MOTHER TERESA - 26 August 2010 will commemorate the centenary of her birth

New: 
MOTHER TERESA, ONLY GOD MATTERS
Her letters - published recently - testify to the fact that she experienced an endless "spiritual darkness" for the greater part of her life. Yet, everything she did was for God. And yet, without Him? We  look at Mother Teresa's legacy and her charity work and spoke to those who walk in her footsteps.
(dir.: Carine Lefevbre-Quennel/ 52' / France 2 / 2010)
Engl. version available



New: 
AISHEEN - STILL ALIVE IN GAZA wins Ecumenical Jury Film Prize at Berlinale 2010 and award in Nyon
Director Nicolas Wadimoff arrived one month after the end of the Israeli military attack in Gaza in February 2009 to film people trying to put pieces of their lives back together again - a tribute to life, against all odds!!
(dir: Nicolas Wadimoff /88' / produced by JCCTV & AKKA FILMS, with TSR - 2009) distribution: Point du Jour International 
Engl sub-titled version available


New: 
WHERE DID I PUT MY MEMORY?
The loss of memory becomes one of the biggest health concerns in a society that lives to an ever older age. A ligh-hearted yet enlightening journey into the heart of our memory, but the director of "My Messy Life".
(dir.: Josh Freed/ 48' / Morag Loves Company/ Canada 2010)



The Franco-German Prize for Journalism (TV) 2010 has been awarded to Frédéric Compain & Bruno Lancesseur  for :
** EADS-AIRBUS, AN AFFAIR OF STATES
Revelations on the recent turbulences at EADS-AIRBUS, together with Bruno Lancesseur, Frédéric Compain tells the story with a sharp eye and a certain delectation for its intricacies. Deeply informative and very entertaining. 
(dir.: Frédéric Compain /90' or 2 x 50' / ARTE France - France 3 Toulouse - TSR - 2009)
English version now available 



New:
** FRANCE AFTER THE FALL , CHILDREN OF THE EXODUS
(dir.: Patrick Jeudy / 90' / France 5 / 2009)



New: 
** WATER- 2 documentaries for a theme evening:
1/ AGAINST THE FLOW
Water, this essential element...will it soon become a sort of "blue gold"? The film points to concrete and representative examples, in Spain, Africa, Mexico...
(dir: Vassili Silovic/77' ou 52'/ ARTE France / 2009)
2/ DROP BY DROP
Investigating in Singpore, a city state with no fresh water resources, but some very interesting ideas!
(dir: Sylvie Briet/26'/ ARTE France / 2009)
Engl version available at MIPDOC



New: 
** POLYNESIAN ODYSSEY
The secret of the first great seafaring civilation. And the story of how the Polynesian islands have been populated
(dir.: Oliver Comte/52' / ARTE France - with Blue Lagon & Grand Angle - 2009)
Engl version available at MIPDOC



New: 
** CHILDHOOD UNDER SURVEILLANCE
Does behavourial disporder in children point to possible future delinquancy? The film investigats in France, Germany, Belgium, USA and Canada
(dir: Marie-Pierre Jaury/52' / ARTE France - Radio Canada - 2009)
Engl version available at MIPDOC



New: 
** LA NUEVE or THE FORGOTTEN MEN OF THE 9th COMPANY
They were the almost forgotten heroes - these Spanish Republicans who enroled in Gen. Leclerc's 9th company to liberate Europe from Fascism... but were never able to return to Spain. The last survivors tell their story
(dir: Alberto Marquardt / 53' / France Télévision - ECPAD- 2009)
Engl version available at MIPDOC



** THE TRAGEDY OF PIERRE LAVAL (docu-drama)
(dir: Yves Boisset/ 52' / France 3 - 13ème Rue / 2009)



Focus AFRICA:  TV IN AFRICA 
12 episodes completed in Engl.  from the collection "TV Around the World
Worldwide attention is focussed on the African continent. The series offers an informative and entertaining insight into the media & tv landscape of 12 African countries that reflect the cultural and historical diversity of the continent!
Engl versions available



And also : 

** MALLS 'R US
Reflections and revelations on one of North Americans most popular inventions: the shopping mall...and its counterparts in Poland, Japan, India, Dubai...
(Dir.: Helene Klodawsky/ 71' /Point du Jour-Instinct Films/Canal+/Betv- RTBF - SBS- CBC - Télé Québec / 2009)


A shorter version is available, made for Canal+ France (49'), 
** L'ENVERS DU SHOPPING (Shopping Inside Out)
version directed by Olivier Montoro with commentary written by Arioel Wizman.
This version is only available in French for viewing.



** A QUESTION OF CHOICE
An article of French law allows for late termination of pregnancy in in cases of cases of “substantial risk” of foetal handicap. We follow 3 stories, shedding light on a bio-ethical issue.  
(dir.: Karim Miské/ 52' - France 2 / 2009)
Engl version available



** I'M DEAF AND I DIDN'T KNOW
There is a world of difference between being deaf and…not hearing. Drama-doc on the true story of Sandrine, deaf since birth. Touching and surprisingly funny film looking at the issue “from within”…
(dir.: Igor Ochronowicz, auteur: Sandrine Herrman/ 70' - France 5 / 2009)
Engl version available



** 5 MINUTES FROM HOME
Touching film by Palestinian filmmaker Nahed Awad on painful daily realities
(dir.: Nahed Awwad/ 52' - Akka Films-Karavan Films - TSR / 2009)
Engl version available



**  VIA VIA! - MOVE ALONG!
Like a puzzle, an unusual portrait of Palermitan life emerges through the stories of the “parcheggiatori”, a kind of unauthorized valet parking in the city centre…
(dir.: Dorine Brun/ 52' - France 3 Corse / 2009)
Engl version available



New: 
** TV AROUND THE WORLD - SEASON 7
The 7th season 2010 has been launched! The first completed eps. are TV in Afghanistan and Hainan (Chiina) and many others are shooting or in preparation. 
(26' each/ collection editor: Vladimir Donn / ARTE)



** DECODING DRESS CODES - SEASON 2
A second series is currently shooting for delivery in June 2010!
(16 x 26' / Dir. de collection: Vladimir Donn / ARTE)



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CURRENTLY SHOOTING: 


** CITIZENS OR STRANGERS
(dir.: Josh Freed/ 2 x 52' / ARTE France  / end 2010)


** MEN IN STEEL
(dir.: Olivier & Anaïs Spiro/ 90' or 2 x 52' / ARTE France  / 2011)

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