The film was shot in Kamchatka on the territory of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve over the course of three years. In total, three expeditions from 2020 to 2022 lasted 26 months. When asked what this award means to the film's team, the director replied: "This high award, which the professional community has given to a film about wildlife, means attracting more attention to the most beautiful places in our country, and to the reserves that protect and cherish them like a treasure. This is a home for wild animals, we must treat it with love and respect."
When the idea for the film was just in the director's plans, he paid a lot of attention to the work of the employee of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS), senior researcher, PhD Anna Yachmennikova, on the study of the ontogenesis of fox cubs' behavior in the wild, which she conducted on the territory of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve from 2013 to 2017.
Later, Anna joined the team of filmmakers and became their scientific consultant, including preparing the text of a popular science book dedicated to the ecology of Kamchatka foxes. Congratulations to Anna Yachmennikova and the filmmakers! We also remind you that the educational application “Kamchatka. A Story in Foxes. Anna Yachmennikova, Dmitry Shpilenok. — M., 2024” is available in the public domain.