Aral Sea

Aral Sea An Inclusive & Sustainable Production Company creating Media with Social Impact. Our ethos is simple: diversity, inclusiveness and care for the environment.

Aral Sea produces films, documentaries, podcasts and viral campaigns for organisations whose work and interests are connected to environmental and social justice issues. We are also committed to sharing the work of talented creatives and using our company as a platform to help others. We are moving the spotlight onto underrepresented creatives, artists and thinkers. We believe that for too long, i

ntelligent and challenging minds have been blocked from creative industries and we've decided to do something about it. We are relentless in hammering down the barriers that stop people from taking part in producing film, photography and audio. If people have something interesting and new to say, we want to help them say it. Started in 2019 by Pauline Blanchet, the company was founded on a desire to change the film landscape and create a more inclusive and thoughtful process. Since then we have expanded into audio, video and commercial content production, as well as launching our own online magazine, The Tide.

📽️ Festival Screening | War on ScreenProud to announce that THE GULF WAR HAPPENED by Filomena Oporto will be screening a...
03/10/2025

📽️ Festival Screening | War on Screen
Proud to announce that THE GULF WAR HAPPENED by Filomena Oporto will be screening at War on Screen Festival 2025.

Revisiting Jean Baudrillard’s provocative claim that “The Gulf War did not take place,” the film reactivates archival material 30 years later, uncovering a chaotic and human reality behind the media spectacle.

Team
 Directed, written, and edited by Filomena Oporto
 Produced by Pauline Blanchet / Aral Sea Productions
 In collaboration with Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne & ECPAD
 Sound: Frédéric Gimenez

📅 Friday, Oct 10 – 10:00
 📍 Salle Bayen, Châlons-en-Champagne
 🎟 Reserve here: https://waronscreen.com/

It’s always such an honour to be part of the MeetMarket & this June we brought What You Remember (currently in develop...
17/07/2025

It’s always such an honour to be part of the MeetMarket & this June we brought What You Remember (currently in development) to the 2025 edition.

A huge thanks to the MeetMarket team for creating such a generous space and for the the thoughtful, curious energy Sheffield does so well

Next up: pitching at documental in Sofia with the with director and producer ✨

co-produced by Cyril Cadars

Just wrapped from shooting at the U17 European Championships with cinematographer & dir. Big thank you to for the acce...
17/06/2025

Just wrapped from shooting at the U17 European Championships with cinematographer & dir.

Big thank you to for the access, the Macedonian Wrestling Federation for the warm welcome, and of course our champ

📁 Excited to share that Zuckerberg, You Owe/Own Me (France, 2022, 14 min., dir. ) is now showing as part of the exhibiti...
16/06/2025

📁 Excited to share that Zuckerberg, You Owe/Own Me (France, 2022, 14 min., dir. ) is now showing as part of the exhibition 'File Explorer: I Like the Pictures in Your Living Room' at in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

🖥️ Curated by Tereza Dehnerová, Ondřej Kazík, and Zdeněk Rychtera, the show brings together 12 desktop films and 10 paintings by Veronika Šavarová, exploring virtual memory, digital intimacy, and the performative nature of our computer screens.

📆 Exhibition runs: 24 April – 13 June 2025
📍 Galerie XY, Olomouc
🔗 www.pruzkumniksouboru.cz

👩‍💻 Exhibition Team: Adam Hlobil, Petra Pánková, Jaromír Pražák, Pavlína Ptáčková, Zuzana Purová, Štěpánka Rančáková, Kateřina Sovová, Adel Štěpán, Jan Trpák, Ondřej Zunt
🛠️ Technical Support: Shadowbazar.cz
🌐 Web: Martin Modrý
📸 Photo: Monika Dražilová, Tomáš Jakubec
🎥 Video: David Bartoš
🎨 Graphic Design: Jiří Neděla, Alexandr Jančík

With thanks to the partners: AFO, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Statutory City of Olomouc, Olomouc Region, and the State Cultural Fund of the Czech Republic.

Just wrapped an incredible five days in Bucharest with What You Remember, selected for Balkan Watchers 2025 — organised ...
13/04/2025

Just wrapped an incredible five days in Bucharest with What You Remember, selected for Balkan Watchers 2025 — organised by and

The workshop offered a rare space to rethink how we tell stories that hold power to account, ask urgent questions, and give voice to what is often left out. Huge thanks to the brilliant mentors who guided us:
Robert Zuber, Radu Ciorniciuc, Ieva Balsiūnaitė, Viktorija Mickute, Ovidiu Vanghele, Vlad Stoicescu, and Ana Maria Ciobanu. And of course, the wonderful Neda✨

And a heartfelt thank you to the other participating filmmakers and podcast creators — your projects challenged and inspired us. It’s an honour to be developing alongside such urgent and courageous work.

