Yakutia has a harsh climate and permafrost. The temperature keeps below zero most of the time. There is no mobile coverage, no electricity, no roads. In such extreme conditions life becomes an...

Three people in lower Saxony are fighting the ‘plant breeder’s rights’ and selling of plants laws to save old and tasty vegetables in Germany. The author portrays the struggle against uniform taste...

The Kirchsee is located in a protected unspoiled bog area in upper Bavaria. Local nature film maker Thomas Dammer was allowed to explore the nature reserve for a year. His film aims to make the area...

The sloths in the zoo are sleeping a lot. Are they really slothfully? When eating, they move very slowly. This saves energy. In the tropical rainforest a sloth climbs down its tree only once a week....

Trakehner horses are considered the oldest breed of German riding horses dating back to 17th century Eastern Prussia. Initially bred for King Frederick William I and his cavalry the Trakehner horse is...

In 1994, the Komi Republic in northwest Russia suffered the worst oil spill ever to occur on land. 100.000 tons leaked into the fragile tundra. Cleanup actions by locals took two years. Many of them...

This visually stunning science documentary shows how these insects can help us solve some of science and engineering's biggest problems - from building lighter and stronger structures to growing...

film about big adventure of one small turtle which is trying to find his family

Cornwall: way out on the far western edge of Europe, a rugged finger of land pointing out into the ocean. Changing seasons and weather both above and below water take us on a journey through the...

A submarine canyon in Monterey Bay - equipped with a 4K camera system designed by NHK, the crew encounters a world of exotic creatures: sparkling jellyfish, and flashing deep-sea fish. This is the...

A remote forest: a place where dogs become canine soldiers. The dogs born here, in the military dog training school of the German Army, are all supposed to be both companion and weapon for their human...

<p><b>planet e: Sand - The underestimated Ressource D2.1 </b></p><p>Director: Judith Schneider, Daniela Hoyer</p><p>Alle reden von Öl und Wasser, dabei ist längst ein Kampf um eine ganz andere...

<p><b>Galamsey - For a Fistful of Gold D4.1</b></p><p>Director: Johannes Preuss</p><p> A documentary about illegal goldmining in Ghana told in first person narrative. It tackles the topics mercury...

A very old dream of mankind: taking-off and flying. Elegant and smooth like birds. But more than 40 bird species walk instead of flying. Why did they abandon this elegant way of ‘travelling’? And what...

A spectacular ancient tradition is being revived right across Europe: shepherds leading flocks across the continent through the most savage and extreme landscapes.

„Hectic is the Horseman’s demise“, warns Detlef Tischler, a burly 58 year old German farmhand and a proud expert for working with horses on organic Farms. But a young college educated Women is about...

Summer 2014.In Spain, a pair of tiny 8 weeks old cubs, hollow eyed and severely malnourished, are posing for tourist photos for 10 Euros a snap.And then, a remarkable chain of events suddenly turns...

Following the traces of Charles Darwin, Heinz Sielmann travelled to the bizarre volcanic islands of Galapagos. The film, which won multiple prizes, shows the unique fauna on Noah´s Pacific Ark. Having...

For the first time ever, Heinz Sielmann and his expedition camera team managed to study and film a gorilla family in Belgian Congo. You plunge into the jungle and, all of a sudden, meet a gorilla, 250...

When night falls, the sky comes alive. The flutter of wings is a nightmare for some. One in every four mammals on earth is a bat. Most need not be feared, not all bats are blood-sucking beasts. The...

One force has shaped Southeast Asia above all - the power of the tropical sun. It makes snakes fly and apes sing. It turns some trees into skyscrapers, others into killers. It's the major driving...

Summer is coming…and with it a deadly invasion. There’s a killer on the loose, a deadly winged beast whose toxic venom melts human flesh. But it’s not a dragon…it’s a Japanese Killer Hornet. These...

<b>Waldstück</b><p></p><p>Director: Stella Raith</p><p> A surprising orchestra makes music in the forest.</p><p></p> <p><b>Deutschlands wilde Papageien</b></p><p>Director: Jens Hamann</p><p>Watch...

