The 2023 BAFTA TV Awards took place at Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday evening, honoring the best performances in British television in 2022. The ceremony, which was hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, paid tribute to an eclectic mix of popular British shows and international hits.
The third and final season of “Derry Girls” was a big winner, with Lisa McGee’s Netflix-distributed series winning Best Scripted Comedy and Best Female Performance In a Comedy Program for Siobhán Mcsweeney.
Kate Winslet also had a big night, winning Best Leading Actress for her role in the Channel 4 series “I Am Ruth.” The series was also honored with a win in the Single Drama category. Best Leading Actor went to Ben Whishaw for his work on “This Is Going to Hurt.” Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” won Best International Series.
On the unscripted side,...
The third and final season of “Derry Girls” was a big winner, with Lisa McGee’s Netflix-distributed series winning Best Scripted Comedy and Best Female Performance In a Comedy Program for Siobhán Mcsweeney.
Kate Winslet also had a big night, winning Best Leading Actress for her role in the Channel 4 series “I Am Ruth.” The series was also honored with a win in the Single Drama category. Best Leading Actor went to Ben Whishaw for his work on “This Is Going to Hurt.” Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” won Best International Series.
On the unscripted side,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Kate Winslet, Sharon Horgan and Ben Whishaw were among those who scooped the top prizes at the BAFTA TV awards on Sunday evening.
The ceremony, which took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, was hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.
Winslet won the prize for best leading actress for her turn in “I Am Ruth,” which also starred her real-life daughter Mia Threapleton. The duo also took to the stage to accept the award for best single drama, with Threapleton tearing up. “We did this together kiddo,” Winslet said as she accepted the leading actress award, adding: “There were days when it was agony for [Threapleton] to dig as deeply as she did and it took my breath away.”
Horgan, meanwhile, thanked her writers as she accepted the award for best drama on behalf of Apple TV+ series “Bad Sisters,” which also saw Anne-Marie Duff take home...
The ceremony, which took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, was hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.
Winslet won the prize for best leading actress for her turn in “I Am Ruth,” which also starred her real-life daughter Mia Threapleton. The duo also took to the stage to accept the award for best single drama, with Threapleton tearing up. “We did this together kiddo,” Winslet said as she accepted the leading actress award, adding: “There were days when it was agony for [Threapleton] to dig as deeply as she did and it took my breath away.”
Horgan, meanwhile, thanked her writers as she accepted the award for best drama on behalf of Apple TV+ series “Bad Sisters,” which also saw Anne-Marie Duff take home...
- 5/14/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
You know what? Maybe "Jurassic Park" had it all wrong. Who needs to bring dinosaurs to the modern day when we could instead take a trip millions and millions of years back to the prehistoric past and imagine how they would've lived in their own natural environments? Apple TV+ apparently had the same idea with last year's debut of "Prehistoric Planet," the nature documentary series depicting Earth as it would've been in the Cretaceous Period. Spearheaded by Jon Favreau and narrated by the dulcet tones of Sir David Attenborough, the state-of-the-art graphics, up-to-date scientific research, and surprisingly compelling narratives all led to positive reactions all across the board (you can read /Film's review by Sarah Milner here).
Now, the streaming service is gearing up for round two of "Prehistoric Planet." Apple announced that the "epic natural history documentary event" has been greenlit for season 2, which will debut with five episodes...
Now, the streaming service is gearing up for round two of "Prehistoric Planet." Apple announced that the "epic natural history documentary event" has been greenlit for season 2, which will debut with five episodes...
- 3/3/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Tarchia brothers in season 2 of Apple TV+’s ‘Prehistoric Planet’
Apple TV+ is once again delving into the world of dinosaurs with season two of Prehistoric Planet. The five-episode first season premiered in May 2022, and season two is scheduled to debut on May 22, 2023.
Sir David Attenborough returns to narrate the critically acclaimed series. Two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer wrote the original score.
“The award-winning first season of Prehistoric Planet brought dinosaurs back to life in a way global audiences had never seen before,” stated Jay Hunt, Creative Director, Europe, Apple TV+. “Collaborating with the brilliant Jon Favreau and our fantastic partners at the BBC, we are thrilled that viewers will once again have the opportunity to be immersed in our world as it was 66 million years ago and to experience even more weird and wonderful creatures.”
BBC Studios Natural History Unit produced, and Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton served as executive producers.
Apple TV+ is once again delving into the world of dinosaurs with season two of Prehistoric Planet. The five-episode first season premiered in May 2022, and season two is scheduled to debut on May 22, 2023.
Sir David Attenborough returns to narrate the critically acclaimed series. Two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer wrote the original score.
“The award-winning first season of Prehistoric Planet brought dinosaurs back to life in a way global audiences had never seen before,” stated Jay Hunt, Creative Director, Europe, Apple TV+. “Collaborating with the brilliant Jon Favreau and our fantastic partners at the BBC, we are thrilled that viewers will once again have the opportunity to be immersed in our world as it was 66 million years ago and to experience even more weird and wonderful creatures.”
BBC Studios Natural History Unit produced, and Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton served as executive producers.
- 3/2/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“Prehistoric Planet” – exec produced by Jon Favreau and narrated by naturalist David Attenborough – has been given a second season order from Apple TV+.
The five-episode season promises new dinosaurs, habitats and scientific discoveries when it returns for a week-long event on May 22 as well as glimpses of fan favorites such as Tyrannosaurus rex.
Favreau returns to exec produce alongside Mike Gunton and BBC Studios Natural History Unit while Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman and Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music provide a soaring prehistoric score.
The show combines high tech wildlife filmmaking alongside state-of-the-art technology and insight from dinosaur and natural history experts with support from the photorealistic visual effects of Mpc (“The Lion King”) applied to concept art created by Jellyfish Pictures (“The Book of Boba Fett”). The result is an immersive experience that transports the viewer back to the prehistoric age.
“The award-winning first season of ‘Prehistoric Planet’ brought...
The five-episode season promises new dinosaurs, habitats and scientific discoveries when it returns for a week-long event on May 22 as well as glimpses of fan favorites such as Tyrannosaurus rex.
Favreau returns to exec produce alongside Mike Gunton and BBC Studios Natural History Unit while Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman and Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music provide a soaring prehistoric score.
The show combines high tech wildlife filmmaking alongside state-of-the-art technology and insight from dinosaur and natural history experts with support from the photorealistic visual effects of Mpc (“The Lion King”) applied to concept art created by Jellyfish Pictures (“The Book of Boba Fett”). The result is an immersive experience that transports the viewer back to the prehistoric age.
“The award-winning first season of ‘Prehistoric Planet’ brought...
- 3/2/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Prehistoric Planet will be back for a second season. Apple TV+ has renewed the award-winning natural history series from executive producers Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton and BBC Studios Natural History Unit (Planet Earth). Narrated by David Attenborough, the five-episode second season will premiere globally in a five-day week-long event beginning May 22 on Apple TV+.
