IT'S A WRAP! RISE OUR WORLD HERITAGE FILM SHOOT

  APRIL 2023

 We had a fantastic time working with the RISE Our World Heritage team and Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy of Beolobe. The RISE project aims to show, act and advocate on how we can combine local knowledge and know-how, sciences and new technologies to provide innovative and efficient solutions to the problems of climate change (adaptation and mitigation) and biodiversity all around the world. 


MFP not only filmed for and got the necessary film and aviation permits for the team in Madagascar but Chris Scarffe, MFP’s co-founder also features in the film. Chris took @nicolas_plain, founder of RISE, underwater to show him the incredible reefs and marine life as well as the threats facing them. We are looking forward to seeing the finished film!


TESTIMONIAL


"The entire RISE team had a fantastic experience working with Chris & Goff at MFP. They provided us with very professional pre-production and production services. This included obtaining all the necessary film and aviation permits and advising on the most beautiful and meaningful locations to tell our story. On top of this Chris’s underwater and drone shots were incredible. We highly recommend their services for every stage of production and we would love to work together again."


Dr. Nicolas Plain, Founder of the RISE Our World Heritage project.



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BBC AFRICA CHRONICLES GOFF'S JOURNEY FROM VEZO SHARK FISHERMAN TO CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHER

by Chris Scarffe • 24 October 2024
"After seeing fish numbers plummet, he swapped his fishing net for a camera" - BBC Africa. MFP'S Co-founder Michel "Goff" Strogoff featured in BBC Africa's online service. The social media post chronicles Goff's incredible life journey from Vezo fisherman to become "one of Madagascar’s leading conservation wildlife filmmakers and photographers." You can read the full post here
Rita El Zaghloul, Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People

ON ASSIGNMENT FOR THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE

by Chris Scarffe • 1 October 2024
MFP photographed members of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) who are finalists in the 2024 Earthshot prize. The team attended a series of events in Madagascar. Michel Strogoff MFP's co-founder was on hand to capture a series of imagery of the team whilst they attended events in Madagascar. You can view Goff's imagery and learn more about the vital work of HAC and the Earthshot prize project by following this link.
Michel Strogoff documents the shark fin trade in Madagascar

MFP CO-FOUNDER MICHEL STROGOFF FEATURES IN AN ARTICLE IN THE GUARDIAN

by Chris Scarffe • 23 September 2024
"I killed a great white when I was 18 to feed my family in Madagascar. But now I’m documenting the threat to these beautiful creatures from overfishing"
Jessica Pita prepares to go diving in Nosy Be, Madagascar

MFP'S PHOTOS FEATURE IN THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER

by Chris Scarffe • 22 July 2024
MFP documents disability activist, Jessica Pita's diving experience in Madagascar for The Guardian newspaper
Herizo Randrianandrasana prepares to photograph indri lemurs!

BLOG: READ ABOUT HERIZO'S EXPERIENCE AS A SCHOLARASHIP STUDENT

by Chris Scarffe • 9 February 2024
Herizo Randrianandrasana, shares his experience as a camera and storytelling trainee at Madagascar Film & Photography, highlighting the importance of Madagascar’s national parks and learning the craft of camera and filmmaking. After being supported through the Wildscreen Storytelling Internship Scheme in partnership with the Aina Madagascar Film Fellowship as MFP’s first Scholarship Student, he kept a diary throughout his 2-month internship, chronicling his journey with the company. You can read all about his adventures HERE!
A woman pours water in Madagascar at sunset

GOFF'S FOOTAGE FEATURES IN A NEW BBC FILM

by Chris Scarffe • 11 January 2024
Fantastic to see so much of Goff's footage feature in this fascinating production for #OurPlanetEarth 🌍, a @bbcearth BBC Studios Natural History Unit and Wellcome co-production for the BBC. This short film looks into how a small insect can help in the fight against famine.

MFP WELCOMES OUR FIRST SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT HERIZO

by Chris Scarffe • 20 November 2023
🦎📚 Meet Herizo Randrianandrasana, MFP’s first Scholarship Student! We are very excited to welcome him to the team and for him to train with us over the next two months. 📢 🎥The scholarship’s focus is on training Malagasy nationals in wildlife and environmental filmmaking and photography. Its ultimate goal is to create awareness around conservation and help to empower a new generation of impactful Malagasy storytellers. 🌿🦎 🙏🙏🙏 Thanks to Wildscreen’s support, Herizo will receive a salary and the Aina Madagascar Film Fellowship will cover his travel and living expenses.
WeAct, Cookstove, Michel Strogoff, Goff, Madagascar Film & Photography, Deforestation, Fire

REDUCING DEFORESTATION

by Chris Scarffe • 14 June 2023
MFP recently worked with WeAct to document the cookstove project they support in Madagascar. WeAct provides fuel efficient cookstoves to households that reduce the amount of firewood needed to cook. This in turn decreases deforestation and local emissions - and improves health, income and employment opportunities for local communities. Goff traveled with the WeAct crew to Fianarantsoa to photograph in the factories that make the cookstoves and the homes of local community members that are using the stoves.

MAMY RAZAFITSALAMA WINS A WHITLEY FUND FOR NATURE AWARD!

by Chris Scarffe • 4 May 2023
We are very proud that our good friend Mamy Razafitsalama of Planet Madagascar has won a Whitley Fund for Nature award! The award recognises Mamy’s work to protect forests and help biodiversity and people in communities in NW Madagascar. We have worked with Mamy on multiple film projects over the years and have seen first hand the vital work that he and the team are doing.

EYES OF THE ORANGUTAN: FINALIST JACKSON WILD 2022

by Website Editor • 17 August 2022
Fantastic news! Eyes of the Orangutan is a finalist at nature film's equivalent to the Oscars: Jackson Wild.
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