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The team behind Once upon an Island

FILM CREDITS

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    Pierce Brosnan

    Narrator & Characters Voices

     

     
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    Robert Schneider

    Producer 

    Robert Schneider is the producer and principle investor in the Aldabra project.

     
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    Petr Keller

    Producer and author of the original idea

    Petr Keller is the producer. He first considered the idea to film a movie about Aldabra atoll as far back as 2005. Keller has been active in audio-visual production for over fifteen years and founded successful company Starlite Pictures in 2000. During his career he has worked with many producers, directors and artists from around the world, including Guillermo Del Torro, Lawrence Gordon, Daniel Kleinman, will.i.am, and others. He has been working on Aldabra since 2005.

     
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    Steve L. Lichtag

    Director and story

    Film producer and director Steve Lichtag was born in Czechoslovakia, but lived and worked in the USA from 1980 to 1990. His films focus primarily on wildlife and the marine world. Lichtag's films have won more than 60 international awards in 18 countries.

     
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    Don Hahn

    Story and script consultant

    Don Hahn is an American film producer who's credited with producing some of the most successful animated films in recent history, including The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, the first animated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was also Executive Producer of the Disneynature films Earth, Oceans, African Cats and Chimpanzee, all of which placed in the top five grossing nature movies of all time.

     
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    Kirk Wise

    Story and script consultant

    Kirk Wise is an American film director, animator and screenwriter best known for his work at Disney. Wise has directed such Disney movies as Beauty and the Beast, the first animated feature to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also directed the English language translation of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away.

     
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    David Reynolds

    Story and script consultant

    David Reynolds began his writing career in 1993 as one of the original writers on NBC's'Late Night With Conan O'Brien'. In 1995 Dave took a job with Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar. For the next six years, he worked on almost every Disney or Pixar animated movie in production. Including the screenplay for 'The Emperor's New Groove' as well as co-writing 'Finding Nemo'. He was nominated for an Oscar and BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay for Finding Nemo as well as a BAFTA for New Groove.

     
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    Michael Havas

    Story consultant

    Michael Havas was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, but grew up in New Zealand. He has written, directed and produced over 50 films, many of which won international awards. Havas has worked with television networks such as the BBC, Channel 4, The Discovery Channel, ZDF, ARD, ARTE, MTV and ORF.

     
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    Jiří Ticháček

    Executive producer

    Jiří Ticháček is executive producer on the Aldabra film project. As a producer he has worked on various international projects such as Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Hellboy, and others.

     
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    Leopoldo Gout

    Executive producer

    Leopold Gout is a filmmaker, writer and artist. He hails from Mexico, has studied in London and currently lives in New York. Together with Danny DeVito and Lucy Liu, he wrote and produced the animated film Little Spirit for NBC. He also works on the production of film and television projects based on the novels of James Patterson and participated in the production of the film Megalomania by director Michel Gondry. He also produced Days of Grace which has won several international awards.

     
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    David Hannan

    Cinematographer, oceanographer

    David Hannan's cinematography is featured in some of the world's most successful natural history feature films, television programs and series. These include the BBC's 'The Blue Planet', National Geographic 'The Shape of Life' and 'Great Migrations' series and David Suzuki's 'The Nature of Things'. David Hannan and Plankton Productions are currently releasing the '20th Anniversary Collectors Edition' of 'Coral Sea Dreaming - A Celebration of Reefs' with MLJ-Network.

     
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    William C. Parks

    Oceanographer

    William C. Parks lives and works in Florida as a professional technical diver, oceanographer and expert on marine life. For more than 30 years, he has dedicated himself to the research and preservation of endangered marine species.

     
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    Ernst Pindur

    Seychelles Consul, who significantly helped to birth the film Aldabra.

     

     
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    Robert Jíša

    Original music composer

    Robert Jíša is a well-known Czech music composer. He graduated in film scoring from the Berklee College of Music in Boston but currently lives in Prague. During his career Jíša has released more than 21 albums, of which two went platinum. Robert has also composed the music for several Czech films including Steve Lichtag's recent films: “Prapodivný svět” (Strange World) and “Poslední lovci” (The Last Hunters).

     
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    Jiří Klenka

    Sound engineer

    Jiří Klenka is a leading Czech film sound designer. Klenka has won two Czech Lion awards (the Czech equivalent of an Oscar) in the “Best Sound” category (“Kytice” and “Želary”), and was nominated for a Czech Lion on two further occasions. In 2010 Klenka founded his own sound studio, JK Sound, where he designed and mixed the sound for the feature films “Román pro muže“ (Novel for Men), “Občanský průkaz” (Identity Card), “Tacho” and “V peřině” (Under the Duvet).

