NATPE K-M

By VARIETY STAFF

Kiddinx Media

Lahnstrasse 21

12055 Berlin, Germany

(49-30) 68972-0

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web site:

In Las Vegas: Treasure Islawww.kiddinx-media.dend Hotel

Attending: Andrea Bannert-Droof, director of TV & merchandising.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS: "Benjamin Blumchen," Benjamin's elephantastic adventures take children into a world full of excitement and fun; 52 x 26 min.

King World Media Sales

1700 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

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Fax:: [phone]

Booth: 923

Attending: Steven Hirsch, president; Michael Auerbach, senior VP; Kevin Brown, Patrick Collins, VP's; Robin King, Patricia Brown-Bailey, VP's Midwest sales; Dale Casterline, VP, Western sales.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Ananda," daily talk show exploring topical issues in an informative, intelligent and entertaining style; daily x 60 min.

"Everybody Loves Raymond," a loving husband, father and son whose close loving family is, at times, a little too close for comfort; daily x 30 min.

King World Productions

10877 Wilshire Blvd., 9th floor

Los Angeles, CA 90024

[phone]

Fax: [phone]

Booth: 923

Attending: Roger King, chairman & co-CEO; Andy Friendly, president, programming & production; Steven Hirsch, president, King World Media Sales; Michael Auerbach, senior VP, King World Media Sales; J. Stuart Stringfellow, president, domestic TV sales; Joe DiSalvo, senior VP, general sales manager, domestic syndication & cable sales.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Ananda," daily talk show exploring topical issues in an informative, intelligent and entertaining style; daily x 60 min.

"Curtis Court," this series incorporates actual in-studio and on-location courtroom elements; daily x 30 min.

"The Oprah Winfrey Show," daily x 60 min.

"Inside Edition," newsmagazine; daily x 30 min.

Kodansha Ltd.

2-12-21 Otowa Bunkyo-ku

Tokyo 112-8001 Japan

(813) 3946-6201

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Booth:

Attending: Tomio Yoshioka, senior manager; Julie Ninomiya, licensing manager.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Naughty Monty," this animation aids children during their self-discovery period to encourage their curiousity but also show them the consequences of their actions; 80 x 1 min.

"Medarot," in a technologically advanced year every kid owns a high performance pet-robot called Medarot; 100 x 30 min.

"The Adventures of Mini-Goddesses," a hilarious adventure that is literally out-of-this-world of the three goddess sisters; 48 x 7 min.

"Dick Bruna's Miffy Animation," helps children to learn about colors, numbers, different shapes and songs while having fun discovering the world around them; 83 x 5 min.

Kushner-Locke

11601 Wilshire Blvd., 21st floor

Los Angeles, CA 90025

[phone]

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Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 455; phone [phone], fax [phone]

Attending: Donald Kushner; Peter Locke, co-chairmen; Rob Aft, president intl. distribution; Cynthia Griffiths, VP intl. distribution; Mevelyn Valladares, VP sales administration; Vaughdrea Harvey, manager contracts administration.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Wolfgirl," story of a beautiful teenage girl who is transformed into a ridiculed freak by a rare disfiguring genetic disorder.

"Lions Are Loose," escaping from a wildlife safari theme park the ferocious creatures are desperate for food and seek out the residents of an isolated suburban community.

"Thrills," this series revolves around the erotic adventures of the young, hip staff at a popular men's magazine; 13 x 30 min.

"Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula," betrayed by his brother, a patriotic warlord must fight to save his kingdom from foreign oppressors.

Lacey Entertainment

1414 Ave. of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

[phone]

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Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 2422

Attending: Brian Lacey, president

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Pokemon," 208x 30 min.

"Power Stone," a series of a young man who dreams of being the world's greatest martial artist; 26 x 30 min.

"Tama and Friends," children's animated series with delightful stories with positive values; 26 x 30 min or 52 x 10 min.

"Cubix," a robot with a secret energy source from another world that gives him incredible powers to go with his heart of gold; 26 x 30 min.

Lakeshore Intl.

5555 Melrose Ave.

Gloria Swanson Bldg., 4th floor

Hollywood, CA 90038

[phone]

Fax: [phone]

Booth: 1623; phone [phone], fax [phone].

