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: Living Oceans.
The judges – professional filmmakers, scientists and stakeholders from around the world – chose the finalists from more than 200 entries.
Winners were announced at UN Headquarters in New York at a high-level event on Friday, March 1 to observe World Wildlife Day, and showcased at screenings around the world.
The judges – professional filmmakers, scientists and stakeholders from around the world – chose the finalists from more than 200 entries.
Winners were announced at UN Headquarters in New York at a high-level event on Friday, March 1 to observe World Wildlife Day, and showcased at screenings around the world.
Ocean Heroes
WinnerMission Blue
A Netflix Original Documentary-Insurgent Media-True Blue Films- Diamond Docs |
A Feather to Kill
BlueVoice in association with Mundo Azul and OceanCare |
Chasing the Thunder
Brick City TV and Vulcan Productions, Animal Planet |
Shark Girl
Kaufmann Productions Pty Ltd |
People and Oceans
WinnerGhost Fleet
Seahorse Productions, Vulcan Productions |
Humpback Whales: A Detective Story
Gripping Films for BBC Natural World and PBS Nature |
Jago: A Life Underwater
Produced by James Reed for Underdog Films In association with James Morgan Films, Fantomline Films and Vistaar Productions |
Issues and Solutions
WinnerSonic Sea
Discovery Channel presents a film by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Imaginary Forces in association with the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Diamond Docs |
Huntwatch
Produced by IFAW |
Racing Extinction
Okeanos – Foundation for the Sea and Discovery Channel present an Oceanic Preservation Society Film In association with Vulcan Productions, the Li Ka Shing Foundation, Earth Day Texas, JP's Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Docs |
Marine Life
WinnerBlue Planet II - One Ocean
BBC Studios Natural History Unit |
My Octopus Teacher
Sea Change Project & Off the Fence - A ZDFE company |
SHARK - Episode 1
BBC, BBC Worldwide, Discovery |
Whale Wisdom
A TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIOS production in co-production with DOCLIGHTS / NDR NATURFILM in association with ARTE FRANCE / Unité Découverte et Connaissance produced by WILD LOGIC |
Short
WinnerA Voice Above Nature
Annie Moir in association with the University of the West of England |
WinnerThe Southern Right Whale
Lyra Films |
A Place for Penguins
Tom Parry in association with the University of the West of England |
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Micro Movie
WinnerThe Deepest Dive in Antarctica Reveals a Sea Floor Teeming With Life
OceanX, BBC Earth |
Into the Deep Unknown
Novus Select / bioGraphic |
Our Underwater States of America
OceanX, Bloomberg Philanthropies |
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Honorable Mention
Anote's Ark
EyeSteelFilm |
Becoming Visible
Vanishing Present Productions |
Blue Planet II: Our Blue Planet
BBC Studios Natural History Unit |
Coastal Fisheries Initiative - Peru and Ecuador
PNUD Perú |
Gwala Rising
Conservation International, Eco-Custodian Advocates, PNG |
Perempuan
Conservation International |
Revolution
Diatribe Pictures, Revolutionary Films, Inc. |
The End of Sushi
The Water Brothers, SK Films |
The Canary Islands - World of the Fire Mountains
ScienceVision Filmproduction, ORF, NDR/doclights, ORF Enterprise, SVT, DR |
Toxic Puzzle
Scandinature Films USA Inc, Sveriges Television SVT |
Vey nou Lagon
Vey nou Lagon Ltd |
