Jackson Wild, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are excited to announce the finalists of the World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Biodiversity.
The judges – professional filmmakers, scientists and stakeholders from around the world – chose the finalists from over 300 entries.
Winners will be announced at UN Headquarters in New York at a high-level event on Tuesday, March 3 to observe World Wildlife Day, and then both the finalists and winners will be showcased at screenings around the world.
See 2020 finalist highlight reel!
The judges – professional filmmakers, scientists and stakeholders from around the world – chose the finalists from over 300 entries.
Winners will be announced at UN Headquarters in New York at a high-level event on Tuesday, March 3 to observe World Wildlife Day, and then both the finalists and winners will be showcased at screenings around the world.
See 2020 finalist highlight reel!
Science, Innovation and Exploration
A Song for Love - An Ape with an App
A co-production of Terra Mater Factual Studios, Mark Fletcher Productions and Colorful Nature Films |
Nature: The Serengeti Rules
A Production of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Passion Planet in association with Sandbox Films, Thirteen Productions Llc and WNET |
Serengeti: Nature's Living Laboratory
Day's Edge Productions for Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
Issues and Solutions
Gorillas of Gabon
Earth Touch, Smithsonian Networks |
Our Gorongosa
A Gorongosa Media and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios Production |
Watson
Local Hero, Participant Media, Terra Mater Factual Studios for Animal Planet |
People and Wild Species
Grasslands - North America's Hidden Wilderness
A River Road Films production in association with CBC and Terra Mater Factual Studios |
Kingdom of the White Wolf: Episode 103
Nat Geo Wild |
Sharkwater Extinction
Sharkwater Pictures |
The Serengeti Rules
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios/Passion Planet |
Stories of Hope
Europe's New Wild: Episode 103
Nat Geo Wild |
Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark: Episode 1
WGBH Boston and So World Media, LLC in association with National Geographic Channels |
Silent Forests
House Tiger Productions |
Global Voices
Mundiya Kepanga, The Voice of the Forest
Muriel Barra / LatoSensu productions |
Okavango - River of Dreams - Episode 1: Paradise
A Terra Mater Factual Studios / Wildlife Films production in co-production with Thirteen Productions LLC, Doclights/NDR Naturfilm in association with PBS, CPB, Arte France / Unité Découverte et Connaissance, National Geographic Channels and SVT |
On the Front Line, The Rangers of Gorongosa National Park
Gorongosa Media |
Queen without Land
Artic Light in association with NRK, NDR/Doclights, ORF, France 3, Smithsonian Channel, SVT |
Web of Life
Borneo - Earth's Ancient Eden
A production of Terra Mater Factual Studios 
The Sanctuary: Survival Stories of the Alps
Boreales / Winds, France Televisions, Terra Mater |
Epic Animal Migrations: Mexico
Earth Touch, Oscura Producciones Mexico, Smithsonian Channel. |
Lost Kings of Bioko
Gulo Film Productions for NDR Naturfilm / Doclights, NDR, WDR, ARTE, ORF, Smithsonian Channel, SVT |
The Elephant Queen
An Apple Original and A Deeble, Stone and Oliff Production |
Biodiversity Short
How to Save Our Planet
Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK |
Hunting the Helmeted Hornbill
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Geographic Magazine and Rangkong Indonesia |
Nigerians Fight to Protect the World's Most Trafficked Mammal
Coral and Oak Studios, National Geographic |
Last Wild Places: Gorongosa
National Geographic Society |
MY 25: The Ocean Between Us
Inka Cresswell, University of the West of England - MA Wildlife Filmmaking |
(Re)Connecting Wild - Restoring Safe Passage
NineCaribou Productions, LLC *This film is available for virtual screenings*
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Biodiversity Micro Movie
Breathe
Pioneer Studios |
How to Raise Baby Corals
Exposure Labs, bioGraphic |
#NatureNow
A @tommustill Film for Gripping Films, Greta Thunberg and writer/climate activist George Monbiot with support from Conservation International, Nature4Climate, The Food and Land Use Coalition and Gower Street. |
Ocean Farmer
Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK |
The Story of Cabo Pulmo
Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK |
Uncle Elephant
Wild Earth Allies and Emic Films |
What is Biodiversity?
Silverback Films, Netflix, WWF UK |
Honorable Mentions: General
Tree Climbing Lions
Nat Geo Wild |
Okavango - River of Dreams - Episode 3: Inferno
A Terra Mater Factual Studios / Wildlife Films production in co-production with Thirteen Productions LLC, Doclights/NDR Naturfilm in association with PBS, CPB, Arte France / Unité Découverte et Connaissance, National Geographic Channels and SVT |
Fantastic Fungi
Moving Art |
Walking Thunder
Last Stand Films |
Tigerland
Produced for Discovery by RadicalMedia |
Gerdab
Wildlife Pictures Institute |
Honorable Mentions: Short
Beyond The Fence (South Africa)
Tessa Barlin in association with the Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers Congress (NEWF) |
Sounds of Survival
Katie Garrett, bioGraphic |
1 MILLION Species Could Go Extinct... Here's Why.
Spotzen, PBS Digital Studios |
The Flying Gold of Arabuko
John Davies, National Film and Television School |
Mexico City and its Sacred Salamanders
Katie Garrett, bioGraphic |
The Firefox Guardian (India)
Gunjan Menon, University of the West of England |
Mud, Sweat, and Fears: Episode 2 of 'Last Call for the Bayou'
Encompass Films |
Where Life Begins
Coral and Oak Studios, The Wilderness Society |
Honorable Mentions: Micro Movie
Ay Santa Ana
Pongo Media |
Gajah Borneo
Shervin Hess, Oregon Zoo |
Meet the Real Wolf
Grizzly Creek Films |
Spider Monkey for Sale
An Ateles Films production by Michael Sanderson and Ana Luísa Santos |
A Constituency for Conservation | Ndoki at 25
Wildlife Conservation Society |
Second Chances
Eilidh Munro |
The Birdman of Chorao
Shashank Bhosale |
The Burrowers
Yasmine Ellis |
