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The Jetlagged accompany manta ray researcher Elitza Germanov (Marine Megafauna Foundation) on a field trip in Komodo in Indonesia. Manta ray numbers are declining because their gills have recently become a dubious trend in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Numerous conservation efforts are taking place to protect the gentle ocean giants, including “Citizen Science” projects to identify individuals by their unique spot patterns on their bellies. The filmmakers document the efforts of scientists and conservationists in Indonesia like Elitza Germanov and Sarah Lewis (Indonesian Manta Project/Manta Trust), who are working tirelessly to save these beautiful animals from extinction.
A W A R D S :
WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM - CIMASUB Ciclo Internacional de
Cine Submarino de Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2020
WINNER BEST OCEAN FILM - Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, New York / USA, 2018
NOMINEE BEST NEWCOMER - Green Screen International Nature Film Festival Eckernförde 2018
SPECIAL AWARD - 22th International Underwater Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018
HONORABLE MENTION - CineEco International Environmental Film Festival Seia, 2018 Portugal
FINALIST - Wildlife Vaasa Festival-International Nature Film Festival, Finland, 2018
FINALIST - Wilderland Film Festival, UK, 2018
SEMIFINALIST - Natourale Nature & Tourism Film Festival, Germany, 2018
SEMIFINALIST - GNG Green Earth Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2018 USA
O F F I C I A L S E L E C T I O N :
International Ocean Film Festival San Francisco, March 2018
ADEX Dive Show, Singapore, April 2018
International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, April 2018
Elements International Environmental Film Festival Vancouver, April 2018
Barents Ecology Film Festival, Russia, May 2018
International Nature Film Festival Gödöllö, Hungary, May 2018
Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, Portugal, May 2018
International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE, June 2018, Russia
SunChild 8th International Environmental Festival, July, 2018, Armenia
CineMare International Ocean Film Festival Kiel, Germany, October, 2018
11th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival, October, 2018, Malaysia
Voices from the Waters International Traveling Film Festival, October 2018 India
China International Green Film Week, October 10, 2018, Beijing, China
New Earth International Film Festival, 15 Oct, Kraków, Poland
Thunder Bay International Film Festival, Alpena, January 2019, USA
SEFF - Smaragdni Eco Film Festival, June 21 - 28, 2019, Croatia
NatureTrack Film Festival, March 2019, USA
The Jetlagged accompany manta ray researcher Elitza Germanov (Marine Megafauna Foundation) on a field trip in Komodo in Indonesia. Manta ray numbers are declining because their gills have recently become a dubious trend in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Numerous conservation efforts are taking place to protect the gentle ocean giants, including “Citizen Science” projects to identify individuals by their unique spot patterns on their bellies. The filmmakers document the efforts of scientists and conservationists in Indonesia like Elitza Germanov and Sarah Lewis (Indonesian Manta Project/Manta Trust), who are working tirelessly to save these beautiful animals from extinction.
A W A R D S :
WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM - CIMASUB Ciclo Internacional de
Cine Submarino de Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2020
WINNER BEST OCEAN FILM - Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, New York / USA, 2018
NOMINEE BEST NEWCOMER - Green Screen International Nature Film Festival Eckernförde 2018
SPECIAL AWARD - 22th International Underwater Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018
HONORABLE MENTION - CineEco International Environmental Film Festival Seia, 2018 Portugal
FINALIST - Wildlife Vaasa Festival-International Nature Film Festival, Finland, 2018
FINALIST - Wilderland Film Festival, UK, 2018
SEMIFINALIST - Natourale Nature & Tourism Film Festival, Germany, 2018
SEMIFINALIST - GNG Green Earth Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2018 USA
O F F I C I A L S E L E C T I O N :
International Ocean Film Festival San Francisco, March 2018
ADEX Dive Show, Singapore, April 2018
International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, April 2018
Elements International Environmental Film Festival Vancouver, April 2018
Barents Ecology Film Festival, Russia, May 2018
International Nature Film Festival Gödöllö, Hungary, May 2018
Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, Portugal, May 2018
International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE, June 2018, Russia
SunChild 8th International Environmental Festival, July, 2018, Armenia
CineMare International Ocean Film Festival Kiel, Germany, October, 2018
11th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival, October, 2018, Malaysia
Voices from the Waters International Traveling Film Festival, October 2018 India
China International Green Film Week, October 10, 2018, Beijing, China
New Earth International Film Festival, 15 Oct, Kraków, Poland
Thunder Bay International Film Festival, Alpena, January 2019, USA
SEFF - Smaragdni Eco Film Festival, June 21 - 28, 2019, Croatia
NatureTrack Film Festival, March 2019, USA
