These films were produced within awareness and management projects for Natura 2000 sites in Romania.
Our contribution
Field production: research, location scouting, and permits in Natura 2000 areas.
Creative: writing, directing support, and story structure in collaboration with partner NGOs.
Camera & post: multi‑season cinematography (time‑lapse, macro, drone) and editing/finishing consistent with the archival/educational brief.
Conservarea insectelor saproxilice din Carpați / Conserving Saproxylic Insects in the Carpathians (c. 2021)
A field‑shot look at saproxylic beetles and their forest habitats in the Putna–Vrancea area; produced in the context of the LIFE ROsalia project.
Script & Director: Kató Zsolt · Camera: Dobondi A. Lehel, Demeter Loránd László, Virginás László Andrei, Filep Zsombor, Septimiu Bizo · Edit: Dobondi A. Lehel
Unicitate în Diversitate — Beneficiile Munților Rodnei (Parc Național, sit Natura 2000, RB)
Educational short on the values/benefits of Rodnei Mountains: a National Park, Natura 2000 site and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (MAB).
Script: Claudiu Iusan · Director: Dobondi A. Lehel · Camera: Dobondi A. Lehel, Septimiu Bizo, Filep Zsombor, Szabó Tamás, Dan Sergiu Ionut, Ervin Nyitra, Rancz Andrei · Sound: Soós Attila · Edit: Dobondi A. Lehel
Gyógyító kincsek / Healing Treasures (2022)
Concluding film in the trilogy about Transylvanian Natura 2000 sites; focuses on the Sóvidék region’s healing resources and cultural landscape.
Script & Director: Kató Zsolt · Camera: Dobondi A. Lehel, Demeter Loránd László, Virginás László Andrei · Edit: Dobondi A. Lehel
Script & Director: Kató Zsolt · Camera: Dobondi A. Lehel, Demeter Loránd László, Virginás László Andrei · Edit: Dobondi A. Lehel
Őrzők nyomában / In the Footsteps of the Guardians (2019–2022)
A portrait of the Csomád–Bálványos protected area and the people caring for it; part of the same Natura 2000 awareness arc.
Script & Director: Kató Zsolt · Camera: Dobondi A. Lehel, Demeter Loránd László, Virginás László Andrei · Edit: Dobondi A. Lehel
Script & Director: Kató Zsolt · Camera: Dobondi A. Lehel, Demeter Loránd László, Virginás László Andrei · Edit: Dobondi A. Lehel
Ojtoz–Ozsdola – Natura 2000 protected area (2019)
Short documentary presenting the wildlife and landscape of the Oituz–Ojdula (Ojtoz–Ozsdola) Natura 2000 site.
Directed by: Kató Zsolt · Camera: Dobondi A. Lehel, Demeter L. Lóránd, Virginás Bandó, Demián Barnabás · Edit: Dobondi A. Lehel
Directed by: Kató Zsolt · Camera: Dobondi A. Lehel, Demeter L. Lóránd, Virginás Bandó, Demián Barnabás · Edit: Dobondi A. Lehel
Omul și natura în Parcul Național Munții Rodnei (2012)
A 60‑minute documentary on the importance of the Rodnei Mountains National Park, produced within the public information & awareness project for PNMR.
Interview with the creators
A short Q&A with Dobondi A. Lehel and Kató Zsolt.