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Terra Mater Studios were founded January 1st, 2011 and are based in Vienna, Austria.

The full-blown production unit specializes in premium factual programming for TV, multimedia platforms and theatrical release.

16/06/2025

UK, here we come! 🇬🇧

Big news! Our nature and wildlife channel Terra Mater WILD is now available in English on Samsung TV Plus in the UK! 📺

After a successful launch in German-speaking countries with our partners at Autentic, we’re so excited to bring our award-winning documentaries and wildlife films to even more viewers, now in English!🎉

And we’re just getting started... the Spanish-language version is coming later this year 🇪🇸 Explore our wild world, now on your screen, from the depths of the rainforest to the Arctic ice.

As Walter Köhler, our CEO, says:
"This rollout is a major step in our mission to bring the beauty of the natural world to living rooms everywhere."

Huge thanks to Autentic GmbH for making this journey with us!

Read more about it: https://www.terramater.at/news/wildlife-channel-terra-mater-wild-expands-into-english-speaking-fast-markets/

13/06/2025

We’ve been featured in World Screen! 🎉

We’re back at Sunny Side of the Doc this month with a wild new lineup 😏

From deserts in Europe to urban wildlife in Cape Town, from the depths of the Boreal Forest to a rescued pangolin’s emotional journey. We’re excited to tell stories that bring nature’s beauty to screens big and small.

“In times of uncertainty, these programs offer viewers a powerful combination of escapism and education,” says Holzer Sabine, our Head of Specialist Factual. “They entertain but inform and that dual role makes them uniquely valuable.”

With our FAST channel Terra Mater WILD growing fast, 92M+ YouTube views, and more global collaborations on the horizon, we’re more excited than ever to keep telling powerful, cinematic stories about wildlife, science, and conservation.

📰 Read the full article: https://worldscreenings.com/showcase/terra-mater-studios-touts-natural-history-edge/

🗂️ Check our Future Projects Summer Folder:https://www.terramater.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TMS_FUTUREPROJECTS2025-1_PRINT_RZi72.pdf

12/06/2025

What treasures lie just beyond the village? 👀
Jenny Gruber, herbal educator, book author, and nature lover, takes us on a journey through fields, forests, and traditions. She’s on the lookout for wild herbs, old knowledge, and new ways to live in harmony with nature.

Along the way, she meets people who turn natural materials into unexpected and useful things:
🌾 Heidi makes hay and herb mattress toppers and pillows, inspired by her grandmother’s ways.
🪒 Klaus & Martin forge a traditional sickle from copper made to harvest wild herbs.
🧪 Renée, a biochemist, shares insights on the calming power of valerian root and the energy in nettles.
🌬️ Karolina creates incense bundles with local herbs for scent, cleansing, and seasonal rituals.
🏺 Toni helps build a clay oven using earth and willow branches from a nearby stream.
🍃 Lukas and Jenny craft herbal bitters from wild plants growing near the vineyard.

This episode is all about natural living, old skills, and the quiet wisdom found in tnature. 💚

🌿 The Gourmet Farmer - Herbal Treasures / Die Genussbäuerin - Kräuterschätze
📺 Tomorrow at 21:10 on ServusTV
🖥️ Or stream anytime after on ServusTV ON

11/06/2025

Who rules the animal kingdom? Water! 🌊

🌧️ Flooding, Droughts, ocean swells and empty deserts. These conditions determine more than we could imagine about how wildlife behaves. Water is necessary for life on earth, and every animal has developed unique adaptations to find, store, and even defend from water.

🪺 From constructing nests designed to float to navigating across oceans to the very beach where you hatched, animals from across the planet exhibit unique behaviors that all revolve around this precious resource.

📆 This Thursday, embark on a journey across the planet to witness how the water cycle mirrors the life cycle, as animals adjust to rapid changes in their access to this vital resource. Head to our YouTube channel to get ready for the documentary!

10/06/2025

What if the next big public health issue is already buzzing in your backyard? 🦟

The Asian tiger mosquito is no longer just a tropical problem. It’s now active in parts of Europe biting silently all day long and potentially carrying viruses like Dengue and Chikungunya.

In our latest TM Wissen episode, we explore how scientists, local authorities, and everyday citizens are fighting back.

🔬 From zoologists placing “ovitraps” to detect mosquito eggs…
🧴 To teams using biodegradable sprays and releasing sterile males to slow down breeding…
📱 And people using the MosquitoAlert app to map out mosquito hotspots. Check it out: https://www.ages.at/forschung/projekt-highlights/mosquito-alert?sword_list%5B0%5D=ages&sword_list%5B1%5D=agp&sword_list%5B2%5D=mosquito&cHash=941d8576e931446a5091c04622424ff0

This is a story about collaboration, science, and prevention.
It's also a reminder: even small actions, like removing standing water, make a difference.
A must-watch if you’re interested in public health, biodiversity, or urban ecosystems. 🎥 Watch the full episode this Thursday at 20:15 on ServusTV or afterward on Servus ON.

