Nature Film Wednesday / European Wildlife Film Awards: Mediterranean Life under Siege (engl.)
- Movie, Cinema, TV
A loggerhead turtle crosses the Mediterranean from France to Greece to lay its eggs on the beach where it was born. The bluefin tuna sets off on a dangerous journey from the Atlantic to its birthplace, the Mediterranean, to spawn there. Others, like the seahorse, stay at home in the Thau lagoon in the south of France. This is where the males give birth to their young.
The Mediterranean has been densely colonised by humans for centuries. We think we already know it, but it harbours an astonishing diversity. Some species, such as jellyfish, benefit from the fact that the sea is warming and acidifying. The grapevine has established itself everywhere in the Mediterranean with the help of humans - even on the steepest slopes, such as in the Cinque Terre in Italy. In contrast, the sea eagle, which has lost its mate in Greece, is condemned to exile if it is to have any chance of reproducing. Almost all of its conspecifics have disappeared.
The film tells the great story of life in the Mediterranean. It shows the complexity of the creatures, their sophisticated strategies and their extreme fragility, especially in the face of the omnipresence of man.
A film by Fred Fougea
Will be shown in
English
*****
This film is one of 50 productions selected for the European Wildlife Film Awards (EWFA) and is up for the Audience Award, which will be presented in February 2026. Cinema-goers will have the opportunity to rate the film on site.
*****
About the European Wildlife Film Awards (EWFA)
The EWFA is the first nature film competition to exclusively honour documentaries about the European animal and plant world. Presented by the German Wildlife Foundation, there are a total of six award categories. 245 films were submitted for the first competition in 2025. A jury of experts from the fields of nature conservation, media, science and culture selected the winners in the categories of wildlife, biodiversity, nature conservation and storytelling. Cinema-goers also had the opportunity to rate the films. They voted for the best short film and decide on the Audience Award, which will be presented for the first time in 2026.
*****
No liability is assumed for the correctness of the data.
