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ACTF Progr. No 7870 Progr. No 5398 FLEA BITTEN Animation, comedy 52 x 12’ – or - 26x 24’ A pair of unlikely friends - a dog and a flea - escape the dog pound for hair- raising and hilarious adventures in the big city and beyond. Flea-Bitten is cartoon comedy in the grand old tradition, with frantic chases slapstick hilarity and the nuttiest cast of recurring guest characters ever assembled – colourful canines, feral felines and bizarre bugs that inhabit this animal-centric world. DUKES OF BROXSTONIA Animation, comedy-no dialogue 10 x 45’’ The Dukes are the hottest band to come out of Broxstonia in years. In fact they’re the only band to come out of Broxstonia ever. The band is composed of teenagers and now thanks to the generosity of the Broxstonian government, they’re on tour, spreading their uniquely punk thrash sounds to the world.

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ACTF

Progr. No 7870

Progr. No 5398

FLEA BITTEN

Animation, comedy

52 x 12’ – or - 26x 24’

A pair of unlikely friends - a dog and a flea - escape the dog pound for hair-raising and hilarious adventures in the big city and beyond. Flea-Bitten is cartoon comedy in the grand old tradition, with frantic chases slapstick hilarity and the nuttiest cast of recurring guest characters ever assembled – colourful canines, feral felines and bizarre bugs that inhabit this animal-centric world.

DUKES OF BROXSTONIA

Animation, comedy-no dialogue

10 x 45’’

The Dukes are the hottest band to come out of Broxstonia in years. In fact they’re the only band to come out of Broxstonia ever. The band is composed of teenagersand now thanks to the generosity of the Broxstonian government, they’re on tour, spreading their uniquely punk thrash sounds to the world.

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MY PLACE, season II

Drama, live action

26 x 26’

Continuing on from where My Place Series 1 left off, Series 2 takes us on journey even further back in time. Based on the Nadia Wheatley & Donna Rawlins picture book, My Place is the story of one spot in Australia told by the children who lived there. In Series 2 we start in 1878 and continue back in time to an Australian landscape before European settlement. Each episode is set in the same place, with all the kids, regardless. 2011 Kidscreen Award winner in the Family Category - Best Non-Animated Series.

GIGGLES

Comedy-educational, animation + live action

96 x 5’

Each episode is a combination of hilarious sketches featuring a cast of recurring characters in crazy situations. A mix of costumed performers, puppets and pre-schoolers co-exist in a bright and exciting virtual world. The soundscape is a stimulating component of the show, introducing children to a variety of musical styles, punctuating action with comic sound effects and using children’s laughter to encourage and inspire the audience to respond. Dialogue is minimal to ensure maximum international appeal.

Progr. No 7866

Progr. No 7867

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JOKEBOX

Comedy, adult animation

13 x 26’

Jokebox” is an animated short comedy films series. Through an actual, international and timeless kind of humour, and under the appearance of a DVD special feature, thirteen different characters will live absurd and very comical adventures. Among the cast; a ventriloquist married to his doll, the clumsiest superhero ever or a traveler master presenting a serial documentary film about human beings called Rational Geographic.

THE LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND

Educational, animation

26 x 6’

Seven-year-old Dana is tired of the long winter and fed up with having no holidays so she decides to head off on a magic voyage to Lighthouse Island. There she makes friends with Micu, a Labrador Retriever, and Dromi, an incredible robot beacon that, together, introduce her to the flora and fauna of her new home; a natural paradise that provides the perfect setting for wonderful adventures.

TV3

Progr. No 8389

Progr. No 7811

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Progr. No 7812

Progr. No 7803

RICE PUDDING

Comedy, adult animation

36x12’

Rice Pudding is a series about the conflictive process of becoming an adult and battling the sensation that life’s opportunities are slipping away. Xavi is 30 years old and constantly struggling with the feeling that he’s over the hill. He is a smart and hip graphic designer with his own successful studio, however, he still has much to learn regarding matters of the heart. Though deeply in love with his girlfriend, Sònia, he can’t help but be tempted by every woman who crosses his path, especially Luz. His Aunt Paquita does what she can to advise Xavi and set him on the path towards becoming a mature and responsible adult but listening to advice doesn’t happen to be one of Xavi’s strong points. DR W

Comedy– educational, animation

78x4’

Dr. W is a wacky doctor who’s always searching for the truth about nature. He hosts a general knowledge TV show and in each episode he explains things in his own zany, ironic way. Dr. W is stubborn and will do whatever it takes to get to the bottom of things. This animated series targeted at children ages 6 to 9 is based on the character ‘Dr.Woody’, or ‘Dr. W’ for short. He can present a wide range of subjects, no matter how hard, painful or complicated they may seem. Dr. W gives kids straightforward answers to everyday questions like how cuts heal, how evolution works or how to prevent illness.

