Frank Leplat

Ocean Souls Films and Wildlife Media unite 100+ filmmakers, scientists, and leading experts to shine a bright, new spotlight on humanity’s closest living relatives - cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). New footage and scientific discoveries reveal the extraordinary world beneath the ocean’s surface, where these majestic beings exhibit characteristics not unlike ours in terms of emotions, language, family, intelligence, and human interaction. Directed by Philip Hamilton, this multi-award-winning film inspires people to care and want to protect the oceans.

Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over a 45-year-long career, he has carved a niche for himself as an actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter, but also singer and formidable businessman. After starring in almost 200 films, Chan has reconciled fans of genre film and Hollywood blockbusters, whilst bridging the gap between Asian and Western cinema. Through film excerpts, archive footage and images, and an offbeat approach inspired by the visual codes of the golden age of kung fu films, this documentary will take a look back at the creation of a popular hero who has come to be an icon for China, and the entire Asian continent.

The Mediterranean. Because people have been travelling there for thousands of years, it is believed to be without secrets. And yet, far below its surface, lie vast unexplored territories, luxurious gardens worthy of the finest tropical coral reefs. These natural wonders are inaccessible to the traditional diver, in a twilight zone, between 60 and 120 m, where there’s less than 1% of sunlight. If diving at such depths is always a challenge, staying there is a fantasy, a utopia that becomes reality in Planet Mediterranean. In the tradition of Commander Cousteau and his "houses under the sea," the team of diver-photographer Laurent Ballesta is undertaking a new world-record setting mission in complete freedom and without time limit.

Пять раз Земля сталкивалась с катаклизмами, уничтожавшими почти все формы жизни. И всё же некоторые виды выживали, создавая новый мир. Как выглядели эти доисторические миры? Какие катастрофы привели к их исчезновению? Как нашим далеким предкам удалось пережить пять массовых вымираний, от которых страдала Земля, и, наконец, дать начало миру, который мы знаем сегодня? Сочетая компьютерную графику, визуальные эффекты и технологии, создатели фильма рассказывают о пяти глобальных катаклизмах, которые привели к появлению человеческой расы. Научное сообщество считает неизбежным возникновение шестого – на этот раз по вине человечества. Этот фильм даёт нам интересный и убедительный взгляд в том числе и на существование человека в масштабе истории нашей планеты.

Françoise Etchegaray and Mary Stephen, who worked with Rohmer, talk about his Tales of four seasons.