„CRANES UP IN THE SKY”

EDUCATIONAL FILM

ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE CRANES

 

LENGTH: 26 ‘2D

DIRECTOR: ZSOLT MARCELL TÓTH

WRITERS: BÁLINT HALPERN, ATTILA DÁVID MOLNÁR

PRODUCTION MANAGER: FERENC BILEK

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ZSOLT MARCELL TÓTH

CAMERAMEN: FERENC BILEK, PIOTR DZIEŁAKOWSKI, ATTILA SZILÁGYI, NORBERT MORARU

PRODUCER: ZSOLT MARCELL TÓTH & ATTILA DÁVID MOLNÁR

PRODUCTION MADE BY: FILMDZSUNGEL STUDIO AND TERMESZETFILM.HU

 

“CRANES UP IN THE SKY” IS A DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT TOOK 2 YEARS TO PRODUCE AND WAS COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2018. THE FILM PRESENTS AND SUMMARIZES THE BIOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CRANES. IT FOLLOWS THESE MAJESTIC BIRDS’ LIVES THROUGH MANY PHASES INCLUDING MATING, NESTING, PARENTING, AND MIGRATING.  THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION UTILIZES STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT TO HELP COMMUNICATE ITS CONSERVATIONIST MESSAGE. THE FILM WILL BE FEATURED AT THE HORTOBÁGY NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTER AND WILL BE AIRED ON SEVERAL HUNGARIAN TELEVISION NETWORKS.

THE DOCUMENTARY CLEARLY COMMUNICATES THAT THE FUTURE OF THESE MAGNIFICENT BIRDS DEPENDS NOT ONLY ON SUSTAINING PROTECTED AREAS, BUT ALSO ADEQUATE BREEDING GROUNDS, MIGRATION ROUTES, AND WINTERING GROUNDS. FOR ALL THESE REASONS HORTOBÁGY, THE FIRST NATIONAL PARK OF HUNGARY, IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT FOR THESE MIGRATING BIRDS. BY RESTORING AND MAINTAINING ITS WETLAND HABITATS, THE PARK HAS CREATED A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CRANES AND ONE WHICH IS PROTECTED UNDER HUNGARIAN LAW.  IN JUST ONE OF THE PARK’S DRAINED PONDS, THERE CAN BE AS MANY AS 50,000 CRANES SPENDING THE NIGHT DURING THE PEAK OF THE FALL MIGRATION. AT THIS SPECIAL TIME, IT’S ALSO NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE UP TO 150,000 BIRDS MIGRATING AND PRODUCING A SPECTACULAR NATURE SHOW.

INFORMATION IS THE KEY TO THEIR SUCCESSFUL MIGRATION: ADULT CRANES KNOW WHERE AND HOW TO FIND THE BEST FEEDING GROUNDS AND THE SAFEST RESTING AREAS IN ORDER TO BUILD UP ENOUGH ENERGY TO COMPLETE THEIR LONG JOURNEY. THIS ANNUALLY RECURRING PHENOMENON, IN FACT, IS A FEAT OF ASTONISHING INDIVIDUAL PERSEVERANCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT THE OLDER BIRDS PASS ON THEIR CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING KNOWLEDGE TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

THE CRANES NOT ONLY MAGNIFICENT TOURISTIC ICONS BUT SUCH A NATURAL TREASURES THAT LINKS NATURE CONSERVATION, ECOTOURISM AND NATURAL AWARENESS.

SIMILARLY, AS THE MAKING OF THIS FILM LINKED HUNGARIAN AND POLISH NATURE-LOVERS, PARK RANGERS, BIOLOGISTS, AND NATURAL FILM MAKERS. BY THE TIME THIS FILM WAS COMPLETED, VALUABLE FRIENDSHIPS WERE BORN.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO NADLESNICTWO WLOSZAKOWICE’S UNIQUE HOSPITALITY AND ASSISTANCE.

 

FERENC BILEK

PRODUCTION MANAGER

FILMDZSUNGEL KFT

 

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