Attending: Stephanie Denton, president; Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard, manager intl. sales.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Delivering Milo," a soul who is next in line to be born, but refuses to leave Heaven.

"Steal This Movie!," charts the rise and fall of Abbie Hoffman-activist, radical, fugitive and his personal struggle of the late 60's and 70's in America.

"Animal Farm," deals with an uprising of farm animals against their human masters.

"Better Living," three grown daughters attempt to find their own personal ways to deal with the return of their extranged father.

Liberty Intl. Entertainment

1990 Westwood Blvd., Penthouse

Los Angeles, CA 90025

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Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 6016; phone [phone]

Attending: Irv Holender, chairman; Randy Naft, president-CEO; Noel Gimbel, director, Liberty Intl. Publishing; Rick Redlich, VP business legal affairs; Helen Stredder-Sevel, director intl. sales; Maggie Cheng, director media marketing Asia.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Terrorism," this series profile terrorist ideologies and techniques and explores the terrorist personality and offers theories on why desperate people abandon the usual channels of negotiation and resort to violence to accomplish their mission; 6 x 60 min.

"Phenomenon - The Lost Archives," explores controversial topics and reveals new information that the international institutions and secret governments do not want the public to know; 14 x 60 min.

"Scope," magazine format features footage of the latest discoveries and innovations in science, technology and nature from leading experts in the world; 65 x 30 min.

"Las Vegas Up Close," a dynamic prresentation of Las Vegas on and off the Strip and behind the scenes produced in an Entertainment Tonight format; 26 x 30 min.

Link Entertainment

7 Baron's Gate

33-35 Rothschild Road

London W4 5HT, U.K

(44-20) 8996-4800

Fax : [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web site: www.linklicensing.com

Booth: 1663-A.06

Attending: Claire Derry, managing director; Daina Sacco, head of productions & acquisitions; Cynthia Kennedy, sales manager; Jacqueline Segovia, sales exec.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Preston Pig," animated series following the continuing and unsuccessful attempts by Mr. Wolf to capture and eat Preston Pig; 26 x 10 min.

"Ethelbert the Tiger," the adventures of a tiger cub, who everyday presents a new question to his wise friend Dilip; 52 x 5 min.

"Second Star to the Left," a rabbit, guinea pig and hamster discover a parcel that has fallen from Santa's sleigh and decide to return it to the child; 30 min. animated spesh.

"Hamilton Mattress," model animation spesh in which an unloved Aardvark and his canny caterpillar companion embark on an epic adventure in which friendship and talent triumph over vanity and greed; 30 min.

Lions Gate Entertainment

Booth: 209

Attending: Dennis Miller, president, Lions Gate TV; Joe Drake, president, Lions Gate films Intl; Kevin Beggs, exec VP series, Lions Gate TV; Jean Huang, VP intl. sales; Ellen Burditt, senior VP drama series, Lions Gate TV; Doug Schwartz, exec. producer, Lions Gate TV.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Who Wants to Date a Hooters Girl?," 195 x 30 min.

"Tracker," 22 x 60 min.

"Tourist Trap," 13 x 30 min.

"Global Cops," 26 x 30 min.

Locomotion

404 Washington Ave.

Miami Beach, FL 33139

[phone]

Fax: [phone]

Booth: 2410

Attending: Rodrigo Piza, general manager; Javiera Balmaceda, programming & acquisitions manager

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Fracto," the latest animation, composting and editing technologies, creating images that mix colors and unusual forms; 4 x 20 min.

"El Santos," a legendary cult comic strip that appeared weekly in a Mexican newspaper.

"Teevey," ives in a world where logic has no meaning, what you see is what you get.

"Rudo by Night," a twisted story about a wrestling night school that explores the distorted relationship between an instructor and each one of his peculiar students.

Lolafilms

Velazquez 12 - 7o

28001 Madrid, Spain

(34-91) 436-7400

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web site: www.lolafilms.com

Booth: 5247-B

Attending: Marina Fuentes, VP, intl. sales - Spanish films; Will Machin, VP, intl. sales - English films; Frida Torresblanco, head of new media; Francisco Garcia, line producer.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"The Goalkeeper," a football con-artist earning a meagre living from informal games around war-torn Spain meets his match in a fugitive anarchist; 88 min.

