: Jerry JamesonCast: Michael Ironside, Jürgen Prochnow,Arnold Vosloo, Joe PennyDelivery Status: In Pre-productionWhen the Red Phone rings the AT13 (Anti-Terrorist Team) headed by Quentin Forbes,a former military tactician, goes into action.SHANGHAI LILYThriller (55 min)Director: John D. LamondCast: Sam Bottoms, Leadh Di Stasio, LimKay Tong, Ava Lyn KohDelivery Status: CompletedShanghai 1936 . . . a city running on power,money and sex. British businessman JohnCharles and a callgirl he is with are mur-dered in one of the city’s exclusive broth-els.TIME GAME – 20 SECONDS TOLIVEAction (95 min)Director: Roni StevensCast: Peter O’Brian, Meriem Bellina,Pierre GrunoDelivery Status: completedBen Tatcher makes a living as a privateinvestigator. On an assignment to find adisappeared gang member, he enters thenational museum to quicky meet with Kim,his girlfriend. This is not Ben’s day for ter-rorists have taken over the museum.JUNGLE HOSPITALTV-miniseries (18 x 90 min)Director: Otto W. RetzerProducer: Lisa FilmCast: Klausjürgen Wussow, Julia Kent.Sonja Kirchberger, Pierre Brice and manyothersDelivery Status: completedAn idealist and dedicated surgeon, Dr.Frank Hoffman heads hospitals in the jun-gle of third world countries. LEGION OF THE DEADHorror (93 min)Director/Writer: Olaf IttenbachProducer: Michael J. Poettinger, ClaudiaQuirchmayrCast: Michael Carr, Russel Friedenberg,Kimberly LiebeDelivery Status: CompletedTwo guys, William and his sidekick Lukehave just started their trip through the beau-tiful California desert when they’re kid-napped by the notorious psycho, Mike, TheKern River Killer.

ATLAS MEDIA CORP.Atlas Media Corp., 148 West 37th Street,10th floor, New York, NY, 10018 USA. Tel:212.714.0222. Fax: 212.714.0240. E-mail:[email protected]. Web: atlasmediacorp.comCompany Type: Among the industry’s lead-ing producers of non-fiction television,Atlas Media Corp is dedicated to thedevelopment, production, and distributionof exciting story-driven specials and series. At MIP-TV: Bruce David Klein (President),Maria Lane (VP/Programming), SteveFriedman (Director of Production), WayneDeLeon (Controller), Jenna Helwig(Development Executive), Beth Jones (Post-Production Supervisor) Office: THINGS YOU HAVE TO SEE TOBELIEVEA collection of seven (7) breathtaking hourscapturing the wonder and majesty of theworld’s most fascinating people, places andevents. Included: World’s Most eccentricTowns, Extreme Festivals, Places to Spenda Fortune. Produced in association with theTravel Channel (U.S.)ROYAL FAMILIES OF THE WORLDA celebration of the magic and majesty ofthe world’s reigning ROYAL FAMILIES. Elaborate coronation ceremonies...lavishpalaces...rich history--ROYAL FAMILIEScaptures the public and private worlds ofKings and Queens, Princes and Princesses.EXOTIC ISLANDSDocumentary (56 X Half Hour)An in-depth documentary guide to theworld’s most EXOTIC ISLANDS fromFrench Polynesia to New Zealand, fromHawaii to Malaysia, from the Indian Ocean tothe “undiscovered” Caribbean--and beyond!

AT-PRODUCTIONAT-Production, Avenue Ariane, 12 - 1200Brussels – Belgium. Tel: 32.2.773.25.35.Fax: 32.2.773.48.78. E-mail: [email protected] Type: ProducerAt MIP-TV: Mr de BATTICE Arnauld(Managing director), Mr GOLDBERGSylvain (Managing director)Office: 11.16/13.15Tel: 334.92.99.80.86MEMOIRES EN FUITEFilm for Tv -DramaLanguage: FrenchDirector: Francois MarthouretCast: Geneviéve Page, Bernard Le Coq,Maurice Garrel, Delphine SerinaDelivery Status: CompletedRIC HOCHETTV SerieLanguage: French -EnglishDirector: Philippe Niang Production: AT- Production - DargaudMarina - Les films du triangleCast: Marie Fugain-Yann StrumbergDelivery Status: pre productionDoes Ric Hochet need introducing? After42 years, 63 cases and 15 000 000 of comicbooks sold, the young reporter had toappear on Tv. It is nearly done by now...LARGO WINCHTV SerieLanguage: English- FrenchProducers: Jacques MéthéLéon PerahiaArnauld de BatticeSylvain GoldbergDelivery Status: CompletedSALUT LA VIEFilm For TV- DramaLanguage: FrenchDirector: Daniel JANNEAUProduction: Expand Images - AT-ProductionCast: Fanny COTTENcON, FranCoisMARTHOURET, Cécile CASSELTel ÉprisComedyLanguage: FrenchProducers: David Codsi, Arnauld deBattice, Sylvain GoldbergCast: Elise Tielrooy, Antoine DuléryMorgane SimonDelivery Status: Completed

AVIVAINTERNATIONAL,LLCAviva International, LLC, 850 OldCounty Road, Belmont, CA 94002USA. Tel: 650.631.3601. Fax: 650.631.3616. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.avivaintl.comCompany Type: Aviva produces,acquires, distributes, finances anddevelops projects for worldwide broad-cast, international home entertainment,and Internet streaming, with an empha-sis on music related projects such aslive concerts and events programming.At MIP-TV: Michael Lopez (President),Bridget Whalen (Distribution Manager),Helen Johnson (Marketing Manager)Office: R34.01Tel: 334.92.99.8844A TRIBUTE TO BURTBACHARACH & HAL DAVID2000To celebrate the timeless songs of theworld’s best loved songwriting team,Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Includesperformances by Dionne Warwick, ElvisCostello, and other guests. BARRY MANILOW: MANILOWLIVE!(90,115 Min.) 2000This new live concert program wasfilmed in an intimate theatre venuebefore an audience of devoted fans, thelikes of which only Barry Manilow cangenerate. BRITNEY SPEARS: NO PLACELIKE HOME(45, 60 & 90 Min.) 2000Join superstar Britney Spears as shereturns home to Louisiana for an all-new,heartfelt concert special. The LouisianaSuperdome comes alive as Britney per-forms all her top hits before an ecstaticaudience! Don’t miss this concert eventof the season!CAROLE KING: IN CONCERT(90 Min.) 2000“Carole King: In Concert” captures thevivid energy of this talented musician’slive shows - bringing her words andmusic to life in a selection of hits froman exceptional three decade career. CHRISTINA AGUILERA: MYREFLECTION(45, 60 & 75 Min.) 2000In the midst of a sold out tour, theChristina Aguilera Television Special isa unique opportunity to watch theGrammy Award winning pop sensationperform on-stage.

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THE CRANBERRIES: BENEATHTHE SKIN LIVE IN PARISMusic (85 Min.) 2000International superstars The Cranberriesperform in their first concert film since1994, recorded at the Palais OmnisportArena in Paris, France, on December 9,1999. With no overdubs, this performancefeatures all the band’s biggest singles andmore! EAGLES: HELL FREEZES OVERMusic (99 Min.) 1994 The Eagles said that hell would freezeover before they would play togetheragain...well, the devil must be shiveringin his boots because they’re back! Thislive concert features first-ever perform-ances of four new tracks along withacoustic and electric renditions of thirteenclassic Eagles songs.JAMES BROWN LIVE FROM THEHOUSE OF BLUESMusic (75 Min. 1999) Available inHDTVThe hardest working man in show busi-ness brings down the House of Blues witha live concert event in Las Vegas. KOOL AND THE GANG LIVE ATTHE HOUSE OF BLUESMusic 2000 Kool & The Gang found a special soundat the unique intersection of jazz, r&b,funk and pop. With over 30 hit albums totheir credit , the original members of Kool& the Gang deliver a hoppin’ concert attheir funky best! Includes “Celebration”,“Ladies Night”, “Jungle Boogie” andother international hits.LILITH FAIRMusic (90 Min.) 1997, 5.1 Dolby DigitalSuperstar entertainer Sarah McLachlanstarted Lilith Fair as a way to bringwomen together. Her dream of a musicfestival promoting female artists grewinto one of the most successful concerttours in music history. MICHAEL MCDONALD: A TRIB-UTE TO MICHAEL MCDONALDMusic 2000Michael McDonald has sustained a pow-erful career as a solo artist and as a col-laborator. Michael’s legions of fans andcohorts came to the Shrine Auditorium onFebruary 4, 2000 for one glorious night ofmusic in his name. MOTLEY CRUE: MAXIMUM ROCKLIVE!Music (Time T.B.A) 20005.1 Dolby Digital, 5.1 DTSThey’ve been widely successful, fre-quently controversial and extremelyinfluential. They’re one of the most cele-brated American hard-rock bands of all-time, and they’ve constantly forged for-ward with new sounds, new looks andnew attitudes. MOODY BLUES: HALL OF FAME-LIVE FROM THE ROYAL ALBERTHALLMusic (81 Min.) 2000 5.1 Dolby Surround, 5.1 DTS, DolbyStereoLegendary British rock group The MoodyBlues are captured live performing manyof their international smash hits backedby the World Festival Orchestra.Recorded live at the famed Royal AlbertHall on May 1, 2000. MTV’S 20 YEARS OF ROCKMusic (Time: TBA, 4 programs) 2000MTV’s presentation of the First 1000Years of music video history is a party forall - each program contains the mostmemorable music to ever hit televisionairwaves. NANCY SINATRA: MOVIN’ WITHNANCYMusic (60 Min. 1967) - 5.1 DolbyDigital, Dolby SurroundFrom the very first steps of Nancy’s leg-endary boots, this groundbreaking televi-sion special takes you on a journeythrough ‘60s pop culture.

PETER FRAMPTON: LIVE INDETROITMusic (100 Min.) 1999Available in HDTV - 5.1 Dolby Digital,5.1 DTS, Dolby StereoPine Knob Amphitheater is the settingfor an unforgettable evening with leg-endary musician Peter Frampton. ROY ORBISON: A BLACK ANDWHITE NIGHTMusic (65 Min.) 1987 - 5.1 DolbyDigital, 5.1 DTS, Dolby StereoA special one-time event documentingone of rock and roll’s greatest and mostunique performances. Recorded live atthe Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, RoyOrbison is joined by an eclectic ensem-ble of rock and roll superstars. SAMMY HAGAR LIVE!Music 2000At his best since leaving Van Halen,Sammy reconfirms his position as one ofthe best frontmen in the business! Heplays to the crowd, drives them into afrenzy, and shows them a great time. SANTANA: SUPERNATURAL LIVE Music (60/90 Min.) 2000For over thirty years, Santana has beentirelessly creating his own unique fusionof passionate, guitar-powered music,creatively blending potent rock ‘n rollwith blues-driven elements, sensuousAfro-Cuban rhythms, and infusions ofnumerous other global music idioms. SHERYL CROW: ROCKIN’ THEGLOBE LIVEMusic (60/83 Min.) 1999 - 5.1 DolbyDigital, 5.1 DTS, Dolby StereoSheryl Crow excites, delights and leavesthe crowds at The Palace begging formore. STEELY DAN: TWO AGAINSTNATUREMusic (60/87/102 Min.) 2000 - 5.1Dolby Digital, 5.1 DTS, Dolby StereoThis concert, recorded live in New Yorkat the Sony Studios, contains new songsas well as classic hits from the minds ofDonald Fagen and Walter Becker.Together, they deliver a unique musicexperience that is truly unforgettable. THUMBY(12 x 30 Min.) 2000Available in Digital FormatHold on to your cuticles and get readyfor the funniest series you’ll ever see.Join writer/director/producer and leadthumb-man Steve Oedekerk as he takesus by the hand and shows us classicmovies through the eyes, ears, andmouth of a thumb. The first two titlesscheduled for release are Thumb Warsand Thumbtanic.THE WHO: LIVE AT THE ROYALALBERT HALLMusic 2000On November 27, 2000, The Who gra-ciously played a concert with proceedsgoing to England’s Teenage CancerTrust. On stage, The Who were joined byBryan Adams, Noel Gallagher, KellyJones, Nigel Kennedy, Eddie Vedder andPaul Weller. WILLIE NELSON: LIVE IN AMSTERDAMMusic (Time TBA), 2000Willie Nelson is not only a countrymusic hero, he is an American icon.Throughout his extraordinary career hehas bucked the popular trends and in theprocess endeared himself to the heartsand ears of music lovers worldwide. Thisconcert event takes place at the historicParadiso Theater in Amsterdam. ZIGGY MARLEY AND THEMELODY MAKERS LIVEMusic (120 Min.) 2000Featuring the reggae classics: Brothersand Sisters, Jah Bless, Rainbow Country,Black My Story, One Good Spliff,Justice, What’s True, Free Like We Want2 B, Africa Unite, Postman 0:00, andothers.

BBC WORLDWIDELTDBBC Worldwide Ltd, Woodlands, 80 WoodLane, London, W12 OTT, UK. Tel:44208.433.2000.At MIP-TV: Anthony Utley (Director ofTelevision Distribution,International TV, Rupert Gavin (ChiefExecutive, BBC Worldwide), Mike Phillips(Director of International Television),Colin Jarvis (Director of Programming &Operations, International TV), Mark Young(Managing Director, EMEIA), David Vine(Managing Director, Asia Pacific Region)Office: G3.40THE CAZALET CHRONICLESDrama (6 x 50’)Producer: A BBC production in associationwith Cinema Verity.Cast: Hugh Bonneville (Madame Bovary)and Paul Rhys (Gallowglass).An adaptation by Douglas Livingstone ofElizabeth Jane Howard’s novels.VACCUUMING COMPLETELYNUDE IN PARADISE Drama (1 x 75’).Producer: A BBC production in associationwith Destiny Films. A trainee salesman,Pete really believes he’s ‘The DJ’, who willbanish years of lonely neglect and degener-ation with his music and light. Criticallyacclaimed for his films Trainspotting andThe Beach, Danny Boyle directs ADRIAN MOLE: THE CAPPUCCINOYEARS Light Entertainment (6 x 30’)Producer: A Tiger Aspect/Little dancer co-production for BBCCast: Helen Baxendale, Zoe Wanamaker, KeithAllen, Alun Armstrong and Stephen Mangan.Sue Townsend, creator of Adrian Mole andauthor of his hilarious diaries, has adapted hermost recent installment of his life for television CHANGING STAGES Documentary (6 x 50’)Producer: A BBC/WNET/ABC Australiaco-productionThe story of theatre this century by one ofthe world’s most respected theatrical direc-tors, Richard Eyre. Some of the most mem-orable productions are remembered by writ-ers, actors and directors including Sir JohnGielgud, Dame Judi Dench, Arthur Miller,Liam Neeson and Harold Pinter. SPACE Documentary (3 x 50’ or 6 x 30’)Producer: A BBC/TLC co-productionFollowing the international success of ThePlanets, Space is another landmark BBCscience series, taking viewers out of ourgalaxy to the space beyond.GORILLA - OUR NEAREST ANDDEARESTNatural History (1 x 50’)Producer: A Scorer Associates productionfor BBC/Discovery ChannelWithin the last few years, a zoologicalanomaly has been discovered in centralAfrica: peaceful gorillas. Following indi-vidual gorillas through several seasons, thisgroundbreaking film shows intimacy asnever seen before.GRIZZLY - NATURE’S ENTREPRENEUR Natural History (1 x 50’)Producer: A BBC/Discovery Channel co-productionMore famous for having a short temper anda deadly right hook, the grizzly bear is oneof the world’s most successful carnivorousanimals. This film shows that they havestealth in ambush, deftness in tree-climbingand a spectacular ability to catch salmon.BLAST! Music (60’ or 90’)Producer: A BBC Worldwide/PBS Pledgeco-productionRedefining musical theatre, the cast is inconstant motion, executing intricately cho-reographed drill movements while per-forming two hours of music on brass andpercussion instruments.

BILL AND BEN Children’sProducer: A BBC Worldwide/BenProduction co-productionNarrated by John Thomson (The FastShow/Cold Feet). Thirty years on since their first appear-ance in 1971, unforgettable Bill and Benthe Flowerpot Men, are relaunched (26 x10’). This time, the floral favourites areanimated by Cosgrove Hall using brandnew 3D stop frame animation. BINKAChildren’sProducer: A Honeycomb Animation pro-ductionA delightful pre-school series (26 x 5’)featuring Binka an enormous black andwhite cat and dedicated to cat lovers, theprogramme has simple and amusingscripts with each episode exploring atheme and looking at life from a cat’spoint of view.

B.R.B. INTERNACIONAL,S.A.B.R.B. International, S.A., AutoviaFuencarral-Alcobendas KM. 12,220, Edif,Auge I ñ 28049 Madrid, Spain. Tel:3491.771.1400. Fax: 3491.358.9818. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: brb.esAt MIP-TV: Mr. Claudio Biern Boyd(President), Mr. Javier Robles (ManagingDirector), Mr. Justin Hatfield (Director ofInternational Sales Audiovisual), Ms.Carolina Godoyal (Director of Co-produc-tions and New Development), Ms. CarmenDominguez (Director of Live ActionDepartment), Ms. Maria Bonaria Fois(Director of Sales)Office: 02.03, Tel: 334.92.99.8224GLADIATOR ACADEMYAnimation (26 x 30 min)Language: English & SpanishProducer: B.R.B. Internacional, S.A.Delivery Status: 2002The Greatest and funniest show in theRoman Empire.NICOAnimation (26 x 30 min)Language: English & SpanishProducer: B.R.B. Internacional, S.A.Delivery Status: 2001-03-05 Close youreyes ñ see in a different way.TOONIMALS!Animation (26 x 30 min)Language: English & SpanishProducer: B.R.B. Internacional, S.A.Delivery Status: 2001-03-05 All abouttoonimals facts in a tooni world.

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BECKER INTERNATIONALBecker International, 11849 W. OlympicBlvd. Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90064USA. Tel: 310.478.5159. Fax: 310.479.0617. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Distributor/ProducerAt MIP-TV: Mr. Russell Becker (DeputyChairman, Becker Entertainment), Mr.Richard Becker (CEO & President, BeckerEntertainment), Mr. Stuart Scowcroft(General Manager for Television and NewMedia, Becker Entertainment), Mr. TimStuart (Manager, Television Sales, BeckerEntertainment), Ms. Caroline Beecham(Development Executive, BeckerEntertainment), Mr. David La Follette (res-ident, Becker International)Acquisition Executive: Stuart Scowcroft(General Manager for Television and NewMedia, Becker Entertainment)Office: AO.16Tel: 334.92.99.8515THE WIGGLESKids (26 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA 26 half-hour kids’ show. After theirunparalleled success in concert tours andvideo sales, The Wiggles invade televisionscreens of the world with their wholesomeentertainment for children.MARK KISTLER’S IMAGINATIONSTATIONKids (65 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA 65-episode half-hour kids’ show where apopular author and TV personality showschildren of all ages how to have fun by par-ticipating in 3-D art lessons.NEWTON’S APPLEKids (91 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedAn fascinating and entertaining 91 half-hour kids’ science series for inquiring mindsof all ages, young children to grandparents.OLYMPIC DREAMINGDocumentary (5 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA series of five one-hour documentariesabout the human journey of a group of eliteyoung Australian athletes as they battle fora position on the Australian Olympic Squad.SNOWY RIVER: THE MCGREGORSAGADrama (65 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: Completed65 one-hour epic, exciting Western action-adventure series set in the late 1800sof colonial Australia.QUEEN KAT, CARMEL & ST. JUDEDrama (4 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedIn this 4-hour mini-series, three young uni-versity students with very different lifeexperiences reluctantly become friendswhile experiencing joys and hardships.OUTBACK ADVENTURESReality (26 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA 26-hour action-adventure reality seriesthat takes the viewer into the daily adven-tures of an Australian Outbacker who livesan adrenaline-packed life.DREAMHOMEReality (9 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedTwo families compete with one another in abuilding and renovation contest on housesthat need redoing from the ground up.GAMES OF THE WORLDDocumentary (52 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: Completed/in productionFrom national sport competition, to fasci-nating cultural games of indigenous peo-ples, the many forms of amusement areexplored in their places of origin.

JOURNEYS TO THE ENDS OF THEEARTHDocumentary (13 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA series taking the viewer to 13 exotic,remote and unusual locations where touristscan not go normally.RACING THE MOONDocumentary (6 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In ProductionFirst complete one-hour episode featuresone man kayaking through the PacificOcean, going the great distance of Brisbaneto Sydney within one lunar month.THE PATH OF THE DRAGONDocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA one-hour special examining how BruceLee influenced and set the precedent fortoday’s action heroes. With appearances byJackie Chan, Van Damme and Chuck Norris.BRUCE LEE: THE INTERCEPTINGFISTDocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedOne-hour special focusing on the story ofBruce Lee’s life, and how it related to tele-vision and film. Takes a behind-the-sceneslook at his greatest movies.BRUCE LEE’S JEET KUNE DODocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedThis one-hour special is an instructionalguide to martial arts, narrated by Bruce Leehimself. Features rare footage of Lee’s at-home training and teaching.QUANTUMDocumentary (40 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedQuantum is a 40 half-hour science and tech-nology series informing and entertaining peo-ple in dozens of countries around the world.HOLIDAYDocumentary (70 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA travel and leisure series with 70 half-hourstaking viewers all over Australia and 10 hourswhich take the viewer all over the World.NO SPRING CHICKENSDocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedThis one-hour special is about a sportingevent that brings more than 5,000 matureathletes to the Australian Outback forfriendly competition.PIGS CAN FLYDocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA fast and furious one hour look at theAustralian Air Force’s main strike bomber,the F-111, the crews, their families, theirlifestyle.LEGENDS: AN AUSTRALIAN SURFING PERSPECTIVEDocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA one-hour special delving into the world ofsurfing. A fine blend of surfing action, breath-taking waves, and cutting-edge interviews.KING OF THE OUTBACK SKIESDocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedThis one-hour film captures all of theaction, drama and splendour of a young hel-icopter pilot’s brave pursuits.THE PEARL FISHERSDocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA one-hour documentary special thatexplores the world of Paspely Pearls, a lead-ing company in the world’s pearling industry.

THREE FOR THE ROADDocumentary (1 x 60 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA one-hour documentary special which re-enacts a famous roadtrip that occurred in1914, where three men travel into unex-plored regions of the Queensland Outback.GRAND PRIX SKIFFSDocumentary (9 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA documentary series focusing on highlycompetitive sailing and races.

BETA FILM GMBHBeta Film GmbH, Robert-Buerkle-Str. 2,85737 Ismaning/ Munich, Germany. Tel:49.89.9956.2379. Fax: 49.89.9956.2640.E-mail: [email protected]: R 31.01ATel: 334.92.99.8853At MIP-TV: Jan Mojto (General ManagingDirector), Dr. Klaus Hallig (ITTC:President), Jens Richter (DirectorInternational Sales), Moritz von derGroeben (Director Marketing), DorotheeStoewahse (Director Program Press), KlausZimmermann (Director InternationalProductions/Evision)THE CRUSADERSAdventure Miniseries (2 x 100’)Director: Doménique Othenin-GirardProducer: LUX VIDE for RAI in associa-tion with KirchMediaCast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, UweOchsenknecht, Johannes Brandrup, ThureRiefenstein, Alessandro GassmanThis series depicts the captivating story ofthree friends during one of the most fasci-nating periods of early European history.The young men are forced to flee from theirsmall hometown and join a crusade toJerusalemDANCE WITH THE DEVILThriller Miniseries (2x 90’)Director: Peter KeglevicProducer: Nico HofmannCast::Tobias Moretti, Sebastian Koch,Christoph Waltz, Günther Maria Halmer,Sophie von KesselBased on the real-life story of the kidnap-ping of industrialist son Richard Oetker in1976,this is one of the few stories whichlook concretely at the psychology of thevictims and the work of the criminal inves-tigation THE TRIALS OF VERA B.Drama Miniseries (3 x 90’)Director: Hark BohmCast: Corinna Harfouch, UweOchsenknecht, Katja FlintProduced by Constantin Film in associa-tion with Beta‘The Trials of Vera B.’ depicts the story ofthe murder of a prominent doctor and hiswife and the woman who was charged withthe crime, imprisoned and re-tried ten yearslater.ANTONIADrama Miniseries (2 x 90’)Director: Jörg GrünlerCast: Alexandra Kamp, Kai Wiesinger,Benjamin SadlerProduced by Bavaria Film for SAT.1 inassociation with KirchMediaSet in the glamorous world of the interna-tional jet set and European aristocracy,“Antonia” unfolds the poignant tale of ayoung, single, middle-class law student,Antonia, who becomes a countess, a widowand the head of a vast financial empire, allwithin a few weeks.

BKN TELEVISIONSALES SASBKN Television Sales SAS, 5, Avenue deL’Opera, 75001 Paris – France. Tel:331.47.03.20.20. Fax 331.47.03.20.30.Website: www.bknkids.deAt MIP-TV: Allen Bohbot (Chairman,BKN International AG), Nadia Nardonnet(President, BKN International AG), LeslieNelson (Managing Director, BKNTelevision Sales SAS), Anthony Temple(Managing Director, BKN ConsumerProducts & BKN New Media), StephanieGraziano (Managing Director, BKNStudios, Inc.), Ronnie Cook (Senior VicePresident, International Licensing &Merchandising)Office: 10.06BKN’S THE LOST CONTINENTAnimated series (26 x 24’ episodes)Director : Dan FausettProducers : Nadia Nardonnet, StephanieGrazianoLemuria, perhaps the greatest myth of alltime, born out of vanished ships and per-ished souls... and all those left behind towonder... why, where and how? THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF SPELLS Animated Series (52 x 24’ episodes)Director : Chuck PattonExecutive Producers : Nadia Nardonnet,Stephanie GrazianoDelivery Status: Available Summer 2001A fantasy adventure series filled with mys-tery, magic and mayhem surrounding a verycute, extremely resourceful junior witch. CAPERTOWN COPS(52 x 11’ or 26 x 22’)Director : Dan FausettProducers: Nadia Nardonnet, StephanieGrazianoWelcome to Capertown, a toony coastal citywith an old fashioned feel, all owned andneglected by Mayor Kickback. RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER AND THE ISLAND OFMISFIT TOYS(1 x 90’)Producers: GoodTimes EntertainmentDelivery Status: Available Fall 2001The newspaper headlines say it all : ToyTaker Strikes Again! Tots in ToylessTurmoil! Toy Takers Crime BafflesPolice!SYLVAN Animated series (91 x 24’ episodes)Director : Antoni D’OconDelivery Status: Immediately availableSet in the Europe of the Middle Ages, theseries details the brave adventures ofSylvan, a young rider who has been chosento defend the interests of good and keep evilat bay.

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KONG, THE ANIMATED SERIESAnimated Series Animated series (40 x 24’ minute-episodes+ 1-72’ animated feature film)Directors: Patrick Archibald, ChuckPatton, Joe PearsonExecutive Producers : Nadia Nardonnet,Stephanie GrazianoDelivery Status: Available Summer 2001Kong, the animated series, brings newdimension and mega powers to the leg-endary giant... Kong, king of all apes! MONSTER RANCHERJapanese anime, action (48 x 26’ )Producer: TMS-Kyokuichi CorpDelivery Status: Immediately availableCreated in classic Japanese anime style andbased on the original Sony Playstationvideo game, Monster Rancher is an action-packed series that creates adventure andexcitement by immersing a “real” boy intothe virtual world of his own video game. ROSWELL CONSPIRACIES, ALIENS,MYTHS & LEGENDS Animated Series, Sci-Fi Action Adventure(40 x 24’)Executive Producer: Rick Ungar Delivery Status: Immediately availableThe Roswell Conspiracies unravel when agroup of allied intelligence agents discoverthat extraterrestrial being are roaming theearth, stalking humans for food, sport andmore sinister agendas.

THE BLUM GROUPThe Blum Group, 494 Tuallitan Road, LosAngeles, CA 90049 USA. Tel:310.476.2229. Fax: 310.471.8659. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.theblumgroup.netAt MIP-TV: Harry Blum, Suzanne Blum,Amanda Zolper, Denis Johnson, KevinJohnsonOffice: 30.22 in Espace RivieraTHE INSIDE SECRETS OF GAM-BLING INDUSTRYDocumentary (1 x 52 min)New HBO special available to you outsideNorth America. The fascinating growth ofgambling through the internet. Filmed atkey gambling locations worldwide.Interviews. Narrator. Promo Available.OBSESSIONMovieRe-digitized for Sony for DVD & TV.FAIRY TALE FILMSLive-action Family (70-90 min each)Delivery Status: All completedQuality collection of 12 imaginativeGrimm’s fairy tales.100 YEARS OF AUTO RACINGDocumentary (12 x 60 min)Delivery Status: Post-productionFascinating history of the evolution of the autoracing – the men, cards, tracks, and races.A NEW NORMALDocumentary (1 x 30 min) or (1 x 60 min)Follows the preparation, anticipation, andexcitement of a young married couple onthe verge of parenthood.POPE JOHN PAUL II: ACELEBRATION OF HIS LIFEDocumentary (1 x 52 min)Comprehensive biography for timely trib-ute. Approved by the Vatican.UIM F1 POWERBOAT 2001 WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPSSports (12 x 90 min) or (12 x 26 min)These Grand Prix racing events continuethroughout the 2001 year to December. Liveor tape delayed.CHRONO – WEEKLY NEWS MOTORSPORTS MAGAZINESports (52 x 26 min)All motor events worldwide each week includ-ing F1 auto racing, plus behind the scenes. WOMEN SKYDIVERSSports (1 x 60 min)Delivery Status: Summer 2001Breathtaking accomplishments from aroundthe world including famous Gravity Girls,the Lingerie Girls, and the best female SkySport professionals.

BOSSAENTERTAINMENT,INC.Bossa Entertainment, Inc., 1325 Avenueof the Americas, Floor 21, New York,New York, NY 10019 USA. Tel:212.261.9112. Fax: 212.581.4954. Company Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Regina Dantas (President)Office: H4.12MURDER ON THE ORIENTEXPRESSMovie (120 min)Stunning 21st century production ofAgatha Christie’s greatest murder mys-tery.DAVID BLAINE: FROZEN IN TIMESpecial (One Hour)In Blaine’s third network special, the“magician of the new Millennium” freezeshimself in a 12,000 pound block of ice for72 hours in the Middle of Times Square,New York City.THE PRESIDENT’S MANAction/Adventure (120 min)Chuck Norris is “The President’s Man” atop secret operative charged with only themost sensitive and dangerous missions.

BUENA VISTAINTERNATIONALTELEVISIONBuena Vista International Television, 3Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith,W6 9PE, UK. Tel: 44.208.222.1000.Fax: 44.208.222.1122. At MIP-TV: David Hulbert (President,Walt Disney Television International),Robin Paxton (Executive Vice Presidentand Managing Director (Asia Pacific),Doug Miller (Vice President, GeneralManager, Sales, Europe, Middle Eastand Africa), Steve Macallister (VicePresident and Regional Head of Sales(Asia Pacific)Office: A0.01, Tel: 334.92.99.85.06THE BEASTLive Action Drama (1 Hour)Language: EnglishDirector: Mimi LederProducer: Produced by ImagineTelevision in association withTouchstone Television Productions,LLCCast: Frank Langella, ElizabethMitchell, Jason Gedrick, NaveenAndrews, and Peter Riegert Media mogul Jackson Burns (FrankLangella , The Ninth Gate) has built a24-hour news organisation like no other.His reporters don’t just cover the sto-ries...they are the stories!GIDEON’S CROSSINGLive Action Drama (1 hour)Language: EnglishProducer: Touchstone TelevisionProductions, LLC.Cast: Emmy Award-winning ® actorAndre Braugher Powerful medical drama in which DrBen Gideon, played by Andre Braugheris a gifted teacher in a prestigious med-ical school who is as demanding of hisstaff, students and patients as he is ofhimself.THE GEENA DAVIS SHOWLive Action Comedy (30 minutes)Language: EnglishProducer: Produced by TouchstoneTelevision Productions, LLC for ABC.Cast: Academy Award ® winner GeenaDavis, Peter Horton A single career woman lives the glam-orous, fast-paced life of a successfulNew Yorker until she meets the man ofher dreams – a widower with two chil-dren- and is thrust into the world ofinstant family and instant mom.

GO FISHLive Action Comedy (30 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Danny LeinerProducer: Produced by TouchstoneTelevision Productions, LLC.Cast: Kieran Culkin, Will Friedle, andKyle Sabihy.Andy ‘Fish’ Troutner is a high school fresh-men who, like any average teen male, wantsto be the most popular guy on campus, getgreat grades without too much work and beirresistible to women.MY WIFE AND KIDSLive Action Comedy (30 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Andy DadiffProducer: Touchstone TelevisionProductions, LLC.Cast: Damon Wayans Wayans is a loving husband and father whois struggling to balance his traditional viewsabout marriage and parenting and hisincreasingly not-so-traditional family life.POPULARLive Action Comedy/Drama (1 hour)Language: EnglishProducer: Produced by Shephard/RobinProductions in association with TouchstoneTelevision. Cast: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope.Popular explores the question ‘What if ado-lescence is as painful for the kids in the ‘in’crowd as it is for the outcasts?’ Combiningboth comedy and drama.FELICITYLive Action Drama (1 hour)Language: EnglishProducer: Produced by Imagine Televisionin association with Touchstone TelevisionProductions, LLC.Cast: Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, ScottFoleyFelicity and her friends return to college fortheir Junior term and face the academic andemotional challenges of college life in NewYork CityONCE AND AGAINLive Action Drama (1 hour)Language: EnglishDirector: Peter HortonProducer: Produced by the Bedford FallsCompany in association with TouchstoneTelevision Productions, LLC. Cast: Sela Ward, Billy CampbellBilly Campbell (The Rocketeer) and SelaWard (Sisters) are two single parents tryingto build a romance among intrusive kids,problematic ex-spouses and demandingcareers.HOUSE OF MOUSEAnimation (30 minutes)Language: EnglishProducer: Produced by Walt DisneyTelevision Animation.Cast: Wayne Allwine, Tony AnselmoEnter the House of Mouse - a club wherethe stars of Disney animation go to gossip,gawk at ‘toon’ celebrities and watch classicDisney characters in BOOK OF POOHAnimation (30 minutes)Language: EnglishProducer: . Produced by Shadow Projectsand Entertainment Design Workshop inassociation with Disney Channel.The Book of Pooh brings the inhabitants ofthe Hundred Acre Wood to life in a new andenchanting way. Combining a ground-breaking puppetry style with state-of- the-art computer generated sets.BUZZ LIGHTYEARAnimation (30 minutes)Language: EnglishProducer: Produced by Walt DisneyTelevision Animation.Cast: Patrick Warburton, Wayne Knight,Nicole Sullivan, Harry MillerTraditionally-animated, action-comedy seriesfollowing the adventures of the popular titlecharacter as he patrols the galaxy with histeam of Space Rangers, battling evildoersfrom Earth “to infinity ….and beyond.

RECESSAnimation (30 minutes)Language: EnglishCoping with everyday situations from a kid’spoint-of-view, Disney’s Recess follows aneclectic group of six fourth-graders and theiradventures in their school playground duringrecess.DISNEY’S TARZANAnimation (30 minutes)Language: EnglishProducer: Produced by Walt DisneyTelevision Animation.Cast: Michael T. Weiss, Olivia D’Abo, JeffBennettTarzan and his animal/human ‘family’encounter lots of new friends and enemies intheir daily adventures. Action-packed yetlight-hearted and funnyTEACHER’S PETAnimation (30 minutes)Language: EnglishProducer: Walt Disney Television Animation.Cast: Nathan Lane, Shaun Fleming, andDebra Jo RuppSpot, a wise-cracking canine, disguises him-self as an odd-looking boy, goes to schoolwith his young master and becomes theTeacher’s Pet.DISNEY’S THE WEEKENDERSAnimation (30 minutes)Language: EnglishCast: Jason Marsden, Grey DeliseThis animated series follows four adolescentfriends – Tino, Carver, Lor and Tish on theirquest for the ‘ultimate’ weekend. Exploringthe ups and downs of friendship, the seriesappeals to young audiences. ART ATTACKKid’s Factual (22 minutes)Language: English, French, German, Italianand SpanishProducer: Produced by the Media MerchantTelevision Company Ltd in association withthe Disney Channel Hugely popular, award winning program cur-rently airing in France, Germany, Italy andSpain. With its unique interactive format, ArtAttack allows both kids and parents to watchand participate together in creating originalworks of art from everyday materials in theirown homes.PEARL HARBORLive Action Feature (Drama) (120 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Michael BayProducer: Jerry BruckheimerCast: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, KateBeckinsaleSynopsis: Jerry Bruckheimer produces thisepic movie, in association with TouchstonePictures, about two pilots (Ben Affleck andJosh Hartnett) who fall for the same woman(Kate Beckinsale) during the turmoil of WorldWar II.

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REMEMBER THE TITANSLive Action Feature (Drama) (113 min-utes)Language: EnglishDirector: Bowz YakinProducer: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimerand Chad Oman for Walt Disney Pictures.Cast: Denzel WashingtonBased on a true story Remember the Titansis set in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971, dur-ing the time of the civil rights marches andBlack Panther rallies. UNBREAKABLELive Action Feature (Drama)Language: EnglishDirector: M. Night ShyamalanProducer: M. Night ShyamalanCast: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. JacksonDavid Dunne (Bruce Willis) is the sole sur-vivor of a catastrophic train wreck. Shortlyafter the accident, Dunne meets Elijah(Samuel L Jackson) an eccentric comicbookstore owner who suffers from a rarebrittle bone disease.COYOTE UGLYLive action feature (Drama/ Comedy (101minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: David McNallyProducer: Jerry BruckheimerCast: John Goodman, Tyra banksThis romantic comedy tells the story of onegirl’s wild adventures in the big city.Velvet-voiced, 21-year-old Violet Sanfordheads to New York to pursue her dream ofbecoming a songwriter.DISNEY’S THE KIDLive Action Feature (Drama/ Comedy)Language: EnglishDirector: Jon TurteltaubProducer: Cast: Bruce Willis, Emily MortimerRuss (Bruce Willis) somehow finds his lifeas a rich, successful, ‘image consultant’turned upside down when he magicallymeets Rusty (Spencer Breslin) – himself asan 8-year-old child.GONE IN SIXTY SECONDSLive Action Feature (Drama) (118 min-utes)Language: EnglishDirector: Dominic SennaProducer: Jerry BruckheimerCast: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie andGiovanni RibisiRandall ‘Memphis’ Raines (Cage) is a carthief of legendary proportion. For yearsMemphis eluded the law, but when the heatbecame too intense he abandoned his crim-inal ways. But now his kid brother is introuble trying to follow in Memphis’ foot-steps102 DALMATIANSLive Action Feature (Family) (120 min-utes)Language: EnglishDirector: Kevin LimaProducer: Walt DisneyCast: Glenn Close, Gérard DépardieuOn her release from prison, it’s obvious thatCruella hasn’t learned her lesson yet! She’ssoon hatched another plot to turn Dalmatianpuppies into the ultimate coat.RECESS MOVIE: SCHOOL’S OUTAnimated Feature (Family) (120 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Chuck SheetzProducer: Walt Disney PicturesT.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Just when boredom is begin-ning to set in he uncovers a scheme by for-mer principal Dr Benedict to do away withsummer vacation.

CABLEREADYCABLEready, One Dock St., Suite 502,Stamford, CT, 06902-5836, USA. Tel:203.425.2136. Fax: 203.425.2140. E-mail: [email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Gary Lico (President/CEO),Louis Occhicone (Director of ProgramOperations), Sabrina Sanchez (ProgramSales Associate)Acquisition Executive: Gary LicoOffice: R31.17SCORE!Game show/reality (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDirector: TBAProducer: Broadview MediaCast: N/ADelivery Status: In development for fall2001, available as series or formatScore!’s cameras follow blind dates whereeach person is given a hidden agenda often things to accomplish during theevening; whoever accomplishes the mosttasks wins. OTHER LIVESDocumentary/Reality (3 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Pathway ProductionsCast: N/ADelivery Status: In development for fall2001Real case studies with credible evidence ofreincarnations, exorcisms and near-deathexperiences.CRIME SEENDocumentary/Reality (5x60)Language: EnglishProducer: Medstar TelevisionDelivery Status: Pre-production for 2002The producers of Medical Detectivesreturn with more exciting stories and re-enactments of crimes solved through cut-ting edge forensic techniques.BILLION DOLLAR DISASTERSDocumentary/Reality (3 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Murphy Entertainment GroupDelivery Status: In production for 2001The harrowing accounts of survivors wholived through the most costly natural disas-ters of our time, including hurricanes,droughts, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, icestorms and more!ANGELS OF DEATHDocumentary/Reality (3 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Pathway ProductionsDelivery Status: Pre-production for 2002 The motivation, consequences and person-alities behind doctors and nurses whobecome murderers. WILDLIFE DETECTIVESDocumentary/Nature (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Murphy Entertainment GroupDelivery Status: Pre-production for 2001Agents of the National Wildlife HealthCenter and Care for the Wild investigateand solve real wildlife mysteries that affectthe planet’s delicate ecosystem. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLEReality/Children’s/Teens (26 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Screaming Flea ProductionsDelivery Status: Completed; availableimmediately“The Real World” meets freshman year inhigh school in this true glimpse into thelives of today’s teensGOTHAM TVMagazine (13x60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Rainbow Media HoldingsDelivery Status: In production for 2001Up-to-the-minute look at the hottesttrends, people, and activities in and aroundthe Big Apple.

RIGHT ON THE MONEYPersonal Finance/Financial Planning (52 x30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Twin Cities PublicTelevision/KTCACast: Host Chris FarrellDelivery Status: Completed, availableimmediatelyA personal finance show with personality!An informative, timely and valuableresource for facing life’s financial dilemmas.ROAD RHYTHMS: ROD STEWARTEntertainment/Documentary (1 X 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Pathway ProductionsCast: Rod StewartDelivery Status: Pre-production for 2001Travel with Rod Stewart during part of hisconcert swing to 3 stops -- Chicago, Detroitand Toronto -- and get to know the cities asonly Stewart could know them.THE ROOTS OF RYTHYM: CARLOSSANTANAEntertainment/Documentary (1 x 60 min.)Language: EnglishProducer: Pathway ProductionsCast: Carlos SantanaDelivery Status: Pre-production for 2001Watch as Santana takes us through his ver-sion of Spanish Harlem. We will jam withhim under the 12th Street El tracks where heused to play guitar for dimes as a teenager.CHEAP THRILLSMagazine (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Broadview MediaDelivery Status: Pre-production for fall 2001Showing viewers the cheapest, most effec-tive and entertaining ways of gettingthrough day-to-day existence, CHEAPTHRILLS provides a fast-paced look at out-rageous and ingenious tricks, anecdotes andfun. HEARTS & MINDSMagazine/Reality (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Broadview Media Delivery Status: Pre-production for fall 2001Human interest stories about everyday peo-ple whose actions embody the bravery andresilience of the human spirit and the capac-ity for everyone to make a difference.NEXT WEEK ON EARTHMagazine/Comedy (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Broadview MediaDelivery Status: Pre-production for fall 2001A satirical news magazine that features in-depth investigative reports on stories thathave yet to happen!THINKTANKTalk (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Broadview MediaDelivery Status: Pre-production for fall 2001A talking heads show with a major differ-ence – the pundits don’t just pontificate onmajor global and regional problems; they’rerequired to come up with a workable solu-tion.GREAT HISTORIC KITCHENSHistory/Cooking/Magazine (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Broadview MediaCast: Host Lynne Rossetto KasperDelivery Status: Pre-production for fall2001Combines the history and cooking genres ascookbook author and food historian LynneRossetto Kasper explores the great kitchensof the world and the dishes they onceserved.NURSES ON DUTYReality/Health (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Creative StreetDelivery Status: Pre-production for fall2001Focusing on the often overlooked role ofthe vital nursing profession, the seriesincludes true stories of nurse heroes, healthtips and health information.

WILDLIFE JOURNALReality/Nature (48 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Creative StreetDelivery Status: Completed, availableimmediatelyShowcases the role of game wardens intheir real-life adventures as protectors ofnatural resources, enforcers of public safetylaws, and their responses to emergencies.COUNTRY SAMPLER: ON THE ROADCrafts/Collectibles/Magazine (13 x 30min)Language: EnglishProducer: Creative StreetDelivery Status: Pre-production for fall2001Geared toward the female demographic andproduced in alliance with Country Samplerand Country Marketplace magazines, theseries will feature on-location interviewswith artisans and celebrities.ROARING THROUGH THE CENTURYDocumentary/Sports/History (1 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Creative StreetDelivery Status: Completed, availableimmediatelyThe history of the Indy 500 auto race andthe Indianapolis Motor Speedway. INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIOArts/Entertainment/Talk (73 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Bravo/In The MomentProductionsDelivery Status: Completed, availableimmediatelyThe impressive list of artists interviewedincludes: Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, MegRyan, Tom Hanks, Sharon Stone, KevinSpacey, Steven Spielberg, and HarrisonFord. ANIMALS OF WARAnimals/Nature/Documentary (3 x 60 or 1X 60)Language: EnglishProducer: Murphy Entertainment GroupDelivery Status: Available in Fall 2001They were mascots, messengers andweapons, taking soldiers into battle andgoing where soldiers could not go. Thisseries looks at the unknown lives of animalswaging war.BABY WILDAnimals/Nature (13 X 30)Language: EnglishProducer: Screaming Flea ProductionsCast: Hosts Nancy Wilson (of Heart) andOlivia Newton JohnDelivery Status: In production, with 3episodes available immediatelyFamily-oriented series looks at what it meansto be a young animal growing up in the wild.

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SCRATCHTeens/ Magazine (65 x 30 and 7 X 60)Language: EnglishProducer: Screaming Flea ProductionsDelivery Status: Completed, availableimmediatelyA teen magazine! Celebrity profiles,extreme activities, important teen topics andmusic star interviews make SCRATCH themost complete program for young teenagers

CARLTON INTERNATIONALMEDIA LIMITEDCarlton International Media Limited, 35-38 Portman Square, London, W1H 6NUUK. Tel: 44.020.7224.3339. Fax:44.0.20.7486.1707. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.carltonint.co.ukAt MIP-TV: Rupert Dilnott-Cooper (ChiefExecutive Officer), Louise Sexton(Director of Sales), Mark Gray (Controllerof Programme Development), Stephen J.Davis (President & Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Carlton America)Office: R36.17, Tel: 33..4.92.99.8837HEAD START40 x 1 hourA Gannon Television ProductionFrom the producers of the international hit,Heartbreak High, this series follows eightyoung achievers who get a head start at mak-ing their dreams come true when they win acompetition, and receive $20,000 grants tomake their ideas and projects a reality. CROSSROADS240, ongoing x 1/2 hourA Carlton ProductionSet in a four star hotel which features agourmet restaurant, health club, beautysalon and conference facilities, Crossroadsis an ongoing drama full of passion andintrigue as it follows the lives, loves, tri-umphs and tragedies of the staff and ownersof the Crossroads Hotel. THE SAFE HOUSE2 x 90 minutes or 1 x 2 hoursAn Alibi ProductionA tense, murder mystery, based on the best-selling novel by Nicci French. KAVANAGH QC SPECIAL: THE ENDOF THE LAW1 x 2 hours (2 x 2 hours + 25 x 90 minutesnow available)Producer: A Carlton ProductionJohn Thaw (Inspector Morse) stars asKavanagh in this special which begins withthe discovery of the body of a beautiful youngHungarian computer science graduate, andfollows the subsequent Old Bailey trial of thebusinessman in whose room she is found. OLIVER TWIST (FAMILY VERSION)6 x 1 hourCast: Robert Lindsay, Julie Walters,Michael Kitchen, Annette Crosbie, DavidRoss and Lindsay Duncan.Producer: A Diplomat Films Production forUnited Productions and WGBH/Boston A reversion for children of the highlyacclaimed series written by celebratedscreenwriter Alan Bleasdale (Boys from theBlack Stuff, GBH, Melissa, Jake’s Progress). PEAK PRACTICE SERIES 11 & 12Drama (26 x 1 hour (151 x 1 hour plus 1 x11/2 hours now available) Producer: A Carlton ProductionTwo new series of this hugely popular, longrunning drama, featuring a team of doctorsworking in the heart of the picturesque LakeDistrict. THE VICE SERIES 34 x 90 minutes (14 x 1 hour or 7 x 2 hours+ 4 x 90 minutes now available)Producer: A Carlton ProductionAward-winning actor Ken Stott (FeverPitch, Shallow Grave) returns as InspectorPat Chappel, whose uncompromising atti-tude often finds him at odds with his col-leagues in the vice unit of the Metropolitanpolice, and uncomfortably close to the pros-titutes and pimps he investigates.

THE NEW RULERS OF THEWORLDFactual (1 x 1 hour)Producer: A Carlton ProductionAward winning journalist and filmmaker,John Pilger, investigates the implications ofglobalisation in his powerful new docu-mentary. THE GULF WARFactual (3 x 1 hour)Producer: An ITN Factual Production forDiscovery Europe.This revealing documentary tells the storyof what one general described as ‘TheMother of all battles’. Using eyewitnessaccounts from soldiers, politicians andjournalists, it looks at the men who foughtthe war, the machines and technology theyused and how a strategy for the waremerged. GYPSY GIRLChildren & Family (7 x half hour)Producer: A Film and General ProductionsLtd ProductionGypsy Girl tells the story of the enchantingFreya, a young Romany girl who has inher-ited the magical powers of a ‘Chime Child’from her grandmother which allows her tohelp people who are hurt or in trouble.STARSTREETChildren & Family (13 x 20 min) (*AlsoAvailable: The Making of STARStreet 1 xhalf hr)Producer: A Carlton Production in associa-tion with Byrne Blood ProductionsA lively series for children aged 5 to 10years old featuring a young and talentedpop group, the allSTARS. STARStreet is anextraordinary world full of all the amusing,heartbreaking and exciting events thatmake up real life - with the uniqueSTARStreet fantasy dimension. THE QUEEN’S NOSE 4Children & Family (6 x half hour or 1 x 90minutes (24 x half hour or 3 x 2 hour TVmovies now available)Producer: A Film and General ProductionsLtd ProductionThis new series of The Queen’s Nose findsHarmony’s parents returning fromAustralia to set up a foster home, andHarmony and Melody sharing a flat in thefamily house. THE TRIANGLETV Movie (1 x 2 hrs)Producer: Kori Productions in associationwith Carlton AmericaSet in the infamous Bermuda Triangle andstarring Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210),a group of friends set off in search of longlost treasure, reportedly left on a luxuryliner that mysteriously sank 50 years earli-er. DANGER BENEATH THE SEATV Movie (1 x 2 hours)Cast: Casper Van Dien - Thrill Seekers,Starship Troopers as Captain MilesSheffield. Producer: A Carlton America Production inassociation with Tele MünchenThe Captain of a nuclear submarine findshimself in a race against time as he battlesa mutinous crew to avert nuclear war andavoid being destroyed by his own side. ROUGH AIR: DANGER ON FLIGHT534TV Movie (1 x 2 hours)Cast: Eric Roberts, Alexandra PaulProducer: A Carlton America Production inassociation with Tele MünchenSet aboard a transatlantic flight, an inexpe-rienced co-pilot must save the plane fromdisaster when a mid-air accident tears ahole in the fuselage. AMY AND ISABELLE1 x 2 hoursCast: Elisabeth ShueA Harpo Films Production in associationwith Carlton AmericaWhen her daughter Amy embarks on anaffair with a married man, her overprotec-tive mother Isabelle is forced to confronther own past.

THE WEDDING DRESSTV Movie (1 x 2 hours)Producer: Sarabande Productions in associ-ation with Carlton AmericaCast: Tyne Daly (Judging Amy, Cagneyand Lacey) and Margaret Colin (ThreeMen and a Baby, Pretty in Pink).Photographer Travis Cleveland wants Cass,his fashion model fiancee, to wear the hand-stitched wedding gown that has been in hisfamily for years, but she refuses. THE MOTHER, THE SON ... ANDTHE SOCIALITETV Movie (1 x 2 hours)Producer: The Koenigsburg Company inassociation with Carlton AmericaCast: Mary Tyler Moore and JeanStapleton.Sante Kines and her son, Kenny, have alwaysshared an unusual mother-son relationship. LIBRARYFollowing the international success ofITC’s TV Movies, Carlton International arereleasing 15 additional titles from thelibrary, including PCH (1 x 90 minutes)starring Elliott Gould, Casper Van Dien andDenise Richards which is set in the glam-orous beach community of Malibu; UFOCafé (1 x 2 hours), a fantasy starring BeauBridges, as well as two stylish featurelength adventures for The Persuaders (1 x99 minutes and 1 x 102 minutes), withRoger Moore and Tony Curtis.FOOD AND DRINKNearly 300 new hours of exciting food anddrink programming available, this season’sselection is a tantalising concoction of freshnew programming featuring award winningchefs such as Anton Edelman, LoydGrossman and Antony Worrall Thompson.

CARSEY-WERNERINTERNATIONALCarsey- Werner International, 4024Radford Avenue, Bldg. 3, Studio City, CA91604 USA. Tel: 818.655.5492. Fax:818.655.8548. London: 150 Regent Street,1st Floor, London, W1B 5SJ, U.K. Tel:44.20.7432.0328. Fax: 44.171.432.0329.Singapore: 391 A Orchard Road, Tower A,12-01, Ngee Ann City, Singapore 238873.Tel: 65.97.800.159. Fax: 65.235.6121.Miami: 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 536,Coral Gables, FL 33134. Tel:305.448.1900. Fax: 305.448.1909At MIP-TV: Herb Lazarus (President),Anthony Glickman (Vice President, Research& Marketing), Alexandra Taylor (Sr. VicePresident), Rajiv Dhawn (Vice President),Sheila Hall Aguirre, Vice President Office: Stand:24.01Tel: 334.92.99.8015GROUNDED FOR LIFE - NEWComedy (30-minute /13 episodes startingmid season 2000/2001)Cast: Donal Logue, Megyn Price, LynseyBartilson, Griffin Frazen, Jake Burbage,Richard Riehle, Kevin Corrigan. Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty gothis girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’shis wife, and at just thirty-two, he’s some-how found himself with a fourteen-year-olddaughter, two little boys, and a constantstruggle between his need to be responsibleand his desperate desire to be irresponsible. YOU DON’T KNOW JACK - NEWGame Show (30-minute /6 episodes start-ing mid season 2000/2001)Cast: hosted by Paul Reubens (Pee WeeHerman), and incorporates all the attitudeof the best-selling game. Based on the popular CD-Rom/Internetcomedy game created by Jellyvision, Inc.,this new series is a high-energy show

which combines comedy and competitionin a fast-paced format.

X-CHROMOSOME - NEWAnimated (30-minute /26 episodes)The only animated program createdexpressly for women, each 1/2-hourepisode of this new series includes a num-ber of animated shorts, each dealing withthe trials and triumphs of everyday women.

3RD ROCK FROM THE SUNComedy (30-minute /140 episodes through00/01 season)Cast: John Lithgow, Jane Curtin, KristenJohnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Simbi Khali, Elmarie Wendel,Wayne Knight. This smart half-hour comedy seriesexplores the human condition as seenthrough the eyes of four beings visitingEarth. COSBYComedy (30-minute /96 Episodes through99/00 season)Cast: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad,Madeline Kahn, Doug E. Doug, T’keyahCrystal Keymah. Bill Cosby stars in the hilarious comedy asHilton Lucas, a devoted husband and father,whose life is turned upside down when hefinds himself a victim of corporate down-sizing.CYBILLAdult Comedy Comedy (30-minute /87 episodes through97/98 season)Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Christine Baranski,Alan Rosenberg, Tom Wopat, DedeePfeiffer, Alicia Witt, Peter Krause, DannyMasterson. This sophisticated adult comedy series fol-lows the acting career and personal life ofCybill Sheridan, living in natural disaster-prone Los Angeles. ROSEANNEComedy (30-minute /222 episodes through96/97 season)Cast: Roseanne, John Goodman, LaurieMetcalf, Sara Gilbert, Sarah Chalke,Michael Fishman, Glenn Quinn, JohnnyGalecki, Estelle Parsons, Martin Mull. Roseanne stars as a blue-collar workingmom with big ideas, a biting sense ofhumour, and a personality as large as life. GRACE UNDER FIREComedy (30-minute /123 episodes through97/98 season)Cast: Brett Butler, Dave Thomas, JulieWhite, Casey Sander, Sam Horrigan,Kaitlin Cullum, Dylan and Cole Sprouse,Paul Dooley, Walter Olkewicz, TomPoston, Peggy Rea, Dave Florek. Brett Butler stars as Grace Kelly, a workingmother and divorcee with three children. THAT ‘70S SHOWComedy (30-minute /76 episodes through00/01 season)Cast: Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, AshtonKutcher, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon,Wilmer Valderrama, Debra Jo Rupp,Kurtwood Smith, Tanya Roberts, Don Stark. That ‘70s Show follows a group of teenagefriends who are coming of age and come toterms with hormones, parents, and thebizarrely changing America of the late 1970s.

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MEN BEHAVING BADLYWant to know what “real men” are reallylike? Kevin and Jaime are two bachelors inparadise, where life is one big party. Cast: Rob Schneider, Ron Eldard, JustineBatemanComedy (30-minute /24 episodes through96/97 season)TOWNIESComedy (30-minute /18 episodes through96/96 season)Cast: Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman,Lauren Graham, Ron Livingston, BillyBurr, Lee Garlington, Dion Anderson,Conchata Ferrell, Joseph D. Reitman. Molly Ringwald stars as Carrie Donovan inthis ensemble comedy set in the quaint fish-ing town of Gloucester, Massachusetts. DAMONComedy (30-minute /13 episodes startingmid-season)Cast: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier,Andrea Martin, Dom Irrera, MelissaDeSousa, Julio Mechosos, Greg Pitts,Phyllis Frelich, Bill Pugin. Damon plays an undercover cop whodecides to fight crime in some very uncon-ventional and outrageous ways. NORMAL, OHIOThey say you can never go home again-especially when you’ve already come out ofthe closet. Cast: John Goodman, Joely Fisher, GregPitts, Orson Bean, Anita Gillette, JuliaMcIlvaine, Cody Kasch, Mo Gaffney,Charles Rocket. Comedy (30-minute / 13 episodes through2000/2001

CASTLE HILLPRODUCTIONS, INC.Castle Hill Productions, Inc., 1414 Avenueof the Americas, New York, NY 10019USA. Tel: 212.888.0080. Fax:212.644.0956. Company Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Arthur Schweitzer (VPInternational Sales)Office: 01.02, Tel: 334.92.99.82.07 /334.92.99.86.41, Fax: 334.92.99.86.42BLUE MOONDramaLanguage: EnglishDirector: John GallagherCt Rita Moreno, Ben Gazzara, Burt Young,Brian Vincent, Alanna UbachOne mystical evening two couples at thecrossroad of their relationships rediscovertheir love.HAMMERLOCKAction/ComedyLanguage: EnglishDirector: Chris T. McIntyreCt Pat Morita, Joe Santos, Roger Mosley,Desmond WilsonTwo rookie prison guards have 48 hours torecapture two escaped prisoners in a zanyadventure.JANE DOEDramaLanguage: EnglishDirector: Paul PedittoCast: Calista FlockhartAn enchanting young woman falls in lovewith a “pulp fiction” writer.STIRSci-FiLanguage: EnglishDirector: Rodion NahapetovCast: Traci Lords, Tony Todd, Karen BlackA germ warfare scientist’s son has visionsrevealing facts about his father’s mysteriousmurder.THE DELIComedyLanguage: EnglishDirector: John GallagherCast: Ice T, Mike Starr, Jerry Stiller, DebiMazar, Gretchen Mol, Michael Imperioli,Tony Sirico, Vincent PastoreThe deli owner makes last big bet to pay offgambling debts to mobsters and his mother.

DOUBLE PARKEDDramaLanguage: EnglishDirector: Stephen KinsellaCast: Callie Thorne, William SageA mother tries to protect stepbrothers fromtheir violent and abusive father.WORLD OF FILMDocumentary (7 x 30 min)Language: EnlgishProducer: Peter PowellCast: Rita GamEach show highlights great films, directorsand stars of seven countries including India,Mexico, United Kingdom, Czech/SlovakRepublics, Hungary, Mexico and Sweden.BEAUTY OF THE WORLDDocumentaries (3 x 30 min or 3 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Peter PowellCast: Rita GamA unique look at the people, culture and artsof Morocco, Sweden and Norway.ELVIS IN HOLLYWOODDocumentary (55 min or 65 min)Language: EnglishA very personal look back at the star’smovie career. Complemented by exclusiverare film clips and interviews with movielegends.ALBERTA HUNTER MY CASTLE’SROCKIN’Documentary (55 min or 65 min)Language: EnglishA journey through the 20th century careerof a founder of the Blues music with rareperformances by blue and jazz music greatsBessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, EubieBlack, Paul Robeson and more.

CBS BROADCASTINTERNATIONALCBS Broadcast International and KingWorld International Productions, 10877Wilshire Boulevard, 9th Floor - CorporateHeadquarters, Los Angeles, CA 90024,USA. Tel: 310.446.6092. Fax:310.446.6052. 1700 Broadway, 9th Floor,New York, NY 10019, USA. Tel:212.975.8585. Fax: 212.975.7452.International Offices: CBS BroadcastInternational – Europe, 10 Dover Street,London W1S 4LQ, U.K. Tel:44.207.355.4422. Fax: 44.207.355.4429.CBS Broadcast International - LatinAmerica. 605 Lincoln Road, Suite 301,Miami Beach, FL 33139. Tel:305.531.2300. Fax: 305.531.6306. .CBSAsia, Inc.Suite 1106-7,Pacific Place Tower II, 88Queensway, Hong Kong. Tel:852.2785.8683. Fax: 852.2786.9171At MIP-TV: Armando Nuñez, Jr.(President, CBS Broadcast Internationaland Executive Vice President, CBSEnterprises), Fred Cohen (President, KingWorld International Productions andExecutive Vice President, CBS BroadcastInternational), Barry Chamberlain (VicePresident, Sales, CBS BroadcastInternational), Scott Michels (VicePresident, Sales Operations andAdministration, CBS BroadcastInternational), Anne Hirsch (ManagingDirector, Europe, CBS BroadcastInternational), Yuet-fung Ho (ManagingDirector, CBS Asia, Inc.), StephaniePacheco (Managing Director, LatinAmerica and the Caribbean, CBSBroadcast International), Anne Hirsch(Managing Director, Europe), MichellePayne (Director, European Sales)Office: R31.36Tel: 334.92.99.8881THE DISTRICTCrime Drama (22 X 60 min)Cast: Craig T. NelsonDelivery Status: Available now. In this primetime crime drama, Craig T.Nelson is a police commissioner heading aband of determined, modern-day“Untouchables” battling to turn around an out-dated police department in a crime-ridden city.

JUDGING AMYDrama Series (47 X 60 min) Cast: Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly star.Delivery Status: Available now. Primetime series follows the personal andprofessional challenges faced by a singlemother and attorney who returns to herhometown as a child welfare judge; SURVIVOR Drama Series (28 X 60 min)Delivery Status: Available now (in selectedterritories). The U.S. television phenomenon that hasruled the ratings, the media and the public’sfascination: In these two event series, 16ordinary strangers are left in an exotic loca-tion - a tropical island and the Australian out-back - to endure adventure challenges andoutwit competitors for a million-dollar prize.CITY OF ANGELSDrama Series (24 X 60 min) Cast: Blair Underwood and MichaelWarren.Delivery Status: Available now. Thisintense medical drama from award-winningproducer Steven Bochco explores the inter-twined lives of doctors and staff who run anembattled urban hospital struggling to stayafloat. WALKER, TEXAS RANGERDrama Series (203 X 60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. The one-hour action adventure stars ChuckNorris as a modern-day Texas Rangerwhose independent crime-fighting tech-niques are rooted in the rugged traditions ofthe Old West.TOUCHED BY AN ANGELDrama Series (169 X 60 min). Cast: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John DyeDelivery Status: Available now. The award-winning, top-rated family dramaabout angels (Roma Downey, Della Reese,John Dye) secretly dispatched to earth toinspire people facing life’s crossroads -whether they know it or not.WELCOME TO NEW YORKComedy series (16 X 30 min) Cast: Christine Baranski and actor/comedi-an Jim Gaffigan.Delivery Status: Available now. An innocent, small-town television weath-erman gets the job opportunity of a lifetimein New York City, which comes with a big-city collection of odd, egotistical charactersin the newsroom and around town. EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMONDComedy Series (117 X 30 min) Delivery Status: Available now. The primetime comedy features RayRomano as a husband, father and dutifulson with a loving family that, at times, is alittle too close for comfort. THE KING OF QUEENSComedy Series (75 X 30 min) Cast: Leah Remini, Jerry StillerDelivery Status: Available now. Praised as a modern-day “Honeymooners,”an easy-going delivery man (Kevin James)goes home to contend with a sassy wife(Remini) who knows her place - as her hus-band’s equal - and his offbeat father-in-law(Stiller), who has moved in for good.LADIES MANComedy Series (35 X 30 min)Cast: Alfred Molina, Betty White, SharonLawrenceDelivery Status: Available now. International film and theatre star AlfredMolina is the only man in a house full ofwomen, and he is in search of life, love orjust a little privacy. Betty White and SharonLawrence also star.KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGSComedy Series (64 X 30 min) Delivery Status: U.S. Episodes and formatavailable now. Legendary comic performer and personalityBill Cosby hosts a spontaneous, hilarioushit series capturing children at their funni-est, as well as showcasing classic clips andreuniting with many of the kids, now adults,featured in them.

ROLLERJAMComedy Series (84 X 60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. It’s war on wheels: With its roots in the classichit Roller Derby, this extreme sports entertain-ment series features teams of men and womenskaters facing off in a high-energy, high-speedcompetition with risk-it-all athleticism.MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT, MISSUSA PAGEANT AND MISS TEENUSA PAGEANTSpecial (3 x 2 hours) Delivery Status: Available now. The world’s most beautiful and fascinatingwomen compete in the world’s best-knownand most popular competitions.THE BARBARA WALTERS SPECIALSSpecial (2 X 60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. The multi-award-winning journalist con-ducts news-making in-depth interviewswith internationally famous personalities,including her Oscar Night special - a tradi-tion as much as the Academy Awards them-selves - featuring exclusive intimate con-versations with world-class actors.SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLLMini-Series (2 x 2 hours) Delivery Status: Available now. A lively, music-filled romantic drama fol-lowing the evolution of rock and rollthrough the rise and fall of a fictional band.The series features original songs from suchinternationally-known artists as Bob Dylan,Graham Nash, Motown’s Lamont Dozierand Carole King and performances bytoday’s top stars.BLACKOUTTelefilm (6 x 2 hrs)Cast: Jane Seymour, William Russ. Delivery Status: Available nowWhen a big city is brought to a halt due to apower blackout, a woman being pursued bya troubled stranger must find safety fromhim in the darkness. CHILDREN OF FORTUNE Telefilm (6 x 2 hrs)Cast: James Brolin, Virginia Madsen andMichael Moriarty.Delivery Status: Available nowA military criminal investigator venturesinto a remote desert town to solve a strangemurder involving an officer and tight-knitcommunity of polygamists. FOR ALL TIME Telefilm (6 x 2 hrs)Cast: Mark Harmon.Delivery Status: Available nowIn this fantasy drama, a powerful executiveobsessed with the 19th century finds him-self transported there - only to be tornbetween returning to his successful modern-day life or remaining trapped in time withthe love of his life.

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60 MINUTESNews Service (52 X 60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. Television’s premier one-hour news-magazine, produced by CBS News, returnsfor a landmark 33rd season with its head-line-making investigations and exclusiveinterviews with the world’s newsmakers.60 MINUTES IINews Service (52 X 60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. The successful spin-off of 60 Minutes fea-tures the same signature hard-hitting storiesfrom leading correspondents of CBS News.48 HOURSNews Service (52 X 60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. CBS News’ multi-award-winning hournewsmagazine now in its 14th seasonexploring single newsworthy subjects withan in-depth, as-it-happens style.AMBULANCECBS News Documentary (60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. Ride along with the medical experts on theunpredictable front line of disasters: fromquick judgments, coping with stricken fam-ilies, diagnosing mysterious problems andconfronting urban violence.AMERICA’S BUSIEST E.R. CBS News Documentary (60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. The never-ending, often shocking worldinside the busiest emergency unit in theU.S. - with more than 500 patients a day andproblems from gun shot wounds to mysteryailments.LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMANTalk (260 X 60 min) Available now. The innovative talk varietyseries hosted by the Emmy-winning person-ality and featuring world-class celebrities,musical performers and cutting-edge come-dy skits.THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOWTalk (180 X 60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. Hosted by the incomparable Emmy Award-winner, the breakthrough talk show contin-ues to explore new subjects and showcasethe world’s top personalities.ANIMAL RESCUEReality/Wildlife (78 X 30 min) Delivery Status: Additional 26 episodes`01 season available now; Spanish tracksavailable. The popular reality series showcases spec-tacular rescues of animals from around theworld and profiles the courageous peoplebehind these achievements.WILD AMERICAReality/Wildlife (10 X 60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. Family entertainment exploring fascinatinganimal behaviour with fresh, vivid andoften astonishing footage. Specials include“The Predators,” narrated by RobertRedford; “Dangerous Encounters,” “GreatEscapes;” “Fantastic Follies;” “SpectacularShowdowns;” “Tender Times;” “WackyBabies;” “Wild Wings;” “Our FavoriteAnimals,” and “Amazing Legends.”HOLLYWOOD SQUARESGame Show (260 X 30 min) Cast: Whoopie Goldberg and other film,television and music celebrities.Delivery Status: Available now. A fresh, fast-paced version of the legendaryhit game show, based on the universally-known classic tic-tac-toe competition. WHEEL OF FORTUNEGame Show (260 X 30 min) Delivery Status: Available now. The world’s most popular game show, host-ed by Pat Sajak and Vanna White.THE VAULTFormat (60 min) Delivery Status: Available now. The innovative interactive game show witha rapid-fire, contemporary format thatoffers a chance for cash prizes by contest-ants and viewers alike.

VH-1’S THE LISTFormat (30 min) Delivery Status: Available now. Celebrities offer lively opinions about pop-ular culture and use the studio audience asjudges.

CHANNEL 4 INTERNATIONALChannel 4 International, 124 HorseferryRoad, London, SW1P 2TX, England. Tel:44.207.396.4444. Fax: 44.207.306.8363.Website: www.c4i.tvCompany Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Paul Sowerbutts (ManagingDirector), Barbara Bellini-Witkowski(Director of Sales and Rights Investment),Gayle Gilman (Director of Co-Productionsand Programming), Mike Morris (Directorof Marketing), Alison Sainsbury-Stack(Sales Manager), Sabine Broening (SeniorSales Executive)Office: 02.41TEACHERS Drama (8 x 50 min) Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedTeachers is a series not about rigorouslearning, but about real life - about who theteachers are away from the prying eyes oftheir pupils.SHACKLETON Drama Miniseries (2x100 min) Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedBased on one of the most captivating true

stories of human power and spirit,Shackleton,” starring Kenneth Branagh anddirected by Charles Sturridge, chroniclesthe legendary Antarctic expedition led byfamed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. BANZAI Comedy and Entertainment (8x24 min) Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedLunacy, debacle and boisterous bets are thestronghold of the new game show “Banzai.”Structured in a Japanese game show style,contestants will gamble on the outcome ofweird and wonderful ‘leftfield’ scenarios. THE 1940S HOUSE Reality/Documentary (1x25 min and 4x50min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completed“The 1940s House” is a living experimentin which a modern day family takes on thechallenge of domestic life on Britain’swartime Home Front – from the outbreak ofwar in 1939 to Victory Day in 1945. EXTINCT! Science (6x25 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedThis six part series investigates the mysterysurrounding the life and eventual demise ofsix extinct species including the dodo bird,the Irish elk, the sabre-toothed tiger, thegreat auk, the Tasmanian tiger and the wool-ly mammoth. COMMANDODocumentary (3x50 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedDuring WWII, Winston Churchill startedhis own private army known as theCommandoes. These men were volunteerswho agreed to secret missions of destruc-tion to significant enemy targets, such as thedestruction of the largest dry dock inEurope or the attempted assassination ofRommel.THE CAR MAN Music and Arts (1x90 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedFrom director and choreographer MatthewBourne comes a contemporary film noirversion of Bizet’s classic opera Carmenrelocated to a 1960s greasy diner and garagein small town America.

HELL IN THE PACIFICDocumentary (4 X 50 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completed7th December 2001 will be the 60thanniversary of Pearl Harbour. 110 min-utes of unprovoked Japanese aggressionrepresented the trigger that fired Americainto the greatest conflict ever.LOSTReality Series (12x30 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedBasic instinct survival and ingenuity aretested when contestants are blindfoldedand dropped in the remotest, inhospitableand unfamiliar regions of the world andforced to find their way home with littlemoney and few clues. BLACK BOOKS Comedy and Entertainment (series 16x25 min) and (series 2 6x25 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completed“Black Books” follows the antics of thefoul tempered and wildly eccentric book-shop owner Bernard Black (DylanMoran), his longhaired and equally longsuffering assistant Manny (Bill Bailey)and his best and possibly only friend –Fran (Tamsin Greig). NIGELLA BITES Documentary (5x25 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedRenowned food writer Nigella Lawsonmakes no secret of the fact that she loveseating and entertaining. In this five-partseries, Nigella invites us into her kitchento learn how easy and effective a goodmeal can be – whether you are cooking astolen treat for one or a feast for an entiretribe of friends and family. IVOR Animation (1 x 26 min) Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedSet in a south London suburb, this ani-mated adventure stars 11-year-old John, ayoung English boy who wakes oneSaturday morning to discover that like itor not, he has a new friend.UNDERWORLD Documentary (3 x 50 min) Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedIn Underworld, Graham Hancock willcombine exploratory dives in the world’soceans with the latest scientific evidenceon the end of the last Ice Age to challengeorthodox models of the past.

CHORION INTELLECTUALPROPERTIESChorion Intellectual Properties, VernonHouse, 40 Shaftesbury Avenue, LondonW1D 7ER UK. Tel: 44.020.7434.1880.Fax: 44.020.7434.1882 E-mail:[email protected] Type: Rights management, pro-ducer, distributorAt MIP-TV: Jackie Lynch (Head ofMedia Sales & Distribution), Ai LingGoh (Sales & Distribution, Asia),Nicholas James (Managing Director)Office: 04.23WAY FOR NODDYAnimation (100 x 10-mins)Language: EnglishProducer: Chorion and the BBCWorldwideDelivery Status: In productionThis CGI animation series is based on theclassic series of Noddy books written bythe world’s best-selling children’s author,Enid Blyton. It features original Toylandcharacters, new stories and songs.

CHRYSALIS DISTRIBUTIONChrysalis Distribution, The ChrysalisBuilding, 13 Bramley Road, London,W10 6SP UK. Tel: 44.207.465.6274. Fax:44.207.221.6286. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.chrysalis.co.ukAt MIP-TV: Christina Willoughby(Managing Director), Liza Thompson(Sales Executive), Peter Grant (Salesand Marketing Executive), LucyDawkins (Sales Administrator)Office: 20.32Tel: 334.92.99.8114SAM’S GAMEComedy (6x 30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Tristram ShapiroProducer: Sue BirbeckCast: Davina McCall, Ed ByrneDelivery Status: In ProductionThis hilarious new sitcom stars DavinaMcCall (Big Brother, Streetmate) asSam. Game, playful, spunky, blunt, con-fident and underneath it all, as insecureas any of us. MATAKUDrama (5x 30’)Language: EnglishDirector: TBAProducer: Rhonda Kite and Carey CarterCast: TBADelivery Status: Pre ProductionNew Zealand’s first mystery drama seriesuses Maori myth in a modern context. AIRPORT 5Documentary (17x 30’)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: John ComerfordCast: Narrated by John NettlesDelivery Status: CompletedCamera crews return to the world’sbusiest international airport for anotherriveting series of this access-all-areasdocumentary about Heathrow.MIDSOMER MURDERS 4Drama (5x 100’)Language: EnglishDirector: Peter Smith, David Tucker,Jeremy SilberstonProducer: Brian True-MayCast: John Nettles, Daniel CaseyDelivery Status: CompletedJohn Nettles (Bergerac) stars in the leadrole in these classic murder mysteries,based on the award-winning InspectorBarnaby novels by top mystery writerCaroline Graham.

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LATE NIGHT POKEREntertainment (25x 100’ & format)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: VariousCast: VariousDelivery Status: CompletedSome of the greatest players in the worldbattle it out with their own cash andthanks to specially hidden cameras, onlythe viewer has access to the true story. BREAKERSDrama (430x 30’)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: Des MonaghanCast: Julie Haseler, Richard Healy,Emily Perry, Ben Tate, Helen O’ConnorDelivery Status: CompletedA long running series, set amongst thecosmopolitan bustle of Bondi, one ofAustralia’s most colourful and fashion-able beach suburbs.THE BROKER’S MAN (SERIESONE & TWO)Drama/TV Movies/Mini-Series (6x 50’& 6x 50’)Language: EnglishDirector: Roger Gartland & BobBlagdenProducer: Adrian BateCast: Kevin WhatelyDelivery Status: CompletedIn the corrupt world of insurance fraud,the truth is a dangerous thing to find.Kevin Whately (Inspector Morse) stars asJimmy Griffin, insurance fraud investiga-tor, in this action packed series.BECKDrama (6x 50’)Language: EnglishDirector/s: Maurice Phillips, KenGrieve, James HazeldineProducer: Jacky StollerCast: Amanda Redman, Caroline Loncq,David Hunt, David HerlihyDelivery Status: CompletedIn this tough and emotional series, Becknot only finds missing people, but dealswith the shock, dismay and despair thattheir disappearance - and sometimes theirdiscovery - can create.WILDERNESSDrama/TV Movies/Mini-Series (1x 100’or 3x 60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ben BoltProducer: Tim VaughanCast: Amanda Ooms, Owen Teale,Michael KitchenDelivery Status: CompletedA love story so erotically charged andcompelling that you do not at first stop toquestion its extraordinary premise - thateach full moon, beautiful Alice Whitechanges into a wolf.TRUSTDrama/TV Movies/Mini-Series (2x 75’or 3x 50’)Language: EnglishDirector: David DruryProducer: Jill GreenCast: Caroline Goodall, Nat Parker,MarkStrongDelivery Status: CompletedThis is a psychological thriller of anunnerving kind... three people, closelyintertwined, their worlds shattered by amurder which forces them to ask thequestion: whom can you really trust?BODY & SOULDrama (6x 60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Moira ArmstrongProducer: Linda James & Jenny ReeksCast: Kristin Scott Thomas, AmandaRedman, Anthony ValentineDelivery Status: CompletedA young nun is forced to choose betweentwo worlds. After sixteen years of chasti-ty and silent obedience, a relative’s deathforces her to leave the convent and con-front an alien and hostile modern world.

