Le cinquième rêve & Subimagery Productions present

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SUMMARY

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PITCH They hunt, gather in groups, have manic feeding frenzies, and violently attack: Sharks are often considered as dangerous killing machines, driven by their primal instinct. To dispel this image, this film intends to break down these preconceived ideas and reveal the lesser, gentler known aspects of the nature of sharks: delicate, timid, ingenious, harmless.... Sometimes clumsy or unlucky, they too are prey and have to defend themselves against attack. Surviving in the ocean is not as easy as you might think, even for a shark! Thanks to previously unseen 4K footage, filmed by Didier Noirot, the sharks in this documentary reveal their private side, and certain behaviors for the very first time. This immersion in their private world could well change the way we look at sharks forever.

PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT Understanding shark behavior and sharing their lives.

In all the world’s oceans, at every hour of the day and night, sharks are always in action. Entering their secret world means revising our preconceptions of the dangers posed by sharks. We will see that these fish are not solely guided by a primitive, even bloodthirsty instinct. We will discover that they are organized and coordinated, sometimes showing anticipation, thus demonstrating a form of intelligence. These qualities are essential in a competitive environment, in which they are not always the best-equipped. As such, these predators sometimes become prey, victims of larger members of their own kind or large marine mammals. Whether solitary or swimming in shoals, sharks are also under great pressure from the environment, and they, too, have to fight for their survival: The search for food is often a lottery, because sharks are as much prey as predator. They are sometimes the target of fellow sharks or killer whales, and are above all fished by mankind, notably for their fins. Every year, some 100 million sharks are fished. As for ensuring their reproduction, the act of mating is extremely violent, and can even be fatal for females; in certain cases, baby sharks devour one another from the embryonic stage. We also discover that sharks are fragile creatures who have to face potentially lethal threats at all times. Some species are even on the critical list. Nonetheless, sharks help to ensure the good health of the marine ecosystem, and their disappearance would have grave consequences. By immersing the viewer in the secrets of their private lives, this film will provide a fresh take on sharks that goes beyond the image of the bloodthirsty predator in “Jaws”.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE The shark is an iconic animal of the oceans. It inspires admiration and fascination, but also fear. For the directors of this wildlife documentary, it’s also synonymous with frustration, since the sharks is an animal which is very hard to film. Due to the marine environment, opportunities to encounter sharks are few, and usually short. You can’t stay in a blind for days on end, as one might for the big land predators. They can be spotted during hunts or swimming out to sea, but ultimately, they are only filmed for brief moments. Thanks to the thousands of hours of diving by Didier Noirot around the world, I have access to some exceptional and never-before-shown footage which will form the heart of the narrative. The film will be a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with various shark species, following the cycles of a full day: Dawn, day, dusk, night… This documentary will take us on a total immersion in the world of sharks. The diversity and wealth of images means no human presence is necessary to explain them. We will go beyond the fear of sharks – our view of this creature too often influenced by its popular image – to enjoy the simple pleasure of pure discovery. Through the emblematic species (white, hammerhead, gray, silky, etc), we will witness rare or even totally unprecedented scenes in the life of sharks, from hunting to resting, from cleaning to reproduction. Both day and night, I am going to reconstitute a typical day in the life of a shark, 24 hours which amount to a journey around the world’s oceans, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Drones will provide an aerial view of the geographical areas explored (islands, coastline, open sea), before diving beneath the surface. These images will also help to situate us in space and time: Sunrise in the Pacific, noon in South Africa, sunset off Djibouti, and a full moon in the Maldives. These shots will mark a distinct visual break with the rest of the film, providing a discreet backbeat to the 24 hours, whilst providing the necessary breathing space. The editing will be fluid; we will move from one world to another in a logical and smooth way. There will be some dynamic shifts from the action sequences to calmer moments to allow time to contemplate these amazing animals, and at time even inspire empathy. Didier’s extensive footage is of such quality that we can easily give a cinematographic dimension to the film. But we won’t just use these images; we will shoot several sequences ourselves. And if needed, we will use archives, calling on our worldwide network of underwater filmmakers. Original music will accompany the sharks’ movements, without ever slipping into a “Jaws” ambiance. On the contrary, it will underscore the beauty of their behaviors, and the wondrousness these creatures can inspire. The narration will distil facts about the species and their behavior, with the aim of showing sharks from a fresh angle. The Private Life of Sharks sets out to change the way we view this endearing animal, while underlining its indispensable role in the ocean ecosystem.

