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#SAVETHEDUGONG
#WILDFORLIFE - CONSERVATION CHAMPIONS 19-0001
19-0002
Micro-Movie
Limited Series - Short
Secunderabad, Telangana
New York,
India
USA
3/4/19
2/1/19
5 minutes
12 minutes
The dugong is one of the most endangered marine mammals in Indian waters today. Being elusive and inhabiting remote or often turbid waters adds to the mysteriousness of these mammals. This film gives an insight into the lives of a small isolated population of dugongs in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. This was made possible through a decade long research programme. It highlights the present status of the animal, its habitat and suggests simple ways that can contribute towards its well being.
The #WildForLife Conservation Champions films were produced by UN Environment as part of their #WildForLife campaign against wildlife crime. The films tell the stories of three Kenyan conservation champions who dedicate their lives to protecting endangered species.
PRODUCER: Andaman Island Forest Department, Nature Conservation Foundation, EARTH CoLab DIRECTOR: Pooja Gupta EDITOR: Pooja Gupta WRITER: Elrika D’souza, Savita Vijayakumar CINEMATOGRAPHER: Umeed Mistry, Pooja Gupta, Vardhan Patankar SOUND EDITOR: Pooja Gupta NARRATOR: Elrika D’souza
PRODUCER: Joan Poggio DIRECTOR: Joan Poggio MUSIC: filmstro CAMERA ASSISTANT: Jackson Kang’ethe
+91 917-741-1451 pooja.gpt.24@gmail.com https://www.poojaslaboratory.com/savethedugongfilm
+19 172-808-986 abrown@pcimedia.org, lisa.rolls@un.org wildfor.life
120 SECONDS TO CHANGE THE WORLD - ROSMARIE RUF
13,000 YEARS OF COASTAL LIVING
19-0003
19-0004
Micro-Movie
People & Nature Short-Form
Aurora, CO
Canada
6/13/18
8/13/18
2 minutes
13 minutes
For the past three decades, Rosmarie Ruf has dedicated her life to protecting the endangered okapi endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Given the country’s instability and share of challenges, some would say it is no place for a woman. But after the passing of her husband, Rosmarie stepped into the role of Director of the Okapi Conservation Project and has quietly become the Jane Goodall of okapi conservation. Although she says the okapi are the ones that saved her, Rosmarie just might be the unsung hero to save these “ghosts of the forest.”
A team of archaeologists are looking for evidence of humans--the oldest sites they can find in the Discovery Islands off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. When the glaciers receded, people arrived. These people adapted to coastal living, even as the shorelines changed dramatically as sea levels rose and fell. Come into the field with the archaeologists for a behind-the-scenes look at how they piece together the history of coastal living for the last 13,000 years.
COMPANY: GLP Films DIRECTOR: Rob Holmes EDITOR: Matt Weatherly CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chris Low, Chris Cella, Matt Weatherly SOUND RECORDISTS: Chris Cella MARKETING STRATEGY: Laura Knudson
COMPANY: Hakai Institute PRODUCER: Meigan Henry, Katrina Pyne EDITOR: Meigan Henry, Katrina Pyne CINEMATOGRAPHER: Grant Callegari MUSIC: Tobin Stokes
(901) 573-5586 matt@glpfilms.com glpfilms.com
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Victoria, BC
United States
(250) 590-3306 katrina.pyne@hakaimagazine.com https://www.hakai.org/blog/13000-years-of-coastal-living/
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1ST EVER HIGH SPEED VR - EAGLE
360 CORAL REEFS | LIFE BELOW THE SURFACE
19-0005
19-0006
360 Storytelling
360 Storytelling
Paris,
Friedrichsdorf,
France
Germany
3/19/19
3/1/18
3 minutes
5 minutes
Captured at over 1000 frames per second, this VR film takes you into the world of an apex aerial predator to experience a time scale beyond human perception. A VR first - you dive through the air with one of the world’s largest Eagles and see the mechanics of flight in a way that’s never been possible before.
Join us on a journey through the Coral Triangle and its magnificent coral reefs. These underwater gardens have the largest biodiversity of life on Earth and can only be compared to tropical rainforests. But as the planet keeps warming, our oceans are changing. Coral bleaching, ocean acidification, overfishing and pollution are threatening the world’s coral reefs and their fragile ecosystems. Our oceans and its reefs must be protected now for the benefit of future generations and the health of our blue planet.
COMPANY: Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic PRODUCER: Frederic Lilien DIRECTOR: Max Salomon EDITOR: Max Salomon CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Benam, Ignacio Ferrando SOUND EDITOR: Jason McDaniel Executive Producers for Black Dot Films: Max Salomon, Malvina Martin
COMPANY: The Jetlagged PRODUCER: ZMT Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research DIRECTOR: Hendrik S. Schmitt EDITOR: Hendrik S. Schmitt WRITER: Claudia Schmitt, Katie Nelson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Hendrik S. Schmitt SOUND EDITOR: Hendrik S. Schmitt MUSIC: Quiet and Slow Piano 4 Kit by V8V in Romantic Sentimental (Audiojungle) NARRATOR: Claudia Schmitt
(202) 257-8390 Malvina@blackdotfilms.com
+49 176-237-32758 claudia@thejetlagged.com https://thejetlagged.com/360-coral-reefs-life-below-the-surface/
4 DECADES, 4 DAYS
700 SHARKS
19-0007
19-0008
Micro-Movie
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Ecosystem Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form
Los Angeles, CA
France
5/9/19
4/12/18
5 minutes
90 minutes
Join me on an introspective journey as I hike the Trans-Catalina Trail.
Legend has it that the shark is a lone wolf. He hunts alone. Think again. The latest science shows that the shark actually hunts in packs. In a groundbreaking experiment, five of the most experienced underwater scientists in the world will dive at night among 700 starving sharks, the largest school ever recorded. It took them 3 years of preparation to dare descend among the predators. Their goal is to fit electronic trackers on one hundred squalls to monitor their movement and organization during nocturnal hunting.The challenge is to produce a 3D mapping which will reveal the sharks’ movements, gathering points, attacks and strategies, at a scale that has never been done before. This study revolutionizes our understanding of the world’s greatest predator.
DIRECTOR: Cody Westheimer MUSIC: Cody Westheimer
COMPANY: le Cinquieme Reve, Arte France, Andromede Oceanologie, les Gens Bien Productions, Filmin’tahiti, cnrs images, with the participation of France Televisions, National Geographic Wild and Ushuai tv PRODUCER: Nicolas Zunino DIRECTOR: Luc Marescot NARRATOR: Laurent Ballesta
(213) 709-5643 codymusic@me.com www.newweststudios.com
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ISSY LES MOULINEAUX,
90034
(155) 007-242 f-dendoune@artefrance.fr www.arte.tv
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A CONSTITUENCY FOR CONSERVATION | NDOKI AT 25
A DARK DAY IN IRAN’S DESERT
19-0009
19-0010
People & Nature Short-Form, Educational / Institutional
Conservation Short-Form
Bronx, NY
Corroios,
USA
Portugal
6/18/19
5/14/19
5 minutes
12 minutes
Conservation of wildlife requires the active support of local people. Ensuring that families tangibly benefit from the protection of wildlife populations is key to garnering support and building a local constituency for conservation. As the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in northern Congo celebrates its 25th anniversary, this short film looks at how the success of the park and the local communities have been inextricably intertwined.
A DARK DAY IN IRAN’S DESERT follows, during a day the work of the men who are trying to save one of the most threatened cat species of the Planet: The Asiatic Cheetah. As we will see, both the conservationists and cheetahs are severally threatened.
COMPANY: Wildlife Conservation Society DIRECTOR: Natalie Cash EDITOR: Natalie Cash CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Morey, Zanne Labuschagne, Forrest Hogg, Kyle de Nobrega, Mark Gately, Sebastien Assoignons SOUND MIXERS: Brian Aumueller/Mekanical SOUND RECORDISTS: Jeff Morey MUSIC: Patrick Rundblad NARRATOR: Marcel Ngangoue FIELD PRODUCER: Zanne Labuschagne
COMPANY: Tatu Films PRODUCER: Joao Teles de Vasconcelos DIRECTOR: Joao Teles de Vasconcelos EDITOR: Joao Teles de Vasconcelos WRITER: Joao Teles de Vasconcelos CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joao Teles de Vasconcelos, Antonio Castelo MUSIC: Kayhan Kalhor DESIGNER: Joao Vasconcelos
(718) 220-7423 ncash@wcs.org http://wcscongoblog.org
+35 191-381-3334 joaotelesdevasconcelos@gmail.com www.tatufilms.com
A DAY IN A BUG’S LIFE
A LIFE AMONG MONKEYS
19-0011
19-0012
Engaging Youth
People & Nature Long-Form, Animal Behavior Long-Form , Science in Nature Long-Form
Washington, DC
Austria
12/28/18
5/23/18
4 minutes
50 minutes
National Geographic’s online Resource Library is a collection of educational resources for use in the classroom aligned to middle school standards in science, social studies, and geography. Patagonia entomologist Isai Madriz walks us through the life cycle of insects and shares special insights on what’s behind the dramatic swarms of Mayflies that emerge once a year.
‘A Life among Monkeys’ follows the story of primatologist Dr Wolfgang Dittus through the unfolding narrative of the lives of the charismatic toque macaque monkeys, living among the spectacular ruins of an ancient temple in the heart of the Sri Lankan jungle. Compelling new natural history sequences enrich a film archive spanning the 40 years since Dittus’ arrival on this island in the Indian Ocean.
COMPANY: National Geographic Society, Red Rock Kids PRODUCER: For Red Rock Kids: Executive Producer: Kelly Sweet; Producer: Susie Ryan; Associate Producer: Reshma Crawford; For National Geographic: Executive Producer: Vanessa Serrao; Supervising Producer: Mary Stephens; Associate Producer: Sam Sheline EDITOR: David Canady; Assistant Editor: Safidi Tyehimba WRITER: Educational Writer: Andrew Moss OTHER: For Red Rock Kids: Post Production Supervisor, Rin Allen; Researchers: Maureen McGrath, Judy Meschel; Stock Media Provided By: Sai Madriz, Nat Geo Creative, David R. Lance, USDA APHIS PPQ, Andy Potter, Ks. mini, Pon Malar, Armon For National Geographic Society: Vice President, Education Programs: Kim Hulse; Resource Library Editorial Director: Tyson Brown; Manager: Jeanna Sullivan; Project Manager: Gina Borgia; Project Specialist: Sarah Appleton; Specialist: Rachel Jacobson
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A Terra Mater Factual Studios Gmbh and Smithsonian Networks Production, Produced By KEO West Ltd. DIRECTOR: John Capener EDITOR: Steve Barnes WRITER: John Capener CINEMATOGRAPHER: Si Wagen SOUND RECORDIST: Striner Adams MUSIC: Steven Faux NARRATOR: Diane Cardea
(202) 807-3504 caradke@ngs.org
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Vienna
United States
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/a-life-among-monkeys/
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A MILLION DOLLAR NOSE?
A NEW PERSPECTIVE - EPISODE 1 EARTH FROM SPACE
19-0013
19-0014
People & Nature Short-Form
Visualization
Dunedin,
Bristol, UK
New Zealand
United Kingdom
10/9/17
5/15/19
19 minutes
60 minutes
Business owner and dog-enthusiast Richelle, believes that her dog might be the key to protecting the million-dollar honey industry in New Zealand. In the foothills of Canterbury, Richelle and her husband manage 3000 bee hives, but they’re threatened by a deadly disease called American foulbrood, which could wipe out their business. She asks Rene Gloor, a detector dog trainer to help who says that you can train a dog to detect anything. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees that a dog is reliable enough to find American foulbrood and save New Zealand’s honey.
Earth From Space gives us a unique perspective on our planet that previous natural history series couldn’t show you: the context of how these stories fit into the wider world. We can see things our animals can’t, such as much needed rain after a drought or threats approaching such as hurricanes or deforestation; how the environment can dictate the behaviour of an animal; and indeed how animals can shape the landscape around them. And we can look at earth’s changes over time and make new discoveries: satellite images are now an important tool to monitor the health of our planet.
PRODUCER: Sarah Hight DIRECTOR: Sarah Hight EDITOR: Sarah Hight WRITER: Sarah Hight CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sarah Hight SOUND EDITOR: Sarah Hight SOUND RECORDIST: Sarah Hight MUSIC: Jordan Wilson NARRATOR: Clare Adams
COMPANY: BBC Studios, PBS PRODUCER: Barny Revil DIRECTOR: Barny Revil EDITOR: Alex Boyle CINEMATOGRAPHER: Warren Samuels, Andrew Thompson, Mark MacEwan, Mike Amos, Brad Bestelink, Jacky Poon SOUND EDITOR: Tim Owens, Jonny Crew SOUND RECORDIST: Freddie Claire NARRATOR: Chiwetel Ejiofor
(022) 675-3393 sarah.hight1@gmail.com
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p072n2zr
A PLACE FOR PENGUINS
A PROJECT FOR THE PLANET - SERVICE LEARNING IN YOUR COMMUNITY
19-0015
19-0016
Student & Emerging, Conservation Short-Form
Impact Long-Form
Bristol,
USA
11/1/18
7/9/18
14 minutes
22 minutes
Years of overfishing have seen Africa’s penguins plummet to frighteningly low numbers, with scientists at the University of Cape Town heeding the gloomy warning that they could be extinct by the year 2026. Africa’s penguins need a new home. A Place For Penguins follows an unlikely duo as they team up to make them one, taking on an ambitious, novel and entirely unique project creating the world’s first artificially-induced African penguin colony.
Students from four different schools in three different locations learn about local environmental issues and commit to making a difference in their community. Service Learning is much more than community service, it can influence the student’s life in substantial ways, and maybe even change the world. Students collect data on an artificial reef to learn how to protect corals, 4th graders propagate native Apple Snails and restore native trees in the wetlands of Florida... and in New York, students are finding solutions to help repopulate ancient oyster beds and clean up the waterways around Manhattan. Amazing projects... for the Planet!
COMPANY: University Of The West Of England PRODUCER: Tom Parry DIRECTOR: Tom Parry EDITOR: Tom Parry WRITER: Tom Parry CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom Parry SOUND EDITOR: Tom Parry SOUND MIXERS: Gary McIntyre Michele Caruso SOUND RECORDISTS: Tom Parry MUSIC: Gard Figenschou Eriksen NARRATOR: Tom Parry OTHER: Executive Producer: Peter Venn
COMPANY: Schoolyard Films, Inc., PRODUCER: Glenn Allen, Andi Campbell-Waite,Tom Fitz DIRECTOR: Glenn Allen EDITOR: Andi Campbell-Waite WRITER: Andi Campbell-Waite, Glenn Allen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom Fitz, Glenn Allen, Dan Riebe SOUND RECORDIST: Glenn Allen NARRATOR: Andi Campbell-Waite POST PRODUCTION SERVICES: Evolutions - Bristol UK
+44 784-276-4904 tom-parry@live.co.uk https://vimeo.com/302792656
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Jupiter, FL
United Kingdom
(805) 965-0428 glenn.allen@schoolyardfilms.org https://vimeo.com/schoolyard/aproject4theplanet
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A REASON FOR HOPE
A ROAD THROUGH THE WILD
19-0017
19-0018
Micro-Movie
Student & Emerging, 360° Storytelling
Monterey, CA
Silver Spring, MD
United States
United States
10/11/18
4/12/18
2 minutes
30 minutes
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Board of Trustees established the David Packard Award to honor leaders whose achievements embody the qualities of thought and action that David Packard held dear, and who have effectively worked to make the future of our planet surer and more sustainable. In 2018, Bill Gates was presented the David Packard Award. The event raised $3,680,984.79, which will benefit the conservation programs of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. This year’s event kicked off with a video, A Reason for Hope, which reflects the aquarium’s conservation focus and global scope of work.
A Road Through the Wild is an interactive 360 experience that follows along the path of the Beartooth Highway, named America’s Scenic By-way. The road is bookended by Cooke City, MT and Red Lodge, MT. Both communities steeped in the history of the area are located to the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park offering ample opportunities to see wildlife and scenic landscapes. Visit locations along the highway to see the scenery the Beartooth Highway offers while learning about the history and natural history of the area through hotspots, text and historic photographs in each location. You may even find hidden locations of off the beaten path.
COMPANY: Monterey Bay Aquarium, DIRECTOR: Christy Chamberlain EDITOR: Andrew Wise WRITER: Christy Chamberlain CINEMATOGRAPHER: Presley Adamson, Chuck Saltsman, Johnny Friday, Howard Hall, Micheal Robbins (Vertworx), Rubber Knife Productions (SFW SE Asia footage), Magnetic North Films (Crabbing, Fishing Aerial) MUSIC: Killer Tracks DESIGNER: Andrew Wise OTHER: Getty Images, Pond5, Mammoth HD, Nature Footage, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Green Peace
PRODUCER: Liz Wilk DIRECTOR: Liz Wilk EDITOR: Liz Wilk CINEMATOGRAPHER: Hugo Sindelar, Nicholas Hill, Liz Wilk OTHER: ARCHIVAL PHOTOS: Yellowstone National Park, The Margaret Reeb Collection, Carbon County Museum Archives, Open Parks Network MUSIC: Widescreen Nature by Tiny Music, Premium Beat, Departures by Big Score Audio, Premium Beat ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Darach Lee & Nicholas Hill Sound Recordists: Yellowstone National Park Sound Library, Jennifer Garrett, Acoustic Atlas, Jeff Rice
(831) 647-4538 padamson@mbayaq.org
(708) 601-1394 elizabeth.wilk89@gmail.com roadthroughthewild.space
A SILVER RIVER STORY
A TROUT WITH FEATHERS
19-0019
19-0020
People & Nature Long-Form
Animal Behavior Short-Form
OCALA, FL
United States
1/24/19
1/31/19
45 minutes
9 minutes
“A Silver River Story” is laced with tales told by the people who actually lived them. Silver Springs, at the head of the Silver River, is known for the invention of underwater filmmaking and Glass Bottom boats. Four friends narrate this film. These ambassadors for nature have been driving boats at the Springs for over fifty years each. Their stories of wildlife such as deer and alligators, and their day-to-day experiences show the audience a unique view of this beautiful and wild river as well as the problems that face the river today.
The American dipper is North America’s only aquatic songbird. Photographer and conservationist Mike Forsberg fell in love with the American dipper on a college fishing trip. After learning about these birds unique behaviors of dipping and diving underwater, he set out on a mission to document their natural history. This included photographing their behavior above water and below. This film follows Mike on his quest to photograph the American dipper diving underwater in the Poudre River in Colorado and will introduce you to a lifelong birder, retired school teacher, and ex-Harley rider Steve Den who helps Mike along the way.
COMPANY: Wet Waders Inc PRODUCER: Mark Emery DIRECTOR: Mark Emery EDITOR: Drew Russ, Jorge Mejia CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Emery, Jorge Mejia, Erin Ranney, John Benam SOUND MIXERS: Andrew Karpovck SOUND RECORDISTS: Jeff Goertz, Sara Matasick, Erin Ranney, Drew Russ MUSIC: Mark Emery, Tracy Collins DRONE PILOT: David Ulloa
COMPANY: Platte Basin Timelapse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln PRODUCER: Mariah Lundgren DIRECTOR: Mariah Lundgren EDITOR: Mariah Lundgren WRITER: Mariah Lundgren CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mariah Lundgren, Michael Forsberg SOUND EDITOR: Mariah Lundgren SOUND MIXERS: Mariah Lundgren SOUND RECORDISTS: Mariah Lundgren, Randolph Little/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab ML8992 MUSIC: Adam Easton, Jonathan Elias, Mike Joseph Fraumeni, Sarah Trevino, Andrew Deeley, Hugh Brody, Tim Sawtell, Brian Flores, James Driscoll, John Hunter Jr, Jonathan Slott EFFECTS: Mariah Lundgren DESIGNER: Mariah Lundgren OTHER: Videography Assistance: Morgan Spiehs, Emma Brinley Buckley
(352) 789-1321 mary@markemeryfilms.com
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Lincoln, NE
United States
(402) 215-5648 mlundgren4@unl.edu plattebasintimelapse.com/2019/01/film-a-trout-with-feathers/
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A VOICE ABOVE NATURE
A WALK THROUGH THE LAND OF A THOUSAND HILLS
19-0021
19-0022
Impact Short-Form, Student & Emerging
Student & Emerging, People & Nature Short-Form
Bristol,
Bozeman, MT
England
United States
11/2/18
5/13/19
13 minutes
11 minutes
The powerful call of the humpback whale fills our oceans in a way our species will never understand. A Voice Above Nature explores the surface of the seas in a way never seen before to reveal a not-so-silent-killer. Through the voice of a whale guide, biologist and captain, we hear about the whales and then feel the problem. The noise pollution we are creating in our oceans and forcing upon these animals. Can we respect the silence they need to survive?
Claver Ntoyinkima, a native park ranger, shares the secrets of Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda as he guides us through the forest. With almost 300 bird species, over 1,000 plant species, and dozens of large and small mammals, Nyungwe is one of the most biodiverse places in the world. Twenty-five years after the devastation of the Rwandan Civil War, the park is now one of the bestconserved montane rainforests in Central Africa. As Claver walks through the forest we uncover the origins of his conservation values and the history of an ecosystem that survived one of Rwanda’s darkest periods.
COMPANY: University of the West of England PRODUCER: Annie Moir EDITOR: Annie Moir CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael R Clark SOUND EDITOR: Dan Pollard SOUND MIXERS: Dan Pollard, Michele Caruso, Gary McIntyre
PRODUCER: Chema Domenech DIRECTOR: Chema Domenech EDITOR: Kelly Carpenter CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chema Domenech, RJ Sindelar SOUND EDITOR: Scotty Beam SOUND MIXERS: William Lake Springstead MUSIC: Cleod9 Music OTHER: Scott Sterling, Colorist
+07 935-369-363 annieemoir@hotmail.com
(406) 414-6426 chema.domenech@gmail.com
A WINDOW INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE
A WOLF’S JOURNEY
19-0023
19-0024
Educational / Institutional
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Somerville, MA
France
3/15/19
12/31/18
25 minutes
86 minutes
Andone Lavery and her team of scientists and engineers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution set out to reveal Earth’s largest, yet least-known habitat on our planet--the Ocean Twilight Zone, an ocean layer 600 to 3,200 feet below. It contains the greatest concentration of life on Earth, masses of unique and often bizarre inhabitants critical for making our planet habitable. But as nearshore fisheries decline, commercial fisheries are beginning to set their sights to these depths, so Andone and her team are racing to understand this unique habitat before it’s too late. What they find surpasses their wildest dreams.
Cast out by his pack, a young wolf has to face his destiny alone and try to survive in a world reigned over by Man. From the forests of Romania to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean, he heads off in search of a new territory, a new pack and a new family. This is the incredible story of Slava, the wolf. This film tells also the story of a wolf in the Anthropocene. That of a 21st century wolf, who adapts to the world’s new rules. A wolf who constantly comes up against Man. Faced sometimes with his brutality, his constructions, his roads, his factories. This documentary, based on real facts, directed by Vincent Steiger, will bring us to think about the future of the wolf, but moreover, about the relationship our society has with “the wild”.
COMPANY: Oh Sister Productions, Big Wave TV PRODUCER: Jennifer Berglund DIRECTOR: Jennifer Berglund, Nick Stringer EDITOR: Jennifer Berglund, Danielle Myers WRITER: Jennifer Berglund, Nick Stringer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jennifer Berglund SOUND EDITOR: Jennifer Berglund SOUND MIXERS: Jennifer Berglund SOUND RECORDIST: Jennifer Berglund MUSIC: Travis Pullman EFFECTS: Jennifer Berglund NARRATOR: Jennifer Berglund
COMPANY: Paprika Films, Galatee Films, France Televisions, CCTV9, Sudwestrundfunk & Kwanza PRODUCER: Laurent Baujard, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin & Jacques Perrin DIRECTOR: Vincent Steiger EDITOR: Stephane Mazalaigue WRITER: Vincent Steiger & Anne-France Dautheville CINEMATOGRAPHER: Antoine Marteau, Jeanne Guillot, Daniel Meyer & Jerome Bouvier SOUND EDITOR: Jerome Wiciak SOUND MIXERS: Nicolas Fioraso SOUND RECORDISTS: Cedric Genet & Yohan Toubin MUSIC: Thomas Couzinier & Frederic Kooshmanian EFFECTS: Olivier Djalayer NARRATOR: Geoffrey Bateman
OTHER: Underwater ROV Footage by NOAA/OAR-Ocean Exploration & Research; Aerial Footage by Keith
Heyward; Holographic Camera Images by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Archival Stock Footage by Periscope Film; Microscopic Life Footage by NASA; Additional Stock Footage, Sound Effects & Music by Envato, Storyblocks, Pond5, and Adobe Stock; Supported in part by the National Geographic Society, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the Ocean Twilight Zone Initiative
(423) 838-2422 jennifer@ohsisterproductions.com
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Paris,
United States
+33 182-284-183 mlambert@paprikafilms.fr www.paprikafilms.fr/en
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A YEAR ALONG THE GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT
ABOVE AND BEYOND - NASA’S JOURNEY TO TOMORROW
19-0025
19-0026
Science in Nature Short-Form
Writing, Earth & Sky Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form
Oldenburg,
New York, NY
Germany
USA
6/1/18
6/15/18
16 minutes
90 minutes
A year through the distant eyes of meteorological satellite Himawari-8 - a hypnotic stream of Earth’s beauty, fragility and disasters. 35786 km above Earth, travelling at more than 11000 km/h, Himawari-8, Japan’s most advanced meteorological satellite, observes the Eastern Hemisphere day and night. For one year we look through the eyes of the distant observer. From solstice to solstice, from pole to pole, from storm to storm we watch Earth’s beauty and fragility, weather’s wonders, forces and disasters - from space, it all looks miraculous.
From Oscar nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy, ABOVE AND BEYOND: NASA’S JOURNEY TO TOMORROW shines a spotlight on NASA’s historic accomplishments in space, from the moon landing to Mars exploration to journeys to the outer edges of the solar system. More than a moving portrait of NASA’s accomplishments in space, the documentary also sheds light on the agency’s lesser-known area of focus and the vital role NASA has played in measuring the Earth’s health.
PRODUCER: Felix Dierich DIRECTOR: Felix Dierich EDITOR: Felix Dierich SOUND EDITOR: Felix Dierich MUSIC: Felix Dierich
COMPANY: Discovery presents a Moxie Firecracker Films production PRODUCER: Rory Kennedy, PRODUCED BY: Mark Bailey, Clare Tucker, Patricia Bischetti, Jon Bardin; SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Alexandra Moss, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: John Hoffman DIRECTOR: Rory Kennedy EDITOR: Don Kleszy, Gillian McCarthy WRITER: Mark Bailey, Don Kleszy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Raul Casares, Andrei Erastov, Tom Hurwitz, ASC, Thomas Kaufman, Don King, Dana Kupper, Amanda Micheli, Jenna Rosher, Jeffery Santos, Nancy Schreiber, Dave Selle SOUND EDITOR: Joe Milner SOUND MIXERS: Re-Recording Mixer: Joe Milner SOUND RECORDISTS: Brian Albritton, Vasily Amochkin, Josh Bennett, Steve “Birch” Birchmeier, Steven “Bono” Bonarrigo, Michael Boyle, Michael Jones, Wesley Lofgren, Kent Ohler, Thomas Orozco, Zak Piper, Theresa Radka, Paul Rusnak, Rodrigo Salvatierra, Darcel Walker, Christopher Wiecking MUSIC: Gary Lionelli DESIGNERS: LEAD DESIGN AND ANIMATION: Molly Shwartz, DESIGN & ANIMATION: Jason Conradtl; DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE COLORIST: Kevin Cannon; DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE PRODUCERS: Greg Lanesey, Matt Radecki; Animation Producer: Jen Glabus; ANIMATOR: Ariel Martin NARRATOR: Rory Kennedy
+49 163-343-7424 dierich@email.de http://ayatgo.wetplanet.de/
(212) 548-5602 Jessica_Driscoll@discovery.com
AEON
AHIMSA - COMPASSION FOR ALL LIFE
19-0027
19-0028
Student & Emerging
Student & Emerging
Beaconsfield,
United Kingdom
3/1/19
3/1/19
24 minutes
27 minutes
An imaginative and intoxicating ride from first life to the organised chaos of the modern world, A E O N is a film about where we come from, all we have been, and where we are going.
At a time when humans are losing touch with the natural world, can the worship of animals in Hinduism offer insight in how humans and animals might coexist in a modern world and help salvage our connection to nature.
COMPANY: National Film and Television School PRODUCER: Nathan Small DIRECTOR: Nathan Small EDITOR: Ona Bartroli Portell WRITER: Nathan Small CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Small SOUND EDITOR: Ben Goodall MUSIC: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons EFFECTS: Leo Bonomi Tarani, Kristiana Turlaja, Beatrice Mikulskyte, Ysabel King
COMPANY: National Film and Television School, PRODUCER: Ralph Woollcombe DIRECTOR: Ralph Woollcombe EDITOR: Amy Pettipher WRITER: Ralph Woollcombe CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ralph Woollcombe SOUND EDITOR: Jose Pablo Ramirez SOUND MIXERS: Jose Pablo Ramirez SOUND RECORDISTS: Ralph Woollcombe MUSIC: Rachael Philip EFFECTS: Liz Glennard NARRATOR: Lesley Sharp
+01 494-731-472 +44 01494731472
8
Beaconsfield,
United Kingdom
+44 014-947-31472 festivals2@nfts.co.uk
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AMAZING PIGS
AMBOSELI ELEPHANTS WILDLIFE WARRIORS
19-0029
19-0030
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Writing
Conservation Long-Form
Vienna
Nairobi, Nairobi
Austria
Kenya
6/20/18
4/21/19
49 minutes
26 minutes
Filthy? Greedy? Lazy? Think again. Pigs are smart, have acute senses and thrive everywhere from frozen Siberia to the turquoise waters of the Bahamas. Amazing Pigs takes us on a fun, fascinating journey around the world to reveal the secrets of their success. You’ll never look at pigs the same way again.
WILDLIFE WARRIORS is a wildlife documentary series hosted by Dr. Paula Kahumbu. The aim of the series is to showcase conservation heroes at the front line and to learn about the species that they are saving. Amboseli Elephants This episode follows the work of two Kenyan elephant researchers, Katito Saiyalel and Norah Njiraini: seeing how they do research, how they interact with communities, the challenges they face and the discoveries that they have made with the Big Tusker Elephants. All this is filmed in the various habitats around the scenic Mt. Kilimanjaro.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A Terra Mater Factual Studios and Smithsonian Networks Co-Production Produced By Humble Bee Films PRODUCER: Matt Hamilton DIRECTOR: Matt Hamilton EDITOR: Adam Evans, Tim Coope CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alain Compost, Duncan Brake, Graham Horder, Ivo Norenberg, Kalyan Varma, Keith Brust, Luke Barnett, Matt Hamilton SOUND EDITOR: Paul Fisher MUSIC: James Dorman NARRATOR: Gillian Burke
COMPANY: Vivid Features Ltd, Wildlife Direct PRODUCER: Paula Kahumbu EDITOR: John Nzioki WRITER: Marc Hoeferlin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steve Waguwa, Evode Muhire SOUND RECORDIST: Laban Loita NARRATOR: Paula Kahumbu OTHER: FIELD PRODUCER: Eunice Nyambura, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Wilkister Adema, BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY: Ken Gitau, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kavila Matu COMMUNICATIONS AND PR: Trish Sewe
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/amazing-pigs/
+25 470-513-3509 info@wildlifedirect.org www.wildlifewarriorsafrica.org/
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
AMERICA’S MISSISSIPPI - THE HEARTLAND
19-0031
19-0032
Ecosystem Long-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form
Washington, DC
United States
2/15/18
6/28/17
44 minutes
46 minutes
For many creatures in America’s expansive desert country, survival means being both tough, and creative. Live through a day, and a spine-chilling night, as the largest concentration of mammals in the world, 20 million strong, emerges and then returns to the bat cave.
The central stretch of the Mississippi River beats through the heart of America. Its song: country mixed with a bit of rock and roll. Here predators and prey work hard to protect their families from mighty floods, an underwater invasion and each other.
COMPANY: Red Rock Films for National Geographic PRODUCER: Brian Armstrong, Amanda Fox, Pamela Caragol EDITOR: Jay Danner-McDonald CINEMATOGRAPHER: Skip Hobbie NARRATOR: Jay Danner-McDonald
COMPANY: Red Rock Films for Smithsonian Networks PRODUCER: Brian Armstrong, Amanda Fox, Laura Johnson DIRECTOR: Brian Armstrong EDITOR: John Freeburn WRITER: Dana Kemp, Michael Mavretic, Andy Mitchell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Rettig, Dave Arnold, John Benam, Dan Dudeck, Skip Hobbie MUSIC: Chris Biondo, Mac Squier, Lenny Williams NARRATOR: Jeff Wilburn
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com
9
Silver Spring, MD
United States
(240) 396-6567 kelly@redrockfilms.net
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AMERICAN SPRING LIVE NATURE
ANEGADA - LAND OF THE IGUANAS
19-0033
19-0034
Changing Planet Long-Form, Impact Long-Form
Student & Emerging
New York, NY
Beaconsfield,
USA
United Kingdom
4/30/19
2/1/19
57 minutes
10 minutes
Witness the change of seasons in real time. In iconic locations with varied ecosystems, a diverse group of researchers and citizen scientists investigate how a wide range of organisms respond to the coming of spring.
With an ancestral lineage that goes back to the Dinosaurs the Anegada Rock Iguana once had a homeland that stretched for thousands of miles but today it is perilously close to extinction. Threatened by invasive species, climate change and land grabbing, the last 300 rock iguanas survive on just 28 sq kilometres of coral and limestone rock. It’s an almost impossible challenge but Mickey Young conservationist from the National Parks Trust, Kelly Bradley, scientist at Fort Worth Zoo and the community on Anegada have joined together in a last ditch effort to save the most endangered lizard in the world.
COMPANY: A PRODUCTION OF BERMAN PRODUCTIONS, INC. AND THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC, IN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL CONTENT, FOR WNET. PRODUCER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Al Berman EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Fred Kaufman CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Eddie Delbridge CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Bill Murphy SENIOR PRODUCER: Ann Johnson Prum CONSULTING PRODUCER: Bruce Kennedy SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Michelle Robinson EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCER: Aaron Cooke DIRECTOR: Joe Demaio
COMPANY: National Film and Television School, PRODUCER: Madelaine Westwood DIRECTOR: Madelaine Westwood EDITOR: Madelaine Westwood, David Badgerd CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Wickens SOUND EDITOR: Ruth Knight SOUND MIXERS: Ruth Knight SOUND RECORDIST: Madelaine Westwood MUSIC: Sarah Boughton EFFECTS: Michael Pearce NARRATOR: Anjuiena Smith
(212) 560-6889 burkej@thirteen.org
+44 014-947-31472 festivals2@nfts.co.uk
ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS - EPISODE ONE
ANOINTED
19-0035
19-0036
Hosted or Presenter-led
Impact Short-Form
Bristol, UK
USA
2/15/18
4/14/18
60 minutes
6 minutes
As a world-class wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan is uniquely qualified to present the series. The fresh insight he gains by watching on-board footage from animals he has spent his life filming is revelatory; his frustrations and joy are genuine. Gordon is a light-hearted but expert guide, humorously sharing his attempts to persuade animals to wear their cameras and always contagiously excited at seeing the results. Gordon is a wonderful communicator whose aim is to share the wonders of nature and uncover the secrets yet to be told.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands was once the testing site for some of the biggest nuclear weapons ever made by the United States. Today, the impacts of those tests are still felt by the people who call these islands home. Acclaimed Marshallese poet and activist,Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, explores the nuclear testing legacy of her country through the legends and stories of one particular island that houses a dark secret.
COMPANY: BBC Studios, PBS PRODUCER: Anne Sommerfield, Hannah Ward DIRECTOR: Anne Sommerfield, Hannah WardWRITER: Anne Sommerfield CINEMATOGRAPHER: Graham Macfarlane, Simon Reay, Hector Skevington-Postles SOUND RECORDISTS: Nick Allinson, Andrew Yarme OTHER: COMMISSIONING EDITOR: Craig Hunter SERIES PRODUCER: Dan Rees EXEC PRODUCER: Tim Martin
COMPANY: Dan Lin Media LLC, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning PRODUCER: Dan Lin DIRECTOR: Dan Lin EDITOR: Nick Stone WRITER: Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dan Lin SOUND EDITOR: Nick Stone SOUND RECORDIST: Steve Holloway MUSIC: Minim
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qqmfz
10
Honolulu, HI
United Kingdom
(860) 391-5971 danlinphotography@gmail.com https://vimeo.com/264773914
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APEX SURVIVAL - MAIDEN VOYAGE
APOLLO 11 & BEYOND VR!
19-0037
19-0038
People & Nature Long-Form
360 Storytelling
LONGMONT, CO
Smyrna, GA
United States
USA
2/15/19
5/31/19
60 minutes
5 minutes
An inspiring global team of shark experts and conservationists, dominated by strong, smart and independent women, join forces and follow a migratory route of the Great White sharks. There is not an animal we fear more, and understand less, than the Great White shark. Once home of the highest population of Great White sharks in the world, the cold and stormy South African waters are almost void of Great Whites. What are the mysteries underlying their disappearance? What are the consequences of their near extinction? Are there solutions?
Climb aboard a massive Saturn V rocket and blast off for adventure to witness humankind’s first inspiring steps on the Moon. Learn how early spaceflight pioneers made the successes of the subsequent Space Shuttle program and International Space Station possible and helped forge a new path towards long-term planetary exploration. Glimpse how small steps will lead to giant leaps in the future as the exploration of Mars begins! Originally created as an immersive 4D motion-based attraction on the Pulseworks VR Transporter for many Museums, Science Centers and Aquariums, Apollo 11 & Beyond VR puts you right inside the astronaut’s helmet!
COMPANY: Arniston Media PRODUCER: Jakes Jordaan DIRECTOR: Jakes Jordaan, Johnny Beechler EDITOR: Martin Soederhamn CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Reichardt, Danie Ferreira, Juan Oliphant, Benjamin Malherbe SOUND EDITOR: Martin Soederhamn SOUND MIXERS: Marconi De Morais OTHER: CAST: Mike Rutzen, Ocean Ramsey, Juan Oliphant, Tanya Van Graan, Julia Wheeler
COMPANY: Pulseworks, LLC PRODUCER: Raj Deshpande, Orion Cherry, Som Downs, Taylor Myers, Jeffrey Yu, Carson Malone, Jesse Parker, DIRECTOR: Raj Deshpande, Orion Cherry, Carson Malone EDITOR: Orion Cherry DESIGNER: Som Downs, Jeffrey Yu, Taylor Myers, Orion Cherry
(720) 288-9689 scubamartin@gmail.com arnistonmedia.com
(770) 373-5313 cmalone@pulseworks.com
APOLLO - MISSIONS TO THE MOON
ARCTIC FROZEN FRONTIER EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL
19-0039
19-0040
Earth & Sky Long-Form, Editing, Writing
Changing Planet Long-Form
Washington, DC
United Kingdom
7/1/19
1/1/19
94 minutes
60 minutes
As the world prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing one of our greatest achievements ever - Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Tom Jennings uses his signature style of first-person storytelling to create an immersive account that spans the full sweep of NASA’s Apollo Space Program, including all 12 crewed missions. In APOLLO: Missions to the Moon, newly transferred film and never-before-heard audio recordings recount the United States’ remarkable journey to land on the Moon before 1970. The missions are experienced not from modern-day retrospective but through TV coverage, radio broadcasts, home movies, NASA film and never-before-heard Mission Control audio. Primary source media offers a raw and genuine look at how the Apollo missions were presented to the public and what this historic program means to us today and for our future. APOLLO: Missions to the Moon is not just a film; it’s an experience.
Adventurer Steve Backshall is on a mission to explore the Arctic at the most dangerous time of year - the spring melt. It’s an undertaking that has never been attempted before. Assembling a team of experts, the epic journey begins on the east coast of Greenland. Their aim is to kayak across the world’s largest fjord. The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the planet. Steve wants to understand how the rising temperatures are affecting the environment, wildlife and people. Paddling through the sea ice, they will be on alert for vast icebergs and hungry polar bears.
COMPANY: 1895 Films for National Geographic PRODUCER: David Tillman, Abe Scheuermann, Chris Morcom, Robert Kirk, Tom Jennings, Bernadette McDaid DIRECTOR: Tom Jennings EDITOR: David Tillman WRITER: Tom Jennings SOUND EDITOR: John Warrin, Nick Pavey, Leandro Cassan, Brian Golub, Christopher Pentecost SOUND MIXERS: John Chapman, John Warrin MUSIC: James Everingham OTHER: Score produced by: Hans Zimmer and Russell Emanuel
COMPANY: True to Nature
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com
11
London,
USA
+44 207-691-6754 Rusika.Chohdha@fremantle.com
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ARTHROPODIUM
ARTIFISHAL
19-0041
19-0042
People & Nature Short-Form, Student & Emerging, Writing
Conservation Long-Form, Editing
Mexico City,
San Francisco, California
Mexico
USA
10/10/18
3/8/19
13 minutes
77 minutes
A world of praying mantis and other insects as a mirror of ourselves with drops of poetry, mystery and premonitions.
Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide towards extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss of faith in nature. Salmon have long been an icon of wild, but in our rush to meet demand and mask the larger root environmental issues, we’ve forgotten the true value of wild. Ultimately the film sets two ideologies at odds, those who embrace the power of nature to heal and those who believe in a world that requires continued control. Hopefully the film leaves viewers wrestling with a disquieting question, have we reached the end of wild?
COMPANY: Bosquino PRODUCER: Jorge Bolado, Miguel Labastida DIRECTOR: Jorge Bolado, Miguel Labastida EDITOR: Jorge Bolado, Miguel Labastida WRITER: Jorge Bolado, Miguel Labastida CINEMATOGRAPHER: Miguel Labastida SOUND EDITOR: Ernie Schaeffer SOUND MIXERS: Ernie Schaeffer SOUND RECORDISTS: Jorge Bolado, Miguel Labastida MUSIC: Carlos Gomes DESIGNER: Fernando Arpio NARRATOR: Takahiro Murokawa, Phoebe Theodora, Kerstin Scheuch, Miguel Labastida, Liv Green OTHER: Poems by Issa Kobayashi, Masaoka Shiki, Hans Christian Andersen, Sylvia Plath, Carlos Frias de Carvalho, Hermann Hesse, Yamaguchi Seishi, Yosa Buson, Anne Sexton, Emily Dickinson, Alexander Pope, Dylan Thomas, W.S. Merwin
COMPANY: Liars & Thieves PRODUCER: Laura Wagner, Josh ‘Bones’ Murphy, Dylan Tomine DIRECTOR: Josh Murphy EDITOR: Collin Kriner WRITER: Josh ‘Bones’ Murphy, Collin Kriner CINEMATOGRAPHER: August Thurmer, Devin Whetstone SOUND EDITOR: Chris Manning (Skywalker Sound) SOUND MIXERS: Chris Barnett (Skywalker Sound) SOUND RECORDIST: Josh ‘Bones’ Murphy MUSIC: William Ryan Fritch
+52 155-301-82686 miguel_labas@hotmail.com
(530) 401-1090 bones@liarsandthieves.tv www.patagonia.com/artifishal
ATTENBOROUGH AND THE SEA DRAGON
ATTENBOROUGH’S ANT MOUNTAIN
19-0043
19-0044
Earth & Sky Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Writing
Bristol,
Austria
12/21/17
12/6/17
58 minutes
52 minutes
On the Jurassic Coast of Britain a remarkable 200 million year old fossil is discovered - the bones of an ichthyosaur - a giant sea dragon that ruled the oceans when the dinosaurs ruled the land. In this one-hour special for BBC One, Sir David Attenborough brings a passion project to the screen as he joins the hunt to bring this ancient creature’s story to life.
David Attenborough travels to the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Alps, to find out about one of the largest animal societies in the world, where over a billion ants live in peace. After following the lives of these incredible creatures and their dramatic fight for survival for a year, he is able to unravel the secrets of the Swiss super-colony...
COMPANY: BBC Studios, PBS PRODUCER: Sally Thomson DIRECTOR: Sally Thomson EDITOR: Mike Denny CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robin Cox SOUND RECORDISTS: Bill Rudolph, Benjamin Moon & Fiann Smithwick MUSIC: Alex Stoloff NARRATOR: Sir David Attenborough OTHER: Linda Dale - Production Manager
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS in association with BBC and ABC Australia produced by AMMONITE LTD. PRODUCER: Joe Loncraine DIRECTOR: Martin Dohrn, Joe Loncraine EDITOR: Andi Campbell-Waite WRITER: Martin Dohrn, Joe Loncraine CINEMATOGRAPHER: Martin Dohrn, Jack Hynes SOUND EDITOR: Cheryl Jones SOUND MIXERS: Stefan K. Fiedler, Sound Design and Dubbing Mixer MUSIC: Fraser Purdie NARRATOR: David Attenborough EP TMFS: Ivo Filatsch, Sabine Holzer
+07 583-347-222 izzi.tippetts@bbc.co.uk
12
VIENNA,
UK
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/attenboroughs-ant-mountain/
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AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH
AUTUMNWATCH NEW ENGLAND PROGRAMME 3
19-0045
19-0046
Ecosystem Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form, Engaging Youth, Educational / Institutional
Hosted or Presenter-led
EL SEGUNDO, CA
Bristol,
United States
United Kingdom
6/28/18
10/12/18
41 minutes
58 minutes
Few places on Earth remain as wild and pristine as the Top End of Australia. It is a land that time forgot. A place with some of the richest wetlands and oldest rainforests where ancient people lived in harmony with this wild land and her beasts. The largest dinosaurs called this land home and left their foot prints in these ancient rocks, and one of their deadly relatives still lives there today. Join this epic scientific adventure with Tommy, our native Aboriginal guide, and venture through some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes, and travel deep into saltwater crocodile country.
Stripped across one week in October 2018 - Autumnwatch New England celebrated the natural phenomenon of the American Fall as summer ends and, in the vast northeast forests, 26 billion trees simultaneously erupt in a riot of colour, painting the landscape gold and red. With a mix of live ‘studio’ pieces from a central ‘hub’ location on Squam Lake in New Hampshire, and seasonally shot VTs, each programme brought the splendour of the season into living rooms across the nation. Presented by British naturalist Chris Packham and American travel journalist and PBS presenter Samantha Brown. The shows also included live wildlife sections presented by wildlife cameraman Bob Poole.
COMPANY: Definition Films, Wild Pacific Media, K2 Studios PRODUCER: Caspar Mazzotti, Electra Manikakis, Nick Robinson DIRECTOR: Nick Robinson EDITOR: Caspar Mazzotti, Paul Phelan WRITER: Nick Robinson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Robinson, Caspar Mazzotti, Jon Shaw NARRATOR: Tom E. Lewis
COMPANY: BBC, PBS PRODUCER: Lucy Bowden, Alex Griffiths DIRECTOR: Tony Grech-Smith EDITOR: Adrian Gooch, Paul Kiff, Jack Johnstone, Deborah Williams, Gianni Townsend CINEMATOGRAPHER: Lindsay McCrae, Mark Yates SOUND SUPERVISOR: Louise Wilcox SOUND RECORDIST: Gary Moore MUSIC: David Poore DESIGNER: Sarah Milton OTHER: SERIES PRODUCER: Chris Howard ENGINEERING MANAGER: Gareth Widman PRODUCTION MANAGER: Dulcie Arnold OB PROVIDER: Game Creek
(310) 563-2617 matthew@k2communications.com www.australiasgreatwildnorth.com
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk www.pbs.org/autumnwatch-new-england/home/
AY MARIPOSA
BACKYARD WILDERNESS
19-0047
19-0048
Impact Long-Form, Writing
Ecosystem Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Engaging Youth, Visualization
Mount Rainier,
USA
4/22/19
3/21/18
57 minutes
43 minutes
Ay Mariposa tells a story of three characters in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas whose lives are upended by plans to build a US-Mexico border wall. As the director of the National Butterfly Center, Marianna Trevino Wright has become a leader of wall resistance in the Valley. Zulema Hernandez, a life-long migrant worker, has been a dedicated advocate for all migrants, both wild and human-kind. And the butterfly fights a daily battle for survival in a landscape where most of its habitat is long gone and much of what remains lies directly in the path of the wall.
“Backyard Wilderness” takes viewers on a surprising journey into the natural wonders right outside our doors. The film follows young Katie and her family who, absorbed by electronics and their busy modern lives, are blind to the real-life spectacle all around them. Until, that is, a school project sends Katie outdoors and sparks her gradual discovery of a whole new world. Audiences experience her backyard come alive - ducklings diving out of trees, salamanders dodging traffic and coyote pups learning to hunt. The film reminds us that Wi-Fi is not the only connection that matters and that, sometimes, in ordinary places, you can uncover extraordinary things.
COMPANY: Pongo Media Productions PRODUCER: Krista Schlyer, Jenny Nichols DIRECTOR: Krista Schlyer EDITOR: Jenny Nichols, Morgan Heim WRITER: Krista Schlyer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jenny Nichols, Morgan Heim SOUND EDITOR: Coupe Studios SOUND MIXERS: Coupe Studios MUSIC: Zulema Hernandez NARRATOR: Krista Schlyer
COMPANY: Archipelago Films, Arise Media, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and SK Films PRODUCER: Susan Todd & Andrew Young EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jonathan Barker, Sean B. Carroll, Stephen Apkon SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Myles Connolly DIRECTOR: Susan Todd, Andrew Young EDITOR: Jim Isler, Lincoln Athas WRITER: Andrew Young, Susan Todd, Wendy MacKeigan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Young, Michael Male MUSIC: Gil Talmi EFFECTS: Southbay, The Molecule, Machineyes DESIGNER: Sound: Brian Eimer NARRATOR: Caleigh Barker OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jonathan Barker, Sean B. Carroll, Stephen Apkon SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Myles Connolly SOUND DESIGNER: Brian Eimer
(202) 213-6215 kris_schly@yahoo.com https://www.aymariposafilm.com
13
Westchester, NY
USA
(416) 367-0440 x3033 ahawtin@skfilms.ca backyardwildernessfilm.com
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BEARS OF DURANGO
BEASTS IN THE CITY
19-0049
19-0050
Educational / Institutional, Science in Nature Long-Form, Student & Emerging
Ecosystem Long-Form
Salt Lake City, UT
Vienna
USA
Austria
4/3/18
9/12/18
60 minutes
49 minutes
Dive headfirst into bear dens with the biologists studying how human development affects bear behavior. In 2011 Colorado Parks and Wildlife initiated a major research effort to address increases in human-black bear conflicts. A team of wildlife researchers led by Dr. Heather Johnson has spent the past six years investigating the factors driving those increases and the effects of expanding human development on bear populations. “If we want our native biodiversity here, if we want these large carnivores to be back on our landscapes, ultimately we’re going to have to figure out, how do we coexist? How do we share a single landscape?” - Heather Johnson, PhD, Lead Wildlife Researcher.
You thought they were far away, in the wild. You’re wrong. They’re here. The urban invaders! We created the cityscapes, brought human culture to nature, but there’s no way we can keep ‘them’ out. Wildlife is infiltrating our cities! They glide through our urban jungles, nest on our balcony and feel quite at home in our backyards. Many wild animals not only tolerate the presence of humans; they’re even drawn to us, attracted by our habits. No matter if they move about on legs or wings - raccoons, parrots, giraffes and many, many more have learned to adapt to, or at least ignore, the presence of humans with remarkable ingenuity.
COMPANY: Test Area North PRODUCER: Dusty Hulet, Brandon Purdie, Anne-Marie Ferretti DIRECTOR: Dusty Hulet EDITOR: Zach Kempf MUSIC: Micah Dahl Anderson OTHER: Mountain Studies Institute (nonprofit partner)
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH PRODUCER: Susanne Lummer EDITOR: Joerg Achatz WRITER: Susanne Lummer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian Baumeister, Thomas Behrend, Attila Boa, Kevin Flay, Roland Gockel, Christoph Groppenberger, Jan Haft, Matt Hamilton, Graham Horder, Harald Mittermuller Mike Potts, Michael Riegler, Klaus Scheurich, Boas Schwarz, Erik Sick, Alexander Sommer, Mirco Tribanek, John Waters, Kay Ziesenhenne SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler, Hubert Weninger MUSIC: Jorg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Muller, Daniel Vulcano, Sebastian Hassler NARRATOR: Chris Morgan EP TMFS: Sabine Holzer
(208) 569-1558 dustyhulet@gmail.com bearsofdurango.com/
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/beasts-in-the-city/
BEING DOLPHIN 4D
BHUTAN WHITE WATER EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL
19-0051
19-0052
Animal Behavior Short-Form, People & Nature Short-Form, Visualization, Audioscape, Educational / Institutional
Audioscape
Santa Clarita, CA
United Kingdom
5/1/18
1/1/19
13 minutes
60 minutes
Being Dolphin 4D is a highly immersive experience designed specifically for 4D exhibition and projected in 3D. It provides a first person perspective into a dolphin’s world through ground-breaking visuals, sound design, music and succinct voice over.
The team starts their journey into the foothills of the Himalayas. Their mission to kayak the last unrun river in Bhutan - but there’s a reason it hasn’t been attempted. The river is relentless, and it takes all their skill to negotiate this gorge. Their greatest fears are realised when Steve falls out of his kayak. He is dragged underwater and fights for his life. A safety kayaker races to his rescue and saves Steve by throwing him a rope within seconds of him being dragged under. From here they still have 30km to paddle through before they complete their expedition.
COMPANY: Fin Productions, LLC, SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment, Talbot Films PRODUCER: Bob Talbot, Adam Ellison DIRECTOR: Bob Talbot EDITOR: Bob Talbot WRITER: Bob Talbot CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Talbot SOUND EDITOR: Michael Perricone, C.A.S. SOUND MIXERS: Michael Perricone, C.A.S. MUSIC: Cliff Eidelman EFFECTS: Michael Perricone, C.A.S. DESIGNER: Boyd Shermis NARRATOR: Colette Whitaker
COMPANY: True to Nature
(818) 262-4720 mmerrall@iwerks.com simex-iwerks.com
14
London,
USA
+44 207-691-6754 Rusika.Chohdha@fremantle.com
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BIG BEASTS - LAST OF THE GIANTS - AMERICAS BIG BEASTS: LAST OF THE GIANTS
BIG CAT COUNTRY
19-0053
Hosted or Presenter-led, Audioscape
Bristol, Somerset
,
United Kingdom 6/12/18
5/6/19
46 minutes
50 minutes
In this series, biologist Patrick Aryee tracks down the biggest animals on Earth to reveal why in the natural world - size really matters. Travelling to Asia, the Americas and Africa, he gets eye to eye with Sperm whales, grizzlies and feasting Komodo dragons to explore why some creatures evolved into GIANTS - and how these big beasts play a crucial role in their habitats. Stepping back in time, Patrick also uncovers the colossal prehistoric ancestors of today’s giants - and learns how their great size was often their downfall. Combining animated graphics, stunning natural history footage - and nail-bitingly close encounters this series explores the challenges facing our megafauna today.
Real drama. Real Stories. The ultimate lion soap opera. Follow specialist wildlife camera operators, Nathan Pilcher, and Sam Davies as they base themselves right in the heart of Zambia’s Luwangwa Valley. Together they follow the lions, night and day, to bring us every twist and turn of what promises to be a tumultuous year for three dynasties of lions poised on the edge of collapse.
COMPANY: Offspring Films PRODUCER: Alex Williamson, Sam Hodgson DIRECTOR: Simon Muriel EDITOR: Glenn Rainton MUSIC: Bleeding Fingers Music EFFECTS: Moonraker VFX NARRATOR: Presenter, Patric Ayree
COMPANY: Plimsoil Productions PRODUCER: Martha Holmes, Kate Beetham, Beth Brooks DIRECTOR: Beth Brooks EDITOR: Caroline Hamilton, Chrissa Geering CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Pilcher, Samantha Davies DESIGNER: Jim Cremins NARRATOR: Irvine Iqbal EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: James Manfull, Tria Thalman
+01 173-155-180 isla@offspringfilms.com
+31 646 19 63 29 ludo.dufour@blueantmedia.com www.LoveNature.com
BIG CAT TALES
19-0055
Limited Series - Long
New York, NY
United States 10/23/18 84 minutes Big Cat Tales follow the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs of the Masai Mara in Kenya. Hosts, Jonathan and Angela Scott alongside Jackson Ole Looseyia, bring the intimate lives of these animals to the screen thanks to their unrivaled experience in the field. These are not just big cats to them, they know them as individual characters - Charm the lioness, Bahati the leopard, Malaika the cheetah, just to name a few. Join them on a journey of motherhood, play, survival and territorial battle with each cat family facing the many challenges of life on the African Savannah.
COMPANY: Untitled Film Works PRODUCER: Abraham Joffe, Dawn Sinsel DIRECTOR: Abraham Joffe ACS EDITOR: Lorna-Jean Bradley, Rika Borthwick CINEMATOGRAPHER: Abraham Joffe, Dom West, Blake Castle, Abraham Joffe, Jake Plumridge, Pete Matthews, Alex Chapman, Chris Nemes, Wissam Abdallah SOUND EDITOR: Stuart St. Vincent Welch, Simon Lister, Joe Mount, Tom Herdman SOUND MIXERS: Stuart St. Vincent Welch MUSIC: Adam Moses PRESENTER: Jonathan Scott, Angela Scott, Jackson Ole Looseyia
(212) 548-5588 Paul_Shur@discovery.com https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/big-cat-tales/
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BIG CAT TALES - DANGER IN THE LONG GRASS
BIG CATS - EPISODE 1
19-0056
19-0057
Hosted or Presenter-led, Animal Behavior Long-Form
Visualization
New York, NY
Bristol, UK
United States
United Kingdom
10/23/18
12/15/17
42 minutes
58 minutes
Big Cat Tales follow the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs of the Masai Mara in Kenya. Hosts, Jonathan and Angela Scott alongside Jackson Ole Looseyia, bring the intimate lives of these animals to the screen thanks to their unrivaled experience in the field. These are not just big cats to them, they know them as individual characters - Charm the lioness, Bahati the leopard, Malaika the cheetah, just to name a few. Join them on a journey of motherhood, play, survival and territorial battle with each cat family facing the many challenges of life on the African savannah.
Big Cats is the ultimate celebration of the entire cat family. In Episode 1, we meet the world’s ultimate cats. Even amongst this remarkable animal family, some stand out. From the rusty spotted cat, the world’s smallest cat, captured in incredible, intimate detail. To the cheetah, not just the fastest cat but the World’s fastest land animal, filmed at speed as never before. From the puma, the most Southerly cat, recorded hunting penguins for the very first time. To the ghostly snow leopard, the highest and perhaps most lonesome cat.
COMPANY: Untitled Film Works PRODUCER: Abraham Joffe, Dawn Sinsel DIRECTOR: Abraham Joffe EDITOR: Lorna-Jean Bradley, Rika Borthwick CINEMATOGRAPHER: Abraham Joffe, Dom West, Blake Castle, Abraham Joffe, Jake Plumridge, Pete Matthews, Alex Chapman, Chris Nemes, Wissam Abdallah SOUND EDITOR: Stuart St. Vincent Welch, Simon Lister, Joe Mount, Tom Herdman SOUND MIXERS: Stuart St. Vincent Welch MUSIC: Adam Moses PRESENTER: Jonathan Scott, Angela Scott, Jackson Ole Looseyia
DIRECTOR: Sara Douglas, Anna Place, Nick Easton SERIES PRODUCER: Gavin Boyland EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Michael Gunton
(212) 548-5588 Paul_Shur@discovery.com https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/big-cat-tales/
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05q599b
BIG CATS - EPISODE 3
BIG CATS INITIATIVE - A PLACE FOR CHEETAHS
19-0058
19-0059
Science in Nature Long-Form
Limited Series - Short
Bristol, UK
United States
12/15/17
7/31/18
59 minutes
8 minutes
Join the charismatic scientists in the field, testing new theories and challenging the conventional ideas about cats. New approaches and new technologies are breaking new ground and allowing an intimate look at their previously hidden lives. This new age of discovery is revealing a there still so much to learn about the cat family. But this is also a crucial time for cat conservation; most are threatened, facing extreme habitat loss and conflict with humans. But some stories offer hope, Iberian lynx have bounced back from the brink, whilst unseen leopards and servals are now re-colonising human environments.
Connecting with local communities and leaders is an important component of many Explorers’ work. The National Geographic Society is working with Big Cats Initiative grantees to create films highlighting the impact of their efforts which are translated into local languages and distributed in-region. Episodes: A Place for Cheetahs, Warrior Watch, Zambia’s Lion Protector
DIRECTOR: Gavin Boyland, Sara Douglas EDIT PRODUCER: Gillian Taylor EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Michael Gunton
COMPANY: National Geographic Society PRODUCER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Vanessa Serrao SENIOR PRODUCER: Sarah Joseph PRODUCER: Nora Rappaport ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Stephanie Toft, Devin Swanson, Monica Pinzon DIRECTOR: Vanessa Serrao EDITOR: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo CINEMATOGRAPHER: Juan Antonio Puyol AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY: Backpacker Films
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05q599b
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Washington, DC
United Kingdom
(202) 807-3504 caradke@ngs.org
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BIG CATS INITIATIVE - WARRIOR WATCH
BIG CATS INITIATIVE - ZAMBIA’S LION PROTECTORS
Limited Series - Short
Limited Series - Short
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
United States
United States
8/1/18
8/2/18
minutes
COMPANY: National Geographic Society, PRODUCER: Vanessa Serrao, ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Monica Pinzon, Stephanie Toft, Devin Swanson EDITOR: Lyman Smith, Monica Pinzon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Owen Bissell
PRODUCER: Vanessa Serrao, ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Monica Pinzon, Stephanie Toft DIRECTOR: Vanessa Serrao EDITOR: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo CINEMATOGRAPHER: Owen Bissell
(202) 807-3505 caradke@ngs.org
(202) 807-3506 caradke@ngs.org
BIG, NOT BAD
BIPES AREN’T COMING FOR YOU
19-0060
19-0061
Micro-Movie
Student & Emerging
GLENDALE, CA
United States
9/1/17
7/26/17
1 minutes
3 minutes
A PSA for the Wolfwatcher Coalition and the Endangered Species Coalition.
Scanning the desert landscape of Mexico’s Baja California Sur, few people would imagine what crawls beneath the surface. But sure enough, this is the home of the Mexican mole lizard (Bipes biporus), one of the strangest creatures you’ll ever hope to see--and one of the region’s most ecologically important.
COMPANY: Mindfruit, Inc, PRODUCER: Cassandra Chowdhury DIRECTOR: Damon Stea EDITOR: Cassandra Chowdhury CINEMATOGRAPHER: Damon Stea NARRATOR: Jim Brandenburg
COMPANY: bioGraphic PRODUCER: Kaitlyn Kraybill-Voth, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Kaitlyn Kraybill-Voth EDITOR: Kaitlyn Kraybill-Voth CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kaitlyn Kraybill-Voth SOUND RECORDIST: Kaitlyn Kraybill-Voth
(303) 915-1308 cassandra@mindfruitstudios.com www.mindfruitstudios.com/big-not-bad/
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San Francisco, California
United States
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org www.biographic.com/posts/sto/bipes-arent-coming-for-you
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BIRTH OF A PRIDE
BIRTH OF LIFE - PRIMORDIAL SOUP BOWL
19-0062
19-0063
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Visualization, Editing, Writing
Science in Nature Short-Form
Washington, DC
McLean, Virginia
United States
United States
12/2/18
7/13/18
45 minutes
4 minutes
In Selinda, Botswana, lions had been hunted to near extinction but, thanks to conservation, the number of lions has grown from two to over 60. Witness an incredible and heartwarming story of survival through the eyes of the lions that beat the odds. Follow six cubs as they navigate the world and learn to hunt, socialise and survive in the now flourishing wilderness.
The film showcases how life on Earth evolved from a primordial free-for-all and the birth of simple cells to self-replicating cells that then transition into photosynthesis and the oxygen rich environment we have today. Using a mix of stunning high-resolution 3D animation and special effects we deliver the powerful story of how life on earth began 3.5 billion years ago. From the depths of space to the first drop of water, visitors are taken on a mysterious journey. A narrator guides visitors through each phase of Earth’s turbulent transformation from molten rock to oceans teeming with microbial life.
COMPANY: Wildlife Films for National Geographic PRODUCER: Beverly Joubert, Dereck Joubert, Ashley Hoppin EDITOR: Melissa Parry WRITER: Dereck Joubert CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dereck Joubert SOUND EDITOR: Beverly Joubert, Melissa Parry SOUND MIXERS: Beverly Joubert, Johan Theron SOUND RECORDIST: Beverly Joubert MUSIC: JB Arthur NARRATOR: Dereck Joubert
COMPANY: Cortina Productions PRODUCER: Arianna Drumond DIRECTOR: Joseph Cortina EDITOR: Andrew Prasse, Ben Fall WRITER: Arianna Drumond SOUND EDITOR: Andrew Prasse SOUND MIXERS: Andrew Prasse DESIGNER: Amanda Scherer, Alex Gasowski NARRATOR: Jordyn Acconcia OTHER: ANIMATOR: Alex Gasowski, VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST: Alex Gasowski, Andrew Prasse, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Jessica Liou
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.natgeotv.com/int/birth-of-a-pride
(703) 556-8481 alisakatz@cortinaproductions.com www.cortinaproductions.com
BLACK TSUNAMI
BLOOD ISLAND
19-0064
19-0065
Science in Nature Long-Form
Student & Emerging, People & Nature Short-Form, Impact Short-Form
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
United Kingdom
3/3/19
10/1/17
49 minutes
12 minutes
Eight years after the March 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, experts continue to learn new truths about the devastating tsunami. At first, the tsunami was clear. But it soon turned dark and muddy. The black water turned out to be far more destructive and dangerous to people’s health than normal seawater. We examined the deadly risks of the massive “black tsunami.”
Deep in the heart of Liberia’s jungles, hundreds of chimpanzees were taken from the wild. Captured, bred, and infected with hepatitis, our closest animal relatives were to unlock the mysteries of human diseases. But what started in the 1970s as an ambitious medical experiment took deeper and darker turns through the decades. Gripping to the core, Blood Island tells the powerful story of the chimpanzees, their captors and the people still fighting to save them.
COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) PRODUCER: Masashi Yamamoto, Tatsuo Yonehara, Norihiro Furukawa DIRECTOR: Keika Tsuda,Yuya Higashi, Yo Ijuin EDITOR: Kento Kawaji CINEMATOGRAPHER: Yosuke Kojima NARRATOR: Bill Sullivan OTHER: REPORTERS: Daisuke Narita,0Hirofumi Taira, Shu Morino SOUND: Yukimi Tanaka, Shinichiro Ogata LIGHTING: Hiroyuki Tomita COMPUTER GRAPHICS: Shou Mendori VISUAL DESIGN: Kayo Negoro VIDEO ENGINEER: Hidemichi Komatsu SOUND EFFECTS: Toshikazu Takizawa
PRODUCER: Lindsey Parietti DIRECTOR: Lindsey Parietti EDITOR: Lindsey Parietti SOUND MIXERS: Rob Prynne, Rob Batchelor MUSIC: Benjamin Yap DESIGNER: Nick Jones OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Peter Venn SECOND CAMERA & DRONE: Kasey Kirby Archive Courtesy of Jenny Desmond, Joel Clark and The Humane Society of the United States
+81 035-455-5873 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp pf.nhk-ep.co.jp/detail/2206
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Bristol, Bristol, C
Japan
+44 737-526-1890 lindsey.parietti@gmail.com www.facebook.com/bloodislandfilm
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BLUE
BLUE HABITS - BAJA
19-0066
19-0067
Impact Long-Form, Theatrical
Impact Short-Form
Sydney
Denver, CO
AUSTRALIA
USA
6/6/17
5/8/19
76 minutes
7 minutes
Blue is a feature documentary film charting the drastic decline in the health of our oceans. With more than half of all marine life lost and the expansion of the industrialization of the seas, the film sets out the challenges we are facing and the opportunities for positive change. Filmed on location in Australia, Hawaii, the South Pacific, the Philippines and Indonesia BLUE changes the way we think about our liquid world and inspires the audience to action.
Meet Huber Omar Murillo Nu_ez, a lifelong resident of Bahêa Magdalena, whose transformational life story is a testament to the power of sustainable tourism to help both wildlife and communities around the globe. This is the second episode of our Blue Habits five-part video series exploring issues with the ocean around the globe.
COMPANY: Northern Pictures PRODUCER: Karina Holden, Sarah Beard, Sue Clothier DIRECTOR: Karina Holden EDITOR: Vanessa Milton WRITER: Karina Holden CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jody Muston, Jon Shaw SOUND RECORDISTS: Daniel Miau, Sarah Henty MUSIC: Ash Gibson Greig
COMPANY: Pioneer Studios, Oceanic Society DIRECTOR: Ben Hamilton EDITOR: Arthur Hurley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ben Hamilton EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Brian Hutchinson, Roderic Mast
+61 404-077-384 steph@northernpictures.com.au www.bluethefilm.org
(210) 865-8370 ben@pioneerstudios.org www.bluehabits.org
BLUE PLANET II
BLUE PLANET II - CORAL REEFS
19-0068
19-0069
Limited Series - Long
Audioscape
Bristol, UK
United Kingdom
10/1/17
10/1/17
58 minutes
58 minutes
Wildlife documentary series, presented and narrated by David Attenborough, exploring the planet’s oceans.
Corals build themselves homes of limestone in the warm, clear, shallow seas of the tropics. Their reefs occupy less than one tenth of one per cent of the ocean floor, yet they are home to a quarter of all known marine species. They are complex, infinitely varied structures providing all kinds of homes for their many residents. There is fierce rivalry for space, for food and for a partner, but the reef is also a place full of opportunity. For those that manage to establish themselves, there can be great rewards.
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Mark Brownlow, Orla Doherty DIRECTOR: Orla Doherty, Jonathan Smith, Kathryn Jeffs, Miles Barton, Will Ridgeon MUSIC: Hans Zimmer NARRATOR: David Attenborough
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Mark Brownlow, Jonathan Smith, Rachel Butler DIRECTOR: Jonathan Smith MUSIC: Hans Zimmer NARRATOR: David Attenborough
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p04tjbtx/blue-planet-ii
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Bristol,
United Kingdom
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p04tjbtx/blue-planet-ii
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BLUE PLANET II - ONE OCEAN
BLUE PLANET II - OUR BLUE PLANET
19-0070
19-0071
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Editing
Conservation Long-Form
Bristol, UK
Bristol,
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
10/1/17
10/1/17
58 minutes
58 minutes
In recent years, our knowledge of life beneath the waves has been transformed. Using cutting-edge technology, One Ocean takes us on a journey from the intense heat of the tropics to our planet’s frozen poles to reveal new worlds and extraordinary never-before-seen animal behaviours.
While making Blue Planet II, we have explored parts of the ocean that nobody has been to before, encountered extraordinary animals and discovered new insights into how life thrives beneath the waves. But we have also witnessed the profound effects of human activity. The oceans are changing faster and in more ways than at any point in human history and now, for the first time, we understand why. In this final episode, we uncover the impact that our modern lives are having on our best-loved characters from across the series, including devoted albatross parents unwittingly feeding their chicks discarded plastic and mother dolphins potentially exposing their newborn calves to pollutants through their contaminated milk. Scientists have even discovered that increasing noise levels may stop baby clownfish finding their way home.
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Mark Brownlow, Jonathan Smith, Rachel Butler DIRECTOR: Jonathan Smith MUSIC: Hans Zimmer NARRATOR: David Attenborough
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit, PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Mark Brownlow, Orla Doherty DIRECTOR: Orla Doherty MUSIC: Hans Zimmer NARRATOR: David Attenborough
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p04tjbtx/blue-planet-ii
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p04tjbtx/blue-planet-ii
BLUE PLANET II - THE DEEP
BLUE PLANET LIVE
19-0072
19-0073
Visualization
Hosted or Presenter-led
Bristol, UK
United Kingdom
10/1/17
3/31/19
58 minutes
60 minutes
The deep is perhaps the most hostile environment on Earth, at least to us - a world of crushing pressure, brutal cold and utter darkness. We have barely begun to explore it, and yet it is the largest living space on the planet. Scientists already think that there is more life in the deep than anywhere else on Earth.
Chris Packham, Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall explore the health of our oceans and its wildlife, broadcasting thousands of miles from across the planet to find out how marine life is coping in the face of increasing environmental pressure. They are based in three different marine hotspots around the world in Mexico, Bahamas and on the Great Barrier Reef.
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Mark Brownlow, Orla Doherty DIRECTOR: Orla Doherty MUSIC: Hans Zimmer NARRATOR: David Attenborough
COMPANY: BBC Studios PRODUCER: Vanessa Coates, Alex Griffiths, Victoria Bobin, Stuart Armstrong, Rosie Gloyns, Chris Howard, Joanne Stevens, Mark Wheeler, Roger Webb DIRECTOR: James Morgan EDITOR: James Cole, Adrian Gooch, Caroline Hamilton, Jack Johnston, Paul Kiff, Tim Lasseter, Gianni Townsend, Will Brown CINEMATOGRAPHER: Duncan Brake, Paul Harris, Ziv Marom, Hitesh Makan, Mike Pitts, Eddy Raphael, Johnny Rogers, Josh Tarr, Scott Tibbles, James Turner, Mark Yates SOUND RECORDISTS: Nick Allinson, Andy Hawley, Rob Leveritt MUSIC: Sam Gooch OTHER: PRESENTERS: Steve Backshall, Liz Bonnin, Chris Packham PRODUCTION MANAGER: Joanne Housden
(779) 355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p04tjbtx/blue-planet-ii
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Bristol,
United Kingdom
+07 807-184-259 jake.mckeown@bbc.co.uk
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BODYPEDIA BABY
BORN IN AFRICA
19-0074
19-0075
Educational / Institutional
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Visualization
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Washington, DC
Japan
United States
3/22/19
12/21/18
10 minutes
90 minutes
A medical science program targeting 6-8-year-olds who have started developing self-awareness and interest in their own bodies. It explores the beauty and mystery of the human body. Do you know how your life began? Like every other baby, your baby body formed in your mother’s womb. But through the whole body forming process, “chats” played quite important roles. But who chatted what? See what happens at a human life’s beginning and learn how miraculous a phenomenon the baby birth is.
Baby predators are born into a dangerous world. While meerkats have babysitters to rein in the misfits, the lion moms take care of their cubs together, even the ones that can’t keep up. Cheetah siblings learn to hunt as a team. But the little leopard takes his lessons alone. Meanwhile, the hyenas raise their young nearby--a little too close for comfort for the cats. The African savanna is wild and full of traps. Whether with a single, doting mom or communal care, these little hunters are in good hands. But there’s still a lot to learn for the pups and cubs that are...Born in Africa.
COMPANY: NHK in Co-production with S4C and NFB in Association with NHK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCER: Yukiko Yajima, Tetsuo Akutsu DIRECTOR: Mio Akutagawa EDITOR: Satoshi Taguchi CINEMATOGRAPHER:Tetsuro Yasuda SOUND MIXERS: Youhei Muto SOUND RECORDIST: Shota Tabe MUSIC: Yoshiki Mizuno DESIGNER: Hirobumi Kurata NARRATOR: Deborah DeSnoo OTHER: LYRICS: Miwako Hosokawa ANIMATION: qmotri, Neptune Studios CHARACTER DESIGN: Mai Shibatani ILLUSTRATIONS: Yuichiro Natori IMAGES: Mio Fertility Clinic, Kazuo Yamagata
COMPANY: One Planet for National Geographic PRODUCER: Eric Gonzalez, Marie Pilhan, Emma Rigney, Tracy Rudolph Jackson DIRECTOR: Stephanie Goldschmit, Eric Gonzalez, Guillaume Maidatchevsky, Marie Pilhan EDITOR: Stephanie Goldschmit, Gordana Othnin-Girard, Elsa Oudry, Yannick Haennel, JeanLuc Guidoin, Kristine Kral WRITER: Eric Gonzalez, Marie Pilhan, Emma Rigney CINEMATOGRAPHER: Patrick Wack, Damien Chatard, Yannick Cherel, Sylvain Garassus, Guillaume Maidatchevsky, Daniel Meyer SOUND EDITOR: Jean Francois Viguie, Christophe Gremiot SOUND MIXERS: Jean Francois Viguie, Christophe Gremiot MUSIC: Emmanuel Blanc NARRATOR: Edward Marcoux
+81 035-455-5873 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp pf.nhk-ep.co.jp/detail/2169
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/born-in-africa/
BORNEO - EARTH’S ANCIENT EDEN
BREAKING THEIR SILENCE - WOMEN ON THE FRONTLINE OF THE POACHING WAR
19-0076
19-0077
Ecosystem Long-Form, Animal Behavior Long-Form , Audioscape, Visualization
People & Nature Long-Form
Vienna
Marina del Rey, CA
Austria
United States
5/15/19
4/19/19
49 minutes
110 minutes
Borneo is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. lts unparalleled profusion of life is the result of millions of years spent in the tropics - longer than anywhere else. lts varied habitats, from the world’s oldest tropical rainforests to some of its largest cave systems, have fuelled the evolution of the most bizarre and enigmatic wildlife on our planet. This is a realm of giant apes, pygmy elephants and air-breathing fish, where over 15,000 different species of plant grow. Borneo, Earth’s ancient isle, is a place quite unlike any other.
The sordid world of wildlife trafficking and poaching is orchestrated by ruthless crime syndicates. An unlikely group of heroes are rising up to do all they can to prevent and reverse these terrible offenses against the planet. Filmmaker Kerry David and her dedicated crew pursue a passion that takes them around the globe to meet the courageous women who are living on the frontline of this silent war; risking all to prevent Africa’s most vulnerable animals from becoming extinct. Breaking Their Silence will shine a bright and inspiring light on their intelligence, empathy, strength and stamina to invoke deeply passionate responses from viewers as they watch these women face and conquer insurmountable odds. A hopeful film created to inspire and motivate moviegoers, Breaking Their Silence will challenge everyone to become part of the solution, and arm them with the means to do so.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS DIRECTOR: Matt Hamilton EDITOR: Tim Coope WRITER: Matt Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Matt Hamilton, James Aldred, Paul Stewart, Tim Shepherd, Kevin Flay Ralph Bower, Alexander Sommer, Doug Allan SOUND EDITOR: George Fry SOUND MIXERS: Brian Moseley, Dubbing Mixer MUSIC: Barnaby Taylor NARRATOR: Russell Boulter EP TMFS: Martin Meszaros, Sabine Holze
COMPANY: KDC Films, Over and Above Africa, Breaking Their Silence LLC PRODUCER: Kerry David EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Keith Watson DIRECTOR: Kerry David EDITOR: Felipe Vargas, Eric Pritchard WRITER: Kerry David CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gretchen Warthen, Ebrahim Hajee SOUND MIXERS: Greg Papania SOUND RECORDISTS: Ryan Hall MUSIC: Gunnard Doboze EFFECTS: Jason Coleman NARRATOR: Kerry David OTHER: Bill Coors: The Will to Live, Like Dandelion Dust, My Date with Drew, Agent Cody Banks 1 & 2 Seeking Happily Ever After
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/borneo-earths-ancient-isle/
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(310) 951-3456 Producer.grl@gmail.com www.BreakingTheirSilence.com
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BURNING THE BANANAL
CAGELESS
19-0078
19-0079
Conservation Short-Form
Student & Emerging
Santa Monica, California
USA
12/7/18
5/15/18
9 minutes
6 minutes
Wildfires are increasing in their frequency and ferocity worldwide - they consume forests and destroy lives. Is there a more effective way to fight them? Traditional fire management practices hold many answers. Controlled fires, which were widely banned by colonialist authorities, had long been used by indigenous peoples to maintain their land and forests and to protect their peoples from large-scale wildfires. Societies across the world will struggle to deal with the increasing impacts of climate change - at this crucial juncture in our humanity we need to listen, learn, respect and support indigenous traditional knowledge.
Cageless is a short film advocating for shark conservation by telling the personal encounters of leading shark conservationists Cristina Zenato and Jim Abernethy, as well as my own. In making shark conservation less about statistics and more about personal and emotional stories from people who have spent years diving and working with sharks, it makes the topic more approachable to the audience; regardless of if they have seen a shark for themselves, or if they previously believed the misconception that sharks are inherently aggressive animals. Cageless calls for the end of the fear of sharks, advocating for their protection instead.
