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Rob the Robot: (Animated, 52x11 min.) Each episode features a new planet and a problem Rob and his friends must solve. Sun Tzu: War on Business: (Factual ent., 13x30 min.) Dot.com millionaire and Apprentice runner-up James Sun is on a mission to help turn businesses around using the principles of The Art of War, an ancient Chinese text. Dubai Mall: (Doc, 1x50 min.) The Dubai Mall is the largest in the world, with thousands of shops, an ice rink, a roller coaster and the world’s largest indoor aquarium. Stormworld: (Drama, 26x30 min.) While on his dad’s new boat, Jason and his best friend Lee are drawn up into a swirling vortex and emerge into a parallel universe.
fight against nature’s desertification of his village. A Weaver’s Tale: (Social issues, 1x52 min.) A people’s effort to preserve the fabric of their community.
State: (Comedy, 120x1 hr.) The character from the successful Gypsy Heart is now running for Mayor in Cloncatele village. Ho Ho Ho: (Feature) It is a Christmas feelgood movie where all the problems find answers and everybody gets in touch with their true nature.
MEDIASET DISTRIBUTION Via Aurelia Antica 422 00165 Rome, Italy Tel: (39-06) 6639-0588 Fax: (39-06) 6639-0560 e-mail: internationalsales@mediaset.it website: www.mediasetdistribution.com
MEDIATOON DISTRIBUTION 15/27 rue Moussorgski 75018 Paris, France Tel: (33-1) 5326-3100 Fax: (33-1) 5326-3113 e-mail: info@mediatoon.com website: mid.mediatoon.com
Stand: 10.09 Contact: Marie-Pierre Moulinjeune, deputy gen. mgr.; Jérôme Alby, dir., sales; Jessica Delahaie, sales exec.; Cathy Leclere, mktg. & comms. mgr.
MediaCorp's Supermen of Malegaon.
MDA's Mr. Moon. Digital Deconstruction: (Lifestyle, 1x1 hr.) World-renowned Futurists help to deconstruct the past 20 years of the Internet and explain today's convergence of technologies. Olive & the Rhyme Rescue Crew!: (Animated, 26x12 min.) Helps kids to learn English-language words and phonetics, reasoning and problem-solving skills. Scene.City Singapore: (Lifestyle, 8x30 min.) Explores Singapore with photography expert Tom Ang.
MEDIACORP Caldecott Broadcast Ctr. Andrew Rd., Singapore 299939 Tel: (65) 6350-3263 Fax: (65) 6259-2062 e-mail: sharonloh@mediacorp.com.sg website: www.caldecottproductions.com
Stand: 05.14 Contact: Sharon Loh, asst. VP. NEW PRODUCT: Transmission: Listening to the Mountain’s Message: (Social issues, 1x52 min.) Some Japanese high school students are heading up to the mountains to learn about life. Red Box: (Social issues, 1x52 min.) An ageing puppet master’s efforts to revive a fading traditional art have successfully brought Taiwanese glove puppetry to an international stage. The Icemen—Angadias of India: (Social issues, 1x52 min./1x79 min.) Tracks the unique 150-year old system of men delivering millions of dollars’ worth of diamonds. For the Love of Shakespeare: (Social issues, 1x52 min./1x79 min.) Witness a group of Chinese children learning classic English the classic Chinese way. A Farmer’s Struggle: (Social issues, 1x52 min./1x79 min.) One man’s determination to
Supermen of Malegaon: (Social issues, 1x52 min./1x79 min.) Reveals the importance of the “magic of movies.” Subak: (Social issues, 1x52 min.) Demonstrates how it’s possible for humans to live in harmony with nature through traditional methods and mutual cooperation. The Mummy Thief: (Cultural issues, 1x52 min.) A villager turns into a mummy thief to cope with an increasing debt after his family throws an expensive funeral rite for an ancestor. Tsukiji Fish Market: (Social issues, 3x52 min.) Its name is in every single tourist guide book as a must-go, must-see and must-experience. What is the appeal that draws millions of tourists there?
Stand: R32.07 Contact: Patricio Teubal, head, sales; Clare McArdle, intl. sales mgr.; Manuela Caputi, intl. sales mgr.; Paola De Santiago Haas, intl. sales exec.
