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Palatin Media line up in AFM

At AFM 2013 Palatin Media is located in the Loews Hotel, Suite 629 (German Films), and will present the following highlights


For our 3D high end docu-feature LEGACY OF GODS, we are proud to confirm, that MORGAN FREEMAN (March of the Penguins) has agreed to star as narrator.

The long awaited feature KICK, ideal for programming and video releases around the 2014 Soccer World Championship next year, is ready for screening at our booth.

Furthermore, we are proud to present COMING HOME WITH THE KENNEDYS by world famous interviewer DAPHNE BARAK, 1h special a.o. for CBS narrated by WOOPY GOLDBERG: the only special with the whole living Kennedy family on the occasion of 50 year assassination JFK (November 22th, 1963), 20 year death of Jackie Kennedy (May 19th, 1994) and 15 year plane crash of JFK jr. (July 16th, 1999). 

The action event movie BOREALIS has just been elected as one of the best written fiction production 2013 by Broadcast Magazin. 

MILLENIUM has taken over US distribution of RUN 3D

We are also happy to report that BARABBAS enjoyed record ratings around the world during its first airing. 

And last but not least we have the fresh and first time in HD classic movie BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT with DONALD SUTHERLAND, available for your consideration. 

Looking forward to seeing you in Los Angeles!!

Best regards,

Bernd Schlötterer

LEGACY OF GODS 3D


Taking the excitement of 3D to the next level

Synopsis: Stunning 3D footage, never-before experienced areal shots taken from remote-controlled multicopters, frame rates of 48 frames per second or more, ensuring rock-steady images and the 7.1 multi channel Dolby surround sound make this film the forerunner of a brand new genre ...

All around the globe, we find sites of worship, testimony and clues to the depth of human faith and reverence - the bow before the Creator. And as different the testimonies and clues to profound faith may manifest themselves in the cultures of different people, it still appears as if they all had one common origin ... BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT DIVIDES US FROM ONE ANOTHER ALSO UNITES US! 

Ancient churches, carved right out of the mountain side, mystical temple ruins in the middle of a dense jungle, elegant mosques amid the hustle and bustle of Souks, stirring processions in honor of the Blessed Virgin, mixed with heathen elements, archaic cremations beside sacred rivers, lively monasteries in the Himalayas and gigantic necropolis in the desert - all of them sites of human devotion.

Director: Till Hastreiter
Narrator: Morgan Freeman
Status: In Production

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

KICK


Synopsis: A dangerous game of cat and mouse is played with aspiring, young footballers Dan (Rik Young) and Steve (Daniel Bayle) who have bribed their way into a premier league football stadium to play in an illicit underground football club one night. Unbeknownst to them, they are being watched and are already trapped unwittingly in a game of survival. As their match ends, their nightmare begins.

Cast: Rik Young, Daniel Bayle, Kellie Shirley, Pete Lee Wilson, Richard Strange

Director: Marcus Warren

Status: Completed

WATCH TRAILER HERE

 

 

       

 

COMING HOME WITH THE KENNEDYS


 

It is the ONLY SPECIAL shot with the Kennedy family this summer, to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President JFK. It has big historic significance because it is the first ever televised assassination of a U.S. President (they declined many other offers to participate in television specials). It is a rare reunion of 35 members of the Kennedy dynasty, extensively and exclusively filmed and photographed for public consumption during a historical trip to reacquaint with their roots. Kennedy dynasty is also known with its tragedies. This special for the first time reveals exclusively never before heard sound bites and photos from JFK jr. who died tragically with his new bride in a plane crash.

Attached is a detailed description why this special is so rare

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WHOOPIE GOLDBERG will be the narrator!

