Sea Studios Foundation
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Sea Studios Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, headquartered in Monterey, California. Sea Studios was founded by Mark Shelley
, a senior series producer for National Geographic. It is a team of filmmakers, scientists and public opinion leaders dedicated to raising public awareness and creating action on issues involving our planet’s health and sustainable development worldwide.
Sea Studios' Strange Days on Planet Earth initiative is an ongoing partnership with the National Geographic Society
to bring focus on our personal connection to the planet’s life systems. It began as a four-part television series in 2005, hosted by Academy-award nominated actor Edward Norton
. The series earned 14 major film festival honors, including Best Series at 2005 International Wildlife Film Festival, the environmental equivalent of the OSCARS, "Best" in Field Research and Scientific Exploration at The 2005 Explorers Club Documentary Film Festival, the Greenpeace Environmental Award at the 2005 Linden Wildlife Film Festival, the prestigious Panda Award at the 2004 Wildscreen Film Festival, "Best People and Animals" award at the 2004 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, "Best Environment and Conservation Series" at the 2005 Japan Wildlife Film Festival, The 2004 Planet Award and many others.
The series were broadcast on PBS
to over 12 million viewers in the U.S. and millions more in Europe, Latin America
, Australia
, and New Zealand
. In 2007–2008, the Strange Days initiative will focus on the global crisis facing our ocean, under the name Strange Days Ocean.
In 2004, in collaboration with the National Geographic Society
, Sea Studios produced The Shape of Life. This is an eight-hour special that focuses on the evolution of the animal kingdom and animal biodiversity. It combines a science-based content with pioneering techniques in underwater and deep-sea filmmaking. The Shape of Life earned several major film festival honors, including "Best Scientific Content" and "Finalist" at the 2003 International Wildlife Film Festival; the 2003 CINE Golden Eagle Award, for Episode 2 and Episode 6; "Semi-finalist" at the 2003 Animal Behavior Society Film Festival; "Best of Monterey" at the 2003 Access Monterey Peninsula Edgar Kennedy Awards.
Other films by Sea Studios Foundation include PBS' Oceans In Glass, Climate Change Business heroes (to be released in 2007) and others.
In 2008, Sea Studios Foundation launched a massive 360 campaign, named http://www.thinkbeyondplastics.org"Think Beyond Plastics", to raise awareness of the implications of overuse of plastic. The campaign is run by Daniella Russo http://www.seastudios.org/staff_russo.php and was awarded Best 360 campaign at 2009 Jackson Hole Film Festival.
Mark Shelley
Mark Shelley is the Senior Series Producer for National Geographic Television & Film. He is also the founder and the Executive Director of , a non-profit team of film-makers, environmentalists and scientists who create films that raise public awareness of major issues facing our planet's...
, a senior series producer for National Geographic. It is a team of filmmakers, scientists and public opinion leaders dedicated to raising public awareness and creating action on issues involving our planet’s health and sustainable development worldwide.
Sea Studios' Strange Days on Planet Earth initiative is an ongoing partnership with the National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society , headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical...
to bring focus on our personal connection to the planet’s life systems. It began as a four-part television series in 2005, hosted by Academy-award nominated actor Edward Norton
Edward Norton
Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. In 1996, his supporting role in the courtroom drama Primal Fear garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor...
. The series earned 14 major film festival honors, including Best Series at 2005 International Wildlife Film Festival, the environmental equivalent of the OSCARS, "Best" in Field Research and Scientific Exploration at The 2005 Explorers Club Documentary Film Festival, the Greenpeace Environmental Award at the 2005 Linden Wildlife Film Festival, the prestigious Panda Award at the 2004 Wildscreen Film Festival, "Best People and Animals" award at the 2004 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, "Best Environment and Conservation Series" at the 2005 Japan Wildlife Film Festival, The 2004 Planet Award and many others.
The series were broadcast on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
to over 12 million viewers in the U.S. and millions more in Europe, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. In 2007–2008, the Strange Days initiative will focus on the global crisis facing our ocean, under the name Strange Days Ocean.
In 2004, in collaboration with the National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society , headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical...
, Sea Studios produced The Shape of Life. This is an eight-hour special that focuses on the evolution of the animal kingdom and animal biodiversity. It combines a science-based content with pioneering techniques in underwater and deep-sea filmmaking. The Shape of Life earned several major film festival honors, including "Best Scientific Content" and "Finalist" at the 2003 International Wildlife Film Festival; the 2003 CINE Golden Eagle Award, for Episode 2 and Episode 6; "Semi-finalist" at the 2003 Animal Behavior Society Film Festival; "Best of Monterey" at the 2003 Access Monterey Peninsula Edgar Kennedy Awards.
Other films by Sea Studios Foundation include PBS' Oceans In Glass, Climate Change Business heroes (to be released in 2007) and others.
In 2008, Sea Studios Foundation launched a massive 360 campaign, named http://www.thinkbeyondplastics.org"Think Beyond Plastics", to raise awareness of the implications of overuse of plastic. The campaign is run by Daniella Russo http://www.seastudios.org/staff_russo.php and was awarded Best 360 campaign at 2009 Jackson Hole Film Festival.
External links
- http://www.pbs.org/strangedays
- http://www.pbs.org/shapeoflife
- http://www.seastudios.org
- http://www.ThinkBeyondPlastics.org
- http://www.DropThePlasticBag.org
- http://www.GreatGarbagePatch.org
- http://www.MayorsOceanSummit.org