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Why not meet Friends and Heroes at one of this year's events in the
UK or USA? Click here for details!
We are delighted to announce that DVD9 of
Friends and Heroes was released today containing Episode 16: The Ram and
Episode 17: Rescue Strangers. This DVD has the themes “Grace and
Humility” and tells the Bible stories of: Elijah, Ahab, Naboth and the
vineyard; Paul and the Shipwreck; Paul and Barnabas (Acts 14) and David
and King Saul. Click
here for ordering details. As usual new School Lesson Plans and Sunday School Lessons
have also been created and are available from our web sites.
The first DVD in Friends and Heroes Series
2 - containing episodes 14 and 15 shipped today. Click
here for full details. Lesson Plans and Sunday School Lessons
have also been loaded onto our web sites to support this exciting new
release.
Friends and Heroes has commissioned the professional dubbing and
sub-titling of our exciting TV programmes into a number of major world
languages - currently including Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French,
German, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian and Spanish
(South American). View our "Introducing
Friends and Heroes Clip" in some of these languages.
Broadcasters or DVD distributors may request Friends and Heroes Series 1
in any of these languages (plus English and Manx) for delivery /
broadcast from June 2008. Series 2 should be available
approximately January 2009, and Series 3 by September 2009.
Friends and Heroes has released a series of Sunday School Lessons
- with one lesson provided for each Bible story in Friends and Heroes.
The 26 lessons for the 13 episodes in Series 1 are ready now. They
are completely FREE to Friends and Heroes Presenters. For more
information
click here.
Friends and Heroes is to be dubbed into the historic Manx Language, in
co-operation with the Manx
Heritage Foundation and the
Bunscoill.
Manx (Gaelg) is one of the
ancient Gaelic family of languages, and although not many can claim
Manx as a first-language, there has been renewed interest in Manx - and
in the Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin), the opportunity to learn and be
taught in this fascinating tongue.
Adrian Cain, Manx Language
Development Officer said "Yindyssagh
erskyn towse" (it's fantastic above all measure).
The award-winning Friends and Heroes TV series will provide a modern,
lively platform for the the Manx language in schools and educational
institutions -and in homes throughout the world, when it is launched on
DVD, hopefully late in 2008 - but
click
here to watch a short test-piece of the Daniel in the Lion's Den story
in Manx, right now.
Friends and Heroes won the Gold Award in the Youth & Children's
Programme category at the annual
Christian Broadcasting Council 2007 ceremony in High Ongar, Essex.
Executive producers
David & Alison Dorricott and Marketing Director Dave Carlos attended
the awards ceremony to collect the prestigious award - which the judges
commended as 'Engaging
and high quality story-telling for children'.
David & Alison Dorricott took part in the
Spring Harvest Holidays Open Day and Exhibition at the Island Civic
Centre, Lisburn near Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday 24th November. There
were lots of opportunity to see Friends &
Heroes episodes, talk about the Series and the forthcoming new
production - and for the kids lots of games and activities. Three pieces of Genuine Production Artwork
from Friends and Heroes Series 1, each individually signed by one of the
production team were offered as prizes and won by visitors from the
surrounding area.
The release of
DVD
7 completed the release of all Episodes in Friends and Heroes
Series 1 - as broadcast on CBBC and BBC2 in the UNited Kingdom This DVD contains Friends and Heroes Episode 12
"No Way Out", and Episode 13 "No Turning Back".
A new "sing-along" version of the Friends and Heroes Music video, and
more exciting "Macky's
Quizzes" are amongst the extras on DVD7
DVD
6 has now been released for customers in the UK
and Ireland. This DVD contains Friends and Heroes Episode 10
"Horseplay", and Episode 11 "Doing Our Part". Macky's
Quizzes continue to test what you remember about each episode!
Friends and Heroes is on stand RO-76 at the
Nexus 2007 exhibition at the SECC in Glasgow 23 - 25 August. Do
call in to say hello to Dave Carlos, Marketing Director and David
Dorricott, Executive Producer if you are in the Glasgow area..
Friends and Heroes is delighted to announce that
Series 1 will be broadcast during Autumn 2007 on BBC2, one of the BBC's
two principal terrestrial channels -
click here
for full details and a broadcast schedule.
Our fifth UK -
DVD
5 - has now been released for customers in the UK and Ireland. This DVD contains Friends
and Heroes Episode 8 "The One that Got Away", and Episode 9 "Doing
Our Part". For those who want to know a little more
about "Macky", there's a special Macky Confidential interview
amongst the DVD extras!
The Friends and Heroes management team in Ramsey, Isle of Man was
thrilled to welcome a group 15 children from the Chernobyl area in
Belarus who were visiting the Isle of Man as guests of the local
"Friends of Chernobyl's Children" charity. The youngsters enjoyed
learning about animation - and watching "Long Journey" - whilst one
budding artist from the group even drew a picture of Macky for us!
DVD 4 has now been released in the UK by Friends and Heroes
Productions Ltd for customers in the UK and Ireland. This DVD contains Friends
and Heroes Episode 6 "Sweet Freedom", and Episode 7 "Lost
in Alexandria".
The Friends and Heroes Team, including Executive
Producers Alison & David Dorricott, and marketing director, Dave Carlos,
attended the major ICRS Convention which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on the 9th to 11th
July.
Thanks to Becky Brandvik of Tyndale House
Publishers, visitors were able to join Macky, Portia and other Friends
and Heroes characters for a photo-opportunity (thanks to green screen
technology)- and take home a picture!
Friends and Heroes Productions Ltd are now
shipping the third DVD to customers in the UK and Ireland. DVD3 contains Friends
and Heroes Episode 4 "False Heroes", and Episode 5 "True Heroes" - plus
lots of exciting extras, including Macky's Quizzes on the two epsiodes.
