This year's Wildlife Film Festival offers an outstanding line-up of provocative discussions, special screenings and in-depth seminars and workshops. Here is the day-by-day breakdown. Click here to see the schedule in a grid layout. Confirmed panelists will be posted on September 16th and updated regularly. Consult the 2009 Festival Guide for additional information.
Monday, September 28
SCREENING: Home 9:00 AM, Forum Room
A Film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, (Out of Competition Screening)120 minutes
SCREENING: Swamp Troop
11:00 AM, Forum Room
Robyn Keene-Young and Adrian Bailey, Road Media, 50 minutes
National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channels International
(Finalist: Newcomer, Sound) Robyn Keene-Young, Sound Recordist; Mark Phillips, Sound Editor & Mixer
SCREENING: Are We Alone? 11:00 AM, Theater
Optomen Productions, Discovery Channel, 88 minutes
(Finalist: Earth Sciences)
SCREENING: The Gorilla King 12:00 PM, Forum Room
Tigress Productions, Ltd, Nature/THIRTEEN, BBC, 57 min
(Finalist: Animal Behavior)
SCREENING: How the Earth was Made: Iceland 12:30 PM, Theater
Pioneer Productions, The History Channel, 50 minutes
(Finalist: Earth Sciences) SCREENING: The Legend of Pale Male 1:00 PM, Forum Room
Birdjail Productions, 85 minutes
(Finalist: People & Nature, Writing) Janet Hess, Writer
SCREENING: O2: The Molecule that Made Our World 1:30 PM, Theater
ORF Universum/NHU, Burning Gold Productions, AV Dokumenta, BMUKK, BBC, 51 minutes
(Finalist: Earth Sciences) SEMINAR: 3D: The Fundamentals
1:30-2:30 PM, Seminar Room Phil Streather has been working in 3D for ten years. Before you head out on one of the in-field camera sessions, join him for an overview of "the basics" of 3D. During the session Phil will hand out and explain a full 3D glossary; demonstrate how to take 3D stills and turn them into simple anaglyph 3D images in Photoshop; and outline the basics of good and bad 3D imaging.
SCREENINGS: 2:30 PM, Forum Room Frog, Chemical, Water, You
The Smithsonian Women’s Committee, Montana State University, 17 minutes
(Finalist: Children’s, Non-broadcast)
Amur River Basin
Craig Miller Productions, Inc., World Wildlife Fund, 12 minutes
(Finalist: Non-broadcast)
Santa Cruz Island: Restoring Balance
The Ocean Channel
(Finalist: Non-broadcast)
There’s a Rhino in My House
Oxford Scientific Films, Animal
Planet, 48 minutes
(Finalist: People & Nature)
SEMINAR: Schmooze or Lose
3:00-4:30 PM, Seminar Room
Networking 101 with acknowledged master, Chris Palmer: Get the most out of this year’s Festival with this early-on session designed solely to give you the tools and confidence to network effectively.
SCREENING: Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life 3:30 PM, Forum Room
BBC Natural History Unit, Open University, 59 minutes
(Finalist: Presenter-led)
SCREENING: Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
3:30 PM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet
(Finalist: People & Nature) PLENARY SESSION:
Survival of the Fittest: The Unnatural History of Nature Films
4:30-6:00 PM, Forum Room Join some of NatHistory film’s most respected veterans in a provocative retrospective examining the last three decades of nature films and the filmmakers who have brought the world into our homes during this opening plenary session. OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION
6:00 – 7:00 PM, Grand Lobby
PREMIERE SCREENING EVENT: Darwin’s Greatest Challenge 7:00 – 9:00 PM Forum Room
Join National Geographic and NOVA/WGBH for a premiere screening of Darwin’s Greatest Challenge as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of his seminal work, On the Origin of the Species. The drama unfolds over the course of roughly two weeks in June and early July of 1858. During this time, Darwin’s world seems to disintegrate: his life’s work, what he called “his abominable volume,” is in danger of being scooped by an unknown; at the same time, one of his children is stricken by scarlet fever and one with diphtheria. Darwin is reeling, with his career and home in tumult. Never before has a more personal or accurate account of Darwin’s life at this critical juncture been explored.
