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| The Land of Griffons |
| Film review: International Nature and Environment Film Review |
| Section: Short film category |
| Year of production: 2021 |
| Country of origin: Egyesült Királyság |
| Country(ies) of filming: Italy |
| Duration: 10:0 perc |
| Language: Italian |
| Director: Riccardo Soriano |
| Producer: The National Film and Television School |
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| English synopsis: On the North-western coast of Sardinia lives the last native Italian colony of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus fulvus). Domenico Ruiu, an experienced photographer and conservationist, tells us about the dangers threatening the survival of the colony and about the work of Life Under Griffon Wings project fighting to ensure a safe future for the colony. |
| English biography: Riccardo Soriano is a BAFTA shortlisted and award winning filmmaker based between Rome and London. Riccardo has grown up in Calabria, the extreme South of Italy. After high school he moved to Rome, where he gained a degree in Philosophy and studied Drama. He worked as a photographer and filmmaker working on several short film projects, documentaries and videos. In 2020 he started an MA at the prestigious National Film and Television School (UK). |