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14 - 18 November 2023
Nature and Environment
- 42 Beiträge
Films that deal with preservation and presentation of the environment, nature and wildlife.
Jan Haft
Ziemlich wilde Bienen
Nature and Environment
50 min
Deutsch
The European dark bee adapted to the Mediterranean climate thousands of years ago. It survives without any attention...
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Beat Bieri
Rückkehr nach Alaska
Nature and Environment
69 min
Englisch mit dt. UT
Swiss-Canadian bear researcher Reno Sommerhalder has been returning to the remoteness of Alaska on and off for 35...
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Christine Sonvilla, Marc Graf
Slowenien - Am Puls der Wildnis
Nature and Environment
52 min
Deutsch
Nestled between the Alps and the Adriatic, Slovenia contains almost all types of landscape found in Central Europe:...
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Waltraud Paschinger
Geheimnisvolle Wiesenwelt
Nature and Environment
44 min
Deutsch
Once upon a time, more than 10,000 animal species lived in and relied on meadows in Austria. Fast forward to now and...
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Rolando Menardi
Sardinien - Arche aus Stein
Nature and Environment
50 min
Deutsch
As Italy’s largest island Sardinia boasts a quarter of the country’s shoreline. Its wild coasts, imposing cliffs and...
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Christian Baumeister
Magische Momente der Natur
Nature and Environment
44 min
Deutsch
Nature is full of surprises; all too often we don’t even notice them. Amazing animal behaviours often take place out...
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Pepe Molina Cruz
Melting Landscapes Glaciers
Nature and Environment
8 min
nonverbal
Melting Landscapes – Glaciers – the documentary showing the slow yet relentless melting of our earth’s glaciers and...
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Berndt Welz
Gegen Gift
Nature and Environment
29 min
Deutsch
South Tyrol is a natural paradise. But not for the residents of Mals in Italy. They are up in arms because they want...
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Mathieu Le Lay
A White Dream
Nature and Environment
53 min
Französisch mit engl. UT
In love with images and cold temperature, wildlife photographer Jérémie Villet travels alone through the frozen...
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Harald Pokieser
Kolumbien - Das entfesselte Paradies: Vom Pazifik in die Anden
Nature and Environment
51 min
Deutsch
Though notorious for drugs and violence, Colombia has changed for the better despite many setbacks. Today, many once...
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John Dutton
Hudson River Wild
Nature and Environment
53 min
Deutsch
The Hudson River is around 500 km long. It rises on Mount Marcy – the highest point in New York State – and flows...
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Florian Guthknecht
Die Korallenretter der Karibik
Nature and Environment
52 min
Deutsch
Coral reefs are among the most species-rich ecosystems on our planet and among those most threatened by global...
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Laurent Geslin
Lynx
Nature and Environment
82 min
Englisch
In the heart of the Jura mountains, a strange call is heard at the end of winter. The stately silhouette of a boreal...
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Iara Lee
Stalking Chernobyl
Nature and Environment
58 min
Englisch, Russisch mit engl. UT
Years after the devastating nuclear accident in Chernobyl, the exclusion zone around the power plant and the...
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Carsten Frank
Winter im Allgäu - Das Rappenalptal
Nature and Environment
44 min
Deutsch
In the midst of the Allgäuer Hochalpen nature reserve in the southernmost part of Germany, a handful of people keep...
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Thomas Miklautsch
Nationalpark Pur
Nature and Environment
6 min
nonverbal
The journey takes us from the valley bottom to the imposing peaks of the Fuscher Tal, into a world full of sounds and...
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Sebastian Mulder
Naya - Der Wald hat Tausend Augen
Nature and Environment
25 min
Niederländisch mit engl. UT
“The forest has a thousand eyes” is an old German hunter’s saying that alludes to the eyes of wild animals. In his...
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Mark Fletcher
Patrick and the Whale
Nature and Environment
73 min
Englisch
For over 20 years now, diver Patrick Dykstra has been following and diving with whales. His sensitive approach and...
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Jan Haft
Braunkehlchen Hafts Edit
Nature and Environment
5 min
nonverbal
The rhythm of nature beats in four-four time. Dominik Eulberg is not only a composer and techno DJ but also a huge...
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Mohsen Sakha
Tehran, a City Without Birds
Nature and Environment
29 min
Persisch mit engl. UT
This documentary is about the birds that migrate from the city of Tehran.Air pollution, the propagation of...
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Franz Hafner
Der Sibirische Tiger - Seele der russischen Wildnis
Nature and Environment
51 min
Deutsch
Globally, the tiger is facing extinction. In the Russian Far East, however, appropriate safeguarding measures over...
