An Encounter with Burning Man new

(1 X 46 min.)
Documentary HD
A young anthropologist and three artists travel to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to attend the « Burning Man » event, along with 40 000 other people. During this event, only giving and exchanging things or services is allowed and creativity in its every aspect is everywhere. At the end of the event, the “city” created in the desert disappears without a trace. Through the quest of our four protagonists, “Burning Man” brings us to think differently on the world that surrounds us.
Produced by MC2 Communication Media






Aztec, Pyramids of War new

(2 x 60 min.)
History
This two part series, will document the rise and fall of one of the most remarkable civilizations. How did a small nomadic tribe from the deserts north of the valley of Mexico, come to establish themselves as the supreme power over twelve million people and transform Tenochtitlan, island capital city into the richest and most populous center of the Americas.
Produced by Têtu Fou Productions






Biosphere, tomorrow is now! new

Environmental issues
The most up to date on the challenges men face with an exhausted planet. This documentary is undoubtebly the one to be seen on the combined subjects of global warming, climatic changes and the future of men in 2010, international year of the biodiversity. Done in partnership with UNESCO.
(also available in French)
Produced by Biosphere Television






Biosphere

(13 x 26 min. in English with no host / 13 x 52 min. in French)
Environmental issues
Biosphere reserves are sites recognized under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme which innovate and demonstrate approaches to conservation and sustainable development. Featuring the Canadian Biospheres, many questions will be asked and answered about what makes a world reserve. An emphasis on the thousand-year future is being addressed.
A world wide issue with world wide repercussions.
Produced by FRAGAR GT






Blue Helmets : Peace and Dishonour

(1 x 73 min.)
Social issues
Their blue helmets symbolize hope. They are sent to countries where entire populations have been devastated by bloody conflicts. Their role is to keep belligerent factions at bay, and to protect civilians. At least, that is their official mandate. But do we really know how peacekeepers behave abroad?
Victims and witnesses speak up.
Produced by Macumba International.





Childhood Lost

(1 x 52 min.)
Social Issues
When they are not fighting wars, children are waging other battles, facing other dangers, sometimes just to survive. Rachel Milanes, 14. Full-time worker in Manila, Philippines. Kay Yussuf, 16. A child soldier in Sierra Leone. Lexus, 16. A child prostitute in Vancouver, Canada. These are their stories. Some are shocking, others almost trivial. But in their own right, they are all EXTREME. As extreme as a Childhood Lost.
Produced by Macumba International






Connecting the Dots

(1 x 43 min.)
Science & Technology
Every day, each one of us leaves behind a trail of electronic information about ourselves – without our knowledge. How is this data being used? What effect does the use of personal data have on our individual and collective lives?
(Only available in French with English scripts)
Produced by Mag 2






Dreams on wheels new

Documentary. Sports HD
(1 X 52 minutes, 1 X 80 minutes, 3 X 26 minutes)
This documentary follows a group of four young cyclists who dream about the famous Tour de France. More than 150 from dozens of countries participate in the longest competition for young cyclists called Le tour d’Abitibi, in the North of Quebec.
Produced by Macumba International.






Extremis

(8 x 52 min.)
Social issues
That noise... can you hear it? It’s coming from the earth. It’s the sound of despair...Despair...and anger. North and South, millions of men, women and children live in appalling conditions. In extreme poverty, extreme violence, extreme exploitation. They are the orphans of the technological age. Pariahs at the table of the rich and powerful. These are their stories. Some are shocking... Others, almost trivial. But in their own right, they are all EXTREME. This noise... can you hear it?
Produced by Macumba International






Forward : The Intelligence of The Bionic Leg

(1 x 43 min.)
Science & Technology
This documentary shows what hopes lies ahead for more than 4 million people around the world. See the discovery and work on the next generation of the real Bionic leg.
(Available in French with English subtitles)
Produced by 10Ave inc.






