Nat Geo WILD, The Sun Valley Film Festival and The African Wildlife Foundation Announce Second Annual WILD TO INSPIRE Short Film Competition The WILD TO INSPIRE film competition will accept submissions on Vimeo from November 3, 2014, through January 16, 2015. Last year, more than 300 submissions were entered, covering a wide array of wildlife topics, including grizzly bear conservation, the life of a beekeeper and even a skunk rescue operation. This year, participants are asked to submit a short film showcasing their own version of Nat Geo WILDs popular Sunday night programming strand, Destination Wild. Full of awe-inspiring scenery and wildlife, Destination Wild specials feature the best, most innovative wildlife storytelling from some of the greatest filmmakers in the world. Submissions should feature wildlife stories and moments from the entrants own lives, whether on their travels or in their own backyards. The ultimate goal is to turn footage into something that will captivate viewers and inspire them to let the wild in every day. Films should be no more than five minutes long and will be judged on the following criteria: Connection to the theme of Destination Wild; Quality of the storyline and script; Creativity and/or content originality; Production quality; and Editing. The top three finalists will be announced by February 1, 2015, and invited to the Sun Valley Film Festival in March 2015 to screen their film for festival attendees, a panel of judges and Nat Geo WILD executives. The winner will be announced at the festivals closing ceremony, and will receive a National Geographic expedition to experience and document the wilderness of Africa, which is home to many of the worlds most iconic species — as well as some of its most threatened. Capturing the continents extraordinary wildlife and wild lands through the camera lens keeps viewers around the world inspired by and connected to their natural world — a first step in motivating them to help protect it. The contest runs November 3, 2014 through January 16, 2015. Submissions are accepted through Vimeo: vimeo/groups/wildtoinspire More information and complete rules can be found at channel.nationalgeographic/wild/wild-to-inspire/interactives/wild-to-inspire-short-film-competition/
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 23:05:26 +0000
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