► The Patterns of the Ocean - Protecting Indonesia's Manta Rays

The Patterns of the Ocean - Protecting Indonesia's Manta Rays

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The Jetlagged accompany manta ray researcher Elitza Germanov (Marine Megafauna Foundation) on a field trip in Komodo in Indonesia. Manta ray numbers are declining because their gills have recently become a dubious trend in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Numerous conservation efforts are taking place to protect the gentle ocean giants, including “Citizen Science” projects to identify individuals by their unique spot patterns on their bellies. The filmmakers document the efforts of scientists and conservationists in Indonesia like Elitza Germanov and Sarah Lewis (Indonesian Manta Project/Manta Trust), who are working tirelessly to save these beautiful animals from extinction.



A W A R D S :

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY - CIMASUB Ciclo Internacional de Cine Submarino de Donostia – San Sebastián, Spain, 2020

WINNER BEST OCEAN FILM - Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, New York / USA, 2018

NOMINEE BEST NEWCOMER - Green Screen International Nature Film Festival Eckernförde 2018

SPECIAL AWARD - 22th International Underwater Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018

HONORABLE MENTION - CineEco International Environmental Film Festival Seia, 2018 Portugal

FINALIST - Wildlife Vaasa Festival-International Nature Film Festival, Finland, 2018

FINALIST - Wilderland Film Festival, UK, 2018

SEMIFINALIST - Natourale Nature & Tourism Film Festival, Germany, 2018

SEMIFINALIST - GNG Green Earth Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2018 USA



O F F I C I A L S E L E C T I O N :

International Ocean Film Festival San Francisco, March 2018

ADEX Dive Show, Singapore, April 2018

International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, April 2018

Elements International Environmental Film Festival Vancouver, April 2018

Barents Ecology Film Festival, Russia, May 2018

International Nature Film Festival Gödöllö, Hungary, May 2018

Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, Portugal, May 2018

International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE, June 2018, Russia

SunChild 8th International Environmental Festival, July, 2018, Armenia

CineMare International Ocean Film Festival Kiel, Germany, October, 2018

11th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival, October, 2018, Malaysia

Voices from the Waters International Traveling Film Festival, October 2018 India

China International Green Film Week, October 10, 2018, Beijing, China

New Earth International Film Festival, 15 Oct, Kraków, Poland

Thunder Bay International Film Festival, Alpena, January 2019, USA

SEFF - Smaragdni Eco Film Festival, June 21 - 28, 2019, Croatia

NatureTrack Film Festival, March 2019, USA

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