Janson Media and Media Ventures are pleased to announce that Higher Ambitions, a film by Tim Boelter, has won a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award. Higher Ambitions is a remarkable tale of adventure where beating the odds and a dogged persistence to overcome death-defying obstacles results in a history-making ascent of China’s Mt. Siguniang.
Entries from December 2006
“Higher Ambitions” Awarded Prestigious CINE Golden Eagle
December 23rd, 2006 · No Comments
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The Vatican Museums Recommended in New Review
December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments
Janson Media’s new three-disc DVD set, The Vatican Museums, was recommended by Educational Media Reviews Online. “This lengthy presentation mirrors the huge collections of one of the world’s most spectacular museums,” said EMRO, a database of video, DVD, audio CD and CD-ROM reviews of materials from major educational and documentary distributors and independent filmmakers.
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“Seapower” DVD Highly Recommended
December 20th, 2006 · No Comments
Janson Media’s new DVD Seapower to Superpower: The Story of Global Supremacy, was highly recommended by Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO) in a recent review. “This 2-disc DVD set of over 5 hours of research and commentary focuses on how sea power has always determined military dominance, up to the 20th century, when space power […]
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“Audrey” Screens at Women Make Waves Film Festival in Taiwan
December 19th, 2006 · No Comments
Janson Media’s retrospective special, Audrey Hepburn Remembered, was screened at the 13th annual Women Make Waves Film Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, this past October.
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“Kontiki: Collector’s Edition” Highly Recommended by EMRO
December 15th, 2006 · No Comments
Janson Media’s new DVD, Kon-Tiki: Collector’s Edition, was highly recommended in a recent review by Educational Media Reviews Online. EMRO said, “Kon-Tiki’s premise seems as incredible today as it must have seemed in 1947 when Thor Heyerdahl and his crew made their journey: six people leave the shores of South America on a raft made […]
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“Xavier” Celebrates 500th Anniversary of Jesuit Missionary and Saint
December 13th, 2006 · No Comments
Janson Media today announced the release of the new one-hour documentary film, Xavier: Missionary & Saint, to worldwide DVD, television and new media markets. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Liam Neeson and filmed on location in the footsteps of the Jesuit missionary, Xavier features stunning scenery from Rome, Spain, Paris, India, China, and Japan as well […]
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“Ocean Origins” — Giant Screen Film Now Available for Television
December 4th, 2006 · No Comments
Janson Media today announced the release of OCEAN ORIGINS to worldwide television markets. This 40-minute “Giant Screen Film” invites viewers to an extraordinary adventure: four billion years in the ocean, from the very beginning of life to the incredible moment when the first vertebrate emerged onto dry land and opened a path to the conquest […]