WEDNESDAY, September 14
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 10.00
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Amazon Alive. Part 3. Forest of the Future
It is hard not to feel despair at the overwhelming images of rainforest destruction. But while documenting the region's remarkable wildlife, film-maker Christian Baumeister has also witnessed a changing mood: a growing belief that it is more valuable as a living forest than being stripped for it's wood and minerals. Christian discovers that an increasing respect for the Amazon's natural wonders can translate into hope for the future.
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Germany
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45 min
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12.00
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The Measure of Man
Is the environmental crisis really a crisis of environment or is it the crisis of our aspirations, values and habits? We have spent a lot of energy to change the environment to meet our needs, our measure. Now we are prepared to spend even more to avoid the consequences of the changes we have caused. But is it not the time for us to change ourselves? “The Measure of Man” captures the atmosphere of anticipation, change looming in the air, the end of story as they are experienced by a well-off lawyer Karam in the rush of Manhattan (NYC, USA), a young barber Serkan in the ancient town of Hasankeyf in Southern Anatolia, Turkey, Sinh Moun and his wife Bo Chiout - a family of fishermen - on pictorial Lake Tonlé Sap in the heart of Cambodia and Hannes, a publisher in the all-eco quarter Vauban in Freiburg in Southern Germany.
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Estonia
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56 min
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Life Force. Madagascar
"Life Force" fuses blue-chip natural history with cutting-edge science documentary in an exploration and celebration of evolution. A cast of ancient creatures is marooned on the island of Madagascar, but a strange primate arrives and evolutionary magic takes place. The isolated island is transformed into a species factory where evolution flourishes. Cycles of tumultuous geological and climatic events force all castaways on board to mutate, creating the most amazing creatures on Earth.
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Japan
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50 min
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14.00
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Life Force. Brazil`s Cerrado
"Life Force" fuses blue-chip natural history with cutting-edge science documentary in an exploration and celebration of evolution. On Brazil's ancient Cerrado grassland, eccentric creatures evolved to become totally interdependent, and all life revolves around mysterious mud-caked monoliths. Life is defined by close evolutionary relationships and synchronized cycles, and an extreme climate has caused the inhabitants to acquire remarkable skills, unique shapes, and unusual habits.
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Japan
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50 min
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Nyamgiri – You Are Still Alive
Nyamgiri Hills are situated in the Eastern Ghats of Orissa, India. Indigenous primitive groups have been living on the Nyamgiri and its foothills since time immemorial. It was here that 10 000 crore mighty Vedanta/Sterlite Group came to mine bauxite. These indigenous groups live within the Reserved Forest where the mines are to be located. They depend on the forests for their livelihood and also have religious and cultural ties to it. It is ecologically sensitive and is one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the subcontinent. Bauxite reserves are found only on peaks above 1000 metres. Mining of the hill top involving heavy equipment and blasting, would completely destroy the rich bio-diversity. Since 2003 various local, national and international groups have been battling Vedanta. On August 24th, 2010 the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in India denied environmental clearance for Vedanta to mine bauxite in the Nyamgiri Hills.
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India
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17 min
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18.00
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OPENING CEREMONY
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Serengeti
The Serengeti – an endless sea of grass, thorny bush land and life-giving rivers. In this untamed wilderness the epic drama of millions of animals unfolds. It is often filmed but this production will show the Serengeti thanks to the use of brand new HD technology with a fresh eye: Cineflex stabilized aerials let us witness the splendour of the landscape and show animal behaviour from a new perspective. HD High-speed cameras with up to 2000 frames per second reveal the fascinating hunting strategies of predators when killing wildebeest, zebras and other grass-eaters on their migration. Big cats ambush the herds on the open plains but have to fight for the survival of their helpless young themselves. Revisit the Natural Wonder Serengeti and see it as you have never seen it before.
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Germany
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98 min
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THURSDAY, September 15
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9.00
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Wild Pyrenees
400 kilometers of steep mountain slopes, fertile forests, amazing waterfalls and turquoise tarns - this are the Pyrenees. This mountain range connects Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. An untamed landscape is the home of a countless number of wild plants and animals till ourdays.
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Germany
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44 min
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The Tale of the White Tailed Eagle
Originally the white-tailed eagle was prevalent in almost all of Europe and became the heraldic animal in various countries. The destruction of it’s natural habitat and the increased use of pesticides however brought it to the brink of extinction and turned it into the shiest bird of pray in all of Central Europe. This film tells the true story of an individual, from his birth in a Central European lowland forest, his upbringing among his siblings to his arduous migration to Scandinavia and a dramatic lead poisoning that almost ends his life.