Gloriously Free

(1 x 47 min.)
A stunning profile of how the world’s gay refuges are fleeing discrimination , persecution and murder from the native lands in search of freedom and human rights. Powerful stories fuel international dialogue told by five young men as they search for welcoming arms outside their countries of birth where prosecution and hatred of alternative lifestyles may lead to torture or death.
Produced by Film Blanc






Historic Railways Steaming through Europe

(16 x 60 min.) DVD
Take a wonderful journey through Europe aboard the famous steaming railways. This documetary series takes you through beautiful scenery, from Austria to the Alps and Germany and also from the driver's point of view.
Produced by Media Lab






Hors Série new

(13 X 26 min.)
Documentary, Society HD
This amazing documentary series takes us to the heart of some micro  societies, created by people who refuse to live by the rules of the mass culture. Follow a group of dumpster divers, who feed themselves  by sorting out food in garbage containers, a group of body modification’s adepts, etc. Their stories and opinions will reveal surprising convictions and way  of living!
Produced by MC2 Communication Media






Humanima new

Documentary Short Clips and 2.0 Web HD
(76 x 1min.30 approx)

Exclusive short stories from the successful Humanima TV series. Ready for multi-platforms, this collection of 4 themes is composed with the best off Funny Nature, Humanima Unusual, The World of Humanima and Completely Stupid. Also available on interactive website that can be adapted to the Broadcasters portal. Four different ways to entertain your public by discovering the fascinating world of humans who are in touch with animals, nature and the environment.
Produced by Productions Nova Média






Images of a Dictatorship

(1 x 55 mins.)
Social issues and History
One day, life in Chile changed forever. Once proud of its exemplary democracy, the nation suddenly fell prey to one of the most brutal dictatorships of the century.
Produced by Macumba International





Insider Travel

(39 x 60 min.) DVD
This DVD series takes you through many highlights around the world. This series explores the beautiful places of Croatia, Prague, Cuba, Thailand, Denmark, Ireland, France, Italy, Greece, Spain and Florida. With its high quality HD images, you will experience an unforgettable journey around the world.
Produced by VZ-Handelsgesellschaft






Juchitan Queer Paradise

(1 x 64 min.)
Located near the border with Guatemala, the Mexican town of Juchitán is home to the Zapotec Indians, who have shown remarkable tolerance towards homosexuals. According to a legend, God gave Vicente Ferrer, the patron saint of Juchitán, a bagful of queers. Everywhere he travelled -Colombia, Central America, Guatemala- he left behind a homosexual. In Juchitán, however, his bag came undone, and they all fell out at once...
Produced by Macumba International






La Classe de Madame Lise

( 1x 45 min. / 1 x 89 min.)
Social issues
La classe de madame Lise uncovers the goodwill of a group of disparate and multicultural students whose friendships surpass their differences. This film is also a portrait of Lise Coupal, their warm and attentive, tolerant yet firm teacher who is overjoyed when she discovers unknown potential in a timid boy.
(Available in French with English subtitles)
Produced by GALAFILM






Living in the City

(12 x 52 min.)
A remarkable series that paints striking portraits of 12 of the world’s megacities and its inhabitants. Through the eyes of ordinary citizens, we discover the love-hate relationship with their metropolis,and the joys, hardships and challenges that come with living in some of the world’s most populated areas. We also discover their neighbourhoods, songs, workplaces and secret hideaways. And their cities unique rhythms, sights, scents and myriad colors.
(also available in French)
Produced by Macumba International





Lizard King, The making of IMAX 3D Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia

Documentary
(1 X 44 minutes)
Go behind the scenes, into the jungle, and meet the people whose passion is storytelling, and whose story is the gigantosaur.Learn about prehistory with the Imax team itself, meet an infant dinosaur hatched from a digital egg and destined for the big screen - enjoy a front-row seat as new technologies combine to create a primordial world.
Produced by MAG2.






Motel, No Vacancy

(3 x 48 mins.)
The passionate story of Motel’s birth.
Over 5 decades are covered from inside the regions of French Quebec. From it’s glorious stardom to agonizing end. The Motel shaped the life of North Americans, true fascinating rhythm over 50 years.
Produced by Quiet Motion





National Matters

(1 x 92 min.)
NATIONAL MATTERS is a non-partisan and fresh look at questions that have been haunting the political and social life of the Quebecois and the Canadians for a long time. From the Quebec electoral campaign of March 2007, to the Scottish one in April 2007, with a close look at the debate over the new statute of autonomy in Catalonia, the film wishes to shed a new light on the question. We are not alone facing this kind of debate, the Scots and the Catalan can help us better understand ourselves.
Produced by L'Oeil Fou inc






On the Go Chinese with Xinwen new

(50 x 3 min.) and (6 x 24 min.) HD
Who said that you should sit in the classroom to learn Mandarin? Who said it’s hard to learn Mandarin?
In each episode, viewers travel with Xinwen. Xinwen, the host and qualified teacher, teaches one Chinese sentence related to the spot they travel to in English as a bridge. So the series of the show is suitable for everyone who can understand simple English. In this way, the beginner can keep interested as well as feel relaxed. The first 6 episodes are shot in Beijing. More episodes of other scenes in China are to come soon.
Produced by Richard & Ellie Edutainment






Raising Valhalla

(1 x 52 min.) HD
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2008 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILMS ON ART
Architecture to the service of Art. From the birth of The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, set in the heart of downtown Toronto, you will experience the creation from its very beginning and witness the opening night with the Canadian World premiere of Richard Wagner’s epic opera Der Ring das Nibelungen; also known as the Ring Cycle.
(Also available in French)
Produced by Coptor Productions Inc., directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate.






