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The new animated series Zorro: The Chronicles was screened as world première at MIPJunior 2015, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Martinez in Cannes.
The awesome and innovative animated series Zorro: The Chronicles was presented as world première to global buyers at MIPJunior by Pierre Sissmann, President of Cyber Group Studios and Olivier Lelardoux, Vice President of Cyber Group Studios. The creators of this superb youth series also came to a Croisette to present their heroes.
A modern and contemporary family animated series
Zorro: The Chronicles is a modern and contemporary animated series featuring the character of Zorro, intended for children from 6 to 12 years. The series is produced by Cyber Group Studios in partnership with Zorro Productions, in collaboration with Blue Spirit Studios with the participation of France Televisions.
It was produced by Olivier Lelardoux, Vice President, Cyber Group Studios, after a literary bible by Pierre Sissmann and Annabelle Perrichon. The drawings are signed by Christophe Rendu and Georges Bouchelaghem. The RAI Cyber Group Studios holds the world rights
The 26 episodes of 22 minutes each are to be aired from July 2016.
The animated series Zorro: The Chronicles is the first 3D adaptation of a centenary work: Zorro, a fictional character created in 1919 by Johnston McCulley. Zorro is a freedom-loving vigilante: masked and dressed in black, he fights injustice in XIXᵉ century Spanish California, living a life of idleness in day light and wielding the sword at night against tyranny. To achieve this new series, Cyber Group Studios has innovated, giving the images a very real dimension of the highest quality thanks to its new technology.
“Killed” by ridicule
Zorro: The Chronicles stage Don Diego, facing a still relevant challenge: to defend justice against unscrupulous tyrants. Zorro is an iconic, reassuring and exciting character who has captivated generations of children as he never kills: he simply is making fools of his opponents to give them a good moral lesson. Each episode provides young viewers with the indescribable pleasure to see him triumph of his opponents by making them a laughing stock. Zorro comes to save people when they most need him.
In the early nineteenth century, back from Spain, where he was studying, Don Diego de la Vega (a young Métis noble, born from an Indian mother and a Spanish father), discovers that Los Angeles is tyrannized by the garrison commander of the small town in Spanish California. The young nobleman decides to fight these abuses of power and becomes a subversive hero by the name of Zorro (Spanish for fox), who embodies justice in the silhouette of a Masked Rider dressed in black, coming by night, in the end signing his name with a “Z” with the point of his sword. Don Diego is assisted by Bernardo, his faithful mute servant who passes for deaf, and his black horse, Tornado. In this series, Zorro’s sister, Ines, is the female partner that plays a key role in the episodes.
The best is at MIPJunior
On this presentation in world première, Laurine Garaude, Reed MIDEM’s Director of Television Division, was pleased to host this famous series which in her view represents the best in the animation sector. She said: “The presence at MIPJunior of the creators of Zorro: The Chronicles shows how this event is a great international launching pad for animated series presented at MIPJunior”.
Building on its success, the series has already been bought by France Télévisions, the RAI, the Belgian Flemish channel VRT, Télé-Québec in Canada, Boing (Turner Broadcasting System Europe) in France, TV2 in Norway and RTVE in Spain.
Organized by Reed MIDEM, MIPJunior is the rendezvous for all international buyers, distributors and producers who come together every year at the same time to present and discover new content, gathered in the largest international market for youth programs. It is the prelude to MIPCOM, the largest annual global market for entertainment content across all platforms.
MIPCOM, the audiovisual content global market in Cannes, celebrated thirty years of dedication to TV entertainment with a memorable line-up of international stars.
The milestone MIPCOM welcomed an all-time record of 13,700 delegates from a 112 countries, including over 4,600 buyers of which 1,300 were acquiring digital and VOD rights. The global audience is rapidly growing, showing an appetite for original exciting content, either dramas, series of formats, and distributors are diversifying their catalogues to meet new consumer and broadcaster demands.
Donald Sutherland opened the parade major TV stars who graced the MIPCOM Opening Party Red Carpet at Hotel Martinez, including Matt Dillon, Cuba Gooding Jr., Elizabeth Hurley, Louis Gossett Jr., Aunjanue Ellis, Morgan Spurlock, Aamir Khan, Tcheky Karyo, in Cannes to support the various TV projects they star in. See the photocall sessions of the world-famous names with a overview of the series they promote.
The Book of Negroes created the event in Cannes with its world premiere screening at the opening of the MIPCOM.
The international distributor Tandem Communications, known for the worldwide successful adaptation of Ken Follett’s book “The Pillars of the Earth”, celebrated in Cannes its 15th birthday with Hollywood icon Donald Sutherland, who has co-written, produced and voiced the new animated feature ‘Pirate’s Passage’.
Yann Arthus Bertrand came to Cannes at MIPCOM to present a preview of the beautiful and vivid images of his new documentary film “Human”.
The world-famous author of thrillers Harlan Coben presented with TF1 the new series “No Second Chance,” adapted from its best seller by the young French producer Sydney Gallonde. TF1 has also acquired a new British thriller series of 8 episodes “The Missing” from All3 Media.
The sublime actress Elizabeth Hurley was sacred Queen of the MIPCOM 2014 and caused a sensation with the new series The Royals produced by Lionsgate Television and presented in world première in Cannes.
At a presentation in Cannes, Fred Graver Creative Lead, Twitter TV, with Twitter’s global TV team, highlighted how Twitter brings TV audiences to life, driving engagement and intent to view and gave tips to use the best practices for social TV live experiences.
Facebook did quite the same during a workshop, sharing the best practices to optimize one’s presence in the programs thanks to Facebook and Instagram and foster engagement to increase the number of viewers.
The focus on Mexico highlighted the film and audiovisual production of the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. The entertainment industry has discovered the wealth of content in fiction, documentaries, TV movies, formats, animation, digital media and all forms of youth content showcased by some 125 Mexican companies. The largest producer of Spanish content puts on the market more than 100,000 hours of television content each year, watched by over a billion people in over 100 countries.
At a ceremony on the Turkish Pavilion, Reed MIDEM signed the official documents naming Turkey as MIPCOM 2015 Country of Honor. With its population of more than 76 million, Turkey boasts a strong domestic market for TV content. One of the most dynamic and prolific drama-producing nations, its productions currently broadcast in more than 100 countries worldwide and its annual drama exports exceed $150 million annually.
For the thirtieth anniversary of MIPCOM, an outstanding line-up of world-famous TV stars walked the opening party Red Carpet at the Martinez hotel in Cannes.
Many celebrities of international renown had an appointment at MIPCOM 2014 (international audiovisual content market) to promote their television series, giving the Croisette a look of the Cannes Film Festival. In the evening of October 13, they graced the Red Carpet before entering the MIPCOM opening party at the Cannes famous luxury hotel, the Grand Hyatt Martinez, for an exceptional photo-call.
A delighted public
Behind the barriers installed for the event at the entrance of the Hotel Martinez, a crowd of onlookers had gathered since the mid-afternoon patiently waiting for the arrival of the stars. When limousines brought celebrities, cries and calls replaced the hubbub of waiting. Upon their arrival, the actors and actresses were caught by fans wanting to capture this special moment with their favorite stars, handing a paper and a pen for the ritual autograph or a selfie.
Glamour and beauty
Among the arrivals of this global gotha, Nick Jonas and his girlfriend made sublime pride to MIPCOM. The actor who signs his comeback was on hand to promote the new series Kingdom. The former member of the Jonas Brothers also walked the famous Red Carpet on the arm of his wife Olivia Culpo, former Miss USA and Miss Universe. Dressed in red with a deep neckline, she caused a sensation among the male photographers when she hinted a perfect thigh and calf through a slit of her dress.
