2016 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards Guide

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#SHARETHEORANGE

100,000,000 YEARS FROM NOW 2 minutes

6 minutes

Cambridge

Austin TX

UK 12/31/15

USA 02/08/16

English

English

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16-0002

Health & Medicine

Short Program, Editing

Alzheimer’s Research UK’s #sharetheorange campaign is designed to help the public understand the physical diseases behind the symptoms of dementia. Too many people believe dementia to be a natural bi-product of age, our film is designed to challenge that misconception through a simple high-impact visual metaphor. The film is presented by actor Christopher Eccleston who lost his father to dementia. It has been viewed nearly 12 million times since January 2016, and shared nearly 750,000 times, becoming by-far the most successful film/social media campaign for the charity.

Scientists are now more sure than ever that human activity has left a permanent signature on Earth. Our geologic era, the Anthropocene, will leave a host of telltale marks in Earth’s geologic history. Reporting on research published in the journal Science (Waters et al. 8 Jan 2016), we take the perspective of a team of alien geologists exploring Earth 100,000,000 years in the future. What evidence will we leave for them?

What will they think of us?

COMPANY: Alzheimer’s Research UK DIRECTOR: Magda Osinska PRODUCER: Louise Johnson, Lindsay Holyoak EDITOR: Dan Hembery Benjamin Craske CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sam Morris ART DIRECTION: Magdalena Osinska, Geoff Gower, Kevin Bratley DESIGN: Magda Osinska ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jean-Marc Petsas EFFECTS EDITOR: Fernando Lechuga SOUND EDITOR: Laura Izzard SOUND MIXERS: WRITER: Geoff Gower, Tim Parry NARRATOR: Christopher Eccleston OTHER CREDITS: Lighting/Camera: Nat Sale Camera Assistants: Adam Cook, Joe Maxwell Rigger: Chris

COMPANY: PBS Digital Studios DIRECTOR: Joe Nicolosi PRODUCER: Amanda Fox, Andrew Matthews, Joe Hanson EDITOR: Andrew Matthews CINEMATOGRAPHER: Katie Graham EFFECTS EDITOR: Andrew Matthews WRITER: Joe Hanson NARRATOR: Joe Hanson

Entwistle Pre post/Grade:Bram Ttwheam Post Artist: Paule Quinton Project Manager: Andrew Thorne

+44 779-582-3308 t.parry@alzheimersresearchuk.org

itsokaytobesmart@gmail.com

http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/orange/

https://www.youtube.com/user/itsokaytobesmart

1000 CUTS

101 VIDEOS

Climate Change 101 with Bill Nye, Tsunamis 101, El Nino 101 10 minutes

3 minutes

Boulder CO

Pasadena CA

USA 10/15/15

USA 12/01/15

English

English

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16-0004

Changing Planet

Short-Form Series

Utah’s Canyonlands National Park is known for its fantastically formed arches and pinnacles, its canyon mazes and pristine solitude. Famed photographer, James Balog, finds that the rugged, primitive land that he loves is being transformed by industrial development--right up to national park boundaries.

Explore and experience the forces that shape the world around us.

National Geographic’s 101 Videos introduce viewers to science and nature through stunning, fast-paced motion and animation.

COMPANY: Earth Vision Institute DIRECTOR: James Balog, Stash Wislock PRODUCER: James Balog, Cherie Turbitt EDITOR: Matthew Kennedy, Andrew Ackerman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Ackerman, Jim Hurst, Matthew Kennedy, Danny Schmidt ORIGINAL MUSIC: Kip Kuepper, Coupe Studios EFFECTS EDITOR: 80304 303-494-1737 SOUND MIXERS: Ed Kaufman, Coupe Studios WRITER: Paul Gasek NARRATOR: 80304 303-494-1737 OTHER CREDITS: Science Advisor: Bruce Vaughn

COMPANY: Awards Insider Consulting PRODUCER: Jean-Paul Polo, Jeff Hertrick EDITOR: Hai-Lam Phan WRITER: Jean-Paul Polo NARRATOR: Bill Nye, Angeli Gabriel

jessica@earthvisioninstitute.org

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2016 Science Media Awards and Summit Media Guide 360’ 4K RED KITE FEEDING FRENZY - BBC EARTH UNPLUGGED

360’ SOLOMON

1 minutes

9 minutes

Bristol

Annapolis MD

12/16/15

USA 06/05/15

English

English

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16-0006

UK

Interactive

Engaging Young Scientists

Surrounded by hundreds of red kites, this VR experience puts you in the heart of a feeding frenzy. These once threatened birds of prey dive bomb around the camera as they grab food on the wing. It’s a thrilling experience from a privileged view point.

This film tells the story of a team of scientists as they set sail on the world’s largest coral reef expedition to find out what’s happening to the world’s reefs. Using a custom camera system they take stunning 360 degree imagery of the reefs, gathering ground-breaking images to reveal the reefs as never seen before. It’s all part of an ongoing research project to measure coral reef habitat health and diversity across the tropics and understand how reefs are changing due to human pressures.

COMPANY: BBC Earth DIRECTOR: Simon Baxter EDITOR: Matt Harris OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Charlotte Jones Assistant Producer: Joe Tuck

COMPANY: Khaled bin Sultan, Living Oceans Foundation DIRECTOR: Alison Barrat PRODUCER: Alison Barrat, Ann Carroll EDITOR: Mickey Green CINEMATOGRAPHER: Wade Fairley WRITER: Ann Carroll NARRATOR: Salvatore Vecchio

+44 117-974-7872

(312) 203-6017

sarah.garner@bbc.com

rauer@lof.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiSOVGZjous

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4850 FEET BELOW: THE HUNT FOR DARK MATTER

A CURIOUS WORLD

Can We Colonize Mars?, Could Robots Rule the World?, Nanomedicine Revolution

17 minutes

3 minutes

New York NY

Silver Spring MD

English

English

16-0007

16-0008

USA 10/08/15

USA 09/25/15

Physical, Short Program

Short-Form Series

Deep in an abandoned gold mine in rural South Dakota, a team of physicists are hunting for astrophysical treasure. Their rare and elusive quarry is dark matter, a theoretical particle which has never been seen or directly detected. Yet its gravitational effect on distant galaxies hints at its existence and provides ample evidence to fuel the experiments and aspirations of scientists at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Insulated by 4,850 feet of rock, the researchers have constructed the world’s most sensitive particle detector, known as the Large Underground Xenon Experiment, or “LUX.” Their goal is to use this complex device to capture an epiphanous event: the interaction between dark matter and atoms inside a chilled tank of liquid xenon. If they’re successful, the researchers may not only solve some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics but affirm their faith in the nature of dark matter.

A Curious World is a 20-part original series from CuriosityStream that explores some of the biggest topics in science, from the origins of life to the future of artificial intelligence. It combines cutting edge reporting, powerful storytelling and stunning 3D animation to deliver compelling insight about the world around us, from the depths of our oceans to the farthest reaches of outer space.

COMPANY: Science Friday DIRECTOR: Luke Groskin PRODUCER: Luke Groskin EDITOR: Erika Sutter ORIGINAL MUSIC: Audio Network OTHER CREDITS: Animator: Gabe Darling

COMPANY: CuriosityStream PRODUCER: Rob Burk, Elizabeth Andrade, Series Producer: Lori Butterfield Whitney Beer-Kerr, Associate Producer: Christina Avalos EDITOR: Rico Andrade, Michael Jennings-Offen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dennis Boni ART DIRECTION: Ricardo Andrade SOUND EDITOR: Mark Andrade WRITER: Lori Butterfield, Ron Bowman NARRATOR: Jamie Effros OTHER CREDITS: Chief Content Officer: Steve Burns, Executive in Charge: Elizabeth Hendricks North For CuriosityStream

(212) 840-2244

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cskotte@sciencefriday.com

Jorge.Franzini@curiositystream.com

http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/4850-feet-below-the-hunt-for-dark-matter/

http://www.CuriosityStream.com

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A DECAY OF CONTROL

A GHOST IN THE MAKING: SEARCHING FOR THE RUSTY-PATCHED BUMBLE BEE 22 minutes

19 minutes

Bozeman MT

Jackson WY

USA 05/31/15

USA 01/01/16

English

English

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16-0010

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Short Program

What if your cat was making you crazy, or a parasite was controlling your behavior and emotions? As told by an expert in the field, a self-identified “crazy cat lady,” and the story of the famous cat painter Louis Wain, A Decay of Control is a self-reflexive journey into new research on the parasitic disease, Toxoplasmosis (known to be transmitted by cats), and its potential influence on human behavior and neurological disorders like Schizophrenia.

The story of this disease forces us to ask the question: what if we weren’t the ones running our own show? Artist Statement: A Decay of Control is a conceptual exploration into the the way we use film to communicate science. I experiment with a new understanding of documentary ‘truth’ that acknowledges film construction and its inherent artificiality. By having a complex mix of fact and fiction, of staged and unstaged scenes, actors and real people, I hope to prompt the audience to reimagine and indulge a form of film that blurs the line between genres. How can we reinterpret films modes to spark interest and further exploration into science topics? What new meaning can be created by existing in this ambiguous space between reality and fiction? Like the potential of a parasite controlling our behavior and emotions, what if this film is not quite what it appears to be? What would that mean to us and our own assumptions? *All research presented in the film is based off of findings in peer-reviewed articles.

Everyone has heard about bee declines, but with so much attention focused on domestic honeybees, someone has to speak up for the 4,000 species of native bees in North America. Natural history photographer Clay Bolt is on a multi-year quest to tell the stories of our native bees, and one elusive species the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) - has become his white whale.

Traveling from state to state in search of the Rusty-patched, he meets scientists and conservationists working tirelessly to preserve it. Clay’s journey finally brings him to Wisconsin, where he comes face to face with his quarry and discovers an answer to the question that has been nagging him all along: why save a species?

COMPANY: Nestbox Collective DIRECTOR: Madison McClintock PRODUCER: Madison McClintock

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions DIRECTOR: Neil Losin, Morgan Heim PRODUCER: Neil Losin, Nate Dappen, Clay Bolt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Losin, Morgan Heim, Clay Bolt, Roshan Patel, Doug Gardner ORIGINAL MUSIC: New West Studios, Dan Warren, Cloud Cult WRITER: Neil Losin, Clay Bolt OTHER CREDITS: Clay Bolt, Dr. Becky Nichols, Dr. T’ai Roulston, Dr. Sam Droege, Dr. Sydney Cameron, Rich Hatfield, Susan Carpenter , Dr. Claudio Gratton, Special Thanks: Xerces Society, Endangered Species Chocolate, Fastec Imaging

(208) 591-0852 madumcc@gmail.com

kori.price@gmail.com www.rustypatched.com

A REEF REBORN

A WORLD WITHOUT FORESTS 25 minutes

52 minutes

San Diego CA

La Plaine Saint Denis

USA 03/16/16

France 01/01/16

English

English

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Changing Planet, Science Journalism , Editing

Changing Planet

A Reef Reborn 3D is the inspirational story tracking a small community of Mexican fishermen across time from a period in the early 20th. Century, when marine resources were abundant, through a period of desperation and near famine as they ran out of the very resources upon which their lives depended. As their community was disintegrating they took stock of their options, electing instead to embark on a new and risky alternative to fishing. They would petition the Mexican government to protect their reefs. Now, twenty years later their feral reefs have rebounded becoming a world-renowned hotspot.

Faced with direct and indirect pressures from humanity, what will future forests look like? Will some forests disappear? How much do we need them, and what would a world without forests look like? Enter the forest ecosystems and meet those who study, exploit and protect them.

COMPANY: summerhays films DIRECTOR: Soames Summerhays PRODUCER: Soames Summerhays EDITOR: Pedro Ezcurra CINEMATOGRAPHER: Soames Summerhays ORIGINAL MUSIC: Alan Reeves EFFECTS EDITOR: Pedro Ezcurra SOUND EDITOR: Pedro Ezcurra SOUND MIXERS: Peter Kelsey WRITER: Michael Parfit NARRATOR: Iliana Ortega Bacmeister OTHER CREDITS: Production Manager: Paulina Godoy Screenplay: Exequiel Ezcurra

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Sarah Laone WRITER: Sarah Laone

jgsoames@aol.com

charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

areefreborn3d.com

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A YEAR IN SPACE

ACID OCEAN 55 minutes

25 minutes

Arlington VA

Toronto Ontario

English

English

16-0013

16-0014

USA 03/02/16

Canada 04/07/15

Science Journalism , Writing

Changing Planet

A Year in Space takes viewers behind-the-scenes of astronaut Scott Kelly’s record breaking 12-month stay on the International Space Station where, along with his Earth-bound twin brother, Mark, tested the human limits for space travel and laid the groundwork for a manned mission to Mars. The one-hour documentary tracks Scott Kelly’s mission from training and launch, through his year aboard the International Space Station, right up through his descent and landing.

As we burn fossil fuels, carbon dioxide is seeping into our oceans and creating an alarming, science-fiction scenario. It’s called ocean acidification, and it could lead to a mass extinction of marine life. In the Pacific Northwest, The Water Brothers meet scallop and oyster farmers who are already experiencing the impacts of this recent phenomenon.

Diving near a volcano in Italy that causes nearby waters to be naturally higher in acidity, the Brothers see first-hand what the rest of the ocean might look like in the future. Can we stop the problem of ocean acidification before it’s too late?

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Jon Halperin, Shaul Schwarz PRODUCER: Jonathan D. Woods, Jon Halperin, Mike Beck, Executive Producer Mark Mannucci, Executive Producer Ian Orefice, Executive Producer Kira Pollack, Executive Producer EDITOR: Lars Woodruffe CINEMATOGRAPHER: Shaul Schwarz, Christina Clusiau ORIGINAL MUSIC: Aaron Keane SOUND MIXERS: Willie Elias WRITER: Jon Halperin OTHER CREDITS: Vice President Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Margol Editor, TIME: Nancy Gibbs Managing Editor, TIME Digital: Edward Felsenthal

COMPANY: SK Films DIRECTOR: Tyler Mifflin, Alex Mifflin PRODUCER: Jonathan Barker, Wendy MacKeigan EDITOR: Steve Guise CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tyler Mifflin SOUND EDITOR: Mach Sound Studios SOUND MIXERS: Mach Sound Studios WRITER: Alex Mifflin NARRATOR: Alex Mifflin, Tyler Mifflin OTHER CREDITS: Production Manager: Nathan Cohen Graphic and Animation: Thought Cafe

bllatham@pbs.org

agarcia@skfilms.ca www.thewaterbrothers.tv

AGAINST ALL ODDS

AHEAD OF THE TIDE

Chapter One: Florida’s Life Blood, Chapter Three: The Political Climate Chapter Seven: Sea Turtles

26 minutes

6 minutes

Loma Linda CA

Santa Fe NM

English

English

16-0015

16-0016

USA 07/01/15

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USA 02/01/16

Health & Medicine

Short-Form Series

For the Purcells, their fairy tale life came to a halt when the doctor diagnosed Pat with prostate cancer. As the second leading cause of cancer death, prostate cancer affects one in seven men. The Purcells are set to fight this deadly disease and explore every treatment option they could find. Little did they know that 25 years earlier, a doctor 1200 miles away risked his entire career to pioneer proton treatment with virtually no side effects. “Against All Odds” follows a couple’s desire to fight cancer and unveils the historical account of a doctor’s passion to discover a better treatment option.

Ahead of the Tide is an independent movement launching a 10 part video series highlighting the effects of sea level rise and climate change through the stories and voices of local Floridians. Each short video showcases various aspects concerning sea level rise and includes interviews with scientists, engineers, politicians, conservation directors, educators, authors, activists.

COMPANY: Loma Linda University Health Department of Advancement Films DIRECTOR: Melody George PRODUCER: Patricia Kelikani EDITOR: Melody George CINEMATOGRAPHER: Melody George, Cosmin Cosma, Patricia Kelikani SOUND MIXERS: Bill Jackson NARRATOR: Melody George OTHER CREDITS: Colorist: Patrick Inhofer, Project Coordinator: Keturah Reed

COMPANY: CAVU DIRECTOR: David S. Smith PRODUCER: David S. Smith EDITOR: Tony Hale CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mike McSweeney EFFECTS EDITOR: Paragon Design Group SOUND EDITOR: Tony Hale

(504) 931-8348

(505) 984-0111

ketreed@llu.edu

thrive@cavu.org

lifeontheline.tv

http://aheadofthetide.org/

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ANGKOR REVEALED

22 minutes

92 minutes

Brussels

Washington DC

Belgium 01/05/15

USA 10/05/14

French

English

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16-0018

Health & Medicine

Being Human, Visualization

What happens in the brain of someone affected by the Alzheimer disease? We have billions of neurons that are all interconnected to form a huge network. In the case of Alzheimer’s disease two types of lesions cause serious malfunctions to this complex system. Researchers all over the world are today working to understand how these lesions occur and, above all, how to prevent and cure them.

An international team of experts is flying high above the vast northern plateau of Cambodia, equipped with a state-of-the-art laser mapping technology called LIDAR. Their mission: to peel back the layers of dense forest below and reveal the secrets of the ruins of Angkor, a medieval metropolis that spanned an area larger than New York City. These ambitious researchers are shedding new light on the Khmer Empire and civilization that built it. In doing so, they’re also uncovering new mysteries to solve. Angkor Revealed is a 2-part series.

COMPANY: MatiËre Grise - RTBF DIRECTOR: Cyril Fleury PRODUCER: Patrice Goldberg

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Ben Lawrie EDITOR: Bill Coates, Michael Pearce CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Cragg ORIGINAL MUSIC: Tim Oliver WRITER: Ben Lawrie NARRATOR: Thom Kikot OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Chris Granlund Senior Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production: David Royle

(202) 261-1262 tsc@rtbf.be

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

ANIMATED LIFE SERIES

Animated Life: Pangea, Animated Life: Mary Leakey Animated Life: The Living Fossil Fish

ANTHROPOCENE

8 minutes

97 minutes

Chevy Chase MD

Oley PA

USA 01/28/16

USA 11/01/15

English

English

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16-0020

Short-Form Series

Changing Planet

Animated Life is a series of puppet animations produced in conjunction with The New York Times that bring to life historical scientific discoveries and the people behind them. Included in this submission are: Alfred Wegener and the idea of continental drift; Mary Leakey and the Laetoli footprints; and†Marjorie Courtenay Latimer’s discovery of the coelacanth “fossil fish.” Others in the series include Alfred Russel Wallace and his contribution to the concept of natural selection and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s microscope.

A working group of international scientists is deciding whether to declare a new geological epoch -- the Anthropocene -- defined by a planet shaped more by mankind than nature. Its members tell the story of the Anthropocene and argue whether it’s a tragedy, a comedy, or something more surreal. With archive footage, award-winning stills, and interviews, Anthropocene proposes a common secular narrative for mankind but leaves viewers to decide how we should write the ending. It is now our turn to decide--in this decade--how the Anthropocene will end. The film has the blessing of Nobel Laureate Paul Crutzen.

COMPANY: Howard Hughes Medical Institute DIRECTOR: Flora Lichtman, Sharon Shattuck PRODUCER: Flora Lichtman, Sharon Shattuck EDITOR: Flora Lichtman, Sharon Shattuck CINEMATOGRAPHER: Olga Abramson, Daniel Cowen DESIGN: Flora Lichtman, Ruth Litchman, Sharon Shattuck, Emma Wiseman ORIGINAL MUSIC: Martin Crane EFFECTS EDITOR: Puppeteers: Ella Belenky, Matt Carney, Jeff Delviscio, Jason Gregg, Mara Grunbaum, Ferris Jabr, Nich Lehane, Flora Lichtman, Ruth Lichtman Spencer Lott, Rowan Magee, Andy Manjuck, Alex Mullen, Ian Seim, Sharon Shattuck Shayna Strype, Kat Vecchio, Emma Wade, Emma Wiseman OTHER CREDITS: Advisors: Laura Bonetta, Sean B. Carroll, Dennis Liu

COMPANY: Bullfrog Films DIRECTOR: Steve Bradshaw PRODUCER: Jenny Richards EDITOR: Sotira Kyriacou CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Gabbay, Magne ÿstby, Stefano Cassini ORIGINAL MUSIC: Audio Network

(301) 215-8783 schultzc@hhmi.org

mark@bullfrogfilms.com

https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/animated-life

http://www.anthropocenethemovie.com

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ANTIBIOTIC APOCALYPSE

APITHERAPY 4 minutes

26 minutes

Musselburgh

Brussels

02/20/16

Belgium 06/17/14

English

French

16-0021

16-0022

UK

Micro-Movie

Science of Life

The Antibiotic Apocalypse is upon us... Our widespread abuse of antibiotics has resulted in the emergence of resistant bacteria, which are no longer susceptible to these therapies. In an attempt to showcase this major health concern, Game Dr, Siam Colvine and Little City Pictures have teamed up to deliver an innovative short film, combining science with creativity, design and dance to portray the causes and problems behind antibiotic resistance. This film is designed to help raise awareness on this issue and make our audience value antibiotics for future health and generations. Stop the resistance.

Honey and health have a long common history. The ancient Egyptians were using it to treat a variety of diseases. Today, it is best known for its soothing for a cold or a sore throat. But did you know that applied on some wounds, it can have amazing healing power? The hive is a real pharmacy. The research on the royal jelly, for example, seems to show a beneficial effect on the nervous system. The propolis, a resin which allows the bees to make their hive as sterile as an operating room, proves to be an excellent antiseptic.

COMPANY: Game Dr. Unlimited DIRECTOR: Christopher Lewis Cook Scientific Director: Dr Carla Brown PRODUCER: Dr Carla Brown Siam Colvine EDITOR: Christopher Lewis Cook CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steven Cook ART DIRECTION: Siam Colvine DESIGN: Siam Colvine ORIGINAL MUSIC: Nigel Stanford - Cymatics SOUND EDITOR: JD McLellan WRITER: Dr Carla Brown OTHER CREDITS: Cast: Tom Wohlfahrt, Sofie Strandberg, Chloe Schiphorst, Juan Barton. Kaja

COMPANY: MatiËre Grise - RTBF DIRECTOR: Erol Cetiner PRODUCER: Patrice Goldberg

Jurkowska Gaffer: Iain Forsyth Production Assistant: Louis Clark Choreographer: Joao Baiao Makeup Artists: Kat Morgan, Jenni Smith Hair: Lyndsay Tait Scientific Advisors: Dr Daniel Walker, Dr Adam Roberts Funders: Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation University of Glasgow, British Science Association SPECIAL THANKS All of our wonderful bacteria cameos Ascus Lab Swish Edinburgh Our friends, Conner Mcdermott & JD McLennan Copyright 2016. Game Dr Limited

(756) 855-9978 carlalbrown@gamedrlimited.com

tsc@rtbf.be

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APPETITE FOR INVASIVES

ARCHIVERSE 6 minutes

4 minutes

New York NY

Cambridge MA

English

English

16-0023

16-0024

USA 06/14/16

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USA 05/16/16

Short Program

Interactive

Gene Rurka is an exotic foods specialist who was tasked with creating the menu for the 112th Explorers Club Annual Dinner--which focused on marine invasive species that are more sustainable to consume, like lionfish and raw Asian carp (and even iguana). This short film, Appetite for Invasives, follows Rurka as he consults with the ecologist Carl Safina on seafood choices, and the challenges and implications of eating exotic marine creatures. The film is presented by The Explorers Club and was produced by Emily Driscoll, Nancy Rosenthal and Gaelin Rosenwaks.

Many Architecture firms still rely upon the production of scale models throughout the design process, but others have turned away from this methodology due to the economics of time, labor, materials, and equipment, in favor of a purely digital workflow. Archiverse aims to bridge the gap between the traditional analog and current digital processes by creating an immersive, interactive design tool for generating architectural sketch, concept, and program massing studies. A user can manipulate virtual program objects with their hands and interact with compositions within a digital project site. These studies can then be explored through a VR headset in a navigable world from different viewpoints, scales, and environmental conditions, providing the designer with deeper insights and greater capacity for iteration.

COMPANY: BonSciFilms DIRECTOR: Emily Driscoll, Nancy Rosenthal, Gaelin Rosenwaks EDITOR: Emily Driscoll

COMPANY: Archiverse DIRECTOR: Jacob Hamman PRODUCER: Jacob Hamman ART DIRECTION: Jacob Hamman DESIGN: Jacob Hamman EFFECTS EDITOR: Jacob Hamman WRITER: Jacob Hamman NARRATOR: Jacob Hamman

emily@bonscifilms.com

jacob.hamman@gmail.com

http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/486365/dinner-menu-invasive-species/

archiverse.com

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ARE GAZELLES ENDANGERED?

ASTEROID: MISSION EXTREME 2 minutes

25 minutes

San Francisco CA

New York NY

USA 04/15/16

USA 12/01/15

English

English

16-0025

16-0026

Micro-Movie

Engaging Young Scientists, Immersive, Earth & Sky

The magnificence and diversity of life is revealed with a simple question about endangered species. A complicated world unravels as we learn about species population trends, geographic range, and threatened species status. The short film finally invites the audience to visit www. infowetrust.com to interact with animals and their data on their own now that they have a little more clarity around the complexity of the animal kingdom.

Asteroid: Mission Extreme takes audiences on an epic journey to discover the possibilities that asteroids present for space travel. Using stunning visuals and state-of-the-art computer graphics, the film presents the fascinating idea, based on real science, that asteroids could be used as stepping stones to other worlds, veritable “way stations” in space enabling us to cross the entire solar system.

COMPANY: Info We Trust DIRECTOR: RJ Andrews PRODUCER: RJ Andrews WRITER: RJ Andrews NARRATOR: Raymond Andrews OTHER CREDITS:

COMPANY: National Geographic DIRECTOR: Annette Southern-Barnett PRODUCER: Annette Southern-Barnett, Brooke Runnette, Steven T. Savage, Jeff Hasler WRITER: Annette Southern-Barnett, Mose Richards NARRATOR: Sigourney Weaver OTHER CREDITS:

rj@infowetrust.com

merogers@ngs.org

www.infowetrust.com

asteroidfilm.com

ASTRONOMY CAST

BAHAMA BLUE - CAVES AND BLUE HOLES 96 minutes

46 minutes

Edwardsville Il

White Rock BC

USA 06/06/16

Canada 05/06/15

English

English

16-0027

16-0028

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Earth & Sky, Writing

Astronomy Cast takes a fact-based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (SIUE), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us.

Hidden away beneath the surface of the Bahamian archipelago is a magical world millions of years in the making. The Caves and Blue Holes of the Bahamas house some of the most spectacularly beautiful geological formations in the world. The species that reside in their watery depths are biological anomalies that thrive in dark waters saturated with hydrogen sulfide gas and low in oxygen. Above ground the variety of bats and other creatures that make their homes in the caves are astounding.

COMPANY: CosmoQuest DIRECTOR: Dr. Pamela Gay Fraser Cain PRODUCER: Susan Murph EDITOR: Preston Gibson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Travis Searle SOUND EDITOR: Preston Gibson SOUND MIXERS: Preston Gibson WRITER: Pamela Gay NARRATOR: Dr. Pamela Gay Fraser Cain

COMPANY: Parallax Film Productions DIRECTOR: Ian Herring PRODUCER: Carolyn Schmidt Maija Leivo EDITOR: Eric Hill CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sean F WHite ORIGINAL MUSIC: Michael Plowman WRITER: Maija Leivo NARRATOR: Mark Oliver

(618) 307-6546 starstryder@gmail.com

carolyn@parallaxfilm.com

www.astronomycast.com/

http://www.parallaxfilm.com

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BAHAMA BLUE - THE SAND FLATS

BAOBABS BETWEEN LAND AND SEA

46 minutes

56 minutes

White Rock BC

BrÈel

English

English

16-0029

16-0030

Canada 05/06/15

France 02/10/15

Editing

Changing Planet

Beyond the iconic and pristine white beaches of the Bahamas, the Sand Flats are home to fierce Iguanas, camouflaging stingrays, and the beautiful bottlenose dolphin. All of this sand is the surprising waste product of one resident. Parrotfish nibbling on coral produce one tonne of sand per fish every year. Sand here is so ubiquitous, that some creatures have evolved to hide in plain sight to survive. Others, like stingray, use incredible electro sensitivity to locate the prey hidden away in the sand.

By their sheer size and original shapes, baobabs are among the most remarkable trees on the planet. Relatively unknown in Madagascar, the giants are currently threatened by deforestation. To study them, in the heart of their forests, Cyrille Cornu and Wilfried Ramahafaly travel by pirogue, exploring 400 km of wild and isolated coastline in the southwest of Madagascar. The film chronicles the expedition. It reveals discoveries, encounters, scientific results of the two explorers, baobabs and landscapes that had mostly never been filmed or even photographed.

COMPANY: Parallax Film Productions DIRECTOR: Ian Herring PRODUCER: Carolyn Schmidt Maija Leivo EDITOR: Eric Hill CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sean F White ORIGINAL MUSIC: Michael Plowman WRITER: Maija Leivo NARRATOR: Mark Oliver

COMPANY: Lokobe Production DIRECTOR: Cyrille Cornu PRODUCER: Cyrille Cornu EDITOR: Cyrille Cornu CINEMATOGRAPHER: Cyrille Cornu DESIGN: Laurence Guennec ORIGINAL MUSIC: D’Gary & Audio Networks SOUND EDITOR: Cyrille Cornu SOUND MIXERS: Cyrille Cornu WRITER: Cyrille Cornu NARRATOR: Thuryn Mitchell OTHER CREDITS: Colorist: Jean-Michel Petit Visuals: Laurence Guennec

carolyn@parallaxfilm.com

lokobeproduction@gmail.com

http://www.parallaxfilm.com

http://baobabs-land-sea.com/en

BEAUTIFUL SWIMMERS REVISITED

BENEATH WALLACE’S LINE

58 minutes

15 minutes

St. Michaels MD

Encinitas CA

English

English

16-0031

16-0032

USA 02/25/16

USA 04/01/15

Science Journalism

Short Program

Beautiful Swimmers Revisited was inspired by William W. Warner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay. In this documentary, writer Tom Horton takes up where Warner left off in 1976. The film shows how crab policy based on science promises a sustainable, world-class fishery. While the subject is the iconic blue crab, the film resonates with people everywhere who want to conserve the bounty of their waters, preserve the culture of the men and women who work those waters, and support the scientists who are doing what they can to keep everything in balance.

“Beneath Wallace’s Line” is set in a region known as Wallacea, named after the British explorer and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. Located around the islands of Indonesia, Wallacea is home to one of the world’s highest concentrations of biodiversity, much of it endemic to the region. This film focuses on the breadth of unique wildlife found under the oceans of Wallacea, a region known as the Coral Triangle.

The Coral Triangle contains more species of underwater wildlife of any of the world’s oceans; however, it remains virtually unknown to most people. Our film shows some of the most rare and unusual creatures living on and around the reefs of Wallacea, many of them newly identified to science and seldom captured on film. While much of this region has remained unchanged since Wallace explored here, it is increasingly under threat. This short film depicts some of those threats and tells the stories of two highly determined individuals, one a US based academic researcher, the other a transplanted Dutch Indonesian, and their efforts to help preserve the fragile ecosystems of Wallacea, both above and below the water.

COMPANY: VideoTakes, Inc. DIRECTOR: Sandy Cannon-Brown PRODUCER: Dave Harp EDITOR: Sandy Cannon-Brown, Richard Olsenius CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sandy Cannon-Brown, Dave Harp ORIGINAL MUSIC: Richard Olsenius WRITER: Tom Horton NARRATOR: Henry Strozier OTHER CREDITS: Photography: Dave Harp

COMPANY: Spindrift Images DIRECTOR: Nick Dean, Cheryl Dean PRODUCER: Nick Dean, Cheryl Dean

(410) 714-1231 scannonbrown@gmail.com

nick@spindriftimages.com

http://www.bayjournal.com/beautiful-swimmers-revisited

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BIG BLUE LIVE

Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 54 minutes Crystal City VA

USA 09/02/15 English 16-0034

Long-Form Series Big Blue Live, a first-of-its-kind multimedia coproduction between BBC and PBS, aired live over three nights as Blue Whales, Humpback Whales, Orca, Dolphins, Great White Sharks, Sea Otters, Seals and hundreds of other species converged on Monterey Bay in an incredible yearly gathering. This never before seen live event is one of nature’s great reality shows, delivered through state-of-the-art filming and live reports from air, boat and below the waves. Shown on air and streamed on-line to millions of viewers across the globe, and with a multi-platform online experience, Big Blue Live brought home a positive conservation success story.

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: James Morgan PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Tim Scoones, Adam White, Chris Howard, Bill Markham, Venessa Coates, Tom Payner, Ben Harris, Nick Green, Peter Bassett, Ruth Davies, Joanne Stevens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Talbot, James Turner, Johnny Rogers, Johann Perry Mark Stevenson, Neil Abbott, Paul Harris, Scott Tibbles, Sue Gibson, Simon Enderby Thomas Miller, Bennett Cerf, Colin Burgess, Manolo Mendieta, Mark Burns, Matt O’Connor WRITER: Roger Webb OTHER CREDITS: Scientist/On Air Talent: M. Sanjayan Scientist/On Air Talent: Liz Bonnin Scientist/On Air Talent: Steve Backshall Scientist/On-Air Talent: Joy Reidenberg Chief Programming Executive and General Manager (PBS): Beth Hoppe VP, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Gardner Sr Director, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Margol Coordinating Producer: Tara Hunter (410) 271-0014 bllatham@pbs.org http://www.pbs.org/big-blue-live/home/

BIG BLUE LIVE WEBSITE

BIG BLUE LIVE: EP. 1 54 minutes

54 minutes

Crystal City VA

Crystal City VA

USA 09/02/15

USA 09/02/15

English

English

16-0035

16-0036

Interactive

Earth & Sky, Changing Planet

Big Blue Live, a first-of-its-kind multimedia coproduction between BBC and PBS, aired live over three nights as Blue Whales, Humpback Whales, Orca, Dolphins, Great White Sharks, Sea Otters, Seals and hundreds of other species converged on Monterey Bay in an incredible yearly gathering. This never before seen live event is one of nature’s great reality shows, delivered through state-of-the-art filming and live reports from air, boat and below the waves. Shown on air and streamed on-line to millions of viewers across the globe, and with a multi-platform online experience, Big Blue Live brought home a positive conservation success story.

Big Blue Live, a first-of-its-kind multimedia coproduction between BBC and PBS, aired live over three nights as Blue Whales, Humpback Whales, Orca, Dolphins, Great White Sharks, Sea Otters, Seals and hundreds of other species converged on Monterey Bay in an incredible yearly gathering. This never before seen live event is one of nature’s great reality shows, delivered through state-of-the-art filming and live reports from air, boat and below the waves. Shown on air and streamed on-line to millions of viewers across the globe, and with a multi-platform online experience, Big Blue Live brought home a positive conservation success story.

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: James Morgan PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Tim Scoones, Adam White, Chris Howard, Bill Markham, Venessa Coates, Tom Payner, Ben Harris, Nick Green, Peter Bassett, Ruth Davies, Joanne Stevens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Talbot, James Turner, Johnny Rogers, Johann Perry, Mark Stevenson, Neil Abbott, Paul Harris, Scott Tibbles, Sue Gibson, Simon Enderby, Thomas Miller, Bennett Cerf, Colin Burgess, Manolo Mendieta, Mark Burns, Matt O’Connor WRITER: Roger Webb OTHER CREDITS: Scientist/On Air Talent: M. Sanjayan Scientist/On Air Talent: Liz Bonnin Scientist/On Air Talent: Steve Backshall Scientist/On-Air Talent: Joy Reidenberg Chief Programming Executive and General Manager (PBS): Beth Hoppe VP, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Gardner Sr Director, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Margol Coordinating Producer: Tara Hunter

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: James Morgan PRODUCER: James Honeyborne Tim Scoones Adam White Chris Howard Bill Markham Venessa Coates Tom Payner Ben Harris Nick Green Peter Bassett Ruth Davies Joanne Stevens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Talbot, James Turner, Johnny Rogers, Johann Perry Mark Stevenson, Neil Abbott, Paul Harris, Scott Tibbles, Sue Gibson, Simon Enderby Thomas Miller, Bennett Cerf, Colin Burgess, Manolo Mendieta, Mark Burns, Matt O’Connor WRITER: Roger Webb OTHER CREDITS: Scientist/On Air Talent: M. Sanjayan Scientist/On Air Talent: Liz Bonnin Scientist/On Air Talent: Steve Backshall Scientist/On-Air Talent: Joy Reidenberg Chief Programming Executive and General Manager (PBS): Beth Hoppe VP, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Gardner Sr Director, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Margol Coordinating Producer: Tara Hunter

(410) 271-0014

(410) 271-0014

bllatham@pbs.org

bllatham@pbs.org

http://www.pbs.org/big-blue-live/home/

http://www.pbs.org/big-blue-live/home/

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BIG BLUE LIVE: EP. 2

BIG BLUE LIVE: EP. 3 54 minutes

54 minutes

Crystal City VA

Crystal City VA

English

English

16-0037

16-0038

USA 09/02/15

USA 09/02/15

Science Journalism

Science Ambassador

Big Blue Live, a first-of-its-kind multimedia coproduction between BBC and PBS, aired live over three nights as Blue Whales, Humpback Whales, Orca, Dolphins, Great White Sharks, Sea Otters, Seals and hundreds of other species converged on Monterey Bay in an incredible yearly gathering. This never before seen live event is one of nature’s great reality shows, delivered through state-of-the-art filming and live reports from air, boat and below the waves. Shown on air and streamed on-line to millions of viewers across the globe, and with a multi-platform online experience, Big Blue Live brought home a positive conservation success story.

Big Blue Live, a first-of-its-kind multimedia coproduction between BBC and PBS, aired live over three nights as Blue Whales, Humpback Whales, Orca, Dolphins, Great White Sharks, Sea Otters, Seals and hundreds of other species converged on Monterey Bay in an incredible yearly gathering. This never before seen live event is one of nature’s great reality shows, delivered through state-of-the-art filming and live reports from air, boat and below the waves. Shown on air and streamed on-line to millions of viewers across the globe, and with a multi-platform online experience, Big Blue Live brought home a positive conservation success story.

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: James Morgan PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Tim Scoones, Adam White, Chris Howard, Bill Markham, Venessa Coates, Tom Payner, Ben Harris, Nick Green, Peter Bassett, Ruth Davies, Joanne Stevens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Talbot, James Turner, Johnny Rogers, Johann Perry, Mark Stevenson, Neil Abbott, Paul Harris, Scott Tibbles, Sue Gibson, Simon Enderby, Thomas Miller, Bennett Cerf, Colin Burgess, Manolo Mendieta, Mark Burns, Matt O’Connor WRITER: Roger Webb OTHER CREDITS: Scientist/On Air Talent: M. Sanjayan Scientist/On Air Talent: Liz Bonnin Scientist/On Air Talent: Steve Backshall Scientist/On-Air Talent: Joy Reidenberg Chief Programming Executive and General Manager (PBS): Beth Hoppe VP, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Gardner Sr Director, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Margol Coordinating Producer: Tara Hunter

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: James Morgan PRODUCER: James Honeyborne, Tim Scoones, Adam White, Chris Howard, Bill Markham, Venessa Coates, Tom Payner, Ben Harris, Nick Green, Peter Bassett, Ruth Davies, Joanne Stevens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bob Talbot, James Turner, Johnny Rogers, Johann Perry, Mark Stevenson, Neil Abbott, Paul Harris, Scott Tibbles, Sue Gibson, Simon Enderby, Thomas Miller, Bennett Cerf, Colin Burgess, Manolo Mendieta, Mark Burns, Matt O’Connor WRITER: Roger Webb OTHER CREDITS: Scientist/On Air Talent: M. Sanjayan Scientist/On Air Talent: Liz Bonnin Scientist/On Air Talent: Steve Backshall Scientist/On-Air Talent: Joy Reidenberg Chief Programming Executive and General Manager (PBS): Beth Hoppe VP, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Gardner Sr Director, Programming and Development (PBS): Bill Margol Coordinating Producer: Tara Hunter

(410) 271-0014

(410) 271-0014

bllatham@pbs.org

bllatham@pbs.org

http://www.pbs.org/big-blue-live/home/

http://www.pbs.org/big-blue-live/home/

BIGGER THAN T. REX

BIOLOGY 2.0 - MAKING EVOLUTION EVOLVE 53 minutes

52 minutes

Washington DC

Paris

English

English

16-0039

16-0040

USA 11/05/14

France 03/01/16

Earth & Sky, Science of Life, Visualization

Science of Life

Almost a century ago, paleontologists found the first tantalizing hints of a monster even bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex, perhaps the largest predator ever to roam the Earth: spectacular fossil bones from a dinosaur dubbed Spinosaurus. But the fossils were completely destroyed during a World War II Allied bombing raid, leaving only drawings, questions, and a mystery: What was Spinosaurus? Now, the discovery of new bones in a Moroccan cliff face is reopening the investigation into this epic beast.

We are no longer dependent on the limits of biology. We have influenced evolution, to control nature and improve our world. Today, we can read and write DNA code, and make evolution evolve. As they take new paths that Nature has never explored, scientists seek to produce new life-forms, cells that are useful, more effective than any factory.

COMPANY: National Geographic Studios DIRECTOR: Chad Cohen Managing Director: Alan Ritsko Project Director: Pamela Rosenstein PRODUCER: Jared Lipworth, Paula Apsell, Production Coordinator: Linda Callahan Digital Managing Producer: Kristine Allington, Supervising Producer: Kevin Young Development Producer: David Condon, Coordinating Producer: Laurie Cahalane Senior Producers: Julia Cort, Chris Schmidt, Senior Series Producer: Melanie Wallace Senior Executive Producer: Paula S. Apsell EDITOR: Emmanuel Mairesse, Russell Hawkins, Post Production Editor: Rebecca Nieto Senior Digital Editor: Tim De Chant CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stefan Wiesen, Duraid Munajim ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ray Loring, Rob Morsberger, Musikvergnuegen, Inc. EFFECTS EDITOR: Closed Captioning :The Caption Center Post Production Online Editor: Spencer Gentry Michael H. Amundson Jim Ferguson Nova Series: Graphics yu + co.

SOUND EDITOR: Sound Designer Brain Callahan SOUND MIXERS: Brain Callahan WRITER: Chad Cohen NARRATOR: Craig Sechler OTHER CREDITS: Director of PR: Jennifer Welsh Publicity: Eileen Campion Eddie Ward Senior Researcher: Kate Becker Associate Researcher: Shraddha Chakradhar Nova Administrator: Kristen Sommerhalter Paralegal: Sarah Erlandson Talent Relations: Janice Flood Legal Council: Susan Rosen Director of Digital Media: Lauren Aguirre Development Associate: Lisa Leombruni Unit Manager: Ariam McCrary Post Production Coordinator: Brittany Flynn Broadcast Manager: Nathan Gunner Buisness Manager: Elizabeth Benjes Senior Science Editor: Evan Hadingham

COMPANY: La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse DIRECTOR: Charles-Antoine de Rouvre, Jérôme Scemla PRODUCER: Laurent Mini: France, Michael Wolff: Germany ORIGINAL MUSIC: Peter Apel, Achim Gätjen WRITER: Charles-Antoine de Rouvre, Jérôme Scemla

(202) 857-7671 bethany.jones@natgeo.com

ealves@cie-taxibrousse.com

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/bigger-than-t-rex.html

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BLACK BEAR AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

BRAIN SURGERY LIVE WITH MENTAL FLOSS

48 minutes

88 minutes

Westmount QC

Pasadena CA

Canada 05/09/16

USA 10/25/15

English

English

16-0041

16-0042

Science of Life

Health & Medicine

At the very tip of the Gaspe Peninsula in northern Quebec lives close to one hundred black bears. Most of them are females. They use this protected area as a nursery where they birth and raise their cubs. This film follows the daily life and seasonal cycles of one bear as she struggles to reproduce and raise her young in the majestic Forillon National Park.

Brain Surgery Live takes viewers into a cutting-edge operating room during a DBS surgery, an elective procedure in which an opening is made in the skull to access the brain. The brain is operated on while the patient is fully awake and able to speak with the neurosurgeons and neurologists.

Because the patient is awake, the neurologists know where to target electrodes and then put the patient through a series of tests to determine whether or not they’ve pinpointed the affected area of the brain. Host Bryant Gumbel guides viewers through the live surgery and the journey of twists and turns of human gray matter. Joining him through the live coverage of the procedure are expert commentator and neurosurgeon Dr. Rahul Jandial, who provides insight into the hard science behind this operation, and Cara Santa Maria, science journalist and host of the podcast “Talk Nerdy.”