“The award-winning first season of Prehistoric Planet brought dinosaurs back to life in a way global audiences had never seen before,” said Jay Hunt, Creative Director, Europe, Apple TV+. “Collaborating with the brilliant Jon Favreau and our fantastic partners at the BBC, we are thrilled that viewers will once again have the opportunity to be immersed in our world as it was 66 million years ago and to experience even more weird and wonderful creatures.”
Prehistoric Planet combines award-winning wildlife filmmaking, the latest paleontology learnings and state-of-the-art technology to unveil the spectacular habitats and inhabitants of...
“The award-winning first season of Prehistoric Planet brought dinosaurs back to life in a way global audiences had never seen before,” said Jay Hunt, Creative Director, Europe, Apple TV+. “Collaborating with the brilliant Jon Favreau and our fantastic partners at the BBC, we are thrilled that viewers will once again have the opportunity to be immersed in our world as it was 66 million years ago and to experience even more weird and wonderful creatures.”
Prehistoric Planet combines award-winning wildlife filmmaking, the latest paleontology learnings and state-of-the-art technology to unveil the spectacular habitats and inhabitants of...
- 3/2/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Sir David Attenborough skips to the end of nature documentaries before watching them, a BBC producer has admitted.
According to BBC Natural History executive producer Mike Gunton, Attenborough likes to see the outcome of the programmes he narrates.
“He often spins to the end [of the programme before he narrates it] to find out what happens,” Gunton told The Daily Telegraph.
“He just wants to ensure that everything is Ok, which I think is charmingly atypical of him.”
Gunton said that, while Attenborough wasn’t an “animal lover”, he cared what happens to the creatures in his documentaries.
In 2013, Attenborough told Metro that he is “intoxicated by animals” and has owned gibbons, chimpanzees, chameleons, snakes, and lemurs. The only creatures he does not like, however, are rats.
Last month, a climate protester from Animal Rebellion was arrested after reportedly approaching Attenborough at a Michelin-star restaurant on the south coast of England.
Dorset Police said Emma Smart,...
According to BBC Natural History executive producer Mike Gunton, Attenborough likes to see the outcome of the programmes he narrates.
“He often spins to the end [of the programme before he narrates it] to find out what happens,” Gunton told The Daily Telegraph.
“He just wants to ensure that everything is Ok, which I think is charmingly atypical of him.”
Gunton said that, while Attenborough wasn’t an “animal lover”, he cared what happens to the creatures in his documentaries.
In 2013, Attenborough told Metro that he is “intoxicated by animals” and has owned gibbons, chimpanzees, chameleons, snakes, and lemurs. The only creatures he does not like, however, are rats.
Last month, a climate protester from Animal Rebellion was arrested after reportedly approaching Attenborough at a Michelin-star restaurant on the south coast of England.
Dorset Police said Emma Smart,...
- 12/13/2022
- by Ella Kipling
- The Independent - TV
Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary films & series, announced the first round of their 2023 awards and nominations at its annual Cinema Eye Fall Lunch held in Los Angeles.
In the five Broadcast categories, HBO film “Four Hours at the Capitol,” an inside look at the January 6th riot, led with three nominations: Broadcast Film, Broadcast Editing and Broadcast Cinematography. Other projects like the Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” and Showtime’s “We Need to Talk About Cosby” also received more than one nomination.
Other announcements at the event include the annual Shorts List, which spotlights 10 of the year’s top documentary short films, and the recipient of the Legacy Award this year, Terry Zwigoff’s 1995 film “Crumb.”
“I’m glad to find out you don’t have to be dead to receive this award,” Zwigoff said in a written statement. “I...
In the five Broadcast categories, HBO film “Four Hours at the Capitol,” an inside look at the January 6th riot, led with three nominations: Broadcast Film, Broadcast Editing and Broadcast Cinematography. Other projects like the Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” and Showtime’s “We Need to Talk About Cosby” also received more than one nomination.
Other announcements at the event include the annual Shorts List, which spotlights 10 of the year’s top documentary short films, and the recipient of the Legacy Award this year, Terry Zwigoff’s 1995 film “Crumb.”
“I’m glad to find out you don’t have to be dead to receive this award,” Zwigoff said in a written statement. “I...
- 10/20/2022
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The Cinema Eye Honors announced its first round of nominations today for artistic achievement in documentary film and series, with HBO’s Four Hours at the Capitol earning the most of any contender [full list below].
The documentary by Jamie Roberts about the January 6 insurrection scored nominations for Broadcast Film, Broadcast Editing and Broadcast Cinematography. Peter Jackson’s Disney+ series The Beatles: Get Back, landed two nominations — for Broadcast Series and Broadcast Editing. Get Back swept five Primetime Emmy categories last month.
‘Downfall: The Case Against Boeing’
Rory Kennedy’s Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, snubbed by the Emmys, earned a Cinema Eye Honors nomination for Broadcast Film. It will go up against Four Hours at the Capitol, and Emmy winner George Carlin’s American Dream, the two-part HBO film directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, among other contenders.
Nanfu Wang’s HBO docuseries Mind Over Murder, which premiered after the...
The documentary by Jamie Roberts about the January 6 insurrection scored nominations for Broadcast Film, Broadcast Editing and Broadcast Cinematography. Peter Jackson’s Disney+ series The Beatles: Get Back, landed two nominations — for Broadcast Series and Broadcast Editing. Get Back swept five Primetime Emmy categories last month.
‘Downfall: The Case Against Boeing’
Rory Kennedy’s Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, snubbed by the Emmys, earned a Cinema Eye Honors nomination for Broadcast Film. It will go up against Four Hours at the Capitol, and Emmy winner George Carlin’s American Dream, the two-part HBO film directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, among other contenders.
Nanfu Wang’s HBO docuseries Mind Over Murder, which premiered after the...
- 10/20/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
“Four Hours at the Capitol,” “The Beatles: Get Back,” “Playing With Sharks,” “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” and “How To With John Wilson” are among the nonfiction television programs that have been nominated in the Cinema Eye Honors broadcast categories, Cinema Eye Honors announced at the organization’s annual fall lunch in Los Angeles on Thursday.
“Four Hours at the Capitol,” Jamie Roberts’ HBO film about the Jan. 6 insurrection, received three nominations to lead all programs. “Get Back,” “Cosby,” “Stanley Tucci,” “John Wilson” and “Playing With Sharks” each received two nominations.
Along with “Four Hours at the Capitol” and “Playing With Sharks,” broadcast film nominees were “Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes,” “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” and “George Carlin’s American Dream.” Nonfiction series nominees were “Get Back,” “Cosby,” “Black and Missing,” “Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey,” “LuLaRich” and “Mind Over Murder.” Nominated anthology series...
“Four Hours at the Capitol,” Jamie Roberts’ HBO film about the Jan. 6 insurrection, received three nominations to lead all programs. “Get Back,” “Cosby,” “Stanley Tucci,” “John Wilson” and “Playing With Sharks” each received two nominations.
Along with “Four Hours at the Capitol” and “Playing With Sharks,” broadcast film nominees were “Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes,” “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” and “George Carlin’s American Dream.” Nonfiction series nominees were “Get Back,” “Cosby,” “Black and Missing,” “Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey,” “LuLaRich” and “Mind Over Murder.” Nominated anthology series...
