Desert Kings - The Lions of the Namib
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Desert Kings - The Lions of the Namib |
| Original title | Vanishing Kings - Lions of the Namib |
| Country of production | Namibia |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 50 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Will Steenkamp , Lianne Steenkamp |
| production | Will Steenkamp, Lianne Steenkamp |
| music | Roman Kariolou |
| cut | Alan Miller |
Vanishing Kings - Lions of the Namib , German Desert Kings - The Lions of the Namib , is a Namibian - French - Austrian documentary about the desert lions in the Namib . It wasfilmed and producedby Will and Lianne Steenkamp , with support from ORF , Arte , Into Nature Productions and the Smithsonian Channel. It wasbroadcastby NatGeo Wild and ARD , among others.
The film tells the story of the so-called five Musketeers ( english Five Musketeers ), a group of five young male called desert lions in the Kaokoveld in Namibia. These were all killed after the film was shot and released by May 2017.
Vanishing Kings - Lions of the Namib II premiered in Namibia in April 2018. It deals with the time around the death of the five lions.
Awards
The documentary has received numerous international awards, including:
- 2016: Category Nature, Environment & Ecology , Cannes Corporate Media & TV Award in the
- 2016: double gold, New York Film Festival
- 2016: Gold in the camera category , US International Film & Video Festival
- 2016: Best Film of the Festival, US International Film & Video Festival
- 2016: Best Camera, Green Screen Nature Film Festival
literature
- Flip Stander: Vanishing Kings - Lions of the Namib Desert , HPH Publishing, 2018, ISBN 978-0994692467 .
Web links
- Official site for the film (English)
- Official site for the book (English)
- Desert Lion Conservation (English)
- Desert Kings - The Lion of the Namib in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vanishing Kings: Desert Lions Of Namib. NetGeo Wild / National Geographic. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ↑ Desert Kings - The Lions of the Namib. ARD. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ^ The Lion Man. Leisure Wheels, May 16, 2017.
- ↑ The 'Five Musketeers' gone forever: Last of the famous lion brothers is killed amid ongoing conflict between farmers and big cats in Namibia. Daily Mail, June 10, 2017.
- ^ Three 'vanishing kings' killed in Kunene. The Namibian, August 10, 2016.
- ^ Tullamore, the last lion of the 5 Musketeers. AfricaGeographic.com, June 9, 2017.
- ↑ Vanishing Kings II - Trailer, On: Vimeo.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Vanishing Kings - Lions of the Namib II. Innsbruck Nature Film Festival. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Universe Desert Kings - The Lions of the Namib. Interspot Film, October 6, 2015, accessed June 16, 2017 .