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2011 Finalists & Winners

2011 Winners 2011 Finalists2011 Film Guide2011 Festival Guide

Internationally renowned as the largest and most prestigious competition of the nature genre, this year’s Festival competition included 510 films from more than 30 countries entering 800 categories—a record number of submissions competing for 22 special category awards. Nearly 100 judges from North America, Europe, Asia and Africa participated in the preliminary selections. The 2011 award winners were selected by a distinguished panel in Jackson Hole preceding the five-day industry conference held in Grand Teton Park at the Jackson Lake Lodge, and announced at the Festival Awards Gala on Thursday, October 6th.

Grand Teton Award
Sponsored by Panasonic Solutions


Broken Tail

Crossing the Line Films & Nature for WNET New York Public Media
Entry #11072
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Special Jury Awards
Sponsored by Aerial Filmworks


African Cats
Disneynature Productions, Owen Newman & Sophie Darlington, Principal Camera; Simon Werry, Aerial Camera; Simon King Specialist Camera
Entry #11068
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The Story of Everything
Darlow Smithson Productions, Susan Winslow, Ben Bowie, John Smithson, Pete Farrer, Mark Sherwood, Leila Nicotera, Iain Riddick, Dinos Sofos, Jovan Ajder, Rada Danilovic, Phitz Hearne, Ben Harding & Nick Kershaw, Sheridan Tongue
Entry #11371
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Worm Hunters
Gulliver Media Australia,
Pty, Ltd
Entry #11070
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Best Animal Behavior Program
Sponsored by NHK



Wings of Life
Disneynature & Blacklight Films, Bliss, Music
Entry #11079
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Leopard Queen
Aquavision Productions
Entry #11452
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WINNER

LIFE: Reptiles And Amphibians
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, SKAI Open University, & BBC Worldwide
Entry #11398
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Best Conservation Program
Sponsored by Denver Museum of Nature & Science



Project Manta

Kaufmann Productions Pty, Ltd., WDR & ARTE in Association with National Geographic Channel & Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Entry #11010
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Powering The Future:
Leading The Charge

Discovery Studios for
Discovery Channel
Entry #11370
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Snake Man (L'Homme Aux Serpents)
Reco Films & TS Productions
Entry #11474
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WINNER
Broken Tail

Crossing the Line Films & Nature for WNET New York Public Media
Entry #11072
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Best People & Nature Program
Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy



There Once Was An Island: Te Henua E Nnoho
On the Level Productions
Entry #11344
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Lion Warriors
Original Godal Productions for National Geographic Channel
Entry #11007
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WINNER
Rivers
Human Planet - Rivers: Friend And Foe
BBC Wales, BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, & BBC Worldwide
Entry #11159
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Best Science & Nature Program
Sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute



Amazing Plants
Von Matthey Films, Smithsonian Networks, & Parthenon Entertainment
Entry #11329
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Worm Hunters
Gulliver Media Australia,
Pty, Ltd
Entry #11070
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WINNER
Decoding Immortality
December Films, Pemberton Films, & Smithsonian Networks
Entry #11356
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Best Wildlife Habitat Program
Sponsored by FootageBank HD



Madagascar: Island Of Marvels
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet & BBC Worldwide
Entry #11332
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Wild Hungary: A Water Wonderland
Azara Film in association with NDR Naturfilm Studio Hamburg DocLights
Entry #11180
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WINNER

Radioactive Wolves
EPO Film for ORF/Universum, NDR & Nature for WNET New York Public Media
Entry #11190
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Best Earth Sciences Program
Sponsored by Marco Polo



Haiti's Killer Quake: Why It Happened
Pioneer Productions & Discovery Channel
Entry #11369
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Icelandic Volcanoes: Who Is Next?
Saint Thomas Productions
Entry #11150
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Into Iceland's Volcano
Scandinature Films USA, Profilm & National Geographic Channels
Entry #11468
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WINNER

Sea Rex 3D: Journey To A Prehistoric World
N3D Land Productions & Mantello Brothers Productions
Entry #11125
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Conservation Hero
Sponsored by Disneynature



Africa's Lost Eden
National Geographic Television
Entry #11375
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Braving Iraq
Aqua Vita Films, Nature for WNET New York Public Media
& BBC
Entry #11384
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The Man Who Stopped
The Desert
1080 Films
Entry #11048
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WINNER

