We create exceptional wildlife films for both television and cinema.
Our passion is helping people to celebrate the natural world whilst also understanding the urgent situation it now faces. By combining powerful storytelling with world-class cinematography, we tell stories that not only inspire...they challenge.
Creating content that makes a difference is at the heart of everything we do here at Silverback.
A Gorilla Story
The Dinosaurs
Secrets of the Bees
Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles
Parenthood
Ocean with David Attenborough
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We’re thrilled to share Ocean with David Attenborough has received six nominations at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. Produced by Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios, our National Geographic feature documentary has been recognised across a range of categories celebrating the film’s storytelling, cinematography, music, narration and sound. The nominations are: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SpecialToby Nowlan, Producer; Keith Scholey, Colin Butfield, Janet Han Vissering and Tom McDonald, Executive … Read more
We’re thrilled that Secrets of the Bees has won Best Animal / Nature Show at the Critics Choice Real TV Awards, recognising its innovative filmmaking and intimate exploration of one of the planet’s most important animals. Presented by National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory, the two-part series takes audiences into the extraordinary hidden world of bees, revealing their astonishing intelligence, architecture and social complexity. Filmed over three years using pioneering camera technology, we share a rare … Read more
This June, Silverback Films is marking Pride Month with a series of activities celebrating LGBTQ+ communities and raising money for Trans Aid Bristol. Pride Month is an important moment for visibility, awareness and belonging. It offers an opportunity to celebrate LGBTQ+ identity, recognise the resilience of queer communities, and reaffirm the importance of respect, acceptance and safety for all. At a time when LGBTQ+ people around the world continue to face discrimination and hostility, Pride … Read more
A new behind-the-scenes film from Silverback Films explores the extraordinary science and research that helped bring The Dinosaurs to life. In the film, showrunner Dan Tapster is joined by paleontology expert Dr. Tom Fletcher to discuss how the team approached the challenge of recreating a world no human has ever seen – from the anatomy, movement and behaviour of individual creatures to the wider geological events that shaped life on Earth. Across the series, every … Read more