SPOIL

by EP Films and iLCP

Will the Great bear Rainforest RAVE team find a spirit bear?

iLCP teamed up with EP FIlms to create a documentary that tells the story of the threats facing the Great Bear Rainforest and the continued efforts of  the First Nations communities and conservations groups to protect this wild landscape.

About the Great Bear Rainforest RAVE

The International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) has teamed up with Pacific WILD, the Gitga’at First Nation of British Columbia, LightHawk, TidesCanada, Save our Seas Foundation, Sierra Club BC, and the Dogwood initiative to carry out a Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition (RAVE) in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia. We are focusing our energy and cameras on this pristine region in response to plans by several large multinational companies to build a pipeline for heavy crude oil from the Alberta tar sands across British Columbia to the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest.

The tar sands in northern Alberta are arguably one of the world’s most environmentally-devastating extractive industries and the proposed pipeline would put one of our planet’s most ecologically-sensitive and intact marine ecosystems at risk for a catastrophic oil spill through increased mega tanker traffic.

The 14-day expedition to the Great Bear Rainforest called upon 7 world-renowned photographers and 3 videographers to thoroughly document the region’s landscapes, wildlife, and culture. The RAVE provided media support to the First Nations and environmental groups seeking to stop the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline project (and thus expansion of the tar sands) and to expose the plan to lift the oil tanker ship moratorium.

News and Updates on the film

SPOIL premiered at Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City California January 2011

Awards

Best Environmental Film, Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

Nominated for the Telluride Mountainfilm 2011 Moving Mountains Award

Best Long Film Award at the Coastal Film Festival judged by First Nation Youth

Merit Award for Musical Selection, Best of Craft, Best Photography, Best Environmental Film (Category Winner)at CINE 2011

Best Environmental Film,  Artivist Film Festival 2011

Best Human Interest award, Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival 2011

For most recent news and updates check the SPOIL Facebook page here!

Biodiversity 2010

by iLCP Multimedia, Jenny Nichols

With sincere thanks to all of the iLCP photographers involved, the iLCP produced a multimedia piece for the GEF (Global Environment Facility) as their celebration of the year of Biodiversity, 2010. The GEF premiered the piece on Capitol Hill ( see more on the event here: ilcpblog.blogspot.com/​2010/​05/​biodiversity-2010.html )Guest Photographers:Tom Carlisle Haroldo Castro Santiago Gibert Seth Patterson

Flathead Wild Revisited

by EP Films and iLCP Multimedia

SPOIL Trailer : Great Bear Rainforest RAVE

by EP Films and iLCP Multimedia

The trailer to SPOIL, the film produced in partnership with EP Films. This film is one of the outcomes for the Great Bear Rainforest RAVE.

The International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) has teamed up with Pacific WILD, the Gitga’at First Nation of British Columbia, LightHawk, TidesCanada, Save our Seas Foundation, Sierra Club BC, and the Dogwood initiative to carry out a Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition (RAVE) in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia. We are focusing our energy and cameras on this pristine region in response to plans by several large multinational companies to build a pipeline for heavy crude oil from the Alberta tar sands across British Columbia to the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest.

The tar sands in northern Alberta are arguably one of the world’s most environmentally-devastating extractive industries and the proposed pipeline would put one of our planet’s most ecologically-sensitive and intact marine ecosystems at risk for a catastrophic oil spill through increased mega tanker traffic.

The 14-day expedition to the Great Bear Rainforest called upon 7 world-renowned photographers and 3 videographers to thoroughly document the region’s landscapes, wildlife, and culture. The RAVE provided media support to the First Nations and environmental groups seeking to stop the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline project (and thus expansion of the tar sands) and to expose the plan to lift the oil tanker ship moratorium.

Great Bear Rainforest RAVE

by iLCP Multimedia Jenny Nichols

The Multimedia produced for the press conference for the Great Bear Rainforest RAVE in Vancouver October 16, 2010.

The Multimedia produced for the press conference for the Great Bear Rainforest RAVE in Vancouver October 16, 2010.

RAVE Retrospective Exhibit Slideshow

by iLCP

Patagonia RAVE slideshow

by iLCP

Daniel Beltrá Patagonia RAVE

by Wildwood Films

Daniel Beltrá explains the importance of preserving Patagonia's natural habitat which is threatened by a proposal to construct five mega-dams in the region.

Daniel Beltrá explains the importance of preserving Patagonia's natural habitat which is threatened by a proposal to construct five mega-dams in the region.

A Climate for Life Film

by Mediastorm for iLCP

The International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) and MediaStorm have collaborated to produce A Climate for Life: Meeting the Global Challenge.This multimedia story looks at the results of climate change on our planet, tracing these effects from the poles to the tropics and examining how those diverse regions are interconnected.Using stunning photography and video from some of the greatest photographers working in nature, it includes interviews with photographers and experts relating their experiences in the field and also proposing possible solutions.