CONTENT CATEGORIES
Animal Behavior
Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund
Planet Earth II: Islands
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF,
Tencent and France Télévisions
Planet Earth II: Mountains
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF,
Tencent and France Télévisions
Rise of the Warrior Apes
KEO Films for Discovery Networks International
The Hunt: The Hardest Challenge
A Silverback Films production, made in partnership with The Open University, for BBC,
co-produced with BBC Worldwide, BBC America, CCTV9 and NDR Naturfilm
Ecosystem
Antarctica in the Footsteps of the Emperor
Paprika Films and Wildtouch
Paris: A Wild Story
Boréales, Winds, Terra Mater Factual Studios
Sea of Hope: America’s Underwater Treasures
True Blue Films for National Geographic Channels
Conservation
Sponsored by HHMI | Tangled Bank Studios
Jaguars: Brazil’s Super Cats
BBC Studios Natural History Unit, Nat Geo Wild
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
Tribe Versus Pride
Terra Mater Factual Studios and Wildlife Films
Yasuni Man
Pollywog Productions
People & Nature
Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy
Ghost of the Mountains
Brian Leith Productions with Disneynature Productions and Chuan Films
NOVA: Great Human Odyssey
NOVA, Clearwater Documentary Inc., CBC, Lawrence Klein Productions LLC for
WGBH-Boston
Into the Amazon
An Ark Media and John Maggio Productions Film for American Experience,
WGBH-Boston
Ranger and Leopard
Wildlife Pictures Institute for Jam-e Jam TV Network
Changing Planet
Sponsored by Sponsored by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
BEARTREK
Wildlife Media
Before the Flood
National Geographic, RatPac Documentary Films, Insurgent
Docs, Diamond Docs
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Participant and Documentales Univision present a Tarasios Production in association
with Human Pictures
Mosquito
Yap Films for Discovery Channel
Science in Nature
Sponsored by Marco Polo Films
David Attenborough’s Light on Earth
Terra Mater Factual Studios, Ammonite Film Productions, Curiosity Stream, BBC,
UKTV, ABC Australia
Rise of the Warrior Apes
KEO Films for Discovery Networks International
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
Spy in the Wild: Love
John Downer Productions for BBC, PBS and THIRTEEN Productions LLC
Impact
Sponsored by International Fund for Animal Welfare
Chasing Coral
A Netflix Documentary, Exposure Labs
Huntwatch
Produced by IFAW for Discovery
The Ivory Game
A Netflix Documentary, Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions in association
with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way
PROGRAM CATEGORIES:
Educational/Institutional
Sponsored by Terra Mater Factual Studios
Pavel: I Protect Tigers
WWF-UK
Sixteen Legs
Bookend Enterprises Pty. Ltd.
The Last Pig
Piggy Films, LLC
Toad People
Wilderness Committee
Limited Series - Long
Sponsored by ORF Universum
Ocean Warriors
A co-production between Animal Planet, Sundance Productions, Brick City TV and
Vulcan Productions
Planet Earth II
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF,
Tencent and France Télévisions
Savage Kingdom
Icon Films, Natural History Film Unit Botswana for Nat Geo Wild
The Hunt
A Silverback Films production, made in partnership with The Open University, for BBC,
co-produced with BBC Worldwide, BBC America, CCTV9 and NDR Naturfilm
Limited Series - Short
Sponsored by ARRI
Animated Life
Sweet Fern Productions in association with Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Biointeractive, and The New York Times Op-Docs
Deep Look
KQED, PBS Digital Studios
Lens of Time
Spine Films, California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic
Shelf Life
American Museum of Natural History
Engaging Youth
Meet the Real Wolf
Grizzly Creek Films, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project
My Haggan Dream
Sisbro Studios, Open Boat Films
Water from the Mountain (Agua de El Yunque)
Freshwaters Illustrated
Wild Kratts: Spirit Bear
Kratt Brothers Company Ltd., 9 Story Media Group Inc.
Host/Presenter-Led
David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef: Builders
Atlantic Productions, BBC, Smithsonian Channel, ABC Australia, eOne
David Attenborough’s Light on Earth
Terra Mater Factual Studios, Ammonite Film Productions, Curiosity Stream, BBC,
UKTV, ABC Australia
Tales by Light: Sacred Nature
Untitled Film Works
Wild Ireland, Edge of the World
A Crossing the Line Film in association with ORF, PBS, BBC, France TV, NDR and
Media
Short
Big World in a Small Garden
Ammonite Films for CuriosityStream
Pangolin
Coral & Oak Studios
Shark – A 4-D Experience®
BBC Earth, BBC Natural History Unit and SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment
Why the Lion Calls
Panthera, Nick Hall Productions, Lion Guardians
Micro-Movie
Explore your Backyard Wilderness
Archipelago Films, Arise Media
I am Ranger
Black Bean Productions, United for Wildlife, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
The Chorus of Colorado
Grizzly Creek Films, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project
Theatrical
From the Ashes
Radical Media, Bloomberg Philanthropies for National Geographic
The Ivory Game
A Netflix Documentary, Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions in association
with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way
Wild Africa
BBC Earth Productions, Reliance Entertainment, IM Global, Evergreen Studios
Student & Emerging Filmmaker
Sponsored by Disneynature
Between Two Lichens
Andy Johnson, Talia Yuki Moore, Chris A. Johns and Kate Furby
The Healing Lizard
Fernanda Prudencio, University of the West of England
Wild Expectations
Equilibrio films LLC, Nedo Producciones Ltda.
