Celebrated Australian creator Tim Winton will entrance documentary mini-series “Ningaloo With Tim Winton” for wildlife and nature programmer Love Nature.
Written and narrated by him, Winton will share private tales of the animals and folks drawn to the Ningaloo area of Western Australia, which is a biodiversity hotspot that survives in close to pristine situation because of its excessive isolation.
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The 3×50 minute sequence is ready up as a co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Artemis Media in affiliation with Matter of Factual.
The sequence is scheduled to roll out on Love Nature’s linear and streaming platforms and Sky Nature in the U,Ok., Germany and Italy later this yr. Flame Distribution is dealing with worldwide distribution exterior of the co-producer territories.
Pete Rees is the sequence director, government producer and co-writer. Celia Tait is government producer for Artemis Media. James Manfull is government producer for Love Nature.
The sequence will spotlight how the Ningaloo Reef maintains very important ecological hyperlinks to the rugged Cape Range and the nursery of Exmouth Gulf. Each is linked to and helps the opposite. Together, they’re a haven for migratory species spanning virtually a 3rd of the globe – from Antarctica to Siberia and Cape York to Cape Town.
“ ‘Ningaloo with Tim Winton’ is an important Australian story that will unlock access to one of the last unspoiled landscapes remaining on the planet, while also creating an emotional audience connection to the Ningaloo Coast’s wildlife and indigenous culture,” mentioned Carlyn Staudt, international GM at Love Nature. “Tim Winton is a master storyteller and widely considered one of Australia’s most beloved contemporary authors. We feel honored that he is bringing Love Nature fans on his deeply personal and poetic journey.”
Winton is thought for a number of books which were tailored as characteristic movies together with “Dirt Music,” “Breath” and “In the Winter Dark,” and into TV sequence together with “Cloudstreet” and “Lockie Leonard.”
“This is a deeply personal journey for me. “Ningaloo has had an enormous impact on my life and work, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pay homage through new science, ancient knowledge and a shared ethic of stewardship,” mentioned Winton in an announcement.
Love Nature is obtainable worldwide, through its branded linear and on-line platforms in 135 international locations and thru key content material partnerships with Sky Nature (U.Ok., Germany and Italy), Youku (China), Starhub (Singapore), KPN and VodafoneZiggo (Netherlands). Love Nature can be out there in the U.S. as a free, ad-supported tv (FAST) channel on platforms together with The Roku Channel, Xumo, Samsung TV Plus, VIZIO WatchFree Plus and PrendeTV in the U.S.
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