PLANTS BEHAVING BADLY: SEX AND LIES
PLUM LANDING
15-0296
15-0297
Science and Nature
Interactive
Vienna
Boston, MA
Austria
USA
September 2013
April 2014
54 minutes
FINALIST
Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species shook the scientific world and far beyond. Yet it was his next book, devoted entirely to orchids, which filled in gaps and firmed up his revolutionary ideas. Orchids have an ethereal beauty, whether growing hundreds of feet up in a misty rainforest or along the verges of busy suburban roads. But their exotic flowers are shaped for just one purpose - to draw in pollinators. Many use sex as a lure, by impersonating a female bee or wasp.
Plum Landing is a multi-platform, indoor-outdoor, science exploration adventure for kids and grownups! It uses animated webisodes, online games, free apps, hands-on activities, and live action videos to help 6 to 9 year olds develop a love for this amazing planet we call home. Plum, a game designer from desolate Planet Blorb, longs to experience nature. She takes her spaceship, zooms to Earth, befriends five Earthlings and launches them on missions in four diverse ecosystems. Plum uses what she learns to create games, and at the Plum Landing website, kids can play these games and are encouraged by Plum to investigate their own worlds.
COMPANY: A production of Sky Vision for Terra Mater Factual Studios PRODUCER: Steve Nicholls DIRECTOR: Steve Nicholls MUSIC: Steven Faux WRITER: Victoria Coules OTHER: Steven Faux
COMPANY: WGBH Educational Foundation, Global Mechanic PRODUCER: Vice President for Children’s Media and Educational Programming: Brigid Sullivan; Senior Executive Producers: Kate Taylor, Bill Shribman; Executive Producers: Marisa Wolsky, Tina Ouellette; Senior Producer: Melissa Carlson; Producers: Geoff Adams, Neal Duffy; Creative Producers: Bruce Alcock, Kathy Waugh; Associate Producers: Sirri Spiesel, Peter Bowden; Project Director: Jessica Andrews; Promo Producer: Greg Shea DIRECTOR: Directors: Denny Lu, Neal Duffy, Geoff Adams; Creative Director: Bruce Alcock; Assistant Director: Adam Dalley EDITOR: Neal Duffy, Ian McFarland, Angélica Allende Brisk , Geoff Adams WRITER: Head Writer: Kathy Waugh; Writer: Gentry Menzel ARTIST: DDesigners: Dan Nolan, Tara Taylor; Animation: Global Mechanic, Albinson Design SOUND RECORDIST: Sound Recordist: Mario Cardenas ; Voice Director: Terry Klassen; Voice Recording: Wayne Kozak Audio Productions; Sound Design and Mixing: Dick & Rogers Sound Studio MUSIC: Brian Carson OTHER: Web Developers: Kit Buckley, Kevin Lesniewicz, Kal Gieber, Bharat Battu, Dennis Biron
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POACHED
POLAR BEAR SUMMER 15-0298
15-0299
People and Nature Original Music Score Theatrical
Animal Behavior
Venice, California
FINALIST
73
Washington, DC
USA
USA
March 2015
May 2015
91 minutes
46 minutes
Poached exposes an obsession that can wipe out a species of birds: illegal egg collecting. Egg thieves rob the nests of rare birds while a United Kingdom national police initiative tries to stop them. The thieves are motivated not by money but by desire for the beauty of the egg and the thrill of the chase. Thousands of eggs confiscated in police raids have been found strapped under beds, beneath floorboards, and in secret rooms. With unprecedented access to the most notorious and inconspicuous perpetrators, Poached delves into the psychology of the egg collectors as they confront their obsession.
Polar bears are the undisputed monarchs of the Arctic wilderness. Their domain is the sea ice, a forbidding, hostile environment, seemingly devoid of life. However, there is one place where this is different: Hudson Bay. It is ice-free for five months every year, marooning the polar bears on dry land. What does a supreme marine predator do on land during the summer? Do they suffer? What do they feed on? Polar Bear Summer tries to answers these questions, following several recognizable polar bears from the start of ice break up in May to the refreezing of Hudson Bay in November.
COMPANY: Ignite Channel, Doc Life Films PRODUCER: Steve Brown DIRECTOR: Timothy Wheeler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Timothy Wheeler SOUND EDITORS: Gabriel J. Serrano SOUND MIXERS: Gabriel J. Serrano OTHER: Composer: Mark Orton, Editor: Eric Myerson, Co-Producer: Timothy Wheeler, Co-Producer: Aaron Goldberg
COMPANY: Marco Polo Film AG, Smithsonian Networks PRODUCER: Annette Scheurich DIRECTOR: Klaus Scheurich CINEMATOGRAPHER: Klaus Scheurich, DOP. Matthias Breiter. Steffen Sailer. Alexandra Sailer WRITER: Mathias Breiter. Annette Scheurich. NARRATOR: Tom Zahner OTHER: Senior Vice President of Production: Charles Poe. Executive Vice President of Programming: David Royle
(510) 318-0912
(202) 261-1262
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2015 Wildlife Film Festival Guide
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