"The Girl of Your Dreams," the amorous intentions of a top minister causes chaos for a Spanish production team shooting a film in Germany; 123 min.

"Second Skin," what would you do if you discovered that your husband in being unfaithful with... another man? 106 min.

"Goya in Bordeaux," Goya recounts his rise into the Royal Court of Charles IV and his love affair with the Duchess of Alba; 106 min.

London Films

71 South Audley Street

London W1K IJA, U.K

(44-20) 7499-7800

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web site: londonfilms.com

Booth: 1663-B.01

Attending: Andrew Luff, managing director; Christopher Roudette, sales exec.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"The Scarlet Pimpernel," new series of Baroness Orczy's classic adventure series set in England and France at the time of the French Revolution; 6 x 90 min. or 12 x 50 min.

"In the Wake of the Vikings," a look at the voyage that explorer Leif Ericson made 1,000 years ago around the coast of Greenland to Iceland; 52 min.

"Maple Leaf Express," adventure documentary that starts in Nova Scotia on Canada's far eastern coast and travels through Canada to British Columbia on the Pacific Coast; 53 min.

London TV Service

21-25 St Anne's Court

London W1F OBJ, U.K

(44-20) 7494-8022

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web site: www.londontv.com

Booth: 1663-D.04

Attending: Jane Clarke, head of production, Infonation; Chris Courtney Taylor, managing director; John Ridley, general manager; Reina Norris, sales & marketing exec.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"The Edge," series focusing on cutting edge scientific achievements; 12 x 30 min.

"Style Tribes," insights into image making in fashion, football, music, tourism, design and film; 6 x 50 min.

"London Fashion Week," twice yearly look both on and off the runway at what's in and what's not; 2 x 30 min.

"Back to Babel," the role of the English on the world stage; 4 x 50 min. in development.

Mainframe Entertainment

2025 W. Broadway, Suite 550

Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6J 1Z6

[phone]

Fax: [phone]

Booth: 4623

Attending: Ian Pearson, president & CEO; Dan Didio, VP.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Reboot," this childrens series takes you into a magical world inside a personal computer to the multilevel city of Mainframe; 39 x 22 min.

"Dots Bots," a determined 12-year-old creates a zany collection of robots assembled from scraps found in her grandfather;s junkyard that come to live.

"Scary Godmother," a childrens series about a witch with a large heart, a sense of humor, and a taste for excitement who introduces a young girl to an uncommon place where the spooky and macabre are common.

"Gatecrashers," follows the exploits of a half-human, half-alien teenager named Alex, successfully blending the science fiction and pop culture genres.

Marathon Intl.

27 rue de la Faisanderie

75116 Paris, France

(33-1) 44-34-66-00

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web site: www.marathon.fr

Attending: Olivier Bremond, CEO; Thorunn Anspach, sales & acquisitions manager; Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet, sales exec; Pascal Breton, Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, managing directors.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Totally Spies," series concerning three girlfriends "with an attitude" who have to cope with their daily lives at high school as well as the pressures of international espionage; 52 x 26 min.

"There's No Food Like My Food," an insight into culinary customs from around the world; 26 x 13 min.

"Treasures of the Earth," a look at how minerals have affected men and women, for better or worse, over the years; 3 x 52 min. or 12 x 26 min.

"The Kennedy Secrets," documentary looking at the Kennedy family; 60 min.

Media Partners Group

Via Serbelloni 14

20122 Milan, Italy

(39-02) 771121

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 6020

Attending: Bob Seligman; Sabrina Cencioni.

Mega Entertainment Intl.

150 W. 25th St., Suite 503

New York, NY 10001

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Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 941; phone [phone]

Attending: Ziv Sidi, president; Sharone Melamed, co-founder; Natalia Viritch, VP intl. sales; Mor Sommer, VP productions; Adi Ben-Ezer, sales & marketing director; Chen Sidi, managing director production studios.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Secrets of the Hopi Indians," discover the spirit of the Native American Hopi tribe hidden in the canyons of Northern Arizona; 60 min.

"Secrets of the Alchemists," their world of mystery, sorcery and magic; 60 min.

"Secrets of the Bedouins," we join the Middle-Eastern nomads in their discovery of new lands and new life; 60 min.

