Brazilian-lebanese Web Serie Tests The Limits Between Reality And Fiction

PR Log (Press Release) – Oct 22, 2009 – Nowadays, many of the TV series are published and widely watched over the internet. Flying Kebab is one of the few that have gone the opposite way: it was born on the internet and then migrated to television.
The web serie was idealized when Matheus Siqueira, Fernando Borges, and Cléderson Perez, the creators of the project, had the opportunity to go to work in Lebanon for one year. In order to fulfill the need of sharing their experiences and the beauties of the country, they decided to make use of the latest technology and of one of the most ancient ways of cultural exchange, story telling.
The episodes have been translated into at least four different languages (Portuguese, English, Arabic, and Spanish) and have been watched by more than 100,000 people. So far, more than 1,300 blogs have posted something about Flying Kebab on the internet. Every episode is impatiently waited by Brazilian and Lebanese fans who want to know what is happening with Nando (Fernando Borges), a Brazilian photographer who, after receiving a mysterious letter in Arabic, decides to go to Lebanon searching for his inheritance.
Flying Kebab innovates on the approach used to interact with the viewers, drawing a very thin line between fiction and reality. An experiece that seems to be working. Indeed, most of the characters of the serie use their real names while acting; therefore, they can be found in some of the social medias such as Orkut, Twitter, and Facebook. Moreover, it is possible to know what is going on with the protagonist even before the episodes have been released through Flickr - where he posts pictures of his trips around Lebanon - Twitter - where he publishes anecdotes of his daily life - and through the videologs - small videos about his experience in Beirut.
Besides being made for the internet, Flying Kebab is also made through the internet. For it was through the internet that, after publishing the first episode, the creators could find a production house, actors, musicians, and a scriptwriter. These people, together with many other who have offered some help, have made Flying Kebab more complete and professional. In addition, the serie was also broadcast on FIZ TV, an Brazilian independent TV channel. Watch the web serie at http://flyingkebab.com