COMPANY: If Not Us Then Who? PRODUCER: Assistant Director, Flay Guajajara DIRECTOR: Jaye Renold EDITOR: Jaye Renold CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jaye Renold MUSIC: Javae and Karaja singers, Blue Dot Sessions GRAPHICS: Tom Thistlethwaite
PRODUCER: Julia Bahlsen DIRECTOR: Julia Bahlsen EDITOR: Julia Bahlsen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Julia Bahlsen, Jim Abernethy, Vincent Canabal SOUND EDITOR: Richard Spooner SOUND RECORDIST: Julia Bahlsen MUSIC: Moby OTHER: Julia Bahlsen, Jim Abernethy, Cristina Zenato
+44 785-400-8392 jaye@ifnotusthenwho.me ifnotusthenwho.me/films/traditional-knowledge-vital-fighting-wildfires/
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New York, NY
United States
(240) 467-6578 info@juliabahlsen.com www.juliabahlsen.com
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CANTABRIA - SPAIN’S MAGICAL MOUNTAINS
CATASTROPHIC RISK
19-0080
19-0081
Ecosystem Long-Form, Visualization, Animal Behavior Long-Form
Changing Planet Short-Form
Vienna
Washington, D.C.
Austria
USA
11/14/18
4/2/18
50 minutes
13 minutes
The Cantabrian region is a magical, mysterious place with many secrets yet to be discovered. It’s a kingdom of forests, rough canyons, high mountains and amazing wildlife; filled with primeval landscapes where fantasy and reality blurs. Throughout the four seasons we will tell stories of the secret lives of our main characters; the brown bear, the wolf, the wildcat, the snow grouse, the salmon, solicitous ants and magnificent spiders and butterflies.
Catastrophic Risk is a product of the “Stories of Impact” documentary series which aims to advance our understanding of diverse intelligence on our planet -- whether it be human or machine. This research group explores the consequences and benefits of humanity’s quickly approaching co-habitation with artificial intelligence. They are aiming to open lines of communication and connect top researchers to combat the looming issues of environmental risk, exponential population growth, and biological warfare. It’s the first century one species has held the future of Earth in our hands, and scientists of all backgrounds are rapidly devising a game plan.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A Co-Production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS and WANDA VISIÓN S.A PRODUCER: Andrea Gastgeb DIRECTOR: Joaquin Gutierrez Acha EDITOR: Joaquin Gutierrez Acha, Robert Aichinger CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joaquin Gutierrez Acha SOUND EDITOR: Carlos De Hita SOUND MIXERS: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Roman Kariolou NARRATOR: Russell Boulter EP TMFS: Sabine Holzer, Jose Maria Morales
PRODUCER: Rebel Media, Long Story Short Media
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/cantabria-spains-magical-mountains/
CAVE CROCS OF GABON
(202) 507-8419 jessica@lssmedia.com
CHANGING OUR WORLD
19-0082
19-0083
Ecosystem Long-Form
Changing Planet Short-Form, Educational / Institutional
Durban,
United States
11/14/18
5/10/19
44 minutes
20 minutes
A recent expedition discovered a strange community of crocodiles living in a Gabonese cave system. The crocs survive in pitch darkness and hunt bats. Some of the crocs have bright-orange skin! Now, a second team goes in to find out if this is a new species. But it’s a mission impossible to access the crocs’ world and there’s no way of knowing what they might find
Filmed in 8K, Changing Our World is the panoramic 4-screen centerpiece of the Age of Humans exhibit in the newly-opened Deep Time Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Each compelling story features a community responding creatively to the environmental challenges triggered by human actions - restoring oysters in New York Harbor, carbon farming in Texas, building green roofs and schoolyards in Chicago, addressing sea level rise in the Netherlands and Louisiana, and protecting marine life in Hawaii. By placing these contemporary videos in the National Fossil Hall, we connect climate changes of the past to the present.
COMPANY: Earth Touch, Smithsonian Networks PRODUCER: Jess Reiss DIRECTOR: Graeme Duane EDITOR: Keith Fraser WRITER: Jess Reiss CINEMATOGRAPHER: Boris Von Schoenebeck, Riaan Venter, Greg Nelson SOUND EDITOR: Nux Schwartz SOUND MIXERS: Nux Schwartz MUSIC: Dave Birch NARRATOR: Joe Szymanski OTHER: Executive Producers for Smithsonian Networks: Joy Galane, David Royle
COMPANY: Richard Lewis Media Group, PRODUCER: Kate Raisz DIRECTOR: Kate Raisz EDITOR: Sean Eunson WRITER: Kate Raisz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom Fitz, Ruben Carrillo SOUND EDITOR: Sean Eunson SOUND RECORDISTS: Glenn Allen,Scott Culbertson, Tom Visser MUSIC: Taimane, Jake Shimabukuro, DeWolfe Music DESIGNER: Kate Raisz NARRATOR: Robin Miles, Brandon Elsey OTHER: PROJECT MANAGER: Erin Wells CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Stephanie Stewart EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Richard Lewis
+44 74 717 98209 lcox@earthtouchsa.com www.earthtouchnews.com
23
watertown, Massachusetts
South Africa
(617) 926-8300 kate@rlmg.com www.rlmg.com
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CHANGING PLANET EARTH FROM SPACE
CHASING QUAKES
19-0084
19-0085
Changing Planet Long-Form
Science in Nature Long-Form
Bristol, UK
VIENNA, #NAME?
United Kingdom
_sterreich
5/8/19
10/18/17
58 minutes
49 minutes
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective. At a time when the earth’s surface is changing faster than ever in human history the view from space reveals its fragility: watch cities grow, forests disappear and glaciers melt. Satellite cameras are now an important tool with which to monitor the health of our planet. Behind every extraordinary image is a story. This is our home as we’ve never seen it before.
At first glance, Europe doesn’t seem a hot spot for major earthquakes - but the strong 2016 quakes in central Italy prove that the risk cannot be ruled out. This film examines the causes and possible consequences of the latest events. Europe has an unexpected advantage when it comes to studying earthquakes a detailed written history. Evidence of past events can help scientists with their discoveries today. From archaeology to space tech - every tool is needed to collect the data that could unlock the secrets of our restless planet.
COMPANY: BBC Studios, PBS PRODUCER: Barny Revill, Hannah Gibson DIRECTOR: Barny Revill EDITOR: Rob Davies, Williams Ennals CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Thompson, Simon Reay, Matt Norman, Kevin Flay, Aaron Colussi, Michael Male SOUND RECORDISTS: Kevin Pinto, Zubin Sarosh NARRATOR: Chiwetel Ejiofor OTHER: Exec Producer - Jo Shinner Series Producer - Chloe Sarosh
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS EP TMFS: Martin Meszaros, Sabine Holzer DIRECTOR: John Capener EDITOR: Emma Jones WRITER: John Capener CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kevin Flay SOUND EDITOR: James Burchill SOUND MIXERS: Chris Domaille SOUND RECORDIST: Daniel Tatrai MUSIC: Timo Baker NARRATOR: Russell Boulter
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p072n2zr
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/chasing-quakes/
CHASING THE THUNDER
CHILLY CHICKADEES
19-0086
19-0087
Impact Long-Form
Student & Emerging
New York, NY
United States
7/10/05
4/19/19
96 minutes
3 minutes
“CHASING THE THUNDER” - 96 min feature documentary - With compelling high seas blue water action, this eco thriller is an anti-poaching documentary with the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd vessels CHASING THE THUNDER, the notorious pirate poacher, to the bottom of the sea. This film is not streaming anywhere and the only way to see it is at a festival or special screening. It played at the WTO in Geneva, at INTERPOL in Lyon, at WWF HQ in DC, at the last IUU global meeting in Bangkok. A UN finalist for World Wildlife Day. It now is on the International Ocean Tour to 140 cities. There have been numerous standing ovations in the US and European screenings.
As winter approaches for the black capped chickadee a few adjustments must be made in order to survive the cold.
COMPANY: Brick City TV LLC, Vulcan Productions & Discovery PRODUCER: Paul G. Allen, Carole Tomko, Rocky Collins, Mark Benjamin, Marc Levin, Katie Carpenter DIRECTOR: Mark Benjamin & Marc Levin EDITOR: Daniel Coda CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sam Sielen, Clancy Walker, Mark Benjamin MUSIC: Vanacore
DIRECTOR: Somer Bednar EDITOR: Somer Bednar CINEMATOGRAPHER: Somer Bednar MUSIC: Grace Goss NARRATOR: Damani Brissett OTHER: Pastel Art by Christine Cornell
(917) 763-6370 benjmark@aol.com brickcitytv.com // bit.ly/CHASINGtheTHUNDER
24
Manorville,
United States
(631) 742-2479 somerbednar@gmail.com
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CHIMPANZEE - DYNASTIES
CHUNGUNGO - A MENTOR’S TALE
19-0088
19-0089
Editing, Animal Behavior LongForm , Visualization
Student & Emerging, Animal Behavior Short-Form, Writing, Visualization
Bristol,
Bozeman, MT
UK
United States
10/1/18
5/30/19
59 minutes
10 minutes
In Senegal, West Africa, live a group of chimpanzees, led by an alpha male named David. He is surrounded by rivals who all want his crown, and are prepared to kill him for it. David will face brutal battles, have his world engulfed in flames and will have to pull off an extraordinary act of deception. In a story of power and politics, can David overcome the threats to his leadership and hold on to the alpha position long enough to sire a possible future heir to his throne?
An endangered, South American Marine Otter mother and her two pups act as a vehicle into a poetic exploration of the threshold between comfort and action. Through blending traditional blue-chip cinematography with a philosophical narration we use the smallest marine mammal in the world as a mentor to teach humans about trusting their internal compass and confronting difficult questions. From showing a caring mother, to a playful sibling bond, to the kelp forests that nourish their entire ecosystem, this film aims to build empathy for animals as complex beings with more depth than we give them credit for.
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, Tencent, France Televisions and CCTV9 PRODUCER: Rosie Thomas DIRECTOR: Rosie Thomas EDITOR: Nigel Buck WRITER: Rosie Thomas, Rupert Barrington, Mike Gunton CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Brown, Mark Macewen SOUND EDITOR: Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild MUSIC: Benji Merrison, Will Slater NARRATOR: David Attenborough
COMPANY: Visionhawk Films, Aquaterrafilms, Nedo Producciones Ltda. PRODUCER: Rene Araneda Contreras Mauricio Handler-Ruiz EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Deny Staggs, Rene Araneda Contreras, Mauricio Handler-Ruiz DIRECTOR: Ben Goertzen EDITOR: Ben Goertzen, Elijah Harris, Cristobal Santamaria, Ben Goertzen WRITER: Ben Goertzen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ben Goertzen, Mauricio Handler-Ruiz, Devin Card, Elijah Harris SOUND MIXERS: Rodrigo Martinez SOUND RECORDIST: Rodrigo Martinez MUSIC: Cristian Michu Schmidt DESIGNER: Ben Goertzen NARRATOR: Ben Goertzen
+44 758-334-7222 izzi.tippets@bbc.co.uk www.bbcearth.com/dynasties/
(406) 581-0210 ben@visionhawkfilms.com
CHURCHILL
CITIES OF THE SEA
19-0090
19-0091
Visualization, People & Nature Short-Form, Editing
Ecosystem Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
Vancouver, BC
US
4/24/18
7/5/18
8 minutes
37 minutes
CHURCHILL is an astonishing experimental film exploring the lives of the polar bears of Churchill, Manitoba. This visual poem reveals the landscape and life of one of planet’s most historic, beautiful and brutal environments. Published by the New York Times documentary section, Churchill also shared one of two Panasonic Cinematography Awards with BBC’s Blue Planet II at the 2019 Wildscreen Festival in Bristol, UK.
The marine wilderness beneath the surface can be as active as a bustling city. Join the host as she explores these underwater cities and explains the science behind their success. The featured clip dives into the rich kelp forests of the southern California coast, follows a group of sea lions, and explores the harsh environment these organisms must withstand during the winter months.
COMPANY: Storm Films Inc. PRODUCER: Ian Kerr, Carmen Kerr DIRECTOR: Ian Kerr EDITOR: Ian Kerr WRITER: Ian Kerr CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ian Kerr SOUND EDITOR: Daniel Lea SOUND MIXERS: Daniel Lea MUSIC: Daniel Lea
COMPANY: Diatom Studios PRODUCER: Alex Warham, Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie, Kathryn Furby DIRECTOR: Kyle McBurnie EDITOR: Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie WRITER: Kathryn Furby, Kyle McBurnie CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeremy Davidson, Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie, Alex Warham MUSIC: Kyle McBurnie HOST: Stephanie Arne
(604) 307-4198 ian@stormfilms.com http://www.stormfilms.com/churchill-the-film
25
Silver Spring, MD
Canada
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
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CITIES - NATURES NEW WILD RESIDENTS
CLASH OF TIGERS
19-0092
19-0093
Audioscape
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Bristol,
Washington, DC
UK
United States
1/1/19
12/1/18
59 minutes
90 minutes
The world’s cities are growing at a faster rate than any other habitat on the planet. And while most of us imagine them to be concrete jungles devoid of nature, for animals of all shapes and sizes they are just a new habitat filled with new and surprising opportunity. From smooth-coated otters at home in Singapore and huge colonies of megabats in Adelaide to reticulated pythons living on the streets of Bangkok, experience our cities through fresh eyes - the eyes of the animals that live in them, and discover a wilder side to a world we think we know.
The extraordinary tale of a strong-willed mother tiger who risks everything to rear her young cubs in Ranthambore National Park, India. Krishna comes from a long line of queen tigers that have ruled over the lake territory for years. Of her three cubs, only one can inherit that throne and displace their mother at the same time. This is the powerful and true story of the rise and fall of a tiger family.
COMPANY: BBC Studios NHU PRODUCER: Roger Webb DIRECTOR: Matt Brandon EDITOR: Adam Coates SOUND EDITOR: James Burchill SOUND MIXERS: Brian Mosely NARRATOR: Daniel Kaluuya
COMPANY: Grey Films India PVT LTD for National Geographic PRODUCER: Anvita Adeshra, Emma Rigney, Pamela Caragol DIRECTOR: Nalla Muthu EDITOR: Ralph Quattrucci III WRITER: Emma Rigney CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nalla Muthu SOUND EDITOR: Brian Cunneff SOUND MIXERS: Brian Cunneff MUSIC: Alex Stoloff NARRATOR: Ike Amadi
+01 179-064-300 rhb@filmsat59.com www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bx719h
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com http://www.natgeotv.com/int/clash-of-tigers
CLEANUP AT JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF STATE PARK
CLEAR WATER, CLEAN WATER? - EXPLORING THE FLORIDAN AQUIFER
19-0094
19-0095
Conservation Short-Form, MicroMovie, Changing Planet ShortForm
Changing Planet Short-Form
Boca Raton, Florida
USA
3/29/19
5/24/18
4 minutes
20 minutes
Barrier islands, like those in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, act as buffers from storms. However, with storms comes trash, and these ecosystems are becoming littered with plastic pollution. An ocean cleanup company called 4ocean joins forces with officials from John Pennekamp State Park and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to remove debris from this critical ecosystem.
The Floridan Aquifer. Quadrillions of gallons of crystal clear fresh water “spring” to the surface all over Florida and the southeast United States... although it is clear water, is it clean water? Is it safe to drink? What are the impacts of generations of agriculture and urbanization expansion? We follow technical diver, Jill Heinerth, and a team of explorers and scientists to find out. We talk to farmers and researchers about a sustainable future. We learn how essential the Aquifer is for millions of people and how we must all work together to keep it safe.
COMPANY: 4ocean PRODUCER: Sonny DePasquale DIRECTOR: Cole Garrison EDITOR: Jim Brassard CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jim Brassard, Sonny DePasquale, Meghan Nanan DESIGNER: Cole Garrison
COMPANY: Schoolyard Films, Inc. PRODUCER: Tom Fitz, Brian Bayerl DIRECTOR: Tom Fitz EDITOR: Brian Bayerl CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom Fitz SOUND RECORDIST: Glenn Allen NARRATOR: Jill Heinerth OTHER: POST PRODUCTION SERVICES: Evolutions - Bristol, UK
(973) 960-3372 sonny.depasquale@4ocean.com 4ocean.com
26
Jupiter, Florida
United States
(805) 965-0428 glenn.allen@schoolyardfilms.org vimeo.com/schoolyard/floridanaquifer
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CLIMATE CHANGE - THE FACTS
CLIMB-IT CHANGE
19-0096
19-0097
Changing Planet Long-Form
Science in Nature Short-Form
London,
Bellingham, WA
United Kingdom
United States
4/18/19
7/31/18
60 minutes
15 minutes
After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change, exploring its effects on both the human population and the natural world. Eminent climatologists and meteorologists examine the extreme weather conditions of recent years, which have seen unprecedented storms and catastrophic wildfires; as well as looking at the accelerating rate at which the world’s ice is melting; how rising sea levels are affecting coastal populations; and how deforestation is exacerbating the problem of global warming by adding to CO2 in the atmosphere. The film explores what is likely to happen if global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees and if major reductions in carbon emissions are not made in the next decade. Scientists also discuss innovations, technology and actions the world’s governments and industries can take to reduce emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change in the coming years.
Climb-It Change brings the worlds of conservation science and outdoor recreation together. This film tells the story of researchers Trevor Bloom and Matt Kneipp as they traversed and rock climbed the entire Rocky Mountain chain investigating the impact of climate change and increased wildfires on high elevation environments.
COMPANY: BBC Studios, The Science Unit. A co-production with IWC Media PRODUCER: Sacha Baveystock, Andrew Cohen, Jonathan Renouf, Kate Dooley, Ross Kirby, Deborah Westrup DIRECTOR: Serena Davies EDITOR: Stephen Moore OTHER: HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Laura Davey PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kathryn Jein PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Kayleigh Mann
COMPANY: Rocket Soul Studios PRODUCER: Trevor Bloom, AJ Winslow, Brian Atkinson DIRECTOR: AJ Winslow EDITOR: Brian Atkinson WRITER: Trevor Bloom CINEMATOGRAPHER: Trevor Bloom, AJ Winslow, Brian Atkinson EFFECTS: Brian Atkinson OTHER: Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative
+44 077-227-41335 vicky.edgar@bbc.co.uk
(208) 860-6978 aj@rocketsoul.com climbitchange.com
CLOROFILIA CLOROFILIA
COCONUT CRAB MAN
19-0098
19-0099
Limited Series - Long
Micro-Movie
Buenos AIres, Buenos Air
United States
5/25/19
8/7/18
28 minutes
2 minutes
Clorofilia is a nature tv series unlike no other - a new way of storytelling that focuses on the natural world. Combining fiction and documentary, the series puts different breathtaking South American locations on display and helps us discover and wonder at the unique world of plants. On each episode, Clorofilia reinvents itself: Thriller, futuristic dystopia, romantic comedy or horror movie, everything is possible in this stunning trip to the world of plants.
Meet the man who is saving coconut crabs. Florens Dimara rescues coconut crabs being sold in the illegal coconut crab trade and brings them back to his island to rebound the population.
COMPANY: Canal Encuentr PRODUCER: Leandro Vital DIRECTOR: Andres Sehinkman and Jonathan Barg EDITOR: Santiago Parisow WRITER: Jonathan Barg and Andres Sehinkman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Armin Marchesini Wehimuller SOUND EDITOR: Noroeste Musica y Sonido SOUND MIXERS: Martin Chebli SOUND RECORDIST: Juan Ignacio Temoche MUSIC: Pedro Gomez EFFECTS: Roberto Francolino DESIGNER: Juan Jose Esquivel NARRATOR: Ailin Salas
DIRECTOR: Katie Bryden EDITOR: Katie Bryden CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jason Jaacks, Katie Bryden
+54 114-775-0083 andres@plantalta.tv www.encuentro.gob.ar
27
Arlington, VA
Argentina
(908) 458-2014 kbryden@conservation.org conservation.org
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COGNITIVE EVOLUTION
COLD STUNNED
19-0100
19-0101
Impact Short-Form
Educational / Institutional
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore, Maryland
USA
US
10/1/18
5/17/19
15 minutes
13 minutes
Scientists often look to animals to help us find answers about human evolution and our own cognitive tendencies. Sponsored by the Templeton World Charity Diverse Intelligences Grant, anthropology professor, Brian Hare, at Duke University strives to develop a tool to collaborate with other scientists to test the forces that drive animal psychology and discover new types of cognitive intelligence. He has dedicated his entire career to studying our closest relatives, the chimpanzee, and looks to man’s best friend in his book, The Genius of Dogs, to better understand humans by understanding natural selection in animals.
Every year, National Aquarium Animal Rescue cares for dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles after they strand on the shores of Cape Cod amid cold weather snaps. Often suffering from pneumonia and infections when rescued in Massachusetts, the turtles are transported to Baltimore for long-term treatment. Each turtle’s path through rehabilitation not only drives home the efforts of conservation efforts worldwide, but also helps connect staff, volunteers, and the public with the natural world, helping to inspire a new way to see the ocean and our connection to it.
PRODUCER: Rebel Media, Long Story Short Media
COMPANY: National Aquarium PRODUCER: David Coffey DIRECTOR: Henley Moore EDITOR: Henley Moore CINEMATOGRAPHER: Henley Moore SOUND EDITOR: Megan Conway SOUND MIXERS: Megan Conway SOUND RECORDISTS: Megan Conway, Henley Moore DESIGNER: Dave Dundas OTHER: ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE: David Coffey, Megan Conway
(202) 507-8419 jessica@lssmedia.com
(443) 846-2060 dcoffey@aqua.org https://vimeo.com/339641370/03eeccb099
COLORADO’S MOOSE
COMMUTERS CITIES - NATURE’S NEW WILD
19-0102
19-0103
Student & Emerging
Editing
Morrison, CO
United Kingdom
2/18/19
12/31/18
59 minutes
59 minutes
A tremendous story for wildlife management, the Shiras moose was reintroduced into Colorado in the late 1970s. The species success has provided new tourism opportunities for wildlife watchers and sportsmen alike. Although moose are still a rare species to see, wildlife managers remain responsible for sustainable populations and striking a balance between wildlife and the public, each of whom use the land to survive.
More than a billion people around the world commute into cities each day to take advantage of the riches on offer, and they are not alone. The world’s wildlife is commuting too. Animals of all shapes and sizes move in and out of cities looking for food, shelter or to start a family. To make it, they must overcome the unique challenges the urban jungle throws at them. Get it right, and the secret to an animal’s success in this fast-changing world could be to keep one foot in the wild and one in the city, becoming a wild commuter.
COMPANY: EnderPost Inc. PRODUCER: Sean Ender DIRECTOR: Sean Ender EDITOR: Sean Ender CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sean Ender SOUND EDITOR: Justin Bregar, JERBCO Ltd. MUSIC: ScoreKeepers Music NARRATOR: Shane Mahoney
COMPANY: BBC Studios, PBS PRODUCER: Alex Lanchester DIRECTOR: Alex Lanchester EDITOR: Rupert Troskie CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon De Glanville, Luke Barnett, Jesse Wilkinson, Matt Hobbs, Justin Maguire and Toby Strong SOUND EDITOR: James Burchill SOUND MIXERS: Brian Moseleyt MUSIC: Timo Baker DESIGNER: BDH Creative NARRATOR: Daniel Kaluuya OTHER: SERIES PRODUCER: Matt Brandon PRODUCTION MANAGER: Pauline Gates
(970) 290-6899 sean.enderpost@gmail.com www.enderpost.com/comoosefilm
28
Bristol, UK
USA
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bx719h
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COMPETITION HORSES TREATED WITH STEM CELLS
CONGO - ONE RIVER, TWO WORLDS
19-0104
19-0105
Science in Nature Short-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form
Brussels,
Mainz,
Belgium
Germany
7/3/17
1/21/18
10 minutes
43 minutes
Graffiti is a young horse full of promise. Mathias, his owner, is a junior horse riding champion for whom a great future is predicted. Their relationship is one of the keys to their success. Before a very important competition Mathias takes his horse to the Mont-le-Soie equine centre, which is part of the veterinary faculty of Leuven University. The purpose? To prepare the four-legged champion in the best possible way. And, starting today, to build a glittering future for it. To be precise, the vets remove stem cells from Graffiti, which they then cultivate in the lab and store. The idea is very simple. In the event of an injury, in the near or distant future, it will always be possible to retrieve these cells and subsequently treat the horse using its own tissue. There is no secret to reaching the top in horse riding, the rider and his mount must be in top condition. Imagine if the same procedure could be used on human champions...
The Congo River divides the heart of Africa creating creates two different worlds in the rain forest: Chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos are living here. The primates in the north are at war, in the south they are at peace. Their different development is closely connected with the river which had a decisive influence on the region. To get a feeling of these primordial powers, Dirk Steffens journeys to one of the most active and dangerous volcanos on earth: the 3.500 meter high Nyiragongo. The look from high above into the earth’s impressive interior is fascinating even for the experienced traveler.
COMPANY: RTBF PRODUCER: Patrice Goldberg DIRECTOR: Patrice Goldberg and Thibault Balthazar EDITOR: Patrice Goldberg and Thibault Balthazar WRITER: Patrice Goldberg and Thibault Balthazar DESIGNER: Elisabeth Mol NARRATOR: Julie Binsztok
COMPANY: ZDF German Television PRODUCER: Florian Rehm DIRECTOR: Iris Zink EDITOR: Hubert Muller WRITER: Iris Zink, Jasmina Neudecker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Oliver Roetz SOUND MIXERS: Stefan Buchner SOUND RECORDIST: Thorsten Czart MUSIC: Andreas Linse NARRATOR: Johannes Steck
(273) 722-39 emol@rtbf.be
+49 613-170-12055 anaya.m@zdf.de www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/faszination-erde-kongo-ein-fluss-zwei-welten-100.html
CONGO - PROTECTING THE GORILLA FORESTS PARADISE PRESERVED
CONNECTIVITY
19-0106
19-0107
People & Nature Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form
Micro-Movie
Cologne,
USA
3/31/19
5/18/19
52 minutes
1 minutes
Something exceptional is happening in the rainforests in the north of the Republic of the Congo: here loggers are not destroying the environment but are helping through their work to preserve the tropical forests. The IFO timber company is working closely together with nature conservationists. And successfully: the forest of this timber company alone is home to 70,000 gorillas -- more than anywhere else.
The purpose of this Connectivity video is to bring awareness to the urgent need to restore the integrity and natural processes that sustain life on the planet.
COMPANY: Laengengrad Filmproduktion, ARTE G.E.I.E. PRODUCER: Daniel Muenter (Laengengrad Filmproduktion), Heike Lettau(ARTE G.E.I.E.), Caroline Lepel (ARTE G.E.I.E.) DIRECTOR: Thomas Weidenbach EDITOR: Jan Wilm Schmeulling WRITER: Thomas Weidenbach CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Kern SOUND EDITOR: Revan Sarikaya SOUND MIXERS: Florian Ebrecht SOUND RECORDIST: Steven Altig MUSIC: Thomas Wolter NARRATOR: Paul Bendelow OTHER: Thomas Weidenbach (Executive producer, Laengengrad Filmproduktion), Sarah Zierul (Executive producer, Laengengrad Filmproduktion), Christian Cools (Commissioning Editor, ARTE G.E.I.E.)
PRODUCER: Gary Tabor, Melly Reuling, Kendra Hoff CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jaime Rojo MUSIC: Music: Chad Dawson / The Music Bed DESIGNER: Anna Paretas OTHER: ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: Sandesh Kadur, WeFly, Chasing Ice, Stef Hoffer, Shutterstock, Dr Morley Read, Milk Image-a Films, Martin Harvey, Spotmatik Ltd, Matteo Nannelli, GLF Media, Wide Lens Films, VideoFort, el-polaco.com, Rick Ray, James Brey / Adobe Stock
+49 221-788-7670 info@laengengrad.de https://www.laengengrad-filmproduktion.de/
29
Bozeman, MT
Germany
(406) 586-8082 kendra@largelandscapes.org www.largelandscapes.org
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CORAL - GLIMMER OF HOPE
COSMOS COASTER VR!
19-0108
19-0109
Conservation Short-Form, Changing Planet Short-Form, Science in Nature Short-Form
360 Storytelling
New York, New York
Smyrna, GA
USA
USA
10/1/18
9/1/18
8 minutes
4 minutes
Coral reefs are the largest living organism on the planet, home to an incredible amount of biodiversity, but corals around the world are in trouble with widespread bleaching events and disease outbreaks due to rising ocean temperatures. A team of scientists heads to the Western Pacific Island chain of Palau to unlock the mysteries of species that may contain a secret of adaptation for survival. Amongst the many gloom and doom stories about corals and our warming oceans, Coral: Glimmer of Hope embarks to tell a positive story about the future of the world’s coral reefs.
Take a white-knuckle journey at fantastic speeds from the Earth to the Moon and to many worlds beyond. Your futuristic rail car careens through the cosmos to show you many VR vistas you could only dream of, including the Earth, Moon, Venus, Mars and Neptune! You will traverse through caverns, craters and valleys, see deadly electrical storms, flying boulders and behold hidden planetary treasures. The Universe is yours to explore! Originally created as an immersive 4D motion-based attraction on the Pulseworks VR Transporter for many Museums, Science Centers and Aquariums, Cosmos Coaster VR is a commute that captures the imagination!
COMPANY: Global Ocean Exploration, Inc PRODUCER: Gaelin Rosenwaks DIRECTOR: Gaelin Rosenwaks EDITOR: Erika Sutter WRITER: Gaelin Rosenwaks CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gaelin Rosenwaks MUSIC: Finger Music NARRATOR: Gaelin Rosenwaks
COMPANY: Pulseworks, LLC PRODUCER: Raj Deshpande, Orion Cherry, David Osorio, Som Downs, Nate Voss, Jeffrey Yu, Taylor Myers, Jesse Parker DIRECTOR: Raj Deshpande, Orion Cherry EDITOR: Orion Cherry DESIGNER: Orion Cherry, David Osorio
(917) 923-4866 gaelin@globaloceanexploration.com www.gaelinrosenwaks.com/palau
(770) 373-5313 cmalone@pulseworks.com
COUNTER MAPPING
COWBOYS & SCIENTISTS
19-0110
19-0111
People & Nature Short-Form
People & Nature Short-Form, Changing Planet Short-Form
Inverness, CA
United States
4/17/18
1/10/19
9 minutes
8 minutes
Jim Enote, a traditional Zuni farmer and director of the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center, is working with Zuni artists to create maps that bring an indigenous voice and perspective back to the land, countering Western notions of place and geography and challenging the arbitrary borders imposed on the Zuni world.
Thirty years ago, a partnership between Archbold Biological Station and Buck Island Ranch inspired a new mission: cowboys and scientists working together to advance scientific discovery on a ten thousand acre working cattle ranch. Bridging this cultural divide has resulted in a series of transformative discoveries that have begun to reshape our misconceptions about agriculture, sustainability, and conservation in the 21st century.
COMPANY: Go Project Films PRODUCER: Adam Loften, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee DIRECTOR: Adam Loften, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee EDITOR: Adam Loften
COMPANY: Grizzly Creek Films, Archbold Biological Station PRODUCER: Eric Bendick, Deborah Pollard DIRECTOR: Eric Bendick EDITOR: Erika Share, Eric Bendick WRITER: Eric Bendick CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dawson Dunning, Jeff Reed, Eric Bendick SOUND MIXERS: Luke Scheeler DESIGNER: Erika Share
(415) 319-4700 devin@globalonenessproject.org
30
Bozeman, Montana
United States
(401) 474-6161 ebendick@gmail.com grizzlycreekfilms.com
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CRIKEY! IT’S THE IRWINS - STEVE’S LEGACY CONTINUES
CRY OF THE WILD
19-0112
19-0113
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form
Conservation Short-Form
New York, NY
, Santa Barbara, CA
United States
USA
10/10/18
6/1/19
42 minutes
3 minutes
Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin provide an all-access experience to the sights and sounds of their thrilling wildlife adventures and the amazing animals that inspire their conservation efforts. From running Australia Zoo in Queensland, to crisscrossing the world protecting and celebrating the most wondrous animals on the planet, the Irwin’s work to carry on Steve’s mission to bring people closer to animals and ensure an abundance of wildlife for generations to come. CRIKEY! IT’S THE IRWINS features over 1,200 animals at Australia Zoo; overseeing a world class wildlife hospital, the largest of its kind; and conducting high-octane global expeditions.
Marine mammal populations are in decline and Dolphin, Beluga Whale and Orca are at the top of the list for capture. This needs to be changed now before their gene pools are depleted to the point of no return and they become yet more species added to the extinction list. There battle for existence, to survive, is already threatened as their prey species are in decline as the oceans continue to warm due to climate change.
COMPANY: Eureka Productions/Animal Planet PRODUCER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Wes Dening, Rod Parker, Erin Wanner PRODUCER: Sarah Russell, Ashley Davies, Andrew Strouthos EDITOR: Simon Larkins CINEMATOGRAPHER: Trevor Smith SOUND MIXERS: Simon Hicks, James Andrews SOUND RECORDIST: Darren Franklin MUSIC: The DA’s Office
COMPANY: On the Wave Productions PRODUCER: Harry Rabin DIRECTOR: Harry Rabin EDITOR: Harry Rabin, Joey Szalkiewicz WRITER: Harry Rabin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Harry Rabin SOUND EDITOR: Drake Rabin SOUND MIXERS: Drake Rabin SOUND RECORDISTS: Ingrid Visser, Harry Rabin MUSIC: Craig Dobbin DESIGNER: Isabella Lopez NARRATOR: Thatcher Cox, Amelia Dracht, Dash and Lana Lilienstein, Tanner, Tate and Tavis Jaegar, Celie, Hunter and Sage pre schoolers. OTHER: Dolphin Rescue Center DELFA, Ocean Friends, Orca Research Trust, Reef Guardians Hawaii, Andy Casagrande, Howard and Michelle Hall, Manitou Fund, Sakhalin Environmental Watch, Whale Aid
(212) 548-5588 Paul_Shur@discovery.com https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/crikey-its-the-irwins/
(805) 886-2204 onthewave@me.com onthewaveproductions.com
CUBA’S WILD REVOLUTION
CUTE LITTLE KILLERS
19-0115
19-0116
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Ecosystem Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Writing
Conservation Long-Form, Writing, Editing, Audioscape
Vienna,
_sterreich
3/28/19
5/22/19
53 minutes
50 minutes
Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean. One fifth of its territory is protected habitat for spectacular wildlife: from the bee hummingbird, the world’s smallest, its tiny nest and ravenous chicks filmed for the first time - to Cuba’s own nimble, deadly but threatened crocodile species, to Havana’s geckos that migrated from Africa; suicidal red land crabs that have to get to the sea to lay their eggs, lazy giant iguanas that go crazy in the mating season; and Cuban Boa constrictors and flower bats, sharing a pitch dark cave, hunting and avoiding each other by scent and echolocation. Thanks to the Cuban Revolution this is a wildlife paradise, but soon Cuba will have to change. Will there still be room for nature then?
It was a dreadful case of mistaken identity. European explorers confused them for ravenous cats, rats, wolves and weasels. But they were something completely unknown ... a curious band of marsupials with a taste for blood, bone and meat. Scores of different little predators with pouches live all across Australia. The lives of many are at risk. Introducing three of the strangest; the numbat, the northern quoll, the dibbler; and the strangers who want to keep them safe.
COMPANY: Crossing the Line Films, OR in association wit, WNET/Thirteen, France Televisions, BBC, SVT, DRtv, ORF-Enterprise and Thirteen Productions LLC PRODUCER: John Murray DIRECTOR: John Murray EDITOR: Jamie Fitzpatrick CINEMATOGRAPHER: Domenico Pontillo, John Murray SOUND MIXERS: Paul Finan MUSIC: Badhands NARRATOR: Andrew Solomon
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH DIRECTOR: Ruth Berry EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Ruth Berry CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Hayward, Simon Morris SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Jorg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Muller, Daniel Vulcano, Sebastian Hassler NARRATOR: Paula Arundell EP TMFS: Susanne Lummer, Sabine Holzer
(431) 878-780 andrew.solomon@orf.at
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VIENNA, #NAME?
Austria
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/cute-little-killers/
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DAMMED TO EXTINCTION
DEADLY DINOSAURS WITH STEVE BACKSHALL
19-0117
19-0118
Conservation Long-Form
Engaging Youth
White Salmon, WA
Bristol,
USA
UK
5/28/19
6/13/18
51 minutes
28 minutes
For eons, a one-of-a-kind population of killer whales has hunted chinook salmon along the Pacific Coast of the United States. For the last 40 years, renowned whale scientist Ken Balcomb has closely observed them. He’s familiar with a deadly pattern: as salmon numbers plummet, orcas starve. The most effective solution, says Balcomb, is getting rid of four federal dams on the Snake River, largest tributary to the Columbia, which was once the most productive chinook salmon river on earth. Studying whales is science. Removing dams is politics. Defiantly mixing the two, says Balcomb, has become the most important work of his storied career.
DEADLY DINOSAURS brings the past back to life using a blend of CGI, archive and thrilling experiments where dino myths are thoroughly busted. Was T rex really the deadliest dinosaur of all time? Did velociraptors look like they do in Jurassic Park? And how did the herbivorous species stand up for themselves in this dino-eat-dino world? In DEADLY DINOSAURS Steve Backshall is on a mission to find out, and in true Deadly style, the audience is with him every step of the way!
COMPANY: Peterson Hawley Productions PRODUCER: Steven Hawley DIRECTOR: Michael Peterson EDITOR: Heidi Zimmerman WRITER: Steven Hawley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Florain Graner, Michael Peterson MUSIC: Duncan Krummel DESIGNER: Barry Thompson
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC Studios PRODUCER: Ruth Harries, Dan Tapster, Alex Griffiths, Jonny Keeling DIRECTOR: Ruth Harries EDITOR: Emma Jones WRITER: Steve Backshall CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul Stas, Simon Lewis, Richard Hughes SOUND EDITOR: Matt Coster SOUND MIXERS: Ben Wood SOUND RECORDISTS: Andy Hawley, Adam Tavner MUSIC: Bunkersonix EFFECTS: Jellyfish NARRATOR: Steve Backshall
(541) 399-2259 michael@petersonpromedia.com www.dammedtoextinction.com
+44 780-170-8421 alexandra.griffiths@bbc.co.uk
DEBUGGED
DEEP LOOK
19-0119
19-0120
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Engaging Youth, Hosted or Presenter-led
Limited Series - Short
Silver Spring, MD
USA
8/29/18
5/21/19
36 minutes
4 minutes
Using science and extreme macro cinematography to reveal their world, DeBugged scales insects up to size, divulging qualities you never knew were there. Experience firsthand how bees make identical honeycombs, the competitive turf wars fought by dung beetles, and the everyday dangers of being a lion ant, among a host of other stories. Enter into a unique world only observable with the most technologically advanced equipment, going far beyond the scope of just seeing a bug on screen, DeBugged reveals nature’s curious adaptions.
DEEP LOOK is a science video series that explores big science by going very, very small, from KQED and PBS Digital Studios. We use macro photography and microscopy in glorious 4K resolution, plus original score to see science up close... really, really close. Through 20 3-to-5-minute episodes per year, our Deep Look team of producers, writers, editors, artists and composers seek to marry the rich cinematic tradition of blue-chip PBS science and nature documentary with the personal, question-driven short-form conventions of the typical popular YouTube science show.
COMPANY: Wildlife Film Productions for CuriosityStream PRODUCER: Alex Jones, Steve Burns, Jorge Franzini DIRECTOR: Alex Jones EDITOR: Alex Jones WRITER: Alex Jones CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Jones EFFECTS: Jeremiah Jones, Nicholas Vitello NARRATOR: Alex Jones
COMPANY: KQED PRODUCER: Joshua Cassidy, Gabriela Quiros, Elliott Kennerson, Jenny Oh EDITOR: Joshua Cassidy, Gabriela Quiros, Elliott Kennerson, Jenny Oh, Kia Simon WRITER: Joshua Cassidy, Gabriela Quiros, Elliott Kennerson, Jenny Oh, Lauren Sommer, Laura Klivans CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joshua Cassidy SOUND EDITOR: Emily Harris, Joshua Cassidy, Gabriela Quiros, Elliott Kennerson, Jenny Oh SOUND MIXERS: Emily Harris, Joshua Cassidy, Gabriela Quiros, Elliott Kennerson, Jenny Oh MUSIC: Seth G. Samuel EFFECTS: Kia Simon, Elliott Kennerson NARRATOR: Lauren Sommer, Laura Klivans OTHER: Series Producer: Craig Rosal Managing Editor: Paul Rogers; Executive-in-Charge, Science: Sue Ellen McCann
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
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San Francisco, CA
US
(415) 553-3367 crosa@kqed.org www.youtube.com/kqeddeeplook
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DESIGNING THE FUTURE
DESTINATION WILD ARCTIC
19-0121
19-0122
Changing Planet Short-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form
McLean, Virginia
Bristol,
United States
United Kingdom
5/24/19
10/23/18
9 minutes
48 minutes
“Designing Our Future” is the signature film experience on display in the Honda Pacific Visions Theater at the Aquarium of the Pacific. This immersive theater presentation draws the connections between humanity, the world ocean, and our future. The film provide visitors with not just the negative impacts of climate change, but the uplifting understanding that humanity has the capacity to set us on the right path. Presented in 9K, the film plays across a 130’ wide curved projection surface and an additional circular projection surface as the base, while wind, fog, scent, strobes, and seat effects immerse visitors.
At the very top of our planet, nature’s most incredible animals must battle for survival, in the most remote and punishing habitats on earth.
COMPANY: Cortina Productions PRODUCER: Katie Engel DIRECTOR: Joseph Cortina EDITOR: Andrew Dickinson, Nick Spiropolous WRITER: Katie Engel, Kathryn Pasternak CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul Adkins, Howard Hall (Footage provided by) SOUND EDITOR: Jeremy Guyre SOUND MIXERS: Jeremy Guyre MUSIC: Michael Josephs DESIGNER: Amanda Scherer, Laura Rieland NARRATOR: Isabella Gomez OTHER: VFX ARTIST: Andrew Prasse, Alex Gasowski, Jacy Richardson, Travis Blain COORDINATING PRODUCER: Katie Lannigan
COMPANY: Off The Fence PRODUCER: Poppy Riddle, Allison Bean, Ellen Windemuth, Andrew Zikking DIRECTOR: Poppy Riddle EDITOR: Dan Schwalm SOUND EDITOR: Nic Allen SOUND MIXERS: Phil Jenkins MUSIC: Audio Network, Bmg Production Music, Courtesy Of Extreme Music, Universal Production Music NARRATOR: Liam Teeling
(703) 556-8481 alisakatz@cortinaproductions.com www.cortinaproductions.com
(117) 909-7576 isabelle.mullens@offthefence.com
DESTINATION WILD RUSSIA
DETROIT HIVES
19-0123
19-0124
Animal Behavior Long-Form
People & Nature Short-Form
Bristol,
USA
2/9/18
2/26/19
48 minutes
6 minutes
From deserts to semi-arid steppe, dense forests and Arctic tundra, Russia is a wild land of striking contrasts and home to some of the rarest species on earth.
Honeybees lead the charge in Tim Paule and Nicole Lindsey’s fight against urban blight in Detroit. Detroit ranks fourth in the United States for the most vacant housing lots with well over 90,000 empty lots to date. In an effort to address this issue, Tim and Nicole of Detroit Hives have been purchasing vacant lots and converting them into bee farms. Detroit Hives explores the importance of bringing diversity to beekeeping and rebuilding inner-city communities one hive at a time.
COMPANY: Off The Fence PRODUCER: Colin Collis, Paul Dennys, Jayne Edwards, Allison Bean, Ellen Windemuth EDITOR: Loll Nickels, Dan Schwalm, Stuart Chambers SOUND EDITOR: Andrew Wilson MUSIC: Audio Network NARRATOR: Ronan Summers
COMPANY: Spruce Tone Films LLC PRODUCER: Palmer Morse, Rachel Weinberg, Matt Mikkelsen DIRECTOR: Palmer Morse, Rachel Weinberg EDITOR: Palmer Morse WRITER: Palmer Morse, Rachel Weinberg CINEMATOGRAPHER: Palmer Morse SOUND EDITOR: Matt Mikkelsen SOUND MIXERS: Matt Mikkelsen SOUND RECORDIST: Matt Mikkelsen MUSIC: Sven Gamsky, Still Woozy OTHER: Colorist - Stevie Rappa
(117) 909-7576 isabelle.mullens@offthefence.com
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Oakland, California
United Kingdom
(774) 249-4896 contact@sprucetonefilms.com www.sprucetonefilms.com/detroithives
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DIE KORALLENGARTNER (THE CORAL GARDENERS)
DIGGING A GREEN GRAVE TAUGHT ME THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DIRTY DEATH INDUSTRY
19-0125
19-0126
Engaging Youth
Micro-Movie
London,
New York, NY
United Kingdom
United States
3/12/19
1/3/19
4 minutes
3 minutes
Samira is a diving instructor who has been living in Gili Trawangan, Indonesia where she has also been learning about Coral Reef Conservation with the Gili Eco Trust. This short film was made for her little brother and his kindergarten class to explain the global importance of healthy oceans.
Traditional funerals have broken the cycle of life that can spring out of death. That’s why a cadre of conservationists and afterlife advocates in the Adirondacks are pioneering a new form of burial. They’re using a green cemetery as part of a greater conservation plan for the region. If they’re successful, the template could spread to other landscapes stressed by human activity, helping adapt them to the very modern problem of climate change.
COMPANY: She Loves Sea PRODUCER: Christine Wehrmeier DIRECTOR: Christine Wehrmeier EDITOR: Christine Wehrmeier WRITER: Samira Furmetz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christine Wehrmeier SOUND EDITOR: Christine Wehrmeier SOUND MIXERS: Christine Wehrmeier SOUND RECORDIST: Christine Wehrmeier MUSIC: www.bensound.com NARRATOR: Samira Furmetz
PRODUCER: Danielle Steinberg, Santiago Garcia EDITOR: Santiago Garcia WRITER: Brian Kahn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Santiago Garcia OTHER: EDITOR IN CHIEF: Kelly Bourdet HEAD OF VIDEO: Ben Reininga MANAGING EDITOR: Maddie Stone
+62 812-368-01279 hello@shelovessea.com www.shelovessea.com
(718) 664-7855 shannon@gizmodomedia.com earther.gizmodo.com/i-dug-a-green-grave-and-learned-the-truth-about-the-dir-1831175305
DINO BIRD
DISCOVERING RANN
19-0127
19-0128
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Washington, DC
India
5/7/18
5/1/19
44 minutes
26 minutes
The ancient rainforests of Australia are home to a bird like no other. Bertha, a giant, flightless cassowary, is on a mission to reproduce. But life here has never been so tough. In the face of rival females, feral predators and extreme weather, the future for Bertha, and the endangered cassowary is far from certain.
Discovering Rann showcases the unique landscape and biodiversity of Rann of Kutch. It contains shots of beautiful animals and birds and stands out due to the emphasis on showing the behaviour of wildlife and their unique adaptations to survive in the harsh desert ecosystem. It also shows the life and death struggles of a desert fox and how it uses its strengths to fight an eastern imperial eagle; the struggle of jackal as a scavenger; the impact of feral dogs etc so that we see the life of species in this harsh landscape from the perspective of wildlife conservation.
COMPANY: Wildbear Entertainment for National Geographic PRODUCER: Bettina Dalton, Michael Tear, Edwina Thring, Tracy Rudolph Jackson DIRECTOR: Edward Saltau, Daniel Hunter EDITOR: Rian Van de Walt, Susan Harvey WRITER: Eleanor Grant CINEMATOGRAPHER: Edward Saltau, Daniel Hunter NARRATOR: Christian Lanz
COMPANY: Wild Tiger Productions PRODUCER: Sabyasachi Patra DIRECTOR: Sabyasachi Patra EDITOR: Sabyasachi Patra WRITER: Sabyasachi Patra, Mrudul Godbole CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sabyasachi Patra SOUND EDITOR: Sabyasachi Patra SOUND MIXERS: Sabyasachi Patra, Mrudul Godbole SOUND RECORDIST: Mrudul Godbole MUSIC: Anil Nallan Chakravarthy EFFECTS: Anil Nallan Chakravarthy DESIGNER: Sabyasachi Patra NARRATOR: Alex Warner
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com
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New Delhi, NCT-Delhi
United States
+91 991-090-0446 sabyasachi.patra@gmail.com indiawilds.com
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DISNEYNATURE DOLPHIN REEF
DISNEYNATURE PENGUINS
19-0129
19-0130
Theatrical, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Writing, Animal Behavior Long-Form
Theatrical, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Writing, Animal Behavior Long-Form
London,
Bristol,
UK
UK
3/28/18
4/17/19
76 minutes
76 minutes
In “Dolphin Reef,” Disneynature dives under the sea to frolic with some of the planet’s most engaging animals: dolphins. Echo is a young bottlenose dolphin who can’t quite decide if it’s time to grow up and take on new responsibilities-or give in to his silly side and just have fun. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family call home depends on all of its inhabitants to keep it healthy. But with humpback whales, orcas, sea turtles and cuttlefish seemingly begging for his attention, Echo has a tough time resisting all that the ocean has to offer.
Disneynature’s feature film “Penguins” is a coming-of-age story about an Adelie penguin named Steve who joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family. None of it comes easily for him, especially considering he’s targeted by everything from killer whales to leopard seals, who unapologetically threaten his happily ever after.
COMPANY: Disneynature / Silverback Films PRODUCER: Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill, Roy Conli DIRECTOR: Keith Scholey EDITOR: Martin Elsbury WRITER: David Fowler, Keith Scholey CINEMATOGRAPHER: Doug Anderson, Roger Horrocks, Paul Atkins, Jamie McPherson, Denis Lagrange SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens SOUND MIXERS: David E. Fluhr, Andrew Wilson MUSIC: Steven Price NARRATOR: Natalie Portman OTHER: O-DIRECTOR: Alastair Fothergill ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Jane Hamlin
COMPANY: Disneynature / Silverback Films PRODUCER: Alastair Fothergill, Jeff Wilson, Keith Scholey, Roy Conli DIRECTOR: Alastair Fothergill, Jeff Wilson EDITOR: Andy Netley WRITER: David Fowler, Alastair Fothergill, Jeff Wilson CINEMATOGRAPHER: The Penguins Cinematography Team SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens SOUND MIXERS: David E. Fluhr, Andrew Wilson MUSIC: Harry Gregson-Williams NARRATOR: Ed Helms OTHER: CO-DIRECTOR: Mark Linfield ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Jane Hamlin
+44 208-222-2058 matt.scholey@disney.com disney.com/nature
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DIVE IN - SEA TURTLES
DIVE IN PREHISTORIC SEAS VR!
19-0131
19-0132
360 Storytelling
360 Storytelling
Toledo, OH
Smyrna, GA
United States
USA
12/14/18
9/1/17
5 minutes
5 minutes
Join hosts Justin Grubb and Brittany Novick as they explore the world beneath the waves and come face to face with sea turtles off the coast of Honduras. In this 360 degree video, viewers have the freedom to look around and explore the ocean along with us.
A mysterious ocean vortex carries you back in time where you glimpse amazing marine life of the distant past. As your submersible maneuvers through this strange new world in search of a time-displacing artifact, you will swim along with a massive Archelon sea turtle, marvel at a graceful longnecked Styxosaurus, and come face-to-face with a powerful Ginsu Shark! The prehistoric ocean is teeming with many strange and wonderful creatures! Originally created as an immersive 4D motion-based attraction on the Pulseworks VR Transporter for many Museums, Science Centers and Aquariums, Dive in Prehistoric Seas places you right inside the diver’s mask!
COMPANY: Running Wild Media PRODUCER: Justin Grubb, Alex Goetz DIRECTOR: Justin Grubb EDITOR: Justin Grubb WRITER: Justin Grubb, Brittany Novick CINEMATOGRAPHER: Justin Grubb NARRATOR: Justin Grubb, Brittany Novick OTHER: Special thanks to Kodak Pixpro for supporting this project, FISCAL SPONSOR: Wild Lens Collective
COMPANY: Pulseworks, LLC PRODUCER: Raj Deshpande, Orion Cherry, Som Downs, Taylor Myers, Carson Malone, Nate Voss, Jesse Parker DIRECTOR: Raj Deshpande, Orion Cherry EDITOR: Orion Cherry WRITER: Orion Cherry SOUND EDITOR: Orion Cherry DESIGNER: Orion Cherry, Som Downs, Nate Voss, Taylor Myers
(440) 371-0554 alexmgoetz@gmail.com
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DIVING DEEP INTO OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION
DIVING DEEP - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MIKE DEGRUY
19-0133
19-0134
Conservation Short-Form
People & Nature Long-Form
Monterey, CA
Santa Barbara, California
United States
United States
5/8/19
1/30/19
5 minutes
83 minutes
Diving Deep into Ocean Plastic Pollution brings awareness to the microplastic pollution crisis, and what we can do to slow the flow of plastic into the world’s ocean. Recent findings by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research institute indicate that microplastic pollution is not limited to the surface of the ocean but extends from the sea surface down to the sea floor.
Known as much for his storytelling as stunning cinematography, Mike deGruy filmed the oceans from the shallows to the very deep sea. In 2010 when the BP Oil Spill dumped 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, where Mike grew up, he became an enraged warrior. Tragically, he died in an accident just as he was about to do his most important work so his wife and filmmaking partner returned to the edit room to make a film that both celebrates his career but also inspires others to pick up what he was not able to finish.
COMPANY: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute PRODUCER: Susan von Thun DIRECTOR: Presley Adamson, Christy Chamberlain EDITOR: Lou LaProcido WRITER: Presley Adamson, Christy Chamberlain CINEMATOGRAPHER: Presley Adamson, Chuck Saltsman MUSIC: Killer Tracks DESIGNER: Mike Amaditz OTHER: Pond5, Mammoth HD
COMPANY: The Film Crew, Inc PRODUCER: Mimi Armstrong deGruy, Shannon Dybvig DIRECTOR: Mimi Armstrong deGruy EDITOR: Brent Sumner, Esther Shubinski WRITER: Mimi Armstrong deGruy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mike deGruy, Paul Atkins and many others SOUND EDITOR: Dominic Carmadella SOUND MIXERS: Dominic Caramella and Santa Barbara Sound Design MUSIC: Carl Thiel, Stephen Barber, Christopher Cross EFFECTS: Bob Engelsiepen NARRATOR: Mimi Armstrong deGruy
(831) 647-4538 padamson@mbayaq.org
(805) 452-5222 mimidegruy@gmail.com divingdeepmovie.com
DOGS
DOGS IN THE LAND OF LIONS
19-0135
19-0136
Limited Series - Long
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Visualization, Editing, Writing
Los Angeles, CA
Austria
11/16/18
12/5/18
52 minutes
50 minutes
An elegant, engaging and cinematic verite documentary series celebrating the deep emotional bonds between people and their beloved four-legged best friends. The series tracks six incredible stories from across the globe including Syria, Japan, Costa Rica, Italy and the US--each proving that the unconditional love one feels for their dog is a beautiful universal truth. Dogs takes us on an inspirational journey exploring the remarkable, perhaps even magical qualities that have given these animals such a special place in all of our hearts.
Filmed over two years, Dogs in the Land of Lions takes us into the heart of an African Wild Dog family. When lions kill her mate, a Wild Dog mother must suddenly raise two generations of pups all on her own. In this deeply intimate portrayal of motherhood, we witness the loyalty and selflessness that sets Wild Dogs apart from other large, social carnivores. The story is loaded with the jeopardy of survival in an unforgiving wilderness, yet the young dogs provide light-hearted moments, as they discover the world around them on their journey to independence.
COMPANY: A Disarming Films Production in association with Zipper Brothers Films for Netflix PRODUCER: Amy Berg, Glen Zipper DIRECTOR: Amy Berg EDITOR: Richard Hankin, Andrew Siwoff CINEMATOGRAPHER: Enzo Brandner SOUND EDITOR: Lewis Goldstein, Alex Soto SOUND MIXERS: Lewis Goldstein, Anton Feist, Rayan Al Obeidyine, Hannes Schulze, Kai Theissen MUSIC: Edo Van Breemen, Johannes Winkler OTHER: MAIN TITLE THEME SONG: Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH / Hat Creek Productions / Mavela Media / Thirteen Productions for WNET Co-Production PRODUCER: Adrian Bailey, Kim Wolhuter DIRECTOR: Robyn Keene-Young EDITOR: Adrian Bailey WRITER: Robyn Keene-Young CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kim Wolhuter SOUND EDITOR: Tim Owens SOUND MIXERS: Peter Davies SOUND RECORDISTS: Kim Wolhuter, Derek Solomon MUSIC: Anze Rozman For Bleeding Fingers Music NARRATOR: Paul Thornley OTHER: EP THIRTEEN_WNET: Fred Kaufman EP TMFS: Sabine Holzer, Martin Meszaros
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.netflix.com/title/80191036
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Vienna
USA
+18 700-327-611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/dogs-in-the-land-of-lions/
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DOGS - BRAVO, ZEUS
DOWN THE RIVER WILD EPIC YELLOWSTONE
19-0137
19-0138
People & Nature Long-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form, Editing
Los Angeles, CA
WASHINGTON, District o
USA
United States
11/16/18
2/26/19
52 minutes
51 minutes
An elegant, engaging and cinematic verite documentary series celebrating the deep emotional bonds between people and their beloved four-legged best friends. The series tracks six incredible stories from across the globe including Syria, Japan, Costa Rica, Italy and the US--each proving that the unconditional love one feels for their dog is a beautiful universal truth. Dogs takes us on an inspirational journey exploring the remarkable, perhaps even magical qualities that have given these animals such a special place in all of our hearts.
Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the contiguous 48 states, flowing with a wildness that is both violent and vital to the creatures that are drawn to its banks. From Yellowstone Lake, North America’s largest highelevation body of water, to the Missouri River, follow its nearly 700-mile journey over falls and through canyons into America’s heartland. See how Yellowstone’s bison, otters, coyotes, and thrill-seekers adapt to--and thrive in--these wild, untamed waters.
COMPANY: A Disarming Films Production in association with Zipper Brothers Films for Netflix, PRODUCER: Amy Berg, Glen Zipper DIRECTOR: Amy Berg EDITOR: Richard Hankin, Andrew Siwoff CINEMATOGRAPHER: Enzo Brandner SOUND EDITOR: Lewis Goldstein, Alex Soto SOUND MIXERS: Lewis Goldstein, Anton Feist, Rayan Al Obeidyine, Hannes Schulze, Kai Theissen MUSIC: Edo Van Breemen, Johannes Winkler OTHER: MAIN TITLE THEME SONG: Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Thomas Winston, Eric Bendick, Avela Grenier, Jeff Reed, Shasta Winston, Tria Thalman, David Royle EDITOR: Avela Grenier WRITER: Shasta Winston CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dawson Dunning, Jeff Reed, Rick Smith, Thomas Winston NARRATOR: Bill Pullman
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.netflix.com/title/80191036
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
DRAGON & DAMSELS
DROP IN THE OCEAN
19-0139
19-0140
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Visualization, Writing
360 Storytelling
Vienna
Arlington, VA
Austria
USA
6/26/19
4/25/19
50 minutes
7 minutes
More beautiful than butterflies, more spectacular fliers than hummingbirds, and with intriguing behaviour as complex as mammals or birds, dragonflies and damselflies are the ultimate insects. They’ve been flying around for hundreds of millions of years, crossing paths with dinosaurs before we mammals were even a twinkle in the eye of evolution, and are often described as “primitive” - which is simply wrong. Surviving on the planet for that long means being pretty special and this film shows just how special they are.
Experience the ocean from an entirely new point of view. Conservation International and Vision 3 present a new social virtual reality project, “Drop in the Ocean,” shrinks participants down to about 2 inches tall as they hitch a ride on a jellyfish to encounter the beauty and mysteries of the ocean - and the ugly reality of the plastic pollution crisis - just as sea life does every day. A 7-minute group interactive VR experience, it brings four participants together into an open, physical space, allowing full freedom of movement while creating an atmosphere of shared adventure and knowledge gathering.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, produced by Hooded Crow PRODUCER: Steve Nicholls DIRECTOR: Steve Nicholls EDITOR: Paul Kiff WRITER: Victoria Coules CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kevin Flay SOUND MIXERS: Chris Domaille, Dubbing Mixer MUSIC: Steven Faux NARRATOR: David Attenborough EP TMFS: Susanne Lummer, Sabine Holzer
COMPANY: Vision 3 and Conservation International PRODUCER: Adam May, Chris Parks, Chris Campkin, Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau, M. Sanjayan, Jamie Cross, Melina Formisano, Jody Allen, Ruth Johnston, Matt Milios SOUND RECORDIST: Vince Watts MUSIC: Gold Panda DESIGNER: Elliott Round NARRATOR: Philippe Cousteau, Ashlan Cousteau
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/dragons-damsels-ultimate-insects/
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(571) 699-9406 ewuhrmann@conservation.org conservation.org/drop
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DUNG DYNASTY
DYNASTIES - PAINTED WOLVES DYNASTIES
19-0141
19-0354
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Editing
Durban,
Bristol,
South Africa
UK
10/1/18
10/1/18
44 minutes
59 minutes
A mafia war is brewing on Africa’s savannah. Two dung beetle families go head to head in a fight for the most valuable resource... poop. Rollers and Diggers need dung to eat, attract the ladies, and to breed. In their quest they must sidestep predators while fighting off the competition. If they fail, their mafia legacy is dead.
Tait is a painted wolf, matriarch of one of the last great families of this endangered animal. She has ruled her dynasty for many years on the banks of the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe, keeping the peace within her sprawling family. But tensions are rising. Tait is growing old and her power is waning. One of her daughters, Blacktip, lives close by. Her own pack is growing fast and they are running out of space. There is only one way Blacktip can get what she needs by doing battle for her own mother’s lands.
COMPANY: Earth Touch, Smithsonian Networks PRODUCER: Julie King DIRECTOR: Graeme Duane EDITOR: Ruaan Botha WRITER: Julie King CINEMATOGRAPHER: Boris Von Schoenebeck, Greg Nelson, Patrick Royal SOUND EDITOR: Dave Birch SOUND MIXERS: Dave Birch MUSIC: Nux Schwartz NARRATOR: Joe Szymanski OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR SMITHSONIAN NETWORKS: Joy Galane, David Royle
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, Tencent, France Televisions, CCTV9 PRODUCER: Nick Lyon DIRECTOR: Nick Lyon EDITOR: Matthew Meech WRITER: Nick Lyon, Rupert Barrington, Mike Gunton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Warwick Sloss SOUND EDITOR: Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild MUSIC: Will Slater, Benji Merrison NARRATOR: David Attenborough
+44 74 717 98209 lcox@earthtouchsa.com www.earthtouchnews.com
+44 758-334-7222 izzi.tippets@bbc.co.uk www.bbcearth.com/dynasties/
DYNASTIES
DYNASTIES - SHORT SERIES
19-0142
19-0143
Limited Series - Long
Limited Series - Short
Bristol,
United Kingdom
10/1/18
9/7/18
59 minutes
9 minutes
Dynasties takes you deeper into the lives of five of the world’s most celebrated and endangered animals than ever before: Emperor Penguin, Chimpanzee, Lion, Painted Wolf and Tiger. Travel from the plains of Africa to the jungles of India, from the edge of the Sahara to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Watch leaders battling rivals for their crown, feuds tearing families apart and parents risking their lives to protect offspring from the coldest and cruelest winter on earth. Five extraordinary animals in heroic battles against the odds, Dynasties, the most intimate and intense stories of their kind ever told.
In this shortform series, we follow the young characters of Dynasties, showing the trials and tribulations each animal must go through to become the leader of the pack.
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, Tencent, France Televisions, CCTV9 PRODUCER: Rosie Thomas, Miles Barton, Simon Blakeney, Nick Lyon DIRECTOR: Theo Webb, Will Lawson EDITOR: David Pearce, Angela Maddick, Matthew Meech, Nigel Buck CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sophie Darlington, John Aitchison, Warwick Sloss, Lindsay McCrae, John Brown, Mark Macewen SOUND EDITOR: Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins, Angela Groves SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild, Chris Domaille MUSIC: Benji Merrison, Will Slater NARRATOR: David Attenborough OTHER: SERIES PRODUCER: Rupert Barrington EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mike Gunton
COMPANY: BBC Studios PRODUCER: Lee Bacon DIRECTOR: Simon Baxter EDITOR: Ada Bodjolle, Catarina Oliveira, Dan Bowen WRITER: Simon Baxter SOUND EDITOR: Ric De Mowbray
+44 758-334-7222 ixxi.tippets@bbc.co.uk www.bbcearth.com/dynasties/
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Bristol,
UK
+44 303-081-5729 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk
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DYNASTIES - TIGERS
EARTH FROM SPACE EARTH FROM SPACE
19-0144
19-0145
Audioscape
Limited Series - Long
Bristol,
Bristol, UK
UK
United Kingdom
11/1/18
4/17/19
58 minutes
60 minutes
Tigress, Raj Bhera from Bandhavgarth Tiger Reserve in India has four tiny cubs to take care of. But the idyllic territory she holds is under threat. Rival tigers seeking their own territory are encroaching on her hunting lands, especially one tigress Solo - her adult daughter is pushing Raj’s dynasty to the limits.
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing new discoveries, incredible colours and patterns... and just how fast it is changing. Using cameras on the ground, in the air and in space we follow nature’s greatest spectacles, weather events and seasonal changes... and explore how satellite cameras are now used to monitor the health of our planet. This is our home, as we’ve never seen it before
COMPANY: BBC Studios NHU, BBC America PRODUCER: Michael Gunton, Rupert Barrington, Miles Barton DIRECTOR: Theo Webb SOUND EDITOR: Wounded Buffalo SOUND MIXERS: Chris Domaille NARRATOR: Sir David Attenborough
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit, PBS PRODUCER: Barny Revill DIRECTOR: Barny Revill EDITOR: Alex Boyle NARRATOR: Chiwetel Ejiofor OTHER: EXEC. PRODUCER: Jo Shinner SERIES PRODUCER: Chloe Sarosh
+01 179-064-300 rhb@filmsat59.com www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06mvrwn
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p072n2zr
EARTH - THE NATURE OF OUR PLANET
EARTH - THE NATURE OF OUR PLANET - AIR
19-0146
19-0147
Limited Series - Long
Earth & Sky Long-Form
VIENNA, #NAME?
_sterreich
10/10/18
10/10/18
50 minutes
50 minutes
The nature of our planet - its beauty, complexity and challenges - is bound to the elements. Geological marvels, spectacular weather, mysteries of the plant and animal kingdoms; all inextricably linked and shaped by Air, Land and Water. Each of the three episodes follows the thread of life, entwined with the corresponding element. Life-giving air; the building material that is land; omnipresent water: they all make up the nature of our planet.
The first episode explores the most inconspicuous of the Earth’s three habitats Air, or, the atmosphere. It is invisible, yet this element is of profound importance. We all know that without oxygen life is unsustainable. But the atmosphere has other lesser known attributes. Without it, the Earth would not experience weather events or have the moderate temperatures that enable liquid water, and life, to exist in the first place. Nor would we have protection against extraterrestrial dangers, like meteors or the sun’s lethal ultraviolet radiation.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH PRODUCER: Martin Meszaros (EP03) DIRECTOR: Ivo Filatsch (EP01) EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Ivo Filatsch (EP01), Martin Meszaros (EP03) CINEMATOGRAPHER: EP01: James Aldred, Ralph Bower, Mark Carroll, Dawson Dunning, Kevin Flay, Udo Maurer, Brendan Mcginty, Otmar Penker, Bernhard Popovic, Mike Potts, Warren Samuels, Alexander Sommer, Paul D. Stewart EP03: Doug Allan, Ralph Bower, Cristian Dimitrius, Simon De Glanville, Richard Kirby, Ian Mccarthy, Roger Munns, Matthias Smycka, Alexander Sommer, Paul Stewart SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler, Hubert Weninger MUSIC: Barnaby Taylor NARRATOR: Chris Morgan EP TMFS: Sabine Holzer
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH DIRECTOR: Ivo Filatsch EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Ivo Filatsch CINEMATOGRAPHER: James Aldred, Ralph Bower, Mark Carroll, Dawson Dunning, Kevin Flay, Udo Maurer, Brendan Mcginty, Otmar Penker, Bernhard Popovic, Mike Potts, Warren Samuels, Alexander Sommer, Paul D. Stewart SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler, Hubert Weninger MUSIC: Barnaby Taylor NARRATOR: Chris Morgan EP TMFS: Sabine Holzer
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/earth-the-nature-of-our-planet/
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VIENNA, #NAME?
_sterreich
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/earth-the-nature-of-our-planet/
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EARTH - THE NATURE OF OUR PLANET - WATER
EARTHWATCH | WILDLIFE IN THE CHANGING ANDORRAN PYRENEES
19-0148
19-0149
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Impact Long-Form
VIENNA, #NAME?
Boston, MA
_sterreich
United States
10/24/18
3/9/19
50 minutes
21 minutes
The oceans, with their fluctuating water temperatures and global currents, also act as a driving force for local weather phenomena and global climate change. In addition, they provide an immense habitat for a countless variety of species. Some of the most important are microscopically small plants and bacteria. Under the right environmental conditions, they can be seen from space in one of nature’s most mysterious spectacles, the Algal bloom. The ‘bloom’ is a sudden mass reproduction of phytoplankton that changes the colour of vast bodies of water into a creeping, luminescent, blue-green expanse. Beautiful, but potentially deadly to large other marine life.
In the high slopes of the Andorran alpine ecosystem, Earthwatch scientists and volunteers are studying the effects of climate change on plants and wildlife to help manage this increasingly fragile environment. “EARTHWATCH | Wildlife in the Changing Andorran Pyrenees” chronicles one day in the life of that research.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, PRODUCER: Martin Meszaros EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Martin Meszaros CINEMATOGRAPHER: Doug Allan, Ralph Bower, Cristian Dimitrius, Simon De Glanville, Richard Kirby, Ian Mccarthy, Roger Munns, Matthias Smycka, Alexander Sommer, Paul Stewart SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler, Hubert Weninger MUSIC: Barnaby Taylor NARRATOR: Chris Morgan EP TMFS: Sabine Holzer
COMPANY: Andy Laub Films PRODUCER: Andy Laub DIRECTOR: Andy Laub EDITOR: Andy Laub WRITER: Andy Laub CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andy Laub SOUND EDITOR: Andy Laub SOUND MIXERS: Andy Laub SOUND RECORDIST: Andy Laub EFFECTS: Andy Laub DESIGNER: Andy Laub NARRATOR: Andy Laub
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/earth-the-nature-of-our-planet/
(978) 450-1223 dbell@earthwatch.org earthwatch.org
EAST WELLS - BIMINI’S LAST HOPE
EATING ANIMALS
19-0150
19-0151
Micro-Movie
Impact Long-Form
Cape Town, Western Ca
USA
6/12/17
1/31/18
5 minutes
94 minutes
Bimini Island in the Bahamas lies 48 miles from Miami and is an ecological wonderland. But for the past 17 years, it has been slowly eroded by a US-owned development. Much of the archipelago’s mangrove forests have already been destroyed to build luxury homes, a casino and a Hilton hotel. East Wells, Bimini’s only remaining pocket of pristine habitat, is the last hope for Biminites. This PSA was created for a public meeting between Biminites and their government. It features Dr Samuel Gruber who spent the last 17 years of his life fighting for Bimini.
Nearly all of the meat, eggs, and dairy we eat comes from the industrial system known as “factory farming.” This system destroys our environment and harms public health, and never before has humankind caused more suffering. Eating Animals spotlights the heroic farmers, whistleblowers, and innovators who are standing up, against all odds, to fight this system and provide a new way forward.
COMPANY: Save Our Seas Foundation PRODUCER: Pippa Ehrlich, Michael Scholl DIRECTOR: Pippa Ehrlich EDITOR: Pippa Ehrlich CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Scholl, Duncan Brake SOUND EDITOR: Barry Donnelly OTHER: Presented by Save Our Seas Foundation
COMPANY: Big Star Pictures PRODUCER: Christopher Quinn, Natalie Portman, Jonathan Safran Foer DIRECTOR: Christopher Quinn EDITOR: Mary Lampson, Geoffrey Richman WRITER: Christopher Quinn, Jonathan Safran Foer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mott Hupfel MUSIC: Daniel Hart NARRATOR: Natalie Portman OTHER: In association with Artemis Rising Foundation; In association with the Neuman Family Foundation; Based on the book by Jonathan Safran Foer; Regina Scully, Executive Producer; Wallis Annenberg, Executive Producer; Geralyn Dreyfous, Executive Producer; Biz Stone, Executive Producer; Ev Williams, Executive Producer; Simone Friedman, Impact Producer
(060) 314-4202 pippaster@gmail.com saveourseas.com
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Madison, CT
South Africa
+1 415-332-6471 contactus@rocofilms.com www.eatinganimalsmovie.com
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ECLIPSE
ECLIPSE OVER AMERICA
19-0152
19-0153
360 Storytelling
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Marina Del Rey, CA
Boston, MA
United States
United States
1/5/18
8/21/17
5 minutes
53 minutes
“Eclipse” takes you to Grand Teton Nation Park to view the 2017 total eclipse of the sun. This is an experiential documentary with observational tools to interact with. “Eclipse” is created from real a real volumetric scene shot on location during the eclipse. Whether you want to relive the 2017 eclipse or experience it for the first time this is about as close as you can get to the experience of witnessing a total eclipse short of being there in person.
On August 21, 2017, millions of Americans witnessed the first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States in 99 years. While hordes of citizens flocked to the eclipse’s path of totality, scientists, too, staked out spots for a very different reason: to investigate the secrets of the sun’s elusive atmosphere. NOVA investigates the storied history of solar eclipse science and joins both seasoned and citizen-scientists alike as they don their eclipse glasses, tune their telescopes, and revel in the eclipse that spanned the continent.
COMPANY: Hyperacuity, Intel DIRECTOR: Greg Downing CINEMATOGRAPHER: Greg Downing DESIGNER: Greg Downing EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Raj Puran
COMPANY: Windfall Films Ltd., WGBH Educational Foundation, PRODUCER: Martin Gorst, Chris Schmidt, Carlo Massarella DIRECTOR: Martin Gorst EDITOR: Paul Shepard SOUND MIXERS: Heart Punch Studio NARRATOR: Craig Sechler OTHER: SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paula S Apsell DEPUTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Julia Cort SENIOR PRODUCER: Chris Schmidt SENIOR SERIES PRODUCER: Melanie Wallace
(415) 613-1649 greg@xrez.com hyperacuity.com/
(617) 300-4340 angelica_coleman@wgbh.org www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/eclipse-over-america
EINSTEIN AND HAWKING - UNLOCKING THE UNIVERSE
EL FROG
19-0154
19-0155
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Conservation Short-Form
New York, NY
Bristol,
USA
United Kingdom
3/10/19
4/5/19
120 minutes
2 minutes
Science Channel commemorated the one-year anniversary of the passing of one the greatest scientific minds the world has ever known, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, with a two-hour special that explored his connection to Albert Einstein, and their enormous influence on our understanding of the Universe. Einstein’s general theory of relativity laid the groundwork for much of modern physics, including Hawking’s work on black holes and the Big Bang. Hawking’s landmark best seller, A Brief History of Time, introduced these theories in layman’s terms to a mass audience, catapulting Hawking to a level of science superstardom not seen since Einstein.
A talking poison dart frog explains why everywhere in the jungle is precious.
COMPANY: Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK
(212) 548-5314 josh_gross@discovery.com www.sciencechannel.com
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+44 117-992-7220 matt.carr@silverbackfilms.tv www.ourplanet.com
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ELEPHANT PATH / NJAIA NJOKU
ELEPHANTS IN MYANMAR FIELD IN FOCUS
19-0156
19-0157
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Student & Emerging
Limited Series - Short
New York, NY
Washington, DC
USA
United States
11/1/17
5/10/18
52 minutes
14 minutes
An indelible tale of friendship and commitment set against the luminous beauty of the Central African Rainforest. Together, elephant behavioral biologist, Andrea Turkalo, and indigenous tracker, Sessely Bernard, will be tested by the realities of war and the limits of hope for the majestic animals they have committed their lives to study and protect.
Follow researchers as they track endangered elephants in Myanmar with GPS collars. The more they learn about how Asian elephants travel and move through the landscape, the better they can assist communities to live safely near them, while also protecting elephants from new forms of poaching
COMPANY: Lost Bird Project PRODUCER: Scott Anger, Todd McGrain, Natalie Ruiz Tofano DIRECTOR: Todd McGrain EDITOR: Sara Khaki, Todd McGrain CINEMATOGRAPHER: Scott Anger SOUND EDITOR: Ira Spiegel, Matt Rigby SOUND MIXERS: 701 Sound SOUND RECORDISTS: Guillermo Fernandez Florez, Roger Phenix MUSIC: Alexander Balanescu EFFECTS: Fola Akinola NARRATOR: Lambert Padou OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Andrew Stern
COMPANY: Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute PRODUCER: Roshan Patel DIRECTOR: Roshan Patel EDITOR: Roshan Patel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Roshan Patel, Danny Schmidt, Sally Snow
(408) 439-3343 natalie@lostbirdproject.org www.elephantpathfilm.org
(571) 345-8875 patelr@si.edu nationalzoo.si.edu/news/saving-elephants-myanmar
ELEPHANTS UP CLOSE
ELEPHANTS UP CLOSE - DANGEROUS NEIGHBOURS (EP. 2)
19-0158
19-0159
Limited Series - Long
Animal Behavior Long-Form , People & Nature Long-Form, Visualization, Editing
Hamburg,
Hamburg,
Germany
Germany
11/15/18 50 minutes Africa’s elephants are sensitive, helpful and gentle. Their abilities are astounding: how do they unerringly manage to find watering holes? How do the animals communicate with one another? And why do hundreds of them appear at a specific location simultaneously? “Elephants Up Close” paints a complex picture of “Africa’s Icon” and presents intimate insights into the life of the world’s largest land mammals.
Elephants are the largest mammals ever to grace our Earth. There are thousands of them in Botswana’s Savannah. Their unusual sensitivity and their social bonds form the basis of their survival. But Africa’s elephants are heading for an uncertain future. Where their paths cross with those of humans, worlds collide and conflicts are anything but rare.
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Zorilla Film PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Britta Kiesewetter DIRECTOR: Jens Westphalen, Thoralf Grospitz EDITOR: Klaus Mueller CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jens Westphalen, Thoralf Grospitz SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Joerg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller, Sebastian Hassler NARRATOR: Colin Solman OTHER: COMMISSIONING EDITORS: Ralf Quibeldey, NDR Monika Schaefer, NDR / ARTE Birgit Peters, ORF
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Zorilla Film PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Head of NDR Naturfilm Britta Kiesewetter DIRECTOR: Jens Westphalen, Thoralf Grospitz EDITOR: Klaus Mueller CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jens Westphalen, Thoralf Grospitz SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Joerg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller, Sebastian Hassler NARRATOR: Colin Solman OTHER: COMMISSIONING EDITORS: Ralf Quibeldey, NDR Monika Schaefer, NDR / ARTE
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
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50 minutes
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ELEPHANTS UP CLOSE - GENTLE GIANTS (EP. 1)
EMPIRE OF THE VINEYARD
19-0160
19-0161
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Visualization, Editing
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Editing, Visualization
Hamburg,
Vienna, Vienna
Germany
Austria
11/15/18
3/8/19
50 minutes
51 minutes
Africa’s elephants are sensitive, helpful and gentle. Their abilities are astounding: how do they unerringly manage to find watering holes? How do the animals communicate with one another? And why do hundreds of them appear at a specific location simultaneously? “Elephants Up Close” paints a complex picture of “Africa’s Icon” and presents intimate insights into the life of the world’s largest land mammals.
A well-tended vineyard nurtures the quality of a wine over generations. But its micro-world is an animal empire fought over furiously in hundreds of tiny daily dramas. In summer and autumn creatures great and small are attracted to this apparently orderly habitat by the juicy sweet grapes - but that’s only part of the vineyard’s appeal.
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Zorilla Film PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Head of NDR Naturfilm Britta Kiesewetter DIRECTOR: Jens Westphalen, Thoralf Grospitz EDITOR: Klaus Mueller CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jens Westphalen, Thoralf Grospitz SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Joerg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller, Sebastian Hassler NARRATOR: Colin Solman OTHER: COMMISSIONING EDITORS: Ralf Quibeldey, NDR Monika Schaefer, NDR / ARTE Birgit Peters, ORF
COMPANY: Interspot Films, Kwanza PRODUCER: Heinrich Mayer-Moroni, Nikolaus Klingohr, Benjamin Ternynck DIRECTOR: Franz Hafner, Jean-Luc Guidoin EDITOR: Tanja Lesowsky WRITER: Eva Maria Berger, Waltraut Paschinger, Franz Hafner, Jean Luc Guidoin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Oliver Indra, Hubert Doppler, Ingemar Arnold, Johannes Potscher, Sylvain Garassus, Samuel Toutain SOUND EDITOR: Bernhard Zorzi SOUND MIXERS: Michael Ploderl MUSIC: Emmanuel Blanc NARRATOR: Julie McCarthy
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
+43 187-878-17964 andrew.solomon@orf.at
EPIC YELLOWSTONE - FIRE & ICE
EPIC YELLOWSTONE
19-0178
19-0162
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Visualization, Writing
Limited Series - Long
WASHINGTON, DC
United States
1/8/19
2/26/19
51 minutes
51 minutes
Winter in Yellowstone. Driving snow and temperatures 50 degrees below zero collide with spewing heat from subterranean forces, creating dramatic, otherworldly displays. Host Bill Pullman embarks on a journey over vast blankets of snow, through sparkling prisms of “diamond dust,” and across rivers warmed by geothermal springs. Marvel at the park’s wildlife and see how the area’s extreme conditions pose challenges even for animals that have evolved to survive its winters.
Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the contiguous 48 states, flowing with a wildness that is both violent and vital to the creatures that are drawn to its banks. From Yellowstone Lake, North America’s largest highelevation body of water, to the Missouri River, follow its nearly 700-mile journey over falls and through canyons into America’s heartland. See how Yellowstone’s bison, otters, coyotes, and thrill-seekers adapt to--and thrive in--these wild, untamed waters.
COMPANY: Grizzly Creek Films PRODUCER: Thomas Winston, Eric Bendick, Avela Grenier, Jeff Reed, Shasta Winston, Tria Thalman, David Royle EDITOR: Stefanie Watkins WRITER: Shasta Winston NARRATOR: Bill Pullman
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Thomas Winston, Eric Bendick, Avela Grenier, Jeff Reed, Shasta Winston, Tria Thalman, David Royle EDITOR: Avela Grenier WRITER: Shasta Winston CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dawson Dunning, Jeff Reed, Rick Smith, Thomas Winston NARRATOR: Bill Pullman
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
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WASHINGTON, DC
United States
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
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EPIC YELLOWSTONE - RETURN OF THE PREDATORS
EQUUS - STORY OF THE HORSE - ORIGINS NATURE
19-0163
19-0164
Impact Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form, Conservation LongForm, Writing
People & Nature Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
Bozeman, MT
New York, NY
United States
USA
3/17/19
1/16/19
51 minutes
56 minutes
It’s the dawn of a bold new era in Yellowstone. Wolves have returned. The grizzly bear population is at an all-time high. The resurgence of these iconic predators shapes every aspect of life in this ecosystem - restoring an ancient balance between predator and prey. Their stories come alive through the eyes of “Blacktail,” a lone wolf searching for a pack, and alongside the legendary grizzly “Quad-Mom,” a one-of-a-kind matriarch defending her unmatched legacy. Over the course of a year in Yellowstone, go inside the unseen world of these tireless hunters - surviving, protecting their turf, raising the next generation - all while trying to stay at the top of the food chain.
Explore the fascinating evolutionary journey of the horse, from its tiny forestdwelling ancestor called the Dawn Horse to the modern steed. Encounter scientists unlocking the genetic basis of horsepower and decoding their emotional intelligence.
COMPANY: Grizzly Creek Films PRODUCER: Eric Bendick, Avela Grenier, Jeff Reed, Shasta Winston, Tria Thalman SERIES PRODUCER: Thomas Winston DIRECTOR: Thomas Winston, Eric Bendick EDITOR: Stefanie Watkins WRITER: Eric Bendick, Shasta Grenier CINEMATOGRAPHER: Thomas Winston, Jeff Reed, Dawson Dunning, Rick Smith SOUND EDITOR: Brian Eimer SOUND MIXERS: Brian Eimer SOUND RECORDIST: Narration Recording: LA Studios MUSIC: David Majzlin DESIGNER: Graphics: Max Krone NARRATOR: Bill Pullman OTHER: ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY: Eric Bendick, Ronan Donovan, Jeff Hogan
COMPANY: A PRODUCTION OF HANDFUL OF FILMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC AND WNET PRODUCER: Niobe Thompson, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Caroline Underwood, Fred Kaufman SERIES PRODUCER: Bill Murphy DIRECTOR: Niobe Thompson EDITOR: Brenda Terning, Janet Hess WRITER: Niobe Thompson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Daron Donahue, Aaron Munson, Niobe Thompson, Tamarra Canu, Christina Ienna, Luke Campbell SOUND EDITOR: Iain Pattison, James Murdoch SOUND MIXERS: Johnny Blerot SOUND RECORDIST: Philip Dransfeld MUSIC: Darren Fung EFFECTS: 3D Animations: Ryder Mclean; Karl “Nekosei” Reichert DESIGNER: Sound Design: Johnny Blerot; Foley: Chis Szott, Isael Huard NARRATOR: Niobe Thompson
(401) 474-6161 info@grizzlycreekfilms.com grizzlycreekfilms.com/epic-yellowstone/
(212) 560-6889 burkej@thirteen.org
EVEREST VR - THE MOVIE EXPERIENCE
EVOLVING EVOLUTION
19-0165
19-0166
360 Storytelling
Student & Emerging
Seattle, WA
New Zealand
4/10/19
12/21/18
11 minutes
25 minutes
Walk alongside two of the planet’s best climbers as they attempt to summit Mt. Everest and neighboring Mt. Lhotse without supplemental oxygen. Travel with them through Everest’s grueling, oxygen-depleted “death zone” to experience elation at the awe-inspiring vistas at the summit - and glimpse danger and fear as the climbers experience the raw power of an avalanche. Only 175 people have climbed Everest without supplementary oxygen - fewer than have reached space. Do you have what it takes to reach the top?
Species are shaped by the challenges in their environments, yet they can also change their environments. When the environment changes, how much is evolution affected? This documentary explores how much niche construction - the process by which species alter their environments - can impact evolution, and consequently how much our own species is shaping our evolutionary path through the large-scale changes we’re making to our environments.
COMPANY: Jonathan Griffith Productions, Legend 3D, Vulcan Productions PRODUCER: Jonathan Griffith, Matt Milios DIRECTOR: Jonathan Griffith EDITOR: Matthew DeJohn WRITER: Jonathan Griffith SOUND MIXERS: Brendan Hogan NARRATOR: Jonathan Griffith
PRODUCER: Summer Gleeson DIRECTOR: Summer Gleeson EDITOR: Summer Gleeson WRITER: Summer Gleeson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Summer Gleeson SOUND EDITOR: Summer Gleeson SOUND MIXERS: Summer Gleeson SOUND RECORDIST: Summer Gleeson MUSIC: Liam Tyrell: Shrimp Song, Human Song Epidemic Sound: Cinematic Drums 11 by Ranner Sillard, Jungle Explorer by Anders Ekengren, Snakes by Ranner Sillard, Holiday Moments 12 by Ranner Sillard, A Walk Among Clouds by Gavin Luke, Looking Forward 4 by Peter Sandberg Time for Drone by Rannar Silard, Captured by Rannar Sillard, High Ambience Rythmic 10 by Bill Ferngren, Indian War 2 by Andreas Jamshree, Minor Indiscretions 4 by Gavin Luke, From the Ashes by Jo Wandrini EFFECTS: Summer Gleeson NARRATOR: Summer Gleeson
(206) 342-2173 susang@vulcan.com www.everestvirtualreality.com
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Wellington,
United States
(027) 863-1351 summer.gleeson@hotmail.com
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EXPAND THE FIELD
EXPEDITION CHESAPEAKE, A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
19-0167
19-0168
Micro-Movie
Engaging Youth, Conservation Long-Form, Visualization
Washington, DC
Las Vegas, NV
United States
US
2/28/18
3/21/19
2 minutes
45 minutes
For more than 130 years, National Geographic has invested in bold people and transformative ideas across the globe, striving to build a diverse community of explorers working to create a planet in balance. We’re celebrating all the women who fearlessly push boundaries and inspire the next generation of change makers. Who will you inspire?
From swimming with giant hellbenders and whimsical river otters, to exploring waters that span upstate New York to lower Virginia, Expedition Chesapeake will forever change the way you look at the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the species that call it home. Join expedition leader Jeff Corwin on an epic journey through streams, rivers, forests, and marshlands. Along the way, you’ll learn about the monumental challenges facing watersheds across the globe and meet a few of the individuals dedicated to making a real difference in the future of this vital resource.
COMPANY: National Geographic Society, PRODUCER: Executive Producer: Vanessa Serrao; Senior Producer: Sarah Joseph; Producers: Tyler Dinley, Dustin Sylvia; Associate Producer: Elaina Kimes EDITOR: Dustin Sylvia
COMPANY: Whitaker Center Producitons, VIA Studios Global (VSG) PRODUCER: Dr. Michael Hanes, Tom Curra, Jeff Corwin, Ben Payavis II DIRECTOR: Greg Matkosky WRITER: Greg Matkosky CINEMATOGRAPHER: James Neihouse SOUND EDITOR: Brian Eimer SOUND MIXERS: Brian Eimer NARRATOR: Jeff Corwin
(202) 807-3523 caradke@ngs.org
(702) 932-4045 tratterman@biganddigital.com www.expeditionchesapeake.com
EXPEDITION EUROPE
EXPLORING THE ALIEN WORLD OF BRINE POOLS
19-0169
19-0170
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Micro-Movie
Mainz, Rheinland-
United States
1/4/19
1/13/18
52 minutes
5 minutes
The landscapes of Europe are spectacularly diverse and locked deep within these are secrets and surprises of the earth’s past. Geologist Colin Devey sets forth on a journey of discovery through the old continent to the most breathtaking landscapes and mysteries of European nature, searching for their origins. Enhanced by state-of-the-art animation, we delve into the old continent’s remotest past, transported back some 500 million years and more.
Very few humans have ever seen the mysterious brine pools in person, an alien landscape of underwater lakes so salty that they kill most fish who get too close. The brine pools, however, are also thriving ecosystems, host to many species, and with a unique microbiological makeup that makes them extremely valuable to study.
COMPANY: K22 Film, ZDF, Arte, ZDF Enterprises PRODUCER: Ralf Blasius DIRECTOR: Ralf Blasius, Mona Haffner EDITOR: Lodur Tettenborn, Klaus Kubel WRITER: Ralf Blasius, Mona Haffner CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ricardo Esteban Garzon Mesa SOUND EDITOR: Peer Hoffmann, Fabian Helpenstein SOUND MIXERS: Peer Hoffmann, Fabian Helpenstein SOUND RECORDISTS: Peer Hoffmann, Fabian Helpenstein, Sven Schwegler MUSIC: Jorg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller EFFECTS: Wolfgang Morell, Leif Kahler, Minh Nguyen, Maria Pichura NARRATOR: Ian Dickinson HOST: COLIN DEVEY
COMPANY: OceanX PRODUCER: Jennifer Hile, Marjorie Crowley DIRECTOR: Mark Dalio EDITOR: Ryan Quinn, Jorge Alvarez CINEMATOGRAPHER: Janssen Powers, Gavin Thurston SOUND MIXERS: Eric Thompson (Honeymix) SOUND RECORDISTS: Mike Kasic OTHER: PRODUCTION MANAGER: Samantha Loshiavo POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Brian Golding
+49 613-199-11840 nikolas.huelbusch@zdf-enterprises.de zdf-enterprises.de/en/catalogue/international/zdfeunscripted/wildlife-nature/expedition-euro
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New York, New York
Germany
(203) 536-1631 brooke@oceanx.org oceanx.org
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EXTREME SURVIVAL THE WILD ANDES
FANTASTIC FUNGI
19-0171
19-0172
Ecosystem Long-Form, Visualization
People & Nature Long-Form
Muenster,
Los Angeles, California
Germany
United States
7/11/18
6/7/19
44 minutes
82 minutes
Against a dramatic backdrop of super-heated geysers, arid grasslands and snow-capped volcanos, the fortunes of a newborn vicuna foal, and that of a flamingo colony, unfold. This is the breath-taking story of how animals on the high, central Andean plains have adapted to a world fired by volcanic heat and pinched by thirst and thin air.
An all-star team of professional and amateur mycologists, artists, foodies, ecologists, doctors, and explorers joined forces with time-lapse master Louie Schwartzberg to create Fantastic Fungi, the life-affirming, mind-bending film about mushrooms and their mysterious interwoven rootlike filaments called mycelium. What this team reveals will blow your mind and possibly save the planet.
COMPANY: Light & Shadow GmbH, Smithsonian Networks, WDR, NDR Naturfilm Doclights Arte, ORF, SRF, SVT PRODUCER: Christian Baumeister, Tom Synnatzschke, Birgit Peters DIRECTOR: Christian Baumeister EDITOR: Stefan Reiss WRITER: Patrick Makin, Sue Western, Christian Baumeister, Michael Mavretic CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian Baumeister, Philipp Klein, Alexander Sommer, Christian Munoz Donoso, Christian Munoz Salas SOUND EDITOR: Alexander Weuffen SOUND MIXERS: Alexander Weuffen SOUND RECORDISTS: Carmen Lopez Carreno, Kathleen Brenner MUSIC: Oliver Heuss EFFECTS: Stefan Reiss DESIGNER: Alexander Janke, Catherine Eunice, Michael Gellman NARRATOR: Josh Goodman OTHER: Tria Thalman, David Royle, Gabriele Conze, Christian Baumeister
COMPANY: Louisville Films dba Moving Art, Artemis Rising Foundation, Diamond Docs PRODUCER: Louie Schwartzberg, Lyn Davis Lear, Elease Lui Stemp DIRECTOR: Louie Schwartzberg EDITOR: Kevin Klauber, Annie Wilkes WRITER: Mark Monroe CINEMATOGRAPHER: Louie Schwartzberg SOUND EDITOR: Wylie Stateman SOUND MIXERS: Zach Goheen SOUND RECORDISTS: Sara Ramo, Giles Clark, Louie Schwartzberg MUSIC: Adam Peters EFFECTS: Marshmellow Laser Feast, Random 42, Robin Astrokeven DESIGNER: Louie Schwartzberg NARRATOR: Brie Larson
+49 251-414-416713 petra@lightandshadow.tv www.lightandshadow.tv/extremesurvival
+32 343-622-29201 louie@movingart.com fantasticfungi.com
FEELING BETTER
FERRET TOWN
19-0173
19-0174
People & Nature Short-Form, Student & Emerging
Conservation Short-Form
Beaconsfield,
United States
3/20/19
3/31/19
10 minutes
11 minutes
With the majority of the global population now living in cities and towns we are more disconnected from nature than ever before, and we’re missing out on its healing properties. “Feeling Better’ reveals the proven health benefits of natural environments in a deeply personal and emotional exploration of the emerging science of nature therapy. With intimate interviews with both researchers and patients at the end of their life, the film questions what it means to be healthy and happy and emphasises the importance of revisiting those childhood memories of being outside and immersing oneself in nature.
2016 marked the 35th anniversary of the rediscovery of the black-footed ferret - a species previously thought to be extinct and gone forever from the Great Plains. The film digs into the complexity of endangered species management and presents one of the best conservation stories in the United States, posing the question, how far will we go to save one species?
PRODUCER: Alex Wickens DIRECTOR: Alex Wickens EDITOR: Alex Wickens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Wickens SOUND EDITOR: Harry J.N. Parsons SOUND MIXERS: Harry J.N. Parsons MUSIC: Harry Brokensha NARRATOR: Alex Wickens OTHER: COLOURIST: Michael Pearce
COMPANY: Caldera Productions, The Content Lab PRODUCER: Virginia Moore, Geoff O’Gara DIRECTOR: Virginia Moore EDITOR: Virginia Moore WRITER: Virginia Moore CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kyle Duba
+44 775-686-9933 alexmwickens@gmail.com
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Lander, WY
England
(307) 349-9717 rose@calderaproductions.com www.ferrettownmovie.com
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FIND YOUR ADVENTURE ON THE MISSOURI NATIONAL RECREATIONAL RIVER
FINDING CAPTAIN NEMO EXPERIMENTALS
19-0175
19-0176
Engaging Youth
Micro-Movie
pittsburgh, pa
Brooklyn, NY
USA
United States
1/1/19
6/13/18
2 minutes
4 minutes
Using animation and the real voices of kids on the river, “Find Your Adventure” encourages youth to preserve, protect, and enjoy the Missouri National Recreational River.
In 1916, the silent film adaptation of Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” marked the first time the world saw below the ocean’s surface in motion pictures... Except, actually, it was the second time. The first movie filmed underwater was made by J.E. Williamson--and it’s been lost until now. See the film footage for the first time in decades, and hear the story of the making of “The Terrors of the Deep.” It’s a story too strange and horrifying to be fiction.
COMPANY: Argentine Productions, National Park Service PRODUCER: Peter Argentine EDITOR: Per Argentine WRITER: Erik Argentine MUSIC: Mark Orton OTHER: ANIMATION: Pat Bradley, SpringShoe Animation & Illustration
COMPANY: Popular Science, DIRECTOR: Tom McNamara EDITOR: Tom McNamara WRITER: Tom McNamara CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom McNamara DESIGNER: Tom McNamara OTHER: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Joe Brown ONLINE DIRECTOR: Amy Schellenbaum
(412) 341-6448 per@argentineproductions.com
(845) 240-3647 thomas.r.mcnamara@gmail.com https://youtu.be/QPW9z7XNGBM
FINDING LIFE IN OUTER SPACE
FIREKEEPERS OF KAKADU
19-0177
19-0179
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Student & Emerging
WASHINGTON, District o
United Kingdom
9/20/17
11/1/18
51 minutes
15 minutes
Over billions of years, planet Earth has become home to an amazing interdependent ecosystem, containing a dizzying variety of animals and plants. But how did life here begin? And does it exist anywhere outside of our solar system? We uncover the secrets of our world by tracking the evolution of the cosmos itself, from the Big Bang onwards. Follow scientists responsible for some of the major breakthroughs in understanding the origins of life and witness how their discoveries are fundamentally changing the way we perceive the universe.
An Indigenous Australian Documentary following the oldest surviving culture on earth, the Bininj people of the Aboriginals lands of Kakadu, who maintain a traditional life, as they have done so for over 65,000 years. We discover how the Bininj have continued to balance biodiversity in such an unforgiving landscape through following them as they hunt and forage in preparation for a great food festival. A celebration of the bounty that the land provides. As the planet is warming and destructive fires ignite across the globe can we learn from these ancient Firekeepers and their ability to harness fire, and what challenges do they now face keeping their culture alive with a rapidly changing world. This is a student film by Della Golding, first time filmmaker.
COMPANY: Arrow International Media PRODUCER: Paul Cooke, John Cavanagh, David Royle DIRECTOR: Kenny Scott EDITOR: Justin Badger NARRATOR: Kerry Shale
COMPANY: University of West England PRODUCER: Della Golding, Peter Venn DIRECTOR: Della Golding EDITOR: Della Golding WRITER: Della Golding CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gail Kukula, Della Golding, Jeremy Tomlinson SOUND RECORDIST: Della Golding NARRATOR: Della Golding
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
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BRISTOL,
United States
+44 741-119-7049 dellagolding@hotmail.com
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FIRST EVER 3D VR FILMED IN SPACE
FLAMBOYANT
19-0180
19-0181
360 Storytelling
Student & Emerging, Animal Behavior Short-Form
Paris,
Bristol,
France
England
4/13/18
11/22/18
4 minutes
13 minutes
In this first ever 3D VR film shot aboard the International Space Station, National Geographic takes you on a remarkable journey to experience the astronaut’s perspective of our planet Earth. Fly side-by-side astronauts and experience the magic of weightlessness; glance back at Earth for a stunning view of our fragile blue globe hanging in the emptiness of space. The intimate reflections of four NASA astronauts guide the experience: Chris Hadfield, Mae Jemison, Mike Massimino and Nicole Stott, who combined spent nearly a year in space. Each shares a unique vantage the rest of us don’t have; a feeling of connectedness to the larger forces swirling our home planet.
In the warm waters of the Philippines lives a poisonous, shapeshifting predator. Flamboyant follows one young cuttlefish as she learns to hunt in a new home after a life changing encounter with a scuba diver. Will she learn the right skills to compete with another top and established predator?
COMPANY: Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic PRODUCER: Eric Hoffman, Malvina Martin, Max Salomon CINEMATOGRAPHER: ESA Astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA Astronaut Joe Acaba, NASA Astronaut Scott Tingle SOUND MIXERS: Jason McDaniel NARRATOR: Chris Hadfield, Mae Jemison, Mike Massimino, Nicole Stott OTHER: PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Alexander Samaras
COMPANY: University of the West of England PRODUCER: Gail Kukula, Thomas Kukula DIRECTOR: Gail Kukula EDITOR: Gail Kukula CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gail Kukula MUSIC: Patrick Kendell-Smith NARRATOR: Dan O’Neill
(202) 257-8390 Malvina@blackdotfilms.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwHBpykTloY
+07 907-195-450 kukulag@gmail.com
FLYING HOME
FRAGMENTS
19-0182
19-0183
Conservation Short-Form
Conservation Short-Form
Playa del Carmen, Quintana R
USA
11/12/18
4/16/19
3 minutes
12 minutes
Flying Home, Scarlet Macaw tells the story of the re-introduction of Scarlet Macaw in Palenque, Mexico, an area where the specie disappeared 85 years ago. A project that has taken more than 20 years of development and which have achieved many successes regarding the protection and care of the species, including being the first reintroduction project in Mexico and one of the first in the world.
Lead ammunition has long been utilized for hunting throughout the United States, but decades of research has shown the risks this material can present. Fragments is a short form documentary that examines the threat of environmental lead poisoning in wildlife through the authoritative voices of hunters and conservationists alike.
COMPANY: Bicho Studio PRODUCER: Daniel Mendoza, David Iturbe, Iliana Rodriguez DIRECTOR: Emilio Alvarez EDITOR: Emilio Alvarez, Natividad Acuna, Carlos Gomez WRITER: Emilio Alvarez CINEMATOGRAPHER: Emilio Alvarez, Natividad Acuna, Carlos Gomez
COMPANY: Alex Wiles Photography PRODUCER: Alex Wiles DIRECTOR: Alex Wiles EDITOR: Alex Wiles WRITER: Alex Wiles CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Wiles, Stefano Ianiro, Nicholas Sauvageau SOUND EDITOR: Alex Wiles SOUND MIXERS: Alex Wiles SOUND RECORDIST: Alex Wiles MUSIC: Licensed through Epidemic Sound OTHER: Funded and presented by Audubon Society of Omaha
(984) 188-6810 dmendozav@xcaret.com flyinghome.online
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Bellevue, Nebraska
M_xico
(559) 349-7359 alexwiles@gmail.com audubon-omaha.org/
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FREE SOLO
FROM ASIA TO ANTARCTICA
19-0184
19-0185
People & Nature Long-Form, Theatrical
Conservation Short-Form, Changing Planet Short-Form
Washington, DC
,
United States
Singapore
9/28/18
6/4/18
81 minutes
18 minutes
From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi (“MERU”) and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin comes National Geographic Documentary Film’s FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock ... the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park ... without a rope.
From Asia to Antarctica is a short film by Eco-Business that tells the climate change story through a unique Asian lens for the first time. This documentary, by Jessica Cheam and Fraser Morton, documents the ClimateForce: Antarctica 2018 expedition in March led by Sir Robert Swan, a British environmentalist and explorer, and the world’s first renewable energy expedition completed by Sir Robert Swan and his son Barney Swan. This documentary weaves a tale between the two expeditions, explores the climate connection between Asia and Antarctica, and tells the stories of those defending it.
COMPANY: National Geographic Documentary Films Presents A Little Monster Films Production, an Itinerant Media Production and a Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation Production, PRODUCER: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes, Shannon Dill, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Tim Pastore, Matt Renner DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin EDITOR: Bob Eisenhardt, ACE CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jimmy Chin, Clair Popkin, Mikey Schaefer SOUND EDITOR: Deborah Wallach, Filip Messeder, Roland Vajs, Nuno Bento SOUND MIXERS: Tom Fleischman, Ric Schnupp, Joana Niza Braga, David Boulton SOUND RECORDIST: Justine Baker MUSIC: Marco Beltrami - Original Score, Tim McGraw - Original Song
COMPANY: Eco-Business PRODUCER: Jessica Cheam DIRECTOR: Jessica Cheam, Fraser Morton EDITOR: Fraser Morton, Huda Azzis WRITER: Jessica Cheam, Fraser Morton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Fraser Morton SOUND EDITOR: Fraser Morton SOUND MIXERS: Fraser Morton SOUND RECORDIST: Fraser Morton DESIGNER: Jessica Cheam NARRATOR: Jessica Cheam
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.nationalgeographic.com/films/free-solo/
+65 6250 2337 Christina.muniandy@eco-business.com changingcourse.eco-business.com/from-asia-to-antarctica/documentary
GAJAH BORNEO
GALAPAGOS 360
19-0186
19-0187
Micro-Movie
360 Storytelling
Portland, OR
France
5/1/19
5/7/18
5 minutes
2 minutes
Inspired by real events, the story of Borneo’s human-elephant conflict comes to life in a stop motion world made out of recycled paper.
Journey with National Geographic to the remote Galapagos Islands and come face-to-face with animals found nowhere else on earth. This 360 footage of the Galapagos puts you smack in the middle of Darwin’s living laboratory.
COMPANY: Oregon Zoo PRODUCER: Michael Durham DIRECTOR: Shervin Hess MUSIC: Jordan Anderson
COMPANY: Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic PRODUCER: Frederic Lilien, Malvina Martin EDITOR: Max Salomon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Inigo Anton SOUND MIXERS: Jason McDaniel OTHER: Executive Producers for Black Dot Films Max Salomon and Malvina Martin
(503) 310-2600 shervin.hess@oregonzoo.org
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Paris,
United States
(202) 257-8390 malvina@blackdotfilms.com
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GALAPAGOS - BABY SEA LION VR
GALAPAGOS - FEEDING FRENZY VR
19-0188
19-0189
360 Storytelling
360 Storytelling
Paris,
Paris,
France
France
4/29/19
1/22/18
4 minutes
1 minutes
In a sea lion colony in the Galapagos Islands, a mother has just given birth to her pup. Follow the sea lion pup’s journey from the first days of its life to it’s first swim.
National Geographic takes you beneath the waters of the Galapagos into a feeding frenzy as dozens of sharks and tuna tear into a teeming school of thousands of fish -- while sea birds dive into the bait ball from above.
COMPANY: Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic PRODUCER: Frederik Lilien, Malvina Martin EDITOR: Max Salomon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Inigo Anton MUSIC: Chris McGuire OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR BLACK DOT FILMS: Max Salomon, Malvina Martin
COMPANY: Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic PRODUCER: Frederic Lilien, Malvina Martin EDITOR: Max Salomon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Inigo Anton OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR BLACK DOT FILMS: Max Salomon, Malvina Martin
(202) 257-8390 malvina@blackdotfilms.com
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GARDEN, ZOOLOGICAL
GHOST FLEET
19-0190
19-0191
People & Nature Long-Form
Theatrical, Impact Long-Form
Seoul,
Seattle, WA
South Korea
USA
9/5/18
8/24/18
98 minutes
90 minutes
The keepers are kept busy with the animals under their care. These animals, although some may haven’t completely lost their innate instincts, are unlikely to survive if released back to the wild. It’d be difficult for them to live in packs and find food on their own. Ultimately, the zoo may well be the new habitat that they must adapt themselves to live in.
Ghost Fleet follows a small group of activists who risk their lives on remote Indonesian islands to find justice and freedom for the enslaved fishermen who feed the world’s insatiable appetite for seafood. Bangkok-based Patima Tungpuchayakul, a Thai abolitionist, has committed her life to helping these “lost” men return home. Facing illness, death threats, corruption, and complacency, Patima’s fearless determination for justice inspires her nation and the world.
COMPANY: Kepler49 PRODUCER: Wanghyung Lee DIRECTOR: Mincheol Wang EDITOR: Jeehwan Ahn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mincheol Wang SOUND MIXERS: Jason McDaniel MUSIC: Seunghyun Ryu
COMPANY: Vulcan Productions, Seahorse Productions PRODUCER: Jon Bowermaster, Shannon Service DIRECTOR: Shannon Service, Jeffrey Waldron EDITOR: Parker Laramie, Elisa Bonora CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeffrey Waldron
(822) 337-2135 sales@cinemadal.com
(206) 406-1567 andead@vulcan.com www.ghostfleet.com
GHOST FLEET VR
19-0192
360 Storytelling
Seattle, WA
United States 10/26/18 9 minutes Ghost Fleet VR immerses viewers in the story of slavery in the Thai fishing industry. Step onboard and into the story of Tun Lin, who was sold into slavery while looking for work in Thailand. Born in Myanmar, Tun Lin was kidnapped when he was fourteen-years-old and forced to fish without pay for 11 years.
COMPANY: Catovia, Seahorse Productions, Vulcan Productions PRODUCER: Tony Mancilla, Jon Bowermaster, Matt Milios, Lucas Gath, Daniel Salcedo DIRECTOR: Lucas Gath, Shannon Service EDITOR: Simon Toro, Shinya Sato SOUND MIXERS: Bruno Brugnano
(206) 342-2173 susang@vulcan.com
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GIANT CARNIVOROUS BATS
GIVING NATURE A VOICE
19-0193
19-0194
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Ecosystem Long-Form
Limited Series - Short
Washington, DC
Nairobi,
United States
Kenya
8/28/17
10/21/18
44 minutes
20 minutes
GIANT CARNIVOROUS BATS centers around unique documentation of rare and elusive false vampire bats, the biggest predator in the bat world. Dr. Rodrigo Medellin and National Geographic photographer Anand Varma team up to capture incredible never before seen bat behavior, captured with ground breaking imagery that reveals the bats’ hidden lives. The endangered Vampyrum spectrum and threatened Chrotopterus auritus inhabit trees and ancient Maya temples deep in southern Mexico. Rodrigo and Anand set out to find their roosts and document new behavior with cameras that can see what humans can’t.
Climate change, species extinction, plastics choking marine life, habitat loss and social conflicts caused by these crisis; Giving Nature a Voice has covered them all in a series of 20 minute documentaries produced from an African perspective. In northern Kenya East African filmmakers have documented how Samburu warriors are protecting the Grevy’s Zebra, whose population has fallen faster than any other mammal. In Uganda, they’ve followed anti-snare teams trying to stop bushmeat hunters from crippling the Kibale forest’s chimpanzees and on Mount Kenya they’ve joined climbers, farmers and glaciologists trying to understand why the mountains glaciers are dripping away.
COMPANY: National Geographic PRODUCER: Katie Bauer Murdock, Jason Jaacks, Pamela Caragol, Christine Weber DIRECTOR: Jason Jaacks EDITOR: Penny Trams WRITER: Katie Bauer Murdock CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jason Jaacks, Anand Varma, Prasenjeet Yadav SOUND MIXERS: Andrew Bozza MUSIC: Lenny Williams, Chris Biondo NARRATOR: Salvatore Vecchio
COMPANY: AKU GSMC Giving Nature a Voice PRODUCER: Andrew Tkach DIRECTOR: Saving Stripes: Se’ydou Mukali; Max the Chimp Amputee: Derrick Kibisi; Mt. Kenya Melts: Marete Selvin EDITOR: Gloria Wagki Ndiritu, Sam Malik Etiang, Josephat Ekiru, Marete Selvin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Amenya Omwoyo, Joel Ngui, Isaac Ekuka, Josephyat Ekiru, Andrew Tkach SOUND RECORDISTS: Bonventure Abong’o, Ian Omondi, Sam Malik Etiang, Muhammad Otweyot
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.nationalgeographic.com.au/tv/giant-carnivorous-bats/
+25 479-147-8033 givingnatureavoice@gmail.com www.givingnatureavoice.org
GLACIER’S BATS - AN ADVENTURE IN BAT RESEARCH
GLACIERS OF THE WINDS
19-0195
19-0196
Conservation Short-Form
Changing Planet Long-Form
Los Angeles, CA
United States
10/1/18
9/19/18
6 minutes
58 minutes
With the threat of white-nose syndrome looming on the horizon, Glacier National Park biologists adventure deep into the backcountry to find out what species of bats live in the park and monitor any dangers to their populations.
The Wind Rivers slash across west-central Wyoming and are home to seven of the largest glaciers in the American Rockies. Many of the Wind River’s glaciers are hundreds of feet thick and supply major water systems on both sides of the continental divide. The glaciers of the Winds have been shrinking at an accelerated rate over the last forty years and glacial retreat could have significant effects on the local ecosystem and downstream farms and ranches.
COMPANY: Forest Clay Productions PRODUCER: Edward M. Roqueta DIRECTOR: Edward M. Roqueta
COMPANY: WyomingPBS PRODUCER: Kyle Nicholoff DIRECTOR: Kyle Nicholoff EDITOR: Kyle Nicholoff WRITER: Nancy Debevoise CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kyle Nicholoff, Jeremy Nielson, Nathan Schucker, Matt Wright: DESIGNER: Kurt Reitz NARRATOR: Ax Norman OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Terry Dugas
(954) 579-5893 edwardmroqueta@gmail.com
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Riverton, WY
united states
(307) 855-2368 kyle@wyomingpbs.org WyomingPBS.org
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GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - THROUGH THE LENS OF CHANGING GLACIERS
GLOBAL COMMONS
19-0197
19-0198
Educational / Institutional
Changing Planet Short-Form
Washington, DC
Washington DC, DC
United States
USA
12/28/18
6/1/19
7 minutes
2 minutes
This video is featured in a free, online course for educators “Teaching Global Climate Change.” The video is designed to show educators (and their students) real world examples of scientists working in different areas of climate change solutions. In this video, National Geographic Explorer, M Jackson, explains her research on glacial melt in Iceland and how her sociological research gives her a more nuanced understanding of climate change mitigation.
A Big Plan For A Small Planet
COMPANY: National Geographic Society, The Biscuit Factory PRODUCER: Molly Herrmann, Sarah Wilson DIRECTOR: Molly Herrmann EDITOR: Penny Trams, Brandon Craigie CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rob Lyall MUSIC: Extreme Music OTHER: THIRD-PARTY FOOTAGE BY: Sophia Featherstone, Joseph Tighe, Getty SPECIAL THANKS: M Jackson
COMPANY: Pixeldust Studios, Global Briefing PRODUCER: Susan Kelly, Lisa Truitt DIRECTOR: Tim Kelly EDITOR: Rico Andrade WRITER: Susan Kelly, Lisa Truitt SOUND MIXERS: Mark Andrade NARRATOR: Albert Yu Min Lin OTHER: Jesse Meza, Roland Womack, Ricardo Andrade,
(202) 807-3523 caradke@ngs.org
(202) 297-0787 koalas@me.com globalcommonsalliance.org
GOING NUTS
GORILLAS OF GABON
19-0199
19-0200
Animal Behavior Long-Form
People & Nature Long-Form
Silver Spring, MD
South Africa
4/4/19
6/29/18
50 minutes
44 minutes
In an entertaining journey to the quirkiest hoarders in the animal kingdom, the film shows squirrels’ amazing abilities to survive in extraordinarily diverse habitats: from cities to mountains, from deserts to rainforest, even in the Arctic. Some can fly, some can swim, some live in trees or underground, others love icy wastelands or burning sands.
A crack team hunts for an elusive 400-pound gorilla called Mussiru. They must get close to be accepted into his world. But it’ll take a journey to a distant land, wracked by war and turmoil, to find the holy grail they need to safeguard him... and the very rainforest itself.
COMPANY: Altayfilm for WDR, In Association With ARTE, SWR, CuriosityStream, SVT, NRK PRODUCER: Yann Sochaczewski DIRECTOR: Yann Sochaczewski EDITOR: Mirco Tribanek CINEMATOGRAPHER: Yann Sochaczewski, Boas Schwarz, Henry M. Mix, Marlen Hundertmark, Pim Niesten, Gautam Pandey, Steve Romano, Matthwe Kline MUSIC: Oliver Heuss NARRATOR: Dan Wesker
COMPANY: Earth Touch, Smithsonian Networks PRODUCER: Richard Slater-Jones DIRECTOR: Graeme Duane EDITOR: Ruaan Botha WRITER: Richard Slater-Jones CINEMATOGRAPHER: Boris Von Schoenebeck, Daniel Albertse SOUND EDITOR: Nux Schwartz SOUND MIXERS: Nux Schwartz SOUND RECORDIST: Jabu Msomi MUSIC: Dave Birch, Library Music NARRATOR: Bray Poor OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR SMITHSONIAN NETWORKS: Tria Thalman, David Royle
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
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Durban,
US
+44 74 717 98209 lcox@earthtouchsa.com www.earthtouchnews.com
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GRANDPA’S REEF
GRASSLANDS - NORTH AMERICA’S HIDDEN WILDERNESS
19-0201
19-0202
360 Storytelling
People & Nature Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form
Arlington, VA
Vienna
USA
Austria
3/1/19
5/8/19
4 minutes
51 minutes
The Philippines is an epicenter for marine biodiversity, with more than five million fishers relying on fish and fishery products as a source of food and income. Created by a team of National Geographic explorers, Grandpa’s Reef is a four-minute underwater virtual reality experience that follows a young Filipino girl’s quest to find and protect her grandfather’s reef.
Prior to European settlement, the Great Plains were home to enormous, thundering herds of bison and antelope. Wolves and grizzly bears thrived at the top of the diverse food chain in this vast, unobstructed landscape. It truly was the “Serengeti of the North American continent”. Pairing blue-chip wildlife behaviour with rangers, scientists and First Nations that are working on the front line of unique conversation practices, this film is a journey through one of the planet’s least known, most beautiful and most endangered ecosystems: the Northern Great Plains.
COMPANY: Vey nou Lagon Ltd. PRODUCER: Vanina Harel, Sara Camnasio, Erina Molina, Kyle McBurnie, Ben Mirin DIRECTOR: Vanina Harel EDITOR: Kyle McBurnie WRITER: Vanina Harel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kyle McBurnie SOUND EDITOR: Mateo Hernandez SOUND MIXERS: Mateo Hernandez SOUND RECORDISTS: Ben Mirin NARRATOR: Erina Molina
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A River Road Films production in association with CBC and Terra Mater Factual Studios PRODUCER: Alex Burr, Jeff Turner DIRECTOR: Alex Burr, Jeff Turner EDITOR: Erin Cumming WRITER: Alex Burr, Jeff Turner CINEMATOGRAPHER: Samuel Ellis, Derek Frankowski, Matthew Hood, Darren West SOUND EDITOR: Paul Fisher SOUND MIXERS: Ewan Deane MUSIC: Robert Neufeld NARRATOR: Chris Morgan EP TMFS: Andrea Gastgeb, Sabine Holzer
(323) 203-9952 vaninaharel@gmail.com grandpasreef.com
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/grasslands-north-americas-hidden-wilderness/
GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE
GREAT BARRIER REEF
19-0203
19-0204
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Theatrical, Ecosystem Long-Form
New York,
Laguna Beach, CA
USA
United States
8/21/19
7/5/18
60 minutes
43 minutes
For the first time in 99 years a total solar eclipse spanned the continental United States, the path of totality stretching from Oregon to South Carolina. The Great American Eclipse was one of the most anticipated science events in recent memory Science Channel showed the eclipse first, live from Madras, Oregon, one of the first land based locations to see it. In primetime, the network premiered the one-hour special, THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE, hosted by NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, with same-day footage of the eclipse, on the 21st at 9 PM ET/PT.
Narrated by acclaimed Australian actor Eric Bana, Great Barrier Reef lets us experience the awe of this natural cityscape and introduces us to the visionaries and “citizen scientists” who are helping us better understand and protect the reef. Grab your mask and snorkel and come on an unforgettable adventure with majestic manta rays and sea turtles, witness the birth of baby seahorses, participate in a coral watch expedition, and discover the exotic splendor of fluorescent corals at night as Great Barrier Reef captures the natural beauty and exquisite strangeness of this awesome, bizarre, and vibrant living world.
COMPANY: December Media PRODUCER: Matt Downey, Tony Wright, Stuart Menzies, Bevan Slattery, Raj Sharan, Roger Savage DIRECTOR: Stephen Amezdroz EDITOR: Wayne Hyett ASE, Jason E Paul, Vince Waythomas WRITER: Tony Wright, Kerry Drumm CINEMATOGRAPHER: Richard Fitzpatrick, Benjamin Cunningham SOUND EDITOR: Glenn Newnham, Luke Millar SOUND MIXERS: Chris Goodes, CAS, MPSE MUSIC: Dale Cornelius EFFECTS: Sam Moorfield NARRATOR: Eric Bana OTHER: FEATURING: Jemma Craig, Peter Gash, Amelia Armstrong, Samantha Gilbert Distributors: MacGillivray Freeman Films
(212) 548-5314 josh_gross@sciencechannel.com www.sciencechannel.com
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GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST
GREECE - THE WILD SIDE
19-0205
19-0206
Theatrical, Engaging Youth, Ecosystem Long-Form
Limited Series - Long
Laguna Beach, CA
Vienna,
United States
Austria
2/15/19
3/8/19
43 minutes
50 minutes
Great Bear Rainforest is the story of one of the rarest animals on Earth--the fabled all-white spirit bear--and its ancient forest home. Hidden from the outside world, the Great Bear Rainforest is one of the planet’s most exquisite and secluded wildernesses. On Canada’s rugged Pacific coast, it is the largest temperate coastal rainforest in the world and is home to indigenous First Nations peoples, who have provided stewardship of the forest for millennia. Embark on a remarkable journey into a land of grizzlies, wolves, sea otters, and humpback whales--and discover the secret world of the spirit bear.
The remarkable Wildlife of Greece’s Highlands and Islands: in “The View from the Gods”, pelicans, brown bears, Egyptian vultures, dung beetles, sheltopusiks and empusas show the variety of mountain wildlife, while the western rock nuthatch builds perfect bottle-shaped nests out of the bodies of insects! In “Surrounded by Blue”,two colour-changing specialists, African chameleons on land, cuttlefish under water, reveal remarkable hunting, mating and reproduction strategies. Endemic Milos Vipers spear migrating songbirds resting at rock pools, while in a valley on Rhodes Jersey Tiger butterflies coat the rocks and trees and Hardun lizards hoover them up.
COMPANY: Spirit Bear Entertainment PRODUCER: Jeff Turner, Byron Horner, Kyle Washington DIRECTOR: Ian McAllister EDITOR: Andrew Mort WRITER: Jeff Turner, Don Hahn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Turner, Ian McAllister, Andrew Maser, Sam Ellis, Justin Maguire SOUND EDITOR: Tim Archer SOUND MIXERS: John Witt Chapman SOUND RECORDISTS: Tim Archer, John Witt Chapman MUSIC: Hans Zimmer; Anze Rozman for Bleeding Fingers Music EFFECTS: Bobby Kuhl NARRATOR: Ryan Reynolds OTHER: POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Jacques Russo DISTRIBUTOR: MacGillivray Freeman Films
COMPANY: Wega Film, ORF, Arte and NDR-Naturfilm/ Doclights in association with ORFEnterprise and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research PRODUCER: Peter Thomsen DIRECTOR: Johannes Berger, Stephan Krasser EDITOR: Tom Pohanka WRITER: Johannes Berger, Stephan Krasser CINEMATOGRAPHER: Johannes Berger, Stephan Krasser, Barney Rube, Fabian Fischer, Johannes Aman, Benny Trapp SOUND EDITOR: Otger Kunert SOUND MIXERS: Stefan Fiedler MUSIC: Tristan Schulze NARRATOR: Andrew Solomon
(949) 494-1055 sbadheka@macfreefilms.com greatbearrainforestfilm.com/
(431) 878-780 andrew.solomon@orf.at
GREENLAND MELTING
GRIZZLY ENCOUNTERS WITH CHRIS MORGAN - THE HUNGER CHALLENGE
19-0207
19-0208
360 Storytelling
Hosted or Presenter-led
Brighton, MA
Deutschland
8/31/17
2/12/18
11 minutes
52 minutes
Greenland’s glaciers are melting faster and faster. To understand why, and what this might mean for the rest of the world, FRONTLINE and NOVA -- two of PBS’s flagship series based at WGBH -- teamed up with Emblematic Group, X-Rez Studio and Realtra to bring this story to life as never before. Greenland Melting provides a rare, up-close view of icy Arctic scenery that’s disappearing faster than predicted. The team gained unique access to NASA scientists as they conducted groundbreaking research into a transforming landscape with ramifications for the entire world.
(617) 300-5353 amy_gaines@wgbh.org store.steampowered.com/app/1012510/Greenland_Melting/
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Heidelberg,
United States
When spring arrives on Alaska’s Katmai coast, it’s time for brown bears to emerge from their winter slumber. But this is no ordinary bear habitat - this is bear paradise: an unusual combination of rich food sources draws more Grizzlies together on its lush sedge meadows, extensive mudflats and rushing rivers than anywhere else on Earth. It makes Katmai the perfect place for bear biologist Chris Morgan to experience Grizzly behaviour up close.
+49 622-140-0780 verena@marco-polo-film.de
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GRIZZLY ENCOUNTERS WITH CHRIS MORGAN - THE PRIVATE LIFE OF BEARS
GUARDIANS OF THE KINGDOM
19-0209
19-0210
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Hosted or Presenter-led
360 Storytelling
Heidelberg,
Seattle, WA
Germany
United States
2/12/18
4/19/19
52 minutes
16 minutes
Katmai’s extensive sedge meadows are like a lifeline for brown bears at a time when food is scarce for them. They attract Grizzlies in unusually high numbers, forcing them to congregate and tolerate each other in close proximity. It’s a challenge for these notorious loners ... and an opportunity for bear researcher Chris Morgan. Able to observe them at close range, he witnesses bear society in full swing. Entertaining, informative and gripping, Chris Morgan takes us on a thrilling excursion into the world of Katmai’s brown bears.
The Guardians of the Kingdom VR is an interwoven story of two mothers -one human, one whale -- and the connections that bind them. It is the story of reconciliation between a giant who was once hunted and the people of the Kingdom of Tonga. Witness the inspiring story of a richly vivid and dramatic legacy inherited by a mother in the waters of the Kingdom of Tonga and passed on to future generations. A kingdom once torn apart is now reconnecting the creatures from the land and sea for a common future together in the shared place they call home.
COMPANY: Vulcan Productions, Underwater Earth, Seaview 360, PRODUCER: Matt Milios, Raymond Chavez, Christophe Bailhache, Sophie Ansel DIRECTOR: Christophe Bailhache, Sophie Ansel EDITOR: Sophie Ansel, Christophe Bailhache, Roberto Garcio Garrido SOUND MIXERS: Adrian Bilinsky NARRATOR: Finau Molisi, Sylvia Earle
(206) 496-8319 susang@vulcan.com www.guardiansofthekingdom.org
+00 496-221-400780 verena@marco-polo-film.de
GUDRUN - THE VIKING PRINCESS
GWALA RISING
19-0211
19-0212
Limited Series - Short
Impact Short-Form
Glasgow,
USA
12/25/17
1/22/18
15 minutes
13 minutes
A thousand years ago in the wild lands of the north lived a special little girl, Gudrun The Viking Princess. The trees and animals of the forest were her friends and playmates.
Gwala Rising in the Bwanabwana Islands depicts the revitalization of traditional conservation practices in the islands of Papua New Guinea. The community of Anagusa Island is combating the effects of climate change and protecting the coral reefs they rely on using gwala: the traditional practice of setting aside a reef or forest area to allow the ecosystem to recover. Gwala is helping the community of Anagusa Island prosper - empowering men and women with improved access to food and livelihoods.
COMPANY: Maramedia PRODUCER: Jackie Savery, Nigel Pope, Charlene Myles DIRECTOR: Justin Purefoy EDITOR: Peter Barden CINEMATOGRAPHER: Justin Purefoy, Fergus Gill, John Waters MUSIC: Fraser Purdie NARRATOR: David Tennant
COMPANY: Conservation International & Eco Custodian Advocates, Open Boat Films PRODUCER: Whitney Anderson, Jennifer Shoemaker, Niquole Esters DIRECTOR: Stephani Gordon EDITOR: Stephani Gordon WRITER: Stephani Gordon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stephani Gordon SOUND EDITOR: Jason Wells MUSIC: de Wolfe Music OTHER: MOTION GRAPHICS: Andy Adkins
+44 141-440-6770 info@maramedia.co.uk
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Portland, OR
United Kingdom
(503) 789-4202 stephani@openboatfilms.com
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GYAMO - QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS
HIDDEN PACIFIC
19-0213
19-0214
Conservation Long-Form, Changing Planet Long-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Visualization, Theatrical
New Delhi, Delhi/NCR
Evanston, IL
India
United States
11/6/17
5/9/19
43 minutes
40 minutes
Gyamo - the female snow leopard and her 2 cubs haven’t been seen since the big male snow leopard appeared. The father son wildlife filmmaker duo Mike and Gautam return to the same mountain to pick up their trail and find the cubs. Exploring this amazing landscape they discover there are many challenges that surround this endangered cat. Scientists estimate that 4500-10,000 snow leopards remain in the wild but their exact numbers are still not known. Even before the cats can be understood, its landscape is changing under the impacts of development and tourism. To truly understand the snow leopard it is imperative to understand the people who share its home and find solutions to protect this elusive cat and its habitat before it disappears forever.
Hidden Pacific is a pioneering film that profiles some of the Pacific Ocean’s most beautiful islands and marine national monuments -- breathtaking places that will leave audiences with a deep-felt appreciation for the beauty of nature untouched by civilization. The storied histories of Palmyra, Midway and other atolls - from the WWII Pacific Theater to their present environmental recovery and ecological research initiatives - provide the platform from which the film explores a diversity of science and human stories. Hidden Pacific is produced by Tandem Stills + Motion, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and affiliated organizations.
COMPANY: Riverbank Studios PRODUCER: Mike Pandey DIRECTOR: Doel Trivedy, Gautam Pandey EDITOR: Gaurav WRITER: Doel Trivedy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gautam Pandey, Husain Akbar, Ankur Ahuja SOUND MIXERS: Rangayan Broad Q’s SOUND RECORDIST: Lalman MUSIC: Darshan Shah EFFECTS: Gautam Pandey, Nikhil Yadav NARRATOR: Gautam Pandey, Mike Pandey OTHER: ON LOCATION ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR: Anshul Gupta ASSISTANT EDITOR: Nikhil PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE: Lalman, Prince Sarangal, Morup Namgail, Abhinandan Sharma, Ratik Sharma PRODUCTION CREW: Abdul Rafia Fazili, Roohi Sahay, Vipin Sharma, khushhal Chopra, Anil Tiwari
COMPANY: Tandem Stills + Motion, PRODUCER: Ian Shive, Erika Nortemann, Mark Fletcher DIRECTOR: Ian Shive EDITOR: Ian Maliniak WRITER: Mark Fletcher CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ian Shive SOUND EDITOR: OTT HOUSE AUDIO SOUND MIXERS: Jeremy Miller SOUND RECORDIST: OTT HOUSE AUDIO MUSIC: Cody Westheimer NARRATOR: Aric Barrera OTHER: Underwater Cinematography by JAMES SCOTT Score Produced by NEW WEST STUDIOS Additional Music by DAN MARTINEZ Orchestrated by ALESSANDRO SAINI Score Mixed by JEREMY MILLER Sound Mix Stage provided by TECHNICOLOR
+91 9810292479 / +91 9999026554 doel@riverbankstudios.com www.riverbankstudios.com
(847) 752-7272 ygarcia@gsfilms.com www.hiddenpacific.com/
HIDDEN RIVERS OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIA
HORSE RICH AND DIRT POOR
19-0215
19-0217
Impact Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form, Educational / Institutional, Conservation LongForm
Conservation Short-Form
Corvallis, OR
United States
3/15/19
2/1/19
56 minutes
16 minutes
Hidden Rivers explores the rivers and streams of the Southern Appalachian region, North America’s most biologically rich waters. The film follows the work of conservation biologists and explorers throughout the region, and reveals both the beauty and vulnerability of this aquatic life, and how many people are finding ways to protect it.
Wild horses are caught between an incredibly polarized and emotionally charged debate aiming to write their future in the American West. The result of this debate is a legal stalemate causing wild horse numbers to continue rising well beyond unsustainable levels, causing irreversible damage to public lands. Horse Rich and Dirt Poor follows ecologist Charles Post as he explores America’s pressing wild horse issue and the affects it has on the surrounding ecosystem.
COMPANY: Freshwaters Illustrated PRODUCER: Jeremy Monroe DIRECTOR: Jeremy Monroe, David Herasimtschik EDITOR: David Herasimtschuk WRITER: Jeremy Monroe CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Herasimtschuk, Jeremy Monroe SOUND EDITOR: Matthew Kellam SOUND RECORDIST: Matthew Kellam MUSIC: Humming House NARRATOR: Suzanne Frank
COMPANY: Fin & Fur Films PRODUCER: Keith Norris, Kevin Hurley, Clay Brewer, Pat Pinjuv, Mike Cox, Ben Masters DIRECTOR: Ben Masters, Charles Post EDITOR: Phillip Baribeau CINEMATOGRAPHER: Collin Baggett, Tim Torell, Ben Masters SOUND EDITOR: Scott Beam/Cleod9 Music SOUND MIXERS: William Springstead MUSIC: Cleod9 Music DESIGNER: Chris Almader, Design & Animation OTHER: COLOR CORRECTION: Alex Winker
(541) 224-2204 jeremy@freshwatersillustrated.org www.hiddenrivers.org
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Austin, TX
US
(936) 652-4833 katy@finandfurfilms.com
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HOSTILE PLANET
HOSTILE PLANET - BEHIND THE SCENES
19-0218
19-0219
Limited Series - Long
Limited Series - Short
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
United States
United States
4/1/19
4/1/19
45 minutes
3 minutes
Adventurer/survivalist Bear Grylls hosts and narrates this six-part docuseries, which draws attention to the volatility of Mother Nature and the resilient animals that survive Earth’s most extreme habitats. Each hourlong episode characterizes one of the planet’s roughest environments -- including jungles, mountains, deserts, oceans, the poles and grasslands -- and how each of its inhabitants acclimate to its turn of events. As Grylls guides viewers through these extreme locations, the incredible ways in which animals have adapted to survive against all odds are celebrated.
Hostile Planet is filled with breathtaking moments that leave viewers wondering, “How on Earth did they get that shot?” This IGTV series answers that question and more with interviews and behind-the-scenes insights from the filmmakers who were there.
COMPANY: Plimsoll Productions for National Geographic Channels, PRODUCER: Guillermo Navarro, Martha Holmes, Tom Hugh-Jones, Grant Mansfield, Andrew Jackson, Bear Grylls, Kevin Tao Mohs, Tim Pastore, Delbert Shoopman, Gillian Taylor, Renee Godfrey, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Matthew Wright, Kirstine Davidson DIRECTOR: Steven Clarke, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Anthony Pyper, Matthew Wright EDITOR: Nick Carline, James Taggart, Rob Davies, Matt Meech, Rupert Troskie, Sam Rogers WRITER: Bruce Kennedy, Ed Fields CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark MacEwen, Matt Aeberhard, Brad Bestelink, Ted Giffords, Pete McGowen, Josh Owens, Tim Shepherd, John Shier, Tom Walker, Daniel Zatz, Simon de Glanville, Barrie Britton, Matt Hobbs, Justin Maguire, Rolando Menardi, Duncan Parker, Mark Payne-Gill, Miguel Willis, Mark Smith, Howard Bourne, Pete Cayless, Cristian Dimitrius, Edward Saltu, Dan Hunter, Frederico Pardo, John Aitchison, Doug Allan, Bertie Gregory, Hugh Miller, Kieran O’Donovan, David Reichert, Rolf Steinmann, Alex Vail, Simon Werry, Justin Wilkinson, Robin Cox, Alastair MacEwen, Mateo Willis, Paul Stewart, Roger Munns, Didier Noirot, Kevin Flay, Patrick Dykstra, Roger Horrocks, Doug Anderson, Rod Clarke, Dan Beecham, Jason Sturgis, Michael Pitts SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Hannah Gregory SOUND MIXERS: Chris Domaille, Brian Moseley SOUND RECORDIST: Pete Lee MUSIC: Benjamin Wallfisch NARRATOR & HOST: Bear Grylls
COMPANY: Spaceman Media for National Geographic, PRODUCER: David Numbers, Tyler Korba, Kendrah Polk, Rachel Goldberg, Katelyn Baughan WRITER: David Numbers
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/hostile-planet/
HOSTILE PLANET - GRASSLANDS
HOSTILE PLANET - JUNGLES
19-0220
19-0221
Writing
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Ecosystem Long-Form
Washington, DC
United States
4/1/19
4/1/19
45 minutes
45 minutes
Adventurer/survivalist Bear Grylls hosts and narrates this six-part docuseries, which draws attention to the volatility of Mother Nature and the resilient animals that survive Earth’s most extreme habitats. Each hourlong episode characterizes one of the planet’s roughest environments -- including jungles, mountains, deserts, oceans, the poles and grasslands -- and how each of its inhabitants acclimate to its turn of events. As Grylls guides viewers through these extreme locations, the incredible ways in which animals have adapted to survive against all odds are celebrated.
Adventurer/survivalist Bear Grylls hosts and narrates this six-part docuseries, which draws attention to the volatility of Mother Nature and the resilient animals that survive Earth’s most extreme habitats. Each hourlong episode characterizes one of the planet’s roughest environments -- including jungles, mountains, deserts, oceans, the poles and grasslands -- and how each of its inhabitants acclimate to its turn of events. As Grylls guides viewers through these extreme locations, the incredible ways in which animals have adapted to survive against all odds are celebrated.
COMPANY: Plimsoll Productions for National Geographic Channels PRODUCER: Guillermo Navarro, Martha Holmes, Tom Hugh-Jones, Grant Mansfield, Andrew Jackson, Bear Grylls, Kevin Tao Mohs, Tim Pastore, Delbert Shoopman, Gillian Taylor, Renee Godfrey, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Matthew Wright, Kirstine Davidson DIRECTOR: Steven Clarke, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Anthony Pyper, Matthew Wright EDITOR: Nick Carline, James Taggart, Rob Davies, Matt Meech, Rupert Troskie, Sam Rogers WRITER: Bruce Kennedy, Ed Fields CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark MacEwen, Matt Aeberhard, Brad Bestelink, Ted Giffords, Pete McGowen, Josh Owens, Tim Shepherd, John Shier, Tom Walker, Daniel Zatz, Simon de Glanville, Barrie Britton, Matt Hobbs, Justin Maguire, Rolando Menardi, Duncan Parker, Mark Payne-Gill, Miguel Willis, Mark Smith, Howard Bourne, Pete Cayless, Cristian Dimitrius, Edward Saltu, Dan Hunter, Frederico Pardo, John Aitchison, Doug Allan, Bertie Gregory, Hugh Miller, Kieran O’Donovan, David Reichert, Rolf Steinmann, Alex Vail, Simon Werry, Justin Wilkinson, Robin Cox, Alastair MacEwen, Mateo Willis, Paul Stewart, Roger Munns, Didier Noirot, Kevin Flay, Patrick Dykstra, Roger Horrocks, Doug Anderson, Rod Clarke, Dan Beecham, Jason Sturgis, Michael Pitts SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Hannah Gregory SOUND MIXERS: Chris Domaille, Brian Moseley SOUND RECORDIST: Pete Lee MUSIC: Benjamin Wallfisch NARRATOR & HOST: Bear Grylls
COMPANY: Plimsoll Productions for National Geographic Channels PRODUCER: Guillermo Navarro, Martha Holmes, Tom Hugh-Jones, Grant Mansfield, Andrew Jackson, Bear Grylls, Kevin Tao Mohs, Tim Pastore, Delbert Shoopman, Gillian Taylor, Renee Godfrey, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Matthew Wright, Kirstine Davidson DIRECTOR: Steven Clarke, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Anthony Pyper, Matthew Wright EDITOR: Nick Carline, James Taggart, Rob Davies, Matt Meech, Rupert Troskie, Sam Rogers WRITER: Bruce Kennedy, Ed Fields CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark MacEwen, Matt Aeberhard, Brad Bestelink, Ted Giffords, Pete McGowen, Josh Owens, Tim Shepherd, John Shier, Tom Walker, Daniel Zatz, Simon de Glanville, Barrie Britton, Matt Hobbs, Justin Maguire, Rolando Menardi, Duncan Parker, Mark Payne-Gill, Miguel Willis, Mark Smith, Howard Bourne, Pete Cayless, Cristian Dimitrius, Edward Saltu, Dan Hunter, Frederico Pardo, John Aitchison, Doug Allan, Bertie Gregory, Hugh Miller, Kieran O’Donovan, David Reichert, Rolf Steinmann, Alex Vail, Simon Werry, Justin Wilkinson, Robin Cox, Alastair MacEwen, Mateo Willis, Paul Stewart, Roger Munns, Didier Noirot, Kevin Flay, Patrick Dykstra, Roger Horrocks, Doug Anderson, Rod Clarke, Dan Beecham, Jason Sturgis, Michael Pitts SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Hannah Gregory SOUND MIXERS: Chris Domaille, Brian Moseley SOUND RECORDIST: Pete Lee MUSIC: Benjamin Wallfisch NARRATOR & HOST: Bear Grylls
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/hostile-planet/
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Washington, DC
United States
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/hostile-planet/
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HOSTILE PLANET - MOUNTAINS
HOSTILE PLANET - OCEANS
19-0222
19-0223
Hosted or Presenter-led, Editing
Audioscape, Visualization, Editing
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
United States
United States
4/1/19
4/1/19
45 minutes
45 minutes
Adventurer/survivalist Bear Grylls hosts and narrates this six-part docuseries, which draws attention to the volatility of Mother Nature and the resilient animals that survive Earth’s most extreme habitats. Each hourlong episode characterizes one of the planet’s roughest environments -- including jungles, mountains, deserts, oceans, the poles and grasslands -- and how each of its inhabitants acclimate to its turn of events. As Grylls guides viewers through these extreme locations, the incredible ways in which animals have adapted to survive against all odds are celebrated.
Adventurer/survivalist Bear Grylls hosts and narrates this six-part docuseries, which draws attention to the volatility of Mother Nature and the resilient animals that survive Earth’s most extreme habitats. Each hourlong episode characterizes one of the planet’s roughest environments -- including jungles, mountains, deserts, oceans, the poles and grasslands -- and how each of its inhabitants acclimate to its turn of events. As Grylls guides viewers through these extreme locations, the incredible ways in which animals have adapted to survive against all odds are celebrated.
COMPANY: Plimsoll Productions for National Geographic Channels PRODUCER: Guillermo Navarro, Martha Holmes, Tom Hugh-Jones, Grant Mansfield, Andrew Jackson, Bear Grylls, Kevin Tao Mohs, Tim Pastore, Delbert Shoopman, Gillian Taylor, Renee Godfrey, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Matthew Wright, Kirstine Davidson DIRECTOR: Steven Clarke, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Anthony Pyper, Matthew Wright EDITOR: Nick Carline, James Taggart, Rob Davies, Matt Meech, Rupert Troskie, Sam Rogers WRITER: Bruce Kennedy, Ed Fields CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark MacEwen, Matt Aeberhard, Brad Bestelink, Ted Giffords, Pete McGowen, Josh Owens, Tim Shepherd, John Shier, Tom Walker, Daniel Zatz, Simon de Glanville, Barrie Britton, Matt Hobbs, Justin Maguire, Rolando Menardi, Duncan Parker, Mark Payne-Gill, Miguel Willis, Mark Smith, Howard Bourne, Pete Cayless, Cristian Dimitrius, Edward Saltu, Dan Hunter, Frederico Pardo, John Aitchison, Doug Allan, Bertie Gregory, Hugh Miller, Kieran O’Donovan, David Reichert, Rolf Steinmann, Alex Vail, Simon Werry, Justin Wilkinson, Robin Cox, Alastair MacEwen, Mateo Willis, Paul Stewart, Roger Munns, Didier Noirot, Kevin Flay, Patrick Dykstra, Roger Horrocks, Doug Anderson, Rod Clarke, Dan Beecham, Jason Sturgis, Michael Pitts SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Hannah Gregory SOUND MIXERS: Chris Domaille, Brian Moseley SOUND RECORDIST: Pete Lee MUSIC: Benjamin Wallfisch NARRATOR & HOST: Bear Grylls
COMPANY: Plimsoll Productions for National Geographic Channels PRODUCER: Guillermo Navarro, Martha Holmes, Tom Hugh-Jones, Grant Mansfield, Andrew Jackson, Bear Grylls, Kevin Tao Mohs, Tim Pastore, Delbert Shoopman, Gillian Taylor, Renee Godfrey, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Matthew Wright, Kirstine Davidson DIRECTOR: Steven Clarke, Mateo Willis, Andrew Moorwood, Anthony Pyper, Matthew Wright EDITOR: Nick Carline, James Taggart, Rob Davies, Matt Meech, Rupert Troskie, Sam Rogers WRITER: Bruce Kennedy, Ed Fields CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark MacEwen, Matt Aeberhard, Brad Bestelink, Ted Giffords, Pete McGowen, Josh Owens, Tim Shepherd, John Shier, Tom Walker, Daniel Zatz, Simon de Glanville, Barrie Britton, Matt Hobbs, Justin Maguire, Rolando Menardi, Duncan Parker, Mark Payne-Gill, Miguel Willis, Mark Smith, Howard Bourne, Pete Cayless, Cristian Dimitrius, Edward Saltu, Dan Hunter, Frederico Pardo, John Aitchison, Doug Allan, Bertie Gregory, Hugh Miller, Kieran O’Donovan, David Reichert, Rolf Steinmann, Alex Vail, Simon Werry, Justin Wilkinson, Robin Cox, Alastair MacEwen, Mateo Willis, Paul Stewart, Roger Munns, Didier Noirot, Kevin Flay, Patrick Dykstra, Roger Horrocks, Doug Anderson, Rod Clarke, Dan Beecham, Jason Sturgis, Michael Pitts SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Hannah Gregory SOUND MIXERS: Chris Domaille, Brian Moseley SOUND RECORDIST: Pete Lee MUSIC: Benjamin Wallfisch NARRATOR & HOST: Bear Grylls
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/hostile-planet/
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/hostile-planet/
HOW LICE TURN YOUR HAIR INTO THEIR JUNGLE GYM|DEEP LOOK
HOW TO RAISE BABY CORALS
19-0224
19-0225
People & Nature Short-Form
Micro-Movie
San Francisco, CA
United States
3/26/19
9/26/18
4 minutes
3 minutes
Why are itchy lice so tough to get rid of and how do they spread like wildfire? They have huge claws that hook on hair perfectly, as they crawl quickly from head to head.
To help struggling coral reefs around the world, an international team of scientists has committed to planting more than a million new colonies of coral by 2021. But first they have to grow them. Meet Valerie Chamberland from SECORE, and learn how a growing group of scientists are performing the equivalent of in vitro fertilization for corals to help restore the planet’s coral reefs.
COMPANY: KQED, PBS Digital Studios PRODUCER: Gabriela Quiros EDITOR: Gabriela Quiros, Kia Simon WRITER: Gabriela Quiros, Lauren Sommer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joshua Cassidy SOUND EDITOR: Gabriela Quiros SOUND MIXERS: Tom Disher, Disher Sound MUSIC: Seth G. Samuel EFFECTS: Kia Simon NARRATOR: Lauren Sommer OTHER: SERIES PRODUCER: Craig Rosa MANAGING EDITOR: Paul Rogers EXECUTIVE-IN-CHARGE, SCIENCE: Sue Ellen McCann
COMPANY: Exposure Labs, bioGraphic PRODUCER: Larissa Rhodes, Jeff Orlowski, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Andrew Ackerman EDITOR: Andrew Ackerman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Ackerman, Matt Schultz SOUND MIXERS: Mark Crawford SOUND RECORDISTS: Andrew Ackerman, Matt Schultz MUSIC: Mark Crawford
(415) 553-3367 crosa@kqed.org youtu.be/Yb26BBvAAWU
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San Francisco, California
USA
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org youtu.be/9bwG57Xzh0k
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HOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET (SERIES) OUR PLANET
HOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET
19-0226
19-0227
Limited Series - Short
Changing Planet Short-Form
Bristol,
Bristol,
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
4/5/19
4/5/19
8 minutes
8 minutes
Sir David Attenborough explains how humans can take charge of our future and save our planet.
It’s simple. Sir David Attenborough explains how humans can take charge of our future and save our planet.
COMPANY: Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK
COMPANY: Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK,
+44 117-992-7220 matt.carr@silverbackfilms.tv www.ourplanet.com
+44 117-992-7220 matt.carr@silverbackfilms.tv www.ourplanet.com
HUMAN MAGICAL LAND OF OZ
HUMAN NATURE
19-0228
19-0229
Ecosystem Long-Form
Science in Nature Long-Form, Theatrical
London, London
USA
12/10/18
3/10/19
54 minutes
107 minutes
This series explores Australia, isolated from all other lands for 45 million years and therefore unique in its wildlife. Despite Australia’s relatively small population, the human impact on wildlife has been dramatic. In this episode we meet Australia’s natural history success stories and those being left behind as the continent undergoes rapid change. In busy city parks we witness how possums, solitary marsupials, have taken to mass-sharing of trees while coldblooded eastern water dragons are demonstrating evolution in overdrive. In a timescale of roughly 150 years, as the city has risen around them, they have become metropolitan dragons; genetically different and twice the size of their wild cousins.
Human Nature is a provocative exploration of CRISPR, a scientific revolution giving us unprecedented control over the building blocks of life. Where do we draw the line between curing disease and designing our children? How will this new power change our relationship with nature and evolution? To begin to answer these questions we must look back billions of years and peer into an uncertain future.
COMPANY: Oxford Scientific Films, Northern Pictures, PRODUCER: Caroline Hawkins, Karina Holden DIRECTOR: Tosca Looby EDITOR: Dominic Lester, Steve Stevenson WRITER: Caroline Hawkins, Philip Jones, Tosca Looby, Karina Holden CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Payne-Gill, Ben Cunningham, Ralph Bower, Peter Nearhos, Paul Bell, Wade Fairley SOUND MIXERS: John Rogerson MUSIC: Fraser Purdie NARRATOR: Barry Humphries OTHER: Edit Producers: Philip Jones, Oliver Page
COMPANY: Wonder Collaborative, News & Guts PRODUCER: Sarah Goodwin, Meredith DeSalazar, Elliot Kirschner DIRECTOR: Adam Bolt EDITOR: Regina Sobel, Steve Tyler WRITER: Adam Bolt, Regina Sobel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Derek Reich SOUND EDITOR: Evan Benjamin SOUND MIXERS: Steve Giammaria SOUND RECORDISTS: Dave Amato, Jonathan Cohen, Dennis Haggerty, Matt King, Anna Sagatov MUSIC: Keegan DeWitt EFFECTS: Ned Piyadarakorn DESIGNER: Ned Piyadarakorn OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Elliot Kirschner, Dan Rather, Greg Boustead
+44 203-551-4600 jbaker@oxfordscientificfilms.tv
60
San Francisco, CA
United Kingdom
(415) 545-8852 sarah@ibiology.org wondercollaborative.org/human-nature-documentary-film/
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HUNTING THE HELMETED HORNBILL
HUMPBACK WHALES - A DETECTIVE STORY
19-0230
19-0231
People & Nature Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Editing, Writing, Hosted or Presenter-led
Conservation Short-Form
London,
Ithaca, New York
UK
United States
11/1/18
1/7/19
59 minutes
12 minutes
On 12 September 2015, a 30-ton humpback whale breached and landed on Tom Mustill and his friend Charlotte Kinloch as they paddled a sea kayak in Monterey Bay, California. Incredibly, both survived the incident, but the neardeath experience haunted documentary maker Tom and left him wondering if the whale was deliberately trying to hurt them. To find the answer, Tom returned to California in 2018 to investigate. Tom meets those who have survived similar hair-raising encounters and the experts who know the whales best. What he discovers raises far bigger questions, not just about what happened that day but also about our relationship with whales and their future alongside us.
Helmeted Hornbills are being poached to extinction for their coveted ivory-like casques. But these birds are treasures of avian biology - dedicated mates that risk their lives to raise their young, and denizens of the wildest rainforests left in Southeast Asia. Conservationist Yoki Hadiprakarsa and photographer Tim Laman are on a mission to tell the story of this ancient bird before it is too late.
COMPANY: Gripping Films Ltd, BBC & WNET/THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC PRODUCER: Tom Mustill DIRECTOR: Tom Mustill EDITOR: Sabrina Burnard WRITER: Tom Mustill CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Burgess SOUND EDITOR: Ben Wood SOUND MIXERS: Matt Coster SOUND RECORDIST: Ru Mahoney NARRATOR: Tom Mustill OTHER: ONLINE EDITOR: Arun Hall COLOURIST: Tim Bolt SERIES EDITOR: Roger Webb SERIES PRODUCER: Holly Spearing LINE PRODUCER: Cherry Dorrett GFX: Danny Carr
COMPANY: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology PRODUCER: Tim Laman, Tom Swartwout, John Bowman DIRECTOR: Tom Swartwout, Tim Laman EDITOR: Tom Swartwout CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Laman, Nanang Sujana, Trip Jennings NARRATOR: Yokyok (Yoki) Hadiprakarsa
+44 794-947-7995 tom.mustill@gmail.com www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002fsh
(607) 254-2494 cd579@cornell.edu
I CONTAIN MULTITUDES I CONTAIN MULTITUDES
IMPOSSIBLE FLIGHT NOVA
19-0232
19-0233
Limited Series - Short
Conservation Long-Form
Chevy Chase, MD
United States
8/2/17
1/31/18
24 minutes
113 minutes
“Every one of us is a zoo in our own right,” according to award-winning science writer Ed Yong, whose book I Contain Multitudes is the basis for this whimsical and enlightening series of short films of the same name. With the aid of animated microbes and conversations with scientists, Ed takes viewers on a curious and entertaining journey through the tiny yet immense universe of microbes that live on and within larger creatures, including ourselves. The microbiome represents nothing short of a new way to think about life--one that emphasizes teamwork over competition.
On March 9, 2015, Solar Impulse II took off from Abu Dhabi on one of the greatest aviation adventures of our time: the first solar-powered flight around the world. Together with a team of brilliant engineers, two visionary pilots-Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg--designed and built Solar Impulse from scratch, even though top airplane manufacturers told them it would be “impossible to control.” The performance of the plane was balanced on a knife-edge, demanding near-perfect weather conditions and hour after hour of vigilant, skillful piloting. NOVA captures an insider’s view of the Solar Impulse pilots and ground team as they experience moments of hair-raising crisis, remarkable endurance, and ingenious problem-solving.
COMPANY: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Room 608 Productions PRODUCER: John Rubin, Dennis Liu, Elizabeth Westrate, Laura Jespersen DIRECTOR: Jon Halperin, Mark Mannucci, Drew Takahashi EDITOR: Lars Woodruffe, Alex Ricciardi WRITER: Jon Halperin, Mark Mannucci, Alan Burdick, Susan Kim, Mona Iskander, Anna Bowers CINEMATOGRAPHER: James Ball, Uriel Sinaim, Max Solomon, Scott Sinkler, Jack Peddey SOUND MIXERS: Willie Elias SOUND RECORDISTS: Roland Rebscher, Ben Bomitali OTHER: HOST/PRESENTER: Ed Yong EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE: Sean B. Carroll MANAGING DIRECTOR: Anne Tarrant DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION: Heather Forbes RESEARCHER: Aileen O’Hearn SCIENCE EDUCATION FELLOW: Alex Duckles GFX: Richard Trammell MUSIC Courtesy of Extreme Music
COMPANY: Far West Film Co., WGBH Educational Foundation PRODUCER: Quinn Kanaly, Noel Dockstader EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ian Reinhard, Angus Macqueen, Dana Nachman DIRECTOR: Quinn Kanaly, Noel Dockstader EDITOR: Noel Dockstader, Jean Kawahara, Christie E. Herring SOUND MIXERS: Paul James Zahnley, Heart Punch Studio NARRATOR: Lane West OTHER: SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paula S Apsell DEPUTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Julia Cort EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR NOVA: Chris Schmidt SENIOR SERIES PRODUCER: Melanie Wallace
(301) 215-8860 davisw@hhmi.org
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Boston, Massachuse
USA
(617) 300-4340 angelica_coleman@wgbh.org www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/the-impossible-flight/
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IN SEARCH OF A MOMENT
IN THE REALM OF THE SPIDER-TAILED VIPER
19-0234
19-0235
Micro-Movie
People & Nature Long-Form
Jackson, WY
Tehran, Tehran
United States
Iran
11/26/17
9/3/18
4 minutes
39 minutes
Join wildlife photographer Jake Davis in the wilderness as he reflects on time, nature, and the magic of encountering animals in the wild.
This nature documentary shows the discovery of a rare and unique snake (viper) called the Spider-Tailed Horned Viper and the amazing farmer who made it happen. On the journey to discover this snake, the production team met up with a farmer named Mahmoud, and sought his help in finding the rare viper. During the making of this documentary, some interesting things happened and the destiny of Mahmoud changed! The Spider-tailed horned viper is the world’s most evolved viper. No other viper in the world has a tail structure as evolved as this one. This viper, using its tail like a puppet master, hunts insect eating birds. Its habitat is only in Ilam province in Iran.
PRODUCER: Jake Davis, Andrew Rurik DIRECTOR: Jake Davis, Andrew Rurik EDITOR: Andrew Rurik WRITER: Jake Davis, Andrew Rurik CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Rurik MUSIC: Joel Santos NARRATOR: Jake Davis
COMPANY: Wildlife Pictures Institute PRODUCER: Dr. Mohammad Ala DIRECTOR: Mr. Fathollah Amiri EDITOR: Mr. Majid Mohammaddoust WRITER: Fathollah Amiri & Dr. Behzad Fathinia CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mahmoud Mansouri and Nima Asgari SOUND EDITOR: Mr. Majid Mohammaddoust SOUND RECORDIST: Farzad Jafarian MUSIC: Babak Mirzakhani NARRATOR: Fathollah Amiri OTHER: Wildlife Protection in Iran
(307) 690-6241 jakedavis@revealedinnature.com
+98 919-459-0273 mohammaddoost.majid@gmail.com
INSECT GUARDIAN - BUTTERFLY PARADISE
INSIDE THE DARK WORLD OF CAPTIVE WILDLIFE TOURISM
19-0236
19-0237
Micro-Movie
Impact Short-Form
Valkenswaard,
USA
5/29/19
5/15/19
5 minutes
13 minutes
82-year-old Willem bought a remote potato farmfield back in 1980 and transformed it into a butterfly paradise. For almost 40 years he works the land with a shovel and scythe in order to preserve the butterflies. Willem’s paradise has become one of the most important habitats in the region for these fluttering beauties. But Willem has a problem. Due to an overload of nitrogen in the air, Willem’s flower-rich butterfly paradise gets slowly driven away by a monoculture of grass. Butterflies that used to be normal just a few decades ago are rare these days, or have completely disappeared.
Cages, speed-breeding, fear-based training. Blatant animal abuse is hiding just below the surface of the wildlife tourism industry.
COMPANY: Wild Step PRODUCER: Sander van Iersel, Tim Visser DIRECTOR: Tim Visser EDITOR: Tim Visser, Sander van Iersel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Visser, Roel Diepstraten, Sander van Iersel
PRODUCER: Jenna Pirog, Kathy Moran, Gabrielle Ewing EDITOR: Rebekah Barlas SOUND MIXERS: Global Production Services OTHER: REPORTER: Natasha Daly STUDIO TEAM: Jonathan Gentry, Matthew Gentry COLORIST: Shane Barger MUSICE: Extreme Music
+31 614-905-819 info@wildstep.nl wildstep.nl
62
Washington, D.C.
Netherlands
(202) 791-1290 shiva.minovi@natgeo.com video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals-source/wildlife-watch/0000016a-5b4f-d1e7-abea-df5
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INSIDE THE MEGAFIRE NOVA
INTO THE ARCTIC - AWAKENING
19-0238
19-0239
Changing Planet Long-Form
Hosted or Presenter-led, People & Nature Long-Form
Boston, Massachusetts
Caledon,
United States
Canada
5/8/19
1/1/70
53 minutes
77 minutes
From the front line of the Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California history, NOVA tells the stories of residents who had to flee for their lives during the 2018 fire season. Scientists race to understand what’s behind the rise of recordbreaking megafires across the American West take to the forest, and even a fire lab, in search of answers. They investigate how forestry practices, climate change, and the physics of fire itself play a role in the dramatic increase in wildfires in recent decades.
Untamed beauty has drawn Cory Trepanier to paint the Canadian Arctic for over a decade. Preparing for a touring exhibition in Washington DC, he heads back on an expedition to complete his vision. For 9 weeks, Cory travels with Inuit elders; paddles the most northerly canoe route in North America; walks in the footsteps of early explorers; voyages the Northwest Passage and deeply connects with a changing land. With the future of the North at a crossroads, can a simple stick and some bristle paint the Arctic into the hearts and minds of others, so far away?
