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Silverback Films has won three awards at the 2026 Jackson Wild Media Awards, with Secrets of the Bees recognised for Cinematography and Animal Behavior, and A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough taking home the Writing Award. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on 10 November, celebrating outstanding achievement in nature, … Read more
We’re delighted to share that Hamza Yassin has won Best Documentary Presenter at the 2026 Grierson Awards for Silverback Films’ Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles. The award was presented at the Grierson British Documentary Awards ceremony at London’s Roundhouse on 10 … Read more
National Geographic has announced The Real Frozen (working title), a new natural history series produced by Silverback Films in collaboration with Walt Disney Animation Studios, bringing the magic of Disney’s beloved Frozen films to life through extraordinary wildlife stories and … Read more
It was an extraordinary night for Silverback Films at the 2026 Wildscreen Panda Awards, with three of our productions winning Panda Awards, including the coveted Golden Panda, and our co-founder Keith Scholey honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Sir David … Read more
Silverback Films celebrated two wins at the 2026 Venice TV Awards, with Ocean with David Attenborough recognised for Cinematography and Parenthood winning the Technology & Innovation Award. Ocean with David Attenborough, our feature documentary produced with Open Planet Studios for … Read more
Our new feature documentary Dolphins: My Close Encounters celebrated its World Premiere at the 22nd Zurich Film Festival last night, with marine biologist Angela Ziltener, Producer and Director Barny Revill and Executive Producer Keith Scholey in Zurich to mark the … Read more
We’re incredibly proud to share that Ocean with David Attenborough has won two awards at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. Our National Geographic feature documentary was recognised in two categories celebrating the extraordinary craft behind the film: Outstanding Cinematography for … Read more
Silverback Films has partnered with ocean science and education organisation The Hydrous and immersive production studio Submersa Studios to develop a new generation of immersive ocean experiences. The partnership brings together Silverback’s acclaimed natural history filmmaking and underwater cinematography, Submersa’s … Read more
Silverback Films’ first foray into immersive storytelling, Disneynature’s Wolf: An Immersive Experience, has been selected for Venice Immersive at the Venice Film Festival. The 180-degree immersive experience is an accompanying piece to Disneynature’s Wolf, streaming on Disney+ on Earth Day … Read more
Get a first look at our new BBC One documentary as Hamza Yassin journeys across Kenya in search of some of Africa’s most spectacular – and most threatened – birds of prey. Hamza: African Birds of Prey airs Sunday 30 … 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
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
Prince William and The Earthshot Prize announced the 15 Finalists for this year’s Prize at the second Earthshot Innovation Summit in New York on 19 Sept. The event, held alongside the UN General Assembly, celebrated and championed innovators focused on … Read more