     
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    Petr Kašpar

    Head of technology, cameraman 

    Petr Kaspar is a filmmaker and author of films on extreme sports. He moves with the camera along the ground, in the air and underwater. More than ten years participates in the implementation of expeditions athletes in extreme environments Himalayas, Africa and other locations around the world. Petr is since 2008 part of Twin Star Film. He is dedicated to the development of film technology. For 3D film projects Aldabra and Shark Odyssey he designed and has developed together with leading technology centers in the Czech Republic a unique underwater 3D camera systems and 3D RIG for film cameras RED EPIC.

     
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    Ondřej Hošek

    Cameraman

    Ondřej Hosek studied at the Film Academy subject of camera. His bachelors work was dedicated to theme of extreme documentary film directed by Steve Lichtag. Therefore he received an offer from Twin Star Film on cooperation and the cinematographer he worked on the set of the film SANDSTONE (directed by P. Kaspar) and after that followed the filming of Tibet - Last trip in Nepal, Tibet, India and Mongolia.

     
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    Vojtěch Nedvěd

    Cameraman, stereographer

    Vojtěch Nedved graduated from film school, subject of editing and camera. His bachelors work was devoted to the topic of stereoscopy, where he is professionally engaged. Since 2009 he is a member of Team Twin Star Film for the position of director of photography and stereographer. In the Aldabra project he was a key member of the underwater team.

     
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    Miroslav Hrdý

    Underwater cameraman 3D and 2D Photographer

    Director and cinematographer of documentary films about water, insects and nature around us. Miroslav is dedicated to filming and photography since 1994.. For his documentary he won many awards at film festivals at home and abroad.

     
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    Jindřich Soukal

    Underwater cameraman and photographer

    Jindrich Soukal, longtime diving instructor (issued over 700 certifications) and professional diver leads the underwater work logistics during filming. He has participated in and led many diving expeditions (South Africa, Mozambique, Galapagos, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.). Since 2005 he is a member of Team Twin Star Film, where in addition to the functions he holds the post of 3D underwater cameraman.

     
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    Radim Kotěšovec

    Edit

    Since 2003, Radim has participated on such films as Last hunters, Dance of the Blue Angels, Myth Called Shark, Prisoners of a White God, Bizarre World, Sandstone and many others for which he owns a number of international awards. For 10 years he has been Head of Acquisitions at the International Film Festival of Water, Sea & Ocean and for the fifth time he co-organise NAIFF film festival. Since 2013 Radim teaches film studies at the Department of Visual Anthropology in Faculty of Arts at the University of Pardubice.

     
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    Martin Švagr

    Medical doctor 

     

     
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    Martin Paleček

    Post production supervisor

    Martin Paleček is for many years devoted to the visual post production of commercials, as well as feature films. In ACE post studio he implemented leading Czech film projects such as Bathory, Maj, Tobruk (The Best VFX, Los Angeles Movie Award) and also the first Czech 3D stereoscopic film V perine.

an Burianek

Stereography Consultant

 

Pavel Faustus

Camera Assistant

 

Michal Tesar

Underwater lighting & stills photography

 

Barbora Hovorkova, Jiri Goetz

Sound Editors

 

Ivo Spajl

Foley recording and mixer

 

Jaroslava Hlavesova, Olga Cechova

Foley Artists

 

Miroslav Mzourek

Location Logistics

 

Jan Rudolf

Twin Star Film Production Support

 

Pavel Stepan

Pilot

 

Vladimir Kroupa

Legal Advisor

 

Martin Petro

Color Grading

 

Peter Harakaly

Animation Supervisor

 

Daniel Severa

VFX Supervisor

 

Tomas Snizek

Lead Compositor

 

Tomas Hajek, Jan Stripek, Petr Starek

Compositors

 

Vanda Palisova, Jan Kurimsky

Animators

 

Tomas Havelka, Vlastimil Stejskal

Lightning and Render

 

Jan Vondrak

Conforming

 

Tomas Kadlec, Filip Susic

Technical Support

 


US Producers & Crew


 

Lise Romanoff

Associate Producer

 

Adam Wright

Associate Producer

 

René Veilleux

Voice Director

 

Donald Roman Lopez

Script Adaptation

 

Andrew Vastola

Recording Engineer

 

Tara Horvath

VO Production Manager

 

Thomas J. Maydeck, C.A.S.