The special can be used in total or segments by our clients in all media. It is particularly interesting in connection with the upcoming sad "jubilee dates":

 

 

Nov 22nd, 2013         50 year to the assassination of JFK 
May 19th, 2014          20 year for the death of Jackie Kennedy (queen of style)
July 16th, 2014          15 year to the tragic death of JFK jr. in a plane crash

Daphne Barak is a superstar in personality interwiews, a known book author and has syndicated shows on several US Channels. One of her most famous ones are interviews with Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse.

Network: CBS

Status: Completed

 

       

 

BOREALIS


BOREALIS is a $ 6Mio+ event movie. Menace lurks everywhere: in the high-takes games of resource exploitation and political manipulation. Guns, alcohol, polar bears, drugs - people who kill with little provocation. Borealis is a feature about our near future - what happens when the ice has melted. It´s about sabotage, politics and lawlessness , greed and finally the notion of territor. What it means and what people will do to gt it and hold it.

Synopsis:  BOREALIS takes place in the near future, 2045, in the not so near Arctic, in the International Arctic Free Zone. The central character is Vic Carboneau, an Ex-ultimate fighter played by Ty Olsson. Vic owns the tavern/hotel/brothel and is the Customs Officer. Meanwhile, a number of different international interests are vying for control of the area and the valuable mining and oil rights. Patrick Gallagher plays Taq, Vic’s best friend and right hand man. Terry Chen plays Roger, the town’s de facto coroner/doctor. Alison Freemont is an internationally known biologist/conservationist/blogger, played by Michelle Harrison.

 

She is trying to keep the indigenous wildlife from being driven to extinction. Greyston Holt plays Dan an American postdoctoral student who ends up helping both Vic and Alison. Cristina Rosato plays Bettina, one of the girls who works out of Vic´s place. Clive, playes by Bryan Dick, is one of her customers and a recovering addict who also does somework for Vic. While Vic does his best to keep things running smoothly in Borealis, the "law" comes in the form of the Canadian military led by Raminder, played by Karan Oberoi. When things start to heat up in Borealis and an international shake up of control looms, the UN sends in Svetlana, played by Christine Horne, to keep things on an even keel.

 

 

Cast: Ty Olsson (Battelstar Galactica, Shattered, Defying Gravity)
Michelle Harrison (Eureka, Endgames)

Christine Horne (Rookie Blue, Flashpoint)

Brendon Fletcher (Smallville, Defying Gravity)

Ona Grauer (Stargate SGU, The Bridge)

Brendan Fehr (Bones, SI: Miami, Roswell)
Patrick Gallagher (Glee, True Blood, Endgame)

Status: Completed

WATCH TRAILER HERE

 

 

Palatin Media handles Continental Europe incl. CIS and CES with exception of Italy and Scandinavia. Furthermore Palatin handles the international channels of Universal and Turner. 
We share international distribution outside of the US and Canada with our partners at DRG, info@drg.tv
+44 (0) 207 845 5200.
All other territories as well as international channels of FOX and Sony are taken care of our partners of DRG. 

       

 

RUN 3D


Synopsis: RUN is a fast paced, crime thriller, centering on street smart Daniel who utilizes "Parcours" to commit crimes as he and his father move nomadically from city to city. Daniel falls in love with beautiful fellow student Emily who has secrets of her own. Soon Daniel is pulled deeper into the crime world with everything he holds dear on the line. He ultimately uncovers and is forced to face the dark past of his father that resulted in their life on the run. Shot in native 3D in New York.

Cast: William Moseley (Chronicles of Narnia Triology), Kelsey Chow, Adrian Pasdar, Eric Roberts

Stunt Team: Tempest (Transformers, Twilight, Mall Cop)

Director: Simone Bartesaghi

Status: Completed

We are happy to report that RUN 3D has been nominated twice for the prestigious Milanese MUFF award for BEST SCREENWRITING - Simone Bartesaghi and BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Adrian Pasdar.

