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Wild Isles: Live in Concert on sale now!

6th December 2024

Our landmark BBC series Wild Isles is coming to the big screen at London’s iconic Barbican at 7pm on Saturday 18 Jan, for an unforgettable concert with live orchestral music from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted and presented by series’ composer George Fenton. Tickets on sale now: www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/bbc-symphony-orchestra-wild-isles-live-in-concert  Wild Isles Live in Concert is a … Read more

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Silverback celebrates Pride Month 2024

Silverback is proud to be celebrating Pride month. Pride Month (1st-30th June) is an inclusive celebration that honours the queer community, their history, achievements, and ongoing struggle for equality. This annual event is a powerful reminder of the importance of acceptance, diversity, … Read more

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Announcing our new ‘dinosaur’ natural history series for Netflix

We’re excited to announce our brand new series for Netflix (as yet untitled) which will “tell the story of the rise and fall of the dinosaurs – where they came from, why they mattered, how they evolved and how they … Read more

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Silverback donates £1500 to Wildlife charities

We’ve been repurposing and donating our old drone equipment for good causes, and as part of this we’ve helped junior members of our team to get flying through an internal drone sale earlier this year.   It gave some of our … Read more

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Life at Silverback: meet Tawana, Logger / Junior Researcher

Meet Tawana, one of our brilliant team at Studio Silverback working on Open Planet, and 2024 Grierson DocLab trainee! Tawana’s path into the TV industry started at Silverback Films as part of our collaboration with Babbasa on their mentorship programme. … Read more

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2024

  This week (13 – 19 May) has been Mental Health Awareness Week, and we’ve been getting involved with a week of staff activities to focus on building good mental health. Inspired by this year’s theme ‘Movement: Moving More for … Read more

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Life on Our Planet nominated in the 2024 Critics Choice Real TV Awards

Life on Our Planet has been nominated in the 2024 Critics Choice Real TV Awards for Best Animal / Nature Show. Our 8-part series, narrated by Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman, tells the story of life’s epic battle to conquer and … Read more

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Silverback Films in Realscreen’s Top 100 list

We’re proud to share that Silverback Films has made the ‘Top 100 Global Production Companies’ in Realscreen magazine, the leading trade magazine in the US covering non-fiction TV. The list is crafted through editorial research and from nominations submitted from … Read more

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Announcing Secret Lives of Orangutans for Netflix

We’re excited to share our new documentary for Netflix premiering on 22 August; Secret Lives of Orangutans. UPDATE: JULY 2024: First-look released From Silverback Films and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, this film follows a remarkable group of orangutans in … Read more

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Watch Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story streaming now in the US!

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story premiered on National Geographic last night (6 May) and is now available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu in the US. We’ll be sharing UK release dates soon. Discover more about our critically-acclaimed … Read more

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Studio Silverback support 2024 Whitley Awards: watch our films showcasing the winners

The prestigious Whitley Awards, held annually by the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN), are a celebration of grassroots conservation leaders. The charity’s flagship prizes – known as  the ‘Green Oscars’ – recognise individuals for galvanising their communities in saving some of … Read more

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

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, … Read more

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Join our Life on Our Planet ‘making-of’ screening at Festival of Nature 2024

We’re delighted to announce Silverback Films is once again part of this year’s Festival of Nature – the UK’s largest celebration of the natural world. Join Life on Our Planet producers Sophie Lanfear and Barny Revill for a special behind-the-scenes talk on … Read more

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