Jackson Wild Media Awards 2019 Winners Announced! From Jackson Wild
27th September 2019
Jackson Wild is delighted to announce the complete list of winners selected for the 2019 Media Awards. Known as Nature film’s equivalent to the Oscars®, the Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in nature, science and conservation storytelling.
Winners were announced at a gala celebration at the Center for the Arts in the heart of Jackson, Wyoming. The Jackson Wild Media Awards celebration culminates the seven-day Jackson Wild Summit hosted at Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park.
More than 850 innovative filmmakers, conservationists, photographers, scientists, journalists and visionaries convened from across the globe to discuss the changing role of media as our planet faces urgent issues associated with climate change.
This year’s submissions in the prestigious competition included over 1,000 category entries from over 30 countries competing for more than 30 awards. Some 150 preliminary judges screened more than 3500 to select the finalists under consideration.
Congratulations to the 2019 Jackson Wild Media Awards Winners!
Congratulations to our Grand Teton (Best of Festival):
The Biggest Little Farm
NEON and LD Entertainment present a FarmLore Films production in association with Diamond Docs and Impact Partners & Artemis Rising
CONTENT CATEGORIES
Animal Behavior:
Long Form (Sponsored by Disneynature) Awarded to the program that most effectively explores animal behavior in a new, fresh, imaginative or authoritative way.
Dynasties: Painted Wolves
BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, Tencent, France Télévisions, CCTV9
Short Form (Sponsored by Animal Planet) Awarded to the program that most effectively explores animal behavior in a new, fresh, imaginative or authoritative way.
The Great Pretender
A film by Nardine Groch, Produced as part of the UWE Masters of Wildlife Filmmaking course.
Ecosystem (Sponsored by Terra Mater) Awarded to the program that most effectively explores a unique habitat and its wildlife.
Earth & Sky (Sponsored by WGBH) Awarded to the film that best explores the science of planet earth and the cosmos beyond. Relevant disciplines include Geology, Paleontology, Oceanography, Astronomy and Meteorology.
Space's Deepest Secrets: Cassini's Grand Finale BBC Worldwide and Science Channel
Conservation:
Long Form (Sponsored by International Fund for Animal Welfare) Awarded to the program that most effectively contributes to an awareness of timely and relevant conservation issues and/or solutions.
Kifaru
Vs. Goliath Visual, Ragtag Tribe Films
Short Form (Sponsored by Conservation International)
Awarded to the program that most effectively contributes to an awareness of timely and relevant conservation issues and/or solutions.
Nigerians fight to protect the world’s most trafficked mammal
Katie Schuler, Mike Olcott, Dan Steinmetz, National Geographic Partners
People & Nature:
Long Form (Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy) Awarded to the program that most effectively explores the interdependent relationship between humans and animals or the environment.
The Biggest Little Farm
NEON and LD Entertainment present a FarmLore Films production in association with Diamond Docs and Impact Partners & Artemis Rising
Short Form (Sponsored by BBC Studios) Awarded to the program that most effectively explores the interdependent relationship between humans and animals or the environment.
Where Life Begins
Coral & Oak Studios
Changing Planet:
Long Form (Sponsored by Love Nature) Awarded for the best examination of our changing planet, including human impact, the environment, sustainability and climate change.
Our Planet: Frozen Worlds
A Silverback Films Production for Netflix
Short Form (Sponsored by Smithsonian Channel)
Awarded for the best examination of our changing planet, including human impact, the environment, sustainability and climate change.
Long Form (Sponsored by Marco Polo Film AG) Awarded to the program that most effectively incorporates science, the scientific method and scientific discovery into an understanding of some aspect of the natural world.
The Serengeti Rules
Passion Planet/HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Short Form (Sponsored by National Geographic Society) Awarded to the program that most effectively incorporates science, the scientific method and scientific discovery into an understanding of some aspect of the natural world.
The Anomalies: Venom Race
Day's Edge Productions for BioGraphic
Impact:
Long Form (Sponsored by ORF) Awarded to the film that most effectively celebrates the impact of individuals, groups, organizations or movements committed to the protection, awareness or understanding of a species, ecosystem or some other aspect of the natural world.
