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Forward & Intelligence
CISNEROS TEAMS WITH GETTY IMAGES
Cisneros Media Distribution has announced the signing of a deal with Getty
Images Latin America for the development and worldwide commercialization of
programmable content, exploiting the international agency s vault of millions of
images and thousands of hours of audiovisual material, including 4K videos. The
landmark co-production agreement will establish a new creative unit, MOBIUS.LAB
Productions, dedicated exclusively to the creation and production of content and
innovative formats in a variety of lengths, considering audiences habits of multiplescreen viewing. Cisneros will showcase more than 20 different shows currently being
developed by MOBIUS.LAB Productions at the upcoming international market,
MIPCOM 2015.
CONTACT: Cisneros Media Distribution, Coral Gables, FL, USA. Tel. 1-305-442-3411. Fax 1305-446-4743. Web: www.cisnerosmediadist.com
TELEVISA TO OFFER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONTENT
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., has announced that it is greenlighting production of multiple
English-language series to fuel its own original content demands as well as those
from the growing global on-demand and traditional TV markets. Among the first to
utilize the 1991 Mexican-Canadian tax treaty for scripted series, together with
Vancouver-based Odyssey Media, Televisa will offer the debut series in this
venture, Duality, starring Dougray Scott at MIPCOM. Duality depicts an elite,
top-secret team of State Department, CIA and Mexican intelligence agents within
Mexico who wage war against the world s most dangerous villains operating in Latin
America. The series, based on an original story from writer-producer Barry
Schkolnick, depicts characters on dangerous missions while battling their own
personal demons, maintaining their secret identities and encountering life-threatening
conflicts.
CONTACT: Televisa Internacional, Miami, FL, USA. Tel. 1-786-265-2500. Fax 1-786-2652269. Web: www.televisainternacional.tv
ROOTS AT MIPCOM
A+E Networks® kicks off the 20th anniversary of its international business at
MIPCOM with a new scripted slate headlined by Roots, Agatha Christie s And
Then There Were None, and a new season of UnREAL. Launching at MIPCOM
is Roots, a television event based on the novel by Alex Haley. Mini-series is an
historical portrait of American slavery, recounting one family s will to survive, endure
and ultimately carry on their legacy despite enormous hardship and inhumanity.
Throughout the series, the family continues to face adversity while bearing witness
and contributing to notable events in U.S. history, including the Revolutionary and
Civil Wars, slave uprisings and eventual emancipation (4 x 120 ).
CONTACT: A+E Networks, New York, NY, USA. Tel. 1-212-210-1400. Fax 1-212-210-9476.
Web: www.AETNinternational.com
OLYMPIC CHANNEL
SPORTELMonaco has announced that this year s international symposium will
include a session titled The Olympic Channel A Win-Win for Sport and Sports
Media. Scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, session will provide a controlled
opportunity for a tightly planned conversation about the planned Olympic Channel
and its anticipated impact on the Olympic movement and individual sports.
CONTACT: SPORTEL, Monte Carlo, Monaco. Tel. 377-93-30-41-33. Fax 377-93-30-36-49.
Web: www.sportelmonaco.com
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Forward & Intelligence (continued)
RED ARROW TAKES DIET WARS TO MIPCOM
Red Arrow International be handling the international distribution for the new U.S.
network reality format Diet Wars (international title), produced by Los Angelesbased Kinetic Content and New York-based Milojo Productions for ABC. The
series will air on ABC in 2016 and Red Arrow International will launch the format to
the international market at next month s MIPCOM 2015. Diet Wars pairs six
overweight people with six diet experts, each with a new, revolutionary weight loss
plan. Over the course of the season, the plans will be tested, and the diet expert
whose weight loss method sees the most significant weight loss results over the
course of the season receives nationwide recognition, and the slimmed-down
contestant wins an incredible, life-changing prize (8 x 60 ).
CONTACT: Red Arrow International, Unterföhring, Germany. Tel. 49-89-9507-2320. Fax 4989-9507-2321. Web: www.redarrowinternational.tv
STATHAM HEADS TO TELEVISION
Gaumont International Television has announced that the company's newest
project will be the action thriller Viva La Madness, a one-hour drama series based
on a book of the same name by J.J. Connolly and starring Jason Statham. In Viva
la Madness, the anonymous protagonist is stranded in the Caribbean, itching for
the criminal life he left behind but he's still a wanted man back home. Soon he joins
forces with two robust London gangsters: the menacing Sonny King and his paranoid
partner Roy "Twitchy" Burns. Incredibly quick-moving and filled with witty sarcasm
and humor, series is a first-rate action-adventure that takes place in a world of
madness that somehow makes terrible sense (10 x 60 ).
