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About the movie

A 90 minute film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot.

Can we imagine a film that would change the way people look at the ocean? Can we explain simply, to everyone, the greatest natural mystery of our planet? And lastly, can we help our children believe in a better and more sustainable world tomorrow?

This is the triple challenge of a new cinema adventure signed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and editor- in-chief Michael Pitiot, who brings with him the scientific missions of TARA, a unique pool of researchers, oceanographers and biolo- gists from several countries. Thanks to its astonishing photography, the film takes us on a magnificent and unprecedented journey into the heart of the least known regions of our planet.

The film narrates the most marvelous and also the most terrifying human experiences of our time. Filmed in extreme geographical conditions all over the globe, it describes the modern Odyssey of people who go out to discover their blue planet.

The film is also a plea for humanity to respect the world in which we live. It serves a noble and universal cause that will be defended at the next Earth Summit, in Rio, in 2012.

If you are an NGO or a school and that you wish to organize a free screening of the film Planet Ocean, please contact the GoodPlanet Foundation : anne.lelay@goodplanet.org

OMEGA

This humanist initiative has received support from the prestigious watch-making firm OMEGA. The firm, which specializes in high precision in extreme environments, invented the first deep-sea diving watch. From Jacques Maillot to Sir Peter Blake, Jacques Cousteau and Dame Ellen MacArthur, OMEGA has supported exploration of the oceans for over a century. Today, OMEGA has agreed to support Planet Ocean.

WEBSITE OF THE OCEAN PROGRAM

http://ocean.goodplanet.org

Making of | IN THE SKIES ABOVE RIO

Making of | SHANGHAI, FEATURING SIMON YAM

Making of | UNDERWATER

Planet Ocean film | Premiere in Rio

A film shot around the globe

BY AIR

Australia (SHARK BAY, PERTH), Belize, Brazil (RIO DE JANEIRO), China (SHANGHAI), South Korea, Spain ( CATALONIA), France (PORT-CROS, OUESSANT, SAINT-QUAY-PORTRIEUX), Indonesia (RAJA AMPAT, BALI), New Zealand, Panama, Republic of the Congo (BRAZZAVILLE).

BY BOAT

Chile

UNDERWATER

South Africa (DURBAN), The Arctic, Australia (BIG BARRIER REEF, NINGALOO, SYDNEY, TASMANIA), Ba- hamas, France (BRITTANY, BAY OF BISCAY, MAYOTTE AND TAHITI), Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Coco Islands, Maldives, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea (SUDAN), Palau, Papua New Guinea, United States of America (CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA).

Chief Cameramen of Planet Ocean

This film could not exist without the generosity and the enthusiasm of a team of exceptional filmmakers. Each image in the film required countless hours of filming and often weeks of reflection and preparation. These men, from all corners of the oceans, worked tirelessly on the other side of the lens to add passion to their talent, which has made this film a formidable human adventure.

AERIAL CAMERAMEN

Bruno Cusa (FRANCE, BELIZE, PANAMA, RIO DE JANEIRO, INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA, CHINA, KOREA) produced most of the aerial images. Peter Thompson (NEW ZEALAND) • Lieven Hermans (FRANCE) • Nel Boshoff (PANAMA) • Martial Dosdane (NEW CALEDONIA) • Geoff Mackley (NEW ZEALAND) • Tanguy Thuaud (ICELAND, ARCTIC, GREENLAND, NORWAY, KOREA) • Eric Veyssière (SENEGAL) • Wim Robberechts (FRANCE) • Bas Vandenbranden (DANEMARK, DUBAI) also participated in making of this film.

CAMERAMAN

Jean-Luc André (CHILE)

UNDERWATER CAMERAMEN

David Hannan (AUSTRALIA, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA) produced most of the underwater images. Denis Lagrange (BAHAMAS, GULF OF MEXICO, RORUTU/POLYNESIA, SUDAN) • René Heuzey (MALDIVE ISLANDS, MAURITIUS, FRANCE) • Tristan Bayer (PALAU) • Wolfgang Bayer (HAWAI) • Paul Wildman (SOUTH AFRICA) • Andy Casagrande (FLORIDA/USA) • Yves Gladu (FRANCE) • Marc Tipple (AUSTRALIA) • Rob Stewart (BAHAMAS) • Christian Petron (FRANCE) • Hanli Prinsloo (SOUTH AFRICA) • Christian Sardet (FRANCE, INDIAN OCEAN) also participated in the making of this film.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Chris Jordan (USA)

FILM CREW

HOPE PRODUCTION

FILM DIRECTORS

Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot

MONTAGE

Laurence Buchmann

HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATOR FOR AERIAL VIEWS

Dorothée Martin

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Armand Amar

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT

PAPA SIERRA

MONTAGE ASSISTANTS

Bruno Deschamp

Lise Guillaume

Gabrielle Cambillard

HEAD OF RESEARCH

Marie Vigne

RESEARCHERS

Le chaînon manquant

3D GRAPHICS

Renan Jupin

PRODUCERS

Jean-Yves Robin

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Nicolas Coppermann

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Marc Stanimirovic

RODUCTION MANAGER

Françoise Maurizot

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Flora Giraud

CALT DISTRIBUTION

INTERNATIONAL SALES MANAGER

Chloé Horgues

TARA EXPEDITIONS PRESIDENT

Etienne Bourgois

GENERAL SECRETARY

Romain Troublé

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Éloïse Fontaine

THE TARA CREW

Loïc Vallette, Philippe Clais, Myriam Thomas, André Abreu, Brigitte Sabard, Sylvie Duboué, Xavier Bougeard, Magali Puiseux, Anne Watrin, Marc Domingos and François Aurat

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF TARA OCEANS

Eric Karsenti

SCIENTIFIC COORDINATORS FROM TARA OCEANS

Francesca Benzoni, Chris Bowler, Jean-Michel Claverie, Céline Dimier, Mike Follows, Silvia Gonzalez-Acinas, Gabriel Gorsky, Nigel Grimsley, Daniele Iudicone, Olivier Jaillon, Pascal Joannot, Stefanie Kandels-Lewis, Uros Krzic, Fabrice Not, David Obura, Hiroyuki Ogata, Fabrizio d’Ortenzio, Stephane Pesant, Marc Picheral, Jeroen Raes, Emmanuel Reynaud, Gilles Reverdin, Christian Sardet, Sarah Searson, Mike Sieracki, Sabrina Speich, Matt Sullivan, Pierre Testor, Colomban de Vargas, Didier Velayoudon, Jean Weissenbach, Patrick Wincker and the rest of the team

THANKS

Caroline Wallis Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s assistant

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Observatoire de Villefranche-Sur-Mer, CNRS

PLANET OCEAN

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