COMPANY: Megafun DIRECTOR: Harold Arsenault PRODUCER: Paul Cadieux, Maryse Rouillard EDITOR: Harold Arsenault CINEMATOGRAPHER: Harold Arsenault ORIGINAL MUSIC: Bobby Cotton SOUND EDITOR: Benoit Dame SOUND MIXERS: Philippe Attie WRITER: Nancy Guerin NARRATOR: Nancy Guerin

COMPANY: Awards Insider Consulting DIRECTOR: Joe Michaels PRODUCER: Brent Montgomery, David George, Shawn Witt, Robert Wheelock Scott Miller, Gretchen Palek, Joe Michaels

(514) 572-9056 nguerin@megafun.ca

claire@awardsinsider.com

BRAINS ON!

BREAKTHROUGH

Fighting Pandemics Decoding the Brain Energy from the Edge 0 minutes

44 minutes

St. Paul MN

Pasadena CA

USA 05/31/16

USA 11/01/15

English

English

16-0043

16-0044

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Long-Form Series

Brains On is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from MPR News and KPCC. Co-hosted each week by kid scientists and reporters from public radio, we ask questions ranging from the science behind sneezing to how to translate the purr of cats, and go wherever the answers take us.

Executive produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Steven Michaels, Jonathan Koch, Mark Dowley and Kurt Sayenga, Breakthrough is a revolutionary new series about scientific explorers from leading universities and institutions and how their cutting-edge innovations and advancements will change our lives in the immediate future and beyond. The series intends to bring to life the stories, people and technology behind these breakthroughs, and show how they are changing our world.

COMPANY: American Public Media PRODUCER: Marc Sanchez, Sanden Totten, Molly Bloom

COMPANY: Awards Insider Consulting DIRECTOR: Fighting Pandemics: Peter Berg Decoding the Brain: Brett Ratner Energy from the Edge: Akiva Goldsman PRODUCER: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Steven Michaels, Jonathan Koch, Mark Dowley, Kurt Sayenga, Ryann Lauckner, Michael Rosenberg, Beth Comstock, Linda Boff, Allan Butler, Michael Cascio WRITER: Decoding the Brain: Kurt Sayenga Energy from the Edge: Kurt Sayenga Tony Lund Fighting Pandemics: Kurt Sayenga NARRATOR: Decoding the Brain: Adrien Brody Energy from the Edge: Jason Bateman Fighting Pandemics: Peter Berg

mbloom@mpr.org

claire@awardsinsider.com

http://brainson.org

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BREAKTHROUGH: MORE THAN HUMAN

0 minutes

44 minutes

Pasadena CA

Pasadena CA

English

English

16-0045

16-0046

USA 11/01/15

USA 11/08/15

Interactive

Technology & Innovation

A digital companion to National Geographic Channel’s series “Breakthrough,” the Breakthrough Multiplatform Digital Experience is an immersive site that allows viewers a deeper dive into the stories, people, and technologies explored in the broadcast - while furthering the conversation by exploring what these innovations mean for our future - all wrapped in an interface as futuristic as the breakthroughs featured in the show. Designed to give viewers a closer look at the cutting-edge innovations and advancements seen in the show, the site is presented reflecting the topics explored in each episode of the series: pandemics, cybernetics, energy, longevity, water, and brain science.

Chances are you either are, or you know, a cyborg: a person who is aided or enhanced by embedded technology, such an artificial limbs or pacemakers. But advances in science are taking us beyond replacement parts and into a new realm that is changing the nature of the human body and the human mind. The fusion of biology and technology is making us better, stronger, faster and smarter. How we think, how we feel, how we experience the world: Everything is changing. Now we are learning how to manipulate our genetic code and seize the keys to creation. But as the natural and man-made worlds merge, will we become more than human? And do we risk losing our humanity? Watch Trish Aelker at Lockheed Martin Exoskeleton Technologies build exoskeletons that give mere mortals super strength, and Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, a brain-machine interfaces expert whose work with the Walk Again Project is giving hope to people with traumatic spine injuries.

COMPANY: Awards Insider Consulting OTHER CREDITS: Executive Director, Digital Media: Matthew Zymet (NatGeo) Director, Digital Media: Alison Walsh (NatGeo) Producer, Digital Media : Ashley Kalena (NatGeo) Creative Director: Brett Bagenstose (Neo-Pangea) Creative Director: Aaron Beaucher (Neo-Pangea) Art Director: Matt Marsters (Neo-Pangea) Content Designer: Griffin Macaulay (Neo-Pangea) Front End Developer: Jason Morris (Neo-Pangea) Front End Developer: Damon Williams (Neo-Pangea) Front End Developer: Shane Hoffa (Neo-Pangea) Back End Developer: John Harris (NeoPangea) Lead Writer: Jay Tremblay(Neo-Pangea) Project Manager: Phil Krick (NeoPangea) Music Composer & Sound Designer: Dave Hall (Neo-Pangea) Researcher: Bob Trate (Neo-Pangea) Junior Front End Developer: Garrett Krick (Neo-Pangea)

COMPANY: Awards Insider Consulting DIRECTOR: Paul Giamatti PRODUCER: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Steven Michaels, Jonathan Kock, Mark Dowley, Kurt Sayenga, Ryann Lauckner, Michael Rosenberg, Beth Comstock, Linda Boff, David Jacobson, Dan Carey, Paul Haddad, Allan Butler, Michael Cascio WRITER: David Jacobson NARRATOR: Paul Giamatti

claire@awardsinsider.com

claire@awardsinsider.com

breakthrough.nationalgeographic.com

BRILLIANT DARKNESS: HOTARU IN THE NIGHT

BURN OUT

12 minutes

23 minutes

New York

Brussels

English

French

16-0047

16-0048

USA 01/16/15

Belgium 03/12/15

Short Program

Being Human

‘Brilliant Darkness: Hotaru in the Night’ explores the importance of darkness, and the erosion of it, through the study and preservation of firefly habitats in Japan and the US. The film, presented by the Zoological Lighting Institute, features artists and scientists working on different continents to understand firefly flash patterns and how to live among wildlife in urban settings.

If there’s one phenomenon in society you hear about a lot today it’s burnout. Its effects on someone’s health are huge: loss of immunity, cardiovascular risks and mental health problems that can be serious.

But what happens to the body of someone experiencing a burnout? Is it an illness? Are some of us more at risk than others? And what is the treatment? There is still a lot to learn about this syndrome that is on the increase.

COMPANY: BonSci Films DIRECTOR: Emily Driscoll EDITOR: Jon Foy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Fumio Sakuma ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jon Foy WRITER: Emily Driscoll

COMPANY: MatiËre Grise - RTBF DIRECTOR: Cyril Fleury PRODUCER: Patrice Goldberg

emily@bonscifilms.com

tsc@rtbf.be

www.BrilliantDarknessMovie.com

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BUSHFIRES - INSIDE THE INFERNO

Ep. 1 Built to Burn

CALIFORNIA’S PLATFORM REEFS

52 minutes

5 minutes

Redfern NSW

Oceanside CA

Australia 11/15/14

USA 05/31/16

English

English

16-0049

16-0050

Changing Planet

Interactive

Nowhere else in the world is so regularly ravaged by infernos of the intensity, scale and destructive force of the Australian bushfire. As our population grows and spreads and as the effects of climate change are felt, the danger to loss of life and property escalates. Inside The Inferno takes us into the terrifying heart of major fire events, unfolding the research that explains how fires start, grow and change; and how we predict them, prevent them, fight them and hopefully survive these violent natural disasters.

There are 27 offshore oil and gas platforms along the southern California coast, ranging in depth from 35 to 1,200 feet. On the surface, these industrial structures may seem like inhospitable habitats. But below the waves, life thrives. Platform Reefs is live-action, Virtual Reality film that takes viewers deep below giant oil producing structures to reveal a world teaming with rich marine life. This underwater VR experience provides a rare exploration of some of the most unlikely, yet productive marine habitats in the world.

COMPANY: Smith&Nasht DIRECTOR: Max Bourke PRODUCER: Marcus Gillezeau, Ellenor Cox EDITOR: Nikki Stevens, Matthew Walker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Justin Brickle ORIGINAL MUSIC: Pete Drummond WRITER: Simon Nasht NARRATOR: Lee Perry OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Simon Nasht Graphics: Al Moore Associate Producer: Bethany Bruce Production Manager: Kate Bailey

COMPANY: DRYFT DIGITAL DIRECTOR: Erik Rochner PRODUCER: Erik Rochner/ C.A.R.E. EDITOR: Erik Rochner CINEMATOGRAPHER: Adam Ravatech ORIGINAL MUSIC: Lenny WRITER: Erik Rochner

(412) 178-630 amber@smithandnasht.com

ERIK@DRYFTDIGITAL.COM

http://insidetheinferno.com.au

www.DryftVR.com

CALL OF THE BABY BELUGA

CALL OF THE FOREST: THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF TREES 52 minutes

86 minutes

Sidney BC

Winnipeg MB

Canada 03/31/16

Canada 03/31/16

English

English

16-0051

16-0052

Science Journalism , Writing

Changing Planet

A baby beluga whale washes up on a beach. A scientist tries to save her life. Can he? The baby’s family, the 900 belugas of the St. Lawrence River, are more closely tied to humans than almost any other wild animals: We have killed them, captured them, poisoned them, studied them, and loved them. The history of our civilization is in their blood. Call of the Baby Beluga tells the heart-warming story of these social whales, and of scientists who use knowledge and empathy to try to save that baby, her extended family, and the threatened future we all share.

Visionary scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger takes us on a journey to the ancient forests of the northern hemisphere, revealing the profound connection that exists between trees and human life and the vital ways that trees sustain all life on the planet. Shot in Ireland, Japan, Germany, United States and Canada.

COMPANY: Natural Mystery Films Ltd. DIRECTOR: Suzanne Chisholm, Michael Parfit PRODUCER: Suzanne Chisholm EDITOR: Michael Parfit CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Parfit ORIGINAL MUSIC: David Parfit EFFECTS EDITOR: David Parfit, Gael MacLean SOUND EDITOR: Doug Paterson, David Parfit SOUND MIXERS: Doug Paterson, David Parfit, Bobby “B. Morales” Hobart WRITER: Michael Parfit NARRATOR: Michael Parfit OTHER CREDITS: Consulting Producer: David Springbett Video Post Producer: Jacques Russo Colourist: Lionel Barton

COMPANY: Merit Motion Pictures DIRECTOR: Jeff McKay PRODUCER: Jeff McKay, Merit Jensen Carr EDITOR: Jeff McKay CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff McKay ORIGINAL MUSIC: Cesar Requena WRITER: Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Jeff McKay

(250) 217-7573 suzanne@mountainsidefilms.com

info@meritmotionpictures.com

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CAN ALZHEIMER’S BE STOPPED?

CANCERS: CLOSER TO A CURE 53 minutes

52 minutes

Chevy Chase MD

La Plaine Saint-Denis

English

English

16-0053

16-0054

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France 01/01/16

Health & Medicine, Writing, Editing

Health & Medicine

Alzheimer’s ravages the minds of over 40 million victims worldwide. Join scientists as they untangle the cause of this tragic illness, and go behind the scenes of major drug trials to discover the therapies that may slow and even prevent the disease.

The new century brings a promising challenge: to eventually get rid of cancer, thanks to therapeutic innovations such as preventive vaccines, targeted cancer therapies, immunotherapies, and nanotechnologies.

COMPANY: A NOVA Production by Tangled Bank Studios in association with Holt Production for WGBH Boston DIRECTOR: Sarah Holt PRODUCER: Sarah Holt, Producer; Paula S. Apsell, Senior Executive Producer; Julia Cort, Deputy Executive Producer; David Elisco, Executive Producer; Michael Rosenfeld, Executive Producer; Julie Crawford, Co-Producer; Heather Forbes, Line Producer EDITOR: William A. Anderson, Michael Quartulli CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stephen McCarthy ORIGINAL MUSIC: Sheldon Mirowitz WRITER: Sarah Holt NARRATOR: Jay O. Sanders OTHER CREDITS: Dennis Liu, Executive Director, Tangled Bank Studios; Sean B. Carroll, Executive In-Charge, Tangled Bank Studios; Anne Tarrant, Managing Director, Tangled Bank Studios; Laura Helft Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Tangled Bank Studios

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Sonia Ruspini WRITER: Sonia RUSPINI

davisw@tangledbankstudios.org

charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

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CHANGING MINDS: THE INSIDE STORY

CHASING PLUTO

58 minutes

54 minutes

Sydney NSW

Boston MA

English

English

16-0055

16-0056

Australia 10/06/14

USA 07/15/15

Being Human

Earth & Sky

Brave, raw and sometimes funny, for the first time Australian television viewers go inside the locked wards of one of the country’s busiest Mental Health Units.

Changing Minds: The Inside Story has been given unprecedented access to the wards of Liverpool Hospital’s Mental Health Unit. Some patients are there voluntarily. Others have been detained under the Mental Health Act and are not free to leave. Some patients understand they are unwell - others don’t. If doctors believe they may harm themselves or others, they have the right to detain them.

Patients, with the agreement of their treating team, agreed to be filmed whilst unwell, and then later consented formally once they recovered their health.

NOVA’s cameras will be there to witness the historic moment of the New Horizons fly by of Pluto and tell the story of this 9 and 1/2 year mission.

COMPANY: RACAT Group DIRECTOR: Cian O’Clery PRODUCER: Karina Holden, Jenni Wilks, Alison Black EDITOR: Andrew Cooke Antoinette Ford CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon Morris, Justin Brickle NARRATOR: Susie Porter

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Terri Randall PRODUCER: Terri Randall, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort EDITOR: Jedd Ehrmann WRITER: Terri Randall

+61 404-077-384

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www.northernpictures.com.au

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CHASSELAS FOREVER

CHEMCAPER 56 minutes

8 hours

Vevey

Kuala Lumpar

Switzerland 06/16/15

Malaysia 03/14/16

English

English

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16-0058

Science of Life

Interactive

This grape was one of the treasures of the sultans’ tables. It was the crowning glory at sumptuous feasts offered by King Francis the First of France. Chasselas has long nourished history and legends. Scientists, historians and wine producers lift the veil of the origins of this grape variety, so emblematic of the vineyards of Frenchspeaking Switzerland. From Constantinople to the king’s vine at Fontainebleau, along the banks of the river Loire, winding through Burgundy and the vineyards of western Switzerland: the mysteries of Chasselas have gradually become clearer, a tale unfolding to the beat of time. Never has a camera so intimately filmed a grape, never has a grape variety been so carefully scrutinized genetically. From seed to Grand Cru, from the infinitesimally tiny to geographically vast - on a world scale - this is the history of Chasselas as you’ve never seen or heard it.

ChemCaper is a chemistry adventure game that teaches fundamental (with emphasis onthe fun!) chemistry concepts to teenagers aged 10 - 14 years old. Through this chemistry game, teenagers will learn chemistry topics like: scientific apparatus, separation techniques, groups of elements, properties of elements, types of chemical bonding. Journey with our hero Roub Idyum as he fights to return home and save his parents. The question is… will he get there in time?

Why ChemCaper?

• Everyone loves games • Implicit learning reduces resistance • Immersive learning sticks longer Available for download on the App Store and Google Play!

COMPANY: Octuor films DIRECTOR: Florian Burion PRODUCER: Florian Burion EDITOR: Pierre-Yves Mingard NARRATOR: Michel Voita Sophie Richard OTHER CREDITS: Biologit: Jose Vouillamoz Spring Agronomy engineer: JeanLaurent Former research director, Agroscope: FranÁois Murisier

COMPANY: ACE EdVenture Studio PRODUCERS: Anne Tham, Indra Gunawan ACADEMIC DIRECTOR: Melinda Lim ACADEMIC ADVISORS: Ivan Se Hoo, Mellisa Foong, MJ Tan

info@octuorfilms.ch

hello@chemcaper.com

www.octuorfilms.ch

http://chemcaper.com

CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL!

CHIMFIZZ 7 minutes

4 minutes

Northfield IL

Paris

USA 01/27/16

France 05/04/16

English

French

16-0059

16-0060

Writing

Micro-Movie

“Cherry Blossom Festival!” is an episode from the series “Nature Boom Time!” - produced by World By Charlie Productions and currently airing on Nat Geo WILD. In this episode, Patrick and Charlie plan a trip to the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., but how do they know when the trees will bloom? The Boom Time Crew breaks down the science behind predicting peak bloom times, makes the trip to our nation’s capital, and describes the history of the large collection of flowering trees that surrounds the Tidal Basin.

Every day products can sometimes be used in experiments that are not only amusing but surprising!! In Chim-Fizz, ExperimentBoy uses household products in new and unusual ways to do fun experiments with surprising reactions to show that physics and chemistry can be fascinating! And because it is possible to learn while having fun, each episode also provides information and scientific facts!! An episode of Effervescence’s YouTube channel String Theory FR.

COMPANY: World By Charlie Productions DIRECTOR: Charlie Engelman PRODUCER: Charlie Engelman EDITOR: Charlie Engelman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Charlie Engelman ART DIRECTION: Charlie Engelman EFFECTS EDITOR: Charlie Engelman SOUND EDITOR: Charlie Engelman WRITER: Charlie Engelman NARRATOR: Charlie Engelman Patrick Rahill

COMPANY: Effervescence DIRECTOR: Nadja Anane PRODUCER: Simone Halberstadt Harari, Laurent Robert Thibierge, Cyril Pennec EDITOR: Guillaume Dalibert DESIGN: Franck Sihabouth EFFECTS EDITOR: Sophie Cressot SOUND MIXERS: Nicolas Regent WRITER: Baptiste Mortier-Dumont NARRATOR: Baptiste Mortier-Dumont

charlie@worldbycharlie.com

mzerbib@effervescenceprod.com

www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/nature-boom-time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aen84oqc4tU

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CLIMATE CHANGE BY NUMBERS

CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE 22ND CENTURY 75 minutes

52 minutes

London

La Plaine Saint-Denis

English

English

16-006

16-0062

UK 03/02/15

France 01/01/15

Changing Planet

Changing Planet

At the heart of the climate change debate is a paradox - we’ve never had more information about our changing climate, yet surveys show that the public are, if anything, getting less sure they understand what’s going on. This programme aims to remedy that, with a new perspective on the whole subject. Presented by three mathematicians - Dr Hannah Fry, Prof Norman Fenton and Prof David Spiegelhalter - it hones in on just three key numbers. The stories behind these numbers involve an extraordinary cast of characters whose work is critical to our understanding of the past, present and future of our changing climate.

For billions of years, the Earth has been spinning around the Sun. This dance influences our complex climate machine. Between ice ages and warm periods, its fluctuations constantly remodel the landscape. But has mankind put a spoke in the wheel of this climate mechanism, as we now face an inexorable rise in average temperature ? What will our planet look like by the year 2100 ? On the ground and in the lab, scientists are in a race against the clock as they strive to understand the consequences of climate change and predict the future of both Earth and humanity.

COMPANY: BBC DIRECTOR: Alex Freeman, Eileen Inkson, Ben Wilson EDITOR: John McAvoy, Bill Coates CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tom Hayward with Andrew Fleming, Nigel Bradley, Toby Wilkinson SOUND MIXERS: James Downham NARRATOR: Dr Hannah Fry, Prof Normal Fenton, Prof David Spiegelhalter OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Jonathan Renouf, Academic Consultants: Dr Tamsin Edwards, Dr Doug McNeall, Prof Leonard Smith, Researchers: Euan Smith Laura Farrell, George Perry, Graphics by Compost Creative

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Blandine Josselin WRITER: Blandine Josselin

alex.freeman@bbc.co.uk

charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jsdrk

CLOCKWORK OCEAN

CODEGIRL 9 minutes

107 minutes

Hamburg

New York NY

English/German

English

16-0063

16-0064

Germany 08/19/15

USA 10/05/15

Immersive

Technology & Innovation

The investigation of small eddies in the ocean is currently one of the leading oceanographic topics. The exciting search for the eddies and their relevance for the global ocean and the world’s climate is described in the fascinating≠ fulldome production ‘Clockwork Ocean’. The fully animated movie is taking the observer from the deep ocean to space and back to the sea surface†featuring the bioluminescence of sea creatures, a view of the ocean currents, and the unique scientific observations.

Join high school-aged girls from around the world as they try to better their community through technology and collaboration in this thrilling, heartfelt documentary. By 2017, the app market will be valued at $77 Billion. Over 80% of these developers are male. The Technovation Challenge aims to change that by empowering girls worldwide to develop apps for an international competition. From rural Moldova to urban Brazil to suburban Massachusetts, Codegirl follows teams who dream of holding their own in the world’s fastestgrowing industry. The winning team gets $10K to complete and release their app, but every girl discovers something valuable along the way.

COMPANY: Ralph Heinsohn Artworks DIRECTOR: Ralph Heinsohn PRODUCER: Ralph Heinsohn, Daniel Opitz Prof. Dr. Burkard Baschek, Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Coastal Research ART DIRECTION: Ralph Heinsohn ORIGINAL MUSIC: Felix Halbe SOUND MIXERS: Taucher WRITER: Ralph Heinsohn, Prof. Dr. Burkard Baschek NARRATOR: Olaf Baden OTHER CREDITS: Project Development and PR: Dr. Torsten Fischer Film commissioned by Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Coastal Research

COMPANY: FilmBuff DIRECTOR: Lesley Chilcott PRODUCER: Lesley Chilcott, Tiffany Haynes, Tracey Karka EDITOR: Steve Prestemon ORIGINAL MUSIC: Peter G. Adams NARRATOR: Caroline Blehart

(212) 463-6403 rh@ralphheinsohn.com

caroline@filmbuff.com http://www.codegirlmovie.com/

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COMPUTER SAYS SHOW

Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three - Beyond the Fence

CONNECTED WORLDS

224 minutes

30 minutes

London

Queens NY

UK 03/08/16

USA 06/22/15

English

English

16-0065

16-0066

Long-Form Series

Interactive

This bold and bonkers experiment to try to get computers to write a hit musical has a big question at its heart: can human creativity be coded?

There’s genuine jeopardy, as the computer boffins hand over the material to a professional cast of actors and musicians. Will the world’s first computer-generated show be a hit or a flop when it opens on the West End stage?

Connected Worlds, a 2,500 sq. ft. interactive, museum experience, engages visitors in systems thinking and environmental sustainability. They are immersed in a fanciful universe where they can affect the health and balance of six distinct, interconnected habitats. By exploring these dynamic, connected ecosystems, visitors develop collaborative strategies for managing the main finite resource: water. The simulation provides an experience in which visitors encounter issues broadly considered “systems thinking”: questions of sustainability, balance and feedback loops. Visitors plant seeds, manage water systems and cultivate habitats using IR and gesture-based technologies.

Experiences can be varied in complexity by changing the system dynamics.

COMPANY: Wingspan Productions DIRECTOR: Tim van Someren, Kim Lomax, Catherine Gale EDITOR: Cathy Houlihan NARRATOR: Rebecca Front

COMPANY: NY Hall of Science DIRECTOR: Geralyn Abinader PRODUCER: Stephen Uzzo

(201) 320-7462 jess@wingspanproductions.co.uk

gabinader@nysci.org http://nysci.org/connected-worlds/

CONNECTING THE TRACKS: THE LAST OF THE NORTHERN JAGUARS

CORAL REEFS: TROUBLE IN PARADISE

13 minutes

26 minutes

Emerald Hills CA

Annapolis MD

USA 04/17/15

USA 05/31/16

English

English

16-0067

16-0068

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker, Short Program

Changing Planet

The life story of the Sierra Madre’s Jaguar CorazÛn and how her isolated population is linked to sparse jaguars in the southwest United States.

This film tells the story of an international scientific team in the Chagos Archipelago, a tropical paradise with some of the healthiest coral reefs in the world. Initially, the scientists are thrilled with the beauty and abundance of the reefs, which support many thousands of fish and other sea creatures.

But in the space of a few weeks they become surprised witnesses to a serious case of bleaching in the reefs -- evidence that even the most isolated places are not safe from the ravages of climate change. Their study of these reefs, however, does give some reason for hope, and leaves the scientists with a clear sense of what may be necessary to save the world’s coral reefs.

COMPANY: Mountain Perrot Productions DIRECTOR: Christopher Barnes PRODUCER: Christopher Barnes EDITOR: Nanxi Liu, Nick Hamadyk, Christopher Barnes CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christopher Barnes ORIGINAL MUSIC: Christopher Barnes, Kevin Pakulis, Chris Riley EFFECTS EDITOR: William Sokoloski SOUND EDITOR: Nate Palermo, Nick Hamadyk SOUND MIXERS: Nate Palermo, Nick Hamadyk WRITER: Christopher Barnes

COMPANY: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation DIRECTOR: Director and Field Producer, John Ruthven PRODUCER: Ann Carroll EDITOR: Anne Goetz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Doug Allan SOUND MIXERS: Richard Humphries WRITER: Post-Producer and Writer, Ann Carroll NARRATOR: Salvatore Vecchio OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Alison Barrat

biogeographer@mac.com

rauer@lof.org

www.facebook.com/connectingthetracks

https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/

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CORNUCOPIA

COSMONAUTS: HOW RUSSIA WON THE SPACE RACE 0 minutes

89 minutes

San Francisco CA

London

English

English

16-0069

16-0070

USA 01/01/16

UK 10/13/14

Interactive

Being Human

Cornucopia is a fun, fast-paced online game about food systems, water, and sustainability. Through simulated farming scenarios, players take on the role of a farmer and are challenged to effectively balance land and water resources in order to produce crops and fulfill food orders.

Changing environmental conditions like drought and technology “power ups” like gray-water recycling make each play experience unique. The intended audience is K-12 students, but can be played and enjoyed by people of all ages.

When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon in 1969, America went down in popular history as the winner of the space race. But that is not the whole story. The real pioneers of space exploration were the Soviet cosmonauts. They were the first into orbit, the first to space-walk, the first to launch a space station. This remarkable feature-length documentary combines rare and unseen archive footage with interviews with the surviving cosmonauts to tell the fascinating and at times terrifying story of how the Russians led us into the space age.

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Ted Aronson PRODUCER: Rik Panganiban ART DIRECTION: Caitlyn Crites DESIGN: Jordan Santell ORIGINAL MUSIC: Matt Chin OTHER CREDITS: Science Advisor: Emily Cassidy

COMPANY: BBC DIRECTOR: Michael Lachmann PRODUCER: Michael Lachmann, Executive Producer: Jonathan Renouf EDITOR: Gerard Evans CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Kent DESIGN: Charles Gatward ORIGINAL MUSIC: Andy Hopkins SOUND EDITOR: Rowan Jennings WRITER: Michael Lachmann NARRATOR: Paul McGann

rpanganiban@calacademy.org

michael.lachmann@bbc.co.uk

http://www.calacademy.org/cornucopia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lcxms

COUNTDOWN TO LIFE: THE EXTRAORDINARY MAKING OF YOU Episode 1: The First 8 Weeks

CRASH TEST HEROES: THE DUMMY REVOLUTION

60 minutes

46 minutes

London

Washington DC

English

English

16-0071

16-0072

UK 09/21/15

USA 06/21/14

Health & Medicine

Technology & Innovation

100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. The person you are was decided before you were even born. The way you smile, the environments you thrive in, the color of your children’s eyes - from the moment you’re conceived to the moment you’re born, each critical event in the womb can change your life forever. And the clock is ticking. In episode one, Michael Mosley tells the story of our first eight weeks - the most perilous time in the womb. This is when everything about who we are hangs in the balance when the layout of our organs is determined, when our heart makes its first beat, and when the length of our lives could be decided. Told through a series of surprising, moving and inspirational human stories, we discover how the journey to becoming a human being is a rollercoaster ride where anything can - and does - happen.

They’ve been rammed, beaten, dropped, run over, and even decapitated, all in the name of automotive safety. Crash Test Heroes tracks the evolution of the crash test dummy and tells the story behind the world’s most recognizable safety icon. The show examines each member of the dummy family tree, from 1948’s Thin Man - the grandfather of them all - to 1976’s industry standard Hybrid III, to today’s Thor, the $750,000 paragon of safety. Expert interviews, survivor stories and recent crash experiments show how, even decades later, these heroes of the highway show no signs of slowing down.

COMPANY: BBC Science London DIRECTOR: Naomi Austin PRODUCER: Executive Producers: Helen Thomas, Jonathan Renouf Series Producer: Gideon Bradshaw Assistant Producer: David Barker EDITOR: Film editor: Darren Jonusas Ase Online editor: Rob Grainger CINEMATOGRAPHER: Director of Photography: Kevin White Jon Sayers: Tom Hayward ORIGINAL MUSIC: Timo Baker SOUND EDITOR: Sound design: Jay Price OTHER CREDITS: Presenter: Michael Mosley

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Ian A. Hunt PRODUCER: Ian A. Hunt EDITOR: Nigel Timperley CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Langan NARRATOR: Corey Johnson OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer for Lion Television: Nick Catliff Senior Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: David Royle

(202) 261-1262 vicky.edgar@bbc.co.uk

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06cl24s

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CREATURES OF LIGHT

CYBERWAR THREAT 53 minutes

54 minutes

Washington DC

Boston MA

USA 04/25/15

USA 10/14/15

English

English

16-0073

16-0074

Earth & Sky, Science of Life, Writing

Technology & Innovation

In the dark depths of the oceans nearly 90% of all species shine from within. The language of light is everywhere in the ocean depths, and scientists are finally starting to decode it. NOVA and National Geographic take a dazzling dive to this hidden undersea world where most creatures flash, sparkle, shimmer, or simply glow. Join deep sea scientists who investigate these stunning displays and discover surprising ways to harness nature’s light--from tracking cancer cells to detecting pollution, lighting up cities, and even illuminating the inner workings of our brains.

In startling, previously unreported detail, NOVA reveals the chilling new reality of CyberWar, in which cyber weapons can inflict physical damage on our factories, power plants, and pipelines... leaving us vulnerable to crippling attacks.

COMPANY: National Geographic Studios DIRECTOR: Chad Cohen Director of Digital Media: Lauren Aguirre Project Director: Pamela Rosenstein PRODUCER: Chad Cohen, Jared Lipworth, Paula Apsell, Simon Boyce, Development Producer: David Condon Production Coordinator: Linda Callahan Digital Managing Producer: Kristine Allington Supervising Producer: Kevin Young Senior Producer: Chris Schmidt Coordinating Producer: Laurie Cahalane Senior Series Producer: Melanie Wallace Deputy Exec Produer: Julia Cort Senior Exec Producer: Paula S. Apsell EDITOR: Salvatore Vecchio Post Production Online Editor: Spencer Gentry Senior Digital Editor: Tim De Chant Post Production Editor: Michael H. Amundson Senior Science Editor: Evan Hadingham CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ernie Kovacs James Ball Jon Betz Kenneth Corben David Gruber ORIGINAL MUSIC: Chris Beaty Nova Theme Music: Walter Werzowa, John Luker Musikvergnuegen, Inc. Ray Loring Rob Morsberger SOUND MIXERS: Sound Designer/Mixer Brian Callahan NARRATOR: Salvatore Vecchio OTHER CREDITS: NOVA SERIES GRAPHICS yU + co. Closed Captioning: The Caption Center Director of PR: Jennifer Welsh Publicity: Eileen Campion Eddie Ward Research: Diane Toomey Senior Science Researcher: Caitlin Rotman Saks Nova Administrator: Anne Barleon Parralegal: Sarah Erlandson Talent Relations: Janice Flood Legal Council: Susan Rosen Rights Manager: Lauren Miller Unit Manager: Ariam McCrary Post Production Coordinator: Brittany Flynn Broadcast Manager: Nathan Gunner Business Manager: Elizabeth Benjes Managing Director: Alan Ritsko

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH PRODUCER: Chris Schmidt, Dan McCabe, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, Deputy Melanie Wallace EDITOR: Dan McCabe WRITER: Chris Schmidt, James Bamford

(202) 857-7671 bethany.jones@natgeo.com

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/creatures-light.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/cyberwar-threat.html

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S LIGHT ON EARTH

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S CONQUEST OF THE SKIES 3D

51 minutes

60 minutes

Vienna

London

Austria 04/27/16

UK 01/01/70

English

English

16-0075

16-0076

Science of Life, Writing, Editing, Visualization

Immersive

The spectacular and magical light produced by glowworms, fireflies and luminous plankton is known as bioluminescence - light made by living creatures. But those quite familiar glows and flashes are just a tiny, easily observed fragment of a previously unexplored, mysterious realm.

Sir David Attenborough will be our guide, as we venture into a world he describes as “utterly unlike our own”. He and a team of the world’s leading scientists take us on a quest into the fascinating realm of living light.

In Conquest of the Skies, David Attenborough travels through time to unravel the astonishing 300-million-year story of flying animals. Only now, with the latest filming techniques, cutting-edge scientific analysis, and pioneering CGI, can he reveal the hidden mechanics behind their gravity-defying gifts. Pushing the boundaries of 3D 4K filmmaking, this is the story of nature’s greatest flyers, and the magic and engineering which has allowed them to conquer the skies. Episode 3 brings new technology and science to understand the wealth of life in our skies today - from the extraordinarily skills of the birds to the sonar-guided precision of the bats.

COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios DIRECTOR: Joe Loncraine PRODUCER: Martin Dohrn, Joe Loncraine, Ivo Filatsch, Sabine Holzer EDITOR: Rama Bowley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Martin Dorn, Jack Hynes, Fraser Johnston, Elliot Lowndes, Jonathan Esling, Ian Stewart ORIGINAL MUSIC: Fraser Purdie SOUND EDITOR: Bill Rudolph WRITER: Paul Reddish, Joe Loncraine, Martin Dohrn NARRATOR: David Attenborough

COMPANY: Atlantic Productions DIRECTOR: David Lee PRODUCER: Anthony Geffen EDITOR: Peter Miller CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul Williams ORIGINAL MUSIC: Joel Douek EFFECTS EDITOR: James Prosser SOUND MIXERS: John Rogerson WRITER: David Attenborough

office@terramater.at

emilyf@atlanticproductions.co.uk

http://www.terramater.at/productions/david-attenboroughs-light-on-earth/

http://www.conquestoftheskies.com

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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S INTERACTIVE JOURNEY ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

0 minutes

0 minutes

London

London

English

English

16-0077

16-0078

UK 12/01/15

UK 01/01/70

Interactive

Interactive

Travel deep beneath the waves of a natural wonderland in David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef Dive and discover a breath-taking world of vibrant corals, darting fish and deadly reef sharks. Using a state of the art submersible, Attenborough will take you on an incredible 360 degree journey through the world’s largest and most diverse coral reef.

Explore the Great Barrier Reef like never before, bringing you to face to face with this extraordinary community of marine life, side by side with the world’s greatest living naturalist. The experience sits alongside the BBC1 documentary, Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough.

A new kind of interactive website allows viewers to join David Attenborough as-live on an interactive journey across the Great Barrier Reef. Follow animals as they travel across the reef, swipe and see how they see and hear, touch the screen and watch coral grow, see the weather and ocean currents change as-live, explore high resolution scans of the reef to reveal its hidden history and view many compelling short films scientists and their work on the Reef. David Attenborough and Atlantic Productions have teamed up with scientists and academic institutions from around the world to create interactive experience.

COMPANY: Atlantic Productions DIRECTOR: Mike Davis, Anthony Geffen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul Williams, Steve Hudson, Edward McGowan EFFECTS EDITOR: James Prosser, Matthew Baker-Jones, Aleks Czenczek, Bhaumik Patel WRITER: David Attenborough NARRATOR: David Attenborough OTHER CREDITS: Digital Producer: Phil Harper Digital Producer: David Bradshaw

COMPANY: Atlantic Productions PRODUCER: Anthony Geffen DESIGN: Arnold & Pearn NARRATOR: David Attenborough OTHER CREDITS: Researcher: James Manisty Digital Producer: David Bradshaw Digital Producer: Phil Harper Digital Supervisor: James Prosser

emilyf@atlanticproductions.co.uk

emilyf@atlanticproductions.co.uk

www.alchemyvr.com/

www.attenboroughsreef.com

DAWN OF HUMANITY

DECODING DESIRE 114 minutes

51 minutes

Boston MA

Winnipeg MB

English

English

16-0079

16-0080

USA 09/16/15

Canada 11/06/14

Being Human

Being Human

From a deep cave in South Africa comes an astounding discovery of an unprecedented trove of fossils of human relatives. Join NOVA and National Geographic on a hair-raising descent into a cave that promises to rewrite the story of humanity’s origins.

Sex has been on the minds of scientists about as long as it has been on everyone else’s - but what about desire? Decoding Desire unravels the mysteries of sex and desire and explores how sexual diversity and the experience of pleasure itself may be the key to species survival. Traditionally, the common assumption has been that men are sexually dominant with strong desires, while females are more interested in security and monogamy. But is this really true? Scientists are increasingly looking at animals to reveal more about our own sexual behaviour. Decoding Desire features leading scientists who examine weird and wonderful mating behaviours - from preening peacocks to promiscuous primates - revealing research that shatters old assumptions and alters our views about human sexuality. Whether exploring the brain chemistry of love and monogamy, the decreasing differences between men and women or the surprising truth behind what turns us on and why, Decoding Desire will challenge everything you thought you knew about sex and desire and leave you looking at men, and women, in a whole new way.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Graham Townsley PRODUCER: Graham Townsley Executive Producer for National Geographic Studios: Jared Lipworth Senior Executive Producer for NOVA: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer for NOVA: Julia Cort Executive Producer for NOVA: Chris Schmidt Senior Series Producer for NOVA: Melanie Wallace EDITOR: Emmanuel Mairesse

COMPANY: Merit Motion Pictures DIRECTOR: Ryszard Hunka PRODUCER: Erna Buffie, Merit Jensen Carr EDITOR: David McGunigal CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gabriel Levesque ORIGINAL MUSIC: Shawn Pierce EFFECTS EDITOR: Sean Procter, Christian Procter SOUND EDITOR: Russ Dyck, John Schritt WRITER: Ryszard Hunka NARRATOR: David Suzuki OTHER CREDITS: Line Producer/Production Manager: Sandra Moore

(204) 775-4092

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info@meritmotionpictures.com

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DEEP LOOK

You’re Not Hallucinating. That’s Just Squid Skin, Can A Thousand Tiny Swarming Robots Outsmart Nature?

What Happens When You Put a Hummingbird in a Wind Tunnel?

DEEP OCEAN: THE LOST WORLD OF THE PACIFIC

3 minutes

59 minutes

San Francisco

Tokyo

USA 03/31/15

Japan 08/31/15

English

English

16-0081

16-0082

Short-Form Series

Earth & Sky

Deep Look is a ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios. See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small.

The island of New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean sits on the equator, where immediately next to a richly-colored coral reef, a sharp underwater cliff drops down to 1,000 meters. A long-awaited exploration down the little known depths of this tropical sea is finally about to start. NHK has teamed up with eminent marine biologist Mark Erdmann, discoverer of the coelacanth in Indonesia. The spherical transparent submarine, which successfully captured the world’s first moving images of a giant squid in its natural habitat, is used as the team encounters true living fossil species one after another.

COMPANY: KQED PRODUCER: Josh Cassidy, Sheraz Sadiq, Craig Rosa EDITOR: Kia Simon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Josh Cassidy DESIGN: Zaldy Serrano ORIGINAL MUSIC: Seth Samuel WRITER: Amy Standen, Josh Cassidy, Sheraz Sadiq NARRATOR: Amy Standen

COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) DIRECTOR: Masazumi Komoda PRODUCER: Masazumi Komoda EDITOR: Nobuhito Sawamura CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tatsuhiko Sugita, Hirofumi Zusho, Junya Miyake, Hiroshi Kaneko ORIGINAL MUSIC: Joe Hisaishi SOUND EDITOR: Yoshiyuki Iimura, Mamiko Takaishi NARRATOR: David Attenborough

jcassidy@kqed.org

m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp

http://ww2.kqed.org/science/series/deep-look/

DESIGN A SET OF MECHANICAL GENES

DESIGN SQUAD GLOBAL

4 minutes

3 minutes

Los Angeles CA

Boston MA

USA 04/15/16

United States 05/31/16

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English

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16-0084

Engaging Young Scientists

Engaging Young Scientists

“Design a Set of Mechanical Genes” - Elliot Meyerowitz, a scientist at California Institute of Technology studies how plants grow, and looks at the genes that are in plants to understand what they do. Students get the opportunity to learn about how genes affect the growth of a plant by building their own plant prototype, and see how different combinations of genes result in different types of plants.

PBS Kids Design Squad Global (DSG) empowers middle school kids to solve real-world problems and understand the impact of engineering in a global context. Refreshed weekly with new content, the website is one of the only places on the web where kids can share their engineering ideas with other kids. At DSG’s online hub, kids can play games, take on global challenges, and watch fun videos featuring kid engineers and hosts Deysi (future aerospace engineer and professional salsa dancer) and Nate (engineer and beat boxer), who draw on their experiences to dispel stereotypes and inspire kids to explore engineering.

COMPANY: Iridescent DIRECTOR: Cris Meira EDITOR: Alexis Hazelwood DESIGN: Audra Torres WRITER: Curriculum Development Team - Curiosity Machine NARRATOR: Voice Jungle OTHER CREDITS: Animations: Cris Meira

COMPANY: WGBH Educational Foundation PRODUCER: Marisa Wolsky, Bill Shribman, Melissa Carlson, Geoff Adams, Eric Handler, Mia Olufemi, Nate Ball DESIGN: Tara Taylor, Stefan Mallette NARRATOR: Deysi Melgar OTHER CREDITS: Web Developer: Kal Gieber Web Developer: Caz Downing-Bryant Web Developer: Jay Thompson

(617) 300-3818 karla@iridescentlearning.org

mia_olufemi@wgbh.org

https://www.curiositymachine.org/challenges/106/

http://pbskids.org/designsquad

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DISCOVER SCIENCE: LET’S MEET AT THE BOTTOM

DISPATCHES FROM THE GULF

14 minutes

57 minutes

Tokyo

Washington DC

English

English

16-0085

16-0086

Japan 02/20/16

USA 01/31/16

Engaging Young Scientists

Earth & Sky

When a ball is rolled down from a certain height, it will reach the finish line fastest when rolled on a certain curve called the cycloid. When multiple balls are rolled on this curve, all the balls will always finish at the same time, no matter where on the curve they begin rolling from. Enjoy the motor phenomenon that is produced from this mysterious curve.

Narrated by Matt Damon, “Dispatches from the Gulf” investigates the environmental health of the Gulf of Mexico six years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout in April 2010. That’s when the world’s ninth largest body of water became a place where thousands of communities and millions of citizens were put in jeopardy by a single incident - the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. Today, a global team of scientists is working together to protect and restore one of our planet’s most valuable natural resources.

Their ultimate goal is to learn how to cope with the challenges of future oil spills.

COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) DIRECTOR: Akihiko Sawai Wataru Tainaka PRODUCER: Toru Takehara Shigehisa Ooko CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chisato Ushiyama

COMPANY: Screenscope Films DIRECTOR: Hal Weiner PRODUCER: Marilyn Weiner Rebecca Howland EDITOR: Jim McNamee CINEMATOGRAPHER: William Mills ART DIRECTION: n/a ORIGINAL MUSIC: Frank Ferrucci Christopher Mangum WRITER: Hal Weiner NARRATOR: Matt Damon

m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp

screenscope@screenscope.com http://dispatchesfromthegulf.com

DIVE DEEPER

DNA: SUPERCOP 0 minutes

52 minutes

Toronto ON

La Plaine Saint-Denis

English

English

16-0087

16-0088

Canada 04/07/15

France 01/01/70

Interactive

Being Human

Dive Deeper is a series of six interactive stories, accessible on any device, that allow you to “dive deeper” into the issues, stories and science covered in The Water Brothers TV series. As you scroll, you are taken on a journey of discovery, as you learn about the most important environmental water issues on the planet today, and what we can all do to make a difference.

Launch, scroll and discover how we can better protect and manage our planet’s most precious resource.

From the tiniest spot of blood, a single hair, a few drops of saliva, it’s possible to unmask a killer or overturn false convictions. DNA signatures can already tell us the color of the skin, eyes and hair of a suspect, tomorrow perhaps it could also tell us the face shape. So what is this miracle molecule? Should experts trust it implicitly?

