Mountains of Light (3/3)

Mountains of Light (3/3)

The locals claim that when God created the Pyrenees he shaped the rocks in a way which makes them absorb the daylight. After the sun has set, they give the light off again to the world and thus the mountains' walls and battlements silently glow beneath the stars. The sun and the clouds play with the mountains' light and create fascinating pictures. The Mediterranean's climate has a magical influence which turns the mountain pastures into a sea of flowers and provides for an extremely species-rich fauna.  

In the French "Cirque de Gavarnie" marmots raise their offspring, bears roam the Aran canyon and bearded vultures glide for their daily check of their huge areas in the mountain wilderness in order to look for prey which mainly consists of bones. After finally having spotted a bone they pick it up, glide to a high altitude and then drop it so the vehemence of the impact smashes it and thus the table is set! In contrast to other parts of Europe, the Pyrenees seem to provide a still intact habitat for the rare bearded vultures. But here you can also find various eagle and butterfly species as well as other small animals which are long since threatened elsewhere.

• 1st Place in the Category FILMPREIS BAYERN at the 9th International Nature Vision Film Festival Bavaria, 2010
• LESSINIA REGIONAL NATURAL PARK PRIZE at the 16th Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy, 2010
• HEINZ SIELMANN FILM AWARD at the 4th International Nature Film Festival Green Screen in Eckernfoerde, Germany, 2010
• Award for the MOST CONVINCING PRESENTATION OF ANIMALS at the 7th International Mountain Film Festival in Tegernsee, Germany, 2010