LAWLESS (1X 100’)Drama/TV Movies/Mini-SeriesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Chris Martin-JonesProducer: Bruce SheridanCast: Kevin Smith, Angela DotchinDelivery Status: CompletedIn this action-packed movie, undercovercop John Lawless is wrongly accused ofmurder and has to enlist the help of friendsfrom both sides of the law to prove hisinnocence. THE FORBIDDEN JOURNEYDocumentary (1x 60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Paul WilliamsProducer: Nicholas ClaxtonCast: Hamish Wilson, Narration byKenneth Branagh.Delivery Status: CompletedWe follow renowned photographerHamish Wilson as he retraces a secretjourney through East Africa made by themaverick explorer Sir Richard Burton in1854. Extracts of Burton’s diaries are readby Kenneth Branagh.HEAVEN ON EARTHDrama/TV Movies/Mini-Series (1x 100’,2x 90’ or 3x 60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Stuart OrmeProducer: Julia OustonCast: Neil Pearson, Geraldine Somerville,Lionel Jeffries, Isla BlairDelivery Status: CompletedA powerful and compelling psychologicalthriller about a troubled, young middle-class family who opt out of the rat-race fora simple life in the remote countryside.But heaven soon turns into hell...THE ALCHEMISTS Drama (2x 90’ or 3x 60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Peter SmithProducer: Jill GreenCast: Grant Show, Ruth Gemmell,Edward HardwickeDelivery Status: CompletedWith the new millennium, the frighteningissue of genetic engineering growsincreasingly significant. The Alchemists isa dynamic thriller whose relevance ismore vital than anyone could ever haveimagined...CLOSE CONTACTDrama (1x 100’)Language: EnglishDirector: Scott Hartford-DaviesProducer: Ian BradleyCast: Amanda Douge, Grant Bowler,Kimberley DaviesDelivery Status: CompletedIn this gripping and fast-paced thriller, LizPrice is plunged into a web of intrigue andmurder when her lover is murdered and alarge amount of money goes missing.13 GANTRY ROWDrama (1x 100’)Language: EnglishDirector: Catherine MillarProducer: Robert BruningCast: Rebecca Gibney, John AdamDelivery Status: CompletedA gripping, psychological thriller about ayoung couple who purchase a large, rundown house to renovate. However, sinis-ter events which occurred in the house acentury earlier have left an evil legacywhich threatens to destroy them.CROCODILE SHOES Drama Series (13x 50’)Language: EnglishProducer: Linda James, Jimmy Nail, JenSamson Cast: Jimmy Nail, James WilbyDelivery Status: CompletedFrom the Northeast of England to the WildWest of Nashville, factory worker Jeddreams of Country music stardom whichtakes him on a journey of discoveryhalfway across the world in this grittydrama series.

A BIT OF POSH?Documentary (4x 60’)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA witty, entertaining look at the life of theyoung and rich upper classes in Britaintoday and how they spend their time andmoney in the fashionable clubs, bars anddesigner shops in London and Europe.

CINAMOUR ENTERTAINMENTCinamour Entertainment, 221 WestAlameda Avenue, Suite # 203, Burbank,California. 91502 USA. Tel:818.558.3130. Fax: 818.558.3131. E-mail:www.cinamour.comAt MIP-TV: Glen Hartford (Chairman /CEO), Cord Douglas (President,Distribution)Office: #09.10, Tel: 334.92.99.8317HAUNTED HOTELSLight-Documentary Specials (3 x 52 min-utes)Visit the scariest inns and hotels the worldhas ever known. Witnesses, experts andpsychics uncover the truth behind leg-endary tales of ghosts and hauntings.Exotic locations and high-quality recre-ations bring the stories to life.DEADLY BEAUTY: SNOWÕSSECRET LIFEScientific-Adventure Documentary (52minutes)The power of the avalanche -- never beforehas it’s true fury been captured on film. SAVING THE ENDANGEREDSPECIESWildlife Documentary Series (26 x 24minutes)From the rugged peaks of the Andes moun-tains to the predatory savannas of Africa,animal species fight a daily battle for sur-vival. Each half hour episode chroniclesthe efforts of dedicated experts and volun-teers who face great odds to save threat-ened species from extinction.IDITARODÉ A FAR DISTANT PLACEAdventure Documentary (52 minutes)In a journey of challenge and courage,three race contestants and their canine com-panions run the Iditarod sled dog racethrough 1,000 miles of the Alaskan out-back. Each contestant must overcome theirpersonal struggles, as well as the terrain.ANIMAL ACTION WITH EDDIE &GREGChildren’s Wildlife Series (13 x 24 min-utes)In the footsteps of Abbott & Costello,Eddie and Greg explore the wild and findlaughs.ANIMAL WARSAnimated Feature (90 minutes)Animal tribes play “animal football” todetermine which tribe will rule the planet.

CINE-INTERNATIONALFILMVERTRIEBGMBH & CO.KGCine-International Filmvertrieb GmbH &Co.Kg,, Leopoldstr. 18, D-80802 Munich,Germany. Tel: 49.89.391025. Fax:49.89.331089E-mail:[email protected] Type: Sales agentAt MIP-TV: Lilli Tyc-Holm (President),Susanne Groh (Head of International Sales& Acquisitions), CarolineTengler (SalesManager), Jesse Vogel (Co-ProductionAdvisor)Acquisition Executive:Susanne GrohOffice: 01.15 c/o Export-Union, Tel:334.92.99.82.02VENUS TALKINGFeature Film (95 min)Language: German, English subtitledDirector: Rudolf ThomeProducer: Rudolf Thome, Moana-FilmGmbH, Berlin; co-produced byARD/DEGETOCast: Sabine Bach, Roger Tebb, VladimirWeigl, Guntram BrattiaDelivery Status: completedNovelist Venus leaves her husband andmoves temporarily to Berlin where she isstarting to write a new book. Having had anaffair with Fabricio she has to decide whichman she truly loves.PARADISO – SEVEN DAYS WITHSEVEN WOMENFeature Film (102 min)Language: German, English subtitled,French subtitled, Spanish subtitled, ItaliansubtitledDirector: Rudolf ThomeProducer: Rudolf Thome, Moana-FilmGmbH, Berlin; co-produced byARD/DEGETOCast: Hanns Zischler, Cora Frost, AdrianaAltaras, Sabine BachDelivery Status: completedFor his 60th birthday a composer’s wifeinvites six other women who have playedan important role in Adam’s life.THE RITUALThriller (89 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Simon LinscheidProducer: Simon Linscheid, Simeon FilmsLtd., Ireland; co-produced by John Nortonand Howard GibbinsCast: Stella Feehily, Aenne Barr, LeonardHaydenDelivery Status: completedA mystic, spine-chilling thriller full of sus-pense set in Ireland against the backgroundof Celtic mythology and mysterious rituals.

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MIDNIGHT LOVEComedy (85 min)Language: German, English subtitlesDirector: Harald LeipnitzProducer: Peter Wortmann, SpectacleProductions, MunichCast: Jutta Speidel, Daniel Friedrich, LaraJoy Körner, Oliver BoysenDelivery Status: completedJulia tries her luck as actress in Munich. Hercareer hopes become shattered and her ex-fiancé has a new girl-friend.DENIS KATZER – EXPEDITION:THE BIG JOURNEYAdventure (13 x 26 min)Language: German, EnglishDirector: Denis KatzerProducer: rsg Rundfunk Service GmbH,NürnbergCast: Denis Katzer, Tanja HofmannDelivery Status: completedTHE BIG JOURNEY is a journey to andacross the borders of countries, continents,peoples and cultures. It takes Denis Katzerand Tanja Hofmann to Pakistan,Taklamakan, Mongolia and Nepal.2,000 YEARS OF CHRISTIANITYDocumentary (13 x 50 min)Language: German, EnglishDirector: Werner Herzog, Günther Klein,Georg Graffe and othersProducer: ARD / it-media / Tellux-Film,MunichDelivery Status: completedIn 13 episodes, this television series tells thestory of the many changes in the wayhumanity regards the Christian message andrecounts events in the political, social andcultural background of history.LA GHRIBA – THE MIRACULOUSDocumentary (45 min)Language: English, French, GermanDirector: Wolfgang LesowskyProducer: Forum Film/ORFReligion/Medien Service bmbwkDelivery Status: completedAfter the destruction of Jerusalem by theRomans in the year 70, many Jews fled toJerba and settled down there. They built themost famous synagogue of North Africacalled „La Ghriba” (The Miraculous”).EGON SCHIELE – THE LEOPOLDCOLLECTIONDocumentary (45 min)Language: German, EnglishDirector: Wolfgang LesowskyProducer: Leopold-Museum, Vienna /Atelier Corinne Hochwarter / Forum FilmDelivery Status: completedThis documentary about the Austrianpainter Egon Schiele was shot at the mostimportant places where this great artist haslived and worked: Vienna, Neulengbach,Kruma, Tulln.

CLT-UFAINTERNATIONALCLT-UFA INTERNATIONAL, 45, boule-vard Pierre Frieden, L-1543 Luxembourg.Tel: 352.421.423.935. Fax:352.421.423.771. E-mail: [email protected] Company Type: Sales agent, distributor At MIP-TV: Ludwig ZU SALM (President &CEO, Rights and Distribution), Heinz THYM(Head Of International Acquisitions AndSales), Olaf WIEHLER (Senior Sales &Acquisitions Executive, German speakingEurope), Sandra KESER-STAJNBERGER(Senior International Sales Executive),Doris GOEBELS (International SalesExecutive), Lucia SITAROVA(International Sales Executive), Eva PALM(Head of Acquisitions, BMG Video)Office: H4.27 SECRET SOCIETYFeature Film / Romantic comedy (1 x 90minutes)Language: English Director: Imogen Kimmel Cast: Charlotte Brittain, Lee Ross, AnnetteBadland Delivery Status: Completed Make your fat functional! When an over-weight housewife joins a secret society ofsumo wrestlers, her husband doesn’t knowwhat’s hit him... DO NOT DISTURB Feature Films / Action Thriller (1 x 94minutes)Language: English Director: Dick Maas Cast: William Hurt, Jennifer Tilly,Francesca Brown Delivery Status: Completed Set in the provocative city of Amsterdam, afast paced action thriller in which the mutedaughter of an American family witnesses amurder, placing her and her father in mortaldanger as they try to outwit the villains. THE FIRST FLOOR FEATURES CATALOGUE Feature Films (14 x 1x 90 minutes)A catalogue produced by commerciallyHolland’s most successful production com-pany, consisting in 14 highly acclaimedfilms including the 1998 Academy Awardwinner for Best Foreign Film, Character,The Lift, Flodder, Amsterdamned, Abel,Long Live The Queen, The Red Swan...

COLUMBIA TRISTARINTERNATIONALTELEVISIONColumbia TriStar International Television,10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City,CA 90232 USA. Tel: 310.244.4000. Fax:310.244.1874At MIP-TV: Michael Grindon (President,Columbia TriStar International Television),Peter Iacono (Executive Vice President,Sales), John McMahon (Executive VicePresident and Managing Director), KeithLeGoy (Senior Vice President, EuropeanDistribution), Annie Morita (Senior VicePresident, Sales and Marketing), Ross Pollack(Senior Vice President, Sales Planning)Office: Top Of The Palais, M5.01DOCDrama (22 x 60 min)The series features Billy Ray Cyrus as a“fish out of water” country doctor whomoves to New York City to follow the loveof his life.WHAT ABOUT JOANComedy (13x30 min)Joan Cusack (GROSSE POINTE BLANK)will star in this sitcom revolving around asingle school teacher, her friends, and theirromantic relationships.ECO-CHALLENGEAdventure Race (5x 60 min, 1x180 min)The Eco-Challenge is a competitive raceinvolving teams consisting of four men andwomen. Using non-motorized transportation,the teams join Eco-Challenge to promote envi-ronmental awareness and enhance their lives.

AS IFDrama (56x30min)Six points of view, one creative new drama.Combining elements of cutting-edge visu-als, music and provocative story-telling, ASIF explores the complex world of a group ofLondon teenagers. SHEENADrama (22x60min)Gena Lee Nolin (BAYWATCH) stars asSheena, the brave and beautiful protector ofparadise in the exotic world of the Africanwilderness. Sheena uses powers and bondwith animals to protect nature.

COMEDY CENTRALComedy Central, 1775 Broadway, NewYork, NY 10019 USA. Tel: 212.767.8818. Fax: 212.767.8610. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Richard De Croce (VP,International Sales), Michelle Greenberg(Manager, International Sales)Office: R38.05THAT’S MY BUSH! Live Action Series (7 x 30’)From the creators of South Park, this sitcomparody offers a glimpse of how GeorgeBush’s family life is affected by the dutiesof the Oval Office. PRIMETIME GLICK Talk Show (10 x 30’)Using the celebrity talk show framework,Martin Short’s character Jiminy Glickbrings Hollywood hot shots to their knees.TV FUNHOUSE Entertainment Series (8 x 30’)Described as “a broken kid’s show foradults,” TV Funhouse combines puppet ani-mals, real animals, short films and animation. COMEDY CENTRAL SPORTS PRESENT BATTLEBOTS Entertainment Series (34 x 30’)Comedy Central’s BattleBots showcases theunique sport of robots dueling to the death. SOUTH PARK SEASON 5 Animated Series (95 x 30’)In a seemingly quiet town, nestle in theColorado Rockies, lives cable television’smost popular and hilarious animated series.

THECOMEDYCHANNELThecomedychannel, Wharf 8, MurrayStreet, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia.Tel: 612.9200.1234. Fax: 612.9200.1244Company Type: BroadcasterAttending Executives/Titles: Paul Ridley(Chief Executive) Office:

CORAL PICTURESCoral Pictures Corporation, 4380 N.W.128th Street, Miami, FL 33054 USA. Tel:305.688.7475. Fax: 305.685.5697. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.coralpictures.comAt MIP-TV: Marcel Granier (President &Chief Executive Officer), Pedro Carrera(Executive Vice President), Jose Escalante(Vice President and General Manager),Alex Kochen (Vice President InternationalSales), Xavier Aristimuno (Vice PresidentInternational Sales), Guadalupe D’Agostino(Vice President International Sales)Office: Palais des Festivals 18.01CARISSIMATelenova (approx. 120 hoursDelivery Status: In ProductionAvril Zurli and Gabriel Santuario fall in lovebut their parents’ hateful relationship and adesire for revenge against one another will setthem apart. Astory of love, deceit and revenge.VIVA LA PEPATelenova (Approx. 120 hours)Cast: Catherine Correia, Julie Restifo,Lilibeth MorilloDelivery Status: In productionThree women, three ages, three “pepas”:These are three hardworking rebelliouswomen who confront and struggle in aworld of men.

ANGELICATelenova (Approx. 120 hours)Cast: Daniela Alvarado, Simón PestanaDelivery Status: In productionWhen Angélica was invited to work in theranch of Marcelo Córdova del Avila, she didnot know that she would find in Marcelo,her true love.MIS TRES HERMANASTelenovela (Approx. 150 hours)A story about a family and the oldest brother’sstruggle to keep the family together when rela-tives force to separate them after the death ofthe mother and the supposed death of the father.HAY AMORES QUE MATAN (AMANDA)Telenovela (Approx. 120 hours)Amanda and Cesar Augusto’s love is haunt-ed by a past that ties them together and alsotears them apart.MARIUTelenovela (113 hours)Cast: Daniela Alvarado, Carlos MontillaMaria Eugenia Sampedro, by mistake iscaught up in the murder of Coralia Galvez,Emiliano Galvez’s beloved wife.CARITA PINTADATelenovela (126 hours)Cast: Catherine CorreiaAurora Pabuena a naïve beautiful girl findslove and happiness with Diego Caceresuntil Rodrigo Caceres, his malicious twinbrother takes Diego’s identity confusingand hurting her feelings.MUJER SECRETA (SECRETWOMAN)Telenovela (125 hours)Carolina Tejera is Eugenia Landaeta, a beauti-ful woman trapped in an abusive marriage whostruggles to find herself, love and happiness.ROSA DE AMERICA (ROSE OFAMERICA)Mini-Series (6 hours)Part fact and part fiction, “Rosaa deAmerica” provides an intriguing and emo-tional account of Peru’s patron Saint Rosa,who through her tenacity and faith is able toconquer enormous bigotry and persecutionprevalent of the 17th century.CONSERJES (CONCIERGES)Comedy (52 half hours)Cast: Marialejandra Martin and IvanTamayoShe is a medical student and he is studyingcommunications. To survive in a big city, theypretend to be married to each other just to geta job as apartment building superintendents.CICLO DE ORO DE ROMULO GAL-LEGOS (GOLDEN STORIES BYROMULO GALLEGOS)Drama (17 hours)Timeless, unforgettable stories by interna-tionally renowned author, RomuloGallegos.

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EL REVENTON DE LA RISAComedy (50 half hours)Series of comical sketches with a lot ofsatire, mischief, and good sense of humor.EXPEDITIONDocumentary (39 hours)Featuring 13 new hours, this extraordinarynature documentary series takes viewers onperilous voyages to exotic places where noman has ventured.STREETS OF COLORDocumentary (1 hour)This documentary about a calypso versionof the old Roman Bacchanalia reflects therich cultural resource of multiethnicTrinidad and Tobago, a twin-island republicsituated at the bottom of the CaribbeanArchipelago.PLANETA SUR (SOUTH PLANET)Children (21 half hours)Catherine and Kike, our hosts will take youto the most fascinating ecosystems inVenezuela and South America. Theepisodes are filled with adventure, beautyand the wonders of nature.CLASSIC ADVENTURE MOVIESMovies (29 – 90 min films)Timeless feature films from some ofEurope’s most renowned directors andartists.MADE-FOR-TV-MOVIESMovies (33-90 minute films)A robust collection of compelling stories,some based on fact and others fiction.A GOZAR (LET’S HAVE FUN)Variety (52 x 1 hour)Is the perfect link to a comedy adventurefilled with variety of good laughs.JUSTICIA PARA TODOS (JUSTICEFOR ALL)Variety (125 x 30 min)A reality show in a legal court where theaudience applauds or condemns the judge’sverdict of the most controversial cases ofreal life.QUE BIEN TE VES (LOOKINGGOOD)Variety (26 x 30 min)This production engages in a magical expe-rience of everyday people whose wish tohave a new look comes true while youdelight in each step of the before and after.

CRAWFORD PRODUCTIONS PTYLTDCrawford Productions Pty Ltd, 259Middleborough Rd, Box Hill 3128,Victoria, Australia. Tel: 613.9895.2211.Fax: 613.9890.5732. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.crawfords.com.au Company Type: Production CompanyAt MIP-TV: Tom Parkinson (CEO), NickMcMahon (Head of New BusinessDevelopment)Office: c/o EATON FILMS 08.20 / 10.21Tel: 334.92.99.81.87BACKLANDSAdult Drama / Thriller Telemovie (1 x90min)Language: EnglishDirector: Martin BuchhornProducer: Tom Parkinson & Mike BaumlCast: Craig Mclachlan, Susanne Lothar,Denise Zich, Nicholas Bell, SophieHeathcote, Brett Tucker & Dieter Laser.Delivery Status: completedA contemporary thriller, BACKLANDSpits a brave young woman against mon-strous evil, charts her desperate struggle tosurvive in a strange land, and traces herjourney to eventual self-discovery.

THE SADDLE CLUBChildren’s Drama TV Series (26 x 30mins)Language: EnglishDirector: Chris Martin Jones / Steve Mann/ Peter Sharp / Mandy Smith / Arnie CustoProducer: Lynn Bayonas (Executive: TomParkinson / Bruce Gordon / Steve Levitan)Cast: Sophie Bennett / KeenanMacWilliams / Lara Marshall / BrettTucker / Catherine Wilkin / Heli SimpsonDelivery Status: Post / DeliveryThe Saddle Club is a 26-part children’s dramaseries about young girls and their adventureswith horses, based on the novels written bypopular children’s author Bonnie BryantSTATE CORONERAdult Drama (28 x 1 hour eps)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: David Taft / Michael Harvey /David RouseCast: Delivery Status: completedIn life there is but one certainty…death.Kate Ferrari, magistrate and woman of thenew millenium heads the team of theCoroners Office as they probe through atangle of underage prostitution, streetpornography and political coverup.

CREATIVE LIGHTWORLDWIDE Creative Light Worldwide, 8383 WilshireBlvd. Suite #212, Beverly Hills CA 90211USA. Tel: 323.658.9166. Fax:323.658.9169. E-mail: [email protected]: www.creativelightworldwide.comAt MIP-TV: Ted Chalmers (President),Ray Haboush (Head of International Sales) Office: AFMA Stand # 01.02, Tel:33.4.92.99.82.07 SAM THE MAN (2000) USARomantic Comedy (87 min)Language: English Director: Gary WinickProducer: Gary Winick, Fisher Stevens,Michael KafkaCast: Fisher Stevens, Anabella Sciorra Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $1 MillionA struggling writer tries to deal with his fad-ing career, his infidelity and losing the mostimportant person in his life. HIGHWAY 395 (2000) USAAction / Crime (105 min)Language: English Director: Fred DryerProducer: Fred Dryer, Michael GordonCast: Fred Dryer (“Hunter”), GeoffreyLewis (“Way of the Gun”)Delivery Status: CompetedBudget: $2 MillionA tough, local Sheriff battles drug dealersand serial killers on a Death Valley highway.ELVIS IS ALIVE! I SWEAR I SAWHIM EATING DING DONGS OUTSIDE THE PIGGLY WIGGLY’S(2000) USAComedy (90 min)Language: English Director: Robert Diaz LeRoyProducer: Amy FreemanCast: Fred Willard, Wayne Newton, VickieLawrence, Rip Torn, Dr. Joyce BrothersDelivery Status: CompetedBudget: $1MillionA mock-umentary in the style of BEST INSHOW and THIS IS SPINAL TAPE, takesa filmmaker on a journey to find Elvis, andthe fanatics who think he is still alive.DOUBLE DECEPTION (2000) USAAction/Thriller (90 min)Language: English Director: Shundo OhkawaProducer: Taka AraiCast: Louis Mandylor, James Russo, UdoKierDelivery Status: Post Production - ProductReel, TrailerBudget: $3 MillionA kidnap plot involving the daughter of apowerful Japanese businessman goes terri-bly wrong.

THE CLEAN AND NARROW (2000)USADrama (90 min) Language: English Director: William KattProducer: Kermit ChristmanCast: Laura Leighton, Sondra Locke,Wings Hauser and Jack Noseworthy Delivery Status: Completed, MarketScreening Budget: $2.5 MillionAn ex-con tries to make an honest living,but is forced to make some dangerouschoices.EXTREME FORCE (2000) USAAction/Martial Arts Movie (90 min)Language: English Director: Michel QissiProducer: Hector EchavarriaCast: Hector Echavarria (world championkickboxer) and Michael Qissi Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $3 MillionAn action-packed saga of murder, seduc-tion and international espionage as a thiefturns into a hero in his quest to restore thesacred seal of Mongolia.ARTIE (2000) USAComedy (90 min) Language: English Director: Matt BermanProducer: Matt BermanCast: Kevin Farley and Heather McComb Delivery Status: Completed, VideocassetteBudget: $1 MillionA college boy with an uncontrollable gasproblem chases the woman of his dreams,but unexpectedly finds true love in theprocess.JUST FOR THE TIME BEING (2000)USARomantic Drama – 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Gil BrentonProducer: Gil BrentonCast: Eva Herzigova Delivery Status: Completed, Videocassette.Budget: $1.2 millionThe story of a beautiful woman who comesbetween a father and son. Best Actress andBest Director at the 2000 N.Y. InternationalIndependent Film Festival. PLAY FOR ME (2000) USARomance, 84 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: David KantarProducer: David KantarCast: Moira Kelly; Jamie Harrold Delivery Status: Completed, Videocassette Budget: $1 millionA talented, shy violinist struggles withstage fright until a beautiful woman helpshim to conquer his fears. THE HI-LINE -. (2000) USA. Drama, 94 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Ron JudkinsProducer: Ron JudkinsCast: Rachael Leigh Cook; TantooCardinal; Margot Kidder Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $2 millionA Montana girl discovers she was adoptedand begins a quest to meet her true biolog-ical mother and finds love along the way.U.S. Theatrical!THE SID CAESAR COLLECTION(2000) USAVariety/Comedy (3 X 70 min) / (65 X 30’)Language: English Director: N/AProducer: Creative Light EntertainmentCast: Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, ImogeneCoca, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, NeilSimon and more.The collection that everyone’s talkingabout! Digitally restored classic sketchesfrom “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar’sHour,” plus new interviews with the writersand stars.

SUCKERS – (2000) USAThriller, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Roger NygardProducer: Michael LeahyCast: Daniel Benzali, Lori Loughlin Delivery Status: Completed, VideocassetteBudget: $2 MillionIn the style of THE SOPRANOS, a carsalesman gets involved in a crime deal gonewrong. COLORZ OF RAGE – (2000) USARomance, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Dale ResteghiniProducer: Dale ResteghiniCast : Redman; Cheryl “Pepsii” RileyDelivery Status: Completed, VideocassetteBudget: $ 1 millionAn interracial couple moves to New Yorkand is confronted with the hard-core reali-ties of love and hate.

CS ASSOCIATESCS Associates, 22 Weston Road, Lincoln,Massachusetts 01773 USA. Tel:781.259.9988. Fax: 781.259.9966. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.csassociates.comAt MIP-TV: Charles Schuerhoff(President), Lisa Carey (V. P. InternationalSales)Acquisition Executive: Brian GilbertOffice: 10.35ARTISTS AND ORPHANS (44 min.) In a country torn by civil war, economiccollapse, political upheaval, an Artist’sgroup travelling through the former SovietUnion are shaken by the effects on itsunseen victims--the children.THE BIONIC BODY(56 min.)About re-engineering the human body,using brainwaves to control machines,nerve regeneration for spinal cord injuries,implants of silicon chips in the retina, andbringing damaged limbs back to life.BREATHING LESSONS (33 min.) An engrossing look at poet and journalist,Mark O’Brien, confined to an iron lung forfour decades, his candid and often pro-found reflections on work, sex, death andGod.DREAMLAND (57 min.) Documents the unseen community of LasVegas residents who exist on its margins,revealing the challenge of economic andemotional survival in an environmentwhere everything is permissible and avail-able—24 hours a day.

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A FORCE MORE POWERFUL(3 x 52 min. or 6 x26’.) A passionate study of one hundred years ofnon-violent resistance showing how it hastoppled dictators, foiled military invadersand overcome oppression on four continents.HIDDEN KOREA(56 min.) Travel South Korea to experience its uniqueidentity, traditions, festivals, ancient craftsand especially its cuisine. Food highlightsinclude a trip to the insect deli, chile pastecured kim chee and the powers of ginseng.KIDS AND ANIMALS (44 min.) A remarkable special, which takes viewerson an emotional journey to explore the heal-ing bonds, formed between children andanimals.LEPERS! SECRET PEOPLE (58 min.) Weaving together a complex tapestry ofsearing personal testimonies, public dis-crimination, and the bible’s unforgettablewords of eternal damnation-- a hauntingchronicle of leprosy in America.LOST WORLD (93 min., 1924) Newly restored classic featuring a story ofliving dinosaurs from the Jurassic age, writ-ten by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and starringa cast of stegosaurus, allosaurus, bron-tosaurus, triceratops and pterodactyl.THE MAIN STREAM (56 min.) Meet some unforgettable characters foundalong the Mississippi with humorist Roy Blout,Jr. and explore the folklore, history and storiesthat hold this wildly diverse country together.ON TIPTOE (40 or 58 min.) Riveting profile of the acclaimed SouthAfrican acapella singing group, LadysmithBlack Mambazo, made famous internation-ally by their collaboration with Paul Simon.(**Academy Award Nominee!)OPEN OUTCRY(56 min.) This documentary paints a compelling pic-ture of sudden wealth, disaster, and graceunder pressure as traders exchange billionsof dollars each day in futures contracts atthe Chicago Mercantile Exchange.PRECIOUS CARGO (57 min.) In 1975, despite Hanoi’s resistance, over2000 babies were airlifted from Vietnam toAmerica and adopted. Twenty five yearslater, several return to connect with their past.TESLA(52 and 86 min.) A brilliant 20th century scientist, now near-ly forgotten, who invented, developed orimagined the technology which brought uselectricity, remote control, neon, fluorescentlighting and radio.WOMEN OF MYSTERY(52 min.) Insightful look at three leading novelistswho changed detective fiction as they sharetheir individual methods of research, inspi-ration and even a few cathartic hobbies. THE WEST(6 x 52 min.) A penetrating series, which explores the tri-umphs and tragedies that, make the Westsource of some of the most compelling sto-ries in history.

CTVCCTVC, Hillside Studios, Merry Hill Rd.,Bushey, Watford, Herts., WD23 1DR,England. Tel: 44.20.8950.4426. Fax:44.20.8950.6694 . E-mail:[email protected] Type: Producer/DistributorAt MIP-TV: Ann Harvey (Head ofAcquisition & Distribution), BarrieAllcott (Managing Director), Sue Bird(Sales Manager)Office: 09.33Tel: 334.92.99.8194IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SODocumentary (6 x 30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Alan EreiraProducer: Ray BruceCast: John McCarthyDelivery Status: CompletedJohn McCarthy investigates startlingnew archaeological discoveries challeng-ing the whole story of Biblical Israel.APOSTLESDocumentary (10 x 30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Bob Bee (6 progs.) SimonCherry (2 progs.) Paul Condon (2progs.)Producer: Ray BruceDelivery Status: In ProductionWhilst Jesus Christ is the object of theChristian faith, its spread throughout theworld was very much dependent on thosewho followed him during his earthly life.In this series we examine the lives, leg-ends and continuing significance ofthese twelve men.BETHLEHEM YEAR ZERO Documentary (6 x 15’)Language: EnglishDirector: Patrick HarpurProducer: Ray BruceCast: Martyn Lewis, David Jessel,Richard Lindley, Denis Tuohy, LyndaBryansDelivery Status: CompletedThis series presents the good news ofChristmas week as news – as if it werehappening now. This is the Christmasstory told with energy and raw immedia-cy. DATELINE JERUSALEMDocumentary (8 x 15’)Language: EnglishDirector: Patrick HarpurProducer: Ray BruceCast: Martyn Lewis, David Jessel,Richard Lindley, Denis Tuohy, Lynda BryansDelivery Status: CompletedThe most momentous week in the histo-ry of the world – Holy Week – is the set-ting for this series of 8 x 15 minute newsbulletins.TOO CLOSE TO HEAVENDocumentary (3 x 1 hour)Language: EnglishDirector: Alan LewensProducer: Leo St ClairDelivery Status: CompletedThis series provides an extraordinaryaccount of the music which now servesas the oral history of an entire nation.This is a history of black gospel musicwhich is almost as old as America itself.

CUMULUS DISTRIBUTION LIMITEDCumulus Distribution Limited, SanctuaryHouse, 45-53 Sinclair Road, London W140NS, United Kingdom. Tel: 44(0)20.7300.6624.Fax:44(0)20.7300.6529E-mail: [email protected] Website:www.entercloud9.com/www.tribeworld.comCompany Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Raymond Thompson (GroupChief Executive), Aky Najeeb (ManagingDirector), Clarissa Alvarez Hoey (Directorof Sales), Nicola Andrews (SalesExecutive), Ozoemena Umunna (Sales Co-ordinator) Office: 05.30Tel: 33(0)4.92.99 8030ATLANTIS HIGHLive Action Teen Drama Series (26 x 30min)Language: EnglishProducer: Raymond ThompsonDelivery Status: Post-productionA spoof-soap set in the idyllic seaside townof Sunset Cove - a leafy affluent suburbwhere everything is not quite as it seems!THE TRIBE SERIES 3Live Action Teen Drama Series (52 x 30 or26 x 48 min)Language: EnglishDirector: variousProducer: Raymond ThompsonDelivery Status: CompletedThe new series of this hit drama set in aworld where a group of children are left tofend for themselves witnesses the emer-gence of a mysterious Gaian faction.THE TRIBE SERIES 1 AND 2Live Action Teen Drama Series (104 x 30or 52 x 48 min)Language: EnglishDirector: variousProducer: Raymond ThompsonCast: Dwayne Cameron, Beth Allen, MerylCassieDelivery Status: completedA group of children known as ‘The Tribe’are left to fend for themselves after a dead-ly virus wipes out the adult population,leaving them to deal with key social issues.WILLIAM SHATNER’S A TWIST INTHE TALELive Action Children/Family Drama Series(15 x 52 or 30 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDirector: variousProducer: Raymond ThompsonCast: William Shatner, Renee ElwoodDelivery Status: completedFocusing on the supernatural and paranor-mal, William Shatner stars as the enigmaticStoryteller in a series of tales with unex-pected twists designed to entertain, chal-lenge and surprise adults and children.THE LEGEND OF WILLIAM TELLLive Action Children/Family Drama Series(16 X 52 min)Language: EnglishDirector: variousProducer: Raymond ThompsonCast: Kieren Hutchison, Andrew BinnsDelivery Status: completedMystical fantasy series inspired by the famouslegend of the ace archer following the fortunesof Tell and his band of nomads as they combatthe awesome Lord Xax and wizard Kreel.THE RETURN TO TREASUREISLANDTV Movie (1 x 90 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Steve LaHoodProducer: Raymond ThompsonCast: Stig Eldred, Dean O’GormanDelivery Status: completedInspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s clas-sic tale of romance, treachery and adven-tures on the high seas, Long John Silver andJim Hawkins cross paths on an unexpectedreturn to the island.

THE ADVENTURES OF SWISS FAMILY ROBINSONLive Action Children’s/Family DramaSeries (30 x 26 or 10 x 75 mins)Language: EnglishDirector: John LaigProducer: Raymond ThompsonCast: Richard Thomas, Margo GunnDelivery Status: completedRichard Thomas (the Waltons’ ‘John Boy’)leads in a captivating and lyrical adaptationof this literary classic chronicling theadventures of the world’s most famousshipwrecked family.THE ENID BLYTON SECRETSERIESLive Action Children’s/Family DramaSeries (20 x 26 or 5 x 85 mins)Language: EnglishDirector: variousProducer: Raymond ThompsonCast: Tom Pizey, Tineke Van Der WalleDelivery Status: completedSequel adapted from Enid Blyton’s best-selling and much-loved Secret novels, fea-turing an eccentric explorer, his four chil-dren, their adorable dog and danger, mys-tery and intrigue.THE ENID BLYTON ADVENTURESERIESLive Action Children’s/Family DramaSeries (24 x 26 or 8 x 75 mins)Language: EnglishDirector: variousProducer: Raymond ThompsonCast: David Taylor, Jennefer JewellDelivery Status: completedBased on Enid Blyton’s internationally-acclaimed children’s books, join Phillip,Dinah, Lucy, Jack and their beloved parrotKiki in a unique and contemporary series ofnon-stop action and adventure.

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CURB ENTERTAINMENTINTERNATIONALCORP.Curb Entertainment International Corp.,3907 West Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA91505 USA. Tel: 818.843.8580. Fax:818.566.1719. At MIP-TV: Carole Curb Nemoy(President), Sarah Chapin (InternationalSales Office: 19.20, Tel: 33.4.92.99.8215KILL ME LATER USA-ThrillerDirector: Dana LustigProducer: Ram Bergman, Dana Lustig,Carole Curb Nemoy, Mike CurbCast: Selma Blair, Max Beesley, andBrendan FehrA man on the run for his life meets a womanwho wants to end hers. They make a deal,“Help me now and I’ll kill you later.” Andso begins a run for both their lives. FeaturedSelection at the Santa Barbara and the PalmSprings film festivals.THE OPERATOR USA-ThrillerDirector: Jon DichterProducer: Jay Barnet and Jon DichterCast: Michael Laurence, Jacqueline Kim,Christa Miller, Stephen Tobolowsky, BrionJamesAttorney Gary Wheelan had a loving wife,a thriving career, and a world of temptationuntil someone put his world on hold. Nowsomeone is changing the rules and tellingthe truth. THE CITIZEN USA-ThrillerDirector: Jay AnaniaProducer: Gregory LittleCast: Najwa Nimri, Tom McCarthy,Andrea di Stefano, Caroleen Feeney, AngelDavidA reporter searching for the truth is caughtbetween two countries, two women, and aconspiracy that could destroy them all.ZOE USA-AdventureDirector: Deborah AttoineseProducer: Bill Kenwright, Carole CurbNemoy, Mike CurbCast: Jenny Seagrove, Vanessa Zima,Stephi Lineburg, Victoria DavisThree runaway girls hijack the car of a lostEnglishwoman and begin the adventure of alifetime. Featured Selection at the SantaBarbara and the Palm Springs film festivals.THE BIG DAYUSA-Romantic ComedyProducer: Forrest Murray, Andy Buckley,Nancy BanksDirector: Ian McCruddenCast: Julianna Margulies, Ivan Sergei,Dixie Carter, Alanna UbachSara and John’s big wedding day inspires asmall confession leading to a big misunder-standing ending in a stolen car, newspaperheadlines, and too much truth being told. OUT OF LINE USA-ThrillerDirector: Johanna DemetrakasProducer: Carole Curb Nemoy, Mike Curb,Harvey Kahn, Jonas GoodmanCast: Jennifer Beals, Holt McCallany,Michael MoriartyA young female parole officer falls in lovewith tough ex-con putting both their lives injeopardy. MEXICO CITYUSA-ThrillerDirector: Richard ShepardProducer: Carole Curb Nemoy, Mike Curb,Jonathan SternCast: Stacy Edwards, Johnny Zander,Robert PatrickFrom the director of Oxygen. Knowing noone in Mexico but a helpful ex-con taxidriver, Mitch (Stacy Edwards) sets off tosearch for her missing brother in one themost dangerous cities in the world.

CZECH TELEVISIONCzech Television, Kavci Hory, Prague 4,140 70, Czech Republic. Tel:42.02.6113.7047. Fax: 42.02.6121.1354.E-mail: [email protected] Type: Distributor, Sales agent,ProducerAt MIP-TV: Jarmila Svorcova (ChiefExecutive), Milena Jare_ová (SaleExecutive), Marie Novakova (SaleExecutive)Office: 01-07Tel: 33.492.998.277DIVIDED WE FALL (MUSÍME SIPOMÁHAT)Feature film (120’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Jan HrebejkProducer: Czech Television, TotalHelpArt T.H.A.Cast: B.Polivka, A.Siskova, J.Dusek,C.Kassai, J.Pecha, S.Stasova, M.Huba,J.Kodet, V.Marek, R.Tesarik and othersDelivery Status: completed, available forsaleBased on a true story, DIVIDED WEFALL is a black comedy about the abilityof fear and necessity to turn common peo-ple into heroes. COSY DENS (PELÍ_KY)Feature film (115’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Jan HrebejkProducer: Czech Television, TotalHelpArt T.H.A.Cast: M.Donutil, J.Kodet, S.Stasova,E.Vasaryova, E.Holubova, B.Polivka,S.Zazvorkova, J.Krejci, J.Dusek,M.Beran and othersDelivery Status: completed, available forsaleA family retro-comedy for all ages set atthe end of the sixties about everyday fam-ily fun and hardship, about the dramainherent in relationships and differingoptions, about sorrow-but also finally,about the awakening of first love.EENY MEENY (ENE BENE)Feature film (106’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Alice NelisProducer: Czech Television, PozitivCast: I.Janzurova, L.Suchoripa,T.Remundova, E.Holubova, V.Javorskyand othersDelivery Status: completed, available forsaleLocal elections in a small Czech townbecome the stage for an intimate comedycharting the personal development of themembers of a volunteer election commit-tee.HANELE (HANELE)Feature film (92’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Karel KachynaProducer: Czech TelevisionCast: L.Jelinkova, M.Noga, J.Ornest,T.Fischerova, M.Lasica, H.Bor,V.Chalupa, S.Zindulka and othersDelivery Status: completed, available forsaleA drama focusing on the age-old conflictbetween faith, family and love in whichevery decision is hard. OUT OF THE CITY (CESTA ZMESTA)Feature film (106’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Tomas VorelProducer: Czech Television, Vorel FilmCast: T.Hanak, B.Nimcova, L.Skorepova,B.Polivka, E.Holubova, M.Steindler,D.Vavra and othersDelivery Status: completed, available forsaleA programmer named Honza spends mostof his time at a software house. When heand his pre-adolescent son (from a brokenmarriage) take a trip to the countryside, heof course doesn’t forget to bring along hiscell phone, notebook, and digital camera.

THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD(ZACÁTEK SVETA)Feature film (87,25’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Pavel Melounek, Dan Svatek,Vladimir DrhaProducer: Czech Television, Whisconti Cast: D.Spinar, M.Issova, R.Kubik,J.Halek, M.Kuklova, M.Simunek,E.Tauchenova, J.Hana, F.Rajmont, R.Zak,F.Hodac, P.Brychta and othersDelivery Status: completed, available for saleThe story takes place in three episodes fromEaster 1999 through the August solareclipse to New Year’s Eve 1999/2000. Withthe above-mentioned events as a backdrop,the film’s heroes experience the encountersand losses which life in a small town has instore for them. SEKAL HAS TO DIE (JE TREBAZABÍT SEKALA)Feature film (110’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Vladimir MichalekProducer: Czech Television, Buc-Film,Apple Film Production, Proart ProductionSlovakia, Barrandov Biografiia, CDPCast: B.Linda, O.Lubaszenko, J.Bartoska,A.Sitek, V.Chramostova, M.Riehns, J.Holy,A.Sulik and othersDelivery Status: completed, available for saleA dramatic action film with aspects of thetraditional Western, whose main herobecomes a hired killer against his will. Adrama set in 1943 during the German occu-pation of Czechoslovakia.THE COMPANION (SPOLECNICE)TV film (77’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Zuzana ZemanovaProducer: Czech Television Cast: J.Adamova, T.Vilhemova,M.Donutil and othersDelivery Status: completed, available for saleA gentle, poetic and at the same time thor-oughly contemporary story drawn from thelives of two women-one whose world isslowly drawing to a close, another witheverything before her.THE SPRING OF LIFE (PRAMENIVOTA)Feature film (107’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Milan CieslarProducer: Czech Television, HappyCelluuloid Cast: M.Hilmerova, M.Sieczkowski,J.Tesarova, V.Cibulkova, K.Dobry and oth-ersDelivery Status: completed, available for saleFar from battlefields of World War II, thestory of this powerful film focuses on thebizarre SS operation known as Lebensborn. THE CONCEPTION OF MYYOUNGER BROTHER (POCETÍMÉHO MLAD_ÍHO BRATRA)Feature film (82’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Vladimir DrhaProducer: Czech Television, Whisconti,Fronda Film, Studio Bonton ZlinCast: D.Vilsmaier Vavrova, J.Brejchova,J.Bartoska, J.Hana, M.Simunek, J.Jezkova,A.Hegerlikova, L.Termerova, J.Halek,V.Jandak and othersDelivery Status: completed, available for saleA humorous tale of great passion set frombeginning to end among five tenants livingin an old apartment building. It gives anaccount of people who even in the none-too-jolly post war years lived throughhappy moments and small adventures.

COPS AND ROBBERS (CETNICKÉHUMORESKY)TV series (13x75’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Antonin MoskalykProducer: Czech TelevisionCast: T.Topfer, I.Trojan, P.Kostka,S.Zindulka, Z.Junak, A.Antalova,A.Elsnerova, Z.Herfortova and othersDelivery Status: completed, available for saleThis thirteen-part television series takesplace during the first CzechoslovakRepublic. The stories make use of the his-torical existence of an investigative constab-ulary unit (the precursors of today’s detec-tives) and its actual cases.A CZECH ROBINSON CRUSOE(CESK_ ROBINSON)TV series (3x60’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Dusan KleinProducer: Czech TelevisionCast: M.Donutil, V.Cibulkova, O.Navratil,R.Hrusinsky, O.Brousek, L.Svormova andotherDelivery Status: completed, available for saleThis three-part film made for television tellsthe story of a Czech emigrant who returnshome from Switzerland in order to start anew life.CUBBIES (MÉDOVÉ)TV series for children (16x7’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Vaclav Chaloupek Producer: Czech TelevisionCast: T.Topher - narration off screen,V.Chaloupek - on screenDelivery Status: completed, available for saleThe story of three abandoned bear cubs andthe photographer who takes them under hiswing to help them find a new mother andteach them all they need to know about life.LEA VIVOT EVERYWHERE ANDNOWHERE (LEA VIVOT V_UDE ANIKDE)Documentary (40’02’’)Language: English versionDirector: Tomas Gregor Producer: Czech Television and CutawayProductionDelivery Status: completed, available for saleThe story of Drahomíra, a girl who leftBohemia after a dismal childhood only toreturn years later as Lea, a renowned sculptress.

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ON GRANDMA (O BABICCE)Documentary (27’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Michaela PavlatovaProducer: Czech Television, KaterinaCerna, Kratky film Praha, a.s. Delivery Status: completed, available for saleThe film recreates the personal life of a 93-year-old woman named Grandma Marta-nothing but small, unimportant events that,in their insignificance, resemble the circum-stances of the lives of most other people.A GOURMET’S HISTORYDocumentary (26x15’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Karel Kop_Producer: Czech Television, VogelsbergInternationalDelivery Status: completed, available forsaleSeries on the previously unexplored historyof legendary culinary specialties fromEurope and the Americas. THE BATTLE FOR LIFE Documentary (88’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Miroslav Janek, Vit Janecek,Roman VavraProducer: Czech Television, VerbascumDelivery Status: completed, available forsaleA fascinating look at the colorful life of acommunity which in defiance of difficultcircumstances lives life to the fullest.A STORY ABOUT A BAD DREAM (OZLÉM SNU)Documentary (49’)Language: Czech, English subtitlesDirector: Pavel StinglProducer: Czech Television, K2Delivery Status: completed, available forsaleAn unusual semi-documentary touching onthe themes of the Holocaust, war, andhuman will and bravery manifest under dif-ficult circumstances. For children 12 andolder.AMONG BLIND FOOLS (MEZIZASLEPEN_MI BLÁZNY)Documentary (3x55’)Language: English versionDirector: Petr BokProducer: Czech Television, VERAfilm,M.A.C.Delivery Status: completed, available forsaleA unique documentary which reveals as yetunknown historical facts and offers a newperspective on the illegal fight for savingEuropean Jews from the Holocaust.

DARGAUD MARINADargaud Marina, 15/27 rue Moussorgski,75 018 Paris, France. Tel:331.53.26.31.01. Fax: 331.53.26.31.13. E-mail: [email protected], Website:www.dargaudmarina.frAt MIP-TV: Claude de Saint Vincent(President), Gaspard de Chavagnac (CEO),Guillaume Galliot (Deputy GeneralManager Sales & Co-Pro), MicheleMassonnat (Marketing & Sales Manager),Victoire de Mones (Sales Executive),Patrick Dedieu (VP Financial & BusinessAffairs)Office: 10.05VOLCANO ISLANDSpecial (1 x 52 min)Language: French, EnglishDirector: Bahram RohaniProducer: Cross River/RFO/Dargaud-MarinaDelivery Status: AvailableLittle Tom is a unique animal leading ahappy and carefree life with his adoptiveparents when Dr. Bacarin’s live circuscomes to town…Little Tom is too curious tostay away and ends up a prisoner of thetravelling circuit.

THE LAST RESERVATIONAnimated Series (26 x 26 min)Language: French, EnglishDirector: Stephanie PieraProducer: Dargaud Marina/EIVEntertainment/D’OconDelivery Status: Available December 2000Teepees and totem poles in the middle of amajor metropolis?SPUD AND THE VEGETABLE GARDENAnimated TV Special (1 x 26 min)Language: English, FrenchDirector: Damien Louche –Pélissier/Benoit ChieuxProducer: Damien Louche –Pélissier/Benoit ChieuxDelivery Status: Available October 2000For Spud and his friends, the world is limit-ed by the four sides of the garden fence.None of them has ever imagined adventur-ing beyond. However, once Spud falls to theother side of the fence and follows the gar-dener’s footsteps, the adventures begin!SWIFT & THE LITTLE CIRCUSAnimated Series (26 x 26 min)Language: English Version, French VersionDirector: Oumar N’DiayeProducer: Dargaud MarinaDelivery Status: September 2000England, nearing the close of the 19th cen-tury. Peter Swift, a young fearless and pas-sionate orphan is taken in by a wanderingtroupe.ROMAAnimated Series (26 x 26 min)Language: English & FrenchDelivery Status: completed

DECODE ENTERTAINMENTINCORPORATEDDecode Entertainment Incorporated, 512King Street East, Suite 104, Toronto, ON,M5A 1M1, Canada. Tel: 416.363.8034.Fax: 416.363.3919. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Neil Court (Partner/ExecutiveProducer), Steven DeNure(Partner/Executive Producer), JohnDelmage (Partner/Executive Producer),Beth Stevenson (VP Production &Development), Dominique Bazay(Director, Interantional Sales), CarolineDorris (Sales Executive)Office: Don Juan, Jetee Albert Edouard,Port de Cannes, Tel: 334.92.98.71.24, Fax:334.92.98.71.25UNDERGRADSAnimation (14-25) Season I (13 x 30 min)Delivery Status: In ProductionCo-Producers: Decode/MTVThe ongoing saga of four lifelong buddiesand their journey into the world of post-sec-ondary education.KINGAnimation (8 to 12) (52 x 11 min)There’s a weird kid hanging aroundRussell’s new house. And there’s a passageto a kingdom under his new bed.GIRL STUFF, BOY STUFFAnimation (52 x 11 min)Producer: Decode/AnimusThree girls – Reanne, Talia and Hanna. Andthree boys – Jason, Simon and Ben.They’ve been friends for ever. THE BLOBHEADSLive-action/mix CGI (8 to 12)Producer: A Decode/C.O.R.E. ProductionThe Blobheads have come from their planetto find the Most High Emperor of theUniverse, also known as Billy’s one-yearold baby brother Silas.WHAT ABOUT MIMI?Animation (26 x 22 min)Delivery Status: In productionProducer: Studio B, Decode EntertainmentThe problem with the world is simple: ithas wonderful potential, but it’s poorlymanaged.

THE ZACK FILESLive-action (8 to 14)Producer: Decode Entertainment Inc inassociation with Lancit MediaAction-packed, batty, and occasionallyspooky, The Zack Files is all about ZackGreenburg’s growing-up and coming of age.ANGELA ANACONDACutout/2D Animation (65 x 22 min or 13 x11 min)Season I, II and IIIThe stories told completely from the veryunique point of view of eight-year-oldAngela Anaconda.OUR HEROLive Action (teen) (13 x 30 min) Season I Producer: Heroic FilmsKale is 17. She’s overwhelmed. She’s hope-ful. She’s restless. She’s wise. She’s figur-ing it out.WATERSHIP DOWNAnimation (39 x 30 min) (Season I & II)Producer: Decode Entertainment Inc andAlltime Entertainment Ltd. In associationwith MM Merchandising Muenchen GmbHBased on the worldwide bestseller novel byRichard Adams, is the story of a group ofrabbits who leave their endangered warrenin search of a new home.

DE ANGELIS GROUPDe Angelis Group. Via G. Avezzana 6,00195 Rome, Italy. Tel: 39.06.3211.0356.Fax: 39.06.3600.5376. E-mail: [email protected] MIPTV: Jonas Bauer (President ofInternational Productions), Art Horan(Head of Theatrical Motion Pictures),Daniela Gazzini (Vice President ofInternational Productions), Maria GraziaUrsino (Sales and Distribution Co-Ordinator), Maria Laura Mozzetti (Salesand Distribution Co-Ordinator), CristinaCattaneo (Vice President of Euopean Co-Productions)Office: R36.01MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONSEpic romantic drama (2x90 minute mini-series, 142 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Alfonso ArauExecutive Producers: Guido De Angelis,Ted HartleyProducer: Gene Kirkwood, NormanStephens, Jonas BauerCast: Madeleine Stowe, Bruce Greenwood,Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Gretchen Mol,Jennifer Tilly, James CromwellDelivery Status: Completed, PostProductionA vast and sweeping tale charting the riseand fall of a prosperous American dynasty.Three generations of Ambersons believetheir social prominence will last forever andarrogantly refuse to keep pace with the pro-found social and economic changes goingon around them, in particular the arrival ofthe automobile. JULIUS CAESAREpic Drama (2 x 90 minute miniseries)Language: EnglishProducer: Jonas Bauer, Lorenzo MinoliDelivery Status: Pre-ProductionJulius Caesar is an epic story set in magnif-icent, ancient Rome, bringing to life one ofhistory’s greatest figures. The story focuseson Caesar’s assent to power, his ambitions,weaknesses, and the three great loves of hislife.DIAMOND HUNTERSFamily Adventure (1 x 120 minute, 2 x 90minute mini-series)Language: EnglishDirector: Dennis BerryExecutive Producers: Guido de Angelis Producer: Jonas Bauer, Steven NorthCast: Alyssa Milano, Jolene Blalock, SeanPatrick Flannery, Michael Easton, RoyScheiderDelivery Status: CompletedFrom Wilbur Smith’s best selling novelDiamond Hunters is set against the backdropof South Africa’s emerald coast and diamondmines. This film traces the torrid fortunes of afamily unable to forgive and forget.

FATHER HOPEFamily Drama - TV Movie (1 x 100 min-utes)Language: ItalianDirector: Ruggero DeodatoProducer: Giuseppe PedersoliCast: Bud Spencer, Toto Cascio, AlbertoRossi, Angelo InfantiDelivery Status: CompletedFather Hope is an unusual priest; bad atrespecting rules and uncomfortable in thepowerful hierarchy of the church. ENCHANTMENT (CO PRODUCEDBY RAI)Drama (156 x 50 minute long runningseries)Language: ItalianDirector: Gianni Lepre, Thomas Sherman,Alessandro CaneExecutive Producer: Guido De Angelis,Maurizio De AngelisCast: Agnese Nano, Giovanni Guidelli,Vanni Corbellini, Valenti Na Chico,Alessio BoniDelivery Status: Completed, PostProduction, ShootingLies and passions, love and betrayalentwine in a story of high intrigue set in aluxurious private clinic. ‘Life’ as the hos-pital is called, provides a backdrop formedical dramas, as well as the tense envi-ronment where the desires and vices ofdoctors and their families find expression.RENZO AND LUCIAPeriod romantic drama (2x90 minuteminiseries)Language: English Executive Producer: Guido de AngelisDelivery Status: In DevelopmentAdapted from one of Italy’s greatest nov-els, The Betrothed by AlessandroManzoni, Renzo and Lucia is set duringthe turbulent era of the early 17th century. PAMELARomantic drama (26x50 minute series)Language: EnglishExecutive Producer: Guido de AngelisDelivery Status: Pre-ProductionPamela is a stunningly beautiful, intelli-gent and well-educated girl of humble ori-gins, who serves in an aristocratic house-hold. AFTERMATHFamily drama (1x90 minutes)Language: EnglishExecutive Producer: Guido de AngelisDirector: Lorraine SennaCast: Robert Urich, Meredith Baxter,Diane LaddDelivery Status: CompletedThis emotionally-charged story will followa family scarred by the horror of sexualabuse.

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DIC ENTERTAINMENTDIC Entertainment, 303 N GlenoaksBlvd., Burbank, CA 91502 USA. Tel:818.955.5400. Fax: 818.955.5696 Company Type: Producer/Distributor At MIP-TV: Andy Heyward (Chairman &CEO), Patricia Ryan (Executive VP,International Sales), Dan Waite (VP,International Sales), Robby London(Executive VP, Creative Affairs) Office: 05.11-05.12 EVOLUTION Children’s Animation (30 minutes) A meteor crashes in Arizona bearing single-celled alien organisms that evolve into mon-strous creatures determined to replace alllife on Earth with their kind. MARY-KATE AND ASHLEYChildren’s Animation (30 minutes) TV sensations Ashley and Mary-Kate star inanimated “mini-movies” based on past clas-sics and current hits of every genre, fromwesterns to sci-fi, drama to comedy, histor-ical to action/adventure. LIBERTY KIDS (WORKING TITLE) Children’s Animation (30 minutes) Three young heroes, befriended by theRenaissance man of the Revolution, BenFranklin, are thrust into the dramatic fray ofthe War of Independence and its worldwideimplications. SUPER DUPER SUMOS Children’s Animation (30 minutes) Three young sumo wrestlers fulfill theirdestiny by transforming into mighty super-heroes fully twice their original size to bat-tle an ancient evil force that threatens totake over the world. WHERE ON EARTH IS CARMENSANDIEGO Children’s Animation (30 minutes) It is up to two young detectives to figure outthe thrilling weekly capers of CarmenSandiego, the world’s greatest thief, whosteals larger-than-life treasures ranging fromthe Mona Lisa and the Faberge Eggs to theSpace Shuttle and the Statue of Liberty. THE WACKY WORLD OF TEXAVERYChildren’s Animation (30 minutes) Starring a medley of unique new characters,these wild shorts (three per episode) return tothe golden era of cartoons to pay homage toTex Avery, who pioneered that wacky styleknown as squash-and-stretch animation. MUMMIES ALIVE! Children’s Animation (30 minutes) Co-produced by Ivan Reitman, this animat-ed series follows the exploits of fourEgyptian warriors brought back to life toprotect and serve the reborn spirit of theyoung Pharaoh, Rapses.

DISCOVERYCOMMUNICATIONS,INC. Discovery Communications, Inc., 7700Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814USA. Tel: 240.662.4261. Fax:240.662.1991. At MIP-TV: Mercedes Dawson (ProgramSales, Latin America/Iberia, DCI - (786)273-4135), Janice Russell (Program Sales,Europe/Africa, DCI - 44-20-7462-3655),Theresa Ong (Program Sales, Asia/PacificRim, DCI - 65-548-0532)Office: # G3.13FROZEN IN TIME Documentary (1x60)Viewers examine mummification from theIce Age to the 21st century, exploring thevaried ways in which humans have escapedthe ravages of time and conquered death. ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HORSES Documentary (1X60)Horses have evolved from cat-sized multi-toed mammals to sleek and swift animalsclosely linked to human life. Their efficientlungs and intricate physiology make themuniquely qualified and popular in races,farm work and military transport.

SUPER RACERS Documentary (2X60)State-of-the-art cinematography, computergraphics and virtual reality are used to illus-trate the science and technology behind theinternational world of super-car racing.SEARCH FOR THE SEA SERPENTDocumentary (1X60)For more than two centuries, residents liv-ing near a small Norwegian lake havereported sightings of a creature similar tothe Loch Ness Monster. Viewers witness aninternational team of investigators as theyattempt to end the mystery.WILD RESCUES II Documentary (13X30)Wild Rescues is a fast paced half-hour mag-azine show that presents incredible storieshighlighting the heroic nature of humansprotecting animals, as well as how heroicanimals protect men, women and other ani-mals. Wild Rescues presents a mix of seg-ments from all over the world.EMERGENCY VETS IVDocumentary (13X30)Emergency Vets sends viewers on a rollercoaster of emotions, ranging from edge-of-the seat drama, to demonstrations ofextraordinary acts of human kindness, toendings with recovered pets going homewith their happy owners.ROBOT WARRIORS Documentary (1X60)Science has created the means to replacepilots with robots for the most hazardousaerial combat missions. This programinvestigates the technology and the debatesurrounding the military’s use of this tech-nology.BLAST OFF: TRUE STORIES FROMTHE FINAL FRONTIER Documentary (2X60)Experience the greatest moments inhumankind’s struggle to break the bonds ofgravity. From the first walk on the moon tothe global efforts to save MIR, the courageand fear of leading space explorers demon-strates the precarious nature of space explo-ration.INSIDE THE SPACE SHUTTLE Documentary (1X60)It takes more than 30,000 people to send itinto space but there is more computer powerin a car than in the space shuttle, the world’smost amazing and surprisingly low-techflying machine. Inside the Space Shuttlegives viewers a behind-the-scenes look atwhat makes the shuttle fly.TRIALS BY FIRE: HISTORY OFFIREFIGHING Documentary (2X60)Stand on the front lines with the firefighterswho meet disaster head on, from a big cityhotel blaze in Chicago to wildfires in theBrazilian rainforest. Viewers also followtrainees at Kennedy Space Center and at theworld’s premiere fire academy in England.ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS Documentary (1X60)Did the out-of-body experiences of ancientmystics inspire humanity’s ascent from theStone Age to the civilized world? Folklorereveals the shamans’ role in conveyingsupernatural knowledge and wisdom withmental journeys between Earth and theheavens.NIGHTFIGHTERS Documentary (4X60)It was 1940 and as World War II raged on,civilians in London suffered the ordeal ofGerman Bombers’ nightly raids. Alliedfighter pilots developed a new fighting phi-losophy and began engaging in a higherdegree of warfare -- nightfighting. STEALTH Documentary (1X60)Featuring interviews with scientists whohelped to invent the stealth technology andarchival footage, this one-hour programexplores the various applications of stealth(invisibility) technology, how it was invent-ed and how far it will be able to go with thebenefit of this technology.

DISTRACTION FORMATSDistraction Formats, 35 rueWashington, 75008 Paris, France. Tel:331.42.89.14.50. Fax: 331.42.89.18.50.E-E-mail: [email protected] Type: Format DistributorAt MIP-TV: Mr Michel Rodrigue(CEO), Ms Chrystine Girard (VPFinance), Ms Arabelle Pouliot (VPSales), Acquisition Executive: Mr Grant Ross(VP Acquisitions), Ms SamanthaMendes (Acquisitions Coordinator)Office: C1.05 (Horizon Quebec)Tel: 334.92.99.83.46 / 83.47 (as forHorizon Quebec stand)Fax: 334 92 99 83 43ONLINE CAROLINECross Platform Format (Internet meetsTV)Language: EnglishDirectors: Rob Bevan, Tom Harvey, TimWright (all from XPT London)Producers: Rob Bevan, Tom Harvey,Tim Wright (all from XPT London)Cast: “ Caroline “ - Mira Dovreni ; “David “ - Paul DuncanDelivery Status: Format OnlyA 24-episode BAFTA award-winningonline (and TV) drama, created througha mixture of simulated web-cam feed,personalised emails and telephone mes-sages, where the TV version and onlineversion feed each other.GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER?Entertainment (56 minutes per episode)Language: French (pilot has Englishsubtitles): Delivery Status: Format OnlyA totally original and challenging talkshow experience where 2 hosts and 2personalities are invited to dine in totaldarkness while being filmed by state-of-the-art infrared cameras. PERFECT MATCHGameshow (30 minutes per episode)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: Format OnlyEach week the audience gets to maketheir PERFECT MATCH with the 3 boysor girls by matching them to their cars,best friends and underwear and by ask-ing them cheeky and revealing ques-tions.FIB FINDERSA Cross Between A Gameshow/ComedyShow/Talkshow (30 Minutes PerEpisode)Language: English and French version(from Quebec)Delivery Status: Format Only In FIB FINDERS, which has recentlypremiered in Finland with a 55% and64% market share, 3 guests are invited tocome up with 2 revealing statements anda juicy lie, with the audience participat-ing in lie-detecting!THE UGLY DUCKLINGEntertainment (2 hours per episode)Language: ItalianDelivery Status: Format OnlyThis is a make-over format and featuresall kinds of people in all kinds of situa-tions - It is about looking better than youever thought you could, changing yourlook completely and experimenting witha new identity, dressing up according tofantasy, dressing up for revenge...STAR FOR A NIGHTVariety (60 minutes per episode)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: Format OnlySTAR FOR A NIGHT is a magical big-time extravaganza and the launching padfor promising new talent, where audi-tions across the country search for newstars in the making, to find out if theyhave what it takes to be a “Star for aNight.”

DLTENTERTAINMENT UKLTD.DLT Entertainment UK LTD., UKaddress: 10 Bedford Square, London,WC1B 3RA, United Kingdom. Tel:4420.7.631.1184. Fax:4420.7.636.4571. US address: 31 West56th Street, New York, NY 10019, USA.Tel: 212.245.4680. Fax: 212.315.1132. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Sales agent, producer,distributorAt MI-TV: Don Taffner Jr. (VicePresident), Gary Mitchell(VP/International Sales), NatalieSaletska (Director of Sales), JohnFitzgerald (CEO)Acquisition Executive: Gary MitchellOffice: R33:19Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.10CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOULLifestyle(Reality-Based), either 44X30mins or 22X60 mins.Language: EnglishCast: Scott Whyte, Ed Asner, JackLemmonDelivery Status: CompletedBased on the world famous books of thesame title, Chicken Soup For The Soul isa dramatic series that gently illustratesapplicable solutions to real life situations.MY FAMILYComedy, 21X30 mins.Language: EnglishCast: Robert Lindsay, Zoe WanamakerDelivery Status: Eps 1-8 Completed/Eps9-21 In productionMY FAMILY is an entertaining look atlife in the Harper household where eventhe most normal events are anything butdull.SEIZE THE NIGHTMusic/Variety, 24X30 mins.Language: EnglishCast: Voodoo Ray, Alexis RayDelivery Status: CompletedA weekly half-hour music and varietyshow that introduces New York City’shottest music and fashion trends.STUDIO ONEDrama, 66X60 mins.Language: EnglishCast: Charlton Heston, Grace Kelly, ArtCarney, Jackie Gleason, James Dean Delivery Status: CompletedOriginally broadcast live across theUnited States from 1948 to 1958, thisseries of one-act specials is the pinnacleexample of what is now known as theGolden Age of Television.

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DORLING KINDERSLEY VISIONDorling Kindersley Vision, 53 ChandosPlace, Covent Garden, London WC2N4HS, England. Tel: 44.20.7836.5411.Fax: 44.20.7379.7058. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Distribution and produc-tionAt MIP-TV: Simon Jollands(ManagingDirector), Mary Frazer(InternationalSales Manager)Office: R31.05Tel:334.92.99.8835THE WAY THINGS WORKChildren’s (13 x 30mins/26 x 15 mins)Language: International FormatProducer: A co-production betweenMillimages and Dorling Kindersley.Delivery Status: Pre ProductionBased on the international best sellingbook, more than 3 millions copies sold,and CD Rom. A mammoth journeythrough the world of machines.THE WORLD OF BEATRIX POTTERChildren’s (9 x 30mins)Language: International FormatProducer: Series produced by TVC forF.Warne & CoDelivery Status: CompletedThe Classic books of Beatrix Potter arebrought to life in this definitive, author-ized series of animated tales, featuringPeter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Mrs.Tiggy-winkle and all their celebratedfriendsTHE ADVENTURES OF SPOTChildren’s (26 x 5mins)Language: International FormatProducer: Produced by King Rollo FilmsLtd., London, England, together withVentura Publishing Ltd., England andbased on the stories by Eric Hill.Delivery Status: CompletedA collection award-winning animatedfilms based on the books created by bestselling author Eric Hill.EYEWITNESSNatural History (39 x 30mins)Language: Flexible format and off screennarration suitable for all territoriesProducer: Produced by BBC ScienceDelivery Status: CompletedAward-winning Eyewitness is the ultimatenatural history experience - an amazingcombination of live action photography,stunning graphics and animation tech-niques which takes the viewer on apanoramic tour through the natural world.AMAZING ANIMALSChildren’s (52 x 30 mins)Language: Flexible format and off screennarration suitable for all territoriesProducer: A co-production betweenPartridge Films and Dorling KindersleyDelivery Status: CompletedHenry the Lizard explores the weird andwonderful world of animals in this action-packed series which appeals to everychild’s natural curiosity. With the help ofhis crazy cartoon friends, remarkablegraphics and stunning live action footage.BABY ANIMALSChildren’s (2 x 30 mins)Language: Flexible format and off screennarration suitable for all territoriesDelivery Status: CompletedThese endearing programmes feature thecutest, cuddliest and most appealing ani-mals babies, made even more delightfulby adorable baby animal presenters.CARNIVAL PARKChildren’s (26 x 30 mins)Language: International FormatProducer: A co-production betweenDorling Kindersley, TV2 Norway andZepplin TVDelivery Status: In developmentCarnival Park opens the mind and tonesup those laughter muscles. Enlightening,illuminating and hilarious!

CREATURES FANTASTICFamily (13 x 30mins)Language: Flexible format and off screennarration suitable for all territoriesProducer: Produced by BBC WildvisionDelivery Status: CompletedA fascinating journey into the world ofmyths and mythical creatures.DIG & DUGChildren’s (16 x 10 mins)Language: International FormatProducer: A Flicks Films Production forDorling KindersleyDelivery Status: CompletedThis hilarious model animation series is theperfect answer to children’s fascinationwith all sorts of machines. The misadven-tures of Dig and Dug are sure to delight theinquisitive young audience, and provideplenty of laughs along the way.DRIED FLOWERSFamily (1 x 50 minutes)Language: International Format - No pre-senters on cameraDelivery Status: CompletedThe essential guide to drying, arranging anddisplaying dried flowers.MY FIRST...Family (8 x 45 minutes)International Format - No presenters oncameraMy First Series presents lots of ways forchildren to discover the world by gettinginvolved for themselves. Using simplematerials from around the home, childrencan have fun creating, experimenting, learn-ing magic, making music and cooking.HULLABALLOOChildren’s (26 x 5 minutes/13 x 30 minutes)Suits international adaptationDelivery Status: CompletedHullaballoo is a stimulating series for chil-dren which incorporates all the fun elementsnecessary for early development. Usingsongs, stories, dancing, mime, rhymes, pup-pets and animation, children are entertainedand introduced to early learning themes.FANTASTIC RAINY DAYChildren’s (1 x 40 minutes)International Format - No presenters oncameraDelivery Status: CompletedFantastic Rainy Day is a collection of 13inspiration indoor activities - from craft tocookery, and music to magic - all speciallydesigned to provide endless hands-on enter-tainment around the home. MAMMOTH MOVIESChildren’s (22 x 30 seconds)Flexible format and off screen narrationsuitable for all territoriesDelivery Status: CompletedThis colourful collection of animated pro-grammes takes a light-hearted, joke-filledlook at science with the help of that historichero - the woolly mammoth.PB BEAR & FRIENDSChildren’s (30 x 5 minutes/6 x 30 minutes)International FormatDelivery Status: CompletedPB Bear and Friends live in an animatedfantasy world packed with wonderfuladventures and exciting make-believegames. This is a place where anything canhappen, and once PB Bear and his cuddlytoy chums get together, there’s no limit tothe fun they can have.PHONICS FUNHOUSEChildren’s (1 x 40 minutes/ 6 x 8 minutes)UK/US availableDelivery Status: CompletedPhonics Funhouse provides early readerswith a sound introduction to reading.Children learn to listen to each sound andjoin in with sound effects, music rhythm,rhyme and even dance.SISTER WENDY’S SAINTSFamily ( 1 x 50 minutes)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedSister Wendy Beckett celebrates the bimil-lenary of Christ with this wonderful look atthe lives of saints, told through some of theworld’s most exquisite works of art.

YOU & YOUR CAT/YOU & YOURDOGFamily (2 x 50 minutes)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedPresented by David Taylor, the eminent andinternationally renowned veterinarian, theseprogrammes are packed with informationon pet selection, handling and training, andoffer a range of advice on how to make sureyour new friend stays healthy and happy.

DORO FILMDoRo Film – und FernsehproduktionGmbH, Winckelmannstrasse 8, A-1150Wien, Austria. Tel: 43.1.892.44.44. Fax:43.1.892.44.45. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Film & TV ProductionAt MIP-TV: Katharina AmportOffice:

DUPUIS AUDIOVISUELDupuis Audiovisuel, 57, boulevard de laVillette, 75010 Paris – France. Tel:33.1.44.84.40.80. Fax: 33.1.44.84.40.98Company type: tv production, tv distribu-tionAt MIP-TV: Leon Perahia (Audiovisualand Development Director), Jean-PhilippeDoutrelugne (Director of Int’l TV andLicencing Rights)Acquisition Executive: Justine Bannister(Head of TV Distribution)Licensing Executive: Isabelle Denis (Headof International Licencing)Office: 11.16-13.15 (WBI Umbrella)Tel: 33.4.92.99.80.86CEDRICAnimation (52x13’)Language: English, FrenchDirector: Franck BourgeronEvery day is an adventure when you’reeight years old, especially if you are Cedricand a rather strong personality.NANOOKAnimation (26x26’)Language: English, FrenchDirector: Franck BourgeronIn the harsh world of the Canadian Arctic,Nanook, a 12-year old Inuit boy embarksupon the trail of his missing father and dis-covers manhood.JOJOAnimation (1x52’ or 2x26’)Language: English, FrenchDirector: Michel Gauthier, GuyQuelquejeuJoJo and his friends go through tumultuousChristmas holidays, many adventures andsurprises, and they learn the meaning of truefriendship.Also available: JOJO MOMENTS 20x15’’PAPYRUSAnimation (adventure and mystery)(52x26’, 1x70’)Language: English, FrenchDirector: Michel GauthierSet in an ancient Egypt of marvels and fan-tasy, yet firmly rooted in historical fact,Papyrus and princess Theti Cheri defendEgypt against conspirators.DUPUIS SHORTS - A TOUT SPIPAnimation, 120x7’’Funny, dynamic and original gags ofSpirou’s famous squirrelDUPUIS SHORTS - BOULE&BILLAnimation, 26x5’The hilarious antics of a little boy and hisdogs

E! NETWORKSE! Networks, 5750 Wilshire Blvd., LosAngeles, CA 90036 USA. Tel:323.954.2696. Fax: 323.954.2657At MIP-TV: Ken Bettsteller (ChiefOperating Officer, E! Networks), LynnHeide (Sr. V.P. Business Development andOnline), Bill Lee (VicePresident/International Development),Duccio Donati (Director ofSales/International Development), LauraLaw Ney (Sales Executive/InternationalDevelopment), Monica Vespe (SalesRepresentative/International Development)Office: Stand No. 26.01CELEBRITY ADVENTURESLight Entertainment (13 X 30 minutes)“Celebrity Adventures” follows celebritiesfrom the worlds of film, television andmusic to exotic and exciting places all overthe globe. Each half-hour is truly a celebri-ty adventure.HOLLYWOOD OFF-RAMPDrama (26 X 30 minutes)“Hollywood Off-Ramp” is creepy antholo-gy series, hosted by comedic actor BrianUnger, that casts a satirical eye on themachinations of show business. Fictionaltales deliver drama and black comedy witha twist.CELEBRITY HOMESLight Entertainment (52 X 30 minutes)“Celebrity Homes” gives an intimate lookinto the lives of the rich and famous withguided home tours. Upcoming shows fea-ture Patti LaBelle, Dustin Hoffman andHugh Hefner.THE E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORYDocumentary (120 X 60 minutes & 75 X120 minutes)E!’s series of one-hour and two-hour docu-dramas deal with real-life dramas in thelives of the famous and features in-depthinterviews, news footage, archival materialand dramatic reenactmentsCELEBRITY PROFILEDocumentary (80 X 60 minutes)A one-hour profile on the life of differentcelebrities utilizing exclusive new interviewswith friends, colleagues and the subjectsthemselves, and E!’s extensive interviewarchives, childhood photos and home videos. MYSTERIES & SCANDALSDocumentary (145 X 30 minutes)Each half-hour episode exposes intriguingstories behind legendary figures of thescreen and features reenactments of classicHollywood crimes and events. Newepisodes focus on Desi Arnaz, TyronePower and Vincent Price.

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WILD ON...Light Entertainment (75 X 60 minutes)E! takes viewers on exciting excursions tosome of the world’s most exotic. New spe-cials available include Wild On TheOutback, Wild on The Rising Sun, and WildOn Fortaleza.E! NEWS DAILYEntertainment News (4 episodes/wk. X 30minutes)Brief synopsis: (25-30 words max)A daily, half-hour program with up-to-the-minute reports on the day’s top entertain-ment news hosted by anchors Steve Kmetkoand Jules AsnerRACHEL ASHWELL’S SHABBYCHIC ON STYLELight Entertainment (39 X 30 minutes)Rachel Ashwell shows viewers how to cre-ate a home that is beautiful, functional andpractical by bringing her signature “ShabbyChic” look into their lives. Gives viewersAshwell’s unique ideas on design.STYLEMAKERLight Entertainment (13 X 60 minutes & 4X 30 minutes)“Stylemaker” is an hour personality profile

that emphasizes the style of an individualwho has made a profound impact on thefashion and design industry, exploring hisor her personal style. ON STYLE. SPECIALSLight Entertainment (20 X 60 minutes; 20X 30 minutes)Each special takes an entertaining look throughthe vast and varied worlds of art, beauty, designand fashion, seeking to inspire viewers to dis-cover their own sense of self expression.

EGMONTIMAGINATION UKLTD. Egmont Imagination UK Ltd., 239Kensington High Street, London W8 6SAUK. Tel: 44.207.761.3693. Faax:44.207.761.3510E-mail: [email protected]: www.egmont-imagination.co.ukAt MIP-TV: Tom van Waveren (Presidentof Egmont Imagination), Tatiana Kober(Managing Director Egmont ImaginationUK LTD), Poul Kofod (Senior VicePresident, Creative Development), MichaelChristensen (Producer), Karen Hunter(Sales Executive), Samantha Lawson(Sales Support Co-ordinator)Office: R33.05Tel: 334.92.99.8840LIZZIE MCGUIRELive Action (12 x 30 minutes)Production Company: Disney (co financedand co-distributed by Egmont Imagination)Delivery Status: Summer 2001Comedy about 13 year old Lizzie and heranimated alter-ego.THE UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRSBEARSStop Frame Animation (13 x 30 minutes)Production Company: Co-productionbetween Scottish Television and EgmontImangination and CinarDelivery Status: Spring 2002One roof, so many bears - who knows whatwill happen!

EKIDS INTERNETeKIDS INTERNET, 1415 Indiana Street,Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94114 USA.Tel: 415.285.1991. Fax: 415.285.1803. E-mail: [email protected] Type: On-line distributor of con-tent, sales of web-enabled children’s contentAt MIP-TV: El St. John (CEO & Founder),Greg Boegner (VP, Business Development),James Dowaliby (CEO eMovies), Acquisition Executive: Greg BoegnerOffice:eKIDS Internet is a private network just forkids. Media companies around the world areproviding content to eKIDS in order to reachchildren in a safe and secure network. Andnow, joining eKIDS (ages 4-7) are eTEENS(ages 8-13) and 24/7 Edge (ages 14-19).

