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Docu-SerieS:LifeStyLe Adventures in Wine Country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Beer Buddies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Buddies on the Vine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cosmetic Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Design for Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Dinner Party Art Class NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 18 Family & Friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Fresh Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 George Hirsch Living it Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Homes by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 My Green House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Planet Luxury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Player’s Parking Only NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 19 Test of Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The Art of Building Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Cool Guy Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Pressure Cooker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Vitality Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Wine Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Women’s Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Yum NEW!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 20
Docu-SerieS:fiShiNg Fishful Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Kayak Bassin’ NEW!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 26 Nice Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Complete Angler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Kayak Fishing Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Last Cull: North Bay Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 World Class Sport Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Docu-SerieS:MotiVAtioNAL I-ology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Legendary Marketers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Riches - The 7 Secrets of Wealth You Were Never Told . . 21 Tapping the Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Yes Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Docu-SerieS:0ther Creepy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Foreign Correspondent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Inspiring Lives Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Good Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Pet Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Silent Invaders NEW!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 29 Wildlife Crossroads NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 29
Docu-SerieS:trAVeL/SportS 4Real TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Air Boss NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 22 Along for the Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Angry Planet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Around the World on Horseback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Canada in the Rough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Distant Shores NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 22 Don’t Forget Your Passport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Earth Trek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Golf and Country Club Cuisine NEW! . . . . . . . . . 15, 23 Gourmet Escapes with Massimo Capra NEW! . 10, 23 Highlander Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Key West Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Quebec Winter Carnival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sacred Ride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sacred Space NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 24 Saddle Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Skier’s World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Aviators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Great Canadian Motorcycle Trek . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Luxury List NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 24 The Travel Guy NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 24 Under Attack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Underwater Safari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 West Coast Adventures NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 25 West Coast Escapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Women with Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 X-treme Golf TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Docu-SerieS:ArtS The Achievers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Artist’s Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Vincent: The Untold Story of Our Uncle. . . . . . . . . . . 27 Writer’s Confessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Docu-SerieS:criMe Fraud Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Injustice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Scammed!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Spy Games NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 28 Struggle for Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Conspiracy Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
DocuMeNtArieS A Poet On The Frontline NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 30 Adele’s Wish NEW!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 30 Alien Invaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Alien Obsession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Andy Warhol’s Factory People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Beyond the Red Wall: The Story of Falun Gong . . . 30 Bighorn Showdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Bisexual Virgins: Crossing the Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Brutal Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cat Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chabot Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Desert Riders NEW!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 31 Dr. Teller’s Very Large Bomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dolphin Boy NEW!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 31 Easter Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Enigma: Exorcism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Faces of a Vanishing World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Feathered Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Gambling Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Gamers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Guinea Pig Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 I Died NEW!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 32 If a Tree Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Into the Arctic 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Journey Home of the Chinook Salmon . . . . . . . . . . 33 Just People (In Love) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Kingdom of Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Landmine ER NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 33
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Playing God with Planet Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Popcorn with Maple Syrup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Porampo: Pirates of the Malacca Straits . . . . . . . . . 33 Raised in the Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Secret War: The Odyssey of the Suffield Volunteers. . . . . 34 Sheep and Grizzly Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Strike Dice: Betting on my Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Telling Amy’s Story NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 34 The Bully’s Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The House of Suh NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 34 The Ice Hotel NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 34 The Invisible Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Man Who Skied Down Everest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The People vs. Betty Gooch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Spirit of Hiroshima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Threads of Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Toki Does New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 When the Devil Knocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 When Two Won’t Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Why Get Married? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 DocS:MuSic&VAriety Chicago Blues Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Come Closer: The Magic of Jason Maloney . . . . . . . 36 Jazz Dreams 2 NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 36 Karoo Kitaar Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 La Boheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Live from the Concert Lobby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Teaching the Life of Music NEW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 37 The Judy Garland Specials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Tommy Emmanuel Centre Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Tosca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! NEW!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 37 DocS:SeASoNAL/hoLiDAyS The Barra MacNeils’ Celtic Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Celtic Angels at Christmas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Easter: The Jesus Mystery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Mother’s Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Mummers and Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 New Year’s and the History of Calendars. . . . . . . . . 38 Quartet Plus Four at Christmas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 St. Patrick: The Man, The Myth and his Legacy. . . . 38 Thanksgiving Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Origins and Evolution of Halloween. . . . . . . . . 38 The Origins of Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Valentine’s Day: A History of Love and Lust . . . . . . 38 Viva! Saint Agrippina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 DrAMA/KiDS/ANiMAtioN Bang the Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Escape from Iran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Stealing Mary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Take Off/L’envollé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Young Catherine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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The Ice Hotel 1 x 60’ 3D & 2D Each year, 150 passionate workers help to create this incredible structure that’s filled with themed ice sculptures. This magnificent Ice Hotel contains 36 guest rooms, a grand hall, a bar for 400 people and even an Ice Chapel that provides for at least 30 weddings per season.
Quebec Winter Carnival 1 x 60’ 3D & 2D The Quebec Winter Carnival celebrates everything about winter with all sorts of unique competitions and celebrations - from canoe races across the St. Lawrence River to horse racing with sleds, dog-sledding, skating, ice sculptures, food, music and fun.
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Sacred Space 13 x 30’ 3D & 2D Explore he most celebrated Christian Cathedrals, Hindu and Buddhist Temples, Muslim Mosques and Jewish Synagogues in North America, the Middle East, Eastern and Western Europe and Asia – each with a unique history rich in mystery and intrigue.
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AIR BOSS NEW! Reality/Flight • 13 x 30’ HD Air Boss Wayne Boggs is your exclusive guide into the secret lives of air show stars. The adrenalin, the egos, the ever-present risk of death! “Air Boss” takes viewers behind the scenes and into the souls of these otherwise reclusive performers to uncover who they really are why they cheat death for our entertainment. Most air show bosses and performers are former fighter pilots. They’ve been trained to be the best, and admittedly programmed to be ruthless, unforgiving so-and-so’s. Accordingly, when an all too common difference of opinion occurs, fasten your seatbelts… we’re in for some turbulence! Even when a show is going as planned, nature, mechanics, or dumb luck can come into play… and the results can be disastrous. Each week, “Air Boss” follows Wayne as the show’s focal point intermingling ruthless performer competitiveness, conflicting egos, spoiled brat millionaires, and the constant risk of imminent death.
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TELLING AMY’S STORY NEW! True Crime • 1 x 60’ HD ‘Somebody call 911. I just shot Amy’ - Amy’s husband Vince, just after he stepped out his front door. Words he said calmly to Amy’s parents and young children as they sat in the driveway waiting. The police arrived, finding Amy in the living room, a bag containing bottles, diapers and onesies lying beside her dead body. Lots of people knew - but only small bits and pieces. Her husband was a ‘jerk.’ He hassled her coworkers. He always carried a gun, and he’d threatened her with death before. Her murder was inevitable, but wasn’t apparent to anyone. Told by an impassioned police detective through an exhaustive investigation, together with the courts, Amy’s friends, and her family, ‘Telling Amy’s Story’ creates a disturbing, and exasperating picture of a life that was.
YUM NEW! Food/Cooking • 26 x 30’ HD YUM is a brand-new cooking series featuring charming Chef Dwane McIsaac and a variety of guest chefs preparing innovative dishes utilizing a diverse range of local food and beverages. Our chef delivers a warm and inspirational cooking series dedicated to creating and presenting down to earth cuisine, illuminating a variety of everyday ingredients.
WILDLIFE CROSSROADS NEW! Wildlife/Conservation • 6 x 60’ HD Wildlife Crossroads is a six part series that takes viewers across four East African nations to explore their national park systems. The series showcases a broad spectrum of wild animals filmed in their natural state and documents what is being done to preserve and protect those animals from the world’s last remaining great apes in Uganda to the adorable Meerkats of the Kalahari desert.
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I DIED NEW! Social/Science • 1 x 60’ HD (13 x 30’ HD in development) “I Died” is a stand-alone documentary and a docudrama series that brings to life the near death accounts of people who where clinically dead, but lived to tell their stories. It presents the latest scientific research on the near death experience phenomenon, and suggests possible answers to the age old question, “What happens to us when we die?” Each episode focuses on three near death accounts that provide an emotional hook related to the episode’s theme. Many who have had near death experiences believe that, for one brief moment, they were standing in the threshold of another existence. For some, that moment has defined their purpose in life. Others, look to science for an explanation. As different as these two types of people are, the thing they have in common is an opinion, often times a strong one, as to whether there is life after death. Believe it or not, we might be getting closer to finding out the answer.
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PLAYER’S PARKING ONLY NEW! Automotive/Lifestyle • 13 x 30’ HD Players Parking Only is a fresh, fast-paced new series that showcases the automotive stylings of today’s professional athletes. From the outrageous to the sublime; nothing’s out of reach for these extreme superstars & their automotive passion. For most of us, seeing those one of a kind rides is only a dream, but Players Parking Only gives you direct access to their unbelievable rare cars, trucks & bikes in ways you’d never imagine. Star athletes featured include David Beckham, Reggie Jackson, Jimmy Vasser and Michael Strahan as well as Rock n’ Roll legends Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith.
WEST COAST ADVENTURES NEW! Travel/Adventure • 23 x 30’ HD West Coast Adventures is an exciting television series all about fun, travel and adventure in the beautiful outdoors of North America and beyond. The series will take you on unforgettable journeys which include mountain climbing to the summit of Whistler, snorkeling with the salmon in Bella Coola, sturgeon fishing in the Fraser Canyon, hang gliding in Salt Spring Island, Humpback Whale watching in Prince Rupert, swimming with the seals in Nanaimo, white water rafting in Lytton, airplane gliding in Hope, cruising from Vancouver to Alaska, glacier hiking in Juneau and crabbing in Ketchikan, just to name a few.
DINNER PARTY ART CLASS NEW! Dating/Art/Cooking • 13 x 30’ HD Dinner Party Art Class is a brand-new, unique reality TV show that combines dating and relationships with fine wine, fine food and fine art. In each episode, vivacious singles come together to find true love as Rebecca Brand, the lively and spirited single teacher, attempts to teach a cast of real local singles the secrets of love, art and cooking. Romance ensues, which is discussed, criticised and embraced in outside discussions with the various couples. We see relationships ignite between some of the art lovers and foodies and lots of flirting goes around. Rebecca’s warm personality permeates the series and in the end, we get much more than just a “Dinner Party Art Class!”
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THE TRAVEL GUY NEW! Travel/Adventure • 39 x 30’ HD Travel to unique destinations, explore amazing attractions, participate in activities that range from Shark and Crocodile feedings to discovering ancient ruins, snowmobile on glaciers that have been thousands of years in the making, zip-line high in the air through a lush rainforest, step into haunted places, create local gastronomic treats and look at the world as your playground with The Travel Guy. He crosses the globe in search of extraordinary adventures for anyone. Don’t worry, if The Travel Guy can do it…so can you!
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TEACHING THE LIFE OF MUSIC NEW! Art/Culture/Music • 1 x 60’ HD Narrated by Cory Monteith (Finn from Glee), this illuminating feature centers on the El Sistema music organization, which used music education to transform the lives of children in violent and impoverished environments by giving them healthy (as well as passionate and discipline-driven) lives. The lessons don’t just enrich the students’ lives though, their reach extends to the students’ communities too. An inspiring group, El Sitema’s model has influenced similar programs all over the globe, the combined impact of which is something Teaching the Life of Music captures in spades. To date, the organization, founded 36 years ago by Maestro Jose Antonio Abreu, has reached over 350,000 youths, arguably the most famous is L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra director Gustavo Dudamel.
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! NEW! A film by Fabrice Ziolkowski • Culture/Music • 1 x 60’ HD 1962 - The Beatles record for the first time for EMI. 2012 - fifty years later... What’s left of Beatlemania in this day and age? Plenty. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is an exploration of what’s left of the Beatles phenomenon today, fifty years after the creation of the most successful band in the history of rock and roll. The engaging, Rock n’ Roll story of a personal pilgrimage to find traces of John, Paul, George and Ringo in the city where they were born, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! highlights encounters with various international Beatles tribute bands who religiously come to Liverpool every year to participate in the world-famous International Beatles Week.
