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MUMBAI:
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has announced
the first annual Nat Geo Wild Rising Star Student Prize to
be presented at this year’s October 2008 Wildscreen Festival.
This
is a wildlife and environmental film festival and takes place
in Bristol, the UK. The award supports students with a passion
for wildlife, eager to break through on the filmmaking scene.
The winning submission will be aired on the Nat Geo Wild.
This is the broadcaster's wildlife channel that airs in the
UK, Italy, Central Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore and Southeast
Asia.
NGCI
EVP (content) Sydney Suissa says, “It is an honour to
recognise the achievements of these bright young stars whose
enthusiasm for the wildlife genre will lead to tomorrow’s
most captivating natural history programmes.”
Wildscreen
CEO Harriet Nimmo says, “This is a wonderful way for
young film students to gain a foothold into the world of wildlife
filmmaking – and a unique opportunity to get their creative
talents aired on the Nat Geo Wild Channel.”
The
winner will be flown to Bristol for the Wildscreen Festival
which takes place from 19–24 October 2008 and the award
ceremony on 22 October. Along with the prize trip to Wildscreen
in the UK and submission airing on Nat Geo Wild, the recipient
will receive a three-month internship at NGCI’s headquarters
in Washington, D.C., as well as a copy of Final Cut Pro –
the professional non-linear editing system – courtesy
of Apple, Inc. Housing, flight and other accommodations for
the internship are not included.
To
apply, participants must download an application form from
www.wildscreenfestival.org/risingstarUH. Individual applicants
should submit short films up to 15 minutes in length. Productions
must have an aspect of the natural world as their focus such
as revealing new facts about animal behaviour, a natural habitat,
ecology or humankind’s relationship with the natural
environment and with animals.
Entries
must be submitted by 18 April 2008 and the entry fee is £20.
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