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SYNOPSIS

South Pacific – The call of love

When night gives way to day, as soon as the mating season begins, sharks are seeking partners. This event is very difficult to observe and rarely captured on film. When it is possible to witness a coupling, the exceptional becomes sublime. A male and female bamboo shark weave in the blue waters of the Sea of Japan. The male stays close to the female. He bites her pectoral fin to try and force her to stop swimming. A few minutes later, mating has concluded. The two bamboo sharks rest calmly on the seabed. This demersal species does not need to swim continually to breathe. The bamboo shark can breathe through orifices on its head called spiracles. Like a devoted lover, the male remains alongside his mate to calm her. The female tries to pull away from his embrace, but without really resisting. Using a circular movement, the male tries to place one of its two claspers in the female’s cloaca. By thrusting his body forward, he succeeds in coupling with her. But he doesn’t let go of her pectoral fin. With their heads down and tales up, they twist around during mating. As the sharks rotate, we glimpse the siphon sac, a muscular pouch connected to the clasper. It fills with water when the shark has an erection and helps propel the sperm into the female’s sexual organ. Exhausted by their union, the two bamboo sharks slowly drift down to the seabed, the male still holding onto his mate’s pectoral fin. Among silvertip sharks, the female can have several partners. When one male has already gripped her by the pectoral fin, a second circles to get in on the action. This female has some deep bite marks. Fortunately, her skin in twice as thick as the males’, allowing it to withstand this brutal method of reproduction. She also has a good ability to scar, allowing her to recover from the violent mating. Male sharks have two sex organs, but they only use one at a time. When the first male penetrates the female, the second is still badly positioned. Then the female is pinned to the seabed by the second one, who copulates in turn. After much twisting and thrashing, ejaculation occurs, some of the sperm escaping, which is quickly gobbled by loitering wrasse. Once this almost-disturbingly violent act is over, the female heads off, but the male seems unable to leave the spot. He thrashes about, as if stuck in a coral. A moray eel profits from the situation to grab its second organ. The shark struggles and ends up freeing itself from the eel’s jaws. This little misadventure could have cost him dear. Thousands of kilometers from the South Pacific, another fish species is not as lucky as the silvertip shark.

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Red Sea – An unfortunate encounter

The sun appears over the ochre hills on the shores of the Red Sea. The drone accompanies this sunrise, coming to a halt over the sea. Beneath the surface, a strange fish is clumsily trying to move around. Usually agile, this ocean sunfish is not fully able-bodied. It has lost two of its fins. This handicap is the result of an unfortunate encounter with the top local predator: the oceanic whitetip. A slow mover, yet capable of surprising bursts, this shark recently attacked the sunfish. A short distance away, the whitetip swims majestically, surrounded by pilot fish. In fact, this entourage does not guide the shark, but rather profit from its wake to swim with less effort. They have nothing to fear from their host, despite its aggressive reputation. The oceanic whitetip is a solitary pelagic fish. And since food in the open sea is scarce, it will seize any opportunity. Thanks to its highly-developed sense of smell, it can locate potential prey several kilometers away. And once it is engaged in a feeding frenzy, the whitetip is a fearsome predator, long known to sailors as a major threat in case of shipwreck. This shark is reputed to follow vessels, staying alert like a hunting dog in case anyone goes overboard or the ship sinks. North Atlantic – Hunting amid the wrecks

The ghostly presence of thousands of wrecks off the coast of North Carolina is the theater of aquatic scenes worthy of a thriller. The human bodies are long gone from these eerie settings, now inhabited by corals and multicolored fish. After a vast shoal of sardines go past, some sand tiger sharks, also known as ragged-toothed sharks, meander through the steel hulk of the USS Aeolus, a 130-meter cargo vessel which sank in 1988. Since then, time has taken its toll. The ship’s carcass has broken into three parts due to the many storms that regularly churn the depths. The steel is covered with a coat of seaweed, which sways with the currents. In this surrealist decor, tiger sharks, cousins of the great white, move gracefully despite their scary appearance. They have long snouts and sharp teeth protruding from their jaws, which are not attached to the skull, giving them remarkable mobility in an attack. Their multiple rows of teeth are regularly renewed throughout their lives. But despite this impressive arsenal, there are no recorded attacks on humans by this species. Shark gestation features another strange phenomenon. In the female’s belly, the most developed embryo eats its siblings in a strategy of “intra-uterine cannibalism”. Often, the female is carrying embryos from several fathers, and as gestation progresses, the greater the probability that the embryos are from a single father. For sharks, the struggle for survival begins in the womb. These sharks are mainly active at night; in the day, they like to rest in caves or in cavities on these wrecks.

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South Pacific – A quiet moment

In Polynesia, the sun is already high in the sky. In the stifling heat, the atoll of Fakarava is like an oasis of greenery. Gray sharks are rocked by the currents in the channel to oxygenate their gills with the minimum effort. They don’t hunt during the day, since the other fish are too alert and see them coming from afar. There are more than 700 of them during the full moon in June, the biggest known gathering of sharks in the world. It is during this moment of lethargy that the remora come to profit from their hosts. These fish are poor swimmers, having no dorsal fin. Instead, it has been replaced by a sort of sucker which allows them to grip onto their hosts and travel effortlessly. In exchange, they clean parasites off the shark’s skin. But here in Fakarava, we witness some strange behaviors: the remora do not always hang onto their hosts. They position themselves exactly in the wake generated by the shark to swim without effort. Even more astonishingly, they go right into the gray sharks’ gills, a behavior that is rarely observed. Scientists think the remora are attracted to a mucus contained in the gills. And who knows, perhaps this impromptu cleaning is good for the shark? These creatures are more concerned with bodily hygiene than one might imagine. Cleaning stations

Among reef sharks, grooming is important and they spend a large part of their time on it. This involves removing dead skin and cleaning wounded tissue to avoid infections. But they are not the only ones who enjoy visiting “cleaning stations”. We discover a whole raft of shark species having a spruce up, in the form of a video montage accompanied by humoristic music. Hammerhead sharks have formed an outlandish collaboration with butterfly fish, who rid them of their parasites. On the Cocos Islands, Galápagos sharks are also cleaned by butterfly fish, but also by rainbow runners. In Palau, Micronesia, gray reef sharks form a patient line at the cleaning station, a well-identified place, often a coral outcrop, where wrasse come to pick detritus, even venturing into the sharks’ open mouths. One wrong move, and the cleaning assistant becomes a snack. But the sharks are smart enough to preserve this valuable cooperation which suits both parties. As surprising as it may seem, sharks have negative buoyancy, which means when they are stationary, they sink. So when being cleaned, they inevitably draw the wrasse downwards, and have to swim back up as many times as necessary until their grooming is finished.