LANDMINE ER NEW! Current Affairs • 1 x 60’ HD Like many Cambodians 24 year old Satya Yorm had no choice but to build his home on land contaminated by landmines. We meet him in the blood-soaked minutes as he arrives at Emergency trauma hospital, following a tragic footstep that cost him his left leg. In a split second, Satya has become the latest victim of a war he’s too young to remember. Decades of professional clearance have increased landmine awareness to an all time high, but nothing can prevent accidents like Satya’s, giving Cambodia one of the highest amputee rates in the world. Landmine ER was shot over two months with unprecedented access to Emergency’s trauma rooms, documenting one mans physical and psychological journey as he struggles to come to terms with life as an amputee. Examining the effects of war trauma in post war Cambodia, Landmine ER offers an unflinching view of a weapon that knows no ceasefire.
JAZZ DREAMS 2 NEW! Culture/History/Music • 1 x 90’ HD Jazz Dreams 2 follows three young jazz musicians from New Orleans for fourteen years as they embark on difficult careers. The film features Jason Marsalis, the youngest member of the famed Marsalis family; Irvin Mayfield, a Grammy Award winning trumpet player/composer; and Courtney Bryan, a sensitive pianist attending the arts high school that graduated Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Peyton, and Harry Connick Jr. We watch them grow from high school, through the death and destruction of Hurricane Katrina, to becoming Grammy Award winning musicians, parents and entrepreneurs. It is a compelling story about committed young black Americans who are determined to keep America’s most original art form alive and vibrant. The film is bursting with music and includes appearances by Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, and Gordon Parks.
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GOURMET ESCAPES with Massimo Capra NEW! Travel/Food • 13 x 30’ HD This mouth-watering new series travels the world with North American celebrity chef and massive personality, Massimo Capra. Massimo’s ongoing quest is to search for the best foods worldwide, while meeting interesting people, having amazing adventures and cooking up a storm with local chefs. Using incredible ingredients such as 6 foot tall rhubarb plants, mushrooms larger than a soccer ball, lobsters from the lobster capital of the world, ice wine from the world famous Niagara Vineyards and countless other mouth watering ingredients we see cooking as it has never been done before. Buon Appetito!
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DISTANT SHORES NEW! Travel/Adventure • 104 x 30’ HD (new 2012 season) A cold winter’s approaching, so why not jump in a boat and head somewhere sunnier? That’s exactly what Paul and Sheryl Shard did in this brand new Distant Shores adventure. The Bahamas, Antigua, St. Maarten - just the names conjure up a warm feeling and this is where the Shards chose to spend their winter. While in the Caribbean, they get to experience another way of sailing the seas as they swap yarns with the captain of a luxurious cruise ship. So if you are feeling the cold, you know what to do. Either buy a boat or watch the Shards enjoying the Caribbean sunshine.
ADELE’S WISH NEW! Art/History/Crime • 1 x 60’ Adele’s Wish is the controversial story behind the world’s most valuable painting, the “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Baur I” by Gustav Klimt. The film recounts the remarkable story of a 92 year-old Los Angeles woman’s struggle to recover five Klimt paintings that were stolen from her family by the Nazi’s in 1938. For nearly a decade, Maria Altmann and her lawyer, Randol Schoenberg, battled Austria for the return of these incredibly valuable paintings. The paintings were considered national treasures by Austria and were proudly displayed in Vienna’s Belvedere Museum for over 60 years. Although it began as a legal dispute, the struggle quickly turned into a political, cultural and ethical confrontation. In the process, Austria was forced to re-examine not only its role in Nazi art thefts, but also its anti-Semitic past.
THE HOUSE OF SUH NEW! True Crime • 1 x 60’ HD Behind one of Chicago’s most famous murder cases is a story about an immigrant family’s failed attempt to achieve the American Dream. Yoon Myung and Tai Sook Suh immigrated to America for a better life for their children, Andrew and Catherine. But their pursuit of happiness quickly became riddled with misfortune, culminating on September 25, 1993, when Andrew shot and killed his older sister’s fiancé of eight years, Robert O’Dubaine, at Catherine’s bidding. Those closest to Andrew expressed shock and disbelief: how could a young man with a promising future allow himself to be convinced into committing murder? As the Suh’s complex history unfolds, issues of cultural assimilation, traditional values and justice are examined, raising questions of guilt, innocence and the illusive gray area in between. – 11 –
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DESERT RIDERS NEW! Social/Travel • 1 x 90’ and 1 x 60’ HD • for select territories Camel racing, often called the Sport of Kings, is one of the most popular sports in the Middle East. Desert Riders is the story of some of the thousands of boys, as young as two years old, that have been trafficked or sold by their parents and taken to the Middle East to work as camel jockeys from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mauritania and Sudan. Sexually and physically abused; these young children were forced to live in horrendous conditions; starved to avoid gain weight, worked long hours even when clearly under-age; and are now left mentally and physically stunted. When international pressure is brought to bear, many of the children are repatriated only to find themselves strangers in their home countries. With stunning visuals, Desert Riders illuminates the mysterious beauty of the Middle East, while featuring the children and their experiences in a bold, revealing and compelling way.
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A POET ON THE FRONTLINE NEW! Socio-Political/History • 1 x 90 and 1 x 60’ HD A Poet on the Frontline is a window into the incredible and dangerous world of Ryszard Kapuscinski, the daredevil war correspondent and author of 18 books. One of the most important literary voices today, Kapuscinski has spent his life struggling to stay alive on foreign battlefields and struggling to stay published in the face of censorship in his native Poland. Known as ‘Indiana Jones with a notepad,’ he is a legend among his peers who has been looking for the truths of human experience in the most dangerous places. Filmmaker Gabrielle Pfeiffer traveled with Kapuscinski to four countries, capturing his true character, his passion, his humor and his demons. Her film unfolds in an engaging episodic format in which the echoes of Kapuscinski’s childhood as a war refugee interweave with his later experiences on the battlefields of the Third World in a poetic reverie of the tragedy and the absurdity of war.
THE LUXURY LIST NEW! Travel/Luxury • 13 x 30’ HD The Luxury List is a new series that follows noted restaurateur and travel aficionado Jody Ness as he criss-crosses the globe in search of the best the world has to offer. His must-experience list includes driving a Ferrari in Monaco, eating at the most expensive restaurant in Africa, sampling 80 year old wine in Spain and climbing a private portion of the Great Wall in China. 7 continents, 13 adventures and 1 mission - Live The Luxury List!
KAYAK BASSIN’ NEW! Fishing/Adventure • 13 x 30’ HD A fresh new style of fishing show, packed with exciting bass action and valuable fishing tips. Kayak Bassin’ is a new TV series designed to excite and educate viewers with adventurous episodes set in Florida, Texas, Mexico and more.
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DOLPHIN BOY NEW! Social • 1 x 90’ HD • for select territories Morad - a teenager from an Arab village in the north of Israel disconnects himself from human beings following a brutal and violent attack that he has experienced at the hands of boys from his village. As a last resort before hospitalization in a Mental Institution, he is taken by his devoted father to be treated with Dolphins at a very special and unusual care facility in Eilat. Morad begins speaking again after months of silence, but he has erased his past and refuses to go home to his awaiting mother. This powerful documentary is about the devastating havoc that human violence can wreak upon the human soul, and about the healing powers of nature and of love. The documentary was filmed over the course of the past four years.
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SILENT INVADERS NEW! Wildlife • 7 x 30’ HD Silent Invaders is a first of its kind conservation reality TV series that takes an indepth look at invasive species, one of the greatest threats to our natural resources. Season 1 focuses on the Great Lakes basin region and the efforts used to control invasive species such as Asian carp, gobies and parasitic giant sea lampreys. The series also highlights the people who are on the front lines of the daily battle with the Silent Invaders.
GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB CUISINE NEW! Travel/Golf/Food • 13 x 30’ HD From the luxurious golf course to the tantalizing kitchen: as the golf game (which will feature celebrities from stage and screen) winds down, our travelling chef host invites the viewer to partake in a consummate golf and country club fine dining experience like no other. After visiting the spectacular local wineries and vineyards, our chef host teams up with a golf and country club executive chef to present sumptuous signature fare to our hard-at-play golfers.
SPY GAMES NEW! Crime/Espionage • 13 x 30’ HD Explore the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. Talk shop with real spies and get a hands-on look at amazing espionage artifacts at the International Spy Museum in Washington DC, the only facility of its kind. Spy Games offers a fresh perspective on the world’s second-oldest profession, its secret missions, successes and failures. It is an exploration of history through an exciting and engaging format, designed to attract new viewers and challenge espionage aficionados.
THE ICE HOTEL - HOTEL GLACE NEW! Architecture/Culture • 1 x 60’ 3D & 2D For as long as he can remember, Jacques Desbois has been passionate about winter. Growing up in the snow capital of the world, Quebec, Canada, he found enjoyment in winter but was particularly fascinated with the elements of snow and ice. How did people live outside in that environment? He set out to build an igloo and was hooked. In 2001, he fulfilled one of his dreams and built the first Ice Hotel in North America “Hotel De Glace”. Each year, 150 passionate workers help to create this incredible structure that’s filled with themed ice sculptures representing various cultures and geography. This magnificent Ice Hotel contains 36 guest rooms, a grand hall, a bar for 400 people and even an Ice Chapel that provides for at least 30 weddings per season. In this stunningly original new documentary, history, architecture and culture are highlighted, along with breathtaking, unforgettable cinematography.
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SACRED SPACE: MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD’S SACRED PLACES NEW! History/Culture • 13 x 30’ 3D & 2D (in production) This 13 part series explores 20 of the most celebrated Christian Cathedrals, Hindu and Buddhist Temples, Muslim Mosques and Jewish Synagogues in North America, the Middle East, Eastern and Western Europe and Asia each with a unique history rich in mystery and intrigue. Sacred Space also explores the mysteries behind their construction and the ways in which they are woven into the fabric of the communities they serve. Each episode will have a different story framed by events that are part of the history of these monuments to man’s quest for meaning.
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Canamedia is proud to announce that we are now representing the GPI program catalogue worldwide with a total of of 559.5 hours comprised of 1,119 half-hour episodes. Featured titles include:
PLAYERS PARKING ONLY
SPYGAMES
ROAD CLASSICS
13 x 30’ HD A fresh, fast-paced new series that showcases the automotive stylings of today’s professional athletes. See page 7 in this catalogue for a complete description.
13 x 30’ HD Explores the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. Talk shop with real spies and get a hands-on look at amazing espionage artifacts.
39 x 30’ HD The best of the best in classics cars and the people that restore them. From great European classics, to American muscle cars to amazing imports.
DISTANT ROADS
SPORT COMPACT TV
WELLNESS FOR LIFE
456 x 30’ HD Road travel in the USA and Canada, the sights, the sounds and local legends. Seventh year of national syndication in over 90 million U.S. households.
104 x 30’ HD The hottest tricked out rides, the latest installs, the coolest products in auto-sound, mobile multimedia, body mods and performance enhancing goodies.
26 x 30’ HD Health issues from Western, Naturopathic, and Eastern philosophies. Wades through all the research, experts and philosophies to show real options.
STEEL DREAMS
A PLACE IN THE SUN
A PLACE OF YOUR OWN
210 x 30’ HD Coast to coast coverage of races, speed events, shows & celebrities. 11th year of national syndication in over 90 million U.S. households.
104 x 30’ HD Showcases vacation homes from both the investment and lifestyle perspectives. From a golf course in Florida to a beachfront in Mexico, to the slopes in Vail!
