Duration:2017 until now Updated:2024/06/21
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Films are powerful tools to change narratives and people's perceptions when we communicate the issues of nature and climate change with the general populace. Over the few years, Delta has produced several ecological documentaries to reiterate climate and nature issues for public sympathy and awareness.
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
Delta launched the pioneering sponsorship in 2013 to support the first Taiwanese aerial film, "Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above," which won recognition from the 50th Golden Horse Awards for the best documentary while making a significant impact on environmental policies at the time. The film displayed the aerial angle at high altitudes, the grandness of Taiwan's mountain landscape, and the traumatized homeland to convey the message to protect the environment and the harmonious co-existence with the land. Positive feedback was received after the launch of the film and the highest record of viewers for a documentary film in Taiwan's history was achieved.
Water with Life
"Water with Life" was sponsored by Delta and filmed by Japan's NHK Enterprises to evoke people's awareness of water resources. It was the world's first 8K-resolution environmental documentary film and won a Gold Remi Award in the Shorts Documentary category in the 53rd edition of the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. The film takes the waterscapes as the observation points and records the delicate relationship between people’s lives and water under global warming. Each 8K vivid scene of this film was conceived to bring the audience's souls closer to those gorgeous places so that we all cherish and protect the natural resources of our land.
Swimming with Humpback Whales
"Swimming with Humpback Whale" filmed by the Japanese senior photographer Hiroyuki Nakagawasai (中川西宏之), as commissioned by Delta vividly and realistically captured how humpback whales raise their next generation with the 8K ultra-high-definition technology. It aims to make people recognize their figures, living patterns, and contribution to carbon sequestration and take action for marine conservation together. The film won the gold award in the short-length documentary film category at the WorldFest-Houston in 2022.
Life in the Coral Reef
"Life in the Coral Reefs," likewise filmed by the Japanese senior photographer Hiroyuki Nakagawasai (中川西宏之), recorded the beauty of the vibrant coral ecosystem in Palau, and called for actions on climate mitigation and public awareness on a global initiative "30x30: A Blueprint for Ocean Protection." With the ultra-high-resolution 8K image and close-up shots, Mr. Nakagawasai led the audience to experience the coral reef ecosystem of the "tropical rainforest in the sea" with rich biodiversity in the colorful and blue underwater world. In 2022, the film won the gold award in the long- and medium-length documentary film category at the WorldFest-Houston.
To support the coral restoration project, we have recruited corporate employees of Delta Electronics with diver certification since 2020.
Effective coral restoration relies on the increase of algae-eating fishes, which play a vital role in maintaining the health of coral communities.
Building on the preliminary coral research on Delta's Micro CT technology, our goal is to partner with a molecular biology lab to jointly develop application software for calculating coral's bone mineral density.