More Than Honey
Des abeilles et des hommes
Un mondo in pericolo
Switzerland / Germany / Austria, August 2012
FILM,
Documentary,
91 min.
- directed by
- Markus Imhoof
- Written by
- Markus Imhoof, Kerstin Hoppenhaus
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.morethanhoney.ch
“If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years left to live.” Einstein.
All over the world bees have been dying for the past three years. Although the causes for this are still a mystery, one thing is already clear: there is more at stake than simply a few dead insects, and a great deal more than just honey. Seeking answers, the film embarks on a journey to meet with people whose lives depend on bees: to a Swiss beekeeper living on an Alp; to the gigantic almond plantations in California; to a bee brain researcher in Berlin; to a pollen trader in China; and to the killer bees in the Arizona desert. All report on how the bees are vanishing. The film tells us about their lives. And about ours.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2012
- Original Version
- Chinese, English, Swiss-German, German (german subtitles), couleur, DCP, 91 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-2D42-0000-K-0000-0000-E
- Production
- Thelma Film AG, zero one film GmbH, Allegro Film Produktions GmbH, Ormenis Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Pierre-Alain Meier, Thomas Kufus, Helmut Grasser, Markus Imhoof
- directed by
- Markus Imhoof
- Written by
- Markus Imhoof, Kerstin Hoppenhaus
- Cinematography
- Jörg Jeshel, Attila Boa
- Editing
- Anne Fabini
- Sound Editing
- Nils Kirchhoff
- Sound Design
- Nils Kirchhoff
- Re-Recording Mix
- Bernhard Maisch
- Music
- Peter Scherer
- Location Sound Mix
- Dieter Meyer
- Compositing
- Thomas Lehmann
- Special Effects
- Thomas Lehmann
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Films Boutique
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
-
Filmladen
Distribution
Release date: 12.10.2012 - Belgium
-
Imagine Film Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 20.03.2013 - Brazil
- Imovision Distribution
- Bulgaria
- Art Fest Ltd Distribution
- Croatia
- Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
- Estonia
- NPO Black Hand Distribution
- Finland
- Cinema Mondo Distribution
- France
-
Jour2Fete
Distribution
Release date: 20.02.2013 - Germany
-
Senator Film Verleih GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 08.11.2012 - Hong Kong
- Edko Films Distribution
- Hungary
- Mozinet Distribution
- Iran
- Irib Media Trade Distribution
- Italy
-
Officine Ubu
Distribution
Release date: 12.09.2013 - Luxembourg
- Imagine Film Distribution Distribution
- Netherlands
- Imagine Film Distribution Distribution
- North Macedonia
- Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
- Poland
- Against Gravity Distribution
- Portugal
- Alambique Distribution
- Serbia
- Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
- Slovenia
- Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
- Spain
- Distribución de películas Barlovento S.L. Distribution
- Sweden
-
Folkets Bio AB
Distribution
Release date: 03.05.2013 - Switzerland
-
Frenetic Films
Distribution
Release date: 25.10.2012 - Taiwan
- Joint Entertainment Distribution
- Turkey
- Bir Film Distribution
- United Kingdom
-
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
Distribution
Release date: 23.08.2013 - United States
-
Kino Lorber Inc.
Distribution
Release date: 12.06.2013
Awards
(a selection)
- UK Green Film Festivals, Audience Award 2013 (Winner)
- Darsser Naturfilm Festival, Publikumspreis 2013 (Winner)
- Gran Paradiso Film Festival, Premio Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso 2013 (Winner)
- Festival international du film écologique de Bourges, Meilleure documentaire 2013 (Winner)
- Filmambiente International Environmental Film Festival, Special Mention 2013 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, Prix du Public 2013 (Winner)
- Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Int. Film Festival, Best Documentary Award 2013 (Winner)
- San Francisco Green Film Festival, Best Feature Film Award 2013 (Winner)
- Leipzig, Filmkunstmesse Leipzig, Gildepreis Bester Dokumentarfilm 2013 (Winner)
- Pelicam International Film Festival, Audience Award 2013 (Winner)
- Darsser Naturfilm Festival, Bester Film - Mensch und Natur 2013 (Winner)
- PARISCIENCE Festival international du Film Scientifique, Prix Buffon 2013 (Winner)
- München, Bayerischer Filmpreis, Bayerischer Filmpreis für den besten Dokumentarfilm 2013 (Winner)
- Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2013 (Winner)
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Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score
2013
(Winner)
Peter Scherer -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score
2013
(Winner)
Olivia Pedroli -
Berlin, Deutsche Filmakademie,
Deutscher Filmpreis LOLA Bester Dokumentarfilm
2013
(Winner)
Thomas Kufus -
Berlin, Deutsche Filmakademie,
Bester Schnitt
2013
(Nomination)
Anne Fabini - Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Succès Zürich Dokumentarfilm 1. Platz 2013 (Winner)
-