EM.TV & MERCHANDISING AGEM.TV & Merchandising AG, Betastrasse11, D-85774 Unterföhring, Germany. Tel:49.89.99500.0. Fax: 49.89.99500.111. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Producer, DistributorAt MIP-TV: Thomas Haffa (Chairman of theBoard), Hans Peter Vriens (Member of theBoard Sales & Marketing), Sylvia Rothblum(Member of the Board, Programming +Production), Helen Isaacson (PresidentWorld Wide Brand Management), PatrickElmendorff (Senior VP International TVSales), Lysandra Karamitsou (DirectorInternational TV Sales).Office: R29.01Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.76.TABALUGA I + IIAnimation (I: 26x24) (II: 26x24´)Director: Yoram Gross-EM.TV Pty LtdI: Co-Production of EM.TV &Merchandising AG, Yoram Gross-EM.TVPty Ltd, ZDF Enterprises GmbHII: Co-Production of EM.TV &Merchandising AG, Victory Media Group,ZDF Enterprises GmbH Tabaluga´s enormous publishing and mer-chandising success gave birth to this ani-mated TV-series partly fable and partlyadventure. It entertains both young and oldwith action and humour, while also havingsomething meaningful to say. THE HOOBSEducational (250x30´)Producer: Co-Production of Jim Henson,Decode Entertainment, Channel 4.Join the Hoobs in their friendly, fun filled,inquiring world and travel with them on animaginative journey full of laughter, music,and above all, discovery!FLIPPER & LOPAKA I+IIAnimation (I: 26x24) ( II: 26x24´)Director: Yoram Gross-EM.TV Pty Ltd.I: Co-Production of EM.TV &Merchandising AG, Yoram Gross-EM.TVPty Ltd, AFCII: Co-Production of EM.TV & MerchandisingAG, Victory Media Group, AFCTV´s beloved dolphin is brought to life inanimated form for the millions of fans, whotune in world-wide to see their hero and hisfriend Lopaka struggle for justice.MR. BABYAnimation (52x11´)Director: Mr. Babyco, LLC.Co-Production of EM.TV &Merchandising AG, Toon Co.GmbHThe giant Mr. Baby is the absolute centre ofattention throughout the city – milk tanks arewaiting to feed him and several teams are onstand-by to change the 200-pound nappies.COCCO BILLAnimation (52x13´)Director: Studio CampedelliCo-Production of EM.TV & MerchandisingAG, RAI, Demas & PartnersBased on the cartoon books by Jacovitti,this western parody presents a highly origi-nal world, and reflects the unique humourof the Italian author.THE WORLD OF TOSHAnimation (26x24´)Director: Happy Life Animation AB, TFCTrickompanyCo-Production of EM.TV &Merchandising AG, Happy Life AnimationAB, Magma FilmsNine-year-old Tosh lives in a quaint neigh-bourhood of a small Swedish town. His lifeis that of an ordinary boy his age, with theonly difference that he is a ladies´man.NICK AND PERRYAnimation (52x11´)Director: TFC Trickompany, EllipseAnimationProduced by TFC Trickompany, EllipseAnimation, EM.TV & Merchandising AG,WDR, M6They were just two average highly intelli-gent dogs from outer space. If they hadknown what to expect on earth, they wouldhave stayed home.

PIGS NEXT DOORAnimation (26x24´)I: Director: Saban EntertainmentII: Director: TFC Trickompany I: Co-Production of EM.TV & WaveryB.V.Inc, Fox Kids InternationalProgramming, A.V.V in association withMagma FilmsII: Co-Production of EM.TV & WaveryB.V.Inc, Magma Films The new neighbors are causing quite a stirout in the suburbs ! No wonder, since theyare the only pigs around...POOCHINIAnimation (78x7´)Director: Wild Brain Inc.Co-Production of EM.TV & WaveryB.V.Inc, Wild Brain Inc.Everybody knows Poochini is a dog –except for him. But his eccentric ownerswill make sure that he finds out.F.T.P.D.Animation (26x24´)Director: Yoram Gross-EM.TV Pty Ltd.,Talit Productions Inc.Production of EM.TV & Merchandising AG.Cinderella in love with the wrong prince ?The frog prince getting criminal ? No prob-lem for Johnny and Chris, the two specialagents of the F.T.P.D. cope with everything!

ENTERTAINMENTRIGHTS Entertainment Rights, 100 HammersmithRoad, London, W6 7JP UK. Tel:44.208.762.6200. Fax: 44.208.762.6299.Web: www.entertainmentrights.comAt MIP-TV: Jane Smith (ManagingDirector), Mike Heap (CEO), Chloe VanDen Berg (Sales Director), Alix Wiseman(Sales Manager), Susannah Cobbold (Sales& Marketing Executive), Joss Duffield(Sales Executive), Danielle Rickwood(Marketing)Office: 07.25, Tel: 334.92.99.80.47DR OTTERAnimation (26 x 11 min)Have you ever wondered why, while takinga walk through a pleasant wood or beside atranquil river, you never see a sick squirrel,a poorly pigeon, a feverish frog or bedrid-den badger? The answer probably lies in thecapable medical paws of Dr Otter M.D.NUNAVUT (WORKING TITLE)Animation (13 x 26) (13 x 30)A digital animated series for 6-8 year olds.Set in a community in the Arctic, it tells theadventures of Inuk, a high imaginativeeight-year old Inuit boy.MERLIN – THE MAGICAL PUPPYAnimation (52 x 10 / 26 x 30)Join in Merlin’s adventures, which take on amagical turn when Ernie the harbour masterbuys him a new shiny red collar whichErnie hopes will keep Merlin out of mis-chief.CUSTER’S LAST STAND UPChild/Youth (26 x 30 min)Jamie Custer is a 14 year old boy fromIreland who dreams of becoming a stand-upcomic.TANGERINE BEARAnimation (1 x 48 min) (1 x 60 min)A bear, whose smile was accidentally sewnon upside-down, dreams of going homewith a caring family at Christmas.HARVEYTOONSAnimation (78 x 30 min)Based on the famous Harvey Comic charac-ters, these theatrical animated shorts havebeen digitally restored and reformatted intohalf hour episodes to make ‘Harveytoons.’TITCHAnimation (39 x 11 min)Titch is an accident prone, well meaning lit-tle boy with an older brother and sisterwhom he tries to copy.CUBEEZAnimation (26 x 11 min) (13 x 30 min)Get ready to Cubeedoobeedo it with theCubeez!

LAVENDER CASTLEAnimation (26 x 10 min) (13 x 30 min)A classic story of good battling againstevil in a desperate bid to protect the lightat the center of the universe that isLavender Castle.BRILLIANT CREATURESChild/Youth (31 x 15 min)A host of brilliant creatures from the ter-rifying to the tiny joining three presen-ters in the studio and out in their naturalhabitats, for the presenters, swimmingwith sharks, wrestling with alligators,hypnotizing chickens is all just in a day’swork!

EUROCINEEurocine, 33, Av. Champs Elysees,75008 Paris, France. Tel:33.1.42256492. Fax: 33.1.42257338. E-mail: [email protected]. Website:www eurocine.netAt AFM: Daniel Lesoeur (Chairman),Ilona Kunesova (HeadAcquisition/Development), MichelleMagnan (Sales), A.L. Mariaux(Production)Office: 03.26, Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.81.83WHEN SPORT BECOMES STUNTSDocumentaryAchievements are often stunts A series ofdiscovery travels which show us the dan-gerous world.MEETING WITH MILOS FORMANDocumentary (26 min)Director: SmidmajerDelivery Status: completedMilos Forman, at home and on the setof his last picture unveils his senti-ments.A NEW DIVA: MAGDALENAKOZENADocumentary (57 min)Director: M. SmidmajerDelivery Status: CompletedThe young mezzo soprano MagdalenaKozena already performed in Wien,Paris, Berlin with the famous M.Minkowski, R. Goebel, G. Johnson.THE DEVIL COLLECTIONFeature Film – HorrorLanguages: French, English, Spanish,German, ItalianDelivery Status: CompletedTHE FAMILY COLLECTIONFeature Films – FamilyA package of 12 films warranting asteady audience for all the family.LIBRARY OF 100 FEATURE FILMSMade of action/adventure, horror, softerotic, animation and black and whiteoldies.

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EXPLORE INTERNATIONALExplore International, 33 OvingtonSquare, Knightsbridge, London SW3 1LJ,UK. Tel: 44.20.7581.7100. Fax:44.20.7581.7200. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.explore-intl.comCompany Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Edwina Thring (SalesDirector), Joanna Rowley (SalesManager), Samantha Witters (Director ofMarketing & Communications), PaolaCunsolo (Italian Consultant) Office: N/ATHE ALPS: REALM OF THE GOLDEN EAGLEDocumentary (3 x 52’)Director: Michael SchlambergerProducers: Michael Schlamberger,Norbert Winding & Klaus FeichtenbergerDelivery Status: CompletedORF’s stunning trilogy reveals the majes-tic beauty of the Alpine mountainscape - apatchwork of extremes, inhabited by adiverse range of survival specialists. ISLANDSDocumentary (2 x 52’)Director: Ugo Adilardi & Andrea MaggiProducer: Andrea MaggiDelivery Status: 1st Qtr 2001This highly visual 2 x 1 hour series, stud-ies how islands themselves are created,using as examples, two newly formedislands, Krakatau in Indonesia and Surtseyoff the Icelandic coast. CELEBRATIONSDocumentary (5 Series - 13 x 26’)Producers: Junichi Ushiyama & ClaudeBlanchardDelivery Status: Series 1 - 3: Completed,Series 4 & 5: 2nd Qtr 2001 Over twenty years, Junichi Ushiyama,Japan’s foremost ethnographic film-maker, created a unique and intimaterecord of a changing world. Many of thetraditions and ways of life portrayed inthese remarkable films will never be seenagain.AMELIA EARHART - FALLENANGEL (WOMEN ADVENTURERSSERIES)Documentary (5 x 52’)Producers: David Lint, ChristinaPochmursky & Jane ArmstrongDelivery Status: Episodes 1 - 4:Completed, Episode 5: 2nd Qtr 2001This latest episode of CINENOVA’s‘WOMEN ADVENTURERS’ series fea-tures the legendary aviator, AmeliaEarhart, who disappeared in the Pacificduring her daring attempt to circumnavi-gate the globe.TAJ MAHAL: KEEPERS OF THEDREAMDocumentary (1 x 52’)Director: Jean-Marie Barrere & OlivierBauherProducers: Francois LandelsmanDelivery Status: CompletedThis film takes a unique look at one of theworld’s most beautiful buildings throughthe eyes of the people working there, whospend their lives maintaining its perfec-tion.THE SHAPE OF LIFEDocumentary (8 x 52’) Delivery Status: CompletedThis exciting new eight-part series fromNGT & The Sea Studios Foundationreconstructs the dramatic rise of the ani-mal kingdom, which scientists are begin-ning to see in a new and startling light.QUEST FOR K2Documentary (6 x 26’)Producers: Reuben Aaronson & JamesMcquillan Delivery Status: Completed‘QUEST FOR K2’ is a remarkable six-partseries, exploring Earth’s most savagemountain, through the personal experi-ences of a group of international adventur-ers.

TREASURE SEEKERSDocumentary (13 x 52’)Producers: Graham Townsley (SeriesProducer), Jason Williams, WilliamMorgan & Bob Judson (ExecutiveProducers)Delivery Status: CompletedTREASURE SEEKERS tells the incredi-ble stories of history’s greatest discover-ies, and the people who have defied theodds to reveal the treasures of the past.ICE WORLDSDocumentary (3 x 52’) Delivery Status: 2nd Qtr 2001NHNZ’s new three-part series ICEWORLDS explores the remarkablewildlife that exists in the harsh environ-ments of the Arctic and Antarctic, the peo-ple who live and are drawn to theseregions, and the pivotal role they play inour planet’s future.ANIMAL INVENTORSDocumentary (3 x 52’)Delivery Status: 2nd Qtr 2001Prepare to be amazed - Nature is one stepahead of us with much of the technologythat we thought we’d invented first.NHNZ’s ‘ANIMAL INVENTORS’divulges some nature’s cleverest cre-ations.JAMU: THE ORPHANED LEOPARDDocumentary (1 x 52’)Producer: Anton Truesdale & John Varty(Executive Producer)Delivery Status: CompletedLondolozi Productions’ delightful one-hour film, JAMU, takes the viewer to themagnificent Luangwa Valley where wejoin in the trials and tribulations of rearinga leopard cub and preparing it for a life inthe wild.WILDERNESS MEN (SERIES)Documentary (3 x 52’)Producer: Mike GuntonDelivery Status: CompletedWilderness Men is a three-part series fea-turing the unique stories of ground-break-ing explorers of their time: Alexander,Baron von Humboldt, the renownedGerman scientist, naturalist and traveller,Lewis & Clark and their band of adventur-ers and Shackleton, the last of the greatpolar explorers.

FACT BASED COMMUNICATIONSFact Based Communications, Piazzadella Libertà, 20 00192 Rome, Italy. Tel:39.06.36082901. Fax: 39.06.36005501At MIP-TV: Alan Friedman (Chairman &Chief Executive Officer), John Defterios(Executive Vice President, Content andAnchor)Office: GLOBAL ECONOMIC REVIEW(50 x 60 minutes or 100 x 30 minutes)Hosted by award winning journalists AlanFriedman and John Defterios, TheInternational Herald Tribune’s “GlobalEconomic Review” is a fast-paced weeklyfinancial and business program, backed byresources of the world’s daily newspaper.IN-FLIGHT & TECH WATCH(12 x 30 minutes)“In-Flight” and “Tech Watch” offers in-depth profiles on companies, industriesand countries, the latest gadgets on thetechnology front, penetrating interviewswith one-of-a-kind business leaders andprobing investigative reports. MONEY HUNT(50 x 30 minutes - Continental Europe)Already a hit on more than 100 PBS sta-tions across the United States, this livelyhalf-hour show brings venture capitalseekers into the studio, where they arequestioned by the experts.

PORTFOLIO(50x30 min)Europe’s premier weekly personal financeprogram, this half-hour format has user-friendly information, tips, analysis andinteractive viewer participation. Portfoliowill be produced in all of the principleEuropean languages, with Europe-wide andlocal content. FBCINVESTOR.COMWebsiteFBCInvestor.com combines the high-quali-ty content from its flagship television pro-gramming and a team of dedicated web-savvy journalists to build out original busi-ness and financial news content to promoteacross TV and web properties.

FILM AUSTRALIALTD.Film Australia Ltd., 101 Eton Road,Lindfield NSW 2070, Australia. Tel:61.2.9413.8777. Fax: 61.2.9416.9401. E-mail: Company Type: Producer/DistributorAt MIP-TV: Augustus Dulgaro (Director,Sales), Mark Hamlyn (Executive Producer)Acquisition Executive: Carolyn Johnston(International Sales)Office: 04:28BURIED COUNTRYTravel/Adventure (4 x 26 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: David Batty (Director), FrancisKelly (Co-Director)Producer: Jeni McMahonDelivery Status: Delivery estimated July‘01CITY OF DREAMSHistory (55 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Belinda Mason Producer: Gaby MasonCast: Rachael Blake (Narrator), MerridyEastman (Marion), Jennifer Vuletic (Marion’svoice), Jeremy Sims (Walter), JustinMonjo (Walter’s voice).Delivery Status: CompleteWhen the brilliant and fiery MarionMahony, the first registered woman archi-tect in the world and the longest servingdesigner in Frank Lloyd Wright’s practice,married Walter Burley Griffin, it was thebeginning of one of the most outstandingartistic collaborations of the 20th century. COMPASSIONATE RAGEPersonal Viewpoint (55 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Alan Lindsay Producer: Helen Lucas & Alan LindsayDelivery Status: Delivery estimated May‘01Pass Moira Kelly in the street and youwould hardly notice her - a thirty-five yearold in sensible jeans, T-shirt and sneakers,yet she has run the gauntlet of Bosniansnipers to get kids out of the firing line. CUNNAMULLALifestyles (82 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Dennis O’Rourke Producer: Dennis O’RourkeDelivery Status: CompleteCunnamulla, 800 kilometres west ofBrisbane, is the end of the railway line.Here, Aboriginal people and whiteAustralians live together but apart.Creativity struggles against indifference,eccentricity against conformity. FIFTH SET, THEHistory (55 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Sue Thomson Producer: Kate Latimer & Cristina PozzanDelivery Status: CompleteFor a century, the Davis Cup has been oneof the world’s greatest tennis competitions.Despite the lure of big money on the pro-fessional circuit, the cup continues to standfor sportsmanship, team spirit and nationalpride.

HOLY ROLLERSLifestyles (52 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Rosie JonesProducer: Sharyn PrenticeDelivery Status: CompleteReligious faith, the tourist dollar andMiddle Eastern politics intersect in HolyRollers, as tour guide Suzi Rosedale leadsbusloads of Christian pilgrims on their trip-of-a-lifetime around the Holy Land. MUSIC SCHOOLPersonal Viewpoint (90 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Bob Connolly & Robin AndersonProducer: Bob Connolly & RobinAndersonDelivery Status: Delivery estimated June ‘01Professor Ann Boyd is fighting. But after adecade of relentless budget cuts and bureau-cratic struggle, she’s not sure how she-orher university music department-can go on. OUT OF THE SHADOWSLifestyles (52 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Gillian Guthrie Producer: Gillian Guthrie & Robert SimmsDelivery Status: CompleteThere are some countries where basic healthcare is a luxury item, where people withoperable deformities, from birth or accidents,are confined to the shadows of life. In thePhilippines and other countries within South-East Asia, patients without the money to payfor surgery live with their disfigurement.SMALL ISLAND, BIG FIGHTCurrent Affairs (26 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Aven S. NoahProducer: Rosemary HespCo-producer - Trevor GrahamDelivery Status: CompleteA new battle is brewing on Murray Islandwhere the historic Mabo land rights caseoriginated. This time, the outcome couldhave far-reaching implications forAustralia’s open waters.TEN MILLION WILDCATSNature (50 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Gary Steer & Alice FordProducer: Gary Steer & Tina Dalton-HagegeDelivery Status: CompleteAustralia is the only continent completelyoverrun by feral cats. It is estimated thereare now some ten million domestic catsgone wild and that each year they kill bil-lions of native animals.BUSH MECHANICS2001 (4 x 30 minutes)This off-beat series follows the exploits of asmall band of Aboriginal characters, theJupurrurla Gang, as they journey throughcentral Australia in a clapped-out motor car.

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FILM BRIDGE INTERNATIONALFilm Bridge International, 1316 ThirdStreet Promenade, Suite 105, SantaMonica, CA 90401 USA. Tel:310.656.8680. Fax: 310.656.8683.At MIP-TV: Ellen Wander, Incoronata“Inc” Pagliuca, Lori Mathison, IsabelPreciado LoucksOffice: 07.16THE COUNTRomance/AdventureDirector: Michael AustinProducer: Andrew Karsch and John FlockCast: Christopher LambertDelivery Status: ProductionA romantic adventure based on the classicnovel “The Count of Monte Cristo” byAlexandre Dumas.SAY NOTHINGThrillerDirector: Arthur HillerProducer: Rastar ProductionsDelivery Status: ProductionThe lives of a young married couple areturned upside down when a stranger’sobsession not only puts their marriage atstake...but their lives as well. LYING IN WAITThrillerDirector: D. Shone KirkpatrickProducer: Dan GrodnikCast: Rutger Hauer, Virginia MadsenDelivery Status: New ReleaseA reclusive young artist is thrown into aworld of lust, deceit and murder when amysterious couple moves into the housenext door. BEYOND THE SUMMIT: THE EVEREST ENVIRONMENTALEXPERIENCEDocumentaryDirector: Billy D. MarcheseProducer: Dama Chasle & Lisa TauscherDelivery Status: New Release This documentary follows an environmen-tal expedition team as Language: Italianembarks on the largest clean-up of Mt.Everest. The oldest person ever to attemptto summit will also be a part of the team.

FILMEXPORT GROUPSRL.Filmexport Group SRL., Via Polonia, 9,00198 Rome \ Italy. Tel: +39 06.8554266 /39 06.8414724. Fax: 39.06.8550248. E-mail: [email protected] Web site:www.filmexport.comAt MIP-TV: Roberto Di Girolamo(President), Laura Maurano (SalesManager), Andrea Di Girolamo (SalesAssistant)Office: Stand “ANICA” 43.07Tel: 334.929 987 84Delivery Status: CompletedZOOM ON FELLINI (ZOOM SUFELLINI) 4 Tv EpisodesLanguage: ItalianDirector: Gianfranco Angelucci - AndreaDe CarloProducer: Faso Tv Delivery Status: Completed Gathered under this single cumulative titleis a cycle of four programs of approximate-ly one hour each, dealing with the world ofFellini. The Series Has Been Designed ToIncorporate The Subject Matter With NeverBefore Seen Material Into Four Episodes,Offered In A Triptych:FELLINI’S PROTAGONISTS (2EPISODES )FELLINI IN THE WASTEBASKET (1EPISODE )OTHER FELLINI’S CHARACTERS (1EPISODE )

THE BLUE TREE (EL ARBOL AZUL)200 One-Hour Tv EpisodesLanguage: Spanish/Italian / EnglishDirector: Alfredo GalinanesProducer: Southstar Film TvDelivery Status: CompletedWe are parents in real life and now we haveundertaken the task of being parents of thisseries, our “fiction child”. Our honesty asparents leads us to be formative, our experi-ence as producers ... A VERY SPECIAL COP (UN COMMISSARIO A ROMA) 10 + 2 Tv Movies Language : Italian Director: Luca Manfredi - Ignazio Agosta -Roberto GiannarelliProducer: Compagnia Generale R.T. / RaiUnoCast: Nino Manfredi - Francoise FabianDelivery Status: Completed Nino Manfredi plays the part of FrancoAmidei, a police inspector next to retire-ment. In all his years of service he hasstored up a lot of different experiences, andeach of them is the focus of each of the 10episodes.A LADIES’ DETECTIVE (DETEC-TIVE PER SIGNORA)67 X 1hr EpisodesLanguage: Italian / SpanishDirector: Alejandro MoserProducer: Ledafilms S.A.Delivery Status: CompletedTwo friends: young and shy Lucas, a mod-est accountant, and Michael, former police-man turned private detective, a handsomewinner with women and a born loser WhenIt Comes WHAT GIRLS NEVER SAYQUELLO CHE LE RAGAZZE NONDICONO Comedy Language: Italian Director: Carlo Vanzina Producer: Dean Film - Planet Pictures -Int’l Dean FilmCast: Martina Colombari - Irene Ferri -Carlotta Miti - . . . Sabrina Paravicini -Vincenzo PelusoDelivery Status: CompletedStories and loves of four girls, closedfriends of each other, in their modern livesof the year 2000. ONCE UPON A TIME IN SICILY(TRA DUE MONDI)Drama Language: Italian / EnglishDirector: Fabio ConversiProducer: Morgan FilmCast: Stephan Freiss - Lorenzo Crespi -Bianca Guaccero - Michele Placido Delivery Status: Completed In the Sicily of the end of 1800 takes placethe revenge of captain Loyola on the banditGrifone: he kidnapped Loyola’’ wife on theday of their wedding. Now, after few years,the captain must escort Grifone, now pris-oner, from Palermo to Messina. This tripwill change their lives.UNDER THE SKIN (LA DONNA DELDELITTO)Erotic-ThrillerLanguage: Italian / English Director: Corrado ColomboProducer: Gold Film - Edizioni StarComicsCast: Vincenzo Peluso - Giuliana Gemma -Lorenzo Flaherty - Cinzia Monreale -Marianna Palmieri - Rossana Gavinel -Francesca Conti - Susana Bequer -Saturnino Garcia - Martine BrochardDelivery Status: Completed A murder never solved of a woman in a littlebeach excites the curiosity of Francesca, thenew tenant of the victim’s house near thelake. A story that seems to repeat itself withthe suspicion of an ambiguous lover and aninspector too much involved in that old case..Category: Completed

OUTSIDER (UN GIUDICE DIRISPETTO)Action Language: Italian / English Director: Valter Toschi Producer: La Perla NeraCast: Tony Sperandeo - Philippe Le Roy -Orso Maria Guerrini - Marina Suma -Tiberio MurgiaDelivery Status: completedStory of a honest magistrate in a small townin the south of Italy, where justice worksslow or does not work at all. Risking hisown life, he will stay there to fight againstthe mob.THE SWEET NOISE OF LIFE (ILDOLCE RUMORE DELLA VITA)Drama (104 min)Language: Italian / English Director: Giuseppe BertolucciProducer: Letizia CinematograficaCast: Francesca Neri \ Rade Serbedzija \Rosalinda Celentano \ Alida Valli \ GeaLionello \ Niccolo’ Senni Delivery Status: completedA young actress, Sophia. The moments ofher life between her 20 and 35 years. Timeas unit of measure for feelings and weatherthat is a characteristic of each moment: therain, the fog, the wind; the theme of moth-erhood, lies but above all of fate which isthe author of our destiny.BODY AND SOUL 2 (LA CARNE EL’ANIMA)EroticLanguage: Italian / English Director: Bruno MatteiProducer: La Perla NeraCast: Christine Dowell - Antonio Zequila -Francesco Valenti - Valter Travor - EdithRozsnyaiLove and erotic story between a beautifulmodel Ljuba and a cynical and scrupulousman Boris, in the torpid world of illegaltraffic and erotic games....ITALIAN GIGOLO’Sexy - ThrillerLanguage: Italian / English Director: Anthony Gray Producer: Produzioni Associate “Cinema ETelevisione” Cast: Roberto Farnesi - Eleonora Vallone -Pascal Persiano - Patrizia Prelle -Donatella Parpagiola Delivery Status: CompletedAlessio is a thirty-year-old man whoexploits his own body and loving capacityoffering sympathy to the middle classwomen. FREE THE FISH (LIBERATE IPESCI) ComedyLanguage: Italian Director: Cristina Comencini Producer: Cattleya - CineritmoCast: Laura Morante - FrancescoPaolantoni - Michele Placido - LunettaMasina - Emilio Solfrizzi Delivery Status: completedAn honest family of southern Italians findsitself in league with a local Mafioso whentheir children marry.TRANSGRESSING (TRASGREDIRE)EroticLanguage: Italian / EnglishDirector: Tinto BrassProducer: Crc Compagnia Realizzaz. CineTelevisive Cast: Yuliya Mayarchuk - Jarno Berardi -Francesca Nunzi - Mario Parodi - MauroLorenz - Leila CarliDelivery Status: completedPaola, a 20-year old Venetian girl with acurvaceous body, cheerful character andexuberant sensuality, briskly enters theoffices of a London real estate agency.

WASTELAND (TERRA BRUCIATA)Action (102 Min.)Language: Italian / EnglishDirector: Fabio SegatoriProducer: Globe Films \ Istituto Luce \Int’l Dean Film Cast: Giancarlo Giannini \ Raoul Bova \Burt Young \ Bianca Guaccero \ MichelePlacido \ Alex Van Damme \ FrancescoPaolantoni - Carlo Croccolo - TommasoBianco - Lara Martelli - Angela LuceDelivery Status: completedThe description of the south as the far west:war among clans, gangsters, revenge,blood, and love in a fast and ironical, pro-voking and spectacular film.THE DINNER” (LA CENA) Modern Comedy (109min)Language : Italian - English Director: Ettore ScolaProducer: Massfilm- Les Films AlainSarde & Filmtel (France) - MedusafilmCast: Giancarlo Giannini - VittorioGassman - Fanny Ardant - Marie Gillain -Daniela Poggi - Stefania SandrelliDelivery Status: completedAt the restaurant at night, ordinary peoplemingle. Laughter, conversation, and fun arethe surface over a motionless existence.LOOK AT ME(GUARDAMI)Erotic Drama (102min)Director: Davide FerrarioProducer: Trio Film SrlCast: Elisabetta Cavallotti, Flavio Insinna,Orsola Stefania Garello - Gianluca Gobbi -Yorgo VoyatzisDelivery Status: completedThe troubled life of a famous porno star,who facing an unfortunate destiny, willacquire new awareness both of her bodyand existenceMANEATER (LA DONNA LUPO)Erotic (102min)Language: Italian / EnglishDirector: Aurelio GrimaldiProducer: Arancia CinemaCast: Loredana Cannata - Arturo Paglia -Pascal Persiano - Francesco Di Leva -Gianluca Cuomo Delivery Status: completedThe “Wolf Woman” Needs PersonalFreedom And Doesn’t Try To Hide HerEmotions Or Escape From Her Instincts.Her Men Mustn’t Strive For Anything ThanImmediate Pleasure.

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THE BODY OF THE SOUL (IL CORPODELL’ANIMA)EroticLanguage: Italian / EnglishDirector: Salvatore PiscicelliProducer: Metropolis FilmCast: Roberto Herlitzka - Raffaella Ponzo -Ennio Fantastichini - Sabina Vannucchi - Gianluigi Pizzetti Delivery Status: completedAn old screenplay writer lives his peacefullive in his elegant downtown villa. Suddenlya young sensual maid comes into his life toawaken forgotten passion and desires.LA CARBONARAComedyLanguage: Italian Director: Luigi MagniProducer: Letizia Cinematografica InCollaboration With Rai CinemaCast: Valerio Mastandrea- Nino Manfredi-Claudio Amendola- Lucrezia Lante DellaRovere - Fabrizio GifuniDelivery Status: completedThe time is when young english gentlementook the grand tour and italians were dream-ing of a united fatherland, near the northernborder of the vatican state. THE GAY AFTER (LA VESPA E LAREGINA)Comedy (108 min)Language: Italian / English Director: Antonello De LeoProducer: Blu Cinematografica - Istituto LuceCast: Pere Ponce - Claudia Gerini - AnaRisueno - Armando De RazzaDelivery Status: CompletedDaniele is a young gay and with his friendsof the magazine “the gay after” keep to astrict agreement: never touch a woman!Until he meets Ginevra, a real woman...butnever judge by appearances

FILMOPTION INTERNATIONALFilmoption International, Tel:514.931.6180. Fax: 514.939.2034. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:WWW.FILMOPTION.COMCompany Type: Film DistributionAt MIP-TV: Maryse Rouillard (President),Lyzanne Rouillard (Vice President / FrenchAnd Spanish Speaking Territories),Nathalie D’souza (Director OfInternational Sales / European Territories),Marie-Pierre Rodier (Director OfAcquisitions & National Sales), MurielRosilio (Senior Executive, Sales & Co-Productions / English-Speaking North-America And Japan), Evangelia Ozek(Sales Executive / Eastern Europe, Israel,South Africa & Australasia)Office: C 1 0 5Tel: 334.92.99.83.46Fax: 334.92.99.83.43IN THE SHADOW OF A SAINTDocumentary (54 Minutes)Director: Richard MeechProduction company: Nomads FilmsKen Wiwa’s father was the famous Nigerianfreedom fighter Ken Saro-Wiwa. Ken Wiwaexplains how the personal and the politicalaspects of his life brought about conflicting feel-ings of loyalty and resentment towards his father. IS LOVE ENOUGH?Documentary (46 Minutes)Director: Tom PuchniakProduction company: Alan Handel ProdThey used to be called mentally retarded,were institutionalized and sterilized. Todaythey live on their own, and many have chil-dren. Can they be good parents? “Is LoveEnough?” takes a rare and intimate look atthe controversial subject of parents withintellectual disabilities and their children.FRONTIERS OF CONSTRUCTIONDocumentary (26 X 48 Minutes)Production company: Barna-Alper Prod.Director: Various DirectorsDelivery Status: ImmediatelyFRONTIERS OF CONSTRUCTION offersa blend of cutting edge science and technol-ogy by taking the viewer to the placeswhere our very future is being conceived.

ONE LIFE WAITING: THEANNELIES CLARK STORYDocumentary (52 Minutes)Production company: Cooper RockPicturesDelivery Status: ImmediatelyA young girl awaiting a double lung hearttransplant received her life long dream fromthe Wish Foundation, a horse called Frisco,and her health improved almost miraculous-ly.WILDERNESS JOURNEYSWildlife (6 x 51 Min)Director: Andrew ManskeProduction company: KarvonenDelivery Status: CompletedThis series captures the sights and soundsof North America’s fascinating wilds:# 1 : NOMADS OF THE YUKON# 2 : TORNGATS : THE HIDDENMOUNTAINS (available for screening)# 3 : WETLANDS: CRADLE OF LIFE(7/01)# 4 : THE ANCIENT RAIN FOREST(11/01)# 5: SPIRIT OF THE FOREST (12/01)# 6: WOLVES OF FALAISE LAKE(12/01)OCEANS OF LIFE Wildlife (52 Min)Production company: Greenspace Prod.Delivery Status: Completed This documentary explores the richness ofunderwater life from the cold Arctic oceanand Atlantic waters of the Gulf of St.Lawrence to the warm Caribbean Sea. GO EAST: ONE MAN’S JOURNEYTO EASTERN EUROPEAdventure And Travel (5 x 52 Min)Director: Nicolas DonProduction company: Poula Prod.Delivery Status: CompletedIn spite of their variety, Eastern Europeancountries have often been grouped as oneentity. In this series, Nicolas Don, a youngEuropean journalist, depicts the true diver-sity which exists between countries. THE SECRET LIFE OF EUROPEANMAMMALSNature (6 x 52 Min And 26 Min)Director: Harold ArsenaultProduction company: Greenspace Prod.Delivery Status: CompletedThis six-part series introduces us to the lifecycle and behaviour of six European mam-mals (the wolf - available for screening - thebat, the badger, the stone marten, the ham-ster and the fox) that live in proximity toman, often unbeknownst to him. FROM RUSSIA FOR LOVEDocumentary (53 Min 03)Director: Julia IvanovaProduction company: Interfilms Prod.Delivery Status: CompletedThe lives of two girls living in an orphanagein the snowy outskirts of a small Russiantown are forever altered by their adoptionfrom parents half a world away. A DAY IN MAY IN KYRGYZSTANDocumentary (52 Min 04)Director: Gabriella Neuhaus + AngeloScudelettiProducer: Offroad Reports GmbHDelivery Status: Completed‘Now I’m my own lord and master and Ihave to think about everything with my ownhead’’. Like so many other people in theformer Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan, theyoung farmer Ernis Jamangulov has tobuild a new life for himself on his isolatedfarm in the mountains. SATURDAY MORNING FEVERDocumentary (49 Min)Director: Ian Mc Laren and Les NirenbergProduction company: Productions GrandNordDelivery Status: CompletedSATURDAY MORNING FEVER takes ahumorous and revealing look at one ofNorth America’s liveliest past-times, theSaturday Morning Garage Sale.

BEHIND THE GLASS DOOR: HANNAH’S STORYDocumentary (52 Min)Director: KAREN PASCALProduction company: WindborneProductionsDelivery Status: CompletedThis emotional documentary takes us into thelife of a child afflicted with autism, a myste-rious and debilitating disorder and shows thestruggle of a mother determined to breakthrough the wall separating their two worlds. LOCZY, A PLACE TO GROWDocumentary (1H50 OR 2H50)Production company: Association PiklerLoczy De FranceDelivery Status: CompletedBernard Martino, writer and director of“The Baby is a Person” and “The Baby is aCombat” brings us a highly sensitive filmon an extraordinary Hungarian institution. AMERICAN GYPSY: A STRANGERIN EVERYBODY’S LANDCurrent Affairs (79 Min 40 And 56 Min 40)Director: Jasmine DellalProduction company: Little DustProductionsDelivery Status: completedThere are one million Gypsies, or Rom asthey are called in America, who most peopleknow nothing about. Never before has acamera been allowed to explore their world. THE PROSECUTORCurrent Affairs (48 Min)Director: Ole GjerstadProduction company: Productions Alter-CinéDelivery Status: CompletedChief Prosecutor of the United Nations WarCrimes Tribunal from 1996 to 1999,Canadian judge Louise Arbour was respon-sible for the two most important interna-tional tribunals since Nuremberg, those ofRwanda and ex-Yugoslavia. SUR LES RIVES DU TAPAJOSDocumentary (52 Min)Director: Philippe LavaletteProduction company: Les ProductionsViragesDelivery Status: CompletedSadly, the irreversible effects of mercurycontamination are now affecting the farreaches of our world. In a small village inthe heart of the Amazone, a team ofresearchers have gathered to study the con-taminated population and the phenomenonthat is gained global heights. CINEMAS OF THE WORLDDocumentary (5 x 52 Min)Director: Christian Bruyère, Nadine Kuhn,Rebecca Boulanger, Siri Abrahamson,David Le GlanicProduction company: Films ConceptsAssociésDelivery Status: CompletedThis series features the following episodes:CINEMAS OF THE WORLDAUSTRALIA : The Children of Mad Max INDIA : Welcome to Bollywood DENMARK: The Agitators of the RealmSPAIN: The Heirs of Luis Bunuel HONG KONG: The Fury of the 7th Art

FIREWORKS INTERNATIONALFireworks International, 159-165Tennyson House, Great Portland Street,London, W1N 5FD, UK. Tel:44207.307.6300. Fax: 44207.307.6399.At MIP-TV: Greg Phillips (President),Kathryn Rice (Director of Sales, Europe &Australia/NZ), Sonja Mendes, ClareCaufield (Director of Marketing), VictoriaRyan (General Manager, Sales &Administration), Matthew Ashcroft (SalesAssistant)Office: R30.24, Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.11MUTANT XAction/Adventure (1 x 22 min)Producer: Fireworks Entertainment,Tribune EntertainmentExec. Producers: Jay Firestone, AdamHaight, Avi Arad, Rick Unger

BLONDEMini Series (2 x 2 min)Producer: Robert Greenwald ProductionsExec. Producer: Robert GreenwaldBased on the biography by Joyce CarolOates, Blonde is a fictionalized dramatiza-tion of Marilyn Monroe, one of the icons ofthe 20th Century.BLUE MURDERAction/Adventure Drama (1 x 13 min)Producer: Alliance AtlantisExec. Producer: Norman DenverBlue Murder, a major new crime seriesabout a team of police officres, which hasbeen formed to handle politically chargedcases and solve crimes that are high-profileand potentially damaging to the reputationof the police force.BEING EVETeen/Tween (13 x 30 min)Producer: South Pacific Pictures & TV 3NZ in association with the New ZealandFillm Finance CorporationThe series is a fresh, upbeat, light-heartedlook at early teen life as seen through theeyes of 15-year-old Eve.GENE RODDENBERRY’S ANDROMEDASci-Fi/Adventure Drama (1 x 44 min)Producer: BLT Productions Ltd. In associa-tion with Fireworks Entertainment andTribune Entertainment CompanyExec. Producers: Jay Firestone, AdamHaight, Allan EastmanCo Executive Prodcuer: Robert Hewitt WolfeCast: Kevin SorboThe last starship captain of the System’sCommonwealth, the Earth-based govern-ment that spans a thousand worlds, embrac-ing hundreds of different races and cultures.QUEEN OF SWORDSAction/Adventure Drama (1 x 22 min)Exec. Producers: Jay Firestone, AdamHaight, David AbramowitzA sensuous and beautiful masked avengerwho battles greed and corruption in 19thCentury California.18 WHEELS OF JUSTICEAction/Adventure Drama (1 x 22 min)Producer: CBS Enterprises/EyemarkEntertainment, Stu Segall Studios, in asso-ciation with Fireworks Entertainment, ParkAvenue Productions and In-MotionLucky Vanous stars as Chance Bowman, aSpecial Agent who takes on the mob only tolose everything that is important to him.RELIC HUNTERAction/Adventure Drama (1 x 22 min)Producer: Fireworks Entertainment andGaumont TelevisionExec. Producers: Jay Firestone, AdamHaight, Gil GrantTia Carrere stars as the unorthodox historyprofessor with a lust for excitement and apassion for adventure. She unravels theworld’s most intriguing mysteries in searchof lost icons and rare treasures.

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TRUE CRIMEFactualProducer: Parco InternationalExec. Producer: John ParsonsA strand of factual programming whichincludes the following series/special:MUGSHOTS(8 x 1 min)A new and exclusive series of in depth pro-files of some of the world’s most famous orinfamous criminals of our time.DEATH OF A BEATLENearly twenty years have passed since themurder of John Lennon and now MarkDavid Chapman is up for parole.ASSASSINSA one hour series about those who gainednotoriety by killing prominent people fromPablo Escobar, one of the world’s mostfeared drug barons to Mehmet Ali Agcawho attempted to assassinate Pope JohnPaul III in 1981.BLACKTOPTV Movie (99.47 min)Producer: Chrome Pegasu Productions inassociation with Fireworks EntertainmentExec. Producer: Jay Firestone, Adam HaightCast: Lochlyn Munro, Kristin Davis, MeatLoaf AdayAfter a brief argument out side a club,David watches as his girlfriend storms offand climbs into the cab of Goliath, themammoth rig of Jack, a trucker they met thenight before.POISONTV Movie (95 min)Producer: BLT Productions Ltd/QualityInternational Films GmbH for SAT 1 andFireworksCast: Rosanna Arquette, Jurgen Prochnowand Mandy SchafferA young mother, estranged from herteenage daughter while incarcerated for acrime she did not commit, discovers that herdaughter’s attempts at reconciliation arereally masking her deadly intent.EVEN STEVENSComedy (21 x 1 hr)Producer: Brookwell McNamaraEntertainmentExec. Producer: David Brookwell andSean McNamaraMeet Ren and Louis Stevens, siblings fromopposite ends of the spectrum but only oneyear apart in age.100 DEEDS FOR EDDIE MCDOWDChildren’s Live Action (Series One: 20 x 1hr) (Series Two: 20 x 1 hr)Producer: Lynch EntertainmentExec. Producer: Thomas W. Lynch, JohnD. LynchAn unpleasant young bully picks on thewrong guy one afternoon and is turned intoa dog.CHUCK FINNChildren’s Live Action (26 x 1 hr)Producer: A Barron Television Production,Barbi Taylor, Paul D. BarronChuck Finn is transplanted from the urbanjungles of North America to the outback ofAustralia in this comedy-adventure seriesabout a group of fun-loving kids, theireccentric parents, a paddle wheel steamerand…oh…ghosts with attitude.REAL KIDS, REAL ADVENTURESChildren’s Live Action (39 x 1 hr)Producer: Fireworks EntertainmentThe series showcases true stories of youngheroes from across the globe who havetaken bold action to save themselves or oth-ers in life-and-death situations.JUST A KIDChildren’s Live Action (26 x 1 hr)Production Company: RiverwoodProductions in association with FireworksEntertainment and Lynch EntertainmentExec. Producer: Jay Firestone, AdamHaight, John D. Lynch and Tommy LynchProducers: Helene White and Jana VeverkaA troubled teen is faced with an evil choice:the juvenile penal system or moving to thewilds to live with her distant cousin and thefamily that she has never met before.

HEART OF COURAGEReality/Drama (40 x 1 hr)Producer: Fireworks EntertainmentA series that celebrates ordinary true-lifeheroes from all over the world made extra-ordinary by their selflessness in risking theirlives to save others.PET CONNECTIONReality (65 x 1 hr)Producer: Fireworks EntertainmentAn upbeat, info-based series that takes alook at the world of pets and their owners.

FOCUSFILM ENTERTAINMENTFOCUSFilm Entertainment, 51 DeerfieldLane, Ossining, New York, NY 10562USA. Tel: 914.941.6116. Fax:914.941.6547. E-mail:[email protected] type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Gary NeedleAcquisition: Gary NeedleOffice: None, Tel: 914.309.2477RYDER, P.I. (1986)Comedy (92 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Karl Hosch and Chuck WalkerProducer: Karl HoschCast: Dozens of New York comedians,including a cameo of #1 Radio Personality,Howard SternDelivery Status: availableOne of the funniest unknown films in history.SNIDE & PREJUDICE (2001)Satire, Drama (119 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Philippe MoraProducer: Philippe MoraCast: Angus MacFadyen, ReneAuberjonois, Brion James, Sam Bottoms,Joseph BottomsDelivery Status: Early 2001Cutting edge psychiatrist Dr. Cohen treatsdelusional patients who believe they are his-torical figures from Nazi Germany by encour-aging them to re-enact historical moments.

GAUMONTGaumont, 30, avenue Charles de Gaulle,92 200 Neuilly Sur Seine, France. Tel:33.1.46.43.20.00. Fax: 33.1.46.43.20.33.Website: www.gaumont.comAt MIP-TV: Franck CHOROT (PresidentWorldwide Marketing & Distribution),Philippe ROSTAIN (President InternationalSales), Philippe de CHAISEMARTIN (SeniorVice-President International Sales FeatureFilms), Loïc TROCMÉ (Director InternationalSales Feature Films), Manuela PADOAN(Vice-President Sales Gaumont Cinematheque)Office: 2502, Tel: 334.92.99.81.71FEATURE FILM LIBRARYAs the world’s oldest motion-picture compa-ny, Gaumont is the proud keeper of a vastand varied feature film library. With roughly500 titles in the vault, Gaumont’s selectionincludes works from such important film-makers as Jean-Jacques Beineix, LucBesson, Louis Feuillade, Alice Guy, AndréHunebelle, Georges Lautner, EdouardMolinaro, Gérard Oury, Maurice Pialat,Claude Pinoteau, Jean-Marie Poiré, YvesRobert, Francis Veber and Jean-Luc Godard,to name a few! The combined works of theseand other artists make up a library of unpar-alleled excellence, providing a spectacularview onto the history of film.And do not forget to look at our newmovies!JUST VISITING (LES VISITEURS ENAMERIQUE) ComedyLanguage: original English versionDirected by:Jean-Marie GaubertCast: Jean Reno - Christina Applegate -Christian Clavier - Tara ReidDelivery Status: French release: April 11th2001Just Visiting is a comedy about a heroicknight from the Middle Ages, Thibault, andhis bumbling servant, Andre.

LES RIVIERES POURPRES (THECRIMSON RIVERS) Action ThrillerDirected by:Mathieu KassovitzCast: Jean Reno - Vincent Cassel - NadiaFarèsTwo separate criminal investigations. Twovery different cops. One secret. From thebottom of a desecrated graveyard to the icysummits of the French Alps, both investiga-tions soon get intertwined and the murdersgrow in number. LE PLACARD (THE CLOSET) ComedyDirected by: Francis VeberCast: Gérard Depardieu - Daniel Auteuil -Thierry Lhermitte - Michèle LaroqueFrançois Pignon is an accountant in a bigcompany. He’s about to be fired, when arumour starts to go around that he’s gay. Heis not, but the rumour triumphs.

G.E.M. SYRENAENTERTAINMENT –POLANDG.E.M. Syrena Entertainment – Poland,1414 Donhill Drive, Beverly Hills, CA90210 USA. Tel: 310.246.9804. Fax:310.246.9805. Company Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Grazyna Simon Acquisition Executive: Grazyna SimonOffice:

GIANTS ENTERTAINMENT,INC. Giants Entertainment, Inc., 5300 MelroseAve. # B 202, Hollywood, CA 90038 USA.Tel: 323.960.4050. Fax: 323.960.4051. E-mail: [email protected]. Website:www.reelplay.com/giantsentertainment At MIP-TV: David Dadon (Chairman),Udo N. von Tyrol (Producer)Office: Carlton Hotel, Suite # 144 & 145 Joe Lara, Trevor GoddardVERY MEAN MEN Black Comedy (US/97min)Cast: Matthew Modine (Any GivenSunday), Academy Award-winner MartinLandau (Ed Wood) and Ben Gazzara(Buffalo 66)To frighten a tip out of a cheap customer(Landau), a clever bartender (Modine) spinsa zany and terrifying tale of two notoriouscrime-families who go to war over a wait-ress stiffed out of a tip.FACE TO FACE Comedy Drama (US/95min)Cast: Scott Baio, Alex Rocco (TheGodfather), Joe Viterelli (Analyze This)and Dean Stockwell (“Quantum Leap”).Three Italian-American cousins vow toclose the emotional gap between them-selves and their fathers. When the familymatriarch suggests kidnapping, the cousinsagree and pandemonium ensues. BAD GUYS Action Adventure (US/95min) Cast: Michael Madsen, Bryan Genesse,Burt Young and Marty KoveMichael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) starswith Bryan Genesse (Sometimes A Hero) asa D.E.A. agent on assignment in a smalltown to deal with a small drug problem.When the small problem unravels into alarge situation nothing is as it seems and noone can be trusted. This edgy, thriller co-stars Burt Young (Rocky) and Marty Kove(The Karate Kid).NEVER LOOK BACK Action Adventure (US/95min)Cast: (Frank Zagarino, The Stray), CharlesDurning, Tootsie and Burt Young (Rocky)Imprisoned for seven years following anaccidental death in the ring, innocentpugilist Donovan Wallace cuts a deal forearly parole in order to visit his dyingmother.

OUTLAWAction Adventure (US/93min)Cast: Michael Madsen, Jeff Fahey(Lawnmower Man) and Cindy Ambuehl(“J.A.G.”)A modern-day gunslinger is hired by a boy-hood friend to find his father’s killer. A clas-sic tale of murder, deceit and passion, IDES OF MARCH Action Adventure (US/95min) Cast: Gary Daniels (Black Friday),Michael Madsen (Wyatt Earp)Ex-S.A.S Agent, Thomas Kane (Daniels),lives a life considered the American dream,all the while employed by a killer-for-hirecompany called The Organization. DEAD MAN’S RUN Suspense Thriller (US/95min) Cast: John Savage (Summer of Sam). On their way home from a weekend in LasVegas, two couples are kidnapped by a psy-chotic killer STRIKE ZONE Action Adventure (US/97min)Cast: Frank Zagarino/Billy Drago/Joe LaraAn elite team of US Navy SEALS fights offa band of terrorists from obtaining a newdeadly missile system. Written, producedand directed by Chris Ingvordsen andMatthew Howe.SAVAGE SEASON Action Adventure (US/95min)Shot entirely in Digital Video and directedby world-renowned special effects andweapons expert, Mike Tristano, SavageSeason is a heist film like no other. Whenan emerald heist goes wrong, a group ofthieves find themselves on a mysteriousisland filled with deception and sexual free-dom.ON DAY AND A PC Comedy (US/95min) A man is convinced that his midlife crisiswould be remedied by a multi million-dol-lar invention that is inside the hard drive ofhis computer.DON JUAN Adventure, Romance ComedyDelivery Status: Pre-productionSPAIN- Based on the Spanish play aboutthe greatest seducer of all time, Don Juan,who, after five years of romancing women,returns to his home to settle a score with hisarch-enemy - proving he has seduced morewomen than his rival. To be shot entirely onlocation in Spain, the epic love story willbegin production early November 2000.

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BURNING KINGDOM Horror (US)Cast: Costas Mandylor (UPN’s “SecretAgent Man), Louis Mandylor (CBS’s“Martial Law”) and Talsia Soto (Don JuanDeMarco) attached. Delivery Status: Pre-ProductionIn a man’s search for immortality he acci-dentally unleashes an uncontrollable demonfrom another dimension that can only bestopped by an ancient form of witchcraft. PATHOLOGICALSuspense Thriller (US)Cast: Eric Roberts, William Forsythe, JeffFaheyDelivery Status: In DevelopmentA father and son dead. A group of life longfriends under suspicion. A detective whomust expose a fanatical killer who has beenplotting since childhood. A taut whodunit,Pathological unravels as a web of deceptionmuch in the vein of a Hitchcock classic.PHOENIX Action Adventure (US) Delivery Status: In DevelopmentA New York cop searches for a mysteriouswoman in Arizona involved in a blackmail-ing scheme and who holds the key to whokilled the cop’s partner...SONNY BOYDrama (US) Cast: Scott Baio, Joe ViterelliDelivery Status: In DevelopmentCarlo Lucchetti, a respected Mafioso, is asurvivor of the great Mafia wars of the early30’s. After rising to power through respectrather than fear, he had hoped that his onlyson would one day take over the empire hebuilt.MURDER.COM Action Adventure (US) Delivery Status: In DevelopmentTwo cops unveil a twisted web of intriguesurrounding the kidnapping of a billion-aire’s daughter.NOCTURNE HorrorDelivery Status: In DevelopmentA group of musicians decide to incorporateRenaissance music into their Rock and Roll,but come to find that they have awakenedCarlo Gesualdo: a Renaissance ComposerVampire.FREEDOM BOATDrama (US/PHILIPPINES)Cast: Joe Lara, Trevor GoddardDelivery Status: In DevelopmentSet in post-war Vietnam, Freedom Boat isthe story of a little girl who escapes her war-torn country by raft only to be abducted byPirates and held captive on an island. MOTORCITYAction Adventure (US) Only one man stands in the way of aJapanese crime organization and their plotto take over downtown Los Angeles.LUCIANO AND DEWEY (STORY OFLUCKY LUCIANO) Thriller (US)Chronicles the events surrounding the lifeof Lucky Luciano and his battles with NewYork District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey.

GLOBALTELEMEDIA, INC.Global Telemedia , Inc., One Dock Street,Stamford, Connecticut 06902-5804 U.S.A.Tel: 203.359.6781. Fax. 203.425.2140. E-Mail: [email protected] MIP-TV: Office: 13.30ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT13 x 30 min.This series is designed for networks that arelooking for both male and female demo-graphics with finally a fun and newapproach to a very popular proven winner!COMICS - THE NINTH ART...A HIS-TORY13 x 30 min. Available for home video and DVD in theU.S. and Canada onlyComics have been one of the most inventiveart forms in twentieth century popculture.ASCENT - MOUNTAINEERING ANDROCKCLIMBING FROM AROUNDTHE WORLD13 x 30 min. Available for broadcast and home videoand DVD in all territories.This is a worldwide production encompass-ing locations in Italy, France, Germany,Slovakia, China, Chile, The United Statesand other countries where the young and theexperienced confront the challenge ofclimbing. THE DREAM PIONEERS1 Hour completed - series in production tofollowIt’s 1935 and the world is in chaos! Thegreat depression has left deep scars, andthe winds of war are blowing havoc inEurope and around the world. ANIMATED CENTURY13 X 30 min. Delivery Status: Available for Exclusivepre-sale or rights licensing now for allterritoriesThe first History of animation from aroundthe world, ever produced for Televisionand Home Video / DVD. THE GREATEST CIRCUS ACTS INTHE WORLD!13 x 30 minutesThe producers of this brand new serieshavetraveled the world for the last ten years col-lecting brilliant footage on the consummateCircus acts from ‘the best of the best’. Seeacts from Germany, Japan, Sweden, Spain,Mexico, France, UK, and more! SPYTALK - HOSTED BY ROBERTCULP13 x 22 min. The stories are real. The people arereal...Nothing has been changed to “protectthe innocent”. This series uncovers thecovert world of international espionage,intelligence activities, terrorists, the inves-tigators, and techniques that are all part ofthe international spy adventure. THE AMERICAN PUPPET1 x 2 hour Special The First Show to Chronicle The Story ofAmerican PuppetryTHE GREAT CONCERT SERIES8 x 1 hour The international production team that pro-duced this stunning group of classical con-certs, has designed the series to be availablefor broadcast television and home entertain-ment. But, there is something unique aboutthese new productions. RIPCORD / CHEATING GRAVITY -THE STORY OF PARACHUTESDocumentary (2 x 60 minutes)The story of parachutes tells the extraordi-nary tale of how a piece of cloth and a fewlengths of cord have been developed overjust 200 years from a crowd-pulling circustrick to a vital lifesaver to an offensiveweapon - and to the brink of answering theultimate question: can human beings reallyfly?

THE APOLLO COLLECTIONDocumentary (50 minutes) (8 x 30. min. +1 x 50 min. Special)Take a journey with the American spaceprogram with this educational and informa-tive series produced in conjunction withNASA. ... Available for Broadcast andHome VideoTHE SCI - FI FILES - NARRATED BYMARK (“LUKE SKYWALKER”)HAMILLDocumentary (4 x 60 minutes)This 3$ million production, is a history ofscience fiction in books, film, television,and comics. ALTIUS - HOSTED BY NEILARMSTRONGDocumentary (13 X 30 Minutes)This lightning fast series looks at some ofthe most exciting and challenging air sportsbeing attempted in the world today. FABULOUS FORTUNESDocumentary (6 x 1 Hour)The twentieth century was a century of fab-ulous wealth for an ever-increasing phalanxof rich and super-rich. MAFIADocumentary (5 X 60 minutes)“Shocking and true” are two words todescribe this brand new European produc-tion on the history and current phenomenaknown as “Mafia”. The world organizationsare examined and exposed as no film hasdone before. UFO’S AND CHANNELINGDocumentary (1 x 60 min.)A fascinating and enlightening voyagethrough the uncharted areas of the mind andpsyche. A TALE OF CINDERELLAChildren’s (1 x 129 minutes)Set in romantic Venice, this lavish show,based on the beloved fairy tale, spills overwith catchy songs (all original and copy-righted), bewitching magic, and delightfulperformances. ALPHABET ZOOChildren’s (1 x 30 minutes)Children love animals, and what better wayfor them to learn the alphabet thanAlphabet Zoo! INSIDE SPORT FISHINGSports / Extreme Sports (120 x 30 min. /20 additional shows in post production)The excitement of fishing filmed all overthe world. This thrilling show takes theviewer close up and makes you part of theaction.SPORT TO THE EXTREME!Sports / Extreme Sports (30 min.)Action extreme sports specials from one ofESPN’s and Outdoor Life’s most respectedproducers. Gromes These are the rippers oftomorrow. Kids who step up and amaze intheir skiing and snowboarding feats! MASTERING THE INTERNET 2001Science (13 x 30 min)Update to the information superhighwayrevolution, featuring the latest on E-com-merce, Dangerous Zones, Entertainment,and Education. Examine streaming realtime video and what is coming on the WorldWide Web.MIRACLES OF SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGYScience (26 x 30 min )Nobel Prize winning scientists and techni-cians share with you the incredible world ofthe future in science, research, and technol-ogy for our daily life. SCIENCE 2000 / 2001Science (53 x 30 min The latest discoveries of the last centurythat shaped the way we live, the way wethink, and the way we communicate!And...what is to come!WOMANWATCHLifestyle (48 x 30 min)This fast paced, action oriented, on locationprofile series, features a wide variety of theunusual, fascinating, and new careers forthe women of today...Stunt driver, racehorse trainer, shirtmaker, mountain climber,astronaut, whale trainer and many more.

BRIGHT IDEAShort Form / Vignettes (80 x :30 - secondinserts)Delivery Status: Available ImmediatelyAn interstitial series illustrating usefulhousehold hints, as demonstrated by theMarcel Marceau Mimes in Paris. Voiceover narration with complete scripts.THIS DAY IN HISTORYShort Form / Vignettes (365 x 60 secondInserts)Delivery Status: Available ImmediatelyA great moment in world history...one forevery day of the year. Narrated by EdwinNewman off camera. Fully voiced over withcomplete scriptsSEND ROUND THE SONG - THETHREE TENORS SING CHRISTMAS!!Entertainment (1 x 60 min)Placido Domingo, Lucianno Pavarotti, JoseCarreras and other greats from opera singthe most famous Christmas carols. Filmedon location in the snow covered AustrianAlps and by a cozy fireside, this celebrationin song is a holiday hit for every format!Hosted by Tony RandallAN EVENING AT THE IMPROV!Entertainment (320 x 60 min )America’s longest running comedy televi-sion series and the originator of the stand upcomedy television genre. THE GREATEST CARTOONS FROMTHE EUROPEAN MASTER COLLECTIONAnimation (4 x 1 hour)For the first time in more than a decade, theextraordinary animation from the worldrenown American Academy of MotionPicture Arts & Science’s “OSCAR” - win-ning Zagreb Film Studio, as well as theinternationally acclaimed Sofia AnimationStudio, are available for broadcast andhome video.1. VOL. 1 - THE CLASSIC COLLECTIONBeginning with ERSATZ, the first filmfrom outside of the United States to win the“Oscar” for best animated film, these 7 car-toons are representative of the most uniqueofferings from the legendary Zagreb Filmstudio.2. VOL. 2 - LAUGH AT YOUR OWNRISKBeyond all metaphors, all the symbolism,and all the awards,, the films from Zagrebwill make you laugh! These are among thefunniest.3. VOL. 3 - BE CAREFUL WHAT YOUWISH FORFifteen stories of irony, double cross, andmystery. some are hilarious, somepoignant, all memorable.

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GLOBO TVINTERNATIONALGlobo TV International, R. Pacheco Leão,256, Jd Botânico 22460-030, Rio deJaneiro, Brazil. Tel: 55 21 512-2244. Fax:55 21 540-1319At MIP-TV: Mr. Ricardo Scalamandre(General Director), Mr. Carlos AlbertoSimonetti (International Sales Director),Mrs. Marise Caetano (International SalesManager), Mr. Raphael Correa(International Sales Executive), Mr. LuizCherman (International MarketingManager)Office: R38.07 at the Espace Riviera.THE THORN AND THE ROSE Telenovela (140 x 50’)In this romantic comedy, set in the 1920’s,Catarina and Petruchio are a couple full ofcontradictions. FAMILY TIES Telenovela (150 x 50’)Helena, a mature and successful woman,gets involved with Edu, a young doctor. UGA-UGATelenovela (140 x 50’)What happens when fate unites a white boyraised among Indians, and a fugitive thatfaked his own death? One’s return to civi-lization, and the other’s “resurrection”, cre-ates a humorous plot that moves withvibrant comic book rhythm through bizarreand dangerous situations. BRAZILIAN AQUARELLE Mini Series (50 x 50’)During the Second World War, a beautifulyoung singer becomes wrapped up in a trag-ic love triangle.

GOLDCREST FILMSINTERNATIONALGoldcrest Films International, 65-66 DeanStreet, London W1V 6PL, U.K. Tel:44.207.437.8696. Fax: 44.207.437.4448. AT MIP-TV: Stephen Johnston (PresidentGoldcrest Films Inc.), Chris Quested(Managing Director), Paola Zingaro (VP ofInternational Sales), Abigail Walsh (SalesCo-ordinator)Office: 09.30, Tel: 334.92.99.82.13LORD OF THE DANCE – THEMOVIE (WORKING TITLE)Drama (105 min)Delivery Status: Pre-production (2001)Director: TBAProducer: Matt MazerCast: Michael Flatley (International DanceLegend, selling out to audiences world-wide), Carme Electra (Scary Movie,Baywatch), Additional cast TBASean Cronin (Flatley) is driven by two pas-sions. Returning to his roots in Ireland fromAmerica he seeks to restore the honour ofhis family name while striving to impose hisown unique style of dancing on a countryobsessed with tradition. In the course of thejourney he also discovers the meaning oftrue love.A ROOM WITH A VIEWRomantic Drama (117 min)Director: James IvoryProducer: Ismail MerchantCast: Helena Bonham Carter, MaggieSmith, Denholm Elliot, Daniel Day LewisDelivery Status: completed (1985)Whilst visiting Florence, the emotions of abeautiful Edwardian English girl are rockedwhen she witnesses a murder, and her life isforever altered by the sudden and mysteri-ous arrival of a passionate young man.

ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVENAnimation (84 min)Director: Don BluthCast (voice artists): Burt Reynolds, DomDe LouiseDelivery Status: completed (1989)A rascally German Shepherd breaks out of aNew Orleans dog pound to find his gam-bling casino partner Carface Marlone, ashifty pitbull who has grown mysteriouslywealthy while Charlie languished in jail.THE MISSIONDrama (125 min)Director: Roland JoffeProducer: David PuttnamCast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, LiamNeesonDelivery Status: completed (1986)A slave mercenary finds salvation in theSouth American jungle after killing hisbrother over the love of a woman.BRING ME THE HEAD OF MAVISDAVISDrama (99 min)Director: John HendersonProducer: Stephen Colsgrave & Joanne ReayCast: Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks, Danny AielloDelivery Status: completed (1997)Marty Starr, the founder of Purple StarRecords is a man who has transformedMarla into a household name. CLOCKWATCHERSComedy (96 min)Director: Jill SprecherProducer: Gina ResnickCast: Toni Collette, Parker Posey, LisaKudrow, Alanna UbachDelivery Status: Completed (1997)Four women working as temps for a face-less corporation are forced to re-examinetheir friendship when an unknown thiefarrives on the scene.

GOLDEN NETWORKASIA LIMITEDGolden Network Asia Limited, Unit1803A, Nanyang Plaza, 57 Hung To Road,Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel:852.2751.1886. Fax: 852.2750.4862. E-mail: [email protected] MIP-TV: Ms. Carrie WONG, ManagingDirectorOffice: AZUR.T15Tel: 33 (0) 4 92 99 89 26PILI TV SERIES (PUPPETPROGRAM, TOTAL 31 TITLES)Action-adventure (Martial Art) Series(Various/ No. of Episode: 8 - 60 Length:90min)Language: ChineseDelivery Status: CompletedCast / Host: N/A (Puppet)A long time ago in a distant land...greatwarriors fought to save the world...TAI CHI MASTERAction-Adventure (Martial Art)Language: ChineseSeries (No. of Episode: 4 Length: 90min)Delivery Status: CompletedCast / Host: Directed by Yuen Wo-ping,starring Jacky Wu, Hui Ying-hung From the action director of “CrouchingTiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Matrix”, thestory tells how a Kung Fu Master was bornin the Ching Dynasty.PLATFORM (SALES LIMITED TOASIA ONLY)Drama - Theatrical (155min) Series (2 x97 min)Language: ChineseCast / Host: Directed by Jia Zhang-ke,starring Wang Hong-wei, Zhao TaoDelivery Status: CompletedSpring 1980, in a remote Chinese province,the leader of a performance group announcesa change in their program policy...GUA SHA THE TREATMENTDrama - Theatrical (124min)Language: English and ChineseDelivery Status: CompletedCast / Host: Tony Leung Ka Fai “Love willTear Us Apart” Zhu Xu “Shower”, “TheKing of Masks” Jiang Wenli “Mr. Zhao”An ancient Chinese cure creates a modernAmerican nightmare...

A TIME TO REMEMBERLanguage: English and ChineseDrama - Theatrical (98min)Cast / Host: Directed by Yip Ying, starringLeslie Cheung, Mei TingDelivery Status: CompletedTheir love is as strong as their patriotismfor their country.

GONDWANA FILMSGondwana Films, C/ Bailen 41, Los Altosde Burgo. 28230 Las Rozas, Madrid.Spain. Tel: 34.91.634.10.66. Fax:34.91.634.18.96. E-Mail:[email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Joaquin Linares (ManagingDirector), Marta Carbonell (Asisstant)Office: Marketplace H4.35Tel: 33.4.9299.8596Fax: 33.4.9299.8597THE THIRD PLANET I&IIDocumentary wildlife andethnology/(26x26´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Jose Manuel Novoa/FernandoGonzalez - I. SitgesProducer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: AvailableThis documentary will take us on a journeyacross the five continents, showing the mostamazing natural spaces, wild fauna,unknown tribes and ethnic groups, secretreligions and rituals and the submarine lifeof seas and oceans.THE LAST PARADISES I&IIDocumentary wildlife/ (26x26´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Jose Manuel Novoa/FernandoGonzalez - I. SitgesProducer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: AvailableThis documentary will introduce us to thelast remaining virgin sanctuaries of wildnature. A world of fascinating creatures,men living in harmony with nature andincredible natural enclaves.THE HIMALAYAN DWELLERSDocumentary ethnology/ (1x52´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Gerardo OlivaresProducer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: AvailableSome people survive in a hostile world,attracted by the fertile valleys; and in eachvalley numerous different ethnic groups andraces developed.ADAPTATIONDocumentary wildlife/ (3x52´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Fernando Gonzalez - I.Sitges.Producer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: AvailableOceans and seas had been conquered byplants and animals, but outside the shelter-ing sea, the world of surface is full of count-less obstacles and restrictions.THE KNIGHTS OF THE GREATSAVANNADocumentary ethnology/ (1x52´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Jose Manuel NovoaProducer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: AvailableThe Baribá knights riding their harnessedhorses over the vast Savanna offer anunusual and unknown image of Africawhich brings to mind the knights ofMediaeval tournaments.THE KEEPERS OF THE PLANETDocumentary wildlife/ (1x52´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Fernando Gonzalez - I. SitgesProducer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: AvailableThe success actions managed by people andinstitutions in care for and preservingnature. Lost species, forests, large animalsand diminutive creatures, jungles anddeserts.

CHILDREN OF THE CLOUDDocumentary Ethnology/ (1x52´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Niko Roa Producer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: AvailableThe inhabitants of the “Land of the WhiteMan” still today lead their herds across thevast extensions of the Sahara desert insearch of the water wells. This nomadicstyle of life produce its own customs, folk-lore and culture.THE BLACK PEARLDocumentary Anthropology/ (3x52´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Manuel MoralesProducer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: 1 Episode available.Through this documentary series we willapproach the history of Cuba its people andits wildlife, in an attempt to appreciate thedifferent aspects that make up the essenceof a country which demands to be betterunderstood. THE HEIRS OF THE EARTHDocumentary Ethnology/ (8x52´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Jose Manuel Novoa/Juan RamonIbañezProducer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: In ProductionThis documentary examines ethnic groupsand cultures across the four continents, thathave managed to remain largely unchangedwith the progress of time.THE LAST NOMADSDocumentary Ethnology/ (4x52´)Language: English/SpanishDirector: Jose Manuel NovoaProducer: TRANSGLOBE FILMSDelivery Status: In ProductionThis series is dedicated to nomadiclifestyles. The cameras try to capture thisdying breeds of wondering tribes, and wit-ness the problems they face. It also showsand demonstrates each tribe´s customs andbeliefs.

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GOODTIMES ENTERTAINMENTGoodTimes Entertainment, 16 East 40thStreet, New York, NY 10016 USA. Tel:212.951.3743. Fax: 212.679.6857. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Andrew Greenberg (ViceChairman and CEO), Seth Willenson, BillSondheim (President), Laura Ferguson (VPSpecial Markets - Program Buyer),Myriam Diaz (Director, International Sales& Operation), Pamela Ferris (Director ofProduct Development)Office: Carlton Hotel Imperial Suite, 7thFloor, Tel: 334.93.06.4716. Fax:334.93.06.4085.CINDY CRAWFORD: A NEWDIMENSIONLive Action Fitness (1 hour)Delivery Status: CompletedA one-hour special, Cindy Crawford: ANew Dimension introduces a balancedapproach to fitness that combines a highlyenergizing exercise regime with innovativerelaxation techniques. Cindy is joined in ANew Dimension by NBC Today Show fit-ness expert Kathy Kaehler, who brings herunique approach to exercise to the video.MINI MUSCLES: A FITNESS ADVENTUREAnimated Activity/Fitness for children (1/2hour)Delivery Status: CompletedMini Muscles: A Fitness Adventure marksthe first fitness special designed exclusivelyfor children. POCAHONTAS: THE LEGENDFeature (101 Minutes)Delivery Status: Completed Most came to New World seeking their for-tunes, but John Smith arrived in 1607 toembrace adventure in the wilderness of theAmericas. He founded more than he bar-gained for.

GREAT CHEFS TELEVISIONGreat Chefs Television, PO Box 56757,New Orleans LA 70156-6757 USA. Tel:504.581.5000. Fax: 504.581.1188. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Producer, distributorAt MIP-TV: John Shoup (President), Marcdes Closets de Cosnard (International SalesManager), Corinne Millo (AssistantManager, International Sales), Bill Young(Domestic Sales Manager), John Shoup,PresidentOffice: 15.30GREAT CHEFS OF THE WORLDLifestyles/125 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedGreat Chefs around the world show howthey create their distinctive cuisine in theirown restaurant kitchens. Each program is acomplete meal -- appetizer, entree, anddessert.GREAT CHEFS OF AMERICALifestyles/90 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedAmerica’s celebrated chefs open theirkitchens and show how they prepare theirfamous signature dishes; each programincludes an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert.GREAT CHEFS, GREAT CITIESLifestyles/80 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedThe renowned chefs working in America’scities create their justly-famous dishesbefore cameras in their own restaurantkitchens. Each program includes appetizer,entree, and dessert.

GREAT CHEFS OF AUSTRIALifestyles/30 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedFrom the famed Hotel Sacher, to country-side inns, a look at Austria’s hearty cuisineas prepared by her finest chefs. Schnitzel toFrozen Honey Nut Mousse, this series hasall of Austria’s best.GREAT CHEFS OF FRANCELifestyles/30 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedCelebrated chefs in France reveal how theycreate their famous dishes. Among therevered chefs on the series: Roger Verge,Jean-Paul Lacombe, Michel Troisgros,Georges Blanc, and Alain Senderens.GREAT CHEFS OF SOUTH AMERICALifestyles/45 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedChefs from all over the continent reveal thesecrets behind the exciting new trend theyare creating in the world of fine cuisine.GREAT CHEFS OF THECARIBBEANLifestyles/30 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedFrom fabled private Necker Island, play-ground of stars and royalty, to the beachesof Mexico, a visit with chefs making thesun-drenched cuisine of the islands.GREAT CHEFS OF HAWAIILifestyles/30 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedExotic spices, island ingredients, Frenchtechniques, Asian flavors, and Americaningenuity blend into New HawaiianCuisine, prepared on site by her stellarchefs.GREAT CHEFS OF THE EASTLifestyles/26 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedCelebrated chefs prepare American classicsand haute cuisine in the region which cov-ers America’s thirteen Original Colonies.Multi-starred restaurants visited includeLutece, An American Place, TheWilliamsburg Inn, Le Cirque 2000.GREAT CHEFS OF THE SOUTHLifestyles/30 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedSouthern chefs draw upon layers of tradi-tion to create a distinctive cuisine featuringbourbon, pecans, smoked hams, mint, grits,and dozens of other regional ingredients.Florida specialties add sparks.GREAT CHEFS: THE LOUISIANANEW GARDELifestyles/26 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedThe new garde of chefs in New Orleans’outstanding restaurants -- Susan Spicer,Jamie Shannon, Emeril Lagasse, FrankBrigtsen, and others --show how they startwith Creole traditions and end up with bril-liant new dishes.

GREAT CHEFS OF THE WESTLifestyles/26 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedOver sixty Great Chefs who created anddeveloped “Southwestern cuisine” makedishes drawn from the ingredients and tra-ditions of the West, like barbecued meats,tamales, flan, game, chili, fajitas, andmore.GREAT CHEFS OF NEW ORLEANSLifestyles/26 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedGreat Chefs in New Orleans demonstratehow to make the city’s famed elegantCreole cuisine, such as Pompano enPapillotte, Oysters Bienville, BananasFoster, Souffle Potatoes, Profiterolles,Shrimp Remoulade, and lots more.GREAT CHEFS OF SAN FRANCISCOLifestyles/13 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedSan Francisco’s chefs show how they bringtogether Eastern flavours, Western tech-niques, and access to one of the world’sgreatest sources of fresh foods in disheswhich helped launch California and NewAmerican cuisine.GREAT CHEFS OF CHICAGOLifestyles/13 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedGreat Chefs working in Chicago open theirkitchens to show how the city’s urban ele-gance and strong ethnic traditions are com-bined in sophisticated dishes like Schnitzel,Lobster in Vanilla Sauce, and GrandMarnier Souffle.A SHOW FOR ALL SEASONSLifestyles/22 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerDelivery Status: completedTwenty-two one-hour programs perfect forholiday specials focus on individual aspectsof fine cooking, such as chocolate desserts,appetizers, Oriental dishes, seafood,Mexican dishes, outdoor cooking, and holi-day feasts.WOODCHOPPER’S BALLMusic/1 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: Woody Herman and his YoungThundering Herd, with Joe Williams, ClarkTerry, Pete Barbuti, and the Dukes ofDixielandDelivery Status: completedWoody Herman, his band, hot jazz, coolblues, Texas stars overhead and the greatestBig Band stars on the stage, a performancethat reaches its thunderous crescendo with“Fanfare for the Common Man.”LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS: ELLISMARSALIS AND NEWGENERATIONLifestyles/1 x 30Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: Ellis Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis,Branford MarsalisDelivery Status: completedEllis Marsalis leads from the piano andintroduces two young family members,Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis, astheir raw talent explodes on stage. This isthe program that sealed a CBS Records con-tract.

LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS: NEWYORK JAZZ QUARTETLifestyles/1 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: The New York Jazz QuartetDelivery Status: completedThe legendary New York Jazz Quartet playsin a New Orleans French Quarter clubbefore a live audience, adding anotherdimension to their performance. Specialguest Frank Foster on sax.LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS:ERNESTINE ANDERSONLifestyles/1 x 60EnglishLanguage: John BeyerDirector: John Shoup, John BeyerErnestine Anderson; Terry Gibbs and theBuddy DeFranco QuintetDelivery Status: completedScatting, talking, singing, Ernestine Andersonwraps herself around smoky tunes, her richvoice, likened to Ella Fitzgerald and SarahVaughan, pulled along by the beat. Recordedbefore a live audience in New Orleans.LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS: IRMATHOMASLifestyles/1 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: Irma Thomas and The ProfessionalsDelivery Status: completed“Queen of Soul” Irma Thomas defines NewOrleans’ “funk” sound with a show tapedbefore a live audience in a French Quarternightclub. Includes “It’s Rainin’” and cityfavorites “Iko Iko” and “Hey Pocky Way.”LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS:STEPHANE GRAPPELLILifestyles/1 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: Stephane Grappelli and his chamberensembleDelivery Status: completedFrench violinist Stephane Grappelli and hischamber ensemble play before a live audi-ence in an intimate New Orleans club. Thegroup sizzles with “Love for Sale,” “SweetGeorgia Brown,” and other jazz classics.LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS: TOOTSTHIELEMANSLifestyles/1 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: Toots Thielemans, Fred Hersch,Harvie Swartz, and Adam NussbaumDelivery Status: completedBrussels-born jazz harmonica player TootsThielemans fronts a performance in a NewOrleans nightclub. Intercut with the per-formances are interviews with Thielemansabout his art.

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LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS: LESMCCANNLifestyles/1 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: Les McCann and his Magic BandDelivery Status: completedJazz, blues, funk -- Les McCann is TheMan. With his Magic Band he plays tuneslike “Little Blue Volkswagen Car” and“Compared to What” for a magical per-formances in a New Orleans club.LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS: DONMENZALifestyles/1 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: Don Menza and the Don MenzaQuintetDelivery Status: completedDon Menza, one of jazz’ most prolific com-posers and sax virtuosos, heats up a NewOrleans French Quarter nightclub with aperformance that includes “Faviana” aswell as “Old Folks.”LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS:ELLYN RUCKERLifestyles/1 x 60Language: EnglishDirector: John BeyerProducer: John Shoup, John BeyerCast: Ellyn RuckerDelivery Status: completedFresh, sultry-voiced vocalist and pianistEllyn Rucker takes on tunes like ColePorter’s “Everything I Love,” “Take theColtrane,” and “Sail Away” in a showbefore a live New Orleans club audience.

GREENLIGHTINTERNATIONALGreenlight International, Lorentzweg 46B, 1221 EH Hilversum, The Netherlands.Tel: 31.35.642.0677. Fax: 31.35.642.0668.E-mail: [email protected]. Website:www.greenlightmedia.comAt MIPTV: Rick van den Heuvel(President & CEO, GreenlightInternational), Lynn Chadwick (VicePresident, Greenlight International),Gabriela Olavarria (Sales Executive,Greenlight International), SebastienJaegers (Sales Executive, GreenlightInternational), André Sikojev (President,Greenlight Media), Stefan Beiten (CEO,Greenlight Media)Office: 3.27Tel.: 04 92 99 82 93, Intern line: 82 93BOB’S BEACHAnimation (52 x 13’)Delivery Status: In ProductionBob is a true New York City dog - so whaton earth is he doing on this deserted island,hanging out with a bunch of lazy animalswho do nothing but sunbathe and play reg-gae music? Stupid question, man! He’s try-ing to get away! ACARIAAnimation (52 X 7’)Delivery Status: In ProductionHave you ever looked through a microscopeat the contents of a vacuum cleaner? Norhave we. But if you did, you’d find that it’snot just a load of dirty grey fluffy stuff, buta beautiful, complex, alien landscape. @DVENTURERSAnimation (26 x 26’)Delivery Status: In Production@dventurers is the story of four kids atboarding school; four unlikely comrades,who through their common interest in surf-ing the net and playing computer gamesbecome friends and find a secret key to thegreatest mystery of all - the past. ALTAIRAnimationDelivery Status: In ProductionOur unusual hero, Altair, permits us entryinto a surreal, fantastic world called“Flopperland”.