Ravaged Planet

(1 x 52 min.)
Social issues
That noise…can you hear it? It’s coming from the earth. It’s the sound of despair…and anger. North and South, millions of men, women and children live in appalling conditions, in extreme poverty, violence and exploitation. Pariahs at the table of the rich and powerful.
These are their stories: War for water in Belt Furiq. An island devastated by pollution in the Phillipines. The Manuche fighting for their forest.
Produced by Macumba International






Senseless Death new

(1 x 52 min.)
For over five years, war raged in Iraq. The American soldiers are more exhausted by this undeclared war and far from being won. Among the very first soldiers killed in Iraq, five were Latino, and three of them were not U.S. citizens. Jose Antonio Gutierrez and Jesus Suarez del Solar who was one of them. Since then, his father Fernando Suarez del Solar fights to end the harassment of recruiters from the U.S. Army that focuses on young Hispanics in "U.S. high schools". He fights to end the war in Iraq.
(also available in Spanish. Subtitled in French, English and Spanish )
Produced by Macumba International





Skip the Sound Barrier

(1 x 57 min. 50 sec.)
Science & Technology
Thanks to the innovation of the cochlear implant, Doctor Pierre Ferron makes hearing possible for the profoundly deaf. (Also vailable in French)
Produced by 10Ave inc.






Stones of fate and fortune

(7 x 60 min.)

This series explores the obsession with the precious gemstones that has spawned vast fortunes and collapsed empires. Each episode features a different gemstone and their countries of origin. Viewers explore the myths and the science of gemstones as well as their beauty and unimaginable value. They will be introduced to the gem dealers and the cutters selling their goods on backstreets and in glamorous, internationally renowned shops.
Produced by Connections Productions






Sweet Paradise

(4 x 47 min.)
History
It portrays the discovery and the process, the dramas and the legends, the agony and the ecstasy of our sweet dreams of the world of sweets. A meticulous research with fascinating archival footage.
Origin of Sweets • The Birth of the Giants • Inventions and Innovations • Sweet Holidays
(Also available in French )
Produced by Mediatique inc






The Conquest of Space

(30 x 90 min.)
With host Michel Chevalet, relive the adventures of the space odyssey. More than fifty years of historical events. Actual footage's of astronauts, engineers, technicians who made the stories of the great space adventure.
(Only available in French)
Produced by ESPACE VIDEO Sarl






The Last Stand of Salvador Allende

(1 x 57 mins.)
Relive the dramatic final hours of Chile's last great democrat and the turmoil immediately following his tragic death. Using archival footage and exclusive interviews, this riveting documentary charts Allende's fall on September 11th, 1973. Colleagues and friends of the popular hero tell the story of that fatal day in the Palace and their leader's untimely death. Follow the historical and political intrigue as the dictator-to-be, Pinochet, stages a coup and imposes his will.
Produced by Macumba International






Vérité et réconciliation

(1 x 52 min.) NEW
Social issues
Truth and Reconciliation commissions have been established in many countries in the aftermath of civil wars, serious violations of human rights, collective crimes or tyrannical regimes. They represent an ambiguous and often contradictory reality. Nonetheless they are essential. The documentary Vérité et Réconciliation allows us to discover a model based on another conception of justice, a justice more restorative than puni- tive, more focussed on the re-establishment of relationships, on learning the art of living together.
Produced by Médiatique






War Babies

(1x 92 min. & 1 x 59 min.) NEW
Throughout the 20th century, from Nicaragua to South Korea, Rwanda to Bangladesh and Bosnia, the same crime has been perpetrated time and time again, on thousands upon thousands of women. Many of the women who survived wartime rapes now live with a daily reminder of their ordeal: the children born of this heinous crime, the children of the enemy.
Produced by Macumba International






Wolastoqewiyik - People of the Beautiful River

(1 x 48 min.)
Docudrama
This documentary recreates an important historical event, a plot by the Langevin brothers that caused the Maliseets of Viger to lose their ancestral lands.
(Also available in French)
Produced by: Chinook Communications Inc.