CONTACT: Gaumont International Television, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Tel. 1-310-775-2440.
Web: www.gaumontinternationaltv.com
NEVINS, NUÑEZ AT MIPCOM
Reed MIDEM has announced that David Nevins, President of Showtime Networks
Inc., and Armando Nuñez, President and CEO, CBS Global Distribution Group, will
give a joint keynote at MIPCOM 2015. Nevins and Nuñez will discuss the expansion
of the Showtime brand internationally, including their groundbreaking deal with Bell
Media in Canada and the rising demand for Showtime s premium content on
multiple platforms around the world. They will also talk about how Showtime
continues to attract world-class talent, both in front of and behind the camera, as well
as their highly-anticipated, upcoming series Billions, starring Giamatti and Damian
Lewis, and Twin Peaks, starring Kyle MacLachlan.
CONTACT: Reed MIDEM, Paris, France. Tel. 33-1-4662-1777. Fax 33-1-4662-1797. Web:
www.mipworld.com
NEW TELENOVELA
Cisneros Media Distribution and Venevision, Venezuela s leading broadcaster and
content producer, have announced the start of production of the telenovela Entre
Tu Amor y Mi Amor ( Separated by Love ). Entre Tu Amor y Mi Amor is the
classic story of love and perseverance that offers quality entertainment of the whole
family and features a cast of top international stars, such as Carlota Sosa, Maria
Antonieta Duque, Marialejandra Martin, Noheli Arteaga, Eileen Abad and Roberto
Lamarca. Series follows the story of a young woman, Sol (Rosmeri Marval), who
leaves her country home for the city in search of a better life, without a hint of all the
threats and dangers that await her (26 x 60 ).
CONTACT: Cisneros Media Distribution, Coral Gables, FL, USA. Tel. 1-305-442-3411. Fax 1305-446-4743. Web: www.cisnerosmediadist.com
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Children s
HEALTHY EATING
Focusing on a young boy named Jonny, Karl is an animated series designed
to help children make better choices about what they eat. We all have the desire
to eat pizza, hamburgers and junk food, and so does Jonny. Every episode starts
with young Jonny wanting to eat an unhealthy food or drink. We enter Jonny's
mind, where Karl (the healthy side of Jonny's conscience) appears to battle the
temptations. Each episode ends with Jonny saying ''NO'' to the unhealthy food
and choosing a healthier option instead (52 x 2 , plus 52 x 2 in production).
CONTACT: Ohm TV, Cologne, Germany. Tel. 49-22-1759-1455. Fax 49-22-1759-1456.
Web: www.ohmtv.com
FEAR OF FROGS
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs, is based on a trilogy of books created by
American football star, Trevor Pryce, and is inspired by his childhood fear of
frogs. A story about bravery and heroism, this animated series targets grade
school boys and follows poisonous frogs, scorpions and spiders who must go to
war to ensure their power and the survival of their entire world. The story of
Kulipari inspires belief in oneself, one s abilities, and the power of true
friendship even when odds are stacked against you. Series is produced by
Splash Entertainment and Outlook Company, and will premiere worldwide in
2016 (13 x 30 ).
CONTACT: Splash Entertainment, Woodland Hills, CA, USA. Tel. 1-818-999-0062. Fax 1818-999-0062. Web: www.splashentertainment.com
POCKET-SIZED ALIENS
Floogals is a ground breaking mix of photo-real CGI and live action as never
seen before in preschool television. Fleeker, Flo and Boomer are pocket-sized
alien adventurers on a mission to observe, experience and detail the new and
exciting world around them planet earth! Arriving in their spaceship with a bump
from the distant planet Floog, the Floogals are on a mission to document
everything around them in the peculiar world of hoomans. While trying to keep
their presence a secret, the innately inquisitive Floogals discover the wonders of
our big, exciting and sometimes baffling world as we see it from their tiny
perspective four inches off the ground (52 x 11 ).
