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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

Life on Our Planet is the number 1 natural history show on Netflix in 2023!

We’re incredibly proud that Life on Our Planet was the most-watched natural history series on Netflix in 2023, topping the chart in 79 countries. Our 8-part series narrated by Morgan Freeman, and created in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television, tells … Read more

Silverback supports Bristol media and film students with boomsatsuma

Today (7 Jun) Silverback has donated a professional drone kit to the Film School at boomsatsuma to help media and film students develop their aerial photography skills. Bristol Film School, at boomsatsuma, offers dynamic and exciting degrees co-created with Bristol’s … Read more

Silverback Films joins Bristol businesses urging MPs to back Climate and Nature Bill

Silverback Films has joined more than 70 Bristol businesses – including Triodos Bank, Boston Tea Party, Arup, Sawday’s and Finisterre – to issue a joint letter to the parliamentary candidates for all five of the city’s constituencies, asking them to … Read more

Billy and Molly wins at NorthwestFest, ECOador and Mendocino Film Fests

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story is capturing audience hearts winning awards at film festivals around the world, winning: The Audience Award for Best International Feature at NorthwestFest International Documentary Festival, Canada’s longest running non-fiction film festival. The inaugural … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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