Interactive
David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef: An Interactive Journey
Atlantic Productions
Deforestation in the Amazon
Council on Foreign Relations, Shapeshifter, Inc.
Oculus Cat Flight
BBC Earth Productions
360 Storytellling
360 Climbing Giants
Black Dot Films VR, National Geographic Partners
Carnivorous Glow Worms
Black Dot Films VR, National Geographic Partners
David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef Dive VR
Alchemy VR, Atlantic Productions
Fossil Hunting in the Gobi
American Museum of Natural History
Valen’s Reef
Here Be Dragons and Finch for Conservation International
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Audioscape
Sponsored by Dolby
Amazon Adventure
SK Films, Picture Projects, Aventuras Produções
Born in China
Disneynature, Brian Leith Productions, Chuan Films
Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart: Summer – The Greatest Race
Maramedia LTD for BBC Scotland and ITV studios global entertainment
Planet Earth II: Jungles
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF,
Tencent and France Télévisions.
Visualization
Sponsored by Fujinon Lenses
Brothers of the Wind
Terra Mater Film Studios
Oscar Duran and Otmar Penker, Cinematography
Planet Earth II: Cities
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF,
Tencent and France Télévisions.
Wild Tales from the Village
BBC Studios Natural History Unit, France Télévisions and BBC worldwide
Jonathan Jones, Cinematography
Editing
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
The Ivory Game
A Netflix Documentary, Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions in association
with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way
Verena Schoenauer, Editor
Wild Tales from the Village
BBC Studios Natural History Unit, France Télévisions and BBC worldwide
James Taggart, Editor
Original Music Score
Amazon Adventure
SK Films, Picture Projects, Aventuras Produções
Antonio Pinto, Composer
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
Planet Earth II: Mountains
BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF,
Tencent and France Télévisions
Main Title: Hans Zimmer
Original Music: Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe (for Bleeding Fingers Music)
Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart: Spring – Season of Extremes
Maramedia ltd for BBC Scotland and ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
Simon Ashdown and Donald Shaw, Composers
Writing
Sponsored by NHK
Paris: A Wild Story
Boréales, Winds, Terra Mater Factual Studios
Frédéric Fougea and Guillaume Poyet, Writers
Rats
Discovery presents RATS produced by Warrior Poets, Dakota Films Ltd., Submarine
Entertainment
Morgan Spurlock and Jeremy Chilnick, Writers
Soul of the Elephant
Wildlife Films, Thirteen Productions LLC,Terra Mater Factual Studios
Dereck Joubert, Writer
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
Special Jury
Bird of Prey
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
One Hundred Days of Solitude
Wanda Films
Tale of a Lake
MRP Matila Röhr Productions
The Last Animals
Atlas Films, for Foxtail Entertainment, The British Film Company, Diamond Docs
To Skin a Cat
Scholars & Gentlemen for Panthera
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The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and gala takes place during a week of critical
importance in the industry: the Festival, The Cat Summit and the Conservation Summit.
The events of the JHWFF attract a world-class audience and participation from key
influencers in the conservation community. Again this year, a series of community
screenings in Jackson are planned. For more information, tickets, sponsorship, or
conference attendance, please call 307-733-7016 or visit http://www.jhfestival.org.
About JHWFF: Recognized as the premier event of its genre, the Jackson Hole Wildlife
Film Festival is an unparalleled biennial industry gathering. Hosted biennially in Grand
Teton National Park, over 750 international delegates participate in an exceptional slate
of leading-edge equipment presentations, seminars and state-of-the-art screenings.
The Festival’s international board members include: Animal Planet, BBC Studios
Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, Disneynature, FujiFilm Optical Devices/Fujinon
Lenses, Gorongosa Foundation, HHMI/Tangled Bank Studios, International Fund for
Animal Welfare, Nat Geo WILD, National Geographic Society, The Nature
Conservancy, Nature, Thirteen/WNET, Off the Fence Productions, PBS, Sony
Electronics, Terra Mater Factual Studios/Cinemater, The Science Channel, Swedish
Television, UNIVERSUM/ORF, VER, Vulcan Productions, WGBH, and World Wildlife
Fund.