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With the excitement of MIPCOM upon us, it’s a perfect time to take stock of this past year’s accomplishments. We have been very fortunate to work with global content trailblazers; helping UHD creators and curators around the world chart new waters, develop new QC processes, implement new storage and delivery practices, and design new production and post-production workflows. To those international partners, we thank you. You braved new frontiers alongside us. It is our shared vision of optimism, entrepreneurism, creativity and agility that has given birth to the largest global slate of native UHD natural history.

Our content initiatives such as Camp Zambia, revolutionized the natural history world and

GLOBAL LEADERS IN NATIVE 4K WILDLIFE

produced some of this year’s most awe-inspiring stories. From the amazing journey of a lion runt in Africa’s Hunters, to a hippo’s fight for survival in the face of falling water levels in Tales From Zambia, inspiring, character-led narratives and never-before-seen animal behaviour dominated our expanding global production slate.

This year our focus remains; deliver premium content; provide best-in-class customer service; experiment with the latest technological advances in VR and HDR; all whilst being a trustworthy content partner to those who are also investing in telling the mesmerizing stories of our natural world.

Solange Attwood Senior Vice President, International

Blue Ant International proudly presents our most ambitious 4K natural history project yet: CAMP ZAMBIA. Filmed over two years, against jaw-dropping African landscapes, these four captivating series weave masterful stories of the highs and lows, victories and defeats, of some of the most majestic creatures on our planet.

Slate of Completed Series:Africa’s HuntersThe Big DryTales from ZambiaGuardians of the Wild

PRESALE

There is a giant jungle of tiny animals to be discovered. Unearth the phenomenally diverse world of insects and the crucial role they play in the ecosystems across Europe. Learn how small scale predators impact their environments in a major way and see how the tiniest of creatures prepare for their annual end of the world: winter.

3 x 60’ 4K & HDNature, WildlifeOriginal Broadcaster: Love NatureProducer: Taglicht Media

MYSTERIES OF THE MEKONG

The Mekong basin is one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world, yet one of the most undiscovered. 20,000 plant species, 430 mammals, 1,200 birds, 800 reptiles and amphibians, and an estimated 850 freshwater fish species, are found in this very remote Asian region. A not-to-be-missed wildlife series that will truly be a feast for the eyes.

10 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Antidote Media

WILD CASTLES

Discover Europe’s great historic sites anew. Visit five famous castles and the natural world around them. Whether at the Mediterranean salt ponds or the wild caves of Slovenia, see nature’s surprising and extraordinary contributions to the rise and fall of notorious empires.

5 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Taglicht Media

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THE SECRET LIFE OF THE ARABIAN SEA

Discover the remarkable underwater world of the United Arab Emirates and the largely unexplored coral reefs of Oman. Barely known to the rest of the world, this aquatic paradise is home to thousands of fascinating creatures who are pitched in a battle for survival. From endangered turtles, mysterious sharks and deadly rays to tiny inquisitive shrimps and feisty reef fish, we reveal their aquatic secrets and marvel at this majestic and rarely explored world.

5 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Blink Films

AFRICA’S CLAWS & JAWS

From the razor sharp teeth of the great white shark, to the lightning fast strike of a black mamba, we explore some of the most dangerous animals known to man. While some use their overwhelming strength to overpower enemies, others use lethal venom. This is the story of attack and defend, predator and prey and the urge to kill or be killed.

4 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Off The Fence

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REWILDING EUROPE

Nature and wildlife in Europe is in a state of dramatic change. Once extinct spe-cies are being reintroduced into the countryside with fascinating results. This series discovers these new, yet ancient wildernesses on the continent that we know so well. REWILDING EUROPE follows the newly reintroduced animals as they try to navigate their way through the wilds of Europe and rediscover their rightful home.