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Progr. No 7810

Progr. No 7817

CITY MONSTER

Comedy, animation

26x8’

Life isn’t easy for anyone in this competitive 21st century world, but it is much less so for children of horror-film monsters. Vampires, wolf-men, zombies - most of them have long since moved on to living anonymous lives in big cities, holding down jobs, paying mortgages and sending their kids to school. So, these four 9-year-old monster children do their best, just like their peers, to find their place in the world: dreaming, laughing, studying, flirting… No need for all of that blood-curdling high drama of the family past. Everyday life in today’s crazy world is terrifying enough to pose a challenge for the strongest of them.

LUA’S WORLD (I’M GROWN UP… BUT NOT QUITE!)

Comedy-educational, animation

130x3’

Lua is a big girl now! She’s five years old! Nursery school is a thing of the past and it’s time for kindergarten – new rules, new things to learn, and new demands that are sometimes hard to fathom. This series shows how Lua and her friend Demi deal with the challenges facing most kids her age. Guided by her peculiar common sense, Lua sets out on a number of adventures to get through day-to-day ituations in which there are lots of things to learn and lots of problems to solve.

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DR

LIMBO Drama, live action

10x28’

Limbo follows Louise, Naya, Boye and Ask and their very different families in a multi-plot story. The children are at a point where they are moving from innocent childhood to the consciousness of youth. They are between ages and they are beginning to form independent identities and question their backgrounds. On this journey the four of them will face their worst fears. They will learn that fear may be unfounded, or that fear is founded and can be overcome. But you can't always overcome your fear on your own. You need the companionship of others to overcome and survive.

LUDVIG AND SANTA CLAUS Mistery, live action

24x30’

The Glad family sits in the wagon: the mother, Kirsten, 16, Rebekka,8, outgoing and beautiful, rambunctious Rasmus; and 12-year-old Ludvig, who is the most excited to be moving to the ancient Glad home. Their father, Niels, is there as a Skype image on a laptop looking out on the empty Børglum Monastery, the 500-year-old manor house which he has inherited. But Børglum is not empty. It is haunted by four ghosts, led by Stygge Krumpen, the legendary Bishop of Børglum, who ruled this remote part of Denmark like a king.

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Progr. No 8244

JULIE Drama, live action

4x29’

Julie is born during the 1992 European football championship final. Her dad loves football – so her arrival is a bit inconvenient. And when he is given the chance to go abroad and build football stadiums, he leaves Julie and her mother. Today Julie is 12 years old and lives alone with her mother. Julie al-ways hangs out with her best friend Trine, but the two girls are grow-ing apart. In school, Julie has a secret crush on Mikkel. But as the new girl in class sets her eyes on both Trine and Mikkel, trouble begins. And when Julie’s grandfather suddenly falls ill, someone whom Julie has not seen for a very long ti.

MILLE Drama, live action

10x28’

Follow 12-year-old Mille as she deals with the loss of her best friend while her mother, Leila, struggles to keep the family’s cafeteria from bankruptcy and Mille’s flamboyant grandmother, Conny, searches for love. Mille’s world crashes when her best friend, Marie, dies in a car accident. Eventually, Mille opens up and decides to play the duet they had planned to do together at the summer concert. But she needs someone to sing with her. Will Mille learn to trust and find a new friend? And what happens when Leila’s high school sweetheart reappears and Conny receives a promising marriage proposal? Nominated for Academy Awards 2010.

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Progr. No 8340

THE PACT Drama- family, live action 24x25’ An ice witch who threatens the very existence of all pixie life, a secret pact and a perilous quest of magical trials – these are the fairytale elements that make up this Christmas series for the whole family. The Pact is an adventure story about a young schoolboy, Malte, and a pixie girl, Lyda – united in their battle to find the magical Pact, the only thing that can save the pixies from being wiped out entirely by the evil ice witch Iselin. All the pixies’ extraordinary gifts will be called upon, but also a stronger unity between the humans will be required, if the evil Iselin shall be ultimately defeated.

