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Dolphins: My Close Encounters

Dolphins: My Close Encounters is a powerful new feature documentary from Silverback Films, following Swiss marine biologist Angela Ziltener and her extraordinary relationship with the wild dolphins of Egypt’s Red Sea. The film celebrated its World Premiere at Zurich Film Festival on 28 September 2026, with further screenings taking place throughout the festival. It will ... Read more
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Wolf

Meet the wolves of the Canadian High Arctic in Disneynature’s Wolf, produced by Silverback Films, streaming exclusively on Disney+ on Earth Day 2027. More updates to follow soon.
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Hamza: African Birds of Prey

Hamza: African Birds of Prey is a natural history film from Silverback Films for BBC One and iPlayer. It follows wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin embarks on an unforgettable journey across Kenya in search of some of Africa’s most spectacular – and most threatened – birds of prey. Hamza: African Birds of Prey premiered ... Read more
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A Gorilla Story

This intimate documentary from Silverback Films blends the remarkable story of David Attenborough’s first encounter with a baby gorilla named Pablo with a return to the mountains of Rwanda to discover how Pablo’s descendants are doing today. Weaving together contemporary and archival footage – and narrated by Attenborough, including excerpts from his 1978 journals – ... Read more
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The Dinosaurs

Our four-part Netflix documentary series, narrated by Morgan Freeman, charts the story of the rise and fall of the dinosaurs – where they came from, why they mattered, how they evolved, and how they met their ultimate fate. Watch The Dinosaurs: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81612719 We reunited with executive producer Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment, and Industrial Light ... Read more
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Secrets of the Bees

In a two-part series from Silverback Films and executive producer James Cameron, National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory explores the extraordinary lives of bees – among the planet’s most important animals. Secrets of the Bees premiered March 31 at 8/7c on National Geographic, and streams April 1 on Hulu and Disney+. Over three years, our specialist ... Read more
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Dolphins: My Close Encounters

Dolphins: My Close Encounters is a powerful new feature documentary from Silverback Films, following Swiss marine biologist Angela Ziltener and her extraordinary relationship with the wild dolphins of Egypt’s Red Sea. The film celebrated its World Premiere at Zurich Film Festival on 28 September 2026, with further screenings taking place throughout the festival. It will … Read more

Wolf

Meet the wolves of the Canadian High Arctic in Disneynature’s Wolf, produced by Silverback Films, streaming exclusively on Disney+ on Earth Day 2027. More updates to follow soon.

Hamza: African Birds of Prey

Hamza: African Birds of Prey is a natural history film from Silverback Films for BBC One and iPlayer. It follows wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin embarks on an unforgettable journey across Kenya in search of some of Africa’s most spectacular – and most threatened – birds of prey. Hamza: African Birds of Prey premiered … Read more

A Gorilla Story

This intimate documentary from Silverback Films blends the remarkable story of David Attenborough’s first encounter with a baby gorilla named Pablo with a return to the mountains of Rwanda to discover how Pablo’s descendants are doing today. Weaving together contemporary and archival footage – and narrated by Attenborough, including excerpts from his 1978 journals – … Read more

The Dinosaurs

Our four-part Netflix documentary series, narrated by Morgan Freeman, charts the story of the rise and fall of the dinosaurs – where they came from, why they mattered, how they evolved, and how they met their ultimate fate. Watch The Dinosaurs: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81612719 We reunited with executive producer Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment, and Industrial Light … Read more

Secrets of the Bees

In a two-part series from Silverback Films and executive producer James Cameron, National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory explores the extraordinary lives of bees – among the planet’s most important animals. Secrets of the Bees premiered March 31 at 8/7c on National Geographic, and streams April 1 on Hulu and Disney+. Over three years, our specialist … Read more

Latest News

Silverback Films celebrates two wins at the Venice TV Awards 2026

1st October 2026

Silverback Films celebrated two wins at the 2026 Venice TV Awards, with Ocean with David Attenborough recognised for Cinematography and Parenthood winning the Technology & Innovation Award. Ocean with David Attenborough, our feature documentary produced with Open Planet Studios for National Geographic, took home the Gold Trophy for Cinematography, recognising the extraordinary visual craft behind the film. Cinematographers Toby Strong and Doug Anderson were recognised for his work on the film, which took audiences beneath … Read more

Dolphins: My Close Encounters Premieres at Zurich Film Festival

29th September 2026

Our new feature documentary Dolphins: My Close Encounters celebrated its World Premiere at the 22nd Zurich Film Festival last night, with marine biologist Angela Ziltener, Producer and Director Barny Revill and Executive Producer Keith Scholey in Zurich to mark the occasion. The film premiered on Monday 28 September as part of ZFF’s Gala Premieres programme, bringing Angela’s remarkable story back to her home country of Switzerland for its first public screening. The sold-out premiere brought … Read more

Ocean with David Attenborough wins two Primetime Emmy Awards

7th September 2026

We’re incredibly proud to share that Ocean with David Attenborough has won two awards at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. Our National Geographic feature documentary was recognised in two categories celebrating the extraordinary craft behind the film: Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Doug Anderson, Director of Underwater Photography Toby Strong, Cinematography Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program Films@59 George Fry, Sound Editor Roy Noy, Sound Editor Jonathon Cawte, Foley Artist Chris … Read more

Silverback Films dives into immersive ocean storytelling

3rd September 2026

Silverback Films has partnered with ocean science and education organisation The Hydrous and immersive production studio Submersa Studios to develop a new generation of immersive ocean experiences. The partnership brings together Silverback’s acclaimed natural history filmmaking and underwater cinematography, Submersa’s experience creating immersive content for a range of platforms and venues, and The Hydrous’s ocean science expertise and more than a decade of experimentation and research into how immersive and interactive digital experiences generate ocean … Read more