COMPANY: SK Films DIRECTOR: Tyler Mifflin Alex Mifflin PRODUCER: Executive Producer - SK Films: Jonathan Barker Executive Producer Thought CafÈ: Jon Corbiere ART DIRECTION: Nick Counter WRITER: Alex Mifflin OTHER CREDITS: Technical Director: Tyler Sammy Production Manager: Nathan Cohen

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Marianne Cramer WRITER: Marianne Cramer

agarcia@skfilms.ca

charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

www.thewaterbrothers.tv/divedeeper

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DO WE LIVE IN A MULTIVERSE?

DOES THIS LOOK WHITE TO YOU? 9 minutes

5 minutes

London

Arlington VA

UK 08/13/15

USA 10/06/15

English

English

16-0089

16-0090

Physical

Science Ambassador

When the ancients looked into the night sky, they thought the heavens revolved around the Earth. Over time, that view changed. We realized we were living on a planet, within a solar system, which was part of a galaxy.

And finally, we discovered our galaxy was just one of many in a much broader entity called the universe. But could it be that we are making the same mistake as our ancestors by thinking too small? Could our universe be one of many? Do we live in a multiverse?

When you mix red and green, what do you get? White light is all of the colors, right? So, how do computer screens show you every wavelength of light? Or do they?

COMPANY: The Economist DIRECTOR: Marguerite Howell PRODUCER: Marguerite Howell EDITOR: Marguerite Howell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Marguerite Howell, Justine Quart ORIGINAL MUSIC: Matthew Florianz WRITER: Marguerite Howell, Geoff Carr NARRATOR: Jason Palmer OTHER CREDITS: Graphic: Dana Berry Additional stock footage and motion graphics: Getty Joe Tucciarone, Science Photo Library, NASA / WMAP Science Team NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio M. Kornmesser/Lars Lindberg Christension/ ESA/Hubble/Science Photo Library

COMPANY: PBS Digital Studios PRODUCER: Dianna Cowern WRITER: Dianna Cowern NARRATOR: Dianna Cowern

margueritehowell@economist.com

lssaks@pbs.org

http://www.economist.com/node/21661196

https://www.youtube.com/user/physicswoman/

DXM - A TRANSMEDIA STORY WORLD

E.O. WILSON - OF ANTS AND MEN

0 minutes

112 minutes

Vienna

Crystal City VA

Austria 08/25/16

USA 08/15/15

English

English

16-0091

16-0092

Interactive

Being Human, Science Ambassador, Visualization

DxM - The movie Students at a quantum academy attempt to create a collective consciousness, only to discover that they themselves are part of a greater experiment. DxM - The experience May 2016 sees the launch of Red Bull Mind Gamers Platform August 25th 2016 the first world championship opens - Mission: Unlock Enoch. All levels of Unlock Enoch will be based upon the story, characters and style of DxM, with the enigmas designed by MIT. The entry level is an online mind challenge. ?Level 2 comprises live rounds, played in teams across the world. The final round will be the world’s ultimate Escape Room, set in a replica of Enoch’s Chamber, a key location of DxM. We wanted to create an immersive story universe that: - Offers the opportunity of interaction with the main characters from the film ? - Provides deep backstory the the characters - Engagement with the narrative themes through game-play ? - A transmedia story-telling dimension

A lyrical, innovative film about a modern-day Darwin, famed Harvard biologist and Pulitzer-prize-winning writer, E.O. Wilson. The film follows E.O. Wilson’s remarkable life, his pioneering studies of insects at Harvard, and his revolutionary ideas and controversies: his ideas on human nature, Sociobiology and his reworking of the theory of Darwinian evolution.

Like its subject, the film is quirky, original, funny, poetic and profound - a tribute to America’s most influential thinker about the natural world and humanity’s place within it.

COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Shelley Schulze PRODUCER: Graham Townsley, Bill Morgan EDITOR: Amy Young CINEMATOGRAPHER: Zachary Galler ORIGINAL MUSIC: Anton Sanko, Composer SOUND EDITOR: Adam Parish King SOUND MIXERS: Adam Parish King WRITER: Graham Townsley OTHER CREDITS: Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe VP, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner

(410) 271-0014 office@terramater.at

bethany.latham@gmail.com

http://www.redbullmindgamers.com/

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EARTH TO LUNA - THE SINKING GRAPE

14 minutes

12 minutes

Arlington VA

Sao Paulo SP

English

English

16-0093

16-0094

USA 03/16/16

Brazil 07/15/14

Earth & Sky

Engaging Young Scientists

Our universe is not a very diverse place when it comes to shapes. Large celestial bodies become spheres, galaxies become discs, and there is little room for variation. Why is this? Well it turns out physics has some pretty strict rules when it comes to creating new planetary bodies. On this week’s Space Time, we explore equilibrium and symmetry, the two defining factors that shape our universe.

Educational Objective: Explore why some fruit sinks while other larger, heavier fruit floats and a little introduction to density. Synopsis: It’s a beautiful day for a picnic in the park with momma and daddy. As the family sits down to eat, Luna accidentally sends her orange rolling down hill. She races after it, but isn’t able to get to it in time and it ends up in the lake. Jupiter tries to knock it back to shore with one of his grapes, but to their surprise, the grape sinks! How can a little grape sink, when a much bigger and heavier orange floats? What’s happening here? During make believe, the gang soon learns that whether something can float or sink doesn’t necessarily have to do with how big it is or how heavy it is.

COMPANY: PBS WRITER: Matt O’Dowd NARRATOR: Matt O’Dowd

COMPANY: TV PinGuim DIRECTOR: Celia Catunda & Kiko Mistrorigo PRODUCER: Ricardo Rozzino EDITOR: Cristhiane Vasconcellos CINEMATOGRAPHER: Celia Catunda, Kiko Mistrorigo ART DIRECTION: Celia Catunda DESIGN: Celia Catunda, Rafael Lucino ORIGINAL MUSIC: AndrÈ Abujanra, Paulo Tatit EFFECTS EDITOR: Cristhiane Vasconcellos SOUND EDITOR: M·rcio Nigro SOUND MIXERS: M·rcio Nigro WRITER: Marcela Catunda

+55 113-884-1821 lssaks@pbs.org

Filizola@tvpinguim.com

https://www.youtube.com/pbsspacetime

http://www.tvpinguim.com

EARTH’S NATURAL WONDERS

EARTH’S NATURAL WONDERS

Wonders of Water

Living Wonders 54 minutes

54 minutes

Crystal City VA

Crystal City VA

English

English

16-0096

16-0095

USA 03/30/15

25

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Changing Planet

Being Human

Earth’s Natural Wonders is a 3-part PBS/BBC co-production telling the story of the world’s most stunning places and the people and and animals which inhabit them. Filmed over 18 months in remote locations across the world, the series blends cinematic photography with compelling storytelling.

Earth’s Natural Wonders is a 3-part PBS/BBC co-production telling the story of the world’s most stunning places and the people and and animals which inhabit them. Filmed over 18 months in remote locations across the world, the series blends cinematic photography with compelling storytelling.

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Matt Barrett, Nick Jordan PRODUCER: Mark Hedgecoe, Arid Nurmohamed, Matt Barrett, Nick Jordan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon De Glanville, Johnny Rogers, Robin Cox, Will Edwards James Aldred, Barrie Britton ORIGINAL MUSIC: Fraser Maitland NARRATOR: Corey Johnson OTHER CREDITS: Head of Science, BBC: Andrew Cohen Production Executive, BBC Scotland: Jackie Williamson VP, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Matt Barrett, Nick Jordan PRODUCER: Mark Hedgecoe, Arid Nurmohamed, Matt Barrett, Nick Jordan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon De Glanville, Johnny Rogers, Robin Cox, Will Edwards James Aldred, Barrie Britton ORIGINAL MUSIC: Fraser Maitland NARRATOR: Corey Johnson OTHER CREDITS: Head of Science, BBC: Andrew Cohen Production Executive, BBC Scotland: Jackie Williamson VP, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner

(410) 271-0014

(410) 271-0014

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EARTHSHIPS: LIVING OFF THE GRID

EBOLA: DEATH IN A VILLAGE

12 minutes

53 minutes

Arlington VA

Berlin Berlin

USA 01/19/16

Germany 11/01/15

English

English

16-0097

16-0098

Changing Planet

Health & Medicine

An Earthship is a home that captures its own water, recycles its own sewage, and produces all its own electricity and food. It’s meant to function completely independent of the power grid or any infrastructure at all. Do we need the grid? Can we live off the grid?

Ebola: Death in a Village follows one community’s fight for survival against Ebola through the eyes of the Liberians on the front lines battling to bring the outbreak to an end. The film follows five interconnected characters over the course of three months in their struggles against the disease in rural Bong County.

COMPANY: PBS Digital Studios PRODUCER: Ryan Wolff, David Wolff, Sam Grant, Craig Benzine, Matt Weber NARRATOR: Craig Benzine, Matt Weber

COMPANY: DOCDAYS Productions DIRECTOR: Carl Gierstorfer PRODUCER: Antje Boehmert EDITOR: Marcel Riedel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Carl Gierstorfer ART DIRECTION: Marcel Ozan Riedel ORIGINAL MUSIC: ”lafur Arnalds, Tim Stanzel EFFECTS EDITOR: Sebastian Tesch SOUND EDITOR: Sebastian Tesch SOUND MIXERS: Florian Beck OTHER CREDITS: Production Manager: Mareike Mueller

+49 175-292-1128 lssaks@pbs.org

ab@docdays.de

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGoodStuff

http://ebolaueberleben.de/en/

EDUCATION PORTAL

EINSTEIN’S PLAYGROUND 0 minutes

0 minutes

Annapolis MD

Cambridge MA

USA 05/17/16

USA 04/23/16

English

English

16-0099

16-0100

Interactive

Interactive

The Education Portal is a comprehensive digital resource for teachers and students interested in learning about coral reefs. It includes a wide variety of educational materials including custom-built interactive exercises, lesson plans, educational videos, and quizzes, all aligned to the latest education standards (Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core State Standards, and Ocean Literacy Principles). This free digital curriculum was developed by the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation in order to increase ocean literacy by incorporating marine science into topics taught every day in classrooms around the world.

An intuitive understanding of travel near the speed of light can be difficult to develop. The concepts involved in special relativity seem remote and inaccessible to us in our daily lives. “Einstein’s Playground” is a new show designed specifically for a live, narrated presentation, using the flexibility of interactivity to adjust to the needs for a large audience. Live visuals from our OpenRelativity game engine were projected onto the dome of the Charles Hayden Planetarium to demonstrate Special Relativity.

COMPANY: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation DIRECTOR: Amy Heemsoth PRODUCER: Author: Amy Heemsoth EDITOR: Andrew Bruckner, Ken Marks, Melinda Campbell, Alexandra Dempsey, Liz Rauer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Photos by: Sege Andrefouet, Brian Beck, Pauline Bosserelle, Andrew Bruckner, Felipe Cabeza, Alexandra Dempsey, Josh Feingold, Annelise Hagan, Amy Heemsoth, Ken Marks, Rob Martimbeault, Eva McClure, Joao Monteiro, Sam Purkis, Phil Renaud, William Robbins, Mark Schrope, Khaled Al-Shaikh, Michele Westmorland/ iLCP DESIGN: Design/Layout: Amy Heemsoth Illustrations by: Amy Heemsoth WRITER: Melinda Campbell Amy Heemsoth, Alex Dempsey, Ashley Miller, Maddie O’Beirne, Claire Silva OTHER CREDITS: Web Design by: Reading Room Interactives by: Sean Maltz & David Spriggs

COMPANY: MIT Game Lab DIRECTOR: Philip Tan DESIGN: Heather Fairweather OTHER CREDITS: Lead Programmer: Zachary Sherin Science Advisor: Gerd Kortemeyer

(312) 203-6017 rauer@lof.org

reberhar@mit.edu

https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/portal/

http://gamelab.mit.edu/openrelativity

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EQUILIBRIA

22 minutes

65 minutes

El Paso TX

Bodio Lomnago Va

English

English

16-0101

16-0102

USA 02/19/16

Italy 05/02/16

Science Ambassador, Science of Life, Short Program

Changing Planet, Science of Life

When it comes to research at The University of Texas at El Paso, it’s not something that just happens in the classrooms or campus laboratories.

UTEP research is happening all over the globe. Since 2007, UTEP’s own Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D., a noted herpetologist and associate professor of evolutionary genetics, has been traveling to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo to search for - and find - new species of reptiles and amphibians. Explore Congo’s unique biodiversity, history, and natural beauty in this short film that tracks nine years of scientific expeditions by Greenbaum and his Congolese colleagues.

Life on Earth is all a matter of balance. For billions of years, minuscule actions and gigantic forces have been combining and colliding in a continuous and relentless contest. Fragile yet unrelenting equilibriums which - out of chaos - combine to give rise to a perfect balance, one that is evolving and dynamic, providing a solid foundation for the dense network of relations among living creatures. As well as between them and the Planet.And in their midst ... Man, with his ability to invade and rapidly transform the environment and its ecosystems.

COMPANY: University of Texas at El Paso DIRECTOR: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. PRODUCER: Janet Hill, Adrian Meza, Steven Varela EDITOR: David Michael Ruiz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. ART DIRECTION: Mitsu Overstreet SOUND EDITOR: Adrian Meza SOUND MIXERS: Adrian Meza WRITER: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. Janet Hill NARRATOR: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. OTHER CREDITS: Animations: Divya Mangadu Jorge Bailey Graphic Design: Rocio Salinas Photos: William E. Duellman Kim Gjerstad William R. Branch Special Thanks: National Science Foundation of the United States (Grant no.DEB-1145459) National Geographic Society (Grant no. 8556-08) Percy Sladen Memorial Fund IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group Seed Grant Dr. Kurt Reed, M.D. Villanova University The University of Texas at El Paso Chifundera Kusamba, Wandege M. Muninga, Mwenebatu M. Aristote, Mathias Behangana, Daniel F. Hughes, J. Adan Lara, Wendy Rivera Greenbaum, Drs. Terese and John Hart Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, DR Congo Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, DR Congo Creative Studios at The University of Texas at El Paso Uganda Wildlife Authority CITES Authority: DR Congo, Uganda and Burundi LÈonidas Nzigiyimpa of the Institut National pour l’Environnement et la Conservation de la Nature (INECN), Burundi The people of Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Uganda Copyright © Eli Greenbuam, PhD. 2016 All Rights Reserved

COMPANY: White Fox Communications DIRECTOR: Eugenio Manghi PRODUCER: Eugenio Manghi CINEMATOGRAPHER: Eugenio Manghi Annalisa Losacco ART DIRECTION: Eugenio Manghi Andrea Bergamasco ORIGINAL MUSIC: Mirko Carchen Alessandro Grosso Paolo Ugoletti Eugenio Manghi SOUND EDITOR: Mirko Carchen Eugenio Manghi SOUND MIXERS: Eugenio Manghi WRITER: Eugenio Manghi Andrea Bergamasco NARRATOR: Chris Jones OTHER CREDITS: Mauro Arzillo Jacopo Manghi Pietro Pirelli Sandro Armand Hugon Michele Roppo Sabina Airoldi Anthony Green

(785) 393-3583

+39 348-783-9046

egreenbaum2@utep.edu

manghivideo@gmail.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLYpN_mMfSJWbXaeE5iPQdg/videos

ETTORE MAJORANA, A QUANTUM ENIGMA

EXCLUSIVE: “GLOWING” SEA TURTLE DISCOVERED

52 minutes

3 minutes

Paris

Pasadena CA

French/Italian

English

16-0103

16-0104

France 04/20/16

USA 09/28/15

Science Ambassador

Micro-Movie

The life and genius of Ettore Majorana, remains a source of fascination nearly 80 years after his mysterious disappearance in March 1938. He was 31 years old, Physics just discovered the Atom and the 2nd world war was on tracks. This Italian physicist pushed the boundaries of Quantum Physics and Cosmology and one of his theory concerning Neutrinos, if experimentally confirmed, would be a huge contribution to the understanding of the Dark Matter, the Antimatter and the Nucleus. This film unfolds as an investigative novel and a scientific thriller looking back at who Majorana was before he vanished and the history of Nuclear sciences in the troubled era of the 30’s.

While filming coral off the Solomon Islands, David Gruber, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, encountered a “bright red-and-green spaceship.” This underwater UFO turned out to be a hawksbill sea turtle, which is significant because it’s the first time that biofluorescence has ever been seen in reptiles, according to Gruber. Gruber is now excited to learn more about this critically endangered species and how it is using biofluorescence.

COMPANY: HARBOR Films DIRECTOR: Camille Guichard PRODUCER: France Saint Leger, Anne Morien EDITOR: Elodie Oliveri CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gordon Spooner, Pasquale Remia ORIGINAL MUSIC: Valentin Hadjadj EFFECTS EDITOR: Animation: Christian Desmares SOUND MIXERS: Laurent Herniaux WRITER: Camille Guichard, Etienne Klein, Nadine Lermite

COMPANY: Awards Insider Consulting PRODUCER: Producer: Jennifer Murphy Senior Producer: Jeff Hertrick, Producers: Francesca Von Habsburg, Markus Reymann Line Producer: Lauren Matic EDITOR: Jennifer Murphy CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Gruber, Barry Broomfield

+33 068-478-6641 france@harbor-films.com

claire@awardsinsider.com http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/150928-biofluorescent-hawksbill-sea-turtle-vin

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EXPEDITION RAW

Seal Pups: Ferociously Cute and Worth Protecting Shipwreck Hunter Discovers 500-Year-Old Treasures Inside the World’s Longest Sea Caves

EXPLAINING SPECIATION RESEARCH IN PIJIN

2 minutes

3 minutes

Pasadena CA

Jackson WY

USA 11/13/15

United States 08/17/15

English

English

16-0105

16-0106

Short-Form Series

Micro-Movie

Expedition Raw gives you a real, unfiltered look at the surprises, challenges, and behind-the-scenes moments captured by National Geographic explorers in the field. Join the expedition as explorers come face-to-face with wild animals, extreme environments, and unexpected discoveries

Every year, Dr. Al Uy visits local schools in the Makira Province of the Solomon Islands to talk about science and conservation. What happens when Al explains his research in the local language, Solomon Islands Pijin? Watch and find out! This is one of six supplemental web videos for an Incipient Series project.

COMPANY: Awards Insider Consulting PRODUCER: Nora Rappaport, Carolyn Barnwell, Chris Mattle, Jennifer Shoemaker EDITOR: Nora Rappaport, Carolyn Barnwell

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions DIRECTOR: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin PRODUCER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin ORIGINAL MUSIC: New West Studios WRITER: Kori Price

(208) 591-0852 claire@awardsinsider.com

kori.price@gmail.com www.daysedge.com

EXPLORER: WARLORDS OF IVORY

EXTRAORDINARY HUMANS

Ep 1: Beast Master/Hawk Eye Ep 5: Human Dukebox/ Puzzle Master Episode 10: Killer Deck/ Air Pump

48 minutes

48 minutes

Washington DC

Bristol

USA 08/30/15

USA 10/01/15

English

English

16-0107

16-0108

Technology & Innovation, Editing

Long-Form Series

Investigative journalist Bryan Christy is setting out on a groundbreaking mission to expose how the ivory trade funds some of Africa’s most notorious militias and terrorist groups. Working with one of the world’s top taxidermists, he conceals a sophisticated GPS tracker inside an incredibly realistic faux ivory tusk and drops it in the heart of ivory poaching country and monitors its movements to track down the kingpins of the ivory trade.

In this incredible series biologist Thom Hunt goes in search of people with genuine, real-life super-powers that push the known limits of the human mind and body. In each episode Thom travels the world on a scientific quest to find 2 more people who claim to have real superpowers. Having tracked them down Thom witnesses their ability first hand, explores their world, meets their family, and puts himself on the line to demonstrate the limits of ordinary humans. Thom then witnesses each character pushing their abilities to the very limit, before putting them under the microscope to try and find the explanation for their extraordinary powers.

COMPANY: National Geographic Studios DIRECTOR: JJ Kelley PRODUCER: John Heminway, JJ Kelley, Brooke Runnette, Jared Lipworth, Brian Lovett EDITOR: Jennifer Honn, Seth Skundrick CINEMATOGRAPHER: JJ Kelley, Toby Strong SOUND MIXERS: Eliott Taylor WRITER: JJ Kelley, Brian Lovett, John Heminway OTHER CREDITS: Correspondent: Bryan Christy

COMPANY: Off The Fence DIRECTOR: Nadine Tayar PRODUCER: Andrew Zikking, Nadine Tayar, Hannah Gibson EDITOR: Doug Main CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ryan Atkinson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Greymatter Music EFFECTS EDITOR: Doug Main SOUND EDITOR: Films at 59 SOUND MIXERS: Films at 59 WRITER: Hannah Gibson, Nadine Tayar NARRATOR: Thom Hunt OTHER CREDITS: Poppy Riddle, Holly Marlow, Stuart Hoole, Allison Bean, Karen Meehan

(202) 857-7671

(117) 909-7560

bethany.jones@natgeo.com

samdawe@offthefence.com

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www.offthefence.com

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EYES ON CONSERVATION

FADED RED JUMPERS 45 minutes

5 minutes

Boise ID

Taunton Somerset

English

English

16-0109

16-0110

USA 06/01/16

UK 03/02/16

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Micro-Movie

The Eyes on Conservation Podcast brings you engaging conversations about issues in wildlife conservation and environmental health, as well as the latest scientific research involving wildlife and ecosystem conservation. The podcast is produced by Wild Lens, a non-profit production company focused on expanding education and outreach resources for conservation issues. Each episode focuses on the critically important work being done by wildlife biologists, researchers and citizen scientists to reverse species declines and make our world a better place.

‘Faded Red Jumpers’ explores the complex subject of structural colouration, explaining why birds never go grey and how recent scientific developments could revolutionize the way we produce color synthetically. Color impacts behavior, diversity, character and meaning and the maintenance of its vibrancy is surely worth achieving.

COMPANY: Wild Lens, Inc. DIRECTOR: Matthew Podolsky PRODUCER: Matthew Podolsky EDITOR: Matthew Podolsky ORIGINAL MUSIC: The Humidors SOUND EDITOR: Matthew Podolsky SOUND MIXERS: Matthew Podolsky WRITER: Matthew Podolsky NARRATOR: Matthew Podolsky

COMPANY: Caroline Tout DIRECTOR: Caroline Tout PRODUCER: Caroline Tout EDITOR: Caroline Tout CINEMATOGRAPHER: Caroline Tout ORIGINAL MUSIC: Before Sunrise: Christopher Slaski In the Wind: Neil Williams Rupert Pfaff Birds in The Treetops: Richard Lacy, Sarah Lacy EFFECTS EDITOR: Caroline Tout SOUND EDITOR: Caroline Tout SOUND MIXERS: Caroline Tout WRITER: Caroline Tout NARRATOR: Andrew T Collins OTHER CREDITS: Scientific Illustrations: Andrew Leech The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Der Federschneider: Adriaan van Ostade Licenced Can I Zulu: Speakfriend Licenced Holi Festival of Colours Munchen: Niklas Werner Licenced

(208) 724-6388 matthew@wildlensinc.org

caroline6783@yahoo.co.uk

eyesonconservation.com

FALLEN TREE

FIRST PEOPLES

Episode 1 - Americas Episode 2 - Asia Episode 5 - Europe 7 minutes

54 minutes

Cottonwood Heights UT

Crystal City VA

USA 01/21/16

USA 04/08/15

English

English

16-0111

16-0112

Short Program

Long-Form Series

Last summer University of Utah biologist Nalini Nadkarni fell out of a tree. Fifty feet. She’s lucky to be alive. Nalini is one of the world’s most knowledgeable experts on trees and she’s up in them all the time, so you would think something like this would have happened before. It hasn’t.

Almost dying makes you think about your life, as you’ll see in this film, created in partnership with Skylar Nielsen and his team at Vita Brevis Films.

First Peoples is a global detective story tracing the arrival of Homo sapiens on five continents. Where did we come from? How did we get there? What role did culture and technology play in our success?

COMPANY: KUER VideoWest DIRECTOR: Skylar Nielsen PRODUCER: Elaine Clark, Doug Fabrizio, Skylar Nielsen EDITOR: Jordan Utley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Skylar Nielsen, Lance W Clayton SOUND EDITOR: Marco Batzel SOUND MIXERS: Marco Batzel

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Tim Lambert, Nigel Walk PRODUCER: Executive Producer: Jonathan Hewes Series Producer: Tim Lambert EDITOR: Series Editor: Brian Hovman Lee Sutton, Lauri White CINEMATOGRAPHER: Lawrence Gardner, Tim Cragg, Julius Brighton ART DIRECTION: Ruth Greaves, Alan Cowie WRITER: Tim Lambert NARRATOR: Kerry Shale OTHER CREDITS: Series Consultant: John Hawks Drama Director: Nicolas Brown Production Manager Anne Marie Byrne Assistant Producer: Tom Cebula Production Executive: Peter Badcock Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President of Programming and Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director of Programming and Development, PBS: Bill Margol

(410) 271-0014 jweathers@kuer.org

bllatham@pbs.org

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FIRST PEOPLES: EUROPE 54 minutes

54 minutes

Crystal City VA

Crystal City VA

USA 04/08/15

USA 04/08/70

English

English

16-0113

16-0114

Being Human

Science of Life

First Peoples is a global detective story tracing the arrival of Homo sapiens on five continents. Where did we come from? How did we get there? What role did culture and technology play in our success?

First Peoples is a global detective story tracing the arrival of Homo sapiens on five continents. Where did we come from? How did we get there? What role did culture and technology play in our success?

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Tim Lambert Nigel Walk PRODUCER: Jonathan Hewes, Tim Lambert EDITOR: Brian Hovman, Lee Sutton, Lauri White CINEMATOGRAPHER: Lawrence Gardner, Tim Cragg, Julius Brighton ART DIRECTION: Ruth Greaves, Alan Cowie WRITER: Tim Lambert NARRATOR: Kerry Shale OTHER CREDITS: Series Consultant: John Hawks Drama Director: Nicolas Brown Production Manager Anne Marie Byrne Assistant Producer: Tom Cebula Production Executive: Peter Badcock Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President of Programming and Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director of Programming and Development, PBS: Bill Margol

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Tim Lambert, Nigel Walk PRODUCER: Jonathan Hewes, Tim Lambert EDITOR: Brian Hovman, Lee Sutton, Lauri White CINEMATOGRAPHER: Lawrence Gardner, Tim Cragg ART DIRECTION: Ruth Greaves, Alan Cowie WRITER: Tim Lambert NARRATOR: Kerry Shale OTHER CREDITS: Series Consultant: John Hawks Drama Director: Nicolas Brown Production Manager Anne Marie Byrne Assistant Producer: Tom Cebula Production Executive: Peter Badcock Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President of Programming and Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director of Programming and Development, PBS: Bill Margol

(410) 271-0014

(410) 271-0014

bllatham@pbs.org

bllatham@pbs.org

FISHING FOR SCIENCE: GIANT TREVALLY

FLIPSIDE SCIENCE: FRESH SOLUTIONS: WATER USE AND CONSERVATION

How Do We Meet the Growing Need for Water? Desalination: From Sea to Sink Recharging Aquifers - Replenishing our Groundwater Resources

16 minutes

3 minutes

New York NY

San Francisco CA

USA 06/01/16

USA 01/11/16

English

English

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16-0116

Short Program, Science Ambassador

Short-Form Series

Giant Trevally (GT) is a fish revered by many cultures and prized by sportfishermen around the globe. Little is known about the interconnectivity of populations of this important species found throughout coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Jessica Glass, from Yale University, is working to understand this connectivity through genetic analyses of fish sampled throughout their range. To help her accomplish this, fellow scientist and angler, Gaelin Rosenwaks, traveled to the Seychelles with Jessica to catch and sample GTs in the waters surrounding the inner Granitic Islands, where fish and samples are scarce. It’s fishing for science!

Humans depend on water, and our need for this precious resource is growing alongside our population. How will we meet the needs of the future without harming the environment? In this series, we explore key water issues and some of the technology and techniques used to conserve water. Flipside Science is a youth-powered series that tackles complex environmental topics and empowers viewers to make a difference. This collection of videos and lessons explores how local communities are addressing environmental problems. Flipside Science offers media-rich units for educators looking to engage students in design thinking activities around environmental issues.

COMPANY: Global Ocean Exploration Inc DIRECTOR: Gaelin Rosenwaks PRODUCER: Gaelin Rosenwaks EDITOR: Chris Theibert CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chris Theibert, Gaelin Rosenwaks WRITER: Gaelin Rosenwaks NARRATOR: Gaelin Rosenwaks

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Molly Michelson, Cheryl Vanderbilt PRODUCER: Molly Michelson EDITOR: Nick Perez, Kira Hammond CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Perez ART DIRECTION: Grant Inouye DESIGN: Grant Inouye EFFECTS EDITOR: Grant Inouye WRITER: Molly Michelson, Academy Staff NARRATOR: Spurgeon Wright, Ice Liu, Madeleine Valdez

gaelin@globaloceanexploration.com

cvanderbilt@calacademy.org

www.gaelinrosenwaks.com

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2016 Science Media Awards and Summit Media Guide FLIPSIDE SCIENCE: OUR HUNGRY PLANET: FOOD FOR A GROWING POPULATION

What is the Environmental Impact of Feeding the World? Urban Farming - How Our Cities Can Grow Local, Affordable Food Vertical Farming - Growing In New Directions

FLY ALBATROSS! THE GREAT RELOCATION PROJECT

5 minutes

49 minutes

San Francisco CA

Tokyo

English

English

16-0117

16-0118

USA 01/11/16

Japan 07/26/15

Short-Form Series

Changing Planet

To feed our growing world, we need innovative solutions. In this series, we explore environmental issues related to the food we grow and eat.

We review key issues like food waste, urban farming, and diet, and learn how simple choices we make can impact our planet.

Flipside Science is a youth-powered series that tackles complex environmental topics and empowers viewers to make a difference. This collection of videos and lessons explores how local communities are addressing environmental problems. Flipside Science offers media-rich units for educators looking to engage students in design thinking activities around environmental issues.

The albatross is a majestic bird with a three-meter wingspan. But its slow and clumsy movement on land, once made it a target of overhunting, pushing it on the verge of extinction. In Ogasawara Islands, a World Natural Heritage site, a grand plan to increase the population of the birds by humans is finally seeing success. It was formulated to move the birds 350 kilometers away to an uninhabited island. The researchers of this unprecedented project took on the challenge and eight years later the birds have settled, and a new generation was born.

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Molly Michelson PRODUCER: Molly Michelson EDITOR: Nick Perez, Kira Hammond CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Perez ART DIRECTION: Ken Ackerman, Grant Inouye DESIGN: Ken Ackerman, Grant Inouye EFFECTS EDITOR: Grant Inouye WRITER: Molly Michelson and Academy Staff NARRATOR: Spurgeon Wright, Darrah Bach, Ice Liu, Madeleine Valdez

COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) DIRECTOR: Shiro Kagawa PRODUCER: Hiroshi Egawa, Koichi Okumura EDITOR: Nobuyuki Miike CINEMATOGRAPHER: Masashi Wada, Haruki Ida, Yasuhito Shimamura

cvanderbilt@calacademy.org

m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/our-hungry-planet

FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOOD FOR LIFE

FORCES OF NATURE

Color - 54 mins Shape - 54 mins Motion - 54 mins

20 minutes

54 minutes

New York, NY

Crystal City VA

English

English

16-0119

16-0120

USA 10/31/14

USA 06/01/16

Changing Planet, Short Program, Editing

Long-Form Series

We want our food fast, convenient and cheap, but at what cost? As farms become supersized our environment suffers and so does the quality of our food. Foo For Thought, Food For Life wants to start a revolution in the food system. This film will be a conversation starter inspiring us to think differently about what we eat, and to make changes that will positively impact our health, our earth and our communities. A driving and optimistic soundtrack by the indie band Cloud Cult punctuates interviews with such visionaries as poet Wendell Berry, chef Dan Barber, and guerilla urban gardener Ron Finley. Viewers will be inspired by the fast-paced infographics, stories of change, and left with a real-time ‘what you can do right now’ message. Our film is avilable for streaming on our website (see below) and for educational use/screening events.

From the award winning BBC Science Production team comes, “Forces of Nature”. This ambitious series takes viewers on a global tour of epic landscapes, astonishing wildlife and stories of the extraordinary people and cultures, to reveal the science that makes our planet so spectacular and answer the big questions about our planet, from “why does the Earth turn” to “what makes water blue”. Filmed in over 20 countries, from a sulphur volcano in Indonesia to the Pororoca tidal bore along the Amazon in Brazil, the series will explore the themes of our planet.

DIRECTOR: Susan Rockefeller PRODUCER: Beth Poague, Jackie French EDITOR: Jackie French ORIGINAL MUSIC: Craig Minowa

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Matthew Dyas, Producer & Director Stephen Cooter, Producer & Director PRODUCER: Andrew Cohen, Executive Producer Danielle Peck, Series Producer EDITOR: Sam Billinge, Film Editor Simon Holland, Film Editor CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon de Glanville, Tim Cragg, Graham MacFarlane, Julius Brighton, Paul O’Callaghan, Rob McGregor, Tomas Orn Tomasson, Roger Munns, Julius Brighton, Tom Hayward, Paul O’Callaghan, Toby Wilkinson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Benji Merrison, Composer NARRATOR: Demetri Goritsas OTHER CREDITS: Bill Gardner, VP, Programming & Development, PBS Bethany Latham, Associate Director, Programming & Development, PBS

hello@foodforthoughtfilm.com

(410) 271-0014

www.protectwhatisprecious.com

bllatham@pbs.org

www.foodforthoughtfilm.com

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FORCES OF NATURE: SHAPE 54 minutes

54 minutes

Crystal City VA

Crystal City VA

USA 06/01/16

USA 06/01/16

English

English

16-0121

16-0122

Earth & Sky

Visualization

From the award winning BBC Science Production team comes, “Forces of Nature”. This ambitious series takes viewers on a global tour of epic landscapes, astonishing wildlife and stories of the extraordinary people and cultures, to reveal the science that makes our planet so spectacular and answer the big questions about our planet, from “why does the Earth turn” to “what makes water blue”. Filmed in over 20 countries, from a sulphur volcano in Indonesia to the Pororoca tidal bore along the Amazon in Brazil, the series will explore the themes of our planet.

From the award winning BBC Science Production team comes, “Forces of Nature”. This ambitious series takes viewers on a global tour of epic landscapes, astonishing wildlife and stories of the extraordinary people and cultures, to reveal the science that makes our planet so spectacular and answer the big questions about our planet, from “why does the Earth turn” to “what makes water blue”. Filmed in over 20 countries, from a sulphur volcano in Indonesia to the Pororoca tidal bore along the Amazon in Brazil, the series will explore the themes of our planet.

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Matthew Dyas, Stephen Cooter PRODUCER: Andrew Cohen, Danielle Peck, Matthew Dyas, Stephen Cooter EDITOR: Sam Billinge, Simon Holland CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon de Glanville, Tim Cragg, Graham MacFarlane, Julius Brighton, Paul O’Callaghan, Rob McGregor, Tomas Orn Tomasson, Roger Munns, Julius Brighton, Tom Hayward, Paul O’Callaghan, Toby Wilkinson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Benji Merrison NARRATOR: Demetri Goritsas OTHER CREDITS: VP, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Associate Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bethany Latham

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Matthew Dyas, Producer & Director Stephen Cooter, Producer & Director PRODUCER: Andrew Cohen, Executive Producer Danielle Peck, Series Producer EDITOR: Sam Billinge, Film Editor Simon Holland, Film Editor CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon de Glanville, Tim Cragg, Graham MacFarlane, Julius Brighton, Paul O’Callaghan, Rob McGregor, Tomas Orn Tomasson, Roger Munns, Julius Brighton, Tom Hayward, Paul O’Callaghan, Toby Wilkinson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Benji Merrison, Composer NARRATOR: Demetri Goritsas OTHER CREDITS: Bill Gardner, VP, Programming & Development, PBS Bethany Latham, Associate Director, Programming & Development, PBS

(410) 271-0014

(410) 271-0014

bllatham@pbs.org

bllatham@pbs.org

FRAGILE LEGACY

FRESH SOLUTIONS: HOW DO WE MEET THE GROWING NEED FOR WATER? 31 minutes

3 minutes

Spencer NY

San Francisco CA

USA 11/30/15

USA 01/11/16

English

English

16-0123

16-0124

Changing Planet

Micro-Movie

Fragile Legacy blends science, art and marine conservation to inspire action on behalf of the ocean. Glass models of marine organisms, created at the turn of the last century, are the point of departure to explore changes in the sea since the advent of fossil fuel.

Humans depend on water, and our need for this resource is growing alongside our population. How will we meet the needs of the future without harming the environment? In this video, we explore environmental issues related to water use, including groundwater loss, inefficient irrigation, and water waste. The purpose of this video is to introduce the audience-primarily middle school youth--to some of the water conservation issues we are currently facing around the world, as well as to empower them to take action. This video is the first in a series of upbeat videos exploring innovative solutions to these complex issues.

COMPANY: Amphibious Films DIRECTOR: David O Brown PRODUCER: David O Brown EDITOR: David O Brown, Denis Jensen CINEMATOGRAPHER: David O Brown, Ian S. Fein, Laura James, Peter Carroll ORIGINAL MUSIC: Tenzin Chopak EFFECTS EDITOR: Denis Jensen SOUND EDITOR: Eric Harding SOUND MIXERS: Eric Harding WRITER: David O Brown NARRATOR: Ted Danson OTHER CREDITS: Dr. Drew Harvell, on-screen

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Molly Michelson, Cheryl Vanderbilt PRODUCER: Molly Michelson EDITOR: Nick Perez Kira Hammond CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Perez ART DIRECTION: Grant Inouye DESIGN: Grant Inouye EFFECTS EDITOR: Grant Inouye WRITER: Molly Michelson and Academy Staff NARRATOR: Spurgeon Wright, Ice Liu, Madeleine Valdez

(607) 279-8880 dbrownpix@gmail.com

cvanderbilt@calacademy.org

http://fragilelegacy.info

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/fresh-solutions

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FROM DREAM TO DISCOVERY

3 minutes

31 minutes

San Francisco CA

Boston MA

English

English

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16-0126

USA 12/01/14

USA 01/11/16

Engaging Young Scientists

Technology & Innovation, Immersive

Humans depend on water, and our need for this precious resource is growing alongside our population. How will we meet the needs of the future without harming the environment? In this series, we explore key water issues and some of the technology and techniques used to conserve water. Flipside Science is a youth-powered series that tackles complex environmental topics and empowers viewers to make a difference. This collection of videos and lessons explores how local communities are addressing environmental problems. Flipside Science offers media-rich units for educators looking to engage students in design thinking activities around environmental issues.

In “From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA”, experience the excitement of today’s space missions as you journey from NASA’s test facilities all the way to Pluto. Immerse yourself in the adventure and extremes of spacecraft engineering--from the design of missions like the James Webb Space Telescope and New Horizons, to the rigors of testing, launch, and space operations. When humans dare to dream, we create truly amazing things.

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Molly Michelson, Cheryl Vanderbilt PRODUCER: Molly Michelson EDITOR: Nick Perez, Kira Hammond CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Perez ART DIRECTION: Grant Inouye DESIGN: Grant Inouye EFFECTS EDITOR: Grant Inouye WRITER: Molly Michelson and Academy Staff NARRATOR: Spurgeon Wright, Ice Liu, Madeleine Valdez

COMPANY: Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science, Boston

(617) 589-0272 cvanderbilt@calacademy.org

dleblanc@mos.org

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/fresh-solutions

www.mos.org/fulldome/dream

GENERATION ANTHROPOCENE

GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING

History is a Mess Seeds of Change The Stakes

Can We Time Travel? Why Are We Here? Where Are We? 68 minutes

54 minutes

E Palo Alto CA

Arlington VA

English

English

16-0127

16-0128

USA 08/07/15

USA 03/14/16

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Long-Form Series

The Anthropocene is term that designated a new geologic age based upon the global footprint of humankind, and the Generation Anthropocene podcast brings the science, issues, and perspectives surrounding this provocative concept. The episodes we’ve chosen each contain several stories, all centered on a theme. In The Stakes, we examine the research and politics of geo-engineering, as well as the emerging science on climate and conflict. In Seeds of Change, we bring two stories that delve into different aspects of food security. In History is a Mess, we explore the changing meaning of geography.

Professor Stephen Hawking reveals our true potential in a radical new science show which challenges a selection of volunteers and the viewer to think like the greatest geniuses of the past and answer some of humanity’s toughest and most enduring questions. Using large scale experiments and incredible stunts we’ll follow the volunteers’ journeys as they get to grips with molecular biology, astrophysics and even quantum mechanics. †And we’ll learn about the Geniuses whose discoveries helped build our scientific knowledge and allowed us to solve questions like “Where are we?” “Are we alone?” and “Can we travel through time?”

COMPANY: Stanford University PRODUCER: Mike Osborne, Miles Traer, Leslie Chang ORIGINAL MUSIC: Maserati SOUND MIXERS: Mike Osborne, Miles Traer, Leslie Chang

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Jane Sayers, Iain Riddick, Ben Bowie, Pete Wood PRODUCER: Faran Ismailpour, Ben Bowie, Iain Riddick, Jane Sayers, Lucie Ridout, EDITOR: Damien Pawle, Marco Ruffatti, Matt Lowe, Daniel Garcia Robles, Brian Hovmand, Johanna Woolford Gibbon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rob Goldie, Owen Scurfield, Ian Salvage, Pete Allibone, David Goulding, Sashi Kissoon, Miles Heckendorn, Robin Fox, John Choi NARRATOR: Stephen Hawking OTHER CREDITS: Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Margol

(650) 644-6695 osbornemc@gmail.com

bllatham@pbs.org

www.genanthro.com

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GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING

Can We Time Travel?

What Are We? 54 minutes

54 minutes

Arlington VA

Arlington VA

USA 03/14/16

USA 04/14/16

English

English

16-0129

16-0130

Physical

Science of Life

World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of mind-blowing challenges. Can they think like a genius? Can they work out if time travel is possible?

As his epic new series continues Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of fun challenges to try and get them to understand what they really are. In this episode the volunteers are led to an amazing realization about the nature of life itself.

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Jane Sayers PRODUCER: Faran Ismailpour, Ben Bowie, Iain Riddick, Jane Sayers EDITOR: Damien Pawle Marco Ruffatti CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rob Goldie, Sashi Kissoon, Miles Heckendorn NARRATOR: Stephen Hawking OTHER CREDITS: Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Margol

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Ben Bowie PRODUCER: Ben Bowie, Iain Riddick, Lucie Ridout, Jane Sayers EDITOR: Daniel Garcia Robles CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ian Salvage, Pete Allibone, David Goulding NARRATOR: Stephen Hawking, Presenter OTHER CREDITS: Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Margol

bllatham@pbs.org

bllatham@pbs.org

WHERE ARE WE?

WHERE DID THE UNIVERSE COME FROM?

Genius by Stehpen Hawking

Genius by Stephen Hawking 54 minutes

54 minutes

Arlington VA

Arlington VA

USA 04/21/16

USA 03/30/16

English

English

16-0131

16-0132

Earth & Sky, Visualization

Physical

Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of fun physical and mental challenges to show them how to think like a genius. Can they measure the earth, the solar system and even the universe and find out where we really are?

World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of mind-blowing challenges. Can they think like a genius? Can they work out where the universe came from?

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Ben Bowie, Iain Riddick PRODUCER: Ben Bowie, Iain Riddick, Lucie Ridout, Jane Sayers EDITOR: Brian Hovmand, Damien Pawle, Matt Lowe CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ian Salvage, Pete Allibone, David Goulding NARRATOR: Stephen Hawking OTHER CREDITS: Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Margol

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Pete Woods PRODUCER: Ben Bowie, Iain Riddick, Jane Sayers EDITOR: Matt Lowe, Daniel Garcia Robles, Marco Ruffatti, Johanna Woolford Gibbon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Owen Scurfield, Sashi Kissoon, John Choi NARRATOR: Stephen Hawking OTHER CREDITS: Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Margol

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GENOME

Genius by Stephen Hawking

54 minutes

25 minutes

Arlington VA

Dunedin Otago

English

English

16-0133

16-0134

USA 03/30/16

New Zealand 11/01/14

Writing

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of fun challenges to show them how to think like a genius. Can they work out why they exist at all? Is it destiny or pure chance?

