How Greenlander's Prepare for Brutal Winters
Surviving in Greenland's Wild North
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I set out on a journey to the high north to meet the Inuit communities that brave the harshest winters in the world. This documentary is my attempt to bring their story to you.
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Life in the Arctic Circle - Northern Norway
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Antoine Janssens here. I am the writer, director and filmmaker of Life in the Arctic Circle - Northern Norway
I’m a 29 year old movie director, photographer and storyteller. I’m extremely passionate about sharing positive messages through emotional content. I’ve been fortunate to travel the world and experience it’s diversity. Meeting different cultures, people and experiencing the richness of wildlife, nature and untouched places.
LIFE IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
This movie is something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time. The North and everything up there fascinates me. Especially during the winter season. Huge untouched landscapes, rough weather that constantly changes, rich wildlife and people who live through this daily.
In February 2019 I went with my girlfriend to northern Norway to spend a few days there. I couldn't resist the urge to film everything I saw. There was so much beauty up in the Arctic.
When I got home, I saw the potential of my footage and knew there was more that I could do with it. However, I was missing key elements that could turn this into a story. A few months later, I returned to the same place to complete what I had already created. But this time with very concrete content and story ideas. For this trip I was accompanied by my good friend
Florian Fatton, who is a great photographer, and Michel Janssens (my dad), who like me loves the Nordic culture.
Creating content up there is unique. Everything is beautiful (landscapes, lights etc ...) but it’s not easy. It’s dark almost all of the time in winter. We only had 2 hours of real light per day!
This movie is a short story about a man from the Sami tribe who’s lived up there for his entire life. It's also the first video of a series of others that I’m working on... ☺
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Antoine Janssens | Director, Filmmaker, Editor & Sound design
Florian Fatton | Additional Filmmaker, Photographer
Laurent Ouillet | Underwater Footage
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Alfred Larsen | The Sami
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Northern Canada's Spectacular Arctic Environment | Canada Over The Edge
Explore Canada's natural beauty in this beautiful documentary, from high above Baffin Island, in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, we get a glimpse at the incredible Arctic wonders. From the towering ice fields lining the waters of Eclipse Sound in the Arctic Archipelago, to the natural wonders of Sirmilik National Park.
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GREENLAND - LAND OF ICE 4K
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Greenland - Since 8 years I'm traveling to this magical country. Today quiet and untouched places are becoming more and more rare. On my first visit to Greenland, I was fascinated by the incredible power of nature that can be felt everywhere. But during the last years things have changed. The amount of icebergs is increasing savagely. Glaciers I'm visiting every year are retreating not meters but kilometers a year and the unending amount of ice seems to be endless. There is nothing more beautiful than an iceberg - everyone is unique and the light reflecting from its surface is magical. It's sad how close beauty and decay can be seen in an iceberg. This movie is is an appreciation to the ice - for me the most amazing aggregate state of water.
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For this short film I travelled to Greenland with my drones several times. Always with the target of a certain region in a certain light situation. The shots from the calving glacier took me 4 days at the Eqi Glacier and over 70 battery charges for only 4 usable shots of a few seconds. It's a very hard intention to film the very right moment on a glacier front of about 6km wide - especially close up. But the hardest thing of flying in Greenland is the fact, that every 2-3 minutes the difference between the magnetic north and the geographic north (which are not the same place - especially so far north) causing a fatal p-gps flight error and the drone is flying away (also the camera's horizon). But at the end every single flight was worth it - filming Icebergs from above is one of the most beautiful things I've ever done. Additionally I used the drone to scout the landing spot and look for polar bears. The best thing for bears and humans is to not meet each other on shore.
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Cinematography: Stefan Forster
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Music: Adi Goldstein / August Wilhelmsson
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Svalbard | Arctic Foxes at 78° North | Cinematic 4K
Together with the OlympusXplorers we traveled to the far north and went to Longyearbyen, Svalbard on the hunt to photograph and film Polar Bears. After a long search, including 12 hour rides on snow mobiles, we ended up finding arctic foxes! :)
It was a new experience to film in such cold temperatures like -30° C. Svalbard is no joke! I hope you enjoy the video, let me know about your ice cold trips :D
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Descending into Greenland's most astonishing ice cave | FULL DOCUMENTARY
Located on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, Greenland is almost totally covered by a vast glacier; the ice sheet. Fascinated by this place, Serge Aviotte organizes his 14th expedition, on which scientific research meets sporting exploit.
Serge Aviotte is trying to beat his own world record for descent into an ice cave (-173 meters). But unfortunately, the weather conditions are not within usual parameters. Accompanied by a team of arctic explorers and scientists, this expedition makes for a breathtaking human adventure.
