Janson Media Announces MIPCOM 2013 Release Slate

Janson Media today announced its slate of new programming for MIPCOM 2013, to be held in Cannes next week, October 7 through 10th. The company is exhibiting at its Stand #R34.03, in the Riviera Hall of the Palais des Festivals. Company executives Stephen Janson, Zara Janson, Jesse Janson, Anne Corsak, Joan Lence and Gustavo Sagastume are in attendance. The company brings a raft of new content to its exclusive catalog of over 1,700 hours of documentary, lifestyle, travel, current affairs, health & wellness, adventure, sport, how-to, music, nature & wildlife, and feature films. Janson Media's Rights Portfolio includes Television, Digital, VOD, DVD/Video, Non-Theatric, and InFlight Airline rights. Following is a quick overview of the company's newest content on offer...

Syria: A Fire Within explores Syria"s revolution from the vantage point of seasoned activist and dissident, Ammar Abdulhamid. Ten years ago, Abdulhamid established a non-profit dedicated to democracy and human rights in the heart of Damascus. But he was soon exiled to the US, and he became the first Syrian to testify before Congress about the atrocities of the Assad regime.

The American craft beer industry is unlike any industry ever seen before in America. It began its rise during the worst economic crisis in America since the Great Depression. In 2012, as the craft beer movement was sweeping the country, a team of visionary young filmmakers with a passion for both documentary film and craft beer, set out to tell the story of how the American Dream is alive and well. The feature-length documentary film, Crafting A Nation, is the result.

In How to Live Forever, Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. But whose advice should he take? Does 94-year-old exercise guru Jack LaLanne have all the answers, or does Buster, a 101-year-old chain-smoking, beer-drinking marathoner? What about futurist Ray Kurzweil, a laughter yoga expert, or an elder porn star?

The Hidden Hand is a controversial Award-winning documentary that explores the possibility of an extraterrestrial presence here on Earth. The film takes a keen look at a spectrum of topics like alien abduction, human/alien hybridization, the military"s reverse-engineering of alien technology and the government cover-up of anything related to extraterrestrials. Is preoccupation with E.T."s a form of cultural madness, or is something really going on?

Francis: the Pope From the New Worldunveils the personality, passion and extraordinary faith of the new Pope. Filmed on location in Buenos Aires, and featuring interviews with close friends, collaborators, and his official biographer — this documentary film traces the remarkable rise of Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Host Joseph Rosendo"s open-hearted and welcoming personality invites viewers to join him on his cultural discoveries around the planet. In this long-running PBS series, the experienced Travelscope team travels the globe to capture breathtaking footage of the world"s travel treasures and provides viewers with cultural insights and the useful information they need to make their travel dreams a reality.

They are designed to be the best in the sea, air, and land — that"s what SEAL stands for. In Special Ops, viewers watch highly qualified members of Seal Team 6 go through extensive and intense training in order to perform secretive and detrimental military missions. The training alone is extremely high-risk, testing physical performance as well as mental capacity. Training takes two years and 75% of the contenders don"t make it through.

NASA"s Last Launchis a one-hour television special that documents the final shuttle mission to outer space — the 135th flight and culmination of the most successful space launch program in history. Viewers go through the extensive astronaut training leading up to take-off with the four crew members. Get within 500 feet of the Atlantis as it makes its final launch into space.

Embracing Dyslexia is a documentary film that will help educators and parents better understand dyslexia, explain why it is important for students struggling with reading, writing, and spelling to be screened for dyslexia as early as possible, and show how proper tutoring and classroom accommodations can give these students a chance at success, in the classroom and beyond.

The African Savannah is one of our world"s most magnificent natural landscapes. It is home to gigantic animal herds that are hunted by powerful beasts of prey. Elephants, giraffes, zebras, and lions are all symbols of an ancient and threatened animal world. In Wild Africawe see an unbelievable richness of life that has fascinated us ever since the first Europeans arrived here. Wild Africa is part of the 3D Media Collection of twelve 3D/HD specials, and six specials filmed in Ultra HD (4K).

Shanghai Storyis a dazzling dance drama that tells the story of China"s most legendary artist through dance and music. Set in pre-war China when Shanghai was one of the most glamorous cities in the world, Shanghai Storydazzles its audience with grand choreography and a soundtrack inspired by the greatest American musicals of the past century. Shanghai Storyis part of the International Media Collection of five concert specials, currently airing on PBS stations nationwide in the USA.

Join host and professional wildlife and nature photographer Doug Gardner as he ventures the globe to photograph wildlife on state-of-the-art High Definition cameras resulting in breath-taking imagery, in the second season of Wild Photo Adventures.

The Roberts family is back for a new season of Travel With Kids, this time traveling to Wales, Bangkok, Shanghai, Tahiti, and more in Season 5. Travel With Kids is full of entertaining yet practical travel adventure programs featuring two real-life kid brothers and their mom and dad.