Activist, Filmmaker, Author, Biologist. Friend and mentor to many; a son, brother, cousin, uncle, nephew.
Champion for sharks and the oceans.
Founder of United Conservationists, Shark Savers, Fin Free and the creator of the Shark Free movement.
January 31st was the day the world lost Rob Stewart. We want to take a moment to remember all the good he did — through his films Sharkwater, Revolution and Sharkwater Extinction, books, photographs, public appearances and magazine sto...
Wild Oceans FilmFest is an international documentary festival that tries to show the beauty of the ocean to awaken the love for nature in society. To achieve it we involve it in the conservation of the seas. The festival will be held in Gijón (Spain), between November 4th and 7th 2020.
Wild Oceans FilmFest is an initiative of the Bioparc Foundation. The purpose of this institution is to promote the conservation of ecosystems by supporting sustainable conservation projects in situ, prom...
The film festival "PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT" is conceived by the organizers as a platform to make people think about inter-relations between mankind and nature.
The Festival aims at raising environmental awareness by means of cinematography.
Submission of films for the Festival contest programme will finish on the 1st of April 2020. The framework of the Festival an Environmental Forum will be organized to discuss the most urgent environmental problems and the role of non-feature fi...
Sharkwater Extinction, Rob Stewart's final film was selected to screen in Paris for the first edition of the festival.
An hommage was offered to Rob on stage, accepted by Bruno Chatelin from Fabien Delage festival founder at Club de l'Etoile Cinema Sunday September 20th at 10 pm.
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Summer 2020 is the Summer of Sharks!
Watch the video for Surprising Reasons to Save Sharks
National Geographic is launching their SHARKFEST, with five weeks of shark-related programming, beginning Sunday, July 19. Just a few weeks later on August 9, Discovery Channel will have their annual Shark Week!
Not only that, but July 14 is Shark Awareness Day. Here are some great reasons and ways to celebrate!
If you love movies about sharks, you’ve probably seen the 1975 comed...
We’re hoping that Shark Awareness week with a July 14th kick off brings sharks and the environment back into people’s lives and focus during these strange times.
With inspiration from Rob Stewart, Sharkwater team have a created a ‘Saving the Sharks’ PSA (2 min) that helps explain the important role sharks play in our oceans and our world. We have also created two cutdowns that can be used on Social media like Instagr...
Thanks to a generous sponsor, we’re able to bring you Rob Stewart’s original film, Sharkwater, the film that started it all in celebration of World Oceans Day on June 8, 2020.
Sharkwater brought the devastating issue of shark finning for shark fin soup to the world stage. Demonstrating that sharks are misunderstood as dangerous creatures, biologist Rob Stewart travels to the Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica and across four continents. With 90 percent of the shark population d...
We’re proud to present Sharkwater Extinction to the United Nations and European Commission.
Ask for the private link the special screening
for World Environment Day (June 5, 2020).
You can also join the Sharkwater Extinction panel discussion on 5th June at 5P...
In Hong Kong, officials have made the largest shark fin seizure in the city’s history, uncovering 26 tons inside two shipping containers.
80% of the fins came from endangered species. This seizure is more than double the total amount of fins uncovered in 2019. The total value of the fins, which came from about 38,500 sharks, is equal to more than $1 million.
The two containers arrived from Ecuador in January and were opened in late April and early May. The 57-year-old owner was arreste...
The Paris Shark Fest promises 3 captivating days of excitement and enterianment, an unbeatable event for all those who want to plunder to the top of the ocean. September 18-20, 2020 Club de l'Etoile Paris 17th.
Bruno Chatelin will introduce the film and the story of Rob to the audience.
The film screens out of competition, Rob Stewart will receive a career award handed to Bruno Chatelin on closing Ceremony Sep 20th
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The film festival "PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT" is conceived by the organizers as a platform to make people think about inter-relations between mankind and nature.
The Festival aims at raising environmental awareness by means of cinematography.
Submission of films for the Festival contest programme will finish on the 1st of April 2020. The framework of the Festival an Environmental Forum will be organized to discuss the most urgent environmental problems and the role of non-feat...
Wild Oceans FilmFest is an international documentary festival that tries to show the beauty of the ocean to awaken the love for nature in society. To achieve it we involve it in the conservation of the seas. The festival will be held in Gijón (Spain), between November 4th and 7th 2020.
Wild Oceans FilmFest is an initiative of the Bioparc Foundation. The purpose of this institution is to promote the conservation of ecosystems by supporting sustainable conservation projects in situ, prom...