CONTACT: Zodiak Rights, London, UK. Tel. 44-207-013-4400. Fax 44-207-013-4401.
Web: www.zodiakrights.com
BETWEEN REALITY AND IMAGINATION
Produced by ToonDraw Productions in association with Société RadioCanada and YOOPA, YaYa and Zouk is a new animated series for
youngsters. Series follows brother and sister duo YaYa and Zouk as they get
themselves into hilarious situations while traveling back and forth between real
and imaginary worlds (78 x 5 ).
CONTACT: Distribution360, Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-416-646-2711. Fax 1-416-646-2717.
Web: www.distribution360.com
MUMFIE RE-BOOT
Currently in development, Mumfie is a new animated TV series based upon
the characters created for the Magic Adventures of Mumfie. The Magic
Adventures of Mumfie was an animated children s television series and a movie
created by Britt Allcroft and first shown in the UK in the 1990 s on CiTV and on
Fox Kids in the US and many other international channels. Lead character
Mumfie is an elephant who is joined on his adventures by a variety of animals
and birds including a whale, a flying pig, some pirates and his trusty sidekick,
Scarecrow.
CONTACT: Zodiak Rights, London, UK. Tel. 44-207-013-4400. Fax 44-207-013-4401.
Web: www.zodiakrights.com
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Children s (continued)
ADVENTURE COMEDY
The Wild Kratts follows the Kratt brothers as they leap into animated action in a
new half-hour adventure comedy from the creators of the hit shows Kratt's
Creatures and Zoboomafoo. In each episode, Chris and Martin Kratt travel to a
different corner of the world to meet amazing new animals. Join the brothers for a
laugh-out-loud comedy adventure, as Martin and Chris activate their Creature Power
Suits to rescue their animal friends (92 x 22 ).
CONTACT: 9 Story Entertainment, Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-416-530-9900. Fax 1-416-5309935. Web: www.9story.com
MORE NIGHTS
Big Bad Boo Studios has announced that it will begin production on a third season
of its award-winning series, 1001 Nights. Creators Aly Jetha and Shabnam
Rezaei, along with Emmy Award-winner Randy Rogel are gearing up for another 26
episodes of this action-adventure/comedy series. Inspired by classical stories from
the Middle East, series brings to life famous characters such as Shahrazad the
storyteller (52 x 11 , with 26 x 11 in production).
CONTACT: Big Bad Boo Animation Studio, Vancouver, Canada. Tel. 1-604-688-6484. Email:
[email protected] Web: www.bigbadboo.ca
PRE-SCHOOL MATH
Counting with Paula is a CG-animated series created and produced in high
definition for three to six-year-olds by award-winning animation studio Omens
Studios. Based on highly regarded public pre-school Math curriculums such as
Singapore Math and the United States Common Core, and developed in consultation
with experts in early childhood Mathematics Education, the show makes learning
about numbers, counting and shapes, fun, easy and entertaining. Drawing from
critical skillsets such as letter and numerical literacy, spatial and color awareness,
comprehension and social-emotional skills, the curriculum is designed to introduce
and develop emergent numerical and comprehension skills in children aged three to
six years old (60 x 11 ).
CONTACT: Janson Media, Tappan, NY, USA. Tel 1-845-359-8488. Email: [email protected]
Web: www.janson.com
TEEN SINGERS
K3 follows Kim, Kylie and Kate, three ordinary girls in an extraordinary world; teen
pop singers on an amazing global tour of unexpected diversions which lead to fun
packed stories. Sweet and cheeky, bright and breezy, the three inseparable friends
always triumph with a positive attitude and a catchy song (52 x 13 ).
CONTACT: Studio 100 Media, Munich, Germany. Tel. 49-89-5434-4780. Fax 49-89-543447810. Web: www.studio100media.com
GUARDING LOST SECRETS
An animated action series, The Skinner Boys follows the adventures of three
brothers. Upon the death of world explorer Augustus Skinner, his three teen
grandsons inherit the big, old Skinner Mansion and its contents. But Grandpa Skinner
also left them a big surprise...the boys are now guardians of the Lost Secrets, a
collection of artefacts across the world that possess incredible powers. Grandpa
Skinner also appointed a fourth Guardian, their feisty teenage cousin, Tara. As the
anonymous guardians of these artefacts, Tara and the boys must dedicate their lives
to protecting them against the forces that would use their powers for evil and
endanger the planet (26 x 24 , new season in production).