COMPANY: WGBH Educational Foundation PRODUCER: Miles O’Brien, Will Toubman, Chris Schmidt, Brian Truglio DIRECTOR: Miles O’Brien EDITOR: Brian Truglio, Meredyth Lamm, Dickran H. Manoogian WRITER: Miles O’Brien CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jason Longo, Ezra Wolfinger SOUND MIXERS: Christopher D. Anderson DESIGNER: Angelica Coleman NARRATOR: Miles O’Brien OTHER: SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paula S Apsell DEPUTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Julia Cort SENIOR SERIES PRODUCER: Melanie Wallace ANIMATION: Mitch Butler Media LLC
COMPANY: Campside Productions, PRODUCER: Cory Trepanier, David Caravaggio, Bob & Barb Elwood, Douglas & Gail Fleck DIRECTOR: Cory Trepanier EDITOR: Justin Hall, Cory Trepanier WRITER: Cory Trepanier CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ryan Bray, Cory Trepanier, Matthew Watts, Joshua Ausley SOUND MIXERS: John Douglas Smith, Sound Dogs Toronto, Deluxe Toronto, Colin McLellan, Mark Zsifkovits, Devon Doucette, Sound Dogs Toronto, Gerald Trepy: MUSIC: Rob Teehan, ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY: Erica Procunier, Cello performed by Wendy Solomon Recorded at The String Room, Emer Kinsella: Music Preparation EFFECTS: Jason MacNeill, James Robinson, Victor Espinoza-Aguilar NARRATOR: Cory Trepanier OTHER: STORY CONSULTANT: Craig Colby, Janet Trepanie, Dr. Joe MacInnis; MOTION GRAPHICS: R. Hamilton Media; NARRATION SUPERVISOR: Janet Trepanier; MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Andi Trepanier; ARCHIVAL IMAGE RESEARCH/COPYRIGHT ACQUISITION ASSISTANT: Kimberley Rush-Duyguluer
(617) 300-4340 angelica_coleman@wgbh.org www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/inside-the-megafire/
(905) 880-2029 cory@campsideproductions.com campsideproductions.com/film-into-the-arctic-3/
INTO THE BLUE BBC EARTH: OUR BLUE PLANET VR
INTO THE CANYON
19-0240
19-0241
360 Storytelling
Conservation Long-Form
Bristol, Avon
USA
7/31/19
1/14/19
6 minutes
84 minutes
What does it feel like to be face to face with a giant manta ray in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Filmed on the ground-breaking VRTUL rig in 3D 360, Blue Planet VR transports you under the waves to experience an incredible dive in 6K. In Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park join marine biologist and conservationist Erick Higuera to encounter majestic mantas and a curious pod of bottlenose dolphins. Take a deep breath.
In 2016 filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. From the outset, the challenge was far more than they bargained for. More people have stood on the moon than have completed a continuous through hike of the Canyon. McBride and Fedarko took a sectional approach, achieving a feat that many adventurers have taken decades to complete. Others have lost their lives trying. But their quest was more than just an endurance test - it was also a way to draw attention to the unprecedented threats facing one of our most revered landscapes. Throughout their passage, McBride and Fedarko encountered an astonishingly diverse and powerful landscape, rich in history, that is now facing perhaps the gravest crisis in the 100-year history of the Grand Canyon National Park. The threat is made stark when they encounter an organization of Navajo women fighting a billion dollar proposed tram project to be built on sacred ground. Directed by Pete McBride and produced by the award-winning team at Insignia Films, INTO THE CANYON is a story of extreme physical hardship that stretches the bonds of friendship and a meditation on the timeless beauty of this sacred place. It is an urgent warning about the environmental dangers that are placing one of America’s greatest monuments in peril and a cautionary tale for our complex relationship with the natural world.
COMPANY: BBC Earth, Google PRODUCER: Nicola Brown, Paul Deane, Mark Brownlow, David Bradshaw, Kevin Custer DIRECTOR: Nicola Brown CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Hester, Danny Copeland EFFECTS: Davide Preite OTHER: Bradley Crooks (Head of Digital and Entertainment, BBC); Casey Sapp (VR Supervisor); Libby Duplock (Researcher)
COMPANY: Insignia Films, PRODUCER: Amanda Pollak, Stephen Ives, Pete McBride, Lauren DeFilippo DIRECTOR: Pete McBride EDITOR: Tyler H. Walk CINEMATOGRAPHER: Pete McBride SOUND EDITOR: Alex Hawley SOUND MIXERS: Edward Kaufman SOUND RECORDISTS: Tom Alpern, Lauren DeFilippo, Blake McCord, John Zecca MUSIC: William Ryan Fritch
+44 303-081-5729 Caitlin.Spencer@bbc.co.uk
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New York, NY
UK
(212) 966-3636 lalezarian@insigniafilms.com insigniafilms.com
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INTO THE DEEP UNKNOWN
INTO THE OKAVANGO
19-0242
19-0243
Micro-Movie
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Changing Planet Long-Form
San Francisco, California
Washington, DC
United States
United States
11/21/17
4/22/18
3 minutes
88 minutes
In the summer of 2017, a team of scientists led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ventured a thousand kilometers off the coast of Brazil to explore the seafloor around a little-known cluster of islets called St. Paul’s Rocks. One of those scientists, Diva Amon, a deep-sea biologist from the Natural History Museum of London, describes what it’s like to venture into a dark, unknown world 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) below the surface--and why this type of research is key to understanding and protecting our oceans.
The Okavango River Basin provides a vital source of water to about 1 million people, the world’s largest population of African elephants and significant populations of lions, cheetahs and hundreds of species of birds. However, this once unspoiled oasis is now under siege due to increasing pressure from human activity. From National Geographic Documentary Films, Into the Okavango chronicles a team of modern-day explorers on their first epic four-month, 1,500mile expedition across three countries to save the river system that feeds the Okavango Delta, one of our planet’s last wetland wildernesses.
COMPANY: Novus Select, bioGraphic PRODUCER: Novus Select, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Lincoln Else, Bligh Gillies EDITOR: Bligh Gillies CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bligh Gillies, Bryan Liscinsky SOUND RECORDISTS: Bligh Gillies, Bryan Liscinsky
COMPANY: National Geographic Documentary Films PRODUCER: Neil Gelinas, Clara Wu, Brooke Runnette, Geoff Daniel DIRECTOR: Neil Gelinas EDITOR: Neil Gelinas, Brian Newell WRITER: Neil Gelinas, Brian Newell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Gelinas, Roger Horrocks, Jon Betz SOUND EDITOR: Coll Anderson, Matthew Snedecor, Duncan Clark SOUND MIXERS: Coll Anderson MUSIC: Sven Faulconer
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org youtu.be/4z9OBceEKkk
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.nationalgeographic.com/films/okavango/
INVASIVE SPECIES OF FLORIDA
INVENTING TOMORROW
19-0244
19-0245
Student & Emerging
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Changing Planet Long-Form, Science in Nature LongForm, Impact Long-Form, Theatrical, Audioscape, Visualization, Engaging
Miami, FL
USA
6/1/18
1/20/18
14 minutes
87 minutes
Florida’s climate, coastline and status as a transportation hub have contributed to the arrival and survival of different animal species from across the planet. Today, Florida is home to many populations that are not naturally found in North America. Of the ones that now call Florida home, many cause ecological and monetary damage.
Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats - found right in their own backyards - while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Take a journey with these inspiring teens as they prepare their projects for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
PRODUCER: Marwan Enezi DIRECTOR: Marwan Enezi EDITOR: Marwan Enezi WRITER: Marwan Enezi CINEMATOGRAPHER: Marwan Enezi SOUND EDITOR: Marwan Enezi SOUND MIXER: Marwan Enezi SOUND RECORDIST: Marwan Enezi MUSIC: Steven Eckert EFFECTS: Marwan Enezi DESIGNER: Marwan Enezi NARRATOR: Berke Serim
COMPANY: Fishbowl Films in association with Motto Pictures, 19340 Productions, Shark Island Institute, HHMI | Tangled Bank Studios PRODUCER: Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Laura Nix DIRECTOR: Laura Nix EDITOR: Helen Kearns CINEMATOGRAPHER: Martina Radwan MUSIC: Laura Karpman
(786) 643-0066 marwanenezi@gmail.com www.marwanenezi.com
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Culver City, CA
USA
inventingtomorrowmovie@gmail.com www.inventingtomorrowmovie.com
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INVERTED PERSPECTIVE
IRAN’S WILD SIDE
19-0246
19-0247
Micro-Movie
Ecosystem Long-Form
Falls Church, VA
North York, ON
United States
CANADA
2/26/18
8/20/18
3 minutes
48 minutes
Meet Australian Zoologist Micaela Jemison, whose love of bats goes beyond a mere interest. Through a passionate lens of science and education, Micaela strives to enlighten those who are unfamiliar with some of the most misunderstood critters in the animal kingdom.
Iran’s Wild Side offers a rare look into Iran’s wondrous wildlife and nature. This documentary features the marvels of this little-known land, nested in the Middle East . From the hot arid deserts and their shifting sands, to the breath-taking snow-capped mountains and their unique inhabitants, and to the lush greenery of mangroves and their unusual creatures, Iran is a land cloaked in mystery and extremes.
PRODUCER: Taylor Johnson, Micaela Jemison DIRECTOR: Taylor Johnson EDITOR: Taylor Johnson WRITER: Taylor Johnson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Taylor Johnson, Micaela Jemison SOUND EDITOR: Taylor Johnson SOUND MIXERS: Taylor Johnson DESIGNER: Taylor Johnson
COMPANY: MANI FILM lnc., National Geographic PRODUCER: Pamela Caragol, Julie Nadezna DIRECTOR: Mani Mirsadeghi EDITOR: Steve Lipton, Behrang Sanjabi WRITER: Julie Nadezna, Saeideh Akhkan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mani Mirsadeghi SOUND MIXER: Mohamad Reza Aligholi SOUND RECORDIST: Arash Ghasemi MUSIC: Mohamad Reza Aligholi NARRATOR: Steve Lipton, Arad Asvandi
(720) 775-8268 trjohnson522@gmail.com
+16 476-776-032 Mani@mirsadeghi.com www.manifilm.com
IRELAND’S DEEP ATLANTIC
IT’S GOOD BUSINESS - MOVING BEYOND CONSERVATION
19-0248
19-0249
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
Conservation Short-Form
Ennistymon, Clare
USA
4/22/18
2/27/19
92 minutes
12 minutes
Irish underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan sets out on a series of voyages over two years from Ireland’s coast into the deep waters of the North Atlantic to try and find some of the largest animals ever to have on planet Earth, blue and sperm whales and attempt to map their migration routes. His journeys take him out to the edge of the continental shelf and 3,000 metres down into dark, cold Atlantic waters in search of life cold water coral reefs to see how life in the surface ocean waters is affected by what happens on the deep sea bed.
“It’s Good Business: Moving Beyond Conservation” is a short documentary that explores the antiquated idea that capitalism must be at odds with the health of the environment in order to profit. While we all want to protect our planet, current models of environmental conservation are failing. It’s clear that we desperately need a different approach to protecting nature. In 1990’s Mexico, many believed rampant deforestation was simply the cost of doing business. But one man saw an alternative, and launched what would become the most successful biodiversity program in history: CONABIO. This documentary analyzes what made CONABIO successful, where other conservation efforts have so dramatically failed.
COMPANY: Sea Fever Productions Ltd., PRODUCER: Andrew Murray, Ken O’Sullivan DIRECTOR: Ken O’Sullivan EDITOR: Steve White CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ken O’Sullivan, Kev L Smith SOUND EDITOR: Keith Alexander SOUND MIXERS: Keith Alexander SOUND RECORDIST: John ‘Bob’ Brennan NARRATOR: Ken O’Sullivan
COMPANY: Magic Dog Productions, ReAgency PRODUCER: Jayde Lovell, Rebecca Gill, Randy Olson, Rosina Bierbaum, Julia Marton-Lefevre DIRECTOR: Simone Kisiel EDITOR: Will Smith, Brandon Palmieri WRITER: Jayde Lovell, Ella Barnett CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simone Kisiel SOUND EDITOR: Tom Gambale SOUND RECORDIST: Simone Kisiel MUSIC: Miriam Mayer, Christopher Kemp
+35 387-245-0699 ken@seafever.ie www.SeaFeverProductions.com
65
Stamford, CT
Ireland
(410) 493-3318 simone@magicdogproductions.net www.imdb.com/title/tt9776258
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IT’S OKAY TO BE SMART | PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS
IT’S A WILD CHRISTMAS
19-0250
19-0251
Hosted or Presenter-led
Audioscape, Writing
Arlington, VA
Vienna
United States
Austria
6/28/19
12/19/18
10 minutes
49 minutes
This is a show about science. But it’s probably not about science the way you’re used to it. Hosted by Joe Hanson, author of the science blog, It’s Okay to be Smart.
Wintertime, high up north: glittering frost and rifting snowflakes. It’s a time to rest, save energy and take life slow. Or is it? Wintertime in Earth’s northern hemisphere simply means one thing - it’s summer in the southern half of our planet! From snow-white wallabies in eastern Tasmania to the butterflies in the Amazon and and grey jays in Northern Canada, all of nature celebrates life on a wild, silent Christmas night.
COMPANY: Spotzen, PBS Digital Studios PRODUCER: Amanda Fox (Executive Producer), Stephanie Noone DIRECTOR: David Schulte, Joe Nicolosi EDITOR: Sara Roma, Derek Borsheim WRITER: Joe Hanson Ph.D (Host/Writer) CINEMATOGRAPHER: Greg Daniels NARRATOR: Joe Hanson Ph.D
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS in association with SWR PRODUCER: Susanne Lummer EDITOR: Joerg Achatz WRITER: Susanne Lummer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian Baumeister, Dawson Dunning, Sue Gibson, Roland Gockel, Jan Haft, Matt Hamilton, Damon Heather, Jack Hynes, Ross Isaacs, Michael Male, Peter Nearhos, Josef Neuper, Otmar Penker, Klaus Scheurich, Boas Schwarz, John Shier, Alexander Sommer, Kay Ziesenhenne SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler, Hubert Weninger MUSIC: Jorg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Muller, Daniel Vulcano, Sebastian Hassler NARRATOR: Chris Morgan EP TMFS: Sabine Holzer
(703) 739-5004 jblaise@pbs.org www.youtube.com/channel/UCH4BNI0-FOK2dMXoFtViWHw
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/its-a-wild-christmas/
IZZY THE KOALA WHISPERER: DODO HEROES
JAGUAR VS. CROC
19-0252
19-0253
Impact Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Hosted or Presenter-led, People & Nature Long-Form
New York, NY
United States
5/8/18
12/12/17
43 minutes
44 minutes
Animal Planet and The Dodo, the #1 animal brand on digital, teamed up to produce DODO HEROES which features inspiring stories of animals from around the world in dire need, and those who go to unimaginable lengths to help them. Each episode documents the undeniable bonds that are forged between these animals and the courageous men and women who protect and save them. The series explores the personalities and emotions of both humans and animals while highlighting their unique connection. Featured stories document true heroes and the animals they save.
Veteran wildlife photographer Steve Winter and cameraman Bertie Gregory capture the remarkable lives of Jaguars in the Pantanal of Brazil. Weeks spent navigating remote waterways in pursuit of these infamously private predators pays off in dividends - Steve and Bertie fall in with a mother jaguar as she teaches her cub survival while a determined male jaguar named Scarface dives headfirst into the river to tackle the deadliest of opponents - 6-foot long caiman. Clever capybaras and playful giant otters stick with their family members to avoid being jaguar dinner. Jaguar vs Croc is a marvel of animal behavior that has rarely, if ever, been captured on camera.
COMPANY: Nomadica Films for Animal Planet PRODUCER: Executive Producer: Izzie Lerer, Keith Hoffman, Jared McGillard, John Collin Jr.; Co-Executive Producer: YuJung Kim, Hayley Lozitsky, Matt Pickar; Producer: Sarah Russell, Emily Hyman EDITOR: Johnny Bishop CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Clawson, Sean Smith SOUND EDITOR: Josh Banach, Cameron Tacey SOUND MIXERS: Matias Urrutia, Nick Cox MUSIC: Figure and Groove
COMPANY: National Geographic Studios for National Geographic PRODUCER: Brian Lovett, Jeff Hasler, James Manfull, Steve Winter, Bertie Gregory, Pamela Caragol EDITOR: Julie Podolsky WRITER: James Manfull SOUND MIXERS: Rob Fritts NARRATOR: Edward Marcoux
(212) 548-5588 Paul_Shur@discovery.com www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/dodo-heroes/
66
Washington, DC
United States
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com
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JAGUARLAND
JOURNEY OF THE WHOOPING CRANE
19-0254
19-0255
People & Nature Long-Form
Conservation Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Visualization, Educational / Institutional
WASHINGTON, DC
Atlanta, GA
United States
US
2/7/19
11/12/18
51 minutes
50 minutes
This film takes us straight to the heart of the world’s most bio diverse wetland, the Pantanal. We arrive here during the dry season to gain an insight into the life of the region’s most impressive big cat. The jaguars here are larger and more powerful than any other place on Earth, making their trials and tribulations all the more enthralling.
Filmed over a two-year period throughout the United States and Canada, “Journey of the Whooping Crane” is a natural history documentary presenting the story of North America’s tallest bird. Whooping Cranes stand five feet tall and have a wingspan of over seven feet. They are one of the rarest animals on earth, with a little more than 500 birds in the wild. The documentary chronicles the remarkable conservation efforts that have brought Whooping Cranes back from the brink of extinction, a rare conservation success story.
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Andrew Jackson, Martha Holmes, David Royle, Tria Thalman, Luis Antonio Silveira DIRECTOR: Steve Cole EDITOR: James Reed NARRATOR: Mark Schwartzman
COMPANY: Red Sky Productions PRODUCER: Greg Pope, Rhett Turner DIRECTOR: Greg Pope, Rhett Turner EDITOR: Greg Pope WRITER: Greg Pope CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rhett Turner SOUND EDITOR: JC Richards SOUND RECORDIST: Greg Pope MUSIC: Adam Walek NARRATOR: Paul Christie
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
(404) 875-8102 rhett.turner@mindspring.com whooping-crane.org
JUDI DENCH - MY OAK TREE VR
JUDI DENCH - MY PASSION FOR TREES
19-0256
19-0257
360 Storytelling
Hosted or Presenter-led
London,
United Kingdom
12/20/17
12/20/17
5 minutes
58 minutes
Using some of the most advanced 360 technology, cutting edge science and poetic storytelling, this heart-warming journey brings Judi Dench’s favourite oak tree alive in a completely new way. Combining cutting-edge graphics, created using real scan data, and state-of-the-art 360 filming techniques startling insights into the life of Judi’s oak are revealed and audiences are able to gain a new understanding of the trees within Judi Dench’s 6-acre garden. Travelling up the trunk and deep within the branches of Judi’s favourite oak tree, audiences learn how this incredible carbon capture machine is helping to save our planet.
Oscar winning actress, Dame Judi Dench has long been fascinated with trees, ever since she was a child she has objected to anyone cutting them down. This film follows Judi’s journey through the seasons and her mission to understand her woodland’s vital role in our history and our future. Through the cycle of the four seasons, she’ll hear her trees drink, discover how they feel, learn how they communicate and how they fight off invading armies. It’s confirmation for Judi that trees aren’t just trees, they are a real community that help each other, humans and the planet.
COMPANY: Alchemy VR PRODUCER: Anthony Geffen DIRECTOR: Mike Davis, Daniel Wan, James Manisty EDITOR: Julia Zahner SOUND EDITOR: Gabriella Scanio OTHER: Visual Effects by Zoo VFX; Visual Effects: Matt Baker Jones, David Barker
COMPANY: Atlantic Productions PRODUCER: Harvey Lilley, Anthony Geffen DIRECTOR: Harvey Lilley EDITOR: Sally Yeadon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mike Robinson, Dominic Colchester SOUND RECORDISTS: Simon Pinkerton, Freddie Claire, Marc Hatch MUSIC: Ty Unwin NARRATOR: Judi Dench OTHER: Visual Effects: Zoo VFX, Natural History Producer: James Manisty
+02087 359 299 charlieh@atlanticproductions.co.uk alchemyvr.com
67
London,
United Kingdom
+02087 359 300 charlieh@atlanticproductions.co.uk atlanticproductions.tv
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JUMBO - THE LIFE OF AN ELEPHANT SUPERSTAR
JUNIOR CITIZENS OF THE REEF ADVENTURES OF THE SPONGEBOB REEF SQUAD
19-0258
19-0259
Science in Nature Long-Form, Writing
Engaging Youth
Toronto, Ontario
Sydney, New South
Canada
Australia
1/7/18
5/24/19
44 minutes
4 minutes
In this Canada-U.K. co-production, a team of international scientists, attempt to solve the mysteries surrounding the world’s first animal superstar, Jumbo the elephant: Was he the biggest elephant in the world? Was he suffering from tuberculosis? And was he deliberately killed? For the first time in a century, The American Museum of Natural History in New York has granted special access to Jumbo’s bones. In Jumbo: The Life of An Elephant Superstar, the latest DNA, isotope and forensic analysis is used to uncover the story of this amazing creature and what it reveals about elephant behaviour today.
Nickelodeon Australia, in collaboration with Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef and Emmy award-winning marine film content producers Biopixel, have created an educational shortform content series, Adventures of the SpongeBob Reef Squad, featuring world-class 4K ocean cinematography. In the 7-part series, SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends from Bikini Bottom take a deep dive into one of the world’s 7 natural wonders, Great Barrier Reef. Inspiring an appreciation of its complexity and beauty as an underwater eco-system as well as educating kids on the threats it is currently facing, the show turns complex theory into a fun and engaging experience to captivate inquisitive young minds. The objective of the series is to empower kids to take action by pledging to become ‘Junior Citizens of the Reef’ and committing to a series of small every day actions that will have a big impact on the Reef, and reefs around the world.
COMPANY: Infield Fly Productions, Humble Bee Films PRODUCER: Stephen Dunleavy, Dugald Maudsley, Sharmila Choudhury DIRECTOR: Christine Nielsen EDITOR: Enzo Anile WRITER: Christine Nielsen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jerry Vienneau, Eric Huyton, Jeffrey Morales, Robin Smith, Tery Zazulak SOUND EDITOR: Marc Chaisson SOUND MIXER: Grant Edmonds SOUND RECORDISTS: Scott Chappel, Graham Ross, Andrew Yarme, David Jalenga, Igal Petel MUSIC: Jeff Morrow EFFECTS: Marc Chaisson NARRATOR: Dr. David Suzuki
COMPANY: Nickelodeon Australia, Catherine Zaharias and Madeline Georgiadis PRODUCER: Cameron Jeong DIRECTOR: Tylah Pratt WRITER: Content development supported by Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef, Andy Ridley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Footage of Great Barrier Reef provided by Biopixle
OTHER: Executive Producers: Dugald Maudsley, Stephen Dunleavy; Additional Directors: Sharmila Choudhury, Winston Gallagher; Archive Producer: Elspeth Domville; Visual Effects Designer: Mark Alberts; Colourist: Arlene Moelker; Post Production Supervisors: Eric Wiegand, Patsy Hayden; Production Managers: Diane Marcotte, Elena Wong; Head of Production, Humble Bee Films: Lisa Walters; Head of Business Affairs, Infield Fly Productions: Gillian Main; Production Coordinator: Gillian Main; Executive in Charge of Production, CBC: Sue Dando; Senior Director, Documentary,CBC: Sandra Kleinfeld; Executive Director, Unscricpted Content, CBC: Jennifer Dettman; Director of Production, CBC: Alexandra Lane; General Manager, CBC: Sally Catto; Director of Finance, CBC: Julie Lawlor; In Association with: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Television Radio-Canada, Network Ten, Produced with the participation of Canada Media Fund, The Canadian Film, or Video Production Tax Credit, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Rogers Telefund, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
+61 283-733-935 madeline.georgiadis@nickaus.com.au www.nick.com.au/reefsquad
+14 166-949-985 infieldfly@rogers.com infieldflyproductions.com
KILAUEA - HAWAI’I ON FIRE
KEEPER OF THE CALL
19-0260
19-0261
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Student & Emerging
Boston, Massachusetts
United Kingdom
1/23/19
11/1/18
53 minutes
16 minutes
In May 2018, Kilauea volcano erupted, obliterating neighborhoods with devastating force and uprooting thousands of local residents. It is Hawai’i’s most destructive volcanic eruption in generations. How can one of the most beautiful places on Earth suddenly transform into a roaring inferno, sputtering molten lava and bombs of volcanic rock the size of refrigerators? On the ground in the early days of the eruption, NOVA joins scientists and residents alike on a breathtaking journey to investigate Kilauea’s recent spike in activity.
The call of the curlew is one of the British countryside’s most iconic sounds. But with their numbers plummeting, the curlew’s enigmatic song is close to falling silent. Wynford Jones, a retired Welsh farmer, is determined to not let the song he grew up with disappear without a fight. By working with ambitious conservationists, Wynford is on a mission to help his one remaining pair of curlews raise some young. But with the modern countryside so full of dangers, will Wynford see his chicks fly?
COMPANY: Atlantic Productions, WGBH Educational Foundation PRODUCER: Tom Stubberfield, Chris Schmidt, Anthony Geffen DIRECTOR: Pete Chinn, Claudia Perkins EDITOR: Sarjit Bains, Susan Brand, Andy Lloyd CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chris Sutcliffe, Paul Atkins SOUND MIXERS: Nick Ashe SOUND RECORDISTS: Thomas Visser, Keith Nealy NARRATOR: Eric Meyers OTHER: SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paula S Apsell; DEPUTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Julia Cort; SENIOR PRODUCER: Chris Schmidt, SENIOR SERIES PRODUCER: Melanie Wallace
COMPANY: University of the West of England PRODUCER: Billy Clapham DIRECTOR: Billy Clapham EDITOR: Billy Clapham WRITER: Michele Caruso, Billy Clapham CINEMATOGRAPHER: Billy Clapham SOUND EDITOR: Michele Caruso, Billy Clapham SOUND MIXERS: Gary McIntyre, Michele Caruso SOUND RECORDISTS: Billy Clapham MUSIC: Ben Mowat NARRATOR: Katy Carmichael
(617) 300-4340 angelica_coleman@wgbh.org www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/kilauea-hawaii-on-fire/
68
Bristol,
USA
+44 787-936-6224 billycclapham@gmail.com
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KIFARU
KING OF THE DESERT LIONS
19-0262
19-0263
Conservation Long-Form, Editing, Impact Long-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form, Visualization
Raleigh, NC
Washington, DC
US
United States
1/4/19
6/26/17
81 minutes
51 minutes
Two young recruits join Ol Pejeta Conservancy’s rhino caretaker unit in Kenya with one task at hand: to protect and save “Sudan,” the last northern white rhino male long enough for foreign scientists to resurrect the species using Sudan’s sperm and DNA. But as the science efforts capture headlines worldwide, a greater story unfolds between three men and their beloved rhino or kifaru in Swahili.
Meet the “Five Musketeers,” five inseparable lion brothers raised in the ancient Namib Desert. When they eventually become independent from their mothers, they venture into the desert in search of their own kingdom--a journey fraught with treacherous terrain and conflict. Follow a remarkable desert coalition and see how one lion, despite hardship and loss, attempts to keep the legacy of the musketeers alive.
COMPANY: Vs. Goliath Visual, Ragtag Tribe Films PRODUCER: Andrew Harrison Brown DIRECTOR: David Hambridge EDITOR: Andrew Harrison Brown CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Hambridge, Andrew Harrison Brown SOUND EDITOR: Willie Elias, Mike Westbrook SOUND MIXERS: Willie Elias, Mike Westbrook MUSIC: Kevin Matley OTHER: FEATURING James Mwenda, Joseph Wachira and Jacob Anampiu
COMPANY: Intonature Productions, Boksdocs and Interspot Film PRODUCER: Will Steenkamp, Lianne Steenkamp, Joy Galane, David Royle EDITOR: Alan Miller WRITER: Alan Miller, Will Steenkamp, Lianne Steenkamp CINEMATOGRAPHER: Lianne Steenkamp NARRATOR: Sudan Kush
(919) 793-6601 andrew@ragtagtribe.com kifaruthefilm.com
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
KINGDOMS OF THE SKY - HIMALAYA
KINGDOMS OF THE SKY KINGDOMS OF THE SKY
19-0216
19-0264
Ecosystem Long-Form
Limited Series - Long
Arlington, VA
USA
6/1/17
6/1/17
54 minutes
54 minutes
A landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BBC, PBS’s KINGDOMS OF THE SKY reveals the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world. Filmed over two years in some of the most remote and rugged parts of the planet, the series’ breathtaking photography takes viewers on a journey through three episodes across the Himalaya, Andes and Rockies.
A landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BBC, PBS’s KINGDOMS OF THE SKY reveals the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world. Filmed over two years in some of the most remote and rugged parts of the planet, the series’ breathtaking photography takes viewers on a journey through three episodes across the Himalaya, Andes and Rockies.
PRODUCER: Alex Lanchester, James Honeyborne DIRECTOR: Alex Lanchester EDITOR: Rupert Troskie SOUND EDITOR: James Burchill, George Fry MUSIC: Will Slater
PRODUCER: Alex Lanchester (Himalaya) Matthew Wright (Andes) James Honeyborne (Executive Producer) DIRECTOR: Alex Lanchester (Himalaya), Matthew Wright (Andes) EDITOR: Rupert Troskie (Himalaya), Nick Carline (Andes) SOUND EDITOR: James Burchill (Andes & Himalaya), George Fry (Himalaya) SOUND RECORDISTS: Mario Rivas Q. (Andes) MUSIC: Will Slater
(703) 739-5314 skbilodeau@pbs.org www.pbs.org/show/kingdoms-sky/
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Arlington, VA
USA
(703) 739-5314 skbilodeau@pbs.org www.pbs.org/show/kingdoms-sky/
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KIWIS AGAINST BIRDS
LAIKIPIA WILD DOGS WILDLIFE WARRIORS
19-0265
19-0266
Student & Emerging
Conservation Long-Form
Monterey, CA
Nairobi, Nairobi
United States of Ame
Kenya
12/18/18
4/14/19
27 minutes
26 minutes
The completely true and totally factual tale of one man’s journey to create a better, brighter future for all New Zealanders; by getting rid of all the birds.
WILDLIFE WARRIORS is a wildlife documentary series hosted by Dr. Paula Kahumbu. The aim of the series is to showcase conservation heroes at the front line and to learn about the species that they are saving. Laikipia Wild Dogs Dedan Ngatia is a Wild Dogs expert based at Mpala Research Center in Kenya. He helps us find the last remaining pack in Laikipia. Dedan uses hightech equipment to monitor and study the dogs, recording the data as he goes to reveal interesting behavior patterns. This helps us find out why the numbers have drastically dropped over the last few years.
PRODUCER: Peter Naik DIRECTOR: Peter Naik EDITOR: Peter Naik WRITER: Peter Naik CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peter Naik SOUND EDITOR: Peter Naik SOUND MIXER: Peter Naik SOUND RECORDIST: Peter Naik MUSIC: Peter Naik OTHER: STARRING Marley Richards as Richard Duncan, Giles Bollinger as Guy Gileson, Jamie Owers as Owen James
COMPANY: Vivid Features Ltd, Wildlife Direct PRODUCER: Paula Kahumbu EDITOR: John Nzioki WRITER: Marc Hoeferlin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steve Waguwa, Evode Muhire SOUND RECORDIST: Loita Laban NARRATOR: Paula Kahumbu OTHER: FIELD PRODUCER: Eunice Nyambura, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Wilkister Adema, BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY: Ken Gitau, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kavila Matu, COMMUNICATIONS AND PR: Trish Sewe
(831) 241-7017 pouesinaik@gmail.com
+25 470-513-3509 info@wildlifedirect.org www.wildlifewarriorsafrica.org
LAST CAST
LAST WILD PLACES - GORONGOSA
19-0267
19-0268
Student & Emerging
Conservation Short-Form, People & Nature Short-Form, Impact Short-Form
Chester Springs, PA
US
5/1/19
4/30/19
12 minutes
12 minutes
In the Maldives, locals have depended upon one resource, skipjack tuna, for sustenance and exportation since 650 B.C. Maldivians have sustainably fished this species in a traditional manner throughout history; however, external forces also target this resource with less sustainable practices. Modern, commercial purse seine tuna fishing has increasingly threatened fisheries and the way of life that they support. Nonetheless, against rising odds, the Maldivian tuna fleets continue to head out at dusk, with their bows aimed to the trails of tuna schools that weave through the dotted islands of Laamu Atoll. The documentary highlights the intricate skill and relationship between the fishermen and their practice as well as hardships that accompany this ancient occupation. The observational documentary allows what could be a last look into this way of life, which is sustained by a resource that swims around the world and sinking islands at the hands of climate change induced rising sea levels.
For 15 years, Mozambique was engulfed in a brutal civil war that devastated human and wildlife populations alike. Now, in part by focusing on empowering and educating women, Gorongosa National Park has become a model of successful conservation efforts. In this short film, follow elephant expert Dominique Gonçalves as she shares the powerful ways the park is working with local communities and gaining a new generation of brave women rangers and scientists.
COMPANY: Ashley Siana, Montana State University PRODUCER: Ashley Siana DIRECTOR: Ashley Siana EDITOR: Ashley Siana WRITER: Ashley Siana CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ashley Siana, Jerry Lin SOUND EDITOR: Ashley Siana SOUND RECORDIST: Ashley Siana MUSIC: Thomas Shugart EFFECTS: Ashley Siana DESIGNER: Ashley Siana OTHER: Additional footage provided by Greenpeace
COMPANY: National Geographic Society PRODUCER: Dustin Sylvia, Tyler Dinley; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Vanessa Serrao; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Sydney Guthrie, Stephanie Toft, Devin Swanson DIRECTOR: Sarah Joseph EDITOR: Dustin Sylvia CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ivan Agerton, Brett Kuxhausen SOUND RECORDIST: Anna Pankova MUSIC: Julian Cisneros CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Vanessa Serrao OTHER: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Augusto Bila
(484) 798-5902 siana91a@gmail.com vimeo.com/293493622
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Washington, DC
United States
(202) 807-3523 caradke@ngs.org
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LAWS OF THE LIZARD
LEAFCUTTERS
19-0269
19-0270
Ecosystem Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form, Writing
Animal Behavior Short-Form
Washington, DC
New York, NY
United States
United States
11/21/17
12/31/17
51 minutes
18 minutes
Few creatures have revealed as many biological secrets about the workings of life on Earth as the backyard lizard known as the anole. Join biologists Neil Losin and Nate Dappen on their yearlong examination of this humble but fascinating creature and its remarkable powers of adaptation. It’s a whirlwind journey that takes us from Caribbean rainforests to high-tech labs to the city of Miami, leading to incredible discoveries about the laws of the lizard.
“Leafcutters” is an unusual collaboration with millions of wild ants. Focusing on four supposedly unique human traits - language, ritual, war and art - the narrative aims to blur the boundaries between culture and nature. In We Rule, the ants carry language in keeping with their dominant status in the forest. The Chosen is a ritualistic procession where the ants bring flowers to lay at the feet of their golden idol. In War, two colonies of the same species are locked in a merciless battle. Antworks - are ants indifferent to the aesthetics of the leaves they carefully select, cut and carry home?
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions for Smithsonian Channel, PRODUCER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin, Charles Poe, David Royle DIRECTOR: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin EDITOR: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin WRITER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen // Additional Camera: Rick Smith, Eric Bendick, Lawrence Curtis, Rob Migrin, Amanda Dappen, Liz Losin SOUND MIXERS: OTT House Audio SOUND RECORDISTS: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin MUSIC: Cody Westheimer, Music Assistant: Max Rice EFFECTS: Colorist: DC Color OTHER: VP OF POST PRODUCTION: Joy Galane, VP OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: Addie Moray, SENIOR VP OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Chris Hoelzl, SENIOR VP OF PRODUCTION: Charles Poe, EXECUTIVE VP OF PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION: David Royale, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kori Price
PRODUCER: Catherine Chalmers DIRECTOR: Catherine Chalmers EDITOR: Catherine Chalmers CINEMATOGRAPHER: Catherine Chalmers SOUND EDITOR: Charles Lindsay and Catherine Chalmers SOUND MIXER: Charles Lindsay SOUND RECORDIST: Charles Lindsay MUSIC: Charles Lindsay DESIGNER: Catherine Chalmers OTHER: POST-PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE: Liron Unreich, Flike, NYC
+1 202-261-1279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
(917) 327-3253 chalmers.cat@gmail.com www.catherinechalmers.com
LENS OF TIME
LEOPARD HUNTRESS
19-0271
19-0272
Limited Series - Short
Animal Behavior Long-Form
San Francisco, California
South Africa
4/24/18
3/13/18
8 minutes
44 minutes
We inhabit a world in motion, but much of that world remains hidden because it happens too quickly or too slowly for humans to perceive. Take, for example, the nearly instantaneous attack of a velvet worm’s slime cannon, or the almost imperceptibly slow shuffle of a penguin colony as individuals adjust to stay warm. Lens of Time invites viewers to time travel into the secret realms experienced by other organisms. Each episode is guided by scientists who have developed methods and technologies that allow them to capture and study stunning behaviors and structures that would otherwise remain invisible.
When a vicious fight with the Male leopard results in her cub’s death, Malika must reinvent herself after the loss. In the battle to survive she faces dangerous enemies and must hunt way outside her comfort zone. Her desperation inspires ingenious new ambush techniques and each success slowly rebuilds her confidence till she has the courage to face her enemies and regain her former glory.
COMPANY: Spine Films, bioGraphic PRODUCER: Josh Rosen, Amy Miller, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Amy Miller, Adrienne Calo, Josh Rosen EDITOR: Linda Peckham CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Behrens, Own Bissell SOUND RECORDISTS: Bruce Wuilloud, Javier Briones MUSIC: De Wolfe Music, Mark Adler
COMPANY: Earth Touch, Smithsonian Networks PRODUCER: Billi-Jean Parker DIRECTOR: Graeme Duane EDITOR: Keith Fraser WRITER: Billi-Jean Parker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dale Hancock, Nathan Pilcher, Riaan Venter SOUND EDITOR: Dave Birch SOUND MIXERS: Dave Birch MUSIC: Library Music NARRATOR: Keri Tombazian OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR SMITHSONIAN NETWORKS: Tria Thalman, David Royle
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org www.biographic.com/contributor#Lens%20of%20time
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Durban,
United States
+27 315-820-800 csladden@earthtouchsa.com www.earthtouchnews.com
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LET THE TIGER GO
LIFE AFTER DEATH IN PATAGONIA
19-0273
19-0274
Impact Long-Form
Science in Nature Short-Form
Pagosa Springs, CO
Corvallis, OR
United States
United States
12/7/17
5/15/18
25 minutes
10 minutes
When Muli, a wild tiger in Sumatra, is rescued by the Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation, she brings together scientists, conservationists and poachers in this story of survival. Muli is one of 400 Sumatran Tigers left in the world. The entire tiger population is on the brink of extinction because of poachers who sell their skins and bones, and the illegal market which consumes them. As one of his last films, this project is in loving memory of Alan Rabinowitz (1953-2018) and his passion towards a healthy stable world for us and future generations.
Climate change is shifting ecological baselines in the fjords of Chilean Patagonia. In 2015, a harmful algae bloom closed southern Chile’s fisheries and caused the largest mass die-off of baleen whales in modern history. Scientists used time-lapse cameras to monitor decomposition and scavenging on the whale carcasses for 1 year as they were recycled back into the Patagonian ecosystem. However, the same changes that contributed to the whales’ death are making local subsistence fishing communities’ way of life both unviable and unsafe, placing their cultural identity and food and economic security at high risk.
COMPANY: GoPro Productions, Panthera, Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation PRODUCER: Jaci Pastore, Margaret Rosalie DIRECTOR: Bradford Schmidt EDITOR: Demitrius Omphroy, Brandon Thompson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Taylor Turner, Bradford Schmidt, Ryan Kontra SOUND EDITOR: Nicholas Johnson SOUND MIXERS: Nicholas Johnson MUSIC: Blue Sky Black Death “Amoung The (Revised)” Aaron Martin “Comfort of Shadow” “Orchard (Live)”, William Ryan Fritch “Impending” “Hollow Justice” “Orchestral Strings Dramatic” Western Skies Motel “Migratory Birds” Field Rotation “Acoustic Tale 10” Dexter Britain “Breaking Light” “Raising” Poordream “Acceptance” EFFECTS: Mau Domingues, Demitrius Omphroy NARRATOR: Alan Rabinowitz
COMPANY: Student Media Services, Oregon State University PRODUCER: Spencer Hutchinson, Hayden Wilcox DIRECTOR: Kaitlin McConnell EDITOR: Spencer Hutchinson, Kaitlin McConnell WRITER: Kaitlin McConnell, Ulo Porchmann, Juan Andres Olivos OTHER: Andres Rosas Saavedra, Juan Vilo, Aliro Vargas, Vreni Haussermann, Keri-Lee Pashuk, Greg Landreth, Daniel Torres, Emilia Astorga, Justin Alexander, David Dunning, Kalou Eichholz, Danny Hertel, Teddy Hertel, Carolina Simon Gutstein, Fernanda Parada-Arrau, Camilo Naretto
(757) 214-3609 bradfordgopro@gmail.com
(760) 815-5364 mcconnka@oregonstate.edu https://vimeo.com/271516745
LIFE AT THE LIMITS LIFE AT THE LIMITS
LIFE AT THE LIMITS - EPISODE 02 - HOT & COLD
19-0275
19-0276
Limited Series - Long
Audioscape
Vienna
Austria
11/22/17
11/22/17
50 minutes
50 minutes
Extreme habitats can be found all around the globe. In high places or low, in humidity or drought, in hot or cold: meet the resident species that are pushed to their limits to survive and thrive. There are swimming sloths, birds that breed on volcanoes and bear monkeys with long fur to cope with the cold climate while feeding in Sri Lanka’s highest botanical gardens. We’ll discover the fascinating solutions that animals have developed to survive. Because in the end, it all comes down to evolution’s hard truth: adapt or die.
Orang-utans forage early in the day inside the rainforests of Sumatra - before the heat becomes unbearable. When the sun reaches its zenith all activity stops and the primates retreat to their shady nests below the canopy to wait out the heat. While orang-utans avoid the midday sun others are drawn to heat; some animals seek the hottest places on Earth - volcanoes. Each morning, volcano birds gather at the foot of Tavurvur volcano to excavate the hot ash - each one will lay a single egg. No need to sit on those eggs - the volcano’s warmth will do the job for them!
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production ofTerra Mater Factual Studios PRODUCER: Andrea Gastgeb (EP03) DIRECTOR: Martin Meszaros (EP02) EDITOR: Editor & Graphic Design: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Martin M_sz_ros (EP02) Andrea Gastgeb (EP03) CINEMATOGRAPHER: EP02: James Aldred, Ralph Bower, Martyn Colbeck, Oliver Indra, Justin Maguire, Michael Male, Brendan McGinty, Shane Moore, Mike Potts, Jeff Turner; EP03: Martin Dohrn, Kevin Flay, Graham Macfarlane, Stefan Fritsche, Simon De Glanville, Gunther Goberl, Jack Hynes, Richard Kirby, Justin Maguire, Roger Munns, Josef Neuper, Otmar Penker, Klaus Scheurich, Boas Schwarz, Paul D. Stewart, Jeff Turner, Simon Werry, Wolfram Wuinovic SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Barnaby Taylor NARRATOR: Patrick Lamb OTHER: Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH DIRECTOR: Martin Meszaros EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Martin Maszeros CINEMATOGRAPHER: James Aldred, Ralph Bower, Martyn Colbeck, Oliver Indra, Justin Maguire, Michael Male, Brendan McGinty, Shane Moore, Mike Potts, Jeff Turner SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Barnaby Taylor NARRATOR: Patrick Lamb OTHER: Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/life-at-the-limits/
72
Vienna
Austria
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/life-at-the-limits/
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LIFE AT THE LIMITS - EPISODE 03 - HIGH & LOW
LIFE ON THE WING - EPIC YELLOWSTONE
19-0277
19-0278
Audioscape
Audioscape
VIENNA, #NAME?
WASHINGTON, District o
_sterreich
United States
11/29/17
2/25/19
50 minutes
51 minutes
The highest and the lowest places of our planet also offer niches where life thrives. High up in the Alps, animals have developed particular strategies to survive. Short, hot summers follow long, hard winters - seasonal extremes that test the endurance of Alpine inhabitants. In spring, newborn chamois must learn quickly to manoeuvre the steep stony cliffs and slopes. Winter stays for eight month in these altitudes. Deep snow, harsh storms and minimal food test the chamois’ survival. But they are alpine specialists - masters of the mountain. For them there is only one major threat - the avalanche. This overwhelming force of nature will take the life of every animal in its path - and in turn provide food for hungry ravens and golden eagles.
Soar above the erupting Old Faithful geyser, the cascading Lower Falls, and the brilliant Grand Prismatic Springs as we explore life in Yellowstone National Park through the eyes of its winged creatures. From an American dipper’s frozen dinner to a sage grouse’s mating display to a bald eagle’s struggle to feed her eaglets, see how the birds of Yellowstone survive and thrive over a course of a year.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH PRODUCER: Andrea Gastgeb EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Andrea Gastgeb CINEMATOGRAPHER: Martin Dohrn, Kevin Flay, Graham Macfarlane, Stefan Fritsche, Simon De Glanville, Gunther Goberl, Jack Hynes, Richard Kirby, Justin Maguire, Roger Munns, Josef Neuper, Otmar Penker, Klaus Scheurich, Boas Schwarz, Paul D. Stewart, Jeff Turner, Simon Werry, Wolfram Wuinovic SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Barnaby Taylor NARRATOR: Patrick Lamb OTHER: Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Thomas Winston, Eric Bendick,Avela Grenier, Jeff Reed, Shasta Winston EDITOR: Stefanie Watkins WRITER: Eric Bendick, Shasta Winston NARRATOR: Bill Pullman
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/life-at-the-limits/
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING
LINKED L EXPLORER
19-0279
19-0280
Micro-Movie
Limited Series - Short
San Francisco, California
United States
3/13/18
11/1/18
3 minutes
2 minutes
When lesser prairie-chickens mate, the action starts early. Before dawn in April and May, males stomp their feet in the grass like they’re warming up for a track meet. As they dance, they inflate bright red air sacs on the sides of their necks and raise feathered neck tufts. With these displays and a chorus of warbling squawks, the males chase and fight each other in an attempt to win the right to mate with as many females as they can. These impressive performances have made the birds the stars of an annual lesser prairie chicken festival each April-and the poster species for an imperiled ecosystem.
This whimsical digital series uses an irreverent tone and fun animated graphics to draw memorable connections between seemingly unrelated ideas. Customdesigned for the vertical IGTV platform and thoroughly researched, Linked explores the wide-ranging and surprisingly-connected topics featured in National Geographic’s longest-running series, Explorer, and reminds us that everything is connected.
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions for bioGraphic PRODUCER: Producers: Neil Losin, Nate Dappen, Executive Producers: Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Neil Losin EDITOR: Neil Losin WRITER: Neil Losin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Owen Bissell, Morgan Heim SOUND RECORDISTS: Owen Bissell, Morgan Heim MUSIC: Cold Storage, Percussion Unit NARRATOR: Lisa Unrau
COMPANY: Spaceman Media for National Geographic PRODUCER: Bengt Anderson, Meghan Gleason, Erin Newsome, Aiman Ahmed, Maricruz Merlo, Chris Costa
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org https://youtu.be/CFOi3mFHtEU
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Washington, DC
United States
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LION DYNASTIES
LITTLE WONDERS
19-0281
19-0282
Writing, Visualization
Educational / Institutional, Engaging Youth
Bristol,
Myrtle Creek, OR
UK
United States
10/1/18
2/20/19
59 minutes
8 minutes
The Marsh Pride of Kenya’s Masai Mara is in a unique situation in its history. Abandoned by the adult males, just two adult lionesses, Charm and her cousin Sienna, are left to feed and protect their eight young. The future of the whole family rests entirely on the shoulders of these two mothers. They and their cubs will face the great perils of the African savannah - rampaging herds of buffalo, rival lion prides, the constant menace of marauding hyenas. And, in a fateful turn of events, a clash with humanity.
It’s a big world out there...it’s even bigger when you’re only 2 inches tall! Ash’s football juggling mishap sends the family to check on a nearby robin’s nest. Ash continues to practice on the journey, but will her skills be good enough in time to save the robins from a furry threat?
COMPANY: BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, Tencent, France Televisions and CCTV9 PRODUCER: Simon Blakeney DIRECTOR: Simon Blakeney EDITOR: David Pearce WRITER: Simon Blakeney, Rupert Barrington, Mike Gunton CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Aitchison, Sophie Darlington SOUND EDITOR: Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild MUSIC: Benji Merrison, Will Slater NARRATOR: David Attenborough
PRODUCER: Peter Venn DIRECTOR: Shelbi Jay WRITER: Shelbi Jay SOUND RECORDISTS: Justin Taylor Gerritsen, Anil Cronikal MUSIC: Justin Taylor Gerritsen OTHER: Rumaysa Chader, “Ash” Shango Baku, “Grandpa” Alex Griffiths, Aisha Chader, Deya Ward Niblett, Annie Moir
+44 758-334-7222 izzi.tippets@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbcearth.com/dynasties/
(951) 310-2555 shelbijay@gmail.com
LIVING UNIVERSE - “THE EXPLORERS”
LIVING VOLCANOES
19-0283
19-0284
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Science in Nature Long-Form
Silver Spring,
United Kingdom
7/25/18
12/15/18
53 minutes
52 minutes
Life on Earth is a miracle and an enigma. The great mystery of its origin has beguiled the human mind since we developed the capacity for wonder. But on the eve of the 21st Century that mystery took on a new dimension. The discovery that there are Earth-like worlds outside our solar system confronts scientists with a new question: How many more miracles might be out there hidden among the stars.
Our planet is bursting at the seams. Every day on Earth, around 30 volcanoes violently erupt. By meeting the people and wildlife that live alongside the planet’s volcanoes, we reveal the ways in which volcanoes affect life on Earth. Despite their destructive nature, volcanoes are the life givers of our planet. At the heart of this story is a ground-breaking expedition to one of the world’s most active Volcanoes, searching for life forms inside the volcano that tell us more about the origins of life on Earth as well as the likelihood of finding life elsewhere in our universe.
COMPANY: Essential Media Entertainment, ZED, CuriosityStream, ARTE France PRODUCER: Aline Jacques, Christine Le Goff, Floran Sax, Maria Ceballos-Wallis, Marcus Gillezeau, Chris Hilton, Manuel Catteau DIRECTOR: Vincent Amouroux, Alex Barry EDITOR: Karin Steininger WRITER: Alex Barry CINEMATOGRAPHER: Frank Flick, Jean-Pierre Rivalain, Vincent Fooy, Thomas Bataille SOUND RECORDISTS: Leo Sullivan, Nicolas Kelbert, Christophe Joly, Christopher Burns MUSIC: Peter Drummond NARRATOR: Lee Perry, Chloe Boreham OTHER: VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Vincent Dudouet, CG SUPERVISOR: Gael Chaize
COMPANY: True to Nature, ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, Arte, THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET PRODUCER: Wendy Darke, Fred Kaufman, Bill Murphy DIRECTOR: Alex Ranken EDITOR: Editor: Tim Lasseter, ONLINE EDITOR: Alexis Moffatt, COLOURIST: Tony Osborne, EDIT ASSISTANT: Harriet Hoare CINEMATOGRAPHER: CAMERA OPERATOR: Simon de Glanville, George Woodcock, Mark Sharman SOUND EDITOR: Roy Noy SOUND MIXER: Christopher Domaille SOUND RECORDISTS: Gaspare Macaluso, Emil Plonski MUSIC: Jonny Gunton NARRATOR: Corey Johnson OTHER: HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Helena Berglund, JUNIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER: Elizabeth Ainge, RESEARCHER: Amy Thompson
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
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Bristol,
Maryland
+44 787-436-9424 info@truetonature.co.uk https://www.truetonature.co.uk/
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LOBSTER WAR - THE FIGHT OVER THE WORLD’S RICHEST FISHING GROUNDS
LOOKING FOR SULTAN
19-0285
19-0286
Changing Planet Long-Form
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form
Jamaica Plain, MA
New Delhi,
United States
India
9/29/18
11/1/17
74 minutes
44 minutes
LOBSTER WAR is an award-winning feature film about a climate-fueled conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed since the end of the Revolutionary War. The disputed 277 square miles of sea, known as the Gray Zone, were traditionally fished by US lobstermen. But as the Gulf of Maine has warmed faster than nearly any other body of water on the planet, the area’s previously modest lobster population has surged. As a result, Canadians have begun to assert their sovereignty, warring with the Americans to claim the bounty.
Each and every tiger is important and that’s why we need to find Sultan. This film follows the story of Sultan, the up and coming dominant tiger of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve who vanished suddenly. Father and son wildlife filmmakers, Mike and Gautam, had been following and filming him since he was a cub and are now trying to put the pieces together to solve this mystery. More than 12 tigers have gone missing in Ranthambhore between 2012 and 2017. Young tigers who go missing are usually thought to have been poached or just lost forever. But the story is much more complicated.Trackers on ground have proved that tigers leave the protected territory of national parks to walk great distances in search for new territory. Tigers know no borders and young sub adult tigers must walk hundreds of kilometres to find a new home, prey and a new mate. The film looks at broader issues of conservation of tigers and the different efforts being made towards it in India through the story of Sultan.
COMPANY: As It Happens Creative PRODUCER: David Abel, Andy Laub DIRECTOR: David Abel, Andy Laub EDITOR: Andy Laub WRITER: David Abel, Andy Laub CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Abel, Andy Laub SOUND EDITOR: David Abel, Andy Laub SOUND RECORDISTS: David Abel, Andy Laub
COMPANY: Riverbank Studios PRODUCER: Mike Pandey DIRECTOR: Doel Trivedy, Gautam Pandey EDITOR: Gaurav WRITER: Doel Trivedy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mike Pandey, Gautam Pandey, Anil Tiwari, Harmeet Basur, Husain Akbar SOUND MIXERS: Rangayan Broad Q’s SOUND RECORDIST: Lalman MUSIC: Darshan Shah EFFECTS: Gautam Pandey, Vikas Sharma NARRATOR: Gautam Pandey, Mike Pandey OTHER: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Roohi Sahay; OFFLINE EDITOR: Manish Gupta; ASSISTANT EDITOR: Nikhil Yadav; PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE: Lalman, Prince Sarangal, Dharmendra, Morup Namgail; PRODUCTION CREW: Abdul Rafia Fazili, Vipin Sharma, Khushhal Chopra, Raees Khan, Himmat Singh, Lokesh, Ram Singh Gurjar
(617) 359-1004 dabel@globe.com www.lobsterwar.com
+91 011-262-16508 doel@riverbankstudios.com www.riverbankstudios.com
LOST KINGS OF BIOKO
LOST WORLD
19-0287
19-0288
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Writing, Science in Nature Long-Form
Conservation Short-Form
Hamburg,
USA
3/20/19
7/15/18
56 minutes
16 minutes
Off the coast of Central Africa lies an isolated island, covered by primeval rainforest and inhabited by a greater variety of species than nearly any other place on Earth, this terra incognita is called BIOKO. The ruler of this realm is one of the world’s least known primate species, the drill. We follow Motuku, an alpha male, and his family. The newest member of the group is little Sipoti. Over the next few years he will learn the intricacies of the drill society-something researchers will be learning with him.
As Singapore dredges sand out from beneath Cambodia’s mangrove forests, an ecosystem, a communal way of life, and one woman’s relationship to her beloved home are faced with the threat of erasure.
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Gulo Film Productions, NDR, WDR, ARTE, ORF SVT, Smithsonian Channel PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Head of Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Tom Synnatzschke DIRECTOR: Oliver Goetzl EDITOR: Oliver Goetzl WRITER: Oliver Goetzl CINEMATOGRAPHER: Justin Jay, Tania Escobar Orihuela, Ivo Noerenberg SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Joerg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller EFFECTS: Anton Hering NARRATOR: Colin Solman OTHER: COMMISSIONING EDITORS AND CO-PRODUCTION PARTNERS: Ralf Quibeldey, NDR; Gabriele Conze, WDR; Monika Schaefer, Arte; Birgit Peters, ORF; Tria Thalmann, Smithsonian Channel; Henrik Ekman, SVT
COMPANY: Go Project Films PRODUCER: Kalyanee Mam, Adam Loften, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee DIRECTOR: Kalyanee Mam EDITOR: Adam Loften CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kalyanee Mam
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
75
Inverness, CA
Germany
(415) 319-4700 devin@globalonenessproject.org
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M6NTHS
MABINGWA
19-0289
19-0290
Student & Emerging, Educational / Institutional
Visualization, People & Nature Short-Form
Bristol, Bath Avon
Indiana
United Kingdom
United States
12/31/17
5/1/18
12 minutes
19 minutes
M6NTHS is a short film about an animal in captivity, longing for the outside. An animal who shares with us the ability to dream, who is intelligent, curious, social and sensitive, and in whom we can clearly recognize a soul. An animal who can live up to ten years in the wild but only six months under our care. Without shock effects, voice over or presenter, this visceral film will change your view on pigs forever. It is the pig himself, who invites the audience to see the world through his eyes.
Kenya is one of the most diverse countries in the world. It boasts some of the most incredible wildlife spectacles on the planet. But with the human population set to double in the next 25 years, wildlife and natural resources are already feeling the pinch. What can be done to ensure the future of wildlife in Kenya? In Mabingwa, we meet four young men from four different corners of the country. We see their daily struggles to make ends meet and to relate to their country’s natural heritage. Some want access to the ecosystems but are denied. Some are too poor to even bother. Some have turned their lives around because of their involvement in conservation. These four young people exemplify how starting a simple discussion can change the course of a life - and a country, forever. Mabingwa is the Swahilli word for “Champions.” The youth of Kenya must be the champions for wildlife if it is to survive.
COMPANY: Eline Helena Film PRODUCER: Eline Helena Schellekens DIRECTOR: Eline Helena Schellekens EDITOR: Kate Morgan, Eline Helena Schellekens WRITER: Eline Helena Schellekens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Eline Helena Schellekens SOUND EDITOR: Eline Helena Schellekens SOUND MIXERS: Tom Mercer SOUND RECORDISTS: Sean Christopher, Justin Schellekens, Richard Wilder MUSIC: Sean Christopher NARRATOR: Eline Helena Schellekens
COMPANY: Mays Entertainment, Sidekick Foundation, Well Told Story PRODUCER: Everlyn Kemunto, Trey Fehsenfeld, Courtney Fehsenfeld, Heather Grisham, Matt Mays DIRECTOR: Matt Mays EDITOR: Bill Baker, Dan Meadows, Katelyn Calhoun WRITER: Matt Mays CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joe Sailer, Vinnie Manganello, Matt Mays, Bob Poole SOUND EDITOR: Earshot Audio Post SOUND RECORDIST: David Jalenga MUSIC: Chris Null DESIGNER: BrainTwins, Matinee Creative OTHER: Well Told Story, Kenya
+00 316-348-98710 info@elinehelena.com
(317) 341-3357 MATT@MAYSENTERTAINMENT.COM https://vimeo.com/324583639
MAGICAL ICELAND
MAGICAL LAND OF OZ - OCEANS
19-0291
19-0292
Editing, Audioscape
Audioscape
Dorfen,
United Kingdom
2/15/19
12/10/18
50 minutes
54 minutes
Volcanic activity has shaped Iceland’s rugged northern wilderness like no other place on earth; both above and below water. How do animals survive in this harsh terrain? What does it take to live among glaciers, deserts and volcanoes? And how do you cope with waters near boiling and close to freezing at the same time? These are the challenges of living on an island of extremes.
Magical Land of Oz is an epic three-part series exploring Australia’s highest snow peaks to the depths of the wild southern seas; featuring its last population of numbats to its largest aggregations of giant cuttlefish. In this episode we set out to understand why rare and fantastic marine species are drawn to the coasts of Australia and discover that the country’s three surrounding oceans - the Southern Sea, the Pacific and The Indian Ocean create a unique environment for ocean voyagers of all types.
COMPANY: nautilusfilm GmbH -Natural History Germany, WDR, ARTE, BR PRODUCER: Melanie Haft DIRECTOR: Jan Haft EDITOR: Jan Haft WRITER: Jan Haft (Original script), Sharmila Choudhury (English script) CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jan Haft, Tobias Friedrich, Kay Ziesenhenne, Jonas Blaha SOUND EDITOR: Oliver Goertz SOUND MIXERS: Miles Hall SOUND RECORDIST: Jan Haft MUSIC: Dominik Eulberg, Sebastian Schmidt NARRATOR: Nick Corkill
COMPANY: Oxford Scientific Films, Northern Pictures PRODUCER: Caroline Hawkins, Karina Holden DIRECTOR: Tosca Looby EDITOR: Steve Stevenson WRITER: Caroline Hawkins, Philip Jones, Joe Loncraine, Karina Holden, Tosca Looby CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jon Shaw, Mark Payne-Gill, Ralph Bower, Wade Fairley, Paul Bell SOUND MIXERS: John Rogerson MUSIC: Fraser Purdie NARRATOR: Barry Humphries OTHER: STORY PRODUCER: Joe Loncraine
+49 808-195-9663 melanie.haft@nautilusfilm.com nautilusfilm.de
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London, London
Germany
+44 203-551-4600 jennie.kbaker@btinternet.com
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MAMA WOLF
MAN AMONG CHEETAHS
19-0293
19-0294
Student & Emerging
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
Seattle, WA
Washington, DC
United States
United States
5/25/19
12/10/17
7 minutes
44 minutes
The life and work of Tonya Littlewolf as she runs Wolf Mountain Sanctuary in the high desert of Southern California, working to save wolves from extinction everyday.
Wildlife cinematographer Bob Poole journeys to a rugged and picturesque corner of Kenya to capture rare moments of the world’s fastest predators. He follows a fearless mother cheetah as she tries to raise her cubs and teach them the skills they need to survive. A legion of enemies -- from massive male lions, to menacing gangs of hyenas -- threatens them at every turn. The gutsy mother cheetah will do whatever it takes to save her cubs.
DIRECTOR: Sophie DeGreen SOUND RECORDIST: Chase Fury DESIGNER: Sophie DeGreen
COMPANY: National Geographic Studios for National Geographic PRODUCER: Brian Lovett, Jeff Hasler, James Manfull, Erin Krozek, Pamela Caragol EDITOR: Julie Podolsky WRITER: James Manfull CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Poole SOUND MIXERS: Rob Fritts
(206) 402-8156 sgdegreen@gmail.com
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com
MAN VS. PUMA
MAN’S FIRST FRIEND
19-0295
19-0296
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
People & Nature Long-Form, Visualization, Editing
Washington, DC
US
9/7/18
7/3/18
44 minutes
91 minutes
Patagonia offers a unique environment for pumas to thrive, from tiny kittens, to becoming the largest puma species in the world. Big cat expert Boone Smith, follows a bizarre trail of carnage and death to track pumas in Patagonia. The tables are turned when a big cat starts to stalk him and he comes face to face with a hungry mother on the hunt. Despite the dangers, Boone Smith uncovers their lucrative life, in a location where their behaviors are unprecedented. See how they grow from harmless kittens to deadly predators in Man vs. Puma.
They’ve shared our lives for 20,000 years. Along the way, they’ve helped us find food, kept our livestock, protected us from our enemies, guided us in extreme conditions, and saved us from peril. Now, they comforts us, relieving loneliness and helping us cope with old age. They’ve become our infallible ally. Here are the astounding adventures of some of those remarkable animals, and the exploits that make them heroes amongst men. From wolf to pet, from predator to loyal friend, we will travel the world to recount how the dog became: MAN’S FIRST FRIEND.
COMPANY: Red Rock Films for National Geographic PRODUCER: Kelly Sweet, Pamela Caragol DIRECTOR: Alex Sletten EDITOR: John Freeburn WRITER: Brian Armstrong CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Sletten, Santiago Cabral, Dale Hancock MUSIC: Chris Biondo, Lenny Williams NARRATOR: Ted Marcoux OTHER: Host: Boone Smith
COMPANY: Boreales - Winds - NHK - France Televisions coproduction, With the participation of CuriosityStream, ZDF, Planete + PRODUCER: Frederic Fougea, Barthelemy Fougea, Ingrid Libercier, Balthazar de Ganay DIRECTOR: Frederic Fougea in collaboration with Raphaeel Aupy, Antonin Boutinard-Rouelle, Mathieu Giombini, Laurent Herbiet, Mirabelle Kirkland, James Newton, Hamid Sardar, Catherine Sauvat EDITOR: Stephane Mazalaigue, Cecile Husson WRITER: Frederic Fougea in collaboration with Raphael Aupy, Antonin Boutinard-Rouelle, Mathieu Giombini, Laurent Herbiet, Mirabelle Kirkland, James Newton, Hamid Sardar, Catherine Sauvat CINEMATOGRAPHER: Raphael Aupy, Berto, Dominique, Bouilleret, Jerome Bouvier, Pierre Dejon, Rousslan Dion, Mathieu Giombini, Samuel Guiton, Lorenzo Levrini, Hamid Sardar MUSIC: Alain Mouysset, Christophe Bunoust-Roquere NARRATOR: Paul Bandey
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com
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Silver Spring, MD
United States
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
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MARCH OF THE NEWTS
MASTER OF THE TURBULENCE
19-0297
19-0298
Micro-Movie, Engaging Youth, Animal Behavior Short-Form
Science in Nature Short-Form
Corvallis, OR
Pacific Grove, California
US
USA
11/1/18
2/25/19
4 minutes
8 minutes
Follow one of the forest’s funkiest creatures into a gangly gathering of amphibious affection... and learn how you can help protect these sensitive animals from an emerging disease.
Collecting film data on the rocky shore is a dangerous business, but the results from a camera bolted in the break zone prove to be very rewarding. This scientific filmmaking effort concludes that a chaotic environment provides just what is needed for micrometrus aurora, a tiny California reef perch. They are masters of the turbulence.
COMPANY: Freshwaters Illustrated PRODUCER: David Herasimtschuk, Jeremy Monroe DIRECTOR: David Herasimtschuk EDITOR: David Herasimtschuk CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Herasimtschuk OTHER: Jennah Stillman
COMPANY: California Central Coast Documentary Film Company PRODUCER: Steven Albert, Mary Albert DIRECTOR: Steven Albert, Mary Albert EDITOR: Steven Albert, Mary Albert WRITER: Steven Albert, Mary Albert CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steven Albert, Mary Albert SOUND EDITOR: Steven Albert, Mary Albert SOUND MIXERS: Steven Albert, Mary Albert SOUND RECORDISTS: Steven Albert, Mary Albert MUSIC: Joseph Velasquez NARRATOR: Steven Albert
(541) 224-2204 info@freshwatersillustrated.org www.freshwatersillustrated.org
(707) 217-6233 alberts1234@comcast.net
MASTERS OF DISGUISE WILD CATS OF INDIA
MEMOIRS OF ACACIA ROOTED
19-0299
19-0300
Hosted or Presenter-led
Writing, Student & Emerging
Bangalore, Karnataka
South Africa
4/22/19
3/1/18
45 minutes
48 minutes
Masters of disguise, India’s secretive small cats have lived in the shadow of their larger cousins. Follow wildlife cameraman & National Geographic Explorer, Sandesh Kadur, on a quest to uncover the secretive lives of India’s small cats. This film explores the incredible intersection where cutting edge camera technology will be complemented by scientific knowledge. Watch, as a family Jungle cats co-exist with a Bengal fox family and follow researchers deep into the realm of the rare clouded leopard.
Across rippled dunes, in the wind-swept grasslands of the southern Kalahari, towers a magnificent Camelthorn. It has stood on this spot for two centuries. From the colony of Sociable weavers, to larger herbivores that feed on its pods, an abundance of life visits the tree. Pygmy Falcons sweep between the tree’s branches in pursuit of lizards, while cocktail ants utilize its thorns as a place to raise their young. In spring, the Camelthorn’s branches are draped with goldenyellow flowers that lure pollinators. The Camelthorn’s relationship with the landscape and all its inhabitants is as old as the Kalahari itself.
COMPANY: Felis Creations (For Nat Geo Wild) PRODUCER: Sandesh Kadur DIRECTOR: Sandesh Kadur EDITOR: Giuseppe Bucciarelli WRITER: Priya Singh CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sandesh Kadur, Guatam Pandey, Robin Darius Conz SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Jonny Crew, Hannah Gregory SOUND MIXERS: Ben Peace NARRATOR: James Murray OTHER: SERIES EDITOR: Robin Darius Conz; COLORIST: Tim Bolt, Evolutions; ONLINE EDITOR: Jon Ramsay, Evolutions; HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Adarsh N C; PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Manjiri Maindarkar
COMPANY: Rooted Media PRODUCER: Barend van der Watt DIRECTOR: Henk Ekermans, Barend van der Watt EDITOR: Henk Ekermans WRITER: Henk Ekermans CINEMATOGRAPHER: Barend van der Watt, Henk Ekermans SOUND MIXERS: Guy Steer SOUND RECORDIST: Barend van der Watt MUSIC: Antoni Schonken NARRATOR: Fiona Ramsay OTHER: Executive Producers: Dereck Joubert & Beverly Joubert
+91 998-031-2172 robin@felis.in www.felis.in
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Johannesburg, Gauteng
India
+27 833-591-928 barendvdwatt111@gmail.com
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MEXICO’S MONARCH BUTTERFLY MIGRATION IN VR180 | IT’S OKAY TO BE SMART
MIGHTY RIVERS - THE GANGES MIGHTY RIVERS
19-0301
19-0302
Conservation Short-Form
Hosted or Presenter-led, Conservation Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form
Arlington, VA
Bristol,
United States
UK
4/9/19
4/1/18
6 minutes
42 minutes
Tens of millions of monarch butterflies fly to central Mexico’s mountain forests each winter from all over North America. It’s one of nature’s most incredible migrations. I was lucky enough to visit their winter home this year, and thanks to this VR180 experience, I get to share it with you. Listen closely, that sound you hear is millions of butterfly wings! This is a VR180 video so pop on your Google Cardboard or VR Headset to be totally immersed in our world! No headset? No problem. Move your mobile phone around and catch the total 180 experience! Hint: Look up!
The world’s freshwater monsters are vanishing - and for biologist Jeremy Wade, that’s a wake-up call: a sign that our rivers are in trouble. Polluted, controlled, and over-exploited, even the mightiest are said to be dying. But are things really that simple? In Mighty Rivers, Jeremy takes the pulse of six of the planet’s biggest waterways. With the immersive style that’s made him a global TV star, Jeremy investigates the Amazon, the Ganges, the Yangtze, the Mississippi, the Danube, and the Zambezi. Are these huge rivers sick beyond the point of hope? Or have reports of their death been greatly exaggerated?
COMPANY: Spotzen, PBS DIgital Studios PRODUCER: Amanda Fox (Executive Producer), Stephanie Noone DIRECTOR: David Schulte EDITOR: Atlas Obscura, Derek Bersheim WRITER: Joe Hanson Ph.D (Host/Writer) CINEMATOGRAPHER: Greg Daniels DESIGNER: Jess Blaise
COMPANY: Icon Films PRODUCER: SERIES PRODUCER: Andie Clare; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Harry Marshall, Laura Marshall, Stephen Gooder, Lisa Bosak Lucas; SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Patrick Keegan DIRECTOR: Scott Tankard EDITOR: Benjamin Jenkins, Pip Heywood CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robin Cox SOUND RECORDIST: Danny Carey MUSIC: William Goodchild NARRATOR: Jeremy Wade
(703) 739-5004 jblaise@pbs.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSa605IfTiE&t=1s
+01 179-102-093 Liz.Tresidder@iconfilms.co.uk
MODERN DINOSAURS
MONKEY MENACE
19-0303
19-0304
Limited Series - Long
People & Nature Long-Form
Auckland,
United Kingdom
8/10/17
6/1/19
44 minutes
52 minutes
Isolated from the rest of the world for eighty million years, New Zealand is a land of bizarre animal species, geological wonders that have created some of the most amazing scenery on Earth, and forests where you can almost literally travel back in time to meet living dinosaurs. Modern Dinosaurs explores New Zealand’s unique wildlife and its extraordinary fossil record, set amongst some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes.
Monkey Menace is the common phrase that’s synonymous with escalating human-monkey conflict issue across India. This film explores the unique urban rift that exists between Delhi’s Rhesus Macaques and citizens; with all the metaphors it symbolises. Douglas’s keen observational camerawork shows what it’s like to be a Rhesus Macaque living in one of the most polluted and populous megacities in the world. India’s first female primatologist Dr Iqbal Malik is the film’s chief storyteller. She’s been battling against the government for 30 years for better welfare of monkeys. Her quest uncovers dark dealings that’ll shock India and the World.
COMPANY: MAKING MOVIES, GEBRUEDER BEETZ, GRIFA FILM PRODUCER: JAMES HEYWARD, POLLY FRYER, KERSTIN MEYER-BEETZ, CHRISTIAN BEETZ, MAURICIO DIAS, SPENCER STONER DIRECTOR: QUINN BERENTSON, MARK STRICKSON EDITOR: SIMON COLDRICK, JASON LINDSEY, RICHARD SHAW WRITER: JAMES HEYWARD, SPENCER STONER, KERSTIN MEYER-BEETZ CINEMATOGRAPHER: SCOTT MOUAT, JACOB BRYANT SOUND MIXERS: BEN SINCLAIR, NICH CUNNINGHAM SOUND RECORDISTS: MARK MESSENGER, TONY SPEAR MUSIC: PLAN 9, DAVID DONALDSON, STEVE ROCHE, JANET RODDICK NARRATOR: TIM BALME OTHER: DONALD FERNS, VFX Artists: JACOB BARROW, KARSTEN SCHNEIDER
COMPANY: Wild Thing Films Ltd, PRODUCER: Javier Douglas DIRECTOR: Javier Douglas EDITOR: Mark Atkins CINEMATOGRAPHER: Javier Douglas SOUND MIXERS: Madis Malgand (Edit House) MUSIC: Claire Batchelor OTHER: Co-Producers (Delhi): Gautam Pandey & Doel Trivedy
(642) 136-7360 info@makingmovies.co.nz https://www.facebook.com/moderndins/
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Brighton,
New Zealand
(783) 711-1858 javdouglas@gmail.com www.monkeymenacefilm.com
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MOUNTAIN QUEST
MOUNTAIN - LIFE AT THE EXTREME
19-0305
19-0306
People & Nature LongForm, Visualization, Writing, Audioscape
Ecosystem Long-Form
El Segundo, CA
Bristol,
United States
United Kingdom
3/12/18
8/31/17
38 minutes
62 minutes
A lone climber, suspended hundreds of feet in the air, struggles to find the next finger hold, defining progress in inches. MOUNTAIN QUEST explores the precarious relationship of humanity’s quest to scale some of the world’s highest places, while also revealing the scientific and technological advances that have enabled us to conquer these peaks, exposing the heartbeat of the human soul. A tapestry of jaw-dropping action, combined with rich STEM content. Educational insights about the engineering of climbing gear and skis, and the aeronautical effects of a wingsuit, are seamlessly integrated with dramatic visuals and action. Narrated by Willem Dafoe.
The extraordinary animals and remarkable people who live in the Rockies. It is in the spine of North America, a beautiful wilderness that is home to cougar, wolverine, wolves and grizzly. Daredevil wingsuit fliers jump from mile high peaks and Native American tribes compete in breakneck horse races.
COMPANY: Stranger Than Fiction Films, Definition Films, Wild Pacific Media, K2 Studios PRODUCER: Jo-anne McGowan, Jennifer Peedom DIRECTOR: Jennifer Peedom EDITOR: Christian Gazal, Scott Gray Ase WRITER: Robert Macfarlane, Jennifer Peedom, Mose Richards CINEMATOGRAPHER: Renan Ozturk SOUND EDITOR: David White MUSIC: Richard Tognetti NARRATOR: Willem Dafoe
COMPANY: BBC Studios, PBS and BBC Worldwide PRODUCER: Steve Greenwood DIRECTOR: Steve Greenwood EDITOR: Angela Maddick WRITER: Steve Greenwood CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stuart Dunn, John Shier, Alastair MacEwan SOUND EDITOR: James Burchill SOUND MIXER: Graham Wild MUSIC: Will Slater NARRATOR: Douglas Henshall OTHER: Lydia Baines - Assistant Producer
(310) 563-2617 matthew@k2communications.com mountainquestfilm.weebly.com
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093xhxm
MY AFRICA
MY GAY DOG AND OTHER ANIMALS
19-0307
19-0308
360 Storytelling
Animal Behavior Long-Form
London, London
United Kingdom
1/18/18
3/28/19
9 minutes
47 minutes
Narrated by Academy Award-winning and Kenyan-raised actress Lupita Nyong’o, “My Africa,” transports viewers to the untamed rangelands of Northern Kenya, where a community is reknitting the bonds that have long enabled people and wildlife to coexist. The story follows the journey of a young Samburu woman named Naltwasha Leripe as she takes viewers through her community’s daily life, tending livestock, digging “singing” wells deep into dry riverbanks and rescuing a baby elephant orphaned by a poacher’s gun.
Same-sex behaviour has been reported in more than 1,500 species - seemingly without evolutionary purpose. Could it be for non-sexual social reasons, such as dominance? From a male dog which prefers other males over a female in season, to Japanese macaques which form exclusively same-sex relationships, and even male lions, caught in the act by award-winning wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein, this frank documentary explores what’s really going on. Pioneering scientists reveal the latest research and explain that there are likely to be combinations of genes which underly homosexual behaviour and explain the possible evolutionary advantages to being gay.
COMPANY: A Passion Planet production for Conservation International in association with Vision 3 PRODUCER: Gaby Bastyra Executive Producers: M. Sanjayan, Anastasia Khoo, Melino Formisano DIRECTOR: David Allen EDITOR: Fabian Peters CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chris Campkin SOUND MIXERS: Roland Heap SOUND RECORDIST: Don Nelson MUSIC: Brollyman NARRATOR: Lupita Nyong’o OTHER: Ami Vitale (Sanctuary VR Director) Deep VR (Additional Camera) Christina Palmer Romero (PM)
COMPANY: Arrow Pictures PRODUCER: Dominic Hill DIRECTOR: Dominic Hill EDITOR: Michael Nollet NARRATOR: Fi Glover OTHER: Creative Director: John Smithson; Executive Producer: Nick Metcalfe
+44 207-323-9933 gabyb@passion-pictures.com www.conservation.org/myafrica
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London,
United Kingdom
+44 207-489-6300 katie.rose.miles@arrowmedia.com
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MY JOURNEY WITH A POLAR BEAR
NAKED MOLE RAT
19-0309
19-0310
Ecosystem Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Changing Planet Long-Form
Science in Nature Long-Form
Washington, DC
Cologne, North Rhin
United States
Germany
2/16/18
10/31/17
51 minutes
52 minutes
For four years, Asgeir Helgestad, a Norwegian wildlife filmmaker, has followed a beautiful polar bear mother named Frost in her home on Svalbard, a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean. Rising temperatures are causing dramatic changes in her ecosystem, leading to desperate struggles to find food for herself and her young cubs. Follow this tale of man and beast, hope and despair, and life and death in a land disappearing before their eyes.
Looks aren’t everything. Despite its appearance, the naked molerat should be envied. It lives to a very old age, never gets sick, and is practically impervious to pain. Scientists want to know why. In the quest to combat age-related illness - and even ageing itself - researchers around the world are searching for the Methuselah gene in this remarkable rodent to find cures for humans.
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Asgeir Helgestad, Tria Thalman, David Royle DIRECTOR: Asgeir Helgestad WRITER: Anne Elvedal
COMPANY: taglicht media GmbH PRODUCER: Claudia Zenkert DIRECTOR: Herbert Ostwald EDITOR: Stefan Kolbe WRITER: Herbert Ostwald CINEMATOGRAPHER: Roland Gockel SOUND EDITOR: Tonmontage MUSIC: Mark Joggerst NARRATOR: Ellen Wagner
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
+49 221-349-090 kontakt@taglichtmedia.de
NATURAL TRAP CAVE - OUR WYOMING
NATURALLY
19-0311
19-0312
Science in Nature Short-Form
Limited Series - Short
Riverton, WY
India
7/20/18
3/26/19
6 minutes
14 minutes
Follow these paleontologists as they explore an ancient cave that holds clues to what wyoming looked like during the last ice age. They’ll have to employ everything from single rope caving techniques to ancient dna analysis and radiocarbon dating to get as much data as they can during their 3 year expedition.
Naturally is a collection of compelling stories on extraordinary lesser known species of Karnataka, India. In this series we reveal amazing natural history moments - some mystery some magic - all of which play out in nature. The idea behind ‘Naturally’ is to create an emotional connect between our largely urban audience and the species that we choose to showcase, with the objective of going beyond the iconic species like Tiger, Elephants, Leopard etc and to renew the relationship of humans by leaving nature untouched... and_natural.
