What if the slightest move was actually the greatest one? what if, like a hummingbird bringing a drop of water to end a fire, the meanest of all did his part for a great change?

The International Fario Club, a registered charity in France, has set up the award in 2003, paying tribute to its founder and fishing luminary, the late Charles César Ritz, who passed away in 1976, an avid fisherman, having cast a line to the most sought after waters of the world. He was convinced, together with fellow members inc. Lee Wulff and Ernest Hemingway that every penny spent in sport had to be matched with time, energy & money for conservation. 

The film highlights those who undertake restoration projects or share their love for nature, wildlife & rivers habitat. What is their drive? How do they manage to bring a river back to life? Which were their issues & mishaps? This is what film director and biologist Philippe Laforge advocates in his latest release «  River Sentinels, cherishing the waters we belong to » This true admirer of watercourses is indeed worried about the state of rivers as they are. Alas, what goes on underneath the surface is kept silent for many, unattended, and far sighted from the public’s attention.

He calls for hope by showing those who care to stop the trend and reverse it. Fishing clubs, wildlife & natural landscapes activists, school teachers, he has interviewed seven winners of the Prix Charles Ritz’s conservation award, the only one to recognize in France & Belgium actions undertaken for the sake of the rivers.

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– La Haute Thur fishing club (Haut-Rhin) 2017

–  La truite des Monédières fishing club (Corrèze)  2016

– SOS-Loue et Rivières Comtoises, a rivers NGO  (Franche-Comté) 2015

–  Pont de Montvert fishing club(Lozère) 2014

–  La Truite de Resteigne fishing club (Belgium) 2009

– Philippe Nicolas,  2007 winner, school teacher, running a fishing workshop at school in Paris suburban environnement

– La Roche Mabile fishing club (Orne)  2006