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In January 2017, while shooting Sharkwater Extinction, Rob, a Malibu-based filmmaker, tragically passed away during a dive off the Florida Keys. The world was stunned by the loss of one of the most influential activists of our time. Rob taught the world to love the oceans and to not fear sharks through his iconic images of hugging and free diving with sharks and mantas.
Rob risked everything to educate, preserve and defend the oceans. The film’s producers, along with a talented group of editors, filmmakers, and loyal Sharkwater supporters, were compelled to continue his work.
Sharkwater Extinction‘s will have it's world premiere at TIFF in September 2018
Sharkwater Extinction from the Award Winning Director of Sharkwater and Revolution.
" 150 000 000 sharks are killed each year and scientists only account for 70 000 000 of those, there are 80 000 000 sharks that are killed every year and nobody knows why nor where they are going, but WE figured this out.... and if we bring this to the public, things will change."
Rob Stewart
Sharkwater: Extinction (2018) is a thrilling and inspiring action packed journey that follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction of sharks.
Sharkwater, Rob’s first film, brought the devastating issue of shark finning used in shark fin soup to the world stage. His multi award-winning film changed laws and public policy worldwide, created hundreds of conservation groups. Today more than 90 countries have banned shark finning or the trade of shark products. Even so, Stewart finds sharks are still being fished to extinction.
Sharkwater: Extinction continues the adventure across four continents, as Rob travels through the oceans to investigate the corruption behind a multi-billion dollar industry. The crew goes through some of the world’s most dangerous fishing ports run by international crime organizations that have infiltrated the fishing industry.
Rob’s second film, Revolution, continued his quest to save sharks and the oceans. Revolution was the first feature film to platform the devastating effects of Ocean Acidification. Climate change was well known, but scientists were just realizing the effects would be much worse than ever imagined. We were in danger of losing the coral reefs, and potentially the entire ocean ecosystem, which gives us 60% of our oxygen. Sharks, the top predator controlling the fish populations below them and the plankton that give us our oxygen, were being fished to extinction in an ecosystem they have controlled for 400 million years.
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The audience response was spectacular as expected, commented the festival staff.
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Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, ON
FIN Atlantic Film Festival
Halifax, NS
Calgary International Film Festival
Calgary, AB
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver, BC
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Fest
Sudbury, ON
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A Waltz with Sharks ?
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FLIFF WINNERS
The Jury of the 33rd Annual Film Festival announced their selections for Best of Fest last night. The members of the Jury are:
Alyn Darnay, director, writer, lecturer
Mariah Reed, actress, theatre director, professor of theatre
Dave Montalbano, film writer & critic
Rachel Galvin, entertainment writer, radio host
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Programming Award
Special Recognition for Courageous Filmmaking
Sharkwater Extinction
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Building on the research, passion, and sometimes daredevil first-person investigative, Sharkwater Extinction follows the fight by Stewart and others to halt the hunting of sharks, which are often killed just for their fins. One of the world's oldest and most important predators are in more danger than ever, due to a thriving pirate industry, legal loopholes, and widespread corruption. Over 100 million sharks are killed every year. The world's shark population has decrea...
RACHEL PARENT will receive the 2018 Rob Stewart Youth Eco-Hero
This is not your average teenage girl. She’s not drawn to designer labels. She’s drawn to food labels. At 11 years old, Rachel began researching for a school project and became alarmed by what she learned about GMOs. This gave her the spark to become an activist fighting for our right to know what’s in our food by making GMO labeling a law in Canada. That spark evolved into what’s now known as ...
With high acclaim for the selection and quality of films that made up the Official Selection for the 12th Byron Bay Film Festival, Director J’aimee Skippon-Volke released the full line-up of winning films taking home the coveted awards.
The film which was in the spotlight at the Festival’s closing gala, Sharkwater: Extinction, won BBFF2018’s Best Environmental Film Award. The film was the last work by the late shark conservationist Rob Stewart, who was well know...
Biff will host the Caribbean Premiere of Rob Stewart's Final Film
Sharkwater Extinction (2018) is a thrilling and inspiring action packed journey that follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction of sharks.
Shot in 6K, from West Africa, Spain, Panama, Costa Rica, France, and even in our own backyard, Stewart&rs...
The Organizing Committee of the China International Green Film Week has granted the prize to Rob Stewart's final film: Sharkwater Extinction.
2018 China (Lhasa) International Green Film Week Concluded Successfully
October 14, 2018, approved by China Film Bureau, hosted by China Film Archive (China Film Art Research Center), organized by Lhasa Communication Industry Group Co., Ltd. , planned and executed by Y.D. Communication, the 2018 China (Lhasa) International Green Film Week closi...
