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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

Silverback receives 11 nominations for RTS West of England Awards 2024

The Royal Television Society West of England has announced the shortlist of nominations for its annual awards with Silverback receiving eleven nominations for our shows including Wild Isles, Life on Our Planet and Our Planet II. The awards celebrate work … Read more

Life on Our Planet in Concert

Our ground-breaking 8-part documentary series Life On Our Planet is now a spectacular audio-visual live experience; Life On Our Planet in Concert. Touring across 6 prestigious UK venues during October 2024, the power, drama, and excitement of our series can … Read more

Announcing ‘Parenthood’ for BBC One and iPlayer

Parenthood in the animal kingdom is a high-stakes game. In a world full of danger, some animal parents go to extreme lengths to ensure the survival of their offspring. Our new five-part natural history series for BBC One and iPlayer … Read more

Billy and Molly to premiere at SXSW

We’re excited to share that our new Nat Geo film Billy and Molly, the story of an unlikely companionship between man and otter, will premiere next month at South by Southwest (SXSW). Produced by Silverback Films, and from Director Charlie … Read more

Wild Isles helps drive a momentous win for UK nature conservation

Our Wild Isles series and Save Our Wild Isles films have helped drive crucial action to protect UK nature. Yesterday, UK and Scottish governments banned industrial sand eel fishing in our North Sea waters. After 25 years of campaigning by … Read more

Silverback Films on the 2024 Best Places to Work in TV Winners List

We’re thrilled Silverback Films has been named on the Winners List of Best Places to Work in TV 2024. The annual Broadcast MBI awards took place in London today (24 Jan), shared valuable insights and survey findings from across the … Read more

Life on Our Planet screened to world leaders at Davos 2024

At this year’s annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, a special editor’s cut of Life on Our Planet was shown to world leaders as part of the Centre for Nature and Climate gala dinner. The session comes at a … Read more

Wild Isles live – on sale now!

Join us for Wild Isles live – an evening of natural wonder, featuring highlights from our acclaimed BBC series on the big screen. The event will share never-before seen footage and unique insights from Silverback Films Executive Director and Wild … Read more

Our Planet Kindle edition January Deal

Our Planet: The official companion to our ground-breaking Netflix original Attenborough series is available as a special January Kindle Deal. Featuring some of the world’s rarest creatures and previously unseen parts of the Earth from deep oceans to remote forests … Read more

The making of Life on Our Planet

Discover how our world-class filmmakers, working with the VFX legends at Industrial Light & Magic, created the spectacular sequences from Life on Our Planet with these special behind-the-scenes films Our 8-part series is a wildlife documentary with a difference – … Read more

Our Planet II wins IDA Award

Our Planet II has won ‘Best Episodic Series’ at the 39th International documentary Awards (IDA) Awards. The prestigious IDA Awards took place in Los Angeles last night (Dec 12), they are dedicated to the documentary genre – celebrating the best … Read more

Life on Our Planet nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award!

We’re proud to share that Life on Our Planet has been nominated for Best Science / Nature Documentary at the 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Our ground-breaking 8-part series, created by Silverback Films in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin … Read more