Wildlife Vaasa Festival

Fisheye Fantasea

 

Kuv36bFisheye Fantasea                                   

Country: Fiji/France/UK                                    

Language: English                                                        

Length: 8’    

Completion date: 2007

                       

Synopsis: To understand a world not designed for human eyes, we need to see it from a different point of view. Invisible colours, eye metamorphosis, secret wavelengths and vision beyond anything we can perceive; How they see and the astonishing discovery that in their world, we’re virtually blind…

Colour Talks

color-talksColour Talks

Country: Fiji/France/UK                                    

Language: English                                                        

Length: 8’    

Completion date: 2008

                       

Synopsis:Marine animals manipulate colour, depending on how they want to look. They communicate using colours and patterns we don’t see and change position and behaviour, depending on what they want to say.

 

Beyond the Blue

 Kuv37bBeyond the Blue

Country: Fiji/France/UK                                    

Language: English                                                        

Length: 8’    

Completion date: 2007

                       

Synopsis:In a world ruled by colour, marine animals have adapted to the underwater blues, by changing colour themselves – and, by changing colour,…itself.

Virgin Mothers

jdunstanVirgin mothers (parthenogenesis and the bottom of the environmental pyramid)Adult aphids have bodies only around 2mm yet give birth to live offspring who are born with embryos already developing inside them.All without the need for a fertilizing male. A process known as telescoping parthenogenesis.Perfectly taking advantage of the spring surge in  photosynthesis to rapidly build up large populations who in turn are beneficial to a variety of secondary consumers who in turn bring benefits to the plant, aerating the soil, pollinating and in turn providing sustenance to the next tier. A close up look at interdependence from the bottom of the food chain.

Silver of The Sea Norway

Are Pilskog directorEvery year off the spectacular wild west coast of Norway, giant herring shoals up to several kilometers long and wide, migrates on thousand kilometers a phenomenon unseen at depth by man, but familiar to Are Pilskog, a biologist and wildlife cameraman who calls this breath-taking stretch of coastline his home. "The Silver of the Sea" follows Are's compassionate journey into the deep to expose this mysterious drama. With help from dedicated scientific experts, leading underwater cameramen and the latest ROV technology, Are tells a personal story of this natural phenomenon and the life it critically supports.

Revived Light Lithuania

Vigmandas REF 5 kuva1This film is about a magical garden, where moving light re-creates a fairytale atmosphere. This experimental short film was made with a photo camera.

Music lesson Lithuania

ref14This is a film about nature and environmental inspirations in creating create music. Music, video and photography are connected together in this film. Filmed in Lithuania and France.

China 3 The story of Ya'an and An'an

STILL 1The story starts with the fairy tale of Nvwa Mending the Sky when a magic stone turns into a cute panda, who guides us to a series of beautiful sceneries around Ya'an city and offers viewers the opportunity to know further about the Tea and Rain culture in Ya'an.

China 2 Out of the Rock comes life

20110607144159The film tells the story of a pair of panda babies after an earthquake, indicating the relationship between feeders and panda babies, disclosing how pandas go back to the nature at the first time. However, Uncle Zhang, who used to live in Woo-long, the hometown of Panda and lived with pandas in nature still preferred to stay in the mountain. Living in a new house or giving up the land to pandas, Uncle Zhang proposed 3 conditions…

China 1 Moon Bear

Moon bearThe film is the first documentary in China that reveals the brutal truth behind the practice of extracting bear bile. It brings to the fore the tragic plight of the moon bear which has endured such imperceptible torture in China. It presents in turn rescue operations and cruel behaviors, and unites the thought with the fact, faithfully recording humanity’s ruthless practice of taking things from animals from a humanistic perspective. The film is characterized by its theme of animal protection, thrilling undercover investigation and solemn exploration.