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91Èȱ¬
Natural History Unit celebrates success at
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
The
91Èȱ¬ Natural History Unit is today celebrating a hugely successful
year after picking up a record ten awards at the seventh international
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.
The
festival, one of the largest wildlife film festivals in the world,
attracted over 550 entrants in 15 categories.
Aiming
to recognise and reward the best wildlife documentaries from all
over the world, the awards look at a range of factors – from
the best in CGI animation to the best cinematography and best sound.
This
is the first time the Bristol-based Natural History Unit has received
so many awards and reflects the outstanding quality of the programmes
being produced.
Receiving
the award, Head of the Natural History Unit, Neil Nightingale said:
"This has been an amazing year for the 91Èȱ¬'s natural history
unit.
"As
well as producing landmark series like Wild Africa, we have also
employed new technology and filming techniques to offer audiences
a diverse range of natural history programmes with universal appeal.
"We
are delighted to be recognised as world leaders in wildlife film-making
at the Jackson Hole Festival."
The
ten awards collected were:
Best
Children's Programme: The Really Wild Show (91Èȱ¬
ONE)
Best Environmental Programme: Ape Hunters (91Èȱ¬
FOUR)
Best Limited Series: Wild Africa (91Èȱ¬ THREE)
Best CGI Animation Award:Monsters We Met (91Èȱ¬ TWO)
Best Cinematography Award: Wild Africa "Mountains"
(91Èȱ¬ TWO)
Best Music: Danger in Paradise (Mike Berkhead Associates
for Natural World) (91Èȱ¬ TWO)
Best Sound: Shark Battlefield (91Èȱ¬ TWO)
Best Editing: My Halcyon River (91Èȱ¬ TWO)
Special Jury Award: State of the Planet (91Èȱ¬ ONE)
The Grand Teton Special Award: The Cultured Ape
(Scorer Associates for 91Èȱ¬ FOUR)
Since Neil Nightingale took over as Head of the Natural History
Unit in February 2003 the unit has gone from strength to strength.
Wild
in Your Garden (91Èȱ¬ TWO) earlier this year was the first
week of live broadcasts from a suburban garden, supported by local
events around the UK.
Later
this year the Natural History Unit will explore two extreme environments,
using new technology to take viewers to previously inaccessible
regions.
Abyss
(91Èȱ¬ ONE) will explore the bottom of the ocean, as presenters Kate
Humble, Alastair Fothergill and Mike deGruy dive deeper than ever
before in a quest to bring back live pictures of some of the most
extraordinary animals on the planet.
And
presenter Charlotte Uhlenbroek returns to 91Èȱ¬ ONE in a new series
Jungle in which she journeys up into the rainforest
canopy for the first time.
The
rainforest canopy is estimated to contain half of the world's species,
yet until now remained largely unexplored.
All the
91Èȱ¬'s digital services are now available on ,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the 91Èȱ¬'s eight television channels, interactive services
from 91Èȱ¬i, as well as 11 national 91Èȱ¬ radio networks.
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