The Serengeti Rules
Passion Planet/HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Short Form (Sponsored by Netflix) Awarded to the film that most effectively celebrates the impact of individuals, groups, organizations or movements committed to the protection, awareness or understanding of a species, ecosystem or some other aspect of the natural world.
Blood Island
Lindsey Parietti in association with the University of the West of England
PROGRAM CATEGORIES
Educational/Institutional (Sponsored by PBS) Awarded to the non-broadcast or commercially distributed program that most successfully educates its audience on some aspect of the natural world. This includes projects created by government agencies, NGOs, universities and other institutions.
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Elisabeth Tova Bailey
Limited Series - Long (Sponsored by RED Digital Cinema) Awarded to the mini-series with episodes longer than 20 minutes in length, that most effectively advances a natural history theme.
Blue Planet II
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Limited Series - Short (Sponsored by ARRI) Awarded to the mini-series with episodes shorter than 20 minutes in length, that most effectively advances a natural history theme.
Engaging Youth (Sponsored by Discovery) Awarded to the program that most effectively inspires an appreciation of the natural world, or issues associated with animals and the environment to young people 6-12 years of age.
Great Bear Rainforest
Spirit Bear Entertainment
Host/Presenter-Led (Sponsored by Vulcan Productions) Awarded to the program that makes the most effective use of a host or presenter in communicating an appreciation and understanding of the natural world.
Wild_Life : Resurrection Island
The Front for National Geographic, Host: Bertie Gregory
Micro-Movie (Sponsored by Seeker) Awarded to the most effective and compelling project under five minutes in length (including PSAs, music videos, and campaigns), that best advances an appreciation or understanding of the natural world.
Finding Captain Nemo Popular Science
Theatrical (Sponsored by Off the Fence) Awarded to the program created for commercial distribution that best advances an appreciation or understanding of the natural world. This category includes programs distributed in theaters, BluRay/DVD or streamed via the internet.
Sea of Shadows
Terra Mater Factual Studios in association with Appian Way, Malaika Pictures, The Wild Lens Collective for National Geographic Documentary Films
Student & Emerging (Sponsored by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios) Presented in recognition of the best program produced by either a first-time filmmaker in the field of natural history production, or a student currently enrolled or no more than 2 years out of an academic program.
A Voice Above Nature
Annie Moir in association with the University of the West of England
360° Storytelling (Sponsored by USC Cinematic Arts) Awarded to the best natural history program created for the immersive platform of Virtual Reality.
Polar Obsession
Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Visualization (Sponsored by Fujifilm and Fujinon Lenses)
Awarded for the cinematography or computer generated visual storytelling that most enhances the natural history program of which it is a part.
Blue Planet II: The Deep
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Editing (Sponsored by Sony Electronics)
Awarded for the editing that most enhances the natural history program of which it is a part.
The Biggest Little Farm
NEON and LD Entertainment present a FarmLore Films production in association with Diamond Docs and Impact Partners & Artemis Rising, Editor: Amy Overbeck
Writing (Sponsored by National Geographic)
Awarded for the writing that most enhances the natural history program of which it is a part through the union of imagery, story line, dialog and narration.
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
A Production of TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS and CONEFLOWER PRODUCTIONS in co-production with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET, Writer: Janet Hess
Audioscape (Sponsored by Television Academy Sound Peer Group)
Awarded for the combined contribution of sound editing, musical score, production mixing and post-production mixing that most enhances the natural history program of which it is a part.
Cuba’s Wild Revolution
A Crossing the Line Film for ORF Universum, PBS Nature, France Télévisions, BBC, SVT, RTÉ, ORF-Enterprise and WNET/Thirteen Productions LLC Sound Mixer: Paul Finan, Original Music: Badhands
Special Jury
Special Jury Nominations honor programs that stood out to our preliminary judges as worthy of special recognition for some aspect or strength outside of the standard category criteria.