📸 © Michael Gügerl & © Petra Lederhilger

AGES - Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit

03/06/2025

HERA has landed at ! 🚀

Our Executive Producer Markus Mooslechner took the stage at the International B2B Software Days 2025 to present something out of this world: the Hera Space Companion. A game-changing tool that brings ESA’s planetary defense mission straight to your fingertips.

In his panel "Hera and the Human Touch: Why AI Without a Story Is Just a Tool", Markus explored why data and tech need emotional connection to drive real change, something we believe in deeply at Terra Mater Studios.

Big thanks to our partners in this project, Impact AI, ESA - European Space Agency and Microsoft , and to the organisers, FFG Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber / ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, UBIT, Vienna Business Agency, Technische Universität Wien , VÖSI, and the Enterprise Europe Network, for creating such a future-focused, collaborative space. 🙌

Read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/24004-terra-mater-studios-azure-ai-foundry

02/06/2025

What does it take to film one of the most famous animals in North America? Why is there a Dog on set? 🎥🐶

Find out in this weeks behind-the-scenes adventure that takes our filmmakers to the far north of the North American continent, searching for one iconic creature: The Grizzly Bear 🐻

❄️ In a frozen tundra, a flowing river gives our team the chance to spot Salmon hunting like never before, up close and personal in the winter wonderland.

They’ll have to use all sorts of tricks, from hidden cameras, specialized singing, and a dog on set to get the most stunning shots of Grizzly bears in their natural habitats.

📆 On Thursday, head to our YouTube channel to catch the latest in our Filming Wildlife Series, set in the wintery backdrop of northern Yukon. Grizzly bears await!

📸: © Brian Leith Productions + Terra Mater + Kieran O'Donovan

30/05/2025

Big news from the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards! 🎬

Two of our films stood out this year:

🥈 Silver Award for Nature & Wildlife Documentary – Wild Vienna: A co-production of Terra Mater Studios and Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, supported by RTR and Filmfonds Wien – uncovers the wild animals thriving in Vienna’s parks, palaces, and wetlands, hidden in plain sight.

🕵️‍♀️ Finalist for Investigative Journalism Documentary – Dethroned: A co-production of Terra Mater Studios and Four Corners Film & Photography in association with FOUR PAWS – follows Aaron Gekoski, Environmental Photojournalist around the world as he uncovers how big cats are being traded, exploited, and pushed to the edge.

We’re super proud of the teams behind these films capturing wild beauty and uncovering the truth isn’t easy work. Thank you to the festival jury and our amazing collaborators in the field. 💚

📸 Wild Vienna: Photo 1 and 5 Yaz Ellis & Photo 3 Valentin Blüml / Dethroned: Photo 2,4 and 6 by Aaron Gekoski

28/05/2025

An incredible journey has begun. But what gets left behind? 🦬🦒

This series answers the questions: What happens when the famous wildebeest migration departs? Who is left behind in one of the most important savannah ecosystems on the planet?

Tonight, on @‌ServusTV, this story begins to unfold in the first part of this series. Our series starts with the dust of the disappearing migration as it heads off across the river and leaves.

Behind them, hundreds if not thousands of other animals cannot move, or won’t move, because they are locked into territories, invisible barriers that say to them, ‘leave your bubble at your peril’.

This is their story. It is the story about what happens between September and the following July. Nine months of wildebeest-free Mara.

📆 Catch Part One of Mara: Rebirth tonight at 20:15 on ServusTV, and afterwards on ServusTV ON!

🎥: Mara: Rebirth is a coproduction of Terra Mater Studios and Wildlife Films with The WNET Group in association with PBS and CPB, ARTE France and National Geographic Channels

27/05/2025

Are we learning the wrong way? 🤔

Most of us grew up sitting still in classrooms, staring at books or screens, trying to memorize things by repetition. But is that actually effective?
Neuroscientist Dr. Manuela Macedonia says… not really. 📚🚫

Her research shows how traditional learning only activates small parts of the brain. But when students use "Embodiment," learning through movement, more brain areas light up, and the process becomes faster, deeper, and more fun. 🧠

The Behind-The-Scenes of one our next TM Wissen stories shows how Macedonia, together with students Luna Brandner and Christoph Leitner, puts this to the test: same vocab, two different methods. The results are hard to ignore.

Could movement and even VR be the future of education? 👉 Watch it on ServusTV next Wednesday (28/05) at 21:15 or stream it after on ServusON

26/05/2025

Ciao from Sestri Levante! 🇮🇹

We’re sending a big bravissimo to our Executive Producer Wolfgang Knoepfler, who just served on the documentary jury at the Riviera International Film Festival…and received this year’s Planet Star Award! ⭐

Wolfgang’s work is powerful, visually breathtaking environmental storytelling that doesn’t just inform, but also inspires. His vision is at the heart of what we do at Terra Mater Studios. 🎬

“Every nomination and every win is special for us at Terra Mater Studios. We understand that our impact must not only be environmental, but also social and political. “

Huge congrats, Wolfgang! Grazie mille to Riviera International Film Festival for the recognition 💚

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