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Rays, which belong to the same group of cartilaginous fish as sharks, have also learned to profit from the wrasses’ cleaning skills. But unlike sharks, rays continue to swim during their clean-up. Their circular trajectory provides a majestic spectacle. The sun begins to go down… Underwater, for other shark species, it is time to rest. Cocos Islands – The calm before the storm

The whitetip sharks in the Cocos Islands are resting. They can stay lying on the sand or in the cavernous caves of the reef. Movements of the gill openings allow them to breathe without swimming, unlike most shark species. This is a major advantage when it comes to saving energy. On the Mexican island of Socorro, some whitetips even sleep cheek-to-cheek in cavities in the rock face – another cliché shattered with this unexpected proximity. But this rest will soon come to an end, as nightfall approaches. Cocos Islands – The hunt is on

Night has fallen on the reef. The moon emerges over the horizon. The raking light makes the ocean shimmer. Intermittently, shark fins break the surface. For whitetips, it’s the moment to gather and go on the hunt. The sharks cooperate, working in pairs to catch prey. One flushes them out, the other gets to feed. Their elongated bodies allow them to slip between the coral bunches to chase fish out of the cracks, even backing out in reverse – a rare ability among sharks. And when things get too tight, they rely on rainbow runners, whose smaller size allows them to penetrate the coral to drive out the small fish hiding in there. The sharks then just have to snap them up. Individually, they are poor hunters, but working as a group means some of their attacks pay off. Cooperation between species, albeit opportunistic, shows an unexpected form of intelligence and social interaction among sharks. This is further evidence that these fish are smarter than one might think. But finding food is not always so difficult. For other species in other oceans, they just have to wait for the full moon and help themselves.

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Djibouti or the Maldives – The arrival of Gargantua

On the other side of the world, in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa, the silhouette of a vast, bleak mountain range plunges into the sea. The surface sparkles under the light of the full moon. The checker-board markings of another shark species comes into view… The whale shark is the world’s largest fish, and can reach 20m in length and weigh up to 20 tonnes. Despite its imposing size, which has earned it a reputation as a sea monster, they are in fact gentle giants, feeding only on plankton. Devoid of teeth, their huge jaws open and close relentlessly to filter as much as 4.5 million liters of water per day, extracting several tonnes of these micro-organisms. A majestic choreography plays out as three of these giants of the sea position themselves vertically to catch as much plankton as possible. Despite their bulk, their movements have a surprising grace. As soon as day breaks, the plankton descend to avoid the predators. South Pacific – The great gathering

A thick fog shrouds a rocky outcrop in the ocean. The sun cannot yet pierce the covering. Malpelo is an island of 1.2km2, located some 500km east of the Colombian coast. A tiny oasis of life in the middle of an immense ocean desert. And obviously, it attracts sharks from the open sea. Every three or four years, hundreds of silky sharks gather here for several weeks. This smooth-skinned shark, with an average length of 2.5 meters, is a pelagic species, meaning it swims in the open sea to depths of up to 500 meters. It stands out from other sharks which have rough skin, made up of thousands of superimposed scales. This particularity protects these sharks from parasites and gives them better hydro-dynamics. After the silky sharks, it’s the turn of the scalloped hammerheads, which gather in their hundreds. These animals are great oceanic wanderers and solitary feeders. Those found in Malpelo can swim as far as the Colombian cost or to the Cocos Islands, more than 1,100km away. Occasionally, they form a tight group and swim into the currents. This behavior is thought to be a social strategy allowing protection in numbers, since they can also be prey to great whites, tiger sharks, or killer whales. These groups are almost exclusively made up of females, with the biggest and most aggressive taking the central places, pushing subordinates to the edge. Due to the position of their eyes, hammerhead sharks have special vision. This may seem like an anomaly of nature. But with their eyes placed on the ends of their hammer-shaped heads, they have enhanced binocular vision. By moving their heads laterally, the hammerhead has a panoramic view of its immediate surroundings. And like all sharks, they also have the so-called ampullae of Lorenzini, special electroreceptors which can detect the electromagnetic fields of other fish. But in the hammerhead, this system covers a greater surface, thereby enhancing its ability to detect prey, even when buried in the sand. Another theory is that the flattened shape of their heads gives them a hydrodynamic advantage.

