TORONTO — Blue Ant International announced today a new commissioned special, After the Wildfires, which looks at Australia’s recovery effort a year after the country’s devastating bushfires in 2019, will premiere on Love Nature in November.
Shot during and in the aftermath of Australia’s worst fire season in recorded history, the one-hour special is “a gripping account of the wildfires that ravaged Australia, centred on the animals that struggled to survive the disaster and the people who gave their all to save them,” reads the press release announcing the new program.
Produced by Sydney-based Northern Pictures, the documentary includes dramatic footage of the fires which spread across 20 million acres of Australian land, along with first-hand stories of the ongoing recovery efforts in the country.
An original commission from Love Nature, Blue Ant’s wildlife and nature channel, After the Wildfires is co-produced by ABC (Australia), CBC and Blue Ant International. Pre-sales and licensing outside of the commissioning territories will be overseen exclusively by Blue Ant International.
“After the Wildfires is an incredibly timely and compelling look at just how fragile our natural world is,” says Carlyn Staudt, global general manager of Love Nature, in the press release. “Northern Pictures was the perfect production partner to capture the breathtaking essence of Australia and reveal the overwhelming impact that the fires had on the landscape and the animals, and profile the people who are dedicating their lives to help.”