"Sharkwater Extinction a clarion call to action and a worthy farewell to the late Rob Stewart"
By PETER HOWELL Movie Critic Toronto Star
Thu., Oct. 18, 2018
Tragically, this will be the Toronto filmmaker’s last movie, since he died last year while completing it, in a Florida Keys diving accident. There is footage of him as he prepares for what will be his final ...
Team Sharkwater is proud to announce Sharkwater Extinction has arrived in Canada in Landmark and Cineplex Theatres today! We are still touring in Festivals.
You can buy tickets here:
https://www.tribute.ca/sharkwater/showtimes/
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Sharkwater Extinction has played with great success in a few canadian film festivals following the Toronto World Premiere September 7.
Toronto International Film Festival
FIN Atlantic Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival which launched the Rob Stewart Eco Warrior Award
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Fest
Festival Nouveaux Cinema
China International Green Film Week selected but not showing
Byron Bay will be the inte...
We are so excited to announce the Vancouver International Film Festival Rob Stewart Eco Warrior Award in honor of Rob’s legacy and achievements. The annual award - presented by RBC and Cineplex - will recognize an individual whose work as an activist and storyteller advances social impact agendas and changes the way we think and act in the world - just like Rob Stewart did. #Robliveson
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RACHEL PARENT Will receive the 2018 Rob Stewart Youth Eco-Hero
This is not your average teenage girl. She’s not drawn to designer labels. She’s drawn to food labels. At 11 years old, Rachel began researching for a school project and became alarmed by what she learned about GMOs. This gave her the spark to become an activist fighting for our right to know what’s in our food by making GMO labeling a law in Canada. That spark evolved ...
Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, ON
Sept 6-16
September 7
FIN Atlantic Film Festival
Halifax, NS
Sept 13-20
September 19
Calgary International Film Festival
Calgary, AB
Sept 19-30
September 21
Cinéfest...
Dream With Your Eyes Open at the Byron Bay International Film Festival.
This is a festival Rob Stewart loved and where he had many friends and supporters of his cause, we are proud to see th efestival pay an homage to Rob and play his last films.
Each year some of the world’s most exciting film talent join thousands of film lovers at BBFF, over 10 fantastic days in beautiful Byron Bay, for a dynamic and truly distinctive film festival experience known for its trademark friendly...
Sharkwater Extinction
Rob Stewart
Canada, 2018
90 minutes
World Premiere
Late filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart’s last documentary is a thrilling exposé on the illegal shark-fin industry and a rousing call to save an imperiled animal from the edge of extinction.
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Sharkwater is the final film of Rob s troligy to have a world Pemiere at TIFF.
ENJOY BEEING AMONG THE VERY FIRST TO WATCH HIS TRAILER
Sharkwater Extinction (2018) is a thrilling and inspiring action packed journey that follows award winning filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction of sharks. From West Africa, Spain, Panama, Costa Rica, France, and eve...
Toronto-born director Rob Stewart is creating a revolution to save the planet, one epic film at a time. His documentaries, Sharkwater and Revolution, have both won numerous awards and continue to inspire audiences around the world. His research and breathtaking experiences are captured in his new film, Revolution, in which he brings attention to important issues, such as the planet’s ecosystems and saving the earth.
When Stewart was only 13 years old, he be...
Rob Stewart
Award-winning biologist, photographer, conservationist, author and filmmaker. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Stewart began photographing underwater when he was 13. By the age of 18, he became a scuba instructor and then moved on to earn a Bachelor of… read more.
Brock Cahill
Brock Cahill, Founder of SeaChange Agency first became aware of Rob Stewart when he saw the iconic photograph of Rob freediving with sharks....
Chantal Kreviazuk stated: “It was so moving to write and perform a song for this project. I didn’t know Rob personally, but I feel honoured to be supporting his incredible story and his legacy of saving our oceans.”
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In 2018, The Dakuwaqa Project has pledged to install five murals in cities around the globe, each unveiled with a local celebration to raise maximum awareness of the environmental issues portrayed. To make this possible, we need your support. Together, we can make our communities—and by extension, our planet—more beautiful and sustainable for years to come.
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Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart was honoured with a Senate 150 Anniversary medal on Wednesday, reports Tribute, during a ceremony in Ottawa attended by the late “Sharkwater” director’s parents, Brian and Sandy Stewart, in addition to their daughter Alexandra and son-in-law Roger.
Stewart, who passed away in early February while diving in the Florida Keys, was honoured posthumously by Senator Michael McDonald, who led the charge to pass Bill S-23...
A research and expedition vessel has been named in honour of the late Rob Stewart, the director and environmental activist behind the award-winning documentary “Sharkwater”.
Rob's family was on hand for the celebration of Rob s legacy
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