MEADOWLANDSAnimation (26 x 26’)Delivery Status: In ProductionIn a secluded corner of a country meadow, amagical world opens up before our eyes: aworld in which the delicate microcosm offlowers and insects is protected by the careand love of the Fairies, and threatened bythe destructive powers of the Dark Elves. ODYSSEYAnimation (26 x 26’)Delivery Status: In ProductionOur story begins when Ulysses king ofIthaca, puts to sea with his men. He has justwon a dazzling victory over the Trojans andwith Titan, Parnassus and Datum, he is busyloading the booty in the hold of his ship. SIMSALAGRIMMTV animation (26 x 24’)Language: EnglishDirector: Gerhard HahnProducer: Greenlight Film GmbHDelivery Status: Complete (returning prod-uct)Makes the Grimm Brother’s fairy-taleworld come alive. What makes this seriesso unique is its format and the presentationof the tales in a broader and more contem-porary framework. RENADAAnimation (52 x 11’)Director: Gerhard HahnProducer: Greenlight Film GmbH/HahnFilm GmbHDelivery Status: complete (returning product)This is a series of refreshingly funny storiesabout a tough little girl with a big mouth butan even bigger heart. SANDSTONESDocumentary (50’ TV Special)Director: Gogol LobmayrProducers: Greenlight Media AG/ GogolLobmayr Film ProductionDelivery Status: completeFilmed in Super 35mm, SANDSTONES isa cinematic exploration of our mysteriousaffinity with nature. It explores our fascina-tion with ancient myths when mankindseemed to have a much greater affinity withthe environment. ICELAND - REALM OF THE GODSDocumentary (50’ TV Special)Director: Harald Pokieser/ Manfred ChristProducers: Greenlight Media AG/ ORF/Gogol Lobmayr Film ProductionDelivery Status: completeThe oldest path of mankind is one that com-bines legend and reality. In Iceland more sothan anywhere else, natural forces haveformed both the landscape and the fantasyof its people.

GRUPO NOVOGrupo Novo, Head Office Address: GrupoNovo de Cinema e TV, Rua Marechal,iemeyer, 24 - cep 22251-060, Rio deJaneiro - RJ – Brazil. Tel: 5521.539.1538.Fax: 5521.266.3637. E-mail: [email protected] type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Tarcisio Vidigal (Chairman),Joao Vargas Penna (Marketing &Acquisition Executive), Daniela Ribeiro,Antonio UranoOffice: 0605, Tel: 334.9299.8065O AUTO DA COMPADECIDA - THEDOG’S WILLComedy Language: Portuguese Director: Guel Arraes Producer: Globo Filmes Cast: Mateus Nachtergaele , Selton Mello,VirgÌnia Cavendish, Fernanda Montenegro Delivery Status: completed The Dog’s Will focuses the acts of twofriends, they are the leading thread thatintertwines three stories. One is about adog’s will; the other deals with the love of apoor lad and a rich landowner’s beautifuldaughter; in the third, they have to escapefrom the captain of a militia that attackedthe town.

LATITUDE ZERO Drama (85’)Language: Portuguese Director: Toni Venturi Producer: Olhar Imagin·rio Cast: Débora Duboc , Claudio Jaborandy Delivery Status: completed ex-police officer running from justice meetsabandoned pregnant woman.MEMORIAS POSTUMAS - POSTHUMOUS MEMOIRSDrama (102’)Language: Portuguese Director: AndrÈ Kootzel Producer: Cinematogr·fica Superfilmes -Zita Carvalhosa Cast: Reginaldo Farias, Petrunio Gontijo,Viétia Rocha, Sunia Braga (Guest Appearance)Delivery Status: completed Adapted from the classical novel byMachado de Assis, the most importantBrazilian writer of the 19th century. Br·sCubas, after having died in 1869, decides totell us the story of his life. AM…LIAComedy (120 min)Language: Portuguese Director: Ana Carolina Producer: Ana Carolina Cast: Béatrice Agenin, MarÌlia Píra,Myriam Muniz, Camila Amado, AliceBorges Delivery Status: completed A fiction freely inspired by the trip of SarahBernhardt to Rio de Janeiro in 1905,according to the director, “a comedy of mis-understandings” VILLA-LOBOS, A LIFE OF PASSION Drama (130’)Language: Portuguese Director: Zelito Viana Producer: Mapa Filmes Cast: Antonio Fagundes, Marcos Palmeira,Leticia Spiller Delivery Status: completed The life and work of modernist Heitor Villa-Lobos, internationally known as one of thegreatest composers of his time; the struggleof a Latin American composer in the begin-ning of this century, trying to be universalthrough his music.TONICA DOMINANTE - TONICDOMINANTDrama (80’)Language: Portuguese Director: Lina Chamie Producer: Zita Carvalhosa Cast: Fernando Alves Pinto - VeraZimmermann - Carlos Gregorio - Vera Holtz Delivery Status: completed The film narrates three days in the life of ayoung musician, which correspond to thethree movements of a classical sonata. URBANIA - RETURN Docudrama (70’)Language: Portuguese Director: Flavio Frederico Producer: Cinematografica Superfilmes /Zita Carvalhosa Cast: TurÌbio Ruiz , Adriano Stuart Delivery Status: completed Portrait of decadent Sao Paulo through thepoint of view of an old blind man who livedduring the city’s golden years, in the 50’s.2000 NORDESTES - TOO MUCHBRAZILDocumentary (70’)Language: Portuguese Director: David Franáa Mendes e VicenteAmorim Producer: L.C. Barreto - Luiz CarlosBarreto - Luci Barreto Delivery Status: completed Documentary of the migration of Brazil’snortheastern people to other regions of thecountry.“O CHAMADO DE DEUS” - THECALL OF GODDocumentary (80’)Language: Portuguese Director: José Joffily Producer: Coevos Filmes / José Joffily Delivery Status: completed Documentary on the new directions of theCatholic church in Brazil through its seminarists.

CRONICAMENTE INVI¡VEL -CHRONICALLY UNFEASIBLE Drama (101’)Language: Portuguese Director: Sérgio Bianchi Producer: Agravo Produáıes Cast: Cecil Thire, Betty Gofman, UmbertoMagnani Delivery Status: completed excerpts of six characters! Life stories,thereby discussing the difficulties involvedin surviving, both mentally and physically,in the chaotic Brazilian society.QUASE NADA - ALMOST NOTHING Drama (100’)Language: Portuguese Director: Sergio Rezende Producer: Morena Filmes/ FilmanÌa S.A.de C.V. / Mariza Leo Cast: Genesio de Barros, Denise Weinberg,Augusto Pompeu Delivery Status: completed Six individuals, who have difficultyexpressing themselves expose their person-al conflicts and reflect the society in whichthey live. CRUZ E SOUZA - THE BANISHEDPOETBiography (86’)Language: Portuguese Director: Sylvio Back Producer: Sylvio Back Cast: Kadu Carneiro, Maria Ceica,Danielle Ornellas Delivery Status: completed True life of the black poet Jo„o da Cruz eSouza, founder of the symbolism move-ment in Brazil who died of tuberculosis atthe age of 36SENTA P⁄A - THE BRAZILIANFIGHTER SQUADRON IN WORLDWAR II Documentary - 112’Language: Portuguese Director: Erik de Castro Producer: Christian de Castro Delivery Status: completed The story of the first Brazilian fightersquadron told by its pilots. A rare statementof the Brazilian participation in World WarII.

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GULLANE ENTERTAINMENTGullane Entertainment, 3 GrosvenorSquare Southampton, UK SO15 2BE UK.Tel: 44.170.333.1661. Fax:44.170.333.2206. 67 Mowat Avenue, Suite200 Toronto ON M6K 3E3 Canada. Tel:416.533.6767. Fax: 416.533.2070. 1133Broadway, Suite 1520 New York, NY10010 USA. Tel: 212.463.9623. Fax:212.463.9626. 1315 Third StreetPromenade, Suite 200 Santa Monica, CA90401 USA. Tel: 310.451.5111. Fax:310.451.5321. 6th floor NA Building 2-7-28 Kita Aoyama Minato-ku Tokyo 107-0061. Tel: 813.3478.2385. Fax:813.3478.2395At MIP-TV: William Harris (CEO) CharlesFalzon (President), Giannina Antola (VicePresident, Group Head Distribution),Meredith Metz (Vice President, Packaging& Development), Jill Keenlyside (VicePresident Distribution) Cawthra Burns (VPGroup Head, Marketing &Communications) Office: 03.02ENTRADA, JOURNEYS IN LATINAMERICAN CUISINEFood/ Travel series (30min)Viewers are transported to Chile, Argentina,Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico by hostRoanna visiting cities in search of LatinAmerica’s indigenous cuisine. Entrada, theflavor of Latin America .CINDERELLA AND MEFood/ Travel series (6x30min, or1x120min)Cinderella and Me, the story of a rat turnedpageboy who has only a dim recollection ofhis past life - that of a rat. Its a magical fairytale adventure. GRANDMA LOOK WHAT I FOUNDAnimated Pre-school Series (40x30 min)This live action animation combineshumour and whimsical stories that entertainsmall children. The series invokes the won-der of a child’s ability for discovery andsecurity of a grandparent’s love.HEALTHY HOMEDesign and Health Series ( 26x30 min)This series showcases the creation of health-ier environments. It explores everythingfrom feng shui to building healthy relation-ships. The series is shown on The DiscoveryChannel in the US and HGTV in Canada.HOPE AND BEAUTYDocumentary Series (4x60 min)This documentary explores the history ofcosmetics - from Queen Nefertiti, to thethick make up of Elizabeth I. Insiders shar-ing personal stories include supermodel,Iman and cosmetics queen, Mary Quant.I AM BEAUTIFULDocumentary (1x60 min)A Celebration Of Women In Their OwnWords,” tells the powerful stories of sixwomen of different shapes, ages and back-grounds. It journeys into life’s challengesand discovery of self-esteem.IT’S A MYSTERYLive-actions Children’s Series (34x20 min)Featuring host Neil Buchanan (Art Attack)and reporters, Ben Jones and Shelley Blond,the series looks at mysteries in nature, themind and everyday mysteries, in an enter-taining way. ZZZAP!Live-action Children’s Series (133x20 min)ZZZAP! is the television comic book youwatch rather than read. Visual styles of theshow reflect that of a comic. It blendsquirky humour, light information and heavyentertainment.THE LONGHOUSE TALESLive-action/Puppet / Animation Children’sSeries ( 26x30 min)Producer: A CatalystEntertainment/TeleImages co-production.A comic adventure based on traditionalnative characters and mythology. Stars TomJackson as the unpredictable spirit guideand an idiosyncratic community of puppetanimals.

ECKHARTFamily Animated Series + ChristmasSpecial (13x30 minutes, 1x30 min)Producer: A Cellar Door/CatalystEntertainment/Animation Services (HongKong) co-production.Eckhart explores big themes from a smallperspective --- the viewpoint of Eckhart ---a mouse full of wonderment about myster-ies of his world. KID SAFARILive-action Children’s SeriesKid Safari, an adventure series, takes fami-ly audiences into jungles of Africa wherethey learn about birds, animals, and insects!Series host, Bugsy, a wacky animated drag-onfly, guides the tour.VIRTUAL MOM Feature-length Movie (1 x 91min)A computer glitch causes a single mom totransform into a teenager and she discoversmore about herself and teenage daughterthan she expected. WHAT KATY DIDFeature-length Movie (1x88 min)A warm family drama about a young, head-strong, energetic 13 year-old girl growingup in the countryside at the turn of the cen-tury. A Tetra Films/Catalyst Entertainmentco-production.AVVENTURA, JOURNEY IN ITAL-IAN CUISINEFood/Travel Series (26x30 min)Producer: A Catalyst Entertainment pro-duction in association with RockheadProductions.A fun-filled road trip through Italy. HostDavid Rocco takes audiences on a joyridethrough different regions, sharing succulentadventures. WHY?Pre-school Shorts (40x3 min)Producer: A RedCap production.WHY? is an engaging series targeted to thepre-school viewer. Each episode focuses ona specific theme and asks the question‘Why?’. I CAN DO ITPre-school Shorts (40x3 min)Producer: A RedCap Production.This series teaches pre-schoolers life skillsthrough song and rhythm with the help of aloveable puppet-creature called Meedo.Meedo is accompanied by two children,ages 4-6. THE INN CHEFCooking Series (26x30 min)Producer: An Ocean Entertainment/CellarDoor production.This series captures the “live” energy ofworld renowned Inn /restaurant master chefMichael Smith. Show entertain with high-energy approaches to creative processesmade simple. THE WINE GUYLifestyle Series (91x30 min)Producer: A Forevergreen New WorldWine Tour Production.Television personality and professionalwine novice, Jonathan Welsh is joined byinternationally acclaimed wine makers todeliver candid, easy to use information. THE SPIRIT OF GREY OWLDocumentary (1x60 min)One of the biggest social frauds of the 20thcentury, the story of Grey Owl is trulyincredible. This documentary featuresfootage of people directly linked to thisbizarre personae. SHADOW LAKEThriller (1x96 min)A fourteen year old murder, a fortune instolen diamonds, a town full of secrets ---welcome to Shadow Lake. Stars: GrahamGreene, Frederic Forrest, Joy Tanner,Shirley Douglas.

HALLMARK ENTERTAINMENTHallmark Entertainment, 1325 Avenue ofthe Americas, 21st Floor, New York, NY10019 USA. Tel: 212.977.9001. Fax:212.977.9049At MIP-TV: Peter von Gal (ExecutiveVP/COO), Joel Denton (EVP, ManagingDirector International Sales), KellyCoogan Swanson (VP Marketing), ErikPack (VP, International Sales), BonnieLow (VP, International Sales), TorquilMacNeal (VP, International Sales)Office: 20.02THE JUDGE Miniseries – Drama (4 Hours)Cast: Sonia Braga, Lolita Davidovich,Edward James Olmos, Chris Noth, CharlesDurning, Peter MacNeilAn attorney must defend his long-timenemesis, Florida judge Armando Acosta,who has been accused of murdering ayoung female police officer. Based on thebest-selling novel by Steve Martini.JACK AND THE BEANSTALK: THEREAL STORYAction-Adventure (4 Hours)Cast: Matthew Modine, Vanessa Redgrave,Jon Voight, Richard AttenboroughA modern-day Jack (Matthew Modine)climbs up the beanstalk to make amends forthe sins of his ancestors and end the curseon his family. AND NEVER LET HER GODrama (4 Hours)Cast: Olympia Dukakis, Mark Harmon, PaulMichael Glaser, Rachel Ward, Steven EckholdtA friendship between an upper-levelDelaware government aide and an influen-tial political advisor slowly becomes obses-sive and deadly in this thriller based on thebest-selling thriller by Ann Rule.FLAMINGO RISING Movie of the Week / Hallmark Hall ofFame (2 hours)Directed by Martha Coolidge (IntroducingDorothy Dandridge).Cast: William Hurt, Elizabeth McGovern, BrianBenben, Christopher Larkin, Olivia Oguma,Erin Broderick, Joe Terry, Kevin ConwayWhen wild and impetuous Hubert T. Leedecides to build the world’s largest drive-inmovie theater across the street from a funer-al parlor, it sparks a spirited clash betweenLee and funeral parlor Turner Knight

HARMONY GOLD Harmony Gold, 7655 Sunset Blvd., LosAngeles, CA 90046 USA. Tel:323.851.4900. Fax: 323.851.5599. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Frank Agrama (hairman &CEO), Colleen Morris (President), AlanLetz (Senior Vice President, Sales &Acquisitions), Valentin Shalaminitski(Sales Assistant)Office: Booth #: R31.28Tel: 334.92.99.8871SECRETS OF NATURENature Series (13 x Half-Hours)Delve into the beauty of South Africa’sNational Parks and witness first hand thevibrant and stunningly visual impact of thisinformative nature series. WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHTReality Series (13 x Half-Hours)Shot on location throughout the world withwell-known celebrities, “Walking AfterMidnight” delves into the realm of the para-normal and inexplicable, staggering eventsthat have changed the lives of today’s lead-ing stars. THE ADVENTURES OF RIN TIN TINFamily (65 Half-Hours)A television favourite for over four decades,re-mastered in brilliant colour with newmusic and effects. “Rin Tin Tin” is an actionadventure series starring the legendaryGerman Shepherd.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYSMini-series (6 Hours)Mr. Phileas Fogg bets the other members ofVictorian London’s private Reform Clubthat he can circumnavigate the earth in amere 80 days- and vows to leave that verynight, taking only some necessary cast in acarpet bag and his newly-hired manservant,Jean Passepartout.SHAKA ZULUMini-Series (10 Hours)The program recaptures the rise to power ofShaka Zulu, King of the Zulus, who revolu-tionized African warfare with ingeniousbattle strategies and an invincible army. QUEEN KONGTelefilm (72 minutes)Not to be confused with King Kong, thissatirical feature film stars Rula Lenska asLuce Habit and Robin Askwith as an unfor-gettable Ray Fay. MASTERS OF WARDocu-series (13 Hours)Witness the extraordinary strategy andcourage of the minds behind the machine ofwar. FLESH AND BLOOD, THE HAMMERHERITAGE OF HORRORDocumentary (!00 minutes)This horror documentary charts the rise andfall of the world’s most successful inde-pendent film company with film clips,behind the scenes home movies, rare photosand in-depth interviews with the actors, pro-ducers and writers who changed the wayhorror movies were made.ROBOTECH Animated Series (85 Half-Hours - plus 2features)The year is 2009 AD and the earth has beeninvaded by a fleet of alien spaceships capa-ble of destroying the entire planet in a splitsecond. The only hope for survival lies inthe secrets of ROBOTECH. ADVENTURES ON RAINBOW PONDAnimated Series (26 Half-Hours)Follow the escapades and adventures of twofrogs, Jonathon Jumper and Hillary Hopper.Jonathon comes from such a poor familythat he can’t even go to school in his wood-land Rainbow Pond community.

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HEARSTENTERTAINMENTHearst Entertainment, New York Office:235 East 45th St., New York, NY 10017USA. Tel: 212.455-4000. Fax:212.983.6379. Los Angeles Office: HearstEntertainment Productions, 1640 S.Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025.Tel: 310.478.1700. Fax: 310.478.2202.London Office: 136 Sloane Street, LondonSW1X 9AY, England. Tel: 207.565.6666.Fax: 207.565.6675At MIP-TV: Bruce L. Paisner (President,Hearst Entertainment, Inc.), William E.Miller (President, Hearst EntertainmentDistribution), Tom Devlin (Sr. VicePresident, International Sales), MichaelDoury (Vice President, InternationalSales), Stacey Valenza (Sr. Vice President,Marketing Services)Stand: 12.02SEX, LIES & OBSESSIONDramaCast: Harry Hamlin, Lisa RinnaBased on a true story. A seemingly perfectmarriage is threatened when a wife unravelsthe evidence of her husband’s sexual addic-tion and they are forced to deal with thepainful truth.SNAP JUDGMENTDramaCast: Mare Winningham, Felicity HuffmanInspired by a true story. Withone innocentclick of the camera, a young widowedmother enters a frightening nightmare whenshe is falsely accused of child pornographyand abuse after her best friend takes ques-tionable photos of her children.RANGE OF MOTIONDramaCast: Rebecca De MornayBased on the book, “Range of Motion” byElizabeth Berg. A woman whose husbandsustains a coma gets a cold lesson in thereality of healthcare economics. A LONG WAY HOMEDramaCast: Meredith Baxter, Robert UrichBefore a family can finally bury a dark, hor-rible secret, it must first dig up the painfulmemories that led to this disturbing event.BEST INTENTIONSDramaBased on a true story. A picture-perfect fam-ily finds itself in a harrowing nightmarewhen a wave of false molestation hysteriahits their quiet, sleepy suburb.DANGEROUS CHILDDramaA woman who is physically abused by herteenage son seeks help from anyone whocan intervene, but finds that the only chancefor her family’s recovery is to let the truthout and take whatever means necessary tostop him from harming others he loves.THE BRAVESTSeries/First Run (22 hours)A riveting, emotionally-charged look intothe lives of the men and women who workin the world’s most dangerous profession offirefighting.THE PET SHOPSeries/First Run (22 x 1/2 hour)Step into the most entertaining pet shoparound as host Marc Morrone guides view-ers through the fun and frenetic world ofpets.FAMOUS HOMES AND HIDEAWAYSSeries/First Run (48 half-hours)Delivery Status: availableCast: hosted by Donna HanoverThis fresh, hip and fast-paced weekly halfhour series explores the remarkable homesof the privileged few and visits the play-grounds and getaways where they kick backand relax. POPULAR MECHANICS FOR KIDSSeries/Returning (72 half- hours)Curiosity and the thrill of discovering howthings work is the hallmark of “PopularMechanics for Kids,” the distinctive 30-minute, live action weekly series.

B. SMITH WITH STYLESeries/Returning (96 original half-hours)Entertaining with style at a price you canafford is why former high fashion model,author and restaurateur Barbara Smith andher series, “B. Smith With Style” fromHearst Entertainment, has emerged as themost engaging and exciting new lifestyleprogram on television. RON HAZELTON’S HOUSECALLSSeries/Returning (48 Original half-hours)Back with new episodes, Ron continues totravel in his amazing state-of-the-art motorhome outfitted as a workshop-on-wheels toreal families’ homes to tackle realistic, do-it-yourself home improvement projects. THE LEGEND OF PRINCE VALIANTAnimation (65 X _ hr)ALL NEW POPEYEAnimation (65 x _ hr.)ORIGINAL POPEYEAnimation (55 x _ hr)POPEYE AND SONAnimation (13 x _ hr)PHANTOM 2040Animation (35 x _ hr)THE MAGICAL ADVENTURES OFQUASIMODOAnimation (26 x _ hr)ORIGINAL BLONDIESeries (features 28 x 75 min.)ORIGINAL FLASH GORDONSeries (40 x 18 min / features 4 x 90’)PERSPECTIVE ON GREATNESSSeries (26 x 60 min)BREWSTER PLACESeries (11 x _ hr)WHAT HAPPENED?Series (4 x 1 hrs. or 8 x _ hrs)ESSENCE OF LIFESeries (4 x 1 hr)MADE IN THE USASpecial (1 hr)FANTASIES OF THE STARSSpecial (1 hr)WORLD’S GREATEST MAGICSpecial (2 hr)WORLD’S GREATEST MAGIC IISpecial (2 hr)WORLD’S GREATEST MAGIC IIISpecial (2 hr)WORLD’S GREATEST MAGIC IVSpecial (2 hr)HEARST REPORTS(64 x 1 hr)HEARST MAGAZINE VIDEOS(80 half hours)Cosmo Videos (16 x _ hr), PopularMechanics 16 x _ hr), Redbook (18 x _hr), House Beautiful (3 x _ hr), GoodHousekeeping, (12 x _ hr), Esquire (6 x _hr), CHRONICLE(175 x _ hr)TIME CAPSULE(2000 x 50 sec)

HIGH POINT & THEFILM COMPANYGROUPHigh Point & The Film Company Group,25 Elizabeth Mews, London NW3 4UHU.K. Tel: 44.207.586.3686. Fax:44.207.586.3117. E-mail: [email protected]. Website:www.highpoint-thefilmcompany.co.ukAt MIP-TV: Carey Fitzgerald (ManagingDirector), Ronald De Neef (InternationalConsultant), Julie Murphy-Delaney (GroupGeneral Manager), Sarah Chammartin(Sales Executive)Office: Palais Des Festivals - Stand 02:33MURDER ROOMS IIFollowing the runaway success of theMURDER ROOMS pilot, BBC dramagreenlighted four primtime TV movies fortheir film premiere slots on BBC1.They are:

THE PATIENTS EYESDirector: Tim FywellCast: Ian Richardson, Charles Edwards,Simon ChandlerDelivery Status: Delivery April 2001Doyle is now a qualified Doctor in England.When a woman complains of shadows overher vision and is convinced of someone fol-lowing her on a bicycle, Doyle finds himselfdrawn into the kind of labrinth of mysteryand violence he holed he had left behind . . .THE SPIRITUALISTS CHAIRDirector: Paul MarcusCast: Ian Richardson, Charles Edwards,Simon Chandler, Tim WoodwardDelivery Status: Delivery June 2001London 1882. A number of mutilated cor-poses turn up in the Thames. Doyle andBell’s investigations lead them to a séanceand a most ardent spiritualist, but will hemurder to prove his theories . . .?THE KINGDOM OF THE BONESDirector: Simon LangtonCast: Ian Richardson & Charles EdwardsDelivery Status: September 2001Doyle’s friend, Proctor, has a new additionto his museum, a mummified body.THE RIDDLE OF THREEDirector: TBCCast: Ian Richardson & Charles EdwardsDelivery Status: July 2001-03-14Edinburgh 1881. A man is found murdered.Was it his former lover’s new beau whokilled him in a fit of jealousy or was itsomething more sinister?DALKEITHDelivery Status: completedFeel good family film following the adven-tures of the tenants in a retirement homewho find a new lease of life and incomewhen they adopt a racing greyhound.BURNING DESIRESSoft Erotic ThrillerDelivery Status: completedCast: Kristi Carlson, Frifin Drew and JasonStewart

HITENTERTAINMENTHit Entertainment, UK OFFICE, HITEntertainment PLC, 5th Floor, MapleHouse, 149 Tottenham Court Road,London, W1T 7NF UK. Tel:44.207.554.2500. Fax: 44.207.388.9321.US OFFICE, HIT Entertainment USA,Inc., 9300 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor,Beverly Hills, Ca. 90212 USA. Tel:310.724.8979. Fax: 310.724.8978At MIPTV: Charlie Caminada (MD,Worldwide Distribution), Dorian Langdon(President, HIT USA), Carl Hall (MD, HITWildlife), John Morris (Sales Director), AdamSelly (Senior Sales Executive), Daniela Tose(Director of Latin American Sales)Office: R3411ANGELINA BALLERINAAnimation (26 x 15’)Angelina is a feisty young mouse determinedto be the greatest ballerina in Mouseland. OSWALD THE OCTOPUSAnimation (52 x 15’ / 26 x 30’)Oswald the Octopus is a half-hour, animat-ed pre-school television show featuring anoctopus and his odd array of friends wholive in the mythical metropolis of Big City. CRY OF THE WOLVESNatural History (1 x 60’)Produced by: Yossi Weissler/HIT WildlifeDelivery Status: June 2001This stunning one-hour will provide an inti-mate portrait of one of the last great preda-tors on Earth. GHOSTS OF MAKGADIKGADINatural History (1 x 60’)Produced by: Peter Lamberti/HIT WildlifeDelivery Status: November 2001Aone-hour special on the struggle for survivalof a brown hyena mother and her young pupsin Botwsana’s desolate salt pans of theMakgadikgadi - a unique ecosystem of depri-vation and abundance, seen through the eyesof two young researchers trying to save thislast forgotten Eden from the pressures of man.

HS MEDIA CONSULTHS Media Consult, Wasenstrasse 29,72135, Dettenhausen, Germany. Tel/Fax:49.7157.620008. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Heide Schramm (ManagingDirector)Office: H4.35 in the PalaisASTERIX & CO(45 min. documentary).For the first time Albert Uderzo the inventorand graphic designer of Asterix and all hisfriends allows the public to meet with himand his characters intimately at his home.He sketches his most beloved charactersand tells the story behind and his relation-ship with texter René Goscinny. .PROFESSOR VON HAGENS “BODY-WORLDS” (WORKING TITLE) documentary (25 min)Delivery Status: near completion)this very controversial exhibition is now inBerlin showing real human bodies madetotally transparent in “medical slices”. AFaustian way of dealing with immortality?.METAMORPHOSES (4 x 25 min.)Captivating stories of interesting peoplewho have found their expression in variousforms of art. An entertaining documentaryseries on refined artists such as Max Cartierand Tomas Kawiak which has the mottoART but MORE. PICASSO- THE LAST LIVING WITNESSES This is a footage compilation of interviewswith the last living witnesses, who sharedtheir life at some point with Picasso and tellstill new facets of a fascinating artist andman.

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ICON ENTERTAINMENTINTERNATIONALIcon Entertainment International, TheQuadrangle, 180 Wardour Street, London,W1V 3AA, UK. Tel: 44.(0)20.7494.8100.Fax: 44.(0)20.7494.8101At MIP-TV: Jamie Carmichael (Head ofInternational Distribution), Simon Crowe(Head of Television Sales), AnthonyBuckner (Television Sales and ContractsManager), Debby Rowley (TV Contractsand Sales Assistant)Office: 01.12, Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.8149TRANCEThrillerDirector: Joe AhearneProducers: Bill ShapterCast: Neil Pearson, Susannah Harker andChristopher CazenoveDelivery Status: In ProductionA daring art theft goes wrong when one ofthe thieves loses his memory; hypnosis isthe only way to get it back.GENTLEMEN’S RELISHPeriod ComedyDirector: Douglas Mackinnon Producers: Sarah Boote, Martin Auty Cast: Billy Connolly, Douglas Henshall,Sarah LancashireDelivery Status: CompletedGENTLEMEN’S RELISH is a cheeky,occasionally naughty and rumbustiousromantic comedy set in London at the turnof the 19th Century - the dawning of a newage.WHAT WOMEN WANTRomantic ComedyDirector: Nancy MeyersProducers: Bruce Davey, Matt Williams,Susan Cartsonis, Nancy Meyers, GinaMatthewsCast: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, MarisaTomeiDelivery Status: CompletedAfter a bizarre bathroom accident, profes-sional chauvinist Nick Marshall suddenlyfinds himself able to hear women’sthoughts, with hilarious consequences.SENSITIVE NEW AGE KILLERAction/comedyDirector: Mark Savage Producers: John Brousek and Mark SavageWriters: Mark Savage and DavidRichardsonCast: Paul Moder, Kevin Hopkins, CarolynBock, Helen HopkinsDelivery Status: CompletedAn action/comedy about a struggling fami-ly man who dreams of being a big timeassassin, despite being blackmailed, sabo-taged, nagged at and held back by whole-some family values.BLESS THE CHILD HorrorDirector: Chuck RussellProducers: Mace NeufeldCast: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits,Christina Ricci, Rufus Sewell, AngelaBettis,Delivery Status: CompletedA frightening vision of the near future, aparanormal fight to save the soul of human-ity against a ticking clock.THE MAGIC PUDDINGAnimationDirector: Karl Zwicky and Robbert SmitProducers: Gary Travers and Ed TrostCast (voices): John Cleese, Geoffrey Rush,Hugo Weaving, Sam Neill, Jack ThompsonDelivery Status: CompletedTake a spoonful of magic, add a large help-ing of adventure and a healthy dose ofhumour - mix well with fantastic charactersand you have THE MAGIC PUDDING.

IFM FILM ASSOCIATES INC. IFM Film Associates Inc., 1328 EastPalmer Avenue, Glendale, CA 91205,USA. Tel: 818.243.4976. Fax:818.550.9728. E-mail: [email protected] At MIP TV: Antony I Ginnane (President),Ann Lyons (Executive V.P.), Anthony J.Lyons (Vice President International),David Makhlout (Sales Executive)Office: Booth 03.12 Tel: 334.92.99.80.77. Fax: 334.93.43.17.73 SOLITUDE Drama (90 minutes)Director: Robin Schlaht Producer: Robin Schlaht, DavidChristensen Cast: Lothaire Bluteau (Black Robe),Vanessa Martinez (Lone Star), Wendy Anderson (Something More) Delivery Status: CompletedThey came from the city in search of a simplerlife. It was harder to find than they expected. RAVENS RIDGE Thriller (89 minutes)Director: Mike Upton Producer: Mike Upton Cast: William Kendall (ÒSoldier ofFortune), Dawn Howard (ÒCasperÓ), Rick Dean (ÒSea WolfÓ) Delivery Status: Completed After an armoured car heist, the cash is buriedat Raven’s Ridge but when the gang returnssome months later to divide up the loot it hasmysteriously vanished and an unknownstranger is out to kill them one by one. SWEET REVENGE Thriller (92 minutes)Director: Gordon McLennan Producer: David Doerksen, Leanne Arnott Cast: Richard Greico, Brigitte Bako, GregEvigan Delivery Status: Completed An unusual and subversive twist on theaverage thriller in which a woman searchesfor the man who betrayed her. DEAD EVIDENCE Thriller (94 minutes)Director: Charlie Haskell Producer: Tim Sanders Cast: Kevin Smith, Angela Dotchin, C.Thomas HowellDelivery Status: Post Production A hard nosed ex cop and a pretty youngPrivate I. hunt down a serial killer. BEYOND JUSTICE Thriller (94 minutes)Director: Geoffrey Cawthorne Producer: Tim Sanders Cast: Jennifer Rubin, Dean O’GormanDelivery Status: Post Production Two private investigators discover the truthbehind a gangland drug deal gone wrong BLIND HEATThriller (97 minutes)Director: Adolfo Martinez Solares Producer: Harry John Trube, AdolfoMartinez Solares Cast: Maria Conchita Alonso, Jeff Fahey, J.Eddie Peck Delivery Status: Completed An industrialists wife is kidnapped and heldfor ransom. UNDER HELLGATE BRIDGE Thriller (90 minutes)Director: Michael Sergio Producer: Michael Sergio, Isil Bagdadi Cast: Jonathan La Paglia, MichaelRodrick, Vincent Pastore, DominicChianese, Frank Vincent Delivery Status: Completed On the mean streets of New York city, in aworld where easy money and violence are away of life, two old enemies confront eachother in a battle for love and power. DEATH ON SATURN’S MOON Thriller (87 minutes)Director: John Krawlzik Producer: Lorrie King Cast: Paul Nolan, Curt Karibalis, Sally Mercer Delivery Status: Completed Special investigator Hayes is sent to a sci-entific base on a remote moon of Saturn toinvestigate a mysterious homicide.

IGEL MEDIADISTRIBUTION LTDIGEL Media Distribution Ltd, 118-120Great Titchfield Street, London W1P 7AJUK. Tel: 44.20.7307.1270. Fax:44.20.7636.0836. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.igelmedia.de.Head Office: IGEL MEDIA AG, Palmaille124b, D-22767 Hamburg, Germany. Tel:49.40.30.68.96.0. Fax: 49.40.30.68.96.68.E-mail: [email protected]. Website:www.igelmedia.deAt MIP-TV: Stefan Draegert (CEO, IGELMEDIA AG), Edward Galton (COO &Managing Director), Manfred Keil (Headof Non-Fiction, IGEL MEDIA AG), Marie-Line Petrequin (Managing Director,Animation & Development, IGEL MEDIAAG), Victoria Valius (Vice-President,International Sales), Anke Pape (SalesExecutive)Office: 14.20Tel: 334.9299.8103RAPIDOAnimation (52 x 13 mins/26 half-hours)Director: Olivier Jean-MarieProducer: Xilam, Marc du PontaviceDelivery Status: Pre-production - (pilotavailable)Xilam Animation, producers of internation-ally successful series, Space Goofs andOggy and the Cockroaches bring youRAPIDO; the fast-paced animated adven-tures of two rats. BACK TO SHERWOOD ** NEWChildren’s series (13 x 30’)Director: Roger Cantin, Rodney GibbonsProducer: A Prisma Production in associa-tion with WinklemaniaCast: Aimee Castle, Andrew Walker, LarryDay, Anik MaternDelivery Status: CompletedWhat would you do if you had to saveRobin Hood? In a new twist to the famouslegend, Robyn Hood, the 16-year-olddescendant of Robin Hood and MaidMarion must travel 800 years back in timeto rescue her famous ancestors who havebeen imprisoned by the evil sorceress,Brenan. FROZEN IN TIME: CHILDREN OFTHE “GRAF SPEE” ** NEWDocumentary (1 x 52’)Producer: Elmar Hess and Holger BraackExecutive Producer: Manfred KeilDelivery Status: CompletedIn 1939, off the coast of Uruguay, a Germanbattleship was deliberately sunk by its owncrew to avoid capture by the British Navy.Many of the survivors settled in Belgrano,in Argentina and a unique community,which continues to attract tourists today, hassurvived and flourished through preservingtraditional German culture. CARTOUCHE, PRINCE OF THESTREETSAnimation (26 half-hours)Director: Xavier GiacomettiProducer: Xilam, Storimages, VIF, M6,TELETOONDelivery Status: In production Cartouche and his honourable outlaws defythe tyranny of the evil Regent, stealing fromthe rich to ease the burden of the poor. TREASURE ISLANDSDocumentary - nature, history, culture (1 x52’)Producer: Manfred Christ, Harald Pokieserfor Cosmos Factory in co-production withORF and Igel Media AGExecutive Producer: Werner FitzthumDelivery Status: CompletedExplores the natural beauty and discoversthe mystical world of three islands in theIndian Ocean - Mauritius, Rodrigues andReunion.

KISS ME, FROGChildren’s movie (1 x 83’)Director: Dagmar HirtzProducer: Multimedia Film FernsehanProd, Dagmar RosenbauerCast: Matthias Schweighöfer, Anja Knauer,Rufus Beck, Rita RussekDelivery Status: CompletedIn this family movie with special effects, thefairy tale comes true for Anna when a casu-al kiss releases a Prince from a thousand-year curse holding him prisoner as a frog. THE BALLChildren’s movie (1 x 86’)Director: Dany DeprezProducer: A PRIVATE VIEW in associa-tion with RTBF, VRT, AVRO, Canal +Cast: Martje Ceulemans, Hilde VanMieghem, Rijk De Gooijer, Michael Pas, Julien Schoenaerts

Delivery Status: CompletedTHE BALL is a story of magic, friendshipand adventure. 11 year-old Sophia longs tobe part of a gang of street kids and when shefinds out that the playground where theymeet is about to be demolished, she is deter-mined to save it. OGGY AND THE COCKROACHESAnimation (52 half-hours/156 x 7 minutes)Director: Olivier Jean MarieProducer: Marc du Pontavice / Jean YvesRaimbaudDelivery Status: CompletedIn OGGY AND THE COCKROACHES,the victim is not a mouse or a canary but thecat himself; and his torturers are nature’smost indestructible invention, the cock-roach. ANIMAL OLYMPIANSWildlife (1 x 52’)Director: Tina Dalton-HagegeCo-production: Wild Visuals and IgelMedia AGExecutive Producer: Manfred KeilProducer: Tina Dalton-Hagege, Gary SteerDelivery Status: completedEvery four years, the world stops to watchfirst-class performances from top athletes. FATHER’S DAYFly-on-the wall Documentary (1 x 52’)Co-production: MMTV and Igel MediaAGProducer/Director: Max CarlishExecutive Producer: Manfred KeilCast: Ronnie Biggs, Bruce ReynoldsDelivery Status: In post productionA rare and extraordinary insight into thenotorious train robbers of the 1960’s; BruceReynolds and Ronnie Biggs.

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IMAGO PRODUCCIONESImago Producciones, C/ Nobel nº 3, piso2, Mairena del Aljarafe (Sevilla), C.P.41927, SPAIN. Tel: 34.95.4182.008. Fax:34.95.4183.722. E-mail: [email protected] Type: IMAGO PRODUC-CIONESAt MIP-TV: Paz Cadaval (GeneralManagement)Office: Media Stand - H4.35Tel: 334.92.99.85.96Fax: 334.98.99.85.97ART FUTURA / SOCIEDAD EN ELSIGLO XXIDocumentary (566 Minutes) /Documentary (165 Minutes)Language: SpanishDirector: Pedro Pinzolas y Montxo Algora/ Pedro PinzolasProducer: Imago ProduccionesDelivery Status: Art Futura Is Complet /Sociedad En El Siglo Xxi Is InPreproductionBudget: $ 280.000 ( 50 Millones DePesetas)ART FUTURA is a new serie about elec-tronic art, future and new technologies.They images are shocking, news...Interview with Antonio Escohotado,Rebeca Allen, Moebius...SOCIEDAD EN EL SIGLO XXI” a documentary where the social movementsthat new technologies and the globalizationthis is causing are explored. This series is abig perspective of what is happening nowand what is going to happen in the future.

THE ITSY BITSYENTERTAINMENTCOMPANYThe itsy bitsy Entertainment Company,156 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10010USA. Tel: 212.989.3660. Fax:212.741.9493 E-mail: www.itsybitsyE.comAt MIP-TV: Kenn Viselman (Chairman),Joan Lambur (President On-ScreenEntertainment), Emilia Nuccio (residentInternational)Office: A0.04NI NI’S TREEHOUSERecognized by TV Guide as one of the top10 children’s programs for fall 2000, NiNi’s Treehouse is an all-new, engaging edu-cational series for children, full of imagina-tion, fun and surprises - and infinite oppor-tunities to learn. ELOISE The Animated Series is based on the popu-lar books written by Kay Thompson andillustrated by Hilary Knight. LEONARD THE MONKEYProduced by Canada’a Ocnus Productions.Animated series for kids 6 to 11 about a lit-tle monkey with a big imagination. Leonardis eight and has a boundless supply of ener-gy, enthusiasm and questions, questions andmore questions. WANNABEAn animated series for teens. Produced by Canada’a AtomicProductions.Step into the riotous, rollercoaster world ofSal, a restless sixteen-year-old girl. To thepop beat of her massive CD collection, Saland her gal pals trip through coffee shops,music stores and teen clubs, one step aheadof the latest fashion must-haves and sevensteps behind on their homeworld. 100% PEOPLEDesigned to be the first-ever prime-timeanimated soap opera for a family audience,100% People offers a witty look at today’sworld as seen through the eyes of the mosteccentric characters ever drawn.

JANSON MEDIAJanson Media, 88 Semmens Rd,Harrington Park, NJ 07640, USA. Tel:201.784.8488 Fax: 201.784.3993. E-mailAddress: [email protected]. Website:http://www.janson.comCompany Type: Producer, Distributor At MIP-TV: Stephen Janson (President), ZaraJanson (Vice-President), Betsy Van Ost(Director, Janson Video), Donna Olson(Director, Production & Development, JansonFilms), Kirsten Cluthe (Sales Executive) Office: 03.17 CANCER: INCREASING YOURODDS OF SURVIVALHealth (4 x 60’) Hosted by veteran broadcast journalistWalter Cronkite, this series is a thoroughreview of cancer treatments and comple-mentary therapies featuring interviews withcancer survivors and prominent healthexperts and authors. JINGLE HELLFamily Drama (1x 60’) A family-friendly comedy about a largeIrish-American family gathered for a verylong Christmas weekend. ENDANGERED MERMAIDS Nature (1 x 60’) Come face to face with manatees in their natu-ral habitat and follow the adventures of the peo-ple working with them every day on the water,in the water, in captivity and even from the air. BENEATH THE NORTH ATLANTIC Nature (1 x 60’) A stunning documentary about the incredi-ble wealth of marine life that thrives in thecold waters of the North Atlantic. SPLENDORS OF THE SPIRIT: SWEDENBORG’S QUEST FORINSIGHTSpiritual/Biographical (1 x 60’) This program is an informative and inspir-ing documentary on the quest, life and lega-cy of the eminent, 18th century, Swedishscientist, theologian, visionary and philoso-pher, Emanuel Swedenborg. INDIA: LOVE AND DEVOTION Travel (1 x 53’) An incredible journey of discovery to mys-tical locations throughtout India to explorethe uniformity of devotion that unites themajor religions of the world. LAPLAND: PATHS OF THE WIND Drama (1 x 43’) Filmed during the Polar Night when the sundoesn’t rise for weeks and the ice cover thetundra, this fascinating and beautiful docu-mentary describes the lives of the Sami peo-ple of Lapland. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE U.S.COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK History (1 x 50’) An intimate view of life aboard the U.S.Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk as it patrolledthe United States south coastal region inFebruary and March of 1991. THE PRICE OF PEACE History (1 x 60’) Three different personal stories from theWorld War II era are weaved together in thisstory of recollection, inquiry and, ultimate-ly, affirmation. WHEN NATURE STRIKES BACK (5X 60’) WHEN NATURE STRIKES BACK:EARTHQUAKES (1 X 60’) WHEN NATURE STRIKES BACK:FLOODS (1 X 60’) Nature These two new specials roam theglobe to capture amazing footage of recentnatural disasters ...floods in Italy, Poland,Germany ...Earthquakes in Turkey, Greece,California and Kobe, Japan. ONE STEP AT A TIME: THE TOMWHITTAKER STORYAdventure (1 x 52’) The exclusive and inspiring story of thefirst summit of Mount Everest by a dis-abled climber.

HOW TO DRAW CARTOONS WITHBRUCE BLITZ Children (88 x 30’) This popular long-running series providesstep-by-step instructions on how to createwacky cartoon figures and zany comic char-acters. ROUTE 66: RETURN TO THE ROADWITH MARTIN MILNER Americana (1 x 120’) An incredible 2400 mile journey that goesback to the America of another time...whendiners, drive-in movies, and greasy spoonsdid booming business along the shouldersof two-lane highways.

JOHN ADAMS TELEVISION John Adams Television, Solomon’s Court,Bournes Green, Stroud, Glos. GL6 8LYUK. Tel: 44.1453.885.700. Fax:44.1453.885.701At MIP-TV: John Adams (Director)Office: No Stand. Tel: 44.403.181.161THE FUTURE IS WILDWildlife documentary/Science (13 x 30’ or3 x 1 hr)Producers: John Adams TelevisionDelivery Status: In production, delivery2002Travel through 5 million, 100 million, up to200 million years in the future, encounter-ing fantastic new creatures inhabiting anEarth very different to today. DINOSAURS OF THE DEEPNatural History (2 x 50’)Producers: John Adams Television,Partridge FilmsDelivery Status: In developmentThis series looks back to the Age of theDinosaurs and examines the fascinating lifeof the ancient marine reptiles. IT’S BATHTIME! Children’s animated programming (26 x10’)Producers: John Adams TelevisionDelivery Status: In developmentCreated by seasoned musician and song-writer Anton Mullan and illustrated byJason Flinter, each episode features an orig-inal song that explains the programme’stheme in an easy and entertaining way. ANIMAL ALPHABETChildren’s programming (26 x 3’)Producers: Partridge Films and JohnAdams TelevisionDelivery Status: Available nowCombining the ABC’s and wonders of theanimal world, Animal Alphabet is a freshnew series for young children. ANIMAL NUMBERS Children’s programming (12 x 3’)Languages: English, French, Italian,German, Spanish, Dutch, Latin Spanish,Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese.Producers: Partridge Films and JohnAdams TelevisionDelivery Status: Available nowThe follow-up series to Animal Alphabet.Pre-school kids will learn the basics ofnumbers through captivating creatures andplayful originally composed songs. ANIMAL FAMILIES Children’s programming (12 x 3’)Languages: English, French, Italian,German, Spanish, Dutch, Latin Spanish,Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese.Producers: Partridge Films and JohnAdams TelevisionDelivery Status: Available in 2001In this third series of successful musicvideos for young children, Animal Familiesexplores family relationships with animalcharacters. TRAVELING LITE Travel Documentary (23 x 30’ Originalepisodes)Producers: Thor Entertainment, Inc.Delivery Status: Available nowWhen 18-34 year old backpackers hit theroad, they reach for “Let’s Go”, the world’sbest-selling travel guide.

KELLER ENTERTAINMENTGROUP, INC.Keller Entertainment Group, Inc., 14225Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423,USA. Tel: 818.981.4950. Fax:818.501.6224. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Max Keller (Chairman),Micheline H. Keller (President), JeannineA. Imperiale (Vice President, Distribution)Office: R35.03 - Tel. 33 49 299 8805ACAPULCO H.E.A.T. IIIAction (22 – 1-Hour Episodes)Our H.E.A.T. team returns for a third excit-ing year, delivering fast-paced action setagainst a heavenly landscape of sunnybeaches and beautiful women.THE SAM HILL CHRONICLESFamily (22- 1 Hour Episodes)100 years before the X-Files there was SamHill--follow Sam Hill and his beautiful,young assistant investigate supernaturalactivity throughout the world.TARZAN, THE SERIESAction (75 1/2 Hour Episodes)The classic hero confronts contemporaryvillains while trying to protect his fellowcreatures and preserve his environment.Jane and Cheeteh join Tarzan each week inspectacular jungle locations.TARZAN, THE EPIC ADVENTURESAction (22 1-Hour Episodes)The original Tarzan of Edgar Rice Burroughsis reintroduced as he explores the richly tex-tured landscapes of Burroughs’fantasy worlds.

KIDDINX MEDIA AG KIDDINX Media AG, Lahnstra§e 21,12055 Berlin, Germany. Tel:49.30.68.972.122. Fax: 49.30.68.972.125.E-mail: [email protected]. Web site:www.kiddinx-media.deAt MIP-TV: Andrea Bannert (Director ofTV & Merchandising)Office: Stand number: R36.05 Palais desFestivals (Riviera extention)BENJAMIN BLUMCHENAnimation (for kids between 3-9 years old)(52 x 26 minutes)Language available: English, GermanDirector: Karsten Kiilerich, A-FilmCopenhagenProducer: KIDDINX Studios GmbH, BerlinThe exciting stories about BENJAMIN, thecuddly loveable elephant, take place in themodern world of Newtown Zoo. BEN-JAMIN’S elephantastic adventures correspondto a child’s need of harmony and have a clear-ly structured and problem solving philosophy.

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KOAN, INC.Koan, Inc., 2860 Sackett Drive, Park City,UT 84098 USA. Tel: 435.645.7244. Fax:435.645.8644. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Gil Aglaure (President),Tamara Bell (Vice President), Devin Carter(Director of Sales), Roger Bird(Acquisitions Manager)Office: G3.12, Tel: 06.10.88.41.87MACHIAVELLI RISESComedy (90 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedTwo con-artists produce one of DaVinci’slost Notebooks at the world’s most presti-gious auction house. Tests prove it’s gen-uine, but the story they tell is unbelievable.A PIECE OF EDENComedy Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA bittersweet comedy that follows threegenerations of the unlucky Tredici familyfrom Corsica in the 1940’s to an Indianafruit farm in the present.KINGDOM UNDER THE SEAAnimation (13 x 26 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedDive beneath the waves into an underwaterkingdom of beauty and excitement. Thereyou will meet Splash and his sister coralalong with many other loveable characters.BUG OFF!Comedy (90 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedTen-year-old Krista is tired of her peskyseven-year-old brother Tyler. When Kristaangrily wishes her brother would turn into abug, she gets her with, courtesy of an alienbabysitter.BRING HIM HOMEDrama (93 min)Language: EnglishCast: Edward Asner, Sharon Gless, JeffreyLiconDelivery Status: CompletedWhen a young boy’s dog is stolen he enliststhe aid of his estranged Grandfather and hisgirlfriend to rescue the dog from a medicalresearch facility.THE STORYTELLERSComedyLanguage: EnglishDirector: James D.R. HickoxProducer: Renee RolandCast: Tippi Hedren, Mitzi, Kapture,Michael WorthDelivery Status: CompletedTrying to see her scripts to Hollywood with-out success, a mature writer enlists the aidof her grandson to go to any length to sell,peddle and promote her scripts.FORTUNE COOKIEComedy (106 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Clay EssigProducer: Clay EssigCast: Rachel Kimsey, Matt Barker, BrandySnowDelivery Status: CompletedBrilliantly exploring dating rituals of teens,X’ers and mid-lifers. A bold, fresh take onromantic comedy, which continually sur-prises and delights with its candid and poit-nant commentary on romance.ALLIGATOR ALLEYComedy (100 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedTwo brothers quit their jobs, and head off onthe adventure of a lifetime . . . to buy a boatin Key West! But several surprises derailtheir not so well made plans.ESCAPE TO WHITE MOUNTAINDrama (80 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: Completed16-year-old heads off on his motorcycle tofind the mother he hasn’t seen since child-hood.

MICHAEL WINSLOW “LIVE”Comedy Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedJoin us in a barrel of laughs with MichaelWinslow. The talented “noise-maker from‘Police Academy’”, stirs up the crowds bothon and off the screen.ENCOUNTERS WITH THE UNEXPLAINEDDocumentary (26 x 46 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedJourney through the greatest mysteries andriddles of the ages. A bold investigation thatbrings you face to face with unsolved myster-ies and reshape the way you view the world.SECRETS OF THE BIBLE CODEREVEALEDDocumentary Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedDid God dictate the future to Moses 3,500years ago? Have modern computers provenGod’s existence? See the most amazing dis-covery of the 20th Century unfold beforeyour very eyes.THE JOY OF FREE DIVINGDocumentary (60 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedExperience the joy of free diving with Freediving Champion world record holder TerryMaas as he introduces you to the magicalworld of breath-hold diving and the treas-ures of the underwater world.LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLEDrama (approx. 90 min)Language: English & FrenchDirector: Jeff KwitneyProducer: Mitchell MatovichCast: Lynda Carter, Dee Wallace Stone,Martin Kove, Matt McCoyDelivery Status: completedCharlotte Furber faces the question of whatreally happened that night, when sheawakes with amnesia after involvement inan automobile accident that left two deadand one seriously injured.FAVORITE SONDrama (95:11)Language: EnglishDirector: Steven EstebProducer: Louis HerthumCast: Louis Herthum, Brad Hunt, NancyHochmanDelivery Status: CompletedWarm, funny and at times tragic, this tale isa clash of cultures and personal journeys,old pain and modern tragedy, family valuesand their price.DREAM RIDERDrama (92 min)Language: EnglishCast: James Earl JonesDelivery Status: CompletedWhen in his senior year of high schoolBruce Jennings loses his leg in an accident,he must overcome his greatest challenge:the fear of living as a handicapped person.THE LAST WINTERDrama (115 min)Language: English and FrenchDirector: Aaron Kim JohnstonProducer: Jack Clements and Ken RodeckCast: Gerard Parkes, David Ferry, WandaCannonDelivery Status: CompletedA charming mixture of a child’s fantasies,dreams and realities. The Last Winter is awarmly funny and beautifully short return tothe fears, worries and dreams of childhood.A DOG’S TALEComedy (approx. 91 min)Language: EnglishCast: Gordon Jump, Ann Lockhart, DavidBoweDelivery Status: CompletedWhen a young boy makes a wish on aChristmas Star for a pet dog, he gets morethan expected when he becomes a dog. Hemust now find the secret to become a boyonce again.

SECOND CHANCESDrama (103 min)Language: EnglishCast: Tom Amandes, Kelsey Mulrooney,Stuart Whitman, Isabel GlasserDelivery Status: completedAfter an accident claims her father, Sunny isdisabled and emotionally withdrawn fromlife and everyone around her. Recoverybegins as she develops a love for a crippledhorse.

THE KUSHNER-LOCKE COMPANYThe Kushner-Locke Company, 11601Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025USA. Tel: 310.481.2000. Fax:310.481.2101. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.kushner-locke.com At MIP-TV: Rob Aft (President,International Distribution), Cynthia E.Griffiths (Vice President, InternationalDistribution), Mevelyn Valladares (VicePresident, Sales Administration)Office: AFMA Stand #01.02, Tel:334.9299.8207WOLFGIRLThrillerDirector: Thom FitzgeraldDelivery Status: Post-Production Cast: Grace Jones, Tim Curry, VictoriaSanchez, Leslie Ann Warren, DovTiefenbachWolfgirl tells the story of a beautifulteenage girl, who due to a rare disfiguringgenetic disorder lives her life as a freak,being ridiculed and taunted. When a kindyoung man tries to help her, his cure bringsout the beast in the girl, sending her on aferocious rampage.THRILLS Erotic HBO Series (13 x 1/2 hourepisodes)Delivery Status: CompleteTHRILLS takes a sexy look behind thescenes at a Details/FHM style men’s maga-zine.LIONS ARE LOOSEThrillerDelivery Status: Pre-ProductionLions, tigers, elephants, zebras and giraffesescape from a wildlife safari theme park.Desperate for food, the park’s most fero-cious creatures seek out the residents of anisolated suburban community. DARK PRINCE: THE TRUE STORYOF DRACULAEpic ActionDirector: Joe ChappelleDelivery Status: Ready For DeliveryCast: Rudolf Martin, Jane March, RogerDaltrey, and Peter WellerDARK PRINCE is the epic true story ofVlad Dracula, the man history would call avampire. Betrayed by his brother, Vlad, apatriotic warlord, must fight to save hiskingdom from foreign oppressors. Hisbloodthirsty methods, including the infa-mous impalings, liberated Romania andstruck eternal fear into the hearts of men tothis day.

LACEYENTERTAINMENTLacey Entertainment, 1414 Avenue of theAmericas, New York, NY 10019 USA. Tel:212.754.5482. Fax: 212.754.5481. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Brian Lacey (President),Nancy Aries Koff (Vice President)Office: R35.07, Tel: (33) 4 92 99 88 93POKÉMON Animation (208 x 30’)Produced By 4Kids ProductionsDelivery Status: Available now52 new episodes featuring fantastic all newPokémon creatures debut at MIP 2001.Pokémon is an entertainment phenomenonthat now is part of pop culture around theworld! Imagine a world where humanbeings co-exist with magical, mystical crea-tures of unlimited variety. POWER STONE Animated Action Adventure (26 x 30’)Produced By TBS, Studio Pierrot &KaleidoscopeDelivery Status: Available now26 new episodes based upon the popular videogame and perfect for older kids’TV audience. CUBIX (26x30’)Produced by: 4Kids Productions.Delivery Status: Available June 2001 Welcome to 2040, where robots are a part ofeveryday life! They are friendly and effi-cient...and they are everywhere. Perhaps thebest part is they can think for themselves,making Bubbletown a great place to live. TAMA AND FRIENDS (26x30’ or 52x10’)Produced by: 4Kids Productions.Delivery Status: Available September 2001Who says cats and dogs don’t get along?Meet Tama & Friends, an endearing youngchildren’s colorful animated series filledwith mad cap adventures and delightful sto-ries with positive values. AMERICA’S DUMBEST CRIMINALS Light Entertainment Series (104 x 30’)Delivery Status: Series and format rightsavailable nowCombines actual surveillance camerafootage collected from law enforcementagencies with dramatic reenactments. Thestories are true...only the names have beenchanged to protect the ignorant! MR. MEN & LITTLE MISS: THELOST LETTER (30’ holiday special)Delivery Status: Available nowA captivating animated holiday special fea-turing the world’s best loved Mr. Men andLittle Miss characters.

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THE MR. MEN SHOW(40 x 30’ or 104x5’)Produced By Marina Productions andBreakthrough FilmsDelivery Status: Available now.The world famous Mr. Men characterscome to life in a delightful award winninganimated series. Kids will be captivated bythe exploits of the always smiling Mr.Happy, The incredibly clumsy Mr. Bump,The impossibly pushy Little Miss Bossy, SHELLEY T. TURTLE SHOW(26 x 30 min.)Delivery Status: Available nowThis fun series combines live action footageof animals with the animated antics of“host” Shelley T. Turtle. MEGA MAN Animated Action Adventure (27 x 30 min.)Delivery Status: Available nowFeatures the fun filled exploits of the bestselling worldwide video game hero.

LAKESHORE INTERNATIONALLakeshore International, 5555 MelroseAvenue, Gloria Swanson Bldg. 4th Floor,Hollywood, CA 90038, USA. Tel:323.956.4222. Fax: 323.862.1456At MIP TV: Stephanie Denton (President),Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard (Manager,International Sales)Office: AFMA Stand 01.02Tel: 334.92.99.82.07, Fax: 334.92.99.86.42DELIVERING MILOComedy Director: Nick CastleProducers: Heriberto Schoeffer, HeidiLevitt Cast: Bridget Fonda, Albert Finney, LesleyAnn Warren, Campbell Scott, AlisonLohmanDelivery Status: CompletedA comedy about Milo, a soul who is next inline to be born, but refuses to leave Heaven.A reluctant guardian angel assigned to Milohas only 24 hours to convince him that lifeon Earth is worth the effort.STEAL THIS MOVIE ! BiopicDirector: Robert GreenwaldProducers: Jacobus Rose, RobertGreenwaldCast: Vincent D’Onofrio, JaneaneGarofalo, Kevin Pollak, JeanneTripplehorn, Kevin CorriganDelivery Status: CompletedThe film charts the rise and fall of AbbieHoffman-activist, radical, fugitive, lover-and leads us through the maze of music,politics and personal struggle of the lateSixties and Seventies in America. ANIMAL FARM Animatronics/Live ActionDirector: John StephensonProducer: Greg SmithCast: Pete Postlethwaite, Alan Stanford. The voices of: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, KelseyGrammer, Ian Holm, Julia Ormond, PetePostlethwaite, Paul Scofield, PatrickStewart, Peter UstinovDelivery Status: CompletedA new adaptation of George Orwell’s sav-age political satire with special effectsdevised by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.ANIMAL FARM deals with an uprising offarm animals against their human masters.The animals take over, and many of thembecome corrupted by power.BETTER LIVING DramaDirector: Max MayerCast: Olympia Dukakis, Roy Scheider,Edward Herrmann, Deborah Hedwall,Catherine Corpeny, Wendy Hoopes, JamesVillemaireProducers: Ron Kastner & Lemore SyvanThree grown daughters attempt to find theirown personal ways to deal with the return oftheir estranged father after a fifteen yearabsence, and with their eccentric, over-bear-ing mother.

FILM LIBRARYAnd a film library with over 200 titles withsuch stars as Ben Affleck, Claire Danes,Gabriel Burns, Tommy Lee Jones, WinonaRyder, Christian Slater.

LANGBEIN &SKALNIK TVLangbein & Skalnik TV,Gumpendorferstra§e 19, 1060 Wien, Tel:43.1.535.36.96.18. Fax: 43.1.535.36.96.9.E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.langbein-skalnik.comCompany type: ProducerAt MIP-TV: Mr. Kurt LANGBEIN(General Director), Mr. Thomas RILK(Head of TV department), Ms. BarbaraWEISSENBECK (Sales Representative)Office: H 4.35 and 03.17Tel: 43.699.19452784THE FIRST AND THE LAST WORDTHE SECRET OF LANGUAGE52 Minutes - 1 episodeThrough selected incidences and smalldetails the wonders of language arerevealed to the audience.MASSIVE ATTACK - WHEN MICE,RATS AND COCKROACHES INVADE1 episode, 50 minutesAn ocean liner takes us from one continentto the next, telling the story of the spread ofdifferent sub-species of mice and cock-roaches throughout the planet as well as thefatal microbes they carry.TICKS - THE REAL VAMPIRES1 episode 50 minutesThe tick - the most dangerous carrier of dis-eases- its metamorphosis and life through-out the seasons.BOOKS THAT CHANGED THEWORLD3 episodes each at 52 minutesSome books have truly changed the world,profoundly revolutionizing religion, politicsand science. This three-part series will tellthe story of their creation, examine howthey affected the thoughts and the lives ofbillions of people, and take a look at theirpresent importance.

LIBERTYINTERNATIONALENTERTAINMENT,INC.Liberty International Entertainment, Inc.,1990 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA90025 USA. Tel: 310.474.4456. Fax:310.474.7455. E-mail: [email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Randy Naft (President), IrvHolender (Chairman), Helen Sevel-Stredder (Director - International Sales)Acquisition Executive: Randy NaftOffice: 07.19Tel: 334.92.99.8182 (ext. within The Palais8182)PHENOMENON - THE LOSTARCHIVESDocumentary, 60 MinutesLanguage: EnglishProducer: Liberty InternationalEntertainment, Inc. & Scott FrankCast: Hosted by Dean StockwellDelivery Status: Competed Phenomenon is a detailed 13 episode seriesthat reveals secrets kept from the public byGovernment scientists and religious organi-zations. Series Titles: Unknown Encounter,Noah’s Ark Found, Tungska, LostLightning, Science Fraud, GenesisRevisited, and more.

CINEMA LEGENDSDocumentary, 30 minutes eachLanguage: English, SpanishProducer: Liberty InternationalEntertainment, Inc. & NorthshoreEntertainmentDelivery Status: CompetedThis 13 episode series highlights the careers& personal lives of the world’s most cele-brated screen idols. Each episodes blendsrare footage and little known facts to pro-vide a fascinating portrayal of such legendsas: Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, KatherineHepburn and many more.SCOPEDocumentary, 30 minutes eachLanguage: English, Spanish, FrenchDirector: Igo KantorProducer: Liberty InternationalEntertainment, Inc.Cast: Hosted by Alexandra Cousteau andJoe PennyDelivery Status: CompetedScope is 65 episodes that cover an endlessvariety of subjects from science to technol-ogy to medicine to nature to people behindthe headlines. Series covers the latest dis-coveries and innovations that will informand astonish.RELIGIONS OF THE WORLDDocumentary, 60 minutes eachLanguage: English, FrenchProducer: Greenstar Television & LibertyInternational Entertainment, Inc.Cast: Narrated by Ben KingsleyDelivery Status: CompetedA 13 part series exploring history through reli-gions of the world. Such as: Judaism, Shinto,Skepticism, Christianity, Catholicism,Taoism, Buddhism, Protestant, Orthodox andRoman Catholic Christianity and more.LAS VEGAS UP CLOSEDocumentary, 30 minutes eachLanguage: EnglishCast: Hosted by Bill AcostaDelivery Status: CompetedA 26 episode series that is a fast paced pres-entation of Las Vegas on and off the strip.Produced in an ‘Entertainment Tonight’ for-mat, the series includes live interviews withmajor film stars from around the world.TERRORISM - A WORLD OFSHADOWSDocumentary, 60 minutes eachLanguage: EnglishDelivery Status: Competed Terrorism is 6 in a series that explores thefrightening world of terrorism, and pres-ents terrorism as a complex and dangerousreality. The series profiles terrorist ideolo-gies and techniques from kidnapping to carbombs to the terrorist personality.

LIFESIZE ENTERTAINMENT &RELEASING Lifesize Entertainment & Releasing, 708Main Street, Suite 103, Boonton, NJ07005 USA. Tel: 973.394.0994. Fax:973.394.0995, E-mail: [email protected]: www.lser.net Attending: Jim McNally (V.P.Acquisitions), Alexander Von Roon (V.P.Sales), Bruce Frigeri (President)Office: E3.02 Tel: 49.299.8613 LONTANO IN FONDO AGLI OCCHI(IMPURE GLANCES)95 Minutes (Italy 2000) Language: In Italian, with English, Spanishand French Subtitled versions available.Director: Giuseppe Rocca. Cast: GiusiSaija, Andrea Refuto, Melena Vukotic, Marina Confalone. A perceptive, heartrending tale of a youngboy’s infatuation with the teenage family maid. EARTH AND WATERA modern Dionysian tale of unrequitedlove between two rural teenagers setagainst the backdrop of urban prostitutionand the Russian Mafia.

NAILING VIENNADrama 97 Minutes (U.K. 2000) Language: English. Director: Jonathan Cast: James Murray, Daniel O’Meara,Merryn Own, Caprice. Three petty criminals try to escape theirlower class lives by making a film about abank robbery,--one they actually attempt.Gritty and believable with a great turn bySuper model Caprice. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU Drama (90 minutes) (USA 1999) Directed by Wendell Jon AnderssonCast: Marisa Ryan, Kristoffer Winters,Rachel True. Trainspotting goes to SOHO when a punkrock girl casually dumps her “substitute”boyfriend, only to discover a week later thatshe is pregnant.YETI USA/ Action ThrillerDelivery Status: Pre-Production A documentary film crew joins forces witha group of mountain climbers to battle abloodthirsty Big Foot, The Himalayas andthemselves. KILLING TIME USA/Martial Arts-ActionCast: Charles Napier, Clayton Barber. Delivery Status: Pre-Production Revenge is indeed timeless, when a sophis-ticated gang of thieves take on two rivalcrime syndicates in a search for the murder-er of their mentor. WORDDocumentary (1x 56, 1 x 79 (USA 2001) Cash in on the huge popularity of RapMusic with this, The first history of HipHop, from the people who created and livedthe music. Incredible footage. Melle Mel,Grand Master Flash, DMZ, EMINEM, andmany more. This is a must see. GLENAFOOKADocumentary (1 x 52) (IRELAND 2000) A ghostly look at the origins and history ofIrish Mysticism. Spirits, Fairies,Christianity, New Age Philosophy andModern Psychology are woven together andexplored in this thought provoking one hour documentary. HISTORY OF THE CLARINETDocumentary (1 x 52) (USA 2001) Featuring Benny Goodman, Artie Shawand Susan Sarandon. This informative doctraces the history of the world’s first reedinstrument from its origins in Lyon France to its heyday in Manhattan, USA. ALMADocumentary (1 x 56) (USA 2000) Director: Ruth Leitman. Award winning examination of a youngwoman’s attempts to reconcile with themother who emotionally incested her.

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MANHATTAN DATING PROJECTDocumentary (1 x 52) (USA 2001) Follow Supermodel Joanna as she takes theviewer into the hot spots of New York andThe Hamptons. Watch the young andtrendy try to negotiate the dating game as itsplayed in “the city that never sleeps.”Witness two blind dates, one of them ana-lyzed by a celebrity numerologist. MCGRAW HILL/AVIATION WEEKLY’S TOP HITSUSA Documentary Series (20 x 60 min-utes)Series chronicles history of modernAircraft. Episodes include; STEALTH:Flying Invisible, AIRPOWER SHOW-DOWN, FLIGHT DECK, TEST PILOTand JUMBO JET. Amazing footage,insightful analysis. MOTOR SPORTS CRASH AND CRUNCH USA Documentary (30 x 40 minutes) Speeding and crashing cars and boats, allset to rock n roll. Great video packagesalready a proven sell-through hit in USA. RETURNING PRODUCTIncludes the completely restored versions ofCRAZE, 1974 Thriller starring JackPalance and Trevor Howard, the completelyrestored version of MIND SNATCHERS,1975 Thriller, starring Christopher Walkenand Ronny Cox, and erotic thrillers SNAKESKIN JACKET and CHINA BASIN.

LINK ENTERTAINMENTLTDLink Entertainment Ltd, 7 Baron’s Gate,33-35 Rothschild Road, London, W5 5HTUK. Tel: 44.208.996.4800. Fax:44.208.742.1945. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.linkenter-tainment.co.ukAt MIP-TV: Claire Derry (ManagingDirector), David Hamilton (Chairman),Katherine Masterson (Sales Manager),Jacqueline Segovia (Sales Executive), JulieWebb (Head of PR & Marketing)Office: 02:36, Tel: 334.92.99.8117PRESTON PIGAnimation (26 x 10 min)Class comedy double act, telling the storyof Preston Pig and the continuing andentirely unsuccessful attempts by MisterWolf to catch and eat him.ETHELBERT THE TIGERCel Animation (52 x 5 or 26 x 10 min)The stories tell the fantasy adventures of atiger cub called Ethelbert, who everydaypresents a new question to his wise friendDilip.HAMILTON MATTRESSStop-Frame Animation (1 x 30 min spe-cial)An unloved Aardvark and his canny cater-pillar companion embark on an epic adven-ture in which friendship and talent triumphover vanity and greed.SECOND STAR TO THE LEFTNew Animation Special (1 x 30 min)Christmas Eve night a parcel falls fromSanta’s sleigh, a rabbit, guinea pig and ham-ster discover the package and decide toreturn it to the child.THERE’S A VIKING IN MY BEDSituation Comedy (26 x 15” or 13 x 30”)Sigurd, a 10th century Viking, finding him-self stuck in the 21st century, finds shelter atthe ramshackle Viking Hotel where hisattempts to help out invariably end in disas-ter.

LION’S GATE INTERNATIONALTELEVISIONLion’s Gate International Television, 4553Glencoe Avenue Suite 200, Marina DelRey, CA 90292 USA. Tel: 310.314.2000.Fax: 310.314.9560At MIP-TV: Kevin Beggs (Executive VicePresident, Series Television), Andy Reimer(Senior Vice President, WorldwideTelevision), Jean Huang (Vice President,International Sales), Liz Kim (Manager,International Sales)Office: #: B1.02TRACKER Series (22 x 60 minutes)An alien jailbreak results in a group of inter-galactic felons immersing themselvesamongst the citizenry of Chicago. SUPERFIRE Mini Series (2 x 90 minutes)Delivery Status: Delivery August 2001. The very existence of a small town is threat-ened when a superfire suddenly erupts. LIBERTY STANDS STILLFeature Film (1 x 90 minutes)Cast: Linda Fiorentino, Wesley SnipesATTACK ON THE QUEEN Feature Film (1 x 90 minutes)Cast: Rob Estes (Melrose Place)Delivery Status: Delivery July 2001A group of extremists attack a world sum-mit being held aboard the luxury liner theQueen Elizabeth II. For TBS. I FOUGHT THE LAWFeature Film (1 x 90 minutes)Cast: Kiefer Sutherland and Anthony La Paglia. Delivery Status: In productionTwo Brothers, one an ex-cop, get in overtheir heads with Mob Guys when theydecide to buy a Race Horse. PERFUMEFeature Film (1 x 90 minutes)Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Peter Gallagher, andsupermodels Amber Valetta and EstellaWarrenDelivery Status: Currently in post production,Official World Premiere - Sundance 2001.The film focuses on the lives of five peopletrapped in the machinery of the cut-throatfashion industry where ultimately, all thatreally matters are appearances and labels. THE VOID Feature Film (1 x 90 minutes)Cast: Adrian Paul, Amanda Tapping(Stargate), and Malcolm MacDowellA group of over-ambitious scientists inadver-tently create a black hole that threatens theworld. In production, delivery May 2001. UNDERGROUND INFERNOFeature Film (1 x 90 minutes)A group of small time thieves accidentallytrigger an underground explosion while try-ing to rob a bank. CABIN PRESSUREFeature Film (1 x 90 minutes)Cast: Craig Sheffer (A River RunsThrough It) Delivery Status: In pre-productionWhen a computer hacker takes control ofthe world’s safest jet, and threatens massdestruction on the city below, can a novicepilot outsmart the terrorist in time? SHOP TILL YOU DROPNon-Fiction FormatProduced by Stone Stanley Entertainment.A hilarious game show where two teamstest their knowledge of shopping and prod-ucts.TOURIST TRAPSNon-Fiction (13 x 30 minutes)Our crew goes on location in this original‘hidden camera’ series taped in cities fromCairo to Amsterdam capturing tourists,local residents, and celebrities with crazygags and pranks. WHEN CHEFS ATTACKNon-Fiction (1 x 60 minutes)Producer: From Termite Art Productions. Delivery Status: Available Now(BUSTED ON THE JOB, WHEN GOODTIMES GO BAD) Footage from kitchensecurity cameras provides a shockingexpose of unsanitary not to mention unap-petizing behaviors by restaurant workers.

LOCOMOTION Locomotion, 404 Washington Avenue,Miami Beach, FL 33139 USA. Tel:305.894.3500. Fax: 305.894.3609.Website: locomotion.comAt MIP-TV: Rodrigo Piza (GeneralManager), Javiera Balmaceda(Programming & Acquisitions Manager)Office: 12.02 (sharing with HearstEntertainment)FRACTO - THE NIRVANA OF THEDIGITAL CULTURE Animation (4 x 20 minutes)Fracto can be described as “visual music”.Fracto is the latest animation, compostingand editing technologies, creating imagesthat mix colours and unusual forms. EL SANTOSWeb AnimationEl Santos is a legendary cult comic strip thatappeared weekly in La Jornada, a Mexicannewspaper. TEEVEYTeevey lives in a world where logic has nomeaning. What you see is what you get.Take it or leave it, just like a dream. RUDO BY NIGHTRudo by Night is a twisted story about awrestling night school that explores the dis-torted relationship between an instructorand each one of his peculiar students. DR. AMOEBADr Amoeba is “Doctor Love”. His mission isto walk us through the “A to F ofSeduction”. He is ready to open a new worldfor those who seek to explore the art of love-making. Thanks to this modern playboy, wewill definitely find interesting ways to getcloser to our ever-expanding sensuality...

LOLAFILMS Lolafilms, C/ Velazquez, 12 7th Floor,Madrid 28001, Spain. Tel:34.91.436.74.00. Fax: 34.91.435.59.94.E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.lolafilms.comCompany Type: ProducerAt MIP-TV: Mrs.Marina Fuentes (VicePresident of International Sales), Mr. WillMachin (Vice President of InternationalSales), Ms.Frida Torresblanco (Director ofNew Media)Office: H 4.32, Tel: 334.92.99.8776/7MASTERPIECEComedy (115 min)Language: SpanishProducer: Cristina Huete.Cast: Ariadna Gil (Belle Epoque) , SantiagoSegura (Torrente, Girl from Rio) and PabloCarbonell (CQC - TV presenter). Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: $ 3 millionAmanda is a movie star who’s had enoughof films and show business. But a totallynew career opportunity opens up when sheis kidnapped by Benito and Carolo, twocrazed guerrilla film-makers...THE GOALKEEPERRomance- Comedy (88 minutes)Language: SpanishProducer: Andrés Vicente GómezCast: Maribel Verdú (Belle Epoque),Carmelo Gómez (Between the legs).Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $ 4 millionA football con artist earning a meager livingfrom informal games around war-torn Spainmeets his match in a fugitive anarchist...and the arms of a local beauty.THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMSDrama (123 minutes)Language: SpanishProducer: Andrés Vicente GómezCast: Penélope Cruz (Belle Epoque, Allabout my mother), Jorge Sanz (BelleEpoque), Santiago Segura (Torrente, Girlfrom Rio).Delivery Status: completed.Budget: $4 millionSpanish production team goes to Hitler’sGermany to shoot a dual version film but theamorous intentions of top Minister unsettleevents and cause chaos on and off the set.

SECOND SKINDrama (106 minutes)Language: SpanishProducer: Andrés Vicente GómezCast: Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls),Jordi Mollá (Volaverunt), Ariadna Gil (OffKey) and Cecilia Roth (All about mymother).Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $ 4 millionWhat would you do if you discovered yourhusband is being unfaithful with... anotherman?GOYA IN BORDEAUXDrama (106 minutes)Language: SpanishProducer: Andrés Vicente GómezCast: Francisco Rabal, Maribel Verdú, JoséCoronado and Eulalia Ramón.Delivery Status: completedBudget: $ 4 millionGoya recounts his rise into the Royal Courtof Charles IV and his love affair with theDuchess of Alba.DYING OF LAUGHTERBlack comedy )113 minutes)Language: SpanishProducer: Andrés Vicente GómezCast: Santiago Segura, El Gran Wyoming,Alex Angulo and Carla Hidalgo.Delivery Status: completedBudget: $ 4 millionIn a journey through the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s,when the music and TV trends were makingthe way forward, Nino and Bruno soon dis-cover that the more they hate each other, themore success they have, and the more suc-cess they have, the more they hate eachother.

