Documentary, 52 minutes

The Feast - documents all aspects of the sardine run

Documentary, 52 minutes

The sardine run is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on our planet, that rivals any listed wonder of the world.

Huge shoals of sardines face the most well-equipped predators on earth – ocean going, airborne and land going.

Underwater Camera:Ralf Kiefner, Andrea Ramalho
Camera:Ralf Kiefner, Andrea Ramalho
Written by:Ralf Kiefner
Music:Didi Hamann (Trailer: Highland Musikarchiv)
Sound:Detlev Schmitz
Executive Producer:Ralf Kiefner, © Ralf Kiefner
Director:Ralf Kiefner, Peter Spielmann
Editor:Sebastian Weinhold, Compose TV
Narrator:Marc Rossman (engl.), Reinhard Pede (deutsch), Jean Faure (französisch)
Special Effects:Flakefilm Medienproduktion,
Th. Frecking, C. Thamm
THE FEAST - Ralf Kiefner

It surely is not a pleasure being at the sardines´ position, thinking about the vast armada of predators that follow the biggest floating fast food restaurant: 20.000 common dolphins, 5.000 bottlenose dolphins, hundreds of fur seals, some ten thousands of sea birds, hundreds of whales, vast numbers of game fish and thousands of sharks. Also humans fall into a kind of Sardine feaver. Professional netfisher catch up to 700 tons of Sardines each year, attracting thousands of local people that collect sardines even in their shoes and T-shirts.

This documentary shows all the aspects of this spectacular nature phenomen. Hunting strategies of the predators are portrait as well as survival techniques of the sardines. For the duration of the sardine run, some deathly enemies cooperate while hunting and it seems that they hold a cease-fire, while some other hunters become the hunted.

Three different versions of “The Feast” are available:

  • “The Feast” (english version)
  • “Das Grosse Fest” (german version)
  • “Le Grand Festin” (french version)

COMMENTS

Comment about The Feast from the jury of Matsalu International Nature Film Festival:

The Feast – A cool and complex natural history action movie about the sardine run on the shores of South Africa. A comprehensive natural phenomena is told in such a dynamic way that the jury watched it with excitement and astonishment. A perfect combination of modern editing techniques and classical wildlife film style. A film that hardly can be forgotten.

AWARDS

Auszeichnungen auf internationalen Film Festivals:

Grand Prix, for Best Film of the Festival
on the Mediterranea Festival International de l´Image Sous-Marine et de l´Aventure in Antibes (France)

The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has been awarded on the Mediterranea Festival International de l´Image Sous-Marine et de l´Aventure in Antibes (24.2.-28.2.2010) as best film of the festival with the “Mediterranea d´Or” (Golden Mediterranea).

Best Underwater Film
The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has been awarded on the 9th Japan Wildlife Film Festival in Toyama (Japan, 19.-23.8.2009) for the Best Underwater Film with the “Underwater Award”.

 

1. Place
The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has been awarded on the 5. International Maritim Film Festival “The Sea Calls” in St. Petersburg (Russia, 27. – 30.4.2008) with 1. Place.

1. Place
The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has been awarded on the 30. PAF Tachov International Underwater Film Festival (Czech Republik 23-25.5.2008) with 1. Place for the best professional video, sea water.

1. Place
The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has been awarded on the 7. Celebrate the Seas International Underwater Film Festival (Manila, Philippines 13.-15.6.2008) with 1. Place Honor of Distinction in the professional category.

Public Award
for BEST professional FILM

The Feast (Le Grand Festin) has been awarded on the 34. Festival Mondial De L´Image Sous-Marine in Antibes (France, 24. – 28.10.2007) by the audience for being the best professional film of the festival.

Grand Prix
for Best Film of the Festival

The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has been awarded on the 6. Matsalu International Nature Film Festival in Estonia 2008 (17.-21.9.2008).

Grand Prix, for Best Film of the Festival
on the Festival International du film maritime, d´ exploration et d´ environment in Toulon (France)
The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has been awarded on the 40. Festival International du Film Maritime in Toulon (26.09.-5.10.2008) as best film of the festival with the Ancre d´Or (Golden Anchor).

Honorable Mention
for Underwater Cinematography

The Feast was Honorable Mentioned by the jury for Best Underwater Cinematography on the 31st International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula / Montana (USA, 10.-17.5 2008).

1. Place on the International Eastern Mediterranean Underwater Film Festival (Northern Cyprus)
The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has won the International Eastern Mediterranean Underwater Film Festival in Northern Cyprus in March 2009 as Best Film in the Category Professional Documentaries (18.-22. March 2009).

Public Award for BEST professional FILM
The Feast (Le Grand Festin) has been awarded on the 12. International Underwater Film Festival in Belgrade (Serbia, 12. – 15.12.2009) by the audience for being the best professional film of the festival.

Vaasa City’s Special Award on Wildlife Vaasa 2008
The Feast (Le Grand Festin, Das Große Fest) has been awarded with Vassa City Special Award on the IV. International Nature Film Festival in VAASA (Finland ) 2008 (from 19.-23.11.2008).

Nominated for Best Film
The Feast has been nominated for Best Professional Film on the North Sea Film Festival in Den Haag 2008 (Netherlands) (from 7.11.-9.11.2008).