By observing genetics in our own families, we can make predictions about our future; from diabetes to dementia, where our ancestors came from to what our future children might look like. But what if you were the only branch on your genetic family tree? At eleven days old Sarah was adopted and for the last 28 years she has never known anything about her biological parents, her medical history or ancestry. Sarah has decided to investigate her own DNA by using a direct-to-consumer genetic testing kit. What will her results reveal about her past? Are there genetic concerns for her future? Can new technology help answer the age old question ‘Who am I?’

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Iain Riddick PRODUCER: Iain Riddick, Ben Bowie, Jane Sayers, Lucie Ridout EDITOR: Damien Pawle CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robin Fox, Miles Heckendorn WRITER: Stephen Hawking, Ben Bowie NARRATOR: Stephen Hawking OTHER CREDITS: Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS: Beth Hoppe Vice President, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Gardner Senior Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Margol

COMPANY: Spitting Image DIRECTOR: Rachel Anson EDITOR: Rachel Anson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rachel Anson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Zach Webber SOUND EDITOR: Rachel Anson

bllatham@pbs.org

rachel.anson@gmail.com

GIANT SEA SERPENT, MEET THE MYTH

GIRAFFE - UP HIGH AND PERSONAL

52 minutes

50 minutes

Marseille

Vienna

English

English

16-0135

16-0136

France 12/22/14

Austria 02/03/16

Earth & Sky, Science of Life

Science of Life, Editing, Visualization

The Giant Oarfish, the largest bony fish in the world, was known only by rare examples that died by stranding, as well as one sole fossil. Its extraordinary dimensions, as long as 15 meters, and shape in the form of a silver ribbon, inspired the myth of the sea serpent. With the help of the world expert in Giant Oarfish and logistic collaboration of enthusiasts, a scientific expedition reveals the biology of this enigmatic ambassador of the abyss. Entirely shot in Ultra High Definition, the film raises the veil on its paradoxical habits.

Long legs, tall neck, wide eyes - giraffes are the beauties of the African savannah. But there is so much more to these gentle giants: their exceptional body, their distinctive behaviour, their secret social life. So far, giraffes have barely been more than decorative extras in wildlife films, towering over the savannah. Our production takes a fresh look at these tallest animals of all, revealing brand new details about the secret lives of this true African icon.

COMPANY: Saint Thomas Productions DIRECTOR: Bertrand Loyer PRODUCER: Bertrand Loyer EDITOR: Rémi Dumas CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jean-Charles Granjon, Benoit Demarle, Roberto Rinaldi ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jacky Hanouna SOUND EDITOR: Florent Fournier-Sicre SOUND MIXERS: Florent Fournier-Sicre WRITER: Bertrand Loyer NARRATOR: Gary Granville

COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios DIRECTOR: Herbert Ostwald PRODUCER: N.A. EDITOR: Christian Stoppacher CINEMATOGRAPHER: Klaus Scheurich, Boas Schwarz, Erik Sick, Roland Gockel ORIGINAL MUSIC: Andy Baum SOUND EDITOR: Boas Schwarz SOUND MIXERS: Stefan K. Fiedler WRITER: Herbert Ostwald NARRATOR: Tom Oldham OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer for National Geographic Wild: Ashley Hoppin Executive Producers for TMFS: Ivo Filatsch Sabine Holzer

a.cheminee@saint-thomas.net

office@terramater.at http://www.terramater.at/productions/giraffe-up-high-and-personal/

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GORONGOSA PARK: REBIRTH OF PARADISE

Episode 2: Elephant Whisperer

ELEPHANT WHISPERER

Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise

55 minutes

55 minutes

Bristol

Bristol

07/22/15

07/22/15

UK

UK

English

English

16-0137

16-0138

Long-Form Series

Writing, Science Ambassador

Experience the inspiring rebirth of a legendary African wilderness through the eyes of wildlife cameraman Bob Poole.

Bob faces his fears to join his sister Joyce, an elephant expert, and investigate the park’s hostile elephant problem.

COMPANY: Off The Fence DIRECTOR: James Byrne, Emre Izat, Kate Bradbury PRODUCER: James Byrne, Emre Izat, Kate Bradbury, Sam Barton-Humphries, Carla Rebai EDITOR: Federico Campanale, Jennie Vazquez Alarcon, Sacha Odufre, Carla Rebai CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Benam, Erik Rochner, Richard Slatewr-Jones, Jeff Reed John Mans ORIGINAL MUSIC: William Goodchild SOUND EDITOR: Nicholas Allan, Paul Clark SOUND MIXERS: Phil Jenkins, Peter Stoel, Andrew Wilson WRITER: James Byrne, Emre Izat, Kare Bradbury NARRATOR: Bob Poole

COMPANY: Off The Fence DIRECTOR: Emre Izat PRODUCER: Kate Bradbury, James Byrne, Emre Izat EDITOR: Jennie Vazquez Alarcon CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Benam, James Manfull, John Mans, Jeff Reed, Bob Poole, Eric Rochner, Richard Slater-Jones ORIGINAL MUSIC: William Goodchild SOUND EDITOR: Nicholas Allan, Paul Clark SOUND MIXERS: Peter Stoel, Andrew Wilson WRITER: Emre Izat NARRATOR: Bob Poole

(117) 909-7560

(117) 909-7560

samdawe@offthefence.com

samdawe@offthefence.com

www.offthefence.com

www.offthefence.com

GORONGOSA PARK: REBIRTH OF PARADISE VR

GREAT BARRIER REEF WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

Episode One: Builders Episode Two: Visitors Episode Three: Survival

4 minutes

50 minutes

Vancouver BC

London

Canada 12/29/15

UK

01/01/70

English

English

16-0139

16-0140

Interactive

Long-Form Series

Join Emmy-winning wildlife cinematographer Bob Poole on a virtual reality adventure to Gorongosa National Park.

David Attenborough returns to his favorite place in the natural world; the Great Barrier Reef. He takes the audience on a journey aboard the Alucia, a 56-metre research and exploration vessel equipped with a stateof-the-art Triton submersible, laboratories and a helicopter. The cuttingedge technology gives us a perspective on the Great Barrier Reef that has never been seen before, and unprecedented access to some of the most remote parts of the Reef and its residents and visitors. However, the Reef is now seriously under threat and David is determined to discover how it can be saved.

COMPANY: DRYFT DIGITAL DIRECTOR: Erik Rochner, Refah Mahmoud PRODUCER: Erik Rochner, Refah Mahmoud EDITOR: Erik Rochner CINEMATOGRAPHER: Erik Rochner NARRATOR: Bob Poole

COMPANY: Atlantic Productions DIRECTOR: Mike Davis PRODUCER: Anthony Geffen EDITOR: Dominic Lester CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul Williams ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ilan Eshkeri, Joel Douek SOUND MIXERS: John Rogerson WRITER: David Attenborough OTHER CREDITS: Supervising Producer: Anne Sommerfield

Refah@DryftDigital.com

emilyf@atlanticproductions.co.uk

DryftVR.com

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Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough

Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough 50 minutes

50 minutes

London

London

01/01/70

01/01/70

English

English

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UK

Earth & Sky

Changing Planet

David Attenborough returns to his favorite place in the natural world; the Great Barrier Reef. He takes the audience on a journey aboard the Alucia, a 56-metre research and exploration vessel equipped with a stateof-the-art Triton submersible, laboratories and a helicopter. The cuttingedge technology gives us a perspective on the Great Barrier Reef that has never been seen before, and unprecedented access to some of the most remote parts of the Reef and its residents and visitors. However, the Reef is now seriously under threat and David is determined to discover how it can be saved.

David Attenborough returns to his favorite place in the natural world; the Great Barrier Reef. He takes the audience on a journey aboard the Alucia, a 56-metre research and exploration vessel equipped with a stateof-the-art Triton submersible, laboratories and a helicopter. The cuttingedge technology gives us a perspective on the Great Barrier Reef that has never been seen before, and unprecedented access to some of the most remote parts of the Reef and its residents and visitors. However, the Reef is now seriously under threat and David is determined to discover how it can be saved.

COMPANY: Atlantic Productions DIRECTOR: Mike Davis PRODUCER: Anthony Geffen EDITOR: Dominic Lester CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul Williams ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ilan Eshkeri Joel Douek SOUND MIXERS: John Rogerson WRITER: David Attenborough OTHER CREDITS: Supervising Producer: Anne Sommerfield

COMPANY: Atlantic Productions DIRECTOR: Mike Davis PRODUCER: Anthony Geffen EDITOR: Dominic Lester CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul Williams ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ilan Eshkeri Joel Douek SOUND MIXERS: John Rogerson WRITER: David Attenborough OTHER CREDITS: Supervising Producer: Anne Sommerfield

emilyf@atlanticproductions.co.uk

emilyf@atlanticproductions.co.uk

www.attenboroughsreef.com

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GREEN ANIMAL

Episode One: Breeding Episode Two: Hunger Episode Three: Sex

HUNGER

Green Animal

48 minutes

49 minutes

Seoul

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Science of Life

“Green Animal” reveals that plants are also animals that contain desire and will. Plants suffer from a lack of nutrients while having the sexual reproduction urge to spread its DNA like animal. Plants have to react more sensitively to the surrounding environments because they cannot travel. Root hunts for moisture and nutrients, while stem functions as olfactory sense that tracks the smell of the host. To survive in infertile environments, it plants its seeds deep into the ground; and to effectively eject scents that can attract pollinators, it emits more than 35C of heat.

Plants are hungry. It not only needs sunlight and water to produce energy, it also requires minerals to grow. The carnivorous plants of Borneo Island transform themselves into toilets for moles or tents for bats, just to obtain the minerals they need. Others develop conical leaves that collect fallen leaves to absorb minerals from them. There are also plants which do not produce any nutrients of its own, choosing to become a parasite entirely dependent on the host body. These plants identify host through the smell of their bodies.

COMPANY: EBS DIRECTOR: Son, Seung-Woo PRODUCER: Chu, Deok-Dam EDITOR: Lee, Sung-Suk CINEMATOGRAPHER: Cho, Kyu-Baek ART DIRECTION: Lee, Sung-Suk ORIGINAL MUSIC: Lee, Mi-Sung EFFECTS EDITOR: Kang Hui-Jung SOUND EDITOR: Kang Hui-Jung SOUND MIXERS: Kang Hui-Jung WRITER: Son, Seung-Woo NARRATOR: John Lee

COMPANY: EBS DIRECTOR: Son, Seungwoo PRODUCER: Chu, Deokdam EDITOR: Lee, Sungsuk CINEMATOGRAPHER: Cho, Gyubeak ORIGINAL MUSIC: Lee, Misung SOUND EDITOR: Kang, Huijung SOUND MIXERS: Kang, Huijung WRITER: Son, Seungwoo NARRATOR: Jung, Sunghua

snakim@ebs.co.kr

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GREEN TECH, CLEANING UP THE PLANET

GROSS SCIENCE FROM NOVA

What Are Tonsil Stones? Three Surprising Questions About Periods Why Do These Babies Eat Their Mother’s Skin?

52 minutes

3 minutes

La Plaine Saint Denis

Boston MA

France 01/01/15

USA 05/10/16

English

English

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Changing Planet

Short-Form Series

For thousand of years, Man has dominated the Earth and left his mark on the ecosystems. But over this past decade, the impact of our activity has totally swung the fragile balance of nature. Now, massive pollution is invading the atmosphere, the ground and the seas. The Earth is on the point of suffocating, and our own health is threatened. Is it possible to backtrack? How can we eliminate these dangerous pollutants†from our environment? Faced with the urgency of the situation, engineers, researchers and workers are thinking of processes to eliminate Man’s footprints on our planet.

Gross Science from NOVA is a YouTube series produced by WGBH for PBS Digital Studios. In each short video, host Anna Rothschild explores the slimy, smelly, creepy side of nature, medicine, or technology. While the series is playful and accessible to viewers of all ages, it often addresses controversial or taboo subjects: from genetic engineering to menstruation. The videos include beautiful animations and stunning imagery to bring these stories to life.

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Julien Balestier WRITER: Julien Balestier

COMPANY: NOVA/WGBH DIRECTOR: Anna Rothschild PRODUCER: Anna Rothschild OTHER CREDITS: Director of Digital Media for NOVA, Lauren Aguirre

(617) 300-3988 charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

Anna_Rothschild@wgbh.org https://www.youtube.com/user/grossscienceshow

HABITAT EARTH

HABITAT EARTH IN THE CLASSROOM 25 minutes

25 minutes

San Francisco CA

San Francisco CA

USA 01/16/15

USA 08/27/15

English

English

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16-0148

Immersive

Engaging Young Scientists

Habitat Earth explores what it means to be alive in today’s connected world. Through stunning visualizations, visitors dive below the ocean’s surface to examine the dynamic relationships found in kelp forest ecosystems, travel beneath the forest floor to see how Earth’s tallest trees rely on tiny fungi to survive, and journey to new heights to witness the intricate intersection between human and ecological networks. Visitors leave with a sense of how living networks connect and support life forms large and small--from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales, to ever-expanding human societies.

Travel underground for an up-close look at the ants, amoebas, and bacteria that maintain healthy soil. Witness the influence of the sun on the seasonal abundance of plant matter produced on land and in our oceans.

These experiences and more are part of Habitat Earth in the Classroom, a suite of science-rich visualizations and associated model lesson plans connected to the Next Generation Science Standards. Geared towards middle school science teachers, this suite of free online resources will help teachers engage their students in thoughtful and relevant science learning and practice.

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Ryan Wyatt PRODUCER: Tom Kennedy ORIGINAL MUSIC: Mike Jennings, Michael Purser SOUND MIXERS: Christopher Hedge WRITER: Ryan Wyatt NARRATOR: Frances McDormand OTHER CREDITS: Production Designer & Visual Effects Supervisor: Mike Schmitt Creature TD/Animator & Motion Graphics Designer: Ken Ackerman Senior Technical Director & Underground Development: Jeroen LaprÈ Production Coordination & Research and Digital Imagery: Shauna Lacoste Technical Director & Kelp Forest Development: Matt Blackwell Dailies Engineering & Editorial: Kira Hammond Technical Director & Data Sequence Development: Erik Krumrey Engineering Manager Systems Architect: Michael Garza Production Support Engineer: Milan Bhatt Planetarium Support Engineer: Dan Tell Planetarium Support Engineer & Audio Production Engineer: Matthew Wrenne

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Ryan Wyatt PRODUCER: Tom Kennedy DESIGN: Mike Schmitt ORIGINAL MUSIC: Mike Jennings, Michael Purser SOUND MIXERS: Christopher Hedge WRITER: Ryan Wyatt NARRATOR: Frances McDormand OTHER CREDITS: Creature TD/Animator Motion Graphics Designer: Ken Ackerman Senior Technical Director Underground Development: Jeroen LaprÈ Production Coordination Research and Digital Imagery: Shauna Lacoste Technical Director Kelp Forest Development: Matt Blackwell Dailies Engineering Editorial: Kira Hammond Technical Director Data Sequence Development: Erik Krumrey Engineering Manager Systems Architect: Michael Garza Production Support Engineer: Milan Bhatt Planetarium Support Engineer: Dan Tell Planetarium Support Engineer Audio Production Engineer:Matthew Wrenne

cvanderbilt@calacademy.org

cvanderbilt@calacademy.org

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HANDSHAKE WITH AN ASTRONAUT

HARBINGER

13 minutes

10 minutes

Munich Bavaria

Washington DC

English

English

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16-0150

Germany 01/12/16

USA 03/19/16

Interactive

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Get involved! In December 2015 a world premiere experiment took place in Germany. Researchers tried to make a human on earth and an astronaut at the International Space Station ISS feel each other. German Science Reporter Stefan Geier got the chance to shake hands with and astronaut.

Experience the challenges: One human in microgravity and on on earth.

Traveling with about 28.000km/h, a spot on earth can ”see” the timeslot for the experiment is only some minutes. Discover the backround: Travel to NASA, space, see the ISS in 360’ and go on to Mars for a true vision for human settlement on other planets.

In the mid 2000s, the deadly chytrid fungus pushed many of Panama’s unique amphibians to the brink of extinction. Golden frogs are the country’s national animal, a talisman of good luck, and extinct in the wild.

Biologist Edgardo Griffith saved the beloved frogs and then had to come to terms with losing them in the wild.

COMPANY: TonUndFilm DIRECTOR: Stefan Geier PRODUCER: Stefan Geier EDITOR: Stefan Geier CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stefan Geier DESIGN: Stefan Scheider, Scott Manley ORIGINAL MUSIC: Only original Sounds SOUND EDITOR: Stefan Geier WRITER: Stefan Geier NARRATOR: Stefan Geier

COMPANY: American University DIRECTOR: Sam Sheline PRODUCER: Sam Sheline EDITOR: Sam Sheline CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sam Sheline WRITER: Sam Sheline OTHER CREDITS: Music by Alex Fitch, used through a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org

+49 163-287-8756 stefangeier@web.de

sam.sheline@gmail.com

https://www.vrideo.com/watch/o2QIswu

HILLEMAN - A PERILOUS QUEST TO SAVE THE WORLD’S CHILDREN

HIMALAYAN MEGAQUAKE

67 minutes

54 minutes

Flourtown PA

Boston MA

English

English

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16-0152

USA 05/30/16

USA 01/27/16

Health & Medicine

Changing Planet

The greatest scientist of the 20th century, and no one knows his name. This documentary tells the inspiring story of Dr. Maurice Hilleman, a man with a singular, unwavering focus: to eliminate the diseases of children. From his poverty-stricken youth on the plains of Montana, he came to prevent pandemic flu, develop the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and invent the first-ever vaccine against human cancer. Now through exclusive interviews with Dr. Hilleman and his peers, rare archival footage, and 3-D animation, this film puts a human face to vaccine science, revealing the character that drove this bold, complex, and heroic man.

Dramatic eyewitness footage reveals the shocking quake that rocked Nepal in April 2015. Join scientists as they examine why this earthquake was so devastating, how the victims are rebuilding, and whether another earthquake may loom on the horizon...

COMPANY: Medical History Pictures, Inc. DIRECTOR: Donald Rayne Mitchell PRODUCER: Gloria Lewis EDITOR: Steven Wechsler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Patricio Suarez ORIGINAL MUSIC: Volition Wendell Hanes, Glen Gabriel, Nathan Padgett, Daniel Kramer EFFECTS EDITOR: Anton Moss, Patricio Suarez, Donald Rayne Mitchell SOUND MIXERS: Rich Macar WRITER: Donald Rayne Mitchell, Paul Offit, MD NARRATOR: Morgan Spector

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Liesl Clark, Dick Bower PRODUCER: Liesl Clark, Dick Bower, Dann Tipping, Kathy Hale, Paula Apsel, Julia Cort, Chris Schmidt EDITOR: Jean Dunoyer WRITER: Liesl Clark

don.MHP@comcast.net

annebarleon@wgbh.org http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/himalayan-megaquake.html

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HOH RAINFOREST!

HOLOANATOMY 6 minutes

0 minutes

Northfield IL

Cleveland OH

USA 12/23/15

USA 06/02/16

English

English

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16-0154

Science of Life

Interactive

“Hoh Rainforest!” is an episode of “Nature Boom Time!” - a show produced by World By Charlie Productions and currently airing on Nat Geo WILD. In this episode the Boom Time Crew spends a few days in Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park. There, they discuss how a rainforest can exist in the United States. Using creative paper visuals they describe the difference between temperate and tropical rainforests and explain how scientists calculate biomass.

Case Western Reserve University, in partnership with Cleveland Clinic, is developing a holographic medical anatomy curriculum for the newly-launched Microsoft HoloLens, an augmented reality headset that projects holograms into the real world. “HoloAnatomy” is a demonstration app meant to provide a brief glimpse of what this future medical anatomy curriculum holds. With simple gesture and voice commands, students can turn on and off entire biological systems or explore individual organs and structures in exquisite detail. HoloLens even enables professors and students to look at the same hologram together, enhancing the interactions and learning in traditional lab or classroom settings.

COMPANY: World By Charlie Productions DIRECTOR: Charlie Engelman PRODUCER: Charlie Engelman EDITOR: Charlie Engelman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Charlie Engelman, Kirby Engelman, Patrick Rahill ART DIRECTION: Charlie Engelman SOUND EDITOR: Charlie Engelman SOUND MIXERS: Charlie Engelman WRITER: Charlie Engelman NARRATOR: Charlie Engelman

COMPANY: Case Western Reserve University - Interactive Commons DIRECTOR: Mark Griswold PRODUCER: Jeff Mlakar, Henry Eastman, Tom Brantley, Pamela Davis, Anneke Frankelmolle, Barbara Freeman, Mark Griswold, Erin Henninger, Cameron McIntyre, Neil Mehta, Angela Noecker, Gabrielle Rieth, Sue Shick, Susanne Wish-Baratz Katherine Wright, James Young, Jeffrey Sunshine SOUND EDITOR: Mary Gerity, Steven Kupchik SOUND MIXERS: Mary Gerity, Steven Kupchik NARRATOR: Erin Henninger

(216) 272-9721 charlie@worldbycharlie.com

exh191@case.edu

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case.edu/hololens

HONEY HUNTERS

HOPE REGENERATED 75 minutes

17 minutes

Warszaw

Cambridge MA

Poland 04/21/16

USA 12/29/15

Polish

English

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16-0156

Science of Life

Short Program

The film “Honey Hunters” directed by Krystian Matysek presents the revival of traditional wild-bee keeping, the secrets of urban beekeeping and the fascinating life of bees. “Honey Hunters” is a life story of bees and men. The swarm has to be in constant movement in order to live. In order to bottom the mysteries of the life of bees and to show them to the audience, the camera enters a contemporary hive and a traditional wild beehive carved in the trunk of an age-old tree. It roams across fields, wild forests, mountains and... the big cities of Europe and Asia. The life of every hive is the Cosmos in miniature - it has its eternal rules. The viewer will finally see the birth of a bee, how the worker bees take care of the queen bee and how they fight with intruders to protect their hive (often for life and death). And how does a bee see nature and people - a single bee that drudges from dawn till sunset and the thousands of bees that would do anything to sustain their hive. Magdalena Pop?awska, an actress of an avant-garde theatre, interested in ecology and a healthy lifestyle wants to learn the tradition and secrets of wild-bee keeping. We accompany her on her journey to AugustÛw in Poland, Bashkortostan in the Russian Federation and to Nepal. We learn wild-bee keeping and get to know the incredible relationship between bees and people. Accompanied

by Kamil Baj, an urban beekeeper, we travel across apiaries set up on the roofs of Warsaw buildings. We follow film to France, where we can admire the Paris hives installed on the roof of the Notre Dame cathedral. For many million years bees have been laboriously building the natural environment of our planet. Today they are dying on an unprecedented scale. Urban beekeeping and reintroducing the tradition of wild-bee keeping - keeping wild bees in forests - seems one of the ways of saving them. Maybe reaching for the past, the original environment and the model of coexistence of bees and people - for wild-bee keeping - can help us find a way? The film is an attempt of answering this question. Traditional bartniks (wild-bee keepers) and beekeepers can communicate despite the barriers of languages, cultures and centuries - because they have been watching the wisdom of bees with diligence and because they can learn from them.

A “failed experiment” became a life-saving discovery by MIT Professor Ioannis V. Yannas and his colleague Dr. John Burke when their search for a better way to treat severe burn victims led to the discovery of organ regeneration -- thought impossible by the scientific and medical communities at the time -- as well as a brand new field of medicine.

COMPANY: Arkana Studio DIRECTOR: Krystian Matysek PRODUCER: Dorota Roszkowska EDITOR: Jaroslaw Barzan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Krystian Matysek ART DIRECTION: Krystian Matysek DESIGN: Krystian Matysek ORIGINAL MUSIC: Rafal Rozmus EFFECTS EDITOR: Mariusz Bednarek SOUND EDITOR: Radoslawa Bardes SOUND MIXERS: Krzysztof Jastrząb WRITER: Krystian Matysek NARRATOR: Dorota Roszkowska

COMPANY: MIT DIRECTOR: John Freidah PRODUCER: John Freidah Cecilia Prestamo EDITOR: Cecilia Prestamo CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Freidah

(228) 402-745 film@arkanastudio.pl

jfreidah@mit.edu

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HOW DOES CRISPR WORK?

HOW TO CLONE A WOOLLY MAMMOTH 2 minutes

46 minutes

Boston MA

Washington DC

English

English

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16-0158

USA 11/06/15

USA 11/29/14

Science Journalism

Science of Life

How do you communicate a (potentially) world-changing genome editing technique without confusing or boring regular viewers? Nursery rhymes, of course. STAT leveraged a visual context that even children understand, putting CRISPR, Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, in the language of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. The final product is so engaging, so inviting that the Broad Institute (where the CRISPR patent holder featured in the video works) paired our video with their core Q&A with him on their own site.

In May 2013, a team of international scientists unearthed the remains of a mammoth in the farthest reaches of northern Siberia. Three legs, most of the body, some of the head and even the trunk survived in extraordinary condition. The most stunning find came when scientists poked a syringe into the corpse and extracted a brown fluid--perhaps the first intact mammoth blood sample ever discovered. How to Clone a Wooly Mammoth details the historic autopsy and follows experts at labs in South Korea and at Harvard University, who are using the latest advances in DNA manipulation in the hope of cloning the furry giant.

COMPANY: STAT DIRECTOR: Matthew Orr PRODUCER: Hyacinth Empinado, Dom Smith

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Nick Clarke Powell PRODUCER: Nick Clarke Powell EDITOR: Mark Summers, Ian Garvin, Erica Lee CINEMATOGRAPHER: Pete Allibone, Peter Harvey, Brian McDairmant, Mikolaj Bakalarj OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Alan Hayling Senior Vice President of Production at Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production at Smithsonian Channel: David Royle

jeffery.delviscio@statnews.com

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

https://vimeo.com/144876420

HUNTING THE HORNED HORSE

ICEMAN REBORN 9 minutes

53 minutes

San Antonio TX

Boston MA

English

English

16-0159

16-0160

USA 11/20/15

USA 02/17/16

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Being Human

Hunting the Horned Horse is an animated short film about poaching and extinction that uses unicorns as an allegory for real animals. It is a thought exercise that asks “If unicorns were real, what could our relationship have been with them? If we can allow an animal like the unicorn go extinct, what does that say about real animals that are endangered right now?”

Fantasy meets reality in this fresh look at conservation.

Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is Europe’s oldest known natural mummy. Now, new revelations about Otzi’s life and legacy come to light, including surprising secrets hidden in his genetic code.

COMPANY: Caitlin Bailey Film and Photography DIRECTOR: Caitlin Bailey NARRATOR: Stephanie Campbell

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Bonnie Brennan PRODUCER: Bonnie Brennan, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, Chris Schmidt EDITOR: Paul Marengo, Vincent Liota WRITER: Bonnie Brennan, David Murdock

cbailey2290@gmail.com

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IN DEFENSE OF FOOD

INCOMING! 78 minutes

26 minutes

Menlo Park CA

San Francisco CA

USA 12/30/15

USA 03/11/16

English

English

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16-0162

Health & Medicine

Immersive

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” With that seven-word maxim, journalist Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) distills a career’s worth of reporting into a prescription for reversing the damage being done to people’s health by today’s industrially driven Western diet. In Defense of Food debunks the daily media barrage of conflicting claims about nutrition. Traveling the globe and the supermarket aisles to illustrate the principles of his bestselling “eater’s manifesto,” Pollan offers a clear answer to†one of the most confounding and urgent questions of our time: What should I eat to be healthy?

Asteroids and comets have collided with our planet throughout its history, changing the course of life on Earth and shaping the world we know today. Incoming! explores the past, present, and future of our solar system and the landmark discoveries scientists have made sending spacecraft to visit tiny worlds. Cutting-edge visualizations bring current NASA data to life on a dynamic ride through the story of our cosmic origins. Audiences will discover what these impacts from above can teach us--and how scientific advances may allow us to find and track cosmic threats before they reach planet Earth.

COMPANY: Kikim Media DIRECTOR: Michael Schwarz PRODUCER: Michael Schwarz, Kiki Kapany, Edward Gray EDITOR: Rhonda Collins, Gail Huddleson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Vicente Franco ORIGINAL MUSIC: Christopher Hedge SOUND MIXERS: Mark Escott WRITER: Edward Gray NARRATOR: Michael Pollan

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Ryan Wyatt PRODUCER: Tom Kennedy ORIGINAL MUSIC: Mike Jennings, Michael Purser SOUND MIXERS: Christopher Hedge WRITER: Ryan Wyatt NARRATOR: George Takei OTHER CREDITS: Production Design & Visual Effects Supervision: Mike Schmitt Animator/Technical Director: Ken Ackerman Senior Technical Director: Jeroen LaprÈ Technical Director: Matt Blackwell Technical Director: Erik Krumrey Production Coordinator: Shauna Lacoste Media Specialist: Kira Hammond Engineering Senior Manager & Systems Architect: Michael Garza Planetarium Support Engineer: Milan Bhatt Planetarium Support Engineer: Dan Tell Planetarium Support Engineer: Matthew Wrenne

mschwarz@kikim.com

cvanderbilt@calacademy.org

http://www.pbs.org/indefenseoffood

https://www.calacademy.org/incoming

INCREDIBLE FLYING JET PACKS

INSEX EPISODE 1: LUMINESCENT LOVERS 90 minutes

13 minutes

Washington DC

Newport VA

USA 07/19/15

USA 05/11/15

English

English

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16-0164

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Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker, Short Program

They look like something out of the future, but they’ve actually been around since the 1960s. Jet packs have sparked the public’s imagination for decades and frustrated engineers and inventors for just as long.

They’re difficult to fly, can stay aloft for just 30 seconds, and, to this point, have only truly been useful in space. But that may soon change.

Risk taking pilots and visionary engineers are working furiously to make science fiction dreams a reality. Incredible Flying Jetpacks celebrates the highs and lows of the jet pack, from battlefield tests, Hollywood cameos, Olympic Games appearances and daring world record attempts.

Join host Kevin Collins for a raunchy look into the sex lives of fireflies.

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel PRODUCER: Pip Gilmour EDITOR: Jamie Pickell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stefan Wiesen ART DIRECTION: Catherine Eunice, Chris Jenning NARRATOR: Joe Szymanski OTHER CREDITS: Linda Goldman, Executive Producer. Charles Poe, Senior Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel. David Royle, Executive Vice President of Programming and Production.

COMPANY: Kevin Collins DIRECTOR: Kevin Collins PRODUCER: Kevin Collins EDITOR: Kevin Collins CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kevin Collins ART DIRECTION: Kevin Collins DESIGN: Kevin Collins ORIGINAL MUSIC: Kevin Collins, Steve Gong EFFECTS EDITOR: Kevin Collins SOUND EDITOR: Kevin Collins SOUND MIXERS: Kevin Collins WRITER: Kevin Collins NARRATOR: Kevin Collins OTHER CREDITS: Charis Alexander, Steve Gong, Ian Westcott, Andrea Westcott

(202) 261-1262

(757) 329-4970

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

kevincollinsfilm@gmail.com http://www.kevincollinsfilm.com/Films/InSex

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INSIDE EINSTEIN’S MIND

INSIDE THE MANGROVE FOREST 54 minutes

4 minutes

Boston MA

Annapolis MD

English

English

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16-0166

USA 11/25/16

USA 03/18/16

Physical

Micro-Movie

Retrace Einstein’s thought experiments as NOVA reveals the simple but powerful ideas that reshaped our understanding of gravity, illuminating the theory of general relativity--and Einstein’s brilliance--as never before.

This film takes us on a journey into the mangrove forest. These tidal wetlands improve water quality, protect people and the coast from storms, and are a sanctuary for an extraordinary range of creatures.

This film reveals the tropical fish that are born here and countless birds and reptiles that call this ecosystem home. It also shows that we have underestimated the value of this quiet forest that turned out to be one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Jamie Lochhead PRODUCER: Jamie Lochhead Executive Producer, Windfall Films: David Dugan Senior Executive Producer for NOVA: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer for NOVA: Julia Cort Executive Producer for NOVA: Chris Schmidt Senior Series Producer for NOVA: Melanie Wallace EDITOR: Justin Badger WRITER: Jamie Lochhead

COMPANY: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation DIRECTOR: Alison Barrat PRODUCER: Post Producer, Ann Carroll EDITOR: Mickey Green CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gordy Waterman WRITER: Ann Carroll NARRATOR: Salvatore Vecchio OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Alison Barrat

(312) 203-6017 anne_barleon@wgbh.org

rauer@lof.org

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/inside-einsteins-mind.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwTZhyA57mA

INSIDE THE MEGA TWISTER

INVISIBILIA 48 minutes

58 minutes

Washington DC

Washington DC

English

English

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16-0168

USA 12/06/16

USA 02/13/15

Earth & Sky

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

The tornado that struck El Reno, Oklahoma, on May 31, 2013, defined superlatives. It was the largest, one of the fastest, and--for storm chasers-the most lethal twister ever recorded on Earth. Among those it claimed was Tim Samaras, revered as one of the most experienced and cautious scientists studying tornadoes. But this storm was unlike any he had witnessed before. In this National Geographic Special, we unravel the tornado and tell its story.

Invisibilia is Latin for “invisible things.” We explore the invisible forces that shape human behavior -- things like ideas, beliefs, assumptions and emotions. The show is co-hosted by a trio of NPR’s award-winning journalists -- Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller -- who have roots at This American Life and Radiolab. We weave incredible human stories with fascinating new psychological and brain science, in the hopes that after listening, you will come to see new possibilities for how to think, behave and live.

COMPANY: National Geographic Studios PRODUCER: Jared Lipworth, Tria Thalman, Michael Kovnat EDITOR: Emannuel Mairesse, Toby Roberts CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rich Joy, Mark Thalman ORIGINAL MUSIC: Chris Beaty SOUND MIXERS: Brain Callahan WRITER: Patrick Prentice, Tria Thalman, Jared LIpworth NARRATOR: Josh Goodman OTHER CREDITS: Art & Animation: Jellyfish Pictures LTD.

COMPANY: National Public Radio PRODUCER: Matt Martinez, Brent Baughman EDITOR: Anne Gudenkauf WRITER: Alix Speigel and Lulu Miller NARRATOR: Alix Speigel and Lulu Miller OTHER CREDITS: Portia Robertson Migas(Project Manager) Madhulika Sikka (Executive Editor for News) Eric Nuzum (Vice President of Programming)

(202) 857-7671

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INVISIBLE UNIVERSE REVEALED

5 minutes

53 minutes

Charlotte NC

Boston MA

USA 06/15/15

USA 04/22/15

English

English

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Earth & Sky

Did you know that you’re living with a lot of arthropods and microbes you can’t see? We like to call it our invisible diversity. This is the 3rd installment of our “Bugs of the World” campaign and this time we’re visiting the nordic land of Sweden! We wanted to share a bit about the great country of Sweden, introduce you to the people as well as introduce you to the 3 lifeforms you may not have known you’re living with.

The Hubble Space Telescope, now revered as one of the most successful instruments in astronomy, was once considered a billion-dollar object of ridicule: a one millimeter engineering blunder rendered the telescope a failure in its early days. Discover the story of the five heroic astronauts who risked their lives to fix the telescope, and who enabled Hubble to make all of its astonishing discoveries for which it is celebrated.

COMPANY: Untamed Science DIRECTOR: Rob Nelson, Jonas Stenstrom PRODUCER: Rob Nelson EFFECTS EDITOR: Robert Nelson WRITER: Robert Nelson NARRATOR: Robert Nelson

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Peter Yost PRODUCER: Peter Yost Paula Apsell, Senior Executive Producer Julia Cort, Deputy Executive Producer Chris Schmidt, Senior Producer EDITOR: Anna Auster WRITER: Peter Yost

(719) 502-0530 robnelsonfilms@gmail.com

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2j1u3czvoc

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/invisible-universe.html

IS INHERITANCE REALLY ALL IN OUR GENES?

IS INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL POSSIBLE?

5 minutes

5 minutes

Austin TX

Toronto Ontario

USA 04/04/16

Canada 05/12/16

English

English

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Micro-Movie

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck is famous for a theory stating that acquired traits can be passed on to the next generation, but this idea has been discredited since the time of Darwin. Recent research in epigenetics, the study of how chemical marks on our DNA influence our biology, has brought Lamarck’s ideas back into the limelight. We take a broad survey of the science behind epigenetic inheritance to investigate its mechanism, its effects, and whether it’s even real.

We teamed up with Popular Science to discuss the possibility of interstellar travel. This video touches on Einstein’s theory of relativity, and how it informs what we assume would happen if humans could travel to neighboring star systems. Comparing reality to interstellar pursuits in science fiction, we touch on how characters from shows like Star Trek, managed such extensive space travel with no effects. We also posit what future technologies that could send us beyond our solar system could look like, and what obstacles stand in the way of our greatest interstellar ambitions.

COMPANY: PBS Digital Studios DIRECTOR: Joe Nicolosi PRODUCER: Amanda Fox, Andrew Matthews, Joe Hanson EDITOR: Andrew Matthews CINEMATOGRAPHER: Katie Graham EFFECTS EDITOR: Andrew Matthews WRITER: Joe Hanson NARRATOR: Joe Hanson

COMPANY: Thought Cafe DIRECTOR: Jonathon Corbiere PRODUCER: Jonathon Corbiere, Julia Nadeau ART DIRECTION: Nick Counter DESIGN: Suzanna Brusikiewicz ORIGINAL MUSIC: Allan Levy WRITER: Jonathon Corbiere, Popular Science Team NARRATOR: Sophie Bushwick OTHER CREDITS: Animators: Ash Edwards, Gabriela Schmitz, Illustrator: Nick Counter

itsokaytobesmart@gmail.com

julia@thoughtcafe.ca

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IS THERE LIFE ELSEWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE?

ISLANDS OF CREATION

11 minutes

49 minutes

London

Jackson WY

English

English

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UK 08/06/15

USA 05/25/15

Earth & Sky

Science of Life, Science Journalism

One of the most enduring questions humanity has asked is - are we alone? For the first time in history, we’re developing technology that is bringing us tantalizingly close to answering it. We explore the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, the latest discoveries in exoplanets, the possibility that life could exist in the cracks and crevices of the planets in our own solar system, and we go back to the origins of life on planet Earth to try and find an answer.

In the jungles of a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, a biologist is attempting to do something Charles Darwin and Ernst Mayr never accomplished: catch evolution in the act of creating new species. Albert Uy is on the verge of an amazing discovery in the Solomon Islands, but there’s a threat looming on the horizon. The islands’ resources are being exploited, putting all local wildlife at risk. It’s a race against time to gather the evidence necessary to prove the existence of a new species before it’s lost forever.

COMPANY: The Economist DIRECTOR: Marguerite Howell PRODUCER: Marguerite Howell EDITOR: Marguerite Howell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Marguerite Howell, Spencer Chumbley, Justine Quart ORIGINAL MUSIC: Matthew Florianz WRITER: Marguerite Howell, Geoff Carr NARRATOR: Jason Palmer

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions PRODUCER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin, Christy Steele EDITOR: Peter Coan, Minseok Cho, Jenise Morgan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin ORIGINAL MUSIC: Cody Westheimer EFFECTS EDITOR: Eagleeye Studios, Aurelie Beatley, Chris Anderson SOUND MIXERS: OTT House Audio WRITER: Nathan Antila NARRATOR: Beng Spies OTHER CREDITS: Colorist: Amigo Media

(208) 591-0852 margueritehowell@economist.com

kori.price@gmail.com

http://www.economist.com/node/21660724

www.daysedge.com

IT TAKES GUTS

JASON SILVA: TRANSHUMANISM 45 minutes

12 minutes

Toronto ON

Silver Spring MD

English

English

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Canada 10/29/15

45

USA 01/22/16

Science Journalism

Short Program, Editing

Eat less, do more. That’s the simple solution to losing weight - or so we’ve been told. It Takes Guts is a revealing look at the brand new science of the “gut microbiome”, as researchers discover the fascinating relationship between diet, weight and the trillions of secret agents who are at war inside our bodies.

Jason Silva, philosopher and futurist, reveals mankind’s next evolutionary leap. Will our symbiotic relationship with technology help us transcend our biological limitations, therefore ushering in a new era of humans?

Transhumanism is a look at what the future may hold for humanity.

COMPANY: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd DIRECTOR: Leora Eisen PRODUCER: Gordon Henderson, Leora Eisen EDITOR: Michael Hannan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Grippo csc, Nigel Kinnings ORIGINAL MUSIC: Bruce Fowler SOUND EDITOR: n/a SOUND MIXERS: Mike Duncan, Shane Duncan WRITER: Leora Eisen NARRATOR: David Suzuki OTHER CREDITS: Graphics: Mark Alberts

COMPANY: CuriosityStream PRODUCER: Jorge Franzini EDITOR: Joi Shilling CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dennis Boni EFFECTS EDITOR: Nick Vitello WRITER: Jorge Franzini NARRATOR: Joi Shilling OTHER CREDITS: Chief Programming Officer: Steve Burns Executive in Charge: Elizabeth Hendricks North

susanne@90thparallel.ca

Jorge.Franzini@curiositystream.com

http://90thparallel.ca/our-work/it-takes-guts/

http://www.CuriosityStream.com

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JOB SIMULATOR

JOURNEY TO A MIRACLE: FREEDOM FROM INSULIN 0 minutes

57 minutes

Ausin Texas

Glencoe IL

USA 04/05/16

USA 01/21/15

English

English

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Interactive

Health & Medicine, Writing, Science Journalism

Job Simulator is a tongue-in-cheek virtual reality experience for motion controlled VR platforms. In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the “Job Simulator” to learn what it was like ‘to job’.

JTAM tells of a historic, but little-known breakthrough in diabetes that could help millions throughout the world, if they only knew. It is a breakthrough so extraordinary that it has shifted the paradigm in conventional thinking about diabetes and how to treat it. These newly understood types are called monogenic diabetes. With the right diagnosis and using genetic testing, people with monogenic diabetes may be able to radically change their treatment from insulin shots to an oral medication. It is a documentary that blends science and heart as it weaves together the stories of scientists with the families they helped.

COMPANY: Owlchemy Labs ART DIRECTION: Ty Burks and Carrie Witt DESIGN: 3D Concept Artist: Anthony Tan 3D Modeler / UV Master: John Romanowski ORIGINAL MUSIC: Alexander Brandon, Jameson Sutton, and Daniel Perry SOUND MIXERS: Emperor of Sound Waves: Daniel Perry DESIGN: Alex Schwartz, Devin Reimer, Graeme Borland, Devin Weidinger, Max Burgess, Zi Ye, Andrew Eiche, John Romanowski, Joel Bergman OTHER CREDITS: Cy Wise

COMPANY: Journey to a Miracle: Freedom from Insulin DIRECTOR: Ted Kay PRODUCER: Laurie Jaffe, Michael Jaffe, Ted Kay EDITOR: Larissa Woodward WRITER: Laurie Jaffe, Ted Kay NARRATOR: Lia Mortensen

(847) 721-8878 info@owlchemylabs.com

Lauriejaf@gmail.com

http://jobsimulatorgame.com/

www.Journeytoamiraclemovie.com

KILLER LANDSLIDES

LEAPS IN EVOLUTION

Episode 1: The Origin of Eyes 53 minutes

59 minutes

Boston MA

Tokyo

USA 11/19/14

Japan 05/10/15

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English

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Changing Planet

Science of Life

In a little more than two minutes in March, a field of debris slammed into the Washington state†community of Oso, killing 43 and destroying dozens of homes. Drawing on analysis of other recent landslides around the world, geologists are investigating what triggered the deadliest U.S. landslide in decades and whether climate change is increasing the risk of similar disasters around the globe.

Five hundred million years ago, our previously eyeless distant ancestral creatures suddenly developed eyes, thereby marking a dramatic leap in evolution. What enabled our ancestors to suddenly evolve with eyes has been a long-unresolved great mystery in the history of our life.

Now, scientists are close to cracking the mystery of the amazing story of the birth of our eyes, using cutting-edge DNA research. Travel back to a super-realistic prehistoric world recreated by CGI to witness the astonishing story behind the birth of our eyes.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Liesl Clark PRODUCER: Liesl Clark, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, Chris Schmidt EDITOR: Jean Dunoyer WRITER: Liesl Clark

COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) DIRECTOR: Kazuki Ueda, Yoshio Yuki PRODUCER: Kazuhiro Kitano, Tomohiro Inoue EDITOR: Hitoshi Kuwabara, Yoshinori Furusawa CINEMATOGRAPHER: Yoichi Oki ART DIRECTION: Akira Terabe DESIGN: Yasuhiko Arakawa ORIGINAL MUSIC: Masaru Yokoyama SOUND MIXERS: Seikoh Takahashi, Yoshiharu Moriyama NARRATOR: Michael Rhys

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/killer-landslide.html

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LETHAL SEAS

LIFE AFTER: CHERNOBYL 53 minutes

43 minutes

Boston MA

Singapore

English

English

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16-0182

USA 05/13/15

Singapore 01/01/15

Changing Planet

Changing Planet, Science of Life

Join scientists as they explore spectacular coral reefs and†investigate the deadly recipe brewing beneath the waves, as rising greenhouse gases alter the Earth’s oceans.

