Green Screen
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The Green Screen international wildlife film festival is held annually in Eckernförde
, Germany. The festival shows full-length and short nature documentaries
about animals in their natural habitat. It is the only festival of its kind in Germany. The awarded trophy is made of sand.
The festival also shows classics nature documentaries like "Serengeti Shall Not Die
".
Since 2007 films are shown in cinemas of Eckernförde and on mobile screens in the city and in sourrounding locations.
In 2008 Inge Sielmann, the widow of Heinz Sielmann
, donate a special prize for filmmakers that ist endowed with 5,000 Euros.
In 2009 the production Cork – Forest in a Bottle of Mike Salisbury
won the price for the Best Ecological Film.
In 2010 the festival is under the patronage of the Federal Minister for Environment of Germany Norbert Röttgen.
Eckernförde
Eckernförde is a German city in Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde at the Baltic Sea near Kiel. The population is about 23,000.All German submarines are stationed in Eckernförde....
, Germany. The festival shows full-length and short nature documentaries
Nature documentary
A natural history film or wildlife film is a documentary film about animals, plants, or other non-human living creatures, usually concentrating on film taken in their natural habitat...
about animals in their natural habitat. It is the only festival of its kind in Germany. The awarded trophy is made of sand.
The festival also shows classics nature documentaries like "Serengeti Shall Not Die
Serengeti Shall Not Die
Serengeti Shall Not Die is a 1959 German documentary film written and directed by Bernhard Grzimek.His son, the cinematographer Michael Grzimek, died on-location during the filming of the documentary when a plane he piloted collided with a vulture....
".
Since 2007 films are shown in cinemas of Eckernförde and on mobile screens in the city and in sourrounding locations.
In 2008 Inge Sielmann, the widow of Heinz Sielmann
Heinz Sielmann
Heinz Sielmann was a world renowned wildlife photographer, zoologist and documentary filmmaker....
, donate a special prize for filmmakers that ist endowed with 5,000 Euros.
In 2009 the production Cork – Forest in a Bottle of Mike Salisbury
Mike Salisbury
John Michael Salisbury, OBE is a British documentary filmmaker specialising in natural history programmes for television. In a career spanning four decades, he spent over 30 years working for the BBC Natural History Unit where he produced a string of award-winning series, many in collaboration...
won the price for the Best Ecological Film.
In 2010 the festival is under the patronage of the Federal Minister for Environment of Germany Norbert Röttgen.