Japan Wildlife Film Festival 2011
Entry No.11-001 A MAN AMONG ORCAS (France 52’) |
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Production: SAINT THOMAS PRODUCTIONS A thousand miles off the coast of South Africa lie the Crozet Islands, an archipelago battered by wind, rain and sea. The storm-ravaged shores are patrolled by killer whales, scouring the surf for the islands' wild inhabitants: elephant seals and king penguins. Filmmaker David Reichert explores the relationships that exist between the three species and in the process begins to form his own remarkable relationship with the whales. A relationship that he hopes will encourage a reversal of the species' descent into extinction. |
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Entry No.11-007 Poppy's Promise - Secret Life in a Cornfield (Germany 45’) |
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Production: nautilusfilm GmbH The cornfield - just an area for producing food … or a land
full of secrets? In the western industrial nations cornfields and
woods take up the greatest proportion of rural land. But how much
natural life dwells in a cornfield? Why are some cornfield inhabitants
harmful and others useful and what do the colorful flowers at the edge
of the field promise us? |
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Entry No. 11-020 The Man Who Stopped the Desert (UK 64’14”) |
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Production: 1080 Film and TV Ltd From a harsh and uncompromising land comes a story of hope... |
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Entry No. 11-022 Frogs -The Thin Green Line (US 53'30'') |
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Production: ArgoFilms, Ltd Frogs are slipping away... From Australia to Panama, 1/3 of the world's amphibians are threatened with extinction. It's being called the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs. Ecosystems are unraveling, medical cures are vanishing, and we're losing a dear, old friend. Across the globe, citizens and scientists are racing to stop one of the greatest environmental crises of our time. |
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Entry No. 11-059 Beyond the summits (France 73’) |
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Production: TEC TEC PRODUCTION Catherine Destivelle is an ambassador for the French alps and is well known in France and abroad for her record-breaking career. In "Beyond the Summits", viewers feel life they are climbing up the mountain with her. The film shows three classic Chamonix routes with three different climbing partners. Each partner was chosen because they had a profound impact on her life. The camera captures the magnificent scenery, as well as frank and intimate moments during the ascents. |
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Entry No. 11-079 A Thousand Suns (USA 27'34") |
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Production: The Global Oneness Project 'A Thousand Suns' tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the
African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the
region. This isolated area has remained remarkably intact both
biologically and culturally. It is one of the most densely populated
rural regions of Africa yet its people have been farming sustainably
for 10,000 years. |
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Entry No. 11-081 Bohemia - A Year in the Wetlands (Austria 50’) |
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Production: ScienceVision Filmproduction In the heart of central Europe there is an extraordinary
system of ponds and linking irrigation channels that were built in the
Middle Ages. These artificial wetlands in Bohemia, a region in the Czech
Republic, have become an essential refuge for wildlife. |
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Entry No. 11-086 Big Cat Odyssey (South Africa 50’) |
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Production: WILDLIFE FILMS BOTSWANA Over 30 years ago Dereck and Beverly Joubert, National Geographic Explorers in Residence, went out of a quest to understand big cats. They worked through the night, droughts and floods following lions and then leopards trying to piece together the puzzle of what makes cats unique in this environment. Their odyssey leads them to understand that these are both specialists and adapting generalist hunters and yet they are both in drastic decline because of hunting and poaching, poisoning and the advance of civilization. The film also looks at some of the most extreme scenes of cats ever filmed. |
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Entry No. 11-092 Wild Hungary - A Water Wonderland (Hungary, Germany 51'35'') |
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Production: Azara Film A country like no other in Europe, Hungary is influenced by the
rhythms of its rivers. White-tailed eagles, otters and enormous catfish
share the wetlands with many other species and also with the local
people. |
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Entry No. 11-103 Intelligent Plants (Germany 43'30'') |
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Production:Mathhey Film It's nothing new for plant lovers. They've always known their green
darlings can do more than just grow and flower. Plants may not have
muscles or nerves but they still manage to master the great challenges
of life - faced by humans and animals too: they must explore their
surroundings and struggle against enemies and competitors. They have to
find sexual partners, and send out their offspring into the world. |
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Entry No. 11-125 Poisoning Paradise-Ecocide New Zealand(New Zealand 98’) |
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Production: The Graf Boys |
