JACKSON HOLE, WYO – The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, the premier event of its genre, has announced the winners for its 15th biennial film competition. This event is considered the “Oscars of nature filmmaking,” ending in the Grand Teton Awards Gala where the lucky winners are revealed at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyo.
The awards celebration concludes the five-day industry conference, which draws leading filmmakers, conservationists, scientists, journalists and visionaries engaged in conservation and wildlife media to Jackson Hole. Submissions in the prestigious competition included a record-breaking 900 film entries, making this year’s festival the biggest yet.
The winners of 2017 were selected by a distinguished panel of international judges.
CONTENT CATEGORIES
Grand Teton Award
Sponsored by Panasonic
The Ivory Game
A Netflix Documentary, Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions in association with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way
Best Animal Behavior Program
Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund
Rise of the Warrior Apes
KEO Films for Discovery Network International
Best Ecosystem Program
Sponsored by Animal Planet
Antarctica in the Footsteps of the Emperor
PAPRIKA Films, Wild-Touch Production, ARTE France, Andromède Océanologie, CNRS Images
Best Conservation Program
Sponsored by HHMI | Tangled Bank Studios
The Hunt: Living With Predators
A Silverback Films production, made in partnership with The Open University, for BBC, co-produced with BBC Worldwide, BBC America, CCTV9 and NDR Naturfilm
Best People and Nature Program
Sponsored by the Nature Conservancy
Ranger and Leopard
Wildlife Pictures Institute for Jam-e Jam TV Network
Best Changing Planet Program
Sponsored by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Participant and Documentales Univision present a Tarasios Production in association with Human Pictures
Best Science in Nature Program
Sponsored by Marco Polo Film
Sonic Sea
Discovery Channel presents a film by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Imaginary Forces in association with the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Diamond Docs
Best Impact Program
Sponsored by International Fund for Animal Welfare
Chasing Coral
A Netflix Documentary, Exposure Labs
PROGRAM CATEGORIES
Best Educational/Institutional Program
Sponsored by Terra Mater Factual Studios
Pavel: I Protect Tigers
WWF-UK
Best Limited Series-Long Form
Sponsored by ORF Universum
Ocean Warriors
A co-production between Animal Planet, Sundance Productions, Brick City TV and Vulcan Productions
Best Limited Series-Short Form
Sponsored by AARI
Lens of Time
Spine Films, California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic
Best Engaging Youth Program
Sponsored by PBS
My Haggan Dream
Sisbro Studios, Open Boat Films
Best Host/Presenter Led Program
Sponsored by WNET / Nature
David Attenborough’s Light on Earth
Terra Mater Factual Studios, Ammonite Film Productions, Curiosity Stream, BBC, UKTV, ABC Australia
Best Short Program
Sponsored by Discovery
Pangolin
Coral & Oak Studios
Best Micro-Movie Program
Sponsored by Nat Geo WILD
I am a Ranger
Black Bean Productions, United for Wildlife, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Best Theatrical Program
Sponsored by Sony
The Ivory Game
A Netflix Documentary, Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions in association with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way
Best Student and Emerging Program
Sponsored by Disneynature
Wild Expectations
Equilibrio films LLC, Nedo Producciones Ltda.
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Best Interactive
David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef
Atlantic Productions
Best 360° Storytelling
Sponsored by USC Cinematic Arts
Climbing Giants
Black Dot Films VR for National Geographic
Best Visualization
Sponsored by Fujinon Lenses
Planet Earth II: Cities
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF, Tencent and France Télévisions
Best Editing
Sponsored by Off the Fence
The Hunt: Hide and Seek
A Silverback Films production, made in partnership with The Open University, for BBC, co-produced with BBC Worldwide, BBC America, CCTV9 and NDR Naturfilm
Nigel Buck, Editor
Best Original Music Score
Sponsored by Vulcan
Planet Earth II: Grasslands
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF, Tencent and France Télévisions, Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe, Composers, Main Title: Hans Zimmer, Original Music: Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe (for Bleeding Fingers Music)
Best Writing
Sponsored by NHK
The Ivory Game
A Netflix Documentary, Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions in association with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson, Writers
Best Audioscape
Sponsored by Dolby
Planet Earth II: Jungles
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF, Tencent and France Télévisions
Special Jury Award
Tribe Versus Pride
Terra Mater Factual Studios and Wildlife Films
The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Awards Gala takes place during a week of critical importance in the industry, which includes the festival and the Conservation Summit. The events of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and Conservation Summit attract a world-class audience and participation from key influencers in the conservation and filmmaking communities. Again this year, a series of community screenings in Jackson are planned.
