PASSION DISTRIBUTION INVADES THE CHRISTMAS SCHEDULES!
November 17, 2009 - Passion Distribution is excited to announce a host of sales for the 1x60’ Christmas special with a difference ‘Invasion of the Christmas Lights’, mixing Christmas to the obsessive X-treme with neighbours from hell! This show is a wonderfully over the top celebration of Christmas with a twist, entertaining and fun-filled, it pulls the viewer into sharing in the cheer of those determined to spread joy for the holiday season! Having launched the show at MIPCOM in October with a Christmas themed stand, Passion Distribution has now secured sales in to the following territories for transmission this holiday season: Kanal 5 in Sweden, MNET in South Africa, XYZnetworks for The LifeStyle Channel in Australia, TV3 in New Zealand and TV Norge in Norway. Produced by Hotchkiss Industries for TLC, Invasion of the Christmas Lights follows our Christmas enthusiasts as they prepare for their biggest and best Christmas yet! Christmas is a time for giving and these X-treme characters believe they are giving a whole load of love and joy to their families, neighbours and community. And they are. Unfortunately though they don’t realise they are giving some of their neighbours a nightmare from Hell! Hundreds and thousands of dollars are spent on their Christmas displays each year as they go bigger better and over the top in transforming their homes into the biggest Christmas display EVER seen in their street, their towns, their country! They are super competitive and start working from the 1st January each year. For some it means composing music and a digital system their lights move to the beat and for others miles more extension cords and hundreds of electrical sockets are designed around Disney type features. There is one thing they all have in common, they are OBSESSED. And they pay the price. Andrew has 32 surveillance cameras around his small plot to ward off vandalism and angry neighbours, and Chris spent $30,000 defending himself but ended up with a conviction for noise from his Christmas music display. Who knows what will unfold this year as they are determined to Xtreme it up bigger, louder and brighter than ever before and the cameras roll as the joy and the drama unfolds. Jon Hotchkiss, the founder and President of Hotchkiss Industries, has been a successful television comedy writer, producer and show runner for 15 years. He has 10 Emmy nominations. In the spring of 2007, Jon created the show “My Dad is Better than Your Dad” which aired Monday nights on NBC and has now been sold in 25 territories around the globe. The show is produced by Mark Burnett, Reveille and Hotchkiss Industries.. He has a distinctive track record in television production and writing. He was the Co-Executive Producer of the documentary-comedy series, “Penn & Teller: Bullshit,” for two seasons. Along with producing, Jon was also a writer for the program, having written the Emmy nominated episodes on Circumcision, Profanity, and Recycling, among others. Jon was also one of the original writers on “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher,” and has also written for two network series: “Inside Schwartz” (NBC) and “Buddy Faro” (CBS). He has also written many stories for HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. In 2005, Hotchkiss Industries created the Animal Planet pilot, “Best in Town,” also a comedy-documentary. Passion Distribution was officially launched by its founder and CEO, Sally Miles, in 2008. This unique, boutique and intimate style international distribution business represents great content and formats on behalf of UK and North American producers and broadcasters. London and Sydney based Passion Distribution specialises in popular quality programming and formats in genres including Factual Entertainment, Reality, Documentaries, Lifestyle, Game-shows and Comedy.