Tuesday, September 29
NEWCOMERS BREAKFAST 7:30 - 9:00 AM, East Mural Room (by invitation) Sponsored by Animal Planet and The Discovery Channel
SCREENING: The Meerkats 9:00 AM, Forum Room
Yaffle Films, BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Films, The Weinstein Company, 80 minutes
(Finalist: Writing, Editing) James Honeyborne, Writer; Justin Krish, Editor
SCREENING: Arctic Tale 9:00 AM, Theater
National Geographic, Paramount Vantage, Visionbox Films, 96 minutes
(Finalist: Children’s)
SEMINAR: Economic Crisis or Stunning Opportunity?
9:00-10:00 AM, Seminar Room
In business as in nature, it is those who adapt to new conditions who survive and thrive. Hear how forward thinkers are going beyond simply “weathering the storm,” with strategies for survival and growth during these challenging times.
WORKSHOP: Editing on Final Cut Studio Pro 9:00-11:00 AM, Workshop 1 (also Wednesday, Workshop 1, 9:00-11:00 AM)
Final Cut Pro has become an industry standard in the last decade due to its ease of use and relative affordability. In these two-hour introductory sessions, editor Alan Miller will take you through the all important set up and introduction, teach basic operational skills for using this very powerful program and send you away itching to get started on your latest project.
ANATOMY OF A PRODUCTION: Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air Nature/Thirteen (Premiere Screening) 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Forum Room
Hummingbirds represent one of nature's most interesting paradoxes: they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet. New knowledge gained from scientists currently making great breakthroughs in hummingbird biology makes this a perfect time to focus on these shimmering, flashing jewels of the natural world. Stunningly beautiful high-definition, high speed footage of hummingbirds in the wild combined with high-tech presentations of their remarkable abilities help us to understand the world of hummingbirds as we never have before.
SCREENING: Frozen 10:45 AM, Theater
NASA Television, Goddard Television, The Scientific Visualization Studio, 12 minutes
(Finalist: Special Venue)
SCREENING: Coal Country
Tuesday, Theater, 11:00 AM
Evening Star Productions, Norman
Star Media, 84 minutes
(Finalist: Conservation) SEMINAR: Hitting the Big Screen 10:30-11:30 AM, Seminar Room
Natural history programming has migrated out of the living room and onto the big screen. The power of this move extends well beyond the marketplace with huge potential to influence public opinion and inspire action. How do you reach the studios and what are they looking to fund? WORKSHOP: Writers Critique and Workshop 10:30-11:30 AM, Workshop 2 (also Thursday, Workshop 2, 12:00-1:00 PM)
Get critiqued by some of the industry’s finest—a rare opportunity to get incisive input from veterans looking to share their experience. Tuesday’s session will present story structure and narrative essentials, with Thursday’s session slated for narrative sharing and critique.
SCREENING: Small Talk Diaries: Changelings
12:00 PM, Forum Room
Ammonite, Off the Fence, CBBC, Big Squid New Media
(Finalist: Short) SEMINAR: The Changing Face of Distribution in a Trans-platform World 12:00-1:00 PM, Seminar Room D-Cinema, Broadcast, Cable, HD DVD, Special Venue and the Internet: We live in volatile times that have made old business models obsolete. For independent filmmakers, as well as major broadcast companies, new distribution and market strategies make sense in the face of changing technology and consumer patterns. WORKSHOP: New Media: Basic Social Networking 12:00-1:00 PM, Workshop 1 (also Wednesday, Workshop 1, 3:00-4:00 PM)
When you leave this one-hour workshop, you will have established a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Linked in and YouTube. But more importantly, you’ll understand the ecosystem in which these work together—this is an essential, hands-on primer to social networking.
SCREENING: Yellowstone: Winter 12:30 PM, Forum Room
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet, 60 minutes
(Finalist: Cinematography, Wildlife Habitat) John Aitchison, Shane Moore, John Shier, and Paul D Stewart, Cinematography; Simon Werry, Peter Davis, and Chris Chanda, Aerial Photography
SCREENING: Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins 1:00 PM, Theater
Oxford Scientific Films, Animal Planet, Animal Planet International, 73 minutes
(Finalist: Original Score) Laurent Ferlet, Composer
SCREENING: Green 1:30 PM, Forum Room
Tawak Pictures, 48 minutes
(Finalist: Conservation)
SEMINAR: Granting Wishes: Show Me the Money!
