Sparks Preps Slate for DISCOP

STOCKHOLM: Among the titles Sparks Network is set to present at DISCOP is Mystical Tales, from its new Ukrainian member, Film UA.

Mystical Tales is a documentary-style reenactment program without dialogue that focuses on stories of supernatural occurrences experienced in daily life by ordinary people.

Three movies are to be presented—Alone, Sleeping Princess and In Darkness—from top Turkish director Çagan Irmak, as well as the successful Turkish series Second Spring (Ikinci Bahar). It tells the story of a middle-aged widower and widow who meet and deal with family and business issues together.

From OTW comes Everyday Heroes, a multiplatform project in which a newspaper, TV channel and online platform celebrate the country’s bravest people.

Hide & Seek is a reality game show where families compete in a game of hide-and-seek for prizes, with support from their celebrity and carpenter accomplices. This format is to premiere in fall 2011 in Ukraine.

In Wanted, a police sketcher draws a picture of your ideal mate, posts it on the web and viewers who think they match the sketch can apply to be part of the show. Once they are on the show they will be handcuffed and examined by the participant.

Supermarket Challenge is a competitive shopping spree game show where two couples are given four minutes to grab items they will have to defend at the checkout counter during a quiz.

In Great Cake Bake season two, three top wedding cake designers compete to create a bride’s dream cake. The program had a successful run in the U.K.

Pirates, a new adventure reality series, takes place on an island in the Caribbean where contestants fight for buried treasure.

The 71×90-minute Turkish drama series Ezel has already been sold to 30 countries. In this crime drama series, a young man who is unjustly imprisoned after returning from military service fakes his own death and seeks revenge on those who have wronged him.