COMPANY: WyomingPBS PRODUCER: Steven McKnight, Nate Schucker DIRECTOR: Steven McKnight, Nate Schucker EDITOR: Nate Schucker WRITER: Nate Schucker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steven McKnight, Nate Schucker NARRATOR: Matt Whitman
COMPANY: iorapro, Evolveback PRODUCER: Jose Ramapuram DIRECTOR: Prakash Matada EDITOR: Pramod Jois WRITER: Rajesh Ramaswamy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Prakash Matada SOUND MIXERS: Vyas Bhargav EFFECTS: Deekshith S NARRATOR: Anuroop Nair OTHER: Researchers - Vikram Nanjappa, Naturalist - Sharath Champati Media Support Swetha Sridhar Field Support - Indrajit Ghorpade, Somappa, Murthy, Vinay Kumar, Vishwanath
(307) 855-2379 smcknigh@cwc.edu wyomingpbs.org
81
Bangalore, Karnataka
United States
+91 988-022-5338 prakash@iorapro.com www.naturally.evolveback.com
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NATURE WONDER LAND - IT’S NOW BLACK AND WHITE - COMMON ZEBRA, AFRICA
NATURE WONDER LAND - URBAN KINGDOM - WATER MONITOR, THAILAND
19-0313
19-0314
Engaging Youth
Engaging Youth
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Japan
10/1/17
3/26/17
24 minutes
24 minutes
Look into a herd of zebras and try counting the animals. You can’t! The mesmerizing effect was long thought to serve as a sort of camouflage against predators. We travel to Africa to scrutinize this and other theories regarding the zebra’s fascinating striped pattern. A way to beat the heat on the savanna? Perhaps to ward off the dangerous Tsetse fly whose unending appetite for blood can result in death? Let’s keep cool while avoiding some nasty bites and learn how the zebra earned its stripes!
Two-meter-long dinosaurs terrorizing Bangkok?? Not exactly! Yes, water monitors are indeed big but pose no real threat if left alone. Actually, they’re quite comfortable around people! Our team traveled to the Thai capital and found great numbers of these astonishing creatures in a major downtown park. Join us as we discover how they have adapted to their ‘urban kingdom’, with surprising hunting skills and a knack for finding safe and comfy evening accommodations!
COMPANY: NHK in Association with NHK ENTERPRISES PRODUCER: Makoto Kita, Tetsunori Kikuchi, Ken Matsuo DIRECTOR: Toshio Hashiba, EDITOR: Naoki Ando CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kenichi Fuchigami MUSIC: Hidekazu Uchiike OTHER: Sound Engineer: Yuki Komatsu, Video Engineer: Yasushi Inaoka, Sound Effects: Kenichi Yanagisawa, Computer Graphics: Yukiya Kobayashi, Researcher: Ayako Yotoriyama
PRODUCER: Motohiro Amano, Tetsunori Kikuchi, Toshiyuki Ono DIRECTOR: Yasuhito Nakashima EDITOR: Shuhei Nakamura CINEMATOGRAPHER: Genki Yamada MUSIC: Hidekazu Uchiike OTHER: Sound Engineer: Ryo Suzuki; Video Engineer: Ryoichi Yokoyama; Sound Effects: Kenichi anagisawa; Computer Graphics: Yukiya obayashi; Researcher: Kyoko Yamada,
(035) 455-5873 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp
(035) 455-5873 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp
NAUTILUSES
NESTING WITH THE DEVIL
19-0315
19-0316
Science in Nature Short-Form
Student & Emerging, Animal Behavior Short-Form
Brooklyn, NY
United States
6/13/18
10/1/17
9 minutes
11 minutes
What do you see when you picture a nautilus? On the surface, it’s a beautifully strange shelled cephalopod. But look closer... Our story starts with Act 1, an ode to the nautilus’ 500 million year old brain, nose, and its tentacle like cirri--how it experiences the world by smelling and feeling it. Act 2 looks inside the nautilus’ shell and finds the cephalopod has something in common with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and disease research. Finally, in Act 3, Captain Nemo’s Nautilus ship leads to the discovery of the lost first underwater film (see the footage for the first time in decades). It’s a story too strange and horrifying to be fiction.
An investigative story about Great Blue Herons, Bald Eagles, and their mysterious nesting relationship on the coast of British Columbia.
COMPANY: Popular Science DIRECTOR: Tom McNamara EDITOR: Tom McNamara WRITER: Tom McNamara CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom McNamara DESIGNER: Tom McNamara OTHER: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Joe Brown; ONLINE DIRECTOR: Amy Schellenbaum
COMPANY: University of the West of England PRODUCER: Matt Brierley DIRECTOR: Stephen Matter EDITOR: Stephen Matter WRITER: Stephen Matter CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stephen Matter SOUND EDITOR: Stephen Matter SOUND MIXERS: Tom Mercer MUSIC: Aonghus Reidy OTHER: STORY BASED ON research by Iain Jones; STORYBOARD ARTIST: Rachel Heller; TITLE DESIGN: Nick Jones; TITLE PHOTO: Ed Book
(845) 240-3647 thomas.r.mcnamara@gmail.com https://youtu.be/CkJ1MKMO0MI
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Jamaica Plain, MA
United States
(508) 395-9956 stephenmatter@gmail.com vimeo.com/stephenmatter/nestingwiththedevil
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NEW SPECIES. EXPEDITION - SERRA DA MOCIDADE - AMAZON RAINFOREST
NIASSA ELEPHANT DEFENDERS
19-0317
19-0318
Ecosystem Long-Form
Limited Series - Short
Mainz,
Sabadell, Barcelona
Germany
Spain
12/30/17
11/16/18
43 minutes
15 minutes
Serra da Mocidade is an isolated mountain range in the centre of the Amazon rainforest with the greatest chances of containing many species of plants and animals that are new to science. A group of renowned scientists took 10 years planning the most ambitious scientific expedition conducted into the Amazon forest in the 21st century with the goal to discover new species. This unprecedented scientific adventure led to the description of more than 80 new species of animals, plants and insects.
The rangers in Niassa National Reserve who are on the frontline of a war to protect the elephants have a message to share. They say that recent ivory bans in China and the U.S. have not translated into decreased poaching on the ground and poachers continue hunting and killing the remaining elephants in Niassa indiscriminately. Their message to the world: Stop purchasing ivory. Your purchase fuels illegal crime syndicates, funds poachers, and kills elephants; decrease corruption, and work together to preserve our resources. The rangers hope that one day those benefiting from poaching will become conscious, aware and choose peace. Until then, Niassa’s rangers are determined to save the elephants from extinction despite risking their lives every time they are out on patrol.
COMPANY: gebrueder beetz filmproduktion, Co-producer: Fernando Dias (Grifa Filmes), Tatiana Battaglia PRODUCER: Lea-Marie Korner; LINE PRODUCER: Kathrin Isberner; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Christian Beetz DIRECTOR: Mauricio Dias EDITOR: Commissioning Editor ZDF/ arte: Martin Pieper
COMPANY: Global Wildlife Program PRODUCER: Claudia Sobrevila, Hasita Bhammar DIRECTOR: Raul Gallego Abellan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Raul Gallego Abellan
+49 613-170-12055 anaya.m@zdf.de https://gebrueder-beetz.de/en/productions/new-species#uebersicht
+34 606-270-602 raulgaab@gmail.com https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/niassa-elephant-defenders-2018/
NIGERIANS FIGHT TO PROTECT THE WORLD’S MOST TRAFFICKED MAMMAL 19-0319
Conservation Short-Form, People & Nature Short-Form
Washington, DC
USA 5/15/19 10 minutes Pangolins are believed to be the most trafficked mammals in the world. As the four Asian species of pangolins have dwindled, poachers are increasingly turning to the African species to supply the trade. In this short film, meet the bold Nigerians who are fighting to protect this gentle and vulnerable creature.
COMPANY: Coral & Oak Studios / National Geographic PRODUCER: Katie Schuler, Mike Olcott DIRECTOR: Katie Schuler EDITOR: Dan Steinmetz, Curtis Tyler Belile, Katie Schuler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Katie Schuler SOUND MIXERS: Aaron Wold SOUND RECORDIST: Isaac Jones MUSIC: Isaac Jones OTHER: FIELD PRODUCER: Nick Rogacki, ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sean Sonnenburg, Sara Kinney, CAMERA ASSISTANT: Kat Roman
(202) 791-1290 shiva.minovi@natgeo.com https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/0000016a-b7c3-dd24-ad6f-fff3800f0000
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NILE - EARTH’S GREAT RIVERS EARTH’S GREAT RIVERS
NOISE AQUARIUM EXPANDED
19-0320
19-0321
Ecosystem Long-Form
Micro-Movie
Bristol,
Vienna,
United Kingdom
Austria
1/3/19
5/22/19
59 minutes
4 minutes
Breath-taking cinematography takes viewers to one of the greatest river ecosystems on the planet, and reveals the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who rely on the life giving waters of the River Nile. The Nile stretches all the way from mighty mountains ranges in the equator, through Africa’s wildest savannah lands, all the way to the barren deserts of the North. Its extraordinary record breaking journey takes it through more astonishing worlds than any other. From elephants and leopards, to extreme kayakers and ancient wonders, its great length provides a lifeline for Africa’s wildest creatures, and most incredible cultures.
Plankton is an important part in the eternal cycle of nature - eat and be eaten. In order to survive in this struggle for existence fantastic shapes have developed. But now human-made dangers threaten all life on earth and this biodiversity. Microplastics as a deadly food and destructive noise harm the ocean ecosystems. Without changing this condition, all life on earth will be destroyed.
COMPANY: BBC Studios, PBS PRODUCER: Lydia Baines DIRECTOR: Lydia Baines EDITOR: Mark Fox, Adam Kirby, Tim Lasseter, Owen Porter CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark MacEwen, Jonathan Jones, Stuart Dunn, Pete McCowen, Stuart Trowell, Louis Labrom, Janna Deeble SOUND EDITOR: Jonny Crew, Tim Owens SOUND MIXER: Ben Peace NARRATOR: David Oyelowo OTHER: COMMISSIONING EXECUTIVE: Abigail Priddle, SERIES PRODUCER: Mark Flowers, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: James Honeyborne, Roger Webb
COMPANY: Angewandte Science Visualization Lab, AV Dokumenta, ArtSci Center UCLA, University Vienna, VetMedUni Vienna PRODUCER: Alfred Vendl, Martina Froschl DIRECTOR: Alfred Vendl, Martina Froschl EDITOR: Martina Froschl WRITER: Alfred Vendl SOUND EDITOR: Hupo Weninger SOUND MIXERS: Hupo Weninger SOUND RECORDISTS: Paul Geluso, Robertina Sebjanic DESIGNER: Martina Froschl NARRATOR: Stuart Freeman OTHER: IDEA: Victoria Vesna; ANIMATION: Martina Froschl; SCIENTIFIC IMAGING: Stephan Handschuh, Thomas Schwaha; TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Glenn Bristol
(779) 355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bx73p5
+00 431-711-334822 martina.froeschl@uni-ak.ac.at
NORWAY’S MAGICAL FJORDS
NOT A PET
19-0322
19-0323
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization
Student & Emerging, MicroMovie, Conservation Short-Form, Impact Short-Form
Dorfen,
UK
2/20/18
6/6/19
50 minutes
5 minutes
The Norwegian Fjords are one of the most dramatic landscapes in Europe. Billions of herring darken the waters, and orcas and humpback whales feast on the fish banquet. Migrating salmon leap up waterfalls, strange sea pens flash their lights, and colourful sea slugs glow in the deep. Slow-motion and timelapse photography reveal an extraordinary diversity of life and behaviours rarely seen. It’s an intimate portrait of a unique wilderness - in the dark, icy grip of winter and during the long polar nights of the midnight sun.
Hundreds of cheetah cubs are being stolen from the wild, decimating the wild population in Africa. For every 5 cubs that are taken, only 1 survives. They are being smuggled illegally into the Middle East to be sold as pets. Not A Pet looks at the illegal wildlife pet trade, and the role social media plays in the parading and trading of exotic animals online.
COMPANY: nautilusfilm GmbH - Natural History Germany, Doclights GmbH, NDR, ARTE, ORF, SVT PRODUCER: Melanie Haft DIRECTOR: Jan Haft EDITOR: Jan Haft WRITER: Jan Haft (Original script), Sharmila Choudhury (English script) CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jan Haft, Tobias Friedrich, Kay Ziesenhenne SOUND EDITOR: Oliver Gortz SOUND MIXERS: Miles Hall SOUND RECORDIST: Jan Haft MUSIC: Jorg Magnus Pfeil & Siggi Mueller NARRATOR: Nick Corkill
COMPANY: Triangle Monday, The Big Sky PRODUCER: Andrea Walji DIRECTOR: Andrea Walji & Jack Wylson EDITOR: Thom Humphreys WRITER: Andrea Walji CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jack Wylson SOUND EDITOR: Mcasso Music SOUND MIXERS: Mcasso Music MUSIC: Mcasso Music EFFECTS: Carl Allinson DESIGNER: The Big Mountain OTHER: FreeFolk (grading)
+49 808-195-9663 melanie.haft@nautilusfilm.com nautilusfilm.de
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London,
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+44 778-987-1871 andrea@trianglemonday.com www.trianglemonday.com
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NOVA WONDERS
NOW OR NEVER
19-0324
19-0325
Limited Series - Long
Student & Emerging
Boston, Massachusetts
Beaconsfield,
United States
United Kingdom
5/30/18
3/1/19
360 minutes
25 minutes
NOVA Wonders takes viewers on a journey to the frontiers of science, where researchers are tackling some of the biggest questions about life and the cosmos. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the secrets of the body to the challenges of inventing technologies that could rival--and even surpass--the abilities of the human mind, these six hours reveal how far we’ve come in our search for answers, how we managed to get here, and how scientists hope to push our understanding of the universe even further. Along the way, we meet the remarkable people who are transforming our world and our future.
Now Or Never brings the world’s first documentary on the rarest great ape on the planet, the Tapanuli orangutan, and their Sumatran forest home. For thousands of years these orangutans have experienced a tranquil existence in this rich rainforest, alongside local people and countless other fascinating species. But now, everything is changing...The global population is growing, and the natural world is suffering. The time to act and save this forest is Now, Or Never again will we be living in a world with a third orangutan species.
COMPANY: Lone Wolf Media, Little Bay Pictures, Pangloss Films LLC, WGBH Educational Foundation PRODUCER: Michael Bicks, Anna Lee Strachan, Peter Yost, Kirk Wolfinger, Owen Palmquist; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Julia Cort; SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Kevin Young; COORDINATING PRODUCER: Elizabeth Benjes DIRECTOR: Anna Lee Strachan, Peter Yost, Kirk Wolfinger, Owen Palmquist EDITOR: Ralph Avellino, Anna Auster, Vincent Liota, Robert Kirwan, Bonnie Cutler WRITER: Michael Bicks, Peter Yost, Owen Palmquist CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jason Longo, Tom Bergmann SOUND MIXERS: Heart Punch Studio MUSIC: Christopher Rife OTHER: Host: Talithia Williams; Co-hotst: Rana el Kaliouby, Andre Fenton; Animators: Jellyfish pictures, Edgeworx Studios, Ekin Akalin; Senior Executive Producer: Paula S Apsell; Senior Producer: Chris Schmidt; Senior Series Producer: Melanie Wallace
COMPANY: National Film and Television School PRODUCER: Matt Senior DIRECTOR: Matt Senior EDITOR: Mirjam Jegorov WRITER: Matt Senior CINEMATOGRAPHER: Matt Senior SOUND EDITOR: Kevin Langhamer SOUND MIXER: Kevin Langhamer SOUND RECORDIST: Matt Senior MUSIC: Adam Price EFFECTS: Tom Hurd, Matt Senior NARRATOR: Patrick Aryee [English], Cindy Thefannie [Indonesian] OTHER: Marketeer: Alex Chronopoulos
(617) 300-4340 angelica_coleman@wgbh.org www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/nova-wonders/episodes/
+44 014-947-31472 festivals2@nfts.co.uk
OCTOPUS - SUPERHERO OF THE SEA
ODE TO MUIR
19-0326
19-0327
Engaging Youth, Animal Behavior Short-Form
People & Nature Long-Form
Jupiter, Florida
United States
12/14/18
9/7/18
9 minutes
57 minutes
Join High School student-explorers, Liam and Olivia, as they learn from Marine Biologist, Chelsea Bennice, about the amazing superpowers of her research subjects: the Octopus! These smart superheroes of the sea have incredible abilities and adaptations. Using camouflage, mimicry and jet-power they outwit their predators and learn new tricks to solve problems.
Teton Gravity’s newest film Ode To Muir pairs professional snowboarder, adventurer and founder of Protect Our Winters Jeremy Jones with two-time Olympian Elena Hight as they embark on a 40-mile foot-powered expedition deep into California’s John Muir Wilderness. Their journey balances the challenges of winter camping, grueling climbs up the Sierra’s biggest mountains, and aesthetic first descents with personal reflections on the importance of the natural world and those who first traveled it generations ago, and sharing perspectives gleaned from what it truly means to explore a great American Wilderness.
COMPANY: Schoolyard Films, Inc. PRODUCER: Tom Fitz, Andi Campbell-Waite DIRECTOR: Tom Fitz EDITOR: Andi Campbell-Waite WRITER: Andi Campbell-Waite, Tom Fitz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom Fitz SOUND RECORDIST: Glenn Allen EFFECTS: Andi Campbell-Waite NARRATOR: Andi Campbell-Waite OTHER: Evolutions - Bristol UK, Post Production Services
COMPANY: Teton Gravity Research, PRODUCER: Teton Gravity Research, Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Drew Holt DIRECTOR: Jeremy Jones EDITOR: Justin Fan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Kalisz DESIGNER: Kaylee Litle
(805) 965-0428 glenn.allen@schoolyardfilms.org vimeo.com/schoolyard/octopus
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Wilson, WY
USA
(781) 974-6699 peter.willauer@tetongravity.com www.tetongravity.com/films/ode-to-muir
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OKAVANGO - RIVER OF DREAMS
OKAVANGO - RIVER OF DREAMS - EPISODE01 - PARADISE
19-0328
19-0329
Limited Series - Long
Ecosystem Long-Form, Animal Behavior LongForm , Visualization, Editing, Audioscape, Writing
Vienna,
Vienna,
Austria
Austria
5/31/19
5/31/19
52 minutes
52 minutes
The Okavango, in southwest Africa, is a very special river. It is born in the highlands of Angola - but, instead of flowing towards the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, it runs inland. After more than 1,500 kilometres, the waters of the Okavango create a huge river delta before disappearing into the Kalahari Desert. Much of the water evaporates in the intense sun, and the rest of it seeps into the parched dry sands of the Kalahari. The Okavango Delta is a true natural wonder - an unlikely oasis, a lush paradise in the middle of a hostile desert, that supports and feeds an incredible abundance of wildlife.
The wildlife characters in this extensive three-part documentary range from the familiar big heroes to the small wonders of the animal kingdom. By carefully selecting the animal characters, we will tell their powerful stories and understand their fascinating personalities. All these animal characters depend on the river system and its natural course. The continual ebb and flow of the Okavango means that these animals must continually adapt to a changing environment.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS / WILDLIFE FILMS production in co-production with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC DOCLIGHTS/NDR NATURFILM in association with PBS, CPB, ARTE FRANCE / Unite Decouverte et Connaissance, Helene Coldefy, Helene Ganichaud, National Geographic Channels and SVT PRODUCER: Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert; Co-Producers: Fred Kaufman, Janet Hess, Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke EDITOR: Jolene van Antwerp, Series Editor WRITER: Dereck Joubert CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dereck Joubert, Taylor Turner SOUND EDITOR: Beverly Joubert, Sound Production and Design SOUND RECORDISTS: Richard Mitchell, Music Recording Engineer Charlotte Buys, Re-Recording Engineer MUSIC: JB Arthur, Sarah Class, The Johannesburg Film Orchestra; “Sweet Dreams” written by Annie Lennox / Dave Stewart performed by Marilyn Manson Universal Music Group, Title Music NARRATOR: Dereck Joubert OTHER: Ivo Filatsch, EP TMFS; Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS / WILDLIFE FILMS production in co-production with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC DOCLIGHTS/NDR NATURFILM in association with PBS, CPB, ARTE FRANCE / Unite Decouverte et Connaissance, Helene Coldefy, Helene Ganichaud, National Geographic Channels and SVT PRODUCER: Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert; Co-Producers: Fred Kaufman, Janet Hess, Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke EDITOR: Jolene van Antwerp, Episode Editor WRITER: Dereck Joubert CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dereck Joubert, Taylor Turner SOUND EDITOR: Beverly Joubert, Sound Production and Design SOUND RECORDISTS: Richard Mitchell, Music Recording Engineer Charlotte Buys, Re-Recording Engineer MUSIC: JB Arthur, Sarah Class, The Johannesburg Film Orchestra; “Sweet Dreams” written by Annie Lennox / Dave Stewart performed by Marilyn Manson Universal Music Group, Title Music NARRATOR: Dereck Joubert OTHER: Ivo Filatsch, EP TMFS; Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/okavango-river-of-dreams/
OKAVANGO - RIVER OF DREAMS - EPISODE02
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/okavango-river-of-dreams/
OKAVANGO - RIVER OF DREAMS - EPISODE03 - INFERNO
19-0330
19-0331
Ecosystem Long-Form, Animal Behavior LongForm , Visualization, Editing, Audioscape, Writing
Ecosystem Long-Form, Animal Behavior LongForm , Visualization, Editing, Audioscape, Writing
Vienna
Vienna,
Austria
Austria
5/31/19
6/11/19
52 minutes
52 minutes
Lions on the hunt chase the buffalo, and keep the herds on the move. This pressure from the lions forces the herds to migrate further, breed faster, and by feeding on different parts of the Okavango’s vast area, they avoid getting sedentary and too accustomed to one place. Termites are always busy. Their continual feeding, burying, fertilising and building changes the landscape itself, even creating the islands of the Okavango - which, in turn attract wildlife like Letchwe antelopes. And these large herds again attract wild dogs and cheetahs.
These examples are just a few among countless others, showing that the Okavango is one of Africa’s greatest rivers. It has its own moods and personality - sometimes it feeds, sometimes it starves, it is the character of its own story. Like other African rivers, the Okavango has its very own ghosts and demons, its moodiness lurking in its deep dark waters.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS / WILDLIFE FILMS production in co-production with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC DOCLIGHTS/NDR NATURFILM in association with PBS, CPB, ARTE FRANCE / Unite Decouverte et Connaissance, Helene Coldefy, Helene Ganichaud, National Geographic Channels and SVT PRODUCER: Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert; Co-Producers: Fred Kaufman, Janet Hess, Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke EDITOR: Jolene van Antwerp, Episode Editor WRITER: Dereck Joubert CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dereck Joubert, Taylor Turner SOUND EDITOR: Beverly Joubert, Sound Production and Design SOUND RECORDISTS: Richard Mitchell, Music Recording Engineer Charlotte Buys, Re-Recording Engineer MUSIC: JB Arthur, Sarah Class, The Johannesburg Film Orchestra; “Sweet Dreams” written by Annie Lennox / Dave Stewart performed by Marilyn Manson Universal Music Group, Title Music NARRATOR: Dereck Joubert OTHER: Ivo Filatsch, EP TMFS; Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS / WILDLIFE FILMS production in co-production with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC DOCLIGHTS/NDR NATURFILM in association with PBS, CPB, ARTE FRANCE / Unite Decouverte et Connaissance, Helene Coldefy, Helene Ganichaud, National Geographic Channels and SVT PRODUCER: Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert; Co-Producers: Fred Kaufman, Janet Hess, Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke EDITOR: Melissa Parry S.A.G.E., Episode Editor WRITER: Dereck Joubert CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dereck Joubert, Taylor Turner SOUND EDITOR: Beverly Joubert, Sound Production and Design SOUND RECORDISTS: Richard Mitchell, Music Recording Engineer Charlotte Buys, Re-Recording Engineer MUSIC: JB Arthur, Sarah Class, The Johannesburg Film Orchestra; “Sweet Dreams” written by Annie Lennox / Dave Stewart performed by Marilyn Manson Universal Music Group, Title Music NARRATOR: Dereck Joubert OTHER: Ivo Filatsch, EP TMFS; Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/okavango-river-of-dreams/
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ON THE BRINK
ON THE BRINK - FISHING CAT
19-0332
19-0333
Limited Series - Long
Conservation Long-Form
Noida, UP
Noida, UP
India
India
9/10/18
8/27/18
23 minutes
23 minutes
On the Brink is an 8 part series that gives an unprecedented portrait of India’s natural world, exploring species and habitats rarely seen on Indian television.
The State Animal of West Bengal is in conflict with the people and time is running out. Anchor Malaika Vaz joins hands with biologist Tiasa Adhya to film fishing cats in the wild, in the hope that they can show the community how resilient and important their closest wild neighbour is.
COMPANY: The Gaia People, The Habitats Trust PRODUCER: Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Shikhar Malhotra DIRECTOR: Akanksha Sood Singh EDITOR: Bishwajeet Singh WRITER: Akanksha Sood Singh CINEMATOGRAPHER: Praveen Singh, Sugandhi Gadadhar, Rakesh Rana SOUND RECORDIST: Gunjan Menon MUSIC: Soumadeep Sen, Karthik Pai, Al Lethbridge NARRATOR: Malaika Vaz
COMPANY: The Gaia People, The Habitats Trust PRODUCER: Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Shikhar Malhotra DIRECTOR: Akanksha Sood Singh EDITOR: Bishwajeet Singh WRITER: Akanksha Sood Singh CINEMATOGRAPHER: Praveen Singh, Rakesh Rana, Sugandhi Gadadhar SOUND RECORDIST: Gunjan Menon MUSIC: Soumadeep Sen, Karthik Pai NARRATOR: Malaika Vaz OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Praveen Singh
+91 989-111-6777 akanksha@thegaiapeople.com thegaiapeople.com
+91 989-111-6777 akanksha@thegaiapeople.com thegaiapeople.com
ON THE FRONT LINE, THE RANGERS OF GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK
ONE IN A THOUSAND
19-0334
19-0335
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Theatrical, Visualization, Editing
People & Nature Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form
Amsterdam, Noord Holl
Germany
7/20/18
2/15/19
82 minutes
49 minutes
In Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, a brave team of Rangers is on the front lines, protecting this beautiful wilderness from a range of threats like bushmeat hunting and illegal logging. But Gorongosa is a million acres - the Rangers urgently need reinforcements. 700 candidates attempt to pass the intense mental and physical tests required. And, for the first time ever, women are allowed to apply. They have to endure the grueling 60-day trial just like the men. In this beautiful, engaging 80-minute feature-documentary film, we tell the inspirational stories of the Rangers who are chosen to proudly wear the uniform...
Intact ecosystems provide the best defence against climate change! The ecosystem of a small creek is complex and divers - the shocking reality is that in Central Europe only “ONE IN A THOUSAND” is still intact, today.
COMPANY: Gorongosa Media PRODUCER: James Byrne and Carla Rebai DIRECTOR: Carla Rebai and James Byrne EDITOR: Jennie Vazquez Alarcon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brett J. Kuxhausen SOUND EDITOR: Nicholas Allan, AMPS SOUND MIXERS: Andrew Wilson, AMPS CAS MUSIC: Tiago Correia-Paulo OTHER: Field Producer, Brett J. Kuxhausen Additional Field Production, Gr_inne Keegan Additional Field Production, Michel Sousa
COMPANY: nautilusfilm GmbH - Natural History Germany, BR, ARTE, ORF PRODUCER: Melanie Haft DIRECTOR: Jan Haft EDITOR: Stephan Berthold WRITER: Jan Haft (Original script), Sharmila Choudhury (English script) CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kay Ziesenhenne, Max Kolbl, Jan Haft, Jonas Blaha, Stephan Berthold SOUND EDITOR: Oliver Goertz SOUND MIXERS: Miles Hall SOUND RECORDIST: Jan Haft MUSIC: Jorg Magnus Pfeil & Siggi Mueller NARRATOR: Nick Corkill
+31 062-276-8756 rebaicarla@gmail.com
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Dorfen,
Netherlands
+49 808-195-9663 melanie.haft@nautilusfilm.com nautilusfilm.de
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ONE WILD DAY
ONLI EENA BELIZE (ONLY IN BELIZE) - MACAWS
19-0336
19-0337
Audioscape
Conservation Short-Form, MicroMovie
Bristol,
Belize City,
UK
Belize
5/1/17
11/30/18
60 minutes
3 minutes
A 24-hour roller coaster through the wild follows extraordinary animals as they thrive at different moments in the day to survive in some of the toughest landscapes on the planet.From the depths of the Costa Rican jungle, to open plains of South Africa and the dry deserts of Arizona, animals are waiting, ready to take advantage of the opportunities the sun creates. For some animals 24 hours is the blink of an eye - for others it’s an entire lifetime - but for every creature this series reveals there’s a moment in every animal’s day it must thrive to survive.
The video showcases the beautiful wildlife, in abundance, roaming the rich greenery of the world’s best kept secret, Belize. Life is free for these endangered animals, but their freedom is threatened. A pair of researchers have dedicated their time and their life to carrying for them and protecting them to ensure their longevity.
COMPANY: Offspring Films PRODUCER: Alex Williamson DIRECTOR: Anwar Mamon EDITOR: Alex Boyle SOUND EDITOR: Roy Noy SOUND MIXER: Richard Lambert NARRATOR: Patrick Aryee
COMPANY: Felt Soul Media PRODUCER: Travis Rummel DIRECTOR: Travis Rummel & Ben Knight EDITOR: Chris Cresci SOUND EDITOR: Chris Cresci
+01 179-064-300 rhb@filmsat59.com www.offspringfilms.co.uk/one-wild-day
(501) 227-7031 sbowen@bowen.bz
ORIGINS AGE OF BIG CATS
19-0339
Limited Series - Long
Silver Spring, MD
US 8/15/18 52 minutes In the unprecedented 3-part series AGE OF BIG CATS, recent scientific discoveries shed new light on the extraordinary prehistory of big cats and their ascent to world domination. While it is often believed that these modern big cats evolved from the mighty sabretooths, the truth is that they actually competed with them for survival. How did these giant carnivores survive the ice age extinctions that wiped out the sabretooths, and persist into the present day? Brand-new night vision systems, super slow-motion cameras, and cuttingedge computer-generated imagery take us on a tantalizing trail of evidence, revealing incredible and surprising stories of the world’s most charismatic predators: lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, snow leopards, jaguar, puma. COMPANY: Ammonite for CuriosityStream, Terra Mater Factual Studios, NHK, CCTV-9 PRODUCER: Martin Dohrn, Joe Loncraine, Emma Fraser, Steve Burns, Jorge Franzini DIRECTOR: Martin Dohrn, Ingrid Kvale EDITOR: Andi Campbell-Waite WRITER: Martin Dohrn, Ingrid Kvale CINEMATOGRAPHER: Martin Dohrn, Jack Hynes, Ralph Bower, Matthew Kingdon, Nick Ball, Nick Turner, Ingrid Kvale, Romilly Spiers, Michael Sanderson, Praveen Singh, Rakesh Rana, Casey Anderson, Christian Munoz-Donoso, Christian Munoz-Salas MUSIC: Fraser Purdie NARRATOR: James Murray OTHER: HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Liz Thorp
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
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OSO, WILD VISIONS FROM ASTURIAS
OTTERS - RIVER MASTERS OF YELLOWSTONE
19-0340
19-0341
People & Nature Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Paris,
Lubbock, Texas
France
USA
4/12/19
8/31/18
51 minutes
52 minutes
This film offers an intimate journey in the breath-taking environment of the Cantabrique Cordillere in Northern Spain. It features the unique experience of an encounter with the cliff bear. As we follow the trail of this emblematic animal the film reveals its natural, primitive habitat where the flora and fauna are the living results of the preservation of nature... The subject of the film is the interconnecting discourses of four French and Spanish characters, who nurture an intimate vision into the wildlife. They question our relationship with nature and the possibility of us living in harmony.
In remote regions of the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. the river otter still thrives. They live their rollicking life in the lakes and rivers where fish also thrive. For the otter, even though he is a land animal, water is his medium of survival. “Otters - Rivermasters of Yellowstone” will follow two families of otters... two mothers with young. At first they fish and frolic as independent families. Eventually however, the families join together to face small challenges, such as beaver in their habitat, then challenges in following migrating cutthroat trout to their spawning beds.
COMPANY: france.tv studio and Kobalann, Kobalann PRODUCER: Caroline Broussaud and Vincent Munier DIRECTOR: Vincent Munier and Laurent Joffrion EDITOR: Laurent Joffrion WRITER: Laurent Joffrion and Vincent Munier CINEMATOGRAPHER: Vincent Munier and Laurent Joffrion SOUND EDITOR: Marc Namblard SOUND MIXERS: Matthieu Cochin SOUND RECORDIST: Marc Namblard MUSIC: Johan Guidou CALIBRATOR: Jean Ousmane
COMPANY: Trailwood Films & Landis Wildlife Films, PRODUCER: Bob Landis, Dale Johnson DIRECTOR: Bob Landis, Dale Johnson EDITOR: Dale Johnson WRITER: Cathrine McConnell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Landis, Mike Gurnett, Isaac Babcock NARRATOR: Travis Voice Services OTHER: Consultant: Tom Serfass, Ph.D.
+33 (0)156226770 alexis.monge@france.tv
(806) 224-5868 dale@traiwoodfilms.com www.trailwoodfilms.com
OUR BLUE PLANET OUR BLUE PLANET
OUR GORONGOSA
19-0342
19-0343
Limited Series - Short
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Hosted or Presenterled, Engaging Youth, Editing, Writing, Visualization
Bristol, Avon
USA
11/30/18
3/22/19
9 minutes
57 minutes
Is it possible to get one billion people talking about our oceans? Blue Planet II struck a chord with audiences and Our Blue Planet aimed to continue the conversation and legacy. Through original short-form content, the project adopted innovative approaches to natural-history storytelling, being the first project of its kind to run alongside a BBC landmark. Stories covered important conservation issues; educating audiences about subjects like plastics, coral bleaching and the importance of protected marine parks. By collaborating with ocean passionate people and influential platforms the project reached young diverse audiences who wouldn’t necessarily watch a documentary series on television.
Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has become one of the most celebrated wildlife restoration stories in Africa. A decade of careful conservation has brought the park back from the brink. In OUR GORONGOSA, Dominique Gonçalves, a vibrant Mozambican who runs the Gorongosa elephant ecology project, shares how Gorongosa is also redefining what a national park can be. From her own work mitigating human/elephant conflict; to clubs and schools that empower girls to avoid teen marriage and pregnancy; to health clinics and nutrition training for expectant mothers and families; Gorongosa is becoming an important model for conservation in the 21st Century.
COMPANY: BBC Earth, OceanX Media PRODUCER: Nicola Brown, James Honeyborne, Jonathan Williams, Paul Deane, Jennifer Hile, Mark Dalio, Marjorie Crowley DIRECTOR: Nicola Brown EDITOR: Tom Wright, Ryan Quinn, Janssen Powers OTHER: BBC Earth: Gary Smith (Shooting Researcher) Libby Duplock (Researcher/ Production Coordinator) Alex Ayling (Series Editor) Kara Segedin (Digital Marketing Manager) OceanX Media: Brian Golding (Post Production Supervisor)
COMPANY: Gorongosa Media, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, PRODUCER: James Byrne, Grainne Keegan, Carla Rebai EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sean B. Carroll, Jared Lipworth DIRECTOR: James Byrne, Jared Lipworth, Carla Rebai, Grainne Keegan EDITOR: Jennie Vazquez Alarcon WRITER: James Byrne, Grainne Keegan, Jared Lipworth, Carla Rebai CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brett J. Kuxhausen SOUND EDITOR: Nicholas Allan, AMPS SOUND MIXERS: Andrew Wilson, AMPS CAS MUSIC: Tiago Correia-Paulo NARRATOR: Dominique Goncalves OTHER: For HHMI Tangled Bank Studios: Anne Tarrant, Managing Director; Lori Beane, Dir of Operations; Indy Mitra, Post Prod Superv
+44 303-081-5729 Caitlin.Spencer@bbc.co.uk ourblueplanet.bbcearth.com
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Chevy Chase, MD
UK
+353 87 637 5277 jbyrne28@me.com
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OUR OCEANS - A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
OUR PLANET
19-0344
19-0345
Ecosystem Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form
Limited Series - Long
Cape Town, Gloucester
Los Angeles, CA
South Africa
United States
5/31/19
4/5/19
90 minutes
50 minutes
Our Oceans are in a state of crisis, and we’re the ones responsible for it. A team of scientists, divers and photographers set out on a journey of discovery along one of the longest, and richest, coastlines in the world. Along the way they unveil three incredible natural events to the world, whilst highlighting the impending threats, and all the while promoting the protection of our oceans.
This eight-part series will explore the unique and precious wonders of our natural world from the creators of the award-winning series Planet Earth. In partnership with World Wildlife Fund, Our Planet combines stunning photography and technology with an unprecedented, never-before-filmed look at the planet’s remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants. The ambitious four-year project has been filmed in 50 countries across all the continents of the world, with over 600 members of crew capturing more than three and a half thousand filming days, and will focus on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
COMPANY: Wild Oceans, Off the Fence PRODUCER: Lauren van Nijkerk, Sherene Kingma DIRECTOR: Charile Luckock EDITOR: Viki Van Den Barselaar-Smith CINEMATOGRAPHER: Moses Tau, George Kirkinis, Jason Boswell SOUND MIXER: Johan Prinsloo
COMPANY: A Silverback Films Production for Netflix PRODUCER: Adam Chapman, Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey DIRECTOR: Adam Chapman, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey EDITOR: Andy Netley, Martin Eylsbury, Dave Pearce, Nigel Buck, Matt Meech WRITER: Huw Cordey, Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill, David Attenborough CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jamie McPherson, Roger Horrocks, John Aitchison, Paul Stewart, Garvin Thurston, Warwick Sloss, Mateo Willis, Sophie Darlington, Matt Aeberhard, Ryan Atkinson, Tom Beldam, Santiago Cabral, Darren Clementson, Ted Giffords, Sophie Lanfear, David Reichert, John Shier, Hector Skevington-Postles, Tom Walker, Doug Anderson, Ryan Atkinson, Barrie Britton, Sophie Darlington, Ian LLewellyn, Alastair MacEwen, Blair Monk, Owen Prumm, Ignacio Walker, Tom Walker, Chris Bryan, Murray Fredericks, Marcus Kreuz, Katie Mayhew, Darren Williams, Miguel Willis, Keith Brust, Dane Bjermo, Ralph Bower, Sandesh Kadur, Simon Niblett, Kieran O’Donovan, Andy Shillabeer, Mark Smith, Robin Smith, Howard Bourne, Jim Campbell-Spickler, Gene Cornelius, Will Goldenberg, Matthew Polvorosa Kline, Alex Tivenan, Alex Voyer, David McKay, Justin Maguire, Hugh Miller, James Aldred, Richard Kirby, Timothy Laman, Nathan Pilcher, Steve Axford, Levon Biss, Paul Klaver, Edwin Scholes, Sam Stewart, Denis LaGrange, Alexander Vail, Gemilang Dini Ar-Rasyid, Tom Fitz, Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Bradley Farmer SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild, Gareth Cousins MUSIC: Steven Price NARRATOR: David Attenborough
+44 789-447-1966 csluckock@gmail.com
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832
OUR PLANET - COASTAL SEAS
OUR PLANET - FROZEN WORLDS
19-0346
19-0347
Conservation Long-Form
Changing Planet Long-Form, Editing
Los Angeles, CA
United States
4/5/19
4/5/19
50 minutes
50 minutes
This eight-part series will explore the unique and precious wonders of our natural world from the creators of the award-winning series Planet Earth. In partnership with World Wildlife Fund, Our Planet combines stunning photography and technology with an unprecedented, never-before-filmed look at the planet’s remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants. The ambitious four-year project has been filmed in 50 countries across all the continents of the world, with over 600 members of crew capturing more than three and a half thousand filming days, and will focus on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
This eight-part series will explore the unique and precious wonders of our natural world from the creators of the award-winning series Planet Earth. In partnership with World Wildlife Fund, Our Planet combines stunning photography and technology with an unprecedented, never-before-filmed look at the planet’s remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants. The ambitious four-year project has been filmed in 50 countries across all the continents of the world, with over 600 members of crew capturing more than three and a half thousand filming days, and will focus on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
COMPANY: A Silverback Films Production for Netflix PRODUCER: Adam Chapman, Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey DIRECTOR: Adam Chapman, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey EDITOR: Andy Netley, Martin Eylsbury, Dave Pearce, Nigel Buck, Matt Meech WRITER: Huw Cordey, Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill, David Attenborough CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jamie McPherson, Roger Horrocks, John Aitchison, Paul Stewart, Garvin Thurston, Warwick Sloss, Mateo Willis, Sophie Darlington, Matt Aeberhard, Ryan Atkinson, Tom Beldam, Santiago Cabral, Darren Clementson, Ted Giffords, Sophie Lanfear, David Reichert, John Shier, Hector Skevington-Postles, Tom Walker, Doug Anderson, Ryan Atkinson, Barrie Britton, Sophie Darlington, Ian LLewellyn, Alastair MacEwen, Blair Monk, Owen Prumm, Ignacio Walker, Tom Walker, Chris Bryan, Murray Fredericks, Marcus Kreuz, Katie Mayhew, Darren Williams, Miguel Willis, Keith Brust, Dane Bjermo, Ralph Bower, Sandesh Kadur, Simon Niblett, Kieran O’Donovan, Andy Shillabeer, Mark Smith, Robin Smith, Howard Bourne, Jim Campbell-Spickler, Gene Cornelius, Will Goldenberg, Matthew Polvorosa Kline, Alex Tivenan, Alex Voyer, David McKay, Justin Maguire, Hugh Miller, James Aldred, Richard Kirby, Timothy Laman, Nathan Pilcher, Steve Axford, Levon Biss, Paul Klaver, Edwin Scholes, Sam Stewart, Denis LaGrange, Alexander Vail, Gemilang Dini Ar-Rasyid, Tom Fitz, Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Bradley Farmer SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild, Gareth Cousins MUSIC: Steven Price NARRATOR: David Attenborough
COMPANY: A Silverback Films Production for Netflix PRODUCER: Adam Chapman, Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey DIRECTOR: Adam Chapman, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey EDITOR: Andy Netley, Martin Eylsbury, Dave Pearce, Nigel Buck, Matt Meech WRITER: Huw Cordey, Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill, David Attenborough CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jamie McPherson, Roger Horrocks, John Aitchison, Paul Stewart, Garvin Thurston, Warwick Sloss, Mateo Willis, Sophie Darlington, Matt Aeberhard, Ryan Atkinson, Tom Beldam, Santiago Cabral, Darren Clementson, Ted Giffords, Sophie Lanfear, David Reichert, John Shier, Hector Skevington-Postles, Tom Walker, Doug Anderson, Ryan Atkinson, Barrie Britton, Sophie Darlington, Ian LLewellyn, Alastair MacEwen, Blair Monk, Owen Prumm, Ignacio Walker, Tom Walker, Chris Bryan, Murray Fredericks, Marcus Kreuz, Katie Mayhew, Darren Williams, Miguel Willis, Keith Brust, Dane Bjermo, Ralph Bower, Sandesh Kadur, Simon Niblett, Kieran O’Donovan, Andy Shillabeer, Mark Smith, Robin Smith, Howard Bourne, Jim Campbell-Spickler, Gene Cornelius, Will Goldenberg, Matthew Polvorosa Kline, Alex Tivenan, Alex Voyer, David McKay, Justin Maguire, Hugh Miller, James Aldred, Richard Kirby, Timothy Laman, Nathan Pilcher, Steve Axford, Levon Biss, Paul Klaver, Edwin Scholes, Sam Stewart, Denis LaGrange, Alexander Vail, Gemilang Dini Ar-Rasyid, Tom Fitz, Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Bradley Farmer SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild, Gareth Cousins MUSIC: Steven Price NARRATOR: David Attenborough
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832
90
Los Angeles, CA
United States
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832
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OUR PLANET - HIGH SEAS
OUR PLANET - JUNGLES
19-0348
19-0349
Ecosystem Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Writing
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
United States
United States
4/5/19
4/5/19
50 minutes
50 minutes
This eight-part series will explore the unique and precious wonders of our natural world from the creators of the award-winning series Planet Earth. In partnership with World Wildlife Fund, Our Planet combines stunning photography and technology with an unprecedented, never-before-filmed look at the planet’s remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants. The ambitious four-year project has been filmed in 50 countries across all the continents of the world, with over 600 members of crew capturing more than three and a half thousand filming days, and will focus on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
This eight-part series will explore the unique and precious wonders of our natural world from the creators of the award-winning series Planet Earth. In partnership with World Wildlife Fund, Our Planet combines stunning photography and technology with an unprecedented, never-before-filmed look at the planet’s remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants. The ambitious four-year project has been filmed in 50 countries across all the continents of the world, with over 600 members of crew capturing more than three and a half thousand filming days, and will focus on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
COMPANY: A Silverback Films Production for Netflix PRODUCER: Adam Chapman, Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey DIRECTOR: Adam Chapman, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey EDITOR: Andy Netley, Martin Eylsbury, Dave Pearce, Nigel Buck, Matt Meech WRITER: Huw Cordey, Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill, David Attenborough CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jamie McPherson, Roger Horrocks, John Aitchison, Paul Stewart, Garvin Thurston, Warwick Sloss, Mateo Willis, Sophie Darlington, Matt Aeberhard, Ryan Atkinson, Tom Beldam, Santiago Cabral, Darren Clementson, Ted Giffords, Sophie Lanfear, David Reichert, John Shier, Hector Skevington-Postles, Tom Walker, Doug Anderson, Ryan Atkinson, Barrie Britton, Sophie Darlington, Ian LLewellyn, Alastair MacEwen, Blair Monk, Owen Prumm, Ignacio Walker, Tom Walker, Chris Bryan, Murray Fredericks, Marcus Kreuz, Katie Mayhew, Darren Williams, Miguel Willis, Keith Brust, Dane Bjermo, Ralph Bower, Sandesh Kadur, Simon Niblett, Kieran O’Donovan, Andy Shillabeer, Mark Smith, Robin Smith, Howard Bourne, Jim Campbell-Spickler, Gene Cornelius, Will Goldenberg, Matthew Polvorosa Kline, Alex Tivenan, Alex Voyer, David McKay, Justin Maguire, Hugh Miller, James Aldred, Richard Kirby, Timothy Laman, Nathan Pilcher, Steve Axford, Levon Biss, Paul Klaver, Edwin Scholes, Sam Stewart, Denis LaGrange, Alexander Vail, Gemilang Dini Ar-Rasyid, Tom Fitz, Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Bradley Farmer SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild, Gareth Cousins MUSIC: Steven Price NARRATOR: David Attenborough
COMPANY: A Silverback Films Production for Netflix PRODUCER: Adam Chapman, Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey DIRECTOR: Adam Chapman, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey EDITOR: Andy Netley, Martin Eylsbury, Dave Pearce, Nigel Buck, Matt Meech WRITER: Huw Cordey, Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill, David Attenborough CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jamie McPherson, Roger Horrocks, John Aitchison, Paul Stewart, Garvin Thurston, Warwick Sloss, Mateo Willis, Sophie Darlington, Matt Aeberhard, Ryan Atkinson, Tom Beldam, Santiago Cabral, Darren Clementson, Ted Giffords, Sophie Lanfear, David Reichert, John Shier, Hector Skevington-Postles, Tom Walker, Doug Anderson, Ryan Atkinson, Barrie Britton, Sophie Darlington, Ian LLewellyn, Alastair MacEwen, Blair Monk, Owen Prumm, Ignacio Walker, Tom Walker, Chris Bryan, Murray Fredericks, Marcus Kreuz, Katie Mayhew, Darren Williams, Miguel Willis, Keith Brust, Dane Bjermo, Ralph Bower, Sandesh Kadur, Simon Niblett, Kieran O’Donovan, Andy Shillabeer, Mark Smith, Robin Smith, Howard Bourne, Jim Campbell-Spickler, Gene Cornelius, Will Goldenberg, Matthew Polvorosa Kline, Alex Tivenan, Alex Voyer, David McKay, Justin Maguire, Hugh Miller, James Aldred, Richard Kirby, Timothy Laman, Nathan Pilcher, Steve Axford, Levon Biss, Paul Klaver, Edwin Scholes, Sam Stewart, Denis LaGrange, Alexander Vail, Gemilang Dini Ar-Rasyid, Tom Fitz, Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Bradley Farmer SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild, Gareth Cousins MUSIC: Steven Price NARRATOR: David Attenborough
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832
OUR PLANET - ONE PLANET
OUR UNDERWATER STATES OF AMERICA
19-0350
19-0351
Hosted or Presenter-led, Audioscape, Visualization
Micro-Movie
Los Angeles, CA
United States
4/5/19
12/6/19
50 minutes
5 minutes
This eight-part series will explore the unique and precious wonders of our natural world from the creators of the award-winning series Planet Earth. In partnership with World Wildlife Fund, Our Planet combines stunning photography and technology with an unprecedented, never-before-filmed look at the planet’s remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants. The ambitious four-year project has been filmed in 50 countries across all the continents of the world, with over 600 members of crew capturing more than three and a half thousand filming days, and will focus on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
Located only 130 miles from Boston, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts are known for their dizzying abundance of marine life (they are even nicknamed “the Serengeti of the Atlantic”) and yet very little of them have been explored. Because it’s not just life at the surface that thrives: deep below, within chasms deeper and vaster than the Grand Canyon, are corals that are hundreds, even thousands, of years old. On the second anniversary of the Canyons’ designation as a Marine National Monument, OceanX’s research vessel the Alucia took a voyage to observe them up-close and in person.
COMPANY: A Silverback Films Production for Netflix PRODUCER: Adam Chapman, Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey DIRECTOR: Adam Chapman, Mandi Stark, Jeff Wilson, Sophie Lanfear, Hugh Pearson, Huw Cordey EDITOR: Andy Netley, Martin Eylsbury, Dave Pearce, Nigel Buck, Matt Meech WRITER: Huw Cordey, Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill, David Attenborough CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jamie McPherson, Roger Horrocks, John Aitchison, Paul Stewart, Garvin Thurston, Warwick Sloss, Mateo Willis, Sophie Darlington, Matt Aeberhard, Ryan Atkinson, Tom Beldam, Santiago Cabral, Darren Clementson, Ted Giffords, Sophie Lanfear, David Reichert, John Shier, Hector Skevington-Postles, Tom Walker, Doug Anderson, Ryan Atkinson, Barrie Britton, Sophie Darlington, Ian LLewellyn, Alastair MacEwen, Blair Monk, Owen Prumm, Ignacio Walker, Tom Walker, Chris Bryan, Murray Fredericks, Marcus Kreuz, Katie Mayhew, Darren Williams, Miguel Willis, Keith Brust, Dane Bjermo, Ralph Bower, Sandesh Kadur, Simon Niblett, Kieran O’Donovan, Andy Shillabeer, Mark Smith, Robin Smith, Howard Bourne, Jim Campbell-Spickler, Gene Cornelius, Will Goldenberg, Matthew Polvorosa Kline, Alex Tivenan, Alex Voyer, David McKay, Justin Maguire, Hugh Miller, James Aldred, Richard Kirby, Timothy Laman, Nathan Pilcher, Steve Axford, Levon Biss, Paul Klaver, Edwin Scholes, Sam Stewart, Denis LaGrange, Alexander Vail, Gemilang Dini Ar-Rasyid, Tom Fitz, Jeff Hester, Kyle McBurnie SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Bradley Farmer SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild, Gareth Cousins MUSIC: Steven Price NARRATOR: David Attenborough
COMPANY: Bloomberg Philanthropies PRODUCER: Jennifer Hile (Executive Producer) DIRECTOR: Ivan Agerton, Mark Dalio (Creative Director) CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ivan Agerton, Luis Lemar SOUND EDITOR: Clive Bessey, Ryan Quinn SOUND MIXER: Eric Thompson (Honeymix) MUSIC: Julian Cisneros OTHER: Production Manager: Samantha Loshiavo; Colorist: Pedro Padilla; Post Production Supervisor: Brian Golding; Post Producer: Joe Ruffolo
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832
91
New York, New York
United States
(203) 536-1631 brooke@oceanx.org oceanx.org
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OUT OF THE CRADLE
OUTCASTS CITIES - NATURE’S NEW WILD
19-0352
19-0353
Earth & Sky Long-Form, Visualization
Changing Planet Long-Form
Silver Spring, MD
Bristol, UK
US
United Kingdom
10/31/18
12/31/18
116 minutes
59 minutes
Explore the extraordinary several million-years journey of human evolution; from the earliest hominid born in Africa to our species, who ultimately spread across the globe. The story of humanity’s birth is a layered adventure full of setbacks, comebacks, and incredible dramas that unfold as our ancestors survive crisis after crisis. Witness the pivotal moments on the evolutionary path to modern humans and experience the great odyssey of our species.
In the last 30 years the world’s urban areas have almost tripled in size, changing faster than wildlife has ever experienced before. As cities are built, animals are pushed out of their natural homes. Their stories are the most surprising and captivating of all. Today, these “wild outcasts” find themselves fighting for their place in a land that once belonged to them. Where we learn to live with wildlife as neighbours, it can thrive, as is shown with the return of humpback whales to the waters of New York and manatees to the rivers of suburban Florida.
COMPANY: NHK, International Co-Production with Autentic, CuriosityStream, France Televisions, PTS, S4C PRODUCER: Shuhei Shibata, Koichi Matsumoto DIRECTOR: Toru Suetsugu, Eisuke Yamamori, Kyoko Misumi, Koji Yasumoto EDITOR: Asuka Uzunami, Kyohei Umemoto, Nobuhito Sawamura, Joi Shilling CINEMATOGRAPHER: Yuji Kozu, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Norio Nakanishi SOUND MIXERS: Mitsugu Shioda, Toshiyuki Onodera, Hikaru Obata, Shingo Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Omoishi MUSIC: Takashi Ohmama, Shu Kanematsu DESIGNER: Takaaki Oshima NARRATOR: Joi Shilling OTHER: CGI Production: Square Enix
COMPANY: BBC Studios, PBS PRODUCER: Mark Wheeler DIRECTOR: Mark Wheeler EDITOR: Mark Robertson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Wheeler, Max Hug-Williams, Toby Strong, Richard Taylor Jones, Brendan McGinty, Rod Clarke, Tom Fitz, and Howard Bourne SOUND EDITOR: James Burchill SOUND MIXER: Brian Moseley MUSIC: Timo Baker DESIGNER: BDH Creative NARRATOR: Daniel Kaluuya OTHER: Series Producer: Matt Brandon, Production Manager: Pauline Gates
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
+44 779-355-3748 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bx719h
PAINTING THE FALLS OF YELLOWSTONE
PANDAMONIUM
19-0355
19-0356
People & Nature Long-Form
360 Storytelling
Riverton, WYOMING
United States
6/6/17
12/1/17
57 minutes
51 minutes
Painting the Falls of Yellowstone provides a beautiful depiction of many of the stunning, varied, and unique waterfalls in the Park. It tells the history, and Native American story as well as the story of the paintings - the vision of artist M.C. Poulsen, his creative process, the importance of travelling into the backcountry of Yellowstone to “see for oneself,” and the final creation of the paintings. In addition to the artist, the documentary features interviews with historians, travel journalist, and archeologists who describe the geology, flora, and fauna of the area.
Produced by Smithsonian Channel, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, and Run Riot Films, Pandamonium: A Virtual Experience is an exclusive, up-close and behind-the-scenes look at the world of Bei Bei, Bao Bao and their parents. Climb a tree within an arm’s reach of the Zoo’s rock star panda and enjoy VIP status at his 1st birthday party. Learn how to be a panda keeper and care for these beloved but very endangered animals.
COMPANY: WyomingPBS PRODUCER: Kyle Nicholoff DIRECTOR: Kyle Nicholoff EDITOR: Kyle Nicholoff WRITER: Geoff O’Gara CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kyle Nicholoff, Nathan Schucker, Michael Gualdoni, Connie O’Donahue, Steven McKnight DESIGNER: Graphic Design: Kurt Reitz NARRATOR: Nancy Debevoise OTHER: Executive Producer: Terry Dugas
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Katie Bauer, Rachel Hohenfeld, Gina Hutchinson, Charles Poe, David Royle, Shoshana Cohen DIRECTOR: Katie Bauer EDITOR: Art Binkowski WRITER: Katie Bauer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brian Canavan, Andrew Chu
(307) 855-2368 kyle@wyomingpbs.org WyomingPBS.org
92
WASHINGTON, District o
United States
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
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PANGOLINS - THE WORLD’S MOST WANTED ANIMAL NATURAL WORLD
PARIS TO PITTSBURGH
19-0357
19-0358
Conservation Long-Form, Impact Long-Form
Changing Planet Long-Form, Impact Long-Form
Bristol,
Washington, DC
UK
United States
5/15/18
12/12/18
59 minutes
78 minutes
The pangolin is a scaly mammal found in Africa and Asia. These shy creatures have an unfortunate tagline - “the most illegally trafficked wild mammals in the world”. Poached for their scales and shipped across the world in astonishing numbers, they face a silent extinction. Conservationist Maria Diekmann puts her own safety at risk to rescue pangolins from the black market. Her intimate bond with one very special rescued animal is helping to reveal the secrets of these little-studied creatures. To better understand the global issues threatening pangolins, Maria travels to Asia; into the very heart of the conservation crisis.
Narrated by Rachel Brosnahan, Paris to Pittsburgh brings to life the impassioned efforts of individuals who are battling the most severe threats of climate change in their own backyards. Set against the national debate over the United States’ energy future and the Trump Administration’s explosive decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement, the film captures what’s at state for the communities around the country and the inspiring ways Americans are responding. Paris to Pittsburgh is co-directed by Sidney Beaumont and Michael Bonfiglio and produced by Bloomberg Philanthropies and RadicalMedia.
COMPANY: BBC Studios, A CO-PRODUCTION OF THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC AND BBC IN ASSOCIATION WITH WNET PRODUCER: Victoria Bromley, Sanne Christophersen, Rowan Crawford, Roger Webb DIRECTOR: Victoria Bromley EDITOR: Sam Rogers WRITER: Victoria Bromley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sue Gibson & Graham Macfarlane SOUND MIXERS: Matt Coster, Audio Uproar SOUND RECORDIST: Sanne Christophersen MUSIC: Jean Marc Petsas EFFECTS: Hello Charlie NARRATOR: David Attenborough OTHER: Researcher: Harry Lawrence, Production Co-ordinator: Leanne Hamilton, Post Production: The Farm
COMPANY: RadicalMedia in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies for National Geographic, PRODUCER: Sidney Beaumont, Jon Kamen, Joe Berlinger, Katherine Oliver, Matt Renner DIRECTOR: Sidney Beaumont, Michael Bonfiglio EDITOR: Dave Marcus, Paula Salhany, Timothy Ziegler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Midwig SOUND MIXER: Jeff Keiler MUSIC: Paul Brill NARRATOR: Rachel Brosnahan
+44 303-081-5729 Caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b3gg0t
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.paristopittsburgh.com
PARROTS IN PERIL - MIAMI’S WILD MACAWS
PATAGONIA UNTAMED THE WILD ANDES
19-0359
19-0360
People & Nature Short-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Audioscape
South Miami, FL
Germany
5/15/18
7/11/18
8 minutes
44 minutes
Parrot lover and conservationist Daria Feinstein is on a mission to protect one of Miami’s most spectacular wild residents: the Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna). Indigenous to Central and South America, these colorful parrots were introduced into Miami in the mid-20th century, and have since established a small but well-beloved breeding population in the city. Today, however, their numbers are crashing as poachers capture the macaws and their chicks to sell them into the lucrative pet trade. Florida state law provides no legal protection for these non-native birds. But the state’s wildlife agency considers the macaws “non-invasive” because they don’t seem to compete with or harm native species. Therefore, some municipalities have adopted “bird sanctuary laws” to protect them. How far should we go to protect non-native species, and can Miami’s wild macaws be saved before it’s too late?
Surrounded by mighty glaciers and fortress-like granite peaks, battered by Antarctic winds and icy rain, a female puma tries to raise its family and tracks its prey across the rugged landscape of Patagonia. Whereas in the Valdivian rainforest Darwin beetles fight for a mate. Constant upheaval and explosive change tests life in the Southern Andes at any moment. It is even more astonishing then, that there exist trees here, that outlasted the dinosaurs and are even older than the mountains themselves.
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kori Price DIRECTOR: Neil Losin EDITOR: Neil Losin WRITER: Neil Losin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin MUSIC: New West Studios OTHER: CAST: Daria Feinstein, James Stroud
COMPANY: Light & Shadow GmbH, Smithsonian Networks, WDR, NDR Naturfilm Doclights, Arte, ORF, SRF, SVT PRODUCER: Christian Baumeister (Light & Shadow), Tom Synnatzschke (NDR Naturfilm Doclights), Birgit Peters (ORF) DIRECTOR: Christian Baumeister EDITOR: Stefan Reiss WRITER: Patrick Makin, Sue Western, Christian Baumeister, Michael Mavretic CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian Munoz Donoso, Christiaan Munoz Salas, Christian Baumeister SOUND EDITOR: Alexander Weuffen SOUND MIXERS: Alexander Weuffen SOUND RECORDIST: Carmen Lopez Carreno MUSIC: Oliver Heuss EFFECTS: Stefan Reiss DESIGNER: Alexander Janke, Catherine Eunice (Raw Sienna), Michael Gellman (Raw Sienna) NARRATOR: Josh Goodman OTHER: Tria Thalman (Executive Producer, Smithsonian Networks), David Royle (Executive Vice President of Programming and Production, Smithsonian Networks), Gabriele Conze (Executive Producer, WDR), Christian Baumeister (Executive Producer, Light & Shadow)
(208) 591-0852 info@daysedge.com www.daysedge.com
93
Muenster,
United States
+49 251-414-416713 petra@lightandshadow.tv https://www.lightandshadow.tv/patagoniauntamed
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PEOPLE OF THE FOREST
PEAT, PALM, HAZE
19-0361
19-0362
Conservation Long-Form
People & Nature Short-Form
Singapore,
Singapore,
Singapore
Singapore
11/2/18
8/1/17
48 minutes
14 minutes
Peat forests throughout tropical Southeast Asia have been converted to farmland since the early 20th century. Burning was a common way to clear the land, but this burning of the peatlands created haze. This peat haze pollution reached critical levels between 2010-2015, and it posed significant challenges to human health and to regional economies.
The ancestral forests of the nomadic Orang Rimba have vanished. In the short span of three decades oil palm plantations have replaced much of the tropical peatland rain forests in Jambi, Indonesia. The People of the Forest, Orang Rimba in their dialect, dream of a happy future but have nowhere to go.
COMPANY: Earth Observatory of Singapore PRODUCER: Isaac Kerlow DIRECTOR: Isaac Kerlow EDITOR: Isaac Kerlow CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nelson Yeo, Alexander Hotz, Colin Harvey SOUND MIXERS: Gabriel Serrano SOUND RECORDISTS: Linh Duong, Nilesh Parekh MUSIC: Sergio Moure OTHER: Principal Scientific Advisors: CHARLES HARVEY, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ALEXANDER COBB, Researcher, CENSAM, SMART
COMPANY: EOS PRODUCER: Isaac Kerlow DIRECTOR: Isaac Kerlow EDITOR: Isaac Kerlow CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nelson Yeo SOUND MIXER: Gabriel Serrano SOUND RECORDIST: Linh Duong MUSIC: Sergio Moure OTHER: Scientific Advisors: Rini Astuti, Janice Ser Huay Lee
(659) 248-2102 ikerlow@gmail.com art-science-media.com/haze/
(659) 248-2102 ikerlow@gmail.com https://art-science-media.com/people-of-the-forest/
PEREMPUAN
PIONEER - BREN
19-0363
19-0364
Conservation Short-Form
Impact Short-Form
Arlington, VA
United Kingdom
8/24/18
4/5/19
8 minutes
6 minutes
All people, regardless of gender, should enjoy the same rights, resources, opportunities and protections. Meet the women who are standing up for their right to protect the ocean.
A former fisherman turned ocean farmer. Restoring the seas by growing seaweed and shellfish.
COMPANY: Conservation International DIRECTOR: Katie Bryden EDITOR: Katie Bryden CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jason Jaacks, Katie Bryden SOUND MIXERS: Dave Hurley
COMPANY: Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK
(908) 458-2014 kbryden@conservation.org conservation.org
94
Bristol,
United States
+44 117-992-7220 matt.carr@silverbackfilms.tv www.ourplanet.com
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PLANET POWER
PLASTIC CUP - THE OFFICIAL STORY OF THE PLASTIC PIRATES
19-0365
19-0366
Engaging Youth
Impact Long-Form
Forest,
Budaors,
Belgium
Hungary
2/22/18
5/1/18
21 minutes
52 minutes
PLANET POWER explores the history of electricity - from the first spark created by man’s hand to today’s industrial power plants. We meet scientists who changed the world, like Faraday, Franklin, and Tesla and we glimpse the future, as Solar Impulse becomes the first plane to complete a round-the-world flight powered only by the sun. With a mix of chalk animation, CGI, archival footage and spectacular aerials, the film also explores the challenges ahead: how to meet the growing energy needs of our industrialized world, while also protecting the health of our planet.
In 2013 a non-governmental organisation launched a funny boat race named as the PLASTIC Cup. Their volunteers called themselves Plastic Pirates and their idea was quite simple. Why not to build plastic bottle boats from the garbage itself then get onboard and collect as many plastic from the river as possible? Within 5 years the initiative grew into an international environmental campaign. By now, Plastic Pirates collected tons of garbage from the river and PLASTIC Cup became a tradition. Our documentary is telling the story of the first 5 years of this inspiring initiative: the PLASTIC CUP.
COMPANY: N3D Land Films PRODUCER: Catherine Vuong, Pascal Vuong, Eric Dillens, Christian Fry DIRECTOR: Pascal Vuong, Ronan Chapalain EDITOR: Ronan Chapalain WRITER: Pascal Vuong, Ronan Chapalain CINEMATOGRAPHER: Vern Nobles SOUND MIXER: Alexandre Poirier MUSIC: Franck Marchal NARRATOR: Bertrand Piccard & Andre Borschberg, Courtney Lin Jones, Christopher Swindle, Douglas Rand OTHER: nWave Pictures Distribution (Distributor), With the support of CNC, Hawaii State Film Office, Solar Future Today, MESIA
COMPANY: Filmjungle.eu Productions PRODUCER: Attila David Molnar, Zsolt Marcell Toth DIRECTOR: Attila David Molnar EDITOR: Kornel Lukacsi WRITER: Attila David Molnar CINEMATOGRAPHER: Balazs Tisza, Zsolt Marcell Toth SOUND EDITOR: Zsolt Tamas SOUND MIXER: Zsolt Tamas SOUND RECORDISTS: Balazs Tisza, Zsolt Marcell Toth MUSIC: Zsolt Tamas DESIGNER: Milan Jurkovics, Erik Vidos NARRATOR: Nick Thorpe OTHER: Expert: Gergely Hanko
(322) 793-7965 amilazzo@nwave.com www.planetpower-thefilm.com
+36 306-557-722 molnar.attila.david@termeszetfilm.hu www.filmjungle.eu
POISONED WATER NOVA
POLAR OBSESSION VR
19-0367
19-0368
Changing Planet Long-Form
360 Storytelling
Boston, Massachusetts
Paris
5/31/17
1/30/18
54 minutes
7 minutes
NOVA investigates what happened in Flint, Michigan, when local officials changed the city’s water source to save money, but overlooked a critical treatment process. As the water pipes corroded, lead leached into the system, exposing the community to dangerous levels of poison. NOVA uncovers the science behind this manmade disaster-- from the intricacies of water chemistry to the biology of lead poisoning to the misuse of science itself. NOVA follows ordinary citizens and independent scientists who exposed the danger lurking in Flint’s water and confronted those who turned a blind eye.
Join legendary Polar explorer and National Geographic photographer PAUL NICKLEN on an epic adventure to Antarctica, across raging seas and into a dreamlike land...to come face to face with one of Antarctica’s most iconic creatures: a giant leopard seal. Larger than a Grizzly Bear and intently curious, these apex predators have never seen humans in their hunting grounds. This is the first time such an encounter has ever been filmed in cinematic VR. Harnessing the true power of this new first-person immersive medium - you’ll experience that transformative moment of connection between man and beast - for yourself.
COMPANY: BlueSpark Collaborative, LLC; WGBH Educational Foundation PRODUCER: Llewellyn Smith, Kelly Thomson DIRECTOR: Llewellyn Smith EDITOR: Robert Kirwan; Additional Editing: Myra Boutros; Assistant Editor: Danielle Myers WRITER: Llewellyn Smith CINEMATOGRAPHER: Director of Photography: Vincente Franco; Additional Cameras: Daniel Traub, Nolan Yee, Jason Longo, Jon Tichota; Drone Footage: Stephen Smith SOUND MIXER: Heart Punch Studio SOUND RECORDISTS: Mark Haygen, Cameron McLaughlin, Chris Beaudry, Joe Campbell, Ken Petrosky, Mark Broe NARRATOR: Joe Morton OTHER: Senior Executive Producer: Paula S Apsell; Deputry Executive Producer: Julia Cort; Senior Producer: Chris Schmidt, Senior Series Producer: Melanie Wallace; Animation: Mitch Butler, Chris Dye; Science Editor: Caitlin Saks; Researching & Archivist: Franziska Blome
COMPANY: Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic PRODUCER: Frederic Lilien, Malvina Martin DIRECTOR: Ignacio Ferrando, Frederic Lilien EDITOR: Frederic Lilien, Max Salomon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ignacio Ferrando, Frederic Lilien SOUND MIXER: Jason McDaniel MUSIC: Chris McGuire NARRATOR: Paul Nicklen OTHER: Underwater Cinematography: Paul Nicklen, Shane Moore; Executive Producers: Max Salomon and Malvina Martin
(617) 300-4340 angelica_coleman@wgbh.org https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/poisoned-water/
95
Paris,
United States
(202) 257-8390 Malvina@blackdotfilms.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz2CZZeJsDc
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POWER OF PEARL - THE FARM BENEATH THE SEA
PRAIRIE RIVER HOME - NIOBRARA NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER
19-0369
19-0370
People & Nature Long-Form
Educational / Institutional
Austin, Texas
pittsburgh, pa
USA
USA
1/1/19
1/1/18
80 minutes
20 minutes
Documentary feature film POWER OF PEARL is an adventurous portrait of sustainable pearl farming in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia, where building interdependent communities, fighting climate change, and halting encroaching industries, is crucial for survival. Pearls act as a barometer of ocean health and offer a window into the environment for people who might not otherwise be inclined to explore it. Filmed in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia over six years, and narrated by Ashlan Cousteau, POWER OF PEARL is a story about finding the balance between man and nature, which is our only hope for a sustainable future for us all.
The Niobrara River is a home to an wondrous diversity of wildlife; it is a crossroads where four ecosystems meet and mix; it is a revered ancestral homeland to the Ponca Tribe; and it is a place where ranchers have barns full of inner-tubes for visitors. Our crew spent four seasons capturing scenes along the river valley, including Valentine’s yearly Valentine’s Day Bull Bash, and came face to face with enormous bison and tiny prairie dogs. At a dig site, we were fortunate enough to watch as a paleontologist uncovered a 13-million-year-old camel skeleton
COMPANY: Grandscape Pictures, Big Vision Creative PRODUCER: Alex Cirillo, Dani Faith Leonard, and Kalyanee Mam DIRECTOR: Ahbra Cale Perry and R.T. Higgins EDITOR: R.T. Higgins WRITER: Ahbra Cale Perry, Alex Cirillo, and Dani Faith Leonard CINEMATOGRAPHER: R.T. Higgins SOUND EDITOR: Zach Martin SOUND MIXER: Zach Martin SOUND RECORDISTS: Zach Martin and Tobias Levene MUSIC: Justin Sherburn EFFECTS: Graham Hutchins NARRATOR: Ashlan Gorse Cousteau OTHER: Skywalker sound mixing
COMPANY: Argentine Productions, National Park Service PRODUCER: Peter Argentine EDITOR: Per Argentine WRITER: Peter Argentine CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Hogan MUSIC: Todd Hayen
(414) 243-5838 Ahbra@grandscapecreative.com www.powerofpearlmovie.com
(412) 341-6448 per@argentineproductions.com
PRESERVING INDIGENOUS CULTURE TALES BY LIGHT
PRODUCING NATURE
19-0371
19-0372
People & Nature Long-Form
Impact Short-Form
Annandale, NSW
Argentina
9/9/18
4/4/19
47 minutes
5 minutes
Dylan River is an award winning Aboriginal filmmaker and photographer from Alice Springs, Australia. He has been largely self-taught but comes from a family of storytellers and filmmakers, his grandmother, Freda Glynn, was one of the founders of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA), an organization founded in 1982 to maintain and sustain the culture and languages of Central Australia. Inspired by his grandmother’s archival film work to preserve Aboriginal culture of the past, Dylan’s mission is to seek out largely unknown, yet still vibrant examples, of living Aboriginal culture that exists today. His journey takes him across central and northern Australia, documenting ancient art and ceremonies in the salt water country of Bawaka, Arnhem Land.
In a pristine landscape, next to one of the most spectacular National Parks of Patagonia, a commercial project that is thought from the conservation point of view emerges for the first time in the region. The AWASI hotel took the challenge of renting almost 5.000ha. that surround it and turn it into a reserve. The idea is that instead of producing tons of sheep meat and wool as usual, tons of native wildlife can be produced. An innovative way of thinking and changing the way of producing: PRODUCING NATURE.
COMPANY: Untitled Film Works PRODUCER: Jason McLean, Louis Cooper Robinson DIRECTOR: Abraham Joffe ACS EDITOR: Rika Borthwick, Hayley Onikul CINEMATOGRAPHER: Abraham Joffe ACS, Dom West, Blake Castle SOUND EDITOR: James Martell, Simon Lister SOUND MIXERS: James Martell, Simon Lister MUSIC: Steve Francis EFFECTS: Vanderlei Santana OTHER: Associate Producer & Cultural Specialist: Vicki Gordon; Introduction By: Sigrid Thornton; Colourist: Fred El-Harris; Post Production Workflow: Fred El-Harris, Lorna-Jean Bradley; Post Production Workflow Assistant: Mohamed Issa; Yidaki: William Barton
COMPANY: JUMARA FILMS, AWASI PRODUCER: MARIANO FERNANDEZ DIRECTOR: SIMON THIBAUD, JUAN MARIA RAGGIO, MARIANO FERNANDEZ EDITOR: SIMON THIBAUD WRITER: SIMÓN THIBAUD, JUAN MARêA RAGGIO, MARIANO FERNçNDEZ CINEMATOGRAPHER: SIMON THIBAUD, JUAN MARIA RAGGIO, EDUARDO MINTE HESS SOUND EDITOR: SIMON THIBAUD SOUND RECORDIST: SIMON THIBAUD OTHER: PARTICIPANTS: CRISTIAN ASUN, TOMAS NAVARRETE, EDUARDO MINTE HESS, CRISTOBAL SANCHEZ, MATIAS SCHILLING, DIEGO TORRES, JORGE PORTALES
+61 295-504-640 lj@untitledfilmworks.com.au www.untitledfilmworks.com.au
96
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos,
Australia
+54 911-500-26728 juanmariaraggio@gmail.com www.jumarafilms.com/
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PROFESSOR FAKE - WHEN SCIENTISTS CHEAT
PROJECT WHITE SHARK
19-0373
19-0374
Impact Long-Form
Educational / Institutional
Cologne,
Monterey, CA
Germany
United States
7/24/18
5/22/19
58 minutes
9 minutes
A harmless research project on superfoods surprisingly turned out to be a scandal in the science world in which top universities, leading scientists and even the ministry of science have been involved. More and more scientists publish their work in open access magazines who print all kinds of “nonsense studies” without any examination of their quality. Experts are warning that the entire system might be in danger if bad research continuously gets published in the name of proper science. How does this system work in practice? The author Peter Onneken has put it to the test. Claiming that the consumption of chia seeds will increase intelligence, his work has been published in scientific journals and his research has been praised on conferences. It does not end there: Bad research can have an immensely negative impact on the consumer, especially in matters of life and death.
Project White Shark is a 15-minute documentary introducing guests to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s White Shark research program. A live presenter invites visitors on a journey to the remote Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco, where shark researchers have been studying sharks for decades. At the Farallones, we launch guests on an investigation into the incredible annual migrations of these mysterious top predators. Guests learn of remarkable advances occurring in white shark research technology, recent scientific findings that at are unraveling some of the white shark’s greatest mysteries, and the aquarium’s efforts to conserve sharks for future generations.
COMPANY: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Cologne (WDR), K22 Film & Entertainment PRODUCER: Wolfram Giese DIRECTOR: Peter Onneken EDITOR: Daniele Jorg WRITER: Peter Onneken CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jean-Marc Junge, Mirko Schernickau OTHER: Editorial cooperation: Anna Meins; Cutter: Rolf Mertler
COMPANY: Monterey Bay Aquarium PRODUCER: Christy Chamberlain, Presley Adamson EDITOR: Andrew Wise, Lou LaProcido WRITER: Kristin Molle, Presley Adamson, Christy Chamberlain, Mike Chamberlain CINEMATOGRAPHER: Presley Adamson SOUND EDITOR: Jim McKee SOUND MIXER: Jim McKee SOUND RECORDIST: Jim McKee DESIGNER: Koen Liem, Greg Leuenberger NARRATOR: Kristin Molle OTHER: Vicki Wawerchak, Sal Jorgensen, Jerry Moxley, Getty Images, NatureFootage, Howard Hall, On The Wave Productions, Magnetic North Films, Universal, Sea Studios Foundation, Johnny Friday, Mark Romanov, Chris Johnson, Jeff Kurr, Mammoth HD
+00 492-212-208979 quarkstv@wdr.de www.quarks.de/quarks-im-fernsehen/
(831) 647-4538 padamson@mbayaq.org
PRONGHORN HUNT
PROTECTING PENGUINS
19-0375
19-0376
Educational / Institutional
360 Storytelling
McLean, Virginia
United States
10/3/18
4/6/18
4 minutes
3 minutes
Showcasing how ancient people, who once inhabited present-day Alberta, hunted pronghorns, this stylized animation incorporates original illustrations from a native artist. It is projected onto a large circular screen low to the ground allowing for different story perspectives. An aerial perspective emphasizes the vastness of the landscape, shows communal hunting strategy, and reveals the shape of the stone drivelines at the Barnett Site. Closer views at ground level reveal key details of the scene. These perspectives are carefully choreographed allowing visitors to approach from either half of the circle to observe the cunning ingenuity of these ancient hunters and their communal pronghorn hunt.
San Diego Zoo Global is leading the fight to end extinction for species like the African penguin. Join us on the shorelines of South Africa to support the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of penguins who have been oiled, abandoned, or injured.
COMPANY: Cortina Productions PRODUCER: Kathryn Pasternak DIRECTOR: Joseph Cortina EDITOR: Doug Hanback, Alex Kolotos WRITER: Kathryn Pasternak SOUND EDITOR: Alex Kolotos SOUND MIXER: Nick Spiropolous DESIGNER: Illustrator: Amanda Scherer, Julie Flett OTHER: Animator: Alex Gasowski; Character Animation: Lasse Berfeld, Project Manager: Ella Vance
COMPANY: San Diego Zoo Global PRODUCER: Kim Turner DIRECTOR: Dustin Trayer EDITOR: Dustin Trayer WRITER: Olivia Degn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dustin Trayer SOUND MIXER: Aaron Garrison MUSIC: Kip Kuepper DESIGNER: Aaron Petiijohn NARRATOR: Joop Kuhn
(703) 556-8481 alisakatz@cortinaproductions.com www.cortinaproductions.com
97
San Diego, California
United States
(619) 717-0275 Dtrayer@sandiegozoo.org
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PUNJAB - LAND OF THE FIVE DRYING RIVERS
PUNKS ON THE RUN BIG CAT COUNTRY
19-0377
19-0378
Student & Emerging
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Washington, DC
Silver Spring, MD
USA
United States
8/26/18
5/6/19
33 minutes
50 minutes
*Please Note: The Archive Footage is still in the process of being licensed. Should the film be selected to the Festival, an updated version of the film will be provided* This film follows a matriarch in her 90s and her experiences with the introduction of genetically modified organisms in her farmland of Punjab, India, Using her village as a case study, we dive into the social and environmental degradations the Green Revolution had on the people of Punjab. Punjab means “Five Rivers”, but the farmers are running out of water and with it, their lives.
Three competing lion prides prowl the western bank of the Luangwa River, a rampaging group of four young males, the Nomads, have already fought with the Hollywood Pride lionesses and now head south into the territory of the MK Pride. The action heats up when the Nomads launch a pride takeover, driving the MKs south along the river and almost out of their territory. If the Nomads are successful, the MKs’ cubs will almost certainly be killed. Experts in the heart of it all provide new insight as the story unfolds. The future of the whole MK pride hangs in the balance.
