Grand Teton Award
sponsored by Panasonic
GREEN
Tawak Productions
Download film at http://www.greenthefilm.com

Silver Teton Award
THE MEERKATS
James Honeyborne
Yaffle Films, BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Films, The Weinstein Company

Best Animal Behavior Program
sponsored by NHNZ
THE GORILLA KING
Tigress Productions, Ltd, Nature/THIRTEEN, BBC

Best Wildlife Habitat Program
sponsored by Sierra Club Productions
YELLOWSTONE: WINTER
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet

Best Conservation Program
sponsored by National Geographic
GREEN
Tawak Pictures

Best People & Nature Program
sponsored by Feodor Pitcairn Productions
LEGEND OF PALE MALE
Birdjail Productions

Best Limited Series
sponsored by Wyoming Business Council
YELLOWSTONE
BBC Natural History Unit, Animal Planet

Best Children's Program
sponsored by Disneynature
ONCE UPON A TIDE
Center for Health and the Global Environment/Harvard Medical School, Sea
Studios Foundation, Laika/house, Funjacket Enterprises

Best Presenter-led Program
sponsored by Amphibico
CHARLES DARWIN & THE TREE OF LIFE
Sir David Attenborough
BBC Natural History Unit, Open University

Best Short Program
sponsored by Arete Media Group
SMALL TALK DIARIES: CHANGELINGS
Ammonite, Off the Fence, CBBC, Big Squid New Media

Marion Zunz Newcomer Award
sponsored by Discovery Channel
SWAMP TROOP
Robyn Keene-Young and Adrian Bailey, Road Media
National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channels International

Best Theatrical Program
sponsored by Sony Electronics
DISNEYNATURE PRESENTS EARTH (90 min)
Disneynature, BBC Worldwide, Greenlight Media and Discovery Channel

Best Non-broadcast Program
sponsored by Buffalo Bill Historical Center
FROG, CHEMICAL, WATER, YOU
The Smithsonian Women's Committee, Jennifer Grace, MSU

Best 360 Campaign
sponsored by Animal Planet
THINK BEYOND PLASTICS: DIRTY SECRETS
National Geographic Television, Daniella Russo -Sea Studios Foundation

RETHINK CAMPAIGN
Save Our Seas Foundation

SPRINGWATCH
BBC Natural History Unit

Best Web Presence
sponsored by ARKive
www.bbc.co.uk/bigcat/BIG CAT LIVE
BIG CAT LIVE
BBC Natural History Unit

Best Sound
sponsored by Dolby Laboratories
SWAMP TROOP
Robyn Keene-Young (Sound Recordist and Sound Design), Adrian Bailey (Sound Design),
Mark Phillips (Sound Editor and Mixer)
Road Media
National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channels International

Best Cinematography
sponsored by Fujinon
THE FOREST: REALM OF SHADOWS
Jan Haft and Kay Ziesenhenne
nautilusfilm GmbH for Studio Hamburg Documentaries, NDR Naturfilm, Arte, ORF

Best Editing
sponsored by ORF/Universum
THE MEERKATS
Justin Krish
Yaffle Films, BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Films, The Weinstein Company

Best Original Score
sponsored by Off the Fence Productions
DISNEYNATURE PRESENTS THE CRIMSON WING: MYSTERY OF THE FLAMINGOS (75 min)
The Cinematic Orchestra
Disneynature, Natural Light Films, Kudos Pictures

Best Writing
sponsored by The Nature Conservancy
THE LEGEND OF PALE MALE
Janet Hess
Birdjail Productions

Best Special Venue
sponsored by nWave
BUGS 3D!
Principal Large Format, SK Films

Best Earth Sciences Program
sponsored by Marco Polo
O2: THE MOLECULE THAT MADE OUR WORLD
ORF Universum / NHU, Burning Gold Productions, AV Dokumenta, BMUKK, BBC

Best Use of Web 2.0/New Media
sponsored by FusionSpark Media
www.kqed.org/quest
KQED-Quest

Outstanding Achievement
DISNEYNATURE PRESENTS EARTH
Disneynature, BBC Worldwide, Greenlight Media and Discovery Channel

GORILLA MURDERS
National Geographic Television

WHALE WARS
Animal Planet

WILD OCEAN
Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas
Giant Screen Films, Yes/No Productions