The
second DVD designed for customers in the UK and Ireland, was
released on 4th May. DVD2 contains the whole of Friends and Heroes
Episode 3 "Leviathan", and lots of exciting extras. Sub-titles have now
been extended to include Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese and Punjabi as well
as English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Friends and Heroes DVDs released recently in the
USA climbed to number 7 and 8 at the end of March after just two weeks
of release - and they have now reached number 1 & 2 on the weekly
charts.
Long Journey, Episode 1 of the animated action
adventure series Friends and Heroes, was No 1 in last week’s ECPA retail
sales chart, closely followed by Episode 2, A Friend in High Places,
which reached No 2! Sales of the series to date already top 30,000 DVDs
in the USA alone.
Release of
DVDs has also started in
the UK.
A music CD Single (with an extra bonus track!)
is now available at the
online store, It contains "Looking for a Hero", "Samson and
Delilah" and "Jesus and the Fishermen"
With fascinating info, activities, puzzles and
video clips at
www.friendsandheroes.tv
The best way to guarantee first receipt of every
DVD - and save money too
http://ukstore.friendsandheroes.com/acatalog/Friends_and_Heroes_DVD_Club.html
The Friends and Heroes online store is waiting to
serve you
http://ukstore.friendsandheroes.com
UK Lesson plans with pupil worksheets for Friends
and Heroes Episodes 1 - 7 are now available at
http://uk.friendsandheroes.com/lessons/index.htm
Whilst still preparing for the launch of Friends
and Heroes in the UK, the Friends and Heroes production team are now
preparing to start work on the next 26 episodes - Series Two and Series
Three.
Series Two takes place in Jerusalem, where
Macky, Portia, Tiberius and Tobias - and not forgetting Pontius - arrive
after their adventure in Alexandria. In Series Three, the action
moves on to the capital of the Empire - Rome.
These two Series will again have full Dolby
5.1 surround sound, and the decision has been taken to produce them in
HD video - which is quickly becoming a new world standard for quality
television materials.
Friends and Heroes are delighted to announce our
agreement with the BBC for the broadcast of Friends and Heroes in the
British Isles. The BBC's first plan (subject to change) is to broadcast
Friends and Heroes on the CBBC channel on weekdays between 12th and 23rd
March 2007:
- Episodes 1 and 2 : Monday 12th March @
12.00
- Episode 3 : Tuesday 13th March @ 12.30
- Episode 4 and 5: Wednesday 14th March @ 12.00
- Episode 6 : Thursday 15th March @ 12.30
- Episode 7 : Friday 16th March @
12.30
- Episode 8 : Monday 19th March @ 12.30
- Episode 9 : Tuesday 20th March @ 12.30
- Episode 10 and 11 : Wednesday 21st March @ 12.00
- Episode 12 : Thursday 22nd March @ 12.30
- Episodes 13 : Friday 23rd March @
12.30
(all times subject to change)
TBN hosted the world premier broadcast of Friends
and Heroes Episode 1 "Long Journey" on 6th January 2007 on the TBN
and "Smile of a Child" networks, with more broadcasts following - more
information www.tbn.org
Dave Carlos has
been appointed as Friends and Heroes Marketing Director, with effect
from 1 January 2007.
Dave who began his career teaching in primary
school, before moving into technology journalism, has spent the past 13
years in a senior role at Care for the Family (www.careforthefamily.org.uk).
We are delighted to announce the appointment of
Tyndale House Publishing (www.tyndale.com)
to provide Friends and Heroes products and broadcast in North America
(USA and Canada). Tyndale will be working with broadcast partner,
TBN (www.tbn.org), to broadcast Friends
and Heroes Series One on the TBN cable and satellite networks.
Contact
Becky Brandvik
Senior Director, Media Products
Tel: +1 800 323-9400
Email: beckybrandvik@tyndale.com
We are pleased to announce the appointment of The Fremantle
Corporation as international distribution agents for Friends and Heroes
to the TV Broadcast industry.
The Fremantle Corporation was founded in 1952, by the late Mr. Paul
Talbot, an innovative New York based media pioneer. Mr. Talbot was a
leader in the export and formatting of television shows and built the
company on the principles of honesty and respect. His traditions and
values are shared by the company’s new owner, Toronto based Kaleidoscope
Entertainment. The Fremantle Corporation joins Morningstar
Entertainment, Venture Licensing and KEI Productions, as an integral
part of the Kaleidoscope group of companies. The head office of The
Fremantle Corporation is conveniently located in Toronto.
Website: www.fremantlecorp.com
Contacts
Diane Tripp
Managing Director of International Sales & Acquisitions
Tel: +1 212-840-6269,
Email: diane@fremantlecorp.com
Blanca Oca Pertierra
Vice President of International Sales & Operations
Tel +1 646-750-3774
Email:
blanca@fremantlecorp.com
The new Friends and
Heroes Online Store is now open for business, featuring exclusive
products based on the this exciting and innovative TV Animation Series.
In good time for Christmas 2006, our first
available product features the nativity scene from Friends and Heroes
Episode 5 produced as a high-quality Christmas Card. The cards are
available in packs of 10 or 100, complete with envelopes - or as a
digital download fdile, complete with a license to print as many cards
as you wish for personal use.
A pre-broadcast premiere DVD will be added to
the shop shortly, including an introduction to Friends and Heroes by
Stephen Gaukroger - a Music Video of the Title Track "Looking for a
Hero" sung by Lauren Waterworth, and a complete copy of Friends and
Heroes Episode 7. |