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These large gatherings are unusual in the shark family. The females stay at the center of the pack, with the males around the outside. Such groups often from during the hunt or in the mating season. South Africa – The ultimate feast

The sun is at its zenith, beating down on the surface of the Indian Ocean. In places, dark masses appear beneath the surface, blocking out the light. From the point of view of the drone, this provides a strange and impressive spectacle. From underwater, it’s even more dramatic. Nowhere else on the planet does such a gathering occur. This is the sardine run. The shoal can be more than 7km long and 1.5km, and extend to a depth of 30 meters. This phenomenon takes place off the coast of South Africa when billions of sardines assemble to make their way to the temperate waters of the Agulhas Current, before migrating north along the east coast. The vast numbers of sardines create an exceptional feeding frenzy. Hundreds of sea lions, sharks, dolphins, fin whales, and Cape gannets home in on the prey. And the star guest at this ultimate feast is without doubt the great white shark. This super-predator is considered the most fearsome of all sharks. It can measure up to 5m and weigh more than 2 tonnes. During its lightning attacks, it strikes with lethal precision, rarely missing its target. However, great white attacks on people are often due lack of knowledge of this shark or lack of awareness on our part. In this frantic race, the sardines are gambling with their lives. They try to close ranks to form a compact, apparently-impenetrable sphere. Pursuing predators harass them, trying to force them to break formation. The only place to go is towards the surface… where sea birds are on the hunt. And often, fishermen join the fray. The sardines are penned in from all sides. The feast begins! Sharing the private life of sharks for 24 hours means a moment of rare intensity. Having the opportunity to dive in the company of sharks is a privilege only few will ever enjoy. Thanks to the dedication and talent of these underwater adventurers, it is now possible to experience some unique moments during which fear gives way to empathy, surprise, and wonder. By observing the behavior and habits of sharks in their natural environment, it is possible to gain a better understanding of them and thereby appreciate them. And as one gets to know them, one realizes they are not “killing machines”, as they are often portrayed. Like most animal species, they act rationally and most of the time are placid. And the strategies they have developed over millennia are not ferocious, but exist simply to assure the survival of the species. This world tour of sharks in 24 hours has come to an end. The rotation of the Earth continues tirelessly. In time with the seasons, the tides, the sunrises and sunsets, the cycle of life goes on in all the world’s oceans…

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PORTFOLIO

South Pacific – The call of love

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Red Sea – An unfortunate encounter

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North Atlantic – Hunting amid the wrecks

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South Pacific – A quiet moment

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Cleaning stations

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Cocos Islands – The calm before the storm

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Djibouti or the Maldives – The arrival of Gargantua

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North Pacific – The great gathering

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South Africa – The ultimate feast

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BIOGRAPHIES

Didier NOIROT Underwater chief operator and director Passionate cameraman, Didier explores the seven seas to meet astonishing and not very well-known animals. He started his career with Jacques Cousteau. He works with the most renown scientists and filmmakers on numerous projects around the world and benefits today from international recognition of his work and passion.

More than 20 years of experience close to cetaceans allowed him to get a certain knowledge about marine mammals who are often shy or unapproachable. This nature lover has more than 8,700 dives in all the World’s seas and beneath all the lattitudes from the North pole to the Southern Ross Sea. Didier’s artistic eye and technical knowledge, specifically for large format films, allowed him to deliver exceptional images for the cinema. He received two Emmy awards in the category ‘Outstanding Cinematography’. The first in 2002 for The Blue Planet and the second award in 2015 for One Life (National Geographic). Didier has collaborated on the most famous BBC series including The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Earth Great Events, and Frozen Planet. He is also the creator of spectacular images of Whales in Oceans produced by Jacques Perrin and Disney Nature. In 2006, he explored alone the Okavango water system, looking for the largest Nile crocodiles, and in 2009, the film Into The Dragon’s Lair distributed by Animal Planet, became a world success.

In 2012 he contributed in the filming of the BBC series Survival and Sharks and also captured underwater images of a Grizzly Bear swimming above him for Bears, produced by Dysney Nature. Large animals are not the only interest of Didier who also shot a film, New Conqueror, about the invasive Lion Fish in the Atlantic (Zed Productions for Arte and Discovery Channel) Didier works today with Jeff Pantukhoff (Whaleman Fundation) and Ed Lyman from NOAA and the Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary for Humpback Whales collecting underwater research data for the health assessment research of North Pacific Humpback Whales. With German filmmaker Matthias Zentner, he co-directed the film The Deepest Ever, a one-hour documentary about the world record in depth beaten by Ahmed Gabr on open circuit scuba with an astonishing dive of 1090 feet.

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FILMOGRAPHY 1986-1998 THE REDISCOVERY OF THE WORLD 25 documentaries on Calypso and Alcyone. 2000 BLUE PLANET BBC/DISCOVERY A stunning portrait of the oceans. 2002 PLANET EARTH BBC/DISCOVERY The natural world never seen before. 2005 POLE AIRSHIP With Jean-Louis Étienne. The expedition aims to measure the thickness of the pack ice layer covering the Arctic Ocean. 2006 LIFE BBC/DISCOVERY How animals and plants survive on our planet. 2007 ANTARCTICA DISNEY NATURE Expedition on the French base Dumont d’Urville. 2008 OCEANS DISNEY NATURE Directed by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud, released in cinemas.

2008 EARTH GREAT EVENTS BBC/DISCOVERY The most dramatic wild life spectacles on our planet. 2009 FROZEN PLANET / ANTARCTICA BBC Camp on the sea ice at Cape Washington. 2010 INTO THE DRAGON’S LAIR DISCOVERY CO-DIRECTOR Everybody dies, but not everybody lives… My best wild life adventure!