Mediatoon's The Garfield Show.
MEDIAPRO DISTRIBUTION Mediaset's Join the Family.
1 Studioului St., Buftea 070000 Ilfov, Romania Tel: (40-31) 825-6014 Fax: (40-31) 825-6013 e-mail: mediaprodistribution@mediasat.ro website: www.mediaprodistribution.com
Stand: 18.10 Contact: Anca Truta, gen. mgr.; Alina Oneata, sales mgr. NEW PRODUCT: Aniela: (Drama, 160x90 min.) Costume drama that tells the story of a very rich girl who loses her inheritance and has to face incredible challenges all by herself. Regina: (Drama, 160x90 min.) Continues the storylines of TV hit Gypsy Heart, revolving around the star-crossed love between Regina, a blonde Gypsy beauty, and Cosmin, an exconvict. Gypsy Heart: (Drama, 200x1 hr.) The tale of a young Gypsy man who wants to become a doctor, and a very rich, spoiled girl.
MediaPro's Aniela.
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NEW PRODUCT: Join the Family: (Drama, 26x50 min.) Giulio and Lucia, after 20 years, find themselves in love again, like—and maybe even more than— when they were kids. RIS Paris: (Drama, 46x50 min.) Shows the painstaking work of crime specialists, making each drop of blood speak…inspired by the real working methods of the scientific police. Antimafia Squad: (Drama, 12x50 min.) After the arrest of Provenzano, the last godfather, Cosa Nostra still has not found a new leader respected by everyone. Girlfriends: (Comedy, 12x50 min.) Four portraits of contemporary women aged between 35 and 40, coming to grips with the most classic of problems: men. Follow Your Dreams: (TV movie, 1x100 min.) An aspiring dancer working at a port fails to pass the exam to gain entry to a prestigious school in Milan, but a famous TV producer leads her to take part in a new talent show. V.I.P.: (TV movie, 1x100 min.) At the society event of the year in Rome, a number of “accidental” guests want to get into the gilded world of the VIPs… 55 Days to Death: (Mini-series, 2x100 min.) The true story of Aldo Moro, one of the Italy’s greatest statesmen, from his “historic compromise” with the left wing, to his captivity and his relationship with the Brigades. The Courage of a Princess: (Mini-series, 2x100 min.) Princess Mafalda Savoy, while being held in Buchenwald Concentration Camp, is injured during an air raid. Scripted Formats: Mr. Mom, About My Brother, Family Storm, My Daughters.
World Screen
10/09
NEW PRODUCT: Contraptus: (78x7 min.) Every day, Doctor Contraptus comes up with new ideas and concepts in this series, based on the comic-book Leonard by Turk and De Groot. Chumballs: (26x13 min.) Solana, Stel, Tom and Tago struggle to lead the humans from captivity into broad daylight. The Garfield Show: (52x11 min.) It’s all about Garfield’s day-to-day life, blending the modern look of CGI animation and familiar humor of the world’s famous cat. Taratabong, the World of the Meloditties: (26x6 min.) Taratabong is a wonderful place inhabited by the Meloditties, various musical instruments that communicate with sound and rhythm. Kinky & Cosy: (49x40 sec./16x3 min.) Twin sisters Kinky and Cosy are irreverent, alternative, smart, timely, and deliciously shocking! Oh, and they’re also really funny. Bird Squad: (26x11 min.) A flock of birds and a bat aboard a Zeppelin, ready to face risk and perils to fly to the four corners of the earth.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS (MGM) 10250 Constellation Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90067-6241, U.S.A. Tel: (1-310) 449-3000 Fax: (1-310) 586-8865 e-mail: jpatrick@mgm.com website: www.mgm.com
Stand: RSV 24 Contact: Gary Marenzi, co-pres., worldwide TV dist.; Jim Packer, co-pres., worldwide TV dist.; Bruce Tuchman, pres., MGM Networks; Gerald Ament, exec. VP, worldwide TV and legal aff.; Chris Ottinger, exec. VP, intl. TV dist.; Charles Farmer, snr.