1:30-2:30 PM, Seminar Room
Finding program funding can be a brutal and painstaking process. This session is an overview for independents on how to find the grant sources that are most likely to fund your projects, with insight from those with proven track records for success. WORKSHOP: New Media: Starting your Blog 1:30-2:30 PM, Workshop 1 (also Wednesday, Workshop 1, 12:00-1:00 PM)
A virtual and ever-changing newsletter, the blog or vlog is an incredible outreach activity that can be used as a pre-broadcast tool to develop a community of interest for your project and raise viewer numbers while your project is still in production.
WORKSHOP: Stock Options 1:30 – 2:30 PM, Workshop 2
The new HD stock footage market is exploding and increasingly lucrative for nature filmmakers, and the market for original music and digital soundscapes is equally exciting! Get the information you need to compete—from format conversion and digital asset management to online showcase and delivery.
SCREENINGS: 2:30 PM, Forum Room The Coral Gardener
BBC Natural History Unit, 10 minutes
(Finalist: Short)
Wild Opera
Tele Images Studios, Studio SaintAntoine, Inc., Animal PlanetInternational, MarathonInternational, 74 minutes
(Finalist: Theatrical)
SCREENING: Yellowstone: Autumn 2:30 PM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet, 3 x 59 minutes
(Finalist: Limited Series)
SEMINAR: Special Venue & Public Media 3:00-4:00 PM, Seminar Room
From exhibits and special venue theatres to streamed education and outreach, aquariums, museums and zoos have unique and extensive programming needs. Here is a market where the demand for media content is exploding! Find out from what they are looking for and how you might forge long term collaborations with institutional public media partners.
WORKSHOP: New Media: Uploading and Embedding 3:00-4:00 PM, Workshop 1 (also Wednesday, Workshop 1, 1:30-2:30 PM)
In this session you will learn how to upload video material to video hosts including YouTube, Blip and Vimeo, and embed video into your blog, website and emails. We’ll discuss application, codex, and everything you need to begin.
WORKSHOP: Polish Your Pitch--Proposal Review 3:00-4:00 PM, Workshop 2 (also Wednesday, Workshop 2, 10:30-11:30 AM)
Seasoned pros will give candid advice in this early workshop about the projects you want to pitch. Bring a copy of the one-page proposal you will deliver to commissioners later in the week and receive incisive critical input that could give you the edge you need to compete. Advance signup is recommended for these sessions.
SCREENNG: What Males Will Do, (Episode 2) 3:30 PM, Theater
Pangolin Pictures, Nature/THIRTEEN, 60 minutes
(Finalist: Animal Behavior)
SCREENNG: Disneynature EARTH 4:00 PM, Forum Room
Disneynature, BBC Worldwide, Greenlight Media and Discovery Channel, 90 minutes
(Outstanding Achievement Award Winner, Finalist: Theatrical, Sound) Kate Hopkins & Tim Owen (Sound Design Team), Andrew Wilson & Matt Gough (Mixing Team)
SCREENING: The Wolf that Changed America 4:30 PM, Theater
Brian Leith Productions, Nature/THIRTEEN, 57 minutes
(Finalist: Special Consideration) SEMINAR: WEB.TV 4:30-5:30 PM, Seminar Room
The web offers more than a distribution method: a new genre has emerged. Adopting storytelling traditions to this global—always on—interactive network has huge power to influence attitudes and behavior. A look at streamed networks with case studies of collaborations that work. There are exciting opportunities for even the smallest institutions and independents, with practical advice on business models to back it up. SEMINAR: Leave Only Smaller Footprints? 4:30-5:30 PM, Workshop 1
A "cradle-to-grave" look at film production in terms of the impact on our ecosystems. What you can do to reduce your impact in a world of convenient solutions and instant gratification? Best practices and practical advice on how you can “walk the talk” while you make the movie. SUNSET RECEPTION AND KEYNOTE SCREENING EVENT Sponsored by Disneynature 5:30 - 8:30 PM, Terrace & Forum Room
Watch the sun set behind the Tetons while you enjoy a reception on the View Terrace at Jackson Lake Lodge. The event begins at 5:30 PM and includes tasty appetizers, beverages and an unsurpassed view of one of the world’s youngest mountain ranges. At 6:30 PM join Jean-Francois Camilleri and the Disneynature Team for a sneak preview of upcoming projects. Disneynature will then present the U.S. premiere screening of Mathew Aeberhard and Leander Ward’s, The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingo. Against a dramatic backdrop of never-before filmed landscapes, these secretive birds struggle to survive and prevail over danger and fate. This inspiring story, set in the extraordinary world of Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, the cradle of humankind, reminds us: Here on Earth is a universe waiting to be discovered.
