June/July 2013 4 World Ovation Network in the U.S. has ordered 12 episodes of The Kuhnert Chronicles, a one-hour magazine format travel show from producerhost Flynn Kuhnert. The weekly series, shot in the art and antique-filled Los Angeles estate that Flynn shares with Lionsgate TV’s head of International, Peter Iacono, will be co-host by Flynn’s sister, Tara (pictured at right with Flynn) who will represent the average viewer’s curiosity to the erudite Flynn (a former Harvard and Duke University professor). Many episodes will focus on one aspect of Flynn’s expertise in Italy and especially Venice. Flynn sits on the Board of Directors of the Save Venice organization. Episodes will feature adventures such as reconstructing Dior’s 1950s Paris and Fillini’s 1960s Rome. TVChroniclesFrom Kuhnert Down Under Gets On Top By the end of this year, analog TV transmission willendinAustralia,with all FTA services being delivered digitally across 15 channels. This means that Australia will have total penetration of the 15 FTA channels. The digital conversion will facilitate the simultaneous OTT broadcast to tablets and mobile phones, making content accessible fromany sized screen and from multiple venues. 4k Has 1 Over 3D, 4 Over HD The high-definition (HD) TV screen is making way for Ultra HD, commonly called4k, evenfor transmission, with Eutelsat launching a 4k channel on its 10a satellite. The new 4k imagery offers four times the HD resolution of 1080p. It is speculated that it will precede the acceptance of 3DTV, which is now struggling, or as one headline stated, “3D has run its course,” and will replace HD in the production sector. Doc Mart Heats Up Canada HotDocs,NorthAmerica’s largest documentary festival, wrapped its 20thanniversaryeditionlastMay with a record-breaking audience of 180,000 attending 418 public screenings of 204 films on 16 screens across Toronto, Canada. The festival welcomed 180 guest filmmakers and 55 guest subjects from across Canada and around the world to present their films and take part in special post-screening Q&A sessions with audiences. Official film selections were chosen from a total of 2,386 films submitted to the festival. New this year, Hot Docs presented the Scotiabank Big Ideasseries,featuringliveonstage discussions with documentary subjects including Anita Hill, RoméoDallaire,RichardDawkins and Lawrence Krauss. (Continued on Page 6)
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