'' The Private Life of the Gannets '' is a 1934 British short documentary film , directed by Julian Huxley , about a colony of Northern Gannet ( Morus bassanus ) on the small rocky island of Grassholm , off the coast of Wales . It received a special mention at the 3rd Venice International Film Festival in 1935 and won the Best Short Subject ( One-Reel ) at the 10th Academy Awards in 1938 . The title was chosen by producer Alexander Korda as a reference to '' The Private Life of Henry VIII '' ( 1933 ) , his breakthrough film of the previous year
3rd Venice International Film Festival
3rd Venice International Film Festival
The Private Life of the Gannets