THE WOLF THAT CHANGED AMERICA
Brian Leith Productions, Nature/THIRTEEN

Animal Behavior (Sponsored by NHK Japanese Broadcasting Corporation): "The Queen of Trees"
Deeble & Stone Productions, NHK, Thirteen/WNET
Granada International, BBC, ZDF

Children's (Sponsored by Lunchbox Lessons): "Extreme Animals: Sports Stars"
BBC-Natural History Unit

Best Achievement in Sound (Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories): "Raptor Force"
NATURE/Thirteen/WNET, National Geographic Television
Sound Design: Geof Thurber and Raul Rosa
Rerecording Engineer: Greg McCleary
Sound Editor: Jim Ohm

Earth Sciences (Sponsored by Marco Polo Films): "Crude"
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

New Media (Sponsored by Footage Bank HD): "Our Oceans, Ourselves"
American Museum of Natural History
Podcast and Website

Limited Series (Sponsored by Conservation International): "Nature Tech"
MR-Film Production for ORF, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation

CGI/Animation (Sponsored by Nature/WNET): "Ocean Odyssey: Secrets of the Deep"
Impossible Pictures, BBC, Discovery Channel
Visual Effects Producers: Lorna Paterson and Joanna Nodwell
Lead Animators: Adam Burnett, Richard Smith, Nigel Rafter, Angela King, Peter Clayton, and Theo Facey

Newcomer (Sponsored by Discovery Channel): "Wolverines - Hyenas of the North"
Oliver Goetzl
Studio Hamburg Pruduktion GmbH/NDR Naturfilm, Parthenon Entertainment

Nonbroadcast (Sponsored by Save Our Seas Foundation): "How to Save the World"
Cloud South Films

Cinematography (Sponsored by Film/Video Equipment Service Company): "Planet Earth: From Pole to Pole"
BBC-Natural History Unit, The Discovery Channel, JVP, NHK, BBC-Worldwide
Cinematography by the Planet Earth Camera Team

People and Animals (Sponsored by National Geographic): "Saving Luna"
Mountainside Films

Original Musical Score (Sponsored by Sony Electronics): "Christmas in Yellowstone"
NATURE/Thirteen/WNET
Composed by Lenny Williams

Short (Sponsored by National Geographic): "Showdown at Elk Town"
BBC-Natural History Unit, Animal Planet, BBC Worldwide

Theatrical (Sponsored by Sony Electronics): "Deep Sea 3D"
Howard Hall Productions

Editing (Sponsored by Apple): "Paranormal Pigeons"
Icon Films, Animal Planet, Channel Five
Edited by Matt Meech

Environmental (Sponsored by Environmental Defense): "Crime Scene Wild: Sharks"
Cicada Films, Animal Planet International

Writing (Sponsored by Animal Planet): "The Queen of Trees"
Thirteen/WNET
Granada International, BBC, ZDF
Written by Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone

Presenter Led (Sponsored by Amphibico): "True Adventures of the Ultimate Spider Hunter"
Granada Wild, Thirteen/WNET
Presented by Martin Nicholas

Interactive (Sponsored by Apple): "Water's Journey: Everglades"
Design by Jade Carter
Internet Video by Jack Penland

Special Jury Award: "In the Valley of the Wolves"
Thirteen/WNET, National Geographic Television
Bob Landis

Special Jury Recognition Award: "Crude"
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Grand Teton Award (Sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast): "Galapagos: Born of Fire"
BBC-Natural History Unit, National Geographic, BBC Worldwide

Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Sylvia Earle

Legacy Award: Roy Disney

The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is delighted to welcome the Arête Media Group [AMG] to its Board of Directors. Joining some of the finest in the broadcast and film industry, Arête Media Group will serve as a welcome
and integral member of the Festival Board.

A leading television and film production company specializing in a wide variety of entertainment and educational based content in the ever-growing field of High-Definition programming, Arête Media Group works closely with the world’'s foremost cultural institutions & corporations. Based between New York City, Washington, D.C., and Jackson Hole, the Arête Media Group possesses strong relationships with a variety of distribution companies in the domestic and international markets. A digital content development leader, Arête Media Group develops and produces multi-platform new media and educational programming in the following:

*Domestic and International Theatrical
* Domestic/International Broadcast, Satellite and Cable Television
* DVD + Home Video and On-Demand and HD Home Video
* K-12 and College Educational Market
* Streaming Media and Web Based Initiatives
*Publishing and Merchandising

"We are delighted to have Arête step into this crucial role,"” says Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Executive Director, Lisa Samford. “The company brings tremendous experience and insight to the board, and we have wanted a strong independent production company to join the world-class lineup of broadcasting commissioners and manufacturers that comprise our Board of Directors.”