Highly influential and a fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau's aquatic adventure covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich...

<p>Für den Film &quot;Lockende Wildnis&quot; reiste Sielmann 19 Monate lang durch die Wildbahnen Nordamerikas. Von den Alligatorensümpfen der Everglades bis zu den Brutplätzen arktischer Wasservögel. ...

The Roof of Africa is home to the world’s last Ethiopian Wolves. This film tells the touching story of Megeti, a lone wolf who lost her pack and is suddenly left to fend for herself, wandering across...

Billions of birds die every year while migrating. So why and how do birds then go through these hardships? A road movie about the journeys of our migrating birds: from the Arctic, over Europe to...

Life is full of magical moments: a seducing look, an irresistible move, a sexy signal; in the animal world each species has its own flirtacious code to find a mate. Success is only guaranteed if the...

Seen through the eyes of a charismatic, strange flightless giant parrot, a Kakapo, this episode reveals the surprising and moving story of the changing fortunes of New Zealand's landscape and wildlife...

The most extreme parts of New Zealand are in the South, which lies in the latitudes of the roaring forties and feels the influence of Antarctica. This is also the home of some of the most rapidly...

„Die Essgewohnheiten des gewöhnlichen Chameleons wie nie zuvor gesehen“

A surprising orchestra makes music in the forest.

Deutschland ist von Atomkraft umzingelt. Wie sicher sind Europas AKW´s 30 Jahre nach dem Unglück von Tschernobyl? In der Ukraine könnte eine einzige fehlgeleitete Rakete zu einer erneuten atomaren...

Grandiose Canyons, wilde Flussläufe – so unberührt sind noch viele Flusslandschaften auf dem westlichen Balkan. Doch dieses Paradies muss weichen – ausgerechnet 'sauberen' Wasserkraftwerken. Nach...

Remote islands offer sanctuary for many of the planet's strangest and rarest creatures. The rare pygmy three-toed sloth enjoys a peaceful existence on an idyllic Caribbean island, while nesting...

We all contribute to rainforest destruction, thus endangering all orang-utans. Ranga Yogeshwar travels to Sumatra, the site of the drama. In his search for endangered species he reveals the effects of...

With stories from the Chernobyl zone of alienation, this film portrays the fates of its past and present residents and researches the complex human consequences of the catastrophe: a place of...

For a few years, colonies of rooks have been settling in the middle of towns and villages. Many people feel bothered by the cawing and the droppings of these big birds. Studying rooks helps to...

As a baby Infinity, a black-handed spider monkey, was stolen from the Guatemalan jungle. 7 years later she returns to the wild with her baby and a group of orphaned monkeys. Will Infinity and her baby...

The migration of plants and animals is a natural phenomenon that has always existed. These days, this process is accelerated. Many new species arrive but most of them will disappear without a trace,...

Spy Creatures are on a mission to explore how friendship is a vital part of animal societies. Spy Wolf Cub, Spy Prairie Dog and others prove that survival often depends on friendship. The...

It is one of the most striking fish in the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific region with its floating banners, venomous spines, stylish stripes and transparent fins. Elsewhere, it has become a problematic...

A modern community on the cusp of change; a people intrinsically linked to nature and tradition, though their whale hunting practice is about to be challenged by the outside world. ...

Seven remote volcanic islands in the vast Atlantic off the African coast, boasting an enormous biological diversity, the Canaries are more than just a tourist's paradise. They form a unique natural...

Norway is famous for its fjords and mountains. But the government decided to build power lines in this unique nature. The film follows a group of brave villagers fighting to protect pristine nature....

The coast is the dynamic border between land and sea; powered by the tides and thrashed by waves this is a world of continuous change. Opportunities never last long here so hunters are always in a...

In the Grip of the Seasons looks at the challenges of hunting in the Arctic, the most seasonal place on Earth. To a predator, seasonal change is a problem. All the parameters of the hunt – the...

<p>Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson filmed the documentary THE IVORY GAME supported by undercover agents, activists, passionate rangers and environmentalists who managed to infiltrate the corrupt...