Blue food technology documentary Hope in the Water has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Coverage.
Running as a three-part documentary series on U.S. public television channel PBS, “Hope in the Water” was produced by Andrew Zimmern’s Intuitive Content and executive produced by Patrick Weiland. The show’s first run highlighted different innovations on the water that both help provide food and enhance sustainability or preserve areas of the sea, and garnered over 7 million views as the most successful multi-platform launch in PBS’s history.
“We are incredibly honored by this Emmy nomination,” Weiland said. “This recognition affirms the importance of science-based storytelling in addressing urgent food system challenges. It’s a tribute to the passionate individuals and communities we featured who are reshaping the future of foods from water and the contribution they will make to future food systems.”
Fed by Blue, an international campaign to promote responsibly produced blue foods, is now working to secure funding for a second season of the documentary series. It also has created teaching programs that were sent to thousands of schools in the U.S. featuring lesson plans designed for grades 6 through 12.
Fed by Blue also secured grant funding to run campaigns featuring Hope in the Water to promote seafood inside retail stores, working to change consumer behavior through a combination of the anchor docuseries and promotional campaigns.
