Film Carousel – Season 2022/23

The Velvet Queen (La panthère des neiges, France, 2021, 92 min.), 9+

An absolutely stunning documentary, which won best documentary at this year’s “Césars” in France.

Director: Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier
Screenplay: Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier
Cinematography: Vincent Munier, Marie Amiguet, Léo-Pol Jacquot
Music: Warren Ellis, Nick Cave
Cast: Vincent Munier, Sylvain Tesson
Festivals, Awards: Cannes; Caesar for the best documentary; lumière prize for best documentary, Vancouver; Solun; São Paulo; IDFA
Distribution: FIVIA – Vojnik

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High up on the Tibetan plateau, among unexplored and inaccessible valleys, lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world where rare and undiscovered fauna lives. Vincent Munier, one of the world’s most renowned wildlife photographers, takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson (In the Forest of Siberia) with him on his latest mission. For several weeks, they’ll explore these valleys searching for unique animals and try to spot the snow leopard, one of the rarest and most difficult big cats to approach.