Wednesday, September 30
Finalist Filmmakers Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 AM, East Mural Room (by invitation) Sponsored by Amphibico
SCREENINGS:9:00 AM, Forum Room White Wood Lou Astbury
(Finalist: Newcomer)
The Forest, Fight for Light
nautilusfilm GmbH for Studio Hamburg Documentaries, NDR Naturfilm, Arte, ORF, 44 minutes
(Finalist: Wildlife Habitat)
SCREENING: The Human Spark 9:00 AM, Theater
THIRTEEN, Chedd-Angier-Lewis Productions, 57 minutes
(Finalist: Presenter-led) SEMINAR: Independent Thinking: Alternative Distribution Models 9:00-10:00 AM, Seminar Room
Do you need the big guys, after all? Examining the road less traveled to success in four-wall, independent and streamed distribution, a nontraditional approach of self-distribution might be in your best economic interest WORKSHOP: Editing on Final Cut Studio Pro 9:00-11:00 AM, Workshop 1 (also Tuesday, Workshop 1, 9:00-11:00 AM)
Final Cut Pro has become an industry standard in the last decade due to its ease of use and relative affordability. In these two-hour introductory sessions, editor Alan Miller will take you through the all important set up and introduction, teach basic operational skills for using this very powerful program and send you away itching to get started on your latest project.
SCREENING: Once Upon a Tide 10:00 AM, Forum Room
Center for Health and the Global Environment/Harvard Medical School, Sea Studios Foundation, Laika/house, Funjacket Enterprises, 9 minutes
(Finalist: Children’s)
SCREENING: Clever Monkeys 10:00 AM, Forum Room
BBC Natural History Unit, Nature/THIRTEEN, 50 minutes
(Finalist: Original Score, Editing, Writing)Jennie Muskett, Composer; Mark Fletcher, Writer & Editor
SCREENING: Ocean Odyssey 10:00 AM, Theater
Feodor Pitcairn Productions, Ltd., 57 minutes
(Finalist: Special Venue) SEMINAR: The New Landscape Web 2.0: An Overview 10:30-11:30 AM, Seminar Room
Users have become active co-creators of their media, commerce and entertainment, redistributing video streams on peer-to-peer networks around the world. New modes of pitching, promotion, and program delivery have spawned unexpected business strategies with internet blogs, vlogs, and viral marketing turning a garage production into a global hit. WORKSHOP: Polish Your Pitch--Proposal Review 10:30-11:30 AM, Workshop 2 (also Tuesday Workshop 2, 3:00-4:00 PM)
Seasoned pros will give candid advice in this early workshop about the projects you want to pitch. Bring a copy of the one-page proposal you will deliver to commissioners later in the week and receive incisive critical input that could give you the edge you need to compete. Advance signup is recommended for these sessions.
SCREENINGS:11:00 AM, Forum Room Rethink Save Our Seas Foudnation, Saatchi & Saatchi
(Finalist: Short)
Division Street
Eric Bendick, Frogpondia Films, 53 minutes
(Finalist: Conservation, Newcomer)
SCREENING: The Crayfish in the Jam Jar 11:00 AM, Theater
nautilusfilm GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk, 43 minutes
(Finalist: Cinematography) Jan Haft, Kay Ziesenhenne, Rolf Steinmann, Cinematography
SCREENING: Amba, The Russian Tiger 12:00 PM, Theater
Mike Birkhead Associates, Animal Planet International, 52 minutes
(Finalist: Editing) Matt Meech, Editor
SEMINAR: Crossing Boundaries: Crafting the International Co-production
12:00-1:00 PM, Seminar Room From style and substance to contracts and deliverables, co-productions have inherent challenges. Tighter budgets have made international partnership an economic necessity despite often divergent tastes of the partners. Key commissioners discuss their programming priorities and what they are looking for from indy partners.
WORKSHOP: New Media: Starting your Blog 12:00-1:00 PM, Workshop 1, (also Tuesday, Workshop 1, 1:30-2:30 PM)
A virtual and ever-changing newsletter, the blog or vlog is an incredible outreach activity that can be used as a pre-broadcast tool to develop a community of interest for your project and raise viewer numbers while your project is still in production.