11 x 30’ HD First time homebuyers; What to do? How to do it and when to do it. Mortgages, insurance, home inspections, commissions, open houses and more.
THAT’S BOATING
FREERIDE
CYBERQUEST
143 x 30’ HD Lifestyle, destinations and practical information that surrounds recreational boating, from kayaks and canoes to sailboats and powerboats.
39 x 30’ HD Discovers the greatest places to tour by motorcycle, complete with tips on how to ride. Includes lots of product information and reviews.
13 x 30’ HD The Internet is a funny a place and CyberQuest shows you the basics - how to surf, send email, avoid Virus and create your own web site.
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ADVENTURES IN WINE COUNTRY
COSMETIC INNOVATIONS
DESIGN FOR LIVING
Travel/Wine/Food 13 x 30’ HD The very best of travel, food and wine culture – in some of the most stunning locations across the globe. Follow Chuck Byers & Greg Rist in their adventures through wine regions throughout the world. Captivating footage of vineyards and wineries in Europe and at home in Canada. Enjoy the culinary delights of Malta, Portugal, Nova Scotia and British Columbia along with the fine wines of the regions.
Lifestyle/Inspirational Beauty 39 x 30’ This hosted on location series is produced and designed by women, for women. A stylistic distinctive, weekly lifestyle program, Cosmetic Innovations demonstrates innovative anti-aging procedures, the latest in cosmetic products, holistic cosmetic remedies, cutting edge plastic surgery, laser technology, noninvasive procedures and the latest skin rejuvenation techniques. Cosmetic Innovations is the definitive series for health, beauty and wellness for the modern woman.
Lifestyle/Design 26 x 30’ & 3 x 60’ Specials With fresh, dynamic style, this international design series guides viewers through the opulent chateaux of France to the funky streets of New York, making stops in the Deep South and the Far East along the way. Celebrity guests such as Bill Clinton and Erin Brockovich often drop by for a visit, and there’s always great advice on how to create the ultimate look for your home, inside and out.
BEER BUDDIES
FAMILY & FRIENDS
Food/Lifestyle 26 x 30’ Beer Buddies features six young, energetic professional chefs who share a common love of delicious cuisine and tipping back an ice-cold brew. Together, they create unique and delicious recipes that involve the ingredient of beer including appetizers, entrées, desserts and more.
Psychology/Relationship 26 x 30’ An informative series that discusses common problems that evolve in close relationships. In each episode the host is accompanied by psychologists, and the show uses both dramatizations and real life experiences to help explain particular issues. Topics include single parent families, dealing with loss and disappointment, creative learning and family violence. Families benefit from the sage advice and real-life situations presented in this enduring series.
BUDDIES ON THE VINE
DINNER PARTY ART CLASS NEW!
FRESH LIFE
Lifestyle/Cooking/Drink Culture 13 x 30’ HD Buddies on the Vine is a unique and spirited cooking show featuring both young and seasoned chefs, cooking with wine and spirits alongside an exploration into the world of cocktail creations and wine culture.
Dating/Art/Cooking • 13 x 30’ HD Dinner Party Art Class is a brand-new, unique reality TV show that combines dating and relationships with fine wine, fine food and fine art. In each episode, vivacious singles come together to find true love as Rebecca Brand, the lively and spirited single teacher, attempts to teach a cast of real local singles the secrets of love, art and cooking. Romance ensues, which is discussed, criticised and embraced in outside discussions with the various couples. We see relationships ignite between some of the art lovers and foodies and lots of flirting goes around. Rebecca’s warm personality permeates the series and in the end, we get much more than just a “Dinner Party Art Class!”
Lifestyle/Cooking/Health 13 x 30’ HD Fresh Life provides guidelines to eating healthy and encourages viewers to buy organic, while featuring an in-depth and exclusive look into the lives of the Farmers from the Holland Marsh. Episodes include segments from the stimulating world of wine culture from the wineries of Jackson-Triggs and Inniskilin, cooking with fine Quebec cheeses, how to balance organic meals, cooking healthy feasts for large groups, as well as fishing tips and seafood preparation.
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GEORGE HIRSCH LIVING IT UP!
MY GREEN HOUSE
Lifestyle/Cooking 108 x 30’ ongoing Each episode features Chef George’s down-to-earth guy-nextdoor style and easy how-to recipes from his home kitchen that always promote healthy and better lifestyle. With informative and entertaining travel & fun filled recreation, Georges’ empowering and upbeat content is supported by his “If I can do it, You can do it! “ attitude.
Home/Design/Eco 13 x 30’ HD The “environmentally friendly home refitting and lifestyles series” created to help people understand the many choices they face in and around their homes and to show that home design can have an impact on the environment. From energy efficient furnaces to solar water heaters, from mowing the lawn to changing a light bulb there are hundreds of decisions we face in our day-to-day lives. My Green House’s five enthusiastic cohosts visit a different home in each episode and help the homeowners become more aware of how their choices impact on the environment and their personal style.
PLANET LUXURY
PLAYER’S PARKING ONLY NEW!
Travel/Lifestyle 23 x 30’HD Planet Luxury is about the best of the best: everyday items with the panache to place them on the shopping lists of the truly wealthy. By travelling to the source, the audience finds out how these exquisite items are made, why they cost so much and what kind of people will shell out all that cash to buy them. From stunning diamonds, to the world’s fastest and most expensive cars, to vintage wines and priceless watches, Planet Luxury is a whirlwind ride around the world showcasing the ultimate in luxury.
Automotive/Lifestyle 13 x 30’ HD For most of us, seeing those one of a kind rides is only a dream, but Player’s Parking Only gives you direct access to their unbelievable rare cars, trucks and bikes in ways you’d never imagine. Star athletes featured include David Beckham, Reggie Jackson, Jimmy Vasser and Michael Strahan as well as Rock n’ Roll legends Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith.
HOMES BY DESIGN
TEST OF LOVE
Architecture/Design 82 x 30’ SD, 13 x 30’ HD v.f.: 43 x 30’ (French available) A beautiful series featuring the most interesting architecture and design styles of Europe and North America. Homes By Design is an insightful look at the past, present and future of the wide range of architectural styles from single homes to magnificent villas. Now shot in HD, Homes by Design compares and contrasts International homes in both modern and classic styles - from unique and mesmerizing concrete and glass structures to sprawling roman-style mansions.
Lifestyle • 13 x 30’ HD
Test of Love is a heart racing series that places five engaged couples in a string of rigorous known and hidden challenges for the chance to win the ultimate prize, a free wedding at the Coral Gables Country Club (Miami, Florida) and a free honeymoon to the Caribbean. Couples will not be eliminated until the last few episodes, therefore, allowing viewers a front row pass to follow the journeys in to the couples’ lives of their exhilarating test of love. – 19 –
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THE ART OF BUILDING BODIES
VITALITY GARDENING
Health/Lifestyle Series 26 x 30’ The Art of Building Bodies is a fast-paced, practical, lifestyle TV show that explores and demystifies the world of getting – and staying – fit. Each half-hour episode focuses on the secrets of building sculpted, natural and defined muscles. Designed for both seasoned workout fanatics and couch potatoes needing a push to hit the gym, the series offers constructive insight and a unique perspective by demonstrating simple and innovative strategies to help viewers reach their goals.
Gardening/Lifestyle 13 x 30’ Vitality Gardening is a fresh, new organic gardening series with elements of health and spiritual living. The series covers native prairie plants and their medicinal uses, container gardening tips, growing vegetables in Northern climates and more.
THE COOL GUY FILES
WINE SENSE
YUM NEW!
Lifestyle/Culture/Male • 13 x 30’ HD With “The Cool Guy Files” we’re talking about being cool. It’s not that high-school kind of cool…we’re talking real-life, real-guy, real modern cool kind of cool. The effortless, confident kind of cool that comes from knowing who you are and what you want to do. It’s about being an original and being yourself. It’s about being the guy other guys want to be, and other girls want to have. Each episode features the true life of a different guy and exactly what makes them cool – everything from a hotrod builder to a pro snowboarder to a snake photographer.
Wine/Food/Travel • 26 x 30’ HD This new, hosted luxury series tours around the world with expert wine enthusiasts, exploring the most sumptuous vineyards and unique vintages available today. Wine information, food parings and travel are highlighted in the first season of this gorgeous HD series. One dash of travel, one dash of food, one dash of finance and entertainment, and a large decanter of wine, Wine Sense takes global consumers on a demystifying wine odyssey demonstrating that you can drink well without the threat of foreclosure!
Food/Cooking 26 x 30’ HD YUM is a brand-new cooking series featuring charming Chef Dwane McIsaac and a variety of guest chefs preparing innovative dishes utilizing a diverse range of local food and beverages. Our chef delivers a warm and inspirational cooking series dedicated to creating and presenting down to earth cuisine, illuminating a variety of everyday ingredients.
THE PRESSURE COOKER
WOMEN’S WELLNESS
Lifestyle/Cooking/Competition 9 x 60’ HD Featuring 16 top Male and Female Chefs embroiled in a daunting elimination culinary marathon shot on-location over six consecutive days, the Pressure Cooker is the new TV series that slices, dices and broils the Chefs! Facing brutal timeframes, competing Chefs are provided with unknown ingredients from which they must create works of gastronomic art which will be critically judged. It becomes an emotional roller coaster ride that challenges their physical stamina, emotional fortitude, mental agility and ability to become a Top Chef.
Lifestyle/Health 22 x 30’ From Sexuality, to Alternative Medicine, to Stress Management, this informative and entertaining series for women covers all the aspects of women’s health. Through on location interviews and case studies, host Dr. Sue Taylor discovers the secrets of creating and maintaining wellness – for women of all ages.
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I-OLOGY Motivational • 1 x 105’ All human behaviour is governed by what makes one FEEL important. What type of influence could you have if you knew what made someone feel important? What drives people to do what they do? What gives someone the courage to beat unbeatable odds? I-ology is an international documentary set out to discover what governs all human behaviour. Take a journey to find out what makes you feel important. Documentary available in English, French and German. Also available: 12 episodes (30 minutes each) focusing on individual moving and inspiring stories.
RICHES-THE 7 SECRETS OF WEALTH YOU WERE NEVER TOLD
LEGENDARY MARKETERS Motivational • 10 x 30’ From best-selling author Dave Woodward, this series profiles ordinary people who discovered what you must do to build a successful online business. An inside look at secrets of the top internet marketing millionaires in the world – “insider” information that the viewer can use to build their own successful business.
Motivational • 1 x 82’ Have you ever wondered why some people become wealthy and others don’t – even when they come from the same place, the same background and have had the same opportunities? Selfmade multi-millionaire and star of Channel 4’s “Secret Millionaire”, Gill Fielding takes you on a journey to discover just how it is that the wealthy make their money and how you can do it too. Consulting with many of the world’s leading wealth creators including: Duncan Bannatyne, James Caan, Brian Tracy, Michael Gerber and Peter Thomson, Gill uncovers the 7 Secrets of Wealth.
TAPPING THE SOURCE Motivational • 1 x 90’ and 13 x 30’ The best selling book is now a movie. Tapping The Source provides step-by-step instructions on how to achieve success and happiness in life. This movie empowers its viewers with insights, awareness, and various mental tools to build material, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual perfection. Also available: 13 episodes (30 mins each) focusing on individual achievers featured in the movie such as Mark Victor Hansen (creator of “Soup for the Soul” series), Bob Proctor (from “The Secret”), and Mariel Hemingway.
THE YES MOVIE Motivational • 1 x 90’ The successful entrepreneurs that make up the Young Entrepreneur Society have the required knowledge to put themselves on top of the game – and now they are sharing it. Ambition is a key ingredient to the advancement of society and is present in each and every person. The Yes Movie showcases the ways in which ambition can be channeled into positive, creative works while making real, hardworking young minds millions along the way. (Also available: 13 episodes (30 minutes each) focusing on individual young millionaires profiled in the documentary.)