CONTACT: ZDF Enterprises, Mainz, Germany. Tel. 49-6131-991-1601. Fax 49-6131-9911612. Web: www.zdf-enterprises.de
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Entertainment
FROM DISASTER TO DREAM HOME
Masters of Flip follows husband-and-wife house-flipping experts, Kortney and Dave
Wilson as they breathe new life into old, rundown homes in the thrilling world of highstakes house flipping. Each one-hour episode opens with Kortney and Dave househunting for properties that have seen better days and gambling on which one to flip to
make the most profit. With limited timelines and tight budgets, they take on the challenge
of transforming each real estate disaster into a stunning family dream home (12 x 60 ).
CONTACT: Corus Entertainment, Inc., Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-416-479-7000. Fax 1-416-4797006. Web: www.corusent.com
SUICIDE MISSION
Filmed in India and shot in English, Hindi and Urdu, Little Terrors is an intense and
poignant film that follows the fate of a 13-year-old American boy recruited by terrorists to
bomb a U.S. embassy in Delhi. He is trained by radicals in a remote camp in northern
Pakistan before being sent to live with a Muslim family prior to the attack. However, the
man harbouring him plays a dangerous game when he attempts to convince the boy not
to go through with his suicide mission.he rose to fame (90 ).
CONTACT: 108 Media, Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-647-837-3312. Email: [email protected]
Web: www.108mediacorp.com
NUREMBERG TRIALS
Based on actual events, The Witness House is set in Germany, just after the end of
World War II. The Nuremberg Trials are about to begin; the war criminals are to be
brought to justice. In a guest house, witnesses for the trials, both perpetrators and victims
of Nazi war crimes are housed under one roof. Hired by the U.S. military administration as
a house manager, Countess Belavar does her best to maintain a cultivated atmosphere
among her guests. At first, everybody tries to adjust to the others and to the new times.
But with the first testimonies in the courtroom, the past returns to haunt one and all with
unspoken, unspeakable things (105 ).
CONTACT: ZDF Enterprises, Mainz, Germany. Tel. 49-6131-991-1601. Fax 49-6131-991-1612.
Web: www.zdf-enterprises.de
FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY
An innovative new format (also available as a finished series) Breaking Ordinary
features real people, craftsman and companies who put their skills to the test to take
ordinary products to create the extraordinary. With each surprising episode, series
challenges individuals to go above and beyond, testing the limits of everyday products
with the hope of rising to the top. Watch what happens when a manufacturer reinvents its
pitching machine and tries to make it throw a ball as fast as possible, while another
episode features a company who specializes in manufacturing a specialty tape as they
test the durability of its tape by seeing how many cars it can pull at one time (10 x 30 ).
CONTACT: Nippon Television, Tokyo, Japan. Tel. 81-3-5275-4139. Fax 81-3-5275-4008. Web:
http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/
DEEP SPACE
Produced by Lightcurve Films, Serene Universe is a unique film experience in which
images of the cosmos and a mesmerizing soundtrack are intimately intertwined. Starting
on our planet Earth, this extraordinary ambient, non-narrative film takes viewers out into
the Solar System, then the Galaxy, then Deep Space and finally into your own inner
space. Identifying information is conveyed through the use of captions. The film was
directed by Maarten Roos, and the musical score was composed by William Zeitler (60 ).
CONTACT: Janson Media, Tappan, NY, USA. Tel 1-845-359-8488. Email: [email protected] Web:
www.janson.com
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Entertainment (continued)
DAVID HASSELHOFF
Hoff the Record is an excruciatingly funny, semi-improvised comedy featuring actor
David Hasselhoff playing a fictionalized version of himself complete with a previously
unknown German son and an oddball entourage as he arrives in the UK to try and
reignite his career. Shot in documentary style and made by the award-winning team behind
An Idiot Abroad and The Moaning of Life, this hilarious series follows a fictionalized
version of Hasselhoff, 30 years after he rose to fame (6 x 30 , HD).
CONTACT: BBC Worldwide Television, London, UK. Tel. 44-20-8433-2000. Fax 44-20-8749-0538.