- 10/20/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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A decade ago, while on location in Africa with natural history documentary icon David Attenborough, Michael Gunton, who serves as creative director of factual at BBC Studios, had the idea to do another series that goes back in time — effectively BBC’s Planet Earth but with dinosaurs. What then seemed impossible proved to be a real option in more recent years with the evolution of technology and by teaming with innovative filmmaker Jon Favreau.
The result is Prehistoric Planet, an ambitious five-part Apple TV+ docuseries produced by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit and narrated by Attenborough that takes viewers back 66 million years to the late Cretaceous period and features nearly 100 CG dinosaurs and other animals.
Series producer/showrunner Tim Walker credits Favreau (who executive produced the series with Gunton) as the one who handed the team the “keys to the time machine.
A decade ago, while on location in Africa with natural history documentary icon David Attenborough, Michael Gunton, who serves as creative director of factual at BBC Studios, had the idea to do another series that goes back in time — effectively BBC’s Planet Earth but with dinosaurs. What then seemed impossible proved to be a real option in more recent years with the evolution of technology and by teaming with innovative filmmaker Jon Favreau.
The result is Prehistoric Planet, an ambitious five-part Apple TV+ docuseries produced by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit and narrated by Attenborough that takes viewers back 66 million years to the late Cretaceous period and features nearly 100 CG dinosaurs and other animals.
Series producer/showrunner Tim Walker credits Favreau (who executive produced the series with Gunton) as the one who handed the team the “keys to the time machine.
- 6/22/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bristol, two hours west of London and known by toon enthusiasts as the home of Aardman Animations, also happens to be the world center of wildlife filmmaking and home to the top producers, directors and camera pros creating the influx of natural history shows that continue to grow ever more popular on TV screens around the world.
The city is the headquarters of the BBC Natural History Unit and also the base for large independent players in the nature film arena such as Silverback Films, Plimsoll Prods., True to Nature, Tigress Prods., Off the Fence, Keo Films and Icon Films. Top production and post-production houses in the area that cater to the genre include Films@59, Evolutions and Big Bang.
The best-known name in wildlife filmmaking associated with the city is David Attenborough, now 92, whose 1979 classic TV series “Life on Earth” began a wave of television that continues to crest with such shows as “Blue Planet.
The city is the headquarters of the BBC Natural History Unit and also the base for large independent players in the nature film arena such as Silverback Films, Plimsoll Prods., True to Nature, Tigress Prods., Off the Fence, Keo Films and Icon Films. Top production and post-production houses in the area that cater to the genre include Films@59, Evolutions and Big Bang.
The best-known name in wildlife filmmaking associated with the city is David Attenborough, now 92, whose 1979 classic TV series “Life on Earth” began a wave of television that continues to crest with such shows as “Blue Planet.
- 12/14/2018
- by Valentina I. Valentini
- Variety Film + TV
The documentary film and television community came together to honor their own at the festive 33rd Annual Ida Documentary Awards celebration Saturday night at the Paramount Studio Theatre. The evening’s top prizes went to Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini’s Sundance-jury-winning love story “Dina” for Best Feature, and Laura Checkoway’s Oscar-shortlisted “Edith+Eddie” for Best Short.
Other winners included Dan Lindsay and Tj Martin’s Oscar-shortlisted “La 92” for the ABC News VideoSource Award, PBS’ Independent Lens for Best Curated Series, HBO’s “The Defiant Ones” for Best Limited Series, BBC’s “Planet Earth II” for Best Episodic Series, The New York Times Op-Docs for Best Short Form Series (which boasts three Oscar-shortlisted shorts), and Joel Fendelman’s “Man on Fire” for the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award.
Charles Burnett presented the Emerging Filmmaker Award to Yance Ford, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling,...
Other winners included Dan Lindsay and Tj Martin’s Oscar-shortlisted “La 92” for the ABC News VideoSource Award, PBS’ Independent Lens for Best Curated Series, HBO’s “The Defiant Ones” for Best Limited Series, BBC’s “Planet Earth II” for Best Episodic Series, The New York Times Op-Docs for Best Short Form Series (which boasts three Oscar-shortlisted shorts), and Joel Fendelman’s “Man on Fire” for the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award.
Charles Burnett presented the Emerging Filmmaker Award to Yance Ford, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling,...
- 12/10/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The documentary film and television community came together to honor their own at the festive 33rd Annual Ida Documentary Awards celebration Saturday night at the Paramount Studio Theatre. The evening’s top prizes went to Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini’s Sundance-jury-winning love story “Dina” for Best Feature, and Laura Checkoway’s Oscar-shortlisted “Edith+Eddie” for Best Short.
Other winners included Dan Lindsay and Tj Martin’s Oscar-shortlisted “La 92” for the ABC News VideoSource Award, PBS’ Independent Lens for Best Curated Series, HBO’s “The Defiant Ones” for Best Limited Series, BBC’s “Planet Earth II” for Best Episodic Series, The New York Times Op-Docs for Best Short Form Series (which boasts three Oscar-shortlisted shorts), and Joel Fendelman’s “Man on Fire” for the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award.
Charles Burnett presented the Emerging Filmmaker Award to Yance Ford, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling,...
Other winners included Dan Lindsay and Tj Martin’s Oscar-shortlisted “La 92” for the ABC News VideoSource Award, PBS’ Independent Lens for Best Curated Series, HBO’s “The Defiant Ones” for Best Limited Series, BBC’s “Planet Earth II” for Best Episodic Series, The New York Times Op-Docs for Best Short Form Series (which boasts three Oscar-shortlisted shorts), and Joel Fendelman’s “Man on Fire” for the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award.
Charles Burnett presented the Emerging Filmmaker Award to Yance Ford, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling,...
- 12/10/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The International Documentary Association has announced its initial round of nominees for the 2017 Ida Documentary Awards, including special mentions and nods for limited series, curated series, episodic series, and more. Nominees for Best Feature and Best Short, and awards for creative recognition, will be announced on November 1. The Ida will honor director Marcel Mettelsiefen’s “Watani: My Homeland” with the Pare Lorentz Award. Also receiving a special mention in the category is Joe Berlinger’s “Intent to Destroy.”
Other standouts from this first list of nominees include Bryan Fogel’s controversial “Icarus,” Ryan White’s Netflix series “The Keepers,” Ken Burns’ revelatory miniseries “The Vietnam War,” and many more of the year’s best in documentary offerings.
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The 33rd edition of the annual ceremony will take place Saturday, December...
Other standouts from this first list of nominees include Bryan Fogel’s controversial “Icarus,” Ryan White’s Netflix series “The Keepers,” Ken Burns’ revelatory miniseries “The Vietnam War,” and many more of the year’s best in documentary offerings.
Read More:Joan Didion and Arthur Miller Get the Documentary Treatment From Family Members, And That Makes All the Difference — Nyff
The 33rd edition of the annual ceremony will take place Saturday, December...
