Sundance Orders Second Season of Rossellini Series

CANNES, October 15: Green Porno, Isabella Rossellini’s short-film series about the
sex lives of various creatures, has eight new episodes that are set to premiere
on the Sundance Channel website in April 2009.

The new episodes will explore the reproductive habits of
marine animals, including the shrimp, squid, anchovy, barnacle, limpet,
starfish and elephant seal. FremantleMedia Enterprises will distribute the
shorts, available for Internet, mobile and television sales internationally
beginning spring 2009. The new season will also include two experimental
segments, which will feature a mix of animation and live documentary footage
with interactive elements.

Rossellini said, “The secret to Green Porno is that they allow of us to laugh but they also
communicate true scientific information. Because of what I learned in doing
research for this series I felt strongly that there needed to be an added
environmental element to really inform people how delicate the futures of these
creatures are.”

“Sundance Channel audiences were vastly amused and
entertained by Green Porno,” added
Christopher Barry, Sundance Channel’s senior VP of digital media and business
strategy. “The length, style and humor of these shorts make them perfect for
digital viewing and we are eagerly awaiting Isabella’s take on ocean
creatures.”

—By Kristin Brzoznowski