Production Begins on Camp Zambia Part II

Love Nature and Plimsoll Productions have started to produce Part II of the 4K natural-history project Camp Zambia, shooting in both the African country and Sri Lanka.

Part II will generate 12 new hours of wildlife and nature programming in Zambia, in addition to 12 hours of content in Sri Lanka. All 24 hours are scheduled for delivery in summer 2018. Returning series from the Camp Zambia project will include third seasons of Africa’s Hunters, Tales from Zambia and Guardians of the Wild. The Camp Sri Lanka team will immerse themselves in the region’s wildest locations to follow the action 24/7, focusing on individual animal characters and families. The team will be based out of three locations on the island: Yala National Park, Minneriya National Park and Polonnaruwa.

Four series slated for delivery in summer 2018 are Island of the Monsoon, Monkey World, Sri Lanka’s Island Secrets and Wild Crusades. Complete episodes are available for licensing via Blue Ant International. A selection of this content will also live on Love Nature’s linear and SVOD offerings. U.S. audiences will be able to access this content on Smithsonian Networks’ OTT service, Smithsonian Earth.

“Camp Zambia was truly one of Love Nature’s most innovative production partnerships, allowing us to create 50 hours of stunning 4K natural-history series and documentaries, all delivered in-house within two years,” said Ward Platt, the CEO of global networks at Blue Ant Media. “Following up on all of its success, Camp Sri Lanka brings endless possibilities as we embark on a new production project that will see us producing new stories about the region’s extraordinary creatures and habitats.”

“We are extremely pleased to roll out the innovative camp model of natural-history filming to a new territory,” said Andrew Jackson, the president of international production for Plimsoll Productions. “Camp Sri Lanka will definitely serve as a challenge to our team, but they are excited and inspired by Camp Zambia’s runaway success with incredible wildlife stories.”