Or may not be unique to the Russian film about the bear family?

• To be or not to be unique to the Russian film about the bear family?

In Kamchatka are shooting most reliable documentary film about the life of brown bears. For the first time a documentary about the bears will be shot over eight months on the script, written by nature. In support of a project studio "LESFILM" can be anyone.

September 23, 2015 the first stage of the filming of "The Bears of Kamchatka. Beginning of life". For the first time in the history of documentary film LESFILM conducts continuous filming wild bears during wakefulness full year - 8 months (May to December). This approach allows you to unlock the mysteries of growing up since the release of the cubs from the den to the first in their lives hibernating - show them to the world of wild nature, understanding the first lessons of the bear mother to tell about the successes and failures of friendship, the dangers and adventures.

"The majority of Russian and foreign film crews are limited to 2-3 weeks of filming. The disadvantage of this approach is that the plot of the film is created by the installation, that is, artificially, - says the producer of the project Irina Zhuravleva. - Russia called the kingdom of bears, but we know nothing about the true nature of our character. How to grow bears are trained, what their social behavior? What is it - the natural world of the bear? Long-term observation of the first months of the most important period of the life of a bear - his birth and growing up - give a precise understanding of the subtle bearish relationships, loyalties and threats. "

group LESFILMa crew will shoot more material in the next 4 months in the harsh conditions of Kamchatka. Life characters in the film - bears Samapyatoy and her four cubs, Goncharova and her two children, Maria Mikhailovna with a wonderful bear Chapaev undisturbed by humans, are shooting on a natural protected area - in the South Kamchatka Sanctuary. "We want to see their behavior was the most natural and relaxed, they do not know what they are removed", - says the director of photography, author of the project Dmitry Shpilenok.

on the right project can be considered a national - on kraudfandingovoy platform Planeta.ru were collected nearly two million rubles - 72% of the declared amount. To continue filming the movie and prepare to enter the screens LESFILMu need to support not only the public, but also socially and environmentally responsible business and state.

"Whether viewers will see the adventures of bears or not - depends largely on its ability whether to raise the necessary funds - says Irina Zhuravleva. - Therefore, please support our project by any means, or financial information. We invite you to partnership. Such shootings did not hold no one in the world, and we are confident that the resulting video will be the unique interests of the general audience and the scientific community, both in Russia and abroad. "

Additional Information

LESFILM specializes in documentaries about wildlife, organized with the support of the well-known nature photographer Igor Shpilenok, two-time winner of the competition Wildlife Photographer of the Year in London and the contest "Golden Turtle", the International League member environmental photographers (ILCP), Project Wild wonders of Europe . Igor works have been published in numerous international and Russian magazines including Smithsonian, National Wildlife, GEO, BBC Wildlife.

Shooting "Bears of Kamchatka. The beginning of life "held in collaboration with Valentin Pazhetnovym, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Honored Ecologist of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Gordienko (Forestry Agency and the protection of fauna of Kamchatka Territory), Vladimir Arkhipov, a senior fellow at the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences and others. Producer of the project - Irina Zhuravleva, founder of the art-project "The Forest".

scientific and educational film lasting 44 minutes (TV version) In addition to the film version will be prepared. Agreement was reached on the show full-length version of the film "Bears of Kamchatka. The beginning of life "on the channels of the Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), including on the TV channel" Russia-1. "