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Nature and Environment

Passion for Planet - Filming Nature

October 12, 2020

Do you have what it takes to be a wildlife filmmaker? The job is exciting, but often also dangerous. This documentary follows five leading nature filmmakers as they make their adventurous journeys around the world.

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Our protagonists come from Germany, Austria, the US, Canada and India. What connects them is their passion to document the amazing lives of animals in the most captivating settings possible. But often they are confronted with harsh realities. Animal numbers are dwindling due in large part to the destruction of their natural habitats. Sometimes entire species are dying out. And problems caused by pollution and global warming are mounting. 

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The film accompanies the five filmmakers as one searches for rare eagles in the Bavarian Forest in Germany; while another films the diversity of species along the Zambezi river in Africa; while the third travels through the jungles of India and along its coasts; and the last encounters sharks in the world’s oceans. Filming nature for all five is more than a job; it is a calling. Their love for nature not only keeps them coming back, but also motivates them to try to protect it, and to alert everyone to the dangers befalling our planet. 

Broadcasting Hours: 

Part 1: 

DW English

FRI 06.11.2020 – 01:15 UTC
FRI 06.11.2020 – 05:15 UTC
SAT 07.11.2020 – 15:15 UTC
SUN 08.11.2020 – 19:15 UTC
MON 09.11.2020 – 09:15 UTC

Cape Town UTC +2 | Delhi UTC +5,5 | Hong Kong UTC +8
Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3 
San Francisco UTC -8 | Edmonton UTC -7 | New York UTC -5
London UTC +/-0 | Berlin UTC +1 | Moscow UTC +3

DW Deutsch+

MON 09.11.2020 – 09:15 UTC

Vancouver UTC -8 | New York UTC -5 | Sao Paulo UTC -3 

Part 2: 

DW English

FRI 13.11.2020 – 01:15 UTC
FRI 13.11.2020 – 05:15 UTC
SAT 14.11.2020 – 15:15 UTC
SUN 15.11.2020 – 19:15 UTC
MON 16.11.2020 – 09:15 UTC

Cape Town UTC +2 | Delhi UTC +5,5 | Hong Kong UTC +8
Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3 
San Francisco UTC -8 | Edmonton UTC -7 | New York UTC -5
London UTC +/-0 | Berlin UTC +1 | Moscow UTC +3

DW Deutsch+

MON 16.11.2020 – 09:15 UTC

Vancouver UTC -8 | New York UTC -5 | Sao Paulo UTC -3