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4REAL TV
AROUND THE WORLD ON HORSEBACK Travel/Adventure/History • 7 x 30’
Social • 8 x 30’ HD 4REAL takes celebrity guests on amazing adventures around the world to connect with young leaders who, under extreme circumstances, are effecting positive change in their communities and beyond. From Rio’s City of God to the heart of the Amazon, from the peaks of the Peruvian Andes to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, we embark on the journey of a lifetime: one that will allow them to see both the strength of the human spirit and the challenges humanity faces in our ever-changing world. Celebrities include: Cameron Diaz, Joaquin Phoenix, Eva Mendes, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and more.
Ages ago man and horse began a unique partnership that endures to this day. Around the World on Horseback takes the viewer to exotic locations all over the world to discover this mysterious bond and the cultures that created it. Whether it’s braving a sub-zero Atlantic wind while riding over the lava fields of Iceland or mounting a famous white Lippizaner horse at its original breeding farm in Slovenia, join host James Hillman as he travels the world and roams the countryside - meeting the locals and riding their horses.
AIR BOSS NEW!
ALONG FOR THE RIDE
CANADA IN THE ROUGH
Reality/Flight 13 x 30’ HD Air Boss Wayne Boggs is your exclusive guide into the secret lives of air show stars. The adrenalin, the egos, the ever-present risk of death, Air Boss takes viewers behind the scenes and into the souls of these otherwise reclusive performers to uncover who they really are and why they cheat death for our entertainment. Most air show bosses and performers are former fighter pilots. They’ve been trained to be the best, and admittedly programmed to be ruthless, unforgiving so-and-so’s. Accordingly, when an all too common difference of opinion occurs, fasten your seatbelts… we’re in for some turbulence! Even when a show is going as planned, nature, mechanics, or dumb luck can come into play… and the results can be disastrous. Each week, “Air Boss” follows Wayne as the show’s focal point intermingling ruthless performer competitiveness, conflicting egos, spoiled brat millionaires, and the constant risk of imminent death.
Sports/Challenge/Horses 39 x 30’ Along for the Ride follows expert show-jumpers across Canada as they battle to win the prestigious Kubota Cup. Each exciting episode profiles 3 riders, giving an inside view on their horses and keys on the obstacles of self, sport and venue.
Hunting/Wildlife/Adventure 74 x 30’ HD Canada in The Rough documents real hunting and celebrates the variety of hunting experiences which makes Canada such a unique and desirable hunting destination. No high fences, no contrived situations – this show is about real hunting as it was meant to be. Meticulously produced, expertly photographed in glorious High Definition and ultimately in a league of its own, Canada In The Rough has become a must see for all serious outdoor enthusiasts.
ANGRY PLANET
DISTANT SHORES NEW!
Adventure/Science/Travel 39 x 30’ HD (French available) Angry Planet takes the audience on an extraordinary tour of the world’s most extreme natural phenomena featuring a collection of unique and hair-raising situations involving tornados, hurricanes, blizzards and anything else Mother Nature can hit us with. The audience gets an E-ticket thrill ride through some of the most extraordinary sights our angry planet can produce, hosted by an intense, personable thrill seeker – George Kourounis – one of the world’s most active and venturesome natural disaster chasers.
Travel/Adventure 104 x 30’ HD (new 2012 season) A cold winter’s approaching, so why not jump in a boat and head somewhere sunnier? That’s exactly what Paul and Sheryl Shard did in this brand new Distant Shores adventure. The Bahamas, Antigua, St. Maarten - just the names conjure up a warm feeling and this is where the Shards chose to spend their winter. While in the Caribbean, they get to experience another way of sailing the seas as they swap yarns with the captain of a luxurious cruise ship. So if you are feeling the cold, you know what to do. Either buy a boat or watch the Shards enjoying the Caribbean sunshine.
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DON’T FORGET YOUR PASSPORT
KEY WEST TIME
Travel/Adventure 53 x 60’ and 13 x 60’ HD The fifth cycle of this highly rated travel series is now in High Definition. The Passport team keeps on treckin’ with their unquenchable thirst for new people and places. This new series, hosted by veteran Canadian journalist Gord Sivell, takes us to never before seen areas of Laos and Vietnam, on safari in Botswana, and to Namibia, Thailand and Australia amongst other exotic locations.
Travel/ Lifestyle 13 x 30’ HD Showcasing the Island lifestyle of the “American Caribbean”, the mission of KEY WEST TIME is to entertain and introduce the Florida Keys to viewers. This new series is fast paced and intertwined with food, facts and fun things to do and see in the Keys including annual events plus “What’s on the Grill”, “Howie’s Happy Hour” and “Tropical Tips” segments. Howard Livingston and his Mile Marker 24 band provide a soundtrack to a unique lifestyle throughout the series while featuring fishing, diving, boating, treasure hunting, and much more.
EARTH TREK Travel/Adventure 13 x 30’ Visit the globe’s most magical places in search of adventure, cultural enlightenment and ecological treasures. Join hosts Joni Ravenna and John Stevens as they cross the world’s highest canopy bridge in Malaysia, soar over the Grand Canyon, explore the Himalayas, dig for dinosaurs in the American West and visit sacred sites in Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia and India. Other episodes feature a safe haven for orangutans in Borneo, an elephant trek through a rain forest, a ghost town in Montana and a stunning scuba dive near the island of Phuket.
GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB CUISINE NEW! Travel/Golf/Food • 13 x 30’ HD From the luxurious golf course to the tantalizing kitchen: as the golf game (which will feature celebrities from stage and screen) winds down, our travelling chef host invites the viewer to partake in a consummate golf and country club fine dining experience like no other. After visiting the spectacular local wineries and vineyards, our chef host teams up with a golf and country club executive chef to present sumptuous signature fare to our hard-at-play golfers.
GOURMET ESCAPES with Massimo Capra NEW! Travel/Food 13 x 30’ HD massive personality, Massimo Capra. Massimo’s ongoing quest is to search for the best foods worldwide, while meeting interesting people, having amazing adventures and cooking up a storm with local chefs. Using incredible ingredients such as 6 foot tall rhubarb plants, mushrooms larger than a soccer ball, lobsters from the lobster capital of the world, ice wine from the world famous Niagara Vineyards and countless other mouth watering ingredients we see cooking as it has never been done before. Buon Appetito!
QUEBEC WINTER CARNIVAL Travel/Culture • 1 x 60’ HD This 3D documentary special takes us to one of the most colourful and elaborate celebrations on earth where both human creativity and glorious cultures come together. The Quebec Winter Carnival is the world’s largest winter Carnival. It celebrates everything about winter with all sorts of unique competitions and celebrations - from Canoe races across the St. Lawrence River to horse racing with sleds, dog-sledding, skating, ice sculptures, food, music and fun.
HIGHLANDER CHALLENGE Sport/Competition 4 x 60’ This four-part series showcases 24 of the top Highland games athletes in the world as they battle for the world championship. Each episode features 8 athletes with super human strength and perhaps most of all, the courage of Braveheart. Commissioned by the UK’s Channel 4, THE HIGHLANDER CHALLENGE has proven to be a huge hit with the fans of these battling giants. Sports include Caber Tossing, Wrestling, Shiltron Jousting and Stone Lifting.
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SACRED RIDE
SKIER’S WORLD
THE LUXURY LIST NEW!
Sports/Travel 39 x 30’ The World’s only snowboard television series dedicated to backcountry alpine, big mountain freeriding, soundtrack and lifestyle. Join host Mark Fawcett and a shred squad of the World’s top big mountain snowboarders as they hunt alpine terrain from the B.C. coastal mountains to the Chilean Andes. Sacred Ride puts the viewer on board with the backcountry’s best. Whether it’s helicopter, snowcat, snowmobile, splitboard or a ball-breaking bootpack, this series delves deep and delivers the snowboarding dream.
Sport/Travel 188 x 30’ One of North America’s most enduring series, shot around the world, this series reveals the most unique, fun and exciting skiers’ destinations worldwide. Each episode focuses on one specific site and for those who don’t know where to book their next ski trip it’s a great way to decide, as the resorts are explored from top to bottom. Skier’s World is the ultimate in ski tips, tricks, resorts and fun.
Travel/Luxury 13 x 30’ HD The Luxury List is a new series that follows noted restaurateur and travel aficionado Jody Ness as he criss-crosses the globe in search of the best the world has to offer. His must-experience list includes driving a Ferrari in Monaco, eating at the most expensive restaurant in Africa, sampling 80 year old wine in Spain and climbing a private portion of the Great Wall in China. 7 continents, 13 adventures and 1 mission - Live The Luxury List!
SACRED SPACE: MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD’S SACRED PLACES NEW!
THE AVIATORS
Architecture/Culture/Travel 13 x 30’ 3D & 2D This 13 part series explores 20 of the most celebrated Christian Cathedrals, Hindu and Buddhist Temples, Muslin Mosques and Jewish Synagogues in North America, the Middle East, Eastern and Western Europe and Asia each with a unique history rich in mystery and intrigue.
SADDLE UP! Travel/Adventure/Outdoor 13 x 30’ HD Experience the best wilderness horseback trails in North America. Deep in the mountains of Western Canada, in the heart of Banff National Park, this series gets you onto your horse and on the trail. Take in the towering vistas of the amazing Rocky Mountains as you and your horse make your way through the alpine passes to your campsite for the night. Magnificent vistas, crusty trail guides and spirited horses are combined with crackling bonfires and true stories of the riders who broke the trails and built the lodges over a hundred years ago.
Flight/Science/Adventure 39 x 30’ HD The Aviators is a fast-paced, weekly TV series hosted and written by pilots. This exciting magazine series joins our aviation expert correspondents as they cover a broad range of topics designed to keep both pilots and aviation enthusiasts informed and entertained. The series covers everything from new aircraft designs to the latest GPS technologies, accident and safety awareness, airline profiles, and remote fly-in getaways from Canada to the Bahamas - The Aviators has it all.
THE GREAT CANADIAN MOTORCYCLE TREK Travel/Adventure/Outdoor 13 x 30’ HD The Great Canadian Motorcycle Trek is the motorbike trip of a lifetime. Three bikes, ten provinces, and one huge country. Come along as these riders discover Canada on and off the beaten track, from the Pacific Ocean in Vancouver, all the way to Newfoundland and Labrador. Each show features sweet rides, amazing views and quirky personalities. Weather is never guaranteed, but buddies are. Experience Canada up close, 26 inches off the asphalt.
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THE TRAVEL GUY NEW! Travel/Adventure 39 x 30’ HD Travel to unique destinations; explore amazing attractions, participate in activities that range from Shark and Crocodile feedings to discovering ancient ruins, snowmobile on glaciers that have been thousands of years in the making, zip-line high in the air through a lush rainforest, step into haunted places, create local gastronomic treats and look at the world as your playground with The Travel Guy. He crosses the globe in search of extraordinary adventures for anyone. Don’t worry, if The Travel Guy can do it…so can you!
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UNDER ATTACK
WOMEN WITH ALTITUDE
Extreme Sports/Reality 40 x 30’ A new, fast-paced, reality/sports series featuring a group of young, humorous and animated skateboarders who travel around the world on tour and the crazy antics and fantastic skateboarding that happens along the way. Competitions, skate challenges, street skating - UNDER ATTACK showcases it all.
Social/Adventure • 1 x 60’ • For select territories Women with Altitude tells the story of a women’s mountaineering team on their quest to climb three high-altitude peaks in the Bolivian Andes. But they are not just seven women—they are the survivors of domestic violence, determined to re-define their limits. Indeed, they will have to summon unparalleled strength and will to overcome the challenges in store for them on Huayna Potosí looming 20,000-ft overhead. Struck by rockfall, severe weather and altitude illness, the team’s climb becomes a triumphant visual metaphor for finding the strength to overcome life’s most colossal ordeals.