Wien, Österreichischer Filmpreis,
Österreichischer Filmpreis für beste Tongestaltung
2013
(Winner)
Nils Kirchhoff -
Wien, Österreichischer Filmpreis,
Österreichischer Filmpreis für beste Tongestaltung
2013
(Winner)
Emilie George -
Wien, Österreichischer Filmpreis,
Österreichischer Filmpreis für beste Tongestaltung
2013
(Winner)
Bernhard Maisch - Schwyz, Prix Walo, Prix Walo - Beste Filmproduktion 2013 (Winner)
-
Wien, ROMY Filmpreise,
ROMY Filmpreis Bester Produzent Kino-Dokumentation
2013
(Nomination)
Helmut Grasser -
Wien, ROMY Filmpreise,
ROMY Filmpreis Beste Kino-Dokumentation
2013
(Winner)
Markus Imhoof - Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2012 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Torino, 18th Environmental Film Festival Cineambiente Torino
06.10.2015 - 11.10.2015 -
Madisz, Alter-native International Short Film Festival
05.11.2014 - 09.11.2014 -
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
27.03.2014 - 30.03.2014 -
10e Festival International du Film pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse de Sousse
23.03.2014 - 29.03.2014 -
San Francisco, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival San Francisco
15.01.2014 - 21.01.2014 -
Palm Springs, 25th Palm Springs International Film Festival
03.01.2014 - 13.01.2014 -
Tbilisi, 14th Tbilisi International Film Festival
02.12.2013 - 08.12.2013 -
51. Festival internacional de Cine de Gijon
15.11.2013 - 23.11.2013 -
3rd 360° Contemporary Science Film Festival Moscow
10.10.2013 - 17.10.2013 -
9e Festival international du film écologique de Bourges
10.10.2013 - 13.10.2013
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PARISCIENCE Festival international du Film Scientifique
03.10.2013 - 08.10.2013 -
Darsser Naturfilm Festival
25.09.2013 - 29.09.2013 -
Leipzig, Filmkunstmesse Leipzig
16.09.2013 - 20.09.2013 -
3rd Filmambiente Rio de Janeiro
29.08.2013 - 04.09.2013 -
XVII Grand Paradiso Film Festival Cogne
26.08.2013 - 31.08.2013 -
12th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren
17.08.2013 - 25.08.2013 -
9th Traverse City Film Festival
30.07.2013 - 04.08.2013 -
Guanajuato, 16th Guanajuato International Film Festival
19.07.2013 - 28.07.2013 -
34th Durban International Film Festival
18.07.2013 - 28.07.2013 -
2nd Pelicam International Film Festival Tulcea
14.06.2013 - 16.06.2013 -
SSFI South Side Film Festival
11.06.2013 - 15.06.2013 -
UK Green Film Festivals
01.06.2013 - 08.06.2013 -
San Francisco Green Film Festival
30.05.2013 - 05.06.2013 -
Seattle, 39th Seattle International Film Festival
16.05.2013 - 09.06.2013 -
Warsaw, 10th Planete + Doc Film Festival Warsaw
10.05.2013 - 19.05.2013 -
Leuven, 9th Docville International Documentary Film Festival Leuven
03.05.2013 - 11.05.2013 -
Belgrad, Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
26.04.2013 - 30.04.2013 -
Buenos Aires, 15° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
10.04.2013 - 21.04.2013 -
The Sarasota Film Festival
05.04.2013 - 14.04.2013 -
Cleveland, Cleveland International Film Festival
03.04.2013 - 14.04.2013 -
Hong Kong, 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival
17.03.2013 - 02.04.2013 -
Thessaloniki, 15th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
15.03.2013 - 24.03.2013 -
Vilnius, 18th Vilnius International Film Festival
14.03.2013 - 28.03.2013 -
Oslo European Documentary Film Festival
13.03.2013 - 17.03.2013 -
Washington Environment Film Festival
12.03.2013 - 24.03.2013 -
Sofia, 17th Sofia International Film Festival
07.03.2013 - 17.03.2013 -
Guadalajara, Guadalajara International Film Festival
01.03.2013 - 09.03.2013 -
30e Festival International du Film d'Environnement
19.02.2013 - 26.02.2013 -
EFM European Film Market
07.02.2013 - 15.02.2013 -
Berlinale German Cinema
07.02.2013 - 17.02.2013 -
Portland, Portland International Film Festival
07.02.2013 - 23.02.2013 -
Göteborg, 36th Göteborg International Film Festival
25.01.2013 - 04.02.2013 -
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Int. Film Festival
24.01.2013 - 03.02.2013 -
Helsinki, DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
24.01.2013 - 27.01.2013 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2013 - 31.01.2013 -
Palm Springs, 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival
03.01.2013 - 14.01.2013 -
Kerala, International Film Festival of Kerala
07.12.2012 - 14.12.2012 -
Goa, 43rd International Film Festial of India Goa
20.11.2012 - 30.11.2012 -
Doha Tribeca Film Festival
17.11.2012 - 24.11.2012 -
Amsterdam, 25th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
14.11.2012 - 25.11.2012 -
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest
13.11.2012 - 18.11.2012 -
Tallinn, 16th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
13.11.2012 - 28.11.2012 -
Copenhagen, 10th CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival Copenhagen
01.11.2012 - 11.11.2012 -
Vancouver, 31st Vancouver International Film Festival
27.09.2012 - 12.10.2012 -
Toronto, 37th TIFF Toronto International Film Festival
06.09.2012 - 16.09.2012 -
Freistadt Festival # 25 Der neue Heimatfilm
22.08.2012 - 26.08.2012 -
Locarno, 65° Festival del film Locarno
01.08.2012 - 11.08.2012