3 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Taglicht Media

ARABIA: LIFE IN THE FURNACE

The parched and barren landscape of the Arabian Peninsula offers a vivid backdrop for life in the harsh desert. Water is scarce and death due to the extreme heat is common, yet a natural world continues to flourish. Follow some of the desert’s most iconic creatures and learn the unique ways in which they’ve adapted to the stark conditions around them.


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NEW CONTENT

THE BIG DRY

The Luangwa Valley in Zambia is one of Africa’s last great wildernesses. A rich mosaic of ebony forests and grassy plains, it’s home to a vast array of colourful species including carmine-bee-eaters, hyenas, lions, vultures, crocodiles and insects such as praying mantis. This series follows the challenges the valley’s wildlife must overcome during the long dry season as they await the life-giving rains.

3 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Plimsoll Productions

GUARDIANS OF THE WILD

Some of Zambia’s most amazing species – elephants, lions, wild dogs and hyenas – are also the hardest to study. This series follows the day-to-day challenges facing conservationists and scientists working in the Zambian wilderness as they discover new insights into some of Africa’s most charismatic animals.


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TALES FROM ZAMBIA

Zambia is home to some of the world’s most exotic wildlife. From elephants to eagles and baboons to hippos, this collection of films features a range of different species, exploring their fascinating behaviour and taking viewers on a virtual safari into some of the wildest and most beautiful habitats on Earth.

7 x 60’ 4K & HD Producer: Plimsoll Productions

AFRICA’S HUNTERS

A wise old leopard is challenged by a young rival; a lion cub struggles to find his place in the pride; and a lowly young hyena needs to grow up fast as the dry season takes hold. Powerful, personal stories will reveal the unique characters and amazing adaptations of Africa’s top predators, followed in intimate detail, in the Zambia wilderness.



AFRICA’S WILD HORIZONS

Africa’s most diverse ecosystems, important breeding grounds, criticalmigration paths and popular watering holes are on stunning display inAFRICA’S WILD HORIZONS as we journey across the Serengeti, down theMara River and over the forests of Ruaha National Park.

11 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Off the Fence

LAND OF PRIMATES

Africa is home to the widest range of primates in the world. From lemursand bush babies to tarsiers and pottos, and most famous of them all, apesand monkeys. Join us as we profile some of the cutest, cleverest and mostcharismatic animals on the continent.


New Season


SECRET LIFE OF THE TASMANIAN DEVIL

The Tasmanian devil is an amazing little creature. With the sharpest teeth, strongest jaws and noisiest shriek, it is the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial. Filming amongst the wild devils of Devil Ark, we follow theircolourful battles for dominance, displays of aggression and violent disagreements across the generations.


SECRET LIFE OF THE KOALA

Perhaps Australia’s most iconic creature of all, Koalas, can face surprising challenges. These highly specialized, tree-dwelling marsupials are in a constant battle for survival as they contend with predators, human interference and a depleting food supply. Learn how Koalas continue to adapt to their ever-changing environments and find out what they’re doing to replenish their decreasing population.



AFRICA’S UNDERWATER WONDERS

Our planet is made up of seemingly countless seas and oceans, yet to this day so many of their enigmas remain unexplored. AFRICA’S UNDERWATER WONDERS’ cameras dive into the depths unlike ever before to explore the treasure trove of fauna, flora and vital ecosystems that make their home under the sea.


ANIMAL EMPIRES

Journey to the beautiful and dangerous places that play host to wildlife’smigrations and congregations. Loud and full of life, watch herds, flocks andschools of creatures gather in these extraordinary ANIMAL EMPIRES to feed, mate and survive.

6 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Arcadia Entertainment


SECRET LIFE OF THE KANGAROO

Australia’s most famous furry face, the kangaroo, is profiled in thishop-along series, featuring the eastern grey kangaroo colonies of SundownNational Park in Queensland and the coastal resort of Anglesea in Victoria.Learn about their mob-mentality, breeding rules, social hierarchies andexperience life as a joey.


