2005 Film Competition Launched for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival

March 8, 2005, JACKSON, Wyo. The Film Competition for the eighth Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is now accepting submissions. The deadline for entries is JUNE 1, 2005. Film Competition details & forms are available on the website, http://www.jhfestival.org/competition/.

The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival (JHWFF) plays host to an unparalleled competition, celebrating the finest examples of the art of natural history filmmaking. To win an award in Jackson is prestigious. Filmmakers and broadcasters around the world compete in 17 categories, in addition to the Grand Teton Award (Best of Festival).

JHWFF anticipates over 550 entries into this year’s competition. The Preliminary Jury has the difficult task of selecting three finalists in all seventeen categories. Finalists are announced the end of July. Final Judging is conducted the week before the Festival by a jury of experts. Winners are announced and honored at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Celebration during the Festival on Thursday, September 22.The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, founded in 1991, is the premiere festival in its genre. JHWFF is dedicated to promoting natural history films that raise awareness and understanding of the creatures and habitats of the natural world. The Wildlife Film Festival is a non-profit organization.

The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is sponsored by 18 global organizations. They range from major broadcasting corporations and production companies to post-production houses and conservation organizations. The Festival's Board of Directors includes: American Geological Institute, Animal Planet, BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, Dolby Laboratories, Eastman Kodak Company, Fujinon, Granada Wild, LaserPacific Media Corporation, Lobo Media Productions, National Geographic Television, Natural History New Zealand, Nature/WNET, NHK/Japanese Broadcasting, ORF/Austrian Television, Panasonic Broadcast and Television Systems, Sony Electronics, and the Turner Foundation.