The Elephant & the Termite
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The Elephant & the Termite

Elevant ja termiit

2022
Entry 22-473 | United Kingdom | 2021 | 52’ | Language: English | Subtitles: Estonian

Together, elephants and termites create waterholes. This is the remarkable story of the relationship between Africa’s largest and smallest and the unique biodiversity that they support. It is the story of a seasonal African waterhole in southern Kenya - an extraordinary web of interdependency and the circle of life as never seen before. All from the perspective of a cast of animal characters that live at elephant toe-nail height. It is the intriguing story of their struggle to survive and raise families before their world turns to dust.

Director Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone  | Cinematography  Mark Deeble | Editing  Victoria Stone, Sophia Evans | Composer  Guy Michelmore | Producer  Victoria Stone | Production Company  Deeble & Stone | Original Title  The Elephant & the Termite
The Elephant & the Termite
The Elephant & the Termite
The Elephant & the Termite

2022
Best Editing
Jury: This film is a hugely impressive one. It is beautifully shot, of course, with so many brilliant wildlife moments, like the “pinball dung beetle” and an exquisite moment when a chameleon drinks a dew drop, all expertly captured but what we found was the most standout thing about the film was how these wonderfully diverse wildlife sequences were perfectly knitted together as the bigger story of elephant and termite unfolded. The great cinematography and myriad of stories covered here wouldn’t’ve been nearly as well realized, as emotional, or funny even had the editor not had an in-depth knowledge of all the species, their stories and how they are so intimately connected to the bigger picture/place ... Essentially, the film feels natural, well-paced, immersive, the stories expertly and wonderfully cut together, creating a web of life that seems whole. Feels right.
Director Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone
Cinematography Mark Deeble
Editing Victoria Stone, Sophia Evans
Composer Guy Michelmore
Producer Victoria Stone
Production Company Deeble & Stone
Original Title The Elephant & the Termite
Entry Number 22-473
Country of Production
United Kingdom
Year of Production 2021
Running Time 52’
Language: English
Subtitles: Estonian

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Luha pagar
Lääneranna Kultuuri- ja Noortekeskus
Nurmsi taluresto
Norwegian Embassy
Moller Auto
Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia
Öökulli akadeemia
Pärnu
Eesti Filmi Instituut
Von Hauer
Keskkonnaamet
Prantsuse instituut
Overall
Hr Aleksandri kokteili- ja õlletuba
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KIK
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Ehemeri
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Utilitas
Pärnumaa omavalitsuste liit
Integratsiooni sihtasutus
Lihula raamatukogu
Remarkable Arts Festival
ETV2
COOP
Lihula Muusika- ja Kunstikool
Goethe institut
Lääne Goldberg Team
Vesta Värkstuba
RASK
Tapamaja galerii
Leader Estonia
Lääneranna Gümnaasium
Matsalu Loodusfilmide Festival
Kliimaministeerium
Elixir OÜ
Tallinn Zoo
Sakste maja
Utilitas
Pärnumaa omavalitsuste liit
Integratsiooni sihtasutus