Oceans, Deserts & Mountains
Among the Corals
Panama · 26 min
Archive — 01 / 01
Davos, 2024 —
the first edition.
The inaugural Davos edition brought together exploration documentaries, filmmakers, explorers and live conversations across two days in the Swiss Alps.
- Dates
- 23–24 November 2024
- Venues
- Davos Congress · Aspen Room · Kulturplatz Davos
DAVOS CONGRESS◉46.8013° N · 9.8347° E▲ELEV 1540 M
KULTURPLATZ DAVOS◉46.7949° N · 9.8276° E▲ELEV 1560 M
The lineup
Ten films from the field.
The 2024 selection — from ocean floors to high-altitude ridgelines — screened across two days in Davos. Posters and stills below; full programme details follow.
Oceans, Deserts & Mountains
Listening to the Yibir
Somaliland — Internally Displaced People · 27 min
Oceans, Deserts & Mountains
10,000 Glaciers: Discovering the Karakorum in Pakistan
Pakistan — Karakorum · 24 min
Arctic & Antarctic
Arktika Incognita
Siberia — DeLong expedition · 53 min
Arctic & Antarctic
The Pursuit of Endurance: On the Shoulders of Shackleton
Antarctica · 52 min
Field Voices & Films
A Condor over Shambala
Indigenous Cultures
With Olivier Sullenger
Field Voices & Films
K2 Summit
Karakoram — Pakistan
With Karina Oliani
Field Voices & Films
Ethiopian Volcano
Ethiopia — Erta Ale
With Karina Oliani
Field Voices & Films
First Around Africa
Africa — circumnavigation
With Yuri Sanada
Field Voices & Films
Across the Ice
Greenland
With Sebastian Copeland
The programme
Two days, ten films, one conversation.
Filter
Oceans, Deserts & Mountains
03 films01 · Film
Among the Corals
Panama · 26 min
A close encounter with Panama's coral ecosystems.
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Listening to the Yibir
Somaliland — Internally Displaced People
Listening to the Yibir: Somaliland, Internally Displaced People.
27 min
03
10,000 Glaciers: Discovering the Karakorum in Pakistan
Pakistan — Karakorum
Discovering the Karakorum, the world's most glaciated range outside the poles.
24 min
Arctic & Antarctic
02 films01 · Film
Arktika Incognita
Siberia — DeLong expedition · 53 min
DeLong expedition in Siberia.
02
The Pursuit of Endurance: On the Shoulders of Shackleton
Antarctica
Shackleton in Antarctica.
52 min
Field Voices & Films
05 films01 · Film
A Condor over Shambala
Indigenous Cultures · Olivier Sullenger
Ancient Wisdom from Indigenous Cultures.
02
K2 Summit
Karakoram — Pakistan · Karina Oliani
Climbing the second highest mountain in the world.
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03
Ethiopian Volcano
Ethiopia — Erta Ale · Karina Oliani
Erta Ale Expedition, the largest lava lake in the world.
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04 · Film
First Around Africa
Africa — circumnavigation · Yuri Sanada
Circumnavigating the continent with a 2,700-year-old Phoenician ship replica.
05
Across the Ice
Greenland · Sebastian Copeland
World Record Kitesurfing Across Greenland.
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Voices from the 2024 edition
Filmmakers, explorers and producers on stage in Davos.
Luc Hardy
President at SAGAX and founder of Pax Arctica — producing exploration documentaries around the world.
Profile →
Martine Dubin
Producer — Across the Ice.
Press
Media coverage.
Davoser Zeitung — EFF biopic article (with English translation)
19 November 2024
2024 Edition — Historic Acknowledgements
Made possible through support and institutional contribution.
Made possible through support from Bayer Foundation and a consortium of institutional contributors, including MIT Connection Science, Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession.
Historic acknowledgement of the 2024 edition. Not a current Corporate Ally and not a confirmed supporter of the 2026 edition.