UNDERWATER SAFARI
WEST COAST ADVENTURES NEW!
X-TREME GOLF TV
Travel/Adventure 13 x 30’ Experience under water, point-of-view journeys of some of the most beautiful and serene scuba dives on the planet. Meet creatures that thrive in pristine landscapes of pastel coral, sea fans and sponges resting in seafoam-green waters. Enjoy the peace and serenity that divers feel while drifting with the current and swimming with the fish. Designed to be both soothing and informative while exploring the waters of Cozumel, Bahamas, Fiji, British Columbia, the Maldives and more - this series slowly but surely draws you in to its inner space.
Travel/Adventure 23 x 30’ HD West Coast Adventures is an exciting television series all about fun, travel and adventure in the beautiful outdoors of North America and beyond. The series will take you on unforgettable journeys which include mountain climbing to the summit of Whistler, snorkeling with the salmon in Bella Coola, sturgeon fishing in the Fraser Canyon, hang gliding in Salt Spring Island, Humpback Whale watching in Prince Rupert, swimming with the seals in Nanaimo, white water rafting in Lytton, airplane gliding in Hope, cruising from Vancouver to Alaska, glacier hiking in Juneau and crabbing in Ketchikan, just to name a few.
Competition/Sport 6 x 60’ HD Eight passionate golfers are imprisoned in an unpredictable six day whirlwind elimination tournament that becomes a bittersweet, life altering experience. Competitors confront their greatest fears in a relentless tour that challenges their physical stamina, mental agility and emotional fortitude. Imagine “Survivor” meets “The Amazing Race” while “Big Brother” ensures that every golfer’s worst nightmares come true; on and off the course and twenty-four hours a day.
WEST COAST ESCAPES Travel/Adventure 26 x 30’ HD West Coast Escapes is a new travel and adventure series hosted by veteran producer, pilot and seasoned adventurer, John Lovelace. The series focuses on the most unique and beautiful off the beaten track locations to explore on the West Coast of North America from Vancouver all the way to the Yukon. Traveling by aircraft, off road vehicles and more, West Coast Escapes brings hidden backwoods, beaches, vacation spots and unseen places to life!
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FISHFUL THINKING
NICE FISH
THE KAYAK FISHING SHOW
Fishing/North American • 220 x 30’ ongoing NEW episodes in HD Since 1990 Fishful Thinking has offered easy to understand information for the fishing community. Perfect for both the novice and experienced angler, Fishful Thinking provides entertaining insight for all audiences. Locations center around the heavily fished, public waters that are easily accessible for the majority of anglers. Brand new episodes in full HD are now available to make this world-class series even more appealing to the discerning angler.
Fishing/International 337 x 30’ ongoing NEW episodes in HD This new non product endorsement series features real people having fun fishing, as well as enjoying the natural beauty that surrounds each location. Join world famous fisherman Gary Cooper in the pure enjoyment of laughter, lifestyle, music and culture that is Nice Fish. New episodes shot in full HD bring the majesty of fishing and the outdoors right into your own living room.
Sport/Adventure/Travel 26 x 30 HD and 4 x 60’ HD Specials This unique new series showcases the booming sport of kayak fishing. It follows world renowned big game kayak angler Jim Sammons of San Diego, California, as he travels to top destinations around North America and shares freshwater and saltwater fishing adventures with other kayak fishing personalities. Every episode is highly informative, features exciting international fishing action and profiles fascinating destinations and the enthusiasts involved.
THE COMPLETE ANGLER
WORLD CLASS SPORTFISHING
Fishing/North American 130 x 30’ Winner of Gold in the Canadian CanPro awards, tournament angler Don Lamont brings the best of exotic fishing to your living room with fascinating underwater and topside footage. A classic and enduring fishing series, The Complete Angler is full of tips and tricks to help every angler reach their peak.
Fishing/International 13 x 30’ Dramatic fishing action from Italy, Scotland, Germany, Portugal, Austria, Japan, Australia and Canada. This international series is narrated for easy versioning. For the best fishing spots around the globe, World Class Sportfishing is an angler’s guide to travel, destinations and of course, great international fishing.
KAYAK BASSIN’ NEW! Fishing/Adventure 13 x 30’ A fresh new style of fishing show, packed with exciting bass action and valuable fishing tips. Kayak Bassin’ is a new TV series designed to excite and educate viewers with adventurous episodes set in Florida, Texas, Mexico and more.
THE LAST CULL: NORTH BAY CHALLENGE Fishing/Reality/Adventure/Challenge 13 x 30’ Hosted by Ethan Zohn of television’s Survivor series, challenges 50 top-notch fishing competitors, all vying for the coveted spot as a host on their own real-life fishing series. To the competitors, this at first may seem like just another simple fishing tournament but in fact it’s far from it. Not only do the combatants get a chance at a $50,000.00 prize, they get to strut their fishing talents in various competitions and elimination rounds as contestants get “culled” from the competition to leave one master angler to win the jackpot of a lifetime.
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THE ACHIEVERS Classic Hollywood Profiles 13 x 30’ This superb, classic series highlights the careers and personal lives of some of the world’s most accomplished men and women in the arts. Each show blends rare footage and little-known facts to provide fascinating looks at these enduring celebrities and the world as it was in their day. Profiles feature: Gary Cooper, Bette Davis, Jack Dempsey, Fairbanks and Pickford, Hearst and Davies, Charles Lindbergh, Carole Lombard, Joe Louis, Will Rogers, Babe Ruth, Gloria Swanson, Valentino and Ziegfeld.
THE ARTIST’S LIFE
VINCENT: THE UNTOLD STORY OF OUR UNCLE
Arts series 39 x 30’ The Artist’s Life is a provocative new series featuring painters, sculptors, and photographers. Each episode is a rare glimpse into the vision guiding the artistic process as expressed through the thoughts, words and daily experiences of the artists. The audience views the artistic process as seen through the artists’ paintings, sculptures and photographs. The artists are passionate as they share insights into their work and creative process.
Art/History 1 x 60’ HD and 7 x 60’ HD A biography of the life and times of Vincent van Gogh by members of his family. Artist John Koenders received a call one day from Holland that revealed he was related to the famous Master. After thousands of hours of research and untold whisperings and secrets gleaned from family archives, he undertook a journey to walk in Vincent’s footsteps and tell the true details of his amazing life. Filming where Vincent lived, loved and worked, this film transports you into the world of artists and the inside story of the man simply known as Vincent. Features music by London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
WRITERS’ CONFESSIONS Arts series 39 x 30’ and 13 x 30’ HD Witty, poignant, humourous and educational, Writers’ Confessions is a fast-paced series about writers and writing. Over twenty writers per episode speak about a variety of topics that are of great interest to writers, readers, and anyone who is interested in the creative process and writing. For anyone who wants to be entertained and informed by a group of very smart and very funny creative people, Writers’ Confessions fits the bill.
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INJUSTICE Crime/Art 13 x 30’ HD INJUSTICE is a crime series that looks and feels like no other crime series on television. Everything about the conventions of the typical documentary crime series have been turned upside down. Music, art, editing, photography, poetry, narration and special effects all serve to tell a story in a richly metaphoric and moving way.
THE CONSPIRACY SHOW
SCAMMED!
SPY GAMES
Current Affairs/Mystery 31 x 30’ HD The Conspiracy Show investigates extraordinary claims within the fields of conspiracy, supernatural, paranormal and UFO/ET phenomena.
Lifestyle/Crime 13 x 30’ HD All over the world con artists target innocent victims to separate them from their hard-earned money. One of the most committed crimes in the world, fraud knows no borders. The criminals are intelligent, well-dressed and often trustworthy leaving many of us vulnerable to their nefarious schemes. Scammed! is a new 13-episode HD television series featuring some of the most incredible fraud crimes from around the globe.
Crime/Espionage 13 x 30’ HD Explore the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. Talk shop with real spies and get a hands-on look at amazing espionage artifacts at the International Spy Museum in Washington DC, the only facility of its kind. Spy Games offers a fresh perspective on the world’s second-oldest profession, its secret missions, successes and failures. It is an exploration of history through an exciting and engaging format, designed to attract new viewers and challenge espionage aficionados
FRAUD SQUAD Investigative Crime 26 x 30’ HD Fraud Squad is an investigative, informative and totally addictive tv series aimed at bringing awareness to the public about the global problem of fraud. This hosted series interviews real people who have been the victims of a fraud as well as experts in the field who offer inside tips on how to avoid becoming a victim. Dramatic recreations help reconstruct the cases, bringing scams of all kinds to life for the viewer.’
STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE Crime/Docu-Drama 10 x 60’ HD This original series rides the growing wave of public interest in wrongful convictions by telling the story of individuals who were accused and convicted of crimes they did not commit. Each episode traces one individual’s case from the moment of their accusation and arrest, through judgment and incarceration, and the ensuing legal battle that raged until a final victory was achieved. Theirs is a solitary and emotional journey that is presented in vivid detail through the help of dramatic re-enactments, narration, gripping testimonials, pertinent interviews and archival press.
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CREEPY
SILENT INVADERS NEW!
Sci-fi/Paranormal 13 x 60’ Creepy is a weekly road-trip into the sometimes nightmarish, but always fascinating world of the paranormal. It combines chilling re-enactments, interviews with eyewitnesses and on the scene investigations by paranormal researchers in search of the answer to timeless questions about ghosts, ghouls and unexplainable phenomenon. Each episode features two ghoulish tales that will have your spine tingling! True or not....it’s up to you to decide.
Wildlife • 7 x 30’ HD Silent Invaders is a first of its kind conservation reality TV series that takes an in-depth look at invasive species, one of the greatest threats to our natural resources. Season 1 focuses on the Great Lakes basin region and the efforts used to control invasive species such as Asian carp, gobies and parasitic giant sea lampreys. The series also highlights the people who are on the front lines of the daily battle with the Silent Invaders.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
INSPIRING LIVES GLOBAL
WILDLIFE CROSSROADS NEW!
Current Affairs 8 x 30’ Veteran foreign correspondent Martin Himel takes you on a tantalizing journey throughout the globe to find out how various societies love, marry, pray, find cures, discover their past. These are just some of the universal and intriguing themes profiled on Foreign Correspondent.
Social/Inspirational • 10 x 30’ HD Follows the journey of one woman’s passion of making a difference in the world. Tiamara Williams (business woman, TV host and mother) travels to a different location in a developing country each week and gathers a team of ordinary locals to take action on a humanitarian or environmental project in that specific town. Over one week, we see how the locals work together to transform their community – whether it is preventing blindness, AIDS awareness and removing stigmas, prisoner rehabilitation, recycling or school renovations. With the help of world leaders and public figures we see a miracle happen every week.
Wildlife/Conservation 6 x 60’ HD Wildlife Crossroads is a six part series that takes viewers across four East African nations to explore their national park systems. The series showcases a broad spectrum of wild animals filmed in their natural state and documents what is being done to preserve and protect those animals from the worlds last remaining great apes in Uganda to the adorable Meerkats of the Kalahari desert.
GOOD DOG
PET CENTRAL
Pets • 65 x 30’ A series featuring the world renowned dog authority Dr. Stanley Coren, author of the international bestselling book The Intelligence of Dogs. In each episode he meets with dog owners who want help training their dogs to overcome behaviour problems, or for fun and games. Lively and sometimes funny footage shows these dogs being trained. Dr. Coren also demonstrates tips and training techniques using his own dogs.
Lifestyle/Pets 26 x 30’ This location based television series looks at the pets we love and the people who love them. Everything from the lighthearted to the heart-warming and everything in between. From high-profile dog shows to how to train the largest and smallest of pets, Pet Central touches on issues that will benefit and endear pet owners and animal lovers worldwide.
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A POET ON THE FRONTLINE NEW!