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Austria
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50 min
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11.00
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Baboon Bandits
They steal handbags, open cars and have no respect for humans. The last baboons of the Table Mountain region have become a real plague. According to scientists the baboons have to relearn that humans are a threat in order to survive. Thus a special force has been recruited from the townships: the „Baboon Police“. Day and night the „officers“ follow the marauding baboon troops trying to chase away the monkeys with slingshots, sticks and whips. The documentary follows the „Baboon Police“ and their marauding monkey clans. Is there still a chance for humans and baboons to live in peaceful neighbourhood?
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Germany
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52 min
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Island in the Storm – Helgoland
The epic clash of tempestuous waves, the dazzling colours of an effervescent afterglow and the melodic chirps of migrating birds in a starlit night… These are just some of the scenes from which the Helgoland atmosphere is knitted. Fly with us through the remote Island to spot rare birds, witness bloody seal fights and to get an insight into the fascinating research of ornithology.
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Germany
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49 min
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13.00
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Land of Genesis
Throughout the entire world, Israel is presented through news broadcasts on television – a series of violent images of terror and war. "Land of Genesis" introduces a completely different Israel – an Israel of amazing landscapes and multitudes of plants and wildlife. Israel is located at the meeting point of three continents. It hosts five distinctive climatic zones along its 540 Km of length and dozens of km of width. These different zones create a rich and diverse world of flora and fauna.
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Israel
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77 min
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A Thousand Suns
Film tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the region.
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Ethiopia, USA
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28 min
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15.00
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Life in tge Jungle Canopy - Kinkajou
The big-eyed, sweet-looking kinkajou (a relative of the raccoon) lives up to 30 meters from the ground in the canopy of the vast jungle that surrounds the Panama Canal. In the middle of the night, kinkajous move nimbly from branch to branch in search of figs. During the dry season, when there are no figs, they lap up the nectar from pure-white balsa flowers. NHK’s program sheds light on the kinkajous and other rare creatures that live in the jungle canopy.
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Japan
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49 min
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Wolf`s Island
The Wolf Advocating Company (WAC) was set up by Vladimir Bologov to protect wolves against senseless extermination through the collection, analysis and publication of research ...
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Russia
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38 min
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17.00
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Iran, Southwest
After Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), which destroyed the largest part of Al-Azim marshes (wetland), based in southwest Iran, the remaining part of “Al-Azim” also destroyed completely with the discovering and drilling of Azadegan Oilfield and also construction of Karkheh Dam
Drying of this marshes (wetland) , which is regarded as the sole economic source of people, caused most residents to migrate surrounding cities. This film is story of Al-Azim marshland drying with look at the lifestyle of last residents living in that land.
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Iran
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50 min
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Wild Scandinavia - Iceland
The six part series “Wild Scandinavia” presents the untamed nature in Northern Europe in breath-taking pictures: Long time filming periods, complex HD–camera techniques and highly stabilised aerials made unique recordings possible. Iceland has retained its pristine nature even to the present day. Tobias Mennle has portrayed the unique landscapes and animal world of the North Atlantic island. His film allows intimate insights in the polar foxes’ lives, transforms sea gulls into real artworks by the means of a high-speed camera and shows Iceland’s rugged nature in breath-taking flight sequences: Jagged mountains, untamed glacial rivers and the breathtaking eruption of the volcano Eyjafjallajökull.
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Germany
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50 min
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19.00
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Volcano Devil`s
June, 3rd 1991, Mount Unzen, Japan. On tjis particular morning all eyes are turned to the volcano. Journalists, photographers, cameramen, scientists, authorities… They all are listening to each beat coming from the heart of the volcano. Katia and Maurice Krofft, the famous volcanologists and adventurers are hoping to witness an incredible phenomenon. They are joined by their young friend and colleague, the American Harry Glicken. They are all going to die.
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France
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90 min
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FRIDAY, September 16
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9.00
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Wild Scandinavia – Greenland
Huge glaciers, icebergs swimming in the sea and northern lights: Greenland is the largest island in the world with a heart of ice. Greenland’s ice cap is 1,7 Millions square kilometres in size and up to three kilometres thick – a huge ice cube that rules weather, climate and living conditions of flora and fauna. This film shows how animals make their life in Greenland’s extraordinary environment. The Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest National Park in the world, empire of polar bear, musk ox and walrus. Millions of Little Auks breed on Greenlands coastlines every year – a unique wonder of nature, filmed by Uwe Anders.
