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SailGP Racing On The Edge Season 2 Ben Ainslie Life Lessons

  • SailGP: Racing on the Edge // Season 2, Episode 7: Life Lessons

As the most decorated sailor in Olympic history, Sir Ben Ainslie knows a thing or two about lessons that can be applied to life as well as sport. The Great Britain SailGP Team driver & CEO takes us through some of the moments in his career that have made him the athlete and man he is today in this episode of the behind-the-scenes docuseries in partnership with ROLEX.

Produced by: SailGP

SailGP: Racing on the Edge // Season 2, Episode 7: Life Lessons

2017 - 2018 | McLAREN | WORLD'S FASTEST GAMER | 5 PART SERIES (COMING SOON)

  • McLaren's World's Fastest Gamer Series 1 - Amazon Prime

Eleven gamers battle it out to win a life-changing prize: joining the McLaren F1 team as an official simulator driver.

From short films to hours of live streaming, World’s Fastest Gamer has redefined how racing esports is broadcasted to fans. The competition has already seen over 10 million views and unprecedented levels of engagement. That is before the release of the final series and the final feature-length documentary.

World’s Fastest Gamer tv series will be released in 2018.

McLaren’s WFG portal

Production co.: Grand Central.

McLaren's World's Fastest Gamer Series 1 - Amazon Prime

2017 - 2018 | McLaren | WORLD'S FASTEST GAMER Feature length documentary

  • 2017 – 2018 | McLaren | WORLD’S FASTEST GAMER | Feature length documentary (coming soon)

World’s Fastest Gamer feature-length documentary will be premiered in 2018.

McLaren’s WFG portal

Production co.: Grand Central.

2017 – 2018 | McLaren | WORLD’S FASTEST GAMER | Feature length documentary (coming soon)

  • 2017 | Nissan & PlayStation | GT ACADEMY THE 24h OF DUBAI | Discovery Channel Special

This is the story of how Playstation Gamer becomes a racing driver. Three months after winning the 2016 GT Academy Competition, Mexican Johnny Guindi took on one of the toughest races there is; the Dubai 24 hours.

Production co.: Grand Central.

Comments from the YouTube audience:

Throughout the years GT Academy has achieved a number of awards. These are some of them:

  • 2013 AUTOSPORT Awards, Pioneering and Innovation Award
  • 2012 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Bronze Lion, Best Use of Branded Content
  • 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Gold Lion, Best Use of Branded Content
  • 2011 ‘Campaign’ magazine Media Awards, Best Transport Campaign
  • 2011 ‘Campaign’ magazine Media Awards, Best Media and Entertainment Campaign
  • 2011 Media Week Awards, Best International Campaign

2017 | Nissan & PlayStation | GT ACADEMY THE 24h OF DUBAI | Discovery Channel Special

2017 | Motul | ALTITUDE

  • 2017 | Motul | ALTITUDE - LEON CAMIER LIFE OFF THE TRACK | Mini-doc

Motul joins super-bike rider Leon Camier for an exclusive look at how he spends his time off the track.

Production co.: Grand Central.

2017 | Motul | ALTITUDE - LEON CAMIER LIFE OFF THE TRACK | Mini-doc

2017 | RED BULL | BC1 THE BREAKDOWN | 8 PART MINI SERIES

  • 2017 | Red Bull | BC1 THE BREAKDOWN | 8 part mini-series

Watch Crazy Legs Top-rock breakdown here (opens a new tab)

Watch the whole series here (opens a new tab)

Breaking, hip-hop, culture: it’s all about expression. This eight-part series breaks down the nuances of what’s going on during a b-boy battle.

Production co.: Nimble Dragon.

2017 | Red Bull | BC1 THE BREAKDOWN | 8 part mini-series

2017 | McLAREN | WFG COMERCIAL

  • 2017 | McLaren | WFG COMERCIAL

Announcing World’s Fastest Gamer a competition that comes with the greatest job in esports – a role with McLaren as one of our official simulator drivers. With World’s Fastest Gamer McLaren becomes the first F1 team to enter the esports arena.

Production co.: Grand Central.

2017 | McLaren | WFG COMERCIAL

2017 | McLAREN | WFG LIFE STORIES | 12 PART MINI SERIES

  • 2017 | McLaren | WFG LIFE STORIES | 12 part mini-series

Twelve part series where we reveal the lives of the 12 gamers who will compete in World’s Fastest Gamer.

In this episode, 22-year-old Ryan believes that there’s no such thing as a problem that can’t be overcome, including his disability.

To watch more episodes click here

Production co.: Grand Central.

2017 | McLaren | WFG LIFE STORIES | 12 part mini-series

  • 2016 - 2017 | Nissan & PlayStation | GT ACADEMY MEXICO | 5 part series

The Nissan PlayStation GT Academy is an international virtual-to-reality format. GT Academy finds the best Gran Turismo gamers in the world and puts them through different challenges. The best gamer wins a life-changing prize: to become a real-world car racing driver with the Nissan Motorsport endurance team.

