The series "If not you, then us!" accompanies four children, between 10 and 14 years old, from different countries in their fight for a future worth living. 12-year-old Indonesian Nina is...

“A Bee’s Diary” portrays the life of one bee from birth to death, combining incredible footage with the latest science to capture the beauty of her world, the decisions she makes, and the drama that...

American Ocelot tells the story of one of the most endangered and beautiful wild cats in the United States. With fewer than 100 remaining in the US, the ocelot is genetically isolated and only exists...

Since the Earth formed some 4.6 billion years ago, it has continuously been shaped by the forces of nature. A unique combination of water, soil and air forms the basis of all life on our planet. ...

Between the Trees immerses you in the forest as the hidden complexity of trees and the incredible community they create is revealed. We follow Arne’s journey in the summer of 2020 as he emerges from a...

Cephalopods, an invertebrate group, includes squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish. Unlike most marine species, their populations are booming. Through various examples, from the abyss to the tropical...

<p>As beautiful as the Baltic Sea appears to us from the shore, we imagine its depths to be dreary and dark. But this impression can be deceptive. In fact, it is only a quiet scratching of the...

Hyenas are considered cowardly scavengers although they are far more effective hunters than lions. Their anatomy is unique, lungs and heart are particularly powerful. Hyenas can therefore rush their...

Field hamsters lead a life of secrecy. A hamster year is short and full of dangers. A female has six months to raise her offspring and prepare herself for hibernation. The camera observes this heroic...

<p>Few animals can match the elegance of leopards. But rarely do you see the cautious and extremely shy big cats for more than a few seconds. In the Serengeti, however, it was possible to capture...

It is not only storm surges that keep changing the North Frisian Islands. The increasing warming of the North Sea is causing &quot;globalization under water&quot;. Beaches and even the Wadden Sea are...

Created solely by the interaction of wind, currents and tides, the East Frisian Islands play an important role in coastal protection as a barrier. But they are even more important for wildlife....

You can already see it from 30 kilometers away: Like a seething volcano, a glowing red cloud rises from the earth. This is how you experience Victoria Falls at sunrise. &quot;The smoke that...

<p>In the third part of our series &quot; The Wild Twelve&quot; you will visit the zoological gardens and aquariums in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Wuppertal and Duisburg. Since the animal hotspots in NRW no...

<p>The following films will be shown in double feature 1: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.greenscreen-festival.de/en/festival/films/d/show/pepe-und-die-welt-der-insekten/" target="_blank"...

<p> The following films will be shown in double feature 3: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.greenscreen-festival.de/festival/filme/d/show/hilfe-der-maulwurf-ist-da/" target="_blank"...

<p>Folgende Filme werden im Doppelprogramm 5 gezeigt: </p><ul><li> <a href="https://www.greenscreen-festival.de/festival/filme/d/show/american-ocelot/" target="_blank"...

In the middle of Germany's cultivated landscape lies a mysterious water wilderness. A hub of bird migration and home to amazing wildlife. The film shows the Rieselfelder European Reserve in all its...

It is the largest Polar expedition of All time: In September 2019, the German icebreaker &quot;Polarstern&quot; set out for the North Pole. On board: the best scientists of their generation. Their...

<p>Asian collared parakeets are increasingly conquering cities in Central Europe. The green parrots are conspicuous for their loud squawking and large flocks. They are suspected of damaging trees and...

Galapagos is a beautiful portrait of the Ecuadorian archipelago and its unique nature. The film boasts striking images of unspoiled nature and extraordinary species, such as the Galapagos penguins,...

The North Sea is their territory: seals and grey seals - two sister species that belong to the so-called &quot;dog seals&quot;. When humans get too close to the baby seals, the mothers flee. Then the...

The GreenScreen Festival offers year after year the best nature films in the world! But also the nature in the GreenScreen region Eckernförde always delivers wild moments to marvel and enjoy! ...

Renewable energies are increasingly causing conflicts because they are allegedly too expensive and too unreliable. But if wind power and hydropower are used correctly, they are reliable sources of...

He came in the dark season - quietly, underground: The common mole has taken over the Kirchbarkau soccer field. This will be the classic fight: Club president vs. mole - who will prevail? ...

Among the Upper Italian lakes, it is considered the most dazzling: Lake Como. George Clooney and other celebrities reside in the multi-million dollar villas with lake access. But Lake Como has much...

4 girls, 1 mission: fight against global environmental disasters. Water scarcity, burning of coal, air pollution and the littering of our planet with plastic are told from their perspective. The 11-...

Jouni Hiltunen has filmed Cranes for many years. He decides to once again follow the Crane family's summer in Finland from early spring to the birth of a Crane chick. After the nesting he leaves on a...

