Disneynature
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| Type | Subsidiary of Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group (Disney) |
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| Industry | Film |
| Founded | April 21, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Key people | Jean-Francois Camilleri,President |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner(s) | The Walt Disney Company |
| Parent | Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group |
| Website | disney.com/nature |
Disneynature is an independent film label of The Walt Disney Company, founded on April 21, 2008 as a division of the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. Its releases consist of feature film nature documentaries.
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[edit] Background
Disney veteran Jean-Francois Camilleri, who has served as senior vice president and general manager for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures France is the head the new unit. Disneynature is based in France, where Camilleri and his team oversees the initiation, development and acquisition of high quality feature projects.
The first film released domestically under the new label was the American version of Earth, from award-winning British producer/director Alastair Fothergill, whose credits include the landmark Planet Earth series for the BBC and The Discovery Channel and The Blue Planet. Earth, produced by BBC Worldwide and Greenlight Media and co-directed by Mark Linfield, was released in cinemas internationally in 2007. It premiered in the U.S. on Earth Day, April 22, 2009.
The first new production to be released by Disneynature was announced to be The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos.[1] The world premiere of the film took place in Bordeaux, France on October 26, 2008, and was released internationally throughout 2009.
On April 22, 2010, they released Oceans, a movie that shows the oceans in a new way. They also released the trailer for African Cats, which was released in the US on Earth Day 2011.
Disneynature is the official sponsor for the 2009 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival.
[edit] Films
| Film | Year | Budget | Worldwide Gross | Production Studio | Release Date |
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| Earth |
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BBC Worldwide BBC Natural History Unit Gaumont Discovery Channel NHK |
US April 22, 2009 |
| Oceans |
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France 2 Cinema GAGA Participant Media Canal+ |
US April 22, 2010 |
| The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos |
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| African Cats |
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US April 22, 2011 |
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| Hidden Beauty: A Love Story That Feeds the Earth |
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| Chimpanzee |
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Blacklight Films |
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[edit] Disneynature logo
The logo of Disneynature is an iceberg that resembles Cinderella Castle.
The music for the Disneynature logo was composed by Mark Mancina who recorded his score at the Sony Scoring Stage on March 21, 2008 with the Hollywood Studio Symphony, conducted by Don Harper.
[edit] See also
- True-Life Adventures - Walt Disney's Academy Award-winning nature film series, and the first nature film series produced by Disney.
[edit] External links
- Disneynature
- Disneynature International
- Scoring Session Photo Gallery at ScoringSessions.com
- Earth
- Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
- Oceans
- African Cats
- Chimpanzee
[edit] References
- ^ "Disney Launches New Film Label – Disneynature". Disneynature website. http://disney.go.com/disneynature//medias/img/Disneynature_Press_Release_08.pdf. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
- ^ About Earth at IMDb
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