13/04/2012 - The filmmakers behind Winged Migration and Oceans are location scouting for a new film about Europe's diverse fauna and flora

Blue chips at the French and international box office, documentary filmmaker duo Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud (photo) are preparing their next feature-length documentary, Les saisons [+see also:
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The success of Winged Migration (2.7 million admissions in France in 2001-2002 and 4.6 million viewers in the rest of the world, nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary in 2003) and Oceans [+see also:
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(Translated from French)