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A Gorilla Story Featured by BAFTA Albert as Sustainability Case Study

11th May 2026

Silverback Films’ A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough has been featured by BAFTA Albert as a sustainability case study, recognising the production’s collaborative approach to filmmaking in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Produced over several years, our team worked closely with local filmmakers and communities throughout production, supporting in-country training and skills development as part … Read more

“A Perfect Planet” nominated for this years’ TV Choice Awards

 THE 25th ANNUAL 2021 TV CHOICE AWARDS  We are pleased to announce that “A Perfect Planet” has been nominated for BEST FACTUAL SHOW for this years’ TV Choice Awards! A Perfect Planet, BBC1 First round voting is open until midnight on Friday … Read more

Silverback Films extends placement

Silverback Films extends placement for Leah Hale   Leah’s journey towards a creative career took her across Bristol, from Whitchurch, to boomsatsuma’s level 3 TV & Film Production Diploma, based at The Bottle Yard Studios, to be accepted for a … Read more

“A Perfect Planet” wins Best Series at the 2021 IWFF in Missoula

WINNER: A Perfect Planet Produced by Alastair Fothergill, Huw Cordey, and Howard Swartz by Silverback Films for BBC and Discovery Series – A series is three or more programs of any length made for reaching audiences through theaters, the internet, or television.  http://wildlifefilms.org/ … Read more

Silverback has been nominated for three Webby Awards 2021

Silverback has been nominated for three Webby Awards 2021:   -Our Planet: Too Big To Fail is a Webby Nominee in Video: Corporate Social Responsibility (Official Listing) –Our Planet: Too Big To Fail is a Webby Nominee in Video: Best Writing (Official Listing) –Sir David Attenborough on Instagram is a Webby Nominee in Social: … Read more

YouTube orders Silverback climate change show

Seat at The Table, YouTube Originals “Seat at the Table” follows YouTube creator and climate advocate Jack Harries, as he highlights the devastating impacts and innovative solutions to climate change. This 12-episode series will feature YouTube creators, communities, campaigners, and innovative … Read more

US president Joe Biden shows our film at his Leaders Summit on Climate – Earth Day 2021

Today on Earth Day, Silverback is immensely proud to announce that the US President Joe Biden has live-streamed a 10-minute clip from our forthcoming feature documentary Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet to 40 global leaders and a worldwide online audience … Read more

“David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet” has been nominated for two awards!

Congratulations to Jonnie Hughes who has been nominated for Outstanding Producer of a Documentary Motion Pictures with the David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet” film at the prestigious PGA Awards.   Martin Elsbury has been nominated for his work on … Read more

STUDIO SILVERBACK – Silverback Films launches new film production company to drive global environmental change

Silverback Films is launching a new production company to focus solely on films that tackle the world’s pressing environmental challenges. Studio Silverback will tell inspirational and powerful stories from humanity’s most important decade. From global landmark series to feature documentaries and … Read more

The book ‘A Life on Our Planet’ wins Best Science and Technology Award at the Goodreads Choice Awards 2020

WINNER 35,675 votes A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough, Jonnie Hughes (Goodreads Author) (With) With his definitive witness statement of life on planet Earth, naturalist, journalist, and planetary defender … Read more

Silverback Films joins All3Media

Silverback Films Joins All3Media We are delighted to announce today that Silverback Films is to join the All3Media group. All3Media is a leading independent television, film and digital production and distribution company. The All3Media group comprises more than 40 production … Read more

A Perfect Planet – our 5 part series is on BBC1 from January 3rd 2021

A Perfect Planet Planet Earth is perfect. Everything about our world – its size, its distance from the Sun, its spin and tilt, its moon – is perfectly suited to our existence, and our planet’s natural forces perfectly nurture life. … Read more

Silverback Films wins 3 WILDSCREEN PANDA AWARDS 2020

Silverback Films received three Wildscreen Panda Awards this year:   The “Our Planet” camera team collected the award for cinematography which was graciously accepted on behalf of the whole team by Jamie MacPherson – live by zoom. Andy Netly received the … Read more