Turkmenistan opens its doors to a Wildlife documentary
-
-
- Backtotheplanet
- added this
Turkmenistan, until recently listed as one the top three most censored countries in the world, has embraced a project that will see a team of Turkmen producing the country’s first ever wildlife documentary.
A country on the old silk route of Asia, Turkmenistan is a land of stunning desert cities, black sands, ancient ruins and high mountains. Turkmenistan shares its borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the Caspian Sea and is blessed with some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet.
Back To The Planet, a Bristol-based production company will act as consultants in this project, working in association with the BBC World Service Trust. Using their extensive experience in natural history filmmaking, Back To The Planet will train a team of local people in the techniques of wildlife filming and documentary production.
The documentary will feature the wildlife of the Badkhyz Nature Reserve in the south of the country, which include eagles, mountain sheep, gazelle, caracal, wild horse, hyena and the endangered Persian Leopard.
Back To The Planet director of photography, Simon Williams has just returned from an initial recce in Turkmenistan to start the development of the project with filming scheduled to begin in April.
As well as spotting wolf and wild horses, Simon met Turkmen dignitaries including the Minister for the Protection of the Environment and spoke with people who know likely locations for filming leopards. “Very few people have ever visited the Badkhyz Nature Reserve, the place is unspoilt and full of exciting wildlife” said Simon.
Alan Pleass, founder of Back To The Planet said: “To work on this wildlife documentary is a great opportunity to film a number of rare and endangered species and visit a country that’s only recently opened up to the western world”
A country on the old silk route of Asia, Turkmenistan is a land of stunning desert cities, black sands, ancient ruins and high mountains. Turkmenistan shares its borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the Caspian Sea and is blessed with some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet.
Back To The Planet, a Bristol-based production company will act as consultants in this project, working in association with the BBC World Service Trust. Using their extensive experience in natural history filmmaking, Back To The Planet will train a team of local people in the techniques of wildlife filming and documentary production.
The documentary will feature the wildlife of the Badkhyz Nature Reserve in the south of the country, which include eagles, mountain sheep, gazelle, caracal, wild horse, hyena and the endangered Persian Leopard.
Back To The Planet director of photography, Simon Williams has just returned from an initial recce in Turkmenistan to start the development of the project with filming scheduled to begin in April.
As well as spotting wolf and wild horses, Simon met Turkmen dignitaries including the Minister for the Protection of the Environment and spoke with people who know likely locations for filming leopards. “Very few people have ever visited the Badkhyz Nature Reserve, the place is unspoilt and full of exciting wildlife” said Simon.
Alan Pleass, founder of Back To The Planet said: “To work on this wildlife documentary is a great opportunity to film a number of rare and endangered species and visit a country that’s only recently opened up to the western world”