- 10/16/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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As unsettling politics dominate the headlines, BBC America’s “Planet Earth II” comes to TV screens as a welcome respite.
A lot has changed since “Planet Earth” wowed audiences with new images of the globe’s wildlife 10 years ago. Ten years ago, the original edition of the natural history series transformed how we saw the world.
Now, “Planet Earth II” is taking advantage of advances in technology and science to bring even more stunning images to audiences, and give a global audience an even greater look at our fragile planet.
Shot over three years in 40 different countries, on 117 filming trips and a total of 2,089 shooting days, “Planet Earth II” is narrated by the legendary Sir David Attenborough and set...
As unsettling politics dominate the headlines, BBC America’s “Planet Earth II” comes to TV screens as a welcome respite.
A lot has changed since “Planet Earth” wowed audiences with new images of the globe’s wildlife 10 years ago. Ten years ago, the original edition of the natural history series transformed how we saw the world.
Now, “Planet Earth II” is taking advantage of advances in technology and science to bring even more stunning images to audiences, and give a global audience an even greater look at our fragile planet.
Shot over three years in 40 different countries, on 117 filming trips and a total of 2,089 shooting days, “Planet Earth II” is narrated by the legendary Sir David Attenborough and set...
- 3/15/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Ten years after Planet Earth premiered on TV (on BBC in the U.K. and on Discovery Channel in the U.S.), transforming the way audiences saw their planet, the Emmy-winning docuseries is back -- this time taking a much closer look at the habitats of the natural world. In a simulcast premiere, Planet Earth II will make its debut on AMC, BBC America and Sundance TV Saturday, Feb. 18, with the remaining episodes airing every Saturday on BBC America.
Thanks to new advances in technology (mostly in remotely operated cameras) and an interest in providing audiences with a new perspective on Earth, Planet Earth II will put audiences inside the journeys seen on-screen. “They [will be able to] empathize with the challenges that the individual animals are dealing with,” says Michael Gunton, executive producer of the new series, adding that unlike its predecessor, the show will not have a God’s-eye view of the planet. Rather, the view...
Thanks to new advances in technology (mostly in remotely operated cameras) and an interest in providing audiences with a new perspective on Earth, Planet Earth II will put audiences inside the journeys seen on-screen. “They [will be able to] empathize with the challenges that the individual animals are dealing with,” says Michael Gunton, executive producer of the new series, adding that unlike its predecessor, the show will not have a God’s-eye view of the planet. Rather, the view...
- 2/17/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
A show like “Planet Earth II” doesn’t come around every day. In fact, it’s been 10 years since the original nature docuseries wowed the world with mind-blowing filmmaking that was both visually breathtaking and emotionally stirring. Now it’s back and better than ever, featuring even more rare looks at the world around us, great storytelling and the original narration by David Attenborough (last time, we Yanks got the Sigourney Weaver dub).
Read More: ‘Planet Earth II’ Producers: 6 Sneaky Ways They Filmed Their Animal Stars
In an age when we watch shows on phones or tablets with half of our attention or binge a show in order to avoid spoilers, “Planet Earth II” is a compelling argument to slow down and savor what is simply great television. Here’s a guide to maximizing your “Planet Earth II” viewing experience:
1. Get Thee to a Great TV
There is nothing wrong...
Read More: ‘Planet Earth II’ Producers: 6 Sneaky Ways They Filmed Their Animal Stars
In an age when we watch shows on phones or tablets with half of our attention or binge a show in order to avoid spoilers, “Planet Earth II” is a compelling argument to slow down and savor what is simply great television. Here’s a guide to maximizing your “Planet Earth II” viewing experience:
1. Get Thee to a Great TV
There is nothing wrong...
- 2/17/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
It’s been a decade since the original “Planet Earth” became a cultural event on TV, thanks to its stunning filmmaking and unparalleled access to the natural world. Since then, the team has surpassed its previous efforts to capture footage for “Planet Earth II,” thanks to innovations in technology and good old-fashioned human tenacity.
Being able to observe the natural world is not as easy as sending out a cameraman to just point and shoot. Elusive snow leopards are rare and avoid humans, soaring birds spiral up and down heights with dizzying speed, some predators are too dangerous to get near, many prey animals are too skittish to hang around humans, and some animals — such as a massive population of penguins that rule a remote island — are simply too difficult to access because of the unfriendly terrain.
Read More: ‘Planet Earth II’ Video: Epic Iguana and Snake Battle Sets Internet Ablaze — Watch
Fortunately,...
Being able to observe the natural world is not as easy as sending out a cameraman to just point and shoot. Elusive snow leopards are rare and avoid humans, soaring birds spiral up and down heights with dizzying speed, some predators are too dangerous to get near, many prey animals are too skittish to hang around humans, and some animals — such as a massive population of penguins that rule a remote island — are simply too difficult to access because of the unfriendly terrain.
Read More: ‘Planet Earth II’ Video: Epic Iguana and Snake Battle Sets Internet Ablaze — Watch
Fortunately,...
- 2/15/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Author: Competitions
On 9th February, Power of Film and Moving Image, a global platform and series of thought-proving discussions, exploring how the power of film and moving image can change the world, will be taking place at the Royal Institute. To celebrate, we have a pair of tickets to give away to 1 winner.
John Gordon (founder of Intelligence Squared, how to: Academy) and Finch & Partners Corporate Creative, the global strategic brand and content agency, are delighted to announce the launch of an international incentive Power Of Film And Moving Image. Designed as a global incentive to enact positive change, Power Of Film And Moving Image will be an annual cultural happening and digital platform to see, expose and explore the ever-growing power and influence of film and moving image to define the modern world and the way we think. Through a series of thought provoking discussions the project will identify...
On 9th February, Power of Film and Moving Image, a global platform and series of thought-proving discussions, exploring how the power of film and moving image can change the world, will be taking place at the Royal Institute. To celebrate, we have a pair of tickets to give away to 1 winner.
John Gordon (founder of Intelligence Squared, how to: Academy) and Finch & Partners Corporate Creative, the global strategic brand and content agency, are delighted to announce the launch of an international incentive Power Of Film And Moving Image. Designed as a global incentive to enact positive change, Power Of Film And Moving Image will be an annual cultural happening and digital platform to see, expose and explore the ever-growing power and influence of film and moving image to define the modern world and the way we think. Through a series of thought provoking discussions the project will identify...
- 1/20/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Planet Earth II is debuting February 18 at 9 Pm and will be simulcast on AMC, Sundance TV and BBC America, Bbca president Sarah Barnett said today at TCA. The sequel to the groundbreaking 2006 original has been a “cultural event” in the UK, where it already has aired, watched by more than half the country’s population. “What has been fascinating and rewarding is that factual television is skewed to the older generation,” project Ep Mike Gunton told TV critics today in…...
- 1/13/2017
- Deadline TV
The team behind BBC America’s incredible new documentary series Planet Earth II have revealed how social media played a huge part in the success of the show in the UK. The breathtaking TV phenomenon will premiere simultaneously on BBC America, AMC and SundanceTV on February 18, it was revealed today — before being aired on all three networks on Saturday nights over the following five weeks. It comes after the series screened to record numbers for a nature documentary when it aired in Britain last year. Speaking at the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour, executive producer Mike Gunton said: “This...read more...
