New: GLOBAL SANTA CLAUS (50') - Engl. version now available

We'll meet a number of dedicated Santas around the world who prepare the big day 6 months in advance and don't hesitate enrolling into the Santa Claus University in Colorado or taking part in the annual Congress of Santas in Denmark or the Santa Olymics (a Santa needs to stay fit to get down all these chimneys! . From Colorado to Dubai, from Abidjan to Norway, we meet the passionate Santas. 
Not to be taken all too seriously!
(dir. Christian Merret-Palmair / 52' / Canal+/2009)
Will go on air on Christmas 2009 on Canal+ France, BeTV, VRT, RAI UNO, RAI Valle d'Aosta, ODISEA, SVT, TFO Canada



New: 
** EADS-AIRBUS, AN AFFAIR OF STATES
Director Frédéric Compain investigates the turbulences at EADS-AIRBUS, together with Bruno Lancesseur, and tells the story with a sharp eye and a certain delectation for its intricacies. A “comédie des moeurs”, a comedy of manners, at times . Deeply informative and very entertaining. 
(dir.: Frédéric Compain /90' ou 2 x 50' / ARTE France - France 3 Toulouse - TSR - 2009)
English version now available



** Latest instalment of the collection "BUS STOP" :
IRAN, THE MESSENGER OF GORGAN
The bus takes us on a 12-hour trip from Tehran to the north of Iran, through majestic mountain ranges towards the Caspian sea. 
(dir: Hervé Rébillon/ 52'/ france 5 - RTBF/2009)
Englsih version available



Latest film in our TRUCK STOP collection:
** Canada: THE ICE ROAD
The "Ice Highway" is traced during two months in winter in the Polar Circle..., (dir.: Hervé Rébillon/ 52' -Bonne Compagnie - France 5 / 2008)



New:
** 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.



New:
** THE GUARANI AQUIFER: FREE WATER FOR ALL?

3rd largest fresh water reserve in the world, it runs beneath 4 nations of the South American continent and it attracts all kinds of fortune seekers…


(dir.: Roberto Lugones/ 52' -mano a mano- France 5 / 2008)



New:
** GREENLAND, PETRODOLLAR ICE SHEET


The Arctic is thought to contain 20% of the world’s remaining and undiscovered energy resources –a goldmine that will help to postpone the energy crisis for another few years.
dir.: Jean-Yves Cauchard/ 52' -mano a mano- France 5 / 2008)



New:
** A QUESTION OF CHOICE



An article of French 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)


English version now 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)



New:
** MY MESSY LIFE
The office of Canadian filmmaker Josh Freed is an extraordinary mess - by his own confession ... Hilarious new doc - not to be missed!
(dir.: Josh Freed/ prod.: Janet Torge/ 50' /CTV - CANAL D / 2008)



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



Editing:
**  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)



New: 
**SHOAH BY BULLET, A FORGOTTEN HISTORY
One and a half million Ukrainian Jews were assassinated by firing squads between 1941 and '44. Investigation into an almost forgotten part of history.(dir. Romain Icard/ 85' - mano a mano / France 3/ 2008)


** TV AROUND THE WORLD - SEASON 7
The 7th season 2009 - 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 spring 2010!
(16 x 26' / Dir. de collection: Vladimir Donn / ARTE)



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IN PRODUCTION - DELIVERY DURING   2010:
** MOTHER TERESA, THE LEGACY
(dir.: Carine Lefevbre-Quennel/ 52' / France 2 / 2010)



IN PRODUCTION - DELIVERY DURING   2009:
** WATER, FUTURE SCENARIOS
(dir.: Vassili Silovic / 90 ' ou 2 x 50' / ARTE France / 2009)


** LA DEBÂCLE ET L'EXODE or FRANCE AFTER THE FALL (May 1940)
(dir.: Patrick Jeudy / 52' / France 5 / 2009)

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


** LA VIE EN ROUGE or PLANETARY SANTA CLAUS
(dir.: Christian Merret Palmair / 52' / Canal+/ 2009)


** POLYNESIAN ODYSSEY
The Enigma of the Polynesian Population
(dir.: Olivier Comte / 52' / ARTE France / 2009)


** ON THE  KALAUPAPA TRAIL
(dir.: Pierre-François Didek / 52' / Equidia / 2009)










 




 






 








 








 






 




 






 






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