444 DAYS
TO FREEDOM:
THE INSIDE
STORY
(1 x
100’)
History/Political
William
Shatner
narrates the
story of the
Iran hostage
crisis and
what has
happened
since, using
footage of
the U.S.
embassy
staff, those
who aided in
the few who
escaped and
the
revolutionary
students who
held them.
The 25th
anniversary
of the
release of
the hostages
from the
U.S. embassy
takeover is
November
2004.
Also
available
Escape From
Iran: The
Inside story
1 x
60'
Best Docu at
both New
York's TV
Movie Awards
and Canada's
Gemini
Awards,
Chris Plaque
Award
POLAR
PASSAGE
(1 x
60’)
Historical
Adventure
An
incredible
story of how
two men
conquered
the Arctic
North West
Passage in a
tiny
sailboat,
without a
cabin.
The journey
fulfilled a
dream that
had eluded
everyone who
had
attempted
the
crossing,
ever since
Martin
Frobisher
set out to
sail the
North West
Passage in
1576.
CHABOT SOLO:
THE HISTORY
OF AVIATION
(3 x 60’)
Historical
Aviation
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 an
octogenarian
who started
flying in
1918.
Charles
Chabot flew
everything
from the
cross
Channel
Bleriot, to
the Concorde
at age 88.
His life was
filled with
amusing
anecdotes
and numerous
firsts.
Incredible
archive
footage and
music from
the period
complete
this classic
trilogy of
the history
of flight.
THE KING OF
FRIDAY NIGHT
(1 x
120’)
TV Movie
Starring
Eric
Peterson
Based on the
musical
Rock'n'Roll
by John
Gray, we
follow the
rise to
glory and
the fall
along the
way of
1960's tock
and roll
band and
their
reunion 20
years later.
A story of
fast cars,
small towns,
first love
and great
rock'n'roll,
all set in
small town
Nova Scotia,
Canada.
A CANAMEDIA
production.
Rockie Award
- Banff
Television
Festival
Silver Hugo
- Chicago
Int'l Film
Festival
Best Musical
- television
Movie
Awards/N.J.
Gold Medal -
Int'l Film &
TV Festival
of New York
Best Variety
- Canadian
Film &
Television
Association
Athens Award
for Drama &
Music -
Athens, Ohio
Video
Festival
Outstanding
Programme of
the Year -
Canadian
Film &
Television
Association
Awards
SKY HIGH
(13 X 30’)
Aviation
From
balloons to
biplanes,
aerobatics
to
ultra-lights,
skydiving,
soaring and
everything
in between,
Sky High
presents the
best of
today's
small
airplanes
for
consumers,
as well as
showcasing
yesterday's
classics.
FLIGHTPATH I
& II
(26
X 60’
1 X
120')
Aviation
This
spectacular
ratings
winner,
produced for
Discovery
Channel
Canada,
chronicles
the power
and passion
of aviation.
Stunning
visuals are
linked to
real life
stories;
patrol with
skycops,
search and
rescue
missions,
simulated
air combat
experiences,
and flying
with geese.
Flightpath
also shows
the
technology
and its
history and
rises up to
capture the
essence and
appeal of
flight, and
looks back
from where
it came.
1 x 120'
Special is
also
available in
Spanish.
SPILL YOUR
GUTS
(26 X
30’)
Teens (
9-14yrs.)
This high
energy,
music
talk-show
targeted at
teens is
created by
youth for
youth.
Using hot
music bands
as its
vehicle of
communication,
Spill Your
Guts
explores
issues such
as racism,
spirituality,
dating,
parents and
other issues
concerning
youth.
Through
interviews
and audience
chatting, it
entertains
and
educates.
MAGIC OR
MEDICINE
(4 X 50’)
Science/Social
Magic or
Medicine
written and
hosted by
Dr. Robert
Buckman
takes a
critical
look at the
state of
conventional
medicine
from the
patient's
perspective
and examines
why are so
many people
seeking help
from
complementary
or
alternative
medicine.
He
investigates
the
practices of
Chinese
acupunturists,
native
shaman,
faith
healers and
a wide
variety of
alternative
medical
practitioners.
Dr. Buckman
concludes
that though
alternative
practitioners
may not be
any better
able to
treat the
disease than
conventional
doctors the
may well be
better at
treating the
patient.
HEAVEN ON
EARTH
(1
X 120’)
TV Movie
Starring R.H.
Thomson,
Cedric Smith
& Huw Davies
Over 125,000
British
orphan
children
were shipped
to Canada
between 1867
and 1914
with hopes
of finding
"heaven on
earth" in
the loving
arms of a
family.
For many it
was a battle
for
survival.
Screenplay
written by
Margaret
Atwood.
THE BIG TOP
(1 X 60')
Ballet
Jacques
Lernay's
ballet, as
performed by
the Royal
Winnipeg
Ballet,
received
standing
ovations
from
audiences
and rave
reviews from
critics at
its
premiere.