The River and the Wall
Rio Grande Film
Our Gorongosa
Gorongosa Media and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Special Jury: Foreign Language
Special Jury Nominations honor programs that stood out to our preliminary judges as worthy of special recognition for some aspect or strength outside of the standard category criteria — Produced by people local to the area of focus addressed by the film for a local audience in the local language.
Breathing Room
Daphne Wong
The Fisherman and the Forest
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
The River Gives
Liberty NPO, Untitled Entertainment
The Southern Right Whale
Lyra Films
Picture
Traces
Alchimie Productions, Sébastien Pins
Special Jury: Conservation Hero
Andrea Crosta
Wildlife-film.com congratulates all of the finalsists, especially those of our members that made it (in bold above). It's likely other members have worked on some of these productions... Let us know if you have!
The final jury for 2019 was made up of the following qualified professionals:
Aneeta Akhurst - Aneeta Akhurst is the Director of Programming at Seeker, an award-winning science digital media brand, delivering over 2 billion annual video views and ranking #1 in scale and engagement on social. In her role, Aneeta oversees all original programming and production, spanning best-in-class documentaries, science news and hosted explainer series that air across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Amazon and linear.
Lynn Hirshfield - Lynn Hirshfield is Participant Media’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances. She joined Participant Media in September 2005 and is responsible for leading the development of ancillary content and strategic partnerships for the company’s social impact campaigns. Lynn also launched Participant’s publishing division to complement the company’s films and social action campaigns.
David Martin - David Martin is a nature lover and conservationist who serves as the Director of Partnerships for Mongabay, a popular online environmental science and conservation news platform with 30 million readers worldwide. At Mongabay, he helped his team strategize and ultimately launch a video program focused on short form content, with the goal of inspiring new audiences to love nature and to get involved in conservation.
Kathleen McInnis - As programmer/curator, creative producer and strategic publicist, Kathleen McInnis provides strategic collaboration with emerging World Cinema filmmakers to merge their creative and business development. Kathleen helps to expand filmmaker networks, broaden and cultivate audience and raise
profile for both the films and filmmakers, starting in development, continuing through production and on to the world premieres at festivals such as Toronto, Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam, and Karlovy Vary.
Pragna Parsotam-Kok - Pragna Parsotam-Kok is a film and television producer. She has a passion for the documentary genre with a focus on conservation, natural history, social justice and call to action filmmaking. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science (majoring in Culture, Communication & Media Studies as well as Drama & Performance Studies), her business skills include strategic planning and management. Pragna focuses her time on the research and development phase of filmmaking as well as budgeting, financing and producing.
The Jackson Wild Media Awards Gala was slated during a week of critical importance in the industry: the Jackson Wild Summit and the Living Oceans Summit. Jackson Wild events attract participation from key influencers in the conservation, science and media communities. For more information about the Jackson Wild Summit programming, sponsorship, or conference attendance, please call 307-200-3286 or visit www.jacksonwild.org
About Jackson Wild: A renowned international conference for over 25 years as the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Jackson Wild has expanded its reach and impact around the globe. Leveraging the power of media to inspire wonder for our living planet and ignite action to restore and protect it through high-impact collaboration, Jackson Wild creates impact through four pillars of engagement: Summits, Awards, New Frontiers and Global Impact. The Jackson Wild Media & Conservation Summit is an unparalleled annual industry gathering, held annually in Grand Teton National Park with over 800 international delegates. Summit attendees participate in an exceptional slate of leading-edge equipment presentations, seminars and state-of-the-art screenings. The Jackson Wild Media Awards are announced during the Summit at its awards gala celebration.
The Festival’s international board members include: Animal Planet, BBC Studios Natural History Unit, Blue Ant Media/Love Nature, Discovery Channel, Disneynature, FujiFilm Optical Devices/Fujinon Lenses, Gorongosa Restoration Project, HHMI/Tangled Bank Studios, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Media Alliance, National Geographic Partners, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, Thirteen Productions/WNET, Netflix, Off the Fence Productions, PBS, Sony Electronics, Terra Mater Factual Studios/Cinemater, The Science Channel, Smithsonian Channel, Swedish Television, UNIVERSUM/ORF, Vulcan Productions, WGBH, and World Wildlife Fund.
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