Stars and stars again
During this inaugural parade of stars, the actress and muse of L’Oreal Elizabeth Hurley, with her outstanding sublime green gaze, also created a sensation in her pink tight dress and alluring neckline, as well as the immense actor Donald Sutherland. The handsome Matt Dillon, the truculent Tchéky Kario, Dominic Monaghan, Rebecca Romijn, sublime in a white dress on the arm of her husband Jerry O’Connell, as well took part in the endless parade of an evening that will be recorded on this prestigious MIPCOM 30th birthday
Gloss, glitter and fireworks
A beautiful fireworks shot in the sumptuous bay of Cannes closed up this Cannois people evening, celebrating 30 years of dedication to TV entertainment under the spotlights of MIPCOM 2014.
A rich line-up of world-famous TV stars came to the Croisette to promote the the new sensational series they star in and celebrate MIPCOM 30th birthday.
To mark the milestone of MIPCOM’s 30 years of dedication to TV entertainment, the artists took part to photo sessions with official photographers on La Croisette with the luxury yachts of the Old Port of Cannes as a backdrop.
Matador (eOne) with Nicky Whelan
An El Rey adventure, action-packed series starring Tony “Matador” Bravo, a DEA agent who investigates for the CIA the LA Riot soccer team undercover as one of their players. Nicky Whelan played TV parts on Scrubs, Melrose Place and Franklin & Bash.
100 Code (Red Arrow International) with Dominic Monaghan, Michael Nyqvist and Bobby Moresco
Created by Academy Award winner Bobby Moresco, the new scandicrime series 100 Code features Hollywood icon Dominic Monaghan (Lost) as NYPD detective Conley who travels to Sweden to investigate a string of shocking murders. In Stockholm, he will be associated to Swedish cop Eklund, played by Michael Nyqvist.
The Librarians (Eectric Entertainment) with Rebecca Romijn
The Librarians focuses on an ancient organisation hidden beneath the Metropolitan Public Library that is dedicated to protecting an unknowing world from the secret, magical reality hidden all around.
Le Berceau Des Anges with Ricardo Trogi, Marianne Fortier, Sébastien Delorme, Sylvie Roy
In Montreal, in 1954, Police officers are investigating black-market sales of illegitimate babies. Meanwhile, a young unwed mother shunned by her family lives in exile in the big city. Driven by the hope of keeping her baby, she unwittingly finds herself mixed up in a sordid affair of baby trafficking.
Murdoch Mysteries with Yannick Bisson, Christina Jennings
At MIPCOM 2014, Murdoch Mysteries, a one-hour drama series set in Toronto at the dawn of the 20th century, was celebrating 8 seasons and 100 episodes. The series focuses on William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson), a methodical and dashing detective who pioneers innovative investigative techniques to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders.
Intruders (BBC) with Mira Sorvino, John Simm and Glen Morgan
BBC Worldwide presented at MIPCOM 2014 Intruders, the brand new paranormal thriller by BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC America. Set in America’s Pacific Northwest, Intruders is a haunting contemporary story about a secret society devoted to the search for immortality, featuring Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) and John Simm (Life on Mars, Prey). The series is written by Glen Morgan (The X-Files) and is based on Michael Marshall Smith’s novel, The Intruders.
Spotless with Marc-André Grondin, Denis Ménochet, Miranda Raison and Brendan Coyle
Spotless is set in London, telling the story of a troubled man whose tidy life is turned upside down when his outlaw brother, a libidinous wanderer, crash lands into his world, and gets both of them fatally entangling them in the deadly dynamics of organized crime.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Endemol) with Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel and Nick Hirschkorn
The highly anticipated new BBC drama is based on a book, the British author Susanna Clarke’s first novel. This masterpiece won the Locus award for best first novel in 2005, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, the same year.
At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians, one confirmed, but retired, and one fast-learning, self-taught young apprentice, try to change England’s history of magic, evoking long-asleep spirits and fairies.
The series feature award winning British actors Eddie Marsan (Best of Men, Ray Donovan) and Bertie Carvel (Restless, Hidden) along with producer Nick Hirschkorn.
At MIPCOM 2014, BBC Worldwide launched the entertainment format Tumble, produced by BBC Entertainment, staging celebrities being paired with experts to take part in gymnastic challenges and being pushed to their physical limits.
The legendary five-time Gold Medal Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci, head judge of the UK version, was in Cannes to promote the family TV show which is bringing together music, glamour, celebrities and competition inspired by the world of circus and gymnastics.
Fortitude (Sky Vision) with Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones), Luke Treadaway (Clash of the Titans), Sienna Guillory (Helen of Troy)
Surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth where there has never been a violent crime. But ten a murder occurs that changes the life of this close-knit community. As the cold Arctic darkness gives way to endless summer nights, this apparently idyllic community struggles to make sense of the murderous horror that has been let loose in its heart
Illusions of Grandeur (Peacock Alley Entertainment) with Zack Mirza
Zack Mirza is a young magician on a ‘magic pilgrimage’ in cities like Toronto, New York, Austin, Vegas and Detroit. Zack wows locals on the streets with his close-up magic. He also digs into each city’s magic past and puts his own spin on what he learns, providing a never-before-seen stunt.
All of Zack’s tricks are performed live, without the use of camera tricks or post-editing manipulation. Viewers of the show at home are captivated by the genuine reactions from spectators on the street.
Coliseum with Gene Simmons
KISS rock legend Gene Simmons was at MIPCOM 2014 pitching and offering his unique talent services for local versions worldwide of Coliseum. Created by Simmons and Philip, Coliseum challenges multiple contestants from all musical genres and backgrounds to form bands and create an unique and unforgettable ‘act’ and will reveal which ones have not only a voice, but also the entire performance.
The Missing with Tcheky Karyo, James Nesbitt, and Frances O’Connor
Kingdom (Endemol) with Frank Grillo, Nick Jonas and Byron Balasco
The original series is starring Frank Grillo (Warrior, Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Nick Jonas (Smash, Jonas), alongside showrunner Byron Balasco. The family saga Kingdom focuses on a small family involved in the Mixed Martial Arts business, trying to keep their gym alive.
Wayward Pines (Fox) with Matt Dillon and M. Night Shyalmalan
The new Fox International Wayward Pines is a 10-episode thriller based on the best-selling novel by Blake Crouch starring Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon. In the series, Dillon is Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke, who visits Wayward Pines to find two missing federal agents. The show also features Academy Award winner Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”), Emmy Award nominee Toby Jones (“The Hunger Games”), Academy Award nominee Terrene Howard (“The Butler”) and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Juliette Lewis (“August: Osage County”). M. Night Shyamalan directed the premiere episode.
Messmer is a Canadian artist who practice hypnosis on stage since 1990. In September 2007 he began his first tour show Messmer Fascinateur in Montreal. His name reminds of Mesmer, a scientist who studied the animal magnetism and natural fluid.
Messmer has been is used to mesmerize people with his gaze, and fascinating them by plunging them deep into the depths of their subconscious. The Fascinator gives his subjects extraordinary experiences, on stage or during one of his popular television programs aired in Canada and Europe. He presented his new series of a new genre, Les Hyp-Gags de Messmer.
The Book of Negroes created the event in Cannes on November 13, 2014, with its world premiere screening at the opening of the MIPCOM.