- 1/13/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
“Planet Earth” was a certified cultural phenomenon when it premiered in 2006, bringing the majestic wonders of nature into living rooms worldwide. Alongside enormous ratings, it was notable for being the most expensive nature documentary of all time, as well as the first to ever be filmed in high-definition. Now the BBC has dropped an extended trailer for the sequel, the appropriately named “Planet Earth II,” which looks just as lush and expansive as the original.
The six episode series boasts marquee names behind the scenes, as David Attenborough is returning to narrate, and Hans Zimmer is one of the composers working on the score. Furthermore, executive producer Mike Gunton has assured viewers that the visuals will far exceed the first season.
Read More: ‘Planet Earth II’ Trailer: The Eye-Popping Doc Returns For A Second Cycle
“Ten years after ‘Planet Earth’ first brought the wonders of the natural world to viewers in HD,...
The six episode series boasts marquee names behind the scenes, as David Attenborough is returning to narrate, and Hans Zimmer is one of the composers working on the score. Furthermore, executive producer Mike Gunton has assured viewers that the visuals will far exceed the first season.
Read More: ‘Planet Earth II’ Trailer: The Eye-Popping Doc Returns For A Second Cycle
“Ten years after ‘Planet Earth’ first brought the wonders of the natural world to viewers in HD,...
- 10/15/2016
- by William Earl
- Indiewire
The BBC has announced three new Sir David Attenborough series, including Waking Giants for BBC One.
Attenborough's Paradise Birds and Attenborough's Big Birds have also been commissioned to air on BBC Two.
Waking Giants will follow the recent discovery of dinosaur bones beneath the South American desert, while Paradise Birds will see Attenborough following the avians through the jungles of New Guinea and Indonesia.
"For me birds of paradise are the most romantic and glamorous birds in the world. And this is a film I have wanted to make for 40 years," Attenborough said.
Big Birds will follow Attenborough as he meets some of the world's strangest birds.
The broadcaster has also announced details of two new landmark series: Shark and Dynasty. The former will feature the BBC's Natural History Unit as they use the latest 4K and high-speed camera technology to observe the behaviour of sharks.
Dynasty - which...
Attenborough's Paradise Birds and Attenborough's Big Birds have also been commissioned to air on BBC Two.
Waking Giants will follow the recent discovery of dinosaur bones beneath the South American desert, while Paradise Birds will see Attenborough following the avians through the jungles of New Guinea and Indonesia.
"For me birds of paradise are the most romantic and glamorous birds in the world. And this is a film I have wanted to make for 40 years," Attenborough said.
Big Birds will follow Attenborough as he meets some of the world's strangest birds.
The broadcaster has also announced details of two new landmark series: Shark and Dynasty. The former will feature the BBC's Natural History Unit as they use the latest 4K and high-speed camera technology to observe the behaviour of sharks.
Dynasty - which...
- 10/16/2014
- Digital Spy
David Attenborough will present a new wildlife series for BBC One.
Life Story, the latest project from the Natural History Unit, will follow animals from all over the world on their journey through life.
Among the species included are the humpback whale in the Us, the Indonesian octopus, Senegalese chimps, the Flame Bower bird from Papua New Guinea and tiny puffer fish in Japan.
The six-part series will tell the story of the species' survival and their often perilous journeys.
Mike Gunton, executive producer of the series, said: "I think Life Story has raised the bar again in our natural history 'landmarks'.
"Shooting in Ultra High Definition has been amazing - there is such a high level of intensity and insight, I think the audience will see the extraordinary ways animals survive in a wonderfully new light… and of course David Attenborough tells all the stories brilliantly."
Attenborough will also...
Life Story, the latest project from the Natural History Unit, will follow animals from all over the world on their journey through life.
Among the species included are the humpback whale in the Us, the Indonesian octopus, Senegalese chimps, the Flame Bower bird from Papua New Guinea and tiny puffer fish in Japan.
The six-part series will tell the story of the species' survival and their often perilous journeys.
Mike Gunton, executive producer of the series, said: "I think Life Story has raised the bar again in our natural history 'landmarks'.
"Shooting in Ultra High Definition has been amazing - there is such a high level of intensity and insight, I think the audience will see the extraordinary ways animals survive in a wonderfully new light… and of course David Attenborough tells all the stories brilliantly."
Attenborough will also...
- 9/10/2014
- Digital Spy
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: April 9, 2013
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $24.97
Studio: BBC Home Entertainment/Warner Home Video
Cute animals, James Bond and the BBC. What’s not to like in One Life?
Daniel Craig (Skyfall) narrates the nature documentary, which was directed by Michael Gunton, from Earth: The Movie, Madagascar and Africa, and Martha Holmes, from The Blue Planet.
They follow life from all over the globe, stories of survival and animal ingenuity from birth to the next generation. Whether they have wings, flippers, eight legs or two, the movie shows that life connects us all.
And with filmmaking pedigree like Gunton and Holmes, not to mention the excellence of BBC behind the film, you know the documentary will be gorgeous.
One Life is only available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo in the U.S., not a single DVD. The discs contain these special features:
“The Making of One Life” with...
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $24.97
Studio: BBC Home Entertainment/Warner Home Video
Cute animals, James Bond and the BBC. What’s not to like in One Life?
Daniel Craig (Skyfall) narrates the nature documentary, which was directed by Michael Gunton, from Earth: The Movie, Madagascar and Africa, and Martha Holmes, from The Blue Planet.
They follow life from all over the globe, stories of survival and animal ingenuity from birth to the next generation. Whether they have wings, flippers, eight legs or two, the movie shows that life connects us all.
And with filmmaking pedigree like Gunton and Holmes, not to mention the excellence of BBC behind the film, you know the documentary will be gorgeous.
One Life is only available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo in the U.S., not a single DVD. The discs contain these special features:
“The Making of One Life” with...
- 3/28/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Less mushy than its Disney Nature counterparts but still driven by the same anthropomorphizing philosophy, One Life (the first film released under the new BBC Earth theatrical banner) is another gorgeously shot document of nature's majesty, this one focusing on the life cycle—and interconnectedness—of all living creatures. From the snow monkeys of Japan to the cheetahs of Kenya to the humpback whales of the South Pacific, Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes' documentary (narrated by Daniel Craig) captures wondrous sights, few as amazing as that of Argentina's woodcutter ants, whose work severing and hauling grass stalks down into their subterranean hole is a visual splendor that suggests stop-motion animation. Beautiful slo-mo, up-close-and-personal cinematography aboun...
- 2/20/2013
- Village Voice
Tonight at 10 p.m. Et, Discovery’s Africa concludes with what is arguably the most fascinating hour — the making of. Cameras are turned on the crew as they hunt, capture, and react to memorable shots, including a gathering of elusive black rhino (pictured), the death of an elephant calf in the drought-stricken Amboseli National Park, and great whites feeding on a whale carcass according to size. We see a team that spent weeks in the forest searching for a teenage chimpanzee who uses four tools to steal honey, a duo that goes a little mad trying to calculate how fast...