"Secrets of the Lonesome Cowboys," follow the outlaw trail that was once taken by Butch Cassidy and find out what real cowboy's are made of; 60 min.

Mentorn Intl.

43 Whitfield Street

London W1T 4HA, U.K

(44-20) 7258-6834

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[e-mail]

Web site: www.mentorn.co.uk

Booth: 1663-F.05

Attending: Mark Rowland, managing director; Andrea Jackson, head of intl. sales.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Robot Wars," robots, built by members of the public, battle against each other and the invincible House Robots; 24 x 30 min. & 44 x 45 min.

"Exploitica," celebration and spoof of the weird and wonderful B-Movies that spooked the American drive-in audiences in the '50s and '60s; 10 x 30 min & 20 x 60 min.

"Star for a Night," a nation-wide search offers amateur singers the opportunity to be a star for a night.

"Techno Games," robotic and electronic athletes compete in hi-tech competition; 15 x 45 min.

Minotaur Intl.

160 Great Portland Street

London W1W 5QA, U.K

(44-20) 7299-5000

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 1663-E.14

Attending: Sarah Tong, head of sales; Robyn Hurd, snr. sales exec.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Hotel," when Air Force One is forced to land in a small English village, the American President secretly decamps to a country club hotel but little does he know what this quiet hotel holds in store; 100 min.

"Take Me," a man moves his family to a sleepy village hoping for a quiet life, but gets caught up in a wife swapping circle and falls in love with another woman; 6 x 50 min.

"The Fantastic Flying Journey," three children are whisked off by their eccentric great-uncle in his hot air balloon to find Perceval and his invention of magic dust that enables people to talk with animals; 13 x 30 min.

"Flash Boyfriend," Max engages players in a series of interactive scenarios based on the formation of his new rock band and quest for stardom; 6 x 4 min.

M.&L. Banks

330 5th Ave., Room 304

New York, NY 10001

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Booth: 751

Attending: Mitchell Banks, president.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"The Last Nazi," the hunt for Alois Brunner, most notorious Nazi criminal still alive; 60 min.

"The Who Looked Away," investigating why allied troops didn't bomb Aushwitz; 60 min.

"Aftermath," about remnants of recent wars-WW II, Vietnam, Yugoslavia; 60 min.

"Mom Can You Teach Me How to Hit," instructional video on baseball by former Chicago Cubs star; 60 min.

Modern Entertainment

16255 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1100

Encino, CA 91436

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Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 255

Attending: Michael Weiser, president & CEO; Ken DuBow, senior VP worldwide sales; Allyson Hall, VP intl. sales; Gene Lavelle, VP syndication sales; Jim Farah, VP syndication sales; Michelle Lara, account exec, Latin America sales.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Pure Gold III," 12 titles.

"Power Pak 2001," four sci-adventure titles.

"Crown International Library," 36 re-mastered classics.

Monarch Films

368 Danforth Ave.

Jersey City, NJ 07305

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Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 751

Attending: Arthur Skopinsky, president.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"3rd Date," reality series that joins three new young couples every week as they go on that critical 3rd date; 13 x 30 min.

"Reckless Indifference," about a murder trial and conviction of four suburban teenagers in Southern California; 1 x 52 min & 1 x 100 min.

"Invisible Revolution," about the views of young people on race on both sides of the issue; 55 min.

"Juvies," this film draws the viewer inside the harsh and unforgiving world of juvenile detention centers and prisons; 52 min.

Moonstone Entertainment

P.O. Box 7400

Studio City, CA 91614

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Booth: 1623; phone [phone]

Attending: Ernst Stroh, CEO

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Dorian," a modern day update of the Oscar Wilde novel, The Portrait of Dorian Gray.

"Everything Put Together," in a quiet suburban community where everything ispeaceful and in its place something no one is prepared for happens.

"Hidden Agenda," when the FBI can't protect a witness it's up to ex-agent Price and his own private witness protection program to take them under.

"Wilder," a sexy maverick cop is assigned a homicide case in which there is only one suspect and she stumbles upon a deadly conspiracy.

Morgan Creek

4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg 76

Burbank, CA 91522

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Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 1623

Attending: James G. Robinson, chairman-CEO; Howard Kaplan, CFO; Brian Robinson, head worldwide marketing; Jonathan Deckter, VP intl.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Ace Ventura; The Animated Series," follows Ace in his quest to protect and save animals while teaching kids to respect animals with laughs the entire way; 41 x 25min.