Web: www.bbcworldwidesales.com
VICTORIA S SECRET
With the taping set for this November in New York City and a tentative airdate of early
December on the CBS Television Network in the U.S., this year s 2015 Victoria s Secret
Fashion Show is set to be one of the premier annual network television events. This
glittery extravaganza will feature the most beautiful supermodels in the world, as well as
performances by today s top music superstars, red carpet interviews, and more (60 ).
CONTACT: Alfred Haber Television, Inc., Palisades Park, NJ, USA. Tel. 1-201-224-8000. Fax 1-201947-4500. Web: www.alfredhaber.com
BJÖRK
Profiling the musician, actress, scientist, visionary, video artist, composer and educator,
Björk: The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary looks at three decades of
innovation and expression by this creative and influential artist. Co-produced by Kobalt
Productions and ARTE and directed by Tita Von Hardenberg, film reveal s Björk s
continuing commitment to constantly redefining the process of creating music and to
encouraging and educating new artists (52 ).
CONTACT: Films Transit, Montréal, Canada. Tel. 1-514-844-3358. Fax 1-514-844-7298. Web:
www.filmstransit.com
WALKING URBAN AMERICA
City Walk is the only television series that journeys by foot across the country for a
ground s eye view of urban America. Experience the vibrant streets and sidewalks of Los
Angeles, New York, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Portland, Las Vegas, Denver, and
Washington, D.C. while discovering stunning architecture, magnificent monuments, serene
parks, and communities transformed by a new breed of pedestrians who march to the beat
of a different drummer. With the help of some celebrity tour guides, such as Penn and
Teller, Reese Witherspoon, Stewart Copeland, and Luke Wilson, City Walk reveals the
way walking is transforming cities across America, and in the process, re-connecting us to
our bodies, our civic values and our public spaces (16 x 30 ).
CONTACT: Janson Media, Tappan, NY, USA. Tel 1-845-359-8488. Email: [email protected] Web:
www.janson.com
SPECTACULAR VIEWS
Filmed across North America, Buying the View is a new episodic real estate series
accompanying buyers on their hunt to find the perfect property that offers, above all else,
the most spectacular view imaginable and all the amenities that come with it. Each episode
follows the emotional and thrilling trip into luxury real estate from palatial cottages in the
Hamptons and oceanfront homes in Miami s toniest neighborhoods to posh downtown
Toronto condos and Manhattan skyscrapers with panoramic riverfront views. Series offers
elegant eye popping properties, all with jaw-dropping vistas (26 x 30 ).
CONTACT: Corus Entertainment, Inc., Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-416-479-7000. Fax 1-416-479-7006.
Web: www.corusent.com
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Documentaries
D-360 TO REP CBC FACTUALS
Distribution360 has announced it will represent more than 50 documentary and
factual titles from Canada s national broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada. Launching
in the international marketplace at MIPCOM this October, the deal will see D360
sell titles from acclaimed CBC brands including the International Emmy® Awardwinning The Fifth Estate and The Nature of Things. The new slate brings
exciting growth to D360 s library, adding programming that will resonate globally
with viewers in the categories of current and world affairs, science and technology,
crime and investigation, and wildlife and nature. Titles include Return to
Ukraine (60 ), Jellyfish Rule! (60 ), The Sextortion of Amanda Todd (60 )
and Safe Haven For Chimps (60 ).
CONTACT: Distribution360, Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-416-646-2711. Fax 1-416-646-2717.
Web: www.distribution360.com
NIKI LAUDA
Lauda: The Untold Story tells the incredible journey of Formula 1 racing
champion Niki Lauda from his horrific crash in August 1976 to his miraculous
comeback just 33 days later. Film combines previously unseen footage with
interviews and new insights from Niki Lauda, Sir Jackie Stewart, Jochen Mass,
James Hunt, David Coulthard as well as a unique glimpse inside Mercedes,
Petronas and Williams, along with Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg and a current
world champion, Lewis Hamilton (90 or 3 x 30 ).
CONTACT: Peace Point Rights, Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-416-365-7734. Fax 1-416-3657739. Web: www.peacepointrights.tv
EARLY MAN
First Peoples follows early man s migration around the world, telling how they
traveled, protected and fed themselves, and how they fought, socialized and
mated with other humans, creating greater diversity and strength for their
descendants. This global detective story reveals and examines 200,000 years of
human history, traveling to 35 cities across five continents and unearthing dozens
of significant ancient artifacts, including bones, tools and art. Excellent clips and
photos of how our human ancestors looked, moved, and hunted are available, as
well as great footage of the world s most extraordinary hidden archaeological sites
(5 x 60 ).
