News
For Chapter 4 of The Dinosaurs, producer and director Darren Williams wanted the aftermath of the T. rex and Ankylosaurus battle to feel heavy, awkward and real. Following an epic battle, a victorious T. rex is seen dragging her Ankylosaurus kill through the forest to her waiting hatchlings. To capture the weight and close physical … Read more
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
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
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
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: 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
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 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
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
We’re proud to share that Our Planet II: World on The Move has won the award for ‘Animal Behaviour – Long form’ at the 2023 Jackson Wild Awards. The category winner is for the film that most effectively examines animal … Read more
Today (25 Sept) saw the release of the official trailer for our ground-breaking new series Life on Our Planet. From Silverback Films and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, and narrated by Morgan Freeman, this is the story of life’s epic battle … Read more
In this special film for BBC One and iPlayer from Silverback Films, wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin is on a journey to film his favourite birds of prey in the British Isles. The film aired at 7pm on Sunday 24 September, … Read more
Hamza Yassin stunned the nation with his incredible dance moves winning Strictly in 2022. Off the dance-floor, Hamza is an accomplished wildlife cameraman and has filmed all over the world as well as capturing memorable footage for our recent Wild … Read more
For Chapter 4 of The Dinosaurs, producer and director Darren Williams wanted the aftermath of the T. rex and Ankylosaurus battle to feel heavy, awkward and real. Following an epic battle, a victorious T. rex is seen dragging her Ankylosaurus … Read more
We’re thrilled to share our new film Hamza: African Birds of Prey for BBC One and iPlayer, continuing our long-standing collaboration with wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin. In this new film, we follow Hamza as he embarks on an unforgettable … Read more
We’re delighted that Hamza Yassin has been longlisted for Best Documentary Presenter at the 2026 Grierson British Documentary Awards for Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles. Produced by Silverback Films for BBC One and iPlayer, Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles follows Hamza across … Read more
Three Silverback productions have been recognised across six categories at this year’s Wildscreen Panda Awards, celebrating excellence in natural world storytelling and filmmaking. Secrets of the Bees: The Hive, A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough and Parenthood: The Greatest … Read more
We’re thrilled to share Ocean with David Attenborough has received six nominations at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. Produced by Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios, our National Geographic feature documentary has been recognised … Read more
Silverback Films marked Pride Month with a series of activities celebrating LGBTQ+ communities and raising money for a local charity – supporting Bristol’s Transgender community. From the start of Pride Month in June through to Bristol Pride in July, our … Read more
We’re thrilled that Secrets of the Bees has won Best Animal / Nature Show at the Critics Choice Real TV Awards, recognising its innovative filmmaking and intimate exploration of one of the planet’s most important animals. Presented by National Geographic … Read more
A new behind-the-scenes film from Silverback Films explores the extraordinary science and research that helped bring The Dinosaurs to life. In the film, showrunner Dan Tapster is joined by paleontology expert Dr. Tom Fletcher to discuss how the team approached … Read more
Silverback Films has released a new behind-the-scenes film revealing how the team captured the world’s first cinematic footage of bottom trawling in action for Ocean with David Attenborough. To expose one of the ocean’s most destructive hidden practices, filmmakers developed … Read more
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 … Read more
Few people have shaped humanity’s relationship with the natural world more profoundly than Sir David Attenborough. For decades, his storytelling has brought audiences closer to the beauty, wonder and fragility of life on Earth – inspiring generations to look closer, … Read more
Silverback Films is proud to have produced the seven short films celebrating the winners of the 2026 Whitley Awards. Premiered during the annual Whitley Awards ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 29 April 2026, each film highlights … Read more