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Svalbard in Plastic

Documentary with polar explorer Børge Ousland

For the first time huge amounts of plastic and marine litter are spotted in the ocean of Svalbard. As much as never seen before. The refugium for arctic animals including polar bears, reindeers, seals, walrus, whales or seabirds is seriously endangered. Not only by consequences of the global climate change but also by plastic from our modern world. How could that happen? The documentary is a “Wake up Call” for the protected Arctic Life of Svalbard.
The Norwegian polar explorer Børge Ousland takes us on his journey to documenting all about the plastic litter in Svalbard. He is a leading polar explorer of our time due to his expeditions to the North and South Pole. He was currently on a spectacular North Pole expedition in December 2019 / January 2020. Børge Ousland is a member of the National Geographic Society and is very committed to raising awareness of the effects of global climate change in the Arctic. In this documentary he focuses for the first time on the plastic problem in Svalbard. He takes us on a journey and explores with leading polar scientists, the people living in Svalbard, volunteers and activists which effects marine litter as microplastics has on the protected Artic life.

  • Ivonne Salo
    Director
  • Ivonne Salo
    Writer
  • Kurt Salo
    Producer
  • Magnus Flato, Mads Brekke, Florian Graner, Andre Zschocke, Lars Dosæter, Eivind Rath Ilebekk
    Cinematographer
  • Veslemøy Blokhus Langvik
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Svalbard i plast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    environmental
  • Runtime:
    39 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Norway
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Language:
    English, Norwegian
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Norwegian TV broadcaster NRK

    Norway
    Premiere 2. September 2020
  • "The Sea Calls" - 17th International Maritime Film Festival St.Petersburg
    St.Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    Official Selection / Award
  • Nordic Docs
    Fredrikstad
    Norway
    Official Selection
  • Scandinavian Wildlife Film Festival
    Hunnebostrand
    Sweden
    February 5, 2022
    Swedish Premiere
    Award
Distribution Information
  • Ivonne Salo TV and Media productions AS
    Country: Norway
Director Biography - Ivonne Salo

Ivonne Salo – Born in Brazil, Ivonne has lived most of her past years in Berlin, Germany, where she studied journalism and communication science and worked at several broadcasters. As a director and writer she made numerous TV documentaries of high quality for the German-French broadcaster ARTE.
Since her marriage with Kurt Salo in 2011 Ivonne is living in Norway and working as a freelance filmmaker for several broadcasters.

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