One of the great challenges we face in exploring the oceans is to get close to marine life without disturbing it. Enter freediver Frederic Buyle, whose noiseless diving lets him approach even shy animals. Buyle, who can descend 50 meters on a single breath and stay there for up to four minutes, teams up with underwater cameraman Christian Petron (The Big Blue). Whether in Polynesia, Mexico or the Mediterranean, they work closely with scientists and locals to find answers to the mysteries of our oceans.
'The Eco-Warriors' is a documentary series for TV, as a single one-off documentary as well as a feature-length film for cinema release. Distribution of the project is to be on a worldwide basis.
We are thrilled to announce that Jill Robinson has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich in recognition of her outstanding contribution to animal welfare! Congrats Jill! See you soon in China and Vietnam for shooting...
This documentary series will follow in the footsteps of these fearless journalists to uncover the dangerous world they live in, and expose the effects of their high-octane jobs. This is a blunt and provocative look behind the scenes of the news, painting vivid portraits of the people behind the reports we read in our papers and watch on TV. People, who live for the moment and risk everything to bring us what we want: the ‘Dangerous Truth’.
Don’t we all think that the great problems of our world happen to other people, in places we’ve never heard of? Fukushima may seem far away to many of us, the ozone hole may appear to be only a problem for Australia, and the consumption of whale meat is deemed irrelevant to most people in the world. But just how far away are these issues in reality? Who do they actually affect and how? What would the world look like without the far-reaching influences of modern industrial society? What if we humans hadn’t invented the steam engine, atomic energy or the car?
Urban Exploring – it’s a new form of archaeology. There is a worldwide fan-base, eagerly following the discovery of many unknown and abandoned places – places with an undoubtedly chilling atmosphere. But this is a hobby that is both dangerous and requires a degree of bravery – the first urban treasure hunter to dare venture into the catacombs of Paris never returned from his adventure.
GPS, video and stills-cameras all form part of the essential kit of these hobby-archaeologists, modern-day explorers and thrill seekers. Across the world, they explore the macabre remains of hospital cellars, discover abandoned warehouses of old factories, and catalogue the lonely leftovers of once-bustling sites of human civilisation. And this time, we will follow them live on their most daring explorations yet and venture with them into the chilling depths of abandoned buildings, deserted underground networks and lonely industrial sites.
The Ukrainian-born journalist Tatyana Ivanova takes us on a journey through the former Eastern Bloc, uncovering largely unknown places, stories and people that paint a comprehensive and engaging portrait of life in the East. Current Affairs + Social Issues Address Eastern Europe, from the Kamchatka peninsula to Kyrgystan, from Europe to Asia – the former Soviet Republics cover a huge area with diverse people, extremely different landscapes, and an impressively varied heritage. All of them have undergone incredible change in a very short time, but already a new generation of young people is leaving the past behind, eyes firmly set on the future and embracing modern life with gusto.