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Beneath the oceans’ surface, thousands of volcanoes have yet to be discovered or explored. Mount La Pérouse is one of these sleeping giants, off the coast of Reunion Island. It is a genuine oasis of life that could be sheltering sprawling coral reefs.

The scientific expedition “La Pérouse” has made it its goal to reveal the sunken haven's secrets. This geological anomaly is only known to a few    Réunionese longline fishers who regularly enjoy miraculous catches there. But as for oceanographers, they still consider the area to be a true “terra incognita”, a mystery to solve. To date, no diver has ever approached it.
What kind of species lives there and at what depth?  What predators feed there? Are there any rare, or even unknown, fish? To what birds and marine mammals is it home?
Underwater GPS, photogrammetry, environmental DNA, 3D cartography, with the help of the most modern scientific techniques, all will be revealed about one of the last virgin territories on Earth, located in the French economic zone. Embark on an unprecedented human and scientific adventure.

In the form of a mother tincture or ointment, Arnica helps to treat bruises, edema, muscle and joint pain. 

This beneficial plant with multiple therapeutic virtues is mainly picked in Markstein – in the Vosges Mountains. Most of the harvest goes to Weleda Laboratories, an international manufacturer of cosmetics and natural medicines. Clément Urion of the "Ferme du Bien-Être" (Wellbeing Farm) is one of the only people authorized to harvest the miraculous plants; it is a strictly regulated activity that requires a lot of expertise...

Menton nestles at the very tip of the French Riviera. Between the blue Mediterranean and the ocher of the facades, the green stands out, witness of omnipresent vegetation. On the heights of the Riviera town, collections of rare plants were imported by the British.

Passionate about travel and botany, they have set up gardens that look like tropical jungles.

In the far north of Romania, near Ukraine and Moldova, lies the Sucevita Monastery: one of the most beautiful sites in the Bucovina region, the historic heart of Moldova at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains. 

It is the only monastery whose interior and exterior walls are entirely decorated with murals and paintings.

With their lunar landscapes, fiery furnaces and ash deserts, volcanoes are symbols of destruction and desolation. Yet millions of men and women now live near these time bombs. Because beneath volcanoes lie some of earth's most amazing treasures.

Japanese fertile lands with unparalleled yields, water reservoirs irrigating the whole of Sicily, deposits of precious materials such as the sulfur of an Indonesian volcano or clean and sustainable sources of energy in New Zealand: all attest of the immeasurable wealth hidden beneath the brimstone giants. However, the treasures of volcanoes are hard-earned; they are only awarded to the bravest and most steadfast of peoples.

For millions of years, volcanoes have been ripping the earth apart and setting continents ablaze. 700 million men and women around the world are now threatened by the fire giants’ activity. Consistently faced with the mighty giants’ awakening from their slumber, they fight an endless battle.

From lava flows in Italy and fiery ash avalanches in Japan to volcanic mud flows in Iceland by way of tsunamis in Hawaii and soil poisoning in Indonesia... everywhere on the planet, life in the shade of volcanoes is like an everlasting struggle. Yet, some indomitable people have decided, against all odds, to defy the wrath of Nature's colossi. They display amazing ingenuity, solidarity and courage to thwart the titans’ assaults.

The Pyrenees are one of Europe’s oldest mountain range and shelters a wildlife that is almost impossible to observe, as the area is inaccessible. Our team lives on site and will film its wildlife for two years. 

Discover wildlife filming behind the scenes and find out that more often than not, animals are much more cunning than men. Unfortunately, this lush world is still not very accessible – the animals fear the presence of man in this emblematic massif. To discover them, you have to investigate, find clues, follow tracks and be very patient before you finally get the chance to see them.
Luckily, the journey proves to be just as exciting as the objective: chance upon a mountain-size game of hide-and-seek where man must understand nature and tame it in order to discover its secrets.
 
Also available : 3x43'

This stunning hosted 20x26' take us to 40 volcanoes around the world to learn about the fire giants from people who live at their foot and from scientists who protect us from their danger.

A beautiful and immersive series to the heart of this living, shifting, and changing planet, to shed light on the infinite diversity of these volcanic stories.
Volcanoes dominate human life in the most surprising ways. Half a billion people live at their feet. They are essential to our existence but may cause our doom. 40 volcanoes filmed across 6 continents over 2 years to tell the amazing story of the symbiotic link between men and these fire mountains.
 

Arthur de Kersauson, a young city-dweller hooked on extreme sports, sets out in search of the winds of the world, collecting facts, fiction and amusing anecdotes.

The wind carves out the landscape of a country and shapes its inhabitants, customs and culture. These incisive, entertaining mini-road movies document our travellers' encounters with local people - moving, instructive, sometimes bizarre and always exotic. Wherever the wind blows,
 
 

In the heart of the Pacific, between the lagoon and the ocean, unrolls one of Nature’s greatest spectacles. This is the story of a little surgeon fish who will have to go through the greatest ordeals from the moment he is born.

He will survive the greatest dangers and cross paths with the ocean’s worst predators. Only one out of a million will make it to adulthood.
 
Filmed in UHD and extreme slow motion, this film captures exclusive wildlife behavior of sharks, whales, manta rays, groupers, and more.

An original look at contemporary gardens focusing on examples of the most recent landscaping efforts. We learn from those who find innovative solutions that provide us with those poetic breathing spaces in an increasingly urbanized world.

Landscape architect Jean-Philippe Teyssier takes us on a discovery of the most beautiful gardens in France and the world. The gardeners, landscapers, horticulturalists, architects, historians and estate managers he meets unveil the art of gardening.
They show us how gardens have been designed, planted and maintained over the centuries. The exceptional gardens Jean-Philippe Teyssier visits make up a myriad of passions, journeys, colors and shapes.
ALREADY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH : 
29 - BLENHEIM - GRANDE-BRETAGNE
38 - PETERHOFF - RUSSIE
 
 

This series is a 10-episode journey around the world, combining nature’s finest tree specimens with the unique stories of the people that live alongside them. 

The trees that are featured across Europe - from Greece to Sweden - stand as references to time, witnesses of collective life and sources of spirituality. Others represent, quite simply, aesthetic encounters. From the ends of their roots to the tips of their crowns, ten trees recount stories and converse among themselves, in this beautiful blending of nature and culture. 
 
Episode 01 - THE WATER LORDS already available in English.