Bear Islands

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2010

Production year

2010

Premiere

16 December 2010

Runtime

62 min

Category

film

Genre

documentary

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Medvědí ostrovy

Czech title

Medvědí ostrovy

English title

Bear Islands

Working title

Medvědí ostrov

Summary

This film focuses on the people of the Sakha Republic in Russia and its most remote part, which is the Nizhnekolymsky district, especially the administrators of the reservation of polar bears found on the Bear Islands in the East Siberian Sea at the mouth of the Kolyma River. It follows their path to an abandoned polar station, where the past meets the present in the snow-covered space.

Note

The film premiered on November 5, 2010 on the Internet (web portal www.docalliancefilms.cz).

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Martin Ryšavý

Screenplay

Martin Ryšavý

Director of Photography

Martin Ryšavý

Sound Designer

Marek Hart

Music

Music Composed by

DVA

Production info

Original Title

Medvědí ostrovy

Czech Title

Medvědí ostrovy

English Title

Bear Islands

Working Title

Medvědí ostrov

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

documentary

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2010

Production Year

2010

Premiere

non-distribution premiere 5 November 2010 (internetové uvedení)
premiere 16 December 2010 /suitable for all ages/

Distribution slogan

Land – time – man.

Production

Bionaut s.r.o.

Copyright Holders

Bionaut s.r.o.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

62 min

Distribution carrier

DCP 2-D, DVD

Aspect ratio

1:1,78

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

5.1, digital sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Russian

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: 5. ceny Pavla Kouteckého

2011
Praha / Czech Republic
DVA

Vítěz

Event: Ceny TRILOBIT Beroun 2010 Českého filmového a televizního svazu

2011
Beroun / Czech Republic
Martin Ryšavý

Nominace

Event: 18. výroční ceny Český lev 2011 za filmovou tvorbu roku 2010

2011
Praha / Czech Republic
Martin Ryšavý