Catherine Alvaresse

Senior VP, Sales & Co-productions, Europe Images International

What are your top five shows for MIPTV?
The Destiny of Rome, 2×52′, Documentary, history: After the success of ‘Trafalgar’, this mini-series using full-synthesis images, recounts two decisive battles of Antiquity  which were major steps in the founding of the Roman empire.
The Odyssey of the Continents, 5×52′, Documentary, science: Journey through time and place as we unveil the awesome geological forces constantly redrawing our world map.
Marion Mazzano, 6×52′, Fiction, detective: Most people don’t choose to go to prison. But Marion Mazzano does. A former policewoman, she works every day with dangerous criminals as they prepare to be released.
Survival Kit, 52×4′, Animation, family: Teens can have it tough. Luckily, now there’s a Survival Kit! This engaging new animated series is preventive medicine for every sort of adolescent emergency.
My Giant Friend, 52×13′: Launches into a futuristic new world where a group of street-smart Earth kids team up with a mischievous extraterrestrial to save the aliens and save the day.

Why will they appeal to buyers?
Our buyers are thrilled by The Destiny of Rome, produced for ARTE. This brilliant mini series uses the most sophisticated full synthesis images to recount the most amazing battles of Antiquity! When science meets history the mix is quite appealing! The proof: The show is already pre sold to National Geographic International, Skai in Greece, DRTV (Denmark), RAI (Italy) and Telequebec (Canada). We are in discussion with a lot of clients concerning the other series in preparation: The Destiny of Greece.
Odyssey of Continents—this scientific cutting series produced for ARTE and Radio Canada tells the fascinating journey of Earth and more specifically of our continents. Again science and technology embraces a great story and television is so keen of this. Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Mexico and Greece already bought the show and we are in discussion with Japan and Italy right now.
Marion Mazzano—a great intimate female story encounters a thriller! Thriller is the most popular genre right now for French drama exportation and the mini series is produced by the famous producer GMT for France 2: a mark of quality! The series is still in production and we are about to start the sales.
My Giant Friend—this pure adventure animation series targets the 8 to 12 years old kids. They are fans of these humorous and energetic characters! Already sold to Italy, Latin America, Spain, Middle East, Turkey, Czeck republic and Norway the series is already aired in France (France 3 and Canal J) and is a great success!
Survival Kit—still in production, the series is very engaging, funny and different! That talks about teens and family and touches everyone! We are in discussion with a lot of different clienst and we are about to start our sales!

What are your goals and expectations for MIPTV?
Sales sales sales as usual!
Besides blue cheep documentary, Europe Images international is now back into great drama series and top quality animation shows. Therefore we are expecting to confirm our success for our top programs but also to start great new sales for our new properties.