The adventure mini-series is based on Someone Knows My Name, a book critically acclaimed in the United States, written by the best-selling Canadian author Lawrence Hill, who sold over a million copies worldwide. The international rights of The Book of Negroes series are managed by eOne.
Shot in South Africa
This mini-series, directed by Clement Virgo and produced by Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment and Entertainment One Television is currently being filmed in South Africa and Nova Scotia. It will be broadcast on CBC in Canada and BET Networks in the United States, as well as by Entertainment One Television in other English-speaking countries and the French and Spanish speaking countries.
Quest for freedom
The Book of Negroes tells a little-known episode in Canadian history and the arrival of thousands of American Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War. The Book of Negroes is a wonderful story about the triumph of courage and the quest for freedom.
Indomitable women
Aminata (Aunjanue Ellis) is an African woman who must survive in a hostile world. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa and sold into slavery in South Carolina, she sets out on an extraordinary journey through the American Revolution. From New York to Nova Scotia, to the dangerous jungles of Sierra Leone, she will eventually get her freedom in England, at the turn of the 19th century.
Americans’ favorite actress
Starring in this mini-series as main actress, Aunjanue Ellis (Ray, The Color Of Feelings, the Mentalist) has won first place in 2014 in the heart of Americans (ranking of the favorite personalities published by the Washington Weekly). The lady with a big smile is the actress who has earned the most money during the past year.
A cast of Oscar winners
Also in the cast of this adventure series are the Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire, Men of Honor) and Oscar and Emmy winner Lou Gossett Jr (Boardwalk Empire, A Raisin in the Sun). The director and co-writer, Clement Virgo (On Listening), has won many awards as well.
About Lawrence Hill
Lawrence Hill, son of a mixed couple, was raised in the 1960s in a suburb of Toronto. His literary work was deeply influenced by the work of his parents, who were active in the organizations defending human rights. He is the author of nine books including Aminata, his seventh book, the French version of the bestseller The Book of Negroes.
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, of the CBC’s Canada Reads, of Radio-Canada’s Combat books, finalist of the 2008 Giller Prize and at the 2013 Literary Award Fetkann (Memory of humanity), this remarkable novel has been translated into several languages.
At MIPCOM 2014, the french channel TF1 has signed the acquisition of a new British series of 8 episodes “The Missing” with All3 Media.
“The Missing” is a genuine thriller that gives the actors a large freedom to express their talent and develop the characters. The eight episodes will air soon, in fall 2014, both on BBC One and Starz in the US. To date, the series is still unseen on french television.
The missing son
Shot almost entirely in Belgium, The Missing tells the story of a 5 year old Briton who suddenly goes missing while on holiday in France. His parents Tony (James Nesbitt) and Emily (Frances O’Connor) and the authorities are doing everything to find him, but in vain. The father is devastated by the kidnapping of his son Oliver.
Eight years pass and the obsessed father doesn’t let the case. This horrible event cost him his marriage with Emily and now threatens to destroy his life permanently. Tcheky Karyo plays the role of the french policeman, a character with two sides, soon to retire, who dive head-first into into this heavy and haunting investigation.
The cast
James Nesbitt (The Hobbit trilogy) plays the role of Tony, Frances O’Connor (Cashmere Mafia, Vegas) that of Emily. Tcheky Karyo (No Limit, Kaamelott, Les Cerfs-Volants) is also involved in the eight episodes in the role of Julien, a French investigator who initiated the search for Oliver. The officer is now retired. The actor is joined by an international cast with the French Saïd Taghmaoui and Belgian Émilie Duquenne.
The BBC behind the project
BBC initiated this project and choose the actors interpreting the couple at the center of this family drama. The english channel has supported the authors of the original screenplay (Jacques and Harry Williams) and selected Tom Shankland who is directing the 8 episodes in which only a few scenes were shot in London.
At the parade of stars at MIPCOM 2014 in Cannes, the sublime actress Elizabeth Hurley caused a sensation when gracing the Red Carpet on the Croisette for the presentation of The Royals.
Elizabeth Hurley, molded into a bright pink dress with a low décolleté, came as ambassador to present the new series The Royals on the famous Croisette in the Cité du Cinéma. Produced by Lionsgate Television and presented in world première at MIPCOM 2014, this mini-series centered on England’s royal family is to be broadcast on small screens in early 2015.
Queen Elizabeth… Hurley
In this new mini drama series, the 49-year old English actress is playing in a very different style from her other interpretations (Gossip Girl, Austin Powers…) In The Royals, Elizabeth plays Queen Helena, a modern queen who has nothing to do with Elisabeth II.
Inside stories of a royal family
The Royals shows the viewer the reality of the British royal family daily lives behind the golden facade of Buckhingam Palace walls. Sumptuous feasts, lust, worldly pleasures and amusements, politics, sex, private family reunions, secret romances, conspiracy, lies, deceit and sinking of a family whose gilding is less and less bright over the years.
Being born into this elite circle is not always rosy. The other side of the coin has a cost. The members of the royal family of England see their privacy make the front-page headlines of the world press and social media. The Royals is a harsh and irreverent reality show series that will perhaps not be appreciated by the true ruling family. To date, the series has yet to find a TV channel to broadcast it in the UK…
Immediate pleasure, lust
Set in modern-day England, the series tells the story of Queen Helena and her family. And if it is true that, in real life, some descendants of the crown have not always been exemplary, those of Helena seem to live only for their immediate pleasure and on the taxpayers’ expense. Vincent Regan (Hit and Miss, Empire, The Prisoner), plays her husband, King Simon. This little TV gem was written and directed by Mark Schwahn (One Tree Hill).
Star-studded cast
In The Royals, Elizabeth Hurley is surrounded by William Moseley (Narnia saga), Vincent Regan (300, Strike Back), Tom Austen (Jo) Ukweli Roach (Streetdance 3D), Jake Maskall, Oliver Milburn and Joan Collins, the famous heroine of Dynasty, in the role of the Duchess of Oxford, Helena’s mother.
About Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Hurley was born in Basingstoke, England. She made her film debut in 1987 in an episodic film, Aria, by Bruce Beresford. She took this highlighting opportunity to appear in dramas on British television. In 1988, she shared top billing with Hugh Grant in Remando al Viento by Gonzalo Suarez.
In 1992 she co-starred with Weslez Snipes in Passenger 57, a global blockbuster. In 1997, she played an innocent sex bomb in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and reinforces her image of inaccessible vamp.
About Lionsgate Television
Lionsgate Television, established in 1997 along with Lions Gate Film, is a Canadian television production company, a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment.
At MIPCOM 2014, Tandem Communications celebrated 15 years of supplying international audiences with high-quality drama with compelling stories and casts.
Tandem Communications, based in Munich, Germany, develops, finances, produces and distributes primetime programs for the worldwide market.
For the last 15 years, founders Rola Bauer and Tim Halkin have established Tandem as key provider of high-quality drama, always focusing on telling the best possible stories with interesting and well-developed characters, served by brilliant casts.
Focus on creative talent
Tandem’s first major success was Ring of the Nibelungs, commissioned by Channel 4 in the U.K., Sat.1 in Germany and Syfy in the U.S. Building on this success, Tandem optioned the book rights to Ken Follett’s bestselling masterpiece “The Pillars of the Earth”, offering a commitment for a longer limited series. The “Pillars” was a huge worldwide success: it won an Emmy, 4 Canadian Screen Awards and was nominated for three Golden Globes.
The company then signed up as a partner on the thriller author Patricia Cornwell adaptations. Tandem’s first one-hour crime procedural, Crossing Lines, was developed in partnership with Ed Bernero. It had its world premiere at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, and thanks its success in more than 180 countries worldwide, is renewed for season two.
