In Europe’s highest mountain range, discover how Eurasian lynx, griffon vultures, ibex, marmots and more face extreme seasonal fluctuations, from volatile thunderstorms and landslides of summer to avalanches and frozen temperatures of winter. In Part One of the miniseries “The Alps”, enjoy the Alps in spring and summertime as newborn animals grow up to face the coming brutal winter.

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DIRECTED, PHOTOGRAPHED AND EDITED BY
OTMAR PENKER

SERIES PRODUCER
ANDREA GASTGEB

NARRATOR
RUSSELL BOULTER

ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
HUBERT DOPPLER
HANS HORNBERGER
MICHAEL KITTEL
GÜNTHER KIEBERGER
JOHANNES PÖTSCHER
REINHARD WENIGHOFER

AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
MARTIN BÄBLER
IRMIN KERCK
STEFAN URMANN

SOUND
JOSEF WEINLÄNDER
HANS HORNBERGER

CAMERA ASSISTANTS
MICHAEL FEICHTENBERGER
ENGELBERT OBEX
OLIVER PENKER

MUSIC
MANFRED PLESSL

GRAPHIC DESIGN
FELIX GEREMUS
CHRISTIAN STOPPACHER

ASSISTANT EDITORS
MADLIN PENKER
ROLAND MITTERMÜLLER

ONLINE EDITOR
ROLAND MITTERMÜLLER

COLORIST
LEE NIEDERKOFLER

SOUND DESIGN & DUBBING MIX
STEFAN K. FIEDLER

RE-RECORDING ENGINEER
BEN PEACE

NARRATION SCRIPT
KLAUS FEICHTENBERGER

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS
PAOLO MOLINARI
FRANZ SCHÜTTELKOPF

LOCATION MANAGERS
ZENO CECON
DAVID NEMETH
LEONIDAS PRESINSKY
ADRIAN SCHMID
BRUNO TSCHERRIG

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
ANDREA DULLE
EVA PELLET

SPECIAL THANKS
NATIONALPARK HOHE TAUERN
BIOSPHÄRENPARK NOCKBERGE
NATIONALPARK BERCHTESGADEN
TRIGLAVSKI NARODI PARK
PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL DU VERDON
PARCO NATURALE DELLE DOLOMITI D’AMPEZZO
PARCO NAZIONALE DOLOMITI BELLUNESI
ALPARC
ÖSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESFORSTE AG
REPARTO CARABINIERI BIODIVERSITÀ TARVISIO

CO-PRODUCERS
JÖRN RÖVER
SIMON RIEDEL
CAROLINE BÉHAR
THIERRY MINO
ALICE DELVALLE

PRODUCTION MANAGER
ANTAL NEMETH

UNIT MANAGER
DINAH CZEZIK-MÜLLER

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
SABINE HOLZER

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FOR NATURE

SERIES EDITOR
JANET HESS

SENIOR PRODUCER
LAURA METZGER LYNCH

COORDINATING PRODUCER
JAYNE YOON JUNG JUN

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JAMES F. BURKE

LEGAL COUNSEL
BLANCHE ROBERTSON

DIGITAL LEAD
DANIELLE STEINBERG

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER – DIGITAL
AMANDA SCHMIDT

SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
KAREN HO

AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
CHELSEY SAATKAMP

BUDGET CONTROLLER
JAYNE LISI

ONLINE EDITOR
CHRIS GUIDO

RE-RECORDING MIXER
ED CAMPBELL

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LILLIAN GOLDMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
SANDRA ATLAS BASS

SERIES PRODUCER
BILL MURPHY

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
FRED KAUFMAN

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