Press

MIPDOC & MIPTV

Espresso TV has returned from a very successful MIPDOC & MIPTV in Cannes. This year we presented the following programmes at MIPDOC:

• Anna's Silent Struggle
• Blown Apart
• Celebrity RSVP
• Challenge of the Red Dunes (part of the Go Africa series)
• Crocodile Island (part of the Ben Cropp Collection)
• Extreme Wipeouts
• Fighting the Blue
• Hunt for U-479
• Karosta: Life After the USSR
• The Lost World of Mr. Hardy
• Take This House & Sell It!
• The Tube
• Hell on Hooves

We hope you had the chance to watch our programming while in Cannes and we look forward to hearing which titles are of interest, if you would like to see any screeners from our catalogue then please let us know and we will dispatch them to you.

Espresso TV looks forward to announcing details of sales and acquisitions that were finalised at MIPTV in the near future.

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SEE Festival, Brighton

Espresso TV attended the See Festival in Brighton at the end of February. Our MD, David Hooper, chaired a panel on  the Producer/Distributor Partnership entitled 'A Marriage Made in Heaven?' along with other distribution experts,. The debate was lively as they offered different perspectives on the distribution process and how you can succeed in getting the world to see your film and get paid in the process.

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American Markets

David Hooper has returned from attending two events in the USA. Between January 29th-31st 2009 he attended History Makers in New York where he met with people about our Historical Projects and Programming.

David then traveled to Washington DC for the RealScreen summit from February 1st-4th 2009 where he had meetings discussing our Programming and Projects.

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Latest Releases

Espresso TV is pleased to announce the release of three exciting new titles. Go Africa is a series of eight films on a variety of wildlife and nature topics from all over the great continent of Africa. Subjects include Kruger Park, the largest game reserve in South Africa and a look at a pride of lions in the harsh yet beautiful Kalahari. Blown Apart is a four part series  on a controversial energy project which is currently in production although the first episode is available for interested broadcasters to view. It follows the dramatic story of a community debating whether to build a new wind farm in the Devon countryside. Karosta: Life After the USSR is a one hour film exploring an abandoned military port in Western Latvia. The documentary shows how the residents of Karosta have coped throughout the years without infrastructure and order.

If you would be interested in DVD screeners for these titles or any other programming in our catalogue please log in using our secure system or email us with your delivery details. We look forward to hearing from you.

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News from 2008

The end of 2008 was a busy time for Espresso as we attended a variety of markets & festivals across Europe. David Hooper was at the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers between December 1st & 4th. 2008 This year the Congress took place in the picturesque town of Florence and David had the opportunity to meet many producers regarding new projects and programming.
 
In November Espresso TV was in Amsterdam for IDFA, Europe's largest documentary festival. We presented two of our new release titles Promised Land of Heavy Metal and The Greatest Fakes in the Docs for Sale catalogue. Both titles are now available in the Docs for Sale Online Catalogue. Earlier in the month David sat on the Distribution panel 'That Old Chestnut' at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival.

Last October we met with a range of buyers and producers in Cannes at MIPCOM,  then travelled on to SportelMonaco and the East Silver Market in Prague where David Hooper contributed to a panel on Sales & Distribution.

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