Seed Warriors
Switzerland, July 2010
FILM,
Documentary,
86 min.
- directed by
- Mirjam von Arx, Katharina von Flotow
- Written by
- Katharina von Flotow
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.seedwarriors.org
By 2050 temperatures worldwide are expected to rise by at least 2 degrees. This will result in a drop in food production by up to 30% in some regions. But global food demand will have doubled. How will we feed the world? Is the “Doomsday Vault”, built in the Norwegian permafrost, and containing seeds from around the world, a practical way of safeguarding the world's biodiversity or a utopian ideal? In this documentary we hear from the scientists behind this ambitious project and travel to Kenya to examine what the Svalbard Global Seed Vault can contribute to the fight against hunger.
credits
- World Premiere
- July 2010
- Original Version
- English, Swiss-German, Swahili (english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 86 min.
- Production
- ican films gmbh, ZDF/ARTE, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Mirjam von Arx
- directed by
- Mirjam von Arx, Katharina von Flotow
- Written by
- Katharina von Flotow
- Cinematography
- Elia Lyssy, Mari Tefre, Clare Kemp
- Editing
- Janet Taylor
- Sound Editing
- Christian Beusch
- Sound Design
- Christian Beusch
- Re-Recording Mix
- Christian Beusch
- Music
- Adrian Frutiger
- Location Sound Mix
- Marc von Stürler, Joshua Pitt, Mirjam von Arx
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Looking Glass International
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
- GMfilms Distribution
- Spain
- TVE Televisión Española TV Rights
- Sweden
- UR Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company TV Rights
- Switzerland
-
Praesens Film AG
Distribution
Release date: 26.08.2010 - Thailand
- True Visions TV TV Rights
Awards
(a selection)
- International Film Festival Agrofilm, Prize of the Minister of Agriculture 2010 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest
09.11.2010 - 14.11.2010 -
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival
18.10.2010 - 28.10.2010 -
International Film Festival Agrofilm
27.09.2010 - 01.10.2010 -
Fünf-Seen-Land, 4. Fünf Seen Filmfestival Gilching
27.07.2010 - 04.08.2010 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2010 - 28.01.2010