Documentary exploring the impact on animal life in the area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Planet. Two scientists venture into the most radioactive areas on the planet some 30 years after the worst nuclear accident in history.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Sally Ingleton PRODUCER: Sally Ingleton, Julia Cort, Paula Apsel EDITOR: Brian Truglio, Rebecca Nieto

COMPANY: STV DIRECTOR: Chiara Anna Bellati PRODUCER: Chiara Anna Bellati Producer for Animal Planet: Krishna San Nicolas Anne Laking EDITOR: Alethea Lindsay CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert McGregor, Robert Hollingworth, Hugh Campbell WRITER: Chiara Anna Bellati, Anne Laking OTHER CREDITS: Host: MaryAnn Ochota, Rob Nelson

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

cx@pobox.com

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lethal-seas.html

http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/

LIFE ON EARTH, A NEW PREHISTORY - WHO KILLED GIANT INSECTS?

LIFE UNDER THE ARCTIC SKY

50 minutes

42 minutes

Marseille

Taipei

English

English

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16-0184

France 10/15/15

Taiwan 03/16/16

Earth & Sky, Science of Life

Immersive

Today, insects are no longer giant except in our nightmares... But 320 million years ago, dragonflies measuring up to a meter (Meganeura) or centipedes the size of a human (Arthropleura) dominated the land and air. Over the course of time, these fascinating giants became smaller and smaller... before disappearing altogether. By combining state of the art scientific experiment, reconstitutions using CGI and interviews with paleontologists, stones will speak and explain why giant insects became extinct. Here is the true story of the conquest of the air.

The Sami are some of Europe’s last indigenous peoples, reindeer herders who for thousands of years have lived a nomadic lifestyle in the Arctic wilderness. In the Sami’s homeland, spread across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, the notion of time is untethered from the cycles of the sun and is tied instead to something far more important: the movement of the reindeer. Experience spectacular aurora displays and vivid recreations of local folktales about the aurora as you accompany the Sami on their annual “reindeer walk” 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle.

COMPANY: Saint Thomas Productions DIRECTOR: Emma Baus, Bertrand Loyer PRODUCER: Bertrand Loyer EDITOR: Rémi Dumas CINEMATOGRAPHER: Yoan Cart, Benoit Demarle Aerial Cinematography: Jimmy Borton, Chris Creamer, Wes William ORIGINAL MUSIC: Samuel Safa SOUND EDITOR: Florent Fournier-Sicre SOUND MIXERS: Florent Fournier-Sicre WRITER: Emma Baus, Bertrand Loyer NARRATOR: James Faulkner

COMPANY: Behind The Scenes Media DIRECTOR: Robin Sip PRODUCER: Shelley Kuo Johasen, Gene Chiu EDITOR: Leon Verschoor, Robin Sip CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peter Geerts, Leon Verschoor ART DIRECTION: Robin Sip, Peter Geerts DESIGN: Rick van Reenen, Peter Geerts, Leon Verschoor, Mathijs Brussaard, Stijn van Kooperen, Johannes Bevelander ORIGINAL MUSIC: Mark Slater EFFECTS EDITOR: Kenan Bromann, Joe Eakin SOUND EDITOR: Bob Kommer SOUND MIXERS: Jan Holzner WRITER: Robin Sip, Shelley Kuo Johasen

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LIFE’S ROCKY START

LIGO’S FIRST DETECTION OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES! 54 minutes

10 minutes

Boston MA

Arlington VA

USA 01/13/16

USA 02/11/16

English

English

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16-0186

Earth & Sky

Science Journalism

From the first sparks of life to the survival of the fittest, unearth the secret relationship between rocks and life. NOVA goes around the world and back in time to investigate how minerals are vital to the origins and evolution of life.

Today, over 100 years after Einstein proposed his theory of general relativity, we are proud to announce that his final major prediction has been verified! Gravitational waves have officially been detected by LIGO! We are still getting details as the teams of physicists go over the data, but this is a huge deal, and is an exciting new step in understanding our universe.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Doug Hamilton PRODUCER: Doug Hamilton, Paula Apsell, Julia Cort, Chris Schmidt EDITOR: Rob Tinworth WRITER: Doug Hamilton

COMPANY: PBS Digital Studios WRITER: Matt O’Dowd NARRATOR: Matt O’Dowd

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

lssaks@pbs.org

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/life-rocky-start.html

https://www.youtube.com/pbsspacetime

LIVE FROM SPACE

LIVE IT - THE ONLINE HEALTH SHOW

“Reduce Cholesterol with Nuts” “Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease with Pomegranates “Lose Weight with Avocados and Almonds”

120 minutes

3 minutes

K¯benhavn

Loma Linda CA

Danmark 09/02/15

USA 03/01/16

English

English

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16-0188

Earth & Sky

Short-Form Series

For the first time ever, a small team of TV people and scientists managed to produce a 360-degree live video broadcast from an altitude of almost 28 kilometers. ‘Live from Space’ was a science event broadcasted live on the Tv-channel DR3, to celebrate the launch of the first danish astronaut into space on a 10 day mission to the International Space Station.

The program was a live 360 TV experiment, and at the same time an interactive experiment where we engaged in a dialogue with viewers and scientist in the TV-studio who also had opportunities to control what they would see.

Reduce Cholesterol with Nuts - When it comes to your health, it’s okay to go a little nuts. Researchers discovered that eating a handful of nuts a day lowers cholesterol by 10 percent and cuts your risk of a heart attack in half. Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease with Pomegranates - Pomegranates can halve the build-up of harmful proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

Avocados and Almonds - When trying to lose weight, the emphasis tends to be on what you should not eat. However, instead ask yourself “what should I eat?” The answer? Avocados and almonds.

COMPANY: DR DIRECTOR: Lars Ostenfeld PRODUCER: Rolf Holmgaard S¯rensen EDITOR: Thomas Hartz - Olsson OTHER CREDITS: Peter Hjort Bjarne Bachmann

COMPANY: Loma Linda University Health Department of Advancement Films DIRECTOR: Cosmin Cosma PRODUCER: Patricia Kelikani EDITOR: Patricia Kelikani, Michael Wolcott, Erik Edstrom CINEMATOGRAPHER: Cosmin Cosma, Michael Wolcott WRITER: Patricia Kelikani, Juliana McGraw, Keturah Reed OTHER CREDITS: Animations: Daniel Jennewein Motion Graphics & Colorist: Erik Edstrom Set Designers: Keturah Reed Melody George

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LUMOS

4 minutes

8 minutes

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Bozeman MT

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English

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USA 04/28/16

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Engaging Young Scientists, Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Just returning from fifteen days living undersea as part of Fabien Cousteau’s Mission 31 project, mechanical and ocean engineering alumna Grace Young ‘14 reflects on her experience. Young led the team in using the Edgertronic high-speed video camera, created by Mike Matter ‘84, capturing some rare footage of marine life on the coral reef in slow motion.

An older woman looks back on her childhood to the time when nature stunned and inspired her to a new level of appreciation. On her trip with her family to New Zealand, she and her older sister sneak away to go on an adventure of their own. Stumbling upon a cave and fearful of the dark, her older sister convinces her to enter the unknown. Inside they find a galaxy of glowworms, which washes away all her anxiety.

COMPANY: MIT DIRECTOR: John Freidah PRODUCER: John Freidah CINEMATOGRAPHER: Fabien Cousteau’s Mission 31 John Freidah

COMPANY: Jason Roehrig Films DIRECTOR: Jason Roehrig PRODUCER: Jason Roehrig EDITOR: Jason Roehrig CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jason Roehrig, Erik Rochner, Katie Mullen, Hugo Sindelar ORIGINAL MUSIC: Kai Engel “Endless Story about Sun and Moon” SOUND EDITOR: Annie White, Sound Design WRITER: Jason Roehrig, Annie White, Co-Writer OTHER CREDITS: Stephanie Campbell, Talent Fern Stubbs, Talent Hazel Stubbs, Talent Kathy Kasic, Thank You Gianna Savoie, Thank You Kipp Savoie, Thank You Theo Lipfert, Thank You Dennis Aig, Thank You Samantha Bates, Thank You Madison McClintock , Thank You And Cohort 14, Thank You The Legendary Black Water Rafting Company, Special Thank You Syrp, Special Thank You

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MADE TO FIGHT

MAKING AN ANCIENT FOREST 5 minutes

52 minutes

Cottonwood Heights UT

Gratwein-Strassengel

English

English

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USA 05/11/16

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Austria 06/30/15

Micro-Movie

Science of Life, Changing Planet

David Carrier is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Utah. Last fall, he co-authored a paper that argued the human fist evolved for fighting. He and his team were caught off guard by the controversy it generated.

Forests are far more complex than previously imagined. This film travels deep into the remote forests of the Kalkalpen National Park in Austria the largest area of wilderness in the Alps. Abandoned and unmanaged by man for close to a quarter of a century, the forest’s dramatic cycle of growth and decay now rules the landscape. What appears at first to be devastation and destruction is in fact part of the fundamental process of the forest’s regeneration and transformation back to its natural, primeval state, luring even the lynx to return ‘home’ after 115 years of absence.

COMPANY: KUER VideoWest DIRECTOR: Doug Fabrizio PRODUCER: Elaine Clark EDITOR: Josh Weathers CINEMATOGRAPHER: Josh Weathers EFFECTS EDITOR: Josh Weathers SOUND EDITOR: Elaine Clark SOUND MIXERS: Elaine Clark OTHER CREDITS: Special Thanks To: The Phoenix Gym, thephoenixgym.com/ Factum Cross Fit and MMA, factumutah.com/ (Eric Wahlin) The Good Line, thegoodline.com/ Music: God Speed You! Black Emperor, Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada, youtube.com/watch?v=2c9TyeKnGGk Images/ Video: Swindler, Daris Ray and Charles D. Wood. “An Atlas of Primate Gross Anatomy: Baboon, Chimpanzee, and Man.” University of Washington Press, 1973. Lydekker, Richard, ed. “The Royal Natural History.” Vol. 1, 1893. Horizon Production Services. “Censorship: A Question of Judgment?” 1963. archive. org/details/Censorsh1963 U.S. Army Signal Corps, “Hands.” 1944. archive.org/details/Hands1944 Horns, Joshua, Rebekah Jung and David R. Carrier. “In vitro strain in human metacarpal bones during striking: testing the pugilism hypothesis of hominin hand evolution.” Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015. jeb.biologists.org/content/218/20/3215 Pjstock20. “Ken Tasker vs Trevor Senn HD.” (1999) Dec 22, 2012. youtube.com/watch?v=Vk8v3opkN6s Dirkyboy.

“Street Fight Knockout - New York Meets Arizona.” Mar 15, 2014. youtube.com/watch?v=6DepefuRqwQ McDojoLife. “Fight vs. Shit.” Dec 20, 2013. youtube. com/watch?v=OlUIonBYR_E Steve Kuzj. “Full Fight Video: The KKK Gets Beat Up in Anaheim.” Feb 27, 2016. youtube.com/watch?v=AylKVWon2wQ FromRussiaWithLols. “Never back down!” Dec 12, 2015. youtube.com/watch?v=WC-uIPze4Qs&feature=share Street fight. “Real Men Fight.” Apr 1, 2016. youtube.com/watch?v=SHrCfg1pK-Q War Fighters. “Flooding in Colorado! Blackhawk helicopters assist in rescue and recovery operations!” Sep 15, 2013. youtube.com/watch?v=H2-Wm86zO9w Mike Mashers. “Best Bar Fight Ever” Apr 10, 2016. youtube.com/watch?v=ORzko-MUxX8 HIBURAN2946 Channel. “PERKELAHIAN JALANAN YANG NYATA lihat perempuan ini! - REAL street fight see this woman!” May 8, 2016. youtube.com/watch?v=PXG_ mKCICXE Radi Ofriendlz. “Girl Fight at concert - Denver 2010” Nov 19, 2014. youtube.com/watch?v=HwaJjwT4uek Baby Care & Health. “How to give your newborn a sponge bath” Oct 9, 2015. youtube.com/watch?v=smN45ir8t8A CraterFamTV. “SPANISH CraterFamTV” Oct 3, 2014. youtube.com/ watch?v=nOtmN5AIcmg RestorationHumanity. “Man Stops to Help Old Lady Cross Busy Street” Feb 27, 2013. youtube.com/watch?v=a7nFz44bIGg John Pirrilis. “Bruce Springsteen - Great crowdsurfing in Paris” Jul 7, 2012. youtube.com/watch?v=_RKb6fk_JrY Vegan Vanguard. “WARNING: BRUTAL - Awesome STREET FIGHTS Compilation 2014 HD 1080p” Sep 29, 2014. youtube.com/watch?v=2sgVg7MotEk Buzz Videos 2016. “Damn Man Tries To Fight While Smoking & Ends Up Getting Ko’d! Fight 2015” Dec 17, 2015. youtube.com/watch?v=pIZd8LlDZDU

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MAKING NORTH AMERICA

ORIGINS

“Origins” “Life” “Human”

Making North America 54 minutes

54 minutes

Boston MA

Boston MA

USA 11/04/15

USA 11/04/15

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English

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Earth & Sky

In a 3-part series, NOVA presents a bold and sweeping biography of our†homeland. How was it built? How did life evolve? How did the landscape shape us? Host Kirk Johnson embarks on an epic road trip to uncover the clues just beneath our feet.

From the first sparks of life to the survival of the fittest, unearth the secret relationship between rocks and life. NOVA goes around the world and back in time to investigate how minerals are vital to the origins and evolution of life.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Peter Oxley Gwyn Williams PRODUCER: Series Producer: Peter Oxley Executive Producer for Windfall Films Productions: David Dugan Executive Producer for Windfall Films Productions: Rob Hartel Executive Producer for Windfall Films Productions: Carlo Massarella Senior Executive Producer for NOVA: Paula Apsell Executive Producer for NOVA and Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Cort Executive Producer for NOVA: Chris Schmidt Senior Series Producer for NOVA: Melanie Wallace EDITOR: Paul Shepard Dan McCabe Ryan Driscoll, Additional Editor Robert Kirwan, Additional Editor OTHER CREDITS: Host: Kirk Johnson

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Peter Oxley PRODUCER: Series Producer: Peter Oxley Executive Producer for Windfall Films Productions: David Dugan Executive Producer for Windfall Films Productions: Rob Hartel Executive Producer for Windfall Films Productions: Carlo Massarella Senior Executive Producer for NOVA: Paula Apsell Executive Producer for NOVA and Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Cort Executive Producer for NOVA: Chris Schmidt Senior Series Producer for NOVA: Melanie Wallace EDITOR: Paul Shepard OTHER CREDITS: Host: Kirk Johnson

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MAN REPAIRED

MANGROVES 52 minutes

4 minutes

La Plaine Saint-Denis

Mexico City DF

France 01/01/15

Mexico 01/22/15

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English

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Micro-Movie

No more treating or healing, but simply replacing faulty body parts as if we were machines is progressively becoming a possibility. Scientists worldwide are developing increasingly efficient prosthesis : bionic arm that moves naturally, implants that enable the blind to see, artificial organs to make up for the failures of the body... These technological developments improve the lives of disabled people. Will future medicine be able to repair people entirely? How far will the merger between medical research and technology go? Reconstructive medicine is entering a new era an may change the face of human kind.

Mangroves are trees that have evolved to survive in flooded coastal environments. A fragile web of life that generates valuable ecosystem services. Mexico is one of the countries with the more mangroves, but also occupies one of the first places in the rate of deforestation. Each year thousands of hectares are cleared and replaced by shrimp farms, agribusiness plantations, or mega tourism development. At current rates of deforestation, in 25 years it will have lost about 50% of mangroves in Mexico.

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Matthieu Saintenac WRITER: Matthieu Saintenac

COMPANY: Natural Numbers DIRECTOR: Jaime Rojo PRODUCER: Octavio Aburto, Jaime Rojo EDITOR: Tania Escobar CINEMATOGRAPHER: Octavio Aburto, Alfredo Barroso, Jaime Rojo ART DIRECTION: Juli Martinez DESIGN: Juli Martinez ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ernesto Paredano EFFECTS EDITOR: Ernesto Paredano SOUND EDITOR: Ernesto Paredano SOUND MIXERS: Ernesto Paredano WRITER: Exequiel Ezcurra, Octavio Aburto, Jaime Rojo NARRATOR: Exequiel Ezcurra OTHER CREDITS: Web: Yin Lai Trinidad, Social Media: Isaac Bazan

charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

jaime.rojo@gmail.com http://thenaturalnumbers.org/mangroves.html

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MANGROVES!

MASS EXTINCTION: LIFE AT THE BRINK 7 minutes

50 minutes

Northfield IL

Chevy Chase MD

English

English

16-0197

16-0198

USA 01/20/15

USA 09/22/14

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker, Visualization

Changing Planet, Visualization

“Mangroves!” is an episode from the series “Nature Boom Time!” produced by World By Charlie Productions and currently airing on Nat Geo WILD. This episode follows Kirby and Charlie as they undertake a two day canoe trip through Everglades National Park with one goal in mind, to learn more about mangroves! They closely examine these incredible coastal trees and explain their important function in the coastal ecosystem with the help of some fantastically creative paper art pieces.

Five times in Earth’s past, life has been nearly extinguished--the vast majority of plants and animal species annihilated in a geologic instant.

What might these events tell us about the fate of our world? Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink joins scientists in search of answers to two of the most dramatic extinctions--the K/T Extinction, which ended the age of dinosaurs, and The Great Dying, which 250 million years ago wiped out nearly 90 percent of all Earth’s species. These early mass extinctions could hold clues for what may be happening today--are we on the brink of a sixth?

COMPANY: World By Charlie Productions DIRECTOR: Charlie Engelman PRODUCER: Charlie Engelman EDITOR: Charlie Engelman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Charlie Engelman, Kirby Engelman ART DIRECTION: Charlie Engelman SOUND EDITOR: Charlie Engelman SOUND MIXERS: Charlie Engelman WRITER: Charlie Engelman NARRATOR: Charlie Engelman

COMPANY: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Holt Productions for Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Sarah Holt PRODUCER: Sarah Holt, Producer Sean B. Carroll, Executive Producer; Michael Rosenfeld, Executive Producer; David Elisco, Senior Producer; Anne Tarrant, Senior Producer EDITOR: Sarah Holt Daniel Sheire Sam Greene CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stephen McCarthy, Lincoln Else, Rob Lyall, John Chater, Erich Roland, Gregory Andracke ORIGINAL MUSIC: Christopher Rife WRITER: Thomas Friedman, Sarah Holt NARRATOR: Jeffrey Wright OTHER CREDITS: David Royle, Exec VP of Programming & Production, Smithsonian; Charles Poe, Senior VP Production, Smithsonian; Laura Helft Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Tangled Bank Studios; Lia Kvatum, Researcher, Tangled Bank Studios; Graphics by Pixeldust Studios

charlie@worldbycharlie.com

davisw@tangledbankstudios.org

www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/nature-boom-time

www.smithsonianchannel.com/sc/web/show/3413789/mass-extinction-life-at-the-brink

MEDICAL REVOLUTION: BACK PAIN AND THE BRAIN

MEDICAL REVOLUTION: THE GUT MICROBIOME

49 minutes

49 minutes

Tokyo

Tokyo

English

English

16-0199

16-0200

Japan 07/12/15

Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Many people suffer from back pain, the “biggest health problem in the world,” yet its mechanism is still unclear. With traditional approaches, many patients have no choice but temporarily easing the pain. Now, a new back pain treatment targeting the brain instead of bone and lumbar disks is beginning to see results. Numerous cases demonstrate that enhancing the functions of the brain that recognizes pain greatly improves aches.

This episode covers the cutting edge of back pain treatment around the world, and reports on examples of treatment that directly approaches the brain.

The 100 trillion microbes living inside our intestines, known as “Intestinal Flora,” could hold the key to treating multiple illnesses including cancer, diabetes, allergies and even depression and autism. Around the world, researchers are competing to develop cutting-edge treatment that controls our intestinal flora. Discover the incredible bacterial world that exists in your intestines.

COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) DIRECTOR: Megumi Ozawa, Mamoru Ichikawa, Atsushi Hirakawa, Yosuke Murakami PRODUCER: Takehiro Asai EDITOR: Hitoshi Kuwabara CINEMATOGRAPHER: Hitoshi Banno, Tatsuya Iwasaki SOUND EDITOR: Shigeyoshi Tanaka

COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) DIRECTOR: Chihiro Furukawa, Yuji Maruyama PRODUCER: Tetsuo Akutsu, Takehiro Asai EDITOR: Mitsunori Morimoto, Hiroki Hatakenaka CINEMATOGRAPHER: Terry Imai SOUND EDITOR: Kiminori Numaguchi

m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp

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m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp

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MEMORY HACKERS

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE 54 minutes

14 minutes

Boston MA

Fort Collins CO

USA 02/10/16

USA 11/30/15

English

English

16-0201

16-0202

Health & Medicine

Short Program, Science Ambassador, Changing Planet

Discover how researchers on the cutting edge of mind-control can implant, change, and even erase memories. On this thought-provoking journey into the mind, NOVA investigates the mysterious nature of how we remember.

After finding fame tracking the retreat of glaciers, photographer James Balog travels to Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory to capture evidence of climate change in its most essential, yet elusive form: the air we breathe.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Anna Lee Strachan PRODUCER: Anna Lee Strachan, Michael Bicks, Paula Apsell, Senior Executive Producer Julia Cort, Deputy Executive Producer Chris Schmidt, Senior Producer EDITOR: Daniel Gaucher WRITER: Michael Bicks

COMPANY: Danny Schmidt Films DIRECTOR: Danny Schmidt PRODUCER: Danny Schmidt, James Balog EDITOR: Andy Adkins CINEMATOGRAPHER: Danny Schmidt, Andrew Ackerman EFFECTS EDITOR: Danny Schmidt WRITER: Andy Adkins NARRATOR: Danny Schmidt

(801) 674-0673 anne_barleon@wgbh.org

danny.john.schmidt@gmail.com

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/memory-hackers.html

METEORS, A NEW ELDORADO

MICROSCULPTURE 52 minutes

5 minutes

La Plaine Saint-Denis

Marlborough

France 01/01/15

UK 02/10/16

English

English

16-0203

16-0204

Earth & Sky

Short Program

Meteors have always fascinated the minds of scientists. They have helped shape the Solar System, and particularly the Earth, profoundly influencing the living world. Today, these celestial objects are both feared and highly sought after. On the one hand, a giant meteor crashing to Earth could have dramatic consequences for humanity. On the other hand, these unique space rocks contain precious treasures: water, iron, and even gold or platinum ... While the world is facing a natural resources crisis, meteors could become a new Eldorado.

Microsculpture is a unique photographic study of insects in mind-blowing magnification. The film shows Levon Biss and his pioneering photographic technique as he captures beautifully lit high magnification portraits of insects from the collection of Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Levon takes the genre of macro-photography to a new level as he captures in breath-taking detail the beauty of the insect world. The resulting high resolution images are composited from 8000 individual photographs. ‘Formed at scales too tiny for us to perceive and with astonishing complexity, the true structure and beauty of insects remains mostly hidden it takes the power of an optical microscope or camera lens to experience insects at their own scale. By developing new imaging techniques we will surely learn more about these fascinating creatures and close the gaps in our current understanding’. Dr James Hogan, Life Collections, Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Sonia Ruspini WRITER: Sonia Ruspini

COMPANY: Tanya Cochrane Films DIRECTOR: Tanya Cochrane PRODUCER: Tanya Cochrane, Levon Biss EDITOR: Edmund Saunders CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ben Westaway NARRATOR: Levon Biss

+44 785-022-0007 charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

tanya.c@zen.co.uk http://microsculpture.net

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MILITARY MASCOTS

MIND OF A GIANT 12 minutes

44 minutes

Pune Maharashtr

Seattle WA

English

English

16-0205

16-0206

India 09/15/15

USA 01/01/16

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Science of Life, Changing Planet, Writing, Science Journalism

A bear that inspired an army, a goat that saved lives in its regiment and a penguin that became an ambassador for friendship and a promoter of wildlife conservation. Welcome to the world of Military Mascots. Animals have always played an important role in our military history but there have been these unusual recruits whose story reinforces the famous saying, ‘fact is stranger than fiction’. Multi award winning wildlife cameraman Doug Allan presents Wojtek a Syrian brown bear, Shenkin a Kashmiri goat and Sir Nils Olav a King Penguin. Animals, held in extremely high regard by their respective military units.

Minds of a Giant explores what it is like to be an elephant, as revealed by revolutionary new research. As scientists struggle to find out how many elephants are left in Africa, they discover intriguing new behavior.

In order to survive their current crisis, the elephants are learning. We are discovering that elephants must be considered one of the most clever and complex creatures on the planet. They exhibit empathy, grief, joy, fear and revengefulness, but their complexity goes beyond emotion. They have self-awareness, can co-operate and pass on information, and adapt to solve problems in ways we never knew.

COMPANY: Jayesh Shikarkhane DIRECTOR: Jayesh Shikarkhane PRODUCER: Jayesh Shikarkhane, UWE Bristol EDITOR: Jayesh Shikarkhane CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jayesh Shikarkhane, Adrian Vilas ART DIRECTION: James Helps DESIGN: James Helps ORIGINAL MUSIC: Neelesh Mandalapu EFFECTS EDITOR: Jayesh Shikarkhane SOUND EDITOR: Jayesh Shikarkhane SOUND MIXERS: Jayesh Shikarkhane WRITER: Jayesh Shikarkhane, Doug Allan NARRATOR: Doug Allan OTHER CREDITS: Graphics: White Turtle Studios and Jayesh Shikarkhane

COMPANY: Vulcan Productions DIRECTOR: Emre Izat Geoff Luck PRODUCER: Emre Izat Geoff Luck EDITOR: Jennie V·zquez AlarcÛn CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dave Adams, Sam Barton-Humphreys, Tom BartonHumphreys, Simon Cox, Mark Deeble, Kris Denton, Tjeerd Fonk, Emre Izat, Lee Jackson, Andrew Knight Mitchell, Bob Poole, Erik Rochner, Michael Sanderson, Nina Schwendemann, Howard Shack, Richard Slater-Jones, Navid Tansaz SOUND EDITOR: Angela Groves WRITER: Emre Izat, Geoff Luck NARRATOR: Jeffrey Wright

jayesh.shikarkhane@gmail.com

davidw@vulcan.com

MISSION CRITICAL: ORANGUTAN ON THE EDGE

MOTH MIMICRY: USING ULTRASOUND TO AVOID BATS

44 minutes

10 minutes

Washington DC

Chevy Chase MD

English

English

16-0207

16-0208

USA 04/22/16

USA 05/10/16

Changing Planet

Short Program

National Geographic photojournalist Tim Laman is on a mission to reveal new threats to wild orangutans and their rain forest homes. Trekking to remote locations and scaling massive trees, he documents the secret lives of our primate cousins.

Jesse Barber and two graduate students headed to Gorongosa National Park to study bat-moth, predator-prey interactions. The scientists design several experiments to determine the strategies that have evolved in these Gorongosa moths to avoid being eaten by bats. The strategies involve the use of ultrasound to either jam bats’ sonars or to signal to bats that they taste bad. Some of the moth species are Batesian mimics in that they don’t truly taste bad but mimic the ultrasound of moths that do.

COMPANY: National Geographic Studios DIRECTOR: Tim Laman PRODUCER: Jared Lipworth, Simon Boyce, David Konschink EDITOR: Barbara Burst CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Laman, Trip Jennings, Trevor Frost SOUND MIXERS: Rob Fritts WRITER: David Konschink NARRATOR: Dan Nachtrabd

COMPANY: Howard Hughes Medical Institute DIRECTOR: Carla Rebai PRODUCER: Carla Rebai, James Bryne, Laura Bonetta, Dennis Liu EDITOR: Jos Verduyn Lunel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Skip Hobbie DESIGN: Animators: Fabian de Kok-Mercado, Alec Slayden, Additional Graphic Design: Jos Verduyn Lunel ORIGINAL MUSIC: Audionetworks Extreme Music WRITER: Carla Rebai, Laura Bonetta, Bridget Conneely NARRATOR: Jesse Barber OTHER CREDITS: Scientific Consultant: Jesse Barber

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schultzc@hhmi.org

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/mission-critical/episodes/orangutan-on-the-edge/

https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/moth-mimicry-using-ultrasound-avoid-bats

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MOVING THE GIANTS

MUMMIES ALIVE: THE GUNSLINGER MUMMY 11 minutes

46 minutes

Boulder CO

Washington DC

USA 04/01/15

USA 06/21/15

English

English

16-0209

16-0210

Short Program

Science of Life

In 1991, arborist David Milarch had a near-death experience that inspired a personal quest to reforest our planet. He would harvest the genetics of the world’s oldest trees, initiate tree-planting efforts to combat climate change, and help restore the planet’s health. Moving the Giants tells David’s story, as he helps California coastal redwoods migrate northward to survive climate changes that threaten their current habitat. His is one path to promote “treequestration,” a mass movement to use one of nature’s most prolific methods to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reduce the amount of future climate change.

Was he a mythic gunslinging outlaw or a destitute, thieving loner? No one knows the true story of Sylvester, the petrified cowboy that now resides at a curiosity shop in Seattle. But one thing is certain: he is a miraculously preserved mummy. Through hands-on forensic analysis and contributions from experts in embalming, ballistics, and the history of the American West, Mummies Alive: The Gunslinger Mummy explores the life and death of the man who became a legend. The program also investigates the cowboys, con men and sideshows that played a crucial part in his incredible story.

COMPANY: The Story Group DIRECTOR: Michael Ramsey PRODUCER: Ted Wood, Michael Ramsey EDITOR: Michael Ramsey, Ted Wood CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Ramsey ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ben Darwish

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Mick Grogan PRODUCER: Steve Gamester EDITOR: Graeme Ball CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Caswell WRITER: Mick Grogan NARRATOR: Jason Priestley OTHER CREDITS: Series Script Editor: Mel Morpeth Series Creator: Mike Slee Steve Maher Executive Producer for the Smithsonian Channel: Tim Evans Senior Vice President of Production for the Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for the Smithsonian Channel: David Royle

twood@thestorygroup.org

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

http://www.movingthegiants.com

MY BRAIN MADE ME DO IT 51 minutes Winnipeg MB

Canada 03/17/16 English 16-0212

Health & Medicine When a brutal crime is committed who is ultimately to blame - the perpetrator or their brain? We’ve all heard people say, ‘It was beyond my control’ or ‘I couldn’t stop myself’. We like to think that we’re all ultimately in control of our actions. But how true is this really? Neuroscientists are generating new research that sheds light on why some people can’t stop themselves from committing harmful or criminal acts. This is creating new challenges for the justice system and making us re-evaluate the way we sentence, punish, and rehabilitate people for criminal behaviour. Featuring lead scientist, David Eagleman, director of the Center for Science and, Law and author of international best selling books, Incognito and The Brain, My Brain Made Me Do It, a new documentary by Merit Motion Pictures challenges our most fundamental beliefs about crime, punishment, and free will.

COMPANY: Merit Motion Pictures DIRECTOR: Ryszard Hunka PRODUCER: Erna Buffie, Merit Jensen Carr EDITOR: Gil Tetreault CINEMATOGRAPHER: Keith Eidse ORIGINAL MUSIC: Shawn Pierce EFFECTS EDITOR: Jamie Hopkins, Jamie Clemis SOUND EDITOR: Russ Dyck, John Schritt WRITER: Ryszard Hunka NARRATOR: David Suzuki

info@meritmotionpictures.com http://meritmotionpictures.com/portfolio-items/my-brain-made-me-do-it/

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MYSTERIOUS SHARK BIRTH

60 minutes

3 minutes

Berkeley CA

San Francisco CA

English

English

16-0213

16-0214

USA 02/29/16

USA 07/01/15

Being Human

Science of Life

Want a better brain? Meet Dr. Marian Diamond, renowned teacher and research scientist, and prepare to fall in love. Follow this remarkable woman over 5-years, learn about her many scientific accomplishments and meet the thoroughly charming woman herself, who describes her 60-years researching the brain as “pure joy.” As one of the founders of modern neuroscience, it’s no exaggeration to say that Dr. Diamond changed science, and society at large in dramatic ways, all the more remarkable because it began during an era when so few women entered science at all. An inspirational film about a worthy role model.

The Academy had a mystery on its hands when they discovered an egg case among its all female population of Chiloscyllium punctatum sharks.

Some shark species are known for cloning, but genetic work by MoisÈs Bernal found this wasn’t the case. With a little more digging, he solved the puzzle.

COMPANY: Luna Productions DIRECTOR: Catherine Ryan, Gary Weimberg PRODUCER: Catherine Ryan, Gary Weimberg EDITOR: Gary Weimberg CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gary Weimberg ORIGINAL MUSIC: Todd Boekelheide EFFECTS EDITOR: Gary Weimberg WRITER: Gary Weimberg NARRATOR: Jesse Miller, Mayim Bialik

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences PRODUCER: Molly Michelson EDITOR: Kira Hammond CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Perez DESIGN: Jessica Decker WRITER: Molly Michelson NARRATOR: MoisÈs A. Bernal

(510) 508-8660 catherine@lunaproductions.com

mmichelson@calacademy.org

http://lunaproductions.com/marian-diamond/

https://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/mysterious-shark-birth

MYSTERY BENEATH THE ICE

MYSTERY IN YELLOWSTONE 53 minutes

52 minutes

Boston MA

Cologne

English

English

16-0215

16-0216

USA 01/20/16

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Changing Planet

Changing Planet, Science of Life

A mystery killer is decimating the population of delicate shrimp-like creatures at the foundation of the Antarctic food chain. Dive under the ice and explore Antarctica’s under-ice landscape with a team of scientists as they search for the culprit.

The film follows researchers in their endeavor to solve the mysterious decline of a migratory elk herd and piece together a picture of a complex ecosystem. They discover previously unknown connections between grizzly bears, lake trout and elk and thus grow to appreciate the complexity of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: David Sington PRODUCER: Executive Producer: David Sington Executive Producer for Films ‡ Trois: Emmanuel Laurent Executive Producer for Films ‡ Trois: Martin de la FouchardiËre Senior Executive Producer for NOVA: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer for NOVA: Julia Cort Senior Producer for NOVA: Chris Schmidt WRITER: David Sington

COMPANY: Taglicht Media DIRECTOR: Manfred Corrine PRODUCER: Bernd Wilting EDITOR: Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima CINEMATOGRAPHER: Randy Wimberg ART DIRECTION: Manfred Corrine DESIGN: Brave Rabbit EFFECTS EDITOR: Johannes Hiorshi Nakamjima SOUND EDITOR: Tonmontage SOUND MIXERS: Tonmontage WRITER: Claudia Zenkert NARRATOR: John Beach

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

kontakt@taglichtmedia.de

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/mystery-beneath-ice.html

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NALEDI: A BABY ELEPHANT’S TALE

NAMIBIAN CRAFT: THE UNKNOWN & THE OUTSIDERS

90 minutes

17 minutes

Seattle WA

Tuscaloosa AL

USA 05/01/16

USA 11/04/15

English

English

16-0217

16-0218

Engaging Young Scientists

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Naledi: A Baby Elephant’s Tale tells the true story of a baby elephant born into a rescue camp in the Botswana wilderness. When she’s suddenly orphaned at one month, the keepers and scientist looking after the herd become tireless surrogate mothers to keep her alive. Camp scientist Mike Chase knows the stakes. He has launched the most ambitious census ever of African elephants across the continent; a last ditch effort to help them survive. Now, he must race to defend an entire species while struggling to save a single life.

Namibian Craft: The Unknown and the Outsiders displays a creative narrative of the constantly changing indigenous craft culture through the lens of firsthand accounts and personal stories. Narratives were collected from Namibian master craftspersons, humanities experts, and from the documentarian, Becky Beamer. A personal transformation is inevitable - just like the materiality, craft processes, and meanings behind the indigenous craft products are also transforming and changing. The stories are surprising and inspiring. Namibian Craft: The Unknown and the Outsiders is an intimate snapshot of the current craft culture narrative in Namibia as seen by an outsider.

COMPANY: Vulcan Productions DIRECTOR: Ben Bowie, Geoff Luck PRODUCER: Hilary Sparrow, Emre Izat, Kate Bradbury EDITOR: Ben Harding, Geoff Luck ORIGINAL MUSIC: Nick Urata OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producers: Paul G. Allen, Jody Allen, Carole Tomko, Ellen Windemuth

COMPANY: Becky Beamer Productions DIRECTOR: Becky Beamer PRODUCER: Becky Beamer EDITOR: Becky Beamer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ryan Van Ert, Becky Beamer EFFECTS EDITOR: Becky Beamer SOUND MIXERS: Van Gunter WRITER: Becky Beamer NARRATOR: Becky Beamer OTHER CREDITS: Production Assistants: Jared Lane Bryce Beamer Namibian Guides/FIxers: Selma Benjameni , Albert Gareob , Jimmy , Paul Van Der Ploeg

(646) 206-7618 davidw@vulcan.com

beckybeamer@gmail.com

www.naledifilm.com

www.BeckyBeamer.com

NATIONAL PARKS ADVENTURE

NATURAL NUMBERS

Episode One - Free-flowing Rivers Episode Two - Mangroves Episode Three - Spawning Aggregations

43 minutes

4 minutes

Laguna Beach CA

Mexico City DF

USA 02/12/16

Mexico 09/17/15

English

English

16-0219

16-0220

Immersive, Visualization

Short-Form Series

Narrated by Academy AwardÆ winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure is an immersive giant-screen experience that celebrates America’s natural heritage and the ecological wonders that belong to us all. Filmed in over 30 national parks, the film illuminates such iconic parks as Yosemite, Yellowstone, and the Everglades as well as lesser-known gems like Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan.

Audiences journey through the parks with a trio of adventurers and revisit the historic camping trip where President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir first envisioned a national park system. Released to coincide with the National Park Service Centennial, National Parks Adventure is a soulful reflection on what wilderness means to us all.

Natural Numbers is a series of short films that combine sound science, stunning photography and creative graphics to present the value of the natural capital of Mexico and the conflicts of its exploitation.

COMPANY: MacGillivray Freeman Films DIRECTOR: Greg MacGillivray PRODUCER: Shaun MacGillivray EDITOR: Mark Fletcher, Jason E. Paul CINEMATOGRAPHER: Greg MacGillivray, Brad Ohlund, Michael Brown, Ron Goodman, David Fortney, Peter Chang ART DIRECTION: Libbey Woolems ORIGINAL MUSIC: Steve Wood EFFECTS EDITOR: Alan G. Markowitz SOUND EDITOR: Andrew DeChristofaro, MPSE SOUND MIXERS: Ken Teaney, CAS WRITER: Steve Judson, Tim Cahill NARRATOR: Robert Redford OTHER CREDITS: Produced in association with Brand USA

COMPANY: Natural Numbers DIRECTOR: Jaime Rojo, Octavio Aburto, Exequiel Ezcurra PRODUCER: Octavio Aburto, Exequiel Ezcurra, Jaime Rojo EDITOR: Tania Escobar Jaime Rojo CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jaime Rojo, Alfonso Barroso, Octavio Aburto, Tania Escobar ART DIRECTION: Juli Martinez DESIGN: Juli Martinez ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ernesto Paredano EFFECTS EDITOR: Ernesto Paredano SOUND EDITOR: Ernesto Paredano SOUND MIXERS: Ernesto Paredano WRITER: Jaime Rojo Exequiel Ezcurra, Octavio Aburto NARRATOR: Exequiel Ezcurra

sbadheka@macfreefilms.com

jaime.rojo@gmail.com

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http://thenaturalnumbers.org/

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NATURE BOOM TIME!

NATURE RX

Petrified Forest! Kelp Forest! Spanish Moss!

5 minutes

2 minutes

Northfield IL

Boulder CO

English

English

16-0221

16-0222

USA 01/27/16

USA 01/21/16

Short-Form Series

Micro-Movie

“Nature Boom Time!” is an educational show about nature and the environment produced by World By Charlie Productions and currently airing on Nat Geo WILD. The show follows Charlie, Kirby, and Patrick three perpetually enthusiastic best friends - as they travel around the United States to learn about trees and what makes nature incredibly awesome. Science and history are explained with paper cutouts and goofy girl Casey back at headquarters!

Feeling tired, irritable or stressed out? Try nature. This harmless prescription has been shown to relieve the crippling symptoms of modern life -- indifference, cynicism, narcissism, even murderous rage -- and is healthy for people of all ages and even pets. Side effects may include authenticity, confidence, spontaneous euphoria or being in a good mood for no apparent reason.

COMPANY: World By Charlie Productions DIRECTOR: Charlie Engelman PRODUCER: Charlie Engelman EDITOR: Charlie Engelman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Charlie Engelman, Kirby Engelman, Patrick Rahill ART DIRECTION: Charlie Engelman EFFECTS EDITOR: Charlie Engelman SOUND EDITOR: Charlie Engelman SOUND MIXERS: Charlie Engelman WRITER: Charlie Engelman NARRATOR: Charlie Engelman

COMPANY: Dream Tree Film & Productions DIRECTOR: Justin Bogardus PRODUCER: Justin Bogardus, Liz Victorine EDITOR: Justin Bogardus CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joseph Victorine DESIGN: Cassandra Ellis ORIGINAL MUSIC: Tim Cissell EFFECTS EDITOR: Justin Bogardus WRITER: Justin Bogardus NARRATOR: Hallie Cooper-Novak OTHER CREDITS: Starring Jed Lazar Colorist: Vlad Kucherov

(847) 636-8204

(347) 342-8922

charlie@worldbycharlie.com

justin@dreamtreefilm.com

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NATURE: ANIMAL HOMES PART 1: NESTS

NATURE’S SCUBA DIVERS: HOW BEETLES BREATHE UNDERWATER

56 minutes

3 minutes

New York NY

San Francisco CA

English

English

16-0223

16-0224

USA 04/08/16

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USA 11/10/15

Science of Life, Writing, Editing

Micro-Movie

Bird nests come in all shapes and sizes, crafted from an inexhaustible diversity of materials, including fur, grasses, leaves, mosses, sticks and twigs, bones, wool, mud and spider silk. Quite a few also contain manmade materials - colorful twine, bits of wire, even plastic bags. Each one is a remarkable work of art, built with just a beak! We begin with a museum collection of nests and branch out to scenes in the wild all over the world, where birds arrive at diverse nesting grounds to collect, compete for, reject, steal and begin to build with carefully selected materials, crafting homes for the all-important task of protecting their eggs and raising their young.

Bugs and beetles can’t hold their breath underwater like we do. But some aquatic insects can spend their whole adult lives underwater. How do they do it? Meet nature’s Scuba divers. They carry their air with them--in some cases, for a lifetime.

COMPANY: THIRTEEN Productions, LLC PRODUCER: Ann Johnson Prum, Bill Murphey, Fred Kaufman EDITOR: Jim Isler, Janet Hess CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Male, Mark Carroll, David Parer, ACS Ann Johnson Prum, Jacob Steinberg ORIGINAL MUSIC: Chris Biondo, Lenny Williams SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler SOUND MIXERS: Stefan K. Fiedler, Ed Campbell WRITER: Janet Hess NARRATOR: Chris Morgan

COMPANY: KQED PRODUCER: Elliott Kennerson EDITOR: Elliott Kennerson, Kia Simon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Josh Cassidy DESIGN: Zaldy Serrano ORIGINAL MUSIC: Brian Grainger WRITER: Amy Standen NARRATOR: Amy Standen OTHER CREDITS: Series Producer: Craig Rosa, Lead Producer: Josh Cassidy

burkej@thriteen.org

jcassidy@kqed.org

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animal-homes-the-nest-full-episode/11868/

http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2015/11/10/natures-scuba-divers-how-beetles-breathe-underwater/

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NEXT WORLD - OUR FUTURE: TO SINGULARITY AND BEYOND

3 minutes

49 minutes

San Francisco

Tokyo

USA 03/17/15

Japan 01/03/15

English

English

16-0225

16-0226

Micro-Movie

Technology & Innovation

Every winter, California newts leave the safety of their forest burrows and travel as far as three miles to mate in the pond where they were born. Their mating ritual is a raucous affair that involves bulked-up males, writhing females and a little cannibalism.