A bit more about our project ‘What You Remember’
🎬 Director/Producer: Pauline Blanchet
🎬 Creative Producer: Ljubomir Stefanov
🎬 Co-Producers: Cyril Cadars & Laura Briand
🎬 Production Companies: Apolo Media, Aral Sea Productions, Vestapol

Next stop: Sofia DocuMental in September!

🌟 Thank you to for featuring 's work in progress HOPE IS LOST in a fantastic article about its innovative approach to s...
04/12/2024

🌟 Thank you to for featuring 's work in progress HOPE IS LOST in a fantastic article about its innovative approach to sustainable filmmaking! 🌟

This stop-motion short, now in post-production, uses recycled materials like popsicle sticks, tinfoil, and cardboard to tell Eno Enefiok’s personal and moving story of arriving in the UK.

We’re so grateful to Albert for highlighting how sustainability can enhance creativity.

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Read the full article here: https://www.wearealbert.org/articles/hope-is-lost-sustainable-stop-motion/

Skopje's on tour!Another October screening of our film 'Skopje 2014 according to ChatGPT' by Pauline Blanchet will be sc...
10/10/2024

Skopje's on tour!

Another October screening of our film 'Skopje 2014 according to ChatGPT' by Pauline Blanchet will be screening at the Jornada de Audiovisual e Inteligencia Artificial, organized by GIDOI and CAOSTICA, in Bilbao! 🎥✨

Join us on October 15th at 17:00 at Sala Bilborock to explore a full program of films exploring AI. Full event details and program available here: https://gidoi.com/es/actualidad/jornada-audiovisual-e-inteligencia-artificial/

We look forward to seeing you there!

Very happy to announce a double bill on LIVE! 🎥✨From October 10-11, 2024, two of our films will be featured for 48 hour...
08/10/2024

Very happy to announce a double bill on LIVE! 🎥✨

From October 10-11, 2024, two of our films will be featured for 48 hours:

• Skopje 2014 According to ChatGPT (Oct 10, 12:00 AM EDT) – exploring the intersections of urbanism, architecture, and nationalistic reconstruction.
• Zuckerberg, You Owe/Own Me (Oct 11, 12:00 AM EDT) – a deep dive into the digital age and its societal impacts.

Thank you to Labocine for this opportunity to showcase our work. Don’t miss it!

Excited to share that 'Zuckerberg You Owe/Own Me' by Pauline Blanchet is an official selection at the KINOKI XVIII Inter...
03/10/2024

Excited to share that 'Zuckerberg You Owe/Own Me' by Pauline Blanchet is an official selection at the KINOKI XVIII International University Film Festival! The festival will take place from October 9-11, 2024, at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Grateful to be part of this global celebration of filmmakers!

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Big in Gazi Baba, our documentary film in development, has just won FOUR prestigious awards at the 2024 Al Jazeera Docum...
17/09/2024

Big in Gazi Baba, our documentary film in development, has just won FOUR prestigious awards at the 2024 Al Jazeera Documentary Industry Days! 🎉✨

This recognition is a testament to the dedication of the entire team and, of course, to the remarkable journey of our fearless protagonist, Sadije Dura. We are deeply grateful to be among so many incredible projects showcased during this event.

Our sincerest thanks for these incredible honors:

➡️ Al Jazeera English – Main Pitch Co-production Award 🏅
➡️ Cannes Docs Marché du Film – 'Spotlighted Projects' Award 🎥
➡️ Institute of Documentary Film – East Silver Caravan Award 🎬
➡️ EURODOC – Best Pitch Award 🥇

A huge thank you to the AJB DOC Film Festival team for their exceptional hospitality in Sarajevo, making this experience even more memorable. The warmth and support we received have been truly special.

None of this would have been possible without the fantastic team bringing this project to life:

Director: Pauline Blanchet / Aral Sea
Producers: Avdi Thachi / Lumière
Aymeric Isnard / Futur Anterieur Productions
Violet Pictures
As well as Fejmi Daut and Fisnik Halili

And to Nehat Xhaferi and the rest of Liria.

We are proud of how far Big in Gazi Baba has come and can’t wait to share more of Sadije’s incredible story.

Thank you for your continued support, and stay tuned for further updates! 🙏

17/09/2024

Thank you for all the support on our project 'Big in Gazi Baba'
Our project in development walked away with an incredible 4 awards:

- CANNES DOCS – MARCHÉ DU FILM AWARD
- AL JAZEERA BALKANS AWARDS MAIN PITCH
- IDF – EAST SILVER CARAVAN AWARD
- EURODOC AWARD FOR THE BEST PITCH

Thank you so much!

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An Inclusive & Sustainable Production Company

We are relentless in hammering down the barriers that stop people from taking part in producing film, photography and audio. If people have something interesting and new to say we want to help them say it.

We believe that for too long intelligent and challenging minds have been blocked from creative industries and we've decided to do something about it.

We have recently launched a podcast production section as well as an online Magazine call the tide, edited by Thea Sun.

There are many ways to get involved so come and join our community!