Dialogue Editor & Re-recording Mixer

 

Gary Falcone

Studio Supervisor

 

Regina Gibson-Broome

Studio Manager

 

Peter DiRado

Project Coordinator

 


Special Thanks


 

Sisi Cronin

Sicily Publicity

 

Elizabeth Dalling

Special Artists Agency

 

Dea Vise CSA, Billy DaMota CSA

Casting

 

Nathan Ross

Technical Support

Bruno Chatelin
Festivals Consultant

Music scored by

Czech Symphony Orchestra
Bon Pueri Czech Boys Choir


 

Conducted by

Marek Stryncl

 

Christina Johnston

Solo voice

 

Miloslav Svec

Guitars

 

Robert Jisa

Grand piano and synthesizers

 

Petr Zdvihal

1st Violin

 

Zdenek Rys

Solo oboe

 

Ludek Hrabec

Solo tuba

 

Milan Muzikar

Solo bassoon

 

Vox Pragae

Choir

 

Lenka Mrázková

Contractor

 

Music recorded at

Studio S1, Český rozhlas, Michal Pekarek
The Professional Sound Studio, Petr Sys


 

Score recorded by

Michal Pekarek
Score recorded in Studio S1, Czech Radio, Prague


 

Solo voice recorded by

Petr Sys
Solo voice recorded in The Professional Sound Studio, Prague


 

Robert Jisa

Score programming and orchestration

 

Scoring Mixer

Greg Townley
Score mixed at The Farm


 

Ales Klemperer, Robert Marek, Robert Houzar, Lukas Jalovecky

RUST Advertising Agency, Key Visual & Communication

 

Uljana Donatova

Media & PR Advisor

 

Michael Kidd, Neil Jason, Mark Humby

ATLAS Maritime Security

 

 

WITH THANKS


Dr Nancy Bunbury

Project & Science Programme Coordinator - Seychelles Islands Foundation

 

Philip Haupt

GEF Project Coordinator - Seychelles Islands Foundation

 

Matthew Harper

Education & Outreach Coordinator - Seychelles Islands Foundation

 

Scott Watts

Stone Circle Pictures "Don Hahn's Associate producer"

 

Ralph Ernesta

Relief Manager

 

Jude Brice

Senior Skipper

 

Alain Banane

Mechanic

 

Barney Marengo

Logistics Assistant

 

Samuel Basset

Logistics Assistant

 

Ian Mellie

Cook /Gardener

 

Andy Gouffe

Ranger

 

Michel Malbrook

Trainee ranger

 

Shanni Etienne

Trainee ranger

 

Christina Quanz

Project officer, shopkeeper

 

Martin Van Dinther

GEF Project Support Officer

 

Richard Baxter

ZARP Project Officer

 

Jindrich Bohm

Dive Master

 

Pavel Tomecek, Tomas Bocek, Kamil Balzar

Location Logistics

 

Jan Tutoky, Marcela Kordova, Michaela Vlaskova

Making of Cameramans

 

Katerina Ullmannova

Still Photo

 

Ivan Kadlec

Camera Support RED EUROPE LTD.

 

Ing. Ladislav Ziska, Pavel Blata, Zdenek Spindler, Stanislav Kaspar, Miroslav Lukas

Special Camera Equipment

 

Petr Vonka, Frantisek Harant, Bretislav Vaisar

Diving Equipment

 

Jon Kamen, Frank Scherma

@Radical Media New York & Los Angeles

 

Coast Guards Republic of Seychelles

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    H.E. Rolph Payet

    Minister for Environment and Energy in the Seychelles Government 

     

     
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    Sir James Mancham

    Founding President of the Republic of Seychelles. President of the Global Peace Council of the Universal Peace Federation. 

     

     
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    Ambassador Maurice Loustau-Lalanne

    Chairman of the Seychelles Islands Foundation

     

     
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    Dr Frauke Fleischer-Dogley

    Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the board of the Seychelles Islands Foundation

     

     
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    Francis Roucou

    Captain Le Kir Royal 

     

     
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    Christophe Condé

    Captain Twin Spirit

     

     
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    Luboš Jirgl

    Travel & logistics 

     

     
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    Dennis Hansen, PhD

    Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies 

     

     
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    Michael Rutzen

    Underwater cameraman

    Michael Rutzen is recognised as one of the world's leading experts on sharks and their conservation. He achieved international renown thanks to his television show “SHARKMAN”, which was recorded for The Discovery Channel. He has also worked as cameraman on many productions, including key programmes for National Geographic and BBC TV.

     

 

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