ALIEN OBSESSION
BIGHORN SHOWDOWNS
Socio-Political/History 1 x 90 and 1 x 60’ HD A Poet on the Frontline is a window into the incredible and dangerous world of Ryszard Kapuscinski, the daredevil war correspondent and author of 18 books. One of the most important literary voices today, Kapuscinski has spent his life struggling to stay alive on foreign battlefields and struggling to stay published in the face of censorship in his native Poland. Known as “Indiana Jones with a notepad”, he is a legend among his peers who has been looking for the truths of human experience in the most dangerous places.
Sci-fi Culture • 1 x 60’ (Shot on film: upgradable to HD) A riveting account of one of the most fascinating cultural obsessions of our era: the media’s obsession with the possibility of extraterrestrial life. From medieval sightings, to the top-secret air force base “area 51”, to the flying saucer crash sites in New Mexico and the 50th anniversary reunion at Roswell, ALIEN OBSESSION is the first cultural documentary to seriously examine the media’s obsession with UFOs and aliens. A Canamedia Production for A & E Network.
Wildlife 1 x 60’ BIGHORN SHOWDOWNS is an Alberta, Canada shot film featuring the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. It covers all the behaviours of the rutting season and shows close and exciting wild action as the big horn sheep engage in spectacular confrontations. A classic narration driven wildlife documentary.
ADELE’S WISH NEW!
ANDY WARHOL’S FACTORY PEOPLE
Art/History/Crime • 1 x 90’ HD Adele’s Wish is the controversial story behind the world’s most valuable painting, the “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Baur I” by Gustav Klimt. The film recounts the remarkable story of a 92 year-old Los Angeles woman’s struggle to recover five Klimt paintings that were stolen from her family by the Nazis in 1938. For nearly a decade, Maria Altmann and her lawyer, Randol Schoenberg, battled Austria for the return of these incredibly valuable paintings. Although it began as a legal dispute, the struggle quickly turned into a political, cultural and ethical confrontation. In the process, Austria was forced to re-examine not only its role in Nazi art thefts, but also its anti-Semitic past.
Arts/Social 3 x 60’ or 1 x 100’ This mini-series takes an in-depth look at the lives and times of the unique people who spent exclusive time with Andy Warhol and worked at the Factory during the silver sixties, making it all click as a new counter-culture arose and began to exert its influence throughout the arts scene in New York. Features never before seen footage and intimate interviews with the Warhol “stars” who knew Andy best, including Billy Name, Ultra Violet, Gerard Malanga and Taylor Mead.
BISEXUAL VIRGINS: CROSSING THE LINE
ALIEN INVADERS!
BEYOND THE RED WALL: THE STORY OF FALUN GONG
Adventure/Travel/Wildlife/Science 1 x 60’ HD Alien Invaders is a new series that throws three young hosts into the world of invasive species of animals, fish, birds, insects, viruses and plants to create television mayhem. The show looks at invasions of aggressive non-indigenous animals around the world. Pacific lionfish are eating their way through the Caribbean, Burmese pythons are infesting the Everglades, African killer bees have worked their way north from Brazil to Utah, Asian carp are now swimming in the millions from New Orleans to Chicago. These and many other “alien invaders” are the villains of our show.
Social/Political 1 x 60’ HD In 1992 a new spiritual practice, called Falun Gong began to spread throughout China and by 1999 had acquired over 70 million adherents. Beyond the Red Wall is a hard-hitting documentary special focusing on the movement and the persecution of these people by the Chinese authorities. The film also includes never-seen-before torture footage, smuggled out of China.
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Social/Culture 1 x 60’ HD Bisexuality may be the latest among the likes of Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears or even David Bowie, but if you’re a small town girl it can be a daunting, brave and downright scary to follow through with your bisexual desires. BISEXUAL VIRGINS: CROSSING THE LINE is a one-hour TV documentary that follows two women, Tina Hahn and Samantha Smith, as they finally break through their inhibitions to explore the world of bisexuality.
BRUTAL BEAUTY Social • 1 x 90’ HD Roller derby is a classic, frantic, fast-paced contact sport that has seen a nationwide revival in recent years. Brutal Beauty: Tales Of The Rose City Rollers tells the story of one tough, sexy and sassy all-female league, the Rose City Rollers. For more than a year and a half, an embedded film crew documented the thrills and spills of these daring female’s derby life. Through unlimited access to team bouts, practices and the private lives of the players including relationships, friendships and personal battles, Brutal Beauty puts the viewer on the inside track to this highcontact, social and sometimes dangerous, sport.
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CAT CALL
EASTER ISLAND: CHILDREN OF THE MOAI & MYSTERY AND MAGIC
Social 1 x 60’ CAT CALL is an investigative documentary behind the new social term ‘Cougar’ – the female kind. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it is commonly used in reference to older women dating younger men and the term has burrowed its way into contemporary pop culture. Cat Call strives to understand exactly what the term means and what its social ramifications are to women in a society where men still tend to have the upper hand.
Historical 1 x 60’ & 1 x 120’ HD Easter Island is the most remote inhabited place on our planet. For 1,500 years this isolation has acted as both a shelter for and a curse upon the island’s indigenous Rapa Nui people. Trapped on their 64 square miles of land, 4,000 kilometers from their nearest neighbour, the Rapa Nui eventually used up their limited resources only to see their tropical paradise transformed into a bleak rock, filled with chaos, warfare and cannibalism. This is the first documentary to focus on the rise and fall of the Rapa Nui people. It also shows how the Moai were moved.
CHABOT SOLO
DOLPHIN BOY NEW!
ENIGMA: EXORCISM
Historical/Aviation 3 x 60’ (16mm film) These three one hour films, which can be run as one offs or as a trilogy, tell the story of flight through the twinkling eyes of a man who started flying in 1918. Charles Chabot flew everything from the cross Channel “Bleriot”, to the Supersonic Concorde at age 88. His life was filled with amusing anecdotes and numerous firsts. Incredible archive footage and music from the period have made these films evergreen classics. Part I – 1914-1918 / Part II – 1918-1939 / Part III – 1939-1965
Social • 1 x 60’ • for select territories Morad - a teenager from an Arab village in the north of Israel disconnects himself from human beings following a brutal and violent attack that he has experienced at the hands of boys from his village. As a last resort before hospitalization in a Mental Institution, he is taken by his devoted father to be treated with Dolphins at a very special and unusual care facility in Eilat. Morad begins speaking again after months of silence, but he has erased his past and refuses to go home to his awaiting mother. This powerful documentary is about the devastating havoc that human violence can wreak upon the human soul, and about the healing powers of nature and of love.
Culture • 1 x 60’ HD Demonic possession; the frontline in the eternal battle of good vs. evil. Around the world in widely varying cultures, millions of people believe that the devil and demons can possess a human body. Thousands of cases are reported each year. Are such cases real? Do demons really take over the bodies and souls of innocent people? Or are the answers to such troubling cases found in the more prosaic realm of human psychology? While examining the influence of religion, faith and psychology, ENIGMA: EXORCISM will expose the realities of the fascinating world of demonic possession.
DESERT RIDERS NEW!
DR. TELLER’S VERY LARGE BOMB
Social/Travel • 1 x 90’ and 1 x 60’ HD for select territories Desert Riders is the story of some of the thousands of boys, as young as two years old, that have been trafficked or sold by their parents and taken to the Middle East to work as camel jockeys from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mauritania and Sudan. Sexually and physically abused; these young children were forced to live in horrendous conditions; starved to avoid gain weight, worked long hours even when clearly under-age; and are now left mentally and physically stunted. Desert Riders illuminates the mysterious beauty of the Middle East, while featuring the children and their experiences in a bold, revealing and compelling way.
Historical/Science 1 x 60’ An historical documentary that tells the dynamic story of Edward Teller, the Manhattan Project lead physicist who was already obsessively working on inventing the Hydrogen Bomb while everyone else at Los Alamos was trying to complete the atom bomb project. Teller was directly or indirectly responsible for much of the Cold War and armaments race that followed World War II, and continued to influence government policy all the way up to the Strategic Missile Initiative (Star Wars). Includes exclusive never-before-seen interviews with Dr.Teller.
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FACES OF A VANISHING WORLD
GAMERS
Cultural/Travel/Arts 1 x 60’ HD Special Joey Lawrence is currently one of the most sought after photographers in the world. By the young age of 19 he has already shot everything from Forbes magazine covers, to album artwork with top pop stars, to movie posters for feature films such as “Twilight.” This stand alone series focuses on Joey’s driving passion for taking portraits of indigenous cultures that are on the verge of extinction. The pilot episode travels from his home and work in New York to the tribal villages of Ethiopia as Joey continues his quest to reveal, through iconic photographs, disappearing cultures.
Social/Investigative 1 x 60’ HD Follow investigative film maker Ben Gonyo into a world of over 200 million obsessed video game fans. Ben dives headfirst into the phenomenon of MMO video games like World of Warcraft, many of which have altered lives in unimaginable ways. He talks with players, superfans, game developers, industry experts, psychologists and stark critics about what it’s like to live within a virtual life, while attending game conventions and playing the game himself. Stories of game addiction are rampant, but there’s often a therapeutic side of escapism that sometimes gets overlooked.
FEATHERED FRIENDS
GUINEA PIG CLUB
I DIED NEW!
Wildlife 1 x 60’ FEATHERED FRIENDS is a film on the rare and exciting behaviours of birds in western Canada. It covers many species from the hummingbirds to the golden eagles along with scenes of falconry and bird banding. A classic narration driven wildlife documentary.
Medical/History 1 x 60’ (French available) Through the eyes of the most painfully exclusive club in the world, this documentary tells the story of two WWII pioneering plastic surgeons and their revolutionary approach to reconstructive surgery. Their radical holistic and surgical techniques brought back airmen so horribly burned and broken they believed they might as well be dead. Startling archival footage is interwoven with interviews with the airmen who reunited to tell their story, and that of the doctors who changed the face of history.
Social/Science 1 x 60’ HD & 13 x 30’ HD in development “I Died” is a stand-along documentary and a docudrama series that brings to life the near death accounts of people who where clinically dead, but lived to tell their stories. It presents the latest scientific research on the near death experience phenomenon, and suggests possible answers to the age old question, “What happens to us when we die?” Each episode focuses on three near death accounts that provide an emotional hook related to the episode’s theme.
GAMBLING BOYS
IF A TREE FALLS
INTO THE ARCTIC 2
Social/Culture 1 x 60’ HD Featuring three youths ranging in age from 14 to 21, this documentary delves in to the new and ever-changing world of teen gambling, a seductive world that offers up excitement and the allure of making fast money, but can also lead to damaging consequences. Through our narrator and the boys themselves, this hard-hitting documentary penetrates into an unknown world that many are not aware exists – a life of risk, consequence and addiction.
Social/Health 1 x 60’ (French Available) Intimate, moving and insightful, If a Tree Falls is the powerful, first-person story of a filmmaker who is losing her hearing. She embarks on a documentary about her experience, but she’s torn between her need to make the film, and her fears about what will happen to her career when people find out she can’t hear. Finally, she reaches out to the hard-of-hearing community where she discovers a remarkable group of people who give her the strength to deal with her disability.
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Travel/Adventure/Arts • 1 x 90’ HD & 1 x 60’ HD For years, artist Cory Trepanier has explored some of the wildest places in the North. Few have walked in these landscapes and even fewer have captured them on canvas. Now he’s going further, into remote lands that are more challenging and more dangerous. Into a breathtaking arctic wilderness to experience and paint a land that might never be the same again. Through three months of filming and a dozen arctic locations, Cory brings his fresh perspective to the hidden treasures at the top of the world. Experience the majesty of the North through stunning cinematography and the dramatic experiences of a passionate painter and adventurer.
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JOURNEY HOME OF THE CHINOOK SALMON Wildlife/Educational 1 x 60’ & 1 x 90’ JOURNEY HOME OF THE CHINOOK SALMON is the incredible story of the Chinook salmon on the Fraser River. Wildlife filmmaker, Leon Lorenz, dedicated eight spawning seasons to capture some of the rarest and most exciting scenes ever filmed on the spawning grounds of this magnificent fish.
