Finalist
Trade Secret
Ärisaladus
2026
Entry 26-451 | Australia | 2025 | 100’ | Language: English
Norwegian
Greenlandic
Mandarin
Inuktituk | Subtitles: English
Estonian
"Trade Secret" follows three unlikely allies on a mission to protect polar bears from international commercial trade. Filmed over six years across nine countries, the film exposes the sanctioned sale of hundreds of polar bears each year on the global market. But as the investigation deepens, it uncovers a disturbing truth: those entrusted with safeguarding the species may be entangled in their continued commercialisation. The film raises urgent questions about how we protect vulnerable species in a world where the lines between protection and exploitation have become blurred.
Director
Abraham Joffe
| Cinematography
Dom West ACS
| Editing
Nico Bee
| Composer
Jesse Watt
| Producer
Abraham Joffe, Dom West, Louis Cooper Robinson
| Production Company
Untitled Film Works
| Distributor
TVF International
| Original Title
Trade Secret
2026
A propulsive and well-crafted investigative documentary exposing one urgent and underreported issue. It’s a compelling account of dogged journalism and the dedication of those working on the frontlines of animal activism. It’s a story about commercial trade in endangered species.
| Director | Abraham Joffe |
| Cinematography | Dom West ACS |
| Editing | Nico Bee |
| Composer | Jesse Watt |
| Producer | Abraham Joffe, Dom West, Louis Cooper Robinson |
| Production Company | Untitled Film Works |
| Distributor | TVF International |
| Original Title | Trade Secret |
| Entry Number | 26-451 |
| Country of Production |
Australia
|
| Year of Production | 2025 |
| Running Time | 100’ |
| Language: | English Norwegian Greenlandic Mandarin Inuktituk |
| Subtitles: | English Estonian |