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Germany
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48 min
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Gray-Faced Buzzard
The grey-faced buzzard is found in the rural area of Tochigi Prefecture in central Japan. Compared with other birds of prey, the buzzard is not a very skillful hunter. It survives by taking full advantage of its habitat, the "satoyama", forest and land which are blessed with a biodiversity only moderately modified by the human hand. This buzzard feeds on frogs that appear at rice paddies in spring and insects that fill the groves of miscellaneous trees. Hunter shows the rich chain of life sustained in the "satoyama" by focusing on the survival of the greyfaced buzzard.
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WW
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Japan
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52 min
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11.00
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Chilies to the Resque
Africa is reporting a rise in elephant numbers. At the same time the population of humans is growing. Man and elephant require space. Conflicts between both are unavoidable and the battle between humans and elephants is getting more grisly and costlier. Conservationists and gamekeepers of Africa are researching new methods to manage the jumbos: especially chili peppers seem very promising as the elephants’ long trunks are very sensitive to the hot spice. But the question remains: Is there any chance for a permanent and peaceful coexistence of humans and elephants? How many elephants can the African continent handle?
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Germany
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50 min
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A Place without People
A film about how the local population of Tanzania has been evicted to make way for the creation of the world’s famous nature reserves. Seti n the spectacular Serengeti Park and the Ngorongoro crater, the film explores how the parks came to be and how Western perceptions about nature radically altered east African landscape and society.
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Greece
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55 min
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13.00
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Wild Hungary. A Water Wonderland
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 living close to the local people, often unnoticed. “Wild Hungary” is their story presenting some never-before-filmed animal behaviors like dancing deer or wintering catfish.
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Hungary
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52 min
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Mbamby and the Mountais of the Moon
This is the story of Mbambu, a 16-year-old girl from the village of Kilembe, at the foot of the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda, who wants to be the first in her family to complete secondary school. Mbambu is also a faithful member of the local amateur drama group, which uses art and thematic performances (such as a performance on the drawbacks of poaching) to educate people in the region. Mbambu comes from a poor farming family that cannot afford her school fees, so she decides to earn money for school by becoming a guide for tourists trekking in the Rwenzori Mountains, a profession generally reserved for men.
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Serbia
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50 min
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15.00
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The Unknown Botnian Sea
Documentary film about the most unknown area of the Finnish coast line and a year round journey into the life of birds and fishermen. The Bothnian Sea is also the newest nature reservation area in Finland, founded in March 2011.
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Finland
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58 min
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Green
Her name is Green, she is alone in a world that doesn't belong to her. She is a female orangutan, victim of deforestation and resource exploitation. This film is an emotional journey with Green's final days. It is a visual ride presenting the treasures of rainforest biodiversity and the devastating impacts of logging and land clearing for palm oil plantations.
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France
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48 min
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17.00
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Wild Scandinavia - Finland
It looks like a mosaic of water and woodland – Finland, the most eastern part of Scandinavia. Close to the Russian border, Finland still is home to rare animals: bears, wolves, lynx and wolverines roam the swampland, the Siberian Flying Squirrel lives in old woodpecker nest holes. This film shows animal behaviour from various characteristic Northern species that has never been filmed before. Oliver Goetzl and Ivo Nörenberg got the first shots of a lynx in the finish wilderness, the crew (incl. Finish cinematographer Jan Henriksson) did brilliant HD highspeed shots of Goldeneye chicks jumping out of their tree nest from 6 different angles, they filmed exciting encounters of bears and wolves. All shots are from wild animals taken in different parts of Finland. This film is one of the highlights of the six part series Wild Scandinavia.
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Germany
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52 min
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Petropolis
The Alberta Tar Sands in Canada cover an area the size of England and are the second largest oil reserve on the planet. New film, Petropolis, offers some stunning aerial footage of this controversial region, highlighting its devastating impact on the environment... 90% of the water used to process bitumen is dumped in giant, toxic lakes called tailings ponds
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Canada
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43 min
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19.00
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Alps of Berchtesgaden
In the outermost South East of Germany lies the National Park of Berchtesgaden. From the waveless water of Lake Königsee to the endless maze of rocks of the “Steinere Meer”; Up to the peak of mighty “Watzmann” at 2713 m, lies Germany’s only Alpine National Park. The species who survive this harsch wilderness have to adapt perfectly to this habitat.
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Germany
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50 min
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First on Everest
On May 29th, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand was the first person to stand atop Mount Everest, the highest mountain of the planet. The summit triumph at 8850 metres removed the last bit of white space from the world map of exploration. Man conquers nature. But eventually, the seeds of doubt take root: Was Hillary really the first person to stand at the top of the world?