Tandems commitment to high quality drama was rewarded an impressive number of times: 6 Emmy Awards, 4 Gemini Awards, 3 Golden Globe nominations.
Today, with the support of its majority shareholder, StudioCanal, it is driving expansion into the one-hour drama series area. Tandem presented at MIPCOM the second season of Crossing Lines, a new crime series Sex, Lies and Handwriting, co-produced with Lionsgate, and the drama series Spotless, produced for CANAL+.
Spotless is a new drama series (10x approx. 50 min.) starring César-winning Marc-André Grondin (C.R.A.Z.Y.), Inglourious Basterds’ Denis Ménochet, 24 Co-Star Miranda Raison and Downton Abbey Star Brendan Coyle.
BAFTA Award-winner Ed McCardie (Shameless) is head writer and co-creator; Academy® Award-winner Corinne Marrinan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) is co-creator, writer and co-executive producer. Spotless is set in London, telling the story of a troubled man whose tidy life is turned upside down when his outlaw brother, a libidinous wanderer, crash lands into his world, and gets both of them fatally involved in organized crime.
Full of mystery, suspense and romance, Sex, Lies and Handwriting is based on the book of the same title by Michelle Dresbold. The smart and witty character-driven crime series follows the life of Katie Pratt, a very busy painter and newspaper columnist. An expert in analyzing handwriting, Katie happens to possess all the genius of Sherlock Holmes and she accepts an Independent Consultant position with the Seattle Police Department.
Crossing Lines is featuring Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games, The Pillars of the Earth, Path to War), William Fichtner (Elysium, Prison Break) and Marc Lavoine, (The Good Thief, Deception).
The criminals exploiting the globalization with its many opened borders and barriers have become a threat to our global safety. Crossing Lines is a crime series telling the story of a team made up of five young, eager cops, constituting a special crime unit functioning as a European-based FBI. Their mission: to investigate serialized crimes that cross over European borders and to hunt down and bring criminals to justice.
Pirate’s Passage
Donald Sutherland was on the Croisette at MIPCOM 2014 to present Pirate’s Passage, distributed by Tandem Communications.
Pirate’s Passage is about a boy coming of age, learning self-reliance in overcoming his adversities in an animated family adventure movie based on William Gilkerson’s acclaimed award-winning novel of the same title.
Hollywood icon Donald Sutherland starred in the highly successful adaptation of Ken Follett’s best-seller The Pillars of the Earth. He is one of the most prolific and versatile actors, with over one hundred and thirty films, from Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H to Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900 or Federico Fellini’s Casanova and Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboys.
At MIPCOM 2014, TF1 and Harlan Coben presented the new series “No Second Chance,” adapted from the American writer’s best seller by the young French producer Sydney Gallonde.
The American writer Harlan Coben, one of the major authors of thrillers, and the young French producer Sydney Gallonde (VAB Production), collaborated on the television adaptation of his thriller “No second chance”, published in 2003. The result of this unexpected collaboration will be a French six-part series that has begun shooting in September 2014 and will be broadcasted on TF1.
Cast of stars
The six 52-minute episodes are shot in Paris and Marseilles until next February, under the eye of François Velle (“Bones,” “Doc Martin”) with a beautiful cast: Pascal Elbé (Richard Millot), Lionel Abelanski (Louis Barthel), Hippolyte Girardot, Lionnel Astier, Lorant Deutsch. The American actress Dana Delany, starring in “Desperate Housewives” and “Body of Proof”, is also involved in the series.
An encounter
The young producer Sydney Gallonde, native of Toulouse, is working with Jean-Pierre Dusseaux, founder and CEO of GVA Production. Initially, the ambitious young man, who has already produced the “Victoire Bonnot” series on M6, was looking for a scenario by soliciting a writer.
After unsuccessfully approaching several publishing houses, he tried his luck with Belfond and asked if it would be possible to adapt one of Harlan Coben’s novels for television. The request is forwarded to the French agent and, to his surprise, Harlan Coben accepted. The two men got along well and set to work immediately.
Several passages of the “No second chance” story are developed to make a television series of about six hours. The collaboration between the young producer and the American star resembles that between Harlan Coben and the French Guillaume Canet, who directed in 2006 the film “Tell No One”, based on a novel by the American.
About Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben made his debut in suspense literature in 1995; he was the first American author to be awarded three major awards in crime fiction in the United States: the Edgar Allan Poe Prize, the Shamus Award and Anthony Award.
He will soon be in Paris to promote his new novel, “Six years” (Belfond), released on March 6 in bookstores. The opportunity for the American to see his new friend, and perhaps Guillaume Canet, his friend for many years now.
The first of his novels translated in french, “Tell No One” (Belfond, 2002) (awarded the Elle Price of Thriller Readers in 2003) was adapted to cinema by Guillaume Canet in 2006 and was immediately a huge success with the public and the critics.
About TF1 International
Created in 1995, TF1 International is the international sales and acquisitions division of TF1, one of the leading media groups in France. TF1 International is now a leading partner in French and international productions.
During the MIPCOM, TF1 International has offered to international buyers two new event series. The series “No Second Chance” and “10%” boast significant abroad potential, due to the reputation of their creators and their castings.
The catalog of TF1 International, consisting of 8,000 hours of programming, also offers a third season of “No Limit”, a fifth season of “Profilage” (a total of 54 episodes), plus new episodes of family franchises such as “Clem”, or “Une Famille Formidable.”
At MIPCOM 2014 in Cannes, Yann Arthus Bertrand presented a preview of the beautiful and vivid images of his new documentary film “Human”.
Yann Arthus Bertrand is the director of the worldwide hit film Home, released five years ago and seen by over 600 million viewers. After shooting its extension, 7 Billion Others, he left again for our pleasure to travel the roads of the world with his film crew to gather a wealth of poignant stories about the lives of people of our planet.
Compelling images
The first scene of the film “Human”, presented to the public at MIPCOM, in the presence of director Yann Arthus Bertrand, takes place in France, off the coast of Finistère, during the recent impressive storms in the country, especially in the West.
Testimonials facing the camera
Yann Arthus Bertrand has had the idea for the film during a helicopter engine failure in Mali. He was then picked up by people from a village who told him their simple everyday life. On this occasion, he then learned a lot about humanity. For “Human”, he has made some 2,000 interviews throughout the world, mixed with stunning helicopter views, all for a great and profound message: we have to listen a little more and to love each other more.
Human, more than a documentary
The film “Human” is part of a global logic, that beyond the documentary, aims at the emergence of a gathering of the various initiatives and knowledge related to the association, humanitarian, ecological and social world. A particular emphasis will be given to the music in the film; as for “Home”, it will be composed by Armand Amar.
Release in 2015
The release of this amazing collection of testimonies is scheduled for 2015 and will première on France 2 before being shown for free everywhere on the planet. In 2015, ‘Human’ will also be a great website where millions of Internet users will find hundreds of interviews and aerial unpublished images.
Yann Arthus Bertrand, ambassador for United Nations
To launch the project, Yann Arthus Bertrand wanted to find a place and a symbolic date. Through his commitment and the longstanding collaboration with various agencies of the UN and its Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the launch of the film could then be decided at the General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2015.
Human, a public utility movie
The film “Human” by Yann Arthus Bertrand is fully funded by non-profit and State-approved foundations.
With over 1,000 titles proposed to screening, MIPJunior is the largest international digital library of youth programs to launch and buy new content.
