Janson Media Announces MIPTV 2014 Release Slate

Janson Media today announced its slate of new programming for MIPTV 2014, to be held in Cannes next month, April 5th through April 10th. The company is exhibiting at its Stand #R7.J3, in the Riviera Hall #7 of the Palais des Festivals. Company executives Stephen Janson, Zara Janson, Jesse Janson, Anne Corsak, Katya Thornton, and Joan Lence will be in attendance. The company brings a wide array 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...

The modern day Four Horsemen (1 x 97' or 3 x 30') continue to ride roughshod over the people who can least afford it. Crises are converging when governments, religion and mainstream economists have stalled. Twenty-three international thinkers come together and break their silence about how the world really works and why there is still hope in re-establishing a moral and just society. Four Horseman is a cinematic feature documentary which lifts the lid on how the global economy really works. The film is free from mainstream media propaganda, doesn"t bash bankers, criticize politicians or get involved in conspiracy theories. Rather, it ignites the debate about how we usher a new economic paradigm into the world which, globally, would dramatically improve the quality of life for billions.

The Greater Good(1 x 84') is an award-winning character-driven documentary that explores the cultural intersections where parenting meets modern medicine and individual rights collide with politics. The film offers parents, doctors and policy makers a safe space to speak openly, actively listen and learn from one another. Mixing verité footage, intimate interviews, 1950s-era government-produced movies and up-to-date TV news reporting, The Greater Good weaves together the stories of families whose lives have been forever changed by vaccines.

Sriracha (1 x 30') has earned a cult following, but the story of this spicy sauce is a mystery to most fans. Dedicated to Sriracha lovers, this fast-paced docu- mentary travels around the globe to reveal its origin and the man behind the iconic &'rooster sauce.&'Baseball inspires people to chase their dreams, even in the most unlikely places in the world - such as Manipur, India. But why have men, women and children in Manipur been so drawn to this quintessentially American sport? The Only Real Game (1 x 82') seeks to solve this mystery. Cool Spaces (4 x 60') is a new television series that profiles the most provocative and innovative public space architecture across North America. Hosted by architect Stephen Chung.
A Taste of History (65 x 30') is a TV cooking series that explores America"s culinary beginnings from the Birthplace of American Cuisine. This innovative series brings America"s history to life and makes it vibrant as we step back in time and get to know the founders of our country through the food they ate and the recipes they prepared.

A former, female boxing champion (Devonne) and her business partner/coach (Tabbi) are mentoring two teenage girls, best friends (Emily and Zaneta) through their non-profit gym: The Elephant in the Room(1 x 60') Boxing Club.' Zaneta has a secret issue that is separating her from the gym, causing truancy and threatening to destroy her hopes for college. Her best friend, Emily isn't telling what the problem is. Emotions rise as everyone fights to discover the truth the girls are hiding and to expose the elephant in the room.

WALTER (1 x 83' or 1 x 54') was inspired by a visit to Walter Breuning, the oldest living man in the world at the time. He was 113 years old. A year later, Hunter Weeks and Sarah Hall set out to tell his story along with that of several living Supercentenarians by exploring their major contributions to the world and their personal philosophies on how they were able to make it past the 110 mark. Their journey helps capture the stories of the last few people born in the late 1800s. This movie celebrates life and will help people think about their personal timeline differently.

Francis: the Pope From the New World(1 x 52') unveils 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.

Blue and white at 1,000 frames a second. Chasing the White Air (1 x 42') captures the emotion and adrenaline of the real-time, two seconds, in the air these extreme athletes seek. This feel-good 42 minute documentary truly takes the viewer on a visit to another world.

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(1 x 95'), is the result.

Host Joseph Rosendo"s open-hearted and welcoming personality invites viewers to join him on his cultural discoveries around the planet. The experienced Travelscope (78 x 30') 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. Special Ops (1 x 47') follows the 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.

For The Secret World of Nature: Spain (1 x 60' or 5 x 30'), more than four years of shooting were necessary to capture the stunning images of the most varied animal species living in the Iberian peninsula: amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, insects and fish are all represented in this wonderful journey through the different ecosystems that we find in the Iberian lands.

NASA"s Last Launch (1 x 60') is 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.

In Wild Photo Adventures(26 x 30'), join host and professional wildlife and nature photographer Doug Gardner as he ventures the globe to photograph wildlife on state-of-the-art full raster High Definition cameras resulting in breath-taking imagery.

In How to Live Forever(1 x 95'), 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. Wexler explores the viewpoints of delightfully unusual characters alongside those of health, fitness and life-extension experts in this engaging new documentary, which challenges our notions of youth and aging with comic poignancy. How To Live Forever began as a study in life-extension and evolved into a thought-provoking examination of what truly gives life meaning.

The Hidden Hand(1 x 88') 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 such as alien abduction, human/alien hybridization, the military"s reverse-engineering of alien technology and the government cover-up of anything related to extraterrestrials.

Syria: A Fire Within (1 x 52') explores Syria"s revolution from the vantage point of seasoned activist and dissident, Ammar Abdulhamid. Abdulhamid explores the seeds of dissent in Syria, and takes viewers on a journey to the heart of the insurgency.

Resonance: Beings of Frequency (1 x 88') is the first documentary to investigate the actual mechanisms by which mobile phone technology can cause cancer. The film takes a deeper look at how humanity is reacting to the most profound environmental change the planet has ever seen.

The documentary film The Typewriter (In the 21st Century) (1 x 60') is an ode to a marvelous machine that changed the world, and the surprisingly enduring culture that valiantly attempts to preserve its legacy and save it from cultural extinction.

TheUnited States of Autism (1 x 90') weaves the tale of a broad spectrum of American life in all its faiths, disparities, colors, and cultures - and the story of one man"s 40-day, 11,000 mile journey across America to find answers for his family and son. What he learns along the way changes not only his life forever, but the lives of those he meets.

Minds in the Water(1 x 86' or 1 x 60') is an award-winning documentary following the quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share. Through Dave"s journey—a five-year adventure spanning the globe from Australia to the Galapagos, Tonga, California, Alaska and Japan—we see one surfer"s quest to activate his community to help protect the ocean and its inhabitants.

Embracing Dyslexia(1 x 50') is a thoughtful and moving exploration of dyslexia from an insider"s perspective, weaving together interviews with parents, adult dyslexics, researchers, educators and experts to provide an accurate portrayal of a learning difference that affects between 15-20% of the population.