WINNERS II EDITION
On second Wild Oceans FilmFest edition, 408 productions from 68 countries have been submitted to the competition. These are the finalists:
DOCUMENTARY
· Patrick and the Whale.
Austria, 72 min, 2022. Terra Mater Studios.
· Soul of the Ocean.
Austria, 51 min, 2022. Terra Mater Studios.
· The Ocean's Greatest Feast.
South Africa, 50 min, 2022. THIRTEEN Productions LLC, Earth Touch USA LLC and Bonne Pioche Television.
· Whale Nation.
France, 81 min, 2023. Bien Sûr Productions, Le Collectif 64.
· Wild Isles – Ocean.
United Kingdom, 57 min, 2023. Silverback Films.
SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM
· Bloody Tradition - Agree to Disagree.
The Netherlands, 26 min, 2022. Jitse de Graaf and Martijn Kramer.
· Gardening Marine Forests: A Hands-on Approach to Restoration.
Australia, 20 min, 2022. Ocean Imaging.
· Haulout.
United Kingdom, 25 min, 2022. Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev.
· Humpback Whale Communication and the Search for Alien Intelligence.
United States, 13 min, 2020. Templeton World Charity Foundation.
· Imprint.
United States, 9 min, 2020. Benjamin Ono.
· On the Edge of Existence: Rediscovering a Lost Coral.
United Kingdom, 15 min, 2022. Oxford Sparks.
· Our Earth.
Islamic Republic of Iran, 2 min, 2022. Reza Khodadadi.
· PLSTC.
France, 2 min, 2022. Laen Sanches.
· The Elusive Paradise.
Malaysia, 5 min, 2022. Yoong Wah Alex Wong.
· Voice Above Water.
United States, 11 min, 2021. Dana Frankoff.
PRODUCTION ABOUT CONSERVATION
· A Year in the Ice: The Arctic Drift.
United Kingdom, 68 min, 2021. Wild Blue Media.
· Changing Seas - Kelp: Hidden Treasure of the Salish Sea.
United States, 27 min, 2022. PBS South Florida.
· My Name Is Blue.
Greece, 35 min, 2022. Mind the Bump.
· Resurrecting the Reef.
Australia, 52 min, 2022. Les Gens Bien productions.
· Spear, Spatula, Submarine: Floridians Fight to Take Back Their Waters.
United States, 13 min, 2023. Shannon Morrall.
PRODUCTION ABOUT ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR OR ECOSYSTEM DESCRIPTION
· 50 Shades of Sharks.
France, 43 min, 2020. Le Cinquieme Reve
· Planète Méditerranée.
France, 95 min, 2020. Les Gens Bien productions.
· The Ocean's Greatest Feast.
South Africa, 50 min, 2022. THIRTEEN Productions LLC, Earth Touch USA LLC y Bonne Pioche Television.
· The Sand Eating Shark.
France, 52 min, 2021. Saint Thomas Productions.
· Titans of the Sea: A Family Affair.
France, 50 min, 2021. Les Films en Vrac, Label Bleu Production.
YOUNG
DIRECTORS
· Before.
Republic of the Philippines, 8 min, 2022. Arlo Jhan Bayot.
· Bloody Tradition - Agree to Disagree.
The Netherlands, 26 min, 2022. Jitse de Graaf and Martijn Kramer.
· Call of the Cliff.
United Kingdom, 4 min, 2021. Mhairi Fenton.
· De Panka.
Ecuador, 4 min, 2021. Alejandro Espejo.
· Maronii.
France, 5 min, 2022. llonneau Dimitri, Guitet Maxime, Plata Lucas, Nguyen Ngoc Mai, Matuszczak Guilian, Argentieri Flore, Courtel Hugo.
· Mosquito Fish.
United States, 2 min, 2021. Bryn Wright.
· Primitive.
Canada, 4 min, 2021. Benoit Lalande.
· Puffin Island.
India, 12 min, 2022. Ishan Amit Vaidya.
· Send Kelp.
United Kingdom, 6 min, 2022. Sophie Ann Lamb.
PRODUCTION SHOT IN AN AQUARIUM
The category has been declared void.