THE SECRET OF ABSALON Mistery-family, live action 24x25’ Twelve-year-old Cecilie is mad about archaeology. She and her family live on the top floor of a department store. Cecilie’s eight-year-old sister Ida has a heart defect and is very frail. It will take a miracle to save her. In connection with the forthcoming Christmas display at the department store, which will be featuring finds from Absalon’s times, Cecilie first hears of Absalon’s secret. She resolves to investigate the legend thoroughly– perhaps it conceals the very miracle that can cure her younger sister?

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Progr. No 8350

OUR YELLOW HOUSE Fantasy, live action 5x10’ The yellow house is our house and it’s almost magical. It’s a place where people from all over the world live Two girls Thea (5) and her sister Chloé (7) welcome you to their house, where they live together with all kinds of interesting people. ‘There is an adventure around every corner and a new friend behind every door in our Yellow House’.In five short films presented in a mix of magical-realism, we visit Thea and Chloé’s friends and neighbors - exploring their building in search of adventure behind their neighbors’ doors - right around the next corner – what and who’s living there? The Museum of Modern Art in New York has recently acquired one episode of the DR-serie for their permanent collection. MAX Comedy, live action 16x30’ Max is the story of a 12-year-old boy and his private universe of thoughts on values, moral and norms. Max is curious to find out how to define what is actually normal, and his curiosity is pushed to the extremes when his confused mother puts him in one awkward situation after another. This is a hilarious story of a young boy and the funny situations he tends to end up in as he toils with some of the greater and smaller questions in life.

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SVT

Progr. No 8349

SUNSHINE KATHY Comedy-educational, animation 27x7’ When 5 year old Kathy whirls into a room, everyone can’t help but smile. Kathy is a bundle of creative energy who loves to play and explore the world around her. Kathy’s hands-on approach means often what she wants to happen and what actually happens finds Kathy in a pickle instead. But this doesn’t stop Kathy from wanting to put things right in her own unique way. You haven’t see the world until you’ve seen it with Kathy!

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SHAFTESBURY

Progr. No 8370

Progr. No 8295

LIFE WITH DEREK Comedy, live action 70x30’ Airing in more than 110 countries and 19 languages, Life with Derek is a live action half-hour comedy series about a modern blended family with two type-A 15-year-old teenagers, Casey (Ashley Leggat, 11 Cameras) and Derek (Michael Seater, ReGenesis) battling it out to take control of the situation. 70 episodes have been completely and 2 spin off movies are currently being prepped for production. VACATION WITH DEREK Comedy, live action 90’ From the international hit series Life with Derek comes the hilarious adventure Vacation with Derek!! This two-hour TV Movie follows Derek (Michael Seater) and Casey(Ashley Leggat) on family holiday when the McDonald-Venturi kids visit the McDonald girls’ difficult grandmother at her beautiful lakefront lodge. Things heat up with Casey when she meets, Jesse, a handsome young dancer who is a waiter at the lodge. Meanwhile as Derek is ‘chilling’ on his vacation, he falls for Roxy, the rich girl who lives across the lake.

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Progr. No 8371

CONNOR UNDERCOVER Action, live action 39x30’ Connor Heath (15), has never been accused of having an inactive imagination. Everywhere he looks in his busy urban neighbourhood he sees the potential for something huge: shady characters, suspicious activity, things that aren’t quite what they seem. … But while Connor craves a life of action, nothing exciting ever really transpires. Then, one day, a beautiful president’s daughter is sent – for her own safety – to live with his family, and Connor suddenly finds himself pulled into a world of mystery and international intrigue – everything he’s always wanted. Or is it? OVERRULED Comedy, live action 39x30’ OVERRULED!" is a comedy series for 'tweens about – literally – the trials of Jared 'Coop' Cooper (Jacob Kraemer), a cool, fun, articulate, charmer of a 15 year old who one day discovers that his coolness, fun-ness and charm make him the perfect choice to become a lawyer on the Banting High School's Teen Court. And the goings on inside the Banting High School courtroom are a reflection of the fun and funny conflicts that Coop and his friends have outside the courtroom.

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Progr. No 8287

BAXTER Action-comedy, live action 13x30’ Baxter is a half hour live-action comedy that follows Baxter McNab and his friends on their journey through the unique, high-energy world that is Northern Star School of the Arts. At this school where the students will do anything they can to stand out, the stress of a math test is nothing compared to that dance solo, or music recital, or monologue, or - you get the idea. Though his irreverent style might rub some teachers the wrong way, Baxter knows that great friends are the key to survival, and that Northern Star is a crazy amazing way to spend high school. Baxter online is an immersive experience for tweens that allows them to play awesome games; watch, vote, and comment on hilarious videos and customize the entire site any way they want and pass it on to friends.