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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 Attenborough shared a special video message at the ceremony, paying a heartfelt tribute to Keith, … 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
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
Three years ago, our ground-breaking Netflix series Our Planet was released. After it’s success, we worked closely with Oscar-winning composer Steven Price to create a brand new live concert experience, bringing to life the important story and epic score with … Read more
Wildscreen has announced the winners of their 2022 Panda Awards, which took place on 13 October at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, showcasing the best in natural world storytelling craft from across the world. Our Polar Bear Disneynature feature won … Read more
We’re excited to share ‘Wild Isles’ – our major new five-part natural history series for BBC One and iPlayer, presented by Sir David Attenborough. Our team has been filming over three years, using the very latest technology to capture dramatic … Read more
Every day is an adventure. This could not be more true for the resilient stars of Silverback Films’ brand new feature, “Polar Bear”, for Disneynature. “Polar Bear” tells the story of a new mother whose memories of her youth on … Read more
Silverback Films is delighted to announce that ‘Our Planet: Too Big To Fail’ won a Global Sustainability Film Award from tve: Category 6: Financing Sustainability ‘Our Planet: Too Big To Fail’ explores the risks of inaction, the impact of investing-as-usual, and … Read more
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet has been nominated in the Non-Fiction – Environmental & Natural History category for the 2022 Real Screen Awards. Very many congratulations to the team once again! The Realscreen Awards pay tribute to outstanding … Read more
Outstanding Editing – Episodic or Non-theatrical Feature (Over 30 Minutes) A Perfect Planet “The Sun” Nigel Buck (WINNER) Congratulations to Nigel Buck for this award. The Hollywood Professional Association revealed its annual HPA Award winners for outstanding achievements in postproduction … Read more
At COP26 a lot happened… we managed to project our hero film onto the roof of COP, support Sir David Attenborough to deliver the speech of the fortnight……and met the coolest man on Earth. We were given close access to … Read more
We are very proud to announce the first of 2 Studio Silverback productions being filmed and released from COP26 today Nov 12th. Here is episode 10 of Seat at the Table: COP26: I’m Finally Here | Seat At The Table … Read more
We are delighted that David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet won the Best Single Documentary award at last night’s Grierson Awards. There is always huge competition for the Grierson Awards and so our team should feel very proud … Read more
Studio Silverback have been extremely busy at COP26 : We have a Seat at the Table room inside the main negotiating area. Bringing the actual chairs from around the world with stunning video footage. The President of COP26 Alok Sharma … Read more
We are delighted to have just received two awards from the Televisual Bull Dog Awards: Best Specialist Factual David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet Best Cinematography A Perfect Planet Awarded annually by Televisual magazine, these are widely respected … Read more