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Edge of Ice
198655 min 33 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: William Hansen
Production: William HansenBruce MackayAdam SymanskyPeter Katadotis
Script: William Hansen
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with Statens Filmcentral, Denmark, Multiculturalism Canada, Nunatsiakmiut Film Society, and the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation.
An impressive documentary film on the nature of Arctic sea-ice and its crucial importance to life in the far north. Underwater photography presents rare views of some of the world's most spectacular wildlife, while micro- and macro-photography enhance the world within and without individual ice crystals. Scenes from Inuit hunting camps at the floe's edge illuminate the relationship of these Arctic people to the intricate ecosystem based on ice.
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > Arctic RegionEcosystemsIndigenous Concerns
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Environmental Issues
- Animals > Hunting and TrappingIndigenous Concerns
Credits
- director
- William Hansen
- script
- William Hansen
- producer
- William Hansen
- Bruce Mackay
- Adam Symansky
- executive producer
- Peter Katadotis
- photography
- Mosesee Kiponik
- William Hansen
- Eric Chamberlain
- Richard Bujold
- sound
- David Poisey
- editing
- Bruce Mackay
- sound editing
- Wojtek Klis
- Bruce Mackay
- re-recording
- Hans Peter Strobl
- narrator
- Vlasta Vrana
- Seemee Nookiguak
- music
- Neil Smolar
- consultant
- Max Dunbar
Awards
- Best Scientific FilmInternational Wildlife Film Festival
- Best Film of the FestivalInternational Wildlife Film Festival
- Merit Award for the Comprehensive Treatment of an EcosystemInternational Wildlife Film Festival
- Merit Award for Cinematography (Mosesee Kiponik, William Hansen, Eric Chamberlain, Rick Bujold)International Wildlife Film Festival
- Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Education and Information International Film and Video Festival
- MentionInternational Week of Scientific Film
- Special Jury AwardUnderwater Film Cycles
- Gold AnchorFestival international du film maritime et d'exploration
- Grand Prix for the Best DocumentaryInternational Film Festival of the Sea and the Islands