Running ahead of MIPCOM, from 11-12 October, 2014, MIPJunior moved to a larger venue in Cannes Palm Beach. Over 600 buyers from 60 countries looking for new kids programming and projects used the screening service during two days of screenings, meetings and networking. By hosting more than 1250 participants from 760 companies and 65 countries, MIPJunior is the largest international market for children’s programs involving all key players of the industry.
MIPJunior’s new venue
Reed MIDEM’s Laurine Garaude
The event moved to iconic Palm Beach at the Pointe Croisette offering a larger, more adapted venue, with more equipment and comfort. Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM’s Television Division said: “The move to the expanded Palm Beach venue underlines the growing prominence of MIPJunior, and will enable the event to meet the needs of the kids’ entertainment content market.”
During a keynote on the theme Peanuts Reimagined, “Peanuts” announced the launch of a new TV series featuring Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy, ahead of next year’s feature film version to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the world’s longest-running cartoon strip.
The Star Wars Rebels animated series was also in the MIPJunior spotlight. Star Wars Rebels creator, Supervising Director and Executive Producer Dave Filoni, along with Disney Channels Worldwide President and Chief Creative Officer Gary Marsh, have been discussing how the epic Star Wars tradition is continued through the animated series.
After invading the kids’ screens all over the world, the Raving Rabbids swept bwaah-ing over the Croisette, rolling their popping eyes, as part of a case study on cross-media partnerships based around the world hit animated series.
First world première
For the first time ever, the MIPJunior offered its participants the world première screening of the remake of the cult children’s series Thunderbirds are Go!. The series is produced by ITV Studios in association with Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop (New-Zeland), world famous for Avatar and The Lord of the Rings. Thunderbirds are Go! uses new techniques combining 3D imaging and miniatures animation to give birth to the characters created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. The new version includes 26 30-minute episodes. It will be distributed internationally by ITV Studios Global Entertainment and will be broadcast by ITV and CITV Channel in England as early as spring 2015.
The series stages International Rescue, a high-tech assistance agency led by the Tracy family who helps people in danger or threatened by the forces of evil.
Kids’ entertainment grows up in Cannes
MipJunior, the world’s showcase for kids’ programming, is boiling with creativity and attracting more and more participants over the years. The new venue at Palm Beach offers an airier space, very visual, with areas well-balanced around the place. A wonderful terrace overlooking the Mediterranean and the Lerins Island provides an ideal spot for a quick snack with the feeling of being on holidays without leaving the fair. A more spacious venue for a trade show which is becoming an event in itself for an always growing up market.
MIPCOM, the international audiovisual content trade show in Cannes, celebrates in 2014 thirty years of buoyant dedication to global entertainment quality.
From October 13-16, 13 000 participants from the audiovisual entertainment word – out of which 4 400 buyers – from 100 countries will get together in Cannes to create a new world of content for all kinds of platforms.
As always, many shining stars of the screens will walk up the Red Carpet at the MIPCOM opening party.
Launch of programms
With over 2,100 exhibiting companies on 25,000 sqm exhibiting zones, MIPCOM is home to all the major major players and content providers from all the continents. MIPCOM provides also participants with the opportunity of funding or co-production partnerships.
World première
As part of the World Premiere TV Screening, the world première of The Book of Negroes, eOne’s event mini-series, will take place at MIPCOM on October 13 at Cannes Palais des Festivals Grand Auditorium. In the presence of actress Aunjanue Ellis, oscar-winner actor Cuba Gooding Jr and Oscar and Emmy-winner actor Lou Gossett Jr.
Keynote conferences
MIPCOM offers rich conference program for delegates to improve their knowledge of the industry, and get insights on new trends or business models. James Murdoch, 21st Century Fox Co-Chief Operating Officer will inaugurate the Media Mastermind Keynote at MIPCOM on October 13.
MIPJunior
During the weekend before MIPCOM, MIPJunior showcases kids programming, bringing together in Cannes the world’s most influential buyers, sellers and producers. Over two days, 1,250 delegates, including 550 buyers from 65 countries, influential players, along with publishers, screen over 1,000 programs of the very latest content.
Mexico in the spotlight
Mexico is the country of honor of MIPCOM 2014. ProMexico, the Mexican institution in charge of strengthening Mexico’s participation in the international economy, will showcase television productions – entertainment, drama, documentaries, among others. Mexico is the largest producer of Spanish content, viewed by more than one billion people in 100 countries.
Artists from TV or cinema world came on the Croisette to present their series at MIPCOM 2013. Reed MIDEM CEO Paul Zilk, Jérôme Delhaye, Director, Entertainment Division and laurine Garaude Director, Television Division welcome a wealth of stars at Carlton Hotel at the Opening Party and invited them to walk the Red Carpet.
The Opening Party Red Carpet was walked up by huge stars such as Andie MacDowell and Dylan Neal, stars of the “Cedar Cove” series, whose first excerpt was presented at Cannes.
Rachelle Lefevre (Twillight, Whyte House Down) and Dean Norris (Suspect, Breaking Bad) came to promote “Under The Dome” a fantastic series created by Bryan K.Vaughan (Lost, Missing in 2006) loosely based on Stephen King’s bestseller.
The entire cast of “Black Sail”, a highly anticipated series whose premiere took place at the main auditorium of the Palais des Festivals, was present on the Red Carpet Toby Stephen, New Hanna, Luke Arnold, Zac McGowan and Clara Paget. Something to give us the wish to watch the series of pirates produced by Michael Bay (Transformer) and created by Jonathan and E.Steinberg Robert Levine (Touch, Close to Home, SVU).
Abbie Cornish honoured the Red Carpet with her presence. The gorgeous actress, revealed in Cate Shortland’s “Somersault” (2004), co-starred with Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper in “Limitless” by Niel Burger (2011). She was on the Croisette to promote “Klondike”.
Ooan Chaplin (Game Of Thrones, The Hour) Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter posed for “Thr Ark”, the history of doctors during the Second World War; actresses Emily Mortimer (Shutter Island, Match Point) and Dolly Wells (SPY) came to present their semi-impro series “Doll & Em.”; Clemence Poesy (Harry Potter, Jeanne Captive, 127 hours) and Stephen Dillane (Game Of Throne) were presenting “The Tunnel”.
But many other stars were also present for a “Grand Cru Red Carpet” that you can discover by watching our photo gallery below.
MIPCOM, global market for entertainment content across all platforms, brings together in Autumn in Cannes the industry’s international key TV and film players to create a new world of entertainment through meetings, conferences to strike deals and set up co-production.
The Children’s entertainment programs are showcased at MIPJunior, where key international buyers, sellers and producers gather to present, discover and screen content.
MIPCOM 2013 Personality of the Year, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, speaking to a packed Grand Auditorium keynote audience October 9, said: “I don’t think there’s ever been a time filled with so much new and unique opportunity for the world of television.” And MIPCOM 2013 attendance figures prove a growing dynamic in the entertainment world: 13,500 delegates, from over 100 countries gathered to make deals or get insights on the future of television. International acquisition executives numbered 4,623, of which over 1,000 were digital buyers.
MIPCOM 2013 saw as well an unprecedented wealth of talent in Cannes to support shows – a clear indication of the convergence of film and television and the increasing role international is playing in financing television series.
Laurine Garaude, Reed MIDEM’s Television Division Director, emphasized the number of great stars attending MIPCOM to promote the series they star in. That reflects the commitment from production companies sending a clear message:” We’re serious about this series and we’ve lined up international talent to prove it.” Andie MacDowell promoted Hallmark Channel’s ‘Cedar Cove’ andsupermodel Naomi Campbell was on the Croisette to promote ‘The Face,’ which she executive produces. British actresses Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells represented their co-creation series ‘Doll & Em.’
