Deal Brings Documentary on Mexican Culture to Russian Market

Janson Media today announced that it has licensed the documentary Mexico (1 x 43') from its Giant Screen Collection to Red Media Group of Moscow, Russia. Originally filmed for release in IMAX® theaters, Mexico was acquired for Red Media Group's premium infotainment TV channel &'HD Life.&'

Using text from Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes and ancient Aztec and Mayan poetry, narrators Martin Sheen, in English, and Enrique Rocha, in Spanish, lead viewers on a visual journey through this country"s rich and varied past and present. Stunning images and a dramatic musical score by Daniel Valdez create a vivid, insightful portrait of the Mexican people and their culture.Stunning Giant Screen images and a dramatic musical score by Daniel Valdez create a vivid, insightful portrait of the Mexican people and their culture. From the tumultuous crowds at the annual lndependence Day celebration in Mexico City, the audience is transported back three millennia to the ancient Olmec, Toltec, Zapotec, Totanac, Aztec and Maya civilizations - the roots of Mexican culture. The abrupt, violent contact with Spanish conquerors in the early 16th century, dramatized in the overpowering images of Diego Rivera and other Mexican muralists, gives way to the fusion of cultures and the birth of a new society. Weaving together powerful visual testimonies of the past with current celebrations of age-old traditions, Mexico"s history and culture come marvelously alive, shaping and reshaping the nation"s path as it moves into the 21st century.

Red Media specializes in creation and propagation of television channels for the satellite and cable and has become one of the most important providers of niche television stations in Russia, the Baltic States and other CIS countries, offering viewers a wide selection of domestic and foreign films, documentaries, and TV series.

Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content distribution company based in the United States, with a rights portfolio of over 1,500 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and emerging new media platforms. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include nearly every major broadcaster or media company, as well as a wide range of DVD labels and distributors. Janson Media is also a publisher/ manufacturer of award-winning DVDs.