SEMINAR: What are We Thinking?
12:00-1:00 PM, Seminar Room Chris Palmer leads a frank conversation about the ethical issues that are increasingly taking front stage, as media becomes more immediate and personal. Is the cost provocative storytelling for high ratings simply getting out of hand?
Chris Palmer, Director, Center for Environmental Filmmaking, American University
Mike Gunton, BBC Natural History Unit
Katie Carpenter, Bahati Productions
Dereck Joubert, Wildlife Films Botswana
SCREENING: The Real Gremlin
1:00 PM, Theater
Icon Films, ANimal Planet International, Five, ITV Global Entertainment
(Finalist: Presenter-led)
ANATOMY OF A PRODUCTION: WILD OCEAN 3D Giant Screen Films, Yes/No Productions 1:00-2:00 PM, Forum Room
(Finalist: Special Venue, Editing, Sound) Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas, Editors; Mike Roberts , Location Sound Supervisor & Re-recording Mixer; Brian Eimer, Supervising Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer Wild Ocean highlights one of nature’s greatest migration spectacles, plunging viewers into an underwater feeding frenzy, an epic struggle for survival, where whales, sharks, dolphins, seals, gannets and billions of fish collide with the most voracious sea predator, mankind. The sardine run has become a popular subject with photographers and filmmakers in recent years: all have to overcome treacherous geographical and marine challenges. What makes Wild Ocean unique is the use of a complex 3D underwater camera rig, requiring cinematographer and camera assistant to swim in tandem, each assigned their own safety diver. This quartet had to negotiate the chaotic underwater ballet of sharks, dolphins, gannets and sardines, to bring the audience truly into the centre of the action for the very first time. The result is an immersive 3D giant screen adventure exploring the interplay between man and our endangered ocean ecosystem.
WORKSHOPS: New Media: Uploading and Embedding 1:30-2:30 PM Workshop 1, (also Tuesday, Workshop 1, 3:00-4:00 PM)
In this session you will learn how to upload video material to video hosts including YouTube, Blip and Vimeo, and embed video into your blog, website and emails. We’ll discuss application, codex, and everything you need to begin.
ANATOMY OF A PRODUCTION: BUGS! 3D Principal Large Format, SK Films (Finalist: Special Venue) 2:00-2:45 PM, Forum Room BUGS! is the story of a butterfly and a preying mantis, born in the same part of the Borneo rainforest whose lives intertwine as they develop and grow. This version was commissioned by the prestigious California Academy of Sciences to be the inaugural 3D film in their new state of the art complex in Golden Gate Park San Francisco. Extreme close ups and macro photography in 3D requires special consideration. In particular, for the macro photography, a special set of snorkel optics was designed and built in 3D, allowing us to get very close to small things whilst retaining a large depth of field. In this way we actually share the lives of the insects rather than feel we are looking through a magnifying glass.
SCREENING:Nature’s Great Events, The Great Salmon Run 2:00 PM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery, Wanda Vision, 6 x 59 minutes
(Finalist: Limited Series)
SEMINAR: 3D: The Market 3:00-4:00 PM, Forum Room
3D Digital cinema may invigorate the declining traditional commercial theatre business model, and with museums and other public institutions installing 3D theaters and the rollout of consumer HD3D television, the need for new programming has never been greater. SCREENING: Secret Life of Elephants
3:00 PM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet
(Finalist: Limited Series)
SEMINAR: Declaration of Independents
3:00-4:00 PM, Seminar Room
With dramatic industry cutbacks and office downsizing the norm, more filmmakers are leaving the corporate fold, to strike out on their own. A frank conversation about what it is like in the world of independent production, today.
WORKSHOP: New Media: Basic Social Networking 3:00-4:00 PM, Workshop 1 (also Tuesday, Workshop 1, 12:00-1:00 PM)
When you leave this one-hour workshop, you will have established a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Linked in and YouTube. But more importantly, you’ll understand the ecosystem in which these work together—this is an essential, hands-on primer to social networking.