WILD BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA

Australia hosts over 90 bird species that are entirely endemic to the country. The superb lyrebird with his showy tail feathers and ability to mimic other birds; the vicious and bad tempered cassowary; and the Australian brush turkey, with his bizarre nesting technique are but a few of the extraordinary feathered creatures explored in this series.



SECRET LIFE OF THE WOMBAT

Close to the cool highlands of the Snowy Mountains in South East Australia, lies an enchanted secret world where very special creatures, the wombats, make their home. Shy and elusive, the wombats may appear to be hidden from view – but this quiet wood is alive with scenes of marsupial friendship, new life, burrow hopping and wombat disagreements.


SECRETS OF WILD AUSTRALIA

A vast island continent of almost three million square miles, Australia’s splendidseclusion has made it home to some of the most extraordinary animals on theplanet. Meet Australia’s unique animals; from pouch breeding marsupials andbig birds to bats and terrifying reptiles.



WILDLIFE ICONS

In WILDLIFE ICONS, meet the Big Five of the savannah, as well as some of Africa’s lesser-known residents. From the playful meerkat to the tiny elephant shrew, Africa’s animal kingdom is full of fascinating stories filled with interesting characters and surprises at every turn.


IN SEARCH OF GALAPAGOS

In 1835, Charles Darwin began forming a theory about species diversity after extensively researching the isolated islands of the Galapagos. He came to the conclusion that all animals evolve by adapting to their surroundings. If Charles Darwin were here today and visited the Galapagos in its present state, what would he say? IN SEARCH OF GALAPAGOS revists Darwin’s theory and explores whether humans really can coexist with animals.

1 x 60’ 4K & HD Producer: PlayOnCast Corp.

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HOPE FOR WILDLIFE

Hope Swinimer, her staff and volunteers rescue, rehabilitate and release thousands of animals each year – while struggling to make ends meet. HOPE FOR WILDLIFE is an emotionally charged look at what goes wrong when humans encroach on the natural environment. There isn’t always a happy ending, but there is always Hope.


BABY ANIMALS

With their big eyes and their wobbly first steps, baby animals are irresistible. From infant elephants to rambunctious rhinos, watch how nature nurtures its young as they eat, sleep and play their way to adulthood.

13 x 30’ 4K & HDProducer: Blue Ant Media

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NOMADS OF THE SERENGETI

Join veteran safari guide Jean Du Plessis as he takes you on an exhilarating trip through the Serengeti with migrating wildebeest. With incredible never-before-seen access, viewers are taken on an expedition of a lifetime as this two-million strong herd embarks on an 800 km, year-long journey of survival.

5 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Digital Crossing Productions

KENYA WILDLIFE DIARIES

In the shadow of Mount Kenya lies one of the most spectacular and busy game reserves in East Africa. The Lewa Reserve is home to fifteen thousand animals, including some of the rarest and most dangerous on earth. Follow the conservancy staff as they brave some very extreme challenges in order to make sure wild Africa’s greatest treasures live on.



GREAT PARKS OF AFRICA

Experience exhilarating cliff-side vistas, stunning succulent flora, vast arid deserts, lush welands and amazing animal populations across more than four million hectares of parkland in GREAT PARKS OF AFRICA. This six-part series illustrates the remarkable diversity of the continent’s epic parks.


SEASONS OF THE WILD

With 600 animal species, nine distinct habitats and two contrasting seasons, the Florida Everglades is an ecosystem unlike any other. In SEASONS OF THE WILD explore the climate and creatures of these constantly evolving wetlands.

2 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Pyramid Productions


EXTREME AFRICA

Africa’s diverese terrain is as awesome as it is deadly. With scalding volcanicfields, scorched-earth deserts, and violent waterways, discover what lives insome of the world’s most inhospitable places and see how these species have adapted to thrive where others would perish.


REEF WRECKS

There are more than three million known shipwreck sites in the world. Some hold riches - others reveal lost history. But the most spectacular wrecks are the ones that simply refuse to die. They are known as REEF WRECKS. Reef wrecks are the true treasures of the underwater world - part of the ocean’s endless cycle of life – suspended in time – marking a new beginning for the sea creatures that surround them.