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Heinz Leger
Naturerbe Österreich - Die Nationalparks
Nature and Environment
50 min
Deutsch
About three percent of Austria’s surface area has been designated as national park land. Here, nature can thrive...
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Judith Adlhoch
Hannes Jaenicke -Im Einsatz für den Wolf
Nature and Environment
43 min
Deutsch
Even though it returned to Germany more than 20 years ago, the wolf polarises people like hardly any other animal...
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Marcus Fischötter
Winter in den Schweizer Alpen
Nature and Environment
52 min
Deutsch
In winter, snow and ice even prey upon the fauna of the Swiss Alps. While marmots retreat into their cosy burrows to...
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Lisa Seemann, Fritz Fechner
Trekking am Mount Everest - Müllberge im Naturparadies
Nature and Environment
44 min
Deutsch
The world’s highest mountain and its surroundings are both a popular destination for tourists and hiking enthusiasts...
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Angela Graas-Castor
Im Zaubertal der Kröten
Nature and Environment
44 min
Deutsch
Every spring, a unique migration takes place in the Bavarian Alps. More than ten thousand common toads embark on an...
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Michael R. Gärtner
Paradiese aus Menschenhand - Der Inn
Nature and Environment
53 min
Deutsch
All along its long and winding course through Switzerland, Austria and Germany, the Alpine river Inn is lined with...
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Marc Haenecke
7 Gipfel Bayerns - Die Zuspitze
Nature and Environment
43 min
Deutsch
At 2962 metres, the Zugspitze is Germany’s highest peak. Drawn by the breathtaking vistas, it draws more than 500,000...
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Georg Bayerle
Monviso
Nature and Environment
27 min
Deutsch
In ancient times, Monviso was considered the highest mountain in the Alps as it dominated its surroundings. This...
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Ines Possemeyer
Europas letzte Urwälder
Nature and Environment
52 min
Deutsch
Protected by their relative inaccessibility and barely explored, Europe’s last remaining primeval forests have...
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Herbert Ostwald
Der Waldrapp - Ein Zugvogel im Aufwind
Nature and Environment
52 min
Deutsch
On a picturesque Alpine river in the heart of Europe there lives a bizarre mythical creature – the Northern bald...
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Rožle Bregar
One for the River: The Sava Story
Nature and Environment
85 min
Slowenisch, Englisch mit engl. UT
She carves canyons, fertilizes fields, creates playgrounds, nesting grounds and deep pools. People drink her water,...
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Uwe Müller
Zimmer frei? Die Baukunst der Spechte
Nature and Environment
44 min
Deutsch
Woodpeckers are the most proficient builders in the avian world. Whether spotted, green or black woodpecker, they...
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Joseph Pontecorvo
Die Rockies: Lernen fürs Leben
Nature and Environment
53 min
Deutsch
The Rocky Mountains, or Rockies for short, extend across much of North America, include several national parks and...
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Will & Lianne Steenkamp
Der König der Hippos
Nature and Environment
53 min
Deutsch
A giant hippo bull – king of the world’s largest population of these huge land mammals – has an incredible story to...
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Eric Bendick
Amerikas legendäre Pferde
Nature and Environment
51 min
Deutsch
Mustang and Quarter Horse, Appaloosa and Morgan: America’s iconic horse breeds are the epitome of timeless power,...
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Rodrigo Sena
The Traditional Brazilian Katu Family
Nature and Environment
25 min
Portugisisch mit engl. UT
Inspired by a family photograph from 2007 of an indigenous family, the photographer visits the now adult family...
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Picareta Lourdes
Vielfalt statt Artensterben - Die Menschheit am Scheideweg
Nature and Environment
90 min
Deutsch
The loss of biodiversity is assuming alarming proportions worldwide. With our lifestyles, we are biting off the hand...
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Sylvain Lepetit, Miyuki Droz Aramaki, Sébastien Séga
Insektenkiller - Wie Chemieriesen unser Ökosystem zerstören
Nature and Environment
90 min
Deutsch
Thirty years ago, you had to stop your car every couple of hours to clear the windscreen of insects. Today you can...
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Victoria Stone & Mark Deeble
The Elephant & the Termite
Nature and Environment
51 min
Englisch
Together, elephants and termites create ecosystems of immense biodiversity – waterholes. This is the remarkable story...
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Thomas Halaczinsky
Inselwelt New York
Nature and Environment
52 min
Deutsch
Members of a 300-million-year-old species leaving their marine habitat to mate on a beach in New York is a...
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Véronique, Anne & Erik Lapied
Der Clan der Murmeltiere
Nature and Environment
62 min
Deutsch
With its pudgy appearance and comical behaviour, the marmot is one of the most endearing animals in our mountains...
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