JUST PEOPLE (IN LOVE)
LANDMINE ER NEW!
PORAMPO: PIRATES OF THE MALACCA STRAITS
Current Affairs • 1 x 60’ HD Like many Cambodians 24 year old Satya Yorm had no choice but to build his home on land contaminated by landmines. We meet him in the blood-soaked minutes as he arrives at Emergency trauma hospital, following a tragic footstep that cost him his left leg. In a split second, Satya has become the latest victim of a war he’s too young to remember. Landmine ER was shot over two months with unprecedented access to Emergency’s trauma rooms, documenting one man’s physical and psychological journey as he struggles to come to terms with life as an amputee. Landmine ER offers an unflinching view of a weapon that knows no ceasefire.
Social/Crime/International Affairs 1 x 60’ or 1 x 90’ HD Travel on a journey deep inside the world of 21st century high seas piracy. This HD documentary focuses on one of the world’s most dangerous waterways, where sailors are assaulted by pirates wielding AK47s, grenades and grappling hooks. Journey through Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia in a quest to meet a gang of modern day pirates. An ex-pirate with the scars of grenades and knives tells his story. Along the way there are interviews with police, fishing villagers and ships’ crews. It all builds to the film’s pinnacle: a real night time pirate raid in a pirate boat.
Social 1 x 60’ Experience life and love among the self-proclaimed “Party Animals,” the physically or mentally disabled adults of Just People (In Love). Director Vickie Russell spent six months with Just People, Inc., a unique support organization for independent-minded adults with disabilities. The result is an intimate home-movie-style introduction to their world – their humour, triumphs, failures and touching personal relationships.
PLAYING GOD WITH PLANET EARTH
RAISED IN THE RING
Science 1 x 60’ HD This controversial documentary asks: can big science reverse global warming? As the threat of climate change grows more urgent, scientists are considering radical and dangerous schemes to lower the earth’s temperature through geo-engineering. The problem? Geo-engineering might help part of the planet, but cause unintended consequences for others by reducing rainfall, causing drought and mass starvation. Playing God with planet earth could save humanity - or trigger disaster on a planetary scale.
Social/Sports • 1 x 60’ Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, is a cultural tradition steeped in history and religious reverence. More importantly, to the rural poor it is a career and a way to improve their livelihood. This fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary reveals the lives of four aspiring kick boxers. Ranging from children aged twelve to fifteen, to an eighteen-year-old vying for a professional career in Bangkok, the doc follows them in their daily routines, their rigorous training regimens and their fights. During the doc, we come to understand the respect and dignity with which this form of fighting is regarded in today’s Buddhist society.
KINGDOM OF WOMEN
POPCORN WITH MAPLE SYRUP: FILM IN CANADA FROM EH TO ZED
Social/Anthropology 1 x 60’ High above the mountains in South Western China, where Yunnan and Sichuan border each other, lies the seldom-visited Lugu Lake. Along its banks, we find the Mosuo people who have continuously practiced the matriarchal systems for centuries. Whether out of volition, or of necessity, the Mosuo women have taken on leadership in their society for the past two thousand years. Secluded in their own corner of the world, life in this matrilineal society has remained tranquil because its people have held on to their religious beliefs; however, fears that the way of the Mosuo may die are now becoming real, urgent concerns.
Theatrical Feature-Length Documentary 1 x 90’ A spell binding feature documentary uncovering the stories, scandals and little-known fascinating facts about Canadian movies. The first movie star in the world, the first three actresses to win Academy Awards, the first performer in a nude scene, the first actress to kiss on-screen, the first nickelodeon – all were Canadian. From drive-ins to IMAX to Mike Myers to The Barbarian Invasions, Popcorn with Maple Syrup: Film in Canada from Eh to Zed is a rambunctious history of the Canadian movie industry.
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SECRET WAR: THE ODYSSEY OF THE SUFFIELD VOLUNTEERS History 1 x 60’ During the Second World War the Canadian Army conducted chemical warfare experiments on its own soldiers and volunteers that would have been called ‘war crimes’ had they been done to prisoners of war. Many of the men suffered after-effects in the decades following the war but could get no help from their government, which denied they had even been at the experimental test station in Suffield, Alberta. This is the story of four of those men.
THE BULLY’S MARK Social 1 x 60’ Many fantasize about returning to school to confront the kids who made life a living hell, but Erin Thomson actually did it. This doc follows Erin on an odyssey back to her old junior high to confront her bullies. Along the way, she meets modern-day victims, who, with the advent of all-too-pervasive technology, find themselves bullied 24-7. This is a disturbing look at a problem that all the anti-bullying programs on the planet have been unable to solve. Why are some kids bullies and some kids targets? And why are there so many silent bystanders?
THE HOUSE OF SUH NEW! True Crime • 1 x 60’ HD Behind one of Chicago’s most famous murder cases is a story about an immigrant family’s failed attempt to achieve the American Dream. Yoon Myung and Tai Sook Suh immigrated to America for a better life for their children, Andrew and Catherine. But their pursuit of happiness quickly became riddled with misfortune, culminating on September 25, 1993, when Andrew shot and killed his older sister’s fiancé of eight years, Robert O’Dubaine, at Catherine’s bidding. As the Suh’s complex history unfolds, issues of cultural assimilation, traditional values and justice are examined, raising questions of guilt, innocence and the illusive gray area in between.
SHEEP AND GRIZZLY COUNTRY
THE INVISIBLE MACHINE
Wildlife 1 x 60’ SHEEP AND GRIZZLY COUNTRY is a wildlife film covering the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and the mountain grizzly bear. It contains very rare behaviours of these animals in some of the most rugged and beautiful country of the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta.
Science/Technology • 1 x 60’ (French and Spanish available) This documentary, produced for Discovery Canada & CTV, investigates the modern reality of new age weapons that are more frightening than any science fiction. Today, scientists are able to completely destroy all electronic and electric communication circuitry using man-made Electronic Magnetic Pulse (EMP) weapons that can be delivered by missiles or by lasers. They can devastate entire regions in seconds, wiping out anything that uses electricity, be it airplanes, to computers, to telephones. Includes first ever footage of the Bell Island “bolt of lightning” experiment that went wrong.
STRIKE DICE! BETTING ON MY FATHER Social • 1 x 60’ The moving story of a daughter’s search to find her father, an addicted gambler, when he is reported missing in Las Vegas. With little information to go on, she eventually finds him, but he bears little resemblance to the father she once knew. Homeless, gaunt, and unwashed, he lives day-to-day on the streets of Vegas, and is unwilling to acknowledge his addiction and accept the help he needs. STRIKE DICE! chronicles director Natalie Picoe’s struggle to get her father off the streets and back into society and to find acceptance with her less than perfect father.
THE ICE HOTEL NEW! Architecture/Culture • 1 x 60’ 3D and 2D For as long as he can remember, Jacques Desbois has been passionate about winter. In 2001, he fulfilled one of his dreams and built the first Ice Hotel in North America “Hotel De Glace”. Each year, 150 passionate workers help to create this incredible structure that’s filled with themed ice sculptures representing various cultures and geography. This magnificent Ice Hotel contains 36 guest rooms, a grand hall, a bar for 400 people and even an Ice Chapel that provides for at least 30 weddings per season. In this new documentary, history, architecture and culture are highlighted, along with breathtaking cinematography.
Canamedia is a division of Magic Lantern Media Inc.
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THE MAN WHO SKIED DOWN EVEREST Adventure/History • 1 x 90’ or 1 x 60’ HD 35mm Panavision and HDTV (French and Spanish available) This beautifully shot, Academy Award winning film features adventurer, poet and world champion skier Yuichiro Miura in his attempt to ski down Mount Everest from its summit. A tragic icefall claims 6 lives, but the journey continues. The team climbs to the South Col, 350 metres from the top, where Miura, with only skis and a parachute, puts his life in the hands of the Gods. His heart-stopping descent made history. Contains rare on-thespot interview with Sir Edmund Hillary.
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THE PEOPLE VS. BETTY GOOCH
THREADS OF HOPE
WHEN TWO WON’T DO
Crime/Human Interest 1 x 60’ HD In 2004, an elderly grandmother is arrested in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago - and Betty Gooch becomes an instant tabloid media sensation. But who is Betty Gooch? Just another little old lady struggling with ill-heath and low income? Or an unhinged criminal sociopath using rubber checks to scam car dealerships? The People vs. Betty Gooch discovers that these questions don’t come with simple answers.
Social Issues/History 1 x 60’ Shot on location in Chile, Donald Sutherland narrates this multiaward winning documentary of the Chilean women who defied Pinochet’s dictatorship armed only with sewing needles and scraps of cloth from the clothes of their “disappeared” loved ones. Music by Sting. A CANAMEDIA production.
Social/Sex 1 x 90’ A remarkable and controversial documentary about polyamory and its rewards and pitfalls. Maureen Marovitch believes in polyamory, the philosophy of simultaneously loving more than one person. David Finch, her live-in boyfriend, does not and he is far from silent about his wish that Maureen break up with her two other boyfriends and settle down with him. So to settle the conflict, Marovitch and Finch chose a most untraditional tact; they decide to make together an uncensored and heartfelt point-of-view film about it.
THE SPIRIT OF HIROSHIMA
TOKI DOES NEW YORK
WHY GET MARRIED?
History 1 x 60’ This documentary looks at the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima through the eyes of those who lived through it, and those who live there now. The film follows a family living in Hiroshima today as they take their two children to the 50th year ceremony. Woven into their trip are the stories of three bomb survivors, illustrated with archival film footage from before and after the war.
Social/Culture/Arts 1 x 60’ TOKI DOES NEW YORK partners the bubbly, vivacious and driven visual-artist Hye Rim Lee with her uber-sexy creation TOKI as they open a ‘make or break’ solo-show in New York’s art capital, Chelsea. Already represented by the most important gallery in Asia, Kukje Gallery, she decides to take on the West. TOKI DOES NEW YORK gives the audience an exclusive inside view of the New York art scene, and through Hye Rim, we learn what it takes to make it in one of the toughest art cities of the world.
Social 1 x 60’ With half of all marriages ending in divorce, someone should ask WHY GET MARRIED? Documentarian Anne Stirling takes a fresh look at the social, historical and emotional themes of marriage following her divorce. Why Get Married is an upbeat and illuminating quest evolving from a series of candid interviews Stirling was able to capture over a three-year period as she traveled between St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada and Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.”
THE STREET
WHEN THE DEVIL KNOCKS
Social 1 x 60’ or 1 X 78’ THE STREET is a gritty and intense portrait of three homeless men living on the streets near Guy Street Subway station in downtown Montreal, Canada. Made over a period of six years, this non-fiction feature provides a rare voice for one of the most disenfranchised segments of our society. By focusing on human stories of the homeless themselves, THE STREET sheds new light on a complex problem, building a constructive and active understanding for the viewer.
Social 1 x 60’ and 1 x 90’ HD When the Devil Knocks is the intimate story of a woman suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder and her struggle to regain her life. Filmed over 10 years, Hilary Stanton gave the filmmakers unlimited access to more than 40 riveting hours of videotapes of her psychotherapy, revealing a cast of supporting characters, “alters”, who kept Hilary alive by taking over from her during times of crisis. The therapy sessions are shockingly intimate, taking us inside a mind in the throes of a fascinating disorder and revealing the power of the human mind.
George Foster Peabody Award, Chicago Gold, Houston Silver, International Emmy Nominee
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CHICAGO BLUES JAM Music Performance • For select territories 13 x 60’ A hosted series of live performances from Buddy Guy’s Legends blues club in Chicago. Multi-camera and album quality audio. Classic artists and musicians lend a feeling of heart and soul to this famous club and the performances reflect this. Artists include Rod Piazza, Lonnie Brooks, James Harmon, Magic Slim, Keb Mo, Son Seals & Junior Wells with Buddy Guy.
