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HISTORY / MIPTV 2019 / SERIES

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE CISTERCIANS

We travel to France, Germany and Italy to find out about the fascinating world of the medieval Cistercian Order. What was the secret behind their incredible achievements and skills? Three films rediscover the world of Cistercian Monasteries revealing the reasons for the cloisters’ old success story and taking us from the present day into the fascinating world of the Middle Ages – into the architecture, painting, book illumination, sculpture, commerce, horticulture and viticulture, livestock and fish farming and into the […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SCIENCE / SERIES / WILDLIFE

SUPERSENSES – SUPER SIGHT

Vision is crucial to survival. It’s how ninety five percent of animals interpret the world. Eyes are so vital they’ve evolved independently almost one hundred times, from the incredibly simple to the bafflingly complex. The results are a countless array of shapes, sizes, colours and abilities. Whether an animal has just two or hundreds of eyes, they’re adapted perfectly for its particular suite of needs. Eyes have evolved to compensate for underwater distortion, tell danger from dinner from vast distances, […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

SUPERSENSES – SUPER POWERS

A lizard that can run on water, a colourful crustacean with a deadly punch, a miniscule frog with skin that can kill, a beaver with iron-coated teeth, and a crocodile with a bite so strong, it can crush a car. The natural world is packed with incredible superpowers. We find out why and how some of the world’s most amazing animals use their special powers to survive in a diverse range of environments, and how they push the limits of […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

SUPERSENSES – INVISIBLE WORLD

Sight and sound are two of humans’ most important senses, and to us the world seems full of dazzling colours and bustling noises. But compared to some animals, our senses are sorely limited. Beyond our scope of perception, there is an invisible world that humans know little about, but that some animals rely on in order to survive. We delve into a kaleidoscopic world of colour, discovering the ways in which insects use ultraviolet light to guide them to their […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

CARPATHIAN PREDATORS – REALM OF THE BEAR

The Carpathian mountains stretch across seven European countries; a land of vast primeval forests, steep gorges and isolated peaks, that offers a precious refuge for some of the continent’s most charismatic creatures. Over the course of a summer, a mother brown bear struggles to find enough food for herself and her two young cubs. Long summer days are spent fattening up in preparation for the harsh winter ahead. For the youngsters, it’s a time to learn the essential survival skills […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

COLOMBIA’S WILD COAST – MARCH OF THE CRABS

On the tiny Caribbean Island of Providencia, 400 miles from Colombia’s Atlantic coast, a young female black crab is about to undertake the biggest mission of her life; to escort her 80,000 eggs from her mountain top home, on a 2 mile hike to the coast. Using cutting edge camera equipment to capture every minute detail of the young crab’s migration, this film will bring the very highest quality of world wildlife cinematography to Providencia like it has never been […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

COLOMBIA’S WILD COAST – GORGONA, SNAKE PRISON ISLAND

Gorgona, a remote Colombian island, has a dark secret. It’s a natural fortress, surrounded by shark-infested seas, blanketed in impenetrable jungle and teaming with deadly snakes. For that reason it was chosen by the Colombian government as the site of a high security prison, Colombia’s own Alcatraz. In 1959 it began housing the nation’s most notorious criminals. It was modelled on Nazi concentration camps and claims of human rights abuse were rife. Murders within its walls were common. For twenty-five […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

WILD LATIN AMERICA – REALM OF THE SPECTACLED BEAR

High in the Andean Mountains lives South America’s only species of bear – the Spectacled Bear. One of the most endangered bear on earth, there could be as few as thirteen thousand of them left. The wild and secluded Chaparri Ecological Reserve in Northern Peru is a safe haven for a small population of these bears. We’ll observe these shy and charismatic creatures at play, foraging and looking for mates in their mountainous home. Amazona was orphaned at nine months […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

WILD LATIN AMERICA – HUMPBACK, BIRTH OF A GIANT

In crystal clear waters off the Pacific coast of Colombia, a new-born humpback whale breaks the surface as he draws his first breath. He is already 16 feet long, a giant, but the challenges ahead of him are monumental. It’s winter. Before the season turns he must nurse constantly on his mother’s fat-rich milk to bulk-up, and he must learn the life skills he needs before undertaking one of the longest migrations on the planet: a journey five thousand miles […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

SURVIVING THE AMAZON – JUNGLE LOVE

Abundant as the jungles of the Amazon are, finding love and raising a family can be a challenge and mating strategies are as different as the animals themselves. The rainforest canopy is home to many species of monkeys like the titis. They’re monkey monogamists. When they hook up they’re looking for love that will last a lifetime. They couldn’t be more different than their neighbours the squirrel monkeys. These plucky primates come together only during breeding season then they go […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

SURVIVING THE AMAZON – JUNGLE KILLERS

In the vast stretches of the Amazon Rainforest thousands of species are pitted against each other – engineered by evolution with ingenious weapons and defenses: speed, stealth, poison, cunning, jaws and ferocious claws – who will be victorious? A female jaguar stalks the riverbank. Jaguars are the largest terrestrial carnivore in the Amazon. Queen of the jungle, with her immense size and power she can take down other large predators like giant river otters, caiman and even anacondas. A green […]
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4K / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / SERIES / WILDLIFE

SURVIVING THE AMAZON – JUNGLE JUNIORS

Every year, two hundred thousand of Peru’s monkeys are trafficked illegally, almost all of them babies. Isla de los Monos, island of the monkeys, gives victims of the pet trade, legal and illegal hunting a second chance. Jungle Juniors documents the struggles of these youngsters to survive without their mother’s care or the protection of a natal troop on this unique island. Recent arrivals Emita, Rusa and Celia have been nursed back to health by the conservationists. They now roam […]
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