SCREENING: Secret Life of Elephants
4:00 PM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet
(Finalist: Limited Series)
SEMINAR: 3D: Latest Technology 4:00-5:30 PM, Forum Room New technology and programming have infused incredible life into this wonderful genre. From live delivery and image acquisition systems to easy editing solutions and work flow, the tools have been refined to make 3D achievable for anyone wanting to jump into immersive storytelling. SEMINAR: Keeping Score
4:30-5:30 PM, Seminar Room
It has been said that "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.” Perhaps, but more than ever before, producers recognize the emotional richness that music adds to the cinematic experience. Discussion with some of nathistory’s most successful composers about what works, what doesn’t, and how producers can achieve the greatest success from the process of creating in a medium that is often poorly understood.
SCREENING: Yellowstone: Summer 5:00 PM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet, 3 x 59 minutes
(Finalist: Limited Series)
SPECIAL 3D SCREENING: Sea Monsters, a Prehistoric Adventure 5:30-6:15 PM, Forum Room Sea Monsters weaves together a compelling story about an ancient and mysterious ocean world containing some of the most awe-inspiring creatures of all time. The film
follows a curious and adventurous dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history, encountering long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monsters of all, the mosasaur. Merging ultra-high-resolution computer-generated graphics with National Geographic’s trademark authenticity and powerful storytelling, with narration by Tony
Award-winning actor Liev Schreiber and new music from the legendary Peter Gabriel, Sea Monsters is an unforgettable prehistoric adventure.
BOARD AND SPONSOR RECEPTION 5:30 - 7:00 PM (by invitation only)
Bus departs Jackson Lake Lodge at 5:15 PM
Traditional Western BBQ 7:00 - 11:00 PM, Luton Ranch Sponsored by National Geographic
Kick up your heels and enjoy a twilight view of the Tetons during the all-time favorite traditional Western Barbeque hosted by National Geographic. Enjoy live music and western dancing or a quiet conversation by the bonfire. This is a party that cannot be missed! Bus transportation to the Luton Ranch begins at 6:30 PM and buses return to the Lodge beginning at 8:30. The last bus will return to the Lodge at 11:00 PM, but diehards can gather in the Heron Bar and on the Terrace for after-party celebration.
Thursday, October 1
FILMMAKERS FOR CONSERVATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND BREAKFAST 7:30 - 9:00 AM, East Mural Room
JHWFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND BREAKFAST 8:00 - 9:30 AM, Blue Heron Lounge
SCREENING: Secret Life of Elephants
9:00 AM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet
(Finalist: Limited Series)
ANATOMY OF A PRODUCTION: Whale Wars Animal Planet (Outstanding Achievement Award-winner) 9:00-11:00 AM, Forum Room How does a small, relatively-unknown band of environmentalists become the subjects of one of the biggest hits and most-talked about series in Animal Planet's history, redefining the network’s brand and trailblazing a new kind of documentary television? Join Whale Wars creators Charlie Foley and Jason Carey from Animal Planet, and Captain Paul Watson and Kim McCoy from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they talk about the intricacies of creating the series; striking the correct tone in presenting genuine stories each week; building and maintaining authentic characters and crew motivations; how to tell each side of the debate; the dangers of filming in icy and “war”-like conditions; and share what it's like to be filmed after years of battling against whaling efforts at the far end of the globe.
SEMINAR: Web Presence
9:00 – 10:00 AM, Seminar Room Get an inside look at the finalists in this year’s competition, as well as other examples of how websites are being used most effectively to accomplish more than ever before, with discussion about the tools used to create them.
WORKSHOP: 3D Editing on Final Cut Studio Pro 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Workshop 1 (45 min sessions starting on the hour)
David Newman, CTO of CineForm, will demonstrate, in a series of hands on workshops, the revolutionary plug-in Neo3D. Neo3D delivers a comprehensive 3D editorial workflow in Final Cut Pro to reduce end-to-end costs for creating 3D content. While editing in FCP, Neo3D allows for 3D monitoring to an external display, plus real-time adjustment of convergence and color controls implemented as Active Metadata.
SCREENING: Nature’s Great Events, The Great Melt 10:00 AM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery, Wanda Vision, 6 x 59 minutes
(Finalist: Limited Series)
SEMINAR: Acquisition Tools & Technology
10:30-11:30 AM, Seminar Room
From tapeless cameras to the latest flavors of HD with new lenses, lens adaptors and film stocks, technology has become a critical component of the creative process. Users examine the latest tools available, with a mind toward what is looming on the horizon.