"Ace Ventura Pet Detective," the orginal comedy; 90 min.

"Last of the Mohicans," this epic adventure follows the life of Hawkeye during the tumultuous war between the English, the French and other Indian tribes in 1757; 112 min.

"Robin Hood," the classic tale; 143 min.

M6 Droits Audiovisuels

89 avenue Charles de Gaulle

92575 Neuilly sur Seine Cedex, France

(33-1) 41-92-68-66

Fax: [phone]

Booth: 5259

Attending: Bernard Majani, director; Catherine Wojtyczka, deputy manager; Laetitia Gavoty, Alexia de Beauvoir, sales execs.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Police District," drama series centered on life in a local police station; 18 x 52 min.

"High School Blues," the adventures of four teachers, a nurse, a headmaster and their students facing their daily problems; 18 x 52 min.

"Iron Nose," during the Middle Ages, a Super Knight with a secret identity spreads honor and justice in an imaginary and wacky kingdom; 52 x13 min. or 26 x 26 min.

"Little Kings of the World," documentaries on street children from Colombia, India and Morocco; 3 x 26 min.

MTV Intl.

Vermundsgade 40

2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

(45-39) 169900

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web site: www.international.mtv.dk

Booth: 963

Attending: Jacob Houlind, director of sales & legal affairs; Carina Simons, sales exec.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Chatdating.net" program in which NET romances meet in "real life" for the first time; 25/90 min. format.

"White Lies," drama about people of our times, with focus on the relationships between them and the eternal questions that surround love, friendships and loyalty.

"Venus vs. Mars," ever existing differences between men and women are discussed and laughed at in a relaxed, private and fun atmosphere.

"This is Your Fridge," gourmet mix of food, celebrities and fun in which the show's host and a lively chef pay a surprise visit to the home of a celebrity.

MTV Networks Intl.

1515 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

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Booth: 5420

Attending: Kathleen Hricik, exec VP intl. program enterprises; Debbie Back, VP intl. program enterprises; Jennifer Liang, Steve Patscheck, Nicolas Bonard, director's intl. program enterprises; Laura Burrell, sales manager, intl. program enterprises

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Jackass," featuring silly pranks and ridiculous stunts performed by total jackasses; 24 x 30 min.

"2000 Europe Music Awards," 90 min.

"Storytellers," a performance series gives singer/songwriters a chance to play their music and tell the stories behind their greatest songs; 2 x 30 min.; 25 x 60 min.; 90 min.

"Dora the Explorer," animated series featuring a 7-year-old Latina girl who lives inside a computer; 26 x 30 min.

Multimedia Group of Canada

261 du St. Sacrement St.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 3V2

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Email: [e-mail]

Booth: 5032; phone [phone]

Attending: Jacques Bouchard, president; Sari Buksner, senior VP, intl. sales & development; Roselyne Brouillet, intl. sales exec.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"Show Me The Funny," hilarious home videos; 80 x 30 min.

"Schlessinger Science Library," this series provides answers to children's most frequently asked science questions; 162 x 23 min.

"Real Families," peer into theemotional private lives of real families from all walks of life who share the joys, hassles and realities of raising children; 26 x 30 min.

"Frank's Minutes!," animated imaginary world of caustic wit, verbal voltage and hilarious flights of fancy; 13 x 30 min.

Myriad Pictures/J&M Entertainment

421 S. Beverly Drive, 5th Floor

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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Booth: 1663-C.02

Attending: Tony Lytle, snr. VP, worldwide TV; Philip von Alvensleben, board member.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

"The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack," humorous portrait of American folk music legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott; 104 min.

"Complicity," a young Scottish journalist is implicated in a series of brutal murders seemingly related to one of his own articles; 93 min.

"Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire," two brothers each meet the girl of their dreams and must choose between their adolescent fantasy world and the very real responsibilities that accompany true love; 89 min.

"Cleopatra's Second Husband," the arrival of houseguests wreaks havoc on the lives of a happy couple, causing them to split but when they make a photographer their next target he hatches a unique scheme for revenge; 92 min.