Her enthusiasm is matched by Arête Media Group Principal, Jason Winkler, “"We are thrilled to be a part of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, as so many like-minded people from all walks of film-making and production are brought together in an amazing environment. With our core competencies and unique relationships based in cultural and edu-tainment projects, we could not become involved with a more appropriate event and we hope to be involved with the festival for many years to come.”"

Below is the complete list of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival’s Board of Directors:

• American Geological Institute
Animal Planet
Arête Media Group
BBC Natural History Unit
Discovery Channel
Fujinon Inc.
Granada Wild
Lobo Media Productions
Lunchbox Enterprises
National Geographic Television & Film
Nature/WNET
NHK Japanese Broadcasting
NHNZ, Ltd.
Panasonic Broadcast
Sierra Club Productions
Sony Electronics
The Turner Foundation
UNIVERSUM/ORF Natural History Unit

JACKSON, Wy. The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is pleased to announce the selection of film finalists for its
2007 competition. Over twenty Judges representing the Festival’s Board of Directors chose from 400 films entered into some 700 categories, an approximate 25% increase in submissions. Final judging will take place immediately prior to the Festival and will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner Thursday, October 4th. All films entered into competition are eligible for the (Best of Festival) Grand Teton Award sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast.

Best Animal Behavior Program:

“Buddha, Bees, and the Giant Hornet Queen”
BBC-Natural History Unit, Animal Planet, BBC Worldwide

“Nature: In the Valley of the Wolves”
Thirteen/WNET, National Geographic Television

“The Queen of Trees”
Deeble & Stone Productions, NHK, Thirteen/WNET, Granada International, BBC, ZDF

Best Children's Program:
Sponsored by Lunchbox Lessons

“A Year on Earth”
Bahati Productions, Discovery Kids, Animal Planet

“Extreme Animals: Sports Stars”
BBC-Natural History Unit

“Loose at the Zoo: Golden Lion Tamarins”
Smithsonian Networks

Best Earth Sciences Program:
Sponsored by Marco Polo Films

“Crude”
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“Faces of Earth: Building the Planet”
The Science Channel, American Geological Institute

“Galapagos: Born of Fire”
BBC-Natural History Unit, National Geographic, BBC Worldwide

Best Environmental Program:

“Climate Chaos Season, Episode 2: Can We Save Planet Earth? “
BBC-Natural History Unit / Science, Discovery Channel and Open University

“Crime Scene Wild, Episode 4: Sharks “
Cicada Films, Animal Planet International

“The Curse of Copper”
True Nature Films

Best Limited Series:

“Climate Chaos Season”
BBC-Natural History Unit / Science, Discovery Channel and Open University

“Nature Tech”
MR-Film Production for ORF, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation

“Planet Earth”
BBC-Natural History Unit, JVP, NHK, Discovery, BBC Worldwide

Marion Zunz Newcomer Award:

“Fish and Cow”
Rick Smith

“Longfin”
Lindsey Davidson/Melissa Salpietra

“Wolverines: Hyenas of the North”
Oliver Goetzl
Studio Hamburg Pruduktion GmbH/NDR Naturfilm, Parthenon Entertainment

Best Nonbroadcast Program:

“Discover Hetch Hetchy”
Backcountry Pictures, Environmental Defense

“How to Save the World”
Cloud South Films

“Ribbon of Sand”
Harpers Ferry Center

Best People & Animals Program:
Sponsored by National Geographic

“Jaglavak, Prince of Insects”
ZED, Equator TV, France 3

“Red Velvet”
Compass Films

“Saving Luna”
Mountainside Films

Best Presenter-led Program:

“Bird Quest with Vern and Bob”
Shribes Productions

“Life in the Undergrowth: Invasion of the Land”
BBC-Natural History Unit, Animal Planet, BBC Worldwide

“True Adventures of the Ultimate Spider Hunter”
Granada Wild, Thirteen/WNET

Best Short Program:

“Safari”
Catherine Chalmers

“Saving Grace: Episodes 2, 3, 4”
Halcyon Media, Animal Planet International

“Showdown at Elk Town”
BBC-Natural History Unit, Animal Planet, BBC Worldwide

Best Theatrical Program:
Sponsored by Sony Electronics

“The Alps”
MacGillivray Freeman Films

“Deep Sea”
Howard Hall Productions

“Ocean Voyagers”
Feodor Pitcairn Productions, Off the Fence

Best Use of New Media:
Sponsored by Footage Bank HD

“Ecogeeks”
Science Video Podcast and Website

“The Wild Classroom”

“Science Bulletins: Our Oceans, Ourselves”
Podcast and Website:
American Museum of Natural History

“TERRA: The Nature of our World”
Video Podcast and Website
Montana State University

CRAFT CATEGORIES
Best CGI/Animation:

“In the Womb: Animals”
Pioneer Productions, Fox TV Studios, National Geographic

“Prehistoric Park, Episode 1: T-Rex”
Impossible Pictures, ITV, ProSieben, M6, Animal Planet

“Secrets of the Deep”
BBC, Discovery Channel

Best Cinematography:
Sponsored by Film and Video Equipment Service Company

“Galapagos: Born of Fire”
Cinematography: Paul Stewart, Barrie Britton, Richard Wollocombe; Additional Photography: Richard Burton, Peter Scoones
BBC-Natural History Unit, National Geographic, BBC Worldwide

“The Meadow”
Cinematography: Jan Haft, Robert Morgenstern, Markus Rüth, Kay Ziesenhenne
Studio Hamburg Produktion GmbH/NDR Naturfilm, Parthenon Entertainment, ORF Universum, Arte

“Planet Earth: From Pole to Pole”
Cinematography: Doug Allan, Barrie Britton, Richard Burton, Simon Carroll, Rod Clarke, Martyn Colbeck, Wade Fairley, Ted Giffords, Mike Holding, Michael Kelem, Simon King, Toshihiro Muta, Tim Shepherd, Andrew Shillabeer, Peter Scoones, Warwick Sloss, Paul Stewart, Gavin Thurston
BBC-Natural History Unit, The Discovery Channel, JVP, NHK, BBC-Worldwide

Best Editing:

“Nature: Chimpanzees - An Unnatural History”
Editors: Cob Carlson, Allison Argo
Argo Films and Thirteen/WNET, National Geographic Channels International, Granada International

“The Nature of Mothers”
Editor: Florent Mangeot
Saint Thomas Productions

“Paranormal Pigeons”
Editor: Matt Meech
Icon Films, Animal Planet, Channel Five

Best Interactive Presentation:

“Discover Hetch Hetchy”
www.backcountrypictures.com

“Seafood Watch Training Program”
www.seafoodwatch.org

“Water's Journey”
www.theevergladesstory.org

Best Original Music Score:

“Equator: Challenge of Change”
Composer: Trevor Coleman
NHK, NHNZ

“Meerkat Manor: Cold Comfort”
Composer: Brollyman Productions
Oxford Scientific Films, Animal Planet International

“Nature: Christmas in Yellowstone”
Composer: Lenny Williams
Thirteen/WNET

Best Writing:

“Crude”
Writer: Richard Smith
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“Eye of the Leopard”
Writer: Dereck Joubert
Wildlife Films Botswana, National Geographic Channel

“The Queen of Trees”
Writers: Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone
Deeble & Stone Productions, NHK, NATURE - Thirteen/WNET, Granada International, BBC, ZDF

Best Achievement in Sound:
Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories

“NATURE: Raptor Force”
Sound: Wayne Bell, Barry Heywood, Keith Highley, Robert Neely
Thirteen/WNET, National Geographic Television

“The Queen of Trees”
Sound: Lucy Bateman, Etienne Oliff
Deeble & Stone Productions, NHK, Thirteen/WNET, Granada International, BBC, ZDF

“NATURE: In the Valley of the Wolves”
Sound: Bob Landis
Thirteen/WNET, National Geographic Television

Biannually for the last sixteen years, broadcasters, filmmakers, and other industry professionals have joined leading scientists, journalists, and conservationists in Grand Teton National Park for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. For one remarkable week, this eclectic collection of talented artists gathers from around the world to hone their skills, explore emerging media technologies and market opportunities, network and exchange ideas, and honor notable achievements within the industry. Recognized as premier in its genre, the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is an unparalleled industry gathering. Over 650 international delegates participate in an exceptional slate of leading-edge equipment presentations, seminars and state-of-the-art screenings. JHWFF film competition honors the finest examples of natural history filmmaking.