COMPANY: Kudrat Creations, American University Center for Environmental Filmmaking PRODUCER: Mohan Singh Dhariwal DIRECTOR: Sirjaut Kaur Dhariwal EDITOR: Sirjaut Kaur Dhariwal CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sirjaut Kaur Dhariwal OTHER: Thesis Advisors/Executive Producers: Leena Jayaswal, Maggie Stogner, John Douglass, Chris Palmer
COMPANY: Plimsoll Productions, Love Nature 4K, Smithsonian Networks PRODUCER: Martha Holmes, Kate Beetham, Beth Brooks DIRECTOR: Beth Brooks EDITOR: Caroline Hamilton, Chrissa Geering CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Pilcher, Samantha Davies NARRATOR: Irvine Iqbal OTHER: Executive Producer, LoveNature4K: James Manfull, Executive Producer, Smithsonian Networks: Tria Thalman
(262) 352-6870 sd0156a@student.american.edu
+31 646 19 63 29 ludo.dufour@blueantmedia.com www.LoveNature.com
QUEEN WITHOUT LAND
RAINFOREST REDEMPTION
19-0379
19-0380
Theatrical, Audioscape, Visualization, Engaging Youth
Impact Short-Form
Svene,
United States
8/1/18
2/1/19
70 minutes
6 minutes
This is a true story on the meeting between Frost, a beautiful polar bear mother, and Asgeir Helgestad, a Norwegian wildlife filmmaker. Rising temperatures, are responsible for dramatic changes in Frost’s ecosystem. The disappearing sea ice forces life to new limits. Fjords that were once full of ice and seals, get abandoned pushing Frost further away. Asgeir is determined to find her and document all that is being lost, but his task is far from easy. This film explores the question “this planet is home to all of us, can we afford to ignore it?”
How a massive, big-pictured approach to conserving Brazil’s Amazon helped define a new way to save nature.
COMPANY: Artic Light AS, NRK, Smithsonian Channel, NDR/Doclights, ORF, France 3, SVT PRODUCER: Asgeir Helgestad DIRECTOR: Asgeir Helgestad EDITOR: Inge-Lise Langfeldt, Mette Cheng Muntekaas, Asgeir Helgestad WRITER: Anne Elvedal, Asgeir Helgestad CINEMATOGRAPHER: Asgeir Helgestad, Additional photo: Alexander Sletten, Theo Jebb, Francisco Mattos SOUND EDITOR: Fredrik Berg SOUND MIXER: Fredrik Berg SOUND RECORDISTS: Erik Watland, Therese Diesen, Asgeir Helgestad MUSIC: Julian Cisneros, Additional music Greg Myers, Score mixer Adam Schmidt EFFECTS: Nicholas Munro (Graphic element globe) DESIGNER: Asgeir Helgestad NARRATOR: Asgeir Helgestad OTHER: Production Assistant Ageliki Lefkaditou
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions, World Wildlife Fund PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, Jill Schwartz DIRECTOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen EDITOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen WRITER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen SOUND RECORDISTS: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen MUSIC: ONA Sound NARRATOR: Luisa Jain OTHER: Animations: Root House Studio
(479) 260-3816 post@articlight.com www.articlight.com
98
South Miami, FL
Norway
(208) 591-0852 jill.schwartz@wwfus.org www.worldwildlife.org/EFL
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REALM OF THE ROBBER
19-0381
Ecosystem Long-Form, Animal Behavior Long-Form , People & Nature Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Writing Berlin,
Germany 11/30/18 50 minutes Thief by name and nature, the robber crab is a giant with a leg-span up to a metre and claws that can open coconuts. On the idyllic paradise of Christmas Island, these unruly tyrants hold the title of top predator. As we follow the life cycle of the robber crab, we learn that these crustaceans are much more than creepy crawlies, in many ways behaving more like mammals. Along the way, we encounter other species that have found their niche in the realm of the robber. Produced by Atara Film and NDR.
COMPANY: Atara Film GmbH, Doclights / NDR Naturfilm Terra Mater PRODUCER: Alexander Hasskerl, Robert Morgenstern DIRECTOR: Moritz Katz, Braydon Moloney EDITOR: Editor: Mirco Tribanek; Editing Assistant: Julie Lesurtel WRITER: Moritz Katz, Braydon Moloney CINEMATOGRAPHER: Moritz Katz, Braydon Moloney, Pim Niesten SOUND EDITOR: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Oliver Heuss NARRATOR: Colin Solman OTHER: Production Manager: Xenia Thamm; Location Managers: Kasimir Zierl, Till Simons, Mio Katz
+49 (0) 30 755 484 55 robert@atara-film.com http://www.atara-film.com/crabnation.html
RED APE - SAVING THE ORANGUTAN
RED PANDA - WORLD’S CUTEST ANIMAL
19-0382
19-0383
Conservation Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Changing Planet Long-Form, Audioscape
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Ecosystem Long-Form, Visualization, Editing
Bristol, Somerset
Germany
3/30/18
8/15/17
59 minutes
50 minutes
For the last decade, a team of frontline medics has been fighting to save Borneo’s critically endangered orangutans. Armed with cameras, International Animal Rescue has documented their struggle: pulling apes from devastated jungle, giving emergency medical care, rehabilitating, and releasing the healthiest orangutans back into the wild. This is both the story of their lifesaving work and of how one of our closest wild relatives has been pushed to the brink of extinction. Combining genuine rescue footage with contributions from experts throughout, this Natural World documentary looks toward the future and asks what hope remains to save the orangutan.
The giant panda is world famous. Very few people, however, have heard of the lesser or red panda, which is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful animals on earth. Hidden in the dense bamboo jungles of the Himalayas, the red panda leads an extremely covert life which has rarely been captured on camera. We follow a female as she raises her daughter, and join her in experiencing the vibrant flora and fauna between Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim. This is the first ever intimate portrait of the red panda.
COMPANY: Offspring Films PRODUCER: Rowan Musgrave, Alex Williamson DIRECTOR: Rowan Musgrave EDITOR: Stefanie Watkins
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, NDR MDR/ARTE BR, Curiosity Stream, ORF PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke DIRECTOR: Axel Gebauer EDITOR: Klaus Mueller WRITER: Eleanor Grant, Jonathan Sharp CINEMATOGRAPHER: Axel Gebauer SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Oliver Heuss NARRATOR: Paterson Joseph OTHER: Commisioning Editors: Timo Grosspietcsh (NDR), Ralf Fronz (MDR / ARTE), Christine Peters (BR), Steve Burns (Curiosity Streams), Andrew Solomon (ORF)
+01 173-155-180 isla@offspringfilms.com
99
Hamburg,
United Kingdom
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
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RED SQUIRRELS GUDRUN - THE VIKING PRINCESS
REMARKABLE RABBITS NATURE
19-0384
19-0385
Engaging Youth
People & Nature Long-Form
Glasgow,
New York, NY
United Kingdom
USA
12/25/17
5/16/19
5 minutes
52 minutes
The autumn chill is turning the forest gold when King Sigurd takes Gudrun to gather nuts for a feast. But after Gudrun falls asleep beside a tree, she awakes to find her basket empty - she is not the only one gathering nuts for the winter!
Bugs Bunny has nothing on real rabbits and hares. Marvel as these outstanding athletes with sexy moves and cunning survival strategies out wit, out maneuver, and struggle to out play their predators in this visually rich and informative, one-hour nature documentary Ninety percent of the earth’s land mass is home to a creature so tenacious - yet so adorable that it rarely gets the respect it deserves. But “Remarkable Rabbits” will change all that as we explore the close relationships rabbits and hares have with the landscapes they call home.
COMPANY: Maramedia PRODUCER: Nigel Pope, Jackie Savery, Charlene Myles DIRECTOR: Justin Purefoy EDITOR: Peter Barden CINEMATOGRAPHER: Justin Purefoy, Fergus Gill MUSIC: Fraser Purdie NARRATOR: David Tennant
COMPANY: Remarkable Rabbits Inc, CBC, Produced in associate with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC, WNET, PBS and CPB PRODUCER: Executive Producer: Susan Flemming, Fred Kaufman; Series Producer: Bill Murphy DIRECTOR: Director: Susan Flemming EDITOR: Robert Swartz WRITER: Susan Flemming CINEMATOGRAPHER: Director of Photography: Joshua J. See, Additional Camera: Hugo Kitching, Keith Brust SOUND MIXERS: Re-Recording Mixer: Lou Solakofski SOUND RECORDISTS: Joshua J. See; Peter Sawade; Hugo Kitching MUSIC: Justin Small and Ohad Benchetrit EFFECTS: Graphic Artist: Mark Alberts NARRATOR: Nora Young OTHER: Series Producer: Janet Hess
+44 141-440-6770 info@maramedia.co.uk
(212) 560-6889 burkej@thirteen.org
REMIXING MADAGASCAR
RETURN OF THE DESERT BIGHORN
19-0386
19-0387
People & Nature Short-Form
Conservation Short-Form
Gainesville, FL
United States
5/15/18
6/1/19
9 minutes
9 minutes
Remixing Madagascar follows Ben Mirin on his exploration of Madagascar’s wildlife, music, and conservation. Ben set out to explore the island and record the sounds of the country’s unique lemurs, birds, and other animals. Utilizing these recordings, Mirin transforms the voices of nature, along with those of the people he meets during the journey, into original music that celebrates the biodiversity and conservation of one of the most unique places on the planet.
After all native desert bighorn sheep were eliminated from Texas by the 1960s, conservationists began the long fight for their return. Now, after many years of hard work and trial and error, healthy populations roam parts of the state. Return of the Desert Bighorn follows wildlife biologists as they capture, collar, and relocate desert bighorn to restore populations in West Texas.
PRODUCER: Ben Mirin DIRECTOR: Drew Fulton EDITOR: Drew Fulton WRITER: Drew Fulton, Ben Mirin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Drew Fulton SOUND EDITORS: Craig Bundy, Spencer Ward SOUND MIXERS: Craig Bundy, Spencer Ward SOUND RECORDISTS: Ben Mirin, Craig Bundy MUSIC: Ben Mirin NARRATOR: Ben Mirin
COMPANY: Fin & Fur Films, PRODUCER: Harrison Lindsay, Sloane Brown, Ben O’Brien DIRECTOR: Ben Masters, Charles Post EDITOR: Nina Vizcarrondo CINEMATOGRAPHER: Adam Foss, Ben Masters, Logan Lewis, Collin Baggett SOUND MIXERS: William Springstead MUSIC: Noah Sorota “Unbranded” OTHER: Color Correction: Alex Winker
(321) 230-6212 drew@drewfulton.com www.remixingmadagascar.com
100
Austin, TX
United States
(936) 652-4833 katy@finandfurfilms.com
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RETURN OF THE WOOD FROG INVISIBLE NATURE
RETURN TO THE WILD AMERICA - THE WEST COAST
19-0388
19-0389
Engaging Youth
People & Nature Long-Form
San Francisco, California
Paris,
United States
France
6/27/17
12/31/18
5 minutes
48 minutes
The common wood frog has an unusual strategy for coping with the cold. While most terrestrial frogs and toads burrow deep underground to escape freezing temperatures when they hibernate, the wood frog spends its winters at the surface. The frog tucks itself into shallow depressions, covered only by a blanket of leaf litter. There it undergoes a transformation that would kill most other vertebrates: It freezes solid. This animated feature explores how the frog does this.
For mainly opportunistic reasons, and thanks to recent successful protection policies, many wildlife species have thrived in urban areas. This three part series will present the consequences, as well as the new challenges and new behavior patterns, required to both humans and animals, on the West Coast, in Middle America and on the Eastern Coast. This episode highlist the west coast American wildlife.
COMPANY: Flora Lichtman, bioGraphic PRODUCER: Annette Heist, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Flora Lichtman WRITER: Flora Lichtman, Ruth Lichtman, Annette Heist CINEMATOGRAPHER: Artem Agafonov MUSIC: Martin Crane NARRATOR: Andia Winslow
COMPANY: Bonne Pioche Television, Productions Nova Media PRODUCER: Alexandre Soullier, Yves Lafontaine DIRECTOR: Guy Beauche, Sebastien Lafont EDITOR: Jose Heppell, Billie Belin, Caroline Thouvenin WRITER: Sebastien Lafont, Guy Beauche, Louise Girard, Eva Zadeh CINEMATOGRAPHER: Guy Beauche, Sebastien Lafont, Yanick Rose SOUND RECORDISTS: Guy Beauche, Sebastien Lafont, Yanick Rose MUSIC: David Imbaud, Bonne Pioche Music
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org https://www.biographic.com/posts/sto/invisible-nature-return-of-the-wood-frog
REWILDING
+33 149-294-600 v.valenteduarte@bonnepioche.fr
RHINOS IN THE FREEZER
19-0390
19-0391
Conservation Long-Form, Changing Planet Long-Form
Conservation Long-Form
Paris,
Hungary
1/8/19
12/31/19
57 minutes
52 minutes
What if we brought back big carnivores throughout Europe, gave them vast areas to reproduce, and rediscovered the past landscapes? This fascinating vision raises many questions though. Should we not focus on the existing natural heritage? How could we implement it in modern and densely populated countries? What would the risk to human activity be? This film is a unique opportunity to look at both sides of the coin.
Rhinos are in a retreat. From Europe they vanished thousands of years ago, nothing but faint cave paintings remaining in their wake. In Asia a handful are roaming the last fragments of rainforest. In Africa their survivors are forced behind electric fences, guarded by heavily armed rangers. On the black market the price of rhino horn is skyrocketing. Europol issued a warning that organized crime gangs started to steal rhino horns from museums and private collections. Rhinos are wanted everywhere. Still, there is a place where they can find a safe shelter. And that place is in the fridge...
COMPANY: ARTE France, Bonne Pioche Television PRODUCER: Alexandre Soullier DIRECTOR: Vincent Perazio EDITOR: Stephane Huonnic WRITER: Vincent Perazio, Nicolas Cennac CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sebastien Thiebot, Bertrand Delapierre SOUND EDITOR: Aurelien Bony SOUND MIXER: Aurelien Bony SOUND RECORDIST: Aurelien Bony MUSIC: Stephane Peyrot, and produced by Bonne Pioche Music OTHER: Design and Animation: Jean-Baptiste Delorme
COMPANY: Filmjungle.eu, Wildlife Messengers PRODUCER: Cintia GARAI, Zsolt Marcell TOTH DIRECTOR: David Attila MOLNAR EDITOR: David Attila MOLNAR WRITER: David Attila MOLNAR, Cintia GARAI, Robert CARRUBBA CINEMATOGRAPHER: Zsolt Marcell TOTH, Cintia GARAI, Balazs TISZA, Janos LERNER SOUND EDITOR: Zsolt TAMAS SOUND MIXER: Zsolt TAMAS SOUND RECORDISTS: Zsolt Marcell TOTH, Cintia GARAI, Balazs TISZA, Janos LERNER MUSIC: Zsolt TAMAS EFFECTS: Erik VIDOS, Emese SILIMON, Kriszta MWAJAS DESIGNER: Kincso PALOTAS NARRATOR: Nick Thorpe OTHER: experts: Cintia GARAI, Csaba GONYE
+33 (0)1 49 29 46 00 v.valenteduarte@bonnepioche.fr a.soullier@bonnepioche.fr
101
Budapest,
France
+36 704-668-699 cintia@wildlifemessengers.org www.filmjungle.eu
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RISE - FROM ONE ISLAND TO ANOTHER
RIVER OF CHANGE - MISSOURI NATIONAL RECREATIONAL RIVER
19-0392
19-0393
Changing Planet Short-Form
Educational / Institutional
Honolulu, Hawaii
pittsburgh, PA
USA
USA
9/6/18
1/1/19
7 minutes
18 minutes
A poetic expedition between two indigenous islanders, one from the Marshall Islands and one from Greenland, connecting their realities of melting glaciers and rising sea levels. Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner and Aka Niviana use their poetry to showcase the linkages between their homelands in the face of climate change.
Part of the Wild & Scenic River System, the Missouri National Recreational River preserves and protects a 100 mile stretch of the “Big Muddy”. This land is home to diverse wildlife, farmers, recreationalists, and American Indian tribes. We spent four seasons documenting the people, tribes, and government agencies who work together to protect the river and unique wildlife like the endangered pallid sturgeon. Dramatic helicopter aerials reveal the river’s wide expanse and dangerous sandbars that have sent many a steamboat to the bottom.
COMPANY: Dan Lin Media LLC, 350.org PRODUCER: Bill Mckibben, Oz Go DIRECTOR: Dan Lin EDITOR: Nick Stone WRITER: Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Aka Niviana CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dan Lin, Oz Go SOUND EDITOR: Daniel Cespedes SOUND MIXER: Daniel Cespedes SOUND RECORDIST: Frederik Elsner MUSIC: Inuk DESIGNER: Nina Lin
COMPANY: Argentine Productions, National Park Service PRODUCER: Peter Argentine EDITOR: Per Argentine WRITER: Peter Argentine & Erik Argentine CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Hogan MUSIC: Mark Orton
(860) 391-5971 danlinphotography@gmail.com www.riseoneislandtoanother.com
(412) 341-6448 per@argentineproductions.com
RIVER OF RAPTORS
ROCKY INTERTIDAL ZONES OREGON
19-0394
19-0395
Impact Long-Form
Engaging Youth
mexico, alvaro obr
US
5/29/19
5/29/19
25 minutes
3 minutes
A river of birds is formed in the sky, the largest concentration of birds of prey in the planet. People in the river of raptors project, monitor their pass through Mexico during fall in order to get the information needed to act towards their conservation.
A 6 year old boy explores the rocky intertidal zones of the Oregon Coast. He brings along prehistoric creatures, art materials, and a small tank which inspire musings about ancient and present day life.
COMPANY: Independent, M31 MEDIOS, Dinamita Post PRODUCER: Erendira Hernandez DIRECTOR: Erendira Hernandez EDITOR: Erendira Hernandez WRITER: Erendira Hernandez CINEMATOGRAPHER: Pablo Garcia Saldana, Erendira Hernandez, Carlos Dorantes SOUND EDITOR: Ricardo Teo Vazquez SOUND MIXER: Ricardo Teo Vazquez SOUND RECORDISTS: Sergio Fidel Cetz Garrido, Rafael Miranda Tolayo MUSIC: Rapaces - Haydar Herbert; Aguililla cazadora - Haydar Herbert; Aguililla cautiva Haydar Herbert; Rio de Rapaces - Haydar Herbert NARRATOR: Benito Castro
PRODUCER: Irene Tejaratchi Hess DIRECTOR: Irene Tejaratchi Hess EDITOR: Irene Tejaratchi Hess CINEMATOGRAPHER: Irene Tejaratchi Hess MUSIC: Colleen (written by Cecile Schott)
+52 155-916-17849 ere25@gmail.com
102
Portland, Oregon
M_xico
(212) 614-0179 irenehess@rocketmail.com
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RUSSIA’S WILD SEA
RUSSIA’S WILD SEA - TIDES OF PLENTY
19-0396
19-0397
Limited Series - Long
Visualization, Ecosystem LongForm
Vienna,
Vienna,
Austria
Austria
1/19/38
3/15/17
100 minutes
50 minutes
The Sea of Okhotsk lies between the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Japanese island of Hokkaido: the last and greatest unspoiled ocean on Earth. It can be harsh and unforgiving; temperatures drop to -40 degrees, typhoons and tsunamis lash the shores. But it’s also a wildlife paradise where animals grow bigger, stronger and more numerous than anywhere else. Its iconic animals are giant brown bears, the world’s biggest sea eagles and the acrobatic spotted seals. Grizzlies here dip into the thermal baths and geysers left by the world’s most active volcanoes. The few human inhabitants are held by the glory of the natural spectacles, including the world’s largest seabird colonies, orca pods and humpback whales.
The Sea of Okhotsk lies between the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Japanese island of Hokkaido: the last and greatest unspoiled ocean on Earth. It can be harsh and unforgiving; temperatures drop to -40 degrees, typhoons and tsunamis lash the shores. But it’s also a wildlife paradise where animals grow bigger, stronger and more numerous than anywhere else. Its iconic animals are giant brown bears, the world’s biggest sea eagles and the acrobatic spotted seals. Grizzlies here dip into the thermal baths and geysers left by the world’s most active volcanoes. The few human inhabitants are held by the glory of the natural spectacles, including the world’s largest seabird colonies, orca pods and humpback whales.
COMPANY: Co-production Companies: Produced by Interspot Film for ORF, Smithsonian Channel, Channel One Russia, ZDF and ARTE France in association with National Geographic Channels International and ORFEnterprise, PRODUCER: Interspot Film DIRECTOR: Franz Hafner EDITOR: Michael Adlassnig, Werner Muller WRITER: Franz Hafner CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dietrich Heller aac, Oliver Indra, Rene Rothkopf, Martin Haupt SOUND MIXERS: Bernhard Zorzi MUSIC: Erwin Kiennast NARRATOR: Josh Goodman
COMPANY: Co-production Companies: Produced by Interspot Film for ORF, Smithsonian Channel, Channel One Russia, ZDF and ARTE France in association with National Geographic Channels International and ORFEnterprise PRODUCER: Interspot Film DIRECTOR: Franz Hafner EDITOR: Michael Adlassnig, Werner Muller WRITER: Franz Hafner CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dietrich Heller aac, Oliver Indra, Rene Rothkopf, Martin Haupt SOUND MIXER: Bernhard Zorzi MUSIC: Erwin Kiennast NARRATOR: Josh Goodman
SALISH SEA AFTER DARK
SAND OF TIME
19-0398
19-0399
Student & Emerging
Micro-Movie
Gig Harbor, WA
Netherlands
2/27/19
10/2/18
7 minutes
3 minutes
Every winter, hardy volunteers flock to beaches in the Salish Sea late at night. The all-ages group leans into the bitter cold low-tide with their headlamps and waterproof layers. Their work is shining light on how intertidal communities are changing in the face of climate change and other human impacts. “Salish Sea After Dark” chronicles one winter of community scientists’ night time work and the unique lessons that can be learned from the south Puget Sound’s intertidal zone. Produced and directed by Carly Vester with Harbor WildWatch.
Everybody’s time is running, like sand in a hourglass. Most of us will fight against time when sand is running out. During this film we will follow the last struggles of an ant whose time seems coming to an end. Will he survive against the mighty jaws of the antlion?
COMPANY: , Harbor WildWatch PRODUCER: Carly Vester
COMPANY: Wild Step PRODUCER: Tim Visser DIRECTOR: Tim Visser EDITOR: Tim Visser CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Visser SOUND EDITOR: Michiel Wesselink SOUND MIXER: Michiel Wesselink MUSIC: Michiel Wesselink
(253) 350-2643 carlyvester@gmail.com www.carlyvester.com
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Valkenswaard,
United States
(614) 905-819 visser.tim87@gmail.com http://wildstep.nl/
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SAVAGE KINGDOM
SAVE THE BUCARDO
19-0400
19-0401
Visualization, Editing, Writing
Conservation Long-Form
Washington, DC
Zaragoza,
United States
Spain
4/14/19
1/6/19
47 minutes
52 minutes
In an ancient land a battle for survival plays out like a `Game of Thrones’ episode, but the warring clans here are lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs. Set in the remote wilderness of Savute, Africa, `Savage Kingdom’ is a rare look at rival animal factions fighting for decreasing resources in a parched region. Complete with brutal violence, unexpected deaths, surprising characters, and even romantic interludes, each episode is told from one predator’s point of view. The result is a dramatic, character-driven story shot by award-winning Botswanan filmmaker Brad Bestelink. Emmy-nominated actor Charles Dance narrates the miniseries.
The Bucardo, the Pyrenean mountain goat, was a unique animal. For centuries, intensive hunting forced it to hide in an inaccessible habitat, the National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido. During many years, scientists and institutions fought to avoid its extinction but, in the year 2000, the last bucardo died. However, in 2003, Spanish and French scientists managed to clone the last bucardo. It was the first time in history that an extinct animal came back to life. It was the first real “Jurasic Park”.
COMPANY: Icon Films in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana for National Geographic PRODUCER: Laura Marshall, Brad Bestelink, Lucy Meadows, Ashley Hoppin DIRECTOR: Brad Bestelink EDITOR: Maria Corral Benitez WRITER: Andy Mitchell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brad Bestelink, Alex Cooke, Dominic Hamilton, Richard Uren, Mike Amos SOUND EDITOR: Roy Noy SOUND MIXERS: Paul Donovan MUSIC: Bleeding Fingers NARRATOR: Charles Dance OTHER: Creative Director: Harry Marshall
COMPANY: Pablo Lozano PRODUCER: Pablo Lozano DIRECTOR: Pablo Lozano EDITOR: Pablo Lozano WRITER: Pablo Lozano CINEMATOGRAPHER: Pablo Lozano SOUND EDITOR: Lorenzo Navarro SOUND MIXER: Lorenzo Navarro SOUND RECORDIST: Lorenzo Navarro MUSIC: Carlos Castillo EFFECTS: Pablo Lozano DESIGNER: Miguel Abad NARRATOR: David Brown
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/savage-kingdom/
+34 655-369-386 plozano@unizar.es savethebucardo.com/
SAVE THIS RHINO
SAVING DRAGONS
19-0402
19-0403
People & Nature Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Impact Long-Form
Student & Emerging
Sydney, NSW
South Africa
3/12/19
7/31/18
85 minutes
8 minutes
A baby rhino named Arthur has been left orphaned after poachers brutally killed his mother before his very eyes. Save This Rhino follows Arthur’s story on a journey to meet the people fighting for rhinos and searching for antipoaching solutions. Kevin Pietersen (former English cricket captain) and Matt Wright (Monster Croc Wrangler) are at the centre of this conservation war and investigate the impact on rhinos, African wildlife and the local human population around Kruger National Park. They explore current tactics, and discover innovative new solutions through technology. What can be done to prevent the rhinos from extinction by 2025?
There is an illegal trade taking place in our country that is third in size only to drugs and weapons - and most of it happens without us even realising. This is the illegal reptile trade. Worldwide, the illegal wildlife trade is estimated to be worth as much as $300 billion per year, of which reptiles make up the largest group of animals being traded. Although reptiles make up such a substantial portion of illegal wildlife trade, they are not seen as significant tourist attractions as charismatic mammal species such as elephants, rhinos and lions, and therefore do not receive the same level of conservation attention from researchers and the public alike. As such, there are several species of South African reptiles that are imperilled by this illegal trade. One of which is the Sungazer lizard - a large dragon-like lizard that is only found in the Highveld grasslands of South Africa, a species that director Shivan Parusnath has been studying for the past 8 years.
COMPANY: This. Film Studio PRODUCER: Michael Lawrence, Nicholas Cook, Anna Trichet-Laurier DIRECTOR: Taylor Steele EDITOR: Lucas Vazquez WRITER: Michael Lawrence, Justine A. Rosenthal, Anna Trichet-Laurier CINEMATOGRAPHER: Thomaz Labanca, Tim Walsh SOUND MIXER: Tony Wall SOUND RECORDIST: Sean Moloi MUSIC: Luke Howard
PRODUCER: Shivan Parusnath DIRECTOR: Shivan Parusnath EDITOR: Jannes de Villiers WRITER: Shivan Parusnath CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jannes de Villiers SOUND MIXERS: Sebastian Williams NARRATOR: Shivan Parusnath OTHER: Interviews, Prof. Graham Alexander - Professor of Herpetology at the University of the Witwatersrand Johan Marais - CEO of the African Snakebite Institute
+61 410-957-009 sarah.hatzon@thisfilmstudio.com www.savethisrhino.com
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Durban, KwaZulu-Na
Australia
+27 823-069-099 shivan.parusnath@gmail.com
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SAVING GRAYLING
SAVING SHADOWS
19-0404
19-0405
Impact Short-Form, Science in Nature Short-Form
Impact Short-Form, Student & Emerging
Denver, CO
Manly West, QLD
USA
Australia
5/8/19
4/30/19
16 minutes
11 minutes
The centennial valley in Montana holds one of the last endemic populations of Arctic Grayling in the lower 48. After 100 years of decline, and the looming threat of endangered status, Federal, State, and Non-Profit Agencies put their differences aside, embarking on an innovative scientific project to save the species.
Saving Shadows tells the story of flying fox carer and ‘bat mum’ Denise Wade, exploring the highs and lows of saving Australia’s threatened megabats, one orphan at a time.
COMPANY: Pioneer Studios, USFW, NFWF DIRECTOR: Ben Hamilton EDITOR: Arthur Hurley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ben Hamilton
PRODUCER: Stephanie Campbell DIRECTOR: Stephanie Campbell EDITOR: Stephanie Campbell WRITER: Stephanie Campbell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stephanie Campbell SOUND EDITOR: Stephanie Campbell SOUND MIXER: Stephanie Campbell SOUND RECORDIST: Stephanie Campbell MUSIC: Bensound, Jahzzar EFFECTS: Stephanie Campbell NARRATOR: Denise Wade
(210) 865-8370 ben@pioneerstudios.org
+61 423-580-132 stevie.e.campbell@gmail.com
SAVING THE DEAD SEA NOVA
SEA OF SHADOWS
19-0406
19-0407
Conservation Long-Form
Theatrical, Conservation LongForm, People & Nature LongForm, Impact Long-Form
Boston, Massachusetts
USA
4/24/19
7/12/19
53 minutes
105 minutes
The Dead Sea is dying: Since 1976, its level has dropped more than 100 feet, leaving its coastline pockmarked with thousands of sinkholes. But after more than a decade of research and debate, scientists, engineers, and political leaders have come up with a daring plan: connect the Red Sea to the Dead Sea by way of a massive desalination plant. NOVA follows this unprecedented endeavor-perhaps the world’s largest water chemistry experiment--as scientists race to save the Dead Sea and bring water to one of the driest regions on Earth.
In Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, a group of brilliant scientists, high-tech activists, investigative journalists and courageous undercover agents attempt to rescue the most endangered and elusive whale on Earth while battling the vicious Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers whose destructive poaching methods are threatening the region’s marine life.
COMPANY: Terri Randall Productions, WGBH Educational Foundation PRODUCER: Avner Tavori DIRECTOR: Terri Randall EDITOR: Jedd Ehrmann WRITER: Terri Randall CINEMATOGRAPHER: Yoann Le Gruiec, Shalom Rufeisen, Mike Coles, Camera SOUND MIXER: Heart Punch Studio SOUND RECORDISTS: Amir Boverman, Amer Dweik MUSIC: Chee Wei Tay NARRATOR: Jay O. Sanders OTHER: Senior Executive Producer: Paula S Apsell; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Cort; Senior Producer: Christ Schmidt; Senior Series Producer: Melanie Wallace; Animation: David Margolies
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios in association with Appian Way, Malaika Pictures, The Wild Lens Collective for National Geographic Documentary Films, PRODUCER: Walter Kohler, Wolfgang Knopfler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson, Phillip Watson, Scott Z. Burns, Dinah Czezik-Muller, Michael Frenschkowski, Laura Nix, Rebecca Camissa, Carolyn Bernstein, Ryan Harrington DIRECTOR: Richard Ladkani EDITOR: Georg Michael Fischer, Verena Schonauer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Richard Ladkani SOUND EDITOR: Bernhard Zorzi, Michael Ploderl, Bernd Dormayer SOUND MIXER: Bernhard Zorzi, Michael Ploderl SOUND RECORDIST: Roland Winkler MUSIC: H. Scott Salinas
(617) 300-4340 angelica_coleman@wgbh.org www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/saving-the-dead-sea
105
Washington, DC
United States
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com
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SEA TURTLES - IS THE FUTURE FEMALE?
SEARCHING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
19-0408
19-0409
Educational / Institutional
Conservation Short-Form
Seattle, WA
Victoria, BC
USA
Canada
6/16/18
4/9/19
5 minutes
7 minutes
Are sea turtles destined to turn all female? This video documents cutting edge research that discovers alarming trends as global temperatures rise, and fewer male turtles are hatching from the nesting beaches.
The Nanwakolas Council, composed of six First Nations in British Columbia with traditional territories on northern Vancouver Island and adjacent areas, has been helping Indigenous youth and coastal communities in general strengthen their connection with cedar. The project, the Large Cultural Cedar Project, trains and sends out surveyors to locate monumental cedars--the big trees that provide communities with house posts, totem poles, and canoes. There are few giant cedars left on Vancouver Island and the first step in saving them--and revitalizing an ancient relationship--is finding them.
COMPANY: NOAA Fisheries PRODUCER: Paul B. Hillman, Courtney Groeneveld, Heather Wright DIRECTOR: Paul B. Hillman EDITOR: Paul B. Hillman WRITER: Paul B. Hillman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul B. Hillman, Stephani Gordon, Queensland Department of Environment and Science MUSIC: Killer Tracks OTHER: Additional Footage by ScubaZoo and Google Earth. Video taken under NMFS ESA Permit #17022, USFWS Permit #TE-72088A-1, and Queensland Turtle Research Project Permit #G03/9866.1
PRODUCER: Katrina Pyne, Jude Isabella, Meig Henry EDITOR: Katrina Pyne CINEMATOGRAPHER: Grant Callegari MUSIC: Tobin Stokes DESIGNER: Katrina Pyne NARRATOR: Katrina Pyne
(206) 526-4640 paul.hillman@noaa.gov videos.fisheries.noaa.gov
(250) 590-3306 katrina.pyne@hakaimagazine.com www.hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/searching-the-forest-for-the-trees/
SECOND GENESIS
SECRETS OF SQUIRRELS
19-0410
19-0411
Writing, Science in Nature ShortForm
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Audioscape, Visualization
Chevy Chase, MD
Austria
7/19/17
8/31/18
18 minutes
52 minutes
In recent years, new findings have turned the fanciful pursuit of extraterrestrial life into a bona fide scientific endeavor. Are we alone? Second Genesis follows planetary scientist Carolyn Porco as she tackles that question, examining what it takes to search for life beyond Earth, and making the case for Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus as the most promising place to look. Are we on the brink of a discovery that will rewrite the story of life as we know it? Will proof of a second genesis change our view of our place in the universe?
We love squirrels, yet we only know them from their brief visits to ground level. This film portrays European red squirrels in their own environment, high in the treetops. It traces their life-cycle from their winter preparations, nest-building and nut-storing, through mating and rearing their young, and surviving the attacks of predators. The film also focuses on the grey squirrel, the bigger, stronger transatlantic invader that carries a virus the reds can’t combat. Greys now dominate most of Britain and much of Italy, but there’s a lively campaign to win back for the red some of its lost territory.
COMPANY: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Market Road Films for PBS, PRODUCER: Producer: Tony Gerber, Co-Producer: Taylor Hom, Executive Producer: Jared Lipworth, Associate Producer: Jeremy Wheeler, Senior Executive Producer: Sean B. Carroll DIRECTOR: Tony Gerber EDITOR: Alex Camilleri; Assistant Editor: Sammy Dane WRITER: Jared Lipworth, Neil Shea CINEMATOGRAPHER: Axel Baumann, Thorsten Thielow SOUND RECORDISTS: Mario Cardenas, Douglas Dunderdale, Sandy Fellerman, Jayme Roy MUSIC: David Cieri NARRATOR: Kevin Collins OTHER: GFX/Animation: Deluxe Animation Studios; GFX/Animation: AXS Studios Inc.; Exec. In Charge, PBS: Bill Gardner; For HHMI Tangled Bank Studios: Former Executive Director: Dennis Liu; Managing Director: Anne Tarrant; Scientific Advisor: Laura Helft; Dir. of Prod.: Heather Forbes; Line Producers: Lori Beane, LeAnne Danielson
COMPANY: DreiD.at Rilk Film, ORF, Arte, NDR-Naturfilm/ Doclights, with the support of Cinestyria PRODUCER: Lukas Kogler DIRECTOR: Franz Fuchs EDITOR: Lukas Kogler WRITER: Franz Fuchs CINEMATOGRAPHER: Johannes Potscher, Hubert Doppler; Additional Camera: Marlen Hundertmark, Gunther Rath, Andreas Scheurer, Jesse Wilkinson, Graham Horder, Eric Huyton; Aerials: Hubert Doppler, Benedikt Wind SOUND MIXER: Christian Wesely MUSIC: Erwin Kiennast NARRATOR: Andrew Solomon
(301) 215-8915 lipworthj@hhmi.org
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Vienna,
USA
(431) 878-780 andrew.solomon@orf.at
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SECRETS OF THE ROCKS
SEEKING GIANTS
19-0412
19-0413
Micro-Movie
Student & Emerging
San Francisco, California
Pretoria, Gauteng
United States
South Africa
11/21/17
7/9/18
3 minutes
11 minutes
The search for the origins of life on Earth has taken scientists to some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and an expedition by a team from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the summer of 2017 was no exception. Led by marine geologist Frieder Klein, researchers dove submarines to depths of 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) off the coast of a tiny cluster of islets on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Their quest? To locate signs of life in the blackness of the deep sea--organisms fueled not by sunlight but by the chemical energy from hydrothermal vents on the seafloor. Klein explains how organisms found in ecosystems like this provides clues about the origin of life--on Earth and possibly elsewhere in the Universe.
My newly discovered fascination takes me to an expedition of exploring the migration of the Humpback whales along Durban’s coastline. It is said that they migrate periodically from mid-year and cruise the KwaZulu Natal coastline until Mid-December. My fascination and intrigue with the giants is how I seek to unveil the constant immigrants who are somewhat seeking for a place of restitute along those coastlines. They are an awesome wonder to watch and the film takes an appreciative, informative, and investigative approach to their existence which many still are yet to discover and marvel.
COMPANY: Novus Select, bioGraphic PRODUCER: Novus Select, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Lincoln Else, Bligh Gillies EDITOR: Bligh Gillies CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bligh Gillies, Bryan Liscinsky SOUND RECORDISTS: Bligh Gillies, Bryan Liscinsky
COMPANY: Tiff Ninjas PRODUCER: Fidel Tshivhasa DIRECTOR: Fidel Tshivhasa EDITOR: Fidel Tshivhasa WRITER: Fidel Tshivhasa CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kobus Erasmus, Nathan Rice SOUND EDITOR: Fidel Tshivhasa
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org youtu.be/IfHbKC2IRAs
+27 783-247-724 fideltshivhasa@gmail.com
SEEKING THE ANDEAN CAT
SEX, LIES, AND BUTTERFLIES NATURE
19-0414
19-0415
Impact Short-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Writing, Visualization
Santiago,
USA
4/20/19
4/4/18
11 minutes
56 minutes
Seeking the Andean Cat is journeying to great altitude. In the fascinating habitats of the Andes Mountains in central Chile, a magical search by volunteer conservationists has begun. These volunteers have dedicated their collaborative efforts in order to prevent the extinction of the most endangered wild cat in the Americas. It has taken 15 years to find the perfect place that provides a unique opportunity to film this beautiful and very elusive feline. Our mission is “don’t give up!” Let us bring this cat out of the shadows and make it known to the world.
Butterflies have been flying around our planet for over 50 million years, and today around 20,000 different species inhabit the globe. From egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to the winged insect, we follow their life stages, highlighting their survival techniques and the new science that is unlocking the secrets of their world and changing our view of these fantastic and yet fragile creatures.
COMPANY: Fundacion Andes Mahuida & Thinksy Llc, PRODUCER: Andres Cid & Rodrigo Villalobos DIRECTOR: Andres Cid & Rodrigo Villalobos EDITOR: Andres Cid WRITER: Rodrigo Villalobos & Andres Cid CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bernardo Segura, Yamil Husein, Cristian Sepulveda, Andres Cid, and Rodrigo Villalobos MUSIC: Derrok NARRATOR: Yamil Husein OTHER: translation by Elizabeth Slaikeu; Scientists Rodrigo Villalobos & Cristian Sepulveda
COMPANY: A PRODUCTION OF TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS AND CONEFLOWER PRODUCTIONS IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC FOR WNET, PRODUCER: Ann Johnson Prum; Executive Producer: Ivo Filatsch, Sabine Holzer, Fred Kaufman; Series Producer: Bill Murphy Series Editor: Janet Hess DIRECTOR: Ann Johnson Prum EDITOR: Jim Isler WRITER: Janet Hess CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Carroll, Russell Kaye, Ann Johnson Prum; Additional Cinematography: Ronan Donavan; Lance Holland SOUND MIXERS: Re-Recording Mixers: Ed Campbell, Stefan K. Fiedler SOUND RECORDIST: Robin Klein MUSIC: David Mitcham DESIGNER: Sound Design: Jim Isler, Stefan K. Fiedler NARRATOR: Paul Giamatti
+56 932-282-994 rodvillalobo@gmail.com
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New York, NY
Chile
(212) 560-6889 burkej@thirteen.org
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SHARK GANGLANDS
SHARK SWARM
19-0416
19-0417
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Durban,
Washington, DC
South Africa
United States
4/3/19
2/15/18
44 minutes
50 minutes
When a vicious fight leaves her cubês dead, Malika must reinvent herself after the loss. In the battle to survive she faces dangerous enemies and must hunt way outside her comfort zone. Her desperation inspires ingenious new ambush techniques and each success slowly rebuilds her confidence till she has the courage to face her enemies and regain her former glory.
Across the vast oceans of the world are underwater oases where sharks congregate en masse. Ocean depths that are swarming with sharks. But what’s the attraction at these mysterious waypoints? Why do such large numbers of sharks swarm at specific oceanic hotspots? And is it possible that even highly migratory and solitary shark species will gather in large numbers just to survive? Shark Scientist Riley Elliot heads to some of the most remote ocean expanses in the world, to reveal secrets that could unlock the mysteries of the Shark Swarm.
COMPANY: Earth Touch, Smithsonian Networds PRODUCER: Benjamin G. Hewett DIRECTOR: Graeme Duane EDITOR: Ruaan Botha WRITER: Benjamin G. Hewett CINEMATOGRAPHER: Boris von Schoenebeck, Grant Brokensha SOUND EDITOR: Dave Birch SOUND MIXER: Dave Birch MUSIC: Nux Schwartz NARRATOR: Bray Poor OTHER: Executive Producers for Smithsonian Networks : Joy Galane, David Royle
COMPANY: Natural History New Zealand Ltd for National Geographic PRODUCER: Robin Shingleton, Tracy Rudolph Jackson DIRECTOR: Robin Shingleton EDITOR: Lynette Shingleton WRITER: Robin Shingleton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steve Hathaway, Dave Abbott, Adam Jones, Robin Shingleton NARRATOR: Stig Eldred
+44 74 717 98209 lcox@earthtouchsa.com www.earthtouchnews.com
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.natgeotv.com/int/shark-swarm
SHARKING AROUND WITH JIMMY BUFFET
SHELTER ME - TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE
19-0418
19-0419
Micro-Movie
People & Nature Long-Form
New York, NY
United States
7/28/18
6/15/17
5 minutes
28 minutes
Legendary performer and songwriter Jimmy Buffet joins shark biologist Dr. Craig O’Connell to investigate great white sharks off of Montauk NY. To do so, they will attempt to attach a camera to a dogfish shark--one of the great white’s prey items. With Jimmy’s wit and Craig’s science, this duo conquers the seas together....even when they run into a bigger shark than they expected.
“Shelter Me: To Protect and Conserve” is hosted by Dr. Jane Goodall and features an organization that trains American shelter dogs to become the world’s best conservation detection dogs to protect wildlife and wild places. We follow Working Dogs for Conservation, a non-profit based in Montana, who rescues homeless dogs and trains them to do life-saving conservation work across the globe, including Zambia, Africa to help battle the elephant and rhino poaching crisis.
COMPANY: Pangolin Pictures PRODUCER: Kevin Bachar DIRECTOR: Kevin Bachar EDITOR: Daniel Kwiatkowski WRITER: Kevin Bachar CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joe Romeiro, Kevin Bachar SOUND RECORDIST: Michael Solomon NARRATOR: JV Martin
COMPANY: Steven Latham Productions PRODUCER: Steven Latham; Co-Producers: Marion Zola, Conrad Stanley DIRECTOR: Steven Latham, Conrad Stanley EDITOR: Conrad Stanley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peter Krajewski, Julian Braatvedt, Nathan Ridler SOUND MIXER: Scott Crisp SOUND RECORDISTS: Andy Schlueter, Zubin Sarosh MUSIC: konsonant OTHER: Host: Dr. Jane Goodall
(212) 245-4242 daniel@pangolinpictures.com https://vimeo.com/339652995/004e1f4810
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Santa Monica, CA
US
(310) 729-0528 Steven@StevenLathamProductions.com
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SHOSHONE BUFFALO RETURN - OUR WYOMING
SIDES OF A HORN
19-0420
19-0421
Science in Nature Short-Form
Conservation Short-Form
Riverton, WY
Irvine, California
United States
United States
11/9/17
9/1/18
6 minutes
17 minutes
Since 1885 the Shoshone people have been without buffalo on their land. After decades of effort beginning in the 1990’s a coalition of individuals and organizations led by Jason Baldes have taken the first step in returning the North American Bison to their native lands. No where is this action more culturally and ecologically significant than on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming.
From Executive Producer Sir Richard Branson, Sides of a Horn is the first film to tell the story of Africa’s poaching war from both sides of the fence. Based on actual events, and filmed in one of the communities most directly impacted by wildlife crime, we follow the journey of two brothers-in-law fighting on opposite sides of Africa’s poaching war. This dramatic short film paints an unbiased portrait of a modern war that is tearing communities apart and driving a prehistoric species to the verge of extinction.
COMPANY: WyomingPBS PRODUCER: Nathan Schucker DIRECTOR: Nathan Schucker EDITOR: Nathan Schucker WRITER: Nathan Schucker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Schucker, Matt Wright NARRATOR: Matthew Whitman
COMPANY: Whirlow Park Pictures, Broad River Productions, You Kicked My Dog Productions, The Televisionaries, Frame 48 PRODUCER: Toby Wosskow, Charlie Hicks, Emmanuel Castis, Erika Klopper DIRECTOR: Toby Wosskow EDITOR: Anjoum Agrama WRITER: Toby Wosskow CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nico Aguilar SOUND EDITOR: Gerry Vazquez SOUND MIXER: Gerry Vazquez MUSIC: Joshua Mosley EFFECTS: Tom Teller, Julian Conner, Seth Josephson DESIGNER: Vivienne Mahloko OTHER: Executive Producer: Sir Richard Branson
(307) 855-2379 smcknigh@cwc.edu wyomingpbs.org
+14 072-578-292 twosskow@gmail.com www.rhinomovie.com
SILENT FORESTS
SISTERS OF THE WILDERNESS
19-0422
19-0423
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form
People & Nature Long-Form
Brooklyn, New York
UK, South Africa
1/10/19
6/2/18
109 minutes
90 minutes
SILENT FORESTS is an intimate, character-driven portrait of conservationists and activists who are fighting against all odds to stop forest elephant poaching in Africa’s Congo Basin region. After a study revealed that more than half the central African forest elephant population has been lost to poaching in the last decade, there has been a concerted effort to save those that remain. SILENT FORESTS will explore this story through a range of dynamic subjects; including one of Cameroon’s first female eco-guards, a grassroots wildlife law enforcement group, a Congolese biologist studying elephant behavior, a reformed elephant poacher, and a team of anti-poaching sniffer dogs led by a Czech conservationist. As passionate and tenacious as these conservationists are, they are up against huge institutional challenges like corruption and lack of funding that threaten to derail all their attempts to fight for the future of the forest elephant.
Set in the iMfolozi wilderness, South Africa, in the oldest game park in Africa, Sisters of the Wilderness tells the story of five young Zulu women going into the wilderness for the first time in their lives on a journey of healing and selfdiscovery, which serves as a reminder that we are intimately linked to nature. On their journey they learn about the plight of this primordial wilderness which is severely threatened by an open-cast coal mine on its border, and the dire rhino poaching, in this park, which is now the epicentre of South Africa’s rhino poaching activity.
COMPANY: House Tiger Productions PRODUCER: Mariah Wilson, Co-Producer: Zebediah Smith DIRECTOR: Mariah Wilson EDITOR: Justin Joseph Hall, Zebediah Smith, Alexis Johnson WRITER: Mariah Wilson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Zebediah Smith SOUND EDITOR: Paul Michael, NYC Post MUSIC: Shane Chapman DESIGNER: Graphics - Jared M. Silver
COMPANY: One Nature Films PRODUCER: Ronit Shapiro DIRECTOR: Karin Slater EDITOR: Anja Bombelli WRITER: Ronit Shapiro CINEMATOGRAPHER: Karin Slater SOUND EDITOR: Stef Albertyn SOUND MIXER: Stef Albertyn SOUND RECORDIST: Karin Slater MUSIC: Ian Arber OTHER: Creator: Ronit Shapiro, Impact Producer: Ronit Shapiro
(917) 450-4539 mariahewilson@gmail.com www.silentforests.com
109
,
US
+44 (0)7971 196446 ronitshapiro@btinternet.com sistersofthewilderness.com
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SMART SLIME?
SMOKE AND FUMES - THE CLIMATE CHANGE COVER-UP
19-0424
19-0425
Student & Emerging
Changing Planet Long-Form
Beaconsfield,
Hamburg,
United Kingdom
Germany
2/1/19
10/2/17
10 minutes
52 minutes
Slime mould is strange in many ways: it’s neither a plant, an animal nor a fungus, but a giant single cell that crawls around eating dead matter. With beautiful and mesmerising time lapse videography, Smart Slime? takes us on a journey though its lifecycle, and introduces us to the quirky work of two high profile slime mould researchers. Building intricate and efficient networks that rival man-made ones and learning by habituation are only some of this creature’s many talents. So can it be considered intelligent?
A story as exciting as a crime novel: This investigative documentary shows how the oil industry secretly has been financing scientific studies, launching false media reports and has systematically been deceiving the public about the consequences of climate change - since 1946.
COMPANY: National Film and Television School PRODUCER: Juliette Martineau DIRECTOR: Juliette Martineau EDITOR: Juliette Martineau WRITER: Juliette Martineau CINEMATOGRAPHER: Juliette Martineau SOUND EDITOR: Ross Wilkes-Houghton SOUND MIXER: Ross Wilkes-Houghton SOUND RECORDISTS: Ross Wilkes-Houghton, Juliette Martineau MUSIC: Adam Speck EFFECTS: Andrea Lopriore, Kristiana Turlaja NARRATOR: Amy Pettipher OTHER: Model Maker: Helen Ferguson
COMPANY: a & o buero filmproduktion PRODUCER: Robert Puetz DIRECTOR: Johan von Mirbach EDITOR: Rainer Nigrelli WRITER: Johan von Mirbach CINEMATOGRAPHER: Till Vielrose SOUND RECORDIST: Moritz Herberg
+44 014-947-31472 festivals2@nfts.co.uk
+49 402-800-6881 alexandra@a-o-buero.de www.a-o-buero.de
SNAKE RESCUE CALL
SNIPER
19-0426
19-0427
People & Nature Long-Form
Student & Emerging
Sacramento, CA
New Zealand
5/28/19
11/6/18
50 minutes
13 minutes
In India, the lives of people and snakes are closely connected together. The World Health Organization classified snakebite as a neglected tropical disease as few efforts exist to reduce snakebite deaths around the world. Thanks to people like Murthy Kantimahanti and Ajay Giri, there is a chance that people can live in harmony with snakes. They are risking their own lives to protect some of India’s most dangerous snake species. SNAKE RESCUE CALL is the incredible true story about the dedicated wildlife conservationists who work to solve human-snake conflict in their communities.
Is Sniper the weapon of last resort to save the world’s rarest penguins? In New Zealand’s South Island, Yellow-eyed Penguin numbers have dwindled over the years. Though the Wildlife Hospital in Dunedin provides medical care to the sick birds, finding an injured penguin in the bush is tricky. But former ranger Leith Thomson has a way. Sniper. She is one of the 80 certified Conservation Dogs in New Zealand. And the only dog trained to sniff out Yellow-eyed Penguins. Now every penguin counts... and Sniper is on an adventure to protect the critically endangered birds.
COMPANY: Living Zoology Film Studio, Save The Snakes PRODUCER: Matej Dolinay DIRECTOR: Matej Dolinay EDITOR: Matej Dolinay WRITER: Matej Dolinay, Michael Starkey NARRATOR: Ben Holland
COMPANY: Karthic SS with support from Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago PRODUCER: Karthic SS DIRECTOR: Karthic SS EDITOR: Karthic SS WRITER: Karthic SS CINEMATOGRAPHER: Karthic SS SOUND EDITOR: Karthic SS SOUND RECORDIST: Karthic SS MUSIC: Blue Dot Sessions NARRATOR: Neil Harraway OTHER: With grateful assistance from: Neil Harraway, Robert Brown, Jeff Avery, Steve Ting, Sue Harvey; Special Thanks to: Imy Mahon, Jane Kent,Leonardo Ramos, Sid, Naga Harshietha, Chitra S, Sivanandam S, Daniel Kerkhof, Setya Abduh, Li Ma, Olivia Su, Elena Thompson, Ngaio Thompson
(916) 520-4382 film@savethesnakes.org www.snakerescuecall.com
110
Dunedin,
USA
+64 275-513-961 karthiskool@gmail.com
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SOLVING CRIMES WITH THE NECROBIOME - I CONTAIN MULTITUDES
SOUNDS OF SURVIVAL
19-0428
19-0429
Visualization
Science in Nature Short-Form
Chevy Chase, MD
San Francisco, California
USA
United States
8/2/17
10/9/18
7 minutes
8 minutes
“Every one of us is a zoo in our own right,” according to award-winning science writer Ed Yong, whose book I Contain Multitudes is the basis for this whimsical and enlightening series of short films of the same name. With the aid of animated microbes and conversations with scientists, Ed takes viewers on a curious and entertaining journey through the tiny yet immense universe of microbes that live on and within larger creatures, including ourselves. The microbiome represents nothing short of a new way to think about life--one that emphasizes teamwork over competition.
Deep in the emerald cloud forests of Cusuco National Park of Honduras, scientists are on a quest to record the never-before-heard call of the endangered “exquisite spike-thumb frog” (Plectrohyla exquisita). What ensues is both a delightful portrait of the process of scientific discovery and an inspiring example of the power of sound as a tool for conservation.
COMPANY: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios Room 608 Productions PRODUCER: John Rubin, Executive Producer Dennis Liu, Executive Producer Elizabeth Westrate, Series Producer Laura Jespersen, Assoc. Producer DIRECTOR: Jon Halperin, Director Mark Mannucci, Director Drew Takahashi, Director EDITOR: Lars Woodruffe Alex Ricciardi WRITER: Jon Halperin, Writer Mark Mannucci, Writer Alan Burdick, Additional Writer Susan Kim, Additional Writer Mona Iskander, Additional Writer Anna Bowers, Additional Writer CINEMATOGRAPHER: James Ball, Uriel Sinai, Max Solomon, Scott Sinkler, Jack Peddey SOUND MIXER: Willie Elias SOUND RECORDISTS: Roland Rebscher, Ben Bomitali OTHER: Ed Yong, Host/Presenter, Sean B. Carroll, Executive in Charge, Anne Tarrant, Managing Director Heather Forbes, Director of Production Aileen O’Hearn, Researcher Alex Duckles, Science Education Fellow Richard Trammell, Aftereffects Artist Music Courtesy of Extreme Music
COMPANY: bioGraphic PRODUCER: Katie Garrett, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Katie Garrett EDITOR: Katie Garrett CINEMATOGRAPHER: Katie Garrett SOUND RECORDISTS: Ben Mirin, Katie Garrett
(301) 215-8860 davisw@hhmi.org
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org https://www.biographic.com/posts/sto/sounds-of-survival
SOUTH AFRICA - FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL BETWEEN THE OCEANS
SPACE VOLCANOES SHELF LIFE
19-0430
19-0431
Animal Behavior Long-Form
360 Storytelling
Mainz,
New York, NY
Germany
United States
2/10/19
8/4/18
43 minutes
5 minutes
From the dry Kalahari desert to the mist-shrouded Table Mountains of Cape Town and the wide savannahs - the destiny of South Africa’s creatures is determined by which currents are just dominant along its coasts at any moment in time. Meerkats, the “keeper of the deserts” are the “super stars” of the Kalahari. Dirk Steffens is fascinated by these congenial animals, whose strategy of survival has been researched by scientists for 25 years. And in the savannahs anti poaching units fight for the survival of the rhinos which might have disappeared in 20 years time due to poaching.
Here on Earth, volcanic eruptions are dramatic manifestations of our dynamic planet. Elsewhere in our solar system, awe-inspiring extraterrestrial volcanoes-both active and extinct--provide clues to planetary formation and hints of how life may have formed. Join us for a 360 virtual expedition to Mars’s massive shield volcano Olympus Mons, the violent surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, and the icy jets of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
COMPANY: ZDF German Television PRODUCER: Florian Rehm DIRECTOR: Iris Zink EDITOR: Heinz Peters WRITER: Iris Zink, Jasmina Neudecker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Oliver Roetz SOUND MIXERS: Stefan Buchner SOUND RECORDIST: Thorsten Czart MUSIC: Andreas Linse NARRATOR: Tobias Kluckert
COMPANY: American Museum of Natural History, DIRECTOR: Erin Chapma OTHER: Executive Producer - Eugenia Levenson
+49 613-170-12055 anaya.m@zdf.de www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/faszination-erde-suedafrika-ueberlebenskampf-zwischen-den-o
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(212) 769-5629 echapman@amnh.org www.amnh.org
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SPACE VS. DINOS
SPACE VS. DINOS
19-0432
19-0433
Limited Series - Short
Hosted or Presenter-led
New York, NY
New York, NY
United States
United States
3/17/19
3/17/19
10 minutes
3 minutes
It’s no accident that space and dinosaurs have a firm hold on our collective imaginations. At their core, paleontology and astronomy are about solving ancient mysteries at awe-inspiring scales of size and time. Space Vs. Dinos, a new series from the American Museum of Natural History tackles frequently asked questions about two of the coolest topics in the universe. Hosts astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and paleontologist Aki Watanabe draw upon their expertise, in combination with animation and humor, to answer difficult questions in an engaging style.
It’s no accident that space and dinosaurs have a firm hold on our collective imaginations. At their core, paleontology and astronomy are about solving ancient mysteries at awe-inspiring scales of size and time. Space Vs. Dinos, a new series from the American Museum of Natural History tackles frequently asked questions about two of the coolest topics in the universe. Hosts astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and paleontologist Aki Watanabe draw upon their expertise, in combination with animation and humor, to answer difficult questions in an engaging style.
COMPANY: American Museum of Natural History, PRODUCER: Lee Stevens OTHER: Executive Producers - Eugenia Levenson and Erin Chapman
COMPANY: American Museum of Natural History PRODUCER: Lee Stevens OTHER: Executive Producers - Erin Chapman and Eugenia Levenson
(212) 769-5629 echapman@amnh.org www.amnh.org
(212) 769-5629 echapman@amnh.org www.amnh.org
SPACE’S DEEPEST SECRETS - CASSINI’S GRAND FINALE
SPACE’S DEEPEST SECRETS - STRANGE SIGNALS FROM ALIEN WORLDS
19-0434
19-0435
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Earth & Sky Long-Form
New York, NY
USA
9/9/17
6/6/17
60 minutes
60 minutes
Science Channel followed the final moments of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft before it crashed into the atmosphere of Saturn. On Friday, September 15th, 2017, the Cassini mission ended its remarkable 13year tour of Saturn by plunging into the gas giant and burning up. Cassini spent months diving close to Saturn’s rings, offering the world remarkable never-before-seen images of the planet. Science Channel captured the months of lead-up to the mission’s ‘Grand Finale,’ as well images taken right before the crash, in SPACE’S DEEPEST SECRETS: CASSINI. The network also went live on September 15 at 7:50 a.m., broadcasting Cassini’s final moments. The images taken by Cassini have provided the closest ever look at Saturn’s swirling cloud tops, as well as the first accurate measurement of its magnetic field. It will be a fitting end to one of the most scientifically fascinating space missions ever undertaken. SPACE’S DEEPEST SECRETS: CASSINI recounts the 20-year history of the mission, its countless discoveries and awe-inspiring images, and how it has completely transformed our understanding of Saturn, its rings and moons.
(212) 548-5314 josh_gross@discovery.com https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/spaces-deepest-secrets/full-episodes/cassinis-grand-finale
112
New York, NY
USA
For centuries we’ve looked up at the night sky and wondered, are we alone? We’ve sent probes to the farthest reaches of the Solar System and broadcast messages out into the depths of space, but in all that time we’ve heard nothing back, until now. In the last few years a mysterious signal from space has shaken astronomy to its core. A special episode of SPACE’S DEEPEST SECRETS, tells the story of a genuine scientific mystery, the recent discovery, confirmation, and on-going attempts to understand the origin of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), enigmatic pulses from deep space that have so-far defied explanation. Among the experts interviewed in the special is Tabetha Boyajian, an astronomer from Louisiana State University, who in 2015 detected a distant star using data collected from the Kepler Telescope. The star, which has become known as Tabby’s Star, was observed to undergo unusual changes in brightness. One of the theories associated with Tabby’s Star is that its light fluctuations are large megastructures created by aliens that are orbiting the star. STRANGE SIGNALS FROM ALIEN WORLDS also speaks with Dr. Frank Drake, one of the pioneers in the scientific search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, and the founder of the SETI Institute. Also heard from is West Virginia University astronomer Duncan Lorimer, who in 2007, accidentally found the first FRB that was recorded, now known as the Lorimer Burst, while analyzing data from the Parkes radio telescope in Australia.
(212) 548-5314 josh_gross@sciencechannel.com www.sciencechannel.com
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SPAWNING HOPE
SPIDERS
19-0436
19-0437
Conservation Short-Form
Engaging Youth, Animal Behavior Short-Form
Washington, DC
Silver Spring, MD
USA
US
5/31/19
7/23/18
10 minutes
10 minutes
Coral biologists are concerned about the genetic health of many endangered coral. This short film follows a team of scientists as they attempt to use cryopreserved coral sperm to introduce coral DNA to new populations of elkhorn coral. If this technique works, it could have lasting impacts on how conservationists are able to protect and restore endangered corals from near extinction.
From dangerous tarantulas on the forest floor, to high flyers making a home in the canopy of a tropical rainforest, spiders can thrive in all sorts of ecosystems. Travel from the ground upwards, encountering arachnids on each rung of this complex environment. Illustrated through the use of high-definition macro shots, travel to the world of spiders on a scale never before seen.
COMPANY: Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute PRODUCER: Roshan Patel DIRECTOR: Roshan Patel EDITOR: Roshan Patel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Roshan Patel, Stephanie Gordon
COMPANY: M31 Medios for CuriosityStream PRODUCER: Rodolfo Juarez, Steve Burns, Jorge Franzini DIRECTOR: Jonjo Harrington, Cecilia Vargas, Rodolfo Juarez EDITOR: Benjamin Rodriguez, Cecilia Vargas, Jonjo Harrington CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jonjo Harrington, Miguel Angel Sicilia, Cecilia Vargas SOUND MIXERS: Aldo Dominguez NARRATOR: Jonjo Harrington, Michelle Raguth
(571) 345-8875 patelr@si.edu
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
SPYING ON ANIMALS
STAY AT HOME ANIMAL DADS
19-0438
19-0439
Science in Nature Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Toronto, ON
Canada
11/23/18
11/30/18
44 minutes
51 minutes
Camera technology is revolutionizing the study of animals. With more eyes in the wild than ever, we can finally bear direct witness to many of nature’s longest kept secrets. For scientists, this is an incredible development. Like the invention of the microscope for microbiologists, suddenly, we have a new way to see the natural world, and a precious opportunity to bond with animals in an emotional way. Spying on Animals shows us how innovations in remote, unmanned cameras are a revolution for scientists, a wellspring for new and powerful connections between ourselves and wildlife, and an inspirational force for conservation.
Focusing on the “unsung heroes of the animal kingdom”, Stay At Home Animal Dads explores a world where little-known fathers take on the task of childrearing on their own. From pregnant male seahorses to “super dad” male emus, who incubate eggs for months on end, to the peculiar plainfin midshipman, a fish father that nests on the rocky shores of southern British Columbia, we follow the hardships, devotions, and quirky lifestyles exemplary of male-only care in the wild.
COMPANY: Sunday Night Entertainment Inc. PRODUCER: Scott Harper DIRECTOR: Scott Harper EDITOR: Tony Coleman WRITER: Helen Slinger CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chris MacKay SOUND EDITOR: Urban Post SOUND MIXER: Urban Post SOUND RECORDIST: Scott Bell MUSIC: Andy McNeil EFFECTS: Urban Post NARRATOR: David Suzuki
COMPANY: Rotating Planet Productions PRODUCER: Ari A. Cohen DIRECTOR: Ari A. Cohen EDITOR: Abraham Lifshitz WRITER: Lesley Evans Ogden, Ari A. Cohen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Samuel Ellis, Chris Wheeler, Cristian Dimitrius, Eric Borjeson, Malcolm Ludgate, Matthew Gormley SOUND MIXER: Cory Rizos SOUND RECORDISTS: Timothy Carl Boese, Lisa Kolisnyk, Timothy Boese MUSIC: Nicolas Caloia, David Gossage, Ari A. Cohen
(416) 919-4829 scott@sundaynight.ca sundaynight.ca
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Montreal, QC
Canada
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STELLER SEA LIONS - GRIZZLIES OF THE SEA
STOLEN APES
19-0440
19-0441
Animal Behavior Short-Form
Conservation Short-Form
Eastsound, WA
MILWAUKEE, WI
United States
United States
1/9/19
1/16/19
12 minutes
18 minutes
Steller sea lions are the world’s largest species of sea lion. Early observers called them sea lions because the males grow large, furry manes, but when we compare these top predators to land animals, we think of them as the grizzlies of the sea. Our team from the SeaDoc Society heads up to Hornby Island on a frigid winter week to dive with dozens of these magnificent creatures.
After a sting operation in Bangkok for two trafficked Orangutans leave those accountable with no consequence Daniel Stiles, a detective in the illegal wildlife trade, thinks of new ways to combat illegal great ape trafficking.
COMPANY: Seahawk Creative, SeaDoc Society PRODUCER: Bob Friel DIRECTOR: Bob Friel EDITOR: Bob Friel WRITER: Bob Friel NARRATOR: Joe Gaydos OTHER: Rob Zeilinski, Travis Matteson, Tashi Litch, Jeff Bradley, SeaDoc Society donors and supporters
COMPANY: WOOD GRAIN MEDIA, PRODUCER: COLIN SYTSMA DIRECTOR: COLIN SYTSMA EDITOR: BRADLEY SCHIEFELBEIN CINEMATOGRAPHER: JUSTIN LOVETT SOUND RECORDIST: ABDUL RAHMAN RAMADHAN MUSIC: JARRON TOLBERT DESIGNER: COLIN SYTSMA
(530) 219-5227 jcox@ucdavis.edu https://www.seadocsociety.org/steller-sea-lions
(262) 719-8681 COLIN@WOODGRAINMEDIA.COM www.woodgrainmedia.com
STROOP - JOURNEY INTO THE RHINO HORN WAR
STUCK ON A ROCK
19-0442
19-0443
Conservation Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Editing, Writing, Hosted or Presenter-led, Theatrical
People & Nature Long-Form
Bryanston, Gauteng
UK
9/9/18
8/10/18
133 minutes
32 minutes
In this roller coaster ride between continents, two first time filmmakers embed themselves on the front-lines of the rhino genocide where they are witness to the war unfolding. Carving out six months to film, the women quickly find themselves immersed in a world far larger and more dangerous than they’d imagined, only emerging from their odyssey four years later. Gaining unprecedented access to the rangers, vets, prosecutors and orphan rehabbers in Africa and with extraordinary undercover footage showing how the horn is processed, packaged and sold in Asia, they capture the panorama of the global trade in rhino horn.
Ball’s Pyramid is the tallest sea stack in the world, a monolithic rock jutting from the Pacific Ocean 20km from Lord Howe Island and the sight of one of the most remarkable rediscoveries of the 21st century. Stuck on a Rock is a story of adventure and persistence in the face of adversity. It is also the slightly odd tale of an extinct stick insect and the people trying to bring it back from the dead.
COMPANY: SDBFilms PRODUCER: Bonne de Bod, Susan Scott DIRECTOR: Susan Scott WRITER: Susan Scott SOUND EDITOR: Adrian Scott, Mark Phillips SOUND MIXERS: Mark Phillips, Vaughan Phillips SOUND RECORDISTS: Thapelo Pheko, Basiami Segola, Bonne de Bod NARRATOR: Bonne de Bod
COMPANY: Burning Sheep Productions PRODUCER: Asher Flatt DIRECTOR: Asher Flatt EDITOR: Asher Flatt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Asher Flatt, Jack Ralph, Adrian Eppel, Kaiser Tsango, Victor Ng SOUND EDITOR: Luke McEwan SOUND MIXER: Luke McEwan SOUND RECORDIST: Asher Flatt MUSIC: Chris Geddes EFFECTS: Nico Lynguris and Steven Bunyan OTHER: Colourist - Jake Houston Harris
+27 82-400-5525 scott@sdbfilms.com stroop-film.com
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Bristol,
South Africa
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SUPERPOWER DOGS
SURINAME LOST WORLD EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL
19-0444
19-0445
Animal Behavior Long-Form , People & Nature Long-Form, Science in Nature LongForm, Impact Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Writing, Editing, Educational / Institutional, Engaging Youth, Theatrical
Hosted or Presenter-led
New York, NY
London,
US
United Kingdom
3/15/19
1/1/19
46 minutes
60 minutes
Join an immersive IMAX adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. In this inspiring true story narrated by Chris Evans, our best friends are also real-life superheroes. Journey around the globe to meet remarkable dogs and their human partners who fight crime, protect endangered species and save lives in avalanches and earthquakes. As we discover the extraordinary abilities of dogs and the remarkable science behind their superpowers, we’ll never look at our best friends the same way again!
Steve and a team of experts head into the ancient landscape of the Guiana Shield. This wilderness of pristine forest and table top mountains is one of the most inaccessible terrains on the planet. The expedition starts a kilometre above the jungle as the team helicopter to the top of a sheer sided table top mountain. Abseiling down a waterfall they reach an unexplored gorge and discover hummingbirds, butterflies and a venomous centipede. Steve wants to investigate reports that gold miners are pushing into these forests. However, when the expedition’s medic is injured, the team must get back to safety.
COMPANY: IMAX & Cosmic Picture PRODUCER: Taran Davies, George Duffield, Dominic Cunningham-Reid, Daniel Ferguson DIRECTOR: Daniel Ferguson EDITOR: Elric Robichon WRITER: Daniel Ferguson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Reed Smoot, ASC SOUND EDITOR: Michel B. Bordeleau & Peter Thillaye M.P.S.E SOUND MIXER: Gavin Fernandes, CAS SOUND RECORDISTS: Tim Archer & Rob Freeman MUSIC: Michel Cusson EFFECTS: Thomas Montminy Brodeur, Alan G. Markowitz, Michael Roderick NARRATOR: Chris Evans OTHER: PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Jodi Ginniver; EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Greg Foster & Matt Rotondo
COMPANY: True to Nature
(914) 617-8032 melissa@cosmicpicture.com www.superpowerdogs.com
+44 207-691-6754 Rusika.Chohdha@fremantle.com
SURROUNDED BY BLUE - GREECE - THE WILD SIDE
SURVIVING AGAINST THE ODDS - EARTH’S NATURAL WONDERS: LIFE AT THE EXTREMES
19-0446
19-0447
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization
People & Nature Long-Form
Vienna,
USA
3/8/19
12/1/17
50 minutes
54 minutes
This film explores the wildlife of Greece’s coast and islands: two colourchanging specialists, African chameleons on land, cuttlefish under water, reveal remarkable hunting, mating and reproduction strategies. Endemic Milos vipers spear migrating songbirds resting at rock pools on this harsh, volcanic island, while in a valley on Rhodes, Jersey Tiger butterflies coat the rocks and trees and Hardun lizards hoover them up. Composer Tristan Schulze sourced both archaic and modern Greek instruments to accompany and comment on these sequences with themes inspired by both familiar and more unusal Greek musical styles.
What does it take to survive in some of the extraordinary places on earth? A three-part PBS/BBC coproduction, EARTH’S NAUTRAL WONDERS: LIFE AT THE EXTREMES highlights parts of the natural world that nature has carved on such a grand scale, they beggar belief. Vast mountain ranges, impenetrable rainforests and dazzling tropical islands - places where nature is visible at its most primal, most powerful and most extraordinarily beautiful. For human beings, survival within these wonders can pose extraordinary challenges, and this series examines what it takes to survive in some of the most extreme places on the planet.
COMPANY: Wega Film, ORF, Arte and NDR-Naturfilm/ Doclights in association with ORF Enterprise and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research PRODUCER: Peter Thomsen DIRECTOR: Johannes Berger, Stephan Krasser EDITOR: Tom Pohanka WRITER: Johannes Berger, Stephan Krasser CINEMATOGRAPHER: Johannes Berger, Stephan Krasser, Barney Rube, Fabian Fischer, Johannes Aman, Benny Trapp SOUND EDITOR: Otger Kunert SOUND MIXER: Stefan Fiedler MUSIC: Tristan Schulze NARRATOR: Andrew Solomon
COMPANY: BBC, PBS PRODUCER: Executive Producer: Jane Aldous; Brazil Producer: Almundena Garcia-Parrado DIRECTOR: Anne Sommerfield, Alexis Girardet EDITOR: John Steventon, John Wilson MUSIC: Nainita Desai NARRATOR: Corey Johnson
(431) 878-780 andrew.solomon@orf.at
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Arlington, VA
Austria
(703) 739-5314 skbilodeau@pbs.org http://www.pbs.org/program/earths-natural-wonders/
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TAINTED LOVE
TAKE BACK THE HARBOR
19-0448
19-0449
Conservation Short-Form, Student & Emerging
Engaging Youth, Conservation Long-Form
Clevedon, Somerset
New York, NY
UK
United States
10/1/17
11/11/18
13 minutes
40 minutes
No nation on earth adores its native birds more than Indonesia. But there’s a sinister side to this love story: millions of wild birds are trapped every year to be kept as pets, pushing populations to the brink of extinction. Through candid interviews, the motivations of those involved in Indonesia’s thriving bird trade are revealed, along with its alarming consequences. ‘Chirping mania’ sees men competing songbirds head-to-head to win vast sums of money - with temptations like this, and longstanding traditions to uphold, even the most caring bird owner will risk destroying the very things they love the most.
On New York’s Governor’s Island, an unprecedented program has an ambitious goal: to restore once-bountiful oysters and the environmental benefits they bring to New York Harbor. Directed by award-winning filmmakers Kristi Jacobson and Roger Ross Williams, TAKE BACK THE HARBOR highlights the unlikely teenage foot soldiers and their inspiring teachers at The Harbor School, a remarkable public high school that teaches conservation and leadership of the waterways - including SCUBA diving, raising oyster larvae, operating and maintaining vessels, alongside math and English.
PRODUCER: Eleanor Paish DIRECTOR: Eleanor Paish EDITOR: Eleanor Paish CINEMATOGRAPHER: Eleanor Paish SOUND EDITOR: Eleanor Paish SOUND MIXER: Eleanor Paish SOUND RECORDISTS: Luca Verducci, Eleanor Paish MUSIC: Benjamin Yap DESIGNER: Eleanor Paish NARRATOR: Eleanor Paish OTHER: Executive Producer: Peter Venn
COMPANY: Motto Pictures for Discovery Channel, PRODUCER: Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn, Kristi Jacobson; Executive Producers: John Hoffman, Jon Bardin DIRECTOR: Kristi Jacobson, Roger Ross Williams EDITOR: Langdon Page, Jean Tsien, ACE, John Steven Fisher CINEMATOGRAPHER: DOP: Nelson Hume, Tom Bergmann SOUND EDITOR: Sound Supervisor/Dialog Edit & Sound Design, Jeff Seelye, SOUND MIXERS: Sound Mixers: Joseph Maggio, Daniel Nidel, Mark Maloof; Re-Recording Mixer, Tom Efinger MUSIC: T. Griffin DESIGNER: Main Title Design and Motion Graphics by Kook Ewo, Ronan Guitton
+44 745-396-3667 epaish@gmail.com
(212) 548-5602 Jessica_Driscoll@discovery.com
TALL & TINY - NATURE’S EXTREMES
TASMANIA - WEIRD AND WONDERFUL
19-0450
19-0451
Editing, Writing
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape
Vienna,
Vienna,
Austria
Austria
3/27/19
11/8/17
49 minutes
50 minutes
Tremendously tall - or ridiculously small: nature never ceases to surprise. In Africa, we meet the largest birds in the world, ostriches, so massive they can’t even fly; and our planet’s tallest mammals, giraffes. They can stretch their necks to reach leaves up to seven metres high in the treetops. In Africa’s Namaqualand, just one shower is enough to bring the desert to life: plants that look dead suddenly blossom, creating a sea of colour. A feast for all inhabitants, whatever their size!
Tasmania lies on the Australian continent, but is a world apart. It is home to an extraordinary cast of black devils and white wallabies. Trees here tower to one hundred metres and green lights dance in the southern sky. As the last landfall heading south before Antarctica, Tasmania’s isolation, cooler climate and distinct seasons influence everything.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS PRODUCER: Petra Lederhilger EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Petra Lederhilger CINEMATOGRAPHER: James Aldred, Doug Allan, Christian Baumeister, Mark Carroll, Martyn Colbeck, Cristian Dimitrius, Ann Johnson Prum, Christian Loader, Roger Munns, David Parer, Mike Potts, Michael Riegler, Klaus Scheurich, Boas Schwarz, Alexander Sommer, Valentyn Sydornk, Simon Werry SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Andreas Fabianek NARRATOR: Chris Morgan OTHER: Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of Terra Mater Factual Studios, produced by Humble Bee Films in association with Black Devil Productions and BBC PRODUCER: Matt Hamilton DIRECTOR: Matt Hamilton EDITOR: Tim Coope, Adam Evans CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Hayward, Max Moller, Peter Nearhos, Simon Plowright SOUND EDITOR: Paul Fisher SOUND MIXER: Dubbing Mixer: Brian Moseley MUSIC: James Dorman OTHER: Susanne Lummer, EP TMFS Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/tall-tiny-natures-extremes/
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+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/tasmania-weird-and-wonderful/
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THE 500
THE ADVENTURES OF TINY OCEAN WANDERERS - AND WHERE THEY LAND
19-0452
19-0453
360 Storytelling
Educational / Institutional
Bristol, Surrey
Victoria, BC
United Kingdom
Canada
9/3/18
5/3/19
12 minutes
6 minutes
The 500 is the story of one man dedicated to saving one of the world’s most endangered species. With fewer than 500 individuals, the Ethiopian wolf is on the brink of extinction. For Alo the wolves are family, needing protection for years to come. He knows the importance of inspiring the next generation, namely his daughter, to love wolves like he does. Integral to telling Alo’s story with his canine and human families, is the viewer’s experience of the wolves up close.The film ends with Alo’s challenge to Ethiopia’s next generation: to love and protect their most unique animal.
Mussels and barnacles seem to live sedentary lives stuck to a rock, but they weren’t always that stationary. As babies, they wander the oceans until they find the perfect time and place to settle down for adult life. From kitchen brushes to invertebrate condos, come learn how scientists at the Hakai Institute and beyond study larval journeys from plankton to recruit to adulthood.
COMPANY: Biome Productions PRODUCER: Sam Rowley, Ted Savile, Anthony de Unger, Rollo Wood EDITOR: Sam Rowley, Rollo Wood SOUND EDITOR: Chris Domaille SOUND MIXER: Chris Domaille MUSIC: Edward Graves
COMPANY: Hakai Institute PRODUCER: Katrina Pyne, Josh SIlberg EDITOR: Katrina Pyne CINEMATOGRAPHER: Grant Callegari, Tavish Campbell, Katrina Pyne NARRATOR: Katrina Pyne
+00 447-587-159879 samrowley@hotmail.co.uk https://biomeproductions.co.uk/project/the500/
(250) 590-3306 katrina.pyne@hakaimagazine.com https://hakai.org/blog/the-adventures-of-tiny-ocean-wanderers-and-where-they-land/
THE ALBATROSS AND THE ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN
THE ANOMALIES
19-0454
19-0455
Ecosystem Long-Form
Limited Series - Short
Paris,
United States
11/30/18
1/2/17
52 minutes
22 minutes
Albatrosses and Rockhopper penguins share the same land during a short Summer. Yet, two different destinies await their offspring. Here is another touching story about Life. It is mating season on the Falkland Islands. On this small patch of land in the South Atlantic, different species are racing against time in order to give birth and breed their chicks or cubs. Although they are few centimeters apart and they are both birds, albatrosses and penguins do not share the same destiny: the former are the princes of the sky whereas the latter are great swimmers.
In science, new ideas come from observations that donêt fit the old ideas. Scientists can understand the functional by studying the broken, the healthy by studying the sick, and the normal by studying the bizarre. Enter the “anomalies”; species that break the rules and force us to come up with better, more inclusive, more powerful ideas to explain the world around us. The Anomalies is a series that tells the stories of these oddball organisms and the scientists who study them to understand the basic principles governing all of life on Earth.
