Help complete the educational documentary film, Let's Save the Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains.
Summary
A documentary film proposing a way to save the unique natural treasures of the Jeseníky Mountains. We invite you to view with a new perspective the wilderness beyond the forest frontier and become a part of its story.
About the film
The mountain meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains are facing unprecedented pressure. Climate change and civilization influences threaten our natural world's precious treasures – from glacial relics and Jeseníky endemics, such as the Jeseníky bluebell, to rare birds and pollinators. The Praděd National Nature Reserve is one of the most botanically prized locations in the Czech Republic. Our documentary reveals its uniqueness and looks for ways to preserve this natural heritage for future generations to come.
Our story
Our goal is to make a documentary film that will help people realize the uniqueness of the Czech high mountain meadows. Our ancestors left us a landscape with a very rich composition of plants and animals. It is therefore our common duty to protect these areas, to care for them with feeling and to preserve them for future generations.
About the author
Tomáš Vynikal, director and cameraman of the documentary, Let's Save the Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains, has been actively involved in nature conservation since childhood. He shares his passion through professional excursions for children and the general public, with which he cooperates, for example, with the Olomouc Children and Youth Centre. He has been involved in documentary work since leaving elementary and high school. His films have previously been screened in cinemas such as Bize in Riga, Latvia, Babylon in Berlin, Světozor in Prague, Art in Brno or Bio Central in Hradec Králové. He also cooperates with Bontonfilm and his works are available on VOD platforms Google TV, JOJ play, Magenta TV, Vodafone TV and Starmax.
His important contributions in the field of nature conservation include:
1. In 2003, successfully saved the Tučapská skalka natural monument from its closure. 15 years later, pushed for the expansion of the site by approximately 3,000 m². Related measures, implemented in 2022, included the grassing of arable land and the planting of solitary trees. The aim was to prevent the washout of chemical fertilizers onto valuable steppe xerothermic vegetation.
2. Pushing for the declaration of the Deylův ostrůvek site of European importance (declared in 2012).
3. In cooperation with the Czech Environmental Inspectorate, he initiated the resolution of the wastewater discharge into the floodplain forest in the municipality of Dub nad Moravou. At the same time, he advocated for the removal of an illegal tar asphalt dump weighing approximately 15 tons in the same location.
These are just to name a few…
Tomáš currently actively promoting:
1. The declaration of the Boleloucké wetland as a natural protected area. The location is unique within the Olomouc district due to the occurrence of the spotted mudskipper (a stable population with annual reproduction), the bellflower and other endangered species are also found here.
2. Declaration of a linden tree in the castle garden in Nenakonice with a trunk circumference of 496 cm as a commemorative tree. The estimated age of the tree is 200 to 300 years.
Tomáš Vynikal runs events and activities in his free time and without financial support.
Why do we need help
Financing possibilities for documentary realization are very limited in the Czech Republic. We therefore use any funding obtained to cover the costs of the concurrent stages of filming, especially for camera work, and for subsequent image and sound post-production, including music. With the finished film, we plan to reach cinemas supporting creative work, film festivals and educational institutions of all levels. Furthermore we plan to distribute it on VOD platforms.
Rewards
Good feeling
People enjoy contributing to a good cause from time to time.
Acknowledgements in the credits of the film, Let's Save the Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains.
Your name will become a permanent part of our project. As a thank you for your support, we will include you in the closing credits of the documentary Let's Save the Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains. This way, every viewer will see that this film was made possible thanks to you.
Link to download the film Let's Save the Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains.
For your support, we will send you a digital version of the film Let's Save the Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains for download. Become one of the first owners of this film and enjoy the beauty of the Jeseníky natural treasures in the comfort of your chosen place of personal viewing.
Listing as a partner of the film Let's Save the Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains.
Become an official partner of the documentary Let's Save the Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains. This reward includes the inclusion of your name or company logo in the closing credits in the ‘Partners’ section and also on the official project website. Your support will be a permanent part of the film, which helps protect our natural environment.
Excursion to the heart of the Jeseník Vynikal
Join us on an excursion to the Praděd National Nature Reserve, which protects rare mountain sub-alpine ecosystems, climax spruce forests and a unique tundra with a high diversity of species. Together we look into the history of this area, take a good look at its current state and discuss the possibilities of care and the outlook for the future.
Excursion with Tomáš Vynikal to the Rejvíz National Nature Reserve
Come with us to the Rejvíz National Nature Reserve, home of the most important peat bog in Moravia. Together we explore a moss covered pond and discover rare boreal species such as the bog pine or the grey-leaved sedge. We also become familiar with the local fauna, led by the rare peat borer. This unique peat bog, which began to form 6 to 7 thousand years ago, offers a fascinating insight into the history of our natural world.
Excursion with Tomáš Vynikal: Plané loučky
Explore with us the Plané loučky Nature Reserve in the heart of the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Natural Reserve. This botanically invaluable location in Central Moravia delights us with its mosaic of moorland wetland meadows, biotopes and pools. Together we will search for rare plant species such as the marsh pea, square garlic and many others.
Exclusive status as the main partner of the film, Let's Save the Mountain Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains.
Become a key part of the project. We offer you the launch as the main partner of the film Let's Save the Mountain Meadows of the Jeseníky Mountains. Your logo and company name will be visibly associated with the documentary film.
