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ANNOUNCING THE 2005 FILM COMPETITION FINALISTS
July 27 th , 2005, JACKSON, Wyo. The Jackson
Hole Wildlife Film Festival is pleased to announce the Preliminary
Jury's selection of films entered into its 2005 competition.
Over twenty Judges representing the Festival's Board of Directors
made this determination over a field of more than 600 category
entries. Final judging will take place in September immediately
prior to the Festival and will be announced at the Awards
Ceremony and Gala Dinner Thursday, September 22 nd . All
films entered into competition are eligible for the Grand
Teton Award (Best of Festival) sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast.
Best Animal Behavior
Sponsored
by World Wildlife Fund
Ants - Nature's Secret Power
Adi
Mayer Films, ORF, Docstar, WDR
Capuchins - The
Monkey Puzzle
BBC
Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Animal Planet, Discovery
Communications
Meerkat Manor: Episode
2
Discovery
Networks International, Oxford Scientific Films
Best Children's Program
Dragons: A Fantasy
Made Real
Animal
Planet, Darlow Smithson, Tandem Communications
Earthling
Wolfgang Bayer
Productions, Earthnative Films
Jeff
Corwin Unleashed: Man and Nature
Popular
Arts Entertainment, SpectrumProductions, Discovery
Kids Channel
Best Earth Sciences Program
Sponsored
by American Geological Institute
Hot Rocks - Geology of Civilization:
Risky Rocks
The
Open University, BBC4, The Science Channel
Miracle Planet II - Evolution of Our World: The
Violent Past
NHK Enterprises
21, The Science Channel, Tele Images International,
National Film Board of Canada, Telepool
The Year Without
Summer
Cicada
Films
Best Environmental Program
Sponsored
by Conservation International
The Good, the Bad, and the Grizzly
Nature/WNET,
Moore & Moore Productions
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
The
Katahdin Foundation
Strange Days on Planet Earth: Troubled Waters
National
Geographic Television & Film, Vulcan Productions,
Sea Studios Foundation
Best Limited Series
Deep Jungle
Nature/WNET,
Granada Wild, National Geographic Channel International,
France 5
Europe - A Natural History
BBC,
ORF, ZDF
Nile
BBC Natural History
Unit, Discovery Channel Productions
Marion Zunz Newcomer Award
The Last Goosekeeper
Henrik
Helsgaun
The Sloth: Hardly a Deadly Sin
Jeri
Ledbetter
Under Their Skin
Will
Clark, Melissa Pentecost
Best Nonbroadcast Program
Aliens of the Deep
Earthship
Productions
Eagle Odyssey
RSPB Film
Unit
Roar--Lions of the Kalahari
Tim
Liversedge Productions, National Geographic
Best People & Animals Program
Sponsored
by National Geographic
Strange Days on Planet Earth: Predators
National
Geographic Television and Film, Vulcan Productions,
Sea Studios Foundation
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: Heart of
a Lioness
ORTV, Animal Planet
The Good, the Bad, and the Grizzly
Nature/WNET,
Moore & Moore Productions
Best Short Program
Bravo & Chance:
The Cheetah Coalition
42
Degrees North Films
Devil's Teeth
Roger Teich
Ride of the Mergansers
Steve
Furman
Best Theatrical Program
Deep Blue
BBC Natural
History Unit, BBC Worldwide
Grizzly Man
Lions Gate
Films, Discovery Docs
March of the Penguins
Bonne
Pioche, National Geographic Feature Films, Warner Independent
Pictures
Best Web Presentation
British Isles - A Natural
History
BBC
Science & Nature Online for BBC Learning & Interactive
Deep Jungle
Nature/WNET,
Granada Wild, National Geographic Channel International,
France 5
NOVA: The Wave That Shook the World
NOVA
WGBH- TV, Pioneer Productions
Best Achievement in Sound
Sponsored
by Dolby Laboratories
Massive Nature: The Crossing
BBC
Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Animal Plane
Dubbing
Editor: Kate Hopkins
Dubbing
Mixer: Martyn Harries
Earthling
Wolfgang Bayer
Productions, Earthnative Films
Sound
recordist: Dustin Vandenbroeke
Editing/Mixing: DBC Sound
Forces of Nature
Graphic
Films, National Geographic
Sound
recordist: Alex MacInnis Design: Michael McDonough, MPSE
Mixing:
Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo
Best CGI/Animation Award
Alien Planet
Evergreen
Films LLC, Discovery Channel
CGI: Meteor
Studios
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
Animal
Planet, Darlow Smithson, Tandem Communications
CGI: Framestore
British Isles - A Natural History: Ice Age
BBC
Natural History Unit
Best Cinematography Award
Sponsored
by Eastman Kodak Company
Mississippi - Tales of the Last River Rat
@GB
Films Ltd., BBC, Discovery Channel
Cinematography:
Neil Rettig
Roar--Lions of the Kalahari
Tim
Liversedge Productions, National Geographic
Cinematography:
Tim Liversedge
Tigers of the Emerald Forest
Mike
Birkhead Associates, BBC, Animal Planet
Cinematography:
Gordon Buchanan
Best Editing
Sponsored by LaserPacific
Media Corporation
Deadly Love
National
Geographic Television & Film
Editor:
Emmanuel Mairesse
Roar--Lions of the Kalahari
Tim
Liversedge Productions, National Geographic
Editors:
Lori Petersen Waite, Mark Fletcher
When Animals Attract
National
Geographic Television & Film
Editors:
Bonnie Cutler-Shear, Mickey Greene
Best Musical Score
Deep Blue
BBC Natural
History Unit, BBC Worldwide
Composer:
George Fenton
March of the Penguins
Bonne
Pioche, National Geographic Feature Films, Warner Independent
Pictures
Composer:
Alex Wurman
Mississippi - Tales of the Last River Rat
@GB
Films Ltd., BBC, Discovery Channel
Composer:
A compilation of music from the 1940s
Best Writing
Sponsored by Non-Fiction
Exchange
Earthling
Wolfgang Bayer
Productions, Earthnative Films
Writers:
Tristan Bayer, Kenneth Courtney
March of the Penguins
Bonne
Pioche, National Geographic Feature Films, Warner Independent
Pictures
Based
on the Screenplay by Luc Jacquet & Michel Fessler
Narration
by Jordan Roberts
NATURE: Holy Cow
Nature/WNET,
Icon Films
Writer:
Harry Marshall
Special Consideration
Aliens of the Deep
Earthship
Productions
Defying categorization, this film uniquely conveys an understanding
of the interrelations between geosystem and biosystem. Combining
excellent scientific inquiry with remarkable technology innovation,
the program inspires discovery and exploration to viewers
of all ages.
In addition to these prestigious film awards,
the Festival will honor several filmmakers, conservationists,
and scientists with special awards. On Monday, September 19, Dr.
E.O. Wilson will receive the Conservation Action Award ,
sponsored by Amphibico, Inc., following a special reception
courtesy of Conservation International. During the
Awards Ceremony on Thursday, September 22, a filmmaker
will be award with the FFC Conservation Filmmaker of
the Year Award , generously sponsored by Off the Fence. The
Festival will conclude on Saturday, September 24 by honoring Dr.
Jane Goodall with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement
Award , sponsored by Nature/WNET. |