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Entry No. 11-139 Spirit of the Arctic (USA 38'59'') |
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Production: Spirit of the Arctic, LLC About the Program: . |
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Entry No. 11-145 Swarms: The intelligence of the Masses (Germany 52’) |
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Production: a & o Buero
How does the collective outdo the individual and what does this mean for science? |
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Entry No. 11-151 Night of the Hunt (UK 50'10'') |
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Production: Ammonite Through the use of specially developed Starlight and Thermal cameras, this ground breaking film reveals the truth about lion hunting behaviour at night. Filmed in complete darkness yet with vibrant colours from unique night photography, adult lionesses appear as skilled and clinical hunters while their inept and clumsy offspring try to learn the basic lessons of stealth and patience. |
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Entry No. 11-154 Kestrel: Wooded Shrine which birds attracts (Japan 32'52'') |
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Productionro: Core-T-9 The Common Kestrel is a bird of prey species belonging to the Kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. This is a only bird which hasn’t own territory however the Kestrels arrived at the woods of the shrine in Tendo city, Yamagata Prefecture ,build nests as a group. There are 13 large Zelkovas which are over 800 years old. In this wood, the Kestrel coexists with other birds. This film records unknown life between Kestrels and other birds in there. |
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Entry No. 11-228 First Snow in the Woods (USA 27'30'') |
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Production: Sisbro Studios, LLC |
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Entry No. 11-263 DJEMO, GOAT, BRUCELLOSIS (Bosnia and Herzegovina 19'04'') |
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Production: Independent Production Brucellosis is a very dangerous disease that affects sheep, goats and other animals. |
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Entry No. 11-270 It Takes Two to Tango! (Hungary 52’) |
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Production: Beszelo Szem Production Company |
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Entry No. 11-280 The Oriental Honey Buzzards of Ninety-nine Peaks (Taiwan 49'41'') |
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Production: Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan |
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Entry No. 11-295 Natural World Prairie Dogs - Talk of the Town (UK 59’) |
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Production: BBC Natural History Unit |
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Entry No. 11-305 Yanomami (Japan 59' ) |
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Production: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp. |
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Entry No. 11-316 Goshawk , The Soul of the wind (Korea 46'06'') |
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Production: EBS |
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Entry No. 11-323 My Fancy High Heels (Taiwan 55’) |
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Production: Conjunction Films |
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Entry No. 11-330 VARMINTS (UK 24’) |
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Production: STUDIO AKA |
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Entry No. 11-370 ECHO AN UNFORGETTABLE ELEPHANT (UK 59’) |
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Production: MIKE BIRKHEAD ASSOCIATES |
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Entry No. 11-381 The Great Grey Shrike (Estonia 6'22'') |
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Producer: Chintis Lundgren |
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Entry No. 11-393 Water flea (Japan 25'47'') |
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Production: EUGLENA |
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Entry No. 11-395 Rat Attack (USA 52’) |
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Production: National Geographic Television |
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Entry No. 11-400 Old Partner (Korea 78’) |
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Production: STUDIO NURIMBO |
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Entry No. 11-406 Natural World Chimps of the Lost Gorge (UK 58’) |
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Production: BBC |
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Entry No. 11-411 City of Ants (USA 50’) |
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Production: National Geographic Television |
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Entry No. 11-435 The Legend of Pale Male (Belgium 85’) |
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Production: BirdJail Productions |
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Entry No. 11-438 Great Migrations (USA 50') |
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Production: National Geographic Television |
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Entry No. 11-440 That Shouldn't Fly (USA 50’) |
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Production: National Geographic Television |
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Entry No. 11-449 The Last Lioness (South Africa 50’) |
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Production: Aquavision TV Productions |
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