LONDON FILMSLondon Films, 71 South Audley Street,London, W1K 1JA, United Kingdom. Tel: 44.20.7499.7800. Fax:44.20.7499.7994. Company Type: Producer/sales agentAt MIP-TV: Andrew Luff (ManagingDirector), Christopher Roudette (SalesExecutive), Martin J Katz (Producer),Karen Cuccaro (Marketing Executive)Office: 02.06Tel 334.92.99.80.07THE SCARLET PIMPERNELAdventure drama (6 x 90 mins)Director: Patrick LauProducer: Richard LangridgeCast: Richard E Grant, ElizabethMcGovern, Martin ShawDelivery Status: CompletedMYSTERIES OF THE MEKONGDocumentary (52 mins)Producer/Director: Greg Grainger

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M6 DROITS AUDIOVISUELSM6 Droits Audiovisuels, 89 avenueCharles de Gaulle, 92575 Neuilly surSeine cedex, France. Tél: 331.41.92.68.66.Fax: 331.41.92.68.69.Company Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Bernard Majani (Director),Catherine Wojtyczka (Deputy Manager),Laetitia Gavoty (Sales Executive), IsabelleDrouart (Sales Executive), Alexia deBeauvoir (Sales Executive)Office: POLICE DISTRICTDrama series (18 x 52 min)Language: FrenchDirector: Olivier ChavarotProducer: Capa DramaDelivery Status: CompletedHere is, with no complacency, the chronicleof young policemen and women in the dif-ficult context of a local police station. Theyare just like everybody else … except theyrepresent the law.HIGH SCHOOL BLUESSeries (18 x 52 min)Language: FrenchDirector: Miguel CourtoisProducer: Tetra MediaThe life in a “high school” where you canfollow the adventures of four teachres, anurse, a headmaster and their students fac-ing their daily problems.IRON NOSEAnimation (52 x 13’ or 26 x 26’)Language: English, FrenchDirector: Prakash TopsyProducer: FuturikonDuring the Middle-Ages, a Super Knight witha secret identity spreads Honor and Justice inan imaginary and wacky kingdom ... His name? Iron Nose, the Mysterious Knight!CELESTINAnimation (season 1 : 50 x 2’ – season 2 :52 x 3’ – season 3 : 52 x 3’)Language: French, English, SpanishDirector: Philip GlineurProducer: Julianne FilmsCelestin is the guardian angel of 5-year oldLucas and his friends, carefree little chil-dren who happily throw themselves in themost dangerous situations. Thanks to theteachings of his grandfather, Celestin isalways there to pull them out of trouble…until the next episode!PHOBIAThriller (Part of the collection Thrillers (35x 90 min)Director: Arnaud SélignacProducer: Fabienne Servan-SchreiberCast: Cristiana Reali, Bruno Todeschini,Emmanuelle DevosJudith has stayed voluntarily in a psychi-atric clinic for ten years because of her pho-bia related to touch. Claire, a psychothera-pist, wants to cure Judith from her isolationand “get her back” to the world . . .A WOMAN IN TROUBLEThriller (Part of the collectionTHRILLERS (90 min)Director: Laurent CarcelesProducer: Denis Karvil, Pierre Roitfeld,Thomas BourguignonCast: Marion Cotillard, Cédric Chevalme,Jean-Marie WinlingFlorence, a married young woman discov-ers the corpse of his lover in the bathroomof the room hotel where they had to meetthem again. She runs away in panic. Butvery early on, Inspector Alvez’s suspicionsturn to her …IN VITRO TERRORIZATIONThriller (Part of the collection Thrillers (90 min)Director: Didier Le PecheurProducer: Alain Clert, Charline de LépineCast: Laurence Cote, Patrick Catalifo,Didier Bezace, Pierre Dherte, GérardLoussineA woman’s dream of motherhood turns intoa nightmare.

NIGHT CHILDPart of the collection WOMEN’S BAT-TLES (25 x 90 min)Director: Marian MhandwerkerProducer: Capa DramaCast: Nadia Fares, Bernard Yerles, MarlonCourbin, Sarah TayebLeo is nine years old. He is autistic. The dayhe is discharged from hospital, the life ofher mother, Eva, is shattered.MY SON THE ADDICTPart of the collection WOMEN’S BAT-TLES (90 min)Director: Lucas BelvauxProducer: Hervé Chabalier, Claude Chelli,Christophe ChevalierCast: Valérie Mairesse, Jérémie Renier,Francis FrappatHélene discovers that her 18-year old sonPaul is a drug addict. But she is positive thatshe will pull him out. LITTLE KINGS OF THE WORLDDocumentary (3 x 26 min)Language: English, FrenchProducer: Tony ComitiWhether they grew up in Calcutta,Casablanca, Rio, Paris, or in the tiny remotevillages, thse are children you will neverforget.LABORERS OF THE TAJ MAHAL –INDIAPart of the collection of THE PATHS OFDANGER (9 x 26 or 52 min)Language: English, FrenchProducer: Tony ComitiThe Taj-Mahal stands today as one of themost magnificent monuments in the world.APHRODISIACharm Series (80 x 30 min)Language: English, FrenchCo-producers: Isatae Production, ShootAgainModern women allow us into their secretgardens, strewn with sensations, fantasies,surprising encounters, unexpected experi-ences.DISTURBING INSIGHTSTV Movie (90 min)Language: FrenchProducer: KerfarocMathilde has visions. In her visions, shesees another couple living and fighting inthe same apartment. The fights get danger-ously violent. What if these visions were ina way the apartment’s memory?GAMERAction/ComedyDirector: Zak FishmanProducer: PlaytimeCast: Saïd Taghmaouï, Camille de Pazzi,Bruno Salomone, Arielle DombasleBudget: USD $4.65 millionTony, a street kid, often involved in loadtricks, has created a great concept of videogame.YOU SHOULD’NT WORRY!(LA VERITE SI JE MENS 2!)ComedyDirector: Thomas GilouProducer: Vertigo ProductionsCast: Richard Anconina, José Garcia,Bruno Solo, Gilbert Melki, Gad ElmalehBudget: USD 12 MillionEddie, Dov, Yvan, Patric and Serge arefriends for life and partners in business. Butin the garment industry, the boom has gonebust and now the time has come to seek outnew partners . . .

MAINLINE RELEASINGMainline Releasing, 1801 Avenue Of TheStars, Suite 1035, Los Angeles, Ca 90067USA. Tel: 310.286.1001. Fax:310.286.0530. At MIP-TV: Marc Greenberg (President),Rich Goldberg (President), Jay E. Joyce(Vice President, International Sales),Tannaz Anisi (Director, International Sales)Stand: 09.18OZZIEKids Adventure (2001)Director: Bill TannenProducer: Chuck Binder, Grant Bradley,George LaskuCast: Spencer Breslin, Joan Collins,Rachel Hunter, Rolf MoellerDelivery Status: In ProductionAyoung boy helps a talking Koala bear escapehis kidnappers and return to his homeland.EXPOSURESuspense Thriller (90 min) (2000)Director: David BlythProducer: Cool Films Ltd./Richard StewartCast: Ron Silver, Alexandra PaulDelivery Status: CompletedLife becomes dangerous for a photographerwhen one of his models is murdered undersuspicious circumstances.ON THE QTDrama (90 min) (2001)Director: Yale StromProducer: Donald RabinovitchCast: James Earl Jones, Trudie Styler, SamBall, Annie ParisseDelivery Status: CompletedAn elder mentor (James Earl Jones)attempts to educate a young music prodigythrough the mean streets of New York.NO ONE CAN HEAR YOUSuspense Thriller (90 min) (2001)Director: John LaingProducer: Cool Films Ltd. / Richard StewartCast: Kelly McGillis, Barry CorbinDelivery Status: CompletedA suburban, sedate and safe family livesturn rather gruesome with the arrival of ahouseguest who is not what seems to be.DO YOU WANNA KNOW A SECRETThriller / Horror *2000* (90 min)Director: Tom BradfordProducer: Del Tenney, Kermit Christman Cast: Joey Lawrence, Jeff Conaway, ChadAllen, Dorie BartonDelivery Status: Completed After a night out on the town turns into anightmare, six young college students mustfight for their lives as a killer hunts each ofthem down.KIDS WORLDFamily Adventure (90 min) (2000)Director: Dale BradleyProducer: Grant Bradley, Tom TaylorCast: Christopher Lloyd, Blake Foster,Michael PurvisDelivery Status: CompletedWhen a young boy unearths an ancientIndian wishing stone, he discovers the per-ils of having his wish come true – all theadults disappear.BIG BROTHER TROUBLEFamily Adventure (90 min) (2001)Director: Ralph PortilloProducer: Ralph PortilloCast: Bo Hopkins, Mario Lopez, Dick VanPatten, Shad HartDelivery Status: completedMitch, a young boy constantly competingwith his older soccer star brother Sean,helps foil a kidnapping attempt on Sean asthe championship game is on the line.THE LOST TREASURE OFSAWTOOTH ISLANDFamily Adventure (90 min) (2000)Director: Richard BrauerProducer: William Immerman, RichardBrauerCast: Ernest Borgnine, Seth Howard,Brennan Hesser, Logan LiptonDelivery Status: CompletedA young boy searches for an ancient piratetreasure based on a story told to him by hislate father.

587- THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERYFamily Adventure *2000* (90 min)Director: Dan HallProducer: Dan Hall Cast: Ray Burns, Nick Abeel, AraiadneBaker-DunnDelivery Status: completed A group of adventurous children and theirdog try to save an old stream engine trainand its conductor from the scrap yard.KICKBOXING ACADEMYFamily Adventure (90 min) (1999)Director: Richard GabaiProducer: Joseph Boolbol, Jery JacobyCast: Steven BauerDelivery Status: completedTwo youth rival kickboxing schools com-pete for survival.GETTING TO KNOW YOUDrama (90 min) (1999)Director: Lisanne SkylerProducer: Shadowcatcher EntertainmentCast: Heather Matarazzo, Zach Braff, BebeNeuwirth, Chris Noth, Bo HopkinsDelivery Status: CompletedTwo teens tell stories about their lives whilewaiting at a bus stop.SILENT JUSTICEAction Thriller *2000* (90 min)Director: James DalthorpProducer: Steven Owsley Cast: Richard Tyson, Michelle Stafford,Robert Vaughn, Steven OwsleyDelivery Status: CompletedWhen the justice system fails, a vigilante coptakes the law into his own hands and dispens-es his own punishment from the end of a gun. BALLAD OF THE NIGHTINGALERomantic Comedy *1999* (90 min)Director: Guy Greville MorrisProducer: Jordan LeibertCast: Virginia Madsen, Michael Madsen,Seymour Cassel, Harry Dean StantonDelivery Status: completed A beautiful and charming prostitute downon her luck embarks on a wild adventurethat puts her the Mafia and finding the manof her dreams. PRAY FOR POWERErotic Thriller *2000* (90 min)Director: Brad JacquesProducer: Marc Johnson Cast: Laura Boyle, Christopher RobleeA beautiful model witnesses a murder andbecomes trapped in a world of crime.FRIENDS AND LOVERSRomantic Drama *1999* (90 min)Director: George HaasProducer: Josi W. KonskiCast: Stephen Baldwin, Danny Nucci,Robert Downey Jr., Claudia Schiffer,Alison EastwoodA sexy Generation-X movie about bestfriends who pair up in unexpected waysover a memorable ski weekend.

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15 AMOREDrama *1999* (90 min)Director: Maurice MurphyProducer: Brooke WilsonCast: Lisa Hensley, Steve Bastoni,Domenic Galati, Tara Jakszewicz, GertraudIngeborgA story of love and loss, set in the final yearof WWII.

MARATHON INTERNATIONALMarathon International, 74, rueBonaparte, 75006 Paris, France. Tel:331.53.10.91.00. Fax: 331.43.25.04.66. E-mail: [email protected] type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Olivier Brémond (CEO),Thórunn Anspach (Managing Director),Monica Levy (Sales executive),Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet (Sales execu-tive), Valérie Tailland (Press andPromotion)Office: R27-01 Tel: 334.92.99.88.41TOTALLY SPIESAnimation (52 X 26 minutes)Directed by Stéphane BerryProducers : Marathon, TF1, Fox Family,Fox Kids EuropeDelivery Status: In productionWhat happens when three typical BeverlyHills girls get catapulted headfirst into thedangerous world of international espi-onage? Sam, Alex and Clover definitely geta crash course in “Totally Spies!”.QUEST FOR ANCIENT EGYPTDocumentary (3 X 52 min.)Directed by Mark Verkerk, Xavier SimonProduced by Ton OkkerseProducers : EMS / Tesauro / CinéTévéDelivery Status: CompletedEgypt has forever been a captivating sourceof mystery and legend. But within her pastlies a story seldom told. The QUEST FORANCIENT EGYPT is a graphic account ofthe men who sought to unravel the secretsof mankind’s first great civilization. TREASURES OF THE EARTHDocumentary (12 X 26’ or 3 X 52’)Directed by Mark VerkerkProduced by Ton Okkerse© EMS / Discovery com. / Avro TV / La5ème / National Geographic WWDelivery Status: CompletedThis unique series takes us to the world ofancient myths and magic, leading edge sci-ence, human adventure and tales of extraor-dinary wealth and power. SIEGE: CASTLES AT WARDocumentary (52 minutes )Directed by Leo van der Goot & MarkVerkerkProduced by Ton Okkerse© EMS + LA CINQUIEME + THE DIS-COVERY CHANNELDelivery Status: Completed14th century Europe was a bloody place.This world of perpetual conflict was vividlychronicled by the poet and historian, Jeande Froissart. SKYBOUNDDocumentary (13 X 26 min. or 93 X 4min.)Directed by Leo van der Goot & MarkVerkerkProduced by Ton Okkerse© EMS / Veronica Television / TheDiscovery Channel Delivery Status: CompletedThis series celebrating human flight exam-ines the planes, the technology, the peopleas well as and their daring feats. GOLDA’S LISTCurrent affairs (52 min.)Directed by Emmanuel FrançoisProduced by Sunset Presse / France 3 /Time TVDelivery Status: Completed13 murders of Palestinians were carried outby the Israeli services all around the worldover a period of 20 years.

THE KENNEDY SECRETSCurrent affairs (52 min.)Directed by Thomas JohnsonProduced by Sunset Presse / France 3.Delivery Status: CompletedThis documentary is a revelation of theKennedy secrets. Our witnesses are peoplewho knew the Kennedys intimately, col-leagues, bodyguards, members of theMafia, former chiefs of the FBI, the CIA,and ex-members of the KGB and the GRU. SAINT TROPEZDrama series (234 X 52 minutes (52 newepisodes on offer)Main directors: Eric Summer, SylvieAyme, Fred Demont…Producer: Marathon / TF1 / CNCCast: Tonya Kinzinger, Adeline Blondieau,Bénédicte DelmasDelivery Status: 52 new episodes in pro-ductionThis series follows a group of young adultsas they experience the adventures andupheavals of today’s young generation, inthe idyllic backround of Saint Tropez. Nowbroadcast in over 80 countries.

THE MARKETPLACE The Marketplace, The Spanish House,Turfpoortatraat 27, NL-1411 ED NAAR-DEN. Tel: 31.35.695.01.96. Fax:31.35.695.04.49. E-mail:[email protected]: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96COMPANIES UNDER MEDIAUMBRELLA:SASCHA FILM GMBH (SEE WIENLISTING IN PROUDCT GUIDE)

EAVE.ENTERPRENEURS DE L’AUDIOVISUEL EUROPEENEave.Enterpreneurs De L’audiovisuelEuropeen, Rue de la Presse, 14, B-1000 –Bruxelles, Belgium. Tel: 32.2.219.09.20.Fax: 32.2.223.00.34.At MIP-TV: Raymond Ravar Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

FJERNSYNS FABRIKKENFjernsyns Fabrikken, Ryesgade 3a, 3,2200, Copenhagen N., Denmark. Tel:43.35.35.43.30. Fax: 45.35.35.43.13.At MIP-TV: Morten Schmidt Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

KONCERN TV & FILMPRODUKTION APS Koncern TV & Filmproduktion APS,Esromsgade 15 opg. 1 5 sal, DK-2200,Copenhagen, Denmark. Tel:45.35.82.82.12. Fax: 45.35.82.91.82.At MIP-TV: Thomas Heurlin Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96MEETING MY DAUGHTERDocumentary (1 x 54 min)A personal documentary about being themissing father.

OMNIA MEA ARTSOmnia Mea Arts, Vironkatu 11A11, FIN-00170, Helsinki, Finland. Tel:358.9.278.38.98. Fax: 358.9.278.38.45.At MIP-TV: Juha Vakkuri Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96LADYBIRD’S CHRISTMASAnimation (1 x 45 min)Ladybird celebrates Christmas.LOTTEAnimation (5 x 13 min)The most charming girl in the animations!A MINOR PILGRIMAGEFeature Length (1 x 50 min)Young girl’s motherhood in a small village.

10 FRANCS10 Francs, 8 rue Lamartine, Fax-75009,Paris, France. Tel: 331.48.74.43.77. Fax:331.48.74.42.95.At MIP-TV: Daniel Ziv Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

F FOR FILMF for Film, 16 rue de l’Ancienne Forge, F-27120, Fontaine sous Jouy, France. Tel:33.2.32.26.25.39. Fax: 33.2.32.36.86.49.At MIP-TV: Margarita Seguy HARD LIVING KIDSDocumentary (1 x 52 min)The HLK is a notorious Cape Town gang,the youth branch of the HL (Hard Living)gang, one of the most powerful in theprovince, controlling a great deal of armsand drug trafficking.BURKINA FASO: HONEST MEN ONBIKESDocumentary (1 x 52 min)The ‘white men’ come from Belgium,France, Holland, Switzerland, Slovakia, andeven Egypt. They come looking for adven-ture, prepared to compete but also to share.They come from countries with much moreof a cycling tradition and their equipment isfar superior to anything in Burkina Faso.OUR HOUSE IN HAVANADocumentary (1 x 52 min)This one hour documentary offers an inti-mate, thought-provoking cinematic jour-ney, seasoned with Cuban history, culture,music and passion.BOLLYWOOD CONQUEST THEALPS(1 x 52 min)The most beautiful romantic cinema-films ofthe Indian movie industry are produced inSwitzerland. For some 18 years now the SwissAlps figure as the most popular shooting loca-tion for India’s popular Hindi-movies.

FOLIMAGEFolimage, 6 rue Jean Bertin, F-26200,Valence, France. Tel: 33.4.7578.4868.Fax: 334.7543.0692.At MIP-TV: Patrick Eveno Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

HIGRADEHigrade, 21 rue de la Libération, F-45120, Cepoy, France. Tel:33.2.38.85.91.43. Fax: 33.2.38.85.91.44.At MIP-TV: Hoffmeister-Guibert UteOffice: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96SECRET GLANCESDocumentary (1 x 45 min)The ultimate magazine about arts, music,fashion and celebrities.VIP LATINOEntertainment (26 x 13 min)The ultimate magazine about arts, music,fashion and celebrities.TELENOVELAS: LOVE, TV ANDPOWER(1 x 57 min)When reality and fiction become one.

L’AGENCE DU COURT METRAGEL’Agence Du Court Metrage, 2 rue deTocqueville, F-75017, Paris, France. Tel:331.4469.2665. Fax: 331.4469.2669At MIP-TV: Jean-Christophe de Saint-Léger Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

LORELEY – PIANO 21Loreley – Piano 21, 16 Qual desCarrieres, F-94220, Charenton le Pont,France. Tel: 331.43.76.12.46. Fax:331.41.79.45.97.At MIP-TV: Jean-Louis Andreani Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96“IN MEMORIAM FREDERICCHOPIN” CARNEGIE HALLMusic (110 min)Cyprien Katsaris, Pianist play in MemoriamChopin. The anniversary date of Chopin’sdeath, on the 17th of October 1999 atCarnegie Hall, New York. This concert isillustrated by Chopin’s documents.

POIS CHICHE FILMS S.A.Pois Chiche Films S.A., Quai du Péristyle,F-56100, Lorient, France. Tel:332.9784.1609. Fax: 332.9784.1606At MIP-TV: Guénola Rousseau Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

BRUMACHON, GO AND BACKDocumentary (1 x 60 min)THE SPIRIT OF THE LUTHDocumentary (1 x 52 min)

STEPHAN FILMSStephan Films, 71 Avenue F. Roosevelt, F-75008, Paris, France. Tel:33.1.42.56.25.02. Fax: 33.1.42.25.64.81. At MIP-TV: Dominique Laurent Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

ZARINA KHAN PRODUCTIONSZarina Khan Productions, 15 bvd. De laChapelle, F-75010, Paris, France. Tel:331.42.09.05.58. Fax: 331.42.05.15.10At MIP-TV: Christine Taniga-SmithOffice: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96ADOS AMOR, ANOTHER GLANCEDocumentary (1 x 28 min)Building up a film story, young adolescentfrom Seine St. Denis, their despair, andquestion themselves about their lives andtheir hope for their future.ESSABAR, OR THE SHELTER OFBEINGSearching for identity, young marginalizedgroup of people discover in Mall, a cultureof freedom, from the Tuareg community.

CODEX SALES PUBLISHING PROMOTIONCodex Sales Publishing Promotion,Kirchweg 2, D-50858, Köln, Germany.Tel: 49.221.94.86.59.810. Fax:49.221.94.86.59.88.At MIP-TV: Sascha Engling Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96THE AVENGERS – ISRAEL’SSECRET HUNT FOR NAZISDocumentary (2 x 52 min)Revenge for the holocaust – this was theirmandate.A LIFE FOR LOVE – THE BEATEUHSE STORYDocumentary (1 x 44 min)The life of the owner of Germany’s No. 1sex company – now expanding worldwide.AND THE WINNER IS . . . 90 YEARSOF BEAUTYDocumentary (1 x 45 min)Miss Germany – from the beginning untiltoday.BOARDING AT FRANKFURT AIR-PORT(1 x 44 min)A day in the lives of the people at FrankfurtAirport.

FACTION!-TV GMBHFaction!-TV GmbH, Brüsselerstrasse 89-93, D-50672, Köln, Germany. Tel:49.221.95.27.80. Fax: 49.221.952.78.77.At MIP-TV: Martin Uhrmeister Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

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THE FOREIGN MANDARINDocumentary (3 x 52 min)A documentary about a German Jesuit at theChinese Court in the 17th Century.TAXI!Documentary (1 x 26 min)A documentary about the taxi business.FENG SHUIDocumentary (1 x 26 min)A documentary about Feng Shui and HongKong, where Chinese mysticism is still alive.

FIRST HAND FILMSFirst Hand Films, Friedrichstr, 123, D-10117, Berlin, Germany. Tel:49.30.285.29088. Fax: 49.30.285.29099.At MIP-TV: Esther van Messel Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96THE INNER TOURDocumentary (1 x 50 & 90 min)Strangers on a bus home – Palestinians inIsrael.KURT WEILLDocumentary (1 x 97 & 52 min)A biography of Kurt Weill.STARS BY HELMUT NEWTONDocumentary (1 x 56 min)Celebrities photographed by HelmutNewton.INDICTMENTDocumentary (1 x 72 min)Between truth and lies there are victims andmurderers.

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PROGRAMPORT, A DIVISION OFJOOST & JOOST GMBHProgramport, A Division Of Joost & JoostGmbH, Westend Village, Theodorstr. 42-90, Haus 1 a, D-22761, Hamburg,Germany. Tel: 49.40.870.84.051. Fax:49.40.870.84.055At MIP-TV: Nadja Joost Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96THE KLETZMER CONNECTIONMusic (1 x 60 min)A global music meeting with Peter Yarrow(Peter, Paul & Mary), Ohava Alberatein andthe Kletzmatics. The life concert takes placein the new synagogue in Berlin, in June2001.THE ULTIMATE SURFDocumentary (1 x 60 min)The socio-cultural documentary tells thestory of a unique natural force and anuntamable quest for life. The theme finds itsexpression in the people who have chosento make surfing “The Water Cathedrals”into the biggest challenge of their lives.FANTASTIC VOYAGESMusic (7 x 60 min)The music video, for many years scored asa superficial promotion vehicle for musicalbums, has matured into an art form in itsown right. They are an indispensable fea-ture of popular appealing to a mass public,but also have found their way into museumsall across the world.

STUDIO L KGStudio L KG, Fasanenweg 6, D-82335,Berg, Germany. Tel: 49.8151.797 55. Fax:49.8151.797.56At MIP-TV: Georg-Michael Luyken Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96THE HERMITAGE OF SAINTPETERSBURGDocumentary (5 x 26 min)Easy to understand show of the highlightsof one of the most famous museums world-wide.EYES ON THE BALKANSDocumentary (5 x 60 min)Peoples, people, lifestyles and nature in atroubled region – full of surprises.TRUE OR FALSE?Shorts (100 x 2’30”)More than 100 ‘true or false’ clips havebeen specially produced in around 10 dif-ferent countries. These, as well as World-wide format rights, are available throughSTUDIO L KG.

TRIMAXTrimax, Sprendlinger Landstrasse 120, D-63069, Offenbach/Main, Germany. Tel:49.69.84.84.95.80. Fax:49.69.98.34.05.38. At MIP-TV: Charly Messow Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

STRADA PRODUCTIONSStrada Productions, 11 PlatiaMitropoleos, 10556, Athens, Greece. Tel:30.1.3310.715. Fax: 30.1.3311.309. At MIP-TV: Takis Veremis Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96E-MAILRomantic ComedyA team of youngsters search their identitiesin the center of Athens under the Acropolis,via Internet, not only. A romantic comedyabout real love vs. iconic one, friendshipand the meaning of relationships.

MONSTER ANIMATION & DESIGNLIMITEDMonster Animation & Design Limited, 47Lower Leeson St., 2 – Dublin – Ireland.Tel: 353.1.603.4980. Fax: 353.1.676.1437. At MIP-TV: Gerard O’Rourke Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96THE KING’S STORYComedy - Animation (11 x 26 min)Reverses the traditional Rags-to-RichesStory.

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PANEIKON SRLPaneikon Srl., Via Colli Della Farnesina130 E, 1-00194, Rome, Italy. Tel:39.06.329.6500. Fax: 39.06.329.5915. At MIP-TV: Grazia Barberini Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96ARCHITECTS OF THE NATURALWORLDDocumentary (1 x 52 min)From the very small creatures to the large,the animal kingdom has produced manyarchitectural masterpiece.ISLANDS – LIVING LABORATIESOF EVOLUTIONDocumentary (2 x 52 min)This highly visual series, illustrates the vastdifferences that occur to the flora and faunaas they rapidly evolve to survive.

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CDEA S.A. (JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA)CdeA S.A. (Junta De Andalucia), Avda.Républica Argentina 24, Planta 15a, E-41011, Sevilla, Spain. Tel:34.95.248.02.27. Fax: 34.95.428.23.52.At MIP-TV: Virginia Garcia del Castillo Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

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IONE COMMUJNICATIONSIone Communications, Postas, 12 – 2, E-01001, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Tel:34.945.13.08.17. Fax: 34.945.14.36.18. At MIP-TV: Aldave IoneOffice: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

MEDIA 3.14Media 3.14, Bruc, 111-113, E-08009,Barcelona, Spain. Tel: 34.934761.551.Fax: 34.934.761.552. At MIP-TV: Teresa Enrich Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96GMT + 1: A WORKER’S DAYDocumentary (1 x 55 min)A day in the life of 8 workers in the time zone,from Norway to the Central African Republic.

HONEST MEN ON BIKESDocumentary (1 x 53 min)A different look at African everyday lifethrough the prism of a very special cycling race.

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BRITISH FILM INSTITUTEBritish Film Institute, 21 Stephen Street,W1P 2LN, London, UK. Tel:44.207.7957.8927. Fax: 44.207.580.5830.At MIP-TV: John Flahive Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

BULLSEYE DISTRIBUTION LTD.Bullseye Distribution Ltd., Second andthird floors, 46-47 Frith Street, Soho W1V5TE, London, UK. Tel: 44.207.851.8880.Fax: 44.207.851.8809 / 44.207.851.8819At MIP-TV: Ruth Williams Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96OUCH! PART ONEDocumentary (1 x 48 min)A one hour documentary that shows theamazing resilience of the human body andits ability to survive trauma.

HOLLYWOOD CLASSICSHollywood Classics, 8 Cleveland Gardens,W2 6HA, London, UK. Tel:44.207.262.4646. Fax: 44.207.262.32.42At MIP-TV: Joe DreierOffice: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96

IMAGES OF WAR LTD.Images of War Ltd., 31A Regents ParkRd., NW1 7TL, London, UK. Tel:44.207.267.9198. Fax: 44.207.267.8852.At MIP-TV: Derek Blades Office: H4.35, Tel: 33.4.92.99.85.96THE WAR ARCHIVEDocumentary (200 hours)Around 200 hours of material covering thegreat War and World War II.WILDLIFE DAY BY DAYShorts (366 x 1 min)Each day is a red letter day in the animalkingdom.WORLD WAR II DAY BY DAYShorts (366 x 1 min)366 x 1 min. programmes highlighting themost important events of WW II.

PHILIP BERRIL ENTERPRISES LTDPhilip Berril Enterprises Ltd., 60 LaylandRoad, Hesketh Park, PR9 9JA, Southport-Mersyside, UK. Tel: 44.1704.534.725.Fax: 44.1704.501.062.At MIP-TV: Philip Berrill MILLER . . . A NORTHERN SOULSitcom (6 min)Follow the lives and humour of Miller andfriends . . . keep the faith with Northern soul.

MEGAENTERTAINMENTINTERNATIONAL INC.Mega Entertainment International Inc.,150 West 25th, St. Suite 503, New York,NY 10001 USA. Tel: 212.242.0088. Fax:212.242.0808. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Television ProgrammingProduction & DistributionAt MIPTV: Office: # R30.31Tel: 334.92.99.88.47Mr. Ziv Sidi PresidentMs. Sharone Melamed, (Co-Founder), Ms.Natalia Viritch (VP International Sales),Ms. Mor Sommer (VP Productions), Ms.Anat Ramati (Mega TV- ChannelManager), Mr. Alon Avidar (ProductionManager)SECRETS OF...Reality Based (22x60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: In ProductionBudget: $75,000 per episodeIt is a journey to cultures, people, and placeslost in time through contemporary artists’eyes.

SECRETS OF THE HOPI INDIANSReality Based (1x60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $75,000 Discover the spirit of the Native AmericanHopi tribe hidden deep inside the depths ofthe canyons of Northern Arizona.SECRETS OF THE ALCHEMISTSReality Based (1x60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $75,000 The secrets of the Bohemian Alchemist,their world of mystery, sorcery and magic,is revealed in this feature.SECRETS OF THE BEDOUINSReality Based (1x60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $75,000In this feature, we join the Middle-Easternnomads, the Bedouin, in their discovery ofnew lands and new life.SECRETS OF THE LONESOMECOWBOYSReality Based (1x60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $75,000 per episodeFollow the outlaw trail that was once takenby Butch Cassidy and find out what realcowboy’s are made of.TRAVEL ASIA & BEYONDReality Based (52x30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Raine GradyProducer: Mega Entertainment & Capital TVDelivery Status: CompletedTravel through the world’s most spectacularand breathtaking lands of Asia and beyond.ANCIENT TALES FOR THE NEWMILLENNIUMReality Based (5 Films of 60’ to 120’)Language: English & HebrewProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedFascinating films of different stories of theBiblical Era.DESTINATIONSReality Based (13x30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedTravel Beyond your imagination, whilethis series transports you all over the worldin a snap of a finger.

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TERRA AUSTRALISReality Based (1x60’)Language: English & CzechDirector: Jakub SlukaProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedThis 1998 Telly Award Winning film tracesa beautiful friendship between an ingeniousguitar maker and a world famous guitarist.SECRETS OF INDIAReality Based (13x30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedIn this Award Winner series you get anamazing first hand look of the secrets andmysticism behind India’s hidden treasures.BEYOND THE HORIZONReality Based (13 x30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedJoin fun and entertaining trekkers as theytake you to far off exotic lands, where mod-ernization has no place and is not welcome.THE UNREALReality Based (6 x30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedExperience the far out, bizarre and unbe-lievably amazing freaks of human naturedoing unreal things.EZ NET SUPERSURFERSAction/Animation/ Children (26 x30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: In productionBudget: $400,000 per episodeThe EZ Net Supersurfers fight off the evilwarriors who are trying to take over theNet’s information.BUG OFF/ BUZZ OFFAnimation/ Comedy (26x ‘ (minute)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedThe outrageously hilarious fillers character-ize the nuisances of existence as bugs andflies manager to disrupt our lives.PETER & DINPre-school/ Animation (26x5’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedWith song and dance, this educational seriesteaches preschoolers how to deal witheveryday life experiences.DETECTIVE BOGEYChildren’s Animation (52 x30’)Language: EnglishDirector: Ziv SidiProducer: Mega Entertainment & NeptunoDelivery Status: CompletedThis courageous earthworm, DetectiveBogey, plays the ever-shrewd brilliantsleuth who time and again nabs the badguys.MANU I & IIChildren’s Animation (104x3’ 29x10’)Language: EnglishProducer: Mega EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedJoin Manu, a typical teenager who loves tohave fun and play pranks, in his world ofrock concerts, motorbikes and crazy adven-tures.OMER AND THE STAR CHILDChildren’s Animation (26x30’)Language: EnglishProducer: Mega Entertainment & OmerProductionsDelivery Status: CompletedA funny, adventurous tale of Omer, a littleworm, Dan the Starchild and other uniqueand humorous characters.

MIKANChildren’s Animation (31x30’)Language: EnglishProducer: Nippon AnimationDelivery Status: CompletedThe adventures of Tom and his special tan-gerine cat, who can talk, walk and read.BOSCO ADVENTURESChildren’s Animation (26x30’)Language: EnglishProducer: Nippon AnimationDelivery Status: CompletedUsing their flying ship, Princess Apricot’sfriends try to save her from villains whoplan on taking over the world.SPACE SAGITTARIUSChildren’s Animation (77x30’)Language: EnglishProducer: Nippon AnimationDelivery Status: CompletedMeet Toppy and Rana who befriend Giraffe,a scientist and join them while they exploreouter space together.CHARLOTTEChildren’s Animation (29x30’)Language: EnglishProducer: Nippon AnimationDelivery Status: CompletedCharlotte, a motherless orphan, gets a sur-prise on her 12th Birthday- a present fromher mother. Join Charlotte as she makesnew friends while learning about the past ofher parents.CUOREChildren’s Animation (26x30’)Language: EnglishProducer: Nippon AnimationDelivery Status: CompletedBased on the remarkable story of an Italianboy in the 19th Century, Cuore teachestimeless lessons about growing up.ANGIE GIRLChildren’s Animation (26x30’)Language: EnglishProducer: Nippon AnimationDelivery Status: CompletedTaken place in 19th Century London, Angieis a gifted twelve-year-old who helpsScotland Yard detectives solve crime every-day.ANNETTEChildren’s Animation (46x30’)Language: EnglishProducer: Nippon AnimationDelivery Status: CompletedAn emotional story about a strugglingfriendship between two young girls.

MINOTAUR INTERNATIONALMinotaur International, 160 GreatPortland Street, London W1W 5QA,United Kingdom. Tel: 44(0)20.7299.5000.Fax:+44(0)20.7299.5777. Email: [email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Jane Lighting (ManagingDirector), Nigel Gibbons (FinanceDirector), Sarah Tong (Head of Sales),Robyn Hurd (Senior Sales Executive),Jamie Martin (Sales Executive), TaraGaule (Sales Executive)Acquisitions Executive: Patrick RobinsonOffice: 25.01Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.8104TAKE MEDrama (6 x 60 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Alex PillaiProducer: Bill BoyesCast: Robson Green, Keith Barron, BethGoddardDelivery Status: CompletedJack Chambers appears to have everything -a beautiful wife, two lovely children and asuccessful career. But when the couplebecome involved in a partner-swapping cir-cle, the experience proves to be life-chang-ing in more ways than one.

HOTELComedy Drama (1 x 90 min)Language: EnglishCast: Lee Majors, Paul McGann, ArtMalik, Peter Capaldi, Keely Hawes,Lysette AnthonyDelivery Status: CompletedA hilarious comedy spoof in the style ofFawlty Towers and Naked Gun. When anemergency landing forces the AmericanPresident to decamp to an English countryhotel, disaster strikes when internationalterrorists break in and hold him to ransom.SIRENSDrama (2 x 90 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: Pre-saleA steamy psychological thriller set inLondon following Detective Constable JayPearson on the trail of a serial rapist who isleaving virtually no clues. REBUSDrama (2 x 100 min)Language: EnglishCast: John HannahDelivery Status: In productionJohn Hannah (Four Weddings and a Funeral,Sliding Doors, McCallum) stars as a mixed-up detective with much to resolve, investi-gating crime in a city with a lot to hide.FLASH BANDInteractive Teen Animation Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In productionThe follow-up to Flextech Ineractive’s huge-ly successful web interactive application putsthe player in the driving seat as gorgeous Max‘aka Flash Boyfriend’ and his friends pursuetheir dream of becoming pop superstars. SIN CITIESLifestyle (17 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedBravo’s sexy trip around the globe discov-ers all that’s sexy, funny, shocking andattention-grabbing about sex: naughtynightlife, local specialities, outrageous tele-vision and much, much more.THE STAG AND HEN SHOWLifestyle (26 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedA look at the shocking goings-on at ‘stagand hen’ parties across the UK.HARRY AND THE WRINKLIESChildren’s (7 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedWhen 10-year-old Harry sent to stay withhis great-aunts at Lagg Hall, he thinks he’sin for a very boring time - but Aunts Florrieand Bridget and their old wrinkly friendsare not quite as he expected.DRAMA SCHOOLDocumentary (8 x 30 min)Language: EnglishCast: appearance by Mel GibsonDelivery Status: completedFollowing the professional and personaljourneys of acting students at the presti-gious National Institute of Dramatic Arts,the school that produced many internationaltalents including Mel Gibson, Judy Davisand Cate Blanchett.THE UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRSBEARSChildren’s Animation (26 x 10 or 13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedWhether they’re tumbling into the familycar for a country picnic or secretly prepar-ing a surprise party, these bears are alwaysfinding themselves in the most unexpectedpredicaments!SECRET LIFE OF JAPAN: SUICIDEDocumentary (1 x 50 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: completedSet predominantly in Tokyo, this pro-gramme explores the recent phenomenalrise in Japan’s suicide rate: the reasons for itand the devastating effect it is having onJapanese society.

STREET CAFEDocumentary (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In productionFrom the world’s busiest and best foodstreets, Street Café journeys across theglobe to Japanese Koryoriya bars,Moroccan market bazaars, Vietnameseroadside stalls, Brazilian sidewalk cafes . . .Culture and history are investigated throughthe interaction of the young presenter withlocal people.

MODERN ENTERTAINMENT,LTD.Modern Entertainment, LTD., 16255Ventura Blvd., Suite 1100, Encino,California 91436, USA. Tel:818.386.0444. Fax: 818.728.8294. Company Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Michael Weiser (President &CEO), Ken DuBow (Sr. VP, WorldwideSales), Allyson Hall (VP, InternationalSales), Michelle Lara (Account Executive-International Sales) Acquisition Executive: Ken DuBow(Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales)Office: 05.15Tel: 33.04.92.99.8334Dune, Halloween II & III, House I-IV,Crown International Library (newly re-mas-tered) and Lucinda’s Spell (new)Various Genres – Comedy, Action,Adventure, Horror, romance, etc.Language: VariousDirector: VariousProducer: VariousCast: VariousDelivery Status: CompletedVarious action, adventure, romance, thriller,horror, and comedy films.

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THE BUSINESS OF

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Los Angeles Office

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MONDO TV S.P.A.MONDO TV S.p.A., Via Giuseppe Gatti,8/A, 00162 - Rome – Italy. Tel:39.06.86323293 - 39.06.86320364. Fax: 39.06.86209836. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Producer and DistributorAt MIP-TV: Mr. ORLANDO CORRADI(president), Mr. MATTEO CORRADI(investor relations manager), Mr. RICKYCORRADI (international sales manager),Mr. GIAN CLAUDIO GALATOLI (pro-duction director), Mr. MARCO MARCOL-INI (buyer manager), Mr. ROBERTOFARINA (assistant)Office: C1-04We are specialized in animated cartoonproduction. Our animated series are madeof 26 or 52 half hours episodes. Ourlibrary includes also animated length fea-tures and theatrical movies.Our new releases are: IN THE NAME OF JESUS (26 half hours)S.FRANCIS OF ASSISI (26 half hours)THE TURTLE HERO (26 half hours)SANDOKAN II (26 HALF HOURS);LUPO ALBERTO (52 episodes of 6 minutes)SPAGHETTI FAMILY(26 half hours)THE PRINCE OF DINOSAURS (theatrical movie)THE LEGEND OF TITANIC (theatrical movie)

MOONSTONE ENTERTAINMENTMoonstone Entertainment, P.O. Box 7400,Studio City, CA 91614 USA. Tel:818.985.3003. Fax: 818.985.3009At MIP-TV: Mr. Ernst (Etchie) Stroh(CEO)Office: HOLLYWOOD PALMSComedyDirector: Jeffrey NachmanoffProducers: Paul Canterna, WilliamBlaylock, Yoram BarzilaiPrincipal Cast: Judge Reinhold, ElizabethMitchell, Dean Cameron, Paget Brewster,Matt Adler, Kristin Bauer, David Packer,Jeff Russo, Jay Ferguson, PatrickLabyorteaux, Matt Winston, Bob WisdomDelivery Status: In Post-ProductionA turbulent evening of romance, mayhemand outright confusion displayed by the ten-ants of a beaten down Hollywood apartmentcomplex comes to a rousing conclusionDORIANThrillerDirector: Allan GoldsteinProducers: Allan Goldstein, Luciano Lisi,Charmaine Carvalho, Christine Cavana,Harry Alan TowersCntry of Origin: Canada / United KingdomCo-ProductionPrincipal Cast: Malcolm McDowell, EthanEricsonDelivery Status: Post ProductionA modern day update of the Oscar Wildenovel, “The Portrait of Dorian Gray.”EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHERDramaDirector: Marc ForsterProducers: Sean FurstPrincipal Cast: Radha Mitchell, JustinLouis, Megan Mullally, Catherine LloydBurns, Matt Malloy, Michelle Hicks, AlanRuck, Mark Boone Jr.In a quiet suburban community whereeverything is peaceful and in its place,where every driveway has a minivan, everybackyard has a swing set and every neigh-bor feels safe, something no one is preparedfor happens.Delivery Status: Completed

HIDDEN AGENDAThrillerDirector: Marc S. GrenierProducers: Shimon Dotan, Marc S.Grenier, Joanne ForguesDelivery Status: In ProductionWhen the FBI can’t protect a witnesses, it’sup to ex-Agent Price and his own private wit-ness protection program to take them under.WILDER AKA SLOW BURNThrillerDirector: Rodney GibbonProducers: Shimon Dotan and NetayaAnbarPrincipal Cast: Pam Grier, Rutger Hauer,Romano OrzariDelivery Status: CompletedDella, a sexy, maverick cop, is assigned ahomicide case in which there is only onesuspect – fallen gynecologist Dr. SamChaney. When she stumbles upon a deadlyconspiracy, Della is forced to turn toChaney for assistance. The unlikely couplegets in way over their heads.IN THE WEEDSRomantic ComedyDirector: Michael RauchProducers: Peter GlatzerPrincipal Cast: Molly Ringwald, JoshLeonard, J.P. Pitoc, Ellen Pompeo, SamHarris, Eric Bogosian, Michael BuchmanSilver, Peter ReigertDelivery Status: CompletedThrough one night’s dinner shift at a NewYork City bistro, a wait staff of artists andstudents flirt and argue while managingconcerns about their careers, finances andrelationships.

MOVIE MOVIEVIDEOCINE-MATOGRAFICAMOVIE MOVIE Videocinematografica,Via San Vitale 40/7 - 40125 Bologna (BO),Italy. Tel: 39.051.221914. Fax:39.051.222296. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Producer/DistributorAt MIP-TV: Francesco Conversano(Director/Producer), Nene Grignaffini(Director/Producer), Giuditta De Concini(Production Assistant)Acquisition Executive: Elena De RivoOffice: Marketplace Media Stand H4.35 onthe 4th &5th floors of the Palais des FestivalsTel: Media Reception Desk33.4.92998596, Mobile 39.335.5417370Fax: Media Reception Desk33.4.4792998597SHANGHAI, MON AMOUR. MIANMIAN’S NIGHTS.Documentary (50’)Language: Original Chinese Version/ItalianVersionDirector: Francesco Conversano, NeneGrignaffiniProducer: MOVIE MOVIEVideocinematograficaCast: MIAN MIANDelivery Status: completedMian Mian, a young writer with a verytough past full of stories of drugs, sex andtransgression, is today highly representativeof the young Chinese generations. With herwe discover the underground scene inShanghai: all help to explain the greatchanges that Shanghai and China are goingthrough today.HEARTLESS MOSCOW. THEWORLD OF VLADIMIR SOROKIN.Documentary - 51’Language: Original Russian Version/ItalianVersionDirector: Francesco Conversano, NeneGrignaffiniProducer: MOVIE MOVIEVideocinematograficaCast: VLADIMIR SOROKINDelivery Status: completedThe film is a portrait of Vladimir Sorokin,the pulp Muscovite writer, called theTarantino fo post-Soviet literature. It is aninstant snapshot of the Moscow of today,thinking towards the decline of SovietEmpire. Sorokin’s literature is tough, fero-cious, blasphemous and extreme.

QUE VIVA MEXICO! PACO IGNA-CIO TAIBO II AND MEXICO CITY.Documentary - 54’Language: Original Spanish Version/ItalianVersionDirector: Francesco Conversano, NeneGrignaffiniProducer: MOVIE MOVIEVideocinematograficaCast: PACO IGNACIO TAIBO IIDelivery Status: completedThe famous writer Paco Taibo II talks abouthimself and the world’s largest city: MexicoCity, an inhuman, vital, boundless, cynicalbut charming city. The hot-headed and exu-berant writer talks about his places in thecity.BARRY GIFFORD. WILD AT HEARTIN NEW ORLEANS.Documentary - 60’Language: Original English Version/ItalianVersionDirector: Francesco Conversano, NeneGrignaffiniProducer: MOVIE MOVIEVideocinematograficaCast: BARRY GIFFORDDelivery Status: completedThe film is a portrait of the writer BarryGifford, famous as the writer of the films ofDavid Lynch and Francis Ford Coppola,and the city of New Orleans. THE REAL STORY OF BJORN LARSSON. A HOBO IN GILLELEJE.Documentary - 51’Language: Original Swedish-English-French Version/Italian VersionDirector: Francesco Conversano, NeneGrignaffiniProducer: MOVIE MOVIEVideocinematograficaCast: BJORN LARSSONDelivery Status: completedThe author of the best sellers Long JohnSilver, The Celtique Ring talks of himself,his voyages on board the Rustica, the boaton which Larsson wrote many of his novels,his books, his obsessions. After his sea voy-ages, Larsson now lives in Gilleleje, a tinysailing village in Denmark.BETWEEN THE DANUBE AND THESEA. THE WORLD OF CLAUDIOMAGRIS. Documentary - 46’Language: Original Italian VersionDirector: Francesco Conversano, NeneGrignaffiniProducer: MOVIE MOVIEVideocinematograficaCast: CLAUDIO MAGRISDelivery Status: completedThe film is a portrait of the Italian writerClaudio Magris and his places. A TRIP ALONG THE PO RIVER.Documentary - Series - 8 x 28 episodes 28’eachLanguage: Original Italian VersionDirector: Francesco Conversano, NeneGrignaffiniProducer: MOVIE MOVIEVideocinematograficaDelivery Status: completedIt is a 8 x 28 minutes programs series dedi-cated to the Po River. A naturalistic andanthropological exploration on the tracks ofman, of his identity, of his roots, of his abil-ity to tell.

MTVINTERNATIONALMTV International, Vermundsgade 40,2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. Tel:45.39.16.99.00. Fax: 45.39.16.99.99. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Distributor and Producer At MIP-TV: Olle Langenius (CEO), JacobHoulind (Director of Sales & LegalAffairs), Carina Simons (Sales Executive),Camilla Folting (Marketing Executive),Karoline Briand Spodsberg (AssistantSales & Marketing Executive)Stand: 18.22 – 20.17, Tel: 334.92.99.81.34CHATDATING.NETEntertainment (25/90 min format)Internet meets television! Nowadays mil-lions of singles seek romance on the NET.People flirt, chat & e-mail each other con-stantly, but many never ever get to meet.Luckily for them ChatDating.net solves thatproblem! FROM ANOTHER PLANETEntertainment (25 min format)Ever existing differences between men andwomen are discussed and laughed at in arelaxed, private and fun atmosphere.WHITE LIES Drama (25 min format & finishedepisodes)A daily life drama about people of ourtimes, with focus on the relationshipsbetween them and the eternal questions thatsurround love, friendships and loyalty. THIS IS YOUR FRIDGE Magazine/Talk (25 min format)A gourmet mix of food, celebrities and fun! DON’T CALL ME DARLINGComedy (25 min format)Eve and John are divorced but forced tocontinue living together because they areunable to get an apartment sold.GET HYPNOTIZEDEntertainment (25 min format)Watch as our globetrotting hypnotist hyp-notises volunteers from the audience andthen makes them perform on stage.THE DUELAdventure Series (60 min)Which sport creates the ultimate athlete?Watch how the extreme willpower, mentalstrength, strategic intelligence and fear offailure give the top athletes new energy asthey compete in sports that are completelynew to them. PETZI BEARChildren’s Animation (52 x 6 min)Follow the cute and cuddly Petzi Bear andhis friends as they travel around the world,both this world and an imaginary one, forinstance the Land of Pancakes and theIsland of Robinson Crusoe.

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FUNNY HOME VIDEO CLIPS Clip Library +3200 clipsOur library of Funny Home Video Clipsconsists of more than 3200 fresh and funnyclips from Scandinavia, and actually theyare not just funny - they are hilarious andoutrageous! Our database is one of the bestand most detailed databases on the market,which makes it extremely easy for you toorder clips from us. CANDID CAMERAEntertainment (approx. 50 sketches)Unsuspecting victims are set up in ridicu-lous and very unusual situations.THE SIXComedy (3 min x 60 / 10 min x 18 formatand finished episodes)Six people ein their late twenties who live inthe same building ask themselves questionssuch as: “Does true love really exist?” Aninternet comedy drama with numerousinteractive possibilities!SALLYComedy Series (25 min)Sally is weird – but wonderful! She is a ter-ribly self-centred 34 year old virgin whostill lives with her father, a shoe technician,and helps him break in shoes for people.BLACK OUTLight Entertainment (50 min)Hidden camera situations about people andhow they react in unusual situations.JOE LABERO, ILLUSIONS Variety / Music (1x60 min)The world famous magician Joe Laberotreats audiences to a fantasy of magic in hisspectacular stage show.A BILLION A DAYDocumentary (2x60 min)An infotainment documentary about thehottest high-tech industry spot in the world:Silicon Valley.

THE MULTIMEDIAGROUP OF CANADA(MGC) The Multimedia Group Of Canada(MGC), 261 du St Sacrement Street,Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 3V2. Tel:514.844.3636. Fax: 514.844.4990. E-mail:[email protected] Type: DistributorCompany Type: Independent distributor oftelevision programming with over twentyyears of experience in program sales totelevision, home video, educational andin-flight markets worldwide. MGC is alsoactively involved in developing andfinancing new programming in associationwith independent producers.At MIP-TV: Jacques BOUCHARD(President), Sari BUKSNER (Senior VP,International Sales and Development),David SEELER (Vice-President, Sales),Tanya KELEN (International SalesExecutive, Comedy & Entertainment),Roselyne BROUILLET (InternationalSales Executive, Documentaries &Science), Chantal PAQUET (InternationalSales Executive, Director Video &Inflight)Office: Stand 00.01 Tel: 334.92.99.84.06 (Telefilm Stand)Fax: 334.92.99.84.07 (Telefilm Stand)ONLY JOKINGReality-Based Comedy Clips (464 x 1.5min. approx. or 39 x 30’)The ultimate package of comedy clips,where hidden cameras catch life’s mosthilarious moments! Laughs and ratingsguaranteed! As seen on FOX Network.REAL FAMILIESReality/Documentary &Knowledge/Parenting (39 x 30’)Peer into the emotional private lives of realfamilies from all walks of life who sharethe joys, hassles and realities of raisingchildren.

FRANK’S MINUTES!Comedy/ Teen-Adult Animation (15 x 30’or 149 clips)It’s innovative, zany, goofy and electrify-ing! Best of all, it’s HILARIOUS prime-time animation. Frank’s imaginary world ofcaustic wit, verbal voltage and hilariousflights of fancy are guaranteed to get yourviewers addicted!SCHLESSINGER SCIENCELIBRARY (THE)Documentary & Knowledge / Kids’Science (162 x 30’)Why does the sun shine? How do plantsgrow? What makes a plane fly? This fast-paced and entertaining science series providesanswers to children’s most frequently-askedquestions. Using striking computer animation,live action visuals with voice-over narration,all programs will engage and inspire.SHOW ME THE FUNNYHidden Camera/Home Videos (80 x 30’ /over 1000 clips)From the producers of America’s FunniestVideos, Vin Di Bona Productions bringsyou a whole new series of the most hilarioushome videos, jokes and hidden camera clipsfrom around the world.JUST KIDDING Hidden Camera (825 x 1.5 min. approx.)These brilliantly staged one minute gagscapture the candid and reveal that truth isfunnier than fiction. A worldwide ratings hit.BEYOND MEDICINE Health (39 x 30’) An empowering series that shows how anarray of complementary health choices suchas yoga, acupuncture and homeopathy canimprove personal well-being.SEALS, ON THE ROCKS! Current Affairs/Wildlife (1 x 60’) Hundreds of thousands of harp seals are stillhunted. Ecologists are opposed and fisher-men support the action for their economicsurvival. Who is right, and who is wrong? -- A poignant documentary.TOUCH, THE FORGOTTEN SENSE Health (1 x 60’) Without the sense of touch, things we takefor granted become almost impossible. Thisscientific and artistic film aims to create anawareness of the importance and beauty ofhuman touch. EXTRA BITTER, THE LEGACY OFTHE CHOCOLATE ISLANDS History/Social Issues (1 x 60’) The obscure islands of Sao Tom_ andPrincipe were once famous as major suppli-ers of cacao. Today, abandoned cacaoestates, overgrown railways and closed hos-pitals portray the life of islanders strugglingto survive a devastated economy.DARE YOU Hidden Camera (130 clips x 1.5 min.approx.) The most daring hidden camera clips of alltime where the jokes fly a mile a minute!People will do almost anything when itcomes to a good dare. ENCOUNTERS WITH GREATNESS Family Films (19 x 60’)Meet the masters and get inspired by storiesthat dramatize warm-hearted relationshipsthat develop between a fictional young per-son and one of the world’s greatest artists,inventors and composers. Winner of severalinternational awards including Emmy-Awardsª.ARTISTS’ SPECIALS Family Films (6 x 60’) Part of the Encounters With Greatness col-lection, these films bring an awareness ofDegas, Monet, Rembrandt, Goya, WinslowHomer and Mary Cassatt into the lives ofyoung people. Each episode is an adventurethat unfolds between the artist and a giftedyoungster. IMAGES OF A DICTATORSHIPCurrent Affairs (1 x 60’) A hard-hitting, award winning documentarywith exclusive film footage that presents ascathing tableau of military rule underGeneral Augusto Pinochet’s reign of terror.

NATURE’S BITS AND BITES Nature/ Wildlife/ Kids & Youth (50 x 3 min.) A series of clips that gives viewers an enter-taining insight into nature without the stingsand scratch marks and takes a look atendearing animals and intriguing insects.SEE & ENJOYLifestyle/How-to (245 x 1 min. approx.) In an instant, learn how to prepare deliciousappetizers or entire meals, share in thesecrets of plant care and bicycle repair ormaster the art of restoring antiques. TEST PILOTS OF THE BODYHealth (1 x 60’) Follow the emotional journey, real-life strug-gles and triumphs experienced by six cancerpatients with their families and their physicians.G-SUITS & MOTORDRIVES Technology/Adventure (1 x 60’) Meet the world’s top aviation photogra-phers as they risk their lives capturingbreathtaking images of magnificent aircraftin motion. BIRDBRAINS Natural History (1 x 60’) Not only are some birds smarter than wethink, this research sheds new light on theoverlooked intelligence of these airbornedynamos.CROUCHING IN THE DARKNESS Health/Current Affairs (1 x 60’) A documentary focusing on Chagas disease,its devastating effects in Latin America andpreventative actions being taken.FOOD MACHINE Current Affairs/Health (13 x 30’) From the vineyards of France to the fish-eries of Senegal, examine how the globali-sation of the food industry is affecting din-ner tables around the world.GROUND ZERO Social/Environmental Issues (1 x 49’) Learn new, hard-hitting facts about howpollution and the greenhouse effect willchange the weather systems of tomorrow.

MYRIADPICTURES/J&MENTERTAINMENTMyriad Pictures/J&M Entertainment, HeadOffice: Address: 421 S. Beverly Drive, 5thFloor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA. Tel:310 789 4500. Fax: 310 789 4545At MIPTV: Tony Lytle (Senior VPWorldwide Television ), Philip vonAlvensleben (Board Member)Office:THE BALLAD OF RAMBLIN’ JACK: Documentary Feature Film, 1 x 104 minutes.Director: Aiyana Elliott. An extraordinary and remarkably humor-ous portrait of American folk music legendRamblin’ Jack Elliott.Delivery Status: Completed. Delivery Status: World outside NorthAmerica. Released theatrically in the US,summer 2000.COMPLICITYThriller/Feature Film, 93 minutes.Director: Gavin Millar Producers: Neil Dunn, Richard JacksonCast: Jonny Lee Miller, Brian Cox, BillPaterson, Keeley Hawes.Delivery Status: Completed.Based on the best-selling novel ‘CrowRoad’ by Iain Banks in which a youngScottish journalist is implicated in a seriesof brutal murders seemingly related to oneof his own articles. SMILING FISH AND GOAT ON FIRERomantic Comedy. Feature Film, 89 min-utes.Director: Kevin JordanCast: Derick Martini, Steven Martini,Christa MillerDelivery Status: Completed. Released the-atrically in the US, summer 2000.Two brothers each meet the girl of theirdreams and must choose between their ado-lescent fantasy world and the very realresponsibilities that accompany true love.

CLEOPATRA’S SECOND HUSBANDThriller. Feature Film, 92 minutes.Director: Jon ReissCast: Radha Mitchell, Paul Hipp, BoydKestnerDelivery Status: Completed. The arrival of houseguests wreak havoc onthe lives of a happy couple, causing them tosplit, but when they make a photographer’stheir next target he hatches a unique schemefor revenge. THE DIVINE RYANSFamily Drama. Feature Film, 106 minutes.Director: Stephen ReynoldsCast: Pete Postlethwaite, Robert JoyDelivery Status: Completed. With the help of his uncle, a young boy setsout to overcome the mystery surroundingthe sudden death of his father and to freehimself and his family from the grasp of theRyan family history. HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHTComedy. Feature Film, 91 minutes.Director: Ilkka JarvilaturiCast: Bill Pullman, Irene Jacob, BrunoKirby, Glenn PlummerProducers: Jonathan Karlsen & KerryRockDelivery Status: Completed. In Helsinki, the land of the midnight sun,it’s as hard to tell right from wrong, as dayfrom night. Add a jaded US spy, his beauti-ful Russian counterpart, some microfilmand a series of madcap adventures ensue inthis romantic post cold-war spy comedy.

NBC ENTERPRISESNBC Enterprises, 3500 W. Olive Ave 15thFloor, Burbank, CA 91505 USA. Tel:818.526.6900. Fax: 818.526.6902.Website: nbcenterprises.comCompany Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Jerry Petry (Executive VP,NBC Enterprises), Leslie Jones (Director,NBC Enterprises), Mara Jacobberger(Administrator, NBC Enterprises)Office: # R38.08NBC NETWORK NEWS News From the award-winning Dateline NBCmagazine franchise to Nightly News withTom Brokaw, NBC provides the ultimate inU.S. news programming and services. NBCalso offers programming and services fromCNBC and MSNBC. TWENTY ONE Game Show Format (60 minutes)The famous show from the 1950s has beenupdated into a modern game show hit.

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TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENOVARIETY (60 MINUTES) The stars shine brightly as the world’s mostfamous come to chat with Jay each weeknight. LATE NIGHT WITH CONANO’BRIEN Variety (60 minutes) Innovative comedy, interviews and musicdelivers highly sought after young adultaudiences for cable and satellite.SATURDAY NIGHT LIVEVariety (90 minutes)The famed Emmy Award-winning sketchcomedy celebrating its 26th season deliversunparalleled audiences for both its classicand new episodes - perfect for stripping oncable and satellite channels. NBC BROADCAST SIGNAL FORTHE 2002 OLYMPIC GAMES from Salt Lake City, UtahSports Olympics rights holders can license theNBC signal as a supplement/alternative tousing the IOC feed.THE OLYMPIC SHOWSports (100 half-hour episodes)NBC in conjunction with the InternationalOlympic Committee is producing a weeklyOlympic magazine show that is designed totouch on virtually everything related to theOlympic Games. EUROPEAN SKILLS CHALLENGE Sports (60 minutes)A golf skills competition that includessome of the top golfers in Europe, includ-ing Colin Montgomerie, Sergio Garcia,Paul Lawrie, Darren Clarke, SeveBallesteros, Jean Van De Veld andBernhard Langer. May (complete event 4 hours and/or editedinto a one-hour highlight show)BREEDERS’ CUP CHAMPIONSHIPSports (4.5 Hours)One of the pre-eminent horse racing eventsof the year, it has established itself as theseason-ending forum to determine thor-oughbred horse-racing’s champions. Thecombined purse for the races is over $11million, making it horse racing’s richestevent. November

NBD TELEVISIONNBD Television, Unit 2 Royalty Studios,105 Lancaster Rd, London, W11 1QF, UK.Tel: 44207.243.3646. Fax:44207.243.3656. E-mail:[email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Nicky Davies Williams(Managing Director), Steve Ayton (Financeand Business Affairs Director), AndrewWinter (Sales Manger), Matt Cowley (SalesExecutive), Allyn Sperry (Sales Executive),Gemma Wardle (Project Co-ordinator)Office: 22.13Tel: 33.49.299.8135MICK FLEETWOOD - TWO STICKSAND A DRUMDocumentary (60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Richard JournoProducer: Richard JournoDelivery Status: Post productionAs co-founder and drummer of one of theworld’s most famous rock acts, MickFleetwood reflects on his career. Features rarefootage of the “Rumours” tour in the 1970sand interviews with other band members.MASTERS OF CINEMA - MARIOBAVA: THE MAESTRO OF THEMACABREDocumentary (60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Gary GrantProducers: Richard Journo and JanneSchackDelivery Status: CompletedA portrait of Italian horror director MarioBava, a source of inspiration for directorsTarrantino, Scorsese and DePalma.Features interviews with Tim Burton, JoeDante, and John Carpenter amongst others.

MASTERS OF CINEMA - DARIOARGENTO: AN EYE FOR HORRORDocumentary (60’)Language: EnglishDirector: Leon FergusonProducers: Richard Journo and JanneSchackDelivery Status: CompletedA portrait of the “Italian Hitchcock” whichexamines Argento’s use of rock music, spe-cial effects and visual imagery throughouthis career, which has created such horrorclassics such as “Deep Red”, “Suspiria”and “Tenebrae”.MASTERS OF CINEMA - SERGIOLEONE: ONCE UPON A TIMEDocumentary (60’)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedLeone has become one of the most cele-brated and accomplished directors of alltime. The documentary traces his develop-ment as a director, including new inter-views and film footage.MASTERS OF CINEMA - JOHN CAR-PENTERDocumentary (60’)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedDirector: Gary GrantProducers: Richard Journo and JasonWroghtA concise profile of director JohnCarpenter, responsible for modern cinemaclassics Halloween and Escape From NewYork. He recounts, in interview, his career,which encompasses big-budget Hollywoodmovies and low budget cult classics.MUSIC BEHIND THE SCENESDocumentary (6x60’)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In productionDirectors : Howard Hill and AbigailHedderwickProducers: Gavin Alexander and RichardJournoThis documentary series explores the waymusic has become an integral part of moviemaking. Each programme looks at specificgenres and uses film footage, archive clipsand interviews with major directors, theircomposers and stars.STEPS - LIVE AT WEMBLEYMusic Concert (60’)Delivery Status: CompletedA fun-filled, multi-coloured journeythrough all Steps’ hits filmed live to ascreaming audience of 20,000 at London’sWembley Arena, Steps enrapture thecrowds in a show of non stop entertain-ment.STEPS - THE NEXT STEP LIVEMusic Concert (60’)Delivery Status: CompletedA classic pop concert from one the greatestpop bands, Steps. Filmed live atManchester Arena and joined by a team ofdancers they perform all their internationalhits.DAVID GRAY - LIVE AT THE POINT,DUBLINMusic ConcertDelivery Status: completedFilmed live last year, David Gray’s blend ofmodern folk and dance has won outstand-ing critical success. Includes versions ofhits “Please Forgive Me” and “Babylon”.PAUL SIMON - LIVE IN PARISMusic concert (60’)Delivery status: CompletedPaul Simon continues his success into the21st century in this brand new concert. Heperforms all his greatest hits as well assongs from his new, highly acclaimedrelease You’re the One.SECRET POLICEMAN’S BALLLive music and comedy (10 x 60’/90’)Delivery Status: CompletedA special series featuring classic live per-formances from the legendary teams ofMonty Python and Beyond the Fringe. Theshows also feature music by top interna-tional artists.

COMEDY STORE IVLive comedy (13 x 30’)Language: EnglishDelivery status: CompletedThe Comedy Store returns for some morecutting edge laughs from this worldrenowned venue, featuring the best in newand emerging comic talent.THE CORRS - LIVE AT WEMBLEYMusic concert (60’/90’)Delivery status: CompletedThe Corrs international success has cata-pulted the band to the highest levels ofsuperstardom. Filmed live in December2000 this concert marks the end of a greatyear for Ireland’s most famous musicalfamily.UK LIVE 2Music concerts (12 x 60’)Delivery status: CompletedTwelve concerts of the very best new rockbands filmed live at the London Astoria,including Primal Scream, Idlewild, Muse,Bentley Rhythm Ace and The Wannadies.BARFLYMusic concerts (10 x 30’)Delivery status: CompletedA selection of half hour concerts from thevery best of new-on-the-scene bands -including a performance by Coldplay, win-ners of 2 Brit awards - along with BadlyDrawn Boy, Doves and more.SMASH HITS 2000Pop concert (60’)Delivery status: CompletedFilmed live in December 2000 the famousSmash Hits party features a sensational lineup including Five, Westlife, Steps, KylieMinogue, Texas, S Club 7 and RonanKeating.ROCK MASTERSVintage music concerts (3 x 60’, 8 x 40’)Delivery status: CompletedA series of classic rock concerts re-mas-

tered, includes amazing performances byQueen, Santana, Thin Lizzy, The Kinks,Blondie, AC/DC, Genesis, Eric Claptonand The Cure.ROCK MASTERS 2Vintage music concerts (10 episodes)Delivery status: In productionA second series of classic concerts re-mas-tered to today’s standards, including stun-ning performances from The Smiths, TheEagles, Chuck Berry, The Faces, RodStewart, The Police and Emmylou Harris.BILL WYMAN’S BLUES ODDESSYDocumentary (2 x 60’)Delivery status: In productionHosted by ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman,this is the definitive history of blues, exam-ining the development of the songs, writersand performers from early blues to itsrebirth within rock music.CAROLE KING: TAPESTRYREVISITEDMusic and documentary (60’)Delivery status: CompletedA special tribute performance to CaroleKings groundbreaking release - Tapestry.Featuring performances from the Bee Gees,Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Rod Stewartand more. Includes archive clips and inter-views.VAN HALEN - RIGHT HERE RIGHTNOWRock concert (120’)Delivery status: CompletedFilmed at the Selland Arena, California,Van Halen rock through a set of classic hits.Includes performances of Jump, Spanked,Poundcake, The Dream is Over, Runaroundand Judgement Day.PAUL MCKENNA - HYP THESTREETSLight entertainment (60’)Delivery status: CompletedPaul McKenna, hypnotist, takes to thestreets in this new special. All manner ofinnocuous settings provide the perfectplayground for McKenna’s brand of mis-chief.

MESSIAH XXIMusic concert (90’)Delivery status: completedA major reworking of Handel’s Messiah ina popular style with a unique blend of clas-sical, pop, gospel and rock music. FeaturesGladys Knight, Rodger Daltrey, ChakaKhan and Aiden Quinn.OASIS - LIVE AT WEMBLEYSTADIUMRock concert (90’)Delivery status: completedFilmed in front of thousands in WembleyStadium in July 2000 this is an explosive rockperformance including all their greatest hits.JAMES DEAN - A POTRAITDocumentaryDelivery status: CompletedA moving tribute to of one of cinema’sgreatest and most immortal heroes.Features film footage of his starring rolesand interviews with family and friends.

NELVANAINTERNATIONALNelvana International, 32 Atlantic Avenue,Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M6K 1X8. Tel:416.588.5571. Fax: 416.588.5588At MIP-TV: Michael Hirsh (Co-ChiefExecutive Officer, Nelvana Limited(Toronto)), Catherine Donohue (Director,Canadian Sales and Distribution (Toronto)),Stephen Hodgins (Senior Vice-President,Production (Toronto)), Margo Raport (Vice-President, Communications (Toronto)),Tonya Lindo (Manager, InternationalLicensing (Toronto)), Toper Taylor(President, Nelvana Communications (LosAngeles))Office: L5-05MEDABOT (50 X 1/2HRS.)Producer: NAS/Kodansha, in associationwith TV Tokyo Delivery Status: In ProductionMEDABOT: the Techno-Robot Adventure, isone of the hottest new series to emerge in thepopular Japanese anime style. In the techno-logically advanced year 2022 A.D., every kidowns a Medabot, a high performance pet-robot with artificial intelligence. PECOLA3D animated children’s television series (13x 1/2 hours - 2 X 11 minutes)Director: Atsushi Miyake (Milky Cartoon);Mike Fallows (Nelvana)Producer: Makoto Iwasaki (Yomiko); KimCleary (Nelvana)Cast: Austin Duillio, Stephanie Beard,Miriam MacDonald, Jake Goldbie, ChrisWigginsDelivery Status: In productionNeil Crone, Jill Frappier, Stephen Ouimette,Sean MacPherson, Keith HampshirePecola is an orphan, so his wise GrandpaPecolius, anarcheologist and adventurer, hastaken on the task of raising the playful pen-guin. And what a task it is!

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CARDCAPTORS Children’s animated television series (20 x_ hrs. English episodes; 68 Frenchepisodes)Producer: Clamp/Kodansha/NEP 21 Cast: Sakura Carly McKillip, Kero MattHill, Madison Maggie Blue O’Hara, LiRhys Huber, Meilin Nicole Oliver Delivery Status: In production Each Cardcaptors episode follows the leadcharacter, a precocious young girl who dis-covers a powerful and ominous deck of 70playing cards in a book in her dusty cellar.When she opens the deck, the cards areunleashed on the world. BRACEFACE Children’s Animation television series ( 26x 1/2hrs.)Director: Ted BastienProducer: Cynthia Taylor (SupervisingProducer); Marilyn McAuley (Producer)Cast: Sharon Alicia Silverstone, MariaMarnie Mcphail, Connor Peter Oldring,Alden Vince Corazza, Brock DanielDesanto, Nina Katie GriffinDelivery Status: In Production Braceface follows the adventures of SharonSpitz, and eighth grader who is dealing withthe stress associated with having braces. CYBERCHASE Children’s Animation television series (26X 1/2hrs.)Executive Producer: Sandra Sheppard andKristin Laskas MartinProducer: Marissa Collyer (line producer)Director: Larry JacobsCast: Hacker Christopher Lloyd, JackieNovie Edwards, Inez Annick Obonsawin,Matt Jacqueline Pillon, Buzz RobertTinkler, Delete Len CarlsonDelivery Status: In ProductionThe most interactive series of its kind,Cyberchase features three Earth kids whotravel to exciting, virtual vistas in cyber-space on eye-popping mathematical adven-tures. MERCER MAYER’S LITTLE CRITTERChildren’s Animation television series(pre-school) ( 13 x _ hrs.)Delivery Status: Pre-ProductionFrom world-renowned and award-winningchildren’s author and illustrator MercerMayer comes Little Critter, a classic talethat follows the adventures of Little Critter,the oldest sibling in a family of five that livein Critterville. MAX & RUBYChildren’s Animation television series (13x _ hrs.)Delivery Status: Pre-productionBased on the work of internationallyacclaimed author and illustrator RosemaryWells, Max & Ruby celebrates the triumphof the individual against the impossibleodds of being little.MO’VILLE MYSTERIESChildren’s Animation television series (13x _ hrs.)Director: Mike CsunyoskaDelivery Status: Pre-productionIt’s an animated Twilight Zone for kids asNelvana offers the wonderful Mo’VilleMysteries, the adventures of Mo, a boy witha vivid imagination.JOHN CALLAHAN’S QUADS! Primetime Animation television series (13x _ hrs.)Director: Chris LaBonte (Nelvana); SteveFrench (Media World Features)Producer: Marlene Schmidt (line produc-er); Chris Labonte (supervising producer)Delivery Status: In ProductionCast: Sister Butch Corinne Conley, MortMarvin Kaye, Liz Diane Fabian, DeborahLinda Kash, Blazer Cliff Saunders, LeftyPaul HaddadThe world’s first broadcast television seriesin Flash Animation, based on the work ofaward-winning wheelchair bound cartoonistJohn Callahan, QUADS! is a witty, searingand very funny firsthand account of the lifeof a quadriplegic.

GAHAN WILSON’S THE KID Primetime animated feature film (1 x 70 min)Director: Larry JacobsProducer: Jocelyn HamiltonCast: Ed Asner, Lolita Davidovitch,Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, JohnNeville, William Shatner, Jennifer TilleyDelivery Status: In production Gahan Wilson’s The Kid is a colorful tele-vision feature based on the comic strip“Nuts”, created by Playboy and the NewYorker magazine cartoonist Gahan Wilson.The primetime program is a realistic, buthumorous view of the world according to a10-year-old boy.MAGGIE AND THE FEROCIOUSBEASTChildren’s animated television series (26 x_ hrs. – 13 episodes complete, 13 episodesin production)Director: Jamie WhitneyProducer: Cynthia Taylor (SupervisingProducer)Cast: Beast Stephen Ouinette, MaggieKristen Bone, Hamilton Michael CaruanaDelivery Status: Series I Complete/ SeriesII In ProductionSet in an imaginary place called NowhereLand. It’s a place our hero, a five-year-oldgirl named Maggie, has drawn on a mapwhere she takes her favorite stuffed toysHamilton Hocks and the Ferocious Beast. JOHN CALLAHAN’S PELSWICK Adult/ Children’s Animation televisionseries (13 x _ hrs.)Director: Larry JacobsProducer: Alice Bell, (lineproducer)/Marianne Culbert (SupervisingProducer)Cast: Pelswick Robert Tinkler, Kate TracyMoore, Zeigler David Huband, SandraKim Kuhteuble, Goon Peter Oldring,Mr.Jimmy David ArquetteDelivery Status: In ProductionCreated by nationally syndicated cartoonistand author John Callahan, Pelswick is aboutan 13 year-old expert in the art of trouble-making, who tears around the streets in hiswheelchair like a champion skateboarder. BABAR Children’s animated television series (78 x1/2 hrs. – 65 episodes complete; 13episodes in production)Director: Luc Bihan (Series VI)Producer: Alexandra Waring (Series VI)Cast: Babar Dan Lett, Celeste Janet-LaineGreen, Zephir Philips Williams, Flora KristenBone, Alexander Kyle Fairlie, Pom NoahReid Delivery Status: Series I- VI CompleteBabar follows the adventures of the world’smost beloved elephant and his family asthey leave Celesteville and take a whirlwindvacation to twelve different lands. BRIAN JACQUES’ REDWALLChildren’s animated television series (39 x_ hrs. – 26 episodes complete; 13 episodesin production)Director: Ray JafeliceProducer: Series I and II: Lynne Warner(line producer); Series III: Marissa Collyer(line producer)Cast: Slagar The Fox Tim Curry, MatthiasTyrone Savage, Cornflower MelissaMcIntyre, Constance Janet Wright, BasilRichard Binsley, Ambrose Paul SolesDelivery Status: Series I and II Complete/Series III In ProductionA spectacular series based on the top-sellingtwelve-book series by British author BrianJacques. COMMITTED Primetime Animated television series (13 x_ hrs.)Director: Rob Walton and HarryRasmussenProducer: Lynne Warner (line producer)/

Marianne Culbert (supervising producer)Cast: Liz Catherine O’Hara, Joe EugeneLevy, Frances Andrea Martin, NicholasCole, Kaplan, Tracy Annick ObonsawinDelivery Status: In Production Committed, based on the nationally syndi-cated comic strip of the same name byMichael Fry, is a contemporary and offbeatsnapshot of family life that tells the storyof a working mom with three children andher stay-at-home writer husband.

GEORGE AND MARTHAChildren’s animated series (26 x _ hrs.)Director: Chris LaBonte/John Van BruggenProducer: Alice Bell (line producer);Marianne Culbert (supervising producer)Cast: George Nathan Lane, Martha AndreaMartinDelivery Status: Series I and II completeGeorge and Martha is the story of two bestfriends who happen to be hippos. Based onthe popular books by James Marshall, thesedear, ditzy, down-to-earth hippos share anenduring friendship that is sometimes trying,sometimes touching, but always tons of fun.CORDUROYChildren’s animated television series (13 x _ hrs.)Director: Eduardo Soriano (Studio BProductions)Producer: Marika Kocaba (line producer);Jocelyn Hamilton (supervising producer)Cast: Corduroy Asa Perlman, Lisa AlishaMorrison, Mom Camille James, RosettaDiane Fabian, Buckaroo Len CarlsonDelivery Status: In ProductionA new animated series that enters the worldfrom the point of view of an urban child - aworld full of sights, sounds, smells, tastesand tactile sensations; an urban world teem-ing with unexpected discoveries and adven-tures. ELLIOT MOOSE Children’s animated/ live-action televisionseries (26 x 1/2 hrs.)Director: Ted Bastien (animation) SteveWright & Michael McNamara (live action)Producer: Marianne Culbert (supervisingproducer)Cast: Elliot Ali Mukaddam, Socks RubySmith-Merovitz, Lionel Amos Crawley,Beaverton Keith Knight, Paisley FrannieDiggins, Amy Julie Lemieux Delivery Status: CompleteElliot Moose is on the loose in this newseries which combines live action, puppetryand animation in a colorful and easy tounderstand program for young viewers.Packed with fun and action, the series fea-tures a cast of characters who play, sing, tellstories and learn.MARVIN THE TAP-DANCINGHORSE Children’s animated television series (13 x_ hrs.)Director: Jamie WhitneyProducer: Cynthia TaylorCast: Marvin Ron Pardo, Eddy MarlowGardiner-Heslin, Elizabeth SheilaMcCarthy, Diamonds Fiona Reid, EdnaRobin DukeDelivery Status: In ProductionEddy Largo is a nine year old who takes asummer job at the local carnival where hemeets the animal stars of the show – MarvinThe Tap Dancing Horse, Diamonds theElephant, Elizabeth the Emotional Pig andStripes the Tiger – and discovers he cancommunicate with them. GEORGE SHRINKS Children’s animated television series (13 x_ hrs.)Delivery Status: In ProductionDirector: Doug ThomsProducer: Michelle Melanson (line produc-er); Jocelyn Hamilton (supervising produc-er)Cast: George Tracy Moore, Mom KathyLaskey, Dad Paul O’Sullivan, Junior RobbiJay Thuet George Shrinks may only be three inchestall, but that’s not a problem. He neversweats the “small” stuff. MAURICE SENDAK’S SEVEN LIT-TLE MONSTERS Children’s animated television series (13 x _ hrs.)Director: Glenn SylvesterProducer: Alexandra Waring (line producer);Jocelyn Hamilton (supervising producer)Cast: Monster #1Joanne Vannicola,Monster #2 Colin Mochrie, Monster #3Dwayne Hill, Monster #4,5,6 Sean Cullen, Monster #6Michele Scarabelli Delivery Status: In ProductionThe show stars Seven Monsters who residewith their loving Mom at #1234567Chestnut Street. Not your typical family,each of the seven siblings is imbued withdistinctly monstrous features and amusingpersonalities to match.