Country of Honour, Argentina, sent a record 98 exhibiting companies and a delegation of 283 executives who reported a host of deals.
Inauguration of MIPCOM 2013
MIPCOM 2013 was inaugurated on October 7 in the presence of Mrs. Liliana Mazure, President INCAA, Paul Zilk, CEO of Reed MIDEM, Mr. Bernard Brochand, Mayor of Cannes.
Jubilee Awards Honors City of Cannes
David Lisnard, Paul Zilk, Bernard Brochand
On October 6, 2013, Reed MIDEM CEO Paul Zilk presented two Jubilee award symbolizing 50 years of MIPTV to Mr. Bernard Brochand, Deputy Mayor of Cannes and David Lisnard, President of Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, First Deputy to the Mayor of Cannes. These awards honour the 50-year longstanding collaboration and trust between Reed MIDEM, the City of Cannes and the SEMEC, manager of the Palais des Festivals.
MIPTV Jubilee Awards
Gwangju, Hub City of Asian Culture
Gwangju projects presentation
At MIPCOM 2013, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, Heung Kyu PARK, and Kim Seon-Ghoul, manager of the team of the foundation Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency came to present the project “Gwangju Hub city of Asian Culture” in order to raise awareness and encourage foreign production companies to visit the city and its innovative new facilities on shooting location dedicated to television and cinema.
South Korea, ranked twelfth largest economy and the city of Gwangju, known to be the largest cultural center of Asia, want to create a city that will be the future capital of the Asian arts, culture, television and cinema through major investment by the country and the city.
This huge project will allow the city to have a mutual exchange with other Asian cities in conjunction with the growth of bilateral trade in creating a thread for the environment and open communication between Western cultures and the ambitious project which is the largest cultural project since the founding of the country.
The main cultural projects in the city of Gwangju are the creation of a museum of Asian culture with the goal that it becomes a world reference and a reservoir of artistic creation of quality theater, television and film.
Heung Kyu Park
On October 10, 2013, Reed MIDEM announced that Mexico would be the country guest of honor at MIPCOM 2014, to be held in Cannes from 13 to 16 October 2014.
Signature of the protocol
Director of Reed MIDEM Entertainment division, Jérome Delhaye and CEO of ProMexico, Francsico N. González Díaz signed on October 10 in Cannes the “Country of Honor” at MIPCOM 2014 protocol during a ceremony on the ProMexico stand. The discovery of the dynamic Mexican industry of television, film and digital content will begin at MIPTV 2014 (April 7 to 10, 2014 ) and will last until MIPCOM 2014.
Television executives from around the world will have the opportunity to discover the various programs such as fiction, documentary, animation and cartoons. Mexico is the largest producer of Spanish-language television programs, seen by over one billion people in 100 countries. Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM Television Division, stated that ” the support of ProMexico in choosing the country of honor demonstrates Mexico’s commitment to the development of the entertainment industry in the global marketplace.”
Francsico González Díaz said : “The recognized talent of Mexico, combined with its competitive cost, its quality infrastructure, its natural wonders, its world-renowned hospitality, its attractive market, its proximity to key international locations and generous support, have made our country the destination of choice. That’s why we are moved by the announcement of Mexico as the next country of honor at MIPCOM 2014. This is the main event in the world for international television industry and film. We are looking forward to showing you why Mexico is becoming the ideal destination for this industry.”
ProMexico Mexican is the institution responsible for strengthening Mexico’s participation in the international economy. To achieve this, the institution supports the export activity of companies established in the country and coordinates actions to attract foreign direct investment in the country.
MIPCOM 2013 still brought a bevy of celebrities on the Croisette who came to promote the series they star in. Very glamourous photocalls and a star-studded Red Carpet for the Opening Party at Hotel Carlton allowed us to propose you some nice pictures of your favorite “beautiful people”.
CEDAR COVE with Andie MacDowell & Dylan Neal
Andie Macdowell and Dylan Neal
Former model for Vogue, Calvin Klein, Yves Saint Laurent, Gorgio Armani and the face of L’Oréal, award-winning actress Andie MacDowell – Four Weddings and a Funeral, Groundhog Day – is a judge “model” in Hallmark’s new series Cedar Cove. The Hollywood star’s character sees not only to law and order, but also to the emotional well-being of her fellow citizens, even if she sometimes has to bend the rules. Also present, MacDowell’s co-star, Dylan Neal – Dawson’s Creek, Pacific Palisades – playing the role of a dashing editor dashing editor of the local newspaper in the city, divorced and recovering alcoholic.
Andie Macdowell
DOLL & EM with Emily Mortimer & Dolly Wells
Emily Mortimer
Emily Mortimer attended MIPCOM 2013 to promote her first original comedy series, Doll & Em, produced by King Bee Productions for Sky Living HD and launched by Sky Vision. Emily co-created and co-stars in the series with writer and actor Dolly Wells.
Doll & Em (10 x 30’ HD), is a semi-improvised series in which Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom, Shutter Island, Match Point) and her real-life best friend, Dolly Wells (Spy, Starlings, Bridget Jones Diary) play a British actress in Hollywood who hires her best friend from London to be her PA. It depicts an intimate, funny portrait of female friendship, set against the backdrop of LA and also features a number of surprise high-profile film star cameos. It is due to air on Sky Living HD next year.
Dolly Wells
THE ARK with Oona Chaplin
Oona Chaplin on the Croisette
British actresses Oona Chaplin – Game of Thrones, The Hour – was on the Croisette at MIPCOM 2013 to support The Ark – the major new BBC drama which tells the story of World War One’s front line medics. Scheduled for 2014, the drama is written by Sarah Phelps – Great Expectations, Oliver Twist – The Ark tells the story of medics on the front line during World War One. In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, doctors, nurses and female volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of soldiers wounded in the trenches. Among atrocities of war, the stories told are tender, heart-breaking, funny and surreal. The Ark is produced by BBC Drama and Produced by Emmy Award winning Anne Pivcevic – Great Expectations, South Riding.
Oona Chaplin
THE INCREDIBLE SPICE MEN with Cyrus Todiwala and Tony Singh
Cyrus Todiwala and Tony Singh
Indian cuisine is famous in England and through their hit BBC series The Incredible Spice Men, awarding-winning TV chefsTony Singh and Cyrus Todiwala want to transform the way British every dishes are cooked at home using the versatility of spices and exotic ingredients.
Produced by Alchemy TV for BBC Two, the series reflects the melting pot of multiculturalism that many countries of the world have become.
Cyrus Todiwala and Tony Singh on the Croisette
TROY with Troy Von Scheibner
Troy Von Scheibner
Troy is a Zig Zag Productions and GroupM Entertainment Limited production to be aired on UK Channel 4. Troy showcases the young German-Jamaican magician Troy Von Scheibner’s talent, who performes incredible stunts and mischievous tricks in front of an unsuspecting public.
Troy combines elements of street magic and close up studio illusions, with each episode culminating in one spectacular stunt. At the age of 13, Troy decided to join The Young Magicians Club, where later he was awarded “young closeup magician of the year”, at the age of 15. Packed with surprises and a handpicked soundtrack, the series will shake up the already evolving world of magic.
