Earth-Touch podcasts chosen as award finalist Jun 10 2008
There’s great excitement in the Earth-Touch camp this week, with the news that Earth-Touch weekly podcasts have been selected as a finalist for a prestigious film award.
The podcasts are competing in the Panda Awards section of Wildscreen 2008, an international wildlife and environmental film festival being held in the UK. They are one of three finalists in the ARKive New Media category.
Earth-Touch editor Brenda Spaan, who submitted the entries, was thrilled to receive the good news. “This is so amazing for Earth-Touch. Wildscreen is like the Oscars of wildlife awards,” she said.
The New Media award “will be given to the project that best explores the interactive potential of digital technology including websites, podcasts, internet TV, DVD special features, mobile technology etc to raise awareness and understanding of the natural world.”
The podcasts entered were Week 39-40 (2007), Week 45-46 (2007), Week 49-50 (2007) and Week 3 (2008). The footage in these packages includes swimming with a southern right whale, wildlife in Ecuador, a flock of colourful bee-eaters in Botswana, African wild dogs, snakes in Thailand, a turtle laying eggs on a beach in Mozambique, dung beetles, sharks, elephants, coral reefs and much more.
The Earth-Touch podcast is a package of digital media automatically sent to subscribers at no cost, showing highlights of the website’s content that week. You can play this selection of top-quality stories on a portable media player or on your computer. The podcast is available in three formats: HD (high definition), SD (standard definition) and iPod. You can subscribe from this page or from the Earth-Touch home page, where the latest weekly selection is featured.
With a record number of 440 entries received from 43 countries, the 2008 Wildscreen event promises top-quality winners.
Film entries have increased dramatically this year, with a wide variety of wildlife films being submitted. The inclusion of two new categories, Environment and People & Animals, has generated added interest.
The Wildscreen awards have replaced the former One Planet Awards, giving filmmakers the opportunity to enter their work in more specific categories.
The full list of finalists in various categories is on the Wildscreen website.
Wildscreen 2008 takes place in Bristol in the UK from 19-24 October. Winners will be announced at the awards on 22 October.
Image © Earth-Touch 2008
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