IFF Ekotopfilm - Envirofilm with its 46-year tradition seeks to inspire and alter people's attitude and relationship towards the environment, provide space for open discussion on sustainability of life on our planet. The 46th annual Ekotopfilm - Envirofilm will be held in Bratislava and Banská Bystrica May 11-15, 2020. We welcome documentary films on topics related to the natural world and sustainability.
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SHARKWATER EXPEDITION SUCCESS IN BVI
Team Sharkwater completed filming and baseline research through the expedition in the British Virgin Islands. A Special thank you to Sir Richard Branson who joined us diving from his beautiful island, Necker, and amazing organizer Lauren Keil from Unite BVI, who helped coordinate all the government ministries and film commission. Our hope for the trip is to provide research to add further shark protections and more protected marine areas in the Caribbea...
Jackson Wild, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are excited to announce the finalists of the World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Biodiversity.
The judges – professional filmmakers, scientists and stakeholders from around the world – chose the finalists from over 300 entries.
Winners will be announced at UN Headquarters in New York at a high-level ...
THE NORTH BAY’S PREMIER DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
#SDFF2020
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Siraj Syed is a film critic and filmfestivals.com correspondent in India; he publishes his regular chronicles from the fest circuit on his profile.
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In Memory of Rob Stewart
December 28, 1979 – January 31, 2017
January 31st marks the day three years ago when the world lost celebrated filmmaker and biologist Rob Stewart during a tragic scuba diving accident.
Rob was a Hero; an activist for the sharks and an advocate for the oceans; a friend to many, brother, son, uncle, yogi.
Rob Stewart dreamed of seeing a #finfree world and he has been credited for saving one-third of the world’s sharks since the release of his 2006 awar...
Patrice Bureau (president of Association Longitude 181) and Sabrina Menguy (Animatrice Antenne Ile de France) before the Paris Premiere at Club de l' Etoile
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2019 HUMANITARIAN AWARD WINNER
"Congratulations!
We have received the judges’ results for the IndieFEST Film Awards 2019 Humanitarian Awards and we are excited to inform you that you have won: Outstanding Achievement FOR Sharkwater Extinction
Your production was hand selected by our judges and staff, from the entire pool of entries to the competition throughout 2019, as a film that represents both the spirit o...
23rd International Underwater Film Festival in Belgrade contests:
EUIFA ENVIROMENT AWARD
SHARKWATER EXTINCTION by Rob Stewart
PC - PRO CATEGORY ( for professional productions )
Grand Prix PC - PRO CATEGORY
MEDITERRANEE by Jerome Espla
1st Place
IRELAND'S DEEP ATLANTIC by Ken O'Sullivan
2nd Place
WILD CARIBBEAN – WHALES AND VOLCANOES by Florian Guthknecht
3rd Place
OUR OCEANS: A JOURNEY OF DISCOV...
A big thank you to the government and people of Turks and Caicos for all their work on shark conservation. Turks and Caicos was a special place for Rob; he visited the beautiful islands many times, diving with kids, meeting with local groups and building awareness for the importance of sharks.
And a big thank you to all who attended the TCIFF premiere and for voting Rob Stewart’s Sharkwater Extinction Best Film at TCIFF!
Sharkwater joined a panel discussing how to save sharks for the f...
Message for Rob's parents about the win in Matsalu (Estonia) by Heli Tetlov, the festival programmer w<ho filmed the ceremony for Brian and Sandy Stewart.
MAFF 2019 AWARDS
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Grand Prix
Sharkwater Extinction, USA
Director Rob Stewart
JURY: This film has a clear and strong conservational message, showing emotional de...
Last week U.S. Congress passed The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act in a bipartisan vote of 310-107. The bill prohibits the sale and possession of any shark fin products. A giant thank you to everyone who worked so hard for this day!
We need to pass this bill through the Senate. Please continue to sign the petition below in order to support this passing through the Senate. Please contact your Senators and their staff, and let them know you support this bill.
ROB STEWART WORKED SO HARD ...
Costa Rica Sharkwater Extinction premiere
We were thrilled to be in San José for the Costa Rican premiere of Sharkwater Extinction last night (Nov. 27). United Conservationists, FinFree, Team Sharkwater, conservation groups and the Department of Fisheries all joined us to celebrate the film’s release.
Costa Rica is a hot spot for shark finning and distribution.United Conservationists and FinFree will continue to work with the government on more shark protections.
Sharks desper...