- 2/12/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
BBC Worldwide announces a limited engagement run of documentary "One Life," narrated by Daniel Craig. From the creators of "Earth: the Movie," the fifth highest-grossing documentary to date, the film follows the spectrum of the human journey from birth until the "delivery of the next generation." The documentary is helmed by Michael Gunton ("Earth") and Martha Holmes ("Blue Planet") of the BBC Natural History unit. It marks the first non-fiction film for which actor Craig has lent his voice, and will be in the mold of David Attenborough's famous "Blue Planet" narration. Craig stated: “For the filmmakers who spend their entire lives recording beautiful images of planet earth’s dwindling wildlife, I have only a sense of awe and a deep rooted respect. I am incredibly fortunate to have been given the chance to play a very small part in that process." The film will premiere on more than...
- 2/6/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Feb. 26, 2013
Price: Three-Disc DVD $24.98, Two-Disc Blu-ray $34.98
Studio: BBC/Warner
The BBC’s acclaimed nature documentary series explores more wildlife in the six-hour TV show Africa.
Filmed by the team behind BBC’s Life, Africa is narrated by the awesome Sir David Attenborough and showcases some of the most extreme habitats in the world.
Among the footage is the last great gathering place of the rhinoceros, male leaf-folding frogs kick-boxing for their dominance in the Gola Forest, chimps hunting for honey in the Congo, and lizards hunting for flies from the backs of sleeping lions in the Serengeti. Africa also looks at the largest penguin colony in the continent and Dragon’s Breath Cave, the largest underground lake in the world.
The filmmakers used 553 cameras, spent 100 days on horseback, carried about 50 tons of kit and took 6,526 anti-malarial tablets over four years and 27 countries to shoot Africa.
The...
Price: Three-Disc DVD $24.98, Two-Disc Blu-ray $34.98
Studio: BBC/Warner
The BBC’s acclaimed nature documentary series explores more wildlife in the six-hour TV show Africa.
Filmed by the team behind BBC’s Life, Africa is narrated by the awesome Sir David Attenborough and showcases some of the most extreme habitats in the world.
Among the footage is the last great gathering place of the rhinoceros, male leaf-folding frogs kick-boxing for their dominance in the Gola Forest, chimps hunting for honey in the Congo, and lizards hunting for flies from the backs of sleeping lions in the Serengeti. Africa also looks at the largest penguin colony in the continent and Dragon’s Breath Cave, the largest underground lake in the world.
The filmmakers used 553 cameras, spent 100 days on horseback, carried about 50 tons of kit and took 6,526 anti-malarial tablets over four years and 27 countries to shoot Africa.
The...
- 2/5/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Tonight, Discovery premieres the “Congo” hour of Africa (10 p.m. Et), its seven-part collaboration with the BBC. In the Feb. 11 behind-the-scenes episode, we’ll see just how difficult it was to capture the first footage of a teenage chimp who uses four different tools to hunt for honey, and what happened when a cameraman decided to spend a night in a tree trying to film unpredictable forest elephants.
It took a crew a three weeks to track the honey-hunter chimp. “Trying to film primates, monkey and apes, in forests, is one of the hardest things on the planet to do as filmmaker,...
It took a crew a three weeks to track the honey-hunter chimp. “Trying to film primates, monkey and apes, in forests, is one of the hardest things on the planet to do as filmmaker,...
- 1/22/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Tonight, Discovery airs the second installment of Africa (10 p.m. Et), its seven-part collaboration with the BBC. The cameras turn to the Savannah, and like the region itself, the hour runs the extremes. Let’s start on a happy note, with a clip in which narrator Forest Whitaker truly outdoes himself. For the first time, cameras caught daredevil agama lizards in the Serengeti hunting for flies on sleeping lions. Watch it below. “The wildebeests arrive, they eat and poop out tons and tons and tons of dung, and all these dung flies live off the dung. Lions eat the wildebeests...
- 1/15/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Tonight, Discovery debuts Africa (Tuesdays, 10 p.m. Et), a seven-part collaboration with the BBC four years in the making, in which the team behind Life captures never-before-filmed species, animal behaviors, and natural wonders. The first hour, “Kalahari,” features the giraffe battle that has already gone viral thanks to the preview clip below. “That fight only lasts a minute, but when we shoot it at 1,000 frames a second, it’s like watching a boxing match in slow motion. They’re not just slugging it out, they’re almost working out their moves,” says Mike Gunton, Creative Director of the BBC Natural History Unit.
- 1/8/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
One Life
Directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes
UK, 2012
Remember the first 30 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, when the primates encounter the black monolith and begin taking on human attributes and advanced levels of cognitive capability? Well, expand that episode to an hour and thirty minutes, and the result is the BBC Earth documentary One Life. Inconspicuously narrated by Daniel Craig, One Life shatters the misconception that the animal kingdom is drastically different from humankind’s.
Like most nature-oriented documentary films, One Life does not have a traditional narrative per se. Instead, the film chooses to use a story arc that we are all familiar with – the periodical milestones of human existence. To chronicle the miracles of birth, coming-of-age, adulthood, and love, the film uses awe-inspiring footage of animals from around the world to show us that these concepts are not exclusively human; that we all share a collective conscience,...
Directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes
UK, 2012
Remember the first 30 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, when the primates encounter the black monolith and begin taking on human attributes and advanced levels of cognitive capability? Well, expand that episode to an hour and thirty minutes, and the result is the BBC Earth documentary One Life. Inconspicuously narrated by Daniel Craig, One Life shatters the misconception that the animal kingdom is drastically different from humankind’s.
Like most nature-oriented documentary films, One Life does not have a traditional narrative per se. Instead, the film chooses to use a story arc that we are all familiar with – the periodical milestones of human existence. To chronicle the miracles of birth, coming-of-age, adulthood, and love, the film uses awe-inspiring footage of animals from around the world to show us that these concepts are not exclusively human; that we all share a collective conscience,...
- 3/31/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
It’s not often that natural history documentaries become feature films but recently I have had the good fortune to cast my critical eye over two interesting but very different examples.
One Life is a BBC Earth production that plays like a slightly extended version of the acclaimed BBC One-David Attenborough television series, Life. The reason for this is that all of the footage comes from the 10,000 hours that were actually shot for the show. As such the film feels more like a highlights reel for the series albeit with narration by a Hollywood actor (Daniel Craig).
According to the press release, the film ‘offers an accessible narrative that children will love’, by which they mean a very loose narrative that revolves around the fact that just like humans, animals are born, they live and then they die – hardly a unique perspective for a wildlife documentary.
Children don’t...
One Life is a BBC Earth production that plays like a slightly extended version of the acclaimed BBC One-David Attenborough television series, Life. The reason for this is that all of the footage comes from the 10,000 hours that were actually shot for the show. As such the film feels more like a highlights reel for the series albeit with narration by a Hollywood actor (Daniel Craig).