WATCH TRAILER HERE

   

 

BARABBAS (2x90' or 1x100' or 3x45' + 1x68')


Synopsis: Based on the Nobel Prize® winning novel by Pär Lagerkvist, BARABBAS is a four hour event miniseries that explores the epic story of the ultimate biblical sinner. Barabbas, the great robber, brigand and freedom-fighter is compelled to ponder the meaning of redemption for the rest of his life after he is spared from crucifixion when Pilate manipulates the crowd into pardoning him, rather than Jesus Christ. Struggling with his spirituality after his wife Esther is brutally murdered for being a follower of Jesus, Barabbas goes through many ordeals that lead him to the gladiatorial arena, where he wins his freedom and confronts his inner demons, lastly becoming a believer and follower of the man who was crucified in his place.

Cast: Billy Zane (Titanic), Hristo Shopov (The Passion of the Christ), Paolo Seganti (LA Confidential, Largo Winch), Cristiana Capotondi (Merlin), Filippo Nigro (Facing Windows), Anna Valle (Callas and Onassis, Soraya)

Director: Roger Young
Network: Produced for REELZ CHANNEL, Rai, France 3
Status: Completed 

WATCH TRAILER HERE

 

   

 

BROKEN TOWER


Synopsis:  From director/star James Franco, a film about visionary poet Hart Crane, who lived a life of beauty, passion, and tragedy.  Hart Crane was one of the most important voices in poetry – but lived a life with as much turmoil as passion. From his early life to his journeys from New York, Cuba, and Paris, Crane’s story and that of the loves that defined him is told with imaginative empathy, and with a no holds barred performance – in a film as introspective, rebellious, heartbreaking, and honest as Crane himself.

Cast:  James Franco, Michael Shannon, Stacey Miller, Vince Jolivett, Dave Franco

Director: James Franco

Status: Completed

WATCH TRAILER HERE  

 

       

 

CALIFORNIA WINTER


Synopsis: Clara Morales begins a rising career in real estate by encouraging sub-prime loans to her clients in order to afford houses above their means. Loans that she didn’t fully understand. She even recommends such a loan to her father, Papi. With the onset of the housing market crash, Papi's house goes into foreclosure, and Clara must now help him save it. This results in a strain on her relationship with her Papi, leading him to hide matters of his health from her. Meanwhile, Clara is in a fierce competition with a coworker to hold onto her job in a downsizing workplace. A love interest sparks with her bank representative, Carlos, and just as it seems that Clara is about to rescue the home from foreclosure, a new profit-motive at the bank results in a policy change and the home slips back into foreclosure.

Cast: Elisabeth Dominguez, Rutina Wesley, Laura Cerón, Michael Ironside, A Martinez, Erik Avari, Walter Perez, Sean Patrick Murphy

Director: Odin Ozdil

Status: Completed

 

WATCH TRAILER HERE

   

 

BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT - First time available in HD


Synopsis: Twenty two years earlier, Karen helped convict her father, Frank for murder of her mother. With his new freedom, thanks to parole, Frank returns home to seek revenge. Having always pleaded his innocence, he soon works his way back into Karen´s life.

Cast: Amy Irving, Donald Sutherland, Graham Greene

Director: Jonathan Heap

Status: Completed

   

 

THALLIUM 3D


Synopsis: Nicole accepts a mysterious invitation and, to her surprise, meets her old circle of friends. The former friends, who haven't been in touch for years, come together for a reunion at an idyllic holiday cottage. When the friends were at university, they played a trick on some fellow students in their dorm, which ended in tragedy. Two people died. The police couldn't prove anything. Now they are called out to account for their actions in a macabre way.

This story of guilt and atonement has a real-life background....

Cast: Stella Stocker, Carl von Hollen, Leila Gray, Jennifer J. Caron, Ayman Cherif, Melanie Wilke

Director: Ralph Wege

Status: Completed

WATCH TRAILER HERE

 

   

We will be located at Hotel Loews, Suite 629 and are looking forward to seeing you.

Palatin Media is an audiovisual media company active in worldwide distribution,
production, 3D conversion and VOD services.

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