World Future Energy Summit and IMI Media Bring David Attenborough’s Award-Winning Ocean with Screenings at 2026 Event
IMI, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered global media group, will host daily screenings of Ocean with David Attenborough during the World Future Energy Summit, taking place from 13th to 15th January 2026 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
Produced by Silverback Films which is part of All3Media, a RedBird IMI company within IMI Ventures, Ocean with David Attenborough is a 95-minute cinematic exploration of humanity’s relationship with the ocean, revealing its vital role in planetary stability while highlighting threats and opportunities for marine recovery. It won Best Science/Nature Documentary and Best Cinematography at the 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
On the opening day of the Summit, attendees will have the rare opportunity to join a live post-screening Q&A with Keith Scholey, Director at Silverback Films.
The Q&A will offer behind-the-scenes insight into the film and its impact. Speaking ahead of the screenings, Scholey said, “I am delighted to be coming to the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi to show our ocean conservation film Ocean with David Attenborough to share it with a nation which is so dedicated to marine protection.'
The film was released last May and premiered in London in the presence of King Charles III and William, Prince of Wales. Through breathtaking cinematography spanning coral reefs, kelp forests, and the open ocean, the documentary reveals how a healthy ocean underpins planetary stability, while confronting urgent threats such as destructive fishing practices and mass coral bleaching.
Sophia Sheikh, Content and Marketing Director, World Future Energy Summit said, “Our event is about translating ambition into action, and that requires engaging people in diverse ways, and this partnership reflects our commitment to creating spaces where powerful stories sit alongside policy debate, technology, and investment. This collaboration with IMI shows how visual storytelling can deepen engagement and bring the urgency of sustainability challenges to life for our global audience.”
“By bringing Ocean with David Attenborough to this setting, IMI is reaffirming its commitment to purpose-driven storytelling that advances global sustainability conversation at moments of international climate focus,” said Ali Yousif Al Hammadi, Chief Operating Officer at IMI.
The documentary will be screened once daily throughout the three days of the World Future Energy Summit at the Greenpeace Cinema in ADNEC’s Hall 2. The screenings are open to all Summit delegates, including policymakers, industry leaders, investors, media, students and innovators attending the region’s largest clean energy and sustainability gathering.
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