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This article lists film and television works which feature or discuss the environment, environmentalism or environmental issues.
Some notable and commercially successful films have featured environmental themes [1] and are commemorated through several environmental film festivals held annually. The Annual Environmental Media Awards have been presented by the Environmental Media Association (EMA) since 1991 to the best television episode or film with an environmental message. [2]
This is a list of documentary films related to the environment.
Some fictional films are based on true events.
Title | Theme(s) and subtheme(s) | Producer(s) | Year(s) |
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Saving Britain's Past | Cultural heritage | Mary Sackville-West | 2009 |
The Truth About Wildlife | Wildlife: United Kingdom | Simon Willis | 2011 |
Years of Living Dangerously | Climate change | James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger | 2014 |
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (series of videos) | Various themes, including local knowledge | David Maybury-Lewis | 1992 |
Hinterland Who's Who | Wildlife | Environment Canada Wildlife Service and the National Film Board of Canada | 1960s, 1970s, 2000s |
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