The short version of The Virtual Tour DVD, a corporate product done in Panama for the reforestation investment company ForestFinance. Full DVD is in 3 languages, german, english and spanish, and includes a full navigation menu with diaporama and documentation.
Canal Valley proposes his Virtual Tour product to all companies based in Panama looking for clients abroad. The impact on client confidence has been reported as truly positive by our previous clients.
On sept, 3rd, 2007, a ceremony took place in front of Contractor's Hill, Panama Canal, to officially launch the Panama Canal Expansion which has been previously approved by referendum. The expansion works are scheduled to be achieved by 2014.
Many Latin American presidents were present, along with ex US president Jimmy Carter. This day was also the 30 anniversary of the signature of the Torrijos-Carter treaty which paved the way to the transfer of the Canal and Canal Zone from the US to Panama.
B-Roll includes interview in French of Panama City mayor Juan Carlos Navarro and quotes from Panama President Martín Torrijos. It concludes with an impressive blast. Full archive is also available.
8 minutes report about the subcontracting by Private Security Company Triple Canopy of US $ 1,000 a month mercenaries to protect Iraq's government installations in Baghdad Green Zone.
US State Department is billing as much as US$ 40,000 a month Iraq's government for each guard post, supposed to be employing 4 american militaries. Instead, 2 Peruvian mercenaries are employed, working 12 hours a day, no holidays, and sleeping under tents... A simple example about the privatization of war...
Broadcasted on Canal + France June, 17th , 2007. Program L'Effet Papillon produced by CAPA TV
7 minutes report about the banana multinational Chiquita having financed the paramilitary group United Autodefenses of Colombia (AUC) at the time they were leading their bloodiest offensive in Colombia
8 minutes portrait of Jorge Hank, mayor of Tijuana, rounded by convicted criminals, and whose municipal police protected the Tijuana drug cartel, using the high technology control network for their own ends. And the most dangerous thing is that this guy dreams about becoming Mexico's president...
7 minutes report about an initiative from gang members girlfriends in a violent neighbourhood of Pereira, Colombia. Helped by the municipal council, they decided to cross their legs: No more sex until gang members lay off their weapons. A small but interesting chronicle about how sex and violence could be related.
On april, 24, 2006 took place in the Atlapa Convention Center, Panama, the official presentation of Panama Canal Authority (ACP) project of expansion of the Panama Canal, through a third set of locks.
ACP director Alberto Alemán Zubieta introduced the project, whose estimated cost is US $ 5.3 billions.
Panama President Martin Torrijos endorsed the project under the condition that the country would not get endebted, that Panama income from the canal would increase during construction, and that there would not be new dams. He then called for a National referendum to approve the project.
B-roll includes quotes from ACP director Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Panama President Martin Torrijos. Full coverage of this event is also available.
October, 21st is the Black Christ day in Panama. Purple dressed pilgrims converge from the whole country to meet this day in the small spanish colonial caribbean harbour of Portobelo. There, they honour the Black Christ, a colonial image of the Christ.
Portobelo's Black Christ is a milagrous image, patron of the businessmen, fishermen and ... thieves. Then an impressive police operation is controlling pilgrims along their way, to catch devout fugitives.
As thousands of pilgrims congregate, the small caribbean villages turns itself into a mix of extreme catholic faith demonstration and pagan celebration, with impressive scenery of mortification on the behalf of pilgrims looking for forgiveness and miracles.
Among the reknown "Cristo Negro" pilgrims was the Porto-Rican cult salsa singer Ismael Rivera, whose statue decorates Portobelo's main park and whose music still animates pilgrims among with Reggaeton mixes.
16 minutes raw edition of Marc de Banville's documentary, without sound mix.
10 minutes documentary about life in one of the highest mines on earth, peruvian La Rinconada, where people cave under a glacial cap in inhuman conditions.
Broacasted in 2004 by Match TV. Produced by CAPA TV Agency