WORKSHOP: Grant Writing 10:30-11:30 AM, Workshop 2
A craft of its own, but one you can master, successful grant writing skills are honed with experience. In this workshop you will see what has worked, and hear from program managers what pitfalls to avoid.
KEYNOTE EVENT: UNITED NATIONS FORUM
Climate Change, Sustainability & Public Policy
11:00 AM-12:30 PM, Forum Room
Billions of dollars are being negotiated and allocated toward mitigating the impact of climate change, and governments around the world are negotiating terms and conditions. A discussion of how new developments in climate change multilaterally might effect sustainable development and ecology. SCREENING: The Forest: Realm of Shadows 11:00 AM, Theater
nautilusfilm GmbH for Studio Hamburg Documentaries, NDR Naturfilm, Arte, ORF, 44 minutes
(Finalist: Cinematography) Jan Haft, Kay Ziesenhenne, Cinematographers
SCREENING: Nature’s Great Events, The Great Tide 12:00 PM, Theater
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery, Wanda Vision, 6 x 59 minutes
(Finalist: Limited Series)
WORKSHOP: Music 12:00-1:00 PM, Workshop 1
A hands-on music workshop utilizing Final Cut Studio Pro, as well as tools available on the web!
WORKSHOP: Writers Critique and Workshop 12:00-1:00 PM, Workshop 2, (also Tuesday, Workshop 2, 10:30-11:30 AM)
Get critiqued by some of the industry’s finest—a rare opportunity to get incisive input from veterans looking to share their experience. Tuesday’s session will present story structure and narrative essentials, with Thursday’s session slated for narrative sharing and critique. SEMINAR: Morphing the Genre 1:30-2:30 PM, Seminar Room Innovative programs are redefining the nature genre in an attempt to attract and engage new audiences. This session examines a few of the compelling, and sometimes controversial, new approaches. ANATOMY OF A PRODUCTION: KQED-QUEST 1:30-2:30 PM, Workshop 1
Now in its fourth Season, QUEST is San Francisco PBS/NPR affiliate KQED’s largest trans-media project. Going beyond its weekly radio and television broadcasts, QUEST delivers all of its content on-line: TV and radio stories that are available free by stream, download or embedding, free educator resources, exclusive web extras and web only content, Flickr photos, geo-tagged science-based expeditions, and a daily media rich science blog written by regional scientists. QUEST also works with 16 community partners to bring audiences closer to the Bay Area’s world-class science
centers, museums and parks. Breaking new ground in distributing video on the web, QUEST has become a model for PBS stations around the country with the success of its online audience growth.
SEMINAR: NextGen Filmmakers
1:30-2:30 PM, Workshop 2 The voice of emerging filmmakers is stronger than ever. A look at this year’s finalists with a few previous Newcomer Award-winners who’ve become leaders in the genre and some advice for those just starting down the path.
SEMINAR: The 360 Approach
3:00-4:00 PM, Seminar Room The broad but coordinated application of media across a variety distribution platforms including print, broadcast, theatrical, live-event, internet, venue specific display, gaming, mobicast or whatever anyone happens to conceive, has made it media an integral part of life rather than a reflection of it. Join a provocative conversation about some of the most successful recent campaigns.
SEMINAR: Pitching the Commissioners
3:00-4:00 PM, Session 1: Workshops 1 & 2
4:30-5:30 PM, Session 2: Workshops 1 & 2
Here is your chance to sell your ideas to some of the most sought after production executives from around the globe. They come looking for projects—you come looking for partners! The rules are simple—you have ten minutes to make your pitch with a one-pager in hand—then you must move on. Who knows, maybe you will strike gold! Advance signup is required for these one-on-one sessions, and time is strictly enforced. You must be a registered delegate to participate in these sessions.Signups will be accepted on a “first-come” basis. Please put your requests (by session) in order of preference, as you may not receive all slots--maximum will be five per session. Send requests to Info@jhfestival.org with PITCHING in the subject line.
SEMINAR: Defining “Good Editing” 4:30-5:30 PM, Seminar Room
Editing is at the very core of the creative film-making process and yet for something so vital, it's often vastly misunderstood. But what is good editing? In a lively discussion inviting questions from the audience, this year's Jackson Hole peer group editing judges will illuminate the process, argue their positions, and perhaps come to a consensus of sorts on what makes a well-edited film.
