* For Quebec distribution only
Long one of France's most respected producers (Academy Award winners Z, Black and White in Color) and actors (Z, Cinema Paradiso, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Donkey Skin and The Brotherhood of the Wolf), Jacques Perrin has more recently had a highly successful career creating films about nature, including 'Le Peuple Singe' (monkeys), Microcosmos (insects), and Himalaya (exotic locales). Now with his penultimate film 'Winged Migration', Perrin takes on his greatest challenge yet: exploring the mystery of birds in flight. Five crews of more than 450 people, including 17 pilots and 14 cinematographers, were necessary to follow a variety of bird migrations through forty countries and all seven continents. The film covers landscapes that range from the Eiffel Tower and Monument Valley to the remote reaches of the Arctic and the Amazon. All manner of man-made machines were employed, including planes, gliders, helicopters, and balloons, and numerous innovative techniques and ingeniously designed cameras were utilized to allow the filmmakers to fly alongside, above, below and in front of their subjects. The result is a film of staggering beauty that opens one's eyes to the ineffable wonders of the natural world.

Nominated for an ACADEMY AWARD, Best Documentary
-Winner- CÉSAR Best Editing
-Winner- Golden Reel Award, Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features