33rd International Wildlife Film Festival – Call For Entries And Festival Highlights – Deadline January 30, 2010

Welcome!

33 years and counting. On the “eve” of the 33rd IWFF http://www.wildlifefilms.org/ in May 2010, we look back and reflect
on where we were when IWFF burst onto the scene as the first wildlife film festival in the
world! What vision the founders had, to sense the coming impact and influence of wildlife
films and the desire of people to embrace them.

Fast forward 33 years. Reflecting on my ten years at the helm of IWFF, it is as great an
honor and passion today as it was when I signed on at the turn of the new millennium. IWFF
has grown significantly since then; evolving today into a year round, global organization.

The world too has changed; conservation efforts are critical and media is integral. Wildlife
conservation today encompasses science, economics, politics, and cultures.
Film, television, video and media too are in the midst of a technological revolution, changing
the way we see and understand wildlife and our environment.

Which brings us back to the
33rd IWFF. Our theme – Media & the Message: Wildlife Filmmaking and Survival in the
21st Century sums it up. The festival focus in 2010 will zero in on some of the critical and
key issues – the illegal, international trade in wildlife; the role of the Internet – distribution,
production, and social media.

Don’t miss the 33rd IWFF – share your films, your passions, and your ideas. Be a part of
making a difference in the present and future of Wildlife Film!

Janet Rose

Executive Director/Festival Director

The International Wildlife Film Festival http://www.wildlifefilms.org/

Our mission: To promote awareness, knowledge and understanding of wildlife,
habitat, people and nature through excellent film, television and other media. Films
eligible for the International Wildlife Film Festival’s juried competition must have a
focus on non-domesticated wildlife species and habitats. Content must relate either
singly or in combination with wildlife, habitat, conservation, ecology, research
management, the environment, environmental or conservation issues, plants and/or
people’s interactions with wildlife.

Full Information on film submissions, categories and entry forms: http://www.matr.net/files/IWFF2010EntryPack.pdf