Elsa: The Lioness That
Changed The World

Brian Leith Productions, BBC
& Nature for WNET New York Public Media
Entry #11270
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Best Children's Program
Sponsored by Teton Science Schools



My Pantanal
Panthera
Entry #11017
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Turtle Vision
nWave Pictures Distribution
Entry #11339
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WINNER

The Riddle Solvers: The Shark Riddle
Sisbro Studios & The Save Our Seas Foundation
Entry #11139
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Best Limited Series
Sponsored by Terra Mater Factual Studios



Life Force
NHK, NHNZ, France Televisions,
Animal Planet and
Science Channels
Entry #11242
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Life
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, Open University, SKAI & BBC Worldwide
Entry #11405
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WINNER

Human Planet
BBC, Discovery Channel, France Televisions and BBC Worldwide
Entry #11274
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Best 3D Program
Sponsored by GoPro



Born To Be Wild 3D
Animal Orphans 3D Ltd & Warner Bros. Pictures
Entry #11411
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Meerkats 3D
Oxford Scientific Films in association with Principal Large Format for National Geographic
Channels and SKY 3D
Entry #11407
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WINNER

Flying Monsters 3D
National Geographic and Atlantic Entertainment for
SKY 3D
Entry #11470
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Best Cultural Institution Media Installation
Sponsored by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences



Natural Selection Game
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Entry #11454
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Seeing Death Valley
Death Valley National Park and North Shore Productions
Entry #11456
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WINNER
Whales To Windmills: Inventions Inspired By The Sea
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Entry #11228
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Best Fulldome Program
Sponsored by Global Immersion



All We Are
Norrkopings Visualiseringscenter & Norrkoping
Entry #11363
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We Are Astronomers
NSC Creative
Entry #11311
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WINNER
Life: A Cosmic Story
California Academy of Sciences
Entry #11283
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Best Hosted or Presenter-Led Program
Sponsored by Animal Planet



Into The Dragon's Lair
Foster Brothers Film for NHU Africa
Entry #11060
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Echo: An Unforgettable Elephant
Mike Birkhead Associates and Nature for WNET New York Public Media/BBC Natural World
Entry #11312
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WINNER

Broken Tail
Crossing the Line Films & Nature for WNET New York Public Media
Entry #11072
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Marian Zunz Newcomer Award
Sponsored by The Discovery Channel



Albatrocity
Edward Saltau & Iain Frengley
Entry #11298
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Feeding The Problem
Danny Schmidt, ColorBURN Productions, LLC
Entry #11144
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A Wedged Tale
Adam Perou Hermans & Simon Cherriman, AT Films & iNSiGHT Ornithology
Entry #11040
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WINNER

Helgoland: Island In The Storm
Robert Morgenstern, Studio Hamburg DocLights Naturfilm
Entry #11210
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Best Short Program
Sponsored by National Geographic



Gloop
Gaby Bastyra & Joe Churchman
Entry #11167

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In The Wake Of Giants
Akua Films
Entry #11247

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WINNER

Finned
Mill Valley Film Group
Entry #11176

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Best Short Shorts Program
Sponsored by Natural History New Zealand



Animal Beatbox
Damon Gameau, RGM Artists Group
Entry #11478
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Change For The Oceans
Free Range Studios for Monterey Bay Aquarium
Entry #11115
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Manatees Ecofact
Untamed Science & Save Our Seas Foundation
Entry #11200
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WINNER

UN International Year of Forests/Mensch Wald: Inspiration
Traffic Konzept + Film GmbH
Entry #11498
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Best Theatrical Program
Sponsored by Off the Fence Productions



African Cats
Disneynature Productions
Entry #11068
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One Life
Magic Light Pictures & BBC Earth Films
Entry #11346
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WINNER
The Last Lions
Wildlife Films and National Geographic, Susan Scott & Candice Odgers, Editors, Alex Wurman, Music
Entry #11042
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Best Interactive/New Media Program
Sponsored by ARKive



Who Do You Think You
Really Are?

