{"id":12379,"date":"2019-03-13T10:47:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T14:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/japans-nhk-commissions-natural-history-film-okavango\/"},"modified":"2019-03-13T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T16:55:00","slug":"japans-nhk-commissions-natural-history-film-okavango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/japans-nhk-commissions-natural-history-film-okavango\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s NHK Commissions 8K Natural History Film Okavango"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Icon Films in the U.K. and Botswana\u2019s Natural History Film Unit have been commissioned by NHK in Japan to make <em>Okavango<\/em>, an 8K documentary feature.<\/p>\n<p>The doc, which will explore Africa\u2019s Okavango Delta oasis, will be filmed over a full seasonal cycle by veteran history filmmaker Brad Bestelink and his team at Natural History Film Unit. To offer a never-before-seen view of the delta, they\u2019ll use specially developed underwater camera technology and gyro-stabilized cinematography, capturing views down below and up above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Okavango<\/em> will be told from the perspective of the region&#8217;s indigenous people over the course of more than a year, covering the annual flooding that precipitates the sudden creation of 150,000 islands and how that impacts the lives of the delta\u2019s denizens.<\/p>\n<p>Icon Films CEO Laura Marshall said: \u201cBrad Bestelink\u2019s extraordinary talent and craftsmanship allows him to reveal and share this magical water world as never before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bestelink added: \u201cRevealing the epic beauty of both the people and animals of the Okavango is a great subject to be shooting in 8K; it\u2019s a time to see it in its full aesthetic glory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucy Middelboe, commercial director at Icon Films, commented: \u201cNHK has previously acquired several films from the Icon Films\/Natural History Film Unit partnership, but this is our first direct commission from NHK. 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