THE EVOLUTION LAB
THE FATEFUL JOURNEY: HOKKAIDO BROWN BEAR 15-0374
15-0375
Interactive
Wildlife Habitat
Boston, MA
FINALIST
Shibuya-ku
USA
Japan
April 2015
August 2014
5 minutes
49 minutes
What could you possibly have in common with a mushroom, or a dinosaur, or even a bacterium? More than you might think. In this lab, you’ll puzzle out the evolutionary relationships linking together a spectacular array of species. Explore the tree of life and get a front row seat to what some have called the greatest show on Earth. That show is evolution.
Approximately 200 Hokkaido brown bears reside on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage Site in Hokkaido. The population is thriving. NHK spent four years filming the lives of young male brown bear siblings. From the bears’ moment of independence from their mother to food scarcity caused by weather abnormalities, the harsh life these bears must endure is just beginning. This documentary offers not just a glimpse, but an intimate portrait of the lives of brown bears.
COMPANY: NOVA/WGBH PRODUCER: Ari Daniel DESIGNER: Tyler Howe OTHER: Senior Developer: Daniel Hart, Project Manager: Jennifer Doherty, Director of Digital Media: Lauren Aguirre, Editorial Director for NOVA Labs: David Condon
COMPANY: NHK PRODUCER: Hiroshi Izu DIRECTOR: Motohiro Amano, Koji Yui CINEMATOGRAPHER: Toshihiko Niiyama, Yukihiro Yasuda, Eiji Ishii
(617) 300-4230
+81 354-554-339
Kristine_allington@wgbh.org
yamamoto.k-ob@nhk.or.jp
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/evolution/
THE FIRST DANCE OF THE CRANE
THE FLIGHT TO FREEDOM, THE AMUR FALCON
15-0376
15-0377
Marian Zunz Emerging Filmmaker
Conservation
Bristol
95
New Delhi
UK
India
September 2014
June 2014
12 minutes
12 minutes
Christine and Monty were brought over from Germany in 2010 as a part of a pioneering project to reestablish a strong population of breeding cranes in the United Kingdom. This year they could be the first to rear a chick in the South West of England for over 400 years.
Until 2012, thousands of Amur falcons were slaughtered every year in the northeast region of India, as they arrived from Mongolia, on their migratory route to South Africa. With the effort of Conservation India (CI) and Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust (NWBCT), who brought to light the massacre, a complete ban was issued on the killing of the Amur falcon. In 2013 not a single falcon was killed by the community. The film highlights the story of the Amur Falcon Campaign - a success story, bringing together many stakeholders to save a species from extinction.
COMPANY: WWT Slimbridge, University of the West of England PRODUCER: Ida-May Jones DIRECTOR: Ida-May Jones CINEMATOGRAPHER: Will Goldenberg, Ida-May Jones NARRATOR: Miranda Krestovnikoff OTHER: Composer: Katy Deditz
COMPANY: Dusty Foot Production, Conservation India, Nagaland Wildife Biodiversity Conservation Trust PRODUCER: Rita Banerji, Ramki Srineevasan, Bano haralu DIRECTOR: Rita Banerji Shilpi Sharma CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rita Banerji, Shilpi Sharma SOUND RECORDISTS: Rita Banerji, Shilpi Sharma SOUND EDITORS: Shilpi Sharma SOUND MIXERS: Shilpi Sharma OTHER: Music: Cody Westheimer
+44 7891 161 147
+91 114-108-184
idamay.jones@gmail.com
ritabanerji@gmail.com
www.wildida.com
www.dustyfootindia.com
2015 Wildlife Film Festival Guide
jhfestival.org