Troy Von Scheibner
CALL ME FITZ with Michael Gross & the Executive Producer & Creator Sheri Elwood
Michael Gross & Sheri Elwood
The critically acclaimed Call Me Fitz tells the misadventures of Richard “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman battling his inner conscience until he meets Larry (Ernie Grunwald), another salesman, who claims he is Fitz’s conscience, provoking one hilarious disaster at a time.
Created by Sheri Elwood, who is also the series Showrunner, Call Me Fitz is produced by Elwood along with Teza Lawrence and Michael Souther of Amaze Film + Television who developed the show with Elwood.
Michael Gross & Sheri Elwood at Rotonde Majestic
WELCOME TO SWEDEN with Greg Poehler
Greg Poehler
Executive produced by the sibling team of Amy and Greg Poehler and starring the latter, the series Welcome to Sweden is based on Greg Poehler’s true life story about a New York accountant, Bruce (Greg Poehler) who falls in love with a Swedish girl, Emma and follows his love to Sweden.
BITTEN with Laura Vandervoort & the Executive Producer J.B Sugar
Laura Vandervoort
Werewolf series ‘Bitten’ tells the story of Elena (Vandervoort) who had always craved a “normal” life and thought she finally found it with her boyfriend Clayton Danvers (Holt). But the secret life he kept from her ended up changing her own life forever. With one small bite, Elena is forced to survive life with the Pack as a werewolf.
Vandervoort & Executive Producer J.B Sugar
KLONDIKE with Abbie Cornish
Abbie Cornish on the Croisette
Gold rush on the Croisette at MIPCOM 20132 with blonde Australian actress Abbie Cornish! Based on Charlotte Gray’s novel “Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich In The Klondike”, the 3-part 6-hour mini series brings to life the tale of six strangers and their collected fight for survival and wealth in 1897, in a small, frontier town in the Yukon.
Abbie Cornish
BLACK SAILS with Toby Stephens, Zach McGowan, Clara Paget, Hannah New, Luke Arnold and Jon Steinberg (“Black Sails” showrunner and executive producer)
Black Sails cast
Captain Flint and his men’s gritty pirate adventure twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Captain Flint is a character from Treasure Island and is considered one of the most evil pirates in history and become a legend, especially after burying the great treasure. Inhabitants of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day, fight for the survival in a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers where enlightened ideals fight stunning brutality.
Zach McGowanHannah NewClara Paget
BREATHLESS with stars Jack Davenport and Zoe Boyle and the shows creator and writer Paul Unwin.
Jack Davenport and Zoe Boyle
Breathless is a stylish and compelling six-part series set in London in 1961, starring Jack Davenport (Smash, Pirates of the Caribbean) and Zoe Boyle (Downton Abbey) that was launched at MIPCOM by ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Produced for ITV by ITV Studios, the drama centers on the lives of a group of doctors and nurses working in a London hospital, a world in which everything and everyone has their place. But underneath this veneer simmers a cauldron of lies, deceptions and guilty secrets, driven by love, ambition and sex.
Jack Davenport and Zoe Boyle at Mipcom 2013 Red Carpet
Actress Katy Perry at MIPCOM 2013
Katy Perry lookalike on the Croisette
American singer and song writer, Katy Perry’s lookalike… Katheryn Elisabeth “Katy” Hudson was seen at MIPCOM 2013 and pose for the photographers.
Katy Perry
Midsomer Murders with Neil Dudgeon & Gwilym Lee
Neil Dudgeon & Gwilym Lee on the Croisette
Midsomer Murders has reached its 100th episode and celebrates a new audience on iTunes and Viewster. A new partner to Neil Dudgeon’s DCI John Barnaby, is played by Gwilym Lee. Together they will conduct an investigation to solve many murders.
Neil Dudgeon & Gwilym Lee
Le Sang de la Vigne/ The Blood of the Vine with Pierre Arditi
Newen Distribution presents the new season of the series The Blood of the Vine, produced by TELECIP and starring Pierre Arditi. If the series launched in 2011 had success among the French public, it was a big hit too internationally. In each episode, Benjamin Lebel (Pierre Arditi) finds himself caught up in a police investigation set in the winegrowing world.
Miss World 2013, Megan Young
Miss World 2013
The recently elected Miss World 2013, Megan Young appeared on the Croisette to represent the Miss World brand in MIPCOM. The 23-year-old young lady from the Pacific Ocean group of islands of the Republic of the Philippines said she had always dreamt of visiting Cannes, home of the world’s prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
At MIPCOM 2013, Naomi Campbell, 43-year model nicknamed the “Black Panther”, came on the Croisette to promote “The Face”, a show aired on the Oxygen channel in the United States.
To face for 5 minutes the objectives of the photographers during a photocall on the terrace of the Hotel Martinez in Cannes, the star had chosen a white dress revealing a sculptural body with black suede boots. Naomi Campbell, one of the most popular models of the 90s, with 500 magazine covers, selected in 1991 by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world, worked with the world’s greatest photographers.
The TV show The Face is the story of three supermodels, including Naomi Campbell, who coach their teams to reveal the future supermodel who is awarded a contract with a major cosmetics brand.
The Face stages three supermodels, with a flawless reputation in the closed world of fashion, who build up teams of models, coach them and have them compete to find “The Face”. In each team, models apprentices must work with the best professionals. In the end, one of the models become the muse of a famous brand of cosmetics. This is the principle of the new game of the American chain Oxygen, produced by the American division of Shine Group .
Directly inspired by the concept of The Voice, the top models cast their candidates through a “puppet shadow” system. The Face displays a haute couture cast: the legendary “Black Panther ” Naomi Campbell hosts along with Coco Rocha, Canadian model who paraded among other for Marc Jacobs, Versace, Louis Vuitton and Chanel and the top model Karolina Kurkova who appeared on the cover of more than 40 international editions of the magazine Vogue.
As an impartial host, teams can count on Nigel Barker, coming from another modeling show: America’s Next Top Model. Bringing together these stars of the podium has not been easy, the Naomi Campbell’s contract amount remains a mystery, and have the ladies model share the spotlight was not easy either. During filming, the relationship between Coco Rocha and Naomi Campbell would greatly strain. When one knows the volcanic temperament of the latter, one can only imagine the atmosphere on the set…
At MIPCOM 2013 in Cannes, actress Andie Macdowell and actor Dylan Neal came to promoting the Cedar Cove series.
This is the first TV role of this former model, still just as beautiful, who so many times lit up the big screen with movies such as Greystoke, Green Card or Four Weddings and a Funeral. At 55, sacred star in the 90s by romantic comedies and the face of L’Oreal, embodies in the Cedar Cove series the role of Olivia Lockhart, the judge who presides at the municipal court of the pretty small coastal town of Cedar Cove.
The judge not only seeks to bring law and order, but also ensures the well being of the citizens, and does not hesitate to fly to their rescue in difficult situations. At her side, actor Dylan Neal, in the role of Jack Griffith, plays the role of a dashing editor of the local newspaper in the city, divorced and recovering alcoholic. After their encounter, he will be a turning point in her life and will push her to look at things in a new light.
A nice duo both glamorous – he’s ready to die forher – and she does not not hesitate to bend the rules to help his neighbor. The duo has attracted more than 10 million American viewers with this serial story centered on the lives of the inhabitants of the small town of Cedar Cove.
At the photocall organized by the MIPCOM, the actress enhanced by a sumptuous red dress with dizzying neckline, created by hermere presence, a wave of excitement among photographers. The Belle played before lenses while cameras crackled to no end, offering her sculptural and sexy body for a few minutes.
