For Your Consideration
The Shepherd and the Bear
UK, France, US 2024
Dir: Max Keegan
Documentary
French / 101m
In cinemas early 2026
Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and the Bear explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, The Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.
BIFA nominated in the following category
Best Feature Documentary
Cinema Eye Honors nominated in the following category
Debut Feature Film
Screenings and screeners
Tuesday 16 December, 10am, The Garden Cinema, London.
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A screener is available on BAFTA View.
For other awards consideration - request a digital screener.
For Your Consideration
BAFTA in the following categories
Cinematography
Director
Documentary
Editing
Features (Non-voting)
Film Not in the English Language
Original Score
Outstanding Debut (jury only)
Outstanding British Film
Sound
London Critics Circle Awards in the following categories
Documentary of the Year
Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Philip French Award: Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker
Technical Achievement