COME CLOSER: THE MAGIC OF JASON MALONEY Magic • 1 x 60’ An intimate sleight-of-hand master and “street magic” pro, Maloney dazzles his impromptu audiences with his captivating card tricks, mind reading and his mysterious power over inanimate objects, drawing the curious, the astonished and even the skeptical to come closer!
THE JUDY GARLAND SPECIALS
KAROO KITAAR BLUES
Music/Performance • 5 x TV Specials
Music/Performance 1 x 90’ or 1 x 60’ Karoo Kitaar Blues follows South African Songwriter David Kramer and slide guitarist Hannes Coetzee into remote regions of South Africa on their quest to find musicians who play an almost forgotten folk music. The film documents their journey into the harsh and arid landscape of Namaqualand and the Great South African Karoo, interweaving impromptu musical performances and interviews with traditional guitarists, violinists, piano accordionists and mouth organ players who play what Kramer describes as “Karoo Blues.”
Judy Garland: The Concert Years • 1 x 80’ Featuring Barbara Streisand, Lena Horne and Tony Bennett Judy Garland: Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special • 1 x 60’ Featuring Robert Goule and Phil Silvers Judy Garland: Duets • 1 x 60’ Featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett, Ethel Merman, Bobby Darin, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne and Mel Torme. Judy, Frank & Dean: Once In A Lifetime • 1 x 80’ Featuring Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin Judy Garland: LIVE at the London Palladium • 1 x 60’ Featuring Liza Minelli
JAZZ DREAMS 2 NEW! Culture/History/Music • 1 x 90’ Jazz Dreams 2 follows three young jazz musicians from New Orleans for fourteen years as they embark on difficult careers. The film features Jason Marsalis, the youngest member of the famed Marsalis family; Irvin Mayfield, a Grammy Award winning trumpet player/composer; and Courtney Bryan, a sensitive pianist attending the arts high school that graduated Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Peyton, and Harry Connick Jr. We watch them grow from high school, through the death and destruction of Hurricane Katrina, to becoming Grammy Award winning musicians, parents and entrepreneurs. It is a compelling story about committed young black Americans who are determined to keep America’s most original art form alive and vibrant.The film is bursting with music and includes appearances by Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, and Gordon Parks.
Canamedia is a division of Magic Lantern Media Inc.
LA BOHEME Opera • 1 x 104’ Set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830s, Puccini’s LA BOHEME is one of the most popular operas of all time. This production was designed by Austrian Wolfram Skalicki and features Hei-Kyung Hong of the Metropolitan Opera as Mimi.
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LIVE FROM THE CONCERT LOBBY Seasonal/Musical Special • 39 x 60’ HD Live From The Concert Lobby is a live, interactive and uniquely intimate Concert and Conversation TV series with the greatest classical music artists on the world stage today! Recorded in HD and 5.1 surround sound for an optimal audio/video experience, these exclusive and high-profile performances have become a premier promotional stop for every major classical artist on tour. Classical artists on tour include Measha Brueggergosman, Lang Lang, and the Canadian Tenors.
A Film by Fabrice Ziolkowski
TOMMY EMMANUEL CENTER STAGE
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! NEW!
Live music concert • 1 hr, 47 min HD Recognized as the elite of the elite and arguably the greatest living acoustic guitar player, Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel has mesmerized both fellow musicians and audiences alike with a professional career that spans over four decades. Emmanuel’s flair, unforgettable showmanship and exhaustive world wide touring schedule have created an enviable fan base that continues to grow even larger every year. Capturing Tommy Emmanuel’s immense talent is Center Stage - originally recorded live over three nights in October of 2007 at the
Culture/Music • 1 x 60’ 1962 - The Beatles record for the first time for EMI. 2012 - fifty years later... What’s left of Beatlemania in this day and age? Plenty. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is an exploration of what’s left of the Beatles phenomenon today, fifty years after the creation of the most successful band in the history of rock and roll. The engaging, rock n’ roll story of a personal pilgrimage to find traces of John, Paul, George and Ringo in the city where they were born, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! highlights encounters with various International Beatle tribute bands who religiously come to Liverpool every year to participate in the world-famous International Beatles Week.
TEACHING THE LIFE OF MUSIC NEW!
TOSCA
Art/Culture/Music • 1 x 60’ HD Narrated by Cory Monteith (Finn from Glee), this illuminating feature centers on the El Sistema music organization, which used music education to transform the lives of children in violent and impoverished environments by giving them healthy (as well as passionate and discipline-driven) lives. The lessons don’t just enrich the students’ lives though, their reach extends to the students’ communities too. An inspiring group, El Sitema’s model has influenced similar programs all over the globe, the combined impact of which is something Teaching the Life of Music captures in spades.
Opera • 1 x 120’ Puccini’s TOSCA is a tragic tale of love, intrigue and betrayal which tells the story of the tempestuous opera singer Tosca, whose stormy romance with artist Cavaradossi leads to violence, deceit and death. Set in the Napoleonic Rome of 1800, this opera is a highly successful collaboration of composer Puccini and librettists Illica and Giacosa. Starring Stefka Evststieva and Canadian Baritone Cornelis Opthof.
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THE BARRA MACNEILS’ CELTIC CHRISTMAS
QUARTET PLUS FOUR AT CHRISTMAS
Seasonal/Musical Special 1 x 60’ (2 specials available) Filmed in St. Matthew’s Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, this intimate concert features Canada’s premiere Celtic performers, the Barra MacNeils, with special guests The Ennis Sisters and Fiona and Ciaran MacGillivray. Rich harmonies accompanied by harp, accordion and tin whistle added a distinctly Celtic touch to well known Christmas favorites like God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Auld Lang Syne.
Seasonal/Musical Special 1 x 60’ The beautiful interior and acoustics of St. George’s Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia set the stage for this Christmas special of simplicity and elegance. Featured are four pure female voices, each from a different musical tradition, supported only by the acoustic sound of Blue Engine String Quartet. Featured artists are jazz/classical artist Jeri Brown, country/jazz artist Cindy Church, Acadian pop artist Lina Boudreau (singing in French) and Celtic artist Mary Jane Lamond (singing in Gaelic).
A WORLD IN CELEBRATION Seasonal • 8 x 60’
EASTER: THE JESUS MYSTERY This documentary asks the question, what light can recent historical finds shed on the commemoration of Jesus’ last days.
MOTHER’S DAY From its earliest roots as an anti-war day after the Civil War to the million Mom’s march in Washington DC, this documentary illustrates the ways Mother’s have influenced our lives.
NEW YEAR’S AND THE HISTORY OF CALENDARS Follows New Year’s Day celebrations back through the ages to its origin in ancient Egypt, Rome and China and then illustrates the evolution of calendars.
THANKSGIVING DAY Traces this wholesome tradition back in time, by following the exploits of a young girl whisked away from her dinner table back to the first thanksgivings.
ST. PATRICK: THE MAN, THE MYTH AND HIS LEGACY
CELTIC ANGELS AT CHRISTMAS Seasonal/Musical Special 1 x 60’ Christmas music with Celtic style, the show features six uniquely talented Celtic Angels in an elegant world of winter white. Gillian Boucher is a remarkable fiddler known across the globe as one of the strongest bearers of Cape Breton music and culture. Also from Cape Breton is vocalist Stephanie Hardy. Fiddler Kendra MacGillivray, plays the music of her Scottish ancestors with energy and passion. Canada’s leading ambassador of Celtic dancing, Sabra MacGillivray, shows off her champion style and introduces a fun group of young “wee angel” step dancers.
Exquisitely filmed on location in Ireland, this unique documentary delves beneath the myth and mystery of the man who would become celebrated the world over as a saint. Evocative music and revealing voice-over carries the viewer back in time from Patrick’s birth to his death. The film recreates Patrick’s physical struggle and spiritual transformation.
THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF HALLOWEEN Tracks back through time to Halloween’s earliest pagan rituals. Included are interviews of modern day witches and a discussion of the changing face of Halloween today. Amongst Canada’s History Television’s highest rated shows in October.
THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTMAS From Santa Clause to Christmas Cards, this program traces our modern Yuletide traditions back to their earliest roots in Roman celebrations and pagan rituals.
VIVA! SAINT AGRIPPINA MUMMERS AND MASKS Seasonal 1 x 60’ A one hour documentary Christmas special that revels in all the fun and music to be found with the ancient Mumming tradition. Set primarily in Ireland, Pennsylvania USA and the Canadian Maritimes, the story of Mummers is the story of masks and customs that pre-date Christianity and carol singing.
Culture • 1 x 90’ Viva! Saint Agrippina is a documentary that takes place in Boston’s historical North End. Since 1914, The Saint Agrippina Benefit Society have been hosting an annual feast in honor of the martyred Saint, a tradition which originated in Mineo, Sicily. Society members tell the tales of Saint Agrippina’s spirit and tragic life. Rather than exhibiting any heavy religious point of views this film focuses on the stories of her devoted members and how she inspires them to reunite each year to celebrate family, friends and this age-old Sicilian tradition. Viva! Saint Agrippina takes you through the proceedings of the feast from pre-planning, behind the scenes, and finally to the lively 3-day event which takes place each year on the first weekend of August.
Canamedia is a division of Magic Lantern Media Inc.
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VALENTINE’S DAY: A HISTORY OF LOVE AND LUST This documentary takes a look at the evolution of Valentine’s Day and the way its image has been influenced by changing views of Love and Lust.
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BANG THE CAT Animation 26 x 30” interstitials Watch as Bang the cat explodes, implodes, gets squashed, mutilated and blasted off into space! Funny adult animated interstitials. From Australia’s funniest and best animation studio, Blue Rocket Productions.
TAKE OFF / L’ENVOLLÉ Kid’s Drama (7-12 yrs)/ Edutainment 26 x 30’ In this innovative lateral thinking drama series combining science, music, history and humour, a group of multi-cultural kids take off into an artwork world on exciting adventures in themes such as fashion, justice, time, rhythm, colours and boundaries. All songs double shot in French and all English Visuals double shot in French for the French version. • Children’s Broadcast Institute Award of Excellence (twice) • Japan’s Maeda Prize
YOUNG CATHERINE Historical Mini-Series 2 x 120’ (16 mm film) (French and Spanish available) This is an opulent and passionate $9,000,000 mini series based on the early life of Catherine the Great as she fights to win the throne of “All the Russians”. It’s a story of lies, lust, murder and madness, linked by the desire to win the ultimate royal prize the Russian Empire. A lavish pageant, full of grandiloquent actors, fabulous costumes and magnificent architecture. Shot on location in Russia. Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Plummer and Julia Ormond.
ESCAPE FROM IRAN: THE CANADIAN CAPER Historical Drama • 1 x 120’ (16mm Film) (French and Spanish available) Starring Gordon Pinsent, R.H. Thompson & Jonathan Welsh. The dramatic and exciting movie re-creation of the take-over of the US Embassy in Teheran by Islamic students that started the 444 Day Iran hostage crisis. This CBS/CTV Movie of the week also reveals the story of how 6 Americans escaped from the embassy, were hidden by Canadian diplomats, given false Canadian passports and then flown to freedom. • Intl. Film & TV Festival of N.Y. – Bronze
STEALING MARY History/Crime/Anthropology 1 x 60’ HD STEALING MARY is a high-budget docu-drama telling the story of two skulls currently residing in a Scottish museum that sparked a modern-day forensic investigation into the 1819 murder of an Indian Chief and the brutal abduction of his wife, “Mary”. They were the last of the Beothuk of Newfoundland – an aboriginal race who painted themselves red and who inspired the English term “Red Indian”. Using CSI style filming, this is also a gripping “whodunit” special. • Chris Award, Columbus International Film Festival
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