Documentary film on Son Doong cave nominated for 2024 Emmy Award

BBC's Planet Earth III earned five nominations at the 76th Emmy Awards 2024, with two going to the episode 6: "Extremes".

The episode, which delves into the planet's most extreme environments, features an array of stunning visuals of Vietnam’s renowned cave systems.

Filmed over the course of three weeks in early 2022 with the support of Oxalis Adventure, the leading adventure tour operator in the country, the crew braved challenging conditions to capture the awe-inspiring beauty of Son Doong Cave, En Cave, Va Cave, and Nuoc Nut Cave.

“Extremes” was nominated for “Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Programme”, which highlights the team's exceptional skill in overcoming formidable challenges to create breathtaking and impactful cinematography. This is along with nomination for Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score), which recognises excellence in creating original and powerful music that enhances the storytelling in documentaries.

Winners of the 76th Emmy Awards 2024 will be announced on September 15 on the American television network ABC.

The film is expected to help promote Vietnamese tourism, as well as Quang Binh in particular, thereby attracting more international tourists and creating many new opportunities to receive major projects from major global media companies.

Son Doong Cave is the world's largest cave which is located in the core area of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. It boasts the largest limestone mountain system in Southeast Asia, and has a large limestone cave system.

From 1990 to 2022, more than 450 large and small caves have been explored by the British-Vietnamese cave expert team led by Howard Limbert.

Son Doong Cave was discovered by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1990 and then explored by British-Vietnamese cave experts between 2009 and 2010.