All agreed in saying that these moments of intimacy with the actress would remain a special and unforgettable moment in their career as a people photographer. After the posing session ended, the couple sped straight to the press conference, where many eager and curious journalists had gathered to see and hear the star, her companion and Hallmark Chanel representatives.
To justify her first television role, the star said at the conference: “There are major producers, directors, actors and creativity to work in television. This broadens horizons and it’s nice, because you can bring it all to the public directly at home.”
Andie MacDowell radiated the very evening in a beautiful gray satin dress on the arm of her partner Dylan Neal on the MIPCOM 20013 Opening Party Red Carpet.
Cedar Cove is based on the eponymous series of books written by Debbie Macomber in the U.S. The family-type series includes 12 episodes of 46 minutes. Given the huge success of the series, Hallmark Chane has renewed it for a second season and maybe, will it found a French broadcaster at MIPCOM in Cannes.
Andie MacDowell started her career as a model and posed for Vogue, and other advertising campaigns for fashion designers such as Calvin Klein, Yves Saint Laurent, Gorgio Armani… She then turns to the 7th Art.
Its very noticeable performance in Sex, Lies and Video by Steven Soderbergh, Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1989, earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress, Best Actor of the Los Angeles Critics and was nominated at the Golden Globe.
Her role in Green Card (1990) with Gerard Depardieu earned her a second Golden Globe nomination.
She eventually finds her recognition as a star in the 1990s with romantic movies: Groundhog Day (1993) by Harold Hamis, Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) by Mike Newell, alongside de Hugues Grant, for which she gets a third Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a musical or Comedy.
In 1997, she received an Honorary César and the price of the Goldene Kamera for her entire career.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, producer and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, named Person of the Year at MIPCOM 2013, gave his insight and perspective on the world of television on October 9 in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals, within MIPCOM’s Media Mastermind conferences.
During a gala dinner at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, many managers of the global television industry have congratulated for his distinction Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks SKG in 1994 with Jeffrey Katzenberg, along with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen.
DreamWorks SKG studios have produced many films, three of which won the Oscar for Best Picture : “American Beauty”, “Gladiator” and “A Beautiful Mind”. Since 2004, DreamWorks Animation is a publicly traded company.
Under Jeffrey Katzenberg’s leadership, DWA became the largest animation studio in the world, having produced 27 feature films to date, including the sagas “Shrek”, “Madagascar” , “Dragons” and “Kung Fu Panda”, pertaining nine nominations and two wins at the Oscars. Prior to co-founding DreamWorks, Katzenberg was President of Walt Disney Studios, as well as the President of Paramount Studios.
This distinction at MIPCOM 2013 is the result of recent announcements by DreamWorks Animation and its commitment, especially important this year in the production and distribution of television programs. The studio is committed to producing hundreds of hours of original animated series based on DWA’s popular movie and the catalog Classic Media, acquired by DWA in 2012.
The founders of Classic Media – the former CEO of Marvel Entertainment, Eric Ellenbogen and former director of Broadway Video, John Engelman – are now at the head of DWA’s international Television activities.
In May 2013, DWA has also acquired AwesomenessTV, one of the chain networks most watched by teens on YouTube. Launched in 2012 by its CEO, Brian Robbins, AwesomenessTV today has more than 74,000 channels, with over 21 million subscribers and 1.2 billion video views.
Paul Zilk, Reed MIDEM’s CEO, said he was pleased to welcome Jeffrey Katzenberg as MIPCOM 2013 Person of the Year, and said: “The exceptional influence of Jeffrey Katzenberg on the entertainment industry is internationally recognized, when he created films and exceptional cartoons that have been seen by millions of people around the world. The recent acquisition of Classic Media and AwesomenessTV, determinants agreements with players like Netflix and Super RTL, and the steady expansion of DreamWorks Animation in the world of television shows a very clear vision of the future of entertainment.”
At MIPCOM 2013, C21 Media held the C21 International Format Awards in association with Frapa. The winners of the most prestigious awards in the entertainment industry were revealed in Cannes.
The C21 Media International Format Awards brought together a panel of international programme buyers to decide among very high quality programs. The C21 – FRAPA Format Awards 2013 were open to all programmes that first broadcasted between September 1, 2012 and August 31, 2013 anywhere in the world, and being internationally presented as a format. Candidates for the awards were initially selected by C21Media net’s community of 35,000 international television executives. Then, a panel of buyers voted from 10 selected formats within seven genre categories.
The award ceremony took place during a cocktail event on a beach on the Croisette before a large audience.
The winner of the Award for Best Brand-driven format was “Be The Boss” from All3Media International – Employees fulfill their ultimate dream: becoming their own boss. The winner of the award for best comedy format was Hotel Zimmerfrei from Nordic World – Improvisation comedy within a controlled storyline. The Award for Best Factual Entertainment format was won by Goooglebox from All3Media International – Highlights of the week’s television, watched at home by ordinary people who react differently.
The winner of the Award for Best Multi-platform format was Pissed Off from ITV Studios – Virtual health and mental coaching for negative thinking and short tempered celebrities. Best Scripted format Award was won by It’s a Date from ABC Commercial – A series exploring the tension, expectation and complication of finding true love.
The winner of the Award for Best Competition Reality format was Mentor from Banijay International – Professional coaches have to realize their protégé’s potential or else are sent home.
Last but not least, the winner of the much-coveted Award for Best Studio-based Gameshow format was won by Take on the Twisters by ITV Studios – Four contestants try to beat the clock, keep their cool and ‘twist’ the questions.
C21Media provides informations to the global content business, marrying a portfolio of publishing brands with an events business and the world’s most significant online screenings marketplace. C21Media’s business includes print magazines, iPad editions, websites, reports, the premium Schedule Watch resource, databases, events, a thriving internet TV division and an online content marketplace. It seeks to understand the latest content industry trends and inform the international entertainment community of global hits. It provides the latest news, features and analysis to some more than than 70,000 top level executives from those running major Hollywood studios and international channels, to small producers.
Liliana Mazure President of INCAA inaugurates MIPCOM 2013 with Reed MIDEM’s Paul Zilk and Laurine Garaude
For the first time, a Latin American country, Argentina, was the “Country of Honour” at MIPCOM 2013, the most important TV programs market in the world.
This distinction awards a worldwide acknowledgement of Argentina’s high quality original contents provided by Argentina audiovisual industry which produced in the last two years more than 3,000 hours of fiction, documentaries, animations and interactive programmes.
Argentina images and flavours were highligted during the Opening Night Party, sponsored by the National Film Board of Argentina in partnership with Pasion Television. Guests were welcome by staff wearing Argentina’s national Footbal team and treated to a buffet of Argentine specialities.
The Argentina delegation in Cannes brought together about 300 professionals, representatives of national firms for a commercial mission, showing the diversity of the production of this country and the richness of the televisual landscape.
Liliana Mazure President of Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA) – the Argentine National Film Board – explained that this mission represents the achievement of the collaborative work of public and private actors, which has enabled Argentina to gradually reach a strategic position in international festivals and markets. Since the National State made the political decision to foster production in all the provinces of the country, the Argentine Film Board (INCAA) has become an active agent in the creation of new international co-production opportunities and novel business formats in the new digital era, supporting the growth and sustainable development of an
expanding industry.
To do business with Argentine, delegates could discover the full range of content and production at the Espacio Argentina, a 100 sqm welcome tent and event space hosted by the National Film Board of Argentina (INCAA) within the new Croisette Village outdoor exhibition area. The Argentina pavilion in The Palais des Festivals was hostingup to 150 independent producers from across the country.