Europes fields and pastures used to be a paradise for birds. But they are vanishing. In Germany alone grassland birds have decreased by more than fifty percent since the 1980s. In his documentary...

It’s the 10th of May 1836, Charles Darwin leans on the beaten wooden gunwale of The Beagle. He’s yet to start writing his “Origin of the Species”, but he’s already forming his theories about...

Costa Rica is famous for its national parks, tropical forests and rare animals. For centuries, however, the forest had to give way more and more - especially for agriculture. Since the 1980s, the...

In this one-hour special, we cover each of Mexico’s unique biomes, uncovering the staggering biodiversity it has to offer. Every location is introduced through major migrations, which forms the...

Climate change in the Arctic has been worrying people for several years. In the far north, however, the melting ice is associated with great hopes. Here, coveted mineral resources are being uncovered...

Mammals, fish, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians and even plants, they all share the same goal in life – to reproduce successfully. All of the species of this planet have developed their own...

Pantanal is Brazilian and means swamp. As simple as the name is, as spectacular is the largest swamp area on earth in the heart of South America. This million-year-old landscape is crisscrossed by...

Oceans are the largest ecosystems on Earth, covering two-thirds of our world's surface and providing half of the oxygen in our atmosphere. They are thought to harbor about 80 percent of all life on...

There are fewer and fewer birds in Germany's fields. The populations of lapwings and partridges alone have declined by more than 90 percent in the past 40 years. Thousands of birds are also dying in...

<p>The film takes the viewer on a fantastic journey through an adventurous Portugal - its mainland, its sea and its islands. Earth, water, air and fire, Portugal's natural and animal world tries to...

Nature's cleaning crews&quot; - these are possums, ants, foxes and vultures. They are the secret heroes who clear away mountains of garbage without us humans even noticing. Because what is trash to...

Pacific giant octopuses are the largest octopuses in the world. Florian Graner shows the mysterious life of these mollusks. In the process, he establishes a close relationship with the octopuses. In...

To see and to be seen is what drives people these days. To see and to-not-be-seen is what drives survival below the surface. The sands of the seabed provide protection. Camouflage is the key to a...

In the mountains of northern Kenya, a Samburu community is doing something that has never been done before. They’ve built a sanctuary for orphaned elephants to try to rehabilitate them back to the...

<p>The following films will be shown in the short film programme 2020:</p><ul><li><a data-htmlarea-external="1" title="Opens internal link in current window" class="external-link-new-window"...

In the opening episode of the trilogy Winter starts to release her iron grip as we meet an unforgettable cast of Northern animals - the Stormborn! A single Arctic fox scurries across the mountains....

Just outside Berlin, in the northeast of Brandenburg, lies a species-rich cultural landscape surrounded by ancient forests, thousands of moors and over 200 lakes: the Schorfheide. It is a refuge for...

In Yellowstone National Park, wildlife filmmaker Andreas Kieling explores the question of how an ecosystem changes when humans eradicate a large predator like the wolf. There were no wolves there for...

In Western Europe the otter drastically declined in numbers and even completely disappeared from The Netherlands. This was mainly due to hunting, loss of habitat, pollution and traffic collisions. But...

Illegal whaling led to a dramatic decline in stocks. This film embarks on a search for clues and presents astonishing revelations. The ocean is a gigantic network in which every animal depends on...

Pantanal is Brazilian and means swamp. As simple as the name is, as spectacular is the largest swamp area on earth in the heart of South America. This million-year-old landscape is crisscrossed by...

A former lignite mine is being transformed into the largest lake in Brandenburg: the Cottbus Ostsee. At the city limits, it's all about superlatives: the lake will be three times as large as the...

<b>What a colourful World</b> is a journey through forests and oceans; across forest floor and ocean floor. Even if, viewed from a great distance, our planet wraps itself in the colors blue and green...

A personal journey into the remotest corners of Cuba, as wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson explores one of the most bewitching islands in the world featuring the wildlife and wild places that...

China's wildlife has much more to offer than the world-famous giant panda: Terra Mater discovers China's unknown natural treasures. The animal world of China is as diverse as the natural areas of the...

In the summer, it's over 60 degrees on the ground here! Many animals find this too hot. Only true heat specialists can withstand these temperatures. Their home is a volcanic hill on the Upper Rhine:...

To see nature and wild animals, you usually go out of the house. But is that even necessary? This film shows only footage of animals that I have taken directly at home and deals with the question of...

We show a round of people who not only practice but advance the knowledge of organic farming. Each of the farms shown is distinguished by a particular characteristic of the method: Preparation making...