Documentary: Serge Aviotte, The Iceman
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Production: Mona Lisa Production / Y.N Productions / Montagne TV
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Norway's Fjords & Arctic Svalbard
See what it's like to explore Norway's fabled fjords and Arctic Svalbard—domain of the ice bear—on a Lindblad-National Geographic expedition.
Polar Bear Safari in Svalbard, May '22
Travel journal of my trip to Svalbard in May '22 to appreciate and photograph arctic wildlife and pristine landscapes.
In May the sun is up 24 hours (midnight sun), mountain slopes are still covered with snow and ground is beginning to clear.
I flew from Norway and spent few days before the safari in Longbyaren, the main town in Svalbard. I took a nine days Polar Bear Safari small group expedition organized by Natural World Safaris on board the 37m ice-strengthened Kinfish, a former polar research vessel. Sailed around the western coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of Svalbard Archipelago. Before flying back, I spent another day in Longyearbyen.
In this video you will see many arctic landscapes and glaciers including famous Magdalenefjord and July 14th Glacier, from Bellsund in the south to the start of the Arctic Ocean, over the 80ºN parallel.
Arctic wildlife we encountered: lucky to see some polar bears even from far, reindeer, walrus, various seals, fulmars, guillemots, eiders, snow buntings, barnacle geese, red-footed geese, kittiwakes, ptarmigans, glaucous gulls, puffins, sanderlings, sandpiper.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening titles
00:18 Day 1-3: Longyearbyen 78˚ 15N 15˚ 30E
02:44 Day 3: Board KINFISH to sail the west coast
03:45 Day 4: Dicksonfjord
05:04 Day 5: Bellsund - Van Keulenfjord
07:57 Day 6: Kongsfjord
10:48 Day 7 morning: Magdalenefjord
12:40 Day 7 afternoon: Smeerenburgfjord - Sellströmbreen
14:23 Day 8: cross into Arctic Ocean over 80˚Ν
15:25 Raudfjord
16:46 Day 9: Krossfjorden
18:52 Day 10: Prins Karls Foreland
20:34 Borebukta under scorching sun
21:13 Day 11: Return to port
24:22 Closing credits
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Polar night EXPLAINED | Four months of darkness on Svalbard
Daily Life in the World's Northernmost Town (24 hours of darkness)
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Life in the DARKEST PLACE on earth (24/7 darkness)︱Svalbard, an island close to the North Pole
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Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 8 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram under her handle @sejsejlija! Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend Christoffer and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole. They have polar bears there!
Arctic Expedition for Polar Bears on the Sea Ice
Ever wonder what it would be like to cruise through the sea ice in search of polar bears in their natural habitat? One of the main reasons people travel to Svalbard is to see polar bears in the wild. This video takes place far north in the Svalbard archipelago and through the sea ice in search of Polar Bears. We were aboard the icebreaker ship Plancius on the August 2015 trip with Oceanwide Expeditions.
Glaciers, rugged coastal mountains and snowy landscapes offer the perfect backdrop to seeing polar bears. We encountered lots of other amazing wildlife including walruses, whales, seals, Svalbard reindeer and tons of seabirds including puffins, kittiwakes and skuas among others.
We visited glaciers, research stations, historical sites with lots of shore landings with chances to hike in the unique landscapes.
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Polar Bears in the Arctic
Polar bears roam the Arctic in search of food, spending most of their lives in solitude. Playful kings of the Polar Region? Or the world’s deadliest predators? Fully grown male polar bears can weigh up to 800 kilograms—as much as a small car. These majestic mammals spend half of their lives hunting in the Arctic for food, both on land and in water. Polar bears' noses are always twitching; they can smell prey from up to a kilometre away. But seals, ever vigilant, have grown to be wary of the Arctic's most ferocious predators. Fluffy polar bear cubs populate the Artic and mum patiently teaches her children everything she knows. But, as time marches on, so too do our polar bears. Off to roam the Arctic ice in search of horizons new.
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Polar Bears in Svalbard with Science Presenter and Wildlife Biologist Lucy Eckersley
Discover the majestic 'Svalbard Polar Bears' in this enthralling episode by Secret Atlas, featuring science presenter and wildlife biologist Lucy Eckersley. Get up close and personal with the 'Polar Bears in Svalbard' and learn about their fascinating lives in the Arctic wilderness.
Lucy Eckersley takes us on an educational journey through the icy realms of Svalbard, shedding light on the behaviour, ecology, and challenges facing polar bears in this rapidly changing environment.
Featuring:
- Exclusive insights into the lives of polar bears in Svalbard.
- Impact of environmental changes on their habitat and survival.
- Expert commentary by Lucy Eckersley, combining science with stunning visuals.
This episode is a must-watch for wildlife enthusiasts, environmentalists, and anyone fascinated by the Arctic's iconic species.
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