2011 FROZEN PLANET BBC/DISCOVERY The ultimate portrait of the Polar regions: the latest great wilderness on the planet. 2012 WILD CANADA BBC/DISCOVERY The ultimate portrait of wild Canada. 2012 NORTH AMERICA DISNEY NATURE A journey across some of the most diverse landscapes on the planet.

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2014 SURVIVAL BBC/DISCOVERY A stunning portrait of the oceans. 2014 BEARS DISNEY NATURE A documentary about the Grizzly Bears for cinema release. 2014 ONE LIFE SERIES NAT. GEOGRAPHIC This series celebrates the journey taken by all living things. 2015 SHARKS BBC/DISCOVERY The last portrait of sharks in our oceans. 2016 BLUE PLANET 2 BBC/WDR/FRANCETV A brand new 7-part series on the Oceans.

2016 OUR PLANET NETFLIX An 8 part series about the Planet’s remaining wilderness areas.

2016-2017 PENGUINS DISNEY NATURE A documentary about the life of the Adelies for cinema release.

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AWARDS 2002 EMMY AWARD PRIMETIME / OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY THE BLUE PLANET 2004 BAFTA AWARD BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY PLANET EARTH 2010 MEDITERRANEA FILM FESTIVAL GOLD CAMERA WORK OF D. NOIROT 2010 FESTIVAL DU FILM MARITIME ET D’EXPLORATION ANCRE D’ARGENT INTO THE DRAGON’S LAIR 2010 BLUE OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL BEST UNDERWATER CINEMATOGRAPHY INTO THE DRAGON’S LAIR

2011 MEDITERRANEA FILM FESTIVAL GOLDEN MEDITERRANEA INTO THE DRAGON’S LAIR 2012 BLUE OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL BEST BROADCAST OCEAN GIANTS 2012 WILDSCREEN FILM FESTIVAL GOLDEN PANDA FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY WINTER PROGRAM FROZEN PLANET 2014 EMMY AWARD BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ONE LIFE SERIES

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Alexis BARBIER-BOUVET Director – Chief editor – Sound engineer Alexis has been working in the documentary sector for nearly 20 years. After training as an editor, he learned the trade of sound recordist and drone operator to work on shoots and satisfy his passion for travel. His experience in the field coupled with his editing expertise naturally led him to direct.

He has worked on numerous expedition films: 700 Sharks, 90’ | 52’ | 44’ | 110’ An expedition led by Laurent Ballesta, in Fakarava - French Polynesia. Chief editor | Directed by Luc Marescot. Co-production ARTE France, Le cinquième rêve, Andromède Océanologie, LGB Productions, Filmin’Tahiti, CNRS Images Broadcasted in 2018 on Arte, France Ô, Nat Geo Wild Antarctica, 90’ An expedition in the Antarctic led by Luc Jacquet, alongside the photographers Laurent Ballesta and Vincent Munier. Chief editor | Directed by Jérôme Bouvier Co-production ARTE France, Paprika Films, Wild-Touch, Andromède Océanologie, CNRS Images Broadcasted in 2016 on Arte Ice Trap, 110’ | 5x26’ Two kayakists cover 1,000km in Greenland. Chief editor | Directed by Thierry Robert Production Le cinquième rêve Broadcasted in 2013 on France 3 – Thalassa Crocodiles in Dark Waters, 52’ In the Okavango Delta, Botswana, biologists Vincent Shacks and Laurent Ballesta capture the “big crocodile”. Chief editor | Directed by Luc Marescot Production What’s Up Films Broadcasted in 2012 on France 2 Sailing the North Pole, 52’ | 26’ An attempt to cross the whole Arctic Ocean by sailship. Chief editor | Directed by Thierry Robert Co-production Le cinquième rêve and MFP Broadcasted in 2011 on France 3 – Thalassa Deepsea Under The Pole, 90’ An expedition from the geographic north pole to the extreme north of Canada. Chief editor | Directed by Thierry Robert Production Docside. Broadcasted in 2010 on France 3 – Thalassa

He has also worked on investigative documentaries: Do Animals Have Rights? 90’ An overview on the debate on animal rights. Chief editor | Directed by Martin Blanchard Co-production ARTE France, What’s Up Films Broadcasted in 2017 on Arte Humans 3.0, 3x52’ 3 aspects of the connected human. Chief editor | Directed by Elena Sender Production Capa Broadcasted in 2016 on Planète+ Climate, for Few Degrees Less, 90’ An exploration of the solutions which might save the climate on the eve of the Cop21. Chief editor and co-director with Elena Sender and Thierry Robert Co-production Bonne Pioche, ARTE France Broadcasted in 2015 on Arte Paris, A Capital Tale, 4x52’ Docu-drama on the history of the city of Paris. Chief editor et co-director with Alain Zenou Production Gédéon Programmes Broadcasted in 2012 on Planète+ Humankind And Biodiversity, A Work In Progress 90’ | 52’ Chief editor I Directed by Bernard Guerrini Production Gédéon Programmes Broadcasted in 2010 on Arte The World Of Colors: The Vision, The Making, The Language Of Colors, 3x43’ An investigation by scientists, historians, and artists. Chief Editor | Directed by Olivier Lassu Co-production ARTE France, Gédéon Programmes Broadcasted in 2008 on Arte

