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Created: 17 August 2013

Colour 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.

In a teeming social world of camouflage and display, marine animals talk, in a language we haven’t yet understood. In a groundbreaking step towards learning to listen ‘Colour Talks’ unravels the mystery of underwater colour and brings a revolutionary understanding of the language of the fish.

On the cutting edge of marine science, as we open our eyes, we start to hear what they say…

Production Organization(s): Liquid Motion Film

Producer: Anita Chaumette       

Co-producer:                                       

Director: Guy Chaumette                                  

Photographer: Anita Chaumette & Guy Chaumette         

Sound: Guy Chaumette                        

Picture Editor: Guy Chaumette             

Script Writer: Anita Chaumette & Guy Chaumette

Narrator: Anita Chaumette

Effects Editor: Guy Chaumette 

Composer: Luciano Storti                                

Original Format: DV                

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Scientific Adviser: Prof. Justin Marshall, School of Biomedical Sciences, UQ,   Australia; Prof. Shaun Coollin, Marine Neurobiology, Australia; Dr. Uli Siedbeck, Dr. Charles Mazel                 

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Web: www.liquidmotionfilm.com

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Created: 17 August 2013

 Beyond 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.

Revealing mind-blowing behaviour never seen or filmed before, astonishing images new to science and extraordinary phenomena, still far from understood, ‘Beyond the Blue’ is a sensational world premiere, exploring the magic of underwater fluorescence and the inconceivable ability of marine animals to change one colour, into another.

Production Organization(s): Liquid Motion Film

Producer: Anita Chaumette       

Co-producer:                                       

Director: Guy Chaumette                                  

Photographer: Anita Chaumette, Guy Chaumette           

Sound: Guy Chaumette                        

Picture Editor: Guy Chaumette             

Script Writer: Anita Chaumette, Guy Chaumette

Narrator: Anita Chaumette

Effects Editor: Guy Chaumette 

Composer: Luciano Storti                                

Original Format: DV                

Distributor:      

Scientific Adviser: Prof. Justin Marshall, School of Biomedical Sciences, UQ,   Australia; Prof. Shaun Coollin, Marine Neurobiology, Australia; Dr. Uli Siedbeck, Dr. Charles Mazel                 

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Award category: science/ natural-history

Web: www.liquidmotionfilm.com

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Created: 14 July 2013

Virgin 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.

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Created: 14 July 2013

Every 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.

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Created: 14 July 2013

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

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Created: 14 July 2013

This 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.

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Created: 14 July 2013

The 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.

Running Time:2’30’’

Completed year:2011

Category:Animation

Director : Liu Zhong

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Created: 14 July 2013

The 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…

Running Time: 53’

Completed year: 2010

Director: Luo Xiaoyun

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Created: 14 July 2013

The 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.