TIMOTHY GOES TO SCHOOLChildren’s animated television series (13 x_ hrs.)Delivery Status: In ProductionDirector: Gary HurstProducer: Lan Lamon (line producer);Jocelyn Hamilton (supervising producer)Cast: Timothy Austin Diiulio, Yoko LisaYamanaka, Frank #1 Darren Frost, Frank#2 Rob Stefaniuk, Doris Tracy Ryan, FritzLaurie ElliottBased on the popular books by best-sellingauthor/illustrator Rosemary Wells, this newanimated series chronicles the adventures ofTimothy the Raccoon, an enthusiastic 5-year-old as he experiences kindergarten forthe very first time. ROLIE POLIE OLIE Children’s 3-D animated television series(65 x _ hrs.)Delivery Status: In ProductionDirector: Mike FallowsProducer: Pam LehnCast: Olie Cole Caplan, Billy JoshueTucci, Zowie Kristen Bone, Dad ArianTruss, Mom Catherine Disher, Spot RobertSmith, Pappy Len CarlsonROLIE POLIE OLIE pays tribute to thecartoon shorts of the early 1930’s as itdepicts the tumultuous, touching and some-times hilarious childhood of a young robot. LITTLE BEAR Children’s animated television series (65x _ hrs)Delivery Status: In ProductionDirector: Ted BastienExecutive Producers: Maurice Sendak,John CarlsProducers: NELVANA Limited and WildThings ProductionsLine Producer: Marianne CulbertCast: (Owl) Amos Crawley, (Little Bear)Kristen Fairlie, (Duck) Tracy Ryan, (FatherBear) Dan Hennessey, (Mother Bear)Janet-Laine Green, (Grandmother Bear)Diane D’Aquila, (Grandfather Bear) SeanMcCann, (Hen) Elizabeth Hanna, (NoFeet) Jonathan Wilson, (Cat) AndrewSabiston, (Emily) Jennfier MartiniAs Little Bear explores the world under hismother’s watchful eye, curiosity and imagi-nation lead to exploration, experience andindependence. BOB AND MARGARETAdult animated television series (39 x _ hrs.)Director: Doug Thoms/Karen LessmannProducer: Tom McGillis (line producer);Jocelyn Hamilton (supervising producer)Cast: Andy Hamilton (Bob), Alison Snowden(Margaret), Steve Coogan (various)Delivery Status: (Series I – II Complete;Series III in Production) BOB AND MARGARET focuses on theordinary lives of a middle class dentist andhis foot doctor wife.

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FRANKLIN AND THE GREENKNIGHTChildren’s Animated Feature FilmDirector: John van Bruggen Producer: Merle Anne RidleyCast: Franklin Noah Reid, Bear LucaPerlman, Goose Olivia Garratt, RabbitKyle Fairlie, Snail Kristen Bone, BeaverLeah CudmoreDelivery Status: In Production Franklin wishes for spring season to comealong while having nervous anticipation ofthe birth of his new baby brother or sister. MAURICE SENDAK’S LITTLEBEAR: THE LITTLE BEAR MOVIEChildren’s Animated Feature FilmDirector: Ray Jafelice Producer: (Supervising Producer)Marianne Culbert; (Line Producer) TracyLeachDelivery Status: In Production Cast: Duck Tracy Ryan, Poppy ColeCaplan, Pete Asa Perlman, Mother GooseCatherine Disher, Little Moose MaxMorrow, Mountain Lion Wayne BestLittle Bear and Father Bear are campingwhen Little Bear meets a new friend namedCub. Cub is a bear, like Little Bear.However, unlike Little Bear, he lives in thewild.

NEW DOMINION PICTURES, LLCNew Dominion Pictures, LLC, 1000 FilmWay, Suffolk, Virginia 23434 USA. Tel:757. 923.1300. Fax: 757. 923.1340. E-mail: [email protected]. Website:www.newdominion.com Company type: Producer, DistributorAt MIP-TV: Mr. Tom Naughton(President), Mr. Nicolas Valcour (VicePresident), Ms. Kristen Eppley (Sales &Distribution), Office: In Lieu of a booth, Yacht Mai MaiII, Tel: 334.92.98.70.58THE PROSECUTORS: IN PURSUITOF JUSTICE Documentary/reenactment (13 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer, Tom Naughton, Nicolas ValcourDelivery Status: CompletedA chilling examination of the criminal mindset amidst the gritty reality of backloggedcourts, understaffed police stations, and thehardening streets of America.THE FBI FILES Documentary/ reenactment (49 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer, Tom Naughton, Nicolas ValcourDelivery Status: Completed Team up with FBI agents on extraordinarycases as they transform subtle clues intohard evidence in a war against drug traf-fickers, kidnappers, murderers and terror-ists.NAVY SEALS: UNTOLD STORIES Docudrama (7 x 60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Tom Naughton, Nicolas ValcourDelivery Status: 3 Completed 4 inProductionBased on first-person accounts, the U.S.Navy SEALs face battle savagely but insecret. This extraordinary mini-seriesincludes seven actual, classified missions--from planning through preparation to heart-stopping execution.DARING CAPERS Documentary/ reenactment (20 x 30min)Language: EnglishProducer, Tom Naughton, Nicolas ValcourDelivery Status: CompletedEnticingly dangerous and devilishly clever!From con artists to cat burglars, tiptoethrough the high-stakes world of the cun-ning crooks that mastermind the worldÕsmost Daring Capers.

THE BONEYARD Documentary/reenactment (1 x 94min)Language: EnglishProducer, Tom Naughton, Nicolas ValcourDelivery Status: CompletedThe discovery of a secret concrete bunker inthe California mountains launches a mas-sive investigation into the bizarre world oftwo men obsessed with kidnapping, sexualenslavement and murder.ESCAPE FROM DEATH ROWDocumentary/reenactment (1 x 94min) Language: EnglishProducer, Tom Naughton, Nicolas ValcourDelivery Status: In Post ProductionMecklenburg Penitentiary’s Death Row isconsidered “escape proof”. The menhoused there are serial murderers andrapists. But on a cold Spring night in 1984,six of them got out.GHOST STORIES Drama (44 x 30min)Language: English, French, and SpanishProducer, Fred Rappaport, Tom Naughton,Nicolas Valcour Delivery Status: Completed Unrequited love. Abiding fear. Infinitevengeance. Unfinished business.Sometimes the dead return . . . GhostStories: the stuff screams are made of.Forty-four spine tingling episodes.

NONSTOP SALESNonstop Sales, Döbelnsgatan 24, S-113 52Stockholm Sweden. Tel: 46.8.673.99.80.Fax: 46.8.673.99.88. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Distributor At MIP-TV: Michael Werner (SalesDirector), Carl Göran Anderson (CEO),Anna Wiberg Sergel (Program RightsManager)Office: H4.35 – The MarketplaceCOOL AND CRAZYDocumentary (105 min)Language: NorwegianDirector: Knut Erik JensenProducer: Tom RemlovCast: Odd Marino Frantzen, Einar F. L.Strand, Arne WenselDelivery Status: CompletedA feelgood Docu-musical about men, love,politics and fish, which has become a majorNorwegian box office hit.THE CLASSICComedy (80 min)Language: FinnishDirector: Kari VäänäsenProducer: Ilkka MertsolaCast: Martti Suosalo, Janne Hyytiäinen,Matti OnnismaaDelivery Status: CompletedAn hilarious Black comedy about an authorout of ideas, who sets out to look for inspi-ration and the outcome is fast moving andstunningly funny.FLICKERING LIGHTSAction (109 min)Language: DanishDirector: Anders Thomas JensenProducer: Kim Magnusson & TiviMagnussonCast: Ulrich Thomsen, Soren Pilmark,Mads MikkelsenDelivery Status: CompletedIn this action-comedy four criminal friendsget their hands on 500.000 USD and startto look for a new life.FOLLOW MEDrama (93 min)Language: Swedish-LatvianDirector: Una CelmaProducer: Hakan Bjerking, Guntis TrerterisCast: Samuel Fröler, Baiba Broka, Eva-Lena BjörkmanDelivery Status: completedA romantic comedy about four people look-ing for love, and how things don’t alwaysturn out the way they were supposed to . . .

SWEDISH BEAUTYDrama (89 min)Language: English SwedishDirector: Daniel FridellProducer: Hakan BjerkingCast: Francisco Jacob, Viktor Kallander,Jenny UlvingDelivery Status: CompletedA drama taking place in 1963 where two15-year old boys want to make a filmwith a newly arrived young girl – just toget a chance to see her naked . . .NIGHTTRAINThriller (82 min)Language: FinnishDirector: Arto LehkamoProducer: Arto LehkamoCast: Santeri Kinnunen, VeeraKiiskinen, Minna SoisaloDelivery Status: completedA mysterious train accident happens inthe middle of the night, and young Ariinterferes in the investigation in a way heshould not.TANGO CABARETDrama (92 min)Language: FinnishDirector: Pekka LehtoProducer: Ilkka Y.L. Matila and MarkoRöhrCast: Aira Samulin, Martti Suosalo,Marja KorhonenDelivery Status: CompletedThe Master of a Cabaret tries to persuadea former beauty queen, who now is 73years old, to star in his cabaret.BAD LUCK LOVEAction (90 min)Language: FinnishDirector: Olli SaarelaProducer: Anna HeiskananCast: Jorma Tommila, Tommi Eronon,Maria JärvenhelmiDelivery Status: CompletedAli lives in a hard and criminal life, butafter having ended up in prison hedecides to start a new life and takeresponsibility for his actions.THE SOUTHThriller (85 min)Language: FinnishDirector: Aleksi MäkeläProducer: Markus SelinCast: Juha Veijonen, Outi Mäenpää,Kärt TomingasDelivery Status: CompletedTwo criminals make a robbery but onegets wounded. 12 years later they acci-dentally meet again – the former wound-ed Jussi and the deceitful Siiri.THE UNKNOWNThriller (90 min)Language: SwedishDirector: Michael HjortProducer: Martin PerssonCast: Jacob Ericksson, Ann-Sofie Rase,Ingar SigvarsdotterDelivery Status: completedFive young scientists arrive to a farawaywilderness to research a burnt down for-est. Their discoveries will foreverchange their lives.RESTLESSDrama (110 min)Language: FinnishDirector: Aku LouhimiesProducer: Markus SelinCast: Mikko Nousiainen, LauraMalmivaara, Irina BjörklundDelivery Status: completedAri has a principle of not seeing hiswomen twice, because he is afraid he’llhurt one of them, and Ari doesn’t want tohurt anyone.

NRS GROUPNRS Group, 9 Lawry Place, MacquarieACT 2614 Canberra Australia. Tel:61.2.6251.6333. Fax: 61.2.6251.6240. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Digital TelevisionProduction HouseAt MIP-TV: Graham Patrick (ManagingDirector)Office: 04-26POLAND’S NEW JEWSDocumentary (52 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Gerard WilsonProducer: Nolan MenachemsonDelivery Status: CompletedA young Australian Jew travels to Poland tofind the shattered past. Instead he discovers anew Jewish community risen from the ashes.EARTHWALKERSTravel (39 x 26 minutes)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedExperience the world through the eyes ofyoung backpackersTRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINEDocumentary (52 minutes)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In ProductionThis documentary presents the ancient artof Traditional Chinese Medicine andreveals some of its secrets.

NU IMAGE, INC. /MILLENNIUM FILMS,INC.Nu Image, Inc. / Millennium Films, Inc.,9145 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA90069 USA. Tel: 310.246.0240. Fax:310.246.1655. E-mail: [email protected] MIP-TV: Danny Dimbort (Co-Chairman), Carole DeLosSantos (VicePresident International)Office: 09.11, Tel: 334.92.99.82.90UNDISPUTEDDirector: Walter Hill (“48 Hours”)Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, PeterFalk and Michael RookerDelivery Status: ProductionA riveting and suspenseful action/boxingstory about the world heavyweight champi-on who is incarcerated in a maximum secu-rity prison, and who comes head to headwith the other inmates, as well as theprison’s own undefeated champion.IN GOD WE TRUSTDirector: Peter AntonijevicCast: Christian Slater, Val KilmerDelivery Status: Principal Photographybegins in April 2001-03-11 Infamous crackthief Taylor is out of jail and back in thegame. He orchestrates a brilliant scheme torob an Off-Track betting parlour with his newcrew, and later discovers the loot was marked.

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THE ORDERAction AdventureDirector: Sheldon LettichCast: Jean-Claude Van DammeAn FBI Agent enters a world of intrigue whenhe is sent to Israel to retrieve two men whohave confessed to killing his father during theheist of an ancient religious manuscript.TICKERActionDirector: Albert PyunProducer: Paul RosenblumCast: Steven Segal, Dennis Hopper andTom SizemoreA burned out cop finds new meaning work-ing with the Bomb Squad, trying to stop acrazed bomber bent on revenge.

OASIS INTERNATIONALOasis International, 6 Pardee Ave, Suite104, Toronto, Canada, M6K 3H5. Tel:416.588.6821. Fax: 416.588.7276. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Distribution At MIP-TV: Peter Emerson (President),Valerie Cabrera (Executive VP), SteveMurphy (VP, Sales), Michael Souther(Development), Prentiss Holman(Marketing)Office: # 02.16Tel: 334.92.99.81.23SCREECH OWLSLive Action Kids Series/ 13eps x 30min(ongoing)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In ProductionButt-kicking, mind-boggling, adrenaline-charged mysteries. Larger than life-just likeyour average twelve-year-old. The action willgrab the little tykes, while the suspense dramaand real character stuff nails the older kids.PERFECT SONDrama/94minLanguage: English Director: Leonard FarlingerProducer: New Real Films, Jennifer JonasCast: Colm Feore (The Insider, The RedViolin, “Nuremberg”) David Cubit (MajorCrime, “Traders”, “Michael Hayes”)Delivery Status: CompletedThe heart-wrenching story of estrangedbrothers who reform their strained relation-ship when it is discovered that one of themis suffering from HIV. A tale of redemptionset in the face of a family tragedy. HOLLYWOOD RAW(13x 30min)Language: English Producer: Brentwood Communications IncCast: Hollywood’s Hottest StarsDelivery Status: CompletedThe ultimate unauthorized and uncensoreddocumentaries of Hollywood’s hottest stars!You’ve seen the stories in the headlines, butnow you’ll find out what really happenedwhen you go beyond the glitz.TORSO Crime Drama/90:00Language: English Producer: Shaftesbury FilmsCast: Kathleen Robertson (Beverly Hills:90210), Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot),Victor Garber (Titanic)Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $ 4millionTells the true-life story of Evelyn Dick whois convicted of her husband’s murder andsentenced to be hangedSOCIETY’S CHILDDrama/ 90:00 Language: EnglishProducer: Sienna FilmsCast: Margot Kidder, Jessica Steen, KyleyStathamDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $ 4millionSociety’s Child is a powerful story toldthrough the eyes of an exceptional child –aimed at an adult audience.JACOB TWO TWO MEETS THEHOODED FANGFamily Drama/96:00Language: EnglishDirector:

Producer: Shaftesbury FilmsCast: Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon),Miranda Richardson (Sleepy Hollow),Mark McKinny (Superstar), and Ice-T(Johnny Mnemonic)Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $ 4millionTells the adventurous tale of a young boywho says everything twice, and is thrown injail because of it. Now he must outsmart thedreaded fang, and save the day.TOUCHEDDrama/103minLanguage: EnglishDirector: Mort RamsenProducer: RonfilmsCast: Lynn Redgrave (Gods and Monsters),Lolita Davidovich (Blaze), Maury Chaykin(The Mask of Zorro), Graham Greene (TheGreen Mile)Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $3 millionCarrie was a self-destructive cowgirl untilshe met Shawn. Now, just as things arelooking brighter, Shawn reveals a darkerside and she is faced with a difficult deci-sion.PUDDLE CRUISERComedy/93:00Language: EnglishProducer: Broken LizardDelivery Status: CompletedPuddle Cruiser is a film about college, sexand vengeance. It captures college life - andespecially college characters - with an orig-inal and observant eye. MONUMENT AVENUECrime Drama/94:00Language: EnglishDirector: Ted DemmeCast: Denis Leary (The Thomas CrownAffair), Martin Sheen (The AmericanPresident), Colm Meaney (Con Air),Famke Janssen (X-Men)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget: $ 8millionA local hoodlum is torn between honoringthe crime boss that he works for and honor-ing his own flesh and blood.CONQUESTRomantic Comedy/90:00Language: EnglishDirector: Pierre Haggard Producer: Shaftesbury FilmsCast: Lothaire Bluteau (Black Robe), TaraFitzgerald (Brassed Off), and MoniqueMercure (Red Violin)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget: $4 millionAn Idealistic banker tries to reinvigorate hissmall prairie town of Conquest after muchof its youth has moved away. When theadventurous Daisy’s car breaks down intown, she brings with her a new spark oflife.SILENT HEARTSDrama/94:00Language: EnglishDirector: John CaireProducer: NTG ProductionsCast: Marianne Jean-Baptise (Secrets andLies), John Shea (The Adventures ofSebastian Cole), Tricia Vessey (GhostDog), and Carroll Baker (KindergartenCop)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget: $ 2millionA rebellious teen threatened with expulsionfrom school is given a second chance withopportunity to counsel troubled children.

BAD FAITHSuspense/90:00Language: EnglishDirector: Randy BradshawProducer: Bradshaw and MacleodCast: Michael Moriarty (Courage UnderFire), Gloria Reuben (“ER”, Nick ofTime), Patti LuPone (Summer of Sam),and Kenneth Welsh (Legends of the Fall)Delivery Status: CompleteWhen twelve teenagers disappear without atrace, some say runaways are a reality ofmodern society. But a seasoned reporterdoesn’t buy it, and is the only one who canreveal the truth.THE WRONG GUYComedy/92:00Language: EnglishProducer: Handmade FilmsCast: Dave Foley (Brain Candy), DavidHiggins (Snake Eyes), Jennifer Tilley(Bound), and Colm Feore (Face off)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget: $ 10millionNelson Hibbert looses a big promotion, anddiscovers his boss is dead. Unbeknownst tohim the killer was filmed in the act, howev-er Hibbert goes on the lam for the wrongreasons, he’s the wrong guy.DEAD INNOCENTSuspense Thriller/87:00Language: EnglishProducer: BlackwatchCast: Genevieve Bujold (The House ofYes), Graham Green (The Green Mile)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget: $ 3millionSuzanne returns home from work to find herdaughter has been kidnapped. A phone callwarns her, the only way for her daughter tolive is if Suzanne agrees to commit suicide. CAPTIVESuspense Thriller/93:00Language: EnglishProducer: BlackwatchCast: Michael Ironside (Starship Troopers),Erica Eleniak (Baywatch)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget: $ 3millionShe was institutionalized for her grief afterthe brutal murder of her wealthy husband,and in order to escape the asylum she mustreveal a deadly conspiracy.THE ASSISTANTDrama/107:00Language: EnglishProducer: Handmade FilmsCast: Gil Bellows (Miami Rhapsody),Armin Mueller-Stahl (Shine) and JoanPlowright (Jane Eyre)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget: $ 10millionA young man down on his luck robs a deli-catessen. The guilt is too much, and hestarts helping out around the store, until thedaughter notices something familiar aboutthis new assistant.MY DOG VINCENTDrama/87:00Language: EnglishDirector: Michael McGowanProducer: On the PorchCast: Zehra Leverman (The Last Don II),Chuck Campbell (Superstar!), GavinCrawford (The Five Senses), and BenCarlsonDelivery Status: CompleteThree men in their twenties on a transitionaljourney of self discovery, take the steps fromyouthful goofiness to tentative maturity.RELUCTANT ANGELDrama/100:00Language: EnglishDirector: John ItelikeProducer: BlackwatchCast: Megan Follows (Anne of GreenGables), Jaimz Woolvett (Unforgiven)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget:A story about a woman and two men insearch of, in need of, or posing as saviors.They are a triangle of lost souls in search oflove and salvation in a crazy world.

OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICEDrama, Suspense/ 88:00Language: EnglishProducer: BlackwatchCast: Sara Botsford (The Arrow, E.N.G.)Delivery Status: CompleteBudget: $ 2millionAn off-duty officer comes home to find hiswife has been murdered. Is it as clear-cut asa break and enter, or is Ray more than agrieving husband?THE CHALLENGERSFamily Drama/97:00Language: EnglishCast: Gema Zamprogna (Road to Avonlea),Eric Christmas (Air Bud), Gwynth, Walsh(Da Vinci’s Inquest)Delivery Status: CompleteAfter her father’s death and move to a smalltown, Mackie struggles to begin a new life.With a little intrigue and deception shemakes some new friends, but she mustremember deception has a way of unravel-ling.LOYALTIESDrama/97:00Language: EnglishCast: Kenneth Welsh (Legends of the Fall),Tantoo Cardinal (Black Robe)Delivery Status: CompleteWhy a doctor moves with his family fromEngland to a small town is a mystery to thelocals. His wife is desperately trying to keepthe family together but her loyalties shiftwhen a terrible secret is revealedISAAC LITTLEFEATHERSFamily Drama/100:00Language: EnglishCast: Lou Jacobi (My Favorite Year), ScottHylands (Titanic)Delivery Status: CompleteAbandoned by his mother at a grocery store,Isaac, now a teen just can’t seem to fit in.Now he must make a choice between afather who loves him and the father who lefthim.KING OF THE CAGEUltimate Fighting/2hrs, ongoingLanguage: EnglishProducer: Brentwood Communications Inc.Cast: Ken Shamrock, Mark Kerr, Gary“Big Daddy” Goodridge,, Shark Tank,Garcie Jiu Jitsu, Combat Grappling, TeamKerr, and Bas Rutten Beverlyhills Jiu-JitsuDelivery Status: completed, and ongoingKing of the Cage is an action-packed, kick-butt, no holds barred series, which bringstogether the top names and styles in ulti-mate fighting.

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GRAND ILLUSIONS: THE STORYOF MAGIC Documentary Series/50eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishProducer: Paragon ProductionsDelivery Status: CompleteThe series explores the question of just whatit is about the world of magic that fascinatesso many of us. NATURAL DISASTERS Documentary Series/ 6eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishProducer: Brentwood Communications IncDelivery Status: CompleteReal Earthquakes, Foods, Twisters,Volcanoes, and Ultimate Fires (1&2) con-taining rare footage of nature at its worst.EDGETravel/Extreme Sports Series/20eps x 30min Language: EnglishProducer: Real Action PicturesCast: Hosts-Kristen Ulmer and ShawnFarmer-two of the hottest extreme athleteson the planet.Delivery Status: CompleteThis multi-million dollar travel/extreme sportsseries bring your viewers the stories, the cul-ture and the locations of extreme sports.LORNE GREENE’S NEWWILDERNESSNature Documentary Series/104eps x30minLanguage: EnglishCast: Lorne GreeneDelivery Status: CompletedThis award multiple award winning wildlifeprogram, provides stunning photographycoupled with a genuine feeling for the sub-ject matter. The result is a program like noother.FOREST RANGERSDrama Series/104eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedBudget:This dynamic team of youngsters battles nat-ural disasters apprehends criminals andorganizes search and rescue missions as theyhelp to protect and conserve the wild life andnatural resources that surround them. HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTARS Biography Series/52eps x 30 minLanguage: EnglishProducer: Brentwood Communications Inc.Cast: Individual portraits include:Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwyneth Paltrow,Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, andmany more.Delivery Status: CompletedHollywood’s hottest stars and their stories! YOUNG HOLLYWOODBiography Series/ 13eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishProducer: Brentwood Communications Inc.Cast: Individual Portraits include: BenAffleck, Cameron Diaz, Matt DamonDelivery Status: CompletedThe latest in our Hollywood Biographies,Young Hollywood features biographies ofHollywood’s newest stars. DEBBIE TRAVIS’ PAINTED HOUSEHow-to Series/140eps x 30 minLanguage: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedFrom the basement to the attic, host DebbieTravis takes you step-by-step through hun-dreds of incredible projects that teach you torenovate with paint. HOMESTYLELifestyle Series/ 240eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedFeature segments include everything fromeasy renovations to simple ‘how-to’ adviceon gardening, entertaining, craft makingand pets. Special guests share their expertadvice on this fun, informative series.SPIRITUAL JOURNEYHuman Interest Series/13eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedIndividual stories of people on their jour-ney of healing, we learn the importance ofspiritual fulfilment.

DISTANT ROADSLifestyle series/ 179eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedTwo youthful hosts travel the highways, insearch of the RV lifestyle! Each episodedetails the attractions, out-door activities,culture, landscape and campgrounds foundin and around the featured destination.GUERILLA GARDENERGardening Series/ 130eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishCast: Host: Grahame BeakhustDelivery Status: CompletedThis program features the most interestinggardens from North America to NewZealand. The host welcomes guest garden-ers from the experienced to the eccentricwith his enthusiastic and humorous pres-ence. MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS:WEEKLY REPORTReality Series/ 208eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedViewers are offered a healthy dose of cut-ting edge information keeping them up-to-date with the latest medical breakthroughs.THE UNPROFESSIONALSAction Comedy/ 13eps x 30minLanguage: EnglishDelivery Status: In ProductionThe unprofessionals is comedy, which lam-poons the conventions of the action genre.It_s “Mission Impossible” meets “Dumband Dumber”.

ONLINE-FILMANDTVSALESOnlineFilmandTVSales, 1400 NorthCahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028USA. Tel: 323.468.6900. Fax:323.468.6906. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Sales AgentAt MIP-TV: Stephen BuckOffice: 15.25Tel: 334.92.99.81.32

OVERSEAS FILMGROUP / FIRSTLOOK PICTURES Overseas Filmgroup and First LookPictures, 8800 Sunset Blvd., #302, LosAngeles, CA 90069 USA. Tel:310.855.1199. Fax: 310.855.0719.Overseas Filmgroup International SalesOffice: Via E. Jenner, 45 00151 Rome,Italy. Tel/Fax: 39.06.5327.5511. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.firstlookmedia.comAt MIP-TV: Robert Little (President, Co-Chairman), Liz Mackiewicz (Sr. VicePresident), Brian O’Shea (Sr. VicePresident, International Sales), BryanHambleton (Sales Consultant)Office: 7.20 / Palais Des Festival PROXIMITYThriller (91 min)Director: Scott Ziehl Producer: Joel Silver Cast: Rob Lowe, James Coburn Delivery Status: completed/screeningWhen a prison inmate realises he is aboutto be murdered, he escapes and goes onthe run. Unbeknownst to him, the prisonerhe escapes with is the man who will go toany length to see him dead. YOUNG BLADESDrama (93 min)Director: Mario AndreacchioProducer: Georges Campana, Gwen FieldCast: Hugh Dancy, Sarah-Jane Potts, BenCrossDelivery Status: completedIn 1615 France, young D’Artagnanembarks on a journey where his skill witha sword serves him far too early in life.

REVELATIONThrillerDirector: Stuart UrbanProducer: Jonathan WoolfCast: Terence Stamp, Udo Kier, JamesD’Arcy, Natasha Wightman, LiamCunninghamDelivery Status: Post-productionFor centuries an ancient relic has beenfought over by the forces of light and dark-ness.A QUESTION OF FAITHDrama (91 min)Director: Tim DisneyProducer: Bill HaneyCast: Martha Hackett, Bernard Hill, PaulGuilfoyle, Daniel Von Bargen, NaveenAndrews, Joe SpanoDelivery Status: Completed / screeningWhat would you do if you came face to facewith a miracle? A member of a religiousorder experiences a miraculous encounterwith implications that are both stunning anduplifting.SWIMMINGDrama (98 min)Director: Robert J. SiegelProducer: Robert J. Siegel, Linda MoranCast: Lauren Ambrose, Jennifer DundasLowe, Joelle CarterDelivery Status: completedSet in a bustling beach town, a local girl isconfronted with the complexities of friend-ship, seduction and love when a sexy youngwoman and a handsome drifer come totown.DEVILSTONE (WISHMASTER 3)Horror Director: Chris Angel Producer: Walter Josten Cast: Jason Connery, A.J. Cook, LouisetteGeiss, Emmanuel Vaugier, JenniferPudavik, Daniella EvangelistaDelivery Status: Post Production College is a time full of wishes. Wishes forlove, for success, for a bright future. Andthe evil Djinn feeds on those wishes. HERE’S TO LIFE! Romantic Comedy (90 min)Producer: William Vince, Charles MartinSmith, Rob Merilees Director and Screenwriter: Arne Olsen Cast: Eric McCormack, James Whitmore,Kim Hunter, Ossie Davis Delivery Status: Completed From the confines of his office, amidst hispiles of paper, Owen is determined to avoidpersonal contact, thus letting the finerthings in life, including romance, pass himby.-- until he’s forced by a group of “old”friends to explore life and love far beyondhis wildest dreams. FULL DISCLOSUREThriller (91 min)Director: John BradshawProducer: John GillespieCast: Fred Ward, Christopher Plummer,Rachel Ticotin, Penelope Ann MillerDelivery Status: completedJohn McWhirter is a hard-thinking reporterwhose life is nearly on the rocks. When heharbors a fugitive to repay an old debt fromhis days as a college radical, he also hap-pens up on the story that could save hisaward-winning career.SUNSTORMActionDirector: Rafi EisenmanExecutive Producers: Mike Marvin, StuartSheslowCast: Bo Derek, Stacy KeachDelivery Status: Post ProductionThe reunion of four beautiful sistersexplodes against the sun-drenched beachesof San Juan and Miami.

PEAKVIEWINGTRANSATLANTICPeakviewing Transatlantic, The Wheelhouse,Bonds Mill, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire,GL10 3RF, United Kingdom. Tel:44.1453.826300. Fax: 44.1453.826303. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Producer and distributor offilms - theatrical, TV, cable, satellite and videoAt MIP-TV: Janet Blandford (Head ofDistribution), Stefan Ericson (Head ofTelevision), Judith Anderson (SalesExecutive), Joanna Langton (SalesExecutive), Linda Monterrubio (SalesExecutive), Giles Hudson (MarketingManager), Andy Williamson (TechnicalConsultant)Office: 02.10 (TBC)Tel: 02.10, Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.80.25THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICEFamily adventure (90 mins approx)Language: EnglishDirector: David ListerProducer: Paul Matthews and ElizabethMatthewsCast: Robert Davi and Kelly LeBrockDelivery Status: Post productionBudget: $3,500,000A magic loving young boy is unwittinglythrown into an ancient battle between hiselderly magician neighbour, Milner(Merlin) and the evil sorceress, Morgana,who has plans to conquer the world.THE MEEKSVILLE GHOSTFamily ghost story (90 mins approx.)Language: EnglishDirector: David ListerProducer: Paul MatthewsCast: Judge Reinhold, Andrew Kavovit,Tanja Reichert and Lesley-Anne DownDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $3,500,000Daniel Meeks returns to his birthplace andhelps the ghost of his great great grandfa-ther (discredited as a gunslinger) to look forsome deeds to clear his name and let himfinally rest in peace.CREATIONSTATION.TV(TM)Digital interactive series for pre-schoolchildren (18 x 26 x 11 min episodes)Language: EnglishDirector: Avril PriceProducer: Gareth Rowlands & Avril PriceCast: Not applicable.Delivery Status: Ongoing. Please ask aboutcurrent status.Budget: Not available.A combination of fun and education, shot indistinct segments, with an emphasis on chil-dren learning about the world around themby visiting new and exciting places, such aszoos, airports and chocolate factories!

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DAZZLEFamily/ Romantic Comedy (90 minsapprox.)Language: EnglishDirector: David ListerProducer: Paul MatthewsCast: Maxwell Caulfield, Mia Sara andJeff FaheyDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $3,500,000As an author reads fairy stories to hisdaughter, a fairy listens in. When she fallsfrom the window and morphs into humansize, she knocks on Tom’s door, sufferingfrom amnesia !MERLIN THE RETURN (FORMERLY MERLIN 2000)Family action-adventure (88 mins)

Language: EnglishDirector: Paul MatthewsProducer: Paul Matthews and ElizabethMatthewsCast: Rik Mayall as ‘Merlin’, Tia Carrere,Patrick Bergin, Adrian Paul and CraigShefferDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $20,000,000A meddling scientist awakens King Arthurand his knights. In a tale of mythology,demons and duels spanning more than fif-teen centuries, the forces of good and evildo battle once more.AFRICAAction Adventure (90 mins approx.)]Language: EnglishDirector: Paul MatthewsProducers: Paul Matthews and ElizabethMatthewsCast: Greg Wise, Patrick Bergin andElizabeth Berkley Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: $6,500,000A model, hooked on the high life, decides todrive across the Bush to her next lingeriephoto shoot. As she struggles to surviveafter crashing, she rediscovers what isimportant in her life.PETSFamily Adventure (90 mins approx.)Language: EnglishDirector: David ListerProducers: Paul Matthews and ElizabethMatthewsCast: Greg Evigan, Ron Smerczak, EmmaSamms and George Hamilton Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: $3,500,000Finding a stolen gold bullion truck, Peterand Shannon are captured by the incompe-tent crooks. Their pets unite to rescue them,capture the gang and save the family housefrom the bank’s clutches.THE LITTLE UNICORNFamily Adventure (90 mins approx.)Language: English.Director: Paul Matthews.Producers: Paul Matthews and ElizabethMatthewsCast: Joe Penny, Emma Samms, DavidWarner, Christopher Atkins and GeorgeHamilton.Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: $6,000,000During a freak electrical storm, a unicorn isborn in Polly’s barn. When a cruel circusowner steals it, Polly and her best friend unitetheir efforts to free the magical creature.FILLIGOGGINA puppet series for pre-school children (26x 22 mins / 52 x 11 mins episodes)Language: EnglishDirector: David ListerProducers: Paul Matthews and ElizabethMatthewsCast: Not applicable.Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: Not available.Filligoggin is a friendly helpful mongoosewho lives with his friends in the village ofBaobab Creek. The fast-paced storiesrevolve around colourful characters inadventurous situations, with emphasis onfun and education.

THE FAIRY KING OF ARFamily (96 mins.)Language: EnglishDirector: Paul MatthewsProducer: Elizabeth MatthewsCast: Corbin Bernsen, Glynis Barber andMalcolm McDowell.Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: $3,500,000Two children discover fairies trapped in agold mine. Despite locals believing thefairies to be evil, the children battle to freethem in the hope they will then cure theirdying father.THE LAST LEPRECHAUNFamily (93 mins.)Language: English.Director: David ListerProducers: Paul Matthews and ElizabethMatthewsCast: Veronica Hamel, Jack Scalia andDavid Warner.Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: $3,500,000Two children help the last ever remainingLeprechaun to save his gold and the valleywhere he lives, from their wicked stepmoth-er, a water banshee with plans to flood thevalley.DEADLY INSTINCTS (AKA BREEDERS)Science Fiction (93 mins approx.)Language: English.Director: Paul Matthews.Producer: Elizabeth Matthews.Cast: Todd Jensen, Samantha Janus,Kadamba Simmons and Oliver Tobias.Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: $3,000,000A meteorite lands near an American ladiescollege and soon reveals the existence of anevil alien and its tortured servant. The alientakes residence in underground tunnels andthe nightmare begins . . .THE PROPOSITIONFamily (90 mins)Language: English & Welsh versionsDirector: Strathford Hamilton.Producers: Paul Matthews and ElizabethMatthewsCast (English version): Theresa Russell,Patrick Bergin and Richard Lynch.Cast (Welsh version): Nicola Beddoe andAnuerin HughesDelivery Status: Completed.Budget: Not available.Catherine Morgan must decide how she willdrive her cattle south to sell to the army.Torn between the jealous rivalry of twobrothers, she must decide whose proposi-tion to take.GRIMHorror fantasy (86 mins)Language: English.Director: Paul Matthews.Producer: Elizabeth Matthews.Cast: Emmanuel Xuereb and Tres Handley.Delivery Status: Completed.Budget: Not available.A group of friends go into abandoned mine-shafts in Virginia, in search of an evil, man-eating troll. Stalked by terror, they discovertheir only way out is . . . onward.

PEARSON TELEVISION INTERNATIONALPearson Television International, 1Stephen Street, London, W1T 1AL UnitedKingdom. Tel: 44.207.691.6000. Fax:44.207.691.6060. Web:www.pearsontv.comCompany Type: Producer, DistributorAt MIP-TV: Brian Harris (President andChief Executive, Pearson Television NorthAmerica and Chief Executive PearsonTelevision International), Joe Abrams(President, Pearson TelevisionInternational), Ann Hazell (Controller, UKSales, Pearson Television International),Aideen Leonard (Sales Group Head,Pearson Television International), KathleenDonnan (Sales Group Head, PearsonTelevision International), Matt Loze(President, Production, Drama andLongform, Pearson Television NorthAmerica).Office: H4.27Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.8781Fax: 33.(0)4.92.99.8183100 CENTRE STREETDrama, 1 hourLanguage: EnglishDirector: Sidney LumetCast: Alan ArkinDelivery Status: Completed 2000From Sidney Lumet, 100 CENTRESTREET follows the lives of the judges,prosecutors, defence attorneys and the crim-inally accused who find themselves caughtup in the never-routine chaos of a hecticurban night court.HISTORY OF FOOTBALL: THEBEAUTIFUL GAMESeries, 1 hourLanguage: EnglishA ground-breaking new series exploringevery aspect of the world’s most populargame and available to broadcasters in therun-up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup.THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGEDrama, 2 x 2 hour mini-seriesLanguage: EnglishDirector: David ThackerCast: Ciaran Hinds, Jodhi May, JamesPurefoy and Polly WalkerDelivery Status: Completed 2001A lavish new period drama based onThomas Hardy’s classic tale of a man whosells his wife at market and meets her againeighteen years later with unexpected conse-quences.PASSION AND PREJUDICEDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Karen ArthurCast: Frances FisherDelivery Status: Completed 2001A repressed professor has a passionate affairwith a prisoner on work-release. When heleaves jail and tries to end the affair, shebecomes increasingly obsessed, eventuallytrying to kill him and make it look like self-defence.ROBERT B. PARKER’S WALKINGSHADOW (WT)Drama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Po-Chih LeongCast: Joe Mantegna and Marcia GayHardenDelivery Status: Completed 2001As Spenser investigates the stalking of atheatre owner, he witnesses a murder in thetheatre, leading him to a deadly investiga-tion involving jilted lovers, vicious streetgangs, the smuggling of slave labour andcorrupt cops.LIVIN’ FOR LOVE: THE NATALIECOLE STORYDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Robert TownsendCast: Natalie ColeDelivery Status: Completed 2000Natalie Cole narrates and co-stars in theriches-to-rags-to-riches story of her ownunforgettable life.

AFTER THE HARVESTDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Jeremy PodeswaCast: Sam Shepard, Alberta Watson, LianeBalban and Nadia LitzDelivery Status: Completed 2000A story of love and tyranny, destruction andsurvival, set in the Canadian prairie of the1920’s. Sam Shepard stars as Caleb Gare, afarmer obsessed with owning all the land hecan see, and controlling the lives of his fam-ily, whom he keeps as virtual prisoners.JACKIE BOUVIER KENNEDYONASSISDrama, 4 hour mini-seriesLanguage: EnglishDirector: David Burton MorrisCast: Joanne Whalley, Tom Skerritt,Andrew McCarthy and Tim MathesonDelivery Status: Completed 2000The life and times of Jacqueline BouvierKennedy Onassis – her childhood in a bro-ken, privileged home: her courtship andoften lonely marriage to Jack Kennedy; herdays in the White House; and her life afterthe assassination.NERO WOLFE: CHAMPAGNE FORONEDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Tim HuttonCast: Timothy Hutton and Mary ChaykinDelivery Status: Completed 2000When Archie accepts an invitation to ablack-tie charity dinner, he becomes anaccidental witness to the apparent suicide ofa young woman. But Archie knows it’smurder and enlists his boss, detective NeroWolfe, to help him prove it.NERO WOLFE: THE DOORBELLRANGDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Tim HuttonCast: Timothy Hutton and Maury ChaykinDelivery Status: Completed 2000When they’re offered the biggest pay-day oftheir lives, detective Nero Wolfe and assis-tant Archie take on the toughest opponents oftheir careers – J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. NERO WOLFE: PRISONER’S BASEDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Tim HuttonCast: Timothy Hutton and Maury ChaykinDelivery Status: Completed 2000A beautiful heiress who stands to inherit afortune in one week, seeks asylum in thehome of detective Nero Wolfe, but is turnedaway because she doesn’t want to payWolfe’s protection fee. When she is foundmurdered the next morning, Wolfe andArchie will stop at nothing to reveal whokilled her – and why.

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BAYWATCH HAWAIIAction/ Drama, 1 hourLanguage: EnglishCast: Jason Brooks, Brande Roderick,Michael Bergin, Jason Momoa and StacyKamanoThe world’s most watched series takesviewers to a whole new level of action,adventure and danger. The talented teamsoars to new heights on the breathtakingbeaches of Hawaii.FIRST WAVEScience Fiction Adventure, 1 hourLanguage: EnglishCast: Sebastian Spence and Traci LordsEarth’s only hope against a secret alien inva-sion rests with Cade Foster, the man describedin prophecy as “twice blessed.” Framed bythe aliens for his wife’s murder, he must clearhis name before he can save humanity.BEASTComedy, _ hourLanguage: EnglishNick is a successful vet with his own coun-try practice. Life would be perfect if he did-n’t hate animals and love using his persua-sive bedside manner to seduce attractivefemale customers.FINAL DAYReality, 1 hourLanguage: EnglishA fascinating series that unravels the secrets,bizarre conspiracies and contradictionsbehind the deaths of the rich, famous andpowerful. Including Marilyn Monroe, JamesDean, Natalie Wood and Buddy Holly.CLASS WARFAREDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Richard ShepardCast: Lindsey J. McKeon and WadeCarpenterDelivery Status: Completed 2000When both their sizeable family fortunes arelost, a scheming high school beauty convincesher boyfriend to kill one of their classmates,who has just won $23 million in the lottery.Not surprisingly, the scheme goes awry.ROBERT B. PARKER’S THIN AIRDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishCast: Joe Mantegna and Marcia GayHardenDelivery Status: Completed 1999Best-selling author Robert B. Parker puts oneof the world’s favorite private eyes, Spencer,back on the street in a case involving abduc-tion and the city’s fiercest crime lord.SHARING THE SECRETDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Katt SheaCast: Mare Winningham, Diane Ladd,Alison Lohman and Tim MathesonDelivery Status: Completed 2000About a loving mother and child psycholo-gist devoted to helping distressed familiesbut unable to see the signs that her owndaughter is confronting a mental and physi-cal crisis alone.JAILBAIT!Comedy, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Allan MoyleCast: Reagan Pasternak, Kevin Mundy,Alycia Purrott and Matt Frewer (MaxHeadroom)Delivery Status: Completed 2000An unsuspecting, all-American high schoolsenior creates a controversy that shocks hisentire community in this outrageous teencomedy. THE MOVING OF SOPHIA MYLESDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Michael SwitzerCast: Della Reese and rue McClanahanDelivery Status: Completed 2000Two-time Emmy nominee Della Reese of“Touched by an Angel” stars in the upliftingfamily drama. In the wake of her influentialhusband’s death, Reese must learn forgivenessin order to reunite her crumbling community.

RIVALSDrama, 2 hour movieLanguage: EnglishDirector: Norma BaileyCast: Marnette Patterson and Mary-Margaret HumesDelivery Status: Completed 2000In this shocking true story of teenage rival-ry gone out-of-control, the perfect friend-ship turns to unbridled obsession… andthen cold-blooded murder.

PEARSON TELEVISION WORLDWIDE PRODUCTIONPearson Television Worldwide Production,1 Stephen Street, London, W1T 1ALUnited Kingdom. Tel: 44.207.691.6000.Fax: 44.207.691.6060. Web: www.pear-sontv.comCompany Type: Producer, DistributorAt MIP-TV: Wolf Bauer (Joint CEO,Continental Europe, Pearson Television),Alan Boyd (CEO, UK Production, PearsonTelevision), Martha Brass (Commercialand Finance Director, Pearson Television),Andrew Brooke (CEO, Grundy Australia),Tony Cohen (CEO, Worldwide Production,Pearson Television), Doug Gluck(Regional CEO, Pearson Television).Office: H4.27Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.8781Fax: 33.(0)4.92.99.8783HEAVEN AND HELLGame Show, 1 hourLanguage: EnglishA show like nothing you’ve ever seenbefore. This prime-time spectacular cele-brates an out-of-this-world question: “arethis week’s celebrity guests heading forHeaven or Hell?” MYSTIC CHALLENGEGame Show, _ hourLanguage: EnglishPsychics and mystics are put to the test in ahead to head battle with each other to revealinformation about secret guests, sometimesuncovering intimate secrets that have neverbefore been revealed to the public.PARANOIAGame Show, _ hourLanguage: EnglishContestants compete in this show in the stu-dio, by telephone, the Internet or via satel-lite from their own front rooms, in this greatprize, big bucks, quiz. PUBLIC PROPERTYGame Show, _ hourLanguage: EnglishWould you give up your freedom for a lifechanging prize? Six ordinary peoplebecome public property for a chance towin the freedom prize of a lifetime. KIDS AT WORKDramaLanguage: EnglishMitch is one of the new “enfantrepreneurs”–the dot.com whizkids who have made it onthe web. They’re in it for the fun, indulgingtheir personal interests – music, football,fashion and computers.

PEPPERMINTPeppermint, Rauchstrasse 9-11, 81679Munich, Germany. Tel: 49.89.9824.70.830.Fax: 49.89.9824.70.811. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:http://www.seepeppermint.comAt MIPTV: Michael Knobloch (ManagingDirector), Stefan Knobloch (InternationalSales), Caroline Kusser (InternationalSales), Hans Spielthenner (InternationalSales), Thomas Selzle (Project Manager),Susanne Vellmer (Junior Project Manager)Office: 11.10 – 13.09

CHOPIN - DESIRE OF LOVEFeature, Drama (90 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Antczak Production sp.zo.oCast: Danuta Stenka, Piotr AdamczykDelivery Status: CompletedJealousy and envy, love and deceit - a tan-gled web of unruly passions lies at the cen-tre of this drama about the stormy love affairof the great piano virtuoso Frederic Chopinand the flamboyant feminist writer AurelieDupin, who called herself George Sand. THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIASFeature, Drama (103 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Jerzy AntczakProducer: Telewiz a Pollska S.A. - PoltelEnterprisesCast: Anna Radwana, Jan FryezDelivery Status: CompletedThis lavish drama set in 19th century Paristells one of the most famous love stories ofall times: the ill-fated affair between thestrikingly beautiful and dissolute courtesanMarguerite Gautier and the well-heeled,respectable bachelor Armand Duval.TRAFFIXAnimation (26 x 13 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Gabriele M. Walther, TraffixEntertainment GmbHDelivery Status: In productionKids worldwide will go into first gear withthis delightfully imaginative new seriesabout the exciting adventures of five youngNimbols, a fun-loving species that inhabitPlanet 8 in a remote, futuristic galaxy. LITTLE PRINCESSAnimation (26 x 5 min)Language: EnglishProducer: A co-production of BaumhausMedien AG, Rothkirch Cartoon-Film,MotionWorks subsidised by theMitteldeutsche Medienforderung GmbHDelivery Status: In productionThis sparkling animated series follows theexploits of a charming and cheeky littleprincess as she discovers the joys and set-backs of growing up. HUNGRY GHOSTS OF THE CHINESE WORLDDocumentary (48 min)Language: EnglishProducer: The Moving Visuals Co, NationalGeographic Channel, Singapore TV 12Delivery Status: CompletedThis powerful documentary takes usthrough the unique rituals and colour of theHungry Ghosts Festival, one of the mostcelebrated events of the Chinese calendar. BEER GALORE! THE OKTOBERFESTSpecial (various lengths)Producer: TV-MunchenDelivery Status: CompletedAudiences around the globe will quenchtheir thirst for fun with this thrilling visit tothe world’s most popular festival.

PILOT FILM AND TVPRODUCTIONSPilot Film and TV Productions, The OldStudio, 18 Middle Row, London W10 5AT,UK. Tel: 44.208.960.2771. Fax:44.208.960.2721. E-mail:[email protected] type: TV ProducerAt MIP-TV: Mr Ian Cross (ManagingDirector), Miss Maud Nahmias (Sales andMarketing Co-ordinator)Office: The Media Stand H4.35, Tel:33.4.9299.8596. Fax: 33.4.9299.8597PILOT GUIDES SERIES 8Documentary (13 x 50min)Language: EnglishProducer: Pilot ProductionsDelivery Status: In ProductionReturning for an incredible eighth seriesand focuses on destinations off the beatentrack, with a glance at more mainstreamattractions. Combining stunning photogra-phy with a specially composed soundtrackand a unique spirit of adventure.

PLANET FOODDocumentary (3 x 50min)Language: EnglishProducer: Pilot ProductionsDelivery Status: In productionA series of culinary voyages in countriesselected for the richness and diversity oftheir food offerings. AMAZING ADVENTURESDocumentary (2 x 50min)Language: EnglishProducer: Pilot ProductionsDelivery Status: CompletedA series about adventurous and eccentricindividuals who have big dreams of travel.Featuring footage of real adventures of realtravellers, not bound by package tour noroverawed by extreme challenges.

PLAYBOY TVINTERNATIONALPlayboy TV International, 404 WashingtonAve, Suite 620, Miami Beach, FL 33139USA. Tel: 305.894.2500. Fax:305.894.2507.At MIP-TV: William Fisher (President),Doug Lindquist (Executive Vice Presidentof Network Operations), Marc Zand(Senior Vice President of Business Affairsand Development), Andrea McBurnett(Vice President of Programming andSales), Suzanne Jewell (Vice President ofMarketing and Communication), IsabelleMitsch (Director of Sales and InternationalDevelopment), Araceli Di Matteo(International Marketing Manager)Office: Majestic Hotel, Suite 755, Tel:33.(0).4.92.98.77.00. Fax:33.(0).4.93.38.97.90LATIN LOVERDramatic Series (52 x 60 minutes) (2001) Producer: Playboy / Venevision Int.Iguana ProductionsProduction Year: 2001 The world’s first erotic telenovela. SEXY URBAN LEGENDSDramatic Series (13 X 30 minutes)(2001)Producer: PlayboyUrban legends with a sexy, erotic twist. PLAYBOY 2000: THE PARTY CON-TINUES Documentary (60 minutes)(2000)Producer: PlayboyA milestone marking a continued celebra-tion of the Playboy lifestyle in the new mil-lennium. COVER GIRLS UNCOVERED Reality based mini series 6 x 30 min-utes)(2000)Producer: Playboy TV UK HCAEntertainmentAn inside look at the lives of famousEuropean adult industry cover girls.

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A GUIDE TO FULFILLING YOURFANTASIESFor Couples 6 x 30 minutes)(2001)Producer: Playboy TV UK PandaProductionsRenowned erotic star and Sexcetera hostKara Reed guides a step-by-step fulfillmentof fantasies.

POINT DU JOURINTERNATIONALPoint Du Jour International, 38, rue Croixdes Petits Champs, Paris, 75001 France.Tel: 33.1 47 03 17 11. Fax: 33.1 47 03 3948. E-mail: [email protected]: www.pointdujour-international.frCompany Type: Geographic DistributionRights: primarily worldwide televisionAt MIP-TV: Luc Martin-Gousset(Managing Director & Producer), DorisWeitzel (Head of Sales & Development)Office: C1.01PAUL ANDREU, LE GRAND OPERADE PEKIN (PAUL ANDREU, THEPEKING OPERA)TV Documentary ( 1 x 52 min.) (2001) Language: FrenchDirector: Jean-Michel MeuriceProduction company / producer: POINTDU JOUR / Luc Martin-GoussetIn 1999, Peking decides it must have anOpera. The proposal by Paul Andreu winsthe day. We follow the architect’s workfrom the first stages of lay-out and design toreality, from mere dream to the first stone.LE BATHYSCAPHE, 10 000 METRESSOUS LA MER (THE BATHYSCAPH,10 000 METRES UNDER THE SEA)TV Documentary (1 x 52 min) (2000) Language: FrenchDirector: Pierre André ThiébaudProduction company / producer : AULARGE D’EDEN / Olivier GuittonInspired by Jules Verne and his book “20000 miles Under the Sea”, the bathyscaphsenabled scientists to transplant their labora-tories to the depth of the oceans, provingthat life exists at more than 10 00 metresunder the seaBOLIVIE, LA ROUTE DES YUNGAS(BOLIVIA, THE ROAD OF THE YUN-GAS)TV Documentary (1 x 52 min) (2000) Language: French (English voice over &sub-titled)Director: Christophe BuschéProduction company / producer: POINTDU JOUR / François LandesmanIn the Yungas, a perilous mountain track -one of the most dangerous roads in theworld - climbs to an altitude of over 4 000m. An unforgettable trip on the high roadsamong the clouds, amidst the AndesCordillera.CARLA BLEY - MUSIC INSTANTANE(CARLA BLEY - MUSIC INSTANTANE)TV Documentary (2000) (1 x 52 min)Language: French (dubbed sub-titled)Director: Thierry-Paul BenizeauProduction company / producer : POINTDU JOUR / Jean-Stéphane MichauxPortrait of a woman of a rare intelligenceand original talent, who happens to be anoutstanding jazz musician and composer. CATHEDRALES (CATHEDRALS)TV Documentary (2 x 50 min) (2001) Language: French (English voice over &sub-titled)Director: jean-François DelassusProduction company / producer: POINTDU JOUR / Luc Martin-GoussetThe great gothic cathedrals of the 12th cen-tury represent an outstanding architecturalfeat. After an era of bloodshed, war andfamine, the clergy’s ambition to make thehouse of God ever more magnificent, trig-gered a construction fever without prece-dent.

ROBERT DOISNEAU - TOUTSIMPLEMENT(ROBERT DOISNEAU - SIMPLYDOISNEAU)TV Documentary (1 x 57 min) (2000) Language: French (English voice over)Director: Patrick JeudyProduction company / producer: POINTDU JOUR / Luc Martin-GoussetOver 700 clichés assembled in filmicsequences, painting a vivid picture of Parisand France in the 1950’s. Music and soundeffects “dress” the photos and recreate thefeel of the period.LUNA ROSSA(LUNA ROSSA, RED MOON OVERNAPLES)TV Documentary (1 x 45 min) (1998) Language: Italian (English voice over)Director: Georg BrintrupProduction company / producer: BRIN-TRUP FILM / Georg BrintrupEmbarking on a musical discovery of thesights and sounds of the city of Naples,meeting the Neapolitans going about theirdaily life and strife!MITTERAND, MENSONGE D’ETAT(MITTERAND, THE BIG SECRET)TV Documentary (1 x 52 min) (2001) Language: FrenchDirector: William KarelProduction company / producer: POINTDU JOUR / Luc Martin-GoussetOnce his illness became public knowledge,François Mitterrand stage-managed hisdeath. We now know that he had been illlong before. His physician, Dr. Gubler, andtwo of his surgeons testify in a film unveil-ing the truth.RAGGIO DI SOLE (A RAY OF SUN,RENZO & ROBERTO ROSSELLINI)TV Documentary (1 x 57 min) (1997) Language: Italian ( English voice over)Director: Georg BrintrupProduction company / producer: BRIN-TRUP FILM / Georg BrintrupRoberto Rossellini’s career is well publi-cised. Renzo is far less known although hecomposed music for the cinema before hisbrother even began shooting his first films. MADAME ROSE, DIE LEBENSGESCHICHTE DERROSAMUND HALSEY CARR(MADAME ROSE, A LIVING LEGEND IN RWANDA)TV Documentary (1 x 52 min) (2000) Language German (English voice over)Director: Thomas MachoProduction company / producer: CCCFILM / Alfred GuttmannIn an orphanage in Rwanda, around 100young boys and girls, aged 1 to 17, grow uptogether in harmony - Hutus and Tutsisalike. At 88, American-born RosamondHalsey Carr, has become a living legend inher adopted country. LES HOMMES DE LA MAISONBLANCHE(SECRETS OF STATE, THE PRESIDENTS’ MEN)TV Documentary (3 X 57 min) (2000)Language: French (English voice over)Director: William KarelCast/Host: N/AProduction company / producer: POINTDU JOUR / Luc Martin-GoussetExamining 50 years of US world leader-ship, the power of the NSC and the centralrole played by American Secretaries ofState by looking at major post-war “crises”.Those in office at the time freely tell howthey handled “their” crises.LE MONDE IL Y A 2000 ANS(THE WORLD 2000 YEARS AGO)TV documentary (2 x 55 min) (2001)Language French (English voice over &sub-titled)Director: Jean-François DelassusProduction company / producer: POINTDU JOUR / Luc Martin-GoussetVisiting some of the great civilisations whoflourished 2000 years ago around theMediterranean, in China, India, the NearEast and Central America. An exciting jour-ney back and forth in time giving a newmeaning to the notion of “history revisited!”

PORCHLIGHTENTERTAINMENTPorchLight Entertainment, 11777Mississippi Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025USA. Tel: 310.477.8400. Fax:310.477.5555. Web: www.porchlight.comAt MIP-TV: Bruce D. Johnson (President& CEO), William T. Baumann (ExecutiveVP, COO & CFO), Michael Jacobs (SRVP Worldwide Sales), Stephanie Slack (VPWorldwide Sales), Adam Wright (VPWorldwide Sales), Zac Reeder (Head ofAcquisitions)Office: 02.25INFERNOAction/Adventure (90 mins) Language: English. Director: Dusty NelsonProducer: Kenneth BurkeCast: Janet Gunn, Jeff Fahey and DeanStockwellDarcy Hamilton, a smoke jumper and newlyappointed Head Ranger at Loch LomondForest, must fight to gain control over herrebellious daughter, Kylie, two suspiciousforest fires, and the haunting memory of theman she lost to a deadly firestorm so manyyears ago. LIGHTNING: FIRE FROM THE SKYAction/Adventure (90 mins) Language: EnglishDirector: David GiancolaProducer: Peter BeckwithCast: Jessie Eisenburg, Stacy Keach andMichele Greene.Delivery Status: CompletedWhen Eric Dobbs (Eisenburg) warns that adisastrous lightning storm will bring deathand destruction in the next 24 hours, no onetakes him seriously, especially his father,Sheriff Tom Dobbs (John Scheinder). PRIVATE EYE: CAMERAUNDERCOVERReality Series (6 x 1 hr) Language: English. Delivery Status: CompletedUncover the secret world visible only to thehidden camera where people’s most embar-rassing and sometimes most incriminatingbehaviour is exposed for all to see. JOHN JOHN IN THE SKYFamily Drama (90 min) Language: EnglishDirector: Jefferson DavisProducer: Wakako MiyakuniCast: Country music star Randy Travis,Rusty Schwimmer (The Perfect Storm) andChristian Craft (My Dog Skip)Delivery Status: CompletedThe story of a man, John Claiborne (MattLetcher), incapable of loving, who takes ajourney to rediscover love, friendship andhimself, a boy who dreamed of flying. THE OPPONENTDrama (90 min) Language: EnglishDirector: Eugene JareckiProducer: Eugene JareckiCast: Erika Eleniak (Under Siege,Baywatch)Delivery Status: CompletedOne woman’s story of self-discovery in theunlikely world of boxing. After years ofabuse, Patty (Erika Eleniak) finds an outletfor her anger in the ring at a communityboxing club.

PORTFOLIO ENTERTAINMENTINC.Portfolio Entertainment Inc., 110Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 602, Toronto,Ontario, M4P 2Y1, Canada. Tel:416.483.9773. Fax: 416.483.6537. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Joy Rosen (Partner), LisaOlfman (Partner), Marina Cordoni (VicePresident of Distribution)Office: Telefilm Canada Stand 00.01, Tel:334.92.99.84.06. Fax: 334.92.99.84.07KLOOTZAnimation, Children’s (1 min 20 secsepisode or 11min episode)Language: No dialogue. No need for dub-bing. Director: Guy Harvey and Anne-MarieNgoProducer: Yves St-Gelais & Claude YvonProvost - Klik Animation Inc.Delivery Delivery Status: 24 episodescompleted. 186 episodes in production tobe completed by This animated series tells the story of a pairof pears and every episode is a new recipefor disaster. For Small Klootz and TallKlootz, no task is too minor to mess up. THE HOME INSPECTORLifestyle series (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: Media Giants Entertainment Inc.Cast: Alex Welsh (Host)Delivery Delivery Status: In Pre-Production. Pilot completed.In this original spin of “home” info pro-gramming, licensed Home Inspector AlexWelsh hosts an engaging house tour, toinvestigate the systems, structure, and aes-thetics of the home and expose its truecolours. THE LIVING CENTURYSeries of half-hour specials (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Steve Latham & ChristopherCarsonExecutive Producers: Barbra Streisand, CisCorman Producer: Steve Latham & ChristopherCarsonCast: Jack Lemmon (Host) & variousDelivery Delivery Status: 2 x 30 min com-pleted, 11 x 30 min in developmentThese special programs chronicle the livesof distinguished men and women over 100years old.

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DRY BONES: CHRISTIANITY INTRANSITIONDocumentary (2 x 60)Language: EnglishDirector: Amy BodmanProducer: John SandersCast: Narrated by David Bailey Delivery Delivery Status: CompletedThis enlightening, two-part documentaryquestions the psychological significance ofChristianity and broadens the perception ofthe sacred in our lives. Christianity’s rele-vance is questioned in many parts of oursociety. Is this major world religion dying?PET PROJECT (SEASON 4)Reality / Magazine (13 x 30 min (65 x 30min total)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: Dale BurshsteinDelivery Delivery Status: In post productionA high-spirited, unleashed series on pets forpet-CRAZY people! In each episode, view-ers can expect an offbeat approach todressed up pets, human acting pets andunusually talented pets. KNOW LIMITS - SEASON IVExtreme Sports (30 min)Producer: Sandra KennersonDelivery Delivery Status: 13 x 30 min (52x 30 total)Language: EnglishThis fast-paced “Generation X’ athleticadventure series highlights risk-taking thrillseekers. In each episode, viewers are invitedto accompany extreme athletes to some ofthe world’s toughest adventure playgrounds. WILDERNESS ADVENTURE GUIDEExtreme Sports (43 x 30 min)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: Sandra KennersonDelivery Status: completedTaking adventure travel to a whole newlevel, showcasing “extreme” playgroundsin the worlds best wildernesses. SOMETHING FROM NOTHINGChildren’s holiday special / Animation (1 x30 min)Languages available: English, French &ItalianDirector: Stefan LeBlancProducer: Lisa Olfman, Rick Morrison,Joy Rosen, Cast: Al Waxman, Julie Lemieux, TracyMoore, Luba GoyDelivery Status: CompletedFollows the lives of two families - onehuman and one “mouse”, who happen toinhabit the same ramshackle house. Neitherfamily has much in the way of worldlybelongings, but love abounds. GROUNDLING MARSHChildren’s (65 x 30 min) Director: VariousLanguage: English, Spanish, French Producer: Portfolio Entertainment Inc.Delmage ProductionsCast: VariousDelivery Status: CompletedAn international hit now seen in 95 coun-tries, this series centres on the Groundlings,an eccentric community of marsh-dwellingpuppets who co-exist with each other andthe natural world in an uproarious blend ofharmony & chaos.ON TOP OF THE WORLD TOO, ONTOP OF THE WORLD, ANNE MAR-TIN’S POSTCARDSTravelProducer: World Life Video Director: VariousCast: Host - Anne MartinDelivery Status: Completed seriesON TOP OF THE WORLD TOO(34 x 40 min) ON TOP OF THE WORLD(26 x 30 min)ANNE MARTIN’S POSTCARDS(34 x 5 min)Language: EnglishWhether she’s whale-watching, trackingdown the Castle of the Holy Grail, or explor-ing Viking tombs, international traveller AnneMartin delights in investigating the unusualand capturing the essence of her destinations.

HOLY LAND, HOLY PEOPLEDocumentary (6 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Villagers Media ProductionsDelivery Status: Completed From the barren and mystical desert toJerusalem’s sacred sites, this six part docu-mentary series examines Judaism,Christianity, and Islam, their tempestuousrelationships throughout history and themodern individuals who are joining togeth-er to bring hope to the region’s future.THE ELFChildren’s holiday special (30 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Debbie McGeeProducer: Debbie McGee & JenniceRipleyCast: Mary Walsh, Andy Jones, NicolasMcGeeDelivery Status: Completed Young Nicolas Snowden’s unusualChristmas has made him a bit of a misfit.He even claims to have Magical powers.However, he and his family are caught bysurprise when Nick receives a series ofmysterious messages inviting him to joinhis fellow elves in the North Pole.

PROMARK ENTERTAINMENTGROUPPromark Entertainment Group, A DasWerk AG Company, 3599 Cahuenga Blvd.West, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, California90068 USA. Tel: 323.878.0404. Fax:323.878.0486. E-mail: [email protected] MIP-TV: Mr. Conny Lernhag(Chairman), Mr. Jon Kramer (President),Mr. Eric Bernstein (Director, InternationalSales & Operations), Ms. AnnouchkaLesoeur (Director, International Sales), Mr.Jim Marrinan (Consultant)Office: Palais des Festivals, Stand # 03.21MIAMI SANDSRomance (110 x One-Hour Episodes)Director: Andrei ZincaCast: Jennifer Bini Taylor, James Hyde,Jackson Rose, Jenna HudlettDelivery Status: All 110 episodes availablefor immediate deliveryWhen Laura returns to Miami to finish hermedical degree, she meets twobrothers…and marries the wrong one. EXPOSE 200167 X 1 Hour - NEW EPISODESContinually growing collection of one-hourspecials:BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY(5x60)Hot Sand, Hotter Nights! Get the real sto-ries with an in-depth journey through themean streets and sizzling scenes of thehottest cities: Hawaii.WOMEN OF THE CATWALK (4x60)Bikinis, High Heels and Little More, youcan’t take your eyes off them as they strutthe catwalk, now see what happens after thecameras stop flashing and the curtains closeon the world’s loveliest ladies: Strippers.THE SPELLBINDERS (4x60)Freaks, Illusionists, the Unexplainable, youwon’t believe your eyes; from the daringyoung men on the flying trapeze to the mys-teries we dare you to solve, now get the realstory behind the tricks of the trade: EscapeArtists.ADVENTURES IN THE FUN ZONE (3x60)Tickle your fancy, tickle your funny bone.Entertainment is easy…until you see whatgoes into the things that entertain us: ThemeParks.MASTERS OF THE CRAFT(5x60)The Best of the Best. How do they do it?See how brains, brawn, luck and a littlescheming pay off for the elite in their ownworlds: Bounty Hunters, Paramedics.

WEIRD SCIENCE (3x60)Technology at work! Find out what scien-tists are discovering and how it changes theface of the world we live in: CloseEncounters, Mysteries of Mating.CRIME AND PUNISHMENT(3x60)Explore and experience the action-filledand exciting world of law enforcement.Enter the criminal underground, go onpatrol with an officer and join in on a chasein three captivating episodes of Crime andPunishment: Auto Theft, Crime Pursuitsand K-9 Teams.THE ULTIMATE TEN (20x60)The best, the worst, the most com-pelling…the ultimate. Discover the people,places and events that have made their markin history.LAST RUNActionDirector: Anthony HickoxCast: Armand Assante, Jurgen Prochnow,Ornella Muti, Aleksandra VujcicDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $6.5 millionFormer Cold War spy recruits some of hisex-colleagues to help him smuggle aRussian spymaster to the West, with hopesof getting to the KGB’s former ace assassinresponsible for the death of a friend.THE SHIPMENTActionDirector: Alex WrightCast: Matthew Modine, Elizabeth Berkley,Nick Turturro, Paul Rodriguez, Joe Corteseand Robert Loggia Delivery Status: World Premier Screeningat Cannes Film MarketBudget: $5.5 million Three New York gangsters attempting tosmuggle bootleg Viagra inside cattle findthemselves in a mess when the cows acci-dentally end up in a small Texas town. STYXAction/ThrillerDirector: Alex WrightCast: Peter Weller, Bryan Brown, AngusMacFadyen Delivery Status: CompletedBudget: $5.5 millionBank robber turned legitimate is coercedinto participating in a heist when his broth-er finds himself in trouble with a loan shark.With thirteen million dollars worth of dia-monds at stake, the brothers learn quicklythat no one can be trusted. THE ENEMYSpy/ThrillerDirector: Tom KinninmontCast: Luke Perry, Olivia d’Abo, RogerMoore, Tom Conti, Horst BuchholzCountry of Origin: Canada/ UK/ GermanyDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $5.5 millionCIA agent Penny Johnson and handsomegeneticist Mike Ashton discover that Mike’sfather had years ago developed a deadlybiological weapon. The formula, which thesenior Ashton had for so long kept secret, isin danger of getting into the wrong handswhen terrorists kidnap him. THE STICK UPAction/SuspenseDirector: Rowdy HerringtonCast: James Spader, Leslie Stefanson,David Keith Delivery Status: Post-ProductionBudget: $7 million In a quiet rural town up in the Sierras, abank has just been robbed of a half milliondollars. It seems clear to the authorities thatJohn Parker, a L.A. police detective, haspulled off the heist.

ONE WAY OUTActionDirector: Allan GoldsteinCast: James Belushi, Angela FeatherstoneBudget: $6 million Delivery Status: Post-Production A veteran homicide police officer that hasdeveloped a lifestyle far beyond his meansmasterminds the murder of a gorgeous andwealthy socialite. The cop finds himself in abind when his protege, assigned to the case,gets closer to solving the murder, leavinghim only one way out.GREENMAILAction/ThrillerDirector: Jonathan HeapCast: Stephen Baldwin, Tom Skerritt,Kelly Rowan, D.B. SweeneyBudget: $5.5 millionDelivery Status: Post-ProductionA U.S. federal agent seeks the assistance ofa radical environmental activist when themost prominent citizens of Seattle aremethodically blown up one by one. The twoare led on a cat and mouse chase by thebomber who always seems to be one stepahead of the game. CONTAMINATED MANAction/ThrillerDirector: Anthony HickoxCast: William Hurt, Peter Weller, NataschaMcElhoneBudget: $7 millionStatus: CompletedA highly contagious and lethal toxin isunwittingly unleashed when disgruntledchemical plant employee, Joseph, breaksinto a top secret laboratory and sets thebuilding ablaze. BABY BEDLAMFamilyDirector: Eric HendershotCast: Joe Piscopo, Julie Hagerty, ReggieTheusDelivery Status: CompletedA 10-year-old boy’s fondness for pullingpractical jokes gets him in deep troublewhen a baby is accidentally kidnapped by athief down on his luck.

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READER’S DIGESTReader’s Digest, 260 Madison Avenue, 6thFloor, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A. Tel:212.850.7145. Fax: 212.850.7024. E-mail: [email protected] Type: ProducerAt MIP-TV: Wendy Maples(ExecutiveDirector, Video & Television)Acquisition Executive: Wendy MaplesOffice: not applicable, Tel: 33.493.064006.Fax: 33.493.478447HISTORY HAPPENED HERE (3x60)Language: EnglishThis beautifully produced program, hostedby Leonard Nimoy, takes a unique journeyto 13 sites where dramatic events in historytook place. The events then come to lifethrough dramatic reenactments. AMERICA’S MOST SCENIC DRIVES (3x60)Language: EnglishAn exciting cross-country road trip thatexplores 26 dazzling drives that showAmerica in all her beauty. Includes dozensof side trips... on and off the beaten path. GREAT NATIONAL PARKS OF THEWORLD (3x60)Language: EnglishExplore 12 of the greatest national parksaround the world - from Europe and Africato Australia and the Orient, you’ll comeface-to-face with precious wildlife in theirawe-inspiring habitat. HOLY LANDS & SACRED PLACES (2x60)Language: EnglishTake a remarkable trip back 2,000 years to theplace where the seeds of a new faith weresewn. We’ll visit Jerusalem, Antioch, Philippi,Bethlehem, Nazareth, Bethany, and more. LAUGH? I THOUGHT I’D DIE (2x60)Language: EnglishEnjoy 50 of America’s funniest stars in theirmost hilarious scenes! Features scenes fromFrasier, MASH, All in the Family, and moreas we look at “Funny Families,” “NosyNeighbors,” “Law & Disorder,” and more! KING OF KINGS (2x60)Language: EnglishThis beautifully filmed program brings tolife the songs that celebrate Jesus. Walk inhis footsteps and witness the events of hislife while you listen to 48 inspiring songssuch as “Ave Maria,” “How Great ThouArt,” “I Believe” and more.IT’S BRANSON (2x60)Language: EnglishJourney to Branson’s most breathtakingscenic treasures AND get a front-row seat tospectacular stage shows including AndyWilliams, Roy Clark, Glen Campbell,Mickey Gilley, Ray Stevens, and more! COMING TO AMERICA(2x60)Language: EnglishRelive the inspiring journey of hope andcourage that brought our families toAmerica. See stories of great personalcourage brought to life through historicnewsreel footage, personal accounts,archival photos, diaries and more. KIDS EXPLORE THE WORLD(2x60)Language: EnglishKids will be delighted to travel the world ina magical balloon with Sarah and Alex asthey make fascinating discoveries in thislive-action program designed to entertainand educate. ANIMATED BIBLE STORIES (2x60)Language: EnglishAnimated collection of 20 bible storiesgeared towards children ages 3-8.

IN SEARCH OF LOST TREASURESOF THE BIBLE (3x60)Language: EnglishA thrilling around-the-world quest for theHoly Book’s most treasured, mysterious,and powerful objects. THE AMERICAN ORIENT EXPRESS (2x60)Language: EnglishExperience the majesty and beauty of ourNational Parks from a unique vantage point... aboard America’s most luxurious train. AMERICA: LAND OF LIBERTY(13x60)Language: EnglishA 13-part series telling the complete storyof America in a new and exciting way. THE BEGINNER’S VIDEO GUIDETO HOME COMPUTERS (2x60)Language: EnglishEntertaining instructional video designedspecifically for people with little or no com-puter knowledge. Features step-by-stepinstructions and clear “jargon-free” language.

REGENTENTERTAINMENTRegent Entertainment, 1401 OceanAvenue, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA90401 USA. Tel: 310.260.3333. Fax:310.260.3343. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Producer, Distributor, andSales Agent At MIP-TV: Mark R. Harris (Partner,Regent Entertainment), Gene George(President, Regent International), MegganKimberley (Senior VP, RegentInternational)Acquisition Executive: John LambertOffice: R31.21, Tel: 334.92.99.8807I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTACLAUSComedy, 93 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: John SheppirdProducers: Paul Colichman, Mark R.Harris, Stephen P. JarchowCast: Connie Sellecca, Corbin Bernsen,Cole Sprouse, Dylan SprouseDelivery Status: CompletedWhen an eight-year old boy catches Santa(who’s really his disguised dad) kissing hismom, the kid thinks his parents are break-ing-up and pulls every prank in the book tokeep Santa away from his house. IT HAD TO BE YOURomantic Comedy, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Steven FederProducers: Neil Kaplan, Steven FederCast: Natasha Henstridge, Michael Vartan,Michael Rispoli, Olivia D’AboDelivery Status: CompletedIn this charming romantic comedy, twostrangers meet in New York to plan their ownrespective weddings and they realize they havemore in common than they could ever imagine.GEN-Y COPSAction, 95 minutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Benny ChanProducers: Thomas Chung, Willie ChanCast: Paul Rudd, Stephen Fung, EdisonChen, Sam Lee, Maggie QDelivery Status: In Post-productionA rocket-fueled drama about an Americanweapons company that has devised a lethalattack robot to replace human soldiers onthe battlefield and save millions of lives. SORDID LIVESComedy, 111 minutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Del Shores Producers: Victoria Alonso, Max CiVon,Sharyn Lane, J. Todd HarrisCast: Olivia Newton-John, Beau Bridges,Delta Burke, Bonnie Bedelia Delivery Status: CompletedAn outrageous comedic twist on a story ofunconditional love, acceptance and ‘com-ing out’ in a Texas family, as they all con-verge for the matriarch’s funeral.

JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH: THECHIPPENDALES’ STORYDrama, 93 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Dave PayneProducers: Sam IrvinCast: Jonathan Aube, Shelley Malil, PaulClark, J.P. PitocDelivery Status: CompletedA film noir look inside the famed 80’s cluband how it all ended with lust, greed andmurder.DEEP FREEZEAction-Adventure, 93 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: John BeuchlerProducers: Jim RosenthalCast: Gotz Otto, Alexandra Kamp, KarenNieci, Allen Lee Haff, David MillbernDelivery Status: CompletedSet in the Arctic, an expedition teamunearths a disaster of global proportionswhen they discover a deadly creature thatthreatens the lives of the team and the world.RATED X Drama, 97 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Emilio EstevezProducers: Dick Berg and Allan MarcilCast: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, RaferWeigelDelivery Status: CompletedBased on the true story of the Mitchellbrothers, this feature examines the dreamsand obsessions the porn industry’s leadingpioneers, which culminates in a tragic con-frontation.POSSESSED Thriller, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Steven E. de SouzaExec. Producer: Barbara Title Delivery Status: CompletedCast: Timothy Dalton, Henry Czerny,Jonathan Malen, Piper Laurie, ChristopherPlummerBased on a 1949 Catholic-sanctioned exor-cism, a collision of good and evil occurswhen a mentally unstable priest agrees tosave the life and soul of a possessed child.HARLAN COUNTY WARDrama, 100 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Tony BillProducers: Mimi Rogers, Chris Ciaffa,Robert W. Cort, and David MaddenDelivery Status: CompletedCast: Holly Hunter (Emmy-nominated),Stellan Skarsgard, Ted Levine, Wayne RobsonBased on a real Kentucky coal miners’strike, a determined miner’s wife mobilizesa picket line and affects a bittersweet victo-ry for the workers at the Brookside MiningCompany.LOOKING FOR AN ECHODrama, 95 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Martin DavidsonProducers: Steve Tisch, Paul Kurta andMartin DavidsonCast: Armand Assante, Diane Venora,Edoardo Ballerini, Joe Grifasi, Tom Mason, Anthony John DenisonDelivery Status: CompletedIn this East Coast buddy film, an “oldies dowop” group reminisces about the good olddays and a potential come-back, as theleader finds true friendship and love.KINAction Adventure, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Elaine ProctorProducers: Margaret MathesonDelivery Status: CompletedCast: Miranda Otto, Isaiah Washington,Chris ChameleonA stunningly visual tale of passion andbetrayal set in Africa, where elephants arebeing slaughtered by poachers, a brotherand sister confront hard truths about loveand their convictions.

