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Celebrating the World Wildlife Day 2022

World Wildlife Day will be celebrated in 2022 under the theme “Recovering Key Species for Ecosystem Restoration”. The celebrations will seek to draw attention to the conservation status of some of the most critically endangered species of wild fauna and flora, and to drive discussions towards imagining and implementing solutions to conserve them. Jackson Wild, …

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“Spider Monkey for Sale” as winner in the Festival International Nature Namur in Belgium

We are extremely proud to announce that our short film “Spider Monkey for Sale” won an award in the Festival International Nature Namur in Belgium in the category Ultra Short Film. A big thanks to the organizers of this Festival and congratulations to all the participants! Unfortunately we could not be present in person to …

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Ateles Films in the Dutch newspaper AD

Today, on October 7th 2021, in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, AD.nl, Dennis Jansen write an article about Ateles Films’ more recent production “Hidden Nature of Holland“. This film was shot along the coastal area of South-Holland and was broadcast in the Japanese TV at the end of last September. In this newspaper piece, Michael …

“Spider Monkey for Sale” as Finalist in the Festival International Nature Namur in Belgium

Proudly we announce that our short film “Spider Monkey for Sale” was selected as Finalist in the Festival International Nature Namur in Belgium in the category Ultra Short Film. The winners will be announced on Saturday, 16 October 2021 at 20h00, in Belgium. Click here to found out the selected films!Click here if you want …

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Transcontinenta Group And Degreef & Partner are Joining Forces

Degreef & Partner are merging with the Transcontinenta Group to further strengthen their leadership position in Western Europe. The leading Dutch photo and video distributors Transcontinenta Group and Degreef & Partner have agreed to merge within the Transcontinenta Group. The merger of both companies will create an even stronger, modern and future proof organization in …

A Wild Fox Life

Une Vie de Renarde Broadcasts on France Televisions

Une Vie de Renarde: France 5 – Sunday 08.08.2021 at 18h25 Ateles Films’ production A Wild Fox Life will be broadcast in France again under the French title “Une Vie de Renarde“. This feature length version runs 90 minutes and shows the red foxes of the Oostvaardersplassen in all their glory. More info

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Ateles Films selected as judges for the Jackson Wild Summit 2021

We are proud to reveal that Michael Sanderson was Preliminary Judge for the “Cinematography” category and Ana Luísa Santos was Preliminary Judge for the “Animal Behavior Long Form” category for the Jackson Wild Festival 2021. The festival winners will be announced at the Grand Teton Awards Gala in Jackson Hole, United States of America. When …

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Her Wild Vision – Ana Luisa Santos selected member

It is with great honour and pleasure that we share that Ana Luisa Santos from Ateles Films was selected as a member to be part of the Her Wild Vision Initiative. Her Wild Vision Initiative is the spectacular, super-awesome directory of the best, most-accomplished, active women and women-identifying conservation photographers and filmmakers working in the …

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Ateles Films judged for Green Screen 2021

It is with great pleasure that we share that Ana Luisa Santos and Michael Sanderson from Ateles Films were judges for GREEN SCREEN International Naturfilmfestival Eckernförde (Germany) in the categories “Short Films for Adults” and “Short Films for Kids”.It was a great honour to be part of the 2021 year’s Festival! Who were the judges? …