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THE GREAT WATER WAR OF CENTRAL ASIA
(Produced by: Kick Film Berlin and Arno Trümper Medienproduktion, A Film by Arno Trümper, HD, 1 x 52 minutes)
Climate conferences can end without results, because politicians argue about limits and economic interests. Meanwhile, the first victims of climate change are emerging around the world. In Central Asia, researchers and development workers see it every day: the Aral Sea has been dying for decades. With great concern, scientists from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Germany and Switzerland are undertaking obstacle-filled expeditions to study the majestic--and declining-- Central Asian glaciers of Tein-Tschan and the Pamir mountains. These ice giants are the water reservoirs for the whole of Central Asia! If they disappear, not only the agriculture of this vast region is in peril, but a real war about food and water-supply could also ensue.
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WHITE SHARKS AND A PINK BIKINI
(Produced by NZZ Film, A Film by Basil Gelpke, 1 x 52 minutes)
In the 1950s, Australia's top spear fishermen were handsome Ron Taylor and his attractive wife Valerie. Scientists knew little about marine life at the time, so the couple's ability to film sharks and other marine creatures in their natural habitat soon earned them a reputation. Their stunning underwater footage of white sharks attracted the attention of Steven Spielberg, and the Taylors eventually became Hollywood's leading specialists in underwater photography. Today in their late 70s, the Taylors continue to dive the remotest corners of the blue planet. However, they find themselves appalled by the dire state of marine life and advocate for better protection of the oceans. A unique story!
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FORESTS OF HOPE - TV Documentary Series
(Development: Christian Küchli and Werner Schweizer. Produced by Dschoint Ventschr (Switzerland). 3 x 43 minutes)
Each part of this series deals with its own topic, yet each film has a binding thread that combines one film to another, showing the destinies of trees and forests: the world of plants (flora) differs from region to region, however, the people always struggle with the same issues. They are torn between their individual short term goals and the long term needs of their communities, between quick profits and lasting revenues.
“Forests of Hope” is based on the book with the same name by international forest expert and publicist Christian Küchli. It consists of 12 chapters. For this TV Documentary Series 3 countries from 3 continents were chosen to start with: EDUADOR, KENIA and INDONESIA.
Should
the first three documentaries generate further interest from additional
TV-stations, then the following documentaries could be developed together
with the producer:
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CHINA – Millions of people plant the Great Green Wall
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GERMANY
– Forest farmers in the Black Forest
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INDIA
– Solving problems for Shivas curls
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USA
– Tree monster in Los Angeles
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(A Film by: Otto C. Honegger. Produced by: Edi Frommenwiler, 1 x 49 minutes. Co-produced with Swiss TV. Delivery schedule: May 2008)
A captivating journey into the Banda Sea, to the island of Gunung
Api. A bird's paradise above water, it is also a paradise for poisonous
snakes under water. Together with the Swiss explorer Edi Frommenwiler and his selfbuilt diving boat, the film's director Otto C. Honegger
makes his way through the fascinating Indonesian island world to his
final destination, the fascinating snake island. With breathtaking images the film shows the journey across the most varied coral reefs of
the world.
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VOLCANOS, A WINDOW INTO GEOLOGICAL TIME
(Produced by: NZZ Film. 1 x 52 minutes)
In the beginning there was fire. And the earth is still a fireball. 10'000 volcanoes are the visible evidence of this fire burning inside the earth. From the European Etna and Stromboli, the film's voyage begins to the African and American volcanoes. New insights are gained from the eruption of Mount St. Helens, and the film investigates the possibility of future eruptions of Mount Rainier in the U.S. and Mount Merapi in Indonesia.
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