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Austria
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54 min
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SATURDAY, September 17
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9.00
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Pandas
The giant panda is among the world's most adored and protected rare animals, and is one of the few in the world whose natural inhabitant status was able to gain a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, located in the southwest Sichuan province and covering seven natural reserves, were inscribed onto the World Heritage List in 2006.
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China
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54 min
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Delta
The river Lena passes 4400 kilometers through the entirety of Siberia, moving south to north, to reach the ice-cold Arctic ocean. For millions of years, the river has ground and squeezed by the rocky river banks, carrying along sand and gravel to form the largest delta in the Arctic. A documentary road movie “The Delta” is a continuation to “A Journey to the source of Lena”. A year has passed since filmmakers Vasili and Riho were hiking in the taiga, looking for the source of the river Lena. Now they have arrived to the delta.
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Estonia
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45 min
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11.00
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Zambezi, Part 1. Source of Life
This is the story of the fourth longest river in Africa, from it’s source in the uplands of Zambia to it’s vast delta in Mozambique wher it empties into the Indian Ocean. The Zambesi changes mood many times, sometimes placid, then changing into a raging torrent, tearing through narrow rock gorges, then once again slowing, becoming deceptively placid before thundering into the mighty Victoria Falls.
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Austria
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52 min
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Zambezi, Part 2. A River Untamed
This is the story of the fourth longest river in Africa, from it’s source in the uplands of Zambia to it’s vast delta in Mozambique wher it empties into the Indian Ocean. The Zambesi changes mood many times, sometimes placid, then changing into a raging torrent, tearing through narrow rock gorges, then once again slowing, becoming deceptively placid before thundering into the mighty Victoria Falls.
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Austria
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52 min
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13.00
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Wild Scandinavia - Norway
Coastal regions with a mild oceanic climate – just a stone’s throw away from harsh arctic tundra. Endless mountain ranges… interspersed with deep fjords… and dense forests. Home to the trolls from Nordic folklore and legends. A sparsely populated country and animals that date back to the ice age. Norway is all of this and more.
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Germany
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50 min
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The Broken Moon
At the Himalaya, an nomad man lives in one of the most isolated regions of the planet, but a sudden change in the climate is drying the rivers and transforming several valleys in deserts. Witnessing the collapse of his own people, Sonam starts a desperate quest to change their future.
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Brazil
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52 min
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15.00
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The Worm Hunters
In a Turkish headquarters the world’s top earthworm scientists concoct a plan to find and name their ultimate discovery. Nothing will stop them as they travel to all corners of the world with spades, GPS worm locators and secret worm outing fluids to unearth their prize. But love turns savage when things don't go to plan and the worm gets the upper hand. An epic adventure into an underground science and an unstoppable passion.
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Australia
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52 min
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East Scheldt – Underwater Discovery
The documentary has been filmed in the East Scheldt, the estuary in Zeeland in the southwestern province of the Netherlands. This water mass is blocked from the North Sea by a 9 kilometer man-made storm protection barrier consisting of 2 islands and 65 concrete columns with sliding doors, to control the tidal movement. This construction preserves nature and protects Zeeland from flooding, whilst the East Scheldt still remains a sea water area forming an integral part of the North Sea basin.The East Scheldt (Oosterschelde)storm protection barrier is one of many Dutch masterpieces in dike technology and has been protecting the hinterland since 1986.
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A
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Netherlands
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26 min
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18.00
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AWARD CEREMONY
The Grand Prix -Winning Film
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SUNDAY, September 18
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AWARDED FILMS
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10.00
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Amazon Alive. Part 3. Forest of the Future
Director Christian Baumeister
Highly Commended Diploma
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Germany
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45 min
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11.00
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Green
Director Patrick Rouxel
I Prize in the category "Man and Nature"
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France
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48 min
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12.00
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Life Force. Brazil`s Cerrado
Director Satoshi Okabe
Special Prie of the Jury
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Japan
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50 min
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13.00
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The Measure of Man
Director Marianne Kõrver
Special Prie of the Jury
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Estonia
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56 min
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14.00
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Wild Scandinavia - Finland
Director Oliver Götzl
Grand Prix
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Germany
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52 min
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15.00
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A Place without People
Director Andreas Apostolidis
Special Prize of the Jury
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Greece
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55 min
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16.00
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Wild Hungary. A Water Wonderland
Director Zoltan Török
I Prize in the category "Nature"
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Hungary
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52 min
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17.00
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The Unknown Botnian Sea
Director Jouni Hiltunen
Best Director in the category "Nature"
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Finland
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58 min
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