VOLCANIC ODYSSEYS

Travel to the places where the Earth’s inner fury explodes. In this fascinating and adrenaline-fuelled exploration of the globe’s mightiest mountains, fearless adventurers travel to the most eruptive volcanoes on the planet.


WILD ISRAEL

Discover a rich and diverse landscape, almost entirely untouched by man. Featuring some of the world’s most unique variety of species that have traveled from Africa, Asia and Europe and natural phenomena found nowhere else in the world, WILD ISRAEL takes you on a breathtaking journey atop the highest peaks and lowest valleys and reveals Israel’s best kept ecological secrets.

5 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Ananey Communications


MYSTERIES OF EVOLUTION

The natural world is full of puzzles and problems that science is still working to answer. Why did penguins stop flying? Why do female cheetahs cheat? On MYSTERIES OF EVOLUTION find the solutions tonature’s toughest questions.


STRANGE CREATURES

Witness astounding adaptations, marvellous mating rituals and amazing abnormalities among the weirdest of the wild. From vampire-fanged deer to fur-covered crabs, the animal kingdom’s curious and bizarre are captured in stunning 4K detail on STRANGE CREATURES.



LAND OF GREMLINS

The exotic island of Madagascar is home to some of the weirdest and most wonderful creatures in the world. LAND OF GREMLINS explores the island’sextensive evolutionary history and reveals the array of extraordinary animals in this true wildlife Eden.


AFRICA’S HIDDEN KINGDOMS

AFRICA’S HIDDEN KINGDOMS explores the wonders of the most primitive plant and wildlife biomes found in Africa. See the flower carpets of Namaqualand — a global biodiversity hotspot - and the southern right whales that mate off the coast of the De Hoop Nature Reserve, as you revel in the beautiful, ancient and bizarre world of South Africa’s wildlife kingdoms.



ATTACK AND DEFEND

Watch indisputable apex predators and unassuming-but-lethal prey wage war in nature’s daily battle royale as those who attack and those who defend use specialized skills in their fight to live another day.


COASTAL AFRICA

Africa’s opposite shores converge at its southern tip, creating an environment bursting with vibrant marine life. Watch as brown fur seals, African penguins and sea turtles share this ocean paradise with great white sharks, dolphins, humpbacks and countless schools of fish in COASTAL AFRICA.



THE LIVING BEACH

Where do waves come from and why are they always parallel to the shore, nomatter which way the shore faces? THE LIVING BEACH highlights the world’smost unique and amazing beaches and reveals how physics, nature and ourown interactions contribute to the creation and evolution of these coastlines.


ARCTIC SECRETS

We journey to the most remote Arctic landscapes, populated with animals and plants that have adapted to survive in the harshest climates on the planet. Using remote camera technology, ARCTIC SECRETS explores this land through spectacular and never-before-seen, aerial panoramas.

5 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: White Pine Pictures


GREAT BLUE WILD

The wildest adventures of the world’s greatest dive shops are revealed in their own underwater video footage. Hear stories from the dive shop pros as they encounter massive humpbacks, majestic manta rays, spectacular schools of fish and menacing sharks.


New Season WATERWORLD AFRICA

With freshwater forests, saline lakes and diverse deltas, Africa boasts someof the most important wetlands and rivers in the world. Discover what lurksbeneath the surfaces of the Congo River and Botswana’s Okavango Delta andsee who’s travelled to get a drink from precious but perilous floodplains. Fromtigerfish to hydrating hippos, you’ve never seen Africa like this.

8 x 60’ 4K & HD Producer: Off The Fence


AMERICA OVER THE EDGE

AMERICA OVER THE EDGE blazes a trail along an incredible frontier - an aerial journey high above the features that define the United States - tracing one of the most diverse coastal landscapes in the world andrevealing a wealth of treasures.