THE GHOSTAction/Adventure, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Douglas JacksonProducers: David Waters, Tony Eldridgeand Louis W. HerthumCast: Michael Madsen, Chung Lai, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Hatch, Brad DouriffDelivery Status: CompletedThe Ghost, China’s most feared femalefighting soldier, must pose as an Internetbride in Los Angeles when her cover isblown during a difficult assignment. SANCTIMONYMystery/Thriller, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Uwe BollProducers: Uwe Boll, Shawn Williamson& Paul ColichmanCast: Casper Van Dien, Michael Pare, EricRoberts, Catherine Oxenberg, JenniferRubinDelivery Status: CompletedThis highly stylised suspense thriller fol-lows a brilliant stock trader’s descent into asadistic serial killer, who dispatches his vic-tims in public arenas, and culminates in ashocking showdown.SPEEDWAY JUNKYDrama, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Nickolas PerryExec. Producer: Gus Van SantCast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, JesseBradford, Daryl Hannah, Tiffani-AmberThiessenDelivery Status: CompletedA gritty drama about a school dropout, whodreams of becoming a NASCAR racingdriver, but his misadventures leave himstranded and strapped for cash in Las Vegas.SPENTDrama, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Gil Cates, Jr.Producers: Rana Joy Glickman, JordanSummers and Gil Cates, Jr.Cast: Jason London, Charlie Spradling,Richmond Arquette, Rain Phoenix,Barbara Barrie, Margaret Cho Delivery Status: CompletedFocusing on the dysfunctional twenty-something’s, a compulsive gambler loses abet he can’t afford and is forced to deal withthe consequences and his web of lies.

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MAZEDrama, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Rob MorrowProducers: Paul Colichman, Mark R.Harris, Stephen P. Jarchow, and RobMorrowDelivery Status: CompletedCast: Rob Morrow, Laura Linney, CraigShefferA charming sculptor with Tourett’sSyndrome falls in love with his best friend’spregnant girlfriend. All three must resolvecomplex issues of loyalty and responsibilityin this uncommon love story. I’LL REMEMBER APRILDrama, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Bob Clark Producers: Paul Colichman & Mark R.HarrisCast: Haley Joel Osment, Trevor Morgan,Mark Harmon, Pam Dawber, Pat Morita Delivery Status: CompletedA coming-of-age story set during WorldWar II. A group of young boys capture astranded, Japanese sailor in California andface difficult issues of loyalty and courage. TEEN MONSTERComedy, 90 MinutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Mitch MarcusProducers: Paul Colichman and Mark R.HarrisCast: Matthew Lawrence, Ryan Reynolds,Judge Reinhold, Shelly Duvall, Christine Lakin Delivery Status: CompletedIn this edgy comedy, a brilliant high schoolstudent rejuvenates a classmate who is acci-dentally killed by school jocks. However,the recycled brain belonged to a notoriouscriminal and chaos ensues.

RIGELRigel, 4201 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 555,Los Angeles, CA USA. Tel: 323.954.8555.Fax: 323.954.8592. Company Type: Distribution At MIP-TV: John Laing (President &CEO), Kristie Smith (International Sales &Administration), Bryan Hambleton(International Sales), Peta Brown(Executive Assistant)Office: ROBOCOP(4 TV Movies) “Dark Justice”, “Meltdown”,“Resurrection”, “Crash & Burn”Action/Adventure (120 minutes)Language: English Cast: Paige Fletcher, Maurice Dean Wint Delivery Status: Completed Four new futuristic Robocop movies thatdeliver all the high paced action plus thetongue in cheek humor that audiences love. PACIFIC BLUE Drama Series (101 X 1-hour)Language: English Cast: Mario Lopez, Paula Tricky, ShannaMoakler, Rick Rossevich Delivery Status: Completed An action hour set on the California coast-line. Santa Monica Bike Patrol team up tokeep the shores and streets of this sunnyparadise free of crime.UNIVERSAL SOLDIER II: BROTHERS IN ARMSAction Adventure / Made for TV/Cable(90-minutes)Language: English Cast: Matt Battaglia, Chandra West, JeffWincott, Gary Busey Delivery Status: Completed Luc Devereaux, his brother Eric andVeronica Roberts attempt to expose theUnisol program which recycles soldiers inattempt to create the ultimate mercernaryarmy.

UNIVERSAL SOLDIER III: UNFINISHED BUSINESSAction/Adventure / Made for TV/Cable(90-minutes)Cast: Matt Battaglia, Chandra West, JeffWincott, Burt Reynolds Delivery Status: CompletedVeronica & Luc expose Unisol program tothe media. Now Dr. Walker creates a genet-ically engineered Unisol programmed sole-ly to destroy Luc and Veronica.KICKBOXER Y2KOAction/Adventure Delivery Status: Pre Production - 2001An exhibition sport turns deadly. CATWALK Drama Series (48 X 1-hour)Language: English Cast: Neve Campbell Delivery Status: Completed A look into the lives of six young adultsstruggling to reach their dreams.SPECIAL DELIVERYComedy (2-hours)Language: English Cast: Andy Dick Delivery Status: Completed One rookie delivery guy. One tiny package.Oh baby... what a mess. THE DARKLINGS Mystery Drama (98-minutes)Language: English Suzanne Somers, Timothy Busfield, MartinSheen, Tippi Hedren Christopher Jacksonwitnessed a murder. He has to convinceauthorities of what he saw. No such luck.His two best friends believe him and rally toChris’s cause determined to prove himright.PERFECT LITTLE ANGELSDrama/Thriller (98-minutes)Language: English Cast: Cheryl Ladd, Michael York, JodyThompson A mother and daughter move away fromtheir crime infested neighborhood to a pic-ture perfect gated community. Things aretoo perfect however, and if you don’t fit in -you just might lose your life. TWO OF HEARTS Comedy (95-minutes)Language: English Gail O’Grady, Rob Stewart, Alan Thicke,Marla Maples and Corbin Bernsen. Thehilarious consequence of two families thatmix like oil and water when they are forcedto get together.EVERYTHING RELATIVEDrama (104-minutes)Language: English Cast: Ellen McLaughlin, Olivia Negron,Stacy Nelkin Delivery Status: Completed A group of women (lesbian and straight)reunite. Over their reunion weekend, feel-ings and politics of the past collide with theeverchanging present. PICTURE WINDOWS Drama (2 X 90-minutes or 6 X 30-min-utes)Language: English Directors: Norman Jewison, JohnBoorman, Peter Bogdanovich Cast: Brook Adams, Alan Arkin, CharleyBoorman, John Hurt, Brian Keith, Sally Kirkland, Michael Lerner, Robert Loggia,Ron Pearlman, Kathleen Quinlan, George Segal. Delivery Status: CompletedWorld renowned film directors have chosentheir favorite paintings and turned them intolive action stories. THE LAUNDROMATDrama (60-minutes)Language: English Cast: Carol Burnett, Amy Madigan Delivery Status: Completed Two women with different backgrounds bychance find their lives briefly intertwinedwhen they meet at a laundromat.

TARANTELLADrama (84-minutes)Language: English Cast: Mira Sorvino, Rose Gregorio Delivery Status: Completed A young and ambitious woman returns toher old Italian American community whichleads to a path of self discovery. SADNESS OF SEX Drama/Romantic Comedy (98-minutes)Language: English Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Barry Yourgrau, Peta Wilson A poignant comedy about love.TITANIC: SECRETS REVEALEDDocumentary (90-minutes)Cast: Bernard Hill Delivery Status: Completed Examine clues that point to the most scan-dalous cover-up of its day!

SABAN INTERNATIONALSaban International, 10960 WilshireBoulevard, Los Angeles, California 90024USA. Tel: 310.235.5100. Fax:310.235.5102Company Type DistributorAt MIP-TV: Stan Golden (President, SabanInternational), Tomas Arteaga (VicePresident, Sales, German SpeakingTerritories), Chris Zhang (Vice President,Sales, Asia), Maria Torregrosa (VicePresident, International Sales), Sam Ewing(Vice President, International Co-Productions & Acquisitions), TraceyBateman (Manager, International Co-Productions & Acquisitions)Office: 11.02 Ñ 13.01 WHAT’S WITH ANDY?Adventure Comedy (26 half hour episodes)Delivery Status: In ProductionFrom renowned Australian author AndyGriffith’s best selling children’s book series,“What’s with Andy” follows a twelve-year-old mischievous boy who aspires to be theworld’s greatest practical joker. JASON & THE HEROES OF MOUNTOLYMPUSAdventure (26 half hour episodes)Delivery Status: In ProductionExperience the magical tales of Greco-Roman mythology through the wide-eyedadventures of a precocious young boy. TRANSFORMER CAR ROBOTAction Adventure (39 half hour episodes)Delivery Status: English-speaking versionIn ProductionIn this all new anime-style series, the evilDestolonga robots plot to capture the verypowerful scientist, Dr. Onishi, who is theonly one that has the ability to control thestar called Earth. POWER RANGERS TIME FORCE Action Adventure (45 half hour episodes)Delivery Status: In Production.Fast forward to action as a new crew ofsuperteens tackle the challenges of time andspace in the ninth season of this evergreenfranchise. STATE OF GRACEDramedy (26 half hour episodes)Delivery Status: In Production.“State of Grace” follows the light-heartedmemories of a journalist, who reflects backto her teenage days with her conservativefamily. This coming-of-age story is narratedby Academy Award* winner FrancesMcDormand (“Almost Famous,” “TheWonder Boys,” “Fargo”).SO LITTLE TIMEComedy (26 half hour episodes)Delivery Status: In Production.Cast: teen superstars Mary-Kate andAshley OlsenNew live action series, an extension of theMary Kate and Ashley brand and its grow-ing billion-dollar media empire.

SCARIEST PLACES ON EARTHLive Action, Reality Based (22 one hourepisodes)Delivery Status: In Production.A brand new Fox Family Channel seriesthat takes its daring viewers to the mostfrightening places around the globe toinvestigate legendary haunted castles,spooky catacombs and ghostly swamps. SIMIAN LINETV Movie - Fantasy/ ComedyDirector: Linda YellenCast: William Hurt, Lynn Redgrave, EricStoltz, Harry Connick Jr., SamanthaMathis, Tyne Daly, and Cindy Crawford Delivery Status: Completed.A pair of ghosts watch as four couplesstruggle to define their relationships after apsychic predicts an impending break-upamong one of the twosome. THREE DAYSFantasy/ DramaDirector: Michael SwitzerCast: Kristen Davis, Tim Meadows andReed Diamond Delivery Status: In Production.In the spirit of “Heaven Can Wait” and “It’sa Wonderful Life,” comes a magicalChristmas tale of second chances. AU PAIR 2Family Adventure – Romantic ComedyDirector: Mark GriffithsCast: Gregory Harrison, Heidi NoellLenhart, June Lockhart, Jake Dinwiddie,and Katie Volding Delivery Status: Completed.Set against the beautiful backdrop ofEurope’s countryside, the fairytale romancereturns as Jenny Caldwell, a former nannyturned successful business executive, pre-pares to marry maverick entrepreneurOliver Caldwell, while two scheming heirsof a conglomerate plot to stop the union andprevent Oliver from completing a billiondollar corporate merger. TILL DAD DO US PARTComedyDirector: Randall MillerCast: John Larroquette, Markie Post andEmily Holmes Delivery Status: Post Production.An overly protective father attempts to pre-vent his daughter from marrying an envi-ronmental activist by finding her a moresuitable match but instead falls victim to aseries of misadventures.

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SALSADISTRIBUTIONSalsa Distribution, 3 rue de Montyon,75009 Paris, France. Tel:33.155.33.13.00. Fax: 33.155.33.13.03.Salsa Entertainment, Inc., 2828 CoralWay, Suite #306Miami, FL 33145 USA. Tel: 305.461.9858.Fax: 305.461.5374. At MIP-TV: Lisa Hryniewicz (President),Jerry Diaz (Vice President of InternationalSales), Morgann Favennec (ManagingDirector), David Brower (Director ofMarketing), Cathy Leclère (MarketingManager)Acqiusition Executive: Morgann FavennecOffice: 09.19, Tel: 334.92.99.81.62THE HOOBSAnimation (Pre-school) (250 x 30 min)Producer: Jim Henson CompanyDelivery Status: CompleteHoobs are a race of great explorers fromHoobland, a sunny colourful world.LITTLE GHOSTSAnimation (pre-school) (39 x 7’ or 13 x 30’)Producer: TV-LoonlandDelivery Status: CompleteBased on the best-selling range of books byJacques Duquennoy, this charming pre-school series explores the world of fouryoung ghosts who live by themselves in ahuge, rambling castle.CLIFFORDAnimation (pre-school) (40 x 30 min)Producer: Scholastic Entertainment Inc.Taller than a two-story and redder than afire engine, Clifford is an optimist whoseheart is as big as he is.THE CRAMP TWINS Animation (8+ years) (26 x 30 min)Producer: TV-Loonland, SunbowEntertainmentDelivery Status: CompleteWayne and Lucien are twins but they havenothing in common.GENERATION OAnimation (Age 6-12) (13 x 30 min)Producer: Sony WonderMolly O! is the lead singer of an interna-tional pop band that has millions of adoringfans, a purple limousine, multiple goldrecords and a strictly enforced bedtime.BELPHEGORAnimation-Adventure (Young Kids) (26 x30 min)Delivery Status: completeThe shadow of Belphegor once again dark-ens the skies of Paris, terrorising the localpopulation.TOM & LILIAnimation (6-8 years old) (52 x 5 min)Producer: Valentine Productions, Bayard,Canal J. France 3, Europe ImagesInternational, Sofineurope, TeleparThe wacky adventures of Tom and Lili inand around their parent’s restaurant.THE ZACK FILESLive-action series (season one 26 x 30 min)OUR HEROLive Action Series (teens) (season 1 – 13 x30 min)Producer: Heroic Films – DECODEEntertainment Inc.Kale is 17. She’s overwhelmed. She’shopeful. She’s restless. She’s wise. She’sfiguring it out. And she’s tired of havingthings to say, but having nowhere to say it.REEL TRUTH / EYE ON THEWORLDScience (5 hour collection aboutTelevision)Producer: S4CThe camera never lies? A revealing andwitty series that shows how illusion and dis-tortion have been present from the very ear-liest days of factual film making.CHALLENGED TO THE LIMITAdventure Sports (6 x 30 min)Producer: S4CA series of adventures sports programsinvolving disciplines such as white waterrafting, abseiling, caving and rock climing.

SPACE TOURISTSScience and Adventure (1 x 60 min)Producer: S4CThe history of space tourism is derived froma Cold War completition between the USAand the USSR.WORLD DISCOVERIESPeople & Places (52 x 30 min)Producer: Lotus Communications (series1) and Hemisphere Productions (series 2)A series of travel documentaries fromaround the world. Each film portrays a dif-ferent culture.PASSION FOR NATUREWildlife (34 x 30 min) four seasonsProducer: Léo ProductionConservation, tradition, reintroduction:films showing some of the ways people andanimals are drawn together.NEW DISCOVERIES People and Places (7 x 48 min)Producer: Gédéon ProgrammesScience adventure from around the globe.The fast paces series visits all corners of theplanet exploring the extremes of discovery.GREAT WRITERSLiterature (14 x 50 min)Producer: Image & CieCollection of portraits made for the well-known series on France 3 “A Century ofWriters.” In this collection you will findwriters like: Tennesee Williams, JackLondon, Albreto Moravia . . .JOE THE KINGDrama (90 min)Director: Frank WhaleyProducer: Kathy de Marco; Jennifer DewisCast: Val Kilmer, Ethan Hawke, JohnLeguizamo, Noah FleissDelivery Status: CompletedTells the story of a young boy navigating hisway through a particularly turbulent adoles-ence, living an existence lacking in love andwarmth.BESIEGEDDrama (98 min) (1998)Director: Bernardo BertolucciCast: Thandie Newton, David ThewlisDelivery Status: CompleteAn old house in the center of Rome – arefuge for two lonely people.EYE OF THE BEHOLDERDrama (90 min) (1999)Director: Stephen ElliotCast: Ewan McGregor, Ashley JuddDelivery Status: CompletteThe Eye (McGregor) is a surveillanceexpert in the British Secret Service who hasbeen assigned to track a beautiful woman,Joanna (Judd) suspected of blackmailingthe son of a US Senator.FREE MONEYAction (90 min) (1999)Cast: Marlon Brando, Mira Sorvino,Donald Sutherland, Charlie SheenDelivery Status: completedAn FBI agent seek to expose the corruptionby her judge father and the local prison war-den. At the same time, a train weighted withold American bills will cross the heart of thetown on its way to Canada for discarding.STORMAction (90 min)Cast: Luke Perry, Martin Sheen, RobertKnott, Alexandra Powers, Rene EstevezDelivery Status: Complete (1999)On August 23, 1992 a covert operation ledby General Roberts Sheen designed adevice to control the weather.LEGIONNAIRE Action-Adventure (90 min)Cast: Jean Claude Van Damme, StevenBerkoffDelivery Status: completed (1998)Jean Claude Van Damme stars as a shallow,Parisian playboy forced to enlist in theFrench Foreign Legion after a jealous mob-ster attempts to kill him for having an affairwith his mistress.

CURTAIN CALLComedy (90 min)Cast: James Spader, Michael Caine,Maggie Smith, Polly Walker, Buck Henry,Sam ShepardDelivery Status: complete (1997)A bachelor afraid of marriage angers hislong-time girlfriend by buying a splendidtown-house just for himself, only to find ithaunted by the ghosts of a famous theatricalcouple, who teach him about love and com-mitment.

SANDRA CARTERPRODUCTIONSSandra Carter Productions, 230 West 79thStreet, New York, NY 10024 USA. Tel:212.246.4765. Fax: 212.246.4953. E-mail:[email protected]. Website:www.sandra-carter.comCompany Type: TV Program DistributingAt MIP-TV:Office: MICHAEL JORDAN – OFF COURTThis show focuses on the Michael Jordanoutside of the basketball arena. It looks atthe early influences in his life and how theyhave helped mold the man into what he istoday.MICHAEL JORDAN & TIGERWOODS – ARCHITECTS OFEXCELLENCEFrom generating ticket sales to creating newappeal for their respective sport, these tow-ering icons have raised our expectations ofthe modern athlete.VENUS & SERENA WILLIAMS(DOUBLE MATCH POINTS)DocumentaryRecently, women’s tennis has been pickingup major steam, and huge corporations arelooking to secure new faces in the sport.The Williams sisters may just be theiranswer – they are not easily overlooked.CLASSICAL VISIONSThis show is a new series of programs thatcombines the old world atmosphere withhistoric European locations. The result ismusic performance programming as you’venever seen it.FITNESS BEACHThis is an all-female series, that constantlychallenges viewers to work out harder butsmarter! There is the breathtaking locale ofCaribbean beaches, with sun, white sand,tropical breezes, and blue ocean waves.ULTIMATE WRESTLING COLLECTIONThis Ultimate wrestling Video Collectionoffers superstars of past and present and letsthe fan see his or her favorite stars beforethey were stars.BINGO TELEVISIONA revolutionary interactive TV format forthe international market! SOCCER LEGENDSDocumentaryThis series goes behind the game to discov-er the lifestyles, and the relationships of thestars as well as the connection between themental and the physical preparation it takesto become a Soccer Legend.TIGER WOODS – HEART OF ACHAMPIONThis show reviews Tiger’s amateur careerand his first year on the PGA Tour. Get itfirst-hand from the people who know himbest.

SANDY FRANKENTERTAINMENTSandy Frank Entertainment, 954Lexington Avenue, Suite 255, New York,NY 10021 USA. Tel: 212.772.1889. Fax:212.772.2297. At MIP-TV: Sandy Frank (Chairman), J.Philip Oldham (Executive Vice President,Marketing/Sales), Maury Shields (SeniorVice President, Administration), SandiSpidell (Vice President, Operations),Rosalie Perrone (Vice President,Controller), Mary Byrne (Director,European Operations)Office: 09.12, Tel: 334.92.99.82.09BATTLE OF THE PLANETS85 1/2 HoursClassic animated space adventure featuring5 teenagers who transform into super heroesto protect the earth from invaders and theirmechanical monsters.SCRAMBLEGRAMS/THE ANAGRAM GAMEGame show formatContestants compete to unscramble wordsand identify familiar phrases.INCREDIBLE WORLDA catalogue of over 1400 2-5 minutes reali-ty stories tha tcan be used as a resource forreality programming. Covers the most pop-ular topics including animals, people, dan-ger and daredevils, funny world, the myste-rious, sports, performers (i.e. magicians),children and travel and adventure.YOU ASKED FOR ITInteractive Series FormatThe world’s first viewer response seriesnow television’s ultimate viewer, withviewers determining the program’s contaentas it happens. Supported by a catalogue ofover 1600 2-5 minute reality clips.NAME THAT TUNESeries – Music Game ShowThe world’s most famous and popularmusic game showFACE THE MUSICGame FormatUnique game format combining musicidentification and a pop culture quiz.YOU ASKED FOR ITReality Program (6 x 1 hr)Producer: Bruce Nash for NBC NetworkEach show presents stories as requested byviewers about amazing animals, unusualpeople, daredevils and stunts and unusualsports from around the world.YOU ASKED FOR ITSeries (15 x 1/2 hour)Aired in 1980’s.

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SCREENTIME PTYLTDScreentime Pty Ltd, 108 Alexander Street,Crows Nest, NSW, 2065, Australia. Tel:612.9439.4911. Fax: 612.9439.4922. E-mail: [email protected] MIP-TV: Des Monaghan (ExecutiveDirector), Bob Campbell (ExecutiveDirector)Office: IHAKA: BLUNT INSTRUMENTDrama (2 hours)Language: EnglishDirector: Peter FiskCast: Temeura Morrison, Rebecca GibneyDelivery Status: Completed and telecast onNetwork TENFrom the best selling author Paul Thomasfeaturing Detective Sergeant Tito Ihaka. Amajor affront to the dogma of political cor-rectness Ihaka is as unconventional as he iseffective.MY HUSBAND MY KILLERDrama (2 hours)Language: EnglishDirector: Peter AndrikidisProducer: David GouldCast: Colin Friels, Martin Sacks, LucyBell, Linda CropperDelivery Status: completedThe dramatisation of the true story that hasbeen described as Sydney’s murder-of-the-decade (a la Helter Skelter).BLUE LADYDrama (2 hrs)Language: EnglishProducer: Ian BradleyDelivery Status: In developmentThe true story of Kim Hollingsworth’sdetermined, terrifying and courageous jour-ney from stripper to police officer.CLOSE CONTACTDrama (2 hours)Producer: Ian BradleyCast: Grant Bowler, Amanda Douge,Kimberley DaviesDelivery Status: completedAn affair between two business partnersleaves one partner dead and the other inneed of protection from killers.JESSICAPeriod Drama (2 x 2 hours)Producer: Anthony BuckleyDelivery Status: In DevelopmentAdapted from the best selling novel byacclaimed Australian author, BryceCourtenay. Based on the real life of aremarkable young Australian who defiedthe conventions of her time.FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTHContemporary Drama (2 x 2 hours)Language: EnglishProducer: Anthony BuckleyA major love story about an Australianwoman’s love affair and marriage to anAmerican war hero and the woman’s epicstruggle to save an outback cattle station thesize of Belgium.THE POTATO FACTORYDrama (2 x 2 hours)Language: EnglishDirector: Rob MarchantProducer: Anthony BuckleyCast: Ben Cross, Lisa McCune, SoniaToddDelivery Status: CompletedThe story of Ikey Solomon (the inspirationfor Charles Dickens’ Fagin in Oliver Twist),his mistress mary Abacus and Ikey’s wifeHannah.BREAKERSSoap (420 x 1/2 hours)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: Andrew HowieCast: Louis Crawford, Helen O’Connor,Julie Hassler, Bergesan, Ada NicodemouDelivery Status: completedSet in Sydney’s famous Bondi, it tells thestory of the extended family who live andoperate a variety of businesses in a grandold building overlooking the beach.

POPSTARS I & IIReality (13 x 1/2 hours + 2 x 1 hours)Language: EnglishDirector: Adrian BrantProducer: Andrew BackwellDelivery Status: Popstars – delivered;Popstars II – in productionIt all started with 2,500 girls from all overAustralia. The Judges were faced with thetask of selecting only five who would suc-ceed as pop stars.SINGLE GIRLSReality (9 x 1/2 hours)Language: EnglishDirector: Alan Gibb & Philip SwainProducer: Jacqui Fally, Fiona Baker &Clare BonhamDelivery Status: completedA group of young women living togetherwith one mission – to find Mr. Right!STRIP SEARCHReality (13 x 1/2 hours)Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In DevelopmentA nationwide talent quest for the sexiestmen in the country.DOG SQUADDocumentary (44’ 30”)Language: EnglishDirector: Dan SalmonProducer: Jude CallenDelivery Status: completedBudget: $NZ100,000A documentary which goes on the road withthe West Auckland “dog catcher” AnimalWelfare Officers to explore the issues ofanimal control and owner responsibility.TATTOODocumentary (44’ 30”)Language: EnglishDirector: Kate PeacockeProducer: Jude CallenDelivery Status: completedBudget: $NZ100,000A documentary which explores the prideand prejudice surrounding tattooing in NewZealand through the stories of the newly tat-tooed and those undergoing the reverseprocess – painful laser removal.RETURN TO ROMANIADocumentary (68’ 17”)Language: English (some English subtitlesunder Romanian dialogue)Director: Megan JonesProducer: Jude CallenDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $NZ150,000An emotionally charged documentarywhich follows a group of New Zealandfamilies taking their adopted Romanianchildren back to Romania to find and meettheir birth parents and siblings.PRIZE BITCHDocumentary (44.30”)Language: EnglishDirector: Megan JonesProducer: Jude CallenDelivery Status: In ProductionBudget: $NZ105,000A documentary about the eccentric devoteesof New Zealand’s dog show circuit.THE LAST PLACE ON EARTHDocumentary (45’00”)Language: EnglishDirector: TBCProducer: Jude CallenDelivery Status: Pre ProductionBudget: $NZ120,000A documentary which travels to one of theremotest parts of New Zealand to meet anextraordinary family leading a unique reclu-sive lifestyle in a beautiful yet untamedlandscape.FLESHWOUNDSDocumentary (44’ 30”)Language: EnglishDirector: Kate PeacockeProducer: Jude CallenDelivery Status: In ProductionBudget: $NZ105,000A documentary which explores the practiceof body adornment known as piercing inNew Zealand from the simple earringthrough to facial, navel, genital piercing andthe extreme full body suspension.

DAD WANTEDDocumentary (44’ 30”)Language: EnglishDirector: Justin PembertonProducer: Jude CallenDelivery Status: In ProductionBudget: $NZ105,000A documentary which explores the issue ofgay parenting in New Zealand through thepersonal stories of three couples who have,or are trying to have children.

SCREEN MEDIAVENTURES, LLCScreen Media Ventures, LLC, 757 ThirdAvenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017USA. Telephone: 212.308.1790. Fax:212.308.1791Company Type: International FilmDistributor757 Third Avenue, Second Floor, NewYork, New York 10017 USA, Tel:212.308.1790. Fax: 212.308.1791Office: 07.15 At MIP-TV: Mr. Joe Kovacs (President),Mr. Steve Nurkin (Executive VicePresident), Ms. Almira Malyshev (VicePresident, International Sales), Mr. ToddJackson (Vice President), Ms. RitaGalofaro (International Sales Assistant)THE NIGHTMARE YEARS Drama (384 Minutes)Language: English Director: Anthony Page Cast: Sam Waterston, Marthe KellerDelivery Status: Completed (1989)The true story of Bill Shirer, an AmericanForeign Correspondent, based on his diariessmuggled out of Nazi Europe in 1941. From1939 to 1945, Hitler and his Nazi regimewaged a war that caused suffering to mil-lions.ANASTASIA: THE MYSTERY OFANNADrama (190 Minutes)Language: English Director: Marvin J. Chomsky Cast: Amy Irving, Olivia De HavillandDelivery Status: Competed (1986)This is the true story of the woman whoclaims to be the Anastasia Romanov, thedaughter of Russia’s last czar. The filmtraces her life from the execution of theroyal family until she mysteriously surfacesin Germany.GORE VIDAL’S LINCOLN Drama (188 Minutes)Language: English Director: Lamont Johnson Cast: Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler MooreDelivery Status: Completed (1988)The progress of the war is seen throughLincoln’s eyes. After a war more ferociousand bloody than anyone can imagine,Lincoln lives just long enough to see hisvision realized before his life is cut tragical-ly by an assassin’s bullet. NEW PRODUCTCAROLINE? HEIRESS ORIMPOSTER Drama (96 Minutes )Language: English Delivery Status: Completed (1990)Director: Joseph Sargent Cast: Stephanie Zimbalist, Patricia NealMeet the Grahams-emotionally insecure butfinancially sound due to a million-dollarlegacy of their grandmother. Enter Caroline,believed dead in a plane crash thirteen yearsearlier as she returns to the family fold andfamily fortune. There’s just one problem-isshe who she claims to be? THE HOWLING SERIES:THE HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS Horror (94 Minutes)Language: English Director: Philippe Mora Cast: Barry Otto, Imogen AnneslevDelivery Status: Completed (1987)A strange race of marsupials suddenlyappears in Australia. A sociologist studyingthese creatures falls in love with a femaleand she gives birth to a new race of hairyoffspring.

THE HOWLING IV: THE ORIGINALNIGHTMARE Language: English Director: John Hough 94 Minutes HorrorCast: Romy Windsor, Michael T. WeissDelivery Status: Completed (1988)An author, recovering from a nervousbreakdown in the town of Drakho seesdemons and werewolves but think it’s justher imagination. When she realizes they arereal she get suspicious of the odd town andit’s mysterious past.THE HOWLING V: THE REBIRTH Horror (90 Minutes)Language: English Director: Neal Sundstrom Cast: Philip Davis, Victoria CatlinDelivery Status: completed (1989When a diverse group of people visit aRomanian castle that has been closed for500 years a werewolf in their midst beginsto feed on them reducing their numberevery night.THE HOWLING VI: THE FREAKS Horror (102 Minutes)Language: English Director: Hope Perello Cast: Brendan Hughes, Michelle MathesonDelivery Status: Completed (1990) A villainous carnival owner captures awerewolf to add to menagerie of inhumanexhibits. The werewolf battles to save thetown from the vampire in the travelling cir-cus who preys on the townspeople.ATTACK OF THE 50-FOOT WOMAN Science Fiction (89 minutes)Language: English Director: Christopher Guest Cast: Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin Delivery Status: Completed (1993 )A remake of the 1958 movie. After anencounter with aliens, a wealthy womangrows to, surprise surprise, 50 feet tall. Withher newfound size she decides to getrevenge on her husband and others thatannoyed her.KNOCK OFFAction/Thriller (100 minutes)Language: English Director: Hark Tsui Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, RobSchneiderDelivery Status: Completed (1998)Fast-paced, often stylish martial arts actionmovie about a clothing salesman caught upin an international terrorist plot to try to stopmicro bombs from being smuggled in boot-leg jeans.

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Whats With Andy?Fox Family

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EYE OF THE BEHOLDER Thriller (109 minutes)Language: English Director: Stephen Elliot Cast: Patrick Bergin Geneviéve Bujold,Ashley JuddDelivery Status: Completed (1999)A nameless private eye (Ewan McGregor)shadows the same woman (who happens tobe a serial killer of men) all over the UnitedStates for more than 10 years without herever knowing and he strangely enoughoccasionally acts as her guardian angel. A DOG OF FLANDERS Director Kevin Brodie Drama (91 Minutes)Language: English Cast: Jeremy James Kissner, and JonVoightDelivery Status: Compted (1999)Sentimental literary adaptation of about a boywho heals a sick, stray dog and bonds with it.A TABLE FOR ONE Drama (111 Minutes)Language: English Director: Ron Senkowski Cast: Michael Rooker and Rebecca DeMornayDelivery Status: completed (1999)A wife and her two-timing husband and aflirting neighbour are unpredictable com-petitors in a warped game that turns into alife-or-death affair. TELLING LIES IN AMERICADrama (101 Minutes)Language: English Director: Guy Ferland Cast: Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro,Maximilian SchellDelivery Status: Completed (1997)Karchy’s family emigrated from Hungary inthe 1960’s. He is struggling in school andtrying to adjust to American culture. THE QUESTAction/Adventure (94 minutes)Language: English Director: Jean-Claude Van Damme Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, RogerMooreDelivery Status: completed (1996) Epic martial arts story with high-kickingVan Damme as a New York pickpocketwhose efforts to elude the police lead him tothe Far East and into the most exclusive andprestigious fight in the world. MEN OF WAR Language: English Director: Perry Lang 103 minutes ActionCast: Dolph Lundgren, Anthony JohnDenison, Charlotte LewisDelivery Status: Completed (1994)Nick Gunnar leads a group of internationalmercenaries to an island in the South Seas.Their mission is to obtain the rights to theunusual treasure the island holds.

SCRIPPS NETWORKS Scripps Networks (HGTV, Food Network,DIY), 9721 Sherrill Blvd., Knoxville, TN,37932, U.S.A. Tel: 865.694.2700. Fax:865.690.2253. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Producer/DistributorAt MIP-TV: Kristen Jordan (VP, Int’lDevelopment), Peter Corl (VP, BusinessDevelopment), Anna Alvord (Manager,Int’l Development), Eileen Opatut (SVP,Programming), Bruce Seidel (Director,Scheduling), Mariane Whittemore(Director, Event Marketing)Office: 17.32Tel: 33.04.92.99.8221LIQUID DESIGNLifestyle/Decorating & Interior Design, 1X 45’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedThis special tours six one-of-a-kind homesand explores the delightful and innovativeways in which architects & homeownersemploy water-inside and out-as a funda-mental design element.

DESIGNERS’ CHALLENGELifestyle/Decorating & Interior Design, 26X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedDesigners’ Challenge follows the process asone homeowner selects from among threedesigners’ room renovation plans, createdjust for him or her, to bring about a terrificnew look for the room. LANDSCAPE SMARTLifestyle/Gardening & Landscaping, 65 X22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedThis series shows how to create beautifullandscaping in less time, with less effort,and by spending less money. Each episodecontains step-by-step information and inspi-rational garden tours. FLEA MARKET FINDS WITH THEKOVELSLifestyle/Special Interest, 10 X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedThis series shares the secrets of findinggood values on collectibles and antiques,with advice from experts on what to lookfor when shopping at rummage sales andflea markets.WEEKEND WARRIORSLifestyle/Special Interest, 26 X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedEnjoy this celebration of the do-it-yourselfprocess, as viewers follow the emotion,enthusiasm, and experience of individualswho have planned a project and carried it toits completion. OLD HOMES RESTOREDLifestyle/Building & Remodeling, 13 X22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedThis series features numerous projects,from restoration of homes to innovativerenovation work, and also provides usefuladvice to homeowners who wish to restoreor renovate their own homes.MING’S QUESTCooking/Lifestyle, 13 X 21’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedJoin chef Ming Tsai in his search of creativecuisine and culinary adventure. Viewerswatch as he prepares a sumptuous meal onlocation with his signature East/West flair.WOLFGANG PUCKCooking/Lifestyle, 13 X 21’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedFrom a behind the scenes look at the starstudded Hollywood events he caters, totours through the vineyards of California,celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck invites us intohis world.SWEET DREAMSCooking/Lifestyle, 20 X 21’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedDessert cravings come in all flavors - sowhether your idea of heaven is chocolatemousse or crème brulee, Sweet Dreams willhave you hooked with an array of delectablerecipes.MELTING POTCooking/Lifestyle, 65 X 21’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedDiverse, new chefs share and prepare theethnic recipes and traditions of their fami-lies’ kitchens, including Mediterranean,Latin, African, Eastern European,Caribbean, and World Cuisine.INSIDE SCOOPCooking/Lifestyle, 13 X 21’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedHave you ever wondered how NASA cre-ates food for the astronauts? Go to some ofthe world’s most fascinating food prepara-tion sites and let experts give us the InsideScoop!

WEDDING FEASTSFood/Lifestyle, 1 X 45’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedJoin us as we invite ourselves to some beau-tiful and colorful weddings. From NewYork to Hawaii, take an intimate look at thefood behind this special day.DIY FAMILY SPORTSLifestyle, 13 X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedA guide to sports and recreational activitiesfor the home, DIY’s “Family Sports” coverstopics from installing a basketball goal tocreating a personal putting green.DIY DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYLifestyle, 5 X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In productionOur expert photographer will offer tips fortaking better pictures, recommend tricks tofix bad pictures, and suggest fun ways touse pictures for projects and gifts.DIY PET CARELifestyle, 5 X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedShot on location at the Los Angeles Zoo andLong Beach Aquarium, this series looks ateverything from making homemade pettreats to controlling behavioral problems.DIY HOME TECHLifestyle, 5 X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In productionOn location in various high-tech homes, thisseries provides viewers with an inside lookat the latest technological innovations forliving in the 21st century.DIY REFINISHINGLifestyle, 5 X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedOur expert craftsman gives complete, easy-to-understand instructions and handy listsof materials on stripping old finishes, furni-ture repairs, staining, antiquing, and otherrefinishing projects.EPCOT INTERNATIONAL FLOWERAND GARDEN FESTIVAL 2001Lifestyle/Gardening, 5 X 22’Language: EnglishDelivery Status: In productionViewers will have the real inside look athow the festival of blossoms and bloomscomes together for this acclaimed annualevent at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center.

SEXTANTINTERNATIONALSextant International, 175 Bloor StreetEast, Suite 610, North Tower, Toronto,Ontario, Canada M4W 3R8. Tel:416.928.2786. Fax: 416.928.9419. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Distributor, ProducerAt MIP-TV: Chris Brough (GroupPresident), Matthew O’Connor (PresidentProduction), Thomas Howe (PresidentDistribution), Roberta Colombin (VPDistribution and Acquisitions), MichelleGahagan (VP Business Affairs), DeborahDrisdell (VP Distribtion and Co-Production)Office: 17:15Tel: 33 4 92 99 8096TRUE FRIENDSMovie Drama (105 min)Language: EnglishDirector: James QuattrochiProducer: 2nd Generation FilmsCast: Dan Lauria, MacKenzie Phillips, LeoRossiDelivery Status: CompletedTrue Friends is a story of Love, friendshipand honour. An original and character-driv-en prime-time drama set in the real-lifeheart and soul of the Bronx, New York.

AAAGH! IT’S THE MR. HELLSHOW!Animated Comedy (13 eps x 30 min)Language: EnglishDirector:Producer: Sextant Entertainment GroupInc./Peafur ProductionCast: Bob MonkhouseDelivery Status: CompletedAAAGH! IT’S THE MR. HELL SHOW! Isa fully animated comedy variety show, withshort, sharp skits and strong recurring char-acters. Every week our sulphurous and sar-donic anti-hero stars in his own three-partadventure, and also introduces a whole hostof equally distinctive characters, all imbuedwith the same warped sense of humour. TREKS IN A WILD WORLDAction Adventure Series (28 eps x 30 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Producer: Sextant Entertainment GroupInc./Pilot FilmsDelivery Status: CompleteAn exotic outdoor adventure series. Eachepisode follows our young adult adventur-ers on an unforgettable journey using a widevariety of transport - be it cycle, kayak,canoe, skis, climbing, trekking, dogsled, orjust plain walking. HAIR, THERE, EVERYWHEREDocumentary (60 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Wheelwright InkDelivery Status: CompleteHair, There and Everywhere examines thechanging attitudes towards body and hair andthe contemporary notion that it is seeminglyundesirable. Is our antipathy a media-inducedfad, or something with historic roots and con-nections that are more then skin deep?ORKNEY LADDocudrama (60 minutes)Language: EnglishProducer: Wheelwright Inc.Delivery Status: CompleteThis film, through meticulously reconstruct-ed historical detail captures the amazing andexplosive story of Isabel Gunn, the ‘lass’who ventured westward disguised as a man. OUT OF THE FIREDocumentary (60 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Shelley SaywellProducer: Bishari FilmsCast: Faye SchulmanDelivery Status: CompletedLast fall, filmmaker Shelley Saywellaccompanied Faye Schulman back to herhometown of Lenin; It’s where Mrs.Schulman was living when Germany invad-ed and where, in 1942, she barely escapeddeath at the hands of the Nazis because ofher talent with a camera.

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausRegent Entertainment

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WHY SHARKS ATTACK, WHY THEYDON’TDocumentary (60 min)Language: EnglishDirector:Producer: Charlie White ProductionsDelivery Status: CompletedLearn about what triggers deadly sharks tofeed. New behaviour studies are revealedand explored in this fascinating documen-tary with incredible underwater footage.MICRONAUTSAnimated Series (26 x 30min)Language: EnglishProducer: Sextant Entertainment GroupInc.Delivery Status: In ProductionTHINK BIG, LIVE SMALL. Somewherein our world lives a thirteen-year-old boy. Inthat boy a trillion cells make up his being. Inone of those cells lies a single, specialstrand of DNA. On that strand of DNA liesanother universe unlike any we have everknown. This is the MICROVERSE andthese are the adventures of the MICRO-NAUTS.THE RUMFORDSAnimated Series (13 x 30 min)Language: EnglishProducer: Sextant Entertainment GroupInc.Delivery Status: Pre-ProductionA breakthrough live action /animated seriesabout a joyously madcap family of cartooncharacters who move into real life suburbia.

SFM ENTERTAINMENTSFM Entertainment, 1180 Avenue of theAmericas, Suite 2010, New York, NY10036 USA. Tel: 212.398.4496. Fax:212.398.5738.At MIP-TV: Stanley H. Moger (President),Jordan E. Ringel (Exec. VP/BusinessAffairs), Michael H. Maizes (Senior VicePresident), Dewey S. Wigod(VP/Production Services), Marica Suresky(Executive Assistant), Peter Barbera(Director/Communications)Office: INSTANT LOVEMovie (2-hour)JUNGLE BOOKMovie (2-hour)A TIME TO REMEMBERChristmas Special (2 hr)WITNESS TO THE EXECUTIONMovie (2-hour)THE LAST DAYS OF FRANK &JESSE JAMESMovie (2-hour)DENNIS THE MENACE – MAYDAYFOR MOTHERAnimated special (1/2 hr)HERE COMES THE GRUMPAnimated (17 x 30 min)BENNY CARTER: A SYMPHONY INRIFFSDocumentary (1 hr)CARY GRANT: A CELEBRATION OFA LEADIN GMANDocumentary (1 hr)CRUSADE IN EUROPEDocumentary (26 x 30 min)MOSHE DAYAN: A WARRIOR’SSTORYDocumentary (1 hr)DAYAN’S ISRAELDocumentary (150 min or 3 x 1 hr)DEALDocumentary (2 hr)GEORGE STEVENS: AFILMMAKER’S JOURNEYDocumentary (2 hrs/off-network)THE HARRYHAUSEN CHRONICLESDocumentary (1 hr)ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKINGGLASSChildren (90 min)ZOOBILEE ZOOChildren (65 live-action, 1/2 hr episodesand 24 4-min musical vignettes)

THE ADVENTURES OF JIM BOWIESeries (76 x 30 min)THE BARBARA STANWYCK THE-ATERSeries (36 x 30 min)BREAKING THE SCREEN BARRIER: THE MAKING OFTERMINATOR 3-DSpecial (1/2 hour/off network)COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALSpecial (2 hr/off-network)THE FAMILY FILM AWARDSSpecial (2 hrs) off-network

SHOWCASE ENTERTAINMENTShowcase Entertainment, Inc. WarnerCenter, 21800 Oxnard Street, Suite 150,Woodland Hills, CA 91367, USA. Tel:818.715.7005. Fax: 818.715.7009. Website: http://www.showcaseentertain-ment.comAT MIP-TV: David Jackson (President),Shauna Jackson (Executive VicePresident), Bibi Channer (VP InternationalSales and Co-Productions), Renae Black(VP US Sales and Distribution).Office: # 09.02TURN OF FAITHAction ThrillerDirector: Charles JarrotProducer: Ray ManciniCast: Charles Durning, Ray “Boom Boom”Mancini, Costas Mandylor, Mia Sara andTony SiricoThree men are betrayed by their lifelongmentor who will stop at nothing to regainhis power with the union.ALTERED SPECIESHorror/CreatureDirector: Serge RodunskyProducer: Serge RodunskyIn a high-tech pharmaceutical lab, scientistsare on the verge of creating a cure for one ofthe deadliest diseases on earth.Designed to“seek and destroy” cancer cells, the formu-la instead creates a swarm of mutant ratsthat now “seek and destroy” mankind.VEGAS: CITY OF DREAMSAction ThrillerDirector: Lorenzo DoumaniProducer: Lorenzo DoumaniCast: Erica Eleniak, Brenda Epperson-Doumani, Monica Schnarre, DanielBenzali, Duran Duran’s lead singer JohnTaylorSet against the glitter and glamour of LasVegas, three beautiful sisters gear intoaction when they are forced to solve a mur-der.THE CODE CONSPIRACYAction ThrillerDirector: Hank WhetstoneProducer: Hank WhetstoneCast: Jim Fitzpatrick, Maria ConchitaAlonso, Lou RawlsSpanning the coast of Florida and theBahamas, a trio of software developersacquire the final piece of a mathematicalcode completing a revolutionary technologythat is ultimately deemed a threat to nation-al security.THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESSRomantic ComedyDirector: John PutchProducer: Alex Hyde-WhiteCast: Frank Whaley, Annabeth Gish, AmyJo Johnson, Adam Baldwin, Patrick VanHorn, Jean StapletonAn ad executive, in pursuit of happiness,learns that sometimes your true love endsup being your first love.DUMPEDRomantic ComedyDirector: Oliver RobinsProducer: Jeremy Rubin and Oliver RobinsCast: Dana Barron & Seth PetersonA young woman embarks on a mission totrap her long-time boyfriend into marriagewith the help of a well-known dating manu-al.

CLAUDINE’S RETURNRomanceDirector: Antonio TibaldiProducer: Amedeo Ursini and PatriciaFoulkrodCast: Christina Applegate, Stefano DionisiA poignant love story about faith and des-tiny unfolds when a rebellious youngwoman afraid of love meets a young Italiandrifter who falls in love with her.KISSED BY AN ANGELRomantic ComedyDirector: Gregory C. HaynesProducer: Greggory B. Peck and KathrynArnoldCast: Adam Trese, Mia Kirschner, RadhaMitchellA beautiful angel who is sent to lead an ide-alistic man to romance falls in love withhim, leading to a charged romantic triangle.THE TOMORROW MANSci-Fi ThrillerDirector: Doug CampbellProducer: Vanessa Finan and MichaelWehlingCast: Corbin BernsenIn a journey across and battle against time,a father finds himself in a deadly chase thatcatapults him into the future, when heembarks on a mission to not only change hisown past, but also the life of his turnedcriminal son.THE GENTLEMAN BANDITAction ThrillerDirector: Jordan AlanProducer: Alfred JoyalCast: Charlie Mattera, Ed Lauter, RyanO’Neal, Peter GreenA young ex-convict, when unable to getlegitimate work, becomes involved with asophisticated scam artist who teaches him arefined form of bank robbery.

SND FILMSSND Films, P.O. Box 94385, 1090 GJAmsterdam, Holland. Web: www.snd-films.com. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Sales agentAt MIP-TV: Sydney Neter (president),Noah Waxman (Sales & AcquisitionsManager)Office: Stand no. H4.35 at the MediaUmbrella Stand / The MarketplaceTel: 31.6.549.55266ESCAPE TO LIFELong Documentary (83’ also available: 50’)Language: EnglishDirector: Andrea Weiss & Wieland SpeckProducer: Ms. Greta SchillerCast: Vanessa Redgrave, Corin RedgraveDelivery Status: completedBudget: £ 300.000 Chronicling the extraordinary lives of Erikaand Klaus Mann, children of author ThomasMann, Escape to Life presents two talentedartists who challenged both social standardsand the fascist Nazi government throughtheir outrageous performances. MUTANT ALIENSFeature (animation) (83:00)Language: EnglishDirector: Bill PlymptonProducer: Bill PlymptonDelivery Status: completedBudget: £ 500.000Earl Jensen, sent to outer space as a hero,slowly learns he is never to return to Earthbecause of the greed of scientist Dr. Frubar.Missing his daughter, Josie, Earl has nochoice but to begin a new life on anotherplanet. HILARY HAHN: A LIFE OF MUSICDocumentary (43’)Language: English/GermanDirector: Edda BaumannProducer: Edda BaumannCast: Hilary HahnDelivery Status: completedBudget: £ 150.000This intimate portrait follows the young vio-linist in her US home and on tour in Germanyand Finland. Talented Hilary plays Bach,Schubert, and Bernstein, among others withrenowned conductors and gives a tour of herPhiladelphia alma mater, the Curtis Institute.

SOFAENTERTAINMENTSOFA Entertainment, 9121 SunsetBoulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA.Tel: 310.276.9522. Fax: 310.276.0242. E-mail: [email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Beatrice Haechler (VicePresident, International Sales)Office: R32.27Tel. 334.92.99.88.49THINGS THAT GO BUMP: FACINGOUR FEARSDocumentary (6 x 60 minutes)Language: EnglishDirectors: David Oyster, Joan Owens-MyersonProducers: David Oyster, Joan Owens-MyersonExecutive Producer: Andrew SoltDelivery Status: CompletedPresenting a unique look into the things thatfrighten millions of people, this exciting serieswill not only entertain, but help our audienceto face their fears and overcome them.ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FOREVER: EDSULLIVAN’S GREATEST HITSMusic Documentary (1 x 60 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Andrew Solt Producer: Greg VinesExecutive Producer: Andrew SoltDelivery Status: CompletedThis retrospective spotlights the mostamazing pop/rock performances to evergrace the stage of “The Ed SullivanShow,” the live variety show that became acornerstone of American television.THE HUNT FOR AMAZING TREASURESAdventure Documentary, 2 x 120 minutesLanguage: EnglishDirector: Ken Weiderhorn Producer: Ken WeiderhornExecutive Producer: Andrew SoltDelivery Status: CompletedThis popular series unearths priceless for-tunes in the most unexpected places,including a 10,000-year-old skeleton;Titanic treasures; Beethoven manuscripts;the blueprints for Lindbergh’s plane; andmany more! THE 70’S: BELL BOTTOMS TOBOOGIE SHOESLifestyle Documentary, 1 x 120 minutesLanguage: EnglishProducer: Evan SayetExecutive Producer: Andrew SoltDelivery Status: CompletedThis celebration of crazy fads and outrageousfashions presents an irreverent look at thepeople, places and events that are the memo-ries of everyone who grew up in the 70’s.

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John John In The SkyPorchlight Entertainment

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ROGUES GALLERYTrue Crime/Documentary, 10 x 60 minutesLanguage: EnglishExecutive Producer: Andrew SoltDelivery Status: CompletedThe most notorious criminals of the 20thCentury come to life in this chilling mobsterseries which explores the origin ofOrganized Crime and exposes its darkestsecrets.

SPI INTERNATIONALSPI International, 928 Broadway, Suite700, New York, NY 10010 USA. Tel:212.673.5103. Fax: 212.673.5183. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Distributor/ ProducerAt MIP-TV: Loni Farhi (President), StaceySobel (Executive Vice-President), ReviBenShoshan (Manager International Sales),Piotr Reisch (Manager of Polish Sales),Ulku Angili (Director of Turkish Sales),Burak Angili (Manager of Turkish Sales)Office: R29.21Tel: 334.92.99.88.74LIVEGOAL.NETInteractiveSPI has launched into multimedia arenawith the formatting of LIVEGOAL.NET.This unique website provides up to theminute soccer scores around the world andis currently being formatted for individual-ized companies.THE GNOMES Animation (26 x 26’) Taking place in a timeless and mystical uni-verse full of fantastic beings, monsters andenchanted legends, THE GNOMES will besure to delight young audiences all over theglobe. SPEED RACER Animation (65 x 26’) Go Speed Racer, Gooo! The classicJapanese animated series that started it all isback - the episodes are filled with the magicthat made it a cult hit in the first place -futuristic race cars, intrigue, internationalspies, and the best racing scenes this side ofthe NASCAR track. THE CHILDREN OF TOROMIRO Animation (26 x 26’) Come follow the four Mansart children onan exciting adventure through history asthey race against the dawn of a newMillennium in order to save the world fromevil and darkness. TOMBIK & B.B Animation (104 x 30’ and 156 x 7’) Brand new episodes of the adorable duo offun loving bumblebees ready to delight withmore puzzles and games. MISTER SIMON & JIGGY JIGGYAnimation (52 x 30’) Following the success of Tombik andMagica, here comes Mister Simon & JiggyJiggy, an animated children’s show enter-taining and stimulating young mindsthrough games, jokes and songs.KOBY AND THE OAKEY DOKEYS Animation (26 x 30’) Meet some of the most unusual, incredibleand fascinating little characters, Koby andthe Oakey Dokeys. Their friend Bobby,along with the neighbourhood kids, haveexciting adventures and find themselves inthe most curious situations, usually thanksto the mischievous Oakey Dokeys. YOKIES Animation (52 x 30’ or 52 x 13’) A delightful animation series starring a fam-ily of eggs, the Yokies, who are involved ina series of adventures that always, seem toget scrambled up. MOUSE FACTORYAnimation (26 x 30’) Rodaria and her friends at the MouseFactory will delight children of all ages withtheir telling of the most popular fables andtales taken from cultures all over the world.

MAGICAAnimation (52 x 30’) An adventurous journey starring a mischie-vous wizard leading children on an excitinglearning experience. KONI AND THE STAR JAMMERS Animation (13 x 30’) An exciting futuristic adventure of theincredible escapades of a little boy, his robotand two friends from space. ROTTO BOTTO Animation (52 x 30’) An amusing and entertaining animatedgame show that will make you think twiceand laugh out loud.ANIMATED CLASSICS Animation (30 x 60’) Daffy Duck, Superman and friends star inthis collection of classic cartoons.DR. DISASTER Animated Filler (200 x 1’) A hilarious package of animated shortsstarring the distressing duo of Dr.Disaster and his equally disastrous assis-tant Charlie. Each filler presents anotheroutrageous situation where the medicalmarvels will always leave you in stitches.No dialog.ATREZZOAnimated Filler (208 x 15”) A witty compilation of shorts starring twoTV technicians who never seem to getthings right. No dialog.SLURPS Animated Filler (208 x 15’’) A collection of hilarious shorts starringSLURPS, the forest dwelling worm and hisadorable neighbors. No dialog.ALFREDO Animated Fillers (100 x 30”) An adorable package of animated fillersstaring Alfredo, an extremely amusing babywho keeps getting mixed up in the mostincrediblesituations and unexpected events.AWESOME ADVENTURES Light Entertainment (22 x 30’) This half-hour series for the young and rest-less will take them on fascinating“Awesome Adventures” each week.They’ll experience volcanic explorations,the rapids of the Salmon River and theSafaris in Africa. ACE LONDON Light Entertainment (26 x 26’)A tongue-in-cheek World War II AdventureSeries. BLOOPERS PACKAGE- THELIGHTER SIDE OF SPORTS Light Entertainment (26x30’) Super Sports FolliesFASHION NEXT(52 x 30’) A weekly show highlighting fashion trends,runway shows, the hottest designer andfashion and style tips from accessories toskin care to fitness regimens for all seasons.SECRETS OF OUR GALAXYDocumentary (13 x 30’) An in-depth look at the latest in space trav-el and what’s ahead in the near future.Building the international space station,new satellites and the information providedby these missions, and the partnershipbetween private enterprise and governmentagencies are all explored in this amazingnew series.WILD ABOUT ANIMALS (52 x 30’) Join the fascinating expedition of the worldof animals in this fun fact-filled magazineseries hosted by actress Mariette Hartley. NEW RONALDO: A FLIGHTMANUALSports (1X60’)This one-hour special is the first documen-tary on the life of one of the greatest soccerplayers of our time. GOLD MEDAL MOMENTS Sports (129 x 1’) The 129 vignettes contain seventy-nine oneminute segments of Olympic history andfifty one-minute Olympic q&a’s.

GOAL SHOWGame Show (Half-hour Format) The ‘Hit Game Show of the Year’ continuesto score all over the world. Using interac-tive phone technology, viewers can scoregoals against a famous goalkeeper to winfabulous prizes. FOOSBALLGame Show (Half-hour Format) The live action version of the universallypopular game! People at home control thegoals for each team of ‘Foos’ People!

SPLENDID TELEVISIONSplendid Television, 292 Fifth Avenue,Suite 501, New York, NY 10001 USA. Tel:212.714.3563. Fax: 212.714.6894. E-mail:[email protected] MIPTV: Douglas Schwalbe (CEO),Alexandra PizotOffice: R36.06JAMES DEAN: AN INVENTED LIFETV Movie (2 Hours)Language: EnglishDirector: Mark RydellProducer: Bill GerberCast: James Franco, Michael Moriarty,Edward Herrmann, Enrico Colantoni,Valentina Cervi, Mark RydellDelivery Status: CompleteSet against the golden backdrop of 1950’sHollywood, JAMES DEAN: AN INVENT-ED LIFE will explore the tragedies andinsecurities that fuelled Dean’s burningambition to succeed as an actor, and ulti-mately lead to his downfall. VICTORIA AND ALBERTEpic mini-series (2 x 2 hours)Language: EnglishDirector: John ErmanProducer: Own2Feet ProductionsCast: Diana Rigg, David Suchet, NigelHawthorne, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Ustinov,Victoria Hamilton and Jonathan FirthDelivery Status: CompleteAt age 17 Victoria ascends to the throne ofthe most powerful empire in the world.Headstrong, barely out from under hermother’s thumb she declares that she maynever marry. But when she sees the hand-some German Prince, she falls head overheels, and a marriage of convenience istransformed into a lifelong passion.

STUDIO MStudio M, 14225 Ventura Blvd, ShermanOaks, Ca. 91423, USA. Tel: 818.981.4950.Fax: 818.501.6224. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Max Keller (Chairman),Micheline H. Keller (Vice-Chairman),Michela Natalucci (Creative Director)Office: R35.03, Tel: 33.49.299.8805PILLOW TALKTV Series (1-Hour x 150)Rock stars and other celebrities have theirsay as they are interviewed from a bed,Studio M’s version of the interview couch,as hosted by Kathleen McClellan.HOLLYWOOD COUNTDOWNTV Series (1-Hour x 26)Lydie Denier (TARZAN, ACAPULCOH.E.A.T.) and Pierre Dulat host a Frenchlanguage countdown version of the latestAmerican music video hits from the streetsof Los Angeles.LIVE WIRETV Series (1-Hour x 26)Lively, hip & irreverent interactive TVunites viewers with their favorite musicvideos hosted by Jimmy Lee and Marc“Shabazz” Allan.WRESTLE ROCKTV Series (1-Hour x 26)Wrestling and rock & roll meet in the ringfor serious body gyrations! Hosted byAlison Armitage (ACAPULCO H.E.A.T.)and Brian Webster.

VJ HOSTED MUSIC VIDEO SHOWSTV Series (1-Hour x 26 of 5 DifferentShows)Studio M Hitz, Studio M Country, Studio MCountdown, Studio M Urban Jams andStudio M Night Shadows introduce viewersto the current hot hits in music in eachgenre.STUDIO M HITZTV Series (1-Hour x 26)An eclectic mix of music videos from themost popular artists on today’s music scene.NIGHT SHADOWSTV Series (1-Hour x 26)The cutting edge for Modern andAlternative Rock music videos.COUNTDOWNTV Series (1-Hour x 26)An up to the minute weekly countdown ofthe top ten music videos.STUDIO M COUNTRYTV Series (1-Hour x 26)Today’s most popular country artist’s musicvideos topping the charts.STUDIO M URBAN JAMSTV Series (1-Hour x 26)The source for the hottest Hip Hop and Rapmusic videos.

SURF FILM S.R.L.Surf Film S.R.L., Via Padre G.A. Filippini,130 ö 00144 Roma, Italy. Tel: 39.06.52.62.101. Fax: 39.06.52.93.816. At MIP-TV: Mr.Massimo Vigliar(President); Mrs.Stefania Carnevale(International sales manager); Mrs. ElenaFrancot (Domestic sales manager); Mrs.Claudia Roesler Franz (South AmericaAgent).Office: Stand: Area Riviera Stand n.R31.04Tel: 33.(0).4.92.99.88.32HISTORIA DE UNA GAVIOTACartoon (76 min)Producer: Vittorio e Rita Cecchi GoriDirector: Enzo D’AlóDelivery Status:: completedBIBO FOREVERComedy (95 min)Language: Italian, Subtitles: EnglishProducer: Surf Production S.r.l.- T.TimeS.r.l.Director: Enrico ColettiCast: Teo Teocoli, Anna Galiena, MarcoDella Noce, Giorgio GobbiDelivery Status: CompletedThe story of the restless and amusing searchfor his identity of a man, who after achange encounter with a homeless man,start questioning his own certainties. Hewill start to appreciate afresh the wonderfulrealities which make up his daily life.

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A NIGHT WITH SABRINA LOVEArt Movie (99 min)Producer: Patagonik Film Group(Argentina)- Surf Film (Italy)- P.H.F Film(Spain)Director: Alejandro AgrestiCast: Cecilia Roth, Tomas Fonzi,Giancarlo Giannini, Julietta CardinaliDelivery Status: CompletedA young and bored seventeen year old boyfrom a very small village in Argentina,wins a night of love with the porno starSabrina. WIND WITH THE GONE EL VIENTO SE LLEVO LO QUEDrama (91 min)Language: Italian, Subtitles: EnglishProducer: Agresti Film (Argentina)-DMVBFilms (France), Studio Nieuwe (Holland),Maestranza Film (Spain), Sogeda S.A.Filmax Group (Spain)Director: Alejandro AgrestiCast: Angela Molina, Vera Fogwill, JeanRochefortDelivery Status: CompletedSoledad (Vera Fogwill), is one the fewwomen taxi driver in Buenos Aires. Oneday she decides to steal the taxi and sheaimlessly escapes toward the vast south ofArgentina. THE PROTAGONISTSArt Movie / Drama (90 min)Producer: Surf Film in collaboration withMedusaDirector: Luca GuadagninoCast: Tilda Swinton, Andrew Tiernan,Michelle Hunziker, Fabrizia SacchiDelivery Status: Post production /CompletedLondon. One night in January 1994 two stu-dents decided to commit the perfect crime.

SURFMED - LANGBEIN &SKALNIK GMBH &CO KEGSurfmed - Langbein & Skalnik Gmbh &CO KEG, Company Type: HealthplattformA-1060 Wien, Gumpendorferstr. 19, Tel:43.1.53.22.31.0.51. Fax:43.1.53.22.31.056. E-Mail:[email protected]. At MIP-TV: Kurt Langbein (GeneralManager), Eva Janovsky (Assistant of theGeneral Manager)Office: 0317Tel. 43.1.5322231017 WHAT IS SURFMED?THE platform for Health, Wellness andMedicine in the Internet surfmed offers:Stay healthy with surfmed Fine and healthy food with surfmed Love, sex and partnership Beauty without risk Health at work and at home Wellness - Fitness and Sport Psychological well-being Travelling safely with surfmed The surfmed Health check The miracle of the bodyGet Healthy with surfmedConsultations via e-mailTreating illnesses correctly(From Alzheimer to cysts - surfmed has thelatest scientific information on causes, selfhelp and informs on the best treatment andrehabilitation of over 700 illnesses.)Operations, medications and alternativemedicineOnline navigation with surfmedThe surfmed health - search (fi. doctorsearch, clinic search)Consultations via e-mailAll the latest health newsThe Online-editorial office continuouslyupdates the information in surfmed andmatches it to the latest scientific knowl-edge. Apart from the database there arethree other elements:

* Health News equips the User with allthat is new in health and illness.* The Theme of the Week with backgroundstories, Chats and interviews.* The Magazine with features and back-ground information on all subjects, calen-dar,tips,etc THE TEAM:VISIT US: http://www.surfmed.at -http://www.surfmed.de FIRST REACTIONS:Surfmed is the number one of the Germanhealth platforms.

SWITCH ENTERTAINMENTSwitch Entertainment, 257 West ButeStreet, Norfolk, VA, 23510, USA. Tel:757.626.3102. Fax: 757.626.3109. Company Type: Distributor/ProducerAt MIP-TV: Ray Horowitz (President),Dotti Penate (Director of Sales), KurtSprenger (Sales Executive), Dale Wyatt(Head of Animation)KINGSLEY’S MEADOW (1999)Children’s Live Action puppets and anima-tion, (13 x 22 min. or 26 x 11 min.)Target Demographic: 2-5 years Kingsley’s Meadow is a magical, fun-filledplace where young children are introducedto the most amazing of all books - the Bible. PAHAPPAHOOEY ISLAND (2001)Children’s puppetry (13 x 30 min.)Target Demographic: 4-8 years Welcome to the mysterious, far away landof PahappaHooey Island. Once an enchant-ing paradise, darker times have now over-taken the ULTRA BEARS (2002)3D animation (13 x 30 min.)Meet Trout, Dink, Tommy Gunn, Norm andGinger, with the bears in the bears’ light-house headquarters. It is a tower and club-house filled with gears and gadgets but mostimportant of all is a Bear-a-Vision screen atthe very center of the roomTHE ANTIQUARIAN (2002)2D animation (26 x 30 min.)Indiana Jones meets Johnny Quest! Knownto his friends as The Antiquarian, JackSwain lives in the top-secret world of big-budget military contractors. Few know thisworld exists; fewer still know why. 365 CHINESE PROVERBS (1999)2D animation (365 x 5 min.)Take a daily dose of wisdom with these col-orful, witty and thought-provokingproverbs from China, one of the world’soldest continuous cultures. WUZZ WUZZ & PUDD PUDD (2000)3D animation (13 x 15 min.)Wuzz Wuzz is smart, active and quick tofall into trouble. He always goes to hisfriend Pudd Pudd to help him out. TALL HATS (2001)3D animation (26 x 3 min.)If you ever have a chance to meet a Tall Hat,you would be lucky indeed. Each one isspecial and unique, gifted in an incrediblemagical way. The funny thing is, once youmeet a Tall Hat you suddenly realize what isspecial about you - even if you don’t have ahat.SUGAR PLUM FAIRY (2002)3D animation (1 x 86 min.)A fantasy prequel to Tchaikovsky’sNutcracker Suite, Sugar Plum Fairy is thestory of Dusti, a teenage pixie who is aller-gic to her own fairy dustYOU ARE SPECIAL (2000)3D Animation (1 x 30 min.)Welcome to Wemmicksville, a charmingvillage of cobblestone streets, colorfulshops and wooden villagers calledWemmicks. Day in and day out, the whim-sical Wemmicks fill their days awardingeach other with stickers: golden stars for thetalented and clever but for the less talentedand clumsy - gray dots

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS (1999)Claymation, (24 min.)Target Demographic: 5-8 years plus chil-dren of all agesAwards: Andrew Carnegie MedalNarrated by Christopher Plummer, thisunique and award-winning retelling of theChristmas story, delights its audience byblending the traditional and introducingRebecca, the innkeeper’s daughter, andDaniel, the shepherd boy. The mood is fur-ther enhanced by familiar music gentlyplaying in the background. THE CHIMES: (2000)Claymation (1 x 25 min.)The perfect New Year’s Eve specialNarrated by Derek Jacobi with original storyby Charles Dickens, this New Year’s com-panion to a Christmas Carol, will make us allexperience the joy of renewed hope andeager anticipation for the year that lies ahead. THE VELVETEEN RABBIT (2001)Claymation (1 x 25 min.)One of the undisputed classics of children’sliterature, The Velveteen Rabbit is the storyof a once-loved and worn toy discarded andthrown out in the trashBILLY BUDD CLAYMATION COLLECTION (1999)Claymation (6 x 30 min.)Technically updated versions from the BillyBudd Collection library of well-known chil-dren’s tales from around the world.

TAPESTRYINTERNATIONALTapestry International, Based Out Of NewYorkCompany Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Nancy Walzog (President),Yvonne Body (Vice President,International Sales & Acquisitions), NoraMaria Diaz (Sales Executive), DavidMcNulty (Director, Business & LegalAffairs), Karen Carlson (ContractAdministrator)Office: 12.24THE ANGRY EYE WITH JANEELLIOTTSpecial (60’)The Angry Eye with Jane Elliott is a dynam-ic and provocative documentary based onElliott’s world famous exercise in discrimi-nation. SPERM WHALE OASIS Special (60’)Sperm whales rarely show much of theirbodies above water, so filmmaker FeodorPitcairn takes his underwater high defini-tion camera down into their midst, achiev-ing unparalleled close-ups. REALM OF THE KILLER WHALE Special (60’)Explore the realm of the killer whale in thePacific Northwest through spectacular highdefinition underwater photography. THE SHAMAN’S APPRENTICE Special (60’)Deep in the South American rainforest, Dr.Mark Plotkin is racing against time.Remarkably effective medicines may befound in the Amazon’s planet life, but theforest is disappearing and the shamans -healers and encyclopedias of local botany -are the Amazon’s most endangered species. THE SECRET WORLD OF GARDENS Series (60’ AND 13 X 30)You don’t have to go to the jungles ofMadagascar to be dazzled by exotic matingrituals and ferocious insect appetites. Just out-side your back door, there exists a world fullof sex, violence, and otherworldly beauty. ZOO SCHOOL (WORKING TITLE) Series (15 X 30’)This fly-on-the-wall reality series is anevent-filled look at the human and animalcharacters of the world’s only Exotic AnimalTraining and Management Program.

MED SCHOOLSeries (5 x 60’)It isn’t easy being a doctor. It’s even harderlearning to become one. Follow four youngpeople, each in a different year of their med-ical studies, and see the emotional strugglesand personal crises they go through as wellas the sheer hard work and strength of per-sonality required to enter this most demand-ing of professions.THE NEW DETECTIVES Series (67 X 60’)This pioneering forensics science seriesreturns with a new slate of provocative mys-teries including “Scent of the Kill” (evendogs make good forensic detectives), “FatalError” (accidental deaths), and “To KillAgain” (investigating the serial killer).

TECHTVTechTV, 650 Townsend Street, SanFrancisco, CA 94103 USA. Tel:415.355.4000. Fax: 415.355.4002. E-Mail:[email protected] Type: TechTV is the world’sleading producer of television program-ming about all things technology relatedand how they affect our lives.At MIPTV: Larry Wangberg (ChiefExecutive Officer), Joe Gillespie (ChiefOperating Officer ), Tom Grams (GeneralManager and Head of Worldwide Sales),Karen Kaufman Perlman (Head ofWorldwide Sales), Nancy Juliber (Head ofInternational Production), Scott Murphy(Vice President, Business Development) Office: 09.34Tel: 33.4.92.99.81.65AUDIOFILEEntertainment & Information (Weekly x 30minutes)Discover how the Internet is changing themusic industry, from digital delivery ofmusic and Internet jam sessions to onlinetools to create your own music. TECHTV’S TECH WORLDNews & Information (Weekly x 30 min-utes)Compiled from our weekly TechnologyNews Feed of reliable, up-to-the-minutetechnology and computer industry news.Tech World is your fully edited, ready-to-air, high-tech programming solution. ZIP FILE INTERNATIONALMagazine (Weekly x 30 minute)Presents an easy way for viewers to keeptrack of what’s going on in the technologyworld, from high-tech products and up-and-coming technologies to inventive Internetsites.

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EXTENDED PLAY TVINTERNATIONALEntertainment & Information (Weekly x 30minutes)Hosted by our virtual character, Dash,Extended Play TV offers comprehensiveproduct reviews, tips and tricks, and pre-views of the hottest new video games on themarket. FRESH GEAREntertainment & Information (Weekly x 30minutes)A gadget lover’s dream, Fresh Gear givesits viewers the scoop on the best and bright-est technology available on the market. TECHNOLOGY NEWS FEED Compilation / News (Available via APTNSatellite as daily 10” Feed or via Tape as aWeekly 40”)For fully customizable, reliable, up-to-the-minute technology and computer industrynews, programmers across the world canturn to our Technology News Feed to createtheir own program. BIG THINKERSInformation (Weekly x 30 minutes)Big Thinkers takes viewers into the futureof technological innovation through insight-ful and down-to-earth interviews with someof the tech industry’s most influentialminds.CYBERCRIMENews & Information (Weekly x 30 min-utes)Each week, CyberCrime takes a hard lookat fraud, hacking, viruses, cybersex crimes,and invasions of privacy to keep surfersaware and secure on the Web.TECHTV NEWS News & Information (Daily x 30 minutes)Daily Tech News is the place to turn forinsightful analysis and thorough coverageof all the latest developments in the high-tech world. SILICON SPINInformation (Daily x 30 minutes)Each week a new panel of visionaries,industry insiders, and experts dissect anddebate today’s tech headlines. CALL FOR HELPHow to, Help & Information (Daily x 60minutes)Call For Help tackles viewers’ technical dif-ficulties, offers tips and tricks, providesproduct advice, and serves up suggestionsfor getting the most out of your computer.MONEY MACHINEHow-To, Help & Information (Daily x 30minutes)The Money Machine focuses on utilizingthe power of technology and the Internet tomake, manage, and save money. Withadvice ranging from the hottest stocks to thelowest available airfares.

TELEFILMS S.A.Telefilms S.A., Blue Sky Building Av. delLibertador 1052, piso 11, Buenos Aires,C1112ABN, Argentina. Tel:5411.5032.6000. E-mail [email protected] type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Sebastian Darcyl (Principal),Tomas Darcyl (Principal), AlfredoAndreotti (Sales Vice President),Humberto Delmas (Sales Manager)Office: 17.08, Tel 33.4.92.99.8212

TELEPRODUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL -TPITeleproductions International – TPI, 4520Daly Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151 USA. Tel:703.222.2408. Fax: 703.222.3964. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Producer/DistributorAt MIP-TV: Larry Higgs (President), RonAlexander (Director of InternationalMarketing& Sales), Nancy Epstein (Manager,Program Acquisitions)Office: B1.11, Tel: 8559OTPOR: THE FIGHT TO SAVE SERBIADocumentary (1 x 60 minutes)An inside look at the Serbian student resist-ance movement which helped to toppleSlobodan Milosevic.KASHMIR: A WAR IN PARADISE Documentary (1 x 60 minutes)We examine the long-standing disputebetween Pakistan and India over the regionknown as Kashmir, which some say couldlead to the world’s first nuclear war.A FADING DRUMBEATDocumentary (14 x 30 minutes)Exploration series travels to remote regionsthroughout Asia to discover various indige-nous peoples who are struggling to preservetheir traditional ways of living.GREAT TASTES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN Lifestyle (30 x 30 minutes)Series mixes travel and cooking as we visitthe countries surrounding theMediterranean Sea.360 DEGREES Current affairs (26 x 30 minutes)We circle the globe to bring the viewer adiverse collection of unusual stories. Eachhalf-hour episode features three fascinatingstories. MAKING OF A NATION Documentary (10 x 30 minutes)Series takes an in-depth look into India ofthe past, present and future. BHUTAN - FORTRESS OF THEGODS Documentary (1 x 30 minutes)We explore the remote Himalayan nation ofBhutan. ISLAND Lifestyle (26 x 30 minutes)Explore the rhythms and traditions of theworld’s most exotic islands. AIDS IN THE WORLD Documentary (2 x 60 minutes) Special looks at the how HIV-AIDS isaffecting all regions of the world.PEACE UNTO THEE JERUSALEM Documentary (1 x 60 minutes)A day in the life of the city of Jerusalem.ANYBODY THERE? Documentary (1 x 60 minutes )The story of the international rescue effortundertaken after the earthquake in Turkeywhich killed over 40,000 people. THE ROYAL BARGE PROCESSION Documentary (1 x 60 minutes)We explore the pageantry and history ofThailand’s royal barges.THE DEATH RAILWAYDocumentary (1 x 60 minutes )During World War II, over 100,000 U.S.,British, Australian and Dutch prisoners ofwar were forced by the Japanese to con-struct what became known as “the deathrailway”.MONGOLIA: THROUGH THE WINDOF CHANGE Documentary (1 x 60 minutes)We travel to the land of Genghis Khan towitness the Nadam Festival that features anarray of ancient competitions.SCANDALS Series (13 x 30 minutes)We examine a variety of 20th century scan-dals around the world.

BEYOND HISTORYDocumentary (6 x 30 minutes)A look at historical ruins around the worldfrom Italy to Jerusalem.DIVINING THE DIVINE Documentary (1 x 60 minutes)An objective historical overview of theworld’s major religions THE MIND OF THE TERRORISTDocumentary (1 x 60 minutes)A chilling look at terrorist groups aroundthe world.BEYOND THE GREAT WALLDocumentary (3 x 60 minutes )HAWAIIAN MOVING COMPANYLifestyle/travel (26 x 30 minutes)From the beautiful Hawaiian Islands, thisseries features spectacular places and fasci-nating people. INCREDIBLE CUISINE WITH CHEFJEAN-PIERRE Lifestyle (26 x 30 minutes)Classic French cooking with a twist.TRAVELS WITH CHUCK HENRYLifestyle (26 x 30 minutes)Adventures to Egypt, Antarctica, Amazon,and more. AMARGOSAArts/cultural (1 x 94 minutes)We follow the remarkable story of a retiredballet dancer who discovers an abandonedtheatre in a ghost town near Death Valley,California. HOW TO OUTDOOR Lifestyle (13 x 30 minutes )It’s sports how-to with an entertaining com-ical twist! THE GOLF CLUB Sports (26 x 30 minutes)Travel to beautiful golf courses, golfing tipsand more.ECOVIEWDocumentary (26 x 60 minutes)Environmental topics around the world.

THE TELEVISIONSYNDICATION COM-PANY, INC.The Television Syndication Company, Inc.,501 Sabal Lake Drive, Suite 105,Longwood, Florida 32779, USA. Tel:407.788.6407. Fax: 407.788.4397. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Distributor, ProducerAt MIP-TV: Cassie M. Yde (President),Robert E. Yde (Director of Marketing),David Jacobs (Producer)Acquisition Executive: Robert E. YdeOffice: Sunset Marquis VIP LoungeTel: 33.4.92.59.44.45THE CITY WALKERReality (30 Min)Language: English, JapaneseDirector: Robert E. YdeProducer: White Mountain Entertainment,Inc.Delivery Status: In ProductionBudget: $520,000Reality television at its very best as camerasfollow citizens in Tokyo, New York Cityand London as they use their cities to meetchallenges from the producers.HIGH DEFINITION TRAVELTravel (30 Min)Language: English, International SoundDirector: Robert E. YdeProducer: White Mountain Entertainment,Inc. & CoproducersCast: Brenda VaccaroDelivery Status: In ProductionBudget: $46,000 Per EpisodeThe world’s most exciting locations areexplored utilizing the latest technology. Atotal of 585 episodes will be delivered tobroadcasters over a period of five years.

