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2013 Film Competition

More than 540 films competed for 23 special awards this year. Over 100 international judges screened an incredible 3500+ hours in order to carefully select the 81 finalists.

Grand Teton Award

Sponsored by Sony
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WINNER
On a River in Ireland
Crossing the Line Production for RTÉ
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The jury selected this year's Grand Teton Award winner for its exquisite pacing and sheer artistry. It is an enchanting mix of beautifully crafted cinematography, editing, music and deeply personal narration that conveys insight and affection for the natural world from an unlikely location.

Special Jury Awards

sponsored by
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Earth Flight: 
North America 

John Downer Productions
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Imaginatively placed POV cameras let viewers vividly experience being 'one of the flock.' For its innovative use of technology and camera techniques which beautifully and remarkably capture the migratory behavior of North American birds, the jury recognizes Earthflight: North America.
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The Last Ocean
Fisheye Films
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The second film sounds a critical alarm as it reveals the startling and disturbing realities of the fishing industry in the Ross Sea. For its gripping storytelling which calls viewers to action and effectively provokes the global fishing community to act now, the jury recognizes The Last Ocean.

Best Animal Behavior

Sponsored by Tangled Bank Studios
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WINNER
Africa: Kalahari
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery, BBC Worldwide, France TV & CCTV
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Cold Warriors: Wolves & Buffalo
River Road Films, THIRTEEN Productions LLC for the PBS NATURE series, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 
BBC & BBC Worldwide
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Frozen Planet: Spring
A BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, Antena 3 Television S.A., ZDF, SKAI, Open University in association
with Discovery Canada
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Jungle Book Bear
Gulo Film Productions and NDR Naturfilm / Doclights GmbH in co-production with NDR, NDR ARTE, ORF, BBC, National Geographic Wild in cooperation with ZDF Enterprises (Germany)
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Best Wildlife Habitat Program

Sponsored by Disneynature
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WINNER
On a River in Ireland
Crossing the Line Production 
for RTÉ
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Danube – Europe's Amazon, Episode 1
ORF & Science Vision
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The Green Universe
nautilusfilm GmbH, DocLights 
GmbH & polyband Medien 
GmbH
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Legends of the Deep: 
The Giant Squid

NHK (Japanese Broadcasting Corporation), NHK Enterprises, Discovery Channel US, ZDF & ARTE
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Best Conservation Program

Sponsored by the Nature Conservancy
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WINNER
Battle for the Elephants
National Geographic Television
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Amazon Gold
Amazon Aid Foundation and Uber Content
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Saving Rhino Phila
NHU Africa & Triosphere
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Best People & Nature Program

Sponsored by NHK Japanese Broadcasting
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WINNER
Kangaroo Dundee, Episode 1
AGB Films for BBC Natural World, BBC Worldwide and Animal Planet
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Soul in the Sea
Abyss Films
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War Elephants
National Geographic Television
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Best Science & Nature Program

Sponsored by Marco Polo Films
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WINNER
Operation Iceberg: Birth of a 'Berg
BBC Science & Discovery
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Bird Brain
Terra Mater Factual Studios 
& Parthenon Entertainment Production
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The Grammar of Happiness
Essential Media and Entertainment & 
Smithsonian Channel
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Killer in the Caves
Taglicht Media, Smithsonian Channel & WDR
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Best Conservation Hero

Sponsored by SK Films
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WINNER
Attenborough 60 Years in the Wild: Our Fragile Planet
BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide & NATURE for WNET New York Public Media
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Africa: The Future
BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel & France TV
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Minds in the Water 
Saltwater Collective & Evergreen Oasis Entertainment
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Best Limited Series

Sponsored by ORF/Universum
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WINNER
Africa
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery, BBC Worldwide & France TV
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Frozen Planet
A BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, Antena 3 Television S.A., ZDF, SKAI, Open University in association
with Discovery Canada 
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Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature
Oxford Scientific Films, Hamster’s Wheel & Terra Mater Factual Studios
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Best Children's Program

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How I Became An Elephant
Rattle The Cage Productions & Sea Fox Productions
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Deadly Mission Madagascar
BBC Natural History Unit, CBBC & BBC Worldwide
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Tarsier Tails: New Beginnings
Artists in Motion Ltd, Channel Five & BBC WorldWide
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Best Hosted & Presenter-led Program

Sponsored by NHU Africa
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WINNER
Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature: Super-bodies
Oxford Scientific Films, Hamster’s Wheel & Terra Mater Factual Studios
Host: Richard Hammond
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Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero: Wallace in the Spice Islands
BBC Natural History Unit, Glassbox Productions, BBC Worldwide & Science Channel: Discovery Communications
Host: Bill Bailey
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On a River in Ireland
Crossing the Line Production for RTÉ
Host: Colin Stafford-Johnson
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Best Educational Program

Sponsored by Craighead Beringia South
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WINNER
Field Chronicles: Chingaza - The Water's Journey
Conservation International
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The Ends of the Earth
Katmai National Park and 
Alaska Geographic
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One Breath - A Monterey Bay Experience
Talbot Films Inc.
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Best Short Program