13 x 60’ 4K & HD Producer: Arcadia Entertainment

UNDISCOVERED VISTAS

UNDISCOVERED VISTAS reveals some of the most beautiful places in the world. From the sun-soaked islands of the Bahamas to the magnificent volcanoes of the Chilean desert, spectacular aerial vistas uncover the planet’s geographic wonders.



THE WILD WILD EAST

Using the latest in technology, this series journeys to the North Americanmaritime woods and waters, a legendary land-of-plenty that is unrivalled innatural beauty, wildlife and rough-hewn diversity on an epic scale. More thantwice the size of the UK, though with only 3% of the human population, it’s aworld where wildlife runs strong and free.


WILD ROCKIES

WILD ROCKIES gets you up close and personal with the animals who have made the iconic Rocky Mountains their home. Witness wild horses living in the desert-like surroundings of the Okanagan Valley and grizzly bears batting salmon out of the glacier-fed rivers. WILD ROCKIES tells the stories of the incredible creatures living among the peaks and valleys of this majestic landscape.



BRAZIL UNTAMED

Deep in the heart of Brazil lies the Pantanal, a lush wetland of unimaginablebiodiversity. It is as astonishing as it is unforgiving, with nearly 1,500 differentmammals, birds and fish, all struggling to survive in the face of extremeseasonal transformations and the threat of fierce predators. Delve deep into the Brazillian wilderness in this captivating new series where danger lurks behind every breath-taking corner.

10 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Handel Productions

JAGO: A LIFE UNDER WATER

JAGO: A LIFE UNDERWATER is the story of Rohani - an 80 year-oldhunter who hobbles around on land but dives like a fish on a single breath,descending to great depths for several minutes to stalk his prey like a trueunderwater predator. From a ramshackle hut on the Sulawesi Sea, this Yo-da-like old man tells his story, recreated in 4k with the most beautiful images of the Bajau ever captured.

1 x 60’ 4K & HDProducer: Underdog Films in Associationwith Fantomline Pictures, Vistaar Productions & James Morgan Films


OCEAN PARKS

Bursting with all the color, life and natural beauty of the underwater world, OCEAN PARKS explores spectacular protected marine habitats andshowcases the incredible wildlife living above and below the surface.


4K VISTAS

4K BABY WILDLIFE

The most beautiful thing in the world is the world itself. 4K VISTAS delivers that beauty in spectacular 4K for a perspective that transcends viewing and becomes experience. Cruise over the cliffs of Gros Morne National Park, the geysers of Boliva, the salt flats of Chile, or watch elk wander through the Rocky Mountains. 4K Vistas allow you to experience the world from your own home.

4K BABY WILDLIFE captures baby animals, in stunning 4K, while sleeping, eating and playing. Watching a baby animal experience the world can soften even the hardest of hearts. 4K BABY WILDLIFE takes viewers up close to frolicking baby rhinos, trotting warthogs or clinging emperor tamarin monkeys. Don’t miss the awe-inspiring moments from babies of all shapes and sizes!

65 x 60’ 4K & HD NatureProducer: Blue Ant Media

56 x 60’ 4K & HD Nature, WildlifeProducer: Blue Ant Media

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MEET THE TEAM

Solange Attwood Senior Vice President,

International

Responsible for acquisitions, co-productions, pre-sales, as well as content licensing across the US

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Kate Blank Director,

International Sales

Responsible for content licensing across Asia-Pacific,

German-speaking Europe, and Eastern Europe

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Mike Jackson Senior Director, International

Sales & Acquisitions

Responsible for acquisitions, co-productions, pre-sales, as well as content licensing across UK, Nordics, Benelux, Italy, Greece,

Cyprus, and the Middle East

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Gwen Jones McCauley Director, International Sales

& Acquisitions

Responsible for acquisitions and content licensing across Canada, US Hispanic, Latin

America, Spain, Portugal, France, Africa and Ancillary

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