Survey

1. Where are you from:

United States

Elsewhere in North America

Central/South America

Europe (including UK)

Africa

Asia/Australia

Other (please specify below)

2. Please list your primary professional area:

3. Did you attend Festival 2007 as a (check all that apply):

4. Please rank your goals for 2007 Festival. Use 1 for most important and 5 for least important. Please mark 0 (zero) for any reasons that are irrelevant.

To view films:

To find creative talent:

To commission projects:

To pitch/sell projects:

To attend workshops/seminars:

To demo equipment:

To network/meet people for business:

To see old friends/associates in the industry:

Other (please specify goal and 0-5 rating):

5. Please rank how successful you were at achieving your goals for 2007 Festival. Use 1 for most sucessful and 5 least successful. Please mark 0 (zero) for any reasons that are irrelevant.

To view films:

To find creative talent:

To commission projects:

To pitch/sell projects:

To attend workshops/seminars:

To demo equipment:

To network/meet people for business:

To see old friends/associates in the industry:

Other (please specify goal and 0-5 rating):

6. Which other years have you attended the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival (check all that apply):

7. If you have attended more than one Festival, how does 2007 rank relative to past experiences:

8. Please list other film festivals you have attended in the past two years (enter each festival on a separate line):

9. Did you receive a scholarship or a discount to attend Festival 2007:

Yes

No

10. Were you associated with a film entered into competition:

Yes

No

Transportation, Lodging & Food

1. How much was your airfare:

2. How was your airfare paid for:

I did not fly

I paid out of my own pocket

The company I work for paid the airfare

An outside company paid the airfare

3. How many total nights did you stay in Jackson Hole:

4. Did you stay at Jackson Lake Lodge:

Yes

No

5. If you did not stay at Jackson Lake Lodge, where did you stay:

6. How much did you spend on lodging during your stay:

7. How much did you spend on a car rental:

8. How much did you spend on food during your stay in Jackson:

Theaters & Video Library

1. How many film screenings in Theaters (not counting the Video Library) did you view in full during the week of the Festival:

2. How many times did you visit the Video Library:

3. Did you ever have to wait to use the Video Library:

I did not try to use the Video Library

Yes

No

4. If you had to wait to use the Video Library, for how long did you wait on average:

5. How many films did you view in the Video Library:

6. What would you like to see changed or improved regarding the Theaters:

7. What would you like to see changed or improved regarding the Video Library:

Panels/Seminars and Workshops

1. How many Panels/Seminars did you attend:

2. How many Workshops did you attend:

3. What topics would you like to see addressed during future Festivals:

4. How, if at all, would you like to see the Panels/Seminars or Workshops changed — be it scheduling, duration, room set-up, or participants:

Exhibit Floor

1. How much time did you spend on the Exhibit Floor:

2. Do you plan to use any of the products or companies exhibited at the Festival? If so, which ones (list each company on a separate line):

3. Please list companies or products that you would like to see included in future Festivals (list each on a separate line):

Social Events

1. Please rate the quality of your overall experience at the following social events.

Daily Breakfast sponsored by Canon and Nature/WNET:

Opening Night Reception sponsored by Conservation International:

Newcomer Luncheon sponsored by Discovery Channel & Animal Planet:

Tuesday Evening Reception sponsored by Environmental Defense & Sony:

Board/Sponsor Reception at the Hatchet Resort:

Traditional Western Barbeque sponsored by National Geographic:

Wine & Cheese Reception sponsored by CAVU:

Finalists Luncheon sponsored by Amphibico:

Awards Night Cocktail Reception:

Gala Celebration following Awards:

Wild Night on the Town in Jackson:

Cocktail Reception with Sylvia Earle & Friends at the Center for the Arts:

2. If you attended off-site events (Wednesday and Friday evenings) did you use bus transportation provided by Jackson Lake Lodge and the Festival:

Yes

No

3. If you attended the Wild Night on the Town in Jackson, which places did you visit (check all that apply):

4. If any, what improvements would you suggest for future social events during the Festival:

Venue: Jackson Lake Lodge

1. How do you rank the accommodation at Jackson Lake Lodge:

2. How do you rank the quality of the food at Jackson Lake Lodge restaurants (Blue Heron and Mural Room):

3. How do you rank the hours of operation for the Jackson Lake Lodge restaurants (Blue Heron and Mural Room):

4. How do you rank the service of the Front Desk at Jackson Lake Lodge:

5. How do you rank the shuttle transportation service of Jackson Lake Lodge:

6. Regarding Jackson Lake Lodge and its services, what would you like to see improved or changed for future Festivals?:

Web Site

1. On the web site, how easy was information regarding the Festival to find and understand:

Not easy at all

Somewhat easy

Very easy

N/A

2. Did you register for Festival 2007 online:

Yes

No

3. How clear and straight-forward was Online Registration for the Festival:

Not clear and straight-forward at all

Somewhat clear and straight-forward

Very clear and straight-forward

N/A

4. Did you enter a film into competition online:

Yes

No

5. How clear and straight-forward was it to enter a film into competition using the web site:

Not clear and straight-forward at all

Somewhat clear and straight-forward

Very clear and straight-forward

N/A

6. How easy was it to find information on Panels, Speakers, Seminars, and Screenings on the web site:

7. What changes or additions to the web site would you recommend:

Printed Material

1. For printed materials distributed by the Festival, what statement best represents your use of those materials (check all that apply):

I used the materials everyday

I looked at the materials a few times but did not refer to them frequently

I barely looked at printed materials

Merchandise

1. Is any logo merchandise for purchase that you would like to see at the next Festival? For instance stickers, keychains, ski hats, etc. We welcome your suggestions below:

General Festival Feedback

1. What part of the Festival programming was confusing, if anything:

2. What part of Festival programming was successful or should remain unchanged, if anything:

3. For 2009, which dates would you prefer:

In September, though tourists are present and higher rates may apply, the weather is generally nicer

The first week of October, when the lodge is closed to the public, and rates are lower

No preference

4. In 2009, the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival will be a five-day event, instead of six days. For Festival 2009, which days do you prefer:

Monday through Friday

Wednesday through Sunday

No preference

5. In the next two years which of the following natural history filmmaking events do you plan to attend (check all that apply):

Wildscreen (Bristol, UK)

Wildtalk Africa (Durban, South Africa)

International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, MT)

Wildlife Asia (Singapore)

Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2009

Other (please specify)

6. How do you feel about the amount of daytime programming (screenings, seminars, workshops) during the Festival:

Not enough programs

Just the right amount of programs

Too many programs. I prefer to have more free time.

7. Is there any element of the Festival we have not addressed that you would like to see changed? We welcome all comments:

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