Sponsored by the Wyoming Film Office
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WINNER
Amazing Grace
Makhulu Productions
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Fish Tale: My Secret Life as Plankton
Parafilms and Tierney Thys, Noe Sardet, Sharif Mirshak, Christian Sardet and Anna Fitch
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Snows of the Nile
Day's Edge Productions
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Best Short Short

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WINNER
The Elephant in the Room
Filmontage Productions & Wildize Foundation
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Snakes in a Cave
Day's Edge Productions
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Path of the Pronghorn
Still Life Projects for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Best Theatrical Program

Sponsored by Terra Mater Factual Studios
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Disneynature Chimpanzee
Disneynature
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Druid Peak
One Small Thing Productions
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Flight of the Butterflies
SK Films Inc.
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Titans of the Ice Age
Giant Screen Films & D3D Cinema
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Best Immersive 3D/Large Format

Sponsored by GoPro
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WINNER
Flight of the Butterflies
SK Films Inc.
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Kingdom of Plants
Atlantic Productions
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The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea
Giant Screen Films, Yes/No Productions & Liquid Pictures
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Best Immersive Fulldome

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WINNER
Supervolcanoes
Spitz Creative Media, Mirage3D & Thomas Lucas Productions, Inc, in associations with Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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Lamps of Atlantis
Evans & Sutherland and Eugenides Foundation Planetarium
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Moons: Worlds Of Mystery
Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science, Boston
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Marian Zunz Newcomer

Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Filmmaking
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WINNER
A Year in the Wild: Snowdonia
Jeff Wilson
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Africa: Sahara
Matthew Wright
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Amazing Grace
Rowan Pybus
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River of No Return
A production by Hobbit Hill Films LLC & THIRTEEN Productions LLC for the PBS NATURE series
Isaac Babcock & Bjornen Babcock
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Best Media Installation

Sponsored by Barco
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Rapid Inventory Theater
Abbott Hall of Conservation, 
The Field Museum, Chicago
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Daily Planet Media Installation
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Andy Merriell & Assocs, Batwin + Robin Productions, David Weiner Design, Electrosonic Inc., SH Acoustics, Smart Monkeys Inc. & 7th Sense
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LOOP
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & Honeywell
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National Park 360°
ScienceVision Filmproduction
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Best Interactive/New Media Program

Sponsored by BBC Earth
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WINNER
America the Wild: 
Kinect Nat Geo TV

Grizzly Creek Films, Microsoft Xbox Studios, Relentless Studios and Nat Geo Wild
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The Aatsinki Season
Myriapod Productions and Murmur
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theBlu
WemoLab
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WWF Together
AKQA
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Best Cinematography

Sponsored by Nat Geo WILD and National Geographic Television
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Frozen Planet: Winter
A BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, Antena 3 Television S.A., ZDF, SKAI, Open University in association
with Discovery Canada 
Cinematography: Frozen Planet Camera Team
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Africa: Kalahari
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery, BBC Worldwide, France TV & CCTV
Cinematography: Africa Series Camera Team
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Namibia’s Desert Kingdom
Mike Birkhead Associates & Terra Mater Factual Studios
Cinematography: Martyn Colbeck
Aerial Photography: Richard Matthews
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Best Editing

Sponsored by Sony Electronics
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On a River in Ireland
Crossing the Line Production 
for RTÉ
Editor: Emer Reynolds
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Africa: Kalahari
BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery, BBC Worldwide, 
France TV & CCTV
Editors: Matt Meech &  James Taggart
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Disneynature Chimpanzee
Disneynature
Editor: Andy Netley
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The Green Universe
nautilusfilm GmbH, DocLights GmbH & polyband Medien GmbH
Editor: Carla Braun-Elwert
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Best Original Music Score

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Penguins - Spy in the Huddle: The Journey
John Downer Productions
Composer: Will Gregory
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Hebrides - Islands on the Edge: Summer
Maramedia & Otter Films
Composers: Donald Shaw & Simon Ashdown
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The Last Reef: 
Cities Beneath the Sea

Giant Screen Films, Yes/No Productions & Liquid Pictures
Composers: Luke Cresswell & Steve McNicholas
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Best Sound

Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories
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Disneynature Chimpanzee
Disneynature
Sound Supervisor: Kate Hopkins
Sound Designer: Tim Owens
Production Mixers: Kristin Mosher and Edward Anderson
Re-Recording Mixers: Andrew Wilson and Matthew Gough
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Hot Tuna
Wild Logic LLC, NDR, WDR, NHK, National Geographic and ARTE
Sound Design: Dom Camardella
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Life in the Desert: Lake Mead National Recreational Area
National Park Service & Harpers Ferry Center
Sound: David Hurley & Ray Day
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Best Writing

Sponsored by Absolute Travel
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Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero: Wallace in the Spice Islands
BBC Natural History Unit, Glassbox Productions, BBC Worldwide & Science Channel: Discovery Communications
Writer: Bill Bailey
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Australia's First Four Billion Years: Awakening
An Essential Media and Entertainment Film Production for NOVA/WGBH in association with Eden, in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Co-financed by Screen Queensland, Principal Investor Screen Australia.
Writer: Richard Smith
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An Original DUCKumentary
Coneflower Productions & THIRTEEN Productions LLC for the PBS NATURE series
Writer: Janet Hess
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