THE MICKEY FINN SHOWVariety (30 Min & 1 Hour)Language: EnglishDirector: Robert E. YdeProducer: White Mountain Entertainment,Inc. and Mickey Finn ProductionsCast: The Mickey Finn BandDelivery Status: In ProductionBudget: $50,000 per EpisodeThe perfect combination of happy music,comedy and audience participation in aseries of 13 half-hours plus two one-hourspecials. Begins its run on PBS in the USAand networks worldwide in September of2001.MONACO BLUETelefilm (Drama) (2 Hours)Language: EnglishDirector: Ivan HeylenProducer: Walking Fish ProductionsCast: European CastDelivery Status: In ProductionBudget: $2,000,000Three generations of a wealthy and influen-tial Monacan family will never be the sameafter a beautiful young woman walks intotheir lives.REEL PLANETEntertainment Magazine (30 min)Language: English, International SoundDirector: Eric NorbergProducer: Reel Planet EntertainmentCast: Various HostsDelivery Status: PreproductionBudget: $50,000 Per Episode“The Entertainment Show for Planet Youth”returns to television on 1 September 2001 asweekly half-hour programs cover the enter-tainment business and the stars who make itshine.WAITING FOR CHRISTMASChildren’s Animation (2 min)Language: English, FrenchDirector: Robert E. YdeProducer: White Mountain Entertainment,Inc. and Antefilms ProductionCast: Santa, His Elves and His ReindeerDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $275,000A beautiful series of 25 Christmas storiesdesigned to play four or more times eachday on networks worldwide from 1December to 25 December each year.

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TF1 INTERNATIONALTF1 International, 1, Quai du Point duJour, 92656 Boulogne Cedex, France. Tel:331.41.41.12.34. Fax: 331.41.41.21.33.Web: www.tf1international.comAt MIP-TV: Annabel Bighetti (ExecutiveSenior VP International TV Sales), EricMarciniak (Deputy Senior VP TV Sales-French Speaking Territories), SabineChemaly (Senior VP TV Sales), RoxaneRusard (Senior VP TV Sales), AdelineFontan Tessaur (VP TV Sales), CharlesVintrou (VP TV Sales)Office: Riviera Village – Stand R36.18MEDITERRANEEMini Series (5 x 105 or 10 x 52 min)After “Winds of passion” comes“Mediterranee” TF1’s new romantic sum-mer saga – a young doctor returns to herhome village to heal bodies, only to comeup agains the ghosts of the past . . .THE BELLFLOWER BUNNIESAnimated Specials (4 x 26 min)Based on the famous stories published allover the world, discover the enchantingadventures of an adorable family of rabbits NIGHTS AND DAYS WITH AMAZING ANIMALSDocumentary (6 x 52 min)Reproduction, education, communication,survival strategies, feeding, human effortsto preserve the fauna . . . 6 episodes eachone revolving around a major theme.PETER SWIFT AND THE LITTLECIRCUSAnimation (26 x 26 min)The fantastic adventures of Peter Swift, ayoung, fearless and passionate orphan takenin by a wandering troup: The Little Circus.SCHOOL OF LIFESeries (26 x 52 min)High school days and adolescent dreams incontemporary, well-to-do Paris. A seriesabout being young today, shot through withgreat sense of humour, emotion and realism.BIARRITZ-SURF WESTSeries (26 x 52 min)Seven friends whose lives revolve aroundtwo poles: the ecological foundation whosevocation is to preserve the coastline, andsports, in one of the surfing capitals ofEurope.DISCOVERING FRANCEDocumentary (6 x 52 min)From Paris to the French Riviera, fromBordeaux to the Loire Valley . . . a voyageof discovery to the most beautiful and pres-tigious French regions.THE EXECUTIONERS SPEAKDocumentary (52 min or 26 min)Ordinary folks, their daily life: death. Theyare executioners.USUAIA NATUREDocumentary (New season of 10 x 96 minor 20 x 48 min) (+ 10 x 96 min or 20 x 48min)A new passport to discovery which takes usto the four corners of the earth in search ofunique sites.PRO-FILESSeries or collection of TV Movies (5 x 96min)After the worldwide success of the firstepisode comes the following episodes ofPro-Files: a crack police officer and an FBI-trained profiler: two women cops blazingnew trails in serial crime prevention.

THEATRE OFCOMEDYTheatre Of Comedy, 210 ShaftesburyAvenue, London WC2H 2DP, U.K. Tel:44.20.7.379.3345. Fax: 44.20.7.836.8181.E-mail: [email protected] Type: ProducerAt MIP-TV: John P. Fitzgerald (CEO), JeffCotugno (Vice President)Stand: R33.19, Tel: 334.92.99.88.20AS TIME GOES BY - SERIES 8Comedy (6 X 30:00 (new series) 60 x30:00 (total))Language: EnglishDirector: Sydney LotterbyProducer: Theatre of Comedy/DLTEntertainment UK Ltd. production forBBC1Cast: Dame Judi Dench, Geoffrey PalmerDelivery Status: CompleteNew series of this hit BBC sitcom starringDame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer astwo former lovers who are able to success-fully rekindle their romance after 40 yearsof being apart.LOVE ON A BRANCH LINEDramatic Comedy (4 x 60:00)Language: EnglishProducer: Theatre of Comedy Productionfor the BBCCast: Micahel Maloney, Leslie Phillips,Maria AitkenPost-war comedy set in England in 1957starring Michael Maloney as the mild-man-nered hero Jasper Pye who is sent to assessthe work of a government research unit in aremote corner of East Anglia.

THOMPSON/STARRORGANIZATIONThompson/Starr Organization, 270 NorthCanon Drive, Suite 1705, Beverly Hills,CA, 90210, USA. Tel: 818.998.8126. Fax:818.773.8962. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: John Jones (President),Sandra Smith (VP), George Thompson,Joey Thompson (President), Jen Starr(Sales), Chaya Finton (Marketing) Office: Hotel Bleu Rivage, 61 LaCroisette, Tel: 334.93.94.24.25, Palais:334.93.39.01.01, Fax: 334.93.43.74.92MASTERPIECES OF LITERATUREVariety Package (87 min each) Featurefilms – 12 titles (New)Masterpiece programs from Steinbeck, Poe,Asimov, De Maupasant, Faulkner and othercelebrated authors.HIGH WILD AND FREEReality Adventures (88 min each) Featurelength – 11 titlesOutdoor feature adventures classics pro-duced and directed by famed adventurerGordon Eastman.TRIP TO THE WORLDTravel (25 min episodes) 13 titles (New)First Award – International Film and TVFestival of New York.

TITAN MEDIA GROUPTitan Media Group, 3900 West Alameda,Suite 700, Burbank, CA 91505 USA. Tel:818.955.7323. Fax: 818.955.7387. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Arthur Newberger (President),Tara Spencer (Sr. Vice President), CarolSherman (Executive Producer), JeffAndrosky (Executive Producer), VinceVellardita (Executive Producer), MelissaWohl (Executive Producer), Diane Verdier(Hostess)Office: booth 07:20PEARL HARBOR – SEVEN VIEWSOF DEFIANCEHistorical Documentary (1 x 60 min) 2000December 7, 1941 will be forever known as‘the day of infamy.’ See it through the eyesof the people who were actually there.

WORLD WAR II – IT HAPPENED INCOLORHistorical Documentary (1 x 60 min) 2000All the unforgettable events spring to life.Experience history as it was for those wholived it – in its true color.BATTLEFRONTHistorical Documentary (39 x 30 min)2000(A continuation of WWII – It Happened inColor). True stories of the major battlesfought during WWII in vivid color.ROBBIE KNIEVEL – HEAD ONTRAIN JUMPAction Special (1 x 60 min) 2000Filmed live for the Fox Network. Daredevilsuperstar ‘Kaptain Robbie Knievel’ contin-ues his high-octane series of death defyingstunts.CARMEGEDDON & THE KING OFCRASHAction (2 x 60 min) 2000The most explosive collection of Stunts andExtreme machines imaginable!CALIFORNIA GIRLSLifestyles Special (1 x 60 min) 2000The Beach Boys anthem of the 60’s stillrings true today – “I wish they all could beCalifornia Girls.” Discover what aCalifornia Girl really is.STURGIS RALLY – THE GREATRIDELifestyles Special (1 x 60 min)It’s the biggest motorcycle rally in theworld! An eight day journey through theBlack Hills of South Dakota behind thehandlebars of a Harley Davidson.THE BEST OF LAS VEGASDestination Series (1 x 60 min) 2000This is the special that tells it like it really is… Vegas style! Discover the best odds, thebest payouts, the best restaurants, the bestshowgirls, the best nightlife and the bestoverall casino/resort on the Las Vegas strip.WORLD’S GREATEST CASINOSDestination Series (4 x 60 min) 2001Exotic one-hour adventures that will takeyou to the far corners of the globe.HIGH LIFEDestination Series (13 x 30 min) 2000See the world as only the rich and famouscan: from helicopters, yachts, luxurioussuites and underwater landscapes.

TMS – ENTERTAINMENT,LTD. TMS – Entertainment, Ltd., Tokyo office,5th Floor, Ginza Toshiba Building, 5-2-1Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104 0061, Japan.Tel: 81.3.3572.8821. Fax: 81.3.3572.8839.Los Angeles office, 15760 Ventura Blvd.,Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436 USA. Tel:818.905.8881. Fax: 818.905.0815. ParisRepresentative Office: 57, rue d’Amsterdam Paris, France 75008. Tel:33.1.5332.1761. Fax: 33.1.5332.1755 At MIP-TV: Shunzo Kato (RepresentativeDirector & Executive Vice President),Satoji Yoshida (Executive Director,International Division), Koji Takeuchi(Executive Producer, Head of StudioOperations), Katsuki Masai (SalesRepresentative), Mitsumoto Suzuki (SalesRepresentative), Cinzia Mariani (SalesRepresentative)Office: 05.26, Tel: 33.4.92.99.82.71DEVICHILAnimated (50 Half-Hour)Based on the popular Game Boy software,this animated action series features a youngboy, Setsuna who enters a town to begin anew life, only to find his new homedestroyed by a freak hailstorm of astonish-ing ferocity. DETECTIVE CONANAnimated (More than 200 Half-Hours)Whether big or small, there is no crime thatcan’t be solved by this son of the renownand world famous mystery writer, ShinichiKudo.

DETECTIVE CONAN “THE TIMEBOMBED SKYSCRAPER”Animated (95 minutes)Originated from TV Animated series‘DETECTIVE CONAN’, this first featurefilm is also engrossing action story. OurConan must save his friends from the crim-inal after going to the party. DETECTIVE CONAN “THE FOURTEENTH TARGET”Animated (100 minutes)Also based on the highly successful TV ani-mated series, “DETECTIVE CONAN,” thisis the second feature film lengthaction/adventure that engages the dynamicand fearless young hero against a diabolicalserial killer bent on eliminating the patronstrapped in “Aqua Crystal,” a futuristicunderwater restaurant. DETECTIVE CONAN “THE LASTWIZARD OF THE CENTURY”Animated (100 minutes)In this feature film our hero DetectiveConan finally meets his match, a mysteriousthief, Magic Kid. HAMTARO TALESAnimated (More than 26 Half-Hours)Based on the popular magazine series,HAMTARO TALES is about the cute andcuddly pet of a girl, Hamtaro. He is a gold-en hamster with an insatiable curiosity. CYBERSIXAnimated (13 Half-Hours) Although Cybersix was created from evil,she is pure and is able to love. To live as ahuman being and to love as a woman are hermain desires. ANPANBREAD-MANAnimated (More than 19 Various lengthfeatures)The love in one’s heart lends strength toone’s soul... A very cute and cuddly superhero who fights for justice in the worldwhile overcoming any obstacles or adversi-ties that he encounters along the way. MONSTER RANCHERAnimated (73 Half-Hours)Based on one of the hottest Play Station‰CD game. As young Genki begins to playMonster Rancher 200X, he discovers a uni-verse embedded in the CD. B’TXAnimated (39 Half-HoursThis futuristic and high-tech science fictionstory features Teppei Takamiya and his leg-endary horse-shaped robot known as B’TX,a Roboticks. GO NAGAI’S ‘THE DEVIL LADY’Animated (26 x 30 minutes)The “heroine version” of the illustriouscomic “Devilman” developed by Go Nagai,one of Japan’s finest science fiction comiccreators. The series takes place in a worldwhere humans are gradually and unwitting-ly transformed into beasts.

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RAYEARTH OVAAnimated (3 Volumes 45 minutes)Based on the worldwide hit TV series,‘MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH’, thesenew three- volume original animation seriesbring back the legendary trio of Luce,Marine and Anemone.

TOMWIL, INC.Tomwil, Inc, 4905 Gentry Avenue, ValleyVillage, CA 91607 USA. Tel:818.769.0883. Fax: 818.769.0887. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Producer/DistributorAt MIP-TV: James Rokos (President),Wilda A. Rokos (Exec. VP)Stand: 09.20Tel: 334.92.99.81612001 NASCAR WINSTON CUP ANDBUSCH GRAND NATIONAL RACESSport, 72 eventsThe premiere American motorsport seriesavailable as a package for the first time.THE SNAKE HUNTERSNature Documentary, 1x60 minutesThe foremost snake experts take us into theswamps and forests of North America insearch of rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, andcopperheads—all venomous and all danger-ous.2001 WORLD OF OUTLAWSSport, 18x120 minutesConsidered the most exciting of open wheelracing, the new season promises morethrills and spills than ever before.LETHAL & DANGEROUS: VENOMOUS SNAKESNature Documentary, 1x60 minutesJoin snake expert William Lamar as he trav-els through South America in search of thedeadliest snakes in the New World.GLORIOUS TECHNICOLORDocumentary, 1x60 minutesThe one hour special reveals the tortuousroad that brought colour to the movies.Narrated by Angela Lansbury.

TOON FACTORYToon Factory, 11 rue Torricelli, 75017Paris - France. Tel: 33.1.44.09.47.76.Fax: 33.1.45.74.27.96. E-mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Claude Berthier (Chairman),Eric Jacquot (President), Valerie Seban(Director of Marketing & Development),Joanna Ruer (Production Director),Maureen Sery (Producer), Thierry Berthier(Producer)Office: 26.10Tel: 33.(0).4.92.99.81.38GOOFBALLSAnimation / Cartoon (78 x 7’)Production companies: Toon Factory,Riverstar Delivery Status: in developmentA crazy, funny series loaded with havoc andhysteria. Jake and Tiny, the zaniest of duos,are handymen, house cleaners and general “jack of all trades “ type of guys. KID CLONES IN SPACEAnimation (52 x13’)Director: Gilles DeyriesDelivery Status: in developmentProduction companies: Toon Factory in co-production with TF1; Cosgrove Hall FilmsAn explosion in space leaves the remnantsof a space station with two sole survivors: acomputer with a damaged memory - BigBrain (BB) - and a grumbling mobile droidcalled Mini. Being HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR MONSTERAnimation (52 x 13’)Director: Gilles DeyriesCo-producers: Toon Factory, TF1,VivaVision, Neuroplanet Delivery Status: in productionImagine a world where your normal familypets have been replaced with “ pet “ mon-sters! Twelve year old Brady Plunkett is thefirst in his town to talk to his folks into a petMonster. Now that the craze has taken off.

THE UNSETTLED LANDS (FORMERLY TITLED THEODRIC)Animation / Heroic-Fantasy (26 x 26’)Production companies: Toon FactoryDelivery Status: in developmentIn the tradition of Heroic-Fantasy tales, thisseries follows the adventures of youngTheodric and his companions in their questto overcome the Evil Forces threateningtheir planet.

TVA INTERNATIONALINC. TVA International Inc., 465 McGill Street,Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 4A6. Tel:514.284.2525. Fax: 514.985.4461. At MIP-TV: Mr. Pierre Lampron (President and CEO), Mr. StephenGreenberg (President, TVA InternationalDistribution Inc.), Ms. Heather Wyer(Executive Director, InternationalDistribution), Mr. Louis Fournier(President, Youth & Animation), Ms.Natalie Dumoulin (Head of Development),Mr. Nick Minotti (Head of BusinessAffairs & Live Action Production)Office: R32.07, Tel: 334.92.99.88.09 CENTURY HOTELFeature Film – DramaDirector: David WeaverCast: Lindy Booth, Colm Feore, MiaKirshnerDelivery Status: In ProductionOn the eve of the millennium, a youngteenage girl unfolds the secrets of a centuryold hotel room.THE WARDENTV Movie – DramaDirector: Stephen GyllenhaalCast: Ally SheedyDelivery Status: CompletedA TNT Original Film – Ally Sheedy stars asthe first female warden assigned to an all-male, maximum-security prison. In thetoughest prison in America, she makes therules.STILETTO DANCEThriller Director: Mario AzzopardiCast: Eric Roberts, Shawn Doyle andRomano OrzariDelivery Status: In production Two undercover cops infiltrate a Russiancrime syndicate to recover a stolen nuclearbomb. But when one of them falls in lovewith a mobster’s wife, the whole mission isjeopardised. Will millions of innocent peo-ple die for the desires of one man? THE BOYAnimated Series (26 x 24 min)Delivery Status: Pre-ProductionPlesae meet Toby Julian Bryce Goodwin,code name: “The Boy”. “The Boy” is theI.F.P.’s (Int’l Federation for Peace) mostclever, ingenious, dangersou secret agent.He is also still in grade school. The boy. Aregular kid. A fearless hero.

TV AZTECATV Azteca, Periférico Sur No. 4121, Col.Fuentes del Pedregal México D.F. 14141,México. Tel: 525.420.57.28. Fax:525.420.14.35. E-mail:[email protected] Type: Producer and Sales AgentAt MIP-TV: Martin Luna (GeneralDirector of Content), Marcel Vinay(International Sales Dirctor), PedroLascurain (International Affairs Director),Ignacio Suarez (Chief of Staff andAdvisors Council Presidency TVA),Marcel Vinay Jr. (General Manager),Ernesto Ramírez (Operations Manager)Acquisition Executive: Vincent Laliere(Director of Channel 7), Mario San Roman(Director of Channel 13)Office: 09.24, Tel: 334.92.99.50.54TELENOVELA EL AMOR NO ESCOMO LO PINTANSoap Opera (160 x 60 min)Language: Spanish Director: Antulio Jimenez PonsProducer: Elisa Salinas & Juan DavidBurnsCast: Hector Soberon, Vanesa Acosta, GinaRomand, Sergio Klainer, Regina TorneDelivery Status: In ProductionIs the story of how an ugly girl can haveeverything she desires for her intelligence,sympathy and charisma.TELENOVELA TIO ALBERTOSoap Opera (125 x 60 min)Language: Spanish Director: Luis Velez & Rossana ArauProducer: Luis Velez & Rossana ArauCast: Hector Bonilla, Verónica Merchant,Mark Tacher, Jose Alonso MonserratOntiverosDelivery Status: In ProductionUncle Albert is a millionaire surrounded byan ambitious family, just waiting for the dayhe dies, each one hoping to inherit hisimmense fortune.TELENOVELA GOLPE BAJOSoap Opera (219 x 60 min)Language: Spanish Director: Rafael GutierrezProducer: Elisa SalinasCast: Lucia Mendez, Rogelio Guerra,Salvaador Pineda, Javier Gomez, XimenaRubioDelivery Status: In ProductionCan a woman recover from being sold byher own husband, of abuse from a powerfulman, of rejection by her daughter, and hopeto begin a new life?TELENOVELA AMORESSoap Opera (50 x 60 min)Language: SpanishDirector: Luis VelezProducer: Luis Velez & Rossana ArauCast: Barbara Mori, Christian Meier,Fernando Becerril, Miguel Angel Ferriz,Patricia BernalDelivery Status: In ProductionThe story of young love surrounded byintrigues, passion, jealousy, disenchant-ment, deceit and betrayal.

TVFILMBIZ INTERNATIONALTVFilmBiz International, 20355 VenturaBlvd. Suite 420, Woodland Hills, CA91364 USA. Tel: 818.346.9711. Fax:818.610.1090. E-mail: [email protected] MIP-TV: Scott Hanock (President),Maren Patterson (nternational SalesExecutive)Office: 9.11PLANET’S FUNNIEST ANIMALSEntertainment Season I (26 x 30 minutes)Season II (32 x 30 minutes)From Brad Lachman Productions, a fastpaced tribute to nature’s comic geniuses -animals. Each episode features hilariousclips of animals from sources includinghome videos, news outtakes, foreign com-mercials, wildlife bloopers, and documen-taries.

ANTARCTICADocumentary (1 x 60 minutes)The bottom of the world is falling apart. InMarch 2000, a chunk of ice as large asJamaica split from Antarctica’s Ross IceShelf. AQUATIC ARCHAEOLOGISTS Documentary (13 x 30 minutes)Discover the most stunning archaeologicaldiscoveries ever found. This series followsa new breed of archaeologists as they gounder the sea to discover unsullied, unplun-dered windows into a glittering past. AUTOMOBILE RACING: THE SECOND CENTURYDocumentary (11 x 30 minutes) It’s a time in the automobile industry wherethe development of racing has gone farbeyond what many thought possible. Moreand more individuals are enjoying the sport. INSTANT MILLIONAIRES Documentary (1 x 60 minutes)It could be a lottery, an inheritance, a law-suit, a stock option, or a game show. In afew seconds an unknown man or womanbecomes a millionaire. ROBBERIES OF THE CENTURYDocumentary (1 x 60 minutes) They did it for money, for fame and forthrills. They used disguises, cunning, andbravado. Some traveled through foreignlands, leading top detectives on a wild pur-suit around the world. TRAVELIN’ ONDocumentary (8 x 30 minutes) Explore the special places and secret spotsalong America’s highways and back roadsin this series from Freewheelin’ Films, Ltd. GENERATION XTREMELifestyle Series (13 x 30 minutes) Generation Xtreme features the next gener-ation of pacesetters and rule breakers seek-ing to expand the limits of humanendurance and fear, but only after they fin-ish their homework! HEALTHWEEKHealth Series (39 x 30 minutes)Health oriented programming covering awide variety of topics from baby care toelder care, allergies, diets, drugs, injuries,surgeries, alternative medicines, as well asvarious diseases , to name but a few of thesubjects discussed in this interesting andinformative series.NEW AGE OF AQUARIUSHealth Series (10 x 30 minutes) Alternative is becoming mainstreamthroughout the world. Millions of peopleare embracing new, non-traditional methodsof becoming healthier and happier in mind,body and spirit.

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TV-LOONLANDTV-Loonland, TV-Loonland AG, MunchnerStrasse 16, D-85774 Unterfohring,Munich, Germany. Tel: 49.89.20.50.8.100.Fax: 49.89.20.50.8.199. E-mail:[email protected] site: www.loonland.comAt MIPTV: Peter Volkle (CEO), JohnBullivant (Director of Programmes), Dr.Carl Woebcken (CFO), Lisa Hryniewicz(Head of Distribution), David Brower (Vice President of Marketing, Television),Thomas Kubeile (Director ofMerchandising & Marketing), CeliaHolman (Head of Development),Marzenna Czubowicz (Head of Sales)Office: ‘Jim Morgan’ Yacht, Stand # 09.19,Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.81.62LITTLE GHOSTSAnimation (13 x 24min or 39 x 7min)Language: English and GermanDirector: Vincent WoodcockProducer: TV-LoonlandDelivery Status: In Production, complete inOctober 2001Henry, Lucy, George and Edward have hap-pily resided in their ancient castle home forhundreds of years. The series focuses onthe many escapades they get up to on theirnightly jaunts.PETTSON AND FINDUSAnimation (13 x 13 mins, 2 x 75 mins)Director: Hanan KaminskiProducer: TV Loonland / Happy LifeAnimation / Svensky FilmindustriDelivery Status: English Mix completed byend of March 2001Language: German / EnglishPettson and Findus is based on the multi-million selling books by Sven Nordquist.The series features the old grumpy butwarm-hearted Pettson and his highly imagi-native and playful cat Findus. LETTERS FROM FELIXAnimation (26 x 12 min or 13 x 24 min)Language: German and EnglishDirector: Alan SimpsonProducer: TV Loonland / ndF / CaligariFilmDelivery Status: In Production. DeliverySpring - Autumn 2001Join the adventurous and curious little rab-bit, Felix, as he travels the world on excit-ing escapades to exotic destinations likeAfrica, Egypt, Rome, London, America.FANTASTIC FLYING JOURNEYAnimation (26 x 11 mins)Language: English / GermanDirector: Hanan KaminskiProducer: TV Loonland / Two Sides TVDelivery Status: In Production. DeliverySpring 2001The series features the adventures of Conrad,Emma and Ivan who fly around the worldwith their Great Uncle Lancelot in his homethe Belladonna, a huge Hot air balloon. IN A HEARTBEATLive Action Series (1 x 60 mins and 19 x30 mins or 21 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishProducer: Alliance Atlantis ProductionsCast: Shawn Ashmore, Reagan Paternak,Danso Gordon, Christopher RalphDelivery Status: Fully DeliveredIt’s a hard act being a teenager: there’s thedating, the pimples, the uncool parents andthen there’s the multi-car accident at 2am.Wait a minute. Multi-car accident? MY BEST FRIEND IS AN ALIEN,SERIES 1 & 2Live Action Series (44 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishProducer: Alliance Atlantis ProductionsCast: Daniel Clark and Ryan CooleyDelivery Status: Fully delivered March2001Inspired by a collection of novels written byaward-winning children’s author BruceCoville. Pleskit, the boy from Hevi-Hevi,ends up in one of the most unusual placeson Earth he has every been: school. Pleskitjust wants to fit in, despite his blue hair, pur-ple face and electricity-conducting antenna.

YVON OF THE YUKONAnimation (13 x 30mins)Language: EnglishDirector: Greg SullivanProducer: Studio B Productions / YTV /Telefilm Canada / Alliance AtlantisProductionsDelivery Status: DeliveredYvon of the Yukon is a 17th century Frenchexplorer who has been trapped (without hispants!) inside a block of polar ice for thepast 300 years until a certain weak-blad-dered husky came along and released himfrom his icy prison. CRAMP TWINSAnimation (26 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishDirector: Becky BristowProducer: TV Loonland, SunbowEntertainmentDelivery Status: In Production, completedMay 2001Based on two graphic comic novels byBrian Wood, The Cramp Twins is the storyof Wayne and Lucien Cramp, 10 year oldtwins who are not at ALL alike. THE FAMOUS JETT JACKSON 1, 2& 3Live Action Adventure Series (65 x 30mins)Producer: Alliance Atlantis ProductionsLanguage: EnglishCast: Lee Thompson (Guest StaringBritney Spears and Eartha Kitt)Delivery Status: DeliveredTeenage Jett Jackson, TV superhero superstar,tries to escape reporters and fans by movingfrom Hollywood back to his hometown. ButJett Jackson can’t escape fame - or intrigue. GENERATION O!Animation (13 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishProducer: Sunbow Entertainment LLCDelivery Status: CompletedMolly O! is the lead singer of an interna-tional pop band that has millions of adoringfans, a purple limousine, multiple goldrecords and strictly enforced bedtime. Thisanimated comedy examinesCLIFFORDAnimation (40 x 30 mins)Language: English and SpanishProducer: Scholastic EntertainmentDelivery Status: CompleteBased on the classic Scholastic book series“Clifford the Big Red Dog.” Taller than atwo-story house and redder than a fire engine,Clifford is an optimist whose four paws arealways planted firmly on the ground - eventhough his head is literally in the clouds.MY LITTLE PONYAnimation (110 x 30 min & 1 x 90 min)Language: English, Spanish and FrenchProducer: TV-Loonland and SunbowEntertainmentDelivery Status: CompletedMy Little Pony captures the type of fantasyand adventure adored by children the worldover. Ponyland brims with excitement inevery episode as the young girl poniesStarlight, Bright Eyes, Sweetheart, Bon Bonand Melody and the young ponies Ace,Lancer, and Teddy together learn fromDEEPWATER BLACKLive Action Adventure Series (13 x 30 mins)Language: EnglishProducer: Sunbow EntertainmentDelivery Status: DeliveredIt’s action, adventure and drama for theyoung energetic crew of the StarshipDeepwater. Their mission: to safeguard thefuture of the human race! REDWALL SERIES 2 & 3Animation (39 x 26 mins)Language: EnglishDirector: VariousProducer: TV-Loonland / NelevanaDelivery Status: Series 2 delivered, series3 in production, complete deliveryNovember 2001Based upon the best selling books by BrianJacques, the series is set in Redwall, hometo a community of otters, badgers and mice.

UBU PRODUCTIONSUBU Productions, P.O. Box 40 19 65, D-80719 Munich, Germany. Tel:49.8171.72126. Fax: 49.8171.72126. E-mail: [email protected] MIP-TV: Mr. Jean Uliczay (President)Acquisition Executive: Jean UliczayStand: Media UmbrellaCOMEDY 4 SEVEN . . . AND A DOGComedy (90 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Marius MatteiProducer: Telecinelanda/UBU ProductionsCast: Timothy Dalton, Ornella Muti,Michelle Huntziker, Alberto TombaDelivery Status: Pre-productionBudget: $3 millionLove, troubles and jealousies at the Cotesd’Azur.SKINHEAD CONNECTIONThriller (90 min)Language: EnglishProducer: UBU ProductionsDelivery Status: Pre-productionBudget: $2 millionThe power of the skinheads and neonazis ineastern Germany.THE DINO ISLANDChildren/Teen (90 min)Language: Enlgish/FrenchDirector: J. KailProducer: UBU ProductionsDelivery Status: Pre-productionBudget: $2 millionAdventures of a group of children on theisland of the dinos.

UGC INTERNATIONAL /WORLD SALESUGC International / World Sales, 2, ruedes Quatre-Fils, 75003 Paris, France. Tel:331.40.29.89.00. Fax: 331.40.29.89.10.At MIP-TV: Olivier Albou (SalesExecutive - UGC INTL)Office: Booth TV France International /Stand 02.17Tel: 33.4.92.99.80.41DEUXIÈME VIE Comedy (100 min)Language: FrenchDirector: Patrick BraoudéCast: Patrick Braoudé, Daniel Russo, GadElmaleh, Isabelle Candelier, Maria deMedeiros, Elie Semoun, Thierry LhermitteDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $7 millionA mysterious car crash suddenly propels anindecisive 30-year-old sixteen years into hisown future. A delightful comedy about thepower of choice.MEILLEUR ESPOIR FÉMININ (ABRUSH WITH THE STARS)Comedy (100 min)Language: FrenchDirector: Gérard JugnotProducer: RF2K Producer: Cast: Gérard Jugnot, Bérénice Béjo,Chantal Lauby, Sabine Haudepin, AntoineDulery, Didier Flamand, MohamedHichamDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $8 millionAwards2001 French Césars Awards -Nomination for Best Newcoming ActressYou’re a small-town hairdresser. You’vebeen losing your hair for some time. Andnow you’re losing your daughter - to moviestardom. What do you do ? The answer’s inthis very funny, very touching film for thewhole family.

LA PARENTHÈSE ENCHANTÉESeventies comedy (88 min)Language: FrenchDirector: Michel SpinosaProducer: Ima FilmsCast: Clotilde Courau, Vincent Elbaz,Géraldine Pailhas, Karin Viard, RoschdyZemDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $3.5 millionThree girls and two boys struggle with loveand life over a decade marked by radical-ism, feminism and sexual liberation. Adelightful seventies comedy.VOLAVERUNT (VOLAVERUNT -THE NAKED MAJA) Delivery Status: CompletedPeriod drama / Thriller (100 min)Language: SpanishDirector: Bigas LunaProducer: Mate ProducersCast: Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, PenélopeCruz, Jorge Perugorria, Jordi Molla,Stefania SandrelliBudget: $8 millionThe secret of the Duchess of Alba’s myste-rious death in 1802, revealed by her formerlovers, the painter Francisco Goya andPrime Minister Godoy.SCÈNES DE CRIMES (CRIMESCENES)Psychological thriller (100 min)Language: FrenchDirector: Frédéric SchoendoerfferProducer: La Chauve-SourisCast: Charles Berling, André DussollierDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $5 millionAwards2001 French Césars Awards -Nomination for Best First FilmTwo homicide cops daily struggle to bal-ance their personal lives and the tensesearch for a serial killer. A dark psychologi-cal thriller.SAINT-CYR (THE KING’S DAUGH-TERS)Delivery Status: CompletedPeriod drama (120 min)Language: FrenchDirector: Patricia MazuyProducer: Archipel 35Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Kalfon,Jean-François Balmer, Simon ReggianiBudget: $8 millionA seventeenth Century French boardingschool for girls suffers through the turmoilof sensual awakening and the ensuing reli-gious repression. An entrancing perioddrama.

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LA CHAMBRE DES MAGICIENNES(OF WOMEN AND MAGIC)Drama (80 min)Language: FrenchDirector: Claude MillerCast: Anne Brochet, Mathilde Seigner,Annie Noël, Yves JacquesProducer: Les Films de la BoissièreDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: $1.5 millionA young woman’s psycho-somatic illnesslands her in hospital, where she encountersgreater suffering than hers and acquires thewisdom to heal herself.

UNICEFUNICEF, 3 United Nationsl Plaza, NewYork, New York, NY 10017 USA. Tel:212.824.6127. Fax: 212.326.7731.At MIP-TV: Denise Searle (Chief: Internet,Broadcast and Image Section), GeorgeMcBean (International Children’s Day ofBroadcasting)Office: See the United Nations boothCreated after World War II, UNICEF is theonly United Nations agency devoted exclu-sively to children, and is active in morethan 160 countries, areas and territoriesthroughout the world

UNIVERSALTELEVISION & NETWORKS GROUPUniversal Television & Networks Group,100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 1440, Ste.3030, Universal City, CA 91608 USA. Tel:818.777.1300. Fax: 818.866.1554At MIP-TV: Blair Westlake (Chairman,Universal Television & Networks Group),Steve Jarmus (Co-President, UniversalStudios Television Distribution), PhilSchuman (Co-President, Universal StudiosTelevision Distribution), David Ellender(Managing Director, Europe, UniversalStudios Television Distribution)Office: H4.05, Tel: 33.1.4.92.99.87.91,33.1.4.92.99.87.92, 33.1.4.92.99.87.93, FIRST YEARSOne-Hour DramaProducer: Jill GordonCast: Samantha Mathis, Sydney TamiiaPoitier, Eric Schaeffer, Ken Marino, MacKenzie AstinBased on the BBC2 series, First Years cen-ters on a group of recent law school gradu-ates who share a townhouse in SanFrancisco. With a realistic tone and comedicslant, the series will take an uncensoredlook at problems/issues that the group facesas they step into adulthood. CROSSING OVER WITH JOHNEDWARDPsychic/Reality (195 x 30 min)Executive Producers: Shirley Abraham,Dana Calderwood, Charles NordlanderHost: John EdwardCrossing Over with John Edward is aprovocative psychic/reality series that trulytakes viewers to another dimension. SITTING DUCKSCGI Children’s Animated Series (26eleven-minute)Creator/Exec. Producer: Michael BedardExec. Producers: Elizabeth Daro, LoredanaCuntiSitting Ducks is a whimsical 3D and CGIanimated series based on the world-famouscharacters created by artist Michael Bedard. ARREST & TRIALSeries (195 Episodes x 30 min)BLIND DATESeries (420 Episodes x 30 min)CUENTOS PARA SOLITARIOSSeries (26 Episodes x 30 min)GIMME GIMME GIMMESeries (13 Episodes x 30 min)MANHATTAN, AZSeries (13 Episodes x 30 min)THE WAR NEXT DOORSeries (13 Episodes x 30 min)CLEOPATRA 2525Series (6 Episodes x 60 min)

COVER ME: BASED ON THE TRUELIFE OF AN FBI FAMILYSeries (25 Episodes x 60 min)DEADLINESeries (13 Episodes x 60 min)FARMCLUB.COMSeries (87 Episodes x 60 min)FIRST YEARSSeries (8 Episodes x 60 min)HERCULES: THE LEGENDARYJOURNEYSSeries (111 Episodes x 60 min)THE HUNTRESSSeries (28 Hours x 60 min)INVISIBLE MANSeries (45 Episodes x 60 min + 1 twohour)LAW & ORDERSeries (253 Episodes x 60 min)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMSUNITSeries (43 Episodes x 60 min)MOTOWN LIVESeries (52 Episodes x 60 min)TOAD PATROL13 half-hourMAISY104 five minuteTHE WOODY WOODPECKERSHOW40 half-hourAN AMERICAN TALE4 ninety minuteLAND BEFORE TIME7 ninety minuteATTILA THE HUN1 four hourBURN THE FLOOR1 ninety minuteCHIPPENDALES MURDER1 two hourCOLUMBO27 ninety minute, 18 two hourCOLUMBO (NEW)23 two hourTHE DARKLING1 two hourDRAGON HEART II1 two hourEVOLUTION’S CHILD1 two hourHEFNER: THE TRUE STORY1 two hourTheatrical Releases: AMERICAN PIE 2 BILLY ELLIOTTHE BOURNE IDENTITYTHE FAST AND THE FURIOUS GLADIATORGREEN MILE THE GRINCHHANNIBALJAWSLOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARKTHE MUMMYTHE NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THEKLUMPS

VINE INTERNATIONALPICTURESVine International Pictures, VIP House,Greenacres, New Road Hill, Downe,Orpington, Kent BR6 7JA, U.K. Tel:44.1689.854123. Fax: 44.1689.850990. E-mail: [email protected] Type: Sales AgentAt MIP-TV: Marie Vine (CEO)Office: 01.02 AFMA standTel: 334 92 99 82 07SUPERSTITIONPsychological ThrillerLanguage: EnglishDirector: Kenneth Hope (Feature film debut)Producers: Bob Hubar & Denis WigmanCast: Mark Strong; Sienna Guillory;David Warner; Frances Barber; AliceKrige; Derek De Lint; Charlotte RamplingDelivery Status: Post-ProductionWhen a baby is killed in a mysterious housefire, the child’s young English nanny isarrested and accused of murder, the Italianpress is convinced she is a witch, and in theItalian courts, you are guilty until proveninnocent.WHERE ESKIMOS LIVEDramaLanguage: EnglishDirector: Tomasz Wiszniewski - Winnerof Sundance NHK Filmmakers award 1998Producers: Paula Paizes; Chris Burdza &Hagen Alexander MuellerCast: Bob Hoskins & Sergiusz ZymelkaDelivery Status: Post-ProductionMoving adventure drama about an unlikelyfriendship between ‘Sharkey’, a ruthlessman involved in black market adoption,who travels under the guise of a UNICEFofficial, and a ten year old orphan, ‘Vlado’in war-torn Bosnia.CAMERA OBSCURAPsychological Suspense ThrillerLanguage: EnglishDirector: Hamlet SarkissianProducer: Tassos KazinosCast: Ariadna Gil & Adam TreseDelivery Status: CompletedSet in contemporary Los Angeles, Jimmy isa crime scene photographer with the LAPD.Unable to comprehend and accept the darkand cruel reality of the crime scenes, andhaunted by the images of the victims he wit-nesses, Jimmy confronts his fears by settinghis own boundaries on reality and illusion.ARTHUR’S DKYEDramaLanguage: EnglishDirector: Gerry PoulsonProducer: Steve Sheen & Ron BarehamCast: Pauline Quirke; Robert Daws;Nicholas Farrell; Richard Graham; BrianConley; Rebecca Lacey; Dennis WatermanDelivery Status: CompletedSet on the beautiful mountainous locationsof Wales, three friends re-unite after twentyyears to relive their teenage adventures onOffa’s Dyke. During their travels, theymeet up with Linda, a lone trekker who istrying to regain her true identity, which inturn, triggers the hidden secrets of each ofthe friends.CHRISTIE MALRY’S OWN DOUBLEENTRYDramaDirector: Paul Tickell (Crush Proof; ZinkyBoys Go Underground)Producer: Kees Kasander (The Cook, TheThief, His Wife...; The Pillow Book)Cast: Nick Moran (Lock Stock...; NewBlood; Another Life);Kate Ashfield (War Zone); Neil Stuke(Mad Cows; Sliding Doors)Production: CompletedThe story of a man who uses the principle ofdouble-entry book-keeping to settle hisaccount with society.

KING OF L.A.DramaLanguage: EnglishDirector: James Mathers (Feature filmdebut)Producer: Kees Kasander (The Cook, TheThief, His Wife...; The Pillow Book)Cast: Saul Williams (A Gut Feeling;Slam); Hannes Jaenicke; Leo Fitzpatrick (AnotherDay In Paradise; Kids)Delivery Status: CompletedKING OF L.A. is a drama set in the shadowof glamorous Hollywood in downtown LosAngeles. It is set in the forgotten world ofthe homeless.

VISION FILMSVision Films, Corporate offices: 4626Lemona Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA91403 USA. Tel: 818.784.1702. Fax:818.788.3715. E-mail: [email protected] MIP-TV: Lise Romanoff (ManagingDirector), Michelle Siazon (Director ofSales and Servicing)Office: A LOVE DIVIDEDRomance (100 minutes)Cast: Liam Cunningham, Orla Brady, TonyDoyleA passionate love story set against the back-drop of religious bigotry in 1950Õs Ireland.An award winning film by Parallel, BBCand RTE.INTERVIEW WITH A SERIALKILLERThriller (90 minutes)Directed By Chris JonesCast: Peter Firth (Pearl Harbor, Mighty JoeYoung), and Harriet RobinsonA serial killer wants a crime novelist withher own dark secret to write his biography.TROUBLE ON THE CORNERThriller (95 minutes)Cast: Tony Goldwyn (Ghost), Debi Mazar(Goodfellas), Edie Falco (Sopranos)In a city tenement building, a psychologistconfuses his patientÕs bizarre problemswith his own.THE SILENT FORCEAction (90 minutes)Cast: Loren Avedon (King of theKickboxers), George Cheung (LethalWeapon 4),Roger Yuan (Shanghai Noon)A drug enforcement agency, the SilentForce, trained as ultimate fighting machinesmust stop a powerful Asian crime ring atany cost.

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THE WORLD’S MOST EXOTICPLACES Travel Documentary (5 x 1 hr)A journey around the planet to all sevencontinents (Europe, Africa, Asia, TheCarribean, India and the Middle East,Central and South America, the SouthPacific and Australia) to discover theworld’s greatest natural and man-madetreasures. AREA 51: THE ALIEN INTERVIEW(1 hr special)The pre-quel to Alien Autopsy with emotion-al testimonies of those personally effected bythe unexplainable happens at Area 51.Hosted by Steven Williams of X Files

VITAGRAPHVitagraph, Via Schiavonia 1, I-40121Bologna, Italy. Tel: 39.051.267150. Fax:39.051.267310. Web site:www.vitagraph.it, E-Mail:[email protected] MIP-TV: Mr. Filippo D’AngeloManaging DirectorOffice: H4.35 Media StandTel: The Marketplace/MEDIA ReceptionDeskOffice Fax: The Marketplace/MEDIAReception DeskANGEL IN THE FLESH - CONFIDENTIAL REPORT ON MRDENNIS DUGGAN A.K.A. THE KINGOF SUPER8Documentary (70 min)Director: Marcello GarofaloLanguage: Italian, EnglishDelivery Status: CompletedLife and works of Dennis Duggan, one ofthe most eclectic personalities of Americancontemporary cinema.THE PROMISED SHIPDocumentary (51 min)Language: English and Spanish withEnglish subtitlesDirector: Luciano CapelliDelivery Status: CompletedMarcus Garvey, the leader of the first mas-sive Black power movement and the utopi-an dream of the Black Star Line.

WAVE ENTERTAINMENTPTY LIMITEDWave Entertainment Pty Limited, 26Punch Street, Artarmon, NSW 2064Australia (P.O. Box 805 Artarmon, NSW1570, Australia). Tel: 612.9966 8839. Fax:612.9966 8841. Company Type: ProducerAt MIP-TV: David Gee, Matthew GeeOffice: 04.42Tel: 8286Fax: +612.408.234 821ZIRKOS KIDS (26 x 30’)DIZZIDINOS Pre-school, costume character (65 x 24’ or325 x 5’)Language: English, Gaelic, Arabic,Japanese, HindiDirector: Tibor Komlos, Sacha Moore,Lorry D’ErcoleProducer: Wave EntertainmentDelivery Status: Zirkos Kids all completed,DiZZiDiNOS half epsiodes completeZirkos Kids is an original, colourful pre-school show with huge ratings success inthe countries it has aired in so far. Onlyoriginal music is used and the majority ofthe filming takes place in real world loca-tions. DiZZiDiNOS is another pre-schoolcostume-character show which boasts 12characters and once again, originality is thekey to this program. At last, some pre-school shows where the characters speakproper English!

WIEN FILM - SASCHAFILM GMBHWien Film - Sascha Film GmbH,Johannesgasse 12, A-1010 Vienna,Austria. Tel: 43.1.512.66.56. Fax:43.1.513.39.07.E-mail: [email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Dr. Maria Teuchmann(General Manager), Andrea Altenbuchner(Sales & Acquisitions)Office: H4.35 - Marketplace on 4th floorMobile phone: 43.664.3§.8§.545SWIMMERS IN THE DESERTDocumentary, Austria, 2001, 104 minLanguage: German, EnglishDirector: Kurt MayerProducer: Epo Film, ViennaDelivery Status: finishedThe true life story and adventures of LászlóAlmásy, the “English patient,” who crossedAfrica in 1929 with the father of filmmakerKurt Mayer: HELLER ALS DER MOND -BRIGHTER THAN THE MOON Comedy, 2000 (88 min)Language: German, English SubtitlesDirector: Virgil WidrichProducer: Virgil WidrichCast: Christopher Buchholz, PiroskaSz_kely, Lars Rudolph, Gerhard Liemann,Werner Prinz, Alexander Ebeert, HorstBucholz,ÉDelivery Status: finishedAn Italian named Paolo loses his job. At thesame time, two bank robbers, Melles andhis Romanian driver Knarek, pull a job.Melles discovers that Knarek has smuggledhis fiancée Julie over the border in the cartrunk and tosses her out on the street. DIE FREMDE _ THE STRANGER Feature Film 2000 (95 min.)Language: German, English SubtitlesDirector: Götz SpielmannProducer: Team FilmCast: Goya Toledo, Martin Feifel, NinaProll,...Delivery Status: finishedThe Mexican girl Mercedes and herGerman boyfriend Rainer came to Vienna totraffic 1 kilo cocaine for the local drugscene. As the planned deal fails, Mercedeshas to take charge of the illegal businessherself. CROSSROAD STREET _ NEWTIMES AT CROSSROAD STREETDocumentary Film in 2 Parts 1988/1998 (2x 85 min)Language: Latvian, Engl. SubtitlesDirector: Talivaldis MargevicsProducer: European DocumentarySymposiumDelivery Status: finishedTen years have passed since the first film“Crossroad Street” has been made, aboutthe inhabitants of a small street in the sub-urbs of the city of Riga (Latvia). Now theyhave come back. GEBOREN IN ABSURDISTAN -BORN IN ABSURDISTAN Feature Film 1999 (100 min)Language: German, English Subtitles,French SubtitlesDirector: Houchang AllahyariProducer: Epo FilmCast: Julia Stemberger, Karl Markovics,Meltem Cumbul, Ahmet UgurluDelivery Status: finishedTwo babies born to an Austrian and aTurkish family are exchanged in the hospi-tal. When the authorities act to rectify themistake, it turns out that the Turkish familyhas been deported with the baby. BODY & MINDDocumentary (14 x 52 min)Language: German, EnglishProducer: Kurt LangbeinDelivery Status: finishedThirteen part series, focusing on scientific,medical, human problems and phenomenawith the level of knowledge of the millenni-um.

WINSTAR WORLD-WIDE Winstar Worldwide, 419 Park AvenueSouth – 20th Floor, New York, NY 10016USA. Tel: 212.686.6777. Fax:212.685.2625Office: R33.03Tel: 334.92.99.88.43At MIP-TV: Al Cattabiani (President),Sheri Levine (Executive Vice President),Michael Thornton (Vice President,Programming Sales), Linda Saetre(Manager, Programming Sales), JuliaPanely (Director, Marketing), JulieGoldman (Vice President, WinstarProductions)ON THE SETSeries – 1/2 hour seriesInterviews with stars, directors andmoviemakers who reveal the enticingatmospheres On The Set. Comprehensivenews about films currently in productionand the talent behind them. CINENEWS Series – 1/2 hour seriesMovie headlines on stars, new releases andcasting from Indies to Studio films.Cinenews features up-to-date interviewswith actors and directors as they reveal theirupcoming projects. MAMA AFRICAAvailable in two formats: 6 x 26 minuteTV Series or 2 x 90 minute Film cinema /African CinemaSix amazing African stories by six ofAfrica’s most skilled and imaginativewomen filmmakers. THE A-Z OF SEPARATING PEOPLEFROM THEIR MONEY2 x 1 hour-SpecialAppearing on location in Los Angeles, hostDennis Hopper presents a high-pitched,close to the bone narrative tour ofAdvertising. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OFSEPARATING PEOPLE FROM THEIR MONEYSpecial (1 x 1 hour )Host Dennis Hopper is Creative Director,acting as the Moses of Advertising, on asearch for the Holy Grail: The Secret ofCreativity. CINEMANIADocumentary (60 minutes)CINEMANIA is a documentary about theculture of intense cinephilia in New YorkCity, focusing on the Big Apple’s mostobsessive and eccentric film-buffs. SUNDAYS AT STEINWAYMusic (13 X 1 hour)Shot on location at the 148-year-oldSteinway & Sons piano factory in LongIsland City in Queens, New York, each pro-gram contains a rarified performance byone of the world’s most beloved Pop, Jazzor Classical pianists. KUROSAWADocumentary (2 hour) Written & Directed by: Adam LowCo-production: Thirteen/WNET New York,BBC, NHK and Winstar.Kurosawa is one of the greatest artists of thetwentieth century. The documentary willtake a look at how the director emerged inthe context of war-torn Japan, how hiscareer developed over the following fiftyyears. THE DIRECTORS Documentary (New 13 x 1 hr) Delivery Status: in production Episodes include:Oliver STONE Paul SCHRADER IvanREITMAN Phillip NOYCE Neil JORDANRidley SCOTT Tim BURTON GeorgeROMERO Roland EMMERICH Alan PARKER Mike FIGGIS Barry SON-NENFELD Tony SCOTT

SUPERSTAR: THE LIFE AND TIMESOF ANDY WARHOLFeature documentary (87 Minutes) Directed by: Chuck WorkmanThe stylish and definitive documentaryabout painter Andy Warhol traces his lifefrom Pittsburgh schoolboy to pop art leg-end, from advertising illustrator to chroni-cler of the haut-monde of New York City. LIBRARY OF CLASSIC FOREIGNFILMS INCLUDING :LOLA (Also known as Donna di Vita)Drama (90 minutes)Directed and Written by: Jacques DemyCast: Anouk Aimee, Marc Michel, ElinaLabourdette, Alan Scott, Annie Duperoux,Jacques Harden, Margo Lion, CatherineLutz, Corinne Marchand, Yvette AnzianiThis tale of love involves several people’slives as they come together in the port cityof Nantes. BAY OF ANGELS (ALSO KNOWN ASLA BAIE DES ANGES)French Drama (79 minutes)Directed and written by: Jacques DemyCast:: Jeanne Moreau, Claude Mann, PaulGuers, Henri Nassiet, Andre CertesJean Fournier is a clerk in a bank and hiscolleague Caron is an avid gambler whosoon draws Jean into his world of gamblingaddiction.

WORLD INTERNATIONALNETWORK, LLCWorld International Network, LLC, 301North Canon Drive, Suite 300, BeverlyHills, CA 90210 USA. Tel: 310.859.2500.Fax: 310.859.7500. At MIP-TV: Larry Gershman (CEO), AnitaGershman (President), Marc Barson (VP,Acquisitions/Business Affairs), TomDaniels (Sales Consultant)Stand: B1.04, Tel: 33.4.92.99.87.95A MOTHER’S TESTIMONYDrama (93 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Julian ChojnackiProducer: Skip BeaudineCast: Kate Jackson, Chad Allen, SusanBlakely, Keith SzarabajkaDelivery Status: Completed.When a woman suspects her son has beenthe unwilling accessory to murder, she istorn between protecting him or turning himin.

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CLOVER BENDDramaLanguage: English EnglishDirector: Michael VickermanProducer: William R. GreenblattCast: Robert Urich, Barry Corbin, DavidKeith, Erin GrayDelivery Status: Post ProductionAn L.A. cop whose wife is killed in ashootout moves back to his hometown andbecomes the sheriff.THE PERFECT WIFEThriller (92 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Don FauntLeRoyProducer: Pierre David, Noël A. ZanitschCast: Perry King, Shannon Sturges, Leslie-Anne Down, William R. Moses, MicheleGreene, Max GailDelivery Status: Completed.A twisted woman gets revenge against theman she blames for killing her brother bymarrying him, making his life hell and plot-ting his ultimate demise.FACE VALUEDramaLanguage: English EnglishDirector: Michael MillerProducer: Robert Papazian, Jim HirschDelivery Status: Post ProductionFor fun, a boring guy assumes the identityof his busy and mysterious friend . . . andends up being pursued by murderous drugdealers.SHE’S NO ANGELThrillerLanguage: English EnglishDirector: Rachel FeldmanProducer: Pierre David, Noel ZanitschCast: Tracey Gold, Dee Wallace Stone,Jeffrey MeekDelivery Status: CompletedAfter surviving a beating and auto accident,a hardened young woman is mistaken as thenew wife of a dead man, and welcomed intoa wealthy and loving family.PERILOUSThrillerLanguage: English EnglishDirector: Jamie BruceProducer: Fred WeintraubCast: Bruce Boxlietner, CatherineOxenbergDelivery Status: Post ProductionOn a business trip to Russia, an Americanlawyer finds himself embroiled with a mys-terious woman who holds the key to arecent theft of art treasures from theNational Museum.THE AMATI GIRLSFamily (88 min)Language: English Director: Anne DeSalvoProducer: Michael I. Levy, Henry M. Shea,Jr., James Alex, Steven C. JohnsonCast: Mercedes Ruehl, Paul Sorvino,Cloris LeachmanDelivery Status: CompletedA warm, poignant story about four grownsisters who must attend to their death-obsessed mother.SEDUCED BY A THIEFThriller (88 min)Language: English Director: Sheldon WilsonProducer: William R. GreenblattCast: Sean Young, Rick Peters, EdwardLaurence AlbertDelivery Status: CompletedA wet behind-the-ears security guard istaught the art of robbery by a beautiful thief.ABOVE AND BEYOND (WORKINGTITLE)DramaLanguage: English Director: Stuart AlexanderProducer: Green, Epstein, BacinoDelivery Status: Pre-productionAfter he is paralysed by his partner’s bulletin the line of duty, a married cop must cometo terms with his inner anger before he canstart healing himself.

CONTEMPT (WORKING TITLE)DramaLanguage: English Director: TBDProducer: Green, Epstein, BacinoDelivery Status: Pre-productionA female lawyer investigates a malpracticecase that turns out to be a murder.FACING THE ENEMYThrillerLanguage: English Director: Rob MalenfantProducer: Pierre David, Noel ZanitschCast: Lynden Ashby, Maxwell Caulfield,Cynthia PrestonDelivery Status: CompletedA cop in a troubled marriage tries to solve aseries of mysterious muder/suicides, thenbecomes romantically involved in the life ofthe alluring suspect.DETERMINATION OF DEATHDrama (92 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Michael MillerProducer: Skip BeaudineCast: Veronica Hamel, Michele Greene,Marc Singer, John Ratzenberger, WilliamKattDelivery Status: completed A woman gets dragged into an insurancescam by her abusive husband and her nefar-ious sisters.BLIND OBSESSIONThriller (92 min)Language: English Director: Rob MalenfantProducer: Pierre David, Noel Zanitsch,Ken SaundersCast: Brad Johnson, Megan Gallagher,Roxana ZalDelivery Status: CompletedWhen a private eye is blinded in a gunfight,he finds his life invaded by an obsessivetherapist and her demented sister.TOUCHED BY A KILLERThriller (93 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Gilbert SheltonProducer: Kevin Goetz, Jerrold W.Lambert, Vicki SotheranCast: Isabella Hofman, James Wilder, ErinGrey, Louise FletcherDelivery Status: Completed.A lonely woman falls for a prisoner andbelieving him to be innocent, lies to help gethim out of jail. Once released, the prisonerstarts to show signs of violence. Is he thekiller?YESTERDAY’S CHILDRENDrama (92 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Marcus KosProducer: Cosgrove / Meurer, Jay BensonCast: Jane Seymour, Hume Cronyn,Clancy BrownDelivery Status: completedAn American woman begins to have visionsand dreams about a previous life in Ireland.She goes to Ireland and meets the “chil-dren” she mothered in a prior lifetime; theyare in their seventies, she is in her forties.DOWN ‘N DIRTYDrama (92 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Fred WilliamsonProducer: Fred WilliamsonCast: Fred Williamson, Gary Busey, DavidCarradine, Tony LoBianco, Charles NapierDelivery Status: Completed.A determined cop sets out to expose a cor-rupt police force.RAINDrama (93 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Robert J. WilsonProducer: Don EnrightCast: Susan Dey, Scott CooperDelivery Status: completedA large family dog, Rain, is put into a warprogram to aid relief soldiers in Vietnam.Even though Rain is wounded, he savesmany lives. He bonds with a young soldierwhose life is made better as well.

THE FIRST OF MAYDrama (111 minutes)Language: EnglishDirector: Paul SirmansProducer: Dennis MahoneyCast: Julie Harris, Mickey Rooney, CharlesNelson Reilly, Dan Byrd, Joe DiMaggioDelivery Status: Completed.An unwanted boy and a forgotten old ladyfind running away to joint the circus is real-ly coming home.REDEMPTION OF THE GHOSTDrama (111 min)Language: English Director: Richard FriedmanProducer: Lesli Masoner, Darrel CampbellCast: Alexandra Paul, Diane Ladd, JohnSavage, Gene Bicknell, Rachel HunterDelivery Status: completedHe escapted from prison, but it was a child’simagination that renewed his faith in life.HOLE IN THE WATERThrillerLanguage: English Director: Martin KitrosserProducer: Pierre David, Noel ZanitschCast: Billy Moses, Marcia CrossDelivery Status: In ProductionA woman and her new husband travel to hishometown for the reading of his father’swill where she learns the townspeople sus-pect him of a murder twenty years ago.

WORLD WIDEENTERTAINMENTWorld Wide Entertainment, 16 JamesStreet, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.Telephone: 61.3.52.231.644. Fax:61.3.52.213.701. Email:[email protected] Company Type: Producer And Distributor At MIP-TV: Bill Farrow (President),Carolyn Rainey (International Sales &Marketing Manager), Nick Farrow(International Sales & ProductionManager), Sally Farrow (InternationalSales Executive), Jonathon Hutchings(International Sales Executive)Office: 20.13CUTTING EDGE Infotainment (26 X 30’)The very latest in science and technology.TOTALLY AWESOME Infotainment (26X30’) Fun, colourful and educational - science andstuff for kids.ELEMENTS Infotainment (26 X 30’)An exploration of our world and its fragileenvironment.HEALTHWORKS Infotainment (26 X 30’)Latest medical breakthroughs and globalhealth issues.ABOVE AND BEYOND Infotainment (26 X 30’) Space travel and space technology.UNEARTHED Infotainment (52 X 30’) Science, Nature, Cultures and Environment. TECHNOLOGY WORLD Infotainment (52 X 30’) Computer, medical & manufacturing tech-nology. SCIENCE INSIGHTInfotainment (52 X 30’) Engineering, space, computers, inventionsand more. WORLD IN FOCUS Infotainment (104 X 30’) Research, environment, agriculture, inven-tions, space etc. POSTCARDS General Interest (26 X 30’) Art, Culture, People and places. OUR PLANETGeneral Interest (13 X 30’) World information. GLOBE SPIN General Interest (26 X 30’) Global happenings: adversities, tragedies,breakthroughs, solutions

FEARLESS TVAction Sport (26 X 30’) Exciting and whacky sports action HIGH ACTION ADRENALIN Action Sport (26 X 30’) Serious heart pumping action ADRENALIZE Action Sport (26 X 30’) Radical extreme sportsSPORTSWORX Action Sport (26X30’) Great sports action with funky soundtrack

ZIA FILM DISTRIBUTION LLCZia Film Distribution LLC, 369Montezuma Ave., #320/Santa Fe, NewMexico/87501/USA. Tel: 505.438.9299.Fax: 505.438.6137. E-mail:[email protected] Type: DistributorAt MIP-TV: Bobbi Valentine(President),Douglas M. Heller (Exec. VP), AcquisitionExecutive: Douglas M. HellerOffice:20:16 Tel: 334.92.99.8175 Mobile 06.72.46.80.40 ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND WARAction(117 min.)Language: English (French/Spanish tracksavail)Director: Sartaj KhanProducer: Sartaj KhanCast: Sartaj Khan, Bill TrilloDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: 1.2 milTwo LA Crime Family mobs previoulyl atpeace, go on an all out attack against oneanother, however all ends with an unpre-dictable twist.AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS TAILFamily (96 min)Language: English Director: Eric TillProducer: Jon Slan & Stanley ChaseCast: Henry Winkler, David WayneDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: 5 milIn the update of the Dickens’ classicVictorian London is transformed into 1933Concord, New Hampshire where this talerecounts the adventures of a more modernscrooge.

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BONE YARD, THEHorror (98 min.)Language: English Director: James CummingsProducer: Richard BrophyCast: Phyllis Diller, Ed Nelson,NormanFellDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: 1.4 milA bizarre cult murder leads a psychic and adetective to the county morgue where theyencounter a weird graveyard shift supervi-sor and a hip coroner.FRESHMENComedy(90 min.)Language: English Director: Leigh SlawnerProducer: Sullivan Park Pictures, EdwardSharplessCast: Dalton James, Brooke Langton,Chris HardwickDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: 1.2 milA housing mix up forces three college fresh-men and a snotty sorority girl to live togeth-er in a Venice Beach house.THE GAME ROOMPsychological thriller (98 min.)Language: EnglishDirector: Joe TornatoreProducer: Kyko Film, Joe TornatoreCast: Patrick Rees, Melissa Tkautz,Emmanuel MarshallDelivery Status: completedBudget: 1.5 milMichael Gorst, a rich academic genius andtormented outcast, turns the tables by coerc-ing his teachers and classmates into his“Game Room” to imprison them.INTO THE PARADISEAction/drama(85 min.)Language: EnglishDirector: Curtis BriggsProducer: Slickrock Motion Pictures &Seen-by-SeenCast: John Cappola, Tony Clarlin, AlHarrington, Greg CollinsDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: 1 milThis modern western follows Jack, a cyni-cal drug runner from L.A. to the rural SW,where small town idealism and the mysti-cism of Navajo beliefs begin to work theirregional magic.THE MARIANAO KIDRomantic Comedy(122min)Language: Spanish (seperate M&E tracks)Director: Joseph M RumbautProducer: Teddy HallaronCast: Joseph M Rumbaut, Claudia Soroka,Mauricio Hussmann)Delivery Status: completedBudget: 2.2 milWhat happens to a politically incorrectCuban student kicked out of the University,and is about to be drafted into the Army,when he stumbles into a group of dissidentswho break into the Argentine Embassy andgain asylum...love and capitalizm flourish.LOVE AND WAR 2Action (96 min.)Language: English Director: Sartaj KhanProducer: Sartaj KhanCast: Sartaj Khan, Richard Lynch, ChrisMitchumDelivery Status: CompletedBudget: 1.2 milIn this sequel to All’s Fair In Love & War,things turn deadly when Julian, a renownedmob boss, is called upon to rescue thedaughter of the woman who once saved hislife from a dangerous rival.

MUD SEASONAction/drama(106min)Language: EnglishDirector: Anthony HallProducer: Filian Lewbel Entertainment, EdEilianCast: Rusty DeWees, Linda Shing, GeorgeWoodard)Delivery Status: completedBudget: 1.2 milJerry, a misunderstood loner who lives inthe woods of Vermont, seeks companion-ship at a brothel and after a series of eventsinadvertently kills the Madam. After avoid-ing incrimination in his cabin he finds Song,the Chinese prostitute, in the woods andthus being their love story.PRIMA DONNASRomantic Comedy (98min)Language: English (Spanish tracks avail-able)Director: Lawrence FoldesProducer: Victoria MeyerinkCast: Shannon Sturges, Bobbie BreseeDelivery Status: completedBudget: 1.6 milA highbrow snobbish mother wants herdaughter to become the “queen” of the pres-tigious Las Madonnas Debuntante Ball. Thehigh society of Beverly Hills get a taste oftheir own medicine when the daughter hasher own agenda, and the ball turns into ahilarious mad-cap fiesta.REVENGE OF AL CAPONEDrama (96 min)Language: English (French & Spanishtracks available)Director: Michael PressmanProducer: Vivki Niemi-GordonCast: Keith Carradine, Ray SharkeyDelivery Status: completedBudget: 8.5 millRay Sharkey gives a brilliant performanceas the infamous Capone, one of the world’smost notorious organized crime bosses.Keith Carradine is unforgettable asCapone’s biggest foe, FBI agent MichaelRourke. Filled with minute-by-minuteaction, romance, and suspense.SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE HOUNDOF BASKERVILLEMystery thriller (101 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Douglas HickoxProducer: Sy WeintraubCast: Ian Richardson, Denholm ElliotDelivery Status: completed (Newly remas-tered in 1999)Budget: 5.2 millThis masterful retelling od a timeless tale ofmuder and supernatural mystery, is a freshinterpretation of the ageless stories ofSherlock Holmes. Summonsed to the fog-drenched countryside, Holmes and Watsonfind themselves involved in an age-oldcurse and modern mystery.SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE SIGNOF FOURMystery thriller (100 min)Language: English Director: Desmond DavisProducer: Sy WeintraubCast: Ian Richardson, David HealyDelivery Status: completed (newly remas-tered in 1999)Budget: 5.2 millSherlock Holmed returns in his most warmand himan incarnation to date. Elegantly setin the fog-shrouded streets of London,Holmes and Watson are beguiled bu the cryfor help from a beautiful stranger.

SIDEKICKSFamily (100 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Arron NorrisProducer: Don CarmodyCast: Beau Bridges, Joe Piscopo, ChuckNorrisDelivery Status: completedBudget: 5 millWith the careful guidance of a karate mas-ter, an awkward 14 year old gains self-respect and his fantasy encounters withChuck Norris, a karate mentor, begin tofade. However, when his chance to competein a karate tournament are threatened, hismentor steps out of his fantasies to fight athis side and save the day.SOLITUDE POINTRomantic Comedy (89 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Hisako MitsuiProducer: Essen COmmunications, Inc &Kindai Ega KyokaiCast: Bo Svenson, Mitsuko BaishoDelivery Status: completedBudget: 1.8 millAfter losing his business and enduring yearsof struggle, Richard discovers that his wife,Yukie has Alzheimer’s disease. As the dis-ease progresses, Richard must fight to pre-serve his marriage and his devoted love forYukie.STRINGERAction thriller (94 min)Language: EnglishDirector: Michael DeluiseProducer: Gary HallCast: Anthony Finetti, Sally Kirkland, TimTHomerson, James Whitmore Jr.Delivery Status: completedBudget: 1.4 millA free-lance video journalist, FrankSimmonette, chases a story about a serialkiller in downtown Los Angeles so that heand his partner can sell it to their mainbuyer, news director, Joan Pezanasky ofKBEX-TV. WHISKEY, RIDDLES, & DANDELION WINERomantic Comedy (90 min)Language: EnglishDirector: David StrausProducer: Without a Box & WildfireProductionsCast: Elso Raven, Elena Wohl and JeffWincottDelivery Status: completedBudget: 1.2 millThe trials and tribulations of family rela-tionships and love unfold in a mystical fash-ion as a dying pregnant woman attempts tounite her cousin with her best friend so theywill take care of her unborn child.BASIC TRAININGDrama series (27 x 50)Language: Hebrew (English dub & Englishsubtitled available)Director: Uri & Benny BarabashProducer: NCP Co. (Reshet TV)Delivery Status: completed This series presents an honest and grippinglook into universal emotions associatedentering into adulthood; the fears of beingon your own, the elation and devastation oflove, the challenge of self-discovery, andthe politics of power.OKAVANGO: SEASONS 1 & 2Family adventure series (26 x 30 & 26 x60)Language: EnglishScarabelli, Wayne CrawfordDelivery Status: completedAs his dying wish, an uncle implores hisfamily to stay in Okavango and carry on hissolitary work, protecting the rapidly disap-pearing wildlife of Africa. The ordinaryAmerican family makes the extraordinarydecision to give up the urban jungle for theAfrican Jungle.

DIGIMOUSEChildren/Family (13 x 30)Language: EnglishDirector: Donald SnellProducer: Marcelo ProductionsCast: Puppeteers: Beckham Marr, AlidaWitbaardDelivery Status: completedIt all happens on a computer space stationwhere Tommy, a virtual reality boy, and hisbest friend DigiMouse brings kids from allover the world on-line for fascinating funthat delivers a positive pro-social message.This FCC friendly series combines live-action, puppets, and a unique state-of-the-art 3-D computer animation.PIGASSO’S PLACEChildren/FamilyLanguage: EnglishDirector: Sue BropheyProducer: M3D ProductionsCast: Richard D Hill, Leon MelasDelivery Status: completedPigassio the pig and Pookie the wolf are thestars of this extraordinary educationalseries. They bring their antics to life as cos-tumed characters who live and work in amagical curio shop where anything can hap-pen. SO YOU WANT TO BEChildren/Family Series (26 x 30)Language: EnglishProducer: Champion Entertainment Inc.Delivery Status: completedThis wonderful fast-paced edu-tainmentseries hosted by two vibrant young adults,answers the age-old question, “what do youwant to be when you grow up?”. Focusedon the 7-14 year old group, So You Want ToBe provides kids with valuable informationpertaining to over 50 different careers andoccupations.AT HOME ON THE RANGE Magazine/Talk Light Entertainment Series(225 X 28 min)Language: EnglishCast: John Crean, Barbara VeneziaDelivery Status: completed Affectionately called “the cooking show forthe deranged”, not since “Burns and Allen”has a viewing audience been so delightfullyentertained. BOX OFFICE AMERICAMagazine/Talk Series (on-going weekly52 x 28)Language: EnglishHost: Pat MathewsDelivery Status: completed Now celebrating it’s 11th year! The hottestweekly half-hour of Hollywood’s biggestmotion picture box office hits. This fast-paced hosted countdown show gives youbig-screen feature film highlights, super-stars and on-location specials.

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BLUES EXPRESSMusic (13 x 60)Language: EnglishDirector: Skip TwitchellProducer: Blues Express, IncCast: Host: Buddy LoweDelivery Status: completedA unique new series that celebrates one ofAmerica’s greatest art forms of the last cen-tury... the Blues.

ZDF ENTERPRISESZDF Enterprises, Lise-Meitner-Str. 9, D-55129 Mainz, Germany. Tel:49.61.31.991.221. Fax: 49.61.31.991.283.E-mail: [email protected]. New YorkOffice: 450 Park Avenue, Suite 1905, NewYork, NY 10022 USA. Tel: 212.759.9430.Fax 212.759.9483. E-mail: [email protected] MIPTV: Alexander Coridass(President), Horst Müller (Senior VP NorthAmerican Operations), Fred Burcksen (VPSales), Hans Jürgen Steimer (Senior VPAcquisitions and Co-productions), PeterLang (VP Marketing and Merchandising)Office: 21.02 -23.01Tel: 33.4.9299.8120 Fax: 33.4.9299.8121THE REPORTDocumentary (75 x 30’)Producer: various for ZDFGOLD OF THE TSARSDocumentary (3 x 43’-52’)Directors: Hanna Kramarczuk & MiroslawBorkProducer: Best Film for ZDFOUR CHARLYDrama Series (1x77’ + 1x90’ + 75x45’)Director: Helmut FörnbacherPRODUCER: PHOENIX FILM /PHOEBUS FILM FOR ZDFCast: Ralph Schicha, Karin Kienzer,Friederike Möller, Mike Zobrys, Charly,the chimpanzee, Othello, the dogBerlin veterinarian Dr. Philipp Martin andhis wife Michaela, a photo reporter, live aquiet and peaceful life with their childrenSandra and Oliver. Everything changesabruptly when one day and totally unexpect-ed Charly turns up at Dr. Philipp’s practice. CUTTING EDGEDocumentary (50x30’)Producer: various for ZDFCutting Edge - Documentaries that GetUnder the SkinMISTERIES OF THE PASTDocumentary (2x58’)Producer: Mr. Giffhorn for BRTHE REPORTDocumentary Features and Reports (75 x30’, to be continued)Renowned throughout Germany for its grip-ping stories mixed with informed content,ZDF’s The Report has become one of thenetworks most respected and well-receivedprograms.

LATE LISTINGS:ALLIED/FILMSOURCE TELEVISIONAllied/Film Source Television , 8899Beverly Boulevard, Suite 911, WestHollywood, CA. 90048 USA. Tel:310.271.0703. Fax: 310.271.0706. E-mail:[email protected] At MIP-TV: Michelle Glenn (Director ofInternational Sales ), Yuan Liu (VP SalesAssociate )Office: G306, Tel: 33.(0).492.998.599HOME SWEET HOBOKENComedy (92 min/2000) Director: Yoshifumi Hosoya, Producers:Yuko Yoshikawa & Daisuke SekiguchiCast: Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley,Richard Kind ("Spin City"), Aida Turturro("The Sopranos")Beth is a waitress in a Hoboken diner who'sraised two good-for-nothing grandsons.When an appraiser offers her cash for someold jewelry, she discovers that a ring shethought was worthless is actually a rareLouis XV diamond valued at $10 million!

MAXIMUM JUSTICEAction Thriller (92 min/1999)Director/Producer: Jesse DellCast: L.P. Brown III, Timothy Bottoms,Scott Valentine, Martin Kove & Roxana ZalMcQuade poses as the leader of a fearedbiker gang to infiltrate the mob-controlledL.A. Harbor. PUPS Action Drama 95 min/1999) Director: Ash Producer: Daniel BergerCast: Burt Reynolds, Mischa Barton("Sixth Sense", "Notting Hill") CameronVon HoyAs a post-modern response to the growingtrend of senseless gun-related violenceamongst youngsters, "Pups" chronicles thestory of a rebellious "latch-key" teenager whofinds his mother's gun, and instead of headingto his suburban school, he embarks on a spon-taneous bank robbery with his girlfriend(Barton) that holds the nation's attention. PLANET PATROLSci Fi Action (72 min/1999) Cast: Michael David, Anthony Furlong,Robert GarciaDirector: Russ Mazzolla, Producer: KirkEdward HansenFour teen members of the galactic patrol,dedicated to protecting the citizens of theUniverse from evil intelligence forces, facethe battle of a lifetime as they confront LordDoom and his nasty minions and gigantickiller monsters.TOTEMHorror (80 min/1999) Director: Martin Tate Producer: Kirk Edward HansenCast: Marissa Tait ("The Bold & theBeautiful"), Jason Faunt, Eric EdwardsThree TV-handsome teenage guys and theirprom-queen wanabee friends find them-selves mysteriously drawn against their willto a forgotten cemetery in the middle ofnowhere one stormy night where they findthemselves fighting off a ancient stoneTotem that comes to life. Suddenly theymust choose amongst each other- Who willlive, who will die? Classic teenage horror! POWDER BURN Action Thriller (96 min/1999)Director: Stephen Prime, Producer: GillianPhillipsCast: Blazey Best and Nicholas BishopThis frantic rollercoaster ride of quick guns,rotten friendships, twisted hopes and sex,drugs & rock'n roll will take you far andaway to the middle of nowhere and back.Shot on location in Australia.THE DOORMAN Action (93 min/1999)Director: Jesse Johnson, Producers:ChrisH. Ullrich, Meg E. GouldCast: Dominiquie Vandenburg ("Gangs ofNewYork") , Nil Allen Stewart, SarahBowenAn ex-mercenary soldier, on a spiritual pathto settle down, gets a job as a bouncer at anL.A. club, where he soon he realizes that thestreets of Hollywood are as brutal as thebattlefields of the Balkans.JERKS Drama (90 min/1999)Director/Producer: Ted Grouya Cast: Sarah Wynter ("The SixthDay"w/Arnold Schwarzenegger, in theatresFall 2000)Watch what happens when beautiful Celestehas to choose between the "Jerk" who sayshe loves her and the life long friend whoshows her how she deserves to be treated. GROTESQUEHorror (90 min/1988)Director/Producer: Joe Tornatore,Executive Producer: Maurice SmithCast: Linda Blair (from the hot re-releaseof "The Exorcist"), Donna Wilkes, TabHunterA gang of crazed punkers breaks into a fam-ily's vacation home in the mountains andslaughters the entire family, except for onedaughter who gets away.

SEASIDE SEDUCTION Erotic Fantasy (98 min/1999) Writer, Producer, and Director: PatrickCoppolaCast: Belinda Carroll, Monique Parent,and Vick Andrews A beautiful young stripper dreams of escap-ing the sleepy, honky-tonk beach town ofSeaside. When the body of her lover wash-es ashore she becomes the prime suspect,tangled between Roy, a dangerous heroindealer, the police, her stripper friend Lacy,and Michael, a mysterious stranger who haswandered into town.

BELINDAErotic Drama (97 min/1999)Director: Pamela Gibbons, Producer:Bedrich Kabriel Cast: Deanne Jeffs, Mary Regan, RobynMoase A group of showgirls get entangled in a netof underworld crossfire; they live to dance,they dance to stay alive. Innocence is a stateof grace, it's always under siege.TOO MUCH SEX Romantic Comedy (80 min/1999)Director: Andrew Ainsworth, Producer:Tina Grewal and Jeffrey Berman Cast: Michael McMurtry, Janet Kidder,Murray Furrow and Christine Donato After receiving a divine warning from hisguardian angel, a young girl-crazy sexaddict has to suppress his erotic desires infear that his next female conquest will behis last. LOVE UNTILRomance (91 min/1999)Director: Bedrich Kabriel, Producer:Bedrich Kabriel and Karel KabrielCast: Rachel Blakely, Dino Marnika andMaureen O'ShaughnessyAn unsophisticated peasant from a smallCzech village falls in love with a stylishEnglish woman, who introduces him to thecultured life of Prague, but in the end hemust choose between this exquisite womanand his simple wife. CHRISTMAS MAGIC IN CHICAGO Romantic Comedy (92 min/1999) Director: Timothy J. Elliott, Producer: JohnCondne III and Thomas Juarez Cast: Christopher Nendick, SteveMatuszak and Nicole SoltisA frustrated, uninspired artist stuck in adead-end job, receives advice from aguardian spirit on how to forget his lostlove, while he finds himself falling for hismischievous best friend's girlfriendWHERE ANGELS DANCE Action (98 min/1999)Writer, Producer and Director: PatrickCoppolaCast: Patrick Coppola, Lauren Martin,John Fiore, and Ayo Haynes, and AndrewScudieroA disillusioned ex prize fighter whosepromising career was cut short because ofhis father's greed, has become just anothershadow in the urban landscape. Now heonly fights memories of what might havebeen. THE DISTRACTION Drama (87 min/1999)Director: Greg Tennant, Producer: ReneTennant and Axel AubrunCast: Dean Bukowski, Jennifer Pruitt andElora HayesThis redefinition of marriage, examines ayoung couple's battles with love and fideli-ty as a wife who has been unfaithful coercesher husband into having an affair with aseductive office co-worker.

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