To watch more episodes click here

Production co.: Grand Central.

Throughout the years GT Academy has achieved a number of awards. These are some of them:

  • 2013 AUTOSPORT Awards, Pioneering and Innovation Award
  • 2012 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Bronze Lion, Best Use of Branded Content
  • 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Gold Lion, Best Use of Branded Content
  • 2011 ‘Campaign’ magazine Media Awards, Best Transport Campaign
  • 2011 ‘Campaign’ magazine Media Awards, Best Media and Entertainment Campaign
  • 2011 Media Week Awards, Best International Campaign

2016 - 2017 | Nissan & PlayStation | GT ACADEMY MEXICO | 5 part series

2012 | BBC 4 | TIMESHIFT STRAND | THE SMOKING YEARS 60 minutes documentary

  • 2012 | BBC 4 | TIMESHIFT STRAND | THE SMOKING YEARS | 60 minutes documentary

Find below an extract of The Smoking Years. This dramatic reconstruction unveils the mystery behind Lenox Johnson, a Glaswegian GP many years ahead of his time.

Another extract from the Smoking Years. After falling in love, young Cecilia starts a revolution which will change the way we live – or breath.

The Smoking Years is the story of the creature that is ‘the smoker’. How did this species arrive on our shores? Why did it become so sexy – and so dominant in our lives? Was there really a time when everywhere people could be found shrouded in a thick blue cloud?

Enlisting the help of Barry Cryer, Stuart Maconie, and others, The Smoking Years tells the unnatural history of a quite remarkable – and now threatened – creature. Warning: smoke-filled nostalgia may damage your health.

Click here to go to “The Smoking Years” BBC page (Opens in a new tab)

Production co.: BBC

“Borja has worked in several major productions for Boomerang including the Sony Ericsson World B Boy Series for international distribution. He always delivers and is a great asset to a team.”
Dylan Wyn Davis - Creative Director at Boom Cymru
“Is a turn on!"
IMDb reviewing "The Smoking Years" - BBC
"Borja has a real, intuitive talent for film making; combining a strong sense of story telling, with a great feeling for rhythm, pace and atmosphere. He seeks out great stories and really understands how to explore them on film.” 
Mark Whatmore - Exec and Owner Yoho Media
"Very emotional video. Almost cried like 10 times"
Nicolas Abreo - Commenting on GT Academy - 2017 Dubai 24 Hour Special

2012 | BBC 4 | TIMESHIFT STRAND | THE SMOKING YEARS | 60 minutes documentary

Borja Cantera Producer Red Bull Primavera Sound

  • 2016 | Red Bull | SOUND/SYNC Primavera Sound | tv-doc

An inside look at the unique culture of Barcelona, Spain, the home of the Primavera Sound Festival. Barcelona is a vibrant city where everyone has a unique story.

Production Co.: Hello Charlie.

2016 | Red Bull | SOUND/SYNC Primavera Sound | tv-doc

producer director borja canter roxy pro

  • 2013 | Roxy - Quiksilver - WSL | BIARRITZ ROXY PRO | 6 part series

The unique stories of the Biarritz Roxy Pro are shown in a short episodic series.

Production co.: Boomerang.

2013 | Roxy - Quiksilver - WSL | BIARRITZ ROXY PRO | 6 part series

  • 2011 | BBC | MISHA: RESCUE FROM A WAR ZONE | tv-doc

This short documentary shows the thrilling story of Misha’s rescue from a war zone. Fauna & Flora International (FFI), NACRES and UK NGO Hauser Bears rescued an eight-month-old orphaned brown bear cub, Misha, from a village near the disputed boundary between South Ossetia and the Republic of Georgia.

2011 | BBC | MISHA: RESCUE FROM A WAR ZONE | tv-doc

  • 2010 | THEATRICAL RELEASE | CULTURE CLASH ON THE FRONT LINE | 60 minutes documentary

Culture Clash on the Front Line unveils the thrilling story of how a  Bristol community ended up being instrumental in laying down the foundations of modern Britain’s multiethnic society.
In Culture Clash on the Front Line, three generations of British Jamaicans go through a process of reconciliation with their turbulent and painful past as they endeavor to build a positive future for themselves and the proud, colourful anomaly that is Bristol’s St Paul’s. Culture Clash on the Front Line is a unique window into the history and culture, heroes and villains of St Paul’s who come together, for the first time, to tell their own story in this revealing and touchingly enriching film.

In 2013 the BBC handpicked the best films ever made in Bristol. Culture Clash on the Front Line was one of them.

The film is already regarded as an iconic underground piece for the Jamaican diaspora.

2010 | THEATRICAL RELEASE | CULTURE CLASH ON THE FRONT LINE | 60 minutes documentary

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