COMPANY: Bonne Pioche Television, Pole d’Images PRODUCER: Alexandre Soullier DIRECTOR: Charlene Grave, Remy Marion EDITOR: Charlene Gravel WRITER: Charlene Gravel, Remy Marion CINEMATOGRAPHER: Remy Marion SOUND MIXER: Renaud Denis MUSIC: Clement Barbier, Valentin Marinelli, and produced by Bonne Pioche Music EFFECTS: Charlene Gravel DESIGNER: Charlene Gravel
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions for BioGraphic PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Steven Bedard, Stephanie Stone, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kori Price DIRECTOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, Morgan Heim EDITOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, Morgan Heim WRITER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen NARRATOR: Dean James OTHER: ANIMATIONS: Root House Studio, CAST: Manuel Leal, Walter Koenig, Eric Walters, Natasha Hagemeyer, Lauren Esposito, Ashlee Rowe, Matthew Rowe
+33 (6) 10 96 21 46 a.soullier@bonnepioche.fr
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South Miami, FL
France
+1 208-591-0852 info@daysedge.com www.daysedge.com
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THE ANOMALIES - ACORN WOODPECKER
THE ANOMALIES - VENOM RACE
19-0456
19-0457
Science in Nature Short-Form
Science in Nature Short-Form, Engaging Youth
San Francisco, California
South Miami, FL
United States
United States
10/10/17
2/7/18
8 minutes
8 minutes
Unlike virtually any other birds, acorn woodpeckers live in complex family groups numbering up to 15 adults, all of which work together to raise chicks in a single nest. This surprising discovery led scientists in the 1920s to declare that there was “communism” at play in the species. Biologist Walter Koenig has been studying acorn woodpeckers for more than 40 years to better understand this complex social structure. Every summer, he and his colleagues capture and band hundreds of new woodpecker chicks. The huge dataset they have amassed has yielded surprising answers to one of evolutionary biology’s biggest questions: Why cooperate?
Most scorpions are harmless to humans, but in the deserts of North America, one group of species, collectively called striped bark scorpions produce venom that is potentially lethal and extremely painful. Despite their potent venom, striped bark scorpions are still a favorite meal of a small rodent called the grasshopper mouse. After decades of work, biologists have discovered that this tiny mouse may be the key to explaining how and why striped bark scorpion venom is so toxic.
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nate Dappen, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Neil Losin, Morgan Heim EDITOR: Neil Losin, Nate Dappen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin, Morgan Heim SOUND RECORDISTS: Neil Losin, Morgan Heim DESIGNER: Steven Bedard NARRATOR: Dean James OTHER: Animations by Root House
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions for BioGraphic PRODUCER: PRODUCERS: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Steven Bedard, Stephanie Stone, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kori Price DIRECTOR: Nathan Dappen, Morgan Heim EDITOR: Nathan Dappen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Dappen, Morgan Heim, Owen Bissell MUSIC: Cody Westheimer NARRATOR: Dean James OTHER: ANIMATIONS: Root House Studio, CAST: Lauren Esposito, Ashlee Rowe, Matt Rowe
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org www.biographic.com/posts/sto/the-anomalies-the-acorn-woodpecker
(208) 591-0852 info@daysedge.com www.daysedge.com
THE ARRIBADA
19-0458
Impact Short-Form
WESLACO, TEXAS
USA 1/24/19 10 minutes At its lowest point, the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle nesting population numbered in the hundreds. The United States and Mexico came together to fund recovery efforts. The Bi-National Recovery Plan benefitted from one of the turtle’s unique characteristics. The 18-mile beach at Rancho Nuevo is the main nesting site for nearly the entire species. Now the species is making a gradual recovery.
DIRECTOR: Christian von Preysing EDITOR: Christian von Preysing WRITER: Christian von Preysing CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian von Preysing, Hector Chenge SOUND EDITOR: Christian von Preysing MUSIC: Marco Vecchio NARRATOR: Christian von Preysing
(610) 730-0023 christian@krgv.com www.krgv.com
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THE ATOMIC TREE
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
19-0459
19-0460
360 Storytelling
People & Nature Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Visualization, Editing, Writing
Inverness, CA
New York, NY
USA
USA
1/1/19
5/10/19
10 minutes
91 minutes
The Atomic Tree is a journey into the memories of one of the most revered trees in the world--a 400-year-old Japanese White Pine bonsai that witnessed--and survived--the atomic blast in Hiroshima. From Japan’s ancient cedar forests and Buddhist temples to the family home in Hiroshima where the pine was nurtured for five generations, this VR experience explores the unbroken chain of living stories held within the rings of this tree. The delicate shape of this bonsai contains sacred forests, human family, and deep time, inviting us to reflect on the living strands of kinship that are woven between human and non-human worlds.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM provides us all a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet
COMPANY: Go Project Films PRODUCER: Adam Loften, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Mari Mukai DIRECTOR: Adam Loften, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee EDITOR: Adam Loften WRITER: David George Haskell, Adam Loften & Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee CINEMATOGRAPHER: Adam Loften SOUND MIXER: D. Chris Smith SOUND RECORDIST: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee MUSIC: H. Scott Salinas & Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee EFFECTS: VR Post Production by David Lawrence, Adam Loften NARRATOR: Peter Coyote OTHER: ANIMATION: Anthony Ciannamea
COMPANY: FarmLore Films, Diamon Docs, Erica Messer Productions PRODUCER: John Chester, Sandra Keats DIRECTOR: John Chester EDITOR: Amy Overbeck WRITER: John Chester, Mark Monroe CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Chester, Mallory Cunningham, Benji Lanpher, Chris Martin, Kyle Romanek SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, AMPS SOUND MIXERS: Andrew Wilson, CAS AMPS MUSIC: Jeff Beal NARRATOR: John Chester
(415) 319-4700 devin@globalonenessproject.org https://www.atomictree.org/
(562) 536-7119 allison@neonrated.com
THE CHEETAH PROTECTOR
THE CLIMATE AT TIPPING POINT - THE AZTEC’S WAKE-UP CALL
19-0461
19-0462
People & Nature Long-Form
Changing Planet Long-Form
Stockholm,
Germany
12/31/18
11/11/17
58 minutes
29 minutes
Goran has worked as a mechanic his whole life and is now about to retire. He has kept his own garage for 25 years. His love for cats formed as a stray cat wandered into his first garage. Throughout the years hundreds of cats has stayed with Goran. Having seen a program on Animal Planet in 2007 about The Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, he decided to go and visit the Centre. Goran found a new purpose in life, working to safeguard cheetahs coexistence with man. It’s never too late to chase your dreams, and create your own legacy.
Our climate is tipping. And unbalancing many things: The sea and its inhabitants. Peace and security. And the global economy. Xiuhtezcatl, a Young climate activist from Colorado is setting off to alert people around the world.
COMPANY: Dellarte.tv, Candamo Film, Film Vasternorrland, Region Varmland, SVT PRODUCER: Dag Jonzon DIRECTOR: Bjorn Tjarnberg EDITOR: Bjorn Tjarnberg, Linn Marnfeldt WRITER: Dag Jonzon SOUND EDITOR: Ola Eliasson SOUND RECORDISTS: Bjorn Tjarnberg, Linn Marnfeldt MUSIC: Hamoon Therani, Mazdak Khosravi NARRATOR: Dag Jonzon, Henrik Ekman
COMPANY: Docuvista Film, Wiesbaden, Germany, ZDF German TV, Mainz, Germany PRODUCER: Gilbert Schwab, Alexandre Kegler, Sigrid Beck DIRECTOR: Thomas Hies, Judith Schneider EDITOR: Sergios Roth WRITER: Thomas Hies, Judith Schneider CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert Dinges, Lars Schwellnus, Dennis Wienecke, Jon Matthews SOUND MIXER: Holger Jung MUSIC: Sergios Roth NARRATOR: Steven Charles
+00 467-043-46865 anna.hagnefur@svt.se
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Mainz,
Sweden
+49 613-170-12055 anaya.m@zdf.de
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THE CLIMATE AT TIPPING POINT - THE SHAMAN’S PROPHECY
THE DEEPEST DIVE IN ANTARCTICA REVEALS A SEA FLOOR TEEMING WITH LIFE
19-0463
19-0464
Changing Planet Long-Form
Micro-Movie
Mainz,
New York, New York
Germany
United States
11/4/17
3/16/18
29 minutes
5 minutes
Our Earth is changing. Climate change is happening - the effects are dramatic. The Arctic is melting. Vast areas of permafrost are disappearing. Habitats for animals and plants are being lost. Coastal cities threaten to sink into the ocean. Hurricanes are getting stronger, causing ever more damage. Global crop failures mean humans are suffering famine and hardship. 70-year-old Angaangaq, shaman and elder of the Greenland Eskimos, has dedicated his life to rousing humanity from its slumber.
No one really knows what’s in the deep ocean in Antarctica. Now we have the technology to reach into the ocean depths, we accompanied scientist and deep-sea explorer Jon Copley and became the first to descend to 1000 meters underwater in Antarctica for Blue Planet II. The exotic creatures we found there will astonish you.
COMPANY: Kelvin Film, Wiesbaden, Germany, ZDF German TV PRODUCER: Miriam Weinandi, Alexandre Kegler, Sigrid Beck DIRECTOR: Bernd Reufels, Ioanna Engel EDITOR: Johannes Furrer WRITER: Bernd Reufels, Ioanna Engel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ralf Gemmecke, Tiemo Fenner SOUND MIXER: Holger Jung NARRATOR: Steven Charles
COMPANY: Janssen Powers, Ted Giffords, Gavin Thurston, James DuBourdieu, BBC Earth PRODUCER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jennifer Hile; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Marjorie Crowley DIRECTOR: Mark Dalio EDITOR: Ryan Quinn, Brian Golding, Janssen Powers, Jorge Alvarez SOUND MIXERS: Ryan Quinn SOUND RECORDIST: Mike Kasic OTHER: PRODUCTION MANAGER: Samantha Loshiavo, COLORIST: James DuBourdieu, POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Brian Golding
+49 613-170-12055 anaya.m@zdf.de
(203) 536-1631 brooke@oceanx.org oceanx.org
THE DESPERATE PLIGHT OF THE ORANGE-BELLIED PARROT
THE DISAPPEARED
19-0465
19-0466
Conservation Long-Form, Student & Emerging
Conservation Short-Form, Impact Short-Form, Educational / Institutional
Emerald, Victoria
United Kingdom
1/1/18
5/20/19
55 minutes
8 minutes
The Orange-bellied Parrot is the most endangered parrot in the world. They breed over the summer in South West Tasmania and then cross Bass Strait to spend the winter on the Australian mainland coast. With less than 30 birds living in the wild this timely documentary tells their story and the efforts to save this species from extinction. Aspects of their behaviour are shown on film for the first time and scientists working on the recovery efforts are interviewed. What is the future for this beautiful bird?
In September 2015, a U.S. fishery observer went missing 500 miles off the coast of Peru. His name was Keith Davis, a trained marine biologist hired to monitor fish catches as they were being transferred to freezer holds on a transshipment vessel. Environmental reporter Tom Knudson along with two former observers piece together Keith’s story, and in doing so, unravel a darker truth that lurks beneath the waves of the Pacific...
DIRECTOR: David Neilson EDITOR: David Neilson WRITER: David Neilson CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Neilson SOUND MIXER: Markus Kellow NARRATOR: David Neilson
COMPANY: Artists in Motion Ltd, Sound Off Films PRODUCER: Mark Wild, Kim Stewart; CO-PRODUCERS: Annie Costner, Adrienne Hall DIRECTOR: Kim Stewart EDITOR: Ralph Pereira-Adams, Greg Gheorghiu CINEMATOGRAPHER: Keith Davis/APO, Kalim Armstrong/Vacationland, and iStock.com MUSIC: Al Lethbridge/earthMusic DESIGNER: Kim Stewart NARRATOR: Tom Knudson, Henrique Ramos and Anonymous OTHER: SFX: All Sounds/Youtube, Soundbible.com/Mike Koenig VFX: Brianmharding13/ YouTube Special Thanks to The Baum Foundation
+61 040-938-3306 dneilson@snowgumpress.com.au www.snowgumpress.com.au
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London,
Australia
(797) 375-4759 mark@artistsim.com www.artistsim.com
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THE EARTHING MOVIE - THE REMARKABLE SCIENCE OF GROUNDING
THE EVERGLADES
19-0467
19-0468
People & Nature Long-Form
Micro-Movie
Ojai, CA
Hialeah Gardens, Florida
USA
United States
4/1/19
5/31/19
86 minutes
5 minutes
The Earthing Movie reveals the scientific phenomenon of how we can heal our bodies by doing the simplest thing that a person can do... standing barefoot on the earth. A host of recent scientific studies reveal the stunning and consistent benefits of the electromagnetic relationship between the human body and the Earth. Called “earthing” or “grounding,” connecting bare skin to the ground for extended periods of time can significantly reduce inflammation leading to often dramatic health benefits. Along with Deepak Chopra, actress Amy Smart and filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell, The Earthing Movie will take you on a surprising healing journey.
The Everglades is a music video showcasing the beauty of the unique Everglades ecosystem in South Florida. It contains original music, ambient sound recordings, and visuals with no narration so all ages and cultures can enjoy.
COMPANY: Big Picture Ranch PRODUCER: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Tickell; CO-PRODUCER: Alexa Coughlin DIRECTOR: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Tickell EDITOR: Ryan Nichols WRITER: Joshua Tickell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon Balderas, Jose Babcock SOUND EDITOR: Jason Martinez MUSIC: Ryan Demaree NARRATOR: Rebecca Tickell OTHER: Self: Amy Smart, Deepak Chopra, Mariel Hemingway, Clint Ober8
COMPANY: 1988
(310) 452-0708 alexa@bigpictureranch.com www.earthingmovie.com
(786) 859-8394 adventureproductionz@gmail.com
THE FIREFOX GUARDIAN
THE FISHERMAN AND THE FOREST
19-0469
19-0470
Student & Emerging
People & Nature Long-Form
Delhi, Delhi
JAPAN
1/1/18
1/20/18
14 minutes
49 minutes
In a small village in Nepal, a native woman steps up as an unconventional warrior to change the unfortunate fate of the Red Pandas in her community forest. This film takes you on a mesmerizing journey with the first female forest guardian, through remote bamboo jungles, scaling the mighty Himalayan wilderness into the hidden world of Red Pandas.
On March 11, 2011, a huge tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake struck Japan’s northeastern coast, including Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture. All life vanished from the sea. In despair, an oyster farmer named Shigeatsu Hatakeyama decided to rebuild his life. Though a fisherman, he also spent decades reforesting the surrounding hills and was sure the sea would recover. This program starts following Hatakeyama just after the disaster, showing how the sea and the forest are cleansed through mutual interaction. Featuring his moving monologue, it celebrates the miracle of resurrected life in a seaside village.
COMPANY: The University of the West of England PRODUCER: Gunjan Menon DIRECTOR: Gunjan Menon EDITOR: Gunjan Menon WRITER: Gunjan Menon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gunjan Menon, Daryl Fernandes SOUND EDITOR: Rob Prynne, Gunjan Menon SOUND MIXER: Rob Batchelor SOUND RECORDIST: Gunjan Menon MUSIC: Emma Butterworth NARRATOR: Gunjan Menon OTHER: Peter Venn, Jason Cooper
COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) PRODUCER: Yo Ijuin, Kenji Iida, Toshihide Yabuki DIRECTOR: Tomohiko Yokoyama EDITOR: Shiro Atsumi CINEMATOGRAPHER: Yoshio Kamiizumi OTHER: THANKS TO: Yoshihisa Akama, Zenta Akama; SOUND: Takashi Morishima, Daisuke Iguchi; VIDEO ENGINEER: Shohei Tanno; SOUND DESIGN: Chizuru Furukawa
+91 728-987-6817 gunjan.menon@gmail.com www.facebook.com/firefoxguardians
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Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
India
+81 354-554-339 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp pf.nhk-ep.co.jp/detail/2147
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THE FLOOD
THE FUTURE OF FOOD THE HISTORY OF FOOD
19-0471
19-0472
Animal Behavior LongForm, Visualization, Editing, Audioscape, Writing
Changing Planet Long-Form
Washington, DC
Silver Spring, MD
United States
US
11/25/18
11/9/18
45 minutes
32 minutes
The Okavango is one of the most diverse habitats on earth. This is a place of spectacular natural dramas where the fortunes of tens of thousands of animals each year are controlled by one ruler - The Great Flood.
Industrialized and processed food has dominated the last century, The Future of Food asks; what’s next? By turning the lens to the horizon the series culminates in an exploration of the fascinating, challenging, and uncertain, future of food. Is the future of food dependent on scientific innovations, new foods, and food substitutes? Or should we taking lessons from our past to create a more sustainable future? This final episode asks profound questions about ourselves, our cultures, and our food values, set in a futuristic context.
COMPANY: Icon Films in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana for National Geographic PRODUCER: Laura Marshall, Brad Bestelink, Lucy Meadows, Janet Han Vissering DIRECTOR: Brad Bestelink EDITOR: Rupert Troskie WRITER: Brad Bestelink, Harry Marshall, Jaime Bernanke CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brad Bestelink, Richard Uren, Alex Cooke, Mike Amos, Wim Forster, Dom Hamilton, Lawrence Drotsky SOUND EDITOR: Roy Noy SOUND MIXER: Richard Lambert MUSIC: Hannah Parrott NARRATOR: Angela Bassett
COMPANY: Roller Coaster Road for CuriosityStream PRODUCER: Steve Burns, Sarah V. Burns, Alex Sherratt DIRECTOR: Sarah V. Burns, Alex Sherratt EDITOR: Alan Saunders, Brock Carter WRITER: Sarah V. Burns, Alex Sherratt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Shane Geddes, Alan Jacobsen SOUND MIXERS: Tim Wright, Mikkel Groos MUSIC: Josh Cippola NARRATOR: Toby Ricketts
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.natgeotv.com/za/shows/nationalgeographicwild/the-flood
THE GREAT CUTOVER - FADING FORESTS
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
THE GREAT PRETENDER
19-0473
19-0474
People & Nature Long-Form
Student & Emerging, Animal Behavior Short-Form, Impact Short-Form
Koln,
Australia
11/1/18
10/23/17
44 minutes
12 minutes
Parts of the Romanian Carpatians are among the last primeval forests in Europe. But although the national park is officially protected, it is still being deforested. The WWF estimates that 30 percent of all logging takes place illegally. The wood goes into pellet production and into Romanian chipboard factories for cheap furniture. The hunger for wood also left marks on the densely wooded countries of Scandinavia. It seems that clear-cutting in Sweden is simply more economical than limited felling.
After the loss of an important display feather a famous Superb Lyrebird called ‘The Pretender’ struggles to win a mate during the most competitive song and dance competition in Australia. He is carefully watched over by his greatest fan, an enthusiastic lady called Jan.
COMPANY: 6w Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Westdeutscher Rundfunk DIRECTOR: Michael Nieberg EDITOR: Michael Nieberg, Timo Aubart Sauer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dennis Matzig SOUND RECORDIST: Timo Aubart Sauer NARRATOR: Dominik Freiberger OTHER: COMMISSIONING EDITOR: Norbert Hahn
COMPANY: University of the West of England MAWF PRODUCER: Nardine Groch DIRECTOR: Nardine Groch EDITOR: Nardine Groch WRITER: Nardine Groch CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nardine Groch SOUND EDITOR: Nardine Groch SOUND MIXER: John Aldred, Michele Caruso SOUND RECORDIST: Nardine Groch MUSIC: Alex Stoloff NARRATOR: Nardine Groch
+49 221-220-4587 carolin.rath@wdr.de
122
Melbourne, Victoria
Germany
+61 413-853-777 nardine.groch@gmail.com http://www.nardinegroch.com/
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THE GREAT SPIRIT WRANGLER LEGENDS
THE GREATEST MIGRATION
19-0475
19-0476
Micro-Movie
360 Storytelling
Raleigh, NC
Salem, OR
USA
United States
4/16/18
5/30/19
4 minutes
14 minutes
After a life-threatening diagnosis, avid angler and fly-fishing guide Katie Cahn discovers the healing powers that run deep in the crevices of the earth. “Today I’m alive, and today I will live.” This film is part of a series called Wrangler Legends, created to celebrate the extraordinary tales told by and about everyday heroes living life unrestricted. Full story here: https://www.wrangler. com/legends/the-great-spirit.html
Each year, 1.2 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra migrate across the Serengeti in one of natures most impressive spectacles and one of her most harrowing journeys. In our pilot episode of an upcoming four part series, we join the herd in the southern plains as the rains slowly depart and they prepare to move north. Through this, we explore the cause and effect that a migration of this size has on all living things within the ecosystem, what what our impacts on it are as well.
COMPANY: French | West | Vaughan PRODUCER: Jerstin Crosby, Corey Adams DIRECTOR: Corey Adams, Jerstin Crosby EDITOR: Corey Adams OTHER: CREATIVE DIRECTOR: John Moore
COMPANY: All Around Project, Blue Rock Films PRODUCER: Allison Brennan DIRECTOR: Chris Fischer EDITOR: Chris Fischer, Thomas Parslow III, Allison Brennan WRITER: Allison Brennan, Chris Fischer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chris Fischer NARRATOR: Tom Hanson, Chris Fischer
(919) 539-6424 jmoore@fwv-us.com https://vimeo.com/263924418
(503) 580-1192 chris@allaroundproject.com www.allaroundproject.com
THE HIDDEN FACE OF THE OCEAN SUNFISH
THE HIDDEN TIGER
19-0477
19-0478
Educational / Institutional
Conservation Long-Form, Impact Long-Form
Ensues la Redonne,
United States
7/1/18
5/31/19
27 minutes
47 minutes
A documentary about one of the sea behemoths: the ocean sunfish. This strange inhabitant of the great blue spaces surprises the scientists by his capacities beyond norms, and his records, unveiled in the wake of his voyage between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, from the tiny egg, to the monumental adult. Immerse yourself in the discovery of The Hidden Face of the Ocean sunfish!
We began the 20th century with over 100,000 wild tigers. We ended the same century with less than 4,000. Hunted and then poached, encroached upon and then slaughtered, the wild tigers of Asia are in trouble and face extinction. But there is a secret number, a terrifying number few know: the shocking number of the hidden tigers of America. An estimated 10,000 of these live in the backyards, roadside attractions, theme parks, zoos and sanctuaries of North America alone. The Hidden Tiger travels the world and exposes the deadly links between captive tigers and the wild tigers’ possible extinction.
COMPANY: Le Gobie, La Salamandre PRODUCER: Juliette Ruffier-Bertrand DIRECTOR: Sacha Bollet & Benoit Demarle MUSIC: Victor Meloe DESIGNER: Marion Francois, Simon Clavie NARRATOR: Patrick Albenque
COMPANY: Rescue Doc Films PRODUCER: Josh Gildrie, Elizabeth McGovern, Michael Samtesto DIRECTOR: Michael Samtesto EDITOR: Michael Samtesto, Josh Gildrie WRITER: Josh Gildrie CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Samtesto SOUND MIXER: Tom Backus MUSIC: Paul Jones NARRATOR: Josh Gildrie
+33 626-396-124 sachabollet@hotmail.com
123
Knoxville, TN
France
(865) 387-0901 msamstag@gmail.com www.rescuedocfilms.org
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FOREST KEEPERS IN DANGER
THE HOLLOW HEART ROOTED
19-0479
19-0480
People & Nature Short-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape
Maranhao, Maranhao
Johanneburg, Gauteng
Brazil
South Africa
5/14/19
10/5/17
14 minutes
48 minutes
In the Arariboia indigenous territory live an autonomous people. They choose no contact with the world beyond their forest, nor with the invaders that enter it. Everything that they need they take from the forest. They are the Awa-Guaja and they are in danger. When a hunting party of the neighboring Guajajara people happened upon a camp of the Awa-Guaja, indigenous filmmaker Flay Guajajara captured rare images of the people most vulnerable to the rampant deforestation threatening the Arariboia. Hunters, drug-traffickers, land grabbers, loggers and wildfires threaten the future of the great forest they call home.
This is the incredible story of a tree that has been around for eight hundred years... that can withstand the harshest conditions... and that is more loved by insects, birds and animals than any other tree in Africa... an enormous Baobab rooted on the savannah of Malilangwe Game Reserve in southern Zimbabwe. Buffalo weavers and the endangered white-backed vulture build their nests amongst the branches of the baobab, while elephants break off pieces of the tree for the water stored in its trunk. This is probably how the tree’s “Hollow Heart” came to be.
COMPANY: Midia India, Instituto Socioambiental, Instituto Catitu PRODUCER: Bruno Weis, Clara Roman, Majoi Gongora, Antonio Oviedo DIRECTOR: Flay Guajajara, Edivan Guajajara, Erisvan Guajajara EDITOR: Flay Guajajara, Edivan Guajajara, Mari Correa NARRATOR: Flay Guajajara OTHER: FUNDED BY: If Not Us Then Who?, Norwegian Embassy
COMPANY: Rooted Media PRODUCER: Barend van der Watt DIRECTOR: Barend van der watt, Henk Ekermans EDITOR: Henk Ekermans WRITER: Henk Ekermans CINEMATOGRAPHER: Barend van der Watt, Henk Ekermans SOUND MIXER: Guy Steer SOUND RECORDIST: Barend van der Watt MUSIC: Antoni Schonken NARRATOR: Fiona Ramsay OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Dereck Joubert & Beverly Joubert
+44 785-400-8392 midiaindia.01@gmail.com ifnotusthenwho.me/films/deforestation-amazon-uncontacted-tribe/
THE HUMAN ELEMENT
+27 833-591-928 barendvdwatt111@gmail.com
THE HUNTER LEGACY
19-0481
19-0482
People & Nature Long-Form, Changing Planet Long-Form
Conservation Long-Form
Boulder, CO
United States
4/1/18
6/17/19
78 minutes
80 minutes
In an arresting new documentary from the producers of RACING EXTINCTION, THE COVE and CHASING ICE, environmental photographer James Balog captures the lives of everyday Americans on the front lines of climate change. With rare compassion and heart, THE HUMAN ELEMENT inspires us to reevaluate our relationship with the natural world.
Today, a million species are threatened with extinction because of humans. Today, numerous species are threatened with extinction because of humans. In Kenya, a country the size of Texas with twice the number of people, the population explosion is putting humans and wildlife in constant competition for limited resources and space. It’s the perfect recipe for conflict. This film tells the story behind Kenya’s present-day struggles with human-wildlife conflict. Using rare video footage from 1937 of renowned Big Game hunter J.A. Hunter, we are guided through Kenya by his grandson, Alex, to learn about the efforts of four unique conservancies, each successfully mitigating the often-tragic encounters between humans and wildlife.
COMPANY: Earth Vision Film PRODUCER: Olivia Ahnemann DIRECTOR: Matthew Testa EDITOR: Lyman Smith WRITER: James Balog, Lyman Smith, Matthew Testa CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jim Hurst, Josh Salzman MUSIC: Morgan Kibby, Jeff Russo, ADDITIONAL MUSIC: Zoe Keating OTHER: CO-PRODUCER: Daniel Wright, ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Jill Mazursky, Alejandro De Castro, CONCEPT BY: James Balog, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Linda A. Cornfield, David J. Cornfield, Justin Brooks Fisher, Ginny Jordan, Paula Dupre’ Pesmen, Wendy Schmidt, COEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David & Pat Atkinson, Jim & Paula Crown, Sam Rose & Julie Walters, Tom Roush, STILL PHOTOGRAPHER: James Balog
COMPANY: Coldstream Creative PRODUCER: Hunter Sykes DIRECTOR: Hunter Sykes EDITOR: Nat Kidder WRITER: Annette DeNoyer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tyler Maddox, Darren Campbell MUSIC: Andre Sumelius NARRATOR: Hunter Sykes
(303) 808-7199 caroline@earthvisionfilm.com; sport@earthvisionin THEhumanelementmovie.com
124
Durango, CO
United States
(831) 277-7346 hunter@coldstreamcreative.com http://www.africanlegacy-film.com/
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THE HYDROUS PRESENTS IMMERSE
THE INCREDIBLE FIVE - A CHEETAH’S TALE
19-0483
19-0484
360 Storytelling
Animal Behavior LongForm , Visualization, Editing, Audioscape, Writing
Sausalito, CA
Hamburg, Hamburg
United States
Germany
5/20/19
4/1/19
9 minutes
52 minutes
A journey of science, love & magic in the ocean.
Cheetahs are the high-speed hunters of the Savannah. Few attempt to take on larger prey than gazelles or smallish antelopes. But on occasion, the predatory cats reveal their surprisingly different side. In the Northern Serengeti, a group of male cheetahs emerges and turns all we know about them upside down. Males are usually loners or live in small groups, but here we have five tomcats hunting together as one. It is actually, the largest alliance of the animals ever seen! This film has many stories to tell about the sleek hunters.
COMPANY: The Hydrous, Horizon Productions PRODUCER: PRODUCER: Jason McGuigan; PRODUCER: Rick Miskiv, Csilla Kozma Andersen; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Glenn Bucksbaum; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Dr. Erika Woolsey DIRECTOR: Jason McGuigan, Dr. Erika Woolsey EDITOR: Jason McGuigan CINEMATOGRAPHER: DIRECTOR OF UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY: Rick Miskiv; DIRECTOR OF LAND BASED PHOTOGRAPHY: Jason McGuigan SOUND EDITOR: Brian McPherson SOUND MIXER: Brian McPherson NARRATOR: Aliyah Tadao, Charley Peebler, Dr. Ruth Gates, Dr. Pim Bongaerts, Dr. Terry Gosliner, Dr. Allison Fritts-Penniman, Dr. Erika Woolsey
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, ARTE, ORF PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Simon Riedel DIRECTOR: Reinhard Radke EDITOR: Klaus Mueller WRITER: Colin Solman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Reinhard Radke SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Martin Lingnau, Ingmar Sueberkrueb NARRATOR: Colin Solman OTHER: Ralf Quibeldey, Commissioning Editor NDR; Kathrin Bronnert, Commissioning Editor ARTE
(415) 521-8272 erika@thehydro.us www.thehydro.us
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
THE INSECT APOCALYPSE
THE INVISIBLE RIVER - UNDER WATER BETWEEN THE BLACK FOREST AND THE VOSGES
19-0485
19-0486
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form
Mainz,
Germany
9/13/18
11/30/18
52 minutes
52 minutes
75% of the Insects are lost in the last 30 years. Many species died out completely. Scientists are talking about the sixth big die out of species on our planet. They are extremely concerned because this mass mortality is an anthropogenic problem. The documentary gives answers to reason, dimension and the meaning for our society. If we are losing the Insects we will lose the identity of our planet.
Between the Black Forest and the Vosges flows the Rhine - and another river, underground: a river of groundwater that creates unique wetlands. Prizewinning underwater cameraman Serge Dumont reveals this secret world and documents its inhabitants’ amazing behaviour patterns.
COMPANY: Mehltretter Media PRODUCER: Petra Mehltretter DIRECTOR: Torsten Mehltretter EDITOR: Katrin Ducker-Eckloff WRITER: Torsten Mehltretter CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steve Kfoury, Philip Koepsell, Axel Thiede, Oliver Wolf SOUND RECORDISTS: Ivo Fiebelkorn, Florian Speer, Nico Baumbach NARRATOR: Christine Hegeler
COMPANY: Laengengrad Filmproduktion, Seppia PRODUCER: For Laenengrad Filmproduktion, ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Frank Nischk; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Thomas Weirdenback, Sarah Zierul; For Seppia: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Pascaline Geoffrey, Cedric Bonin DIRECTOR: Serge Dumont EDITOR: Isabelle Albert WRITER: Serge Dumont, Frank Nischk CINEMATOGRAPHER: Serge Dumont SOUND MIXER: Alexander Weuffen MUSIC: Amaury Chabauty NARRATOR: Paul Bendelow
+49 613-170-12055 anaya.m@zdf.de
125
Cologne,
Germany
+49 221-788-7670 info@laengengrad.de https://www.laengengrad-filmproduktion.de/
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THE KING’S KEEPER
THE KINGDOM - HOW FUNGI MADE OUR WORLD
19-0487
19-0488
People & Nature Short-Form
Science in Nature Long-Form, Visualization, Editing, Writing
New York City, NY
Silver Spring, MD
USA
US
10/31/18
2/9/18
12 minutes
52 minutes
Prahlad spent most of his life abusively training elephants in the circus in India. Being a Mahout, or elephant trainer, is all he’s ever known. Until now. In the King’s Keeper we meet two characters, Gajraj and Prahlad at what Prahlad calls a place where “we work for elephants.” Gajraj, a seventy year old tusker who’s name means “King of the elephants,” spent nearly fifty years of his life in chains. When Prahlad first saw him come out of the rescue vehicle and step into the Elephant Conservation and Care Center he says “I had my heart set on him.”
This is the incredible story of how fungi made life on land possible. Neither plants nor animals - fungi represent a third mode of life and belong to their own kingdom. By looking at fungi in the context of evolution and natural history, scientists are making discoveries that will change our lives. Some fungi will save us, others will threaten us and we are just beginning to understand which is which.
COMPANY: Brother Mountain PRODUCER: Thomas Rowell DIRECTOR: Thomas Rowell EDITOR: Thomas Rowell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Thomas Rowell SOUND MIXERS: Charlie Van Kirk MUSIC: Steve Gorn, Ehren Hanson, Camilla Celin NARRATOR: Prahlad Rajavar OTHER: Additional / Archival footage from Mradul Patak, Wildlife SOS, PeTA
COMPANY: Smith & Nasht, Real to Reel Productions In association with CuriosityStream, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, ZDF/ARTE, SVT Sweden PRODUCER: Susan MacKinnon, Anne Pick, Bill Saphic DIRECTOR: Annamaria Talas, Simon Nasht EDITOR: Nora V. Kovacs WRITER: Annamaria Talas, Simon Nasht CINEMATOGRAPHER: Oliver Nasht, Russell Gienapp, Steve Axford SOUND EDITOR: Grant Edmonds SOUND MIXERS: David Best, Oliver Nasht, Peter Sawade SOUND RECORDISTS: David Best, Oliver Nasht MUSIC: Mark Korven NARRATOR: Nicole Oliver
(828) 773-0429 brothermountainfilms@gmail.com http://www.brothermountain.com/thekingskeeper
(301) 920-5909 jorge.franzini@curiositystream.com
THE KODIAK QUEEN
THE LAST GREEN THREAD
19-0489
19-0490
Impact Short-Form
Changing Planet Short-Form, Conservation Short-Form
Beckenham,
United States
6/26/18
3/16/19
17 minutes
17 minutes
The Kodiak Queen is about the ground-breaking transformation of a decorated WWII warship that survived Pearl Harbour, into an artificial reef and dive site by Richard Branson in the British Virgin Islands. The essence of the project was to inspire a generation of ocean lovers. But it soon revealed itself to be about something much bigger. On the 6th of September 2017, Hurricane Irma released it ferocious power across the Caribbean and Florida Keys. Irma left behind a trail of unimaginable destruction, devastating the lives of thousands of people. In this haunting film, Academy Award winner Kate Winslet and award-winning filmmaker Rob Sorrenti remind us of the momentous task ahead restoring the British Virgin Islands.
On a narrow path through Florida’s Everglades Headwaters, three friends embark on a journey to survey a fragile wilderness corridor before it disappears forever. Amidst a backdrop of massive development and population growth, their expedition documents the vitality and connectedness of an ecosystem in a state of rapid transformation. Mother nature may be resilient - but when the last green thread is stretched to the breaking point, can we summon the courage and resourcefulness to change course?
COMPANY: Rob Sorrenti Film PRODUCER: Rob Sorrenti DIRECTOR: Rob Sorrenti EDITOR: Pd Hardy SOUND EDITOR: Guy Chase SOUND MIXER: Phil Evans MUSIC: Jean-Phillippe Rio-py NARRATOR: Kate Winslet OTHER: ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Laura Dowse; POST-PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: Milly Upton; ANIMATIONS: Dreamtrap Animations; COLOURIST: Paul Fallon; ONLINE EDITOR: Ian Goff
COMPANY: Grizzly Creek Films, Danny Schmidt Films PRODUCER: Eric Bendick, Danny Schmidt DIRECTOR: Eric Bendick, Danny Schmidt EDITOR: Andy Adkins WRITER: Andy Adkins, Eric Bendick, Danny Schmidt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Phillip Baribeau, Dawson Dunning, Danny Schmidt SOUND EDITOR: Andy Adkins DESIGNER: Andy Adkins NARRATOR: Mallory Dimmitt, Carlton Ward Jr., Joe Guthrie OTHER: ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY: Eric Bendick, Carlton Ward Jr.
+44 756-350-5436 ew@futuretimepictures.com https://www.robsorrenti.film/
126
Bozeman, Montana
United Kingdom
(401) 474-6161 ebendick@gmail.com grizzlycreekfilms.com
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THE LAST OF THE IRON LUNGS
THE LEOPARD ROCKS
19-0491
19-0492
Science in Nature Short-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape
New York, NY
Vienna,
USA
Austria
11/20/17
12/20/17
8 minutes
50 minutes
Last of the Iron Lungs introduces us to one of the few remaining polio survivors in America who is kept alive by a half-century-old machine called an iron lung. Paul Alexander’s story is both an inspiration and a warning about public health. Despite being stuck in a metal tube that helps him breathe, he has managed to pursue a career as a lawyer, and he’s never given up on life. Still, his battle with polio as a child is a stark reminder why access to life-saving vaccinations is so vital for children globally. Through a mix of stunning visuals of Paul in his iron lung, archival images, and interviews with the people that Paul interacts with in his daily life, including a car mechanic who fixes his iron lung, we managed to capture Paul’s story compellingly and educationally.
Leopards are solitary animals; but not in northwest India. In a remote, littleknown region of Rajasthan these majestic big cats display astonishing behaviour. They live in close proximity to each other and frequently interact. The leopards live on rocky hills, riddled with caves. Here a mother leopard, called Neelam, protects her three cubs from roaming adult males that would kill the youngsters. The many tunnels and caves act as a sanctuary. Their habitat, a large plain sprinkled with ancient rock formations, is unique. The leopards share this starkly beautiful landscape with families of hyenas, monkeys, peacocks and parrots, as well as with the local villagers. They all depend on the fickle monsoon rains.
PRODUCER: Danielle Steinberg, Eleanor Fye, Thasin Hyder; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Japhet Weeks EDITOR: Alfonso Solis CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jared Christopher OTHER: EDITOR IN CHIEF: Kelly Bourdet; SENIOR REPORTER: Jennings Brown; HEAD OF VIDEO: Ben Reininga
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A Co-Production of Terra Mater Factual Studios and Smithsonian Networks produced by Cosmos Factory PRODUCER: Tria Thalman DIRECTOR: Harald Pokieser EDITOR: Joerg Achatz WRITER: Harald Pokieser CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian Stolz, Klaus Illitsch, Gunther Kieberger, Akshay Singh SOUND MIXER: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Andy Baum NARRATOR: John Shrapnel OTHER: Andrea Gastgeb, EP TMFS Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
(718) 664-7855 shannon@gizmodomedia.com gizmodo.com/the-last-of-the-iron-lungs-1819079169
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/the-leopard-rocks/
THE LIFE OF EARTH - FROM SPACE
THE LIFE OF EARTH - THE AGE OF HUMANS
19-0493
19-0494
Earth & Sky Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization
Changing Planet Long-Form
Washington, DC
United States
7/16/18
7/16/18
51 minutes
51 minutes
The Life of Earth: From Space tells the extraordinary 4.5-billion-year story of our planet from the most revealing seat in the house. With hundreds of satellites & scientific expeditions deciphering planetary clues, can we unlock the truth of Earth’s past?
The Life of Earth: The Age of Humans combines innovative scientific tools and pioneering global discoveries to delve into our turbulent past, and shed light on the future. How did we go from a primitive species to a geological force changing the face of the planet? Using satellites observing Earth, we seek out fresh clues to create this revelatory story.
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Martin Williams, Ruth Roberts, Charles Poe, David Royle DIRECTOR: Luke Wiles EDITOR: Dan Macdonald, Peter Miller NARRATOR: Ronan Summers
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Martin Williams, Ruth Roberts, Charles Poe, David Royle DIRECTOR: Luke Wiles EDITOR: Dan Macdonald, Peter Miller
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
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Washington, DC
United States
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
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THE LIZARD’S TALE
THE LIZARD’S TALE - ANOLES IN THE CITY
19-0495
19-0496
Limited Series - Short
Science in Nature Short-Form
South Miami, FL
South Miami, FL
United States
United States
1/1/18
12/19/19
22 minutes
9 minutes
The Lizardês Tale is the story of a thirty-year quest to reveal the fundamental rules of nature. Is evolution predictable? How are species organized into ecosystems? And how fast can evolution happen? Scientists’ clearest view into nature’s rulebook comes from an unlikely creature: a tiny lizard called an anole. Dr. Jonathan Losos and his colleagues have studied anoles for decades. In the seven episodes of The Lizard’s Tale, you’ll learn why anoles have become a workhorse for biologists like Losos, and how these seemingly ordinary lizards have transformed our understanding of evolution, ecology, and animal behavior.
Crested anoles are adept at city living - whether in Puerto Rico or in the U.S. city of Miami. Understanding why is an important part of figuring out the impact of urbanization. In other words, what effects are humans having on the wildlife? Studies have revealed that some species adapt quickly to new conditions developing the physical changes they need to survive. It’s a fact that bodes well for the ability of a species to handle change, as we ourselves continue to be the agents of that change.
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Production for Smithsonian Channel PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kori Price DIRECTOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen EDITOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen WRITER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, ADDITIONAL CAMERA: Rick Smith, Eric Bendick, Laurence Curtis, Rob Migrin, Amanda Dappen, Liz Losin MUSIC: Cody Westheimer OTHER: Graphics: Root House Studio
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions for Smithsonian Network PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kori Price DIRECTOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen EDITOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen WRITER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, ADDITIONAL CAMERA: Rick Smith, Eric Bendick, Laurence Curtis, Rob Migrin, Amanda Dappen, Liz Losin MUSIC: Cody Westheimer OTHER: Graphics: Root House Studio
+1 208-591-0852 info@daysedge.com www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc-k2R7_La0CR3M7hoXb3nqKkMFHCgSHl
THE LIZARD’S TALE - DOES EVOLUTION REPEAT ITSELF?
(208) 591-0852 info@daysedge.com www.daysedge.com
THE LOVE BUGS
19-0497
19-0498
Science in Nature Short-Form
Science in Nature Long-Form
South Miami, FL
USA
5/30/18
12/11/18
8 minutes
34 minutes
Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico: the four big islands of the Caribbean, are hotbeds of anole activity. But what’s striking is the physical parallels you see between the anoles living on different islands - a phenomenon known as ecomorphism. But did these ecomorphs evolve first and then spread out to the different islands - or did they evolve separately, and then move? A battery of physical and DNA tests help point us toward a conclusive answer - and bring scientists one step closer to understanding the great mysteries of evolution.
Entomologists Charlie and Lois O’Brien have amassed more than 1 million insects from nearly 70 countries --the largest private collection in the world with an estimated 5,000 undiscovered species -- during the course of their long and storied careers. Now Lois, 90, and Charlie, 85, decide to give away their drawers full of iridescent weevils and planthoppers to further science. The Love Bugs is a light-hearted portrait of two aging but dedicated scientists that captures the tender moments, inside jokes and good-natured bickering that can only come from sharing a marriage and career for 55 years.
PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, Production Manager: Kori Price DIRECTOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen EDITOR: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen WRITER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, Additional Camera: Rick Smith, Eric Bendick, Laurence Curtis, Rob Migrin, Amanda Dappen, Liz Losin MUSIC: Cody Westheimer OTHER: Graphics: Root House Studio
COMPANY: The Love Bugs Film LLC PRODUCER: Allison Otto and Maria Clinton DIRECTOR: Allison Otto and Maria Clinton EDITOR: Chelsea Jackson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Allison Otto, Maria Clinton, Chelsea Jackson SOUND EDITOR: Billy Wirasnik SOUND MIXER: Billy Wirasnik MUSIC: Mark Crawford EFFECTS: Mass FX Media OTHER: Illustrations: Jenny Nichols
(208) 591-0852 info@daysedge.com www.daysedge.com
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Denver, CO
United States
(303) 884-4085 allison@allisonotto.com www.thelovebugsfilm.com
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THE MACAW KINGDOM
THE MACROSCOPE THE MACROSCOPE
19-0499
19-0500
Science in Nature Long-Form
Limited Series - Short
Budapest,
New York, New York
Hungary
United States
3/1/18
5/22/19
52 minutes
8 minutes
An international scientific expedition got on board of an Amazonian motorized canoe. It took 4 days to reach the Candamo Basin, a place where wildlife exists without any human disturbance since the beginning of times. Researchers climbed giant trees, investigated nest hollows, and collected genetic samples from macaws. But doing serious scientific work in the Amazon is not easy. Jaguars visit the camp, wasps attack the climbers and parasites hunt for them. Despite all the challenges the team returns to the lab with the invaluable samples that can help us understand the status of an isolated parrot population in Candamo.
The Macroscope,” is a short form online video science anthology with a cinematic angle. Through the lenses of narrative and documentary film genres - the series brings you the stories of wide field of scientists and innovators shining a spotlight on their discoveries and investigations. Short in form yet rich in details, “The Macroscope” is real science in one reel.
COMPANY: Wildlife Messengers, Filmjungle Society, Filmjungle Studio PRODUCER: George Olah, Zsolt Marcell Toth, Attila David Molnar DIRECTOR: Attila David Molnar, Cintia Garai EDITOR: Attila David Molnar WRITER: Attila David Molnar CINEMATOGRAPHER: Balazs Tisza, Cintia Garai SOUND EDITOR: Zsolt E. Tamas SOUND MIXER: Zsolt E. Tamas EFFECTS: Emese Silimon DESIGNER: Erik Vidos NARRATOR: Nick Thorpe
COMPANY: Science Friday PRODUCER: Luke Groskin
+36 308-864-026 george@wildlifemessengers.org https://wildlifemessengers.org/macaw-kingdom
(201) 424-0114 lgroskin@sciencefriday.com https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2w1JNHV4HTVHm1eADOWXuTnSCJ5TuAz
THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO - IN SEARCH OF LIFE - TERRA X - OUR FASCINATING PLANET
THE MALE
19-0501
19-0502
People & Nature Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Mainz,
Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-d
Germany
Republic of Korea
12/30/18
4/15/19
43 minutes
48 minutes
The Malay Archipelago is an El Dorado for naturalists. Even before Charles Darwin published his theory on the origin of species, the islands’ riches once led a certain Alfred Russel Wallace to the answer to the question: Where does the abundance of species come from? Which developed eventually into the question of all questions: Where do we come from? The archipelago with its unusual inhabitants helped Alfred Russel Wallace to reach conclusions that would change the world. Until today this world emanates a special fascination. In Borneo and Sulawesi Dirk Steffens traces back the footsteps of Alfred Russel Wallace.
Indonesian ‘Greater birds of paradise’ which try to win love in a perfect pair, Australian ‘Victoria’s rifle birds’ which fold their wings to circle to dance, Ecuadorian ‘Long-wattled umbrella birds’ which literally carry bigger wattles than their body, Papua New Guinean ‘King of Saxony birds of paradise’ which have ornamental feathers 2.5 times longer than their height, Indonesian ‘Western Parotia’ which dance several different steps like ballerinos, Swedish ‘Ruffs’ which plays different roles like actors! <The Males> shows the various males which have been developed their own ways to lure females and projects their moments of lunacy.
COMPANY: ZDF German Television PRODUCER: Florian Rehm DIRECTOR: Tobias Schultes EDITOR: Maria Zimmermann WRITER: Tobias Schultes, Jasmina Neudecker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Oliver Roetz SOUND MIXER: Stefan Buchner SOUND RECORDIST: Thorsten Czart MUSIC: Andreas Linse NARRATOR: Johannes Steck
COMPANY: EBS (Korea Educational Broadcation System) PRODUCER: Kim Hyungjun DIRECTOR: Son Seungwoo EDITOR: Son Seungwoo WRITER: Kim Miran CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jo Kyubaek SOUND EDITOR: Kang Huijung SOUND MIXER: Bu Youjung EFFECTS: Kang Huijung DESIGNER: Lee Sungsuk NARRATOR: Lee Hyeyeong
+49 613-170-12055 anaya.m@zdf.de https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/faszination-erde-der-malaiische-archipel-dem-leben-auf-der-
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+82 103-779-9007 dongo@ebs.co.kr www.ebs.co.kr
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THE MERMAIDS OF WEEKI WACHEE VR
THE MOON - OUR GATEWAY TO THE UNIVERSE
19-0503
19-0504
360 Storytelling
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Paris,
Vienna,
France
Austria
3/20/19
12/13/17
4 minutes
52 minutes
The legendary mermaids of Weeki Wachee, America’s longest running roadside attraction, take us beneath the surface for a renewed appreciation of one of the deepest, naturally formed underwater springs in the U.S.
Our neighbour in space still holds many mysteries - this film presents many new and surprising facts and findings about the Moon. For example, images of space probes have revealed that there are lava caves underneath the Moon’s rocky surface that could harbour a permanent human lunar base. Several countries and space agencies, but also private companies have plans to return to the Moon again - 50 years after the historic first landing of humans with Apollo 11.
COMPANY: Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic PRODUCER: Malvina Martin DIRECTOR: Max Salomon EDITOR: Barbara Ballow, Max Salomon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Erik Rochner OTHER: Executive Producers for Black Dot Films Max Salomon and Malvina Martin
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A Terra Mater Factual Studios production, produced by Cosmos Factory DIRECTOR: Manfred Christ EDITOR: Joerg Achatz WRITER: Manfred Christ CINEMATOGRAPHER: Klaus Achter SOUND EDITOR: Hermann Winklhofer SOUND MIXERS: Polio Brezina, Florian Deutsch MUSIC: Andy Baum NARRATOR: John Shrapnel OTHER: Ivo Filatsch, EP TMFS Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
(202) 257-8390 malvina@blackdotfilms.com
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/the-moon/
THE MOST UNKNOWN
THE MOUNTAIN LION AND ME
19-0505
19-0506
Science in Nature Long-Form, Theatrical
People & Nature Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
New York, NY
United States
12/15/17
9/29/17
92 minutes
51 minutes
The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity’s biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousness? How much do we really know? By introducing researchers from diverse backgrounds for the first time, then dropping them into new, immersive field work they previously hadn’t tackled, the film pushes the boundaries of how science storytelling is approached. What emerges is a deeply human trip to the foundations of discovery and a powerful reminder that the unanswered questions are the most crucial ones to pose.
On the outskirts of Yellowstone National Park is Paradise Valley, Montana, home to bears, wolves, elk, and an animal so secretive, few ever get to see it: the mountain lion. Wildlife filmmaker Casey Anderson became one of those lucky few after following the tracks of the elusive cat from his backyard into the world of a mother and her three cubs. It was the beginning of what would become a remarkable relationship that gave Casey a rare glimpse into the life of a mountain lion family and a new understanding of an animal we know so little about.
COMPANY: Wicked Delicate, Motherboard, Science Sandbox PRODUCER: Ian Cheney DIRECTOR: Ian Cheney EDITOR: Daniel Quintanilla, Ian Cheney CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael James Murray, Emily Topper SOUND EDITOR: Ben Chesneau, Maya Peart SOUND MIXER: Eli Cohn SOUND RECORDISTS: Matthew Betlej, Judy Karp, Robert La Rosa MUSIC: Simon Beins, Ben Fries EFFECTS: Amelia Cragle DESIGNER: MK12 OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Greg Boustead, Thobey Campion, Derek Mead, COPRODUCER: Xavier Aaronson, Lindsay Blatt, ADVISOR: Werner Herzog, SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Elliot Kirschner, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Erik Franco
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Casey Anderson, Deny Staggs, Barry Klein, Tria Thalman, David Royle DIRECTOR: Casey Anderson
(240) 731-7081 jharrop@simonsfoundation.org www.themostunknown.com/
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Washington, DC
United States
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
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THE MUSTANGS - AN AMERICAN STORY
THE NATURE MAKERS
19-0507
19-0508
Theatrical, Educational / Institutional, Visualization
People & Nature Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Changing Planet Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form
Santa Monica, California
Venice, CA
United States
USA
6/1/19
6/28/19
120 minutes
70 minutes
“The Mustangs: An American Story” takes audiences on a journey to places few have seen or know about. There are more than 80,000 wild horses on federal lands in the United States and more than 50,000 in captivity. The mustang has a rich history, but they are entangled in controversy and bureaucracy and are making their last stand. The decisions being made now will determine their survival in the wild. Whether you are a horse person or not, this film will make you fall in love with America all over again and understand why the protection of our wild horses are worth fighting for.
On a planet increasingly dominated by humans, three teams of determined conservationists go to extraordinary, often seemingly nature-disrupting lengths to save three threatened species in the American heartland. Though “The Nature Makers” challenges audiences to consider the extreme measures now required to preserve much of what’s left of the wild, the story is ultimately a hopeful one. As one scientist says: “The state of conservation is very dire. There’s a lot of failure and extinction, but this is a story that’s actually gone right.” Scott Saunders’ film is a portrait of passionate people and the extraordinary creatures they’re fighting for.
COMPANY: Steven Latham Productions PRODUCER: Steven Latham DIRECTOR: Steven Latham, Conrad Stanley EDITOR: Conrad Stanley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brian Pratt, Nigel McGregor SOUND MIXERS: Scott Crisp SOUND RECORDISTS: Andy Schlueter, Leslie Francis, Tyler Cardwell MUSIC: konsonant DESIGNER: Steven Latham
COMPANY: Natural Allies LLC PRODUCER: Scott Saunders DIRECTOR: Scott Saunders EDITOR: Scott Saunders WRITER: Scott Saunders CINEMATOGRAPHER: Oktay Ortabasi SOUND EDITOR: Jan Bezouska, Peter Bawiec SOUND MIXER: Jan Bezouska, Peter Bawiec SOUND RECORDIST: Scott Saunders MUSIC: David Mann, Ben Sollee DESIGNER: Azin Shama NARRATOR: Scott Saunders
(310) 729-0528 steven@stevenlathamproductions.com
(646) 298-5257 scopix@gmail.com
THE NATURE OF THINGS - THE GENETIC REVOLUTION
THE NATURE OF THINGS - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF EARTH
19-0509
19-0510
Science in Nature Long-Form
Earth & Sky Long-Form
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
11/11/18
10/14/18
44 minutes
44 minutes
Technologies like CRISPR are making it possible to quickly and cheaply change the DNA of all living things, including humans. Genes can be edited almost as easily as words on a computer screen. Brilliant scientists from across the globe are using these powerful new gene-editing technologies in ways once thought unimaginable. This new ability to alter our DNA holds the promise of curing disease ... saving threatened species ... solving the problem of world hunger ... maybe even obtaining human perfection. But will the promise be fulfilled?
From volcanoes to earthquakes and dust migration to meteorites - scientists reveal how much the Earth changes in 24 hours.
COMPANY: Yap Films PRODUCER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Eliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian; PRODUCER: Elizabeth Trojian, Julia Nunes DIRECTOR: Robin Bicknell EDITOR: Michele Francis WRITER: Julia Nunes CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sarah Thomas Moffat, Andrew Martiniuk SOUND RECORDISTS: Alisa Erlikh, Peter Sawade, Chris Miller MUSIC: John JK Kanakis NARRATOR: David Suzuki
COMPANY: Yap Films, Screen Glue PRODUCER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Eliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian; PRODUCER: Elizabeth Trojian, Julia Nunes DIRECTOR: Christine Nielson & Matthew Dyas EDITOR: Greg West CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Ellam & Stefan Randstrom SOUND RECORDISTS: Chris Miller & Daniel Hewett MUSIC: Justin Small & Ohad Benchetrit NARRATOR: David Suzuki
(416) 504-3662 jjackson@yapfilms.com https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/the-genetic-revolution
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Toronto, Ontario
Canada
(416) 504-3662 jjackson@yapfilms.com https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/a-day-in-the-life-of-earth
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THE PARAMO OF CHINGAZA
THE PASSAGE
19-0511
19-0512
People & Nature Short-Form, Educational / Institutional
People & Nature Short-Form
Washington, DC
South Miami, FL
United States
United States
5/29/19
6/14/18
12 minutes
20 minutes
The paramo ecosystem in Colombia’s Chingaza National Park makes life in Bogota possible. It is responsible for 80% of the water supply for the city’s eight million residents, and shows us that if we take care of nature it will take care of us. While the people working in and around Chingaza channel water to the city, many are also striving to protect and preserve the Park’s critical ecosystem services. Government and non-government organizations are coordinating efforts to test water sources, monitor plants and animals, manage ecotourism, and educate the public about the paramo and its vital connection to Bogota.
In 1974, my 20-year-old parents and uncle Andy built their own canoes, launched them into the Pacific, and became some the first people in modern history to canoe from Washington to Alaska up the Inside Passage. My brother and I grew up paddling those wooden canoes in the Virginia rives and the 1974 adventure became legend in our family - shaping who we’ve become, how we view our parents, and how our parents view themselves. In the summer of 2017, we renovated those canoes and with our aging parents completed their 1974 journey. The Passage is a story about the dreams of aging brothers, fathers and sons, and the wild places that define us.
COMPANY: National Geographic Society PRODUCER: SENIOR PRODUCER: Chris Dye; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Devin Swanson; FIELD PRODUCER: Pablo Durana EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Vanessa Serrao EDITOR: Monica Pinzon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Pablo Durana, Luc Forsyth SOUND MIXERS: Christopher Martin OTHER: PRODUCTION MANAGER: Tejinder Gorski, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Ana Juana Bermudez, COLORIST: Ted Snavely
COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nathan Dappen, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kori Price DIRECTOR: Nathan Dappen EDITOR: Nathan Dappen WRITER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin, Kyle McBurnie, Eli Spiegel, Ben Dappen, Alan Dappen, Andy Dappen, Jimmy Dappen, Steven Cummings, Steer Films SOUND EDITOR: ONA Sounds SOUND MIXER: ONA Sounds MUSIC: ONA Sounds OTHER: GRAPHICS: Root House Studio, Heather Dappen, HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS BY: Alan Dappen, Andy Dappen, Sara Scherr, Rick Wilson, Colorist: DC COLOR, Robbie Carman
(202) 807-3523 caradke@ngs.org
(208) 591-0852 info@daysedge.com www.daysedge.com
THE PATH BACK
THE PATTERNS OF THE OCEAN
19-0513
19-0514
Engaging Youth
Impact Long-Form
South Miami, FL
Germany
11/28/17
3/11/18
5 minutes
45 minutes
For thousands of years, the buffalo or plains bison (Bison bison) sustained the many native tribes that inhabited the Great Plains region of North America. But when Europeans arrived in the area, they nearly exterminated the buffalo and an indigenous way of life. In recent years, however, the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Montana’s Fort Peck Reservation have joined with other tribal groups throughout the region to bring buffalo back to their ancestral lands and into their lives.
The Jetlagged accompany manta ray researcher Elitza Germanov (Marine Megafauna Foundation) on a field trip in Komodo in Indonesia. Manta ray numbers are declining because their gills have recently become a dubious trend in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Numerous conservation efforts are taking place to protect the gentle ocean giants, including “Citizen Science” projects to identify individuals by their unique spot patterns on their bellies. The filmmakers document the efforts of scientists and conservationists in Indonesia like Elitza Germanov and Sarah Lewis (Indonesian Manta Project/Manta Trust), who are working tirelessly to save these beautiful animals from extinction.
COMPANY: Days Edge Productions for World Wildlife Fund PRODUCER: Neil Losin DIRECTOR: Neil Losin, Ruth Lichtman EDITOR: Neil Losin, Alex Mulleen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rick Smith, Daniel Cowen SOUND EDITOR: Sam Dalsheimer NARRATOR: Jonny BearCub Stiffarm OTHER: PRODUCTION DESIGN: Dani Alvarez, Ruth Lichtman, Emma Wiseman
COMPANY: The Jetlagged PRODUCER: Jenga Ocean, Lush, Divers Alert Network, Xcel Dive Europe, The Jetlagged DIRECTOR: Hendrik S. Schmitt EDITOR: Claudia Schmitt, Hendrik S. Schmitt WRITER: Claudia Schmitt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Claudia Schmitt, Hendrik S. Schmitt, Adrienne Gittus, Steve Woods, Alex Hofford SOUND EDITOR: Frank Marheineke SOUND MIXER: Frank Marheineke SOUND RECORDIST: Claudia Schmitt MUSIC: Various Artists NARRATOR: Claudia Schmitt
(208) 591-0852 info@daysedge.com
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Friedrichsdorf,
United States
+49 176-237-32758 claudia@thejetlagged.com thejetlagged.com/portfolio/the-patterns-of-the-ocean/
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THE PENGUINS OF PATAGONIA
THE POLLINATORS
19-0515
19-0516
Engaging Youth
Changing Planet Long-Form
Washington, DC
Accord, New York
United States
United States
12/28/18
1/31/19
4 minutes
92 minutes
National Geographic’s online Resource Library is a collection of educational resources for use in the classroom aligned to middle school standards in science, social studies, and geography. Explore the incredible diversity of Patagonia with penguin researcher and conservationist Pablo Borboroglu of the Global Penguin Society. He explains the interdependence of the organisms in this ecosystem, external threats, and what biodiversity means to its inhabitants.
The Pollinators is a cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat. The many challenges the beekeepers and their bees face en route reveal flaws to our simplified chemically dependent agriculture system. We talk to farmers, scientists, chefs and academics along the way to give a broad perspective about the threats to honey bees, what it means to our food security and how we can improve it.
COMPANY: National Geographic Society, Red Rock Kids PRODUCER: FOR RED ROCK KIDS: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Kelly Sweet; PRODUCER: Colin Shea; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Emily Nichols; FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Vanessa Serrao, SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Mary Stephens EDITOR: Ian Arwas, ASSISTANT EDITOR: Safidi Tyehimba WRITER: Andrew Moss NARRATOR: Charlie Engelman OTHER: FOR RED ROCK KIDS: POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Rin W. Allen; RESEARCHER: Maureen McGrath; STOCK MEDIA PROVIDED BY: Nat Geo Creative; FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: RESEARCH: Judy Meschel; VICE PRESIDENT, EDUCATION PROGRAMS: Kim Hulse; RESOURCE LIBRARY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Tyson Brown; MANAGER: Jeanna Sullivan; PROJECT MANAGER: Gina Borgia; PROJECT SPECIALIST: Sarah Appleton; SPECIALIST: Rachel Jacobson
COMPANY: Stony Kill Films, Ltd PRODUCER: Sally Roy, Peter Nelson, Michael Reuter; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sally Roy DIRECTOR: Peter Nelson EDITOR: Michael Reuter CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peter Nelson SOUND EDITOR: Margaret Crimmins SOUND MIXER: Greg Smith SOUND RECORDISTS: Mark Barroso, Mario Cardenas, Darryl Czuchra, Ray Day, Tim Nichol, Jayme Roy, Len Schmitz, Jimmy Williams, Merce Williams, John Zecca MUSIC: Douglas J. Cuomo EFFECTS: Matthew Haasch
(202) 807-3523 caradke@ngs.org
(845) 626-4502 peternelsondp@me.com https://www.thepollinators.net/
THE REAL-LIFE MERMAIDS PROTECTING FLORIDA’S SPRINGS
THE RIVER AND THE WALL
19-0517
19-0518
Micro-Movie
Conservation Long-Form
New York, NY
United States
1/31/18
3/1/19
3 minutes
110 minutes
Water pollution and runoff are contaminating Florida’s freshwater, but the mermaids at Weeki Wachee State Park are fighting to protect the state’s rivers and springs.
The River and the Wall follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes. They set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment, but as the wilderness gives way to the more populated and heavily trafficked Lower Rio Grande Valley, they come face-to-face with the human side of the immigration debate and enter uncharted emotional waters.
PRODUCER: Danielle Steinberg, Raul Marrero EDITOR: Alfonso Solis WRITER: Yessenia Funes CINEMATOGRAPHER: Raul Marrero OTHER: MANAGING EDITOR: Maddie Stone; EDITOR IN CHIEF: Kelly Bourdet; HEAD OF VIDEO: Ben Reininga
COMPANY: Rio Grande Film PRODUCER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Nancy P. Sanders; Howard G. Buffett, Cindy Meehl; PRODUCER: Hillary Pierce DIRECTOR: Ben Masters EDITOR: John Aldrich, Alex Winker, Nina Vizcarrondo CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Aldrich, Dave Adams, Korey Kaczmarek, Phillip Baribeau, Brandon Widener, Collin Baggett SOUND EDITOR: Cheryl Ottenritter MUSIC: Noah Sorota EFFECTS: Jacob White
(718) 664-7855 shannon@gizmodomedia.com earther.gizmodo.com/the-real-life-mermaid-fighting-to-save-floridas-disappe-1822568735
133
Austin, TX
United States
(252) 617-0327_ theriverandthewall@gmail.com theriverandthewall.com
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THE RIVER GIVES
THE SANCTUARY - SURVIVAL STORIES OF THE ALPS
19-0519
19-0520
Student & Emerging
Ecosystem Long-Form, Theatrical, Visualization
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Na
Boulogne-Billancourt,
South Africa
France
7/2/18
3/12/19
10 minutes
94 minutes
The River Gives tells the story of a group of township youth from Imbali and Ashdown in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. They are the EnviroChamps, a group who have become the unlikely protectors of the wetlands and rivers in their community. Through their journey, they reveal what endangers these systems and explore practical conservation solutions, whilst considering the socioeconomic challenges they face as a community. This is their story...
The Alps! How does life adapt to the extreme conditions of the frozen heart of Europe? From the mighty bear who fears no one to the strange bearded vulture who only eats bones, from the lonely she-wolf cast out of her pack to the surprising brown frog who lives in the snow, the animals who live in the Alps must outsmart each day the natural hazards of this extreme environment. Here are the surprising destinies of those species facing the violence of the mountain.
COMPANY: Liberty Npo, Untitled Entertainment PRODUCER: Mlungisi Ntuli DIRECTOR: Mlungisi Ntuli EDITOR: Nathan Rice WRITER: Mlungisi Ntuli
COMPANY: Boreales, Winds, France Televisions, Terra Mater PRODUCER: Fred Fougea DIRECTOR: Fred Fougea EDITOR: Mark Fletcher, Laurence Guzzo WRITER: Fred Fougea CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mathieu Giombini SOUND EDITOR: Sebastien Wera SOUND MIXERS: Fabien Devillers MUSIC: ROB NARRATOR: Nathan Willcocks
+27 731-961-071 libertynpo@gmail.com
+33 140-543-150 jl.pochoy@boreales.com
THE SCIENCE OF SURFACE SLICKS
THE SECRET LIFE OF COWS - WILD AT HEART
19-0521
19-0522
Science in Nature Short-Form
People & Nature Long-Form
Portland, OR
Deutschland
12/11/17
2/28/19
6 minutes
52 minutes
In the deep waters off the Big Island of Hawai’i, ocean scientists are deciphering the intricate interplay of physics, fish biology, and micro-plastics that make surface slicks an essential and threatened ocean phenomenon.
Unique throughout Germany, nearly three hundred cattle live year-round on pastures in the Hohenzollernalb, the herd comprising bulls, cows and calves. More than 35 years ago their farmer decided to give them the chance to live an animal-friendly life and began the outdoor experiment. Now, these descendants of former stable cows defy heat, hail and snow, sharing their meadows with foxes, flies and flocks of birds. The character traits and behaviours of these cattle increasingly resemble those of their extinct ancestors. For a year, the camera closely follows this wild herd, documenting its joys and dramas.
COMPANY: Open Boat Films, NOAA Fisheries, University of Hawai’i PRODUCER: Stephani Gordon, Jamison Gove, PhD DIRECTOR: Stephani Gordon EDITOR: Stephani Gordon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stephani Gordon SOUND EDITOR: Jason Wells OTHER: Motion Graphics: Andy Adkins
DESIGNER: Verena Lemmer
(503) 789-4202
134
Heidelberg,
USA
+06 221-400-780 verena@marco-polo-film.de
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THE SECRET LIFE OF FROGS
THE SECRET SCIENCE OF SHELL SEEKING
19-0523
19-0524
Animal Behavior Long-Form , Ecosystem Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Visualization, Editing, Conservation Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form
Micro-Movie
New-Delhi, Delhi
New York, NY
India
United States
12/28/18
5/9/18
54 minutes
4 minutes
The film is an ode to amphibians it is also a plea to save them. The filmmakers have contributed to the research community by writing a scientific paper that would be used by people studying these amphibians. The Bedi Brothers along with scientist have also submitted a proposal to the Kerela State of India, for making Purple Frog a state frog which would help boost its conservation. The purple frog is considered an important species globally and it is endemic to Kerala and we believe that the Purple frog can be an ideal ambassador for the ecosystem that makes up the Western Ghats.
How These Small Shell Collectors Are Making Big Contributions to Science.
COMPANY: Bedi Universal PRODUCER: Ranjana Bedi-Deonarain, Vijay Bedi, Ajay Bedi DIRECTOR: Ajay Bedi, Vijay Bedi EDITOR: Ajay & Dimple Bedi, Vijay Bedi, Dharmender WRITER: Bahar Dutt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Vijay Bedi, Ajay Bedi SOUND EDITOR: Ajay Bedi, Pratik Biswas SOUND MIXERS: Pratik Biswas, Gangotri Mishra MUSIC: Roy Menezes, Jeff Alan Greenway NARRATOR: Jeff Alan Greenway
PRODUCER: Danielle Steinberg, Raul Marrero EDITOR: Chris Mattle WRITER: Brian Kahn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Raul Marrero OTHER: MANAGING EDITOR: Maddie Stone; EDITOR IN CHIEF: Kelly Bourdet; HEAD OF VIDEO: Ben Reininga
+01 145-679-555 bediuniversal@gmail.com
(718) 664-7855 shannon@gizmodomedia.com
THE SEEDS OF GHOST FORESTS
THE SERENGETI RULES
19-0525
19-0526
Changing Planet Short-Form
Conservation Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form, Impact LongForm, Visualization, Changing Planet Long-Form, Editing, Theatrical
New York, New York
United Kingdom
5/22/19
1/1/18
10 minutes
84 minutes
As storms and droughts increase and sea levels rise with climate change, forested wetlands up and down the Atlantic coast are transforming from vibrant ecosystems fill with dead or dying trees. The accelerating spread of these “ghost forests” from New Jersey to Florida over past decade has ecologists alarmed and eager to understand how they are formed and what effect they will have regionally and globally.
Beginning in the 1960s, a small band of young scientists headed out into the wilderness, driven by an insatiable curiosity about how nature works. Immersed in some of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth--they discovered a single set of rules that govern all life. Now in the twilight of their eminent careers, these five unsung heroes of modern ecology share the stories of their adventures, reveal how their pioneering work flipped our view of nature on its head, and give us a chance to reimagine the world as it could and should be.
COMPANY: Science Friday PRODUCER: Luke Groskin DIRECTOR: Luke Groskin
COMPANY: Passion Planet, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios PRODUCER: PRODUCER: David Allen; EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Guy Elisco, Dennis WC Liu, John Battsek, Andrew Ruhemann DIRECTOR: Nicolas Brown EDITOR: Andy Worboys CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Cragg MUSIC: Anne Nikitin OTHER: STORY PRODUCER: Catherine Watling; LINE PRODUCERS: Sarah Cooper, Sinead Casey, Heather Forbes; NATURAL HISTORY PRODUCER: Joe Loncraine
(201) 424-0114 lgroskin@sciencefriday.com https://vimeo.com/339124734
135
London,
United States
+44 207-323-9933 chrisg@passion-pictures.com www.theserengetirules.com
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THE SILENT INVADER
THE SNOW WOLF - A WINTER’S TALE
19-0527
19-0528
Student & Emerging
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Editing, Writing
Dunedin,
Boulogne-Billancourt,
New Zealand
France
8/31/18
12/20/18
26 minutes
58 minutes
The seaweed Undaria is spreading around the New Zealand coast as a team of dedicated divers desperately try to stop this relentless invasive species. The latest invasion has hit the shores of pristine Fiordland, where the team furiously picks away the pest, plant by plant, to protect this unique marine environment. But the Undaria just keeps coming, and now the government isn’t sure if this battle is worth the fight. Can the team find a way to win the war against Undaria, or will New Zealand’s oceans be taken over by this silent invader?
The epic journey through the Alps of a she-wolf and her cubs looking for a new territory.
PRODUCER: Berenice Mathieu DIRECTOR: Berenice Mathieu EDITOR: Berenice Mathieu WRITER: Berenice Mathieu CINEMATOGRAPHER: Berenice Mathieu MUSIC: Scott J Mason, Peter Naik NARRATOR: Alison Ballance
COMPANY: Boreales, Winds, France Televisions, Terra Mater PRODUCER: Fred Fougea DIRECTOR: Fred Fougea EDITOR: Mark Fletcher, Laurence Guzzo WRITER: Fred Fougea CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mathieu Giombini SOUND EDITOR: Sebastien Wera SOUND MIXERS: Fabien Devillers MUSIC: ROB NARRATOR: Emilia Fox
OTHER: Additional Music: - “I walk alone” & “Why”; free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com - ”Emotional Pian”; AShamaluevMusic, https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com -“Impact Andante”, “Thunderbird” & “Relaxing Piano Music”; Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/3.0/ -“Olympus” & “Beautiful & Ambient Electronic Music”; Ross Budgen, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Big Thanks to: Richard Kinsey, Chris Hepburn, Derek Richards, Richard Bowman, Jen Brunton, Jim Barrett, Rob Emett, Paul Young, Paul Stirling, Paul Turner, The Centre for Science Communication, Neil Harraway, Rob Brown, Ross Johnston, Steve Ting, Jeff Avery, Class 2017/2018, Natural History New Zealand Craig Meade, Tom Koykka, Olly Rudd, Jamie Thorp, Bill Morris, Caleb Turner & his team, Niall Pearson, Shaun Cunningham, Charlie Bedford, Ross Funnell, Andy Wills, Nic White, Jenny Oliver, Chris Pascce, Megan Shaffer, Rebecca McLeod, Nigel Scott, Emma Kearney, Daniel Pritchard, Max Williams, Jack Hall, Isla Twigg, Lisa Van Halderen, Simone Jarrett, Bill Dickson, Steve Little, Moritz Hofmann, George Te Ano, Doug Mackie, Adam Brook Additional footage: NHNZ, Braydon Maloney, Bill Morris, Madeleine Brennan; Special Thanks to: Katy Mathieu, Kyle Swann
+33 140-543-150 jl.pochoy@boreales.com
+64 204-137-6381 carp8diem@hotmail.com carp8diem@hotmail.com
THE SOUND OF A WILD SNAIL EATING
THE SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE
19-0529
19-0530
Animal Behavior Short-Form, People & Nature Short-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Writing, Educational/ Institutional, Student & Emerging
Animal Behavior Short-Form
Rockport,
France
3/16/19
6/8/18
15 minutes
21 minutes
When a woman is bedridden by a mysterious pathogen, a forest snail unexpectedly takes up residence on her nightstand. The woman and the snail share an intimate journey of survival and resilience. Their captivating and graceful explorations expand the boundaries of the bedroom. An intimate and surprising live action story. Starring a white-lipped forest snail (Neohelix albolabris). Woman played by Ariela Kuh, woman’s voice by Daryl Hannah. Adapted from the director’s nonfiction memoir of the same title, which won the John Burroughs Medal Award for Natural History (Algonquin Books/Workman).
A hymn to nature, a cinematographic poem. A complete sensory immersion in the heart of the Patagonian sea following the life of southern right whales. Concentrating on the emotions and details of nature to understand and sensitize.
PRODUCER: Elisabeth Tova Bailey DIRECTOR: Elisabeth Tova Bailey
COMPANY: Lyra Films, PRODUCER: Santiago Sainz-Trapaga & Kevin Zaouali DIRECTOR: Kevin Zaouali EDITOR: Kevin Zaouali CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kevin Zaouali SOUND MIXERS: Marco Pascal MUSIC: Nicolas Montaigne NARRATOR: Luis Calizaya
EDITOR: Sam Brosnan, Josh Povec, Bernice Schneider, Heather Pusey Daniels, Alizee David, Alessandra Lacorazza, Heidi Perkins, Jay Rabinowitz, Bobby Schneider WRITER: Elisabeth Tova Bailey CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Young, Harper Alexander, David Berez, Daniel Quintanilla,Daniel G. Stephens, David Wright SOUND EDITOR: Caleb Townsend, Rachel Wardell SOUND MIXERS: Skip Lievsay, Warner Bros Sound New York SOUND RECORDISTS: JT Bullitt, Col Anderson, Lang Elliott, Steve Wilkes, The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and their individual recordists EFFECTS: VFX: Ken Michaels, Artbeast, Krow VFX Inc. DESIGNER: Elisabeth Tova Bailey, William Thuss NARRATOR: Daryl Hannah OTHER: SOUND DESIGN: Luke Dunn Gielmuda; SET CONSULTANTS: William Thuss, Janet Refield (terrarium design); ACTORS: Ariela Kuh (woman), Forest Snail (neohelix albolabris); SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS: Ken Hotopp (Appalachian Conservation Biology), Tim Pearce (Carnegie Museum of Natural History); SNAIL FINDERS: Greg Marley, Ronnie Kamphausen, Josephine M. Shuman; AWARD: New England Director’s First Prize, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
(207) 706-6232 info@wildsnailfilm.org wildsnailfilm.org
136
Villeurbanne, Rhone Alpe
USA
+33 781-260-018 Kevinzaouali@hotmail.com www.lyrafilms.org
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THE SUN - INFERNO IN THE SKY
THE TATRA MOUNTAINS - WILD AT HEART
19-0531
19-0532
Earth & Sky Long-Form, Visualization, Editing, Audioscape
Ecosystem Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form
Vienna,
Liptovsky Hradok
Austria
Slovakia
3/15/18
12/15/17
50 minutes
50 minutes
At first glance, our sun seems quiet - but it isn’t. It’s an incredibly dynamic place, a world of extremes. This film captures the fascinating story of modern solar research in spectacular images, to reveal what has been discovered about the sun so far, to present current and future scientific projects, and to show the important work of researchers who are creating a new and comprehensive understanding of our sun.
Between Poland and Slovakia lies a wilderness virtually unique in Europe: the Tatra Mountains. One of the oldest forests in Europe grows on their slopes. It’s home to some formidable predators, long extinct elsewhere: bears, wolves and lynx. Untouched primeval woods full of game and nutritious plants offer an ideal habitat, especially for brown bears. Nowhere else in central Europe do so many of them live so close together as here. But what is it that makes this environment so attractive to them?
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS DIRECTOR: Manfred Christ EDITOR: Joerg Achatz WRITER: Manfred Christ CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mike Fried SOUND EDITOR: Hermann Winklhofer SOUND MIXERS: Hubert Weninger MUSIC: Roman Kariolou NARRATOR: Russell Boulter OTHER: Ivo Filatsch, EP TMFS Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
COMPANY: Arolla Film, NDR - Naturfilm, DocLights PRODUCER: Erik Balaz, Tom Synnatzschke DIRECTOR: Erik Balaz EDITOR: Klaus Muller, Branislav Gotthardt WRITER: Erik Balaz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Adam Bastek, Jozef Fiala, Karol Kalisty SOUND EDITOR: Tomas Chrastek, Igor Baar SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Steffen Kaltschmid NARRATOR: Jonathan Sharp
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/the-sun-inferno-in-the-sky/
+42 190-707-2863 info@arollafilm.com zdf-enterprises.de/en/catalogue/international/zdfefactual/wildlife-nature/the-tatra-mountain
THE TREE FARMER
THE VIEW SOUTH - PUMAS IN PATAGONIA
19-0533
19-0534
Micro-Movie
Visualization
Missoula, MT
United Kingdom
12/1/17
5/30/19
3 minutes
23 minutes
Reese Thompson grows trees for a living, but it’s the wild parts of his plantation that are at the heart of his work. Follow Reese through the backwoods of Georgia to see the federally listed indigo snake and the gopher tortoise, and hear why he wants to set it all on fire.
A story told with no words but with the power of sound and visuals of unspoiled Patagonia. Pure joy and sensorial experience. This is a meditational film, soothing for the soul and mind. Taking its viewers on an introspective journey of serenity. A deep breath of fresh air in a noisy world. The illusive pumas feature prominently not in the traditional format predator vs prey but in their more common state of relaxation and contemplation, giving viewers the opportunity to connect with this untouched part of the planet through slow motion, time-lapse and aerials. Mountains, animals, pure water, dark skies, sunsets and sunrises are waiting to be enjoyed in this art piece where the protagonist is our loving mother nature.
