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Announcing Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles for BBC One and iPlayer

24th April 2024

We’re thrilled to announce our brand-new series for BBC One and iPlayer: Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles which follows wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin as he reveals hidden wildlife gems from across the four countries of the UK. With Hamza’s trademark knowledge, warmth and enthusiasm, he’ll share tips and advice, encouraging viewers to connect with nature, wherever … Read more

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Dancing with the Birds wins the IWFF’s Best Animal Behaviour Program

Dancing with the Birds won the IWFF Best Animal Behaviour program for 2020 in Missoula last night!   http://wildlifefilms.org/2020-winners/   Congratulations to Huw and the whole team, this is a well deserved award for an outstanding film!  

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Winners Announced! World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Biodiversity

Good news for the HALO team!   Two of their films were announced as winners yesterday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City in celebration of World Wildlife Day and organised by CITES, the UNDP and Jackson Wild: … Read more

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David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet Trailer Released

 HE INTRODUCED US TO THE WORLD. NOW HE TELLS HIS GREATEST STORY. WORLD PREMIERE ON AUTUMN 2020 Sir David Attenborough in Chernobyl, Ukraine photographed while filming David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet. The official trailer for Sir David Attenborough’s … Read more

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Dancing with the Birds released on Netflix

“Dancing with the Birds”, our 50 min film on Birds of Paradise in Papua New Guinea came out on Netflix October 23rd 2019. “From ruffing their majestic feathers to nailing im-peck-able courtship routines, birds of paradise flaunt their best moves in … Read more

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Our Planet Awards

Steve Price has won a Hollywood Music in Media Award for his wonderful Our Planet score.   Our Planet has been nominated for a Broadcast Award in the Specialist Factual category.   Our Planet has been nominated in the “Best … Read more

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2019 Jackson Wild Media Awards Winners

Silverback Films won four awards at Jackson Hole on the 26th September 2019:   “Our Planet: High Seas”  Winner – Best Ecosystem Film Awarded to the program that most effectively explores a unique habitat and its wildlife.   “Our Planet: Frozen Worlds” … Read more

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Our Planet Wins Two Emmy Awards

Silverback Films were very proud to learn that “Our Planet” won “Outstanding Documentary or Non Fiction Series” at the 2019 Emmy awards on Saturday 14th September. Sir David Attenborough also won Outstanding Narrator for the series!

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Our Planet scoops up 10 EMMY 2019 nominations!

Silverback Films were extremely happy and proud to hear that “Our Planet” was nominated in the 2019 Emmy Nominations for 10 Emmys!   The 10 nominations are: OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES (Frozen Worlds) OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM … Read more

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The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019

All of us at Silverback Films were pleased to hear that Alastair Fothergill was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019 for his services to Film. We feel this … Read more

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Sir David Attenborough presents “Our Planet” in the USA

April was a busy month for the “Our Planet” team after the world wide release of the Netflix series on April 5th 2019. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington “Our Planet” premiered at the iconic Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. … Read more

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Steve is out!

Steve, the Adélie penguin starring in our latest Disneynature movie “Penguins” has been released on screens across the United States. Directors Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson attended the premiere in New York on April 14th 2019, hosted by The Cinema … Read more

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Our Planet is released globally on Netflix

“Our Planet”, Silverback Films’ major landmark series for Netflix in association with WWF and narrated by Sir David Attenborough is now live on Netflix, streaming simultaneously in 190 countries and available to over 140 million subscribers worldwide. The series is … Read more

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