According to the press release, the film ‘offers an accessible narrative that children will love’, by which they mean a very loose narrative that revolves around the fact that just like humans, animals are born, they live and then they die – hardly a unique perspective for a wildlife documentary.
Children don’t...
- 12/8/2011
- Shadowlocked
One Life offers you a close encounter with all things wild this autumn. Created for a family audience the film reveals the bonds that connect all living creatures on our planet through a series of imaginative and vividly captured stories. It’s released on 21st October on DVD and Blu-ray, and to mark the release we have 3 Blu-rays to give away!
A major feature length production from BBC Earth Films, One Life has been created from10,000 hours of incredible, intimate footage of amazing creatures that are in turn heroic, strange, loveable, beautiful and surprisingly funny.
One Life is voiced by Daniel Craig and offers an accessible narrative that children will love. It is directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes from the BBC Natural History Unit and is a joyful celebration of the most brilliant and imaginative stories of survival from the natural world. Families and filmgoers of all ages...
A major feature length production from BBC Earth Films, One Life has been created from10,000 hours of incredible, intimate footage of amazing creatures that are in turn heroic, strange, loveable, beautiful and surprisingly funny.
One Life is voiced by Daniel Craig and offers an accessible narrative that children will love. It is directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes from the BBC Natural History Unit and is a joyful celebration of the most brilliant and imaginative stories of survival from the natural world. Families and filmgoers of all ages...
- 11/4/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Beginners (15)
(Mike Mills, 2010, Us) Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent. 105 mins
Mills doesn't iron out the hipster-auteur quirks here – a subtitled dog, freeform photomontages, felt-tip illustrations – but he puts them to the service of an authentic drama. McGregor is an La loner whose widowed father (Plummer) came out as gay and enjoyed a few hedonistic years before his death. Not your standard indie baggage, this warm, smartly told story deals with it sincerely, and gets the sweet/sad balance just about right.
Horrible Bosses (15)
(Seth Gordon, 2011, Us) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. 98 mins
Clearly aiming for the post-Hangover fratcom market, this sees three guys' plan to off their bosses go awry from the outset, with occasionally amusing, but often crude consequences. Colourful big-name cameos gloss over some political dodginess.
The Big Picture (15)
(Eric Lartigau, 2010, Fra) Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup. 115 mins
Duris proves his leading man capabilities amply...
(Mike Mills, 2010, Us) Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent. 105 mins
Mills doesn't iron out the hipster-auteur quirks here – a subtitled dog, freeform photomontages, felt-tip illustrations – but he puts them to the service of an authentic drama. McGregor is an La loner whose widowed father (Plummer) came out as gay and enjoyed a few hedonistic years before his death. Not your standard indie baggage, this warm, smartly told story deals with it sincerely, and gets the sweet/sad balance just about right.
Horrible Bosses (15)
(Seth Gordon, 2011, Us) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. 98 mins
Clearly aiming for the post-Hangover fratcom market, this sees three guys' plan to off their bosses go awry from the outset, with occasionally amusing, but often crude consequences. Colourful big-name cameos gloss over some political dodginess.
The Big Picture (15)
(Eric Lartigau, 2010, Fra) Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup. 115 mins
Duris proves his leading man capabilities amply...
- 7/22/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Ra.One Trailer Realize that when we showcased the teaser trailer for this film [1] a few months ago you animals went wild with dozens upon...
- 7/15/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
If, like us, you've ever wondered whether cheetah cubs are born fast or must achieve fastness, One Life could be the movie for you. A BBC Earth Film, it's narrated by Daniel Craig and has a new poster guest starring those African four-legged speedsters available for gazing purposes just below.As much as we love them, not too many wildlife documentaries appear on these webpages but with 007 on voiceover duties, we can't let this one go by unnoted. It's a feature from the same corner of the Beeb, the BBC Natural History Unit, that provided sparkling nature docs like Earth and Deep Blue. It was four years in the making and promises footage of so-far unseen animal behaviour and - this is the good bit - animals never before captured on camera. Including viperwolves, we're hoping.One Life is directed by Trials Of Life man Michael Gunton and Blue Planet producer Martha Holmes.
- 6/20/2011
- EmpireOnline
Daniel Craig will narrate upcoming natural history film One Life, it has been announced. The James Bond star will voice the theatrical feature film, which celebrates living creatures' journeys from birth to the delivery of the next generation. It has been produced by BBC Earth Films and Magic Light Pictures.
The film, directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes from the BBC Natural History Unit, features animals filmed either for the first time - displaying never-before filmed behaviour - or captured using new filming techniques. "I am very proud to be part of BBC Earth's film One Life," Craig said. "The BBC Natural History Unit have proven, year after year, that their documentary skills are second to none. "For the filmmakers who spend their entire lives recording beautiful images of planet earth's dwindling wildlife, (more)...
The film, directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes from the BBC Natural History Unit, features animals filmed either for the first time - displaying never-before filmed behaviour - or captured using new filming techniques. "I am very proud to be part of BBC Earth's film One Life," Craig said. "The BBC Natural History Unit have proven, year after year, that their documentary skills are second to none. "For the filmmakers who spend their entire lives recording beautiful images of planet earth's dwindling wildlife, (more)...
- 4/30/2011
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
BBC Earth, the global natural history brand for BBC Worldwide, and Indian entertainment giant, Reliance Big Entertainment, are to partner on three motion pictures. All three films will be distributed by Reliance's international film sales and financing subsidiary, Im Global. The deal was jointly announced today by BBC Worldwide's Managing Director of Global Brands, Marcus Arthur and Im Global Founder and CEO Stuart Ford. The first theatrical feature to be co-produced under the relationship will be the $65m 3D live action feature Walking With Dinosaurs 3D inspired by the BBC's landmark Walking With Dinosaurs brand. The picture will be co-directed by Pierre De Lespinois of Los Angeles and Alaska based 3D studio Evergreen Films and BBC Earth's Neil Nightingale (formerly the Head of the BBC Natural History Unit). BBC Earth and Evergreen Films will be working with Academy Award winning animation house Animal Logic (Happy Feet) and leading...
- 11/2/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
BBC Earth, the global natural history brand for BBC Worldwide, and Indian entertainment giant, Reliance Big Entertainment, are to partner on three motion pictures. All three films will be distributed by Reliance's international film sales and financing subsidiary, Im Global. The deal was jointly announced today by BBC Worldwide's Managing Director of Global Brands, Marcus Arthur and Im Global Founder and CEO Stuart Ford. The first theatrical feature to be co-produced under the relationship will be the $65m 3D live action feature Walking With Dinosaurs 3D inspired by the BBC's landmark Walking With Dinosaurs brand. The picture will be co-directed by Pierre De Lespinois of Los Angeles and Alaska based 3D studio Evergreen Films and BBC Earth's Neil Nightingale (formerly the Head of the BBC Natural History Unit). BBC Earth and Evergreen Films will be working with Academy Award winning animation house Animal Logic (Happy Feet) and leading...