COMPANY: Conservation Media, LLC PRODUCER: Jeremy Roberts DIRECTOR: Jeremy Roberts EDITOR: Jeremy Roberts CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeremy Roberts
COMPANY: The View South LTD PRODUCER: Manuela Iglesias DIRECTOR: Richard Szkiler EDITOR: Richard Szkiler, Manuela Iglesias CINEMATOGRAPHER: Richard Szkiler MUSIC: Tony Anderson
(406) 360-9684 jroberts@ConservationMedia.com www.ConservationMedia.com
137
Malton,
United States
+44 794-039-9276 richard@theviewsouth.com www.theviewsouth.com
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THE WHITE REINDEER
THE WILD
19-0535
19-0536
People & Nature Long-Form
People & Nature Long-Form
Uppsala,
Seattle, WA
Sweden
USA
3/1/19
5/19/19
58 minutes
64 minutes
Can an old man’s love keep traditions alive? Imagine one of the most remote wildernesses in the world and a little girl and her nomadic Grandpa in this endless forest. They are Masha and Vladimir who live in the heart of Siberia. They are from the Evenki nation who used to be nomadic people. Vladimir wants to make sure that their nomadic culture lives on. He gets help from Zoltan Torok wildlife filmmaker, who finds photos of him on Instagram after 11 years and decides to return to his family. Only to find out they need the help from the outside world. Will they succeed together...?
An urgent threat emerges to spur fisherman/filmmaker, Mark Titus back to the wilds of Alaska, where the people of Bristol Bay and its storied wild salmon runs face devastation if a massive copper mine is constructed. By suddenly dismantling safeguards the EPA had enacted to protect the salmon, water and people of Bristol Bay - the current political regime in the United States has unilaterally revived a mining corporation’s relentless pursuit to build North America’s largest open-pit copper mine - directly in the headwaters of the most prodigious wild sockeye salmon run in the world.
COMPANY: Azara Film / Wild Tales Productions, Hungarian Media Council PRODUCER: Zoltan Torok DIRECTOR: Zoltan Torok EDITOR: Laszlo Hargittai WRITER: Zoltan Torok, Robert Jackson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Zoltan Torok, Jan Henriksson, Balazs Badar SOUND MIXER: Rudolf Varhegyi SOUND RECORDIST: Anna Szekely MUSIC: Ambrus Tovishazi NARRATOR: Zoltan Torok OTHER: FIELD PRODUCERS: Katya Yevdokimova, Igor Kin; Producers (2006) Judith Curran, Peter Hayden
COMPANY: August Island Pictures, Eva’s Wild PRODUCER: Mark Titus, John W. Comerford DIRECTOR: Mark Titus EDITOR: Eric Frith, Leah Andrews WRITER: Mark Titus, Eric Frith CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Titus, Jason Ching, Todd Soliday, Nakean Wickliff SOUND MIXER: Dave Howe MUSIC: David Parfit NARRATOR: Mark Titus OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Lind A. Cornfield and David J. Cornfield, IMPACT PRODUCER: Leah Warshawski
+00 467-290-49134 zoltan@wildtales.net wildtales.net
(206) 794-2411 mark@augustisland.com www.thewildfilm.com
THE WILD ANDES
THE WILD ANDES THE WILD ANDES
19-0537
19-0538
Theatrical
Limited Series - Long
Muenster,
United States
10/11/18
7/27/18
90 minutes
51 minutes
The Andes are not just the longest chain of mountains on the planet; they are also the most dynamic. In this feature documentary, we journey from the lofty grasslands of the tropical north to the high plateau of the centre, down to the prehistoric forests of the south, exploring the ever-changing natural history of this incredible mountain range. From woolly monkeys to marvelous spatuletail hummingbirds, spectacled bears, hunting pumas, giant frogs, and one of the rarest animals on the continent, this is the definitive film on the wildlife of South America’s definitive mountain range.
Born from volcanic fire 25 million years ago, the Andes are the longest mountain chain on the planet. Pushed upwards by huge tectonic forces, they continue to rise, creating new landscapes and new habitats for a diverse variety of creatures. Explore the mountains’ extremes and celebrate the animals that call it home on a 4,000-mile journey along the western edge of South America, from icy Southern Patagonia to the oxygen-deprived Altiplano plateau to the northern tropical Andes.
COMPANY: Light & Shadow GmbH, WDR, Smithsonian Networks, NDR Naturfilm Doclights, Arte, ORF, SRF, SVT PRODUCER: Gabriele Conze (WDR), Tria Thalman (Smithsonian Networks), Tom Synnatzschke (NDR Naturfilm Doclights), Joern Roever (NDR Naturfilm Doclights), Birgit Peters (ORF) DIRECTOR: Christian Baumeister EDITOR: Stefan Reiss, Christina Hackl WRITER: Patrick Makin, Sue Western, Christian Baumeister, Michael Mavretic CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christian Baumeister, Christian Munoz Donoso, Alexander Sommer, Philipp Klein, Christiaan Munoz Salas SOUND EDITOR: Alexander Weuffen SOUND MIXER: Alexander Weuffen SOUND RECORDISTS: Carmen Lopez Carreno, Kathleen Brenner MUSIC: Oliver Heuss EFFECTS: Stefan Reiss NARRATOR: Josh Goodman
COMPANY: Smithsonian PRODUCER: Christian Baumeister, Petra Lottker, Gabriele Conze, Tria Thalman, David Royle DIRECTOR: Christian Baumeister EDITOR: Stefan Reiss WRITER: Patrick Makin, Sue Western, Christian Baumeister, Michael Mavretic NARRATOR: Josh Goodman
+49 251-414-416713 petra@lightandshadow.tv
138
Washington, DC
Germany
+12 022-611-279 isabelle.mills@smithsonianchannel.com
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THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES
THESE FACE MITES REALLY GROW ON - YOU DEEP LOOK
19-0539
19-0540
Theatrical, Impact Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form
People & Nature Short-Form
Toronto, Ontario
San Francisco, CA
Canada
USA
9/20/18
5/21/19
83 minutes
4 minutes
Dr. Anne Innis Dagg re-traces the steps of her ground-breaking 1956 journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. Now, at 85 years old, Anne sees a startling contrast between the world of giraffes she once knew and the one it has become. Weaving through the past and present, her harrowing journey gives us an intimate look into the factors that destroyed her career and the forces that brought her back to become a hero for giraffe conservation.
Yep, you probably have Demodex mites living on your face. These tiny arachnids feast on sebum, the greasy oil in your pores. But should you be worried about your eight-legged guests?
COMPANY: Pursuing Giraffe Adventures Inc. PRODUCER: Joanne P Jackson, Alison Reid, and Executive Producer Paul Zimic DIRECTOR: Alison Reid EDITOR: Mike Munn, Caroline Christie WRITER: Alison Reid CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dale Hildebrand, Iris Ng SOUND EDITOR: Alan Geldart SOUND MIXERS: Stephen Traub, Jeremy Fong SOUND RECORDISTS: Jason Milligan, Don Grunsten MUSIC: Tom Third EFFECTS: Kerosene Visual Effectgs OTHER: Voice of Young Anne - Tatiana Maslany Voice of Alexander Matthew, Victor Garber Supervising Editor, Mark Arcieri
COMPANY: KQED, PBS Digital Studios PRODUCER: Joshua Cassidy EDITOR: Kia Simon, Joshua Cassidy WRITER: Joshua Cassidy, Lauren Sommer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joshua Cassidy SOUND EDITOR: Joshua Cassidy SOUND MIXERS: Shirley Gutierrez MUSIC: Seth G. Samuel EFFECTS: Kia Simon NARRATOR: Lauren Sommer OTHER: SERIES PRODUCER: Craig Rosa; MANAGING EDITOR: Paul Rogers; EXECUTIVE-INCHARGE, SCIENCE: Sue Ellen McCann
+14 168-011-118 joannejackson@sympatico.ca www.theWomanWhoLovesGiraffes.com
(415) 553-3367 crosa@kqed.org youtu.be/YW2eGaUzq7E
THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST - RENEWAL
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON NAKED MOLE RATS
19-0541
19-0542
People & Nature Short-Form, Science in Nature Short-Form, Conservation Short-Form
Science in Nature Short-Form
Port Townsend, Washington
United States
2/8/18
3/28/19
8 minutes
9 minutes
Featuring an emerging young wildlife biologist from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Renewal is a heart-warming story of transformation and restoration on Washington State’s Elwha River. Co-produced with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, this profile of two women in science was made as part of HHMI’s “Think Like A Scientist” series, released by Nautilus Magazine. This short film also follows up on an award-winning feature film by the same Director, Return of the River, which chronicled the largest dam removal in history.
Naked mole rats look like walking steamed spring rolls (with tails). But, beneath their translucent skin, they have a 35 million year old superpower: they are super carbon dioxide breathers (trust us, they’re joining the Avengers). And it’s not like they simply tolerate CO2--the way you might suffer through the exhaust pouring from a tailpipe. They need it. And, they need a lot of it. Imagine an eight-byeight elevator packed with 1,100 people--that’s the level of CO2 a nest full of mole rats need in order to survive. The question is: HOW? Because naked mole rats are mammals just like us. It should be toxic to them, but... it isn’t. It’s actually had a ton of benefits for them: CO2 has shaped their eusocial, insect-like society and might explain their long lives and resistance to cancer. The answer to all of this lies in a genetic mutation. It’s a genetic mutation only two mammals have: mole rats and humans. And, unlocking that code in these little hairless wonders could one day solve certain forms of autism, epilepsy, and schizophrenia in us. Dr. Dan McCloskey and his colony of 300 naked mole rats at CUNY College of Staten Island are trying to figure out this naked mole rat sized mystery.
COMPANY: Plumb Productions, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios PRODUCER: Jessica Plumb DIRECTOR: Jessica Plumb EDITOR: Jessica Plumb, Gabe Van Lelyveld, Earthen Watson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nate Dappen, Gabe Van Lelyveld, John Gussman MUSIC: Jami Sieber DESIGNER: Jessica Plumb OTHER: Executive Producer, David Elisco
COMPANY: Popular Science DIRECTOR: Tom McNamara EDITOR: Tom McNamara WRITER: Tom McNamara CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom McNamara EFFECTS: Jason Drakeford DESIGNER: Jason Drakeford OTHER: Editor-in-Chief: Joe Brown; Online Director: Amy Schellenbaum
(360) 821-9665 jcplumb@olypen.com www.plumbproductions.com
139
Brooklyn, NY
United States
(845) 240-3647 thomas.r.mcnamara@gmail.com https://youtu.be/IJaYetIbHIc
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THREE AGES OF HUMAN
TIGERLAND
19-0543
19-0544
People & Nature Short-Form
People & Nature Long-Form, Impact Long-Form, Visualization
Bristol,
New York, NY
United Kingdom
USA
4/5/19
1/18/19
5 minutes
90 minutes
A short history of the last 80,000 years, with Johan Rockstrom - the key to understanding how humanity can overcome the biggest problem it’s ever faced.
Tigers are the stuff of myths and folktales, poetry and art. Half a century ago, in the jungles of India, a young forest officer rallied the world to save tigers from extinction. Today, the creed is carried on in Far East Russia by the guardians of the last Siberian tigers, who risk everything to save the species. TIGERLAND is the story about our relationship with one of the world’s most revered creatures.
COMPANY: Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK
COMPANY: RadicalMedia, Discovery PRODUCER: Xan Parker, Zara Duffy, Fisher Stevens DIRECTOR: Ross Kauffman
+44 117-992-7220 matt.carr@silverbackfilms.tv www.ourplanet.com
(203) 984-7683 msmith@radicalmedia.com
TO FIND A HARPY
TO THE SEA
19-0545
19-0546
Student & Emerging
People & Nature Long-Form
Bristol,
Peru
12/14/18
8/15/18
19 minutes
32 minutes
“To Find a Harpy” is the story of one woman’s quest into the world’s most remote and unexplored rainforest to fulfil her dream of seeing this mythical bird... In the face of all the adversities on this ultimate “quest to see”, will Natasha fulfil her dream and join the ranks of those lucky few people on Earth to see a harpy eagle in the wild?
In the eighties, La Herradura beach was destroyed. In the nineties, the wave of Cabo Blanco was in danger of disappearing. A group of surfers organized to protect the places that gave them happiness and managed to get the State to approve the Rompientes Law, the first federal law in the world for the protection of waves. This is the story of that call to collective action.
DIRECTOR: Daniel O’Neill
COMPANY: Conservamos por Naturaleza & PAI PRODUCER: Conservamos por Naturaleza & PAI DIRECTOR: Bruno Monteferri & Dana Bonilla
+44 744-747-2533 daniel.oneill@btinternet.com
140
Lima,
UK
+51 991-596-618 marab@spda.org.pe www.alamar.pe
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TOKYO’S LOST ISLANDS - SOFUGAN
TOMORROW’S FISH
19-0547
19-0548
Earth & Sky Long-Form
People & Nature Short-Form, Educational / Institutional
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Bozeman, MT
Japan
United States
9/29/18
5/20/19
49 minutes
7 minutes
In Tokyo, there are unapproachable “lost islands” where unspoiled environs cradle rich wildlife. Sofugan is a 100-meter-high solitary rock pillar standing in the ocean 650km south of the capital city’s center. Remote and difficult to access, it had never been explored in detail. A group of scientists and engineers set out on a two-year survey. This program records their journey, along with the creatures they discover - from unusual species amongst the rugged rocks to mysterious marine life in the surrounding deep sea.
Tomorrow’s Fish presents an exciting new angle on conservation. If you think fly fishing is all about peaceful mountain streams and trout, think again. Embarking on a breathtaking adventure to “fly the salt” off the coast of New York City with two intrepid guides, we experience the frontier gutsiness that stokes their intense commitment to ensuring a sustainable future for ocean fisheries, wildlife, and the ecosystem as a whole. It’s a powerful pursuit in an unlikely wilderness, where we are sparked to celebrate - and fight for - the infinite value of connecting to something real, something deep, something quintessentially wild.
COMPANY: NHK in association with NHK ENTERPRISES PRODUCER: Motohiro Amano, Masaya Hirota, Yosuke Murakami, Takehiro Asai DIRECTOR: Yasuhiro Koyama EDITOR: Nobuhiro Sawamura CINEMATOGRAPHER: Eiji Kono, Yukihide Tamura, Yota Tomino, Kazuhiro Koyanagi, Yasumasa Yamamoto MUSIC: Tadayoshi Makino NARRATOR: Jack Merluzzi OTHER: SOUND: Hikaru Obata, VIDEO ENGINEER: Yasuhiko Ibe, SOUND EFFECTS: Takaaki Yoshikawa, VISUAL DESIGN: Satsuki Isahaya, COMPUTER GRAPHICS: Mito Masumura, VISUAL EFFECTS: Hisashi Sakamoto, RESEARCHER: Atsuki Yamazaki
COMPANY: Ocean Media Institute, American Fly Fishing Trade Association PRODUCER: Gianna Savoie, Jeff Reed DIRECTOR: Gianna Savoie, Jeff Reed EDITOR: Jeff Reed CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dawson Dunning, Danny Schmidt SOUND EDITOR: Jeff Reed SOUND MIXER: Jeff Reed SOUND RECORDIST: Danny Schmidt OTHER: FEATURING John McMurray and Abbie Schuster
+81 035-455-5873 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp
(347) 678-4569 gianna@oceanmediainstitute.org oceanmediainstitute.org
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE - 360 VR VIDEO SEEN FROM SPACE
TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS
19-0549
19-0550
360 Storytelling
Science in Nature Short-Form, Micro-Movie, Changing Planet Short-Form, Conservation ShortForm
Bristol,
United States
4/19/19
9/14/18
6 minutes
5 minutes
Get closer than ever to a total solar eclipse and observe it from all possible angles in this stunning virtual reality video. A collaboration with sentintospace. com
Year after year, harmful algae blooms are impacting the state of Florida and its wildlife on an unprecedented level. Scientists from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute are committed to using their research to understand why these toxic algae blooms are occurring in greater numbers. Without knowing what the “switch” is, there is no way to turn it off.
COMPANY: BBC Studios PRODUCER: Jo Shinner, Lee Bacon DIRECTOR: Chris Kidd EDITOR: Ada Bodjolle
COMPANY: 4ocean PRODUCER: Sonny DePasquale DIRECTOR: Cole Garrison EDITOR: Jim Brassard CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jim Brassard, Sonny DePasquale
(303) 081-5729 caitlin.spencer@bbc.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53PvDEkgbno
141
Boca Raton, Florida
United Kingdom
(973) 960-3372 sonny.depasquale@4ocean.com 4ocean.com
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TOXIC PUZZLE
TRACES
19-0551
19-0552
Changing Planet Long-Form
People & Nature Short-Form
Heber City, Utah
Marchin,
USA
Belgium
6/2/17
2/1/19
55 minutes
12 minutes
Dying from diseases like ALS and Alzheimer’s is a tormenting process. The illnesses are on the increase and scientists believe an environmental toxin is to blame. Toxic Puzzle is a medical and environmental detective story where documentary filmmaker Bo Landin follows Cox and his team around the world in a hunt for the hidden killer. The pieces come together in a toxic puzzle where cyanobacteria in our waters becomes the culprit. Are these organisms, fed by human pollution and climate change, staging nature’s revenge by claiming human lives?
A horse logger and his horse take us deep into a forest in the Ardennes as the seasons go by, living his passion under the gaze of a strange young girl... The man will teach her his passion of draft horse logging: this is a film about the idea of passing down, and how some encounters can lead to a life’s calling. The short film “Traces” shows today’s youth as the main force of the preservation of our forests. It also highlights of the emotional symbiosis between man, the animal and the forest.
COMPANY: Scandinature Films, Sveriges Television, SVT PRODUCER: Bo Landin, Marianne Landin DIRECTOR: Bo Landin EDITOR: Bo Landin, Mike Fox, Thomas Storesund WRITER: Bo Landin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bjorn Tjarnberg, Hampus Eurenius, Kyle Davaark, Chris Miller, Fed Wetherbee, Greg Windley, Scott Winters, Bo Landin, Dan Czerwonka SOUND MIXERS: Michael McDonough SOUND RECORDISTS: Ola Eliasson, Rob Freeman, Chris Kalinski, Steve Laneri, Jim Rebraca MUSIC: Alan Williams NARRATOR: Harrison Ford
COMPANY: Alchimie Productions PRODUCER: Sebastien Pins DIRECTOR: Sebastien Pins EDITOR: Matthieu Jamet WRITER: Sebastien Pins CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sebastien Pins SOUND EDITOR: Aurel Garcia SOUND MIXER: Mathieu Cox SOUND RECORDISTS: Luis Trinques, Timothee De Backer, Julien Lagneaux MUSIC: David Reyes EFFECTS: Adrien Olivier, Alexis Faton DESIGNER: Sebastien Pins NARRATOR: Alexandre von Sivers, Sarah Messens OTHER: HORSE LOGGER: Alexandre von Sivers // THE YOUNG GIRL: Salom Amandine Hinnekens
(801) 718-5152 blandin@scandinature.com www.toxicpuzzle.com
+32 494 11 73 93 alchimieproductions@proximus.be www.traceslefilm.com/en
TRANSFORMATIONS EQUATOR: A NEW WORLD VIEW
TREATING ALTITUDE SICKNESS
19-0553
19-0554
Changing Planet Long-Form
People & Nature Short-Form
Toronto, Ontario
Belgium
9/29/19
4/11/18
45 minutes
20 minutes
By definition, the Equator is a region of stability. For millennia, the rhythms of the weather, and of human and animal life, have been constant. Now that’s changing. Outside influences are driving environmental, economic and social transformations of many kinds. In this episode, we visit a remote Colombian village where the reclusive culture is being changed by a young whale scientist; an Indonesian fishing family that is determined to remain cheerful as their home is swallowed by a rising sea; and a group of outrageous, male fashionistas in Brazzaville, Congo whose style aims to transform their community’s postcolonial attitudes.
Altitude sickness, a little-known illness. It is linked to ascending to a high altitude too quickly and people can die as a result... Whether you are sporty or not makes no difference, anyone can suffer from it. But there are solutions. We followed 7 Belgian enthusiasts who love pushing their boundaries! We followed them on their trek up to an altitude above 4,000 metres in order to try to understand altitude sickness. They share with us their joy, their suffering but, above all, their determination!
COMPANY: Primitive Entertainment, Spiegel TV, PRODUCER: Kristina McLaughlin, Kevin McMahon, Michael McMahon, Kay Siering DIRECTOR: Kevin McMahon, Christian Schidlowski, Juan Baquero, Angela Volkner, Hannah Prinzler EDITOR: Christian Timmann, Carole Larsen, Nathan Shields WRITER: Kevin McMahon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rasmus Sievers, Stefan Randstrom SOUND EDITOR: The Dark Studio Sound Company SOUND MIXER: Grant Edmonds SOUND RECORDISTS: Jason Milligan, Jorn Meyer MUSIC: Ohad Benchetrit & Justin Small EFFECTS: Mark Alberts NARRATOR: Graham Greene OTHER: Ali Weinstein, Dinorah Castilla, Carolin Neubauer
COMPANY: RTBF PRODUCER: Patrice Goldberg DIRECTOR: Patrice Goldberg and Quentin Ceuppens EDITOR: Patrice Goldberg and Quentin Ceuppens WRITER: Patrice Goldberg and Quentin Ceuppens DESIGNER: Elisabeth Mol NARRATOR: Julie Binsztok
(416) 802-5455 maeve@primitive.net www.primitive.net/equator.html
142
Brussels,
Canada
(273) 722-39 emol@rtbf.be
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TREE CLIMBING LIONS
TURTLE BEACH
19-0555
19-0556
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form, Hosted or Presenter-led
Washington, DC
Winnipeg, Manitoba
United States
Canada
8/24/18
3/4/19
44 minutes
45 minutes
Tree Climbing Lions follows big cat biologist Alexander Braczkowski in his mission to understand the rare tree-climbing lions of Uganda. Using a new method of counting lions by identifying individuals with their unique whisker spots, Alex deploys remote camera traps and 4-8K RED cameras to accurately count the lion population in Queen Elizabeth National Park. As the lions can climb up to 40 feet in the air - sometimes in poisonous euphorbia trees - Alex uses drones to capture some of the first eye-level photography of lions in trees, even capturing cubs on one of their first tree climbs with their mother.
In Turtle Beach, new discoveries abound as Canadian naturalist and cameraman Hugo Kitching follows a team of international scientists on a groundbreaking expedition to uncover the mysteries of this rare phenomenon. The star of the ‘arribada’ is the olive ridley sea turtle, the most abundant and least studied of the world’s seven sea turtle species. In a world first, scientist Rold_n Valverde uses infrared cameras to delve into the previously hidden world of a turtle nest. This unprecedented access allows us to follow the baby turtles on their incredible journey from embryo to hatchling to the day they finally emerge from the nest and take their first perilous steps to the sea.
COMPANY: National Geographic PRODUCER: Katie Bauer Murdock, Alex Braczkowski, Pam Caragol, Christine Weber EDITOR: Joe Bridgers WRITER: Katie Bauer Murdock CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alexander Braczkowski SOUND EDITOR: Andrew Bozza SOUND RECORDIST: Brian Buckley MUSIC: Lenny Williams, Chris Biondo NARRATOR: Salvatore Vecchio
COMPANY: Merit Motion Pictures, Renegade Pictures, CBC PRODUCER: Merit Jensen Carr, Jo Young; Creative Prodcer: Erna Buffie, Hayley Smith DIRECTOR: Hayley Smith, Caroline Underwood EDITOR: Tom Ash, Gil Tetrault WRITER: Hayley Smith, Erna Buffie CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gabriel Levesque SOUND EDITOR: DIALOGUE SOUND EDITOR: Paul Morrow; SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR: Alan Geldart; FOLEY ARTIST: Russ Dyck; FOLEY RECORDIST: John Schritt SOUND MIXER: Howard Rissin SOUND RECORDIST: Peter Sawade MUSIC: Shawn Pierce NARRATOR: Hugo Kitching OTHER: Produced in association with ARTE France, Love Nature and the British Broadcasting Corporation
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com www.natgeotv.com/int/tree-climbing-lions
(204) 775-4092 allegra@meritmotionpictures.com meritmotionpictures.com
TURTLE ODYSSEY
UNCLE ELEPHANT
19-0557
19-0558
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Engaging Youth
Micro-Movie, Impact Short-Form
Toronto, Ontario
USA
1/3/19
3/26/19
42 minutes
5 minutes
Sea turtles are some of Earth’s most majestic creatures. For over 100 million years, they’ve endured mass extinctions and played critical roles in maintaining food webs. But now they face a new threat - humans. Academy Award winner and turtle conservation champion Russell Crowe narrates the captivating tale of Bunji, a green sea turtle. From hatchling to adult, she travels through the Great Barrier Reef and thousands of miles into open ocean where we meet an astonishing range of creatures. Sea turtles remind us how interconnected we all are, and audiences will be moved to cherish these beautiful and vulnerable animals even more.
When he was young, Tuy Sereivathana (Vathana) dreamed of working in the forest. Today his dream is realized in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Forest where Vathana conserves Asian elephants in collaboration with government partners and the indigenous Kuy community.
COMPANY: Definition Film PRODUCER: David Gross DIRECTOR: Paul Phelan, Caspar Mazzotti EDITOR: Paul Phelan, Caspar Mazzotti WRITER: Amelia McCarten & Paul Phelan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jon Shaw, Nicholas Robinson, Caspar Mazzotti MUSIC: Michael Lira EFFECTS: Definition Studios Australia, HammerFX, Cumulus VFX, Slate VFX, House of Nerds NARRATOR: Russell Crowe OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jonathan Barker, Wendy MacKeigan, Mike Slee, John Weiley, Bernard Gross, Andrew Mason, SOUND DESIGN: Liam Egan, FEATURING: Dr. Ian Bell
COMPANY: Emic Films PRODUCER: Emic Films DIRECTOR: Jon Bougher EDITOR: Jon Bougher; Jonathan Kim CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mauricio Ventura OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Wild Earth Allies
(416) 367-0440 sblake@skfilms.ca turtleodysseyfilm.com
143
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Canada
(202) 375-7767 adas@wildearthallies.org
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UNDER THIN ICE
UNDERGROUND, UNDERWATER AND IN THE DARK
19-0559
19-0560
Changing Planet Long-Form
Visualization
Montreal, Qu_bec
Jupiter, Florida
Canada
USA
5/31/19
12/18/18
88 minutes
5 minutes
Under Thin Ice follows Canadian extreme divers and cinematographers Jill Heinerth and Mario Cyr on a journey to investigate how Arctic wildlife is adjusting to global warming. Diving with whales, walruses and polar bears, they bring viewers into a majestic underwater world threatened by melting ice and rapid climate change.
A “Behind the Scenes” look at the complex and highly technical production efforts employed for the Schoolyard Film, “Clear Water, Clean Water? Exploring the Floridan Aquifer.” A Cave Diving film about negative human impacts on a primary and essential fresh water resource.
COMPANY: Galafilm Productions (Under Thin Ice) Inc. PRODUCER: Natalie Dubois DIRECTOR: Denis Blaquiere EDITOR: Alain Belhumeur WRITER: Denis Blaquiere, Natalie Dubois CINEMATOGRAPHER: Geoffroy Beauchemin SOUND EDITOR: Gabriel Boucher, Sandrine Hebert, Gael Poisson Lemay SOUND MIXER: Jean-Pierre Bissonnette SOUND RECORDIST: Marco Fania MUSIC: Anais Larocque EFFECTS: Serge Sirois OTHER: WITH: Jill Heinerth and Mario Cyr; Executive Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Mario Cyr, Natalie Dubois
COMPANY: Schoolyard Films, Inc. PRODUCER: Tom Fitz, Brian Bayerl, Margie Larkin, Glenn Allen DIRECTOR: Tom Fitz EDITOR: Brian Bayerl CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom Fitz, Kat Brown, Ryan Dee, Glenn Allen SOUND RECORDIST: Glenn Allen NARRATOR: Tom Fitz
(514) 445-3002 gstraccini@galafilm.com
(805) 965-0428 glenn.allen@schoolyardfilms.org vimeo.com/schoolyard/btsaquifer
UNITED BY THE OCEAN
UNRAVELING THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY MIGRATION MYSTERY | IT’S OKAY TO BE SMART
19-0561
19-0562
Conservation Short-Form, People & Nature Short-Form
Animal Behavior Short-Form
Silver Spring, MD
United States
5/29/19
4/9/19
7 minutes
10 minutes
Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument and the wildlife of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are incredibly special. But marine debris is damaging the reefs and disrupting ecosystems. Now, people are united by the ocean to save this place -- by removing derelict fishing gear, non-biodegradable household waste, plastics and other debris, or by making a change in their daily lives.
The monarch butterfly migration is one of nature’s greatest events. This orangewinged wonder travels up to 4,500 km from all over North America to spend the winter hanging from oyamel fir trees in central Mexico’s mountain forests. I got to go there. Seeing tens of millions of butterflies dangling from the treetops is a truly breathtaking sight. But how does an animal with a brain the size of a poppy seed navigate to this one special place, especially since the last monarchs to make the trip lived 4 or 5 generations earlier? Get ready for an amazing story of science, instinct, and navigation
PRODUCER: National Marine Sanctuary Foundation DIRECTOR: Steven Gnam
COMPANY: Spotzen PRODUCER: Amanda Fox, Stephanie Noone, PBS Digital Studios DIRECTOR: David Schulte EDITOR: Derek Bersheim WRITER: Joe Hanson PH.D (Host/Writer) CINEMATOGRAPHER: Greg Daniels MUSIC: APM DESIGNER: Jess Blaise NARRATOR: Joe Hanson PH.D OTHER: Filmed on Location at: Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca - Michoacan, Mexico
(518) 669-3936 chip@marinesanctuary.org
144
Arlington, VA
USA
(703) 739-5004 jblaise@pbs.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBakLuH6kDY
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UNTAMED - ROMANIA
VITAMANIA - THE SENSE AND NONSENSE OF VITAMINS
19-0563
19-0564
Conservation Long-Form
People & Nature Long-Form
Bristol,
Chippendale, NSW
United Kingdom
Australia
4/1/18
5/28/18
93 minutes
90 minutes
Deep in the heart of Europe, an unexpected wilderness flourishes. Join us on a journey to reveal a year in the lives of Romania’s diverse and treasured plants and animals. Discover how they endure the harsh Winter toward the budding months of Spring; navigating dangers and parenthood to reach Summer’s bounty; before Autumn’s race to fatten up rolls around once more... Welcome to Untamed Romania.
This year the world will spend over $100 billion on vitamins and supplements. Every week, a new benefit is claimed. Some doctors point to research that shows they can be lifesavers. Many others claim that most vitamin products are useless, and some are downright dangerous. All of this provokes confusion. In a world where even the scientists disagree, how do we decide whether to take them, or not? How do we separate the sense from the nonsense? In Vitamania, Dr Derek Muller takes us on an epic journey, a world-spanning investigation of vitamin science and history.
COMPANY: Off The Fence PRODUCER: Ellen Windemuth, Ionu Ardeleanu, Paul Lister, Allison Bean, Alex Pun DIRECTOR: Tom-Barton Humphreys EDITOR: Dan Schwalm WRITER: Tom Barton-Humphreys SOUND EDITOR: Nicholas Allan amps SOUND MIXER: Steve Parr MUSIC: Nainita Desai NARRATOR: Mark Strong
COMPANY: Genepool Productions PRODUCER: Sonya Pemberton DIRECTOR: Sonya Pemberton EDITOR: Wayne Hyett ASE WRITER: Sonya Pemberton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Harry Panagiotidis SOUND RECORDIST: Martin Kier MUSIC: Rafael May & Casey Benetto EFFECTS: Dom Bartolo
(117) 909-7576 isabelle.mullens@offthefence.com
+61 438-309-335 chris@cjz.com.au www.vitamaniathemovie.com
VOLCANOES - THE FIRES OF CREATION
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SALISH SEA
19-0565
19-0566
Earth & Sky Long-Form, Theatrical, Visualization
Science in Nature Short-Form
Toronto, Ontario
United States
10/11/18
2/2/19
42 minutes
14 minutes
“Volcanoes - The Fires of Creation” is a tale of science, culture, and thrilling adventure. For billions of years, volcanoes have helped forge extraordinary ecosystems. The story of volcanoes is the story of the planet’s creation. With over 500 active volcanoes, the Earth is bursting at the seams with these forces of mass construction. Audiences will descend into a lava lake in Vanuatu and visit incredible acid ponds and geysers in Ethiopia. They’ll explore the archaeological ghost town of Pompeii, hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean and witness the devastating effects of the 2018 Kilauea eruption in Hawaii.
To reach depths beyond the range of scuba divers, the SeaDoc Society partnered with the OceanGate Foundation and Friday Harbor Labs to bring a manned submersible to the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest. Watch as our researchers take marine science to new depths and explore this mysterious deep-sea habitat.
COMPANY: Digital Crossing Films PRODUCER: Michael Dalton-Smith DIRECTOR: Michael Dalton-Smith EDITOR: Michael Dalton-Smith WRITER: Karen Gordon, Michael Dalton-Smith and Wendy MacKeigan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Dalton-Smith SOUND MIXER: Brian Eimer MUSIC: Daniel Sadowski EFFECTS: Darkframe Digital NARRATOR: Ross Huguet OTHER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Michael Dalton-Smith, Jonathan Barker, Wendy MacKeigan, Mike Day, Dave Duszynski, FEATURING: Carsten Peter, SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Myles Connolly, SOUND DESIGN: George Flores
COMPANY: Seahawk Creative, SeaDoc Society PRODUCER: Bob Friel DIRECTOR: Bob Friel EDITOR: Bob Friel WRITER: Bob Friel NARRATOR: Joe Gaydos OTHER: Markus Naugle, Justin Cox, Matthew Baker, Gary Greene, Florian Graner, Lowe & Galloway
(416) 367-0440 sblake@skfilms.ca volcanoesfilm.com/
145
Eastsound, WA
Canada
(530) 219-5227 jcox@ucdavis.edu https://www.seadocsociety.org/submersible
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WALES - GREAT BRITAIN’S WILD WEST
WATAMU TURTLES WILDLIFE WARRIORS
19-0567
19-0568
Audioscape, Visualization, Editing
Conservation Long-Form
Hamburg,
Nairobi, Nairobi
Germany
Kenya
12/17/18
4/7/19
49 minutes
26 minutes
Rugged mountains in the North, gentle and hilly landscapes in the South and craggy cliffs along the coastline - a region of contrasts. Around 5.000 grey seals inhabit the 2,700 kilometres-long coasts. The young are born in the autumn and often have to endure devastating storms. Nature filmmaker HansPeter Kuttler spent two years photographing the Welsh countryside and now presents the fascinating nature of Great Britain’s Wild West from completely new perspectives.
WILDLIFE WARRIORS is a wildlife documentary series hosted by Dr. Paula Kahumbu. The aim of the series is to showcase conservation heroes at the front line and to learn about the species that they are saving. Watamu Turtles Fikiri Kiponda at the Local Ocean Trust has rescued and released over 1,000 endangered turtles in the last 20 years. We follow Fikiri as he studies the turtles in the sea, on land, monitors nests, and interacts with the local community who help save turtles in the Kenyan coastal town of Watamu. During the night patrol, we witness a turtle laying eggs.
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Head of NDR Naturfilm Simon Riedel DIRECTOR: Hans-Peter Kuttler EDITOR: Stefan Canham CINEMATOGRAPHER: Hans-Peter Kuttler SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Clemens Winterhalter NARRATOR: Colin Solman OTHER: COMMISSIONING EDITORS: Timo Grosspietsch, NDR Kathrin Bronnert, NDR ARTE Andrew Solomon, ORF
COMPANY: Vivid Features Ltd, Wildlife Direct PRODUCER: Paula Kahumbu EDITOR: John Nzioki WRITER: Marc Hoeferlin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steve Waguwa, Evode Muhire, Jahawi Bertolli SOUND RECORDIST: Loita Laban NARRATOR: Paula Kahumbu OTHER: FIELD PRODUCER: Eunice Nyambura, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Wilkister Adema, BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY: Ken Gitau, PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kavila Matu, COMMUNICATIONS AND PR: Trish Sewe
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
+25 470-513-3509 info@wildlifedirect.org www.wildlifewarriorsafrica.org/
WATER OF LIFE - TRIBES OF THE MISSOURI RIVER
WATERSCHOOL
19-0569
19-0570
People & Nature Short-Form
Engaging Youth, Impact LongForm
pittsburgh, pa
USA
1/1/19
1/18/18
5 minutes
67 minutes
The tribes of the Missouri National Recreational River--the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, the Yankton Sioux Tribe, and the Santee Sioux Tribe--are tied to the river and the lands around it.
Six girls and young women, living in underserved communities along the major rivers of the world, share how the Waterschool environmental education program has empowered and transformed their lives, their families and their communities.
COMPANY: Argentine Productions, National Park Service PRODUCER: Peter Argentine EDITOR: Per Argentine CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Hogan MUSIC: Mark Orton
COMPANY: Swarovski, The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television PRODUCER: Nadja Swarovski, Teri Schwartz OTHER: Distinguished Mentor: Lucy Walker
(412) 341-6448 per@argentineproductions.com
146
New York, NY
USA
(646) 603-5323 victoria.kaigh@swarovski.com http://www.swarovskiwaterschool.com and www.tft.ucla.edu
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WATSON
WATT THE FISH
19-0571
19-0572
Changing Planet Long-Form, Theatrical, Impact Long-Form, Conservation Long-Form
Impact Long-Form
Vienna,
Paris,
Austria
France
4/25/19
6/1/19
99 minutes
52 minutes
Like a crime-fighting superhero of the high seas, Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson has spent his life sailing the globe to keep our oceans and their inhabitants safe. A daring ship’s captain with no fear of danger, Watson and his crews have confronted illegal whaling vessels from Europe to the Southern Ocean, seal hunters in Canada, and shark finners in Central America. Impervious to threats, with more than one nation issuing warrants for his arrest, Watson continues to intervene on behalf of his “clients”: the ocean creatures endangered by overfishing and illegal activities on the high seas.
A heated battle takes place in the North Sea. Confronted with dwindling marine resources, small-scale fishermen join forces with environmental activists. Together, they will fight against powerful industrial lobbies to ban electric pulse fishing, a highly efficient yet destructive fishing gear. Watt the Fish travels from fishing harbors to the corridors of the European Parliament to tell the story of ordinary people who fight tirelessly to maintain their traditional livelihoods and preserve sea life.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios and Participant Media PRODUCER: Lesley Chilcott, Louise Runge, Wolfgang Knoepfler DIRECTOR: Lesley Chilcott EDITOR: Greg Finton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Logan Schneider, Cristian Dimitrius SOUND MIXERS: Frank Gaeta MUSIC: Christophe Beck NARRATOR: Paul Watson OTHER: Jeff Skoll, EP Participant Media Diane Weyermann, EP Participant Media Elise Pearlstein, EP Participant Media Dinah Czezik-Mueller, EP TMFS Walter Koehler, EP TMFS
COMPANY: InFocus, Gump, Echo Studio PRODUCER: Gilles Dufraisse, Maxime Bonneau DIRECTOR: Emerick Missud, Dorian Hays EDITOR: Simon Le Berre CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dorian Hays, Emerick Missud, Sebastien Dubor, Hugo Sobelman, Xavier Tesson SOUND EDITOR: Benoit Dechat SOUND MIXERS: Pierre-Olivier Gautier SOUND RECORDISTS: Benoit Dechaut, Gabriel Roches, Quentin Bourgeois MUSIC: Nicolas Mollet DESIGNER: Hugo Remusat NARRATOR: Frederic Mauviel
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/cinema/watson/
+33 618-045-835 p.debourbon@echo-studio.eu
WE THE REEF
WHALE WISDOM
19-0573
19-0574
Student & Emerging
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization
North Miami, Florida
Austria
1/17/19
12/12/18
9 minutes
50 minutes
We The Reef takes us underwater and into the hearts of people who live with underwater worlds. We visit four coral reefs in Cuba and Florida, finding them so physically close, yet drastically distant in health--shaped by the human forces that are shaping the world. The emotional weight of both vibrant coral reef communities and environmental degradation is heavy. We feel the pain of a woman who realizes she is living in, depending on, and in love with a slowly decaying seascape, and the joy of a man who is overcome when describing the fountain of life fringing his beloved island community. And we are left with a heartfelt understanding of what is at stake for some of the region’s last remaining healthy reefs.
Whales live in a world so removed from our own that we can barely imagine their lives. Marine biologist and filmmaker Rick Rosenthal has filmed whales for much of his long career. Now he is on a quest to probe deeper into their lives, to learn more - comparing scientists’ observations against his own experience and just maybe, getting a glimpse of the world as it must seem to these ocean giants.
PRODUCER: Shireen Rahimi, National Geographic Society DIRECTOR: Shireen Rahimi CINEMATOGRAPHER: Shireen Rahimi MUSIC: Sirius Music, Immersive Music
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS production in co-production with DOCLIGHTS / NDR NATURFILM in association with ARTE FRANCE / Unite Decouverte et Connaissance produced by WILD LOGIC PRODUCER: Katya Shirokow DIRECTOR: Rick Rosenthal EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher WRITER: Mark Fletcher, Katya Shirokow CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Romanov, Rick Rosenthal, Erick Higuera, Tom Piozet, Dan Evans SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Oliver Heuss NARRATOR: David Attenborough OTHER: Tom Synnatzschke, Helène Ganichaud, Susanne Lummer, Sabine Holzer
(408) 621-5861 sr2796@gmail.com
147
Vienna,
United States
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/whale-wisdom/
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WHALES AND SETI
WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY?
19-0575
19-0576
Animal Behavior Short-Form
Micro-Movie
Washington, DC
Bristol,
USA
United Kingdom
11/1/18
4/5/19
13 minutes
3 minutes
It is almost statistically impossible that Earth is home to the only living organisms that exist in the universe. But how do we locate and communicate with whatever, or whoever is out there? By exploring the depths of the ocean, scientists are getting closer to the stars and taking their learnings from underwater communication to apply it to outer space. “Whales and SETI” sets out to tell the unique story about how we may one day understand an extraterrestrial signal by better understanding the complex communication systems right here on our own planet--those of the humpback whale.
One word sums up the incredible variety of animals and plants on Earth. It’s the magic ingredient that enables the world to work smoothly.
PRODUCER: Rebel Media, Long Story Short Media
COMPANY: Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK
(202) 834-7888 jerichardsergay@gmail.com rebelmediaproductions.com // lssmedia.com
+44 117-992-7220 matt.carr@silverbackfilms.tv www.ourplanet.com
WHEN OLD GROWTH ENDS
WHEN WHALES WALKED
19-0577
19-0578
Student & Emerging
Earth & Sky Long-Form, Science in Nature Long-Form, Visualization, Editing, Audioscape
Laytonville, CA
United States
1/19/18
5/3/19
13 minutes
115 minutes
When Old Growth Ends is an ode to the complex interweaving of the irreplaceable Tongass National Forest, during this last stand in defense of salmon, ancient trees and the cathedrals of the wild in Southeast Alaska. Currently falling under the protection of the 2001 Roadless Rule, prohibiting new roads or logging within undeveloped stretches of national forest, a 2019 statewide exemption to the Roadless Rule threatens the remaining old growth of this majestic forest ecosystem. Exploring the strongholds of industry and government threatening the Tongass, the film captures the beauty and the tragedy of this struggle through a mythopoetic lens. After premiering at South By Southwest (SXSW) in March 2018 the film has screened at Portland EcoFilm Festival 2018, Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2018, Humboldt State University 2019 and Lightning In A Bottle 2019.
They are the most iconic animals on Planet Earth-- voracious crocodiles, acrobatic birds, majestic elephants, stupendous whales. To see them is to marvel--and to ask a surprisingly challenging question: Where did these amazing creatures come from? The answers can be found in a new groundbreaking special, When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time. Filmed on five continents, with access to top scientists and exciting fossil finds, it reveals new insights about deep time history--and draws important lessons about the future of life on earth.
COMPANY: For The Wild PRODUCER: Ayana Young, Bryn McKay, Eve Bradford, Hannah Jermstad, Kaileah Freeman, Koa Kalish, Milla Prince, Miriam Grace DIRECTOR: Ayana Young EDITOR: Ayana Young, Leslie Satterfield WRITER: March Young CINEMATOGRAPHER: Leslie Satterfield DESIGNER: Erica Ekrem NARRATOR: Ayana Young
COMPANY: Twin Cities PBS, Shining Red Productions, PBS, Smithsonian Channel, PRODUCER: Rosenfeld (EP), Graham Townsley (EP), Chad Cohen (Producer), Francis Ramirez-OêShea (Line Producer) DIRECTOR: Chad Cohen, Graham Townsley EDITOR: Emmanuel Mairesse CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jim Ball, Bob Poole, Karsten Hohmann, Gabriel Pomeraniec, Ernie Kovacs, Neil Barrett, Hossam Aboul-Magd, Max Salomon, Laura Schnurre, Gordy Waterman, Dennis Wenecke, Michael Barry SOUND MIXERS: Audio Mix: David Kowalski, Donna Gureckas SOUND RECORDISTS: Henau Marais, Li Shou, Luciano Ariel Perez, Rick Albright, Alexandre Galindo, Sean O’Neil, Falko Hackebeil, Brian Buckley, Paul Rusnak, Jerry Stein MUSIC: Nicholas Singer EFFECTS: VFX/GFX: Jellyfish Pictures NARRATOR: Lee Pace
(484) 241-6616 allies@forthewild.world www.forthewild.world
148
Saint Paul, Minnesota
USA
(651) 229-1329 atag@tpt.org https://www.pbs.org/tpt/when-whales-walked/
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WHERE LIFE BEGINS
WHITE WOLVES - GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC
19-0579
19-0580
People & Nature Short-Form, Conservation Short-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Writing, Science in Nature Long-Form
Washington, DC
Hamburg,
United States
Germany
2/5/19
2/1/18
10 minutes
56 minutes
Along the Arctic Coast, at the northmost point on American soil, we explore the inseparable bond between mother and child, the sacred and fragile moments after birth and the importance of protecting the place. A new bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil development has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. We need your help to encourage House members to push the HR 1146 vote/Senate bill past the finish line. Please take action by going to Wilderness.org/arcticrefuge
At Canada’s northernmost edge lies a remote and barren wilderness: Ellesmere Island. The film follows a family of wolves as they struggle to raise their pups. Snow White and Alpha - the pack’s mother and father - are a dedicated couple. Their challenge: to raise pups in the brief arctic summer. With never-beforeseen footage, the film is a dramatic story of loyalty and devotion. It reveals the struggles and triumphs of a family working to survive in one of the last great wildernesses on Earth.
COMPANY: Coral & Oak Studios / The Wilderness Society, PRODUCER: Lulu Gephart DIRECTOR: Katie Schuler EDITOR: Katie Schuler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Katie Schuler SOUND MIXERS: Ross Nelson MUSIC: The Fort Good Hope Drummers OTHER: Additional footage: Peter Mather, Mason Cummings, Kristin Gates, Jeremy La Zelle; Associate Producer: Peter Mather
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Gulo Film Production, Morag Loves Wolves, Terra Mater Factual Studios, Thirteen Productions LLC, NDR, WNET, CBC, WDR, NHK, SVT Arte PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke, Barbara Doran, Lynne Wilson, Jill Knox-Gosse DIRECTOR: Oliver Goetzl EDITOR: Oliver Goetzl, Maria Hemmleb WRITER: Oliver Goetzl, Alain Lusignan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ivo Noerenberg SOUND EDITOR: Anton Hering SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm, Thomas Weichler MUSIC: Joerg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller EFFECTS: Anton Hering NARRATOR: Colin Solman OTHER: Gabriele Conze, Sue Dando, Henrik Ekman, Andreas Gastgeb, Fred Kaufmann, Tetsunori Kikuchi, Bill Murphy, Ralf Quibeldey, Thorge Thomsen
(202) 351-1840 katie@coralandoak.com
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
WHY CORALS NEED SEX
WHITE WATER, BLUE WATER - WILD AUSTRIA - CREATED BY WATER
19-0581
19-0582
Micro-Movie
Limited Series - Long
San Francisco, California
Austria
9/26/18
9/20/18
5 minutes
50 minutes
“The way to resist stress in any organism is to evolve in response to that stress,” says coral scientist Raphael Ritson-Williams from the California Academy of Sciences. “And to evolve, you need genetic diversity.” Although corals are clonal and can reproduce asexually, sex is the best way to maintain a diverse gene pool. That’s why scientists like Ritson-Williams and his collaborators at SECORE have turned to assisted sexual reproduction to help threatened corals survive on a changing planet.
Austria’s Alpine glaciers, ancient seas and mighty rivers have carved out giant mountains, caves and lakes - key to its wildlife today. Eagles, ibex, marmots and deer are iconic, but there are other, stranger creatures: Goosander ducks breed in hollows high in trees. Just a day old, long before they can fly, the newlyhatched ducklings must leap up to ten meteres to join their mother in the brook below. Through glacier melt, via waterfalls,streams and lakes, water finds its way downstream, creating habitats for lynx, wolves and foxes, but also owls, bats, frogs, dragonflies and water birds. They all find their home in Austria’s unforgettable landscapes, created by water’s endless cycle and ever-changing forms.
COMPANY: Exposure Labs, bioGraphic PRODUCER: Larissa Rhodes, Jeff Orlowski, Stephanie Stone, Steven Bedard DIRECTOR: Andrew Ackerman EDITOR: Andrew Ackerman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Ackerman, Matt Schultz SOUND MIXER: Mark Crawford SOUND RECORDISTS: Andrew Ackerman, Matt Schultz MUSIC: Mark Crawford
COMPANY: Science Vision, Science Vision, ORF, NDR Naturfilm/doclights and ARTE in association with ORF Enterprise, supported by Cine Styria, Land Oberosterreich, Oberosterreich Tourismus, Land Niederosterreich PRODUCER: Rita Schlamberger, Michael Schlamberger DIRECTOR: Rita Schlamberger, Michael Schlamberger EDITOR: Qmer Cecic WRITER: Jutta Karger, Michael Schlamberger CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jiri Petr, Michael Schlamberger, Mikulica Rolando Menardi, Kurt Kracher, Mario Cater, Florian Heusgen, Irmin Kerck, Oliver Kunz SOUND MIXER: Martin Rohrmoser MUSIC: David Mitcham NARRATOR: Andrew Solomon
(415) 379-5803 sbedard@calacademy.org https://youtu.be/3IvHYtoQJ_c
149
Vienna,
United States
(431) 878-780 andrew.solomon@orf.at
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WILD AUSTRIA - CREATED BY WATER - THE FLOW OF TIME
WILD EDENS RUSSIA WILD EDENS
19-0583
19-0584
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization
Ecosystem Long-Form
Vienna,
Bristol,
Austria
United Kingdom
9/21/18
5/15/18
50 minutes
52 minutes
Austria’s Alpine glaciers, ancient seas and mighty rivers have carved out giant mountains, caves and lakes - key to its wildlife today. Eagles, ibex, marmots and deer are iconic, but there are other, stranger creatures: Goosander ducks breed in hollows high in trees. Just a day old, long before they can fly, the newly-hatched ducklings must leap up to ten meteres to join their mother in the brook below. Through glacier melt, via waterfalls,streams and lakes, water finds its way downstream, creating habitats for lynx, wolves and foxes, but also owls, bats, frogs, dragonflies and water birds. They all find their home in Austria’s unforgettable landscapes, created by water’s endless cycle and ever-changing forms.
At a time of global climate change, Wild Edens: Russia captures the pristine habitats of this vast land, revealing how it’s iconic species have adapted to its extreme conditions.
COMPANY: Science Vision, ORF, Arte, NDR-Naturvision/ Doclights PRODUCER: Rita Schlamberger, Michael Schlamberger DIRECTOR: Rita Schlamberger, Michael Schlamberger EDITOR: Omer Sacic WRITER: Jutta Karger, Michael Schlamberger CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jiri Petr, Michael Schlamberger, Mikulica, Rolando Menardi, Kurt Kracher, Mario Cater, Florian Heusgen, Irmin Kerck, Oliver Kunz SOUND MIXERS: Martin Rohrmoser MUSIC: David Mitcham NARRATOR: Andrew Solomon
COMPANY: Off The Fence PRODUCER: Bracken Hollings, Andrew Zikking, Allison Bean DIRECTOR: Andrew Zikking SOUND EDITOR: Owen Peters Amps SOUND MIXERS: Philip Jenkins NARRATOR: Perdita Avery
(431) 878-780 andrew.solomon@orf.at
(117) 909-7576 isabelle.mullens@offthefence.com
WILD EDENS - SOUTH ASIA
WILD EDENS - TURKEY
19-0585
19-0586
Ecosystem Long-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form
Bristol,
150
Bristol,
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
3/19/18
11/22/18
52 minutes
52 minutes
At a time of global climate change, Wild Edens: South Asia captures many diverse environments and the wildlife that inhabit them as they fight to survive.
Surrounded by three continents,Turkey is at the centre of an environmental crossroads; Scorched, rugged mountains lead down to verdant forests and turquoise seas; resulting in a surprising range of climates and wildlife...This is a land of contrasts; Forests and deserts, hope and loss, these are the last wildernesses of a true ecological powerhouse... On the brink of survival... This is Turkey’s Wild Edens.
COMPANY: Off The Fence PRODUCER: Andrew Zikking, Allison Bean DIRECTOR: Thomas Barton-humphreys EDITOR: Sam Dawe, Simon Cross SOUND EDITOR: Nic Allan SOUND MIXER: Phil Jenkins MUSIC: Audio Network NARRATOR: Freida Pinto
COMPANY: Off The Fence PRODUCER: Andrew Zikking, Allison Bean DIRECTOR: Tom Barton-humphreys EDITOR: Sam Dawe, Stuart Chambers WRITER: Andrew Zikking SOUND EDITOR: Owen Peters Amps SOUND MIXER: Philip Jenkins MUSIC: Audio Network NARRATOR: Perdita Avery
(117) 909-7576 isabelle.mullens@offthefence.com
(117) 909-7576 isabelle.mullens@offthefence.com
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WILD GALAPAGOS
WILD GALAPAGOS - IN THE GRIP OF THE OCEAN (EP. 1)
19-0587
19-0588
Limited Series - Long
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing, Animal Behavior LongForm
Hamburg,
Hamburg,
Germany
Germany
11/1/17
11/1/17
50 minutes
50 minutes
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, around 1000 km to the west of South America, there is a group of volcanic islands. The Galapagos Archipelago. The islands are considered the cradle of evolution. Nowhere else you could find such a rare variety of animals, including diving iguanas, giant tortoises with snake-like necks, and albatrosses which you normally expect on the open ocean.
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, around 1000 km to the west of South America, there is a group of volcanic islands. The Galapagos Archipelago. The islands are considered the cradle of evolution. Nowhere else you could find such a rare variety of animals, including diving iguanas, giant tortoises with snake-like necks, and albatrosses which you normally expect on the open ocean.
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Curiosity Stream in Association with Curiosity Stream, NDR, rbb, Terra Mater Factual Studios PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke DIRECTOR: Thomas Behrend EDITOR: Christina Hackl WRITER: Steven Zorn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Riegler, Christina Hackl, Thomas Behrend SOUND MIXER: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Oliver Heuss NARRATOR: Paterson Joseph OTHER: Ralf Quibeldey, Ute Beutler, Susanne Lummer, Devin Cheema
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Curiosity Stream in Association with Curiosity Stream, NDR, rbb, Terra Mater Factual Studios PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke DIRECTOR: Thomas Behrend EDITOR: Christina Hackl WRITER: Steven Zorn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Riegler, Christina Hackl, Thomas Behrend SOUND MIXER: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Oliver Heuss NARRATOR: Paterson Joseph OTHER: Ralf Quibeldey, Ute Beutler, Susanne Lummer, Devin Cheema
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
WILD GALAPAGOS - TRAPPED IN PARADISE (EP. 2)
WILD KARNATAKA
19-0589
19-0590
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Visualization, Editing
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape, Writing
Hamburg,
UK
11/1/17
3/1/19
50 minutes
54 minutes
The Galapagos Islands - a small archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Its volcanic origins, predominant sparse vegetation and the extreme climatic conditions from the Tropics make survival a real challenge. Despite all these circumstances, these islands are in fact home to many of our planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most unusual creatures. The English naturalist Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution by observing them. We know today why there are so many odd animals on the Galapagos Islands and that they did not certainly come voluntarily: most are actually shipwrecked or stranded by storms or strong ocean currents
Despite being home to 68 million people in an area half the size of Germany, Karnataka is home to more tigers and elephants than any other place on earth. Wild Karnataka is the first time that the wildlife of a single state in India has been explored in such exquisite detail. This documentary visits its extraordinarily diverse habitats and their species, following the monsoon across a year to highlight how it plays a crucial role in creating one of the most biodiverse states on the planet.
COMPANY: Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, Curiosity Stream in Association with Curiosity Stream, NDR, rbb, Terra Mater Factual Studios PRODUCER: Joern Roever, Tom Synnatzschke DIRECTOR: Thomas Behrend EDITOR: Christina Hackl WRITER: Steven Zorn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Riegler, Christina Hackl, Thomas Behrend SOUND MIXER: Sven-Michael Bluhm MUSIC: Oliver Heuss NARRATOR: Paterson Joseph OTHER: Ralf Quibeldey, Ute Beutler, Susanne Lummer, Devin Cheema
COMPANY: Icon Films PRODUCER: Kalyan Varma, Amoghavarsha, Sarath Champati, Vijay Mohan Raj, Harry Marshall, Laura Marshall, Lucy Middleboe, Gavin Henderson DIRECTOR: Amoghavarsha, Kalyan Varma, Sarath Champati, Vijay Mohan Raj EDITOR: Adam Kirby CINEMATOGRAPHER: Amoghavarsha, Kalyan Varma, Sarath Champati, Vijay Mohan Raj MUSIC: Ricky Kei NARRATOR: David Attenborough
+49 406-688-5140 naturfilm@doclights.de
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Bristol,
Germany
+01 179-102-093 Liz.Tresidder@iconfilms.co.uk
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WILD KOREA - EPISODE 01 - VOICES OF NATURE
WILD KOREA - EPISODE 02 - BEYOND BORDERS
19-0591
19-0592
People & Nature Long-Form
People & Nature Long-Form
Vienna,
Vienna,
Austria
Austria
1/31/18
2/7/18
50 minutes
50 minutes
Korea is known as a modern, high tech nation; but beyond the bustle of the cities there’s a land of stunning natural beauty and remarkable wildlife. There are lush wetlands and mudflats in contrast to the soaring mountains and turbulent seas; and the beautiful goshawk, bottleneck dolphin and curious racoon dog thrive alongside Korea’s traditional people as they have for many thousands of years.
The notorious demilitarized zone of Korea has existed on the boundary of two warring nations for nearly 70 years where a tense standoff still remains. However, amidst the barbed wire fences and thousands of land mines, a unique natural wonderland from wild boar to giant hornets to rare cranes peacefully co-exist alongside the ashes of war.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A Terra Mater Factual Studios / Oxford Scientific Films Co-Production (in association with CJ E&M and Buzz) PRODUCER: James Reed DIRECTOR: James Reed WRITER: Anne Sommerfield CINEMATOGRAPHER: Wanho Lim, Graham Macfarlane, Benjamin Sadd SOUND MIXERS: Ben Peace MUSIC: William Goodchild & The Insects NARRATOR: George Irving OTHER: Chang Soo Lee, EP BUZZ Media Jae Hyuk Lee, EP CJ E&M Clare Birks, EP OSF Caroline Hawkins; EP OSF Martin Meszeros, EP TMFS Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A Terra Mater Factual Studios / Oxford Scientific Films Co-Production (in association with CJ E&M and Buzz) PRODUCER: James Reed DIRECTOR: James Reed WRITER: Anne Sommerfield CINEMATOGRAPHER: Wanho Lim, Graham Macfarlane, Benjamin Sadd SOUND MIXERS: Ben Peace MUSIC: William Goodchild & The Insects NARRATOR: George Irving OTHER: Chang Soo Lee, EP BUZZ Media Jae Hyuk Lee, EP CJ E&M Clare Birks, EP OSF Caroline Hawkins; EP OSF Martin Meszeros, EP TMFS Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at www.terramater.at/productions/wild-korea/
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/wild-korea/
WILD ORCHID MAN IN THE DEVIL’S REALM
WILD SHETLAND - SCOTLAND’S VIKING FRONTIER
19-0593
19-0594
Hosted or Presenter-led
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
United Kingdom
1/1/19
1/23/19
54 minutes
59 minutes
World renowned orchid taxonomist and artist Stig Dalstrom and award-winning filmmaker and composer Darryl Saffer travel to the Australian island of Tasmania seeking the strange plants and legendary animals that inhabit this land. While stunningly beautiful, this land has a dark and tortured past. It is now striving towards a more enlightened cultural and environmental future.
Ewan McGregor narrates a captivating portrait of wild Shetland and traces the course of a breeding season from the depths of winter to high summer as the animals on the islands battle for survival. In stunning 4K footage, an orca pod hunts seals along the rocky coasts while a mother otter struggles to protect her twin cubs from marauding male otters and spring storms. We also meet some puffins, diving gannets and storm petrels nesting in an ancient Pictish tower. The programme also features islanders crofting, boat-building, and the jaw-dropping Up Helly Aa fire festival.
COMPANY: Studio Ray Productions - The Field Journal, Sarasota Orchid Society PRODUCER: Mary Findling, Stig Dalstrom and Darryl Saffer DIRECTOR: Darryl Saffer EDITOR: Darryl Saffer WRITER: Stig Dalstrom and Darryl Saffer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Darryl Saffer MUSIC: Darryl Saffer NARRATOR: Stig Dalstrom OTHER: Guides: Geoff Curry and Gary Hill
COMPANY: Maramedia PRODUCER: Jackie Savery, Nigel Pope DIRECTOR: Jackie Savery EDITOR: Pete Barden CINEMATOGRAPHER: Fergus Gill, Raymond Besant, Peter Barden, Justin Purefoy, Richard Shucksmith SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Owen Shirley, Mitch Dorf MUSIC: Fraser Purdie NARRATOR: Ewan McGregor
earthcare@aol.com www.wildorchidman.com
152
Glasgow,
USA
+44 141-440-6770 info@maramedia.co.uk
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WILD UGANDA
WILD WAY OF THE VIKINGS
19-0595
19-0596
Ecosystem Long-Form, Animal Behavior Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form, Editing, Audioscape, Writing, Visualization, People & Nature Long-Form
Vienna,
Glasgow,
Austria
United Kingdom
6/13/18
2/13/19
50 minutes
56 minutes
Follow a group of mountain gorillas through the dense, steep jungle of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest; join researchers at the Ngogo Chimpanzee project for insights into the largest known and most studied chimpanzee community on Earth; and, for the very first time, witness Savannah elephants getting their dose of salt - from inside the dark and mysterious caves at the bottom of an ancient volcano’s crater. Welcome to ‘Wild Uganda’!
Experience the natural world through the eyes of the Vikings, when nature meets history in a journey showcasing the wildlife of the North Atlantic. Combining blue-chip natural history filmmaking and dramatic recreations, we travel from Norway to Newfoundland, just as the seafaring warriors did in 1,000 A.D. Experience the deep history and cultural respect the Vikings had with the land and sea: from the killer whales of the North Sea to the puffins and otters of the Scottish coast to the volcanic mounts of Iceland and the frozen tundra of Greenland.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A Co-Production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and DOCLIGHTS / NDR NATURFILM produced by COSMOS FACTORY PRODUCER: Ashley Hoppin, Britta Kiesewetter DIRECTOR: Harald Pokieser EDITOR: Joerg Achatz WRITER: Harald Pokieser CINEMATOGRAPHER: Warren Samuels, Christian Stolz SOUND MIXER: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Andy Baum NARRATOR: Russell Boulter OTHER: Andrea Gastgeb, Sabine Holzer
COMPANY: Maramedia, ORF France Televisions BBC THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC PRODUCER: Nigel Pope, Jackie Savery DIRECTOR: Nigel Pope, Jackie Savery EDITOR: Nick Carline CINEMATOGRAPHER: Asgeir Helgestad, Justin Purefoy, Fergus Gill, Neil Anderson, Raymond Besant, Peder Jacobsson, Jeff Turner, Peter Barden, John Waters SOUND EDITOR: Wounded Buffalo SOUND MIXERS: Wounded Buffalo MUSIC: Fraser Purdie NARRATOR: Ewan McGregor
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/wild-uganda/
+01 414-406-770 Fiona@maramedia.co.uk
WILD WAYS OF THE COAST
WILD_LIFE - RESURRECTION ISLAND
19-0597
19-0598
Ecosystem Long-Form, Audioscape
Hosted or Presenter-led
Vienna,
UK
12/26/18
10/21/18
51 minutes
44 minutes
Many dream of sandy beaches and turquoise seas, romantic inlets lined with palm trees and whiling the days away in a hammock. Every year, millions make their way to the world’s most famous coasts to enjoy the beachfront lifestyle. Some follow the call of relaxation; others, the call of the wild. Whether they are merely visiting or they call the coast home, humans have had to learn how to share these regions with others. To innumerable life-forms, the border between land and sea is an invaluable habitat. From inhospitable cliffs to tidepools, from reefs to sand dunes - all are home to members of the animal kingdom.
National Geographic filmmaker Bertie Gregory sails to the iconic Island of South Georgia. Together with its breathtaking scenery, this island claims one of the highest concentration of wildlife on the planet. Bertie captures the challenges faced by the 4 toughest animals that call this place home. Sass, teamwork, endurance, and uncanny city living are all techniques for surviving here. But this island hasn’t always thrived with life. From Captain Cook’s discovery of the island to the now abandoned whaling settlements, this island presents the very best and worst in our own human nature.
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS PRODUCER: Andrea Gastgeb EDITOR: Andreas Ribarits WRITER: Andrea Gastgeb CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joaquên Gutierrez Acha, Christian Baumeister, Ralph Bower, Duncan Brake, Martyn Colbeck, Cristian Dimitrius, Ronan Donovan, Simon De Glanville, Thoralf Grospitz, Matt Hamilton, Christoph Hauschild, Oliver Indra, Richard Kirby, Justin Maguire, Michael Male, Alastair Mclarty, Shane Moore, Roger Munns, Peter Nearhos, Josef Neuper, Michael Riegler, Alexander Sommer, Paul Stewart, Valentyn Sydornk, Jeff Turner, Jens Westphalen SOUND EDITOR: Hubert Weninger MUSIC: Andreas Fabianek NARRATOR: Stuart Freeman OTHER: Sabine Holzer, EP TMFS
COMPANY: The Front, National Geographic PRODUCER: Bertie Gregory, Muriel Soenens, Katie Bauer Murdock DIRECTOR: Bertie Gregory EDITOR: Raul Santos, Rosalina Merrihue, Steve Lipton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bertie Gregory, Spencer Millsap
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/wild-ways-of-the-coast/
153
Bristol,
Austria
+44 789-481-8438 bertiegregory@live.co.uk natgeo.com/wildlife
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WILD_LIFE - RESURRECTION ISLAND
WILDFIRE PUPPY RESCUE - AMANDA TO THE RESCUE
19-0599
19-0600
Limited Series - Short
Hosted or Presenter-led
Bristol,
New York, NY
UK
USA
10/3/18
10/27/18
9 minutes
42 minutes
National Geographic filmmaker Bertie Gregory sails to the iconic Island of South Georgia. Together with its breathtaking scenery, this island claims one of the highest concentration of wildlife on the planet. Bertie captures the challenges faced by the 4 toughest animals that call this place home. Sass, teamwork, endurance, and uncanny city living are all techniques for surviving here. But this island hasn’t always thrived with life. From Captain Cook’s discovery of the island to the now abandoned whaling settlements, this island presents the very best and worst in our own human nature.
With a joy and passion larger than life, Amanda Giese treats the seemingly hopeless animals in her home, primarily focusing on dogs that others have given up on. Alongside Amanda are her two kids, Jade and Beast. Together, the family cares for animals that she says are “differently abled,” getting them rehabilitated and ready for adoption providing a second chance and loving forever home they deserve. Amanda’s mission is to end the homelessness, abuse and neglect of all animals. There are unexpected turns on her journey, Amanda remains an advocate and a much-needed voice for animals in need.
COMPANY: The Front (for National Geographic) PRODUCER: Bertie Gregory, Muriel Soenens DIRECTOR: Bertie Gregory EDITOR: Raul Santos, Rosalina Merrihue CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bertie Gregory, Spencer Millsap
COMPANY: Indigo Films for Animal Planet PRODUCER: David M. Frank, Christopher Voos, Chad Horning, Sarah Russell, Keith Hoffman EDITOR: Christa Collins, Dee Watt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Skye Fitzgerald, Chad Horning, Kenny Allen, SOUND MIXERS: June Miller, Audio Mix MUSIC: Scorekeepers
+44 789-481-8483 bertiegregory@live.co.uk natgeo.com/wildlife
(212) 548-5588 Paul_Shur@discovery.com
WILDLIFE - A FAMILY’S BOND DINGOES
WILDLIFE - BATTLE OF THE ALPHAS MANDRILLS
19-0601
19-0602
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Japan
11/27/17
11/13/17
50 minutes
50 minutes
At the top of the food chain on Fraser Island off the coast of Australia is the dingo. The cameras follow a family with 9 pups as it overcomes the deaths of members, skirmishes with other packs, and a deadly forest fire, featuring a rarely documented case where an older male sibling helps his parents raise the puppies.
Amid the lush rainforest in Gabon, Africa, live rare monkeys with unforgettable faces. The male mandrill boasts magnificent blue cheeks with a bright red stripe down its nose, a trait used to establish hierarchy. With help from researchers, the episode captures the struggle to unseat an older alpha male, where the females play a decisive role.
COMPANY: NHK in Association with NHK ENTERPRISES in Cooperation with Win-K Corporation, Off the Fence PRODUCER: MASARU KUROKI, HIROSHI EGAWA, KEN MATSUO, ALLISON BEAN, PAUL DENNYS DIRECTOR: MIO HOSHINO EDITOR: YUJI AOKI, MIKE KELLY CINEMATOGRAPHER: MASASHI YANASE, MORITZ KATZ MUSIC: YUKIYO NAKAMURA NARRATOR: PETER VENN OTHER: TAKURO AKAIDA, MASANOBU ONO, WATARU SUZUKI, HIROSHI MIYASAKA, JENNIFER MORTON, DAN THOMAS, PAUL FISHER, EMMA BUTT, KAREN MEEHAN
COMPANY: NHK in Association with NHK ENTERPRISES in Cooperation with Off the Fence, Off the Fence PRODUCER: YASUHIRO ADACHI, KEN MATSUO, PAUL DENNYS, ALLISON BEAN DIRECTOR: TAISHI INOUE EDITOR: KAZUHIRO HORIUCHI, MIKE KELLY CINEMATOGRAPHER: TATSUO MORI SOUND EDITOR: PAUL FISHER MUSIC: YUKIYO NAKAMURA, AUDIO NETWORK NARRATOR: PETER VENN OTHER: YOICHI UENO, MINAMI MOCHIZUKI, TAKUYA GOTO, HIROSHI MIYASAKA, KAZUMA FUJIYAMA, DAN THOMAS, EMMA BUTTS, KAREN MEEHAN
+81 035-455-5873 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp
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Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Japan
+81 354-555-873 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp
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WILDLIFE - SURVIVAL INSTINCTS IGUANA VS. BASILISK
WINE’S NEW FRIEND ORANGUTAN JUNGLE SCHOOL SEASON 2
19-0603
19-0604
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Impact Long-Form
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Silver Spring, MD
Japan
United States
1/29/18
3/19/19
50 minutes
50 minutes
The rainforests of Costa Rica in Central America is full of life, where over 70 species of lizards thrive. The 80-centimeter basilisk is a ferocious predator, while the iguana is herbivorous and can grow to be 2 meters. The episode features the basilisk’s ability to run across water, as well as how newly hatched iguanas live as a group to survive.
This series follows the day-to-day struggles of orphan orangutans at Nyaru Menteng, the largest primate rehabilitation center in the world. The centre has over 600 orphan orangutans, all carrying the weight of traumatic pasts, all learning how to be wild orangutans. The orangutans are students in a unique Jungle School system that has 4 separate stages. From babies just a few weeks old to young adults the orangutans make their way through jungle school. Following the stories of individual orangutan characters we come to understand what it takes to release an animal back into the wild and restore a species.
COMPANY: NHK in Association with NHK ENTERPRISES in Cooperation with Off the Fence PRODUCER: TETSUNORI KIKUCHI, KEN MATSUO, ALLISON BEAN, PAUL DENNYS DIRECTOR: YUKI TADOKORO EDITOR: TAKAKO SUGIYAMA, MIKE KELLY CINEMATOGRAPHER: KEN TSUKAKOSHI MUSIC: YUKIYO NAKAMURA NARRATOR: PETER VENN OTHER: HIDEYUKI MAEKAWA, MASANOBU ONO, AKIRA HANAYAMA, HIROSHI MIYASAKA, JULIO MADRIZ, DAN THOMAS, PAUL FISHER, EMMA BUTT AMPS, KAREN MEEHAN
COMPANY: NHNZ, Love Nature 4K, Smithsonian Networks PRODUCER: Judith Curran, Penny Ashbrook DIRECTOR: Judith Curran, Penny Ashbrook EDITOR: Lisa Greenfield WRITER: Judith Curran, Penny Ashbrook CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Hubert, Bjorn Vaughn SOUND MIXERS: Ora Simpson MUSIC: Scott J Mason NARRATOR: Rebecca Parr OTHER: Executive Producer, LoveNature4k: James Manfull, Executive Producer, Smithsonian Networks: Tria Thalman
+81 035-455-5873 m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp
+31 646 19 63 29 ludo.dufour@blueantmedia.com www.LoveNature.com
WOMEN ON A MISSION, TECHNOLOGY MEETS TRADITION
WONDERS OF AFRICA - WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
19-0605
19-0606
Micro-Movie
Ecosystem Long-Form
Arlington, VA
Austria
3/8/19
3/14/18
5 minutes
50 minutes
A young indigenous woman sets out to document the traditional knowledge of an older women in her community to help revive nearly forgotten customs as they work to restore their forest after decades of destruction.
Every day is a day like no other - here in Africa, where giants roam and top predators hunt - where life and death go hand in hand and where wonders, big and small, wait around every corner. Strengthening family bonds, catching lunch and assuring the survival of a new generation - it’s a round-the-clock job for Africa’s wildlife. From dawn till dusk: every day is a new adventure.
DIRECTOR: Katie Bryden EDITOR: Katie Bryden CINEMATOGRAPHER: Katie Bryden SOUND MIXERS: Dave Hurley
COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, A production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS PRODUCER: Susanne Lummer EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher, WRITER: Susanne Lummer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Adrian Bailey, Francois Botha, Martyn Colbeck, Rudolf Diesel, Kevin Flay, Jan Haft, Pete Hayns, Roland Gockel, Michael Male, Harald Mittermuller, Ann Johnson Prum. Warren Samuels, Klaus Scheurich, Boas Schwarz, Erik Sick, Lianne Steenkamp SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler MUSIC: Joerg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller NARRATOR: Peter Marton OTHER: Sabine Holzer
(908) 458-2014 kbryden@conservation.org https://www.conservation.org/stories/Pages/Women-on-a-Mission.aspx
155
Vienna,
United States
+43 187-003-27611 office@terramater.at https://www.terramater.at/productions/wonders-of-africa/
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WORLD AT WAR
WORLD WILDLIFE DAY 2018 PSA | BIG CATS - PREDATORS UNDER THREAT
19-0607
19-0608
Changing Planet Long-Form
Educational / Institutional
washington, DC
Bronx, NY
United States
USA
6/15/19
2/1/18
82 minutes
2 minutes
Seeing the fish he loves to catch disappear fifteen year old Jack Nixon enlists ocean conservationist Sylvia Earle in what becomes a years long quest to save a dying ocean. Explorers Brian Skerry, Captain Max Kennedy and a band of teenage aquanauts bolster expeditions to the high-seas killing fields of the industrial fleets to the rapidly melting polar ice of the Chukchi Sea. Harvard biologist Dr. E.O. Wilson, deep diving pioneer, Dr. Richard Pyle, and Stanford’s Dr. Barbara Block inform the mission. Apollo 8 astronaut Major General William Anders and activist Bill McKibben provide lessons of how humanity met past challenges. Sobered by a close examination of the daunting scale of the challenge, the teenagers find hope in nature’s ability to heal and the ways a previous generation overcame the global test of World War II.
Over the past century we have been losing some of our planet’s most majestic predators at an alarming rate. The United Nations observation of World Wildlife Day in 2018 highlighted the plight of Big Cats and galvanized support for the many global and national actions that are being under taken to save these iconic species.
COMPANY: True Blue Films PRODUCER: Robert Nixon, Sarah Nixon DIRECTOR: Robert Nixon EDITOR: Luk Lindjhem, Penny Lee WRITER: Jack M Nixon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Damien Drake, Bryce Gorack, Darcy Marsh SOUND RECORDIST: Juan Bertrand MUSIC: Will Bates DESIGNER: Robert H Nixon NARRATOR: Jack Nixon
COMPANY: Wildlife Conservation Society PRODUCER: Natalie Cash EDITOR: Natalie Cash WRITER: Natalie Cash CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Morey, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Panthera, Biggest and Baddest series | Gryphon Productions, Sandesh Kadur | Felis, Shutterstock SOUND MIXER: Brian Aumueller/Mekanical SOUND RECORDIST: Chris Arbisi/StudioCenter MUSIC: Epic Journey by David Tobin, Jeff Meegan, Malcolm Edmonstone NARRATOR: Christian Brammer OTHER: Additional Narration: Boniface Osujaki, Diego Coll, Rocky Liang
(202) 345-6609 rhnixon@me.com
(718) 220-7423 ncash@wcs.org https://www.cites.org/eng/news/world-wildlife-day-goes-viral-official-psa-video-promote-protection-o
WORLD’S FASTEST ANIMAL NOVA
YELLOWSTONE LIVE
19-0609
19-0610
Animal Behavior Long-Form
Ecosystem Long-Form
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
11/21/18
4/1/19
53 minutes
44 minutes
See the world through the eyes of nature’s fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once perilously endangered in the U.S., this spectacular predator is now thriving again in American cities and on every continent but Antarctica. What is the secret to its predatory prowess? To find out, follow a young family of peregrines in urban Chicago as the chicks hatch and learn from their parents to fly and hunt. And join expert falconer Lloyd Buck as he trains a captive peregrine and puts its hunting skills to the test. What’s the secret behind the peregrine falcon’s blistering speed, able to reach nearly 200 mph?
A network of cameras captures the greater Yellowstone ecosystem and its wildlife in real time.
COMPANY: BBC Studios, WGBH Educational Foundation PRODUCER: Sophie Meyjes, Lucy Smith DIRECTOR: Simon Baxter EDITOR: Nick Carline SOUND EDITOR: Ben Wood SOUND MIXER: Matt Coster SOUND RECORDISTS: David Eden, Stuart Hall, Andy Hawley, Robert Lacey, Mary Melville MUSIC: Bleeding Fingers Music NARRATOR: Eric Meyers OTHER: Roger Webb, Holly Spearing, Paula S Apsell, Julia Cort, Chris Schmidt, Melanie Wallace
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sue Gibson, Bob Poole, Jeff Hogan OTHER: CO-HOST: Josh Elliott, Chris Packham, ROVING REPORTER: Jenna Wolfe
(617) 300-4340 angelica_coleman@wgbh.org https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/worlds-fastest-animal/
156
Washington, DC
United States
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/yellowstone-live/
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YELLOWSTONE WOLF DYNASTY - THE PACK
BREATHING ROOM
19-0611
Impact Long-Form, People & Nature Long-Form, Writing
Washington, DC
United States 8/7/18
5/18/18
44 minutes
30 minutes
In Yellowstone Wolf Dynasty: The Pack three key people who know the wolves best tell the story of the apex predators’ reintroduction to the park. Biologist Doug Smith’s tireless work helped establish a stable population of wolves, researcher Rick McIntyre had a record streak of observing them for 891 days in a row, and filmmaker Bob Landis spent over 7000 days filming in the park, documenting their behavior. Through their intimate accounts, we relive the dramatic ups and downs of the wolves’ 24 years in the park and review difficult challenges they still face gaining acceptance in the west today
Breathing Room is a documentary on the plight of the Chinese White
COMPANY: National Geographic PRODUCER: Katie Bauer Murdock, Christine Weber DIRECTOR: Katie Bauer Murdock EDITOR: Penny Trams CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Landis, Rick Smith SOUND EDITOR: Dave Hurley, Nick Anderson SOUND MIXER: Burleigh Seaver SOUND RECORDIST: Mike Kasic NARRATOR: Bart Thomasson
(661) 904-0811 jessica@awardsinsider.com https://www.natgeotv.com/za/shows/nationalgeographicwild/yellowstone-wolf-dynasty
157
daphnewong.org
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