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Lastly, his passion for nature has found an outlet in his films: Céline Cousteau, The Adventure Goes On!, 110’ A way of continuing the captain’s adventures, but this time with a feminine touch. Co-director with Stéphane Jacques, drone, editing Production Capa Broadcasted in 2018 on France 3 ‘Palawan, The Hidden River’ , 52’ | 43’ From the series The Secret Life of Springs About the world’s biggest underground river. Director Co-production One Planet, ARTE France Broadcasted in 2017 on Arte, UshuaiaTV Morning Glory, 90’ The splendors of nature at dawn in France, Canada and Brazil. Chief editor | Directed by Laurent Joffrion Co-production ARTE France, Bonne Pioche Broadcasted in 2015 on Arte

« New Discoveries » Series, 78x13’ An encounter with explorers, passionate scientist, and keen amateurs. Co-director with Juliette Gilot Co-production Gédéon Programmes, La Cinquième Broadcasted in 2000 on France 5

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Johann MOURIER Scientific Advisor Ph.D. Marine Biology Shark behavioral ecologist | CRIOBE - CNRS Scientific leader of Gombessa IV Expedition

For a decade, Johann has been interested in behavioural ecology in the marine environment and especially in reef sharks. He particularly developed innovative approaches and combined multiple analytical tools in order to investigate a diversity of ecological mechanisms that have previously been misrepresented in these animals. For example, he used social network analysis to better understand individual interactions in sharks and reveal some unexpected features of their level of sociality and has also used challenging genetic approaches to infer kinship and parentage relationships in wild populations of sharks to reveal that female sharks came back to the same nursery to give birth such as salmons or turtles do. His work is now internationally recognised and some of his studies have served as references for other scientists.

Overall, his research interests are built around investigations of the role of individual behaviour in shaping the structure and functioning of population and ecosystems.

After the success of GOMBESSA II Expedition in 2014 (results published in Current Biology; Mourier J. and al. 2016) which focused on the role and functioning of grouper spawning aggregations in providing subsidies to maintain an inverted trophic pyramid led by the biggest grey reef shark aggregation, the same team (including Laurent Ballesta and colleagues from Andromede Oceanologie) joined by other international researchers (including Yannis Papastamatiou, Charlie Huveneers, Damien Sonny and Eric Parmentier) went back to Fakarava for a new expedition GOMBESSA IV from June to July 2017. One of the main aim was to conduct a cutting-edge shark science project. This expedition led to the documentary 700 Sharks, multi-award winning in international festivals. MAIN PUBLICATIONS Mourier J, Brown C, Planes S, 2017. Learning and robustness to catch-and-release fishing in a shark social network. Biology Letters 13: 20160824. Mourier J, Maynard J, Parravicini V, Ballesta L, Clua E, Domeier ML, Planes S, 2016. Extreme inverted trophic pyramid of reef sharks supported by spawning groupers. Current Biology 26(15), 2011-2016. Mourier J, Planes S, Buray N, 2013. Trophic interactions at the top of the coral reef food chain. Coral Reefs 32(1), 285.

Mourier J, Planes S, 2013. Direct genetic evidence for reproductive philopatry and associated fine-scale migrations in female blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in French Polynesia. Molecular Ecology 22(1), 201-214. Mourier J, Vercelloni J, Planes S, 2012. Evidence of social communities in a spatially structured network of a free-ranging shark species. Animal Behaviour 83, 389-401.

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Dr. Yannis P. PAPASTAMATIOU Scientific Advisor Marine Biologist | Florida International University, USA Yannis completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Southampton (in Oceanography) before moving to the US to complete a Masters (California State University Long Beach) and PhD (University of Hawaii at Manoa). He then completed two post-docs (University of Hawaii, University of Florida), before moving to Scotland where he worked as a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews. Finally, he took a faculty position at Florida International University where he is now an Assistant Professor.

Yannis has studied the behavior and ecology of sharks and other fishes all over the world, including the eastern and central Pacific, California, Florida, Japan, Bahamas, Belize, and Alaska. He has worked with many species including tiger, hammerheads, whites, reef sharks, salmon sharks and the endangered smalltooth sawfish. In 2017, the FIU marine biologist joined an international team of researchers to explore the world of sharks off Fakarava in French Polynesia. The ‘Gombessa IV’ team studied one of the largest schools of sharks at night when they are most active and hunting. Their goal: discover the previously unseen hunting strategies and social behaviors of sharks. This expedition led to the multi award-winning documentary 700 Sharks, directed by Luc Marescot broadcasted on ARTE, FranceTélévisions, UshuaiaTV, National Geographic Wild, ICI Explora, NHK, CCTV. WORK EXPERIENCE 2016-present: Assistant Professor, Florida International University.

2013-2015: MASTS Research Fellow, St Andrews University.

2010-2013: Post-doctoral researcher Florida Museum of Natural History,University of Florida

2009-2010: Post-doctoral researcher Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

2007-2008: Graduate research assistant at Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Projects include acoustic monitoring of sharks and reef fish in the Main and North Western Hawaiian Islands

2003-2007: Dive and boat safety coordinator, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

2000-2003: Teaching Associate for California State University Long Beach: Taught biology labs for both majors and non-majors.

