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Filmed, Directed, Written and Produced by
MARK DEEBLE & VICTORIA STONE
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On a riverbank in Kenya, Africa, a seemingly ordinary giant fig tree and the tiny fig wasp differ in size a billion times over, but neither could exist without the other. Their extraordinary relationship is a marvel of co-evolution, a marriage which has lasted for millennia. It forms the basis of a complex web of dependency that supports entire ecosystems, providing food for thousands of creatures, from elephants, giraffes, and fruit bats, to forest hornbills, monkeys, insects, and fish. Each individual fig is a infinitesimal microcosm of life: a stage set for birth, sex and death, in which the tiny fig wasp players battle against predators and parasites to fulfill their mission, which is to pollinate a tree whose flowers bloom inside its fruit.
An intimate and unbelievably detailed portrait of the fig wasps and their world is made possible by the patience and skill of two remarkable filmmakers, who employ the magic of ultra-macro photography and high definition cameras to tell a wildlife story which has never been told before. It is one of the most amazing stories in the natural world – a tale of intrigue and drama, set against grand Africa and its’ wildlife.
Technical Specs
Video Codec: XviD MPEG-4 codec
Video Bitrate: 4706 Kbps
Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Video Resolution: 1280 x 720
Audio Codec: FAST Multimedia AG DVM (Dolby AC3)
Audio BitRate: 448 KB/s (CBR)
Audio Channels: 2 Ch
RunTime: 00:52
Framerate: 25 FPS
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.87 GB
Encoded by: gavin63
Subtitles: No, TV Cap
Source: HDTV
Premios:
2005 European International Wildlife Film Festival, Liden
Delegates Choice
2006 FIFA Int. Film Festival
Best Scientific Film
2006 29th International Wildlife Film Festival – Missoula
Best Television Programme
2006 Peabody Award
George Foster Peabody Festival
2006 Shanghai International Television Festival
Best nature film - Magnolia Award
2006 BANFF International Festiva;
Best High Definition film - NHK President's award
2006 Telluride Mountainfilm festival
Grand Prize
2006 Telluride Mountainfilm festival
Public choice award
2006 16th Festival de l'oiseau
Special Jury award
2006 NATURVISION International Festival, Germany
Best Cinematography
2006 Matsula International Festival
Grand Prix - Best of Festival
2006 TELENATURA - International festival, Spain
Best of Festival
2006 TELENATURA - International festival, Spain
Best Cinematography
2006 Wildscreen Finalist
Animal Behaviour, Music
2006 WAGA International Festival, Poland
Grand Prix - Best of Festival
2006 SONDRIO festival, Italy
Best of Festival
2006 SONDRIO festival, Italy
Public choice award
2006 Festival de l'Image et Science, France
Grand Prix - Best of Festival
2006 Moondance 2006
Sandcastle award
2006 Wild & Scenic environmental film festival
John de Graff environmental award
2007 2nd International Science film Festival
Best of Festival
2007 Ecovision 2007
Best Environmental Documentary
2007 Asia Wildlife Film Festival
Best Cinematography
2007 Asia Wildlife Film Festival
Best script-writing
2007 New York festivals
Best of Festival - documentary
2006 Explorers Club - International Festival
Best of Festival
2007 CINE awards
Golden Eagle Award
2007 US Int. Film & Video Festival
Golden Camera - 1st Place
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http://www.mininova.org/get/1085706
ed2k:
HDTV.PBS.Nature.Queen.of.Trees.720p.Xvid.AC3.MVGroup.org.avi 
Circula también por ahí un HDTVrip de SOS, de 598MB y resolución estándar-baja, al que se le supone compatibilidad con videocasetes de esos. Este ripeo procede de una emisión australiana, y corresponde a la versión original de la BBC, narrada por Ian Holm. La versión USA emitida por la PBS, que es la fuente del ripeo de SOS, tiene otro narrador, Patricia Clarkson. Y también hay otro HDrip, un mkv/x264/ac3/1-3DVD. Sin embargo, todas estas viejas versiones parecen estar sin fuentes.