How far can Artificial Intelligence go? Well-known scientists predict that the explosive evolution of AI will completely change the world by 2045. They call this “singularity.” At this point, a future is upon us in which consumer trends, crime, life options, and even the possibility of death can be predicted. AI is also about to make a drastic change in how we work in various workplaces. Currently, a system that predicts crime and acts of terrorism, a company forecasting hit-songs, and an emergency system thoroughly utilizing AI already exist. Get a glimpse into the transformations in society after the singularity.

COMPANY: KQED PRODUCER: Gabriela QuirÛs EDITOR: Kia Simon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Josh Cassidy DESIGN: Zaldy Serrano ORIGINAL MUSIC: Seth Samuel WRITER: Amy Standen NARRATOR: Amy Standen OTHER CREDITS: Series Producer: Craig Rosa Lead Producer: Josh Cassidy Associate Producer: Mallory Pickett

COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) DIRECTOR: Tomoharu Okada, Takuro Oguchi PRODUCER: Shinichi Terazono, Tadashi Mimura EDITOR: Kyohei Umemoto CINEMATOGRAPHER: Yosuke Kojima ART DIRECTION: Ryoma Hattori NARRATOR: Maxwell Powers

jcassidy@kqed.org

m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp

http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2015/03/17/newt-sex-buff-males-writhing-females-cannibalism/

NGVR GLOW WORMS

NOVA: VACCINES-CALLING THE SHOTS 2 minutes

52 minutes

Bethesda MD

Chevy Chase MD

USA 05/31/16

USA 06/25/14

English

English

16-0227

16-0228

Interactive

Health & Medicine, Science Journalism , Editing, Writing

National Geographic VR takes you peep below ground to discover strange carnivorous worms twinkle like the night sky to attract prey. Shot with groundbreaking 360-degree motion controlled time-lapse technology this VR film take you into a world you’ve never seen before.

Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago - whooping cough, measles, mumps - are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children’s shots. Vaccines - Calling the Shots takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, hear from parents wrestling with vaccinerelated questions, and shed light on the risks of opting out.

COMPANY: Black Dot Films VR PRODUCER: Erik Lochner, Max Salomon, Malvina Martin EDITOR: Max Salomon CINEMATOGRAPHER: Erik Rochner ORIGINAL MUSIC: Lenny Williams SOUND MIXERS: Ryan White OTHER CREDITS: Stitching: Refah Mahmoud

COMPANY: Tangled Bank Studios, LLC DIRECTOR: Sonya Pemberton PRODUCER: Sonya Pemberton, Paula S. Apsell, Michael Rosenfeld, Michael Cordell Julia Cort, David Elisco, Anne Tarrant, Harry Panagiotidis EDITOR: Wayne Hyett, A.S.E. Mark Atkin, A.S.E. CINEMATOGRAPHER: Harry Panagiotidis ORIGINAL MUSIC: Peter Dasent WRITER: Sonya Pemberton NARRATOR: Sharon Washington OTHER CREDITS: Executive In-Charge, Tangled Bank Studios: Sean B. Carroll Senior Researcher, Tangled Bank Studios: Laura Helft

max@blackdotfilms.com

davisw@tangledbankstudios.org www.pbs.org/nova/vaccines

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NOVA’S SECRET LIFE OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS

Danica McKellar - Are You the Girl from The Wonder Years? Being with Jane Goodall Chris Hadfield - Space Oddity

NUCLEAR MELTDOWN DISASTER

12 minutes

53 minutes

Brooklyn NY

Boston MA

English

English

16-0229

16-0230

United States 05/31/16

USA 07/29/15

Short-Form Series

Technology & Innovation

PBS/NOVA’s “The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers” is a webseries that shows what happens when the lab coats come off. Come meet our scientists and find out how their surprising secret lives fuel their science!

Follow the gripping, minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. As natural disaster devolved into radioactive catastrophe, another nuclear plant just miles away emerged from the crisis unscathed. How did one power plant survive while the other catastrophically melted down?

With unprecedented access inside both nuclear power plants, NOVA speaks with workers who were there during the harrowing days, as we unravel what led to the Nuclear Meltdown Disaster.

COMPANY: Seftel Productions DIRECTOR: Joshua Seftel PRODUCER: Joshua Seftel (Executive Producer), Tom Miller (Senior Producer), Anna Bick (Producer) EDITOR: Jacob Steingroot ORIGINAL MUSIC: John Dragonetti OTHER CREDITS: Amy Drakeman (Associate Producer), Jaclyn Biskup (Associate Producer), Steve Benjamin (Assistant Editor), Nick Cancelliere (Post-Production Assistant)

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Miles O’Brien PRODUCER: Miles O’Brien Associate Producer: Suzi Tobias Senior Executive Producer: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Cort Executive Producer: Chris Schmidt Senior Series Producer: Melanie Wallace WRITER: Miles O’Brien

(718) 422-7901 eric@seftel.com

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

https://www.facebook.com/NOVASecretLife/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/nuclear-disaster.html

OCEAN STORIES: GREG STONE

OPERATION LIGHTHOUSE RESCUE 31 minutes

53 minutes

Culver City CA

Boston MA

English

English

16-0231

16-0232

USA 10/12/15

USA 05/04/16

Changing Planet, Science Ambassador

Technology & Innovation

Renown marine biologist, explorer and conservationist, Dr. Greg Stone, recounts his youth of treasure hunting and deep-sea exploration and takes the viewer on an overview of the challenges the ocean and our species faces today. An optimist at heart, Stone believes we have the knowledge and skills to stem the growing tide of destruction, but warns that the time to act is now.

The Gay Head Lighthouse, a historic landmark perched high on the cliffs of Martha’s Vineyard, is soon to become the next victim of the persistent erosion of the island’s cliffs. Join engineers as they race to rescue this national treasure.

COMPANY: OCP DIRECTOR: Patrick Creadon, Greg Goggin PRODUCER: Greg Goggin, Susan Goggin, Patrick Creadon, Christine O’Malley EDITOR: Dan Moore, Nick Andert, Daniel Clark CINEMATOGRAPHER: Turner Jumonville SOUND MIXERS: Sean O’Malley WRITER: Greg Goggin, Patrick Creadon OTHER CREDITS: Production Assistant: Andrew Veselik

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Joby Lubman PRODUCER: Joby Lubman Executive Producer for Windfall Films Productions: Carl Massarella Senior Executive Producer for NOVA: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer for NOVA: Julia Cort Senior Producer for NOVA: Chris Schmidt EDITOR: Paul Shepard

caseyacaster@yahoo.com

anne_barleon@wgbh.org http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/lighthouse-rescue.html

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ORIGIN STORIES

ORIGINS OF LAND: NISHINOSHIMA ISLAND 20 minutes

49 minutes

San Francisco CA

Tokyo

USA 02/25/16

Japan 08/23/15

English

English

16-0233

16-0234

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Earth & Sky

Origin Stories is The Leakey Foundation’s podcast about what it means to be human and the science behind what we know about ourselves and our origins. We look into the deep past, explore the histories of the human mind, and hear stories from scientists who are asking fascinating questions about the origin and evolution of our species.

An extraordinary phenomenon is taking place in the Pacific Ocean: The formation of a new island from an undersea volcanic eruption. Located 1,000 km from Tokyo, Nishinoshima island suddenly emerged in 2013. It is still expanding rapidly and has already become the biggest newly-born island in historic record. Scientists are saying that this exceptional event could literally blow away previous understanding of volcanology, and solve the mystery of how continents are made. Witness this once-in-alifetime experience of the “birth of land” in this grand science adventure documentary.

COMPANY: The Leakey Foundation PRODUCER: Meredith Johnson EDITOR: Audrey Quinn ORIGINAL MUSIC: Henry Nagle EFFECTS EDITOR: LSB Leakey Foundation SOUND EDITOR: Meredith Johnson SOUND MIXERS: Henry Nagle WRITER: Meredith Johnson NARRATOR: Meredith Johnson

COMPANY: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) DIRECTOR: Atsuki Yamazaki, Yuji Maruyama, Yasuhiro Koyama PRODUCER: Hiroshi Egawa EDITOR: Nobuhito Sawamura CINEMATOGRAPHER: Fumihiko Saito, Katsuhiko Takano ORIGINAL MUSIC: Keiichi Okabe NARRATOR: Maxwell Powers

meredith@leakeyfoundation.org

m01614-festivals@li.nhk.or.jp

http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/originstories

OSTRICH - A LIFE ON THE RUN

PAINTING THE WAY TO THE MOON 50 minutes

54 minutes

Vienna

New York NY

Austria 02/17/16

USA 10/26/14

English

English

16-0235

16-0236

Science of Life, Writing, Visualization

Earth & Sky

The ostriches of Namibia face an annual challenge: choosing the exactly the right moment to breed. The birds must ensure their clutches hatch around the time of the rains. If the timing is wrong, food will be scarce and the chicks will die. If it’s right, then a new generation gets the chance of a life on the run.

Painting the Way to the Moon is a feature documentary about Princeton mathematician Ed Belbruno. In the 1980’s, Ed worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab by day and made space-inspired paintings by night. In his free time, Ed became obsessed with figuring out a new way of space travel, and over five years he toiled to find a solution. But it wasn’t until he turned to his oil paints and canvas that he made his breakthrough.

COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios DIRECTOR: Mike Birkhead, Martyn Colbeck PRODUCER: Mike Birkhead EDITOR: Nigel Buck CINEMATOGRAPHER: Martyn Colbeck ORIGINAL MUSIC: James Barrett SOUND EDITOR: Tim Wheeler WRITER: Beth Jones NARRATOR: Russell Boulter OTHER CREDITS: Co-Producer NatGeo Wild: Ashley Hoppin Executive Producers for TMFS: Ivo Filatsch, Sabine Holzer

COMPANY: First Encounter Productions DIRECTOR: Jacob Akira Okada PRODUCER: Adam Morrow, Carylanna Taylor, Jacob Akira Okada EDITOR: Adam Morrow CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jacob Akira Okada DESIGN: Adam Morrow ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jon Irabagon EFFECTS EDITOR: Adam Morrow

office@terramater.at

jacobokada1@gmail.com

http://www.terramater.at/productions/ostrich-a-life-on-the-run/

http://www.paintingthewaytothemoon.com

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PBS SPACE TIME

The True Nature of Matter and Mass When Time Breaks Down The Origin of Matter and Time

PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCIENCE

11 minutes

60 minutes

Arlington VA

Saint Louis MI

English

English

16-0237

16-0238

USA 01/27/16

USA 07/15/15

Short-Form Series

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth with our astrophysicist host: Matthew O’Dowd.

Episodes released every Wednesday afternoon!

People Behind the Science’s mission is to inspire current and future scientists, share the different paths to a successful career in science, educate the general population on what scientists do, and show the human side of science. In each episode hosted by Dr. Marie McNeely, a different scientist guides us through their journey by sharing their successes, failures, and passions. We are excited to introduce you to these inspiring academic and industry experts from all fields of science to give you a variety of perspectives on the life and path of a scientist.

COMPANY: PBS Digital Studios WRITER: Matt O’Dowd NARRATOR: Matt O’Dowd

COMPANY: People Behind the Science PRODUCER: Michael Green OTHER CREDITS: Host: Dr. Marie McNeely

lssaks@pbs.org

michaelgreen@peoplebehindthescience.com

https://www.youtube.com/pbsspacetime

www.peoplebehindthescience.com

PETRIFIED FOREST!

PLANES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: SR-71 BLACKBIRD 5 minutes

46 minutes

Northfield IL

Washington DC

English

English

16-0239

16-0240

United States 09/20/15

United States 08/09/15

Micro-Movie, Science Ambassador

Technology & Innovation

“Petrified Forest!” is an episode from the series “Nature Boom Time!” produced by World By Charlie Productions and currently airing on Nat Geo WILD. This episode is filmed at Petrified Forest National Park in eastern Arizona. There, we explore the world’s largest petrified wood deposit and give a brief history about the geological processes that created this impressive spectacle! Other topics we discuss are the process of fossilization and the incredible amount of theft that occurs at the park.

The SR-71 Blackbird can travel at three times the speed of sound and at heights of 80,000 feet, at the very edge of space. But its greatest legacy is as the aircraft that helped maintain peace when the world was on the brink of nuclear war. Designed as a reconnaissance aircraft that could evade Soviet radar and outrun their missiles, the SR-71 Blackbird first made its mark in the skies over Vietnam in 1968. Today, this marvel of engineering remains one of the fastest, highest-flying manned planes in the world. Planes That Changed The World tells its remarkable history, through interviews with the people who built it and dared to fly it.

COMPANY: World By Charlie Productions DIRECTOR: Charlie Engelman PRODUCER: Charlie Engelman EDITOR: Charlie Engelman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Charlie Engelman, Kirby Engelman, Patrick Rahill ART DIRECTION: Charlie Engelman SOUND EDITOR: Charlie Engelman SOUND MIXERS: Charlie Engelman WRITER: Charlie Engelman NARRATOR: Charlie Engelman

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Ian Clark, Johanna Woolford Gibbon PRODUCER: Johanna Woolford Gibbon EDITOR: Sam Billinge, Gordon Mason CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul Francis Jenkins ART DIRECTION: Charlotte Tymms NARRATOR: Eric Meyers OTHER CREDITS: Tim Evans, Executive Producer for the Smithsonian Channel.

Charles Poe, Senior Vice President of Production for the Smithsonian Channel. David Royle: Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for the Smithsonian Channel

(847) 636-8204

(202) 261-1262

charlie@worldbycharlie.com

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/nature-boom-time

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PLASTIC: WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD

POLAR BEAR SUMMER

52 minutes

46 minutes

La Plaine Saint-Denis

Washington DC

France 01/01/15

USA 08/05/15

English

English

16-0241

16-0242

Changing Planet

Science of Life, Visualization

Every year, 150 millions tons of plastic are thrown away. A tiny proportion is recycled, but most is burnt, buried or discarded. This unprecedented pollution threatens ecosystems, biodiversity and health. Managing plastic waste is a major challenge. Will we ever be able to recycle all kinds of plastic, giving it a second life and keeping it out of nature? There is a global growing awareness among politicians, citizens, scientists and industrialists to invent new processes to improve recycling and working on an ambitious project : that of turning plastic waste into a precious commodity.

It’s not a sight you expect to see: a polar bear frolicking in lush, floral landscapes. Yet once a year, in central Canada’s Hudson Bay, this is a common occurrence, as the ice begins to vanish in spring and polar bears are forced to spend their summers on the shore. This is an unknown side of these Arctic predators, as they adapt, hunt and play in a world that couldn’t be any different than their winter homes. They survive the summer months as they wait for the frozen bay to return, and their time on land to end.

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Karima Mourjane WRITER: Karima Mourjane

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Klaus Scheurich PRODUCER: Annette Scheurich EDITOR: Armin Riegel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Klaus Scheurich, Matthias Breiter, Stefan Sailer, Alexandra Sailer WRITER: Matthias Breiter, Annette Scheurich NARRATOR: Tom Zahner OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer for Marco Polo Film AG: Annette Schuerich Charles Poe Annette Scheurich, Executive Producer for Marco Polo Film AG. Charles Poe, Senior Vice President of Production for the Smithsonian Channel. David Royle: Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for the Smithsonian Channel

charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

POPPED SECRET: THE MYSTERIOUS ORIGIN OF MAIZE

PORK.0

18 minutes

17 minutes

Jackson WY

Bozeman MT

USA 07/01/15

USA 04/12/16

English

English

16-0243

16-0244

Short Program

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Ten thousand years ago, corn didn’t exist anywhere in the world, and until recently scientists argued vehemently about its origins. Today the crop is consumed voraciously by us, by our livestock, and as a major part of processed foods. So where did it come from? Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn tells the story of the genetic changes involved in the transformation of a wild grass called teosinte into corn. Evidence from genetics supports archeological findings pinpointing corn’s origins to a very particular time and place in Mexico.

Pork.0 follows Carl Blake as he combats factory-farming by inventing his own breed of pig. A former computer engineer who returned to the farm after a harrowing car accident, Carl is changing the pork system by producing some of the tastiest and happiest pigs, all using sustainable methods. He’s reached fame and success, but hasn’t finished his quest of making the perfect pig. Pork.0 is not only about a farmer who wants to bring accountability back to pork production, but also of a selfless man who will stop at nothing to change a flawed system.

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions DIRECTOR: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin PRODUCER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin Production Assistants: Jill Azzolini Max Owens Production Team Program Director: Dennis Liu Director of Production: Lori Bean Production Coordinator: Lorri Garcia-Cottrell Post-Production Supervisor: Chris Vargas Executive Producers: Dennis Liu Laura Bonetta EDITOR: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin, Editorial Manager: Laura Bonetta CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin, Colin Ruggiero, Colin Witherill Aerials: BD Aerial Video ORIGINAL MUSIC: New West Studios SOUND EDITOR: Post Factory NARRATOR: Neil Losin (Host) OTHER CREDITS: Scientific Consultants: John Doebley Dolores Piperno Sean B. Carrol Colorist: Post Factory Animations: Stated Clearly HHMI

COMPANY: Brett Kuxhausen Media DIRECTOR: Brett Kuxhausen PRODUCER: Brett Kuxhausen EDITOR: Brett Kuxhausen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Casey Kanode, Roshan Patel, Brett Kuxhausen SOUND EDITOR: Brett Kuxhausen SOUND MIXERS: Brett Kuxhausen WRITER: Brett Kuxhausen

(208) 591-0852

(712) 520-2515

kori.price@gmail.com

brettkux@gmail.com

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/popped-secret-mysterious-origin-corn

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PRESERVING LONESOME GEORGE

PRIMER STORIES

24 minutes

0 minutes

New York NY

San Fransisco CA

English

English

16-0245

16-0246

USA 01/03/15

USA 06/03/16

Changing Planet

Interactive

Scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and a master taxidermist face the challenge of preserving the last Pinta Island tortoise for posterity, with no margin for error. Through art and science, a global conservation icon “lives” on.

We craft digital stories about the most interesting things in the world. With DNA spliced from comics, podcasts, news articles, and documentaries, we provide a rich visual medium that visually engages and informs the reader. Primer Stories is a digital storytelling platform that bridges the gap between interactivity, art, knowledge, and dialogue. Our visual narratives integrate text, illustrations, animation, photos, and sound to entertain and enlighten our audience. We are expanding the interactive medium in the same way that podcasts did for radio, and TED talks did for speaking engagements.

COMPANY: American Museum of Natural History DIRECTOR: Jill Bauerle PRODUCER: Eugenia Levenson, Jill Bauerle, Lee Stevens EDITOR: Jill Bauerle CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jill Bauerle, Lee Stevens SOUND MIXERS: Jill Bauerle

COMPANY: Primer&Co. DIRECTOR: Joe Alterio, Tim Lillis PRODUCER: Joe Alterio, Tim Lillis EDITOR: Steve Connell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joe Alterio, Tim Lillis ART DIRECTION: Joe Alterio, Tim Lillis DESIGN: Joe Alterio, Tim Lillis NARRATOR: Timothy Lillis

(917) 442-9883

(415) 971-1643

jbauerle@amnh.org

tim@primerstories.com

http://www.amnh.org/explore/preserving-lonesome-george

http://www.primerstories.com/

RACING EXTINCTION

RAIDERS, RAPTORS AND REBELS: INSIDE THE MAGIC OF FILM 84 minutes

44 minutes

Los Angeles CA

Silver Springs MD

English

English

16-0247

16-0248

USA 11/30/15

USA 07/01/15

Changing Planet, Writing, Visualization, Editing, Science Journalism

Technology & Innovation

In the groundbreaking documentary Racing Extinction, director Louie Psihoyos and the group behind the Academy AwardÆ-winning film The Cove, assembles a team of artists and activists on a new undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world’s most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction, the documentary reveals stunning, never-before seen images that truly change the way we see the world.

For four decades, visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of LucasFilm, has inspired a generation of filmmakers and scientists by taking the impossible and making it possible. Magical cinematic milestones have become inspiration for real life scientific and technological innovations that have forever changed entertainment and the world. Hear ILM’s story straight from founder George Lucas and others about the hoverboards, terminators, and dinosaurs that are no longer just the realm of science fiction in Science Channel’s Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Inside the Magic of Film.

COMPANY: Discovery Channel DIRECTOR: Louie Psihoyos PRODUCER: Olivia Ahnemann, Fisher Stevens Executive Producer: Dieter Paulmann Co-Producer: Gina Papabeis Supervising Producer: Jon Bardin Executive Producer: John Hoffman EDITOR: Geoffrey Richman, A.C.E. Lyman Smith Jason Zeldes CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Behrens Shawn Heinrichs Sean Kirby Petr Stepanek ORIGINAL MUSIC: J. Ralph SOUND EDITOR: Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Nielsen Supervising Sound Editor: Christopher Barnett Sound Effects Editor: Jon Borland Music Editor: Arthur Pingrey Foley Recordist: Chris Manning SOUND MIXERS: Christopher Barnett, Tim Nielsen WRITER: Mark Monroe OTHER CREDITS: Foley Artist: Dennie Thorpe Jana Vance Frank Rinella

COMPANY: Science Channel PRODUCER: Jeanmarie Condon, Megan Harding, Matthew Cullinan, Neil Laird EDITOR: Art Vizthum, Tec Eckel, Bob Officer, Joe Lobianco CINEMATOGRAPHER: Adam Giese, John Marton, Duane Poquis, Doug Vogt SOUND MIXERS: Eric Hirsch WRITER: Megan Harding, Matthew Cullinan, Jeanmarie Condon, Moira McCann Moderelli NARRATOR: Mark Hamill

(310) 779-7629 chris@awardsinsider.com

tiffany@awardsinsider.com

http://racingextinction.com/

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RAW DATA

REACTIONS

Why Are Hot Peppers Hot? You’re Cleaning Your Contacts Wrong, What Happens When You’re About to Die?

30 minutes

4 minutes

Stanford CA

Brooklyn NY

USA 04/05/16

USA 02/18/16

English

English

16-0249

16-0250

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Short-Form Series

Raw Data is a podcast that explores how big data, data science, and digital technologies are transforming our behavior and decision-making.

Our three selected episodes include: 1) “All the News That’s Fit to Feed,” which breaks down the science of filter bubbles and the complex pathway of modern news media; 2) “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Data,” which dives into political campaigns and our susceptibility to search engine manipulation; and 3) “So...What’s On Your Mind?” where we learn how mental health professionals are using our digital histories to understand crisis moments, population health, and our inner psychology.

Reactions is a series from the American Chemical Society that uncovers the chemistry in everyday life.

COMPANY: Worldview Stanford PRODUCER: Leslie Chang, Michael Osborne ORIGINAL MUSIC: Nicholas Carlozzi

COMPANY: American Chemical Society DIRECTOR: Elaine Seward, Kirk Zamieroski, Sean Parsons PRODUCER: Adam Dylewski, Elaine Seward, Kirk Zamieroski, Sean Parsons EDITOR: Elaine Seward, Kirk Zamieroski, Sean Parsons CINEMATOGRAPHER: Elaine Seward, Kirk Zamieroski, Sean Parsons ART DIRECTION: Elaine Seward, Kirk Zamieroski, Sean Parsons DESIGN: Elaine Seward, Kirk Zamieroski, Sean Parsons WRITER: Elaine Seward, Kirk Zamieroski, Sean Parsons, Noel Waghorn, Sam Lemonick NARRATOR: Sophia Cai, Kirk Zamieroski, Noel Waghorn OTHER CREDITS: Darcy Gentleman, Sophia Cai, Janali Thompson

(202) 285-9222 lchang7@stanford.edu

eseward@acs.org

https://soundcloud.com/rawdatapodcast

www.youtube.com/acsreactions

RED WOLF REVIVAL

REMEMBER WHEN 24 minutes

3 minutes

Bozeman MT

Boulder CO

USA 11/18/15

USA 03/01/16

English

English

16-0251

16-0252

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker, Science Journalism

Micro-Movie

Red Wolf Revival (2015) is a short film about the last remaining wild population of red wolves. Centered on the historic recovery effort in Eastern North Carolina, we document the multifaceted struggle to reintroduce one of the rarest animals on earth in the face of cultural, economic, and biological challenges in North Carolina.

Re-imagining the conservation conversation through questions asked by a young girl. Remember when you were young? Did you play outside?

Did you explore? What makes you remember? World Wildlife Fund and Natural Habitat Adventures have teamed up with Maser Films, Pongo Media and King Tide Motion Pictures to remind us all why nature is worth protecting.

COMPANY: Nestbox Collective DIRECTOR: Roshan Patel PRODUCER: Roshan Patel, Madison McClintock, Susannah Smith EDITOR: Roshan Patel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Roshan Patel, Madison McClintock DESIGN: Roshan Patel ORIGINAL MUSIC: The Lone Bellow EFFECTS EDITOR: Madison McClintock SOUND EDITOR: Roshan Patel SOUND MIXERS: Jori Apedaile WRITER: Roshan Patel

COMPANY: Pongo Media DIRECTOR: Jenny Nichols, Andy Maser, Hayden Peters PRODUCER: James Sano, Ted Martens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andy Maser, Hayden Peters, Jenny Nichols NARRATOR: Laura Eagle Smith

roshcpatel@gmail.com

jenny@pongomediaproductions.com

redwolfrevival.org

https://www.worldwildlife.org/videos/remember-when

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RETURN OF THE RIVER

REWALK 55 minutes

21 minutes

Port Townsend WA

Brussels

English

French

16-0253

16-0254

USA 05/01/15

Belgium 06/17/14

Changing Planet, Writing

Technology & Innovation

Return of the River explores the largest dam removal and river restoration project on the planet. The film follows a coalition of people who attempt the impossible: to change the opinion of a town and eventually the nation to bring two dams down. A divided community comes to consensus, launching an unprecedented restoration effort. A documentary infused with hope, Return of the River offers inspiration amid grim environmental news, showing how an idea moved from “crazy” to celebrated reality.

Reviewed as “hell-raising documentary filmmaking at its best”, Return of the River has been recognized with a dozen festival awards.

Imagine an accident. A paralyzed person, because of a damaged spinal cord. And then suddenly, when his legs no longer met, he stands up and starts walking again ... This idea still seemed completely unrealistic until recently. However, researchers were able to make paralyzed rats walk again voluntarily thanks to electrical stimulation! Their brain can truly become again the conductor of the march. Reseachers now hope to soon make the first human trials, also a first patient is already preparing ... Exclusive, Grey Matter team was able to immerse for two years in this laboratory, revealing the extraordinary story of this discovery.

COMPANY: Elwhafilm LLC DIRECTOR: John Gussman, Jessica Plumb PRODUCER: Jessica Plumb EDITOR: Jessica Plumb Earthen Watson CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Gussman ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jonathan Haidle SOUND EDITOR: Earthen Watson WRITER: Jessica Plumb NARRATOR: Debbe Hirata OTHER CREDITS: Historical Voiceover: Tom Skerritt Animation: Drew Christie

COMPANY: MatiËre Grise - RTBF DIRECTOR: Jean-FranÁois Desmarchelier PRODUCER: Patrice Goldberg

(360) 821-9665 jessica@plumbproductions.com

tsc@rtbf.be

www.elwhafilm.com

RISE OF THE KILLER VIRUS

RISE OF THE ROBOTS 46 minutes

53 minutes

Washington DC

Boston MA

English

English

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Health & Medicine, Editing

Technology & Innovation

In Rise of the Killer Virus a scientific investigation reveals the true origins of AIDS, a virus responsible for 36 million deaths since its discovery in 1981.

HIV has been with us far longer than we thought. Dr. Michael Worobey and medical researcher Dirk Teuwen reveal their discovery of a full-blown outbreak of AIDS in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the 1960s, a full two decades before it emerged in America.

The earliest variant of HIV appeared as early as 1908, in the jungles of Cameroon. It’s a story that holds powerful lessons for the emergence of the next deadly virus.

Machines with human-like capabilities have long been the stuff of science fiction. Until now. Meet the world’s most advance humanoid robots as they leave the lab, battle real-world challenges, and endeavor to become part of our everyday lives.

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Carl Gierstorfer PRODUCER: Antje Boehmert, Fabrice Esteve, Paul Pauwels EDITOR: Marcel Ozan Riedel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Renaat Lambeets OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer for Docdays Productions: Antje Boehmert Executive Producer for Docdays Productions: Jean Boue Executive Producer for Yuzu Productions: Fabrice Esteve Executive Producer for Yuzu Productions: Christian Popp Executive Producer for Congoo: Paul Pauwels Senior Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production: David Royle

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Terri Randall PRODUCER: Terri Randall Senior Executive Producer: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Cort Senior Producer: Chris Schmidt EDITOR: Jedd Ehrmann WRITER: Terri Randall

(202) 261-1262 kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

anne_barleon@wgbh.org http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/rise-of-the-robots.html

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RIVER IN THE SKY

RIVER JAWS 50 minutes

52 minutes

Vienna

Marseille

Austria 12/16/15

France 08/31/15

English

English

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16-0258

Changing Planet

Changing Planet

Brazil has a river that is bigger than the Amazon. Yet until recently it was unknown, and even now it remains invisible. Where is this remarkable river? It is a River in the sky! And it is essential for all life in Brazil for it provides water to the grasslands and the farmers’ fields, and fills the reservoirs that provide water for more than half the inhabitants of this vibrant country. The River-in-the-Sky is critical for Giant Anteaters on the plains of the Cerrado, for Jaguars in swamps of the Pantanal and for monkeys and macaws in the tropical rainforests.

Originally from the rivers of Eastern Europe, catfish have colonized almost all European lakes, canals and rivers since 1950. But should this invader be declared harmful? This film documents the objective work of biologist Frederic Santoul who has been trying to solve a riddle: in all the rivers where it has been introduced, why has the catfish not eliminated any other fish species? With the help of free divers, he will follow the suspect’s wrongdoings from the Danube Delta to the heart of the Tarn region in France and reveal striking behaviors.

COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios DIRECTOR: N.A. PRODUCER: Andrea Gastgeb, Paul Reddish EDITOR: Martin Elsbury, Christian Stoppacker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alexander Sommer, Philipp Klein, Michael Riegler, Christian Baumeister, Rudolf Diesel, Cristian Dimitrius, Ian McCarthy, Rod Clarke, Jack Hynes ORIGINAL MUSIC: Roman Kariolou, Johannes Ratheiser SOUND EDITOR: Stefan K. Fiedler WRITER: Paul Reddish NARRATOR: Howard Nightingall OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Sabine Holzer

COMPANY: Saint Thomas Productions DIRECTOR: Bertrand Loyer PRODUCER: Bertrand Loyer EDITOR: RÈmi Dumas CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jean-Charles Granjon, Roberto Rinaldi, Benoit Demarle, Cyril Barbancon, Kevin Peyrusse, Hugo Braconnier, Mikael Lemercier, Albrecht Gerlach ORIGINAL MUSIC: Samuel Safa SOUND EDITOR: Florent Fournier-Sicre SOUND MIXERS: Florent Fournier-Sicre WRITER: Bertrand Loyer NARRATOR: James Faulkner

office@terramater.at

a.cheminee@saint-thomas.net

http://www.terramater.at/productions/river-in-the-sky/

RIVER OF GOLD

ROBOTS 3D 66 minutes

39 minutes

Charlottesville VA

New york NY

USA 03/01/16

USA 06/01/15

English

English

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16-0260

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Technology & Innovation, Immersive

Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock River of Gold is the disturbing account of a clandestine journey into Peru’s Amazon rainforest to uncover the savage unraveling of pristine jungle. Ron Haviv and Donovan Webster, two war journalists, led by Peruvian Enrique Ortiz, bear witness to the apocalyptic destruction in the pursuit of illegally mined gold with consequences on a global scale. Flash forward four years to a massive intervention by the Peruvian government.

What will be the fate of this critical region of priceless biodiversity as these extraordinarily beautiful forests are turned into a hellish wasteland?

Humans do amazing things, all the time, without even thinking. It takes 34 muscles to move your fingers and thumb and more than 80 billion neurons to think. Humans use 300 muscles just to stand still! Robots 3D will explore building state of the art humanoids and witness the trials and tribulations that go along with it. You’ll meet the leading humanoids of today, many of which are already performing previously unimaginable tasks such as walking, talking and thinking. Robots 3D will introduce you to future challenges and the real world needs for robots!

COMPANY: Amazon Aid Foundation DIRECTOR: Reuben Aaronson PRODUCER: Sarah duPont, James Cavello, Margarite Almeida, Donovan Webster, Heather Mytelka, Phyllis Koenig, Preston Lee EDITOR: Esteban Arg¸ello Matthew Celia, Jon Fine, HervÈ Cohen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Reuben Aaronson, Director of Photography HervÈ Cohen, Director of Photography ORIGINAL MUSIC: Anthony Marinelli, Beau Bonetti EFFECTS EDITOR: Animators: Will Kim, Andrew Jen Aviles, Roseanne Tan, Leon Lam, Ben Fine SOUND EDITOR: CJ Carpenter, Cesar Mejia SOUND MIXERS: Erik Valenzuela, Beau Bonetti Music WRITER: Reuben Aaronson, Esteban Arg¸ello, James Cavello, Sarah duPont, Jenny Maxwell, Heather Mytelka, Donovan Webster NARRATOR: Sissy Spacek, Herbie Hancock OTHER CREDITS: Photojournalist: Ron Haviv Journalist: Donovan Webster Biologist: Enrique Ortiz Biologist: Thomas Lovejoy

COMPANY: National Geographic DIRECTOR: Mike Slee PRODUCER: Jini Durr WRITER: Richard Panekc, Mike Slee, Jini Durr NARRATOR: Simon Pegg

(757) 353-2372 heather@amazonaid.org

melissa.rogers@natgeo.com

www.riverofgoldfilm.com

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2016 Science Media Awards and Summit Media Guide ROSETTA COMET CHASER - A JOURNEY TO THE ORIGINS OF LIFE

ROUGH BEGINNING

53 minutes

26 minutes

Paris

Loma Linda CA

English

English

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16-0262

France 02/10/15

USA 07/01/15

Earth & Sky

Health & Medicine

After a 10-year voyage, Rosetta space probe will orbit the comet 67P and put a lander on its surface. A first in the history of space exploration.

Comets justify such a daring mission : they content the archives of the solar system formation and hold the keys to the origins of life on Earth.

After an unexpected pregnancy, Janett and Gian find out their baby boy will be born with a life-threatening condition called gastroschisis, a birth defect in which the intestines are outside of the body. Without immediate medical treatment, baby Theodore’s life will be in danger as soon as he is born. Gastroschisis happens twice as often in California’s Inland Empire and researchers at a Southern California Hospital are working to find out why. Follow the journey of a young family, whose bond grows stronger during their biggest life challenge, and the doctors and nurses who pull together with hopes of giving Theodore a future.

COMPANY: Look at Sciences DIRECTOR: Jean-Christophe Ribot PRODUCER: Vincent Gaullier EDITOR: Guillaume Paqueville CINEMATOGRAPHER: NathanaÎl Louvet DESIGN: Naji El Mir ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jefferson Lembeye SOUND EDITOR: Julien Ngo Trong SOUND MIXERS: Julien Ngo Trong WRITER: Jean-Christophe Ribot, CÈcile Dumas NARRATOR: Mathieu Amalric

COMPANY: Loma Linda University Health Department of Advancement Films DIRECTOR: Patricia Kelikani PRODUCER: Patricia Kelikani EDITOR: Maranatha Hay, Michael Wolcott CINEMATOGRAPHER: Melody George, Cosmin Cosma, Michael Wolcott, Patricia Kelikani SOUND MIXERS: Bill Jackson NARRATOR: Lisa Ling OTHER CREDITS: Colorist: Patrick Inhofer Project Coordinator: Keturah Reed

(504) 931-8348 mathilde@lookatsciences.com

ketreed@llu.edu lifeontheline.tv

SCIENCE AND THE SEA

SCIENCE FRIDAY 2 minutes

0 minutes

Port Aransas TX

New York NY

English

English

16-0263

16-0264

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Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

The goal of Science and the SeaTM is to convey an understanding of the sea and its myriad life forms to everyone, so that they can fully appreciate this amazing resource. We provide entertaining stories that teach about the marine world and even convey how scientists approach, and ultimately solve, some of the oceans’ mysteries. Science and the SeaTM radio program presents marine science topics in an engaging two-minute story format. Our radio programs are distributed at to commercial and public radio stations across the country.

Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

COMPANY: University of Texas Marine Science Institute DIRECTOR: Lee Fuiman PRODUCER: Lee Fuiman, Damond Benningfield EDITOR: Heather Herrick SOUND EDITOR: Shayna Brown SOUND MIXERS: Shayna Brown WRITER: Damond Benningfield NARRATOR: Holly Braly

COMPANY: Science Friday DIRECTOR: Charles Bergquist PRODUCER: Ira Flatow, Christopher Intagliata, Alexa Lim, Annie Minoff, Christie Taylor

(361) 739-3678

(212) 840-2244

lee.fuiman@utexas.edu

cskotte@sciencefriday.com

www.scienceandthesea.org

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SCIENCE HACKERS

SCIENCE HAPPENS!

Everything you know about your DNA is wrong 52 minutes

4 minutes

La Plaine Saint-Denis

Boston MA

France 01/01/16

USA 03/31/16

English

English

16-0265

16-0266

Technology & Innovation

Visualization

A new movement is about to transform our daily lives permanently : the ´Makers movementª. Inspired by the Hackers, the Makers manipulate molecules, electronics, and materials such as wood or plastic... Who are they?

What does the DNA in our bodies actually look like? And why does that matter? For this video -- a part of a larger hosted series -- our challenge was to communicate concepts that were technically complex and a reality that is invisible to all humans, but vital to our very existence and survival.

There are plenty of standard, boring visual treatments of DNA out there in the world. STAT’s video showed how the DNA in our bodies folds into place, challenging everything you think you know about chromosomes.

COMPANY: AB International Distribution DIRECTOR: Anne-CÈcile Genre WRITER: Anne-CÈcile Genre

COMPANY: STAT DIRECTOR: Matthew Orr PRODUCER: Jeffery DelViscio, Hyacinth Empinado, Alex Hogan, Dom Smith

charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

jeffery.delviscio@statnews.com https://www.statnews.com/2016/03/31/dna-shape-double-helix-dekker/

SCIENCE HAPPENS! WITH CARL ZIMMER

Fixing Brains With Video Games, Inside the Lifespan Machine, How Your DNA Folds

SCIENCE OUT LOUD

Why We Fart Why Can We Regrow a Liver (But Not a Limb)? Why Do We Have Snot?

5 minutes

4 minutes

Boston MA

Cambridge MA

USA 03/31/16

USA 05/31/16

English

English

16-0267

16-0268

Short-Form Series

Short-Form Series

Take a well-known science writer and throw him to the wolves of video-but do it inside a world he is expert at making accessible. That was the concept behind “Science Happens! With Carl Zimmer.” Carl Zimmer writes books, articles, essays, and blog posts in which he reports from the frontiers of biology, where scientists are expanding our understanding of life. STAT brought Carl into labs across the country as a friendly, knowledgeable guide to help the rest of us understand research where it happens. And the where has been everywhere from inside our guts to up in space.

Hosted and co-written by MIT students on everything from the physics of skydiving to the biochemistry of farts, Science Out Loud takes “traditional” science, technology engineering, and math concepts and puts them in a context completely outside the classroom. You won’t find a single equation in these videos - instead, they feature the gamut of hosts and personalities who will take you into labs, rivers, and the sky, in 360 to choose-your-own adventure episodes to showcase what science and engineering look like in research and play. Produced by MIT+K12 Videos with Free Energy Productions.

COMPANY: STAT DIRECTOR: Matthew Orr PRODUCER: Jeffery DelViscio, Hyacinth Empinado, Alex Hogan, Dom Smith

COMPANY: MIT+K12 Videos DIRECTOR: George Zaidan PRODUCER: Elizabeth Choe EDITOR: Per Hoel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Adam Morrell, Ryan Pelletier WRITER: Elizabeth Choe NARRATOR: Elizabeth Choe OTHER CREDITS: Ceri Riley (Production Assistant)

(573) 881-2607 jeffery.delviscio@statnews.com

echoe@mit.edu

https://vimeo.com/channels/sciencehappens/

k12videos.mit.edu/scienceoutloud

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SCIENCE TODAY

SCIENCE’S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES

Extreme Life in the Sea, El Nino Impacts, Whale Lice

Is There Life Elsewhere in the Universe, Do We Live in Multiverse, What is the Universe Made Of?

5 minutes

9 minutes

San Francisco CA

London

English

English

16-0269

16-0270

USA 01/06/16

UK 08/13/15

Short-Form Series

Short-Form Series

Science Today is the Academy’s official news channel. Stay up-to-date on the latest in science news from the Academy and beyond.

We live in an age of unprecedented scientific discovery. But there are some big mysteries that still elude us. The questions are tantalising - is there life elsewhere in the universe? What is the universe made of? Do we live in a multiverse? In this six -part series, we speak to the leading scientific thinkers of our time to ponder the greatest questions of our time.

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences PRODUCER: Molly Michelson EDITOR: Nick Perez, Kira Hammond CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Perez ART DIRECTION: Ken Ackerman DESIGN: Ken Ackerman EFFECTS EDITOR: Ken Ackerman WRITER: Molly Michelson NARRATOR: Solomon Hsiang, Daniel Swain, Chrissy Piotrowski, Bob Van Syoc, Moe Flannery, Kelly Markello, Steve Palumbi

COMPANY: The Economist DIRECTOR: Marguerite Howell PRODUCER: Marguerite Howell EDITOR: Marguerite Howell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Marguerite Howell, Justine Quart - second camera ORIGINAL MUSIC: Matthew Florianz WRITER: Marguerite Howell, Geoff Carr NARRATOR: Jason Palmer OTHER CREDITS: Graphic: Dana Berry Graphic: Peter Winfield Graphic: Dana Berry Additional stock footage credits are associated with each individual film in the series. Additional stock footage and motion graphics: Getty Joe Tucciarone, Science Photo Library, NASA / WMAP Science Team NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio M. Kornmesser/Lars Lindberg Christension/ ESA/ Hubble/Science Photo Library

mmichelson@calacademy.org

margueritehowell@economist.com

http://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/science-today

http://www.economist.com/sciencebriefs

SEABLIND

SEASONAL SCIENCE: PINE POLLEN 60 minutes

1 minutes

Victoria

Charlotte NC

English

English

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16-0272

Canada 01/01/16

US 02/11/16

Changing Planet, Writing

Micro-Movie

Climate journalist Bernice Notenboom explores the facts of shipping, a massive facet of globalization that is so imperative to all our lifestyles, yet is largely hidden from us. The shipping industry is one of the most polluting and until now, little regulated industries in the world. With 80 percent of shipping taking place in the northern hemisphere what will increased shipping mean for us and the health of the Arctic? An obscured fact has alluded mainstream thought; up to forty percent of Arctic melting may be slowed by taking action against black carbon emissions, half of which comes from ships.

The infamous “yellow dust” of spring is here. What is it and why is it everywhere? Everything you need to know about pine pollen. With every season comes change - from weather, to human behavior, to critter habits - and Seasonal Science helps reveal the science behind it all.

COMPANY: Arctic Bear Productions DIRECTOR: Sarah Robertson PRODUCER: Bernice Notenboom, Sarah Robertson EDITOR: Jennifer Abbott SOUND MIXERS: Daryl Chonka WRITER: Sarah Robertson, Jennifer Abbott NARRATOR: Bernice Notenboom

COMPANY: Salpietra Media DIRECTOR: Melissa Salpietra PRODUCER: Melissa Salpietra EDITOR: Melissa Salpietra ORIGINAL MUSIC: Big Fok EFFECTS EDITOR: Melissa Salpietra WRITER: Melissa Salpietra NARRATOR: Melissa Salpietra OTHER CREDITS: UNC-TV Director of Digital Media: David Huppert Science Advisor: Robert E. Bardon, NC State University

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melissa.salpietra@gmail.com

SeaBlind.org

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SEASONAL SCIENCE: RAPTOR MIGRATION

SECRET EARTH: YELLOWSTONE SUPERVOLCANO

2 minutes

43 minutes

Charlotte NC

Bozeman MT

US 09/08/15

USA 12/21/15

English

English

16-0273

16-0274

Micro-Movie

Science Ambassador

Many species of birds fly South for the Winter, but raptors flap to the beat of their own flyway --or optimum pathway for easy flying. Learn about flyways, raptor behavior and more in this episode of Seasonal Science.

