Productions
THE COD GAME
2012 – A story of human sacrifice in the struggle to save the environment. In a portrait of a few fishermen in the Polish port of Darlowko, The Cod Game gives an inside view of the price paid to save the cod in the Baltic Sea. Over two turbulent years, the film follows the events that put the Polish cod fishing fleet on the brink of collapse.
DIRTY WATERS
2011 – Algae blooms and dead sea beds: The Baltic Sea is suffering. Dirty Waters reveals how and why – and what can be done about it.
SCIENCE FOR LIFE
2011 – Cancer meant that Robin af Ekenstam had to amputate his right hand. He was only 21 years old. When Robin hears of an advanced artificial hand he volunteers to participate in the development. Science for Life is an exiting exploration into scientific progress seen through the eyes of ordinary citizens who benefit from it.
FOR COD’S SAKE
2009 – Fishermen, scientists and politicians have – all in good faith – done their best to wipe out the Baltic Sea cod. But just as a historic recovery is about to take place, fishermen dump tonnes of dead Baltic Sea cod back into
the sea every week. This startling film reveals how and why.
FROM BILL TO BARACK
2008 – This in-depth documentary shows ordinary Americans giving a stunning account of how the most powerful nation has changed over the last 16 years. And how this profoundly affected the US presidential election in 2008.
FULL COVER GIRL
2008 – Aspiring Iraqi women politicians are profiled during several years. They literally risk their lives participating in the future of their country. And they differ dramatically in their views on democracy, nation building and women’s rights.
EQUAL
2007 – This two-part documentary investigates discrimination in the job market. The first episode depicts three job applicants who do not fit the usual company norms. The second part goes behind the scenes with the recruiters, the ones deciding who’s the best candidate for a particular job.
THE LINNAEUS EXPEDITION
2007 – A thrilling expedition with National Geographic Photographer Mattias Klum and tree young students to seven continents. At the centre are crucial questions: How should we behave and act today in order to survive tomorrow and how can science and research contribute to a better world?
AWAY FROM THE WAVE
2005 – When the Tsunami hit Thailand. On December 26th 2004, Ove Ohlson is filming his children playing on the beaches of Khao Lak. Suddenly the water withdraws significantly.
THE TSUNAMI GENERATION
2005 – Through compelling stories of remnants of families, this film is an emotional account on how the year following the tsunami came to be almost as turbulent as the tsunami itself.
In Production
US Election 2012
The Elite Factory
Our Baltic Sea Media Project
Awards
Productions have been awarded at several festivals and competitions, including:
- Banff Rockie Awards
– Chicago Int´l TV Awards
– Int´l Emmy Awards
– FIGRA
– FIPA
– FIAT/IFTA Award
– Golden Gate Awards
– INPUT Festival
– Monte Carlo Intl. Film & TV
– New York Festivals
– Premi Actual
– UNESCO Prize
– Worldfest Houston
Broadcasts
FRP documentaries have been aired around the world by numerous broadcasters , including:
- ARD (Germany)
– ARTE (France/Germany)
– AVRO (Holland)
– BBC (UK)
– CBC (Canada)
– Discovery (UK)
– DR (Denmark)
– ETB (Spain)
– The Learning Channel (USA)
– National Geographic (USA)
– NHK (Japan)
– NDR (Germany)
– NRK (Norway)
– ORF (Austria)
– RAI (Italy)
– RTE (Ireland)
– RTP (Portugal)
– SBS (Australia)
– SVT (Sweden)
– TF-1 (France)
– TSI (Switzerland)
– VRT (Belgium)
– YLE (Finland)
– ZDF (Germany)