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Parents in the Wild at prime time on 28 October 2024 on ARD

We are delighted that our film ‘Wilde Eltern - mit Leidenschaft zum Nachwuchs’ by Annette Scheurich and Moritz Mayerle will be broadcast in prime time at 8.15 pm on ARD.

In spectacular shots, the documentary gives a very intimate insight into the ‘love life’ of wild parents around the globe.

Save the date! We hope you enjoy watching.

Screening of ‘Parents in the Wild’ on 16.10.2024 at the Nature Film Cinema of the Wildlife Embassy in Hamburg

We are very pleased that our film ‘Wilde Eltern - Mit Leidenschaft zum Nachwuchs’ (WDR/ SWR/ Arte, 2023) by Annette Scheurich and Moritz Mayerle will be shown on Wednesday, 16 October 2024 at 7 pm at the Naturfilmkino in Hamburg.

The screening will be followed by a filmmaker talk with director Annette Scheurich and cinematographer Klaus Scheurich.

If you are in Hamburg at the time and would like to see how wild animals cope with parenthood, you will find the right evening programme at the Naturfilmkino.

Further information can be found here:

https://www.botschaftderwildtiere.de/movies/wilde-eltern

Awards, Awards, Awards at Vaasa Wildlife Festival

We are delighted to have won two awards at the Vaasa Wildlife Festival: “The Dark Side of Bright Nights” (Licht aus - Wie Kunstlicht die Natur verändert, 3sat) directed by Sander van Iersel and Tim Visser won the prize in the ‘Best Natural Science’ category.

“Scandinavia - Into the Darkness” (Skandinavien – Rückkehr der Dunkelheit, ZDF/ Arte) directed by Mi-Yong Brehm and Verena Feige was awarded ‘Best Nordic Nature’.

And “Dormouse Detectives” (SOKO Gartenschläfer, BR/ Arte/ MDR) directed by Rosie Koch and Roland Gockel took third place in the Best Environment & Conservation’ category.

Congratulations to everyone!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5FBEOjeywesrk6sdamdeaRzZhBE-ArZ/view

„Scandinavia – Into the Light“ in competition at SCIFF

We are delighted that “Scandinavia - Into the Light” (ZDF/ Arte) has been nominated at this year's Scandinavian International Film Festival (SCIFF). Congratulations on the pre-selection to the two filmmakers Mi-Yong Brehm and Verena Feige.

The festival will take place from November 29 to December 2.

We keep our fingers crossed.

https://www.sciff.fi/docs

Three films in the Mountainfilm Graz competion

Three of our films are in competition at the Mountainfilm International Film Festival Graz: „Beaches of Europe – The Curonian Spit“ (Strände Europas – Kuhrische Nehrung, ZDF/ Arte), „Parents in the Wild – Mating Games and Birth Days“ (Wilde Eltern – Mit Leidenschaft zum Nachwuchs, WDR/ SWR/ Arte) and „Scandinavia – Into the Light“ (Skandinavien – Rückkehr des Lichts, ZDF/ Arte) can hope to win the coveted “Grand Prix Graz”. Congratulations to all involved.

The festival takes place from November 12 to 16.

Fingers crossed.

https://mountainfilm.com/

FIRST BROADCAST of the 6-part ‘Beaches of Europe’ from 26 to 30 August 2024 on ARTE

Summer, sunshine and the sound of the sea – for most people, beaches are the epitome of the perfect holiday paradise. But they’re much more than that: they are natural habitats, and no two of them are exactly alike. The ‘Beaches of Europe’ series visits six different beaches and shows how they were formed by geological, meteorological and biological forces, and how they shape nature, above and below the water. And it introduces the people who dedicate themselves to their beach habitat in very different ways.

We are delighted to have the authors Herbert Ostwald, Rosie Koch & Roland Gockel, Annette Scheurich, Mi-Yong Brehm and Boas Schwarz take you on a journey to the ‘Beaches of Europe’ one after the other. The films are narrated by Hans Henrik Wöhler.

From Monday, 26 August 2024 at 18:35, the 6-part series will start with the first film:

‘Beaches of Europe - Spiekeroog’  by Herbert Ostwald.

This is followed daily at 18:35 resp. 18:30:

‘Beaches of Europe – The Curonian Spit’ by Rosie Koch & Roland Gockel - Tue, 27 August 2024, 18:30

‘Beaches of Europe – Santorini’ by Annette Scheurich - Wed, 28 August 2024, 18:35

‘Beaches of Europe – Sardinia’ by Mi-Yong Brehm - Thu, 29 August 2024, 18:35

And on Friday with 2 films the finale - starting at 17:50:

‘Beaches of Europe – Pozzuoli’ by Boas Schwarz - Fri, 30 August 2024, 17:50

‘Beaches of Europe – The Dune of Pilat’ by Herbert Ostwald - Fri, 30 August 2024, 18:35

We hope you enjoy watching them!

 

The films will also be available in the arte media library after their first broadcast:

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/111032-001-A/straende-europas/

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/111032-002-A/straende-europas/

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/111032-003-A/straende-europas/

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/111032-004-A/straende-europas/

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/111032-005-A/straende-europas/

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/111032-006-A/straende-europas/

‘Parents in the Wild’ - Part 1 in competition at the Matsalu Nature Film Festival 2024

More good news follows - ‘Parents in the Wild - Mating Games and Birth Days’ (Wilde Eltern - Mit Leidenschaft zum Nachwuchs (Teil 1) WDR/Arte, 2023) by Annette Scheurich and Moritz Mayerle has been selected for the international competition at the Matsalu Nature Film Festival 2024.

Congratulations to all involved. We keep our fingers crossed.

The festival runs from 25 September - 06 October 2024 in Estonia.

https://www.maff.ee/en

‘Parents in the Wild’ and ‘Scandinavia’ in competition in Ménigoute

Two of our productions are in competition at the Festival international du film ornithologique de Ménigoute: ‘Parents in the Wild - Mission Offspring’ (Wilde Eltern - Im Einsatz für die Kinder (Teil 2) WDR/Arte, 2023) by Annette Scheurich and Moritz Mayerle and ‘Scandinavia - Into the Darkness’ (Skandinavien - Rückkehr der Dunkelheit (Teil 2) Arte, 2023) by Mi-Yong Brehm and Verena Feige.

Congratulations on the pre-selection to both teams. The festival will take place from 29 October - 03 November 2024 in Ménigoute.

We keep our fingers crossed.

https://www.menigoute-festival.org/

Innsbruck Nature Film Festival 2024 - Nomination for ‘Parents in the Wild’ - Part 2

Another reason to celebrate - ‘Wilde Eltern - Im Einsatz für die Kinder’ (Part 2, WDR/Arte, 2023) by Annette Scheurich and Moritz Mayerle has been nominated at the Innsbruck Nature Film Festival 2024. The festival will take place from 09 - 13 October 2024 in Innsbruck.

Congratulations and many thanks to everyone involved. Our fingers are crossed.

https://naturefestival.eu/

European Wildlife Film Awards 2025 - ‘Dormouse Detectives’ in competition

We are delighted to announce more great festival news. The international version of ‘SOKO Gartenschläfer’ (BR/Arte, 2022) by Rosie Koch and Roland Gockel - the ‘Dormouse Detectives’ - are in the competition for the best European nature film of the European Wildlife Film Awards 2025. The selected films will be shown in the cinema of the Embassy of Wildlife in Hamburg from February 2025.

Congratulations and many thanks to the entire team. We keep our fingers crossed.

https://www.europeanwildlifefilmawards.eu