With every season comes change - from weather, to human behavior, to critter habits - and Seasonal Science helps reveal the science behind it all.

Craig Beals - Montana’s 2015 Teacher of the Year - is on a lifelong mission to explore and reveal the planet’s most surprising secrets with real world expeditions and innovative experiments. In “Secret Earth: Yellowstone Supervolcano”, he digs into the brand new science beneath Yellowstone National Park. Craig’s quest to understand the hidden potential of the huge magma chambers fueling Yellowstone takes audiences up in the air, underwater, and into billowing clouds of ash.

COMPANY: Salpietra Media DIRECTOR: Melissa Salpietra PRODUCER: Melissa Salpietra EDITOR: Melissa Salpietra EFFECTS EDITOR: Melissa Salpietra WRITER: Melissa Salpietra NARRATOR: Melissa Salpietra OTHER CREDITS: UNC-TV Director of Digital Media: David Huppert Science Advisor: Keith L. Bildstein, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

COMPANY: Grizzly Creek Films DIRECTOR: Thomas Winston PRODUCER: Avela Grenier Executive Producer: Thomas Winston Executive Producer (History Channel): Zach Behr Executive Producer (History Channel): John Verhoff EDITOR: Stephanie Watkins CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rick Smith, Jeff Reed, Thomas Winston DESIGN: Ed Watkins SOUND EDITOR: Richard Achor, John Clarke SOUND MIXERS: Richard Achor, John Clarke WRITER: Eric Bendick, Shasta Winston NARRATOR: Craig Beals OTHER CREDITS: Host: Craig Beals Programming Coordinator (History Channel): Kallie Clark Online Editor & Colorist: Scott Sterling Gaffer: Andrew Thie Narration Recording Engineer: Jeremiah Slovarp Closed Captioning & Delivery: Prime Focus

(512) 653-9677

(406) 579-6057

salpietra_m@yahoo.com

tom@grizzlycreekfilms.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO81YRSdiIg

http://grizzlycreekfilms.com/

SECRET SPACE ESCAPES: FIRE ON THE MIR

SECRETS OF THE HIVE

44 minutes

50 minutes

Silver Springs CA

Vienna

USA 10/27/15

Austria 10/13/14

English

English

16-0275

16-0276

Earth & Sky

Science of Life

Science Channel’s Secret Space Escapes reveals terrifying accidents, fights for survival, and stories of close calls and near misses by the astronauts who survived them. “Fire on the Mir” depicts Jerry Linenger’s frightening experience on the Mir Space Station in 1997 when a faulty oxygen canister began shooting fire, and he could not locate an operational respirator. Secret Space Escapes re-enacts the frightening incident and offers viewers an emotional angle to the dangers of space exploration as Linenger, along with other astronauts and space travelers, recount their near-death experiences first-hand.

Honeybees are in a crisis - but there is Hope. Researchers are exploring if the notorious so-called ‘killer bee’ may well help us make our bees resistant against the single greatest cause of honeybee population decline: the parasitic varroa mite. On the other hand biologists are studying the estimated 20.000 bees species in the world - more than all fish species combined - to look for viable pollinators of our crops. In their quest they discover the marvelous world of bees: bees that live in flowers, invade other hives, produce perfumes - and pollinate our crops without us even realizing.

COMPANY: Science Channel PRODUCER: Patrice Andrews, Rob Shaftel, Vincent Kralyevich, Patrick Reams, Paul Epstein, Jaime Hanaway, Makario Sarsozo, Rocky Collins, Bernadette McDaid, Neil Laird, Lindsey Foster Blumberg EDITOR: Kevin Chapados, Emmanuel Donio, Patricia Sunshine, Matthew Carlson Adam Goldstein CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jon Delgado, Paul Marschall DESIGN: John El Manahi ORIGINAL MUSIC: Robert Miller SOUND MIXERS: Ferdinand Almalvez OTHER CREDITS: Researcher: Robert Oltra, Dan Winikur

COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios DIRECTOR: Dennis Wells PRODUCER: Dennis Wells EDITOR: Jan Stefan Kolbe CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jˆrg Adams, Roland Breitschuh, Attila Boa Special Camera: Rudolf Diesel, Kevin Collins, Vortex Aerial Additional Camera: Bastian Barenbrock Patrick Danse ORIGINAL MUSIC: Andreas Schafer, Biber Gullatz SOUND EDITOR: Tonmontage SOUND MIXERS: Tonmontage WRITER: Dennis Wells NARRATOR: Dustin James Leighton, Steve Nobles OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer for Taglicht Media: Bernd Wilting Executive Producer for Smithsonian Channel: Linda Goldman Executive Producer for TMFS: Andrea Gastgeb Sabine Holzer

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SEVEN MINUTES OF SCIENCE

Cooking New Materials (Cell) Size Matters Big Data Astronomy: Revealing the biographies of supernovae

SHARK PLANET

7 minutes

84 minutes

Evanston IL

Los Angeles CA

English

English

16-0277

16-0278

USA 09/11/15

USA 03/31/15

Short-Form Series

Science of Life, Visualization

Seven Minutes of Science is an interdisciplinary symposium where PhD students from Northwestern University present their research to a diverse audience. The symposium is the culminating event following a 12week research communication training program. The episode submitted represent a snapshot of the research going on at Northwestern and the talented students who have grown to also become outstanding communicators.

Shark Planet takes viewers on an epic journey around the globe documenting groundbreaking new research into these long misunderstood animals. The program captures spectacular all-new footage of shark behavior, delving into how they hunt as well as their social lives, courtship and growing up. With over 13 shark species filmed across the globe in the latest 4K and high-speed camera technology, Shark Planet, a Discovery/BBC co-production, reveals the global world of the shark rarely seen before with the most up to date technology.

COMPANY: Northwestern University DIRECTOR: Michelle Paulsen PRODUCER: Michelle Paulsen EDITOR: Tim Ferrin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Ferrin DESIGN: Saoirse McSharry, Matthew Peters, Niharika Sravan WRITER: Saoirse McSharry, Matthew Peters, Niharika Sravan

COMPANY: Discovery Channel DIRECTOR: Jennie Hammond Rachel Butler Simon Blakeney Steve Greenwood Anuschka Schofield Cathy Clarke PRODUCER: Jennie Hammond, Rachel Butler, Simon Blakeney, Steve Greenwood Development Producer: James Reed Executive Producers: Michael Gunton Rob Kerr Todd Wendel Associate Producers: Brigette Proctor Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland Tony Marquez Coordinating Producer: Jessi Baden-Campbell Sarah Spaniolo EDITOR: Matt Meech, Dave Pearce, Alex Boyle, Pete Brownlee, Jamie Love, Justin Van Prooyen Hannah Kim, Mannon Butt, Max Berry, Penny Hollis, Drew Snadecki DESIGN: Graphic Design: Burrell Durrant Hifle ORIGINAL MUSIC: Will Slater EFFECTS EDITOR: Online Editor: John Grote Assistant Audio Editor: Owen McCusker SOUND EDITOR: Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens SOUND MIXERS: Graham Wild, Cadell Cook, Chris McVey Karl Kalbaugh NARRATOR: Rider OTHER CREDITS: Researchers: Joe Treddenick Joanna Haley Katrina Steele Sophie Edwards Scientific Consultants: Dr. David A. Ebert Dr. Alison Kock

m-paulsen@northwestern.edu

tiffany@awardsinsider.com

rsg.northwestern.edu

SHELF LIFE

Skull of the Olinguito The Tiniest Fossils Voyage of the Giant Squid

SIEGE OF MASADA

8 minutes

46 minutes

New York NY

Washington DC

English

English

16-0279

16-0280

USA 12/21/15

USA 03/27/15

Short-Form Series

Being Human

Shelf Life is a collection for curious minds--opening doors, pulling out drawers, and taking the lids off some of the incredible, rarely-seen items in the American Museum of Natural History. This is a video series that dives deep into the Museum’s research collection to discover the past, present, and future of its approximately 33 million artifacts and specimens. The first season unfolds over the course of 12 episodes, emphasizing the value of scientific collections and exploring big-picture themes through the fascinating stories of particular specimens and the people who work with them.

It’s known as the Alamo of the ancient world, the story of a small band of Jewish rebels and their final stand against the mighty Roman Army. The siege of Masada, recorded nearly 2,000 years ago by Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, is more than a heroic tale of resistance against impossible odds. It’s part of the founding narrative of Israel. But how much of it is true? Siege of Masada goes to the site of the mountain fortress itself, and uncovers new truths about this epic conflict.

COMPANY: American Museum of Natural History DIRECTOR: Erin Chapman EDITOR: Erin Chapman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Erin Chapman DESIGN: Jason Drakeford ORIGINAL MUSIC: EFFECTS EDITOR: Jason Drakeford OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer - Eugenia Levenson

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Jason Williams PRODUCER: Jason Williams EDITOR: Brian Millard CINEMATOGRAPHER: Uri Shwartz ORIGINAL MUSIC: Mac Squier WRITER: Robert Ferrier OTHER CREDITS: Senior Vice President of Production for the Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for the Smithsonian Channel: David Royle

(845) 323-7093

(202) 261-1262

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SINKHOLES - BURIED ALIVE

259 minutes

54 minutes

Boston

Boston MA

USA 05/24/16

USA 01/28/15

English

English

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16-0282

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Changing Planet

The impact of modern medicine on the human condition can’t be underestimated. From antibiotics to vaccines, medicine has changed the way our bodies work, answered deadly questions, and promised faster cures. Signal is STAT’s podcast that sorts through the flood of health and medical news to deliver stories of the next development, controversy or breakthrough that will affect us all. In the 10+ episodes that have aired since our November launch, we have covered such diverse topics as sexism in biotech, cancer as ninja, the cost of cures and personal genome shopping.

With gripping eyewitness video of dramatic collapses, NOVA travels the globe to investigate what it’s like to have your world vanish beneath your feet, and explores the underlying forces behind disastrous sinkholes.

COMPANY: STAT DIRECTOR: Jeffery DelViscio PRODUCER: Katie Hiler OTHER CREDITS: Hosts: Meg Tirrell, Luke Timmerman

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Larry Klein PRODUCER: Larry Klein Senior Executive Producer: Paula Apsell Senior Producer: Julia Cort Chris Schmidt EDITOR: Sam Green WRITER: Larry Klein

jeffery.delviscio@statnews.com

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

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SKY AT NIGHT: PLUTO REVEALED

SOILS ARE LIVING! 59 minutes

3 minutes

London

Madison WI

UK 07/20/15

USA 01/03/15

English

English

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Earth & Sky

Science of Life

The BBC’s longest running factual series, The Sky at Night, celebrates its 750th edition by presenting the inside story of NASA’s groundbreaking New Horizons mission to Pluto. This is the first time any probe has visited the dwarf planet and The Sky at Night has ringside seats at Mission Control. Hosts Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock are embedded with the mission scientists to bring viewers the entire story and expert insight as the New Horizons probe beams back the first pictures of this alien world.

Soil is a living, dynamic natural resource. It helps us sustain life--our food, clothing and shelter come from soil. But soil doesn’t do it’s job alone. Animals large and small--including microscopic--live in soil. This biodiversity is critical to a healthy world.

COMPANY: BBC DIRECTOR: Giles Harrison PRODUCER: Giles Harrison, Michael Lachmann EDITOR: Tracey Joss CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steve Moss Tom Hewitson SOUND EDITOR: Gerrit Swanepoel WRITER: Giles Harrison, Michael Lachmann NARRATOR: Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Chris Lintott OTHER CREDITS: Presented by: Maggie Aderin-Pocock Chris Lintott Producer: Zoe Heron

COMPANY: Soil Science Society of America DIRECTOR: Jim Toomey, Susan Fisk PRODUCER: Jim Toomey EDITOR: Susan Fisk, David Lindbo, Mary Stromberger CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jim Toomey ART DIRECTION: Jim Toomey DESIGN: Jim Toomey EFFECTS EDITOR: Jim Toomey SOUND EDITOR: Jim Toomey SOUND MIXERS: Jim Toomey WRITER: Susan Fisk David Lindbo NARRATOR: Jim Toomey

Executive

michael.lachmann@bbc.co.uk

sfisk@sciencesocieties.org

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SOILS SUSTAIN LIFE

SOLAR SUPERSTORMS 3 minutes

25 minutes

Madison WI

Chadds Ford PA

English

English

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16-0286

USA 06/14/16

USA 07/30/15

Micro-Movie

Immersive

Soil is one of the four things we cannot live without. Soil, Water, Air and Sunlight are needed for all life as we know it. Soils cover the upper crust of the earth. This video series, produced by SSSA, will introduce you to the important topic of soils as a precious natural resource.

Solar Superstorms is a major new production that takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun’s rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the solar system: Coronal Mass Ejections. Focusing on the Sun’s effects on Earth’s atmospheric, communications, and power systems, the show features one of the most intensive efforts ever made to visualize the inner workings of the sun, including a series of groundbreaking scientific visualizations computed on the Blue Waters supercomputer, based at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), University of Illinois.

COMPANY: Soil Science Society of America DIRECTOR: Susan Fisk, Jim Toomey PRODUCER: Jim Toomey EDITOR: Susan Fisk, David Lindbo CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jim Toomey ART DIRECTION: Jim Toomey DESIGN: Jim Toomey SOUND EDITOR: Jim Toomey SOUND MIXERS: Jim Toomey WRITER: Susan Fisk, David Lindbo NARRATOR: Jim Toomey

COMPANY: Spitz, Inc. DIRECTOR: Thomas Lucas PRODUCER: Michael Bruno, Donna Cox, Robert Patterson, Bradley Thompson EDITOR: Thomas Lucas, Bradley Thompson ,Michael Bruno CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gˆran Strand, Lee Parker ART DIRECTION: Donna Cox, Bradley Thompson, Robert Patterson DESIGN: Scientific Numerical Visualizations For Advanced Visualization Lab National Center For Supercomputing Applications University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign: Donna Cox Director: Avl Robert Patterson Camera/Visualization Designer: Stuart Levy Senior Research Programmer: Aj Christensen Vis Programmer/Designer: Kalina Borkiwiecz Research Programmer: Jeff Carpenter Visualization Designer: Matthew Turk Research Scientist: Yt Software ORIGINAL MUSIC: John Avarese SOUND MIXERS: John Avarese WRITER: Jonathan Grupper, Thomas Lucas NARRATOR: Benedict Cumberbatch (610) 416-1815

sfisk@sciencesocieties.org

mbruno@spitzinc.com

www.soils.org

http://solarsuperstorms.spitzcreativemedia.com/

SOLAR SYSTEM 360 DEGREE TOUR!

SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades

4 minutes

20 minutes

Toronto On

Oakland CA

English

English

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USA 04/18/16

Interactive

Short Program

Take a 360 degree virtual tour of our Solar System, with the help of everyone’s favorite (bad) astronomer--and Crash Course host--Phil Plait!

Move through space and learn about our solar system! For the most immersive #360Video experience use Cardboard with the YouTube Android app. If you do not have Cardboard, you can use the YouTube apps for Android or iOS and move your mobile device to look around the solar system. On a desktop computer, use the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera browsers to click and drag your mouse & follow along.

In the 1960s, Robert Paine changed the face of modern ecology by conducting a new kind of experiment and coining the terms “Keystone Species” and “Trophic Cascade.” His work expanded on the ‘food webs’ concept and introduced the idea that not all organisms in a food web are equal (in terms of their impact on the varieties and numbers of other organisms). Thanks to his seminal work, scientists completely changed the way they approach population restoration projects, and they’ve learned that large predators are generally much more important than previously imagined.

COMPANY: Thought Cafe DIRECTOR: Jonathon Corbiere, Tyler Sammy PRODUCER: Jonathon Corbiere, Tyler Sammy DESIGN: Suzanna Brusikiewicz ORIGINAL MUSIC: Allan Levy NARRATOR: Phil Plait OTHER CREDITS: Animators: Jonathon Corbiere, Tyler Sammy, Corey MacDonald Illustrator: Kelsey Heinrichs

COMPANY: Spine Films DIRECTOR: Josh Rosen PRODUCER: Amy Miller, Josh Rosen EDITOR: Quinn Costello CINEMATOGRAPHER: Owen Bissell ART DIRECTION: Fabian de Kok-Mercado DESIGN: Fabian de Kok-Mercado ORIGINAL MUSIC: Mark Adler WRITER: Josh Rosen NARRATOR: Sean Carroll

(415) 595-7388

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amiller@spinefilms.com

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SONIC SEA

SPACE NEXT 60 minutes

38 minutes

Santa Monica CA

Minneapolis MN

USA 01/01/16

USA 12/04/15

English

English

16-0289

16-0290

Changing Planet, Science of Life, Science Journalism

Earth & Sky

Sonic Sea is a documentary about the impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life. It tells the story of a former US Navy officer who solved a tragic mystery and changed the way we understand our impact on the ocean. The film is narrated by Rachel McAdams and features Sting, in addition to the renowned ocean experts Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Paul Spong, Dr. Christopher Clark and JeanMichel Cousteau. Sonic Sea was produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Imaginary Forces in association with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Diamond Docs.

Take the journey of mankind’s pursuit to reach the stars. From the beginning of our earliest dreams that sparked the imagination to the machines that took us there, Space Next will present the history that inspired generations and inventions that have changed the world forever.

The film will reveal the possibilities of what is to come next and will explore the exciting future of private space developments, national space programs, and the latest innovations. The result is a mesmerizing display of intergalactic excellence sure to inspire the next generation of dreamers and astronomers.

COMPANY: NRDC DIRECTOR: Michelle Dougherty, Daniel Hinerfeld PRODUCER: Daniel Hinerfeld, Michelle Dougherty EDITOR: Christopher S. Johnson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Stacy Toyama ART DIRECTION: Michelle Dougherty DESIGN: Imaginary Forces ORIGINAL MUSIC: Heitor Pereira EFFECTS EDITOR: Sonic Magic SOUND EDITOR: Sonic Magic SOUND MIXERS: Sonic Magic WRITER: Mark Monroe NARRATOR: Rachel McAdams OTHER CREDITS: Co-Producers: Franceska Bucci, Lisa Whiteman

COMPANY: Afterglow Studios DIRECTOR: Luke Ployhar PRODUCER: Luke Ployhar, Ashley Jahnke EDITOR: Luke Ployhar, Jason Malkovich SOUND EDITOR: Brian Eimer - Images in sound, BWN Music, Dan Jensen WRITER: Scott Pearson, Adam Reynolds, Berry Thorson, Zachary Leckscheid, Elias Glasch NARRATOR: John Olive

(917) 627-4239 lwhiteman@nrdc.org

ashley@afterglowstudios.com

sonicsea.org

http://www.spacenextmovie.com/

SPACE REPORTERS

SPACE REPORTERS

Unexpected Spies, City Gardens, Solar Power Station 2 minutes

21 minutes

Paris

Paris

France 12/07/15

France 12/12/15

English

English

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Short-Form Series

Changing Planet

The Space Reporters take on human form and travel from another galaxy to investigate the state of the blue planet ... They explore how human knowledge has impacted the earth. From the mutations of the oceans to energy challenges, what are men’s solutions for the future of their planet?

Space Reporters is a short film series for a sustainable world, coproduced with China. It marries animation with documentary sequences.

The Space Reporters take on human form and travel from another galaxy to investigate the state of the blue planet ... They explore how human knowledge has impacted the earth. From the mutations of the oceans to energy challenges, what are men’s solutions for the future of their planet? A compilation of a short film series for a sustainable world, Space Reporters, marrying animation with documentary sequences. 12 episodes coproduced with China.

COMPANY: Oxbox productions DIRECTOR: Helene Guetary PRODUCER: Guillaume Roussy, Helene Guetary, Wang Yuan Yuan, Zhand Tianzhu EDITOR: Stephanie Pelissier ART DIRECTION: Helene Guetary DESIGN: Helene Guetary ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jean Miel EFFECTS EDITOR: Philippe Sonrier, Evan Ricks SOUND EDITOR: Bridget O’ Driscoll SOUND MIXERS: Jerome Wiciak WRITER: Helene Gueary, Veronique Neczyporenko NARRATOR: Helen Fitzgerald, Andy Chase OTHER CREDITS: Animation: Mac Guff (Paris), Baf (ShanghaÔ)

COMPANY: Oxbox Productions DIRECTOR: Helene Guetary PRODUCER: Guillaume Roussy, Helene Guetary, Wang Yuan Yuan, Zhang Tianzhu EDITOR: Stephanie Pelissier CINEMATOGRAPHER: ART DIRECTION: Helene Guetary DESIGN: Helene Guetary ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jean Miel EFFECTS EDITOR: Philippe Sonrier, Evan Ricks SOUND EDITOR: Bridget O’ Driscoll SOUND MIXERS: Jerome Wiciak WRITER: Helene Guetary, Veronique Neczyporenko NARRATOR: Helen Fitzgerald, Andy Chase OTHER CREDITS: Animation: Mac Guff (Paris), Baf (ShanghaÔ)

+33 611-682-665

+33 611-682-665

hguetary@gmail.com

hguetary@gmail.com

www.heleneguetary.com

heleneguetary@gmail.com

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SPACE SCHOOL

SPACE’S DEEPEST SECRETS

Alien Oceans Was Einstein Wrong? The Plot Against Gravity 25 minutes

44 minutes

North Reading CA

Silver Springs CA

English

English

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16-0294

USA 01/01/70

USA 05/01/16

Immersive

Long-Form Series

From a habitat hidden deep underwater in Florida, to the world’s most amazing swimming pool, dive into the underwater world of outer space!

Space School is the incredible story of how astronauts train underwater to live and work in space. From microgravity simulation at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab, to living under the sea at Aquarius Reef Base, astronauts spend a lot of time training underwater. Space School is a fascinating and beautifully filmed live-action fulldome film produced by the Emmy Award-winning team that produces Jonathan Bird’s Blue World.

Each hour-long episode in this series explores some of the greatest mysteries and marvels in our universe and beyond. In the episode Was Einstein Wrong?, meet the scientists across the world on the hunt for dark energy. Alien Oceans takes viewers on a soaring quest through the solar system’s exotic and hidden water realms, from the deep seas below the icy crust of Europa to the vast prehistoric oceans that once existed on Mars billions of years ago. The Plot Against Gravity tells the story of the race between two aerospace giants to counter the force of gravity.

COMPANY: Oceanic Research Group, Inc. DIRECTOR: Jonathan Bird PRODUCER: Christine Bird EDITOR: Tim Howe, Jonathan Bird CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jonathan Bird, Tim Geers, Tim Howe ORIGINAL MUSIC: Bruce Zimmerman EFFECTS EDITOR: Jonathan Bird WRITER: Art Cohen, Jonathan Bird NARRATOR: Jonathan Bird

COMPANY: Science Channel DIRECTOR: Mark Radice David Stewart Nic Young PRODUCER: Mark Radice David Stewart Peter Leonard, Series Producer Paul King, Series Producer Zoe Heron, Series Producer Theo Smith Wyatt Channell, Executive Producer EDITOR: Steve Crabtree, Jay Bond, Mike Duxbury, Film Editor Mark Easton, Film Editor Sally Yeadon, Film Editor CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dirk Nel, Neil Harvey, Mike Robinson, Steve Moss, Andrew Fleming, Pasquale Tropea, Steve Gray, DESIGN: Patrick Bill, Production Designer SOUND EDITOR: Boyd Nagle, Online Editor SOUND MIXERS: Cliff Rossiter, Dubbing Mixer Danny Finn, Dubbing Mixer WRITER: Nic Young NARRATOR: David O’Brien OTHER CREDITS: Fleur Bone, Researcher Frances Beckerleg, Researcher Annie Mackinder, Researcher Clare Cooper, Archive Researcher Maggie Oakley, Archive Researcher

jbird@oceanicresearch.org

tiffany@awardsinsider.com

www.spaceschoolfilm.com

SPACESHIFTER

SPANISH MOSS! 3 minutes

5 minutes

Cambridg MA

Northfield IL

English

English

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16-0296

USA 05/03/15

USA 01/13/16

Interactive

Short Program, Engaging Young Scientists

We designed Space Shifter as a Virtual Reality interactive experience that enables users to have novel and intuitive exchange with the virtual environment. This project is focused on the idea of subverting the expected relationship with real and familiar space, and introducing a set of interaction challenges which rely upon natural and intuitive user response. A series of spaces, rooms inside the Gund Hall of Harvard Graduate School of Design, have been digitally reproduced as realistic virtual representations. The user is able to navigate and explore them in a virtual reality world. At the same time, the space is informed by the user’s movement, responding to it in different ways. We have created a series of different geometrical and textural transformations which are applied to the space using shaders.

“Spanish Moss!” is an episode from the series “Nature Boom Time!”

- produced by World By Charlie Productions and currently airing on Nat Geo WILD. This episode, filmed in Savannah, Georgia, discusses the extremely misunderstood plant, Spanish Moss. Charlie spends the episode debunking false-assumptions about this harmless organism, with the help of some friends and a few wonderfully creative paper art pieces.

COMPANY: Harvard Graduate School of Design DIRECTOR: Yujie Hong, Jacob Hamman, Spyridon Ampanavos EFFECTS EDITOR: Yujie Hong WRITER: Yujie Hong NARRATOR: Yujie Hong OTHER CREDITS: Thanks to Panagiotis Michalatos for his advice and guidance.

COMPANY: World By Charlie Productions DIRECTOR: Charlie Engelman PRODUCER: Charlie Engelman EDITOR: Charlie Engelman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Charlie Engelman, Kirby Engelman ART DIRECTION: Charlie Engelman SOUND EDITOR: Charlie Engelman SOUND MIXERS: Charlie Engelman WRITER: Charlie Engelman NARRATOR: Charlie Engelman

(617) 852-0296 yhong@gsd.harvard.edu

charlie@worldbycharlie.com www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/nature-boom-time

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SPATIALISTE #01

SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS 4 minutes

4 minutes

Paris

Mexico City DF

France 05/04/16

Mexico 09/17/15

French

English

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16-0298

Micro-Movie

Micro-Movie

It is often said that the exploration and conquest of space is very expensive and really serves no worthwhile purpose... Spatialiste will prove that is not the case! With her humorous way, Florence Porcel and her strange alien assistant will provide details in each episode of the links between our daily life and technologies developed by the space program!

From household appliances to medicine and including food we eat, we will see that the conquest of space affects us all!!! A String Theory FR youtube channel original.

Spawning aggregations are massive gatherings of fish for breeding, a behavior shared by many species across the globe in many different habitats. Spawning aggregations support some of the most productive fisheries: from multibillion-dollar industries to subsistence cultures, yet we are only beginning to understand their value for marine ecosystems and food security, and their vulnerability. In the upper Gulf of California, in Mexico, a large marine fish known as Gulf Corvina offers an insight into the importance of this behavior.

COMPANY: Effervescence DIRECTOR: Nadja Anane PRODUCER: Simone Halberstadt Harari Laurent Robert Thibierge Cyril Pennec EDITOR: Guillaume Dalibert WRITER: Florence Porcel NARRATOR: Florence Porcel

COMPANY: Natural Numbers DIRECTOR: Jaime Rojo PRODUCER: Brad Erisman, Octavio Aburto EDITOR: Jaime Rojo CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alfredo Barroso, Paul Collins, Richard Barnden, Tania Escobar Lee & Phil Burghard / Wild Shutter Imaging Eric Clua / SCFRA Biopixel.tv DPS / Shutterstock VideoFort / Shutterstock Nimrod Amitai / Shutterstock ART DIRECTION: Juli Martinez DESIGN: Juli Martinez ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ernesto Paredano EFFECTS EDITOR: Ernesto Paredano SOUND EDITOR: Ernesto Paredano SOUND MIXERS: Ernesto Paredano WRITER: Brad Erisman, Exequiel Ezcurra, Octavio Aburto, Jaime Rojo NARRATOR: Exequiel Ezcurra OTHER CREDITS: Web design: Yin Lai Trinidad

mzerbib@effervescenceprod.com

jaime.rojo@gmail.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNzIsy562A0&list=PLuJkqpwiyEt_UMproF2KUNC06qpSUfNqv&index=5

http://thenaturalnumbers.org/spawning-aggregations.html

SPERM DONORS ANONYMOUS

SPOTLIGHT ON IMAGINARY FRIENDS 56 minutes

0 minutes

Melbourne

New York NY

Australia 07/01/15

USA 05/31/16

English

English

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16-0300

Being Human

Interactive

Myf, Michael, Jeff and Ross were conceived in the 1970s using anonymous donor sperm. All four grew up thinking their dad was their biological father, only to discover in adulthood they were donor-conceived. Sharing a desire to uncover the truth about their donor father and their genetic heritage, their search for answers is hampered by old promises to donors that they would remain anonymous. Faced with this obstacle, they are inventive in their efforts to find out what they can, and searching yields some very surprising results. Sperm Donors Anonymous lifts the lid on donor anonymity, looks at the effects on the donor-conceived, their families, and on the sperm donors themselves - and shows what is possible when the truth is told.

Starting with our three-part video series, The Real Guide to Imaginary Companions, we examined why children create imaginary friends, which kids create them, and what kinds of psychological developments--such as social relationships and cognitive function--these companions may help guide. We continued the conversation with a profile of one of the leading researchers in the field, whose work has reshaped how parents and psychologists view the phenomenon. And we shared entertaining stories of listeners’ own imaginary friends, and answer questions about what to do if your kid dreams one up.

COMPANY: Sensible Films DIRECTOR: Lucy Paplinska PRODUCER: Lisa Horler EDITOR: Steve Robinson Ase CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul O’Connor ORIGINAL MUSIC: David Bridie SOUND EDITOR: Doron Kipen & Brendan Croxon SOUND MIXERS: Doron Kipen NARRATOR: Catherine McClements

COMPANY: Science Friday DIRECTOR: Luke Groskin PRODUCER: Brandon Echter, Luke Groskin, Christopher Intagliata, Julie Leibach Daniel Peterschmidt, Christian Skotte, Chau Tu, Lauren Young EDITOR: Erika Sutter CINEMATOGRAPHER: Katie Graham, Luke Groskin, Patrick Pelham WRITER: Luke Groskin, Daniel Peterschmidt, Christian Skotte, Chau Tu, Lauren Young NARRATOR: Annie Nero OTHER CREDITS: Animator: Gabe Darling, Candice Aquino, Illustrator: Christine Fleming

+61 421-970-242

(212) 840-2244

lisa@sensiblefilms.com.au

cskotte@sciencefriday.com

http://sensiblefilms.com/portfolio/sperm-donors-anonymous/

http://www.sciencefriday.com/spotlights/imaginary-friends/

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STARGAZING LIVE: ECLIPSE LIVE

STAT VISUAL EXPLAINERS 60 minutes

20 minutes

London

Boston MA

English

English

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16-0302

UK 03/20/15

USA 05/27/16

Earth & Sky

Short-Form Series

Dara O Briain and Prof Brian Cox joined reporters and experts to host live the biggest astronomical event in Britain this decade. Chris Hollins joined visitors from around the world and bringing audiences the best possible views of the eclipse, Liz Bonnin beamed live pictures from a specially equipped plane over the Faroe Islands. Solar scientist Dr Lucie Green joined Leah Boleto and hundreds of children to carry out a nationwide experiment to see how the eclipse affected the weather and view live photos from the edge of space. Carol Kirkwood gave updates on where to get best views.

They are called “backgrounders”--pieces of text copy in science stories meant to explain basic concepts to readers with little to no grounding in the sciences. STAT’s idea was to save the text and visually translate backgrounders that might lose the regular reader or viewer (like Betaamyloid plaques, Zika virus or personalized cancer vaccines) into visual explainers that would pull them in. They answer questions like “How does the flu vaccine work?” and “What is precision medicine?” Our hope was that they would make the science you forgot from high school accessible again--and perhaps interesting for the first time.

COMPANY: BBC Science London DIRECTOR: Ian Russell PRODUCER: Executive Producer: Helen Thomas Series Producer: Paul King Duncan Williamson Producers: Andy Reid Claire Megahey Penny Palmer Sarah Sarkhel Paul Vanezis Gallery Series Producer: Joanne Vaughan-Jones EDITOR: VT Editors: Ben Harrison, Michael Steel, Dan Stewart, John Payazidis, Matt Tidmarsh DESIGN: Graphic Designer: David Storr Set Designer: Jonathan Taylor ORIGINAL MUSIC: Darren Stone OTHER CREDITS: Presented By: Professor Brian Cox Dara O Briain Liz Bonnin Dr Lucie Green Chris Hollins Leah Boleto With thanks to: Jodrell Bank Observatory University of Manchester Xavier Jubier Sheridan Williams FRAS Pangolin’s Teatime

COMPANY: STAT DIRECTOR: Jeffery DelViscio, Matthew Orr PRODUCER: Hyacinth Empinado, Alex Hogan, Dom Smith

+07 734-966-510 vicky.edgar@bbc.co.uk

jeffery.delviscio@statnews.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05n2br2

https://vimeo.com/album/3728453

STONEHENGE EMPIRE

STRANGE WORLD

Ep1 - Ice bombs Ep3 - Bird Apocalypse Ep6 - Spooklights 92 minutes

48 minutes

Washington DC

Bristol...

USA 09/21/14

UK

02/01/16

English

English

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16-0304

Being Human, Visualization

Long-Form Series

Stonehenge is one of the world’s most iconic monuments, yet despite centuries of intense scrutiny many of the biggest questions about its inspiration, origins and evolution remain unanswered. Stonehenge Empire exclusively reveals the results of a five-year project that utilized revolutionary new technology to map the whole area around the site and reveal what lies beneath the surface. Drawing on this new data, alongside state-of-the art CGI and dramatic reconstructions, Stonehenge Empire provides the most complete picture ever of Stonehenge: the crowning achievement and epicenter of a truly remarkable and highly sophisticated civilization.

In this exciting new series, our host, investigative reporter Alex Hannaford, travels the globe, investigating the strangest phenomena of our times. In each episode he must examine the evidence, meet eye-witnesses, and call in scientists to try and work out if these phenomena are genuine, and most importantly search for a rational explanation. From ice bombs to raining fish, each of the stories on this epic journey sounds almost unbelievable but Alex is on a quest for the truth behind the mysterious events of our Strange World.

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Jeremy Turner PRODUCER: Jeremy Turner EDITOR: Matthew Pearson, Tom Parsons ART DIRECTION: Ian Kirby DESIGN: Richard Tough, Rainer Zottele ORIGINAL MUSIC: Roman Kariolou EFFECTS EDITOR: The Sequence Group Visual Effects Supervisor: Jacob Owens Lead Producer: Daniel Sioui Lead Compositor: Farhad Mohasseb NARRATOR: Matt Reeves OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Adam Bullmore Executive Producer: Terence McKeown Executive Producer: Heinrich Mayer-Maroni Senior Vice President of Production for the Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for the Smithsonian Channel: David Royle

COMPANY: Off The Fence DIRECTOR: Lara Bickerton PRODUCER: Ceri Rowlands, Andrew Zikking, Lara Bickerton, Hannah Gibson, Glenn Dance EDITOR: Chrissa Geering CINEMATOGRAPHER: Lara Bickerton, Glenn Dance ORIGINAL MUSIC: Phillip Zikking EFFECTS EDITOR: Chrissa Geering SOUND EDITOR: Nicholas Allen SOUND MIXERS: Phil Jenkins WRITER: Lara Bickerton, Andrew Zikking, Ceri Rowlands NARRATOR: Alex Hannaford OTHER CREDITS: Holly Marlow, Stuart Hoole, Allison Bean, Karen Meehan

(202) 261-1262

(117) 909-7560

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

samdawe@offthefence.com www.offthefence.com

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SUGAR, MY SWEET ENEMY

SUNKEN SHIP RESCUE 26 minutes

54 minutes

Brussels

Boston MA

Belgium 10/01/14

USA 01/21/15

French

English

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16-0306

Health & Medicine

Technology & Innovation

Sugar is pure pleasure. The problem is that we love it so much that it’s easy to become addict... the note then paid by the body is quite indigestible!

Besides caries, the big problem is that sugar contributes greatly to make us fat. With as consequences : risks of obesity and diabetes. A disease that has become in recent years an epidemic in our countries. And that’s not all! The consequences of high sugar consumption would be bad for the brain... How to get out without being frustrated? Natural sweeteners may be part of the solution...

A pleasure cruise turned deadly when the Costa Concordia cruise ship smashed into rocks off the coast of Italy and tragically killed 32 people.

Now, the wreck rests precariously on the edge of a protected coral reef.

Join the divers and engineers on this risky operation to secure, raise, and salvage the cruise ship. Can this mangled fragile wreck - the length of three football fields and weighing 45,000 tons - be wrenched off the rocks without splitting apart?

COMPANY: MatiËre Grise - RTBF DIRECTOR: Veronique Neczyporenko, Patrice Goldberg PRODUCER: Patrice Goldberg

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Colin Campbell PRODUCER: Colin Campbell Executive Producer for Windfall Films Productions: Carlo Massarella Senior Executive Producer for NOVA: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer for NOVA: Julia Cort Executive Producer for NOVA: Chris Schmidt

tsc@rtbf.be

anne_barleon@wgbh.org http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/sunken-ship-rescue.html

SURVIVING EBOLA

SYMBIOSIS

Symbiotic Super Powers, Aphids Are Weird! Inside The Pea Aphid 54 minutes

6 minutes

Boston MA

Jackson WY

USA 10/08/14

USA 06/01/15

English

English

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16-0308

Health & Medicine

Short-Form Series

The 2013 Ebola outbreak was the deadliest in history, claiming thousands of lives in just months and sending the world into a panic. Journey with NOVA into the hot zone, where courageous medical teams struggle to cope with a flood of victims, and to the labs where scientists race to test vaccines and find a cure. First-hand accounts provide a chilling look at what it’s like to catch - and survive - this terrible affliction.

SYMBIOSIS is a series of short films exploring the amazing science of symbiosis, a mutually beneficial relationship between two or more species. In Episode 1, “Symbiotic Super Powers,” learn what symbiosis is, discover why it’s so important for life on Earth, and meet some of the scientists who are working hard to understand it. In Episode 2, “Aphids Are Weird!”, meet the Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum), a tiny insect that eats only plant sap. But the pea aphid has some tricks up its tiny sleeves: a bizarre life cycle and an incredible partnership with bacteria that live inside its body! In Episode 3, “Inside The Pea Aphid,” go deep -- really deep! -- and find out how the pea aphid’s remarkable partnership with Buchnera bacteria works at the molecular level!

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Guy Smith PRODUCER: Producer for BBC: Guy Smith Series Producer for BBC: Zoe Heron Senior Executive Producer for NOVA: Paula Apsell Senior Producer for NOVA: Julia Cort Senior Producer for NOVA: Chris Schmidt EDITOR: Steve Crabtree

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions DIRECTOR: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin PRODUCER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin EDITOR: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin ART DIRECTION: Animations: Stated Clearly Microscopic Images: Honglin Feng, Hsiao-Ling Lu ORIGINAL MUSIC: Poddington Bear, The Sing Ninjas, Aaron Leeder, New West Studios, OTHER CREDITS: Featuring: Dr. Alex Wilson, Rebecca Duncan, Honglin Feng, Dr. Andrew Baker, Joanna Weremijewicz

(208) 591-0852 anne_barleon@wgbh.org

kori.price@gmail.com

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/surviving-ebola.html

www.daysedge.com

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SYMBIOSIS: SUPER POWERS

TALK NERDY WITH CARA SANTA MARIA 6 minutes

60 minutes

Jackson WY

Los Angeles CA

English

English

16-0309

16-0310

USA 06/01/15

USA 02/17/16

Engaging Young Scientists

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Symbiosis is a series of short films exploring the amazing science of symbiosis, a mutually beneficial relationship between two or more species. In Episode 1, “Symbiotic Super Powers,” learn what symbiosis is, discover why it’s so important for life on Earth, and meet some of the scientists who are working hard to understand it. Symbiosis!

Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, television host, producer, and journalist. She is excited to present “Talk Nerdy,” a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics.

Featured Episodes: 100 - Cara Santa Maria “Cara celebrates the 100th episode of #TalkNerdy by letting YOU interview HER! She turns the tables in this special #AskMeAnything edition, ranging from topics like depression to science fiction to, of course, her famous two questions that end the show.

THANK YOU for an incredible 100 episodes! Talk Nerdy wouldn’t be possible without the support of listeners like you.” 98 - Sarah Gossan “Cara is joined by Caltech PhD candidate Sarah Gossan, a researcher in the LIGO Lab who contributed to the recent detection of gravitational waves. They discuss what this discovery means--not just for physics, but for humanity--and just how they were able to detect two black holes merging 1.3 billion light years away.” 97 - Stella Krone “Cara chats with “mini-nerd” Stella Krone about what it’s like being a ten year-old who loves to learn! They discuss her interest in genetics, the perks and challenges of taking high school and college courses, and why she isn’t terribly fond of the label “gifted.””

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions DIRECTOR: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin PRODUCER: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin ART DIRECTION: Animations: Stated Clearly Microscopic Images: Honglin Feng Hsiao-Ling Lu ORIGINAL MUSIC: Poddington Bear, The Swing Ninjas OTHER CREDITS: Featuring: Dr. Alex Wilson Rebecca Duncan Honglin Feng Dr. Andrew Baker Joanna Weremijewicz

COMPANY: Talk Nerdy, Inc. PRODUCER: Cara Santa Maria EDITOR: Cara Santa Maria

(208) 591-0852 kori.price@gmail.com

Cara.Santa.Maria@gmail.com

www.daysedge.com

carasantamaria.com/podcast

TELESCOPE

TERRA 42 minutes

99 minutes

Los Angeles CA

Paris

English

English

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16-0312

USA 02/19/16

France 12/01/15

Earth & Sky

Changing Planet

Telescope, directed by Oscar(R)-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn (“My Architect, “Two Hands”,) is a dynamic journey behind the scenes of the next step in the evolution of telescopes: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. A new generation has been inspired to design and build this massive instrument, which is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope and will be a veritable time machine, capable of looking back on the origins of our universe and identifying signatures of potential life on planets far outside our solar system.

We no longer see the wild, we dream of it. It’s an age-old fascination, visible in the paintings of the Chauvet Cave. But this dream is today disappearing, vanishing in factory smoke and industrial smog.

COMPANY: Discovery Channel DIRECTOR: Nathaniel Kahn PRODUCER: Nathaniel Kahn, Lisa Remington Supervising producer: Alexandra Moss Executive Producer: John Hoffman Co-Producer: Samantha Polan Executive Producer: Dave O’Connor Executive Producer: Jon Kamen Executive Producer: Justin Wilkes EDITOR: Brad Fuller Brian Johnson Tim Seely Bret Cornish CINEMATOGRAPHER: Director of Photography: Bob Richman Additional Cinematography: Nick Higgins Michael McClare Mark Gambol Bryan Donnell Go-Pro Cinematography: Scott Froschauer ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jeff Beal EFFECTS EDITOR: On-Line Editor: Benjamin Lindemuth-McRobie Kevin O’Dea Dialogue Editor: Vince Tennant, MPSE John Creed Jason King SOUND EDITOR: Supervising Editor: Matthew Iadarola SOUND MIXERS: Matthew Iadarola WRITER: Nathaniel Kahn

COMPANY: The Festival Agency DIRECTOR: Yann Arthus-Bertrand ; Michael Pitiot PRODUCER: Pierre Lallement EDITOR: Laurence Buchmann

(818) 903-3375 tiffany@awardsinsider.com

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THE AGE OF MAN 52 minutes Paris

France 11/20/15 English 16-0313

Changing Planet The world has entered a new era. We call it the Anthropocene, or the Age of Man. Thorough centuries, Man has become the central source of power, the one that changes and models more than any other others our planet.?The Age of Man explores this particular moment in History, which triggered climate change. It analyses our Time with the help of the most enlightened experts, it dives into the past to better understand how ancient societies have faced climate crisis, and it obverses those who are trying to find solutions to the environmental jeopardy. At the end remains one major question for our civilization : Will we know how to adapt to this new world that we ourselves have created?