THE 2009 GALA AWARDS CELEBRATION
Join us for a drink in the Lobby at 5:30 PM to kick off the evening’s celebration. Doors to the Forum Room will open at 6:00 PM, with the Awards Ceremony beginning promptly at 6:30 PM.
Awards Gala Sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast
8:30 -10:30 PM, Forum Room, Grand Lobby & Mural Room
Following the Awards Ceremony, the celebration continues with a late-evening buffet dinner and music.
Friday, October 2
ANATOMY OF A PRODUCTION: GORILLA MURDERS 9:00-11:00 AM, Forum Room
National Geographic
(Outstanding Achievement Award-Winner, Finalist: People & Nature)
July 2007, war -ravaged eastern Congo: The bodies of six mountain gorillas are discovered in Virunga National Park. The gorillas had not been killed by poachers; they'd been murdered, their mutilated bodies left in the forest as a chilling warning. This one-hour special made in the aftermath of the killings, goes inside the investigation to unmask those responsible, and profile those who risk their lives to protect these endangered giants of the wild.
2009 FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER SCREENINGS 9:00 AM-4:30 PM, Theater
Schedule to be announced
KEYNOTE EVENT: UNITED NATIONS FORUM
Forests and the Future 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, Forum Room
Focusing on the earth’s forests and desertification, scientists and conservationists discuss their take on sustainability issues deserving immediate attention, including insights from some who have taken global citizenship to heart, making a huge impact through public/private partnership.
2009 FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER SCREENINGS 1:00-4:00 PM, Forum Room
Schedule to be announced
PLENARY SESSION: Now What?
4:30-5:30 PM, Forum Room
New ideas. No boundaries. In this closing plenary, Festival visionaries offer provocative observations on the week’s sessions: Where we we’ve come, where we seem to be heading, where we want to be going, and what is standing in the way. CLOSING NIGHT KEYNOTE EVENT: Dr. Richard Leakey 5:30 - 8:30 PM, Grand Lobby & Forum Room
In an appropriate conclusion to a week filled with insight, inspiration and challenge, we close the Festival with an evening celebrating Lifetime Award Winner, Dr. Richard Leakey. Join us for a reception in the Grand Lobby of Jackson Lake Lodge at 5:30 PM. Doors to the Forum Room will open at 6:30 PM.
Saturday, October 3
COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Enjoy a couple more days in our mountain community as we screen selected finalists and winners for the public at the Center for the Arts, with filmmaker Q&A. Entry is free with your Delegate badge. Check at Reception Desk for shuttle information and carpools. The Center for the Arts is two blocks southwest of the Town Square.
10:00 AM Conversation and Clips with Previous Grand Teton Award Winners
Sponsor: The Painted Buffalo Inn 12:00 PM2009 Best Earth Sciences Film: TBD Thursday, Oct 1
Sponsor: The Geologists of Jackson Hole
2:00 PMSecret Life of Elephants
Sponsor: The Rusty Parrot
4:00 PMDisneynature: The Crimson Wing, Mystery of the Flamingos
Sponsor: JH Weekly
6:00 PM Whale Wars
Sponsor:By Nature Gallery
7:00 PM Reception with the Filmmakers
Sponsor: Spring Creek Ranch
COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Enjoy a couple more days in our mountain community as we screen selected finalists and winners for the public at the Center for the Arts, with filmmaker Q&A. Entry is free with your Delegate badge. Check at Reception Desk for shuttle information and carpools. The Center for the Arts is two blocks southwest of the Town Square.
10:00 AM 2009 Grand Teton Award Winner
Sponsor: Hotel Terra 12:00 PMDisneynature: EARTH
Sponsor: Pearl Street Bagels
2:00 PMBUGS! 3D and WILD OCEAN 3D
Sponsor: The Wort Hotel
4:00 PMDivision Street Sponsor: The Conservation Alliance
6:00 PM Yellowstone: Winter
Sponsor: Wells Fargo Bank
7:00 PM Filmmakers Reception with Wildlife Filmmakers
Sponsor: Jackson Whole Grocer
8:00 PMGreen
Sponsor: Inn on the Creek
240 S Glenwood, Suite 112 | PO Box 3940 | Jackson, WY 83001 | p 307.733.7016 | f 307.733.7376
