 Wildlife Film News 87 November 2006
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Wildlife film-making returns to Norwich Wildlife film-making is being moved back to Norwich as part of a major restructuring plan for ITV. But it will not see the revival of Anglia's one-time flagship animal programme Survival, which placed the city on the map as a centre for excellence in wildlife film-making. Granada Wild is moving to Norwich after ITV bosses decided to close the company's Bristol-based operation just five years after programmes such as Survival were moved there under another restructuring. Last night, Andrea Cornes, controller of Granada Wild and Granada Anglia, said that with the closure of Bristol it made sense to return the wildlife film-making to Norwich. “People in Norwich already share the same knowledge and the level of talent required for these pro-grammes and it makes sense to have it here,” she said. “It is the result earlier this year of ITV undertaking a restructuring and deciding to close its Bristol offices. But that has resulted in Granada Wild coming to Norwich where we already make a lot of animal programmes.” Granada Wild will move to Anglia Television in Norwich where the wildlife programming will be produced alongside ITV Production Anglia's existing programmes. Some are already in production here such as a series for Animal Planet USA, which includes Animal Cops and Animal Precinct, and a new high-definition wildlife series for National Geographic Channel USA. Most significantly, the Granada Wild film library will also be relocated to Norwich, which includes the Survival and Partridge catalogues, as well as recent ITV wildlife productions including Deep Jungle. There was widespread disappointment in 2001 when Survival moved to Bristol.However, Ms Cornes said that while ITV wildlife pro-gramme-making would again be based in Norwich, it would not mean the revival of Survival. “Survival was of its time,” she said. “Wildlife programme-making has moved on. We are not trying to re-invent Survival. This will be a brand new brand.” She referred to the recent David Attenborough series - programmes such as Planet Earth - and those making use of computer-generated imagery and high-definition techniques. “But we are proud of Norwich's wildlife programme-making history and I am really pleased that Granada Wild will be back here,” she said. “Granada Wild offers a strong complementary brand to our production slate, and an opportunity to establish a strong regional base for wildlife programme-making in Norwich”. Ms Cornes said some of the team were already in Norwich and the rest would move next month. It is unclear how many people will relocate from Bristol but there could also be new work opportunities created in Norwich, though most will be for freelance operators. 2007 Bimini Shark Encounter - now ready for Booking Wildeye have confirmed the date for the 2007 Bimini Shark Encounter: 4-13 March 2007 Described by this year's participants as: "an awesome experience" - "downright unforgettable!" The ultimate hands-on shark experience! Based at the renowned Bimini Biological Field Station (Sharklab) in the Bahamas, this trip will enable you to work with, learn about and film/photograph a range of sharks guided by top experts led by the world renowned shark biologist Samuel "Doc" Gruber. You will learn about shark biology, conservation and how to film and photograph them. No other tour offers such hands-on activity with such a range of sharks with so many experts in such a gorgeous setting! 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Phil Buckle on 01449 721290 or 07799246632 mob (UK) The Wildscreen festival’s Golden Panda - has been given to the BBC’s revelatory series about invertebrates: LIFE IN THE UNDERGROWTH. Series presenter and co-writer Sir David Attenborough was among the guests at the ceremony in Bristol, UK, on 18 October) where the film collected awards for best script and the best insights into animal behaviour in addition to the main trophy. The BBC’s Natural History Unit (NHU) also triumphed in three other categories, giving it six Pandas in all. BONOBO – MISSING IN ACTION won the prize for best conservation film; EUROPE: A NATURAL HISTORY, a co-production with ORF, Austria, and ZDF, Germany, was declared the best series, while the award for cinematography was shared by the 18-strong camera crew for the POLE TO POLE episode of PLANET EARTH. To cap the NHU’s success, the Christopher Parsons Award for Outstanding Achievement was given to Mike Salisbury, now a freelance, but previously a producer with the Bristol-based unit. His awarded was presented by Sir David with whom Salisbury worked on many major productions over a 35 years period, including LIFE ON EARTH, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PLANTS, KINGDOM OF THE ICE BEAR, LIFE OF MAMMALS and, most recently, LIFE IN THE UNDERGROWTH. Other Panda winners included Bedi Films, India, best film from a developing country; Carl Sams Photography, USA, best children’s programme; Charles Davies, UK, best editing (for Tigress Productions); Dox Productions, UK, best earth science film; Granada Wild, UK, best popular programme; Humane Society of the United States, best campaign film; ORF, Austria, innovation. See below for the full list. The full list of Wildscreen 2006 Panda Award winners is: GRANADA
WILD AWARD FOR ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR CAMPAIGN
AWARD UWE
CHILDREN’S CHOICE AWARD KODAK
AWARD FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY Camera credits: Doug Allan, Barrie Britton, Richard Burton, Simon Carroll, Rod Clarke, Martyn Colbeck, Wade Fairley, Ted Giffords, Mike Holding, Michael Kelem, Simon King, Toshihiro Muta, Tim Shepherd, Andrew Shillabeer, Peter Scoones, Warwick Sloss, Paul Stewart and Gavin Thurston EARTH
SCIENCES AWARD EDITING
AWARD PARTHENON
ENTERTAINMENT AWARD FOR INNOVATION ARKive
INTERACTIVE AWARD LARGE
FORMAT AWARD MUSIC
AWARD BBC
NEWCOMER AWARD NEWS
AWARD NATURAL
HISTORY MUSEUM ONE PLANET AWARD FIVE
AWARD FOR POPULAR BROADCAST PROGRAMMES SCRIPT
AWARD e.tv
SERIES AWARD SOUND
AWARD WILDSCREEN’S
AWARD TO PROMOTE FILMMAKERS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PANDA
IN THE POCKET AWARD CHRISTOPHER
PARSONS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT WWF
GOLDEN PANDA AWARD for the best entry overall
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