Natural History Museum, BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Research & Development, TraceMedia, Shadow Industries, IVC, Melford Electronics Ltd., Pentagram, Cultural Innovation, & Wellcome Trust
Entry #11492
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Wild Kratts: Whale OF A Squid
Kratt Brothers Company Ltd. &
9 Story Entertainment Inc.
Entry #11451
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WINNER
One Ocean Interactive
Merit Motion Pictures & Tactica Interactive for CBC & The Nature of Things
Entry #11078
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Best Cinematography
Sponsored by FujiFilm Optical Devices



African Cats
Disneynature Productions, Owen Newman & Sophie Darlington, Principal Camera; Simon Werry, Aerial Camera; Simon King Specialist Camera
Entry #11068
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Human Planet: Arctic, Life in the Deep Freeze
BBC, Discovery Channel, France Televisions and FBBC Worldwide, Matt Norman, Doug Allan, and William Edwards, Cinematography, Nicholas Brown, Writing
Entry #11172
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My Life as a Turkey
Passion Pictures, Nature for WNET New York Public Media
& BBC
Entry #11389
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WINNER
Life: Challenges of Life
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel,
Open University, SKAI &
BBC Worldwide
Entry #11439
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Best Editing
Sponsored by Images of Nature, Thomas D. Mangelsen



My Life as a Turkey
Passion Pictures, Nature for WNET New York Public Media & BBC, Darren Flaxstone, Editor
Entry #11389
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The Trapper & The Amazon
Triosphere and Animal Planet, Katherine Pienaar, Editor
Entry #11307
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WINNER
The Last Lions
Wildlife Films and National Geographic, Susan Scott & Candice Odgers, Editors
Entry #11042
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Best Original Music Score
Sponsored by Sony Electronics



Wings of Life
Disneynature & Blacklight Films
Entry #11079
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Life on Fire: Pioneers
of the Deep
St. Thomas Productions, Jacky Hanouna, Music
Entry #11143
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WINNER

The Last Lions
Wildlife Films and National Geographic, Alex Wurman, Music
Entry #11042
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Best Sound
Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories



Forest Elephants: Rumbles in the Jungle
BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide & Animal Planet
Entry #11156
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Life: Plants
BBC, Discovery Channel, SKAI, Open University & BBC Worldwide, Life Production Team; Tim Owens, Sound Editor; Chris Domaille, Mixer
Entry #11406
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Life on Fire: Ash Runners
Saint Thomas Productions, Raphael Andrieu, Sound Editor; Florent Fournier-Sicre, Mixer
Entry #11119
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WINNER
Serengeti
Studio Hamburg DocLights/NDR Naturfilm, Universum Film, & Intervista, Jörn Röver, Reinhard Radke, Sound Mix/Sound Design: Richard Borowski,
Kai Storck, Carsten Richter
Entry #11001
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Best Writing
Sponsored by ORF/Austrian Broadcasting



Butterflies: A Very
British Obsession
BBC Natural History Unit,
BBC Worldwide, Simon Bell
Entry #11157
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Human Planet: Arctic, Life in the Deep Freeze
BBC, Discovery Channel, France Televisions and FBBC Worldwide, Nicholas Brown, Writing
Entry #11172
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Life on Fire: Pioneers
of the Deep
St. Thomas Productions, Loyer & Jo Stewart Smith, Writing
Entry #11143
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WINNER

My Life as a Turkey
Passion Pictures, Nature for WNET New York Public Media & BBC, Joe Hutto & David Allen, Writing
Entry #11389
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Special Consideration



Koala Hospital
Global Briefing LLC, Susan Kelly, Damien Beebe: Additional Cinematography, Dave Hurley, John Freeburn, David Lourie: Additional Editing, Javier Navarette, Lucas Suarez, Amanda Gordon
Entry #11041
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Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
John Downer Productions, BBC, BBC Worldwide,
Animal Planet, Discovery, Philip Dalton, John Downer, Michael Richards, Paul Cowgill, Peter Davies, Anna Fuller, Stuart Napier & Imogen Pollard, David Tennant, Will Gregory
Entry #11315
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Bangladesh: A Climate Trap
Knight Center for International, Ami Vitale & Sanjeev Chatterjee, Michael Davie, Ashima Narain, Anshul Joshi & Jennifer Redfearn: Mediastorm, M. Sanjayan
Entry #11322
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The Story of Everything
Darlow Smithson Productions, Susan Winslow, Ben Bowie, John Smithson, Pete Farrer, Mark Sherwood, Leila Nicotera, Iain Riddick, Dinos Sofos, Jovan Ajder, Rada Danilovic, Phitz Hearne, Ben Harding & Nick Kershaw, Sheridan Tongue
Entry #11371
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