Documentaries

50 shades of Sharks

(Alexis Barbier Bouvet & Didier Noirot)

43 min | 2020

Distribution: ARTE/National Geographic

Scientific advisor: Johann Mourier

Awards 2020-2022:

Prix special du jury (Strasbourg 2022)
Best screenplay award (Nature Namur, Namur 2021)
Best Ocean Life Film (Nature Without Borders F.F. (Delaware 2021)
Best Underwater Film (International Underwater F.F. Belgrade 2020)

700 sharks

(Laurent Ballesta and Luc Marescot)

90 & 52 min | 2018

Distribution: ARTE/National Geographic

Participation: CNRS Image

Scientific director: Johann Mourier

Awards 2018-2021:

TV France International Export Award 2021. Prix du meilleur documentaire à l’export
Finalist (Jackson Wild Festival 2019, Best Science in Nature Film)
Finalist (EMMY AWARDS 2019, Outstanding Cinematography Category)
Award for technical merit (Scinema International Film Festival, Australia, 2019)
Best picture (Les Ecrans de la mer | Sables d’Olonne, France, 2019)
“Coup de Coeur” of the jury (Galathea, International Marine World Festival | Hyere, France, 2019)
Silver medal (FEISME, Environment and underwater picture European Celebration | Strasbourg, France, 2019)
Best Wildlife Film (New York Wild Film Festival | NYC, USA, 2019)
Monthly winner (Gold Movie Awards | London, UK, 2019)
Grand Prix (22^ndInternational Underwater Festival | Belgrade, Serbie, 2018)
Award Alain Estève (Festival International du film Aventure & Découverte | Val d’Isère, France, 2018)
Best Human Adventure Film (Lumexplore, Festival International du Film d’Exploration Scientifique | La Ciotat, France, 2018)
Jury’s prize (Festival du Film de Lamotte-Beuvron, le rendez-vous de l’homme et de l’animal | France, 2018)
Special jury’s mention for its pedagogical approach (Festival International Nature Namur | Belgique, 2018)
Student prize –Île-de-France region | Public prize (Pariscience, Festival international du film scientifique | Paris, France, 2018)
Environment special prize (Festival International du Film d’Aventure | La Rochelle, France, 2018)

Gombessa IV - La Genèse

(Laurent Ballesta)

26 min | 2017

Distribution: TF1

Le Mystère Mérou

(Laurent Ballesta and Gil Kebaili)

90 & 52 min | 2015

Distribution: ARTE

Scientific director: Johann Mourier

Awards 2015-2016:

Best Marine Life/Marine Animal Behaviour (BLUE Ocean Film Festival in Florida – USA)
Best documentary (Ouchy film festival – Switzerland)
Prix Alain Esteve (Festival de l’aventure et decouverte de Val d’Isere – France)
Grand Prix (Festival de la Rochelle – France)
Ancre d’argent (Festival International du film Maritime de Toulon - France)
Medaille d’Or (Fete Europeenne de l’Image Sous-Marine de Strasbourg - France)
Prix special du Jury (Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-Marine de Marseille – France)