It's a
glittering
world of
exotic
animals,
colourful
clowns and
mysterious
people.
BOLD STEPS
(1 X 90')
Ballet
Winner of
the Padua
Award at the
International
Festival of
Documentary
Films on the
Arts, this
feature
length
documentary
features
delightful
performances,
while
revealing
the
extraodrinary
range and
quality of
the
behind-the
-scenes life
of The
National
Ballet of
Canada.
THE FIRST
ANNUAL ERIK
BRUHN PRIZE
Ballet
Celebrate
the joy and
vitality of
young
dancers from
four of the
world's
leading
ballet
companies in
an
international
competitions.
Featuring
The Royal
Danish
Ballet, The
New York
American
Ballet
Theatre,
England's
Royal Ballet
and the
National
Ballet of
Canada.
GOING HOME
(1 X 120')
TV Movie
Starring
Nicholas
Campbell
The Dramatic
Story of
20,000
Canadian
troops who
survived
World War I
only to
endure the
appalling
conditions
of a transit
camp in
Britain
while they
waited for
ships to
return them
back to
Canada.
A bloody
riot
resulted in
which many
were killed.
ADDERLY
(44 x 60' 16
mm
film)
Classic Spy
Series
Starring
Winston
Reckart &
Jonathan
Welsh
This CBS TV
series
dramatizes
the
action-filled
life of a
top agent
struggling
to return to
the world of
foreign
espionage.
It stands as
a milestone
for its
portrayal of
the modern
day agent,
and brings a
crackling,
fast-paced
look behind
the wheeling
and dealing
of
governments
and how they
deal with
terrorists.
8 Gemini
Awards
ESCAPE FROM
IRAN: THE
CANADIAN
CAPER
(1 x 120' 16mm
film)
V.F.: LES
ÉVADES DE
L’IRAN
Movie
MARQUETTE
CHALLENGE
(1 x 60')
Adventure
/ Social
Produced for
Canada’s
Discovery
Channel,
this is a
story of an
underwater
expedition
to survey
the Hope
Island
mystery
wreck, which
sank in the
Great Lakes
in 1856. One
of the
greatest
challenges
for the
exploration
team of
physically
disabled
scuba divers
is to find
the barque’s
name.
Through
perseverance,
luck and
microfiche
film, they
finally
succeed.
THE CANADIAN
TRAVEL
SHOW
(102 x
30’)
Travel /
Adventure
The Canadian
Travel Show
is a
six-year
odyssey
across the
vast and
breathtaking
Canadian
landscape.
From
searching
for grizzly
bears in the
Yukon and
sea kayaking
on the
Atlantic
ocean, to
encountering
the remote
native
cultures of
northern
British
Columbia,
The Canadian
Travel Show
presents
wild outdoor
adventure,
unforgettable
local
characters,
eye-popping
vistas and
unique
cultures.
BOATS &
PLACES
TV
(13 x 30’)
Travel /
lifestyle
Welcome
aboard the
glamorous
life, with
international
boating
adventures,
exotic
destinations,
high-end
watercraft,
and a chance
to cruise
with the
Rich and
Famous. On a
$20 million
yacht in the
Caribbean or
a Sea Doo
adventure in
the Florida
Keys, hosts
Jim Payetta
and Ted
Rankine
offer
viewers a
standing
sea-bound
invitation
to the Good
Life.
FISH’N
CANADA
(255 x 30'
ongoing)
Fishing
Shot in
North
America,
this series
is the
benchmark
for quality
and
information.
Each episode
explores a
new location
with
different
varieties of
fish. Hosted
by Reno and
Angelo Viola
along with
their expert
guests.
NORTH
AMERICAN
RALLY CUP
(32 x 30')
V.F.: RALLYE
AUTO
CHARLEVOIX
Auto racing
A must-have
for all
sport
networks
worldwide,
North
American
Rally Cup is
an
exhilarating
series
featuring
the
continent’s
best in auto
rallying.
Each season
the Cup
features 8
exciting
events held
on the most
extreme and
challenging
road courses
in North
America.
Using car
and
helicopter
cameras,
viewers will
experience
world class
driving,
dramatic
spills and
thrills plus
a scenic
view of some
of the most
beautiful
rural areas
across North
America.
THEY’VE
GOT
GAME
(6 x 60’
Also
available in
30’ format )
Sport
Documentary
These six
individual
stand alone
documentaries
celebrate
the
extraordinary
lives of
seemingly
ordinary
women in
sports. From
the boxing
ring at the
Playboy
mansion, to
the dragon
boat
championships
in Rome, to
the high
adrenalin
world of car
racing,
their
stories are
powerful and
poignant.
They are
leaders,
pioneers and
adventurers
– and their
spirits are
unbreakable.
Episodes
include
Fists of
Steel, Water
Works and On
Track.