- 11/2/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
BBC Earth, the natural history brand for BBC Worldwide, and Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.s Reliance Big Entertainment Tuesday announced a deal to partner on three motion pictures for the global audience.All three films - .Walking with Dinosaurs 3D., .Africa 3D. and .Life. - will be distributed by Reliance Entertainment.s international film sales and financing subsidiary Im Global, a statement by the groups said..By partnering Reliance Big Entertainment, we have the opportunity to realise a long-held ambition of making BBC Earth 3D feature films,. said Marcus Arthur, BBC Worldwide.s managing director of global brands...Earth. demonstrated the huge appetite of audiences for quality natural history filmmaking and the 3D experience of .Walking with Dinosaurs. and .Africa. will allow audiences to immerse themselves in our incredible content as never before..This pact with BBC Earth is another major global project for the Anil Ambani Group after the...
- 11/1/2010
- Filmicafe
BBC Earth (2007's Earth) and India's Reliance Big Entertainment are partnering on three films; Reliance's Im Global will distribute. The three films are: $65 million live-action/CGI Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, directed by Pierre De Lespinois and Neil Nightingale, which will use groundbreaking 3-D cameras and Lidar (Light, Detection and Ranging) technology; $25-million documentary feature Africa 3D, and documentary feature Life, from co-directors Mike Gunton and Martha Holmes, which follows a series of animal kingdom life-cycle stories. Life is currently in post-production and will be released next year.
- 11/1/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
BBC Worldwide and Reliance Big Entertainment have pacted to co-produce and distribute three movies that will kick off with a 3D live action feature Walking With Dinosaurs, budgeted at $65 million.
The agreement involves BBC Earth, the BBC’s natural history brand, which oversaw the six-part TV documentary Walking With Dinosaurs, which first aired in the U.K. in 1999.
The film version will be co-directed by Pierre De Lespinois of 3D studio Evergreen Films and BBC Earth’s Neil Nightingale (formerly the head of the BBC Natural History Unit). BBC Earth and Evergreen will also work with animation house Animal Logic (Happy Feet) and animation producer Jinko Gotoh (9, Finding Nemo) on the film.
BBC Earth will also partner with Evergreen for the second picture in the pact -- the $25m documentary feature Africa 3D which will be filmed alongside Africa, the BBC’s upcoming television series.
All three films under the...
The agreement involves BBC Earth, the BBC’s natural history brand, which oversaw the six-part TV documentary Walking With Dinosaurs, which first aired in the U.K. in 1999.
The film version will be co-directed by Pierre De Lespinois of 3D studio Evergreen Films and BBC Earth’s Neil Nightingale (formerly the head of the BBC Natural History Unit). BBC Earth and Evergreen will also work with animation house Animal Logic (Happy Feet) and animation producer Jinko Gotoh (9, Finding Nemo) on the film.
BBC Earth will also partner with Evergreen for the second picture in the pact -- the $25m documentary feature Africa 3D which will be filmed alongside Africa, the BBC’s upcoming television series.
All three films under the...
- 11/1/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – No network or film company has ever come close to equaling the nature documentaries produced by BBC’s Natural History Unit. From 1979’s “Life on Earth” to 2001’s “The Blue Planet” and 2006’s “Planet Earth,” the BBC has electrified viewers worldwide with its stunning and often humbling images of life on our planet. This is the type of programming that Blu-Ray players were made for.
The network’s latest miniseries, simply titled “Life,” is unquestionably its most spectacular achievement yet, purely in terms of its visual brilliance. Though some longtime viewers may recognize various animal subjects and factual tidbits recycled from previous shows, the footage (shot over a three-year period) has a crystalline clarity that makes its predecessors look positively murky in comparison. It’s flat-out painful to view the gorgeous shots taken of the Great Barrier Reef, in light of the recent oil spill. “Life” doesn’t need...
The network’s latest miniseries, simply titled “Life,” is unquestionably its most spectacular achievement yet, purely in terms of its visual brilliance. Though some longtime viewers may recognize various animal subjects and factual tidbits recycled from previous shows, the footage (shot over a three-year period) has a crystalline clarity that makes its predecessors look positively murky in comparison. It’s flat-out painful to view the gorgeous shots taken of the Great Barrier Reef, in light of the recent oil spill. “Life” doesn’t need...
- 5/26/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
So, it's been a while, and SXSW left me drained. That means a backlog here, but a lot of this stuff isn't time sensitive, and I think it's cool. I'm thinking we'll just jump quick though. Hopefully, a lot of you are watching Life on The Discovery Channel, and whether you are or not, TV.com has a cool interview with executive producer Mike Gunton. Check that out here. They're also taking a shot at sitcoms over at TV.com, pronouncing the loss of Til Death a kind of triumph, and naming a new "why is this still on" king. Check that here. More generally, if you haven't been to TV.com in a while, you might want to check it out. Apart from just going to those particular pages, wander around a bit. They've been changing things up over the last few months, so if you aren't a regular,...
- 4/5/2010
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Discovery Channel's Life is the latest collaboration between the BBC and Discovery from the mind of executive producer Mike Gunton. He's shaped the award-winning series Blue Planet and Planet Earth, combining the latest in camera technology with the wonders of the natural world. We asked Mike about Life, what's next for him, and why Oprah narrated America's journey.
TV.com: How would you say Life is different from Planet Earth?
Mike Gunton: I suppose they're complementary in many ways. The best way to say it is in Planet Earth, the planet was the star. Whereas Life is... More >>...
TV.com: How would you say Life is different from Planet Earth?
Mike Gunton: I suppose they're complementary in many ways. The best way to say it is in Planet Earth, the planet was the star. Whereas Life is... More >>...
- 3/26/2010
- by Tim Surette
- TV.com
“The team wanted to challenge the notion that plants are inanimate,” says assistant producer Stephen Lyle, who captured the venus flytrap on film as it killed and consumed prey.
Original, and most principal, they shot completely in HD, moving directly from film as in previous collaborations, skipping video completely.
The program is shot in high-definition and celebrates the veritably jaw-dropping, eye-popping natural wonders of the planet, a lot of never before seen. He filmed a plant called a cat’s-claw creeper, “which had these trident hooks and it was verbally and in a literal sense gripping the tree that it was climbing up, and it had kind of shoulderlike appendages, and you saw it lift itself as it climbed. This isn’t just when it comes to huge, furry mammals at all,” she says. “We filmed climbing plants, which were extraordinary once you finally see them moving almost like animals...
Original, and most principal, they shot completely in HD, moving directly from film as in previous collaborations, skipping video completely.
The program is shot in high-definition and celebrates the veritably jaw-dropping, eye-popping natural wonders of the planet, a lot of never before seen. He filmed a plant called a cat’s-claw creeper, “which had these trident hooks and it was verbally and in a literal sense gripping the tree that it was climbing up, and it had kind of shoulderlike appendages, and you saw it lift itself as it climbed. This isn’t just when it comes to huge, furry mammals at all,” she says. “We filmed climbing plants, which were extraordinary once you finally see them moving almost like animals...
- 3/21/2010
- by PopCult Staff
- PopCultNews
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