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Guardian Record!
26/01/10 15:44 Filed in:Film
The great news is that Death of the NIle? has had nearly 11,000 viewings on the Guardian's web site, over double the usual number of views that any film normally gets!
The film is still up on the site and if you have not had a chance to view the film, please take a look by following this link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/jan/15/climate-change-nile
You can of course still view the film on our website here:
http://wilddogworld.com/Film/DON/DON.html
The film is still up on the site and if you have not had a chance to view the film, please take a look by following this link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/jan/15/climate-change-nile
You can of course still view the film on our website here:
http://wilddogworld.com/Film/DON/DON.html
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Nile film live on Guardian site.
The 16 minute cut of our new film Death of the Nile? is now live on the Guardian website!
Follow this link to view:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/jan/15/climate-change-nile
Enjoy!
Follow this link to view:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/jan/15/climate-change-nile
Enjoy!
Nile film distribution news...
15/12/09 11:34 Filed in:Film
We're very excited to announce that the short cut of our film Death of the Nile? has already been picked up for broadcast!
Thanks to our distribution deal with Journeyman Films
, the film has been picked up by NHK, Japan's national public broadcaster. This is a major coup and it means that the film will get exposure in one of the world's most significant TV markets.
The film is also slated to be screened in January 2010 on the environment pages of the Guardian's website.
We are still looking for a broadcast or funding partner interested in developing the project further to produce a 52 minute documentary. Journeyman are keen to get the final doc as soon as possible for distribution!
Thanks to our distribution deal with Journeyman Films
The film is also slated to be screened in January 2010 on the environment pages of the Guardian's website.
We are still looking for a broadcast or funding partner interested in developing the project further to produce a 52 minute documentary. Journeyman are keen to get the final doc as soon as possible for distribution!
On the Road...
03/11/09 19:08 Filed in:Film
Well, we're just about ready to hit the road for Uganda and as usual the preparations have been dominated by trying to shoehorn the film and photo kit into the smallest number of bags possible to avoid excess baggage fees and all the rest of it.
Thanks to our brilliant fixer William Odinga in Kampala, we have a pretty busy schedule for the 10 days trip, including shoots with various environmentalists and a trip to Mbale to cover a story about coffee. Coffee is the main cash crop in Uganda and coffee growers are suffering from the changing climate which unpredictable storms and rainfall which threatens the crop and the industry.
Flood or drought? Expert opinion is somewhat divided on the Nile Basin's future, but all are agreed that climate change will have a major impact.
Next post from Kampala.
Thanks to our brilliant fixer William Odinga in Kampala, we have a pretty busy schedule for the 10 days trip, including shoots with various environmentalists and a trip to Mbale to cover a story about coffee. Coffee is the main cash crop in Uganda and coffee growers are suffering from the changing climate which unpredictable storms and rainfall which threatens the crop and the industry.
Flood or drought? Expert opinion is somewhat divided on the Nile Basin's future, but all are agreed that climate change will have a major impact.
Next post from Kampala.
Off and running...
21/10/09 18:12 Filed in:Film
Well, we are off and running on our new Nile film project!
Our first assignment was to go and interview Dr Henry Lamb at Aberystwyth University in Wales. Lamb has been leading a project to look into lake levels in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Lamb's team have shown how Lake Tana, the main source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia dried up 16,000 years. Other research has shown that Lake Victoria and Lake Albert, key sources of the White Nile dried up at the same time.
This period of drought was a result of the collapse of the North American ice sheets which warmed the North Atlantic and caused the monsoon rains to fail. The net result was that the Nile ran dry. Lamb's team have calculated from the core samples drilled in Lake Tana, that the river did not start to flow properly again for 1,300 years.
Now, with global warming again causing the Arctic ice sheets to melt, the prospects for dramatic climate change is again threatening the Nile Basin.
Here's one clip from the interview we shot yesterday.
Our first assignment was to go and interview Dr Henry Lamb at Aberystwyth University in Wales. Lamb has been leading a project to look into lake levels in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Lamb's team have shown how Lake Tana, the main source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia dried up 16,000 years. Other research has shown that Lake Victoria and Lake Albert, key sources of the White Nile dried up at the same time.
This period of drought was a result of the collapse of the North American ice sheets which warmed the North Atlantic and caused the monsoon rains to fail. The net result was that the Nile ran dry. Lamb's team have calculated from the core samples drilled in Lake Tana, that the river did not start to flow properly again for 1,300 years.
Now, with global warming again causing the Arctic ice sheets to melt, the prospects for dramatic climate change is again threatening the Nile Basin.
Here's one clip from the interview we shot yesterday.
Nile Film from Andy Johnstone on Vimeo.