PRESS REALESE http://www.untamedscience.com/shark-scientists/yannis-papastamatiou/

http://sharks4kids.com/meet-shark-biologist-dr-yannis-papastamatiou/

http://fightland.vice.com/blog/meet-the-jiu-jitsu-black-belt-who-swims-with-sharks

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/hawaii-tiger-shark-migration-fall-coincides-rise-bites-8c11122659

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150421-sharks-blood-gives-them-turbo-speed

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/tiger-sharks-can-relocate-familiar-hunting-spots-from-several-kilometers-away/

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/shark-feed/black-box-reveals-why-sharks-hunt-at-night/

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/23/what-bit-this-great-white-shark-a-cookie-cutter/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/science-environment-12612655

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BOOK CHAPTERS Huber D, Wilga C, Dean M, Ferry L, Gardiner J, Habegger L, Papastamatiou Y, Ramsay J, Whitenack L. 2019. Feeding in cartilaginous fishes: an interdisciplinary synthesis. In Feeding in Vertebrates (eds V. Bels and IQ Whishaw). Springer, Switzerland.

Papastamatiou Y, Meyer C, Watanabe Y, Heithaus M. 2018. Animal-borne video cameras and their use to study shark ecology and conservation. In Shark Research: emerging technologies and applications for the field and laboratory (eds J. Carrier, M. Heithaus, C. Simpfendorfer). CRC Press.

Whitney N, Y Papastamatiou, A Gleiss. 2012. Integrative multi-sensor tagging: emerging techniques to link elasmobranch behavior, physiology, and ecology. In Biology of sharks and their relatives III (eds. Carrier J., Musick J., Heithaus M.). CRC Press, Boca Raton.

Cortes E, Y Papastamatiou, J Carlson, L Ferry-Graham, B Wetherbee. 2008. An overview of the feeding ecology and physiology of elasmobranch fishes. In: Feeding and digestive functions in fishes (eds. J Cyrino, D Bureau, B Kapoor). Science publishers, New Hampshire

CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS AT MEETINGS 2016: International Coral Reef Society,Honolulu, USA

2015: American Elasmobranch Society, Reno, USA. Invited Speaker

2014 Bio-logging Annual Meeting: Strasbourg, FR

2011 Acoustic Society of America, San Diego, California. Invited Speaker

2009 American Elasmobranch Society, Portland, Oregon

2008 American Elasmobranch Society. Montreal, CA

2005 American Elasmobranch Society. Tampa, FL

2003 American Elasmobranch Society. Manaus, Brazil

2003 Society of Integrative and Comparative Biologists. Toronto, Canada

2002 Western Society of Naturalists. Monterey, California

2002 Southern California Academy of Science. Claremont, California

INVITED SEMINARS 2014 University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen

2013 University of North Florida, Jacksonville

2013 Clemson University, Clemson, SC

2012 Florida State University, St Teresa FL

2011 California State University Long Beach, CA

2011 Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

REVIEWER FOR National Science Foundation, PLoS One, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Bulletin of Marine Sciences, National Marine Fisheries Service Grants Florida, NOAA Endangered Species Act, National Geographic Society Research and Exploration Grants, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Biology, Marine and Freshwater Research, Journal of Comparative Physiology, Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Ecology, Aquatic Mammals, Animal Behaviour, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Coral Reefs, Current Zoology, Behavioral Ecology and Social-biology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Fish Biology, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Environmental Biology of Fishes, Fisheries Research, International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Ocean and Coastal Management, Pacific Science, Biological Conservation, Endangered Species Research, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, Journal of Natural History, Scientific Reports, Animals, Hydrobiologia, Deep sea Research, Conservation Biology, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Aquaculture Nutrition, Marine Biodiversity, Cybium, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Canadian Journal of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, Royal Society Open Science, Ecological Applications, Biology Letters, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Limnology and Oceanograph, Ecography, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B

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Nicolas ZUNINO Producer Le cinquième rêve is a French production company founded in 2008. Its vocation is to produce quality films highlighting the extraordinary lives of people who decide to live their dreams, and which question the place of man in this world. Its ambition is to develop all subjects that can help us understand mankind. Its high-quality documentaries have been broadcast in prime time on worldwide TV channels, and have won 50 international prizes in international festivals so far.

For the past 20 years, Nicolas Zunino has worked as a documentary film producer in companies such as Gédéon Programmes, Bonne Pioche and Les Bons Clients. Associate producer of Werner Herzog’s film CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, released in August 2011, he is now working on international projects. TRACKING ARCTIC GIANTS (52’) Directed by Alexis Barbier-Bouvet and Didier Noirot. Co-production Subimagery Productions, ARTE France – 2020. Soon broadcasted on Arte, Ushuaia TV. THE SUPERPOWERS OF THE BEAR (52’) Directed by Thierry Robert and Rémy Marion. Co-production Pôles d’images, ARTE France – 2018. Broadcasted on Arte, Science&VieTV, SVT, CuriosityStream, RTBF… 700 SHARKS (90’, 52’, 44’, 110’) Avec Laurent Ballesta. Directed by Luc Marescot. Co-production ARTE France, Andromède Océanologie, Les gens bien productions, Filmin’Tahiti, CNRS Images – 2018. Broadcasted on Arte, France Ô, UshuaiaTV, National Geographic Wild, CCTV, NHK… 700 SHARKS – A 360° VR EXPERIENCE (2x6’) Directed by Manuel Lefèvre in collaboration with Frédéric Gourdet. Co-production Neotopy, ARTE France -2018 Broadcasted on Arte 360VR, UshuaiaTV VR, La Cité de l’Océan de Biarritz, Within. SURVIVING IN THE LAGOON (52’) Directed by Gil Kébaïli and Manuel Lefèvre. Co-production ARTE France, Andromède Océanologie, Les gens bien productions – 2018. Broadcasted on Arte, CuriosityStream, AMC Networks, Zone.TV, VRT, Tang Media, Tzu Chi, NHK…

