ZDFE to Rep In Touch with a Giant Pacific Octopus

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ZDF Enterprises has secured the global rights to distribute the documentary In Touch with a Giant Pacific Octopus, by wildlife filmmaker and marine biologist Florian Graner.

The doc records scenes of a giant octopus rendezvous and the unselfish care of a mother-to-be, who protects and fans her clutch for months before she dies exhausted. In Touch with a Giant Pacific Octopus also highlights the intelligence of these creatures by following the developments of a young female giant octopus at a Marine Science Centre.

In Touch with a Giant Pacific Octopus is an NDR Naturfilm and Doclights production in association with ARTE and ORF.

Ralf Rueckauer, VP of ZDFE.unscripted at ZDF Enterprises, said: “As a top underwater cameraman, Florian Graner’s career has taken him all over the world working on series such as Blue Planet and Oceans for the BBC and Animal Planet’s River Monsters amongst many others. His vast experience is evident having beautifully captured the private life of one of nature’s most elusive sea animals.”