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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

BURBANK, California February 3, 2010—Best Documentary Feature Oscar award-winner, Man on Wire, licensed rare archive video footage for the film from BBC Worldwide's stock footage licensing arm, BBC Motion Gallery. The production team used the footage to support the story of Philippe Petit, following the performance artist as he plots and then executes his illegal tight-rope walk between the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York.

BBC Motion Gallery provided images from the time of the World Trade Center against the New York City skyline, along with stock footage of Petit being arrested after his acrobatics and later on being interviewed by police, through a representation agreement with CBS News,.

"Man on Wire is a truly remarkable film and thoroughly deserving of this highest accolade. BBC Motion Gallery has been a part of many Oscar winning films over the years—and long may it continue," stated BBC Motion Gallery managing director, Simon Gibbs. "This Oscar shows how vital top quality stock footage material is in producing the finest historical documentary feature films."

Another Oscar winner, Milk, winner of both Best Actor for Sean Penn and Best Original Screenplay, also made use of BBC Motion Gallery video footage. Depicting the real-life story of Harvey Milk, the film licensed exclusive CBS News footage, featuring 47 seconds of news anchors Roger Mudd and Walter Cronkite.

About BBC Motion Gallery

BBC Motion Gallery, a business within BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), offers media professionals access to the world's most comprehensive collection of high-quality motion imagery for licensing worldwide. With more than one million hours of footage, BBC Motion Gallery encompasses a wealth of content covering natural history, sport, news, locations, art, music, celebrities, historic events and more. BBC Motion Gallery is also the exclusive global representative of the CBS News Archive, and has global distribution deals with NHK, Japan's national broadcaster, ABC, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and CCTV, China's national television station. For more information on BBC Motion Gallery, visit http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com

Alex Fulton

Communications Manager - Digital Media

BBC Worldwide

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