MAURITIUS & RODRIGUES, JEWELS OF THE MASCARENE ISLANDS (110’, 2x52’) Directed by René Heuzey and Lucile Hochdoerffer. Co-production Label Bleu Production – 2018. Broadcasted on France Ô. PACKING FOR MARS (90’, 52’) Avec Alban Michon. Directed by Thierry Robert. Production – 2017. Broadcasted on France 5, UshuaïaTV, CuriosityStream, NHK, Welt24, Odisea, TVB, DTR, FOCUS. SUPER-HEROES, THE SECRET SIDE (8x26’) With Arnaud Tortel. Réalisée par William Japhet, Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Pierre Stine and Thierry Robert. Co-production MFP – 2016. Broadcasted on Planète+ A&E, TV5MONDE, RTS, SRF, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, TV5 QUEBEC-Canada. SAVING THE BIGGEST FISH IN THE WORLD (26’, 19’) With Bertrand Lafrance. Directed by Thierry Robert Lefèvre in collaboration with René Heuzey. Production – 2016. Broadcasted on France 3 - Thalassa, TV5MONDE. NATURALLY CURIOUS IN PARIS (52’, 3x13’) With Myriam Baran. Directed by Olivier Chasle. Co-production ZED – 2016. Broadcasted on Ushuaia TV, TV5MONDE.

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BABOUCHKA, THE NORTH POLE (95’, 52’) With Sébastien Roubinet and Vincent Berthet. Directed by Thierry Robert – 2014. Broadcasted on France 3 – Thalassa, Planète+ Thalassa, TV5MONDE. ICE TRAP (110’, 5x26’) With Alban Michon and Vincent Berthet. Directed by Thierry Robert. Production – 2013. Broadcasted on France 3, TV5MONDE, Planète+ Thalassa, France 5, Rai, VRT, KBS, Globosat, RTBF, SRF… SAILING THE NORTH POLE (52’, 26’) With Sébastien Roubinet and Rodolphe André. Directed by Thierry Robert. Co-production avec MFP – 2011. Broadcasted on France 3, Planète +Thalassa, TV5MONDE, Rai, Servus TV. PARIS, THE GREAT SAGA (90’, 4x52’) Docu-fiction directed by Xavier Lefebvre and Alain Zenou. Production Gédéon Programmes – 2012. Broadcasted on Planète +. CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (90’) Directed by Werner Herzog in 3D relief. Co-production avec Creative Differences. Cinema broadcast - August 2011. SHANGHAI DREAMS (52’) Directed by Laurence Thiriat. Co-production Les Bons Clients, ARTE France - 2010. Broadcasted on Arte. RENDEZ-VOUS EN TERRE INCONNUE CHEZ LES BAJAUS (100’) With Marianne James. Directed by Pierre Stine. Co-production Bonne Pioche, Adénium Productions – 2010. Broadcasted on France2, France5, Planète, RTBF. DARWIN (R)EVOLUTION (52’) Docu-fiction with Jean-Pierre Marielle. Directed by Philippe Tourancheau. Production Les Bons Clients – 2009. Broadcasted on France 5.

GUY BEDOS, UN RIRE DE RÉSISTANCE (52’) Directed by Dominique Gros. Production Les Bons Clients – 2009. Broadcasted on France 5. RENDEZ-VOUS EN TERRE INCONNUE AU ZANSKAR (100’) With Gilbert Montagné. Directed by Christian Gaume. Co-production Bonne Pioche, Adénium Productions – 2009. Broadcasted on France 2, France 5, Planète, RTBF. SŒUR EMMANUELLE, THE HEART AND THE MIND (52’) Directed by Elisabeth Kapnist. Production Les Bons Clients – 2007. Broadcasted on France 5, RTBF. DESTINATION WILDERNESS (5x52’) With Francis Le Guen. Directed by Luc Marescot. Production Gédéon Programmes – 2007. Broadcasted on France 5, Planète. CLIPPERTON, MYSTERY PLANET (90’, 6x26’) With Jean-Louis Etienne. Directed by Luc Marescot. Production Gédéon Programmes – 2004. Broadcasted at prime time on Canal+. DIVERS LOGBOOK II and III (20x26’) With Francis Le Guen. Directed by Luc Marescot, Philippe Tourancheau, Pierre Stine and Thierry Robert. Production Gédéons Programmes – 2001–2005. Broadcasted on Voyage, France 5. BIOTIFUL PLANET (3x52’) Directed by Philippe Tourancheau Production Gédéon Programmes 2006-2009 Broadcasted on France 5, Planète+.

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26220 Dieulefit - FRANCE www.lecinquiemereve.fr

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