CONTACT: Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA, USA. Telephone 1-703-7395000. Fax 1-703-739-3889. www.pbs.org
SAVING ENDANGERED WOLVES
Unnatural Enemies: One Man s Mission to Save Endangered Wolves in the
B.C. and Alberta Rockies follows naturalist Kevin Van Tighem as he carries on
a one-man crusade to save endangered wolves and ecosystems along both sides
of the Canadian Rockies. Film observes Van Tighem as he tracks wolves in the
field, conducts research, talks with ranchers, meets with environmentalists and
government officials, and speaks at public forums (60 , HD).
CONTACT: Breakthrough Entertainment, Inc., Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-416-766-6588. Fax
416-769-1436. Web: www.breakthroughentertainment.com
DEATH OF PRINCESS DIANA
Presenting new information from one of Princess Diana s closest confidants,
Princess Diana The Conspiracy Theories asks a series of hard-hitting
questions, including: why did it take so long to get to the hospital? and why take
a car that was stolen and had faulty brakes? This new production, available in HD
and 4K, attempts to find the answers to these puzzling questions (60 or 77 ).
CONTACT: Global Telemedia Inc., Boston, MA, USA. Tel. 1-774-203-3018. Fax 1-781-4590279. Web: www.globaltelemedia.com
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Documentaries (continued)
THE ECONOMICS OF OCCUPATION
Currently in production, The Economy of Occupation looks at the occupation of
Palestine, revealing that it is big business for a surprisingly large number of
international corporations as well as for the State of Israel. This investigative
documentary will show how money makers profit from the occupation, confronting them
with their activities and showing an absurd system, built through international contracts
and used by the Israeli government (45 or 52 ).
CONTACT: First Hand Films, Zürich, Switzerland. Tel. 41-1-312-2060. Fax 41-1-312-2080. Web:
www.firsthandfilms.com
GREAT BARRIER REEF
Life on the Reef is a three-part series that explores the mysteries and hardships of
the world s greatest marine wilderness. Documentary examines the array of life in and
around one of the planet s most extraordinary and endangered places, Australia s
Great Barrier Reef, and the efforts to protect it. Amid the fringing reefs, coral cays and
islands of the Torres Strait, the human residents living on the Great Barrier Reef seek
to find the critical balance between their needs and those of a diminishing natural world.
Series combines observational documentary storytelling with cutting-edge
cinematography to present a unique angle on Australia s greatest natural icon (3 x 60 ).
CONTACT: Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA, USA. Telephone 1-703-739-5000. Fax
1-703-739-3889. www.pbs.org
ON-LINE PREDATORS
Revealing the details of a cyber-age tragedy, The Sextortion of Amanda Todd
investigates a new type of crime. Haunted by a revealing photo of herself on the
Internet, Amanda Todd became a victim of blackmail and sexual extortion that
ultimately drove her to her death. With never-before-seen video and online chats, this
documentary looks at the real story of this young girl and how a new breed of online
predator threatens the youth of today in ways their parents could never imagine (60 ).
CONTACT: Distribution360, Toronto, Canada. Tel. 1-416-646-2711. Fax 1-416-646-2717. Web:
www.distribution360.com
NEW FACE OF HEROIN
Al Jazeera America will present Heroin USA, a documentary from award-winning
journalist Soledad O Brien, which looks at the new face of the growing heroin
epidemic in suburban America. Scheduled to debut on September 27, O Brien will
report that the drug that was once an inner city problem is hitting suburban America,
and hitting it hard. The documentary recounts the experience of three individuals living
in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, which has recently become the center of the nation s
heroin epidemic. From 2010 to 2013, the number of people who died of heroin
overdose in Ohio nearly tripled, while Kentucky experienced a near five-fold increase.
Together they paint the new face of the heroin epidemic: young, well-off and white.
Their stories of addiction reveal the web of lies, manipulation, theft and even
prostitution that addicts engage in to fund their habits (60 ).
CONTACT: Al Jazeera America, New York, NY, USA. Tel. 1-212-273-4912. Email:
[email protected] Web: www.america.aljazeera.com
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