COMPANY: Paprika Films DIRECTOR: Dimitri Grimblat PRODUCER: Laurent Baujard, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin EDITOR: Delphine Genest CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dimitri Grimblat ART DIRECTION: Animation: Machine Molle DESIGN: GrÈgoire Scherpe ORIGINAL MUSIC: Julian Dagorno, FrÈdÈric Jaffre SOUND EDITOR: Boris Chapelle SOUND MIXERS: AmÈlie Canini WRITER: Julien Goetz, Ismael Khelifa NARRATOR: Feodor Atkine

mknoch@paprikafilms.fr

THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE UNIVERSE

The Beginning

THE BIG ELECTRON

60 minutes

45 minutes

London

Columbia MO

UK 03/16/16

USA 05/08/16

English

English

16-0315

16-0316

Physical

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Prof Jim Al Khalili takes us back in time to tackle the greatest question in science: How did the Universe begin? By recreating a series of critical observations and experiments that revolutionised our understanding of our world, Jim unravels the cosmic mystery of science’s creation story and takes us to a moment, one millionth of a second, after the universe sprang into existence. It is a tale of mavericks and bold leaps of imagination, of human fallibility and determination in the face of adversity. Uncovering the origins of the universe is regarded as humankind’s greatest intellectual achievement.

The Big Electron breaks down the most important, interesting, and relevant happenings in Science and Technology. The Big Electron brings scientists and experts in the show to talk about hot topics occurring in the STEM fields. Each week the show focuses on a specific topic and we look at the different perspectives and applications of that theme. One of the favorite shows hosted are the “Samples of Science” shows, where we talk about exciting news occurring in the sciences and newest pieces coming out of the world of scientific research.

COMPANY: BBC DIRECTOR: Nigel Paterson PRODUCER: Nigel Paterson, Jonathan Renouf EDITOR: Felix Black CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Fleming SOUND MIXERS: Samuel Castleton WRITER: Nigel Paterson NARRATOR: Prof Jim Al Khalili

COMPANY: University of Missouri-KCOU DIRECTOR: Jacqueline Gamboa Varela PRODUCER: Jacqueline Gamboa Varela EDITOR: Jacqueline Gamboa Varela, Anahita Zare NARRATOR: Jacqueline Gamboa Varela, Anahita Zare, Madeline Miller, Adam Johnson OTHER CREDITS: Intro sound clip: Nathan Frey

nigel.paterson@bbc.co.uk

jgv2b@mail.missouri.edu http://www.anahitazare.com/the-big-electron/

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THE BIOLOGY OF SKIN COLOR

THE BOMB LISTENER 19 minutes

50 minutes

Chevy Chase MD

Kuala Lumpur

English

English

16-0317

16-0318

USA 06/29/15

Malaysia 04/16/16

Short Program

Editing

Our human ancestors in Africa likely had dark skin, which is produced by an abundance of the pigment eumelanin in skin cells. In the high ultraviolet (UV) environment of sub-Saharan (or equatorial) Africa, darker skin offers protection from the damaging effects of UV radiation. Anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski explains that the variation in skin color among human populations that evolved since our human ancestors migrated out of Africa can be explained by the tradeoff between protection from UV and the need for some UV absorption for the production of vitamin D.

Humans have been in conflict with the marine environment for generations. It is no different in Malaysia’s Tun Sakaran Marine Park. Its coral reefs are at risk from a devastating crime wave - destructive fishing using homemade bombs. Fish bombings happen without warning and often when no one is around. Some days there are none, others two or three together. There is no set pattern. Even if park rangers were to act, they have no idea where the crime is taking place due to how vast the marine sanctuary is. Catching the culprits has proven almost impossible.... But there is strong hope. The Malaysians and the British are out to turn wildlife tracking technology into a ground-breaking bomb detection system that will pinpoint the exact location of the crime as it is unfolding. Will the bomb listener be the ultimate tool to catch the fish bombers in the act?

COMPANY: Howard Hughes Medical Institute DIRECTOR: Rob Whittlesey PRODUCER: Producer: Rob Whittlesey RCSR Productions Executive Producers: Dennis Liu Laura Bonetta, HHMI EDITOR: Rob Whittlesey CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Knobi DESIGN: Computer Animations: CrazyBridge Studios, Fabian de Kok-Mercado, HHMI ORIGINAL MUSIC: Thomas Martin Visual Music Design WRITER: Writer: Rob Whittlesey Contributing Writer: Laura Bonetta NARRATOR: Host & Narrator: Nina Jablonski OTHER CREDITS: Science Advisors: Nina Jablonski, Zalfa Abdel-Malek, Rich Kittles

COMPANY: Factual TV Sdn Bhd DIRECTOR: HonYuen Leong PRODUCER: HonYuen Leong EDITOR: Chi Too CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chi Too Elizabeth Wood, Scott Houston HonYuen Leong ORIGINAL MUSIC: Audio Network SOUND MIXERS: Syahreez Redza WRITER: Allan Baddock NARRATOR: Andres Williams OTHER CREDITS: Assistant Cameramen: Syaiful Adzwan Hashim Gordon Sommerville Colourist: Amir Rashid Graphics: Anwar Suhaimi

+60 123-765-993 schultzc@hhmi.org

info@factualtv.asia

https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/biology-skin-color

http://www.factualtv.asia/home/premiere/

THE CREEPING GARDEN

THE CURIOUS CASE OF VITAMINS AND ME 82 minutes

52 minutes

Hove East Sussex

Winnipeg MB

English

English

16-0319

16-0320

UK 07/20/14

Canada 10/22/15

Science of Life

Science Ambassador

A real life science fiction movie exploring a world creeping right beneath our feet, where time and space are magnified and intelligence redefined. The Creeping Garden is a multi award winning feature length creative documentary exploring the work of fringe scientists, mycologists and artists, and their relationship with the extraordinary plasmodial slime mould. The slime mould is being used to explore biological-inspired design, emergence theory, unconventional computing and robot controllers, much of which borders on the world of science fiction. But as well as exploring the slime mould in the lab, the film also travels out into the wild, hunting for the organisms in their natural habitat.

The Curious Case of Vitamins and Me consults with leading health and nutrition experts in an attempt to debunk myths and misconceptions around vitamins and supplements, and determine the best course of action for optimal nutritional health. At the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, Bryce Sage meets with experts in an attempt to decipher the ‘Daily Values’ numbers found on food labels, and to determine how those values are calculated. While it’s clear that a balanced diet is the best way to get the recommended daily requirements for all 13 essential vitamins, Bryce learns we may not be getting exactly what we need due to nutrition declines that can be attributed to modern agricultural practices. Using a fast paced, fun and energetic style The Curious Case of Vitamins and Me, directed and written by Bryce Sage, examines the role geography and skin color play in our need for Vitamin D and includes an insightful visit to a supplement factory in order to understand where they originate. On his quest to further understand the world of vitamins, Bryce also learns that over-supplementing with certain vitamins can have lethal consequences.

COMPANY: Cinema Iloobia DIRECTOR: Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp PRODUCER: Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp EDITOR: Tim Grabham CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Grabham, Clare Richards ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jim O’Rourke SOUND MIXERS: Paul Pascoe OTHER CREDITS: Duncan Brown CGI animation Jasper Sharp Research

COMPANY: Merit Motion Pictures DIRECTOR: Bryce Sage PRODUCER: Erna Buffie, Merit Jensen Carr EDITOR: David McGunigal CINEMATOGRAPHER: Keith Eidse ORIGINAL MUSIC: Shawn Pierce EFFECTS EDITOR: Jamie Hopkins, Darcy Hunter, Pete Siemens SOUND EDITOR: Russ Dyck, John Schritt WRITER: Bryce Sage NARRATOR: Bryce Sage, David Suzuki

+07 765-934-526

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info@meritmotionpictures.com

http://www.creepinggarden.com

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THE EAGLES NEXT DOOR

THE EDGE 46 minutes

5 minutes

White Rock BC

Providence RI

Canada 02/04/16

USA 07/21/15

English

English

16-0321

16-0322

Changing Planet

Science of Life, Changing Planet, Editing, Micro-Movie, Science Journalism

The Bald Eagle has gone from the brink of extinction to numbers never seen before in just fifty years. The Eagles Next Door captures this phenomenon to track the amazing story of survival and reveal how many of the birds have taken up residence in the suburbs of Vancouver. Bald Eagles have returned in record numbers and landed in local backyards, representing one of the world’s single greatest conservation success stories. Nesting on hydro towers, construction beams, in suburban parks and urban neighbourhoods, these birds redefine survival. Their resurgence presents unique adaption to our changing ecological landscape.

From his beginnings as an artist that drew inspiration from these animals, to eventually becoming a sought after naturalist and wildlife cinematographer. We witness Joe Romero’s’ full passion evolve. The film deals with the misconception surrounding the apex predators of the sea, sharks. We communicate this message of their plight and an immediate need to revise our thinking, told through the Joe’s relationship with them.

This piece features rare footage of these apex predators in pitch-black darkness as means to highlight their individual forms and confront the viewer’s likely unfounded, primal fear of these animals.

COMPANY: Parallax Film Productions DIRECTOR: Ian Herring PRODUCER: Maija Leivo, Carolyn Schmidt EDITOR: Eric Hill CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sean F White ORIGINAL MUSIC: Michael Plowman WRITER: Maija Leivo NARRATOR: David Suzuki

COMPANY: Steer DIRECTOR: Carlos Andres Toro PRODUCER: Carlos Andres Toro EDITOR: Ryan Sherwood CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ryan Sherwood SOUND EDITOR: Edward Eacueo SOUND MIXERS: Carlos Toro NARRATOR: Joe Romeiro

(718) 308-6808 carolyn@parallaxfilm.com

carlos@steerdigitalmedia.com

http://parallaxfilm.com

steerfilms.com

THE FRENCH PILL, A REVOLUTION FOR WOMEN

THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLY

52 minutes

55 minutes

Paris

Brunswick Victoria

France 05/02/15

Australia 10/29/14

French

English

16-0323

16-0324

Being Human, Science Journalism

Science of Life, Writing, Editing

In 1982, Prof. Etienne Baulieu’s discovery of the abortion pill triggered intensely passionate debates. Immediately targeted by the pro-life movements, it became the focus of a virulent ban campaign, never on scientific or medical grounds but on religious, or ideological ones. So much so that ideological concerns even prevailed over the intellectual property owner’s financial interests. Why would a medical abortion be so controversial? As a less invasive procedure than surgery, in the end, it all came down to the issue of the rights of women to have control over their own bodies and a final say on reproduction.

This one-hour documentary explores how the fly, a much-maligned spoiler of the Australian summer, is in fact a crime solver, healer, pollinator and street sweeper. Directed by Tosca Looby and produced by Sally Ingleton, this amusing and intriguing film pays homage to a muchmaligned invertebrate and the influence it has had on our world. Part social history, part scientific study, The Great Australian Fly introduces the people who devote their lives to flies through science, criminology, medicine, as breeders and for love. And explains why we might need to stop swatting and start embracing the fly.

COMPANY: Effervescence DIRECTOR: Charles Castella, Ted Anspach PRODUCER: HervÈ Clerc EDITOR: Christine Marier GrÈgory Balga CINEMATOGRAPHER: Franck Vrignon, Javier Gomez Ruiz, Fabrice Buysschaert Olivier Chambon, Thomas Bataille, Dominique Brenguier ORIGINAL MUSIC: Martin Wheeler EFFECTS EDITOR: Philippe Rouget, Paul Rodrigues SOUND EDITOR: Philippe Lauliac SOUND MIXERS: Philippe Lauliac WRITER: Simone Halberstadt Harari

COMPANY: 360 Degree Films DIRECTOR: Tosca Looby PRODUCER: Sally Ingleton EDITOR: Tony Stevens CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peter Coleman, Peter Nearhos ORIGINAL MUSIC: Antony Partos, David McCormack EFFECTS EDITOR: Andrea Foxworthy SOUND EDITOR: Tristan Meredith SOUND MIXERS: Tristan Meredith WRITER: Tosca Looby NARRATOR: John Doyle

+61 405-091-853 mzerbib@effervescenceprod.com

andrea@360degreefilms.com.au

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THE GREAT MATH MYSTERY

THE HIGGS MECHANISM EXPLAINED 54 minutes

10 minutes

Boston MA

Arlington VA

English

English

16-0325

16-0326

USA 04/15/15

USA 12/16/15

Physical

Physical

Explore math’s astonishing power across the centuries. Join astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio to follow math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond, all leading to the ultimate riddle: Is math an invention or a discovery?

Quantum Field Theory is generally accepted as an accurate description of the subatomic universe. However until recently this theory had one giant hole in it. The particles it describes had no mass! The Higgs field and the Higgs mechanism were proposed long ago, but it was only in 2012 that the existence of the field was proved with the discovery of the Higgs boson by the Large Hadron Collider. In this episode, we tell you how the Higgs field can “give” something mass, which opens the door to a deeper understanding of what mass really is.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Dan McCabe, Richard Reisz, Peter Yost PRODUCER: Dan McCabe, Richard Reisz Senior Executive Producer: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Cort Executive Producer: Chris Schmidt, Peter Yost WRITER: Dan McCabe

COMPANY: PBS Digital Studios WRITER: Matt O’Dowd NARRATOR: Matt O’Dowd

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

lssaks@pbs.org

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THE INNOVATIVE SPIRIT

Teen Inventor Alexis Lewis on Youth and the Innovative Spirit, This Prototype for a Robotic Flipper Was Inspired by Sea Lions, This Bionic Suit May Be the Future of Prosthetics

THE LOLLIPOP HYPOTHESIS

5 minutes

7 minutes

Washington DC

New York NY

English

English

16-0327

16-0328

USA 08/01/15

USA 07/10/15

Short-Form Series

Micro-Movie

Ep 1: With a patent to her name and more likely on the way, 15-yearold Alexis Lewis has made it her mission to inspire young innovators.

Ep 2: Megan Leftwich, an engineering professor at George Washington University, is building a robotic flipper based on her observations of sea lions. Ep 3: Inventor Scott Summit is personalizing medical devices through 3D printing.

What do you get when you combine three mathematicians, lollipops, and lasers? You might end up with a paper called “Shape dynamics and scaling laws for a body dissolving in fluid flow.” Yes, this is real science. Science documentary producer Emily Driscoll stopped by the researchers’ Willy Wonka-like lab to see what lollipops can teach us about fluid dynamics. It’s the topic of her new video for The Macroscope, “The Lollipop Hypothesis.”

COMPANY: Black Llama Films PRODUCER: Sarah Joseph EDITOR: Sarah Joseph, Jon Betz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jon Betz

COMPANY: Science Friday PRODUCER: Emily V. Driscoll CINEMATOGRAPHER: Luke Groskin WRITER: Christian Skotte NARRATOR: Luke Groskin OTHER CREDITS: Featuring: Leif Ristroph, Leo Groskin, Saydi Landon, Melanie Soumbasakis

(202) 445-6437

(212) 840-2244

sarahdjoseph@gmail.com

cskotte@sciencefriday.com http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/the-lollipop-hypothesis-2/

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THE MICROBIOTA

THE MISSING EVIDENCE: 9/11 SECRET EXPLOSIONS IN THE TOWERS 40 minutes

46 minutes

Montreal Quebec

Washington DC

Canada 09/27/15

USA 09/06/15

French

English

16-0329

16-0330

Health & Medicine

Physical, Visualization

The microbiota is a world of microorganisms invisible to the naked eye that lives all over us and inside us. It is made up of tens of thousands of different bacterial species whose composition changes depending on its location - whether it’s the mouth, the throat and nose, the skin, the vagina, or the digestive tract. These bacteria outnumber the cells in the human body, in a ratio of 10 to 1. In all, there are one hundred thousand billion bacteria, carrying millions of different genes. These bacteria are far from all being pathogens that make life difficult for us. In fact, they are beneficial for the most part, and essential to our wellbeing. Indeed, the bacteria are an integral part not only of who we are, but also of what we are. They affect our health, our moods, and even our behaviours. This alliance, this host-bacterial coevolution, goes back hundreds of thousands of years. But we are just beginning to understand or acknowledge its fundamental importance. We have now reached a point where we may start considering ourselves as human-bacterial hybrids. A growing number of scientists believe that microbiotic research is well on its way to sparking a revolution that will ultimately affect all aspects of treatment of medical disorders, from type 2 diabetes and obesity to Crohn’s and Parkinson’s disease, depression, and even autism. We invite you on a journey into an inner world which can be compared to that of the stars.

The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center provoked a worldwide quest for answers. One of the key questions centered on the true cause of the buildings’ collapse. Why did these two monumental towers, specifically designed to survive the impact of a commercial airliner, collapse? Two respected scientists on either side of the Atlantic, Dr. Frank Greening and Dr. Christian Simensen, believe that the official report overlooked key facts that could explain the buildings’ unusual behavior after impact - including the mysterious “explosions” reported at Ground Zero. Their theory effectively counters the conspiracy theory that bombs were detonated within the towers.

COMPANY: SociÈtÈ Radio-Canada DIRECTOR: Jeannita Richard PRODUCER: Helene Leroux EDITOR: Sylvie Mallard CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jerume Voyer-Poirier DESIGN: Christian Goupil SOUND EDITOR: Marc Gilbert SOUND MIXERS: Jean Diamant WRITER: Mario Masson NARRATOR: Charles Tisseyre OTHER CREDITS: Additional Footage: Cogent/Benger Productions OLMIX for a better life / Her-Bak MÈdias Gettyimage Shutterstock Ponds 5

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Renny Bartlett, Sam Berrigan Taplin PRODUCER: Series Producer: David McNab EDITOR: John Moffat, Seth Poulin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Wes Legge, Gary Rogers, Gary Clarke OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer: Dan Chambers Executive Producer: John Vandervelde Senior Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for Smithsonian Channel: David Royle

(514) 608-8591

(202) 261-1262

jeannita.richard@radio-canada.ca

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

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THE MODEL AND THE BUSHMEN

THE MONTANA MAGICIAN 52 minutes

12 minutes

Vienna

Dunedin Otago

Austria 02/11/15

New Zealand 05/25/15

English

English

16-0331

16-0332

Being Human

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Early morning in Namibia¥s Northern Kalahari: Bushmen hunters set out to track wild animals in the bush. But this time it’s different, with them walks Alexandra ÿrbeck-Nilssen from Norway. Alexandra worked as a model until she had enough and fled from the hustle and bustle of the big cities to Namibia. After five years working at a farm with wild animals she came to Bushmenland. In this documentary, Aleksandra works as a presenter and more than this, she tells her story and let us follow her as she experiences an adventure to remember for a lifetime.

Magic and science...never the twain shall meet? Follow one man’s quest to change the world through “magic”.

The Montana Magician is the whimsical tale of a man of science who uses magic to enthrall and inspire youngsters in his quest to save the world. Charting his journey from muggle to wizard, Gabby Golding’s directorial debut is an intimate portrayal of a charismatic science communicator doing things a little differently.

COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios DIRECTOR: Harald Pokieser PRODUCER: N.A. EDITOR: Jˆrg Schatz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Harald Mittermller, Christian Stolz, Steffen Bohnert, Bernd Curschmann ORIGINAL MUSIC: Andy Baum WRITER: Harald Pokieser NARRATOR: Aleksandra ÿrbeck-Nilssen OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producers for TMFS: Andrea Gastgeb Sabine Holzer

COMPANY: NHNZ DIRECTOR: Gabrielle Golding PRODUCER: Gabrielle Golding EDITOR: Gabrielle Golding CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gabrielle Golding, Marco Zilioli ART DIRECTION: Gabrielle Golding DESIGN: Gabrielle Golding ORIGINAL MUSIC: Corwin Newall EFFECTS EDITOR: Gabrielle Golding SOUND EDITOR: Gabrielle Golding SOUND MIXERS: Gabrielle Golding WRITER: Gabrielle Golding NARRATOR: Emma Schranz

office@terramater.at

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THE MOOSE DETECTIVE

THE MYSTERY OF MATTER: SEARCH FOR THE ELEMENTS Episode 1: Out of Thin Air Episode 2: Unruly Elements Episode 3: Into the Atom

52 minutes

60 minutes

Manchester

Boston MA

English

English

16-0333

16-0334

UK 09/01/15

USA 08/19/15

Changing Planet

Long-Form Series

The moose is the king of the forest, an iconic species of great importance for Sweden. However on land, Sweden’s second largest island, something sinister has been happening. For a few years now, moose have been struggling to raise the young, with calves rarely making it past their first week of life. Why? A mystery yet unsolved. This is when the Moose Detective is called on the scene.

Fredrik’s mission is to figure out what is wrong with the moose on ÷land before it’s too late. He will follow several leads - disease, food shortage, climate change - to put together the pieces of this mystery. Using cutting edge technology and an investigative mind, he will not give up until the mystery is solved.

The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements is a three-hour PBS series about the human story behind the Periodic Table. Featuring extraordinary scientists like Joseph Priestley, Antoine Lavoisier, Dmitri Mendeleev and Marie Curie, the series shows not only what these scientific explorers discovered but also how, using Broadway-caliber actors to reveal the creative process through the scientists’ own words, and conveying their landmark discoveries through re-enactments shot with replicas of their original lab equipment. And knitting these strands together into a coherent, compelling whole is Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Emerson.

COMPANY: Federvieh DIRECTOR: Heiko De Groot PRODUCER: Heiko De Groot EDITOR: Heiko De Groot CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jens Hackbart, Heiko De Groot ORIGINAL MUSIC: Oliver Heuss SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm, Thomas Weichler WRITER: Heiko De Groot NARRATOR: Nick Bolton

COMPANY: Moreno/Lyons Productions LLC DIRECTOR: Muffie Meyer, Stephen Lyons PRODUCER: Stephen Lyons EDITOR: Raoul Rosenberg CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gary Henoch DESIGN: Katha Seidman ORIGINAL MUSIC: Tom Phillips SOUND MIXERS: Tom Williams, Steve Bores, Michael Jones WRITER: Stephen Lyons NARRATOR: Michael Emerson OTHER CREDITS: Line Producer: Michael Bowes Costume Designers: Andrew Poleszak and Candice Donnelly Technical Supervisor: Wilson Chao Senior Production Executive: Aida Moreno

(781) 307-5806 greta.santagata@gmail.com

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THE MYSTERY OF MATTER: SEARCH FOR THE ELEMENTS Episode 2: Unruly Elements

THE NAKED SCIENTISTS

60 minutes

60 minutes

Boston MA

Cambridge

English

English

16-0335

16-0336

USA 08/19/15

UK 04/26/16

Physical, Writing, Science Journalism

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements is a three-hour PBS series about the human story behind the Periodic Table. Featuring extraordinary scientists like Joseph Priestley, Antoine Lavoisier, Dmitri Mendeleev and Marie Curie, the series shows not only what these scientific explorers discovered but also how, using Broadway-caliber actors to reveal the creative process through the scientists’ own words, and conveying their landmark discoveries through re-enactments shot with replicas of their original lab equipment. And knitting these strands together into a coherent, compelling whole is Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Emerson.

Cambridge University’s Naked Scientists produce a weekly one-hour science show covering science news and topical science themes. Aired internationally by the BBC and the ABC it’s also freely available as a podcast. “This week we’re all at sea to explore the industry that transports 90% of global trade but most people know very little about: shipping. We get a sneak preview of the driverless ships of tomorrow, and hear about efforts to make the industry greener. Plus, how testosterone hardens your arteries, are drones getting out of control, and can a spoon in the bottle stop your Champagne going flat?”

COMPANY: Moreno/Lyons Productions LLC DIRECTOR: Muffie Meyer, Stephen Lyons PRODUCER: Stephen Lyons EDITOR: Raoul Rosenberg CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gary Henoch DESIGN: Katha Seidman ORIGINAL MUSIC: Tom Phillips SOUND MIXERS: Tom Williams, Steve Bores, Michael Jones WRITER: Stephen Lyons NARRATOR: Michael Emerson OTHER CREDITS: Line Producer: Michael Bowes Costume Designer: Andrew Poleszak and Candice Donnelly Technical Supervisor: Wilson Chao Senior Production Executive: Aida Moreno

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THE ORIGAMI CODE

THE PURSUIT OF HIPPO-NESS 52 minutes

58 minutes

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Adamsville

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USA 04/15/16

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Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Origami, this age-old art of folding paper is at the center of a surprising revolution. Scientists use it for what could well represents a rare bionics experience : understanding and mimicking the extraordinary capabilities of folding of the living world.

Walking a fine line between the real and the imaginary, culture and conservation collide in this documentary about humans and hippos. Featuring an ensemble of people whose lives are tied to the hippopotamus in some manner, the film explores their relationships with the animal and with each other, while raising larger questions about how we conceptualize, represent, and interact with nature.

COMPANY: La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse DIRECTOR: FranÁois-Xavier Vives PRODUCER: Antoine Bamas (France) Michael Wolff (Germany) EDITOR: FranÁois-Xavier Vives ORIGINAL MUSIC: Hilde Kappes WRITER: FranÁois-Xavier Vives, Antoine Bamas

COMPANY: Franks Global Media, LLC DIRECTOR: Alan Franks PRODUCER: Alan Franks

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alan@franksglobal.com

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THE REAL GUIDE TO IMAGINARY COMPANIONS

THE SECRETS OF GRAVITY

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45 minutes

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Germany 06/24/16

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Being Human

Immersive

From Dipper, the celestial dolphin; to Alice and Jewel, the pink-skinned twins; to Jim Scott, the invisible man in the moon, children’s imaginary friends come in innumerable shapes and sizes. Categorizing these creations--while also trying to glean information about the mindset and personalities of their youthful creators--can be a daunting task for developmental psychologists. Over the last two decades, researchers have pieced together unexpectedly diverse and nuanced profiles of the children who create imaginary companions. Related research on imaginary companions has provided glimpses into the development of critical creative, social, and cognitive skills of children.

The young magician’s apprentice Limbradur is far more interested in the universe and its secrets than boring magic spells. He is fascinated by the stars, the universe and the laws of nature. So one night he sneaks into the Albert Einstein Museum, where he meets Alby X3, a small, clever but rather quirky robot who knows all about Albert Einstein and his theories.

Alby takes Limbradur on a magical journey of discovery through time and space, during which they not only uncover the secrets of gravity but also learn much about friendship and imagination.

COMPANY: Science Friday DIRECTOR: Luke Groskin PRODUCER: Luke Groskin EDITOR: Erika Sutte CINEMATOGRAPHER: Katie Graham, Luke Groskin, Patrick Pelham ORIGINAL MUSIC: Audio Network NARRATOR: Luke Groskin OTHER CREDITS: Animation: Gabe Darling, Candice Aquino Voiceover: Annie Nero

COMPANY: Reef Distribution GmbH DIRECTOR: Peter Popp PRODUCER: Peter Popp Alexandra Kapusta Josef Reidinger Antonio Exacoustos Gottfried Fischer Friedrich Geise Naoki Narisawa Kaori Sugawara Akinori Shimoi SC Park EDITOR: Uwe Lukatsch ART DIRECTION: Chris Dreher DESIGN: Chris Dreher ORIGINAL MUSIC: Dan Requardt, Stephan Schelens, Peter Popp EFFECTS EDITOR: Felix Hˆrlein Fernando Martins Christoph Brandl Fabian Hofmann Stephan Teuchgraber SOUND EDITOR: Alexander Wrtz SOUND MIXERS: Benjamin A. Rosenkind WRITER: Peter Popp NARRATOR: Glen McCready, Emma Tate OTHER CREDITS: Space Oddity, Lyrics & Music by David Bowie

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THE SHOW ABOUT SCIENCE

THE SURGERY SHIP 13 minutes

78 minutes

Wilmette Il

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Australia 12/01/14

Audible Science: Radio & Podcast Media

Health & Medicine

Warning: You will not find a science podcast cuter than this. It’s hosted

by Nate, a five year old who interviews adults about science. He’s a surprisingly good interviewer, and curious in that very special five year old way. It’s something great. This particular episode features Joe Hanson, the host of It’s Okay to Be Smart on youtube. Nate and Joe discuss megafauna, colony collapse, and the science behind HBO’s Game of Thrones.

A team of volunteer doctors and nurses are sailing to the poorest nations on earth. This year they will face the most severe of medical issues, not seen in other parts of the world. Huge tumors left to grow unchecked, massive deformities and more. But the medical challenges are only half of the story. They will confront ethical decisions as they decide who will be helped and who will not. This is a dramatic, complex journey for the volunteer medics, as they deal with life and death cases - and balance the fates of these patients in their hands.

COMPANY: The Show About Science PRODUCER: Nate Butkus, Eric Butkus (Nate’s Dad) ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jeffrey Brooks EFFECTS EDITOR: Raymond WRITER: Raymond NARRATOR: Raymond

COMPANY: The Surgery Ship Pty Ltd DIRECTOR: Madeleine Hetherton PRODUCER: Madeleine Hetherton, Rebecca Barry EDITOR: Andrea Lang CINEMATOGRAPHER: Judd Overton ORIGINAL MUSIC: John Gray WRITER: Madeleine Hetherton NARRATOR: Madeleine Hetherton

(773) 552-0640

+61 408-622-203

showaboutscience@gmail.com

madeleine@mediastockade.com

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THE TERRIBLE BURDEN OF MICROCEPHALY, ON A CHILD, AND HIS PARENTS

THE TINY KEY TO AGING

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4 minutes

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Micro-Movie

Micro-Movie

Zika is spreading. Microcephaly has become a word that people now know.

When it wasn’t, in the early days of the mainstream coverage of Zika, STAT published a video on one family’s experience with microcephaly in the hopes that it might connect readers in the U.S. with a disease--and its terrible manifestation--elsewhere in the world. Though Nicholas Mir has a genetic form of microcephaly, the parallel to children being born with the Zika-caused version in Brazil was clear. The piece was viewed over 2 million times on Facebook.

This stop-motion animation tells the story of Australian scientist Elizabeth Blackburn, who discovered tiny bits of DNA that may hold the key to aging. Years later, Elizabeth and her colleagues discovered more surprising reasons why we age.

COMPANY: STAT PRODUCER: Emily B. Hager EDITOR: Matthew Orr

COMPANY: BrainCraft DIRECTOR: Vanessa Hill PRODUCER: Vanessa Hill, Lauren Saks EDITOR: Vanessa Hill ART DIRECTION: Jennifer Ruiz SOUND MIXERS: Joel Werner WRITER: Vanessa Hill NARRATOR: Vanessa Hill OTHER CREDITS: Animation: Vanessa Hill, Jessica Ruiz Story Consultants: Prof.

Elizabeth Blackburn Joe Hanson, PhD Production Assistant: Kula Mahanta

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vanessa@braincraft.tv

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THE WATER BROTHERS

THEBLU

Acid Ocean Water in Space Ocean of Energy 25 minutes

0 minutes

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Venice CA

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The Water Brothers is an eco-adventure documentary series following brothers, Alex and Tyler Mifflin, as they explore the world, uncovering the most important water stories of our time. What are the problems, and where are the solutions to help us better protect our most precious resource? Alex and Tyler are passionate about the nexus of water, the environment and science, and use their respective educations in film and environmental science to create this award-winning series.

theBlu: is a deeply immersive VR series that allows audiences to experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through different habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet. The series, which is directed by Jake Rowell (Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, Superman Returns), has been designed as beautiful moments in passing or a collection of memories that powerfully tap into the vast potential of VR.

COMPANY: SK Films DIRECTOR: Tyler Mifflin, Alex Mifflin PRODUCER: Wendy MacKeigan Executive Producer: Jonathan Barker EDITOR: Steve Guise CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tyler Mifflin SOUND EDITOR: Mach Sound Studios SOUND MIXERS: Mach Sound Studios WRITER: Alex Mifflin NARRATOR: Tyler Mifflin, Alex Mifflin OTHER CREDITS: Production Manager: Nathan Cohen Graphics and Animation: Thought CafÈ

COMPANY: Wevr, Inc DIRECTOR: Jake Rowell PRODUCER: Senior Producer: Max Geiger Executive Producer: Neville Spiteri ART DIRECTION: Gee Yeung Senior Artist: Nghia Lam Senior Artist: Gennady Babichenko Additional Art: Pod 8 Studios DESIGN: Tech/Design Lead: Scott Stephan Visual Engineer / Animator: Julian Kantor Visual Engineer: Eyal Erez Design Engineer: Ben Vance Engineering Support: Scott Reeser ORIGINAL MUSIC: Sound Designer: Kevin Brough Music: Joel Corelitz Teaser Music: Dante De Silva EFFECTS EDITOR: Animation Director: Andy Jones Senior Animator: John Kim Animator: Daniel Fiske OTHER CREDITS: Special Thanks to: Wevr cofounders Neville Spiteri, Scott Yara, Anthony Batt, Doug Church, Andy Jones (805) 405-8860

agarcia@skfilms.ca

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THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST

Inside Alzheimer’s Disease Boundaries Vulcan & the Power of Ideas

THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST

Boundaries

21 minutes

7 minutes

Jackson WY

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USA 04/21/16

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Short Program

Think Like A Scientist is a web series produced by Day’s Edge Productions for Nautilus Magazine and funded by HHMI. Each episode focuses on a topic that straddles hard science and human experience.

Through beautiful cinematography, elegant graphics, the intimate stories of people living the issues, and the perspectives of top scientists, each episode shows audiences what it means to Think Like a Scientist in a way that everyone can apply to their own lives.

Humans construct boundaries -- around our homes, our neighborhoods, and our nations -- to bring order to a chaotic world. But we rarely consider how these boundaries affect other creatures. In this episode of Think Like A Scientist, we meet conservation photographer Krista Schlyer, who has spent the last seven years documenting the environmental effects of the U.S./Mexico border wall, and biologist Jon Beckmann, who studies how man-made barriers influence the movement of wildlife. Schlyer and Beckmann have seen damaging impacts of the border wall firsthand, but they remain optimistic. Humans probably won’t stop constructing walls and fences any time soon, but planning our boundaries with wildlife in mind can help prevent these structures from causing environmental harm.

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions PRODUCER: Producers: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin Assistant Producer: Kori price Production Manager: Lorri-Garcia Cottrell Post Production Supervisor: Chris Vargas Executive Producer: Dennis Liu Line Producer: Heather Forbes EDITOR: Day’s Edge Productions CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin ART DIRECTION: Animations: Dustin Grella Melissa Ferrari Emily Hoffman Harriet Lenneman Courtney Cox ORIGINAL MUSIC: Music by: Takenobu Message to Bears Helios New West Studios Ben Beiny Jacob Montague OSLO Lost Harmonies La Cigale SOUND MIXERS: Day’s Edge Productions OTHER CREDITS: Special Thanks: Tom Levenson Melissa Franklin Greg O’Brien Rudy Tanzi Doo Yeon Kim Krista Schlyer Jon Beckmann Massachusettes Insitute of Technology Harvard, University Massachusettes General Hospital Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge Sabal Palm Sanctuary Audubon Society National Butterfly Center (Mission, TX) Mark Brammer, Wyoming State Museum Chris Perez, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Susanna Cortese, Terri Ogan, HHMI Educational Team Advisors: Sean B. Carroll Laura Helft Laura Bonetta David Elisco

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions PRODUCER: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin Assistant Producer: Kori Price Production Manager: Lorri Garcia-Cottrell Post-Production Supervisor: Chris Vargas Executive Producer: Dennis Liu ART DIRECTION: Animations: Dustin Grella Melissa Ferrari Emily Hoffman Harriet Lenneman ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jacob Montague Jenny Mayhem by OSLO Lost Harmonies La Cigael New West Studios EFFECTS EDITOR: Colorist: Day’s Edge Productions SOUND EDITOR: Day’s Edge Productions OTHER CREDITS: Advisors: Sean B. Carroll Laura Bonetta Laura Helft David Elisco Special Thanks: Krista Schlyer Jon Beckmann Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge Sabal Palm Sanctuary Audubon Society National Butterfly Center (Mission, TX) Mark Brammer Wyoming State Museum Chris Perez U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

(208) 591-0852

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THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST

Inside Altzeimer’s Disease

Vulcan and the Power of Ideas 7 minutes

6 minutes

Jackson WY

Jackson WY

English

English

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16-0350

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USA 06/15/16

Short Program

Short Program

For this HHMI and Nautilus Magazine collaboration, journalist Greg O’Brien reveals his struggle living with Alzheimer’s Disease as Harvard scientist, Rudy Tanzi, explains the mechanism by which this common disease insidiously robs the identities of those affected. Discover what it means to ‘Think Like a Scientist’ about Alzheimer’s Disease.

This episode explores the history of the non≠existent planet Vulcan and how lessons from that story may relate to the flow of science and the power of ideas today.

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions PRODUCER: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin Line Producer: Heather Forbes PostProduction Supervisor: Chris Vargas Executive Producers: Dennis Liu ART DIRECTION: Animations: Colleen Cox Colorist: Day’s Edge Productions ORIGINAL MUSIC: Helios New West Studios Ben Beiny SOUND EDITOR: Day’s Edge Productions OTHER CREDITS: Advisors: Sean Carroll Laura Helft Laura Bonetta Special Thanks: Greg O’Brien Rudy Tanzi Doo Yeon Kim Massachusetts General Hospital Susanna Cortese Terri Ogan HHMI’s Educational Media Team

COMPANY: Day’s Edge Productions PRODUCER: Producers: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin Assistant Producer: Kori price Production Manager: Lorri-Garcia Cottrel Post Production Supervisor: Chris Vargas Executive Producer: Dennis Liu CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Dappen Neil Losin Additional Photography: NASA CERN ORIGINAL MUSIC: Takenobu Message to Bears EFFECTS EDITOR: Kori Price SOUND EDITOR: Day’s Edge Productions WRITER: Kori Price NARRATOR: Kori Price OTHER CREDITS: Special Thanks: Tom Levenson Melissa Franklin Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University

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THIS PROTOTYPE FOR A ROBOTIC FLIPPER WAS INSPIRED BY SEA LIONS

THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN

Are We Bigots?

4 minutes

44 minutes

Washington DC

Silver Springs MD

English

English

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USA 08/01/15

USA 03/01/15

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Being Human

Megan Leftwich, an engineering professor at George Washington University, is building a robotic flipper based on her observations of sea lions.

In the season six premiere episode of Science Channel’s Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman: Are We Bigots?, “Are We Bigots?”

Morgan Freeman takes on the role of race and presents scientific data to better understand how implicit bias affects the daily decisions we make, challenging viewers as never before. Freeman addresses these topics by featuring the thoughts and opinions of scientists who are working to unlock those subconscious links within all of us that determine our decision-making processes which may eventually help to better understand the role implicit bias plays in the judgments we form.

COMPANY: Black Llama Films PRODUCER: Sarah Joseph EDITOR: Sarah Joseph Jon Betz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jon Betz

COMPANY: Science Channel DIRECTOR: Anthony Lund PRODUCER: Executive Producers: James Younger, Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary Tracy Mercer, Bernadette McDaid, Rocky Collins, Lindsay Foster Blumberg CoExecutive Producers: Erika Schroeder, Anthony Lund, Mary Benjamin EDITOR: Lance Larson Lead Assistant Editor: John Dentlinger Assistant Editor: Freddy Harris CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Trottenberg, David Zapatka, Steve Robson, Edward Done, Max Miller ORIGINAL MUSIC: Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea EFFECTS EDITOR: Visual Effects Supervisor: Adam Simpson Visual Effects Producer: Dan Schmit SOUND EDITOR: Gary Gegan SOUND MIXERS: Rick Ash NARRATOR: Morgan Freeman

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TIGER SHARKS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL

TILT BRUSH

4 minutes

0 minutes

Fort Lauderdale FL

San Francisco CA

USA 05/24/16

USA 04/05/16

English

English

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Micro-Movie

Interactive

Tiger Sharks Fight for Survival follows conservation organization Shark Team One to a remote underwater bank in the Bahamas where they discover multiple pregnant 15 foot female tiger sharks! The sharks are safe within the borders of The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary but once they swim toward the East Coast, they are fair game for United States commercial fishermen. This film features rare footage of pregnant females and highlights tiger shark reproductive science for all audiences and policymakers.

Tilt Brush is a virtual reality (VR) app that lets you paint in threedimensional space. With intuitive controls and a pick-up-and-play design, it is an experience for everyone--professional artists, dreamers, and even casual doodlers. Tilt Brush is designed to prioritize expression and free form creation, allowing anyone to be an artist. Tilt Brush has been called out as VR’s killer app by many external sources, including Fast Company: “Google’s Tilt Brush Is The First Great VR App”. (http://www.fastcompany. com/3056668/googles-tilt-brush-is-the-first-great-vr-app)

COMPANY: Shark Team One DIRECTOR: Angela Smith PRODUCER: Angela Smith EDITOR: Kelly Casey CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Casagrande ORIGINAL MUSIC: Music Supervision: Auvigy “Losing Hope” by John DeFaria “Into the Void” by Adam Drake/Tom Jenkins SOUND MIXERS: Auvigy WRITER: Angela Smith, Kelly Casey NARRATOR: Angela Smith OTHER CREDITS: Special Thanks: Debra and Vincent Canabal and the crew at Epic Diving Tiger shark embryo illustration: Stuart Jackson-Carter | SJC Illustration

COMPANY: Google EFFECTS EDITOR: Software Engineers: John Belmonte Paul Du Bois Mach Kobayashi OTHER CREDITS: Engineering Manager: Ole Cavelie Quality Assurance: Jon Corralejo Program Manager: Tory Voight Communications Manager: Liz Markman Product Marketing Manager: Anissa Mak Partnerships Lead: Aaron Luber Product Counsel: Jessica Lunney Co-Founder: Patrick Hackett Drew Skillman Product Managers: Nathan Martz Elisabeth Morant Andrey Doronichev

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TIMING IS EVERYTHING

TO CATCH A COMET 6 minutes

54 minutes

Paonia CO

Arlington VA

USA 09/01/15

USA 10/06/14

English

English

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Micro-Movie

Earth & Sky

Bee populations are in decline, which can severe consequences for the production of food. In this sixth episode of the Wild Science series, biologist Rebecca Irwin looks at how climate change affects phenology in bees and the flowers they pollinate.

On November the 11th, 2014, billions of kilometers from Earth, a spacecraft made history by landing on an icy rock 4 kilometers across hurtling through space at 67,000 km/hr.† An international team of scientists worked around the clock to make sure the orbiter, Rosetta and lander, Philae survived the journey to accomplish their mission. If successful, Rosetta and Philae could help peer into our past and unlock secrets from our very origins. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

COMPANY: Lost Cabin Productions DIRECTOR: Dakin Henderson EDITOR: Dakin Henderson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dakin Henderson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Louis Weeks

COMPANY: PBS DIRECTOR: Rory Griffin PRODUCER: Rory Griffin Executive Producer: Iain Riddick EDITOR: Richard Wheat CINEMATOGRAPHER: Director of Photography: Peter Thorn NARRATOR: Corey Johnson OTHER CREDITS: Senior Director, Programming & Development, PBS: Bill Margol

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Cicadas Can Damage Your Hearing This Wasp Turns Prey Into Zombies Female Lions Are Attracted to Black Manes

TOMORROW’S WORLD

Man Repaired, Green Tech, Cleaning Up The Planet, Climate Change in the 22nd Century

1 minutes

52 minutes

Pasadena CA

La Plaine Saint-Denis

English

English

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16-0358

USA 01/25/16

France 01/01/15

Short-Form Series

Long-Form Series

Love crazy facts? We do too. Get ready to amaze your friends with some of the strangest facts you’ve ever heard. National Geographic explorers tell you new, obscure, and amazing things about the world (and beyond).

Tomorrow’s world is being built today! AI, assisted reproduction, nanotechnologies, biometrics, quest for immortality... Everywhere, engineers, scientists and technicians are reinventing our future. What used to be pure SF is becoming real. This groundbreaking documentary series explores the decreasingly small contrast between fiction and reality. To reflect the latest scientific revolutions of our days, directors from diverse scientific backgrounds have set up their cameras in the world’s most prestigious labs, hospitals, and research centers. With a modern narrative structure, computer graphics, sound effects and futuristic graphic designs, the series offers an exciting approach unveil the secrets of tomorrow’s greatest scientific stakes.

COMPANY: Awards Insider Consulting PRODUCER: Laurence Alexander Series Producer: Chris Mattle EDITOR: Laurence Alexander

COMPANY: AB International Distribution

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charlotte.tachet@groupe-ab.fr

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

TRANSISTORS: TEENY TECH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

26 minutes

8 minutes

Brussels

Providence RI

French

English

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16-0360

Belgium 07/23/14

USA 05/08/15

Health & Medicine

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Food is an integral part of what is known as traditional Chinese medicine.

This traditional, ancient medicine has existed for more than 4,000 years.

It’s still popular today even though China now embraces modern ways of thinking. So how do the Chinese combine the past and the present, the East and the West? As you will see, they have clever ways of doing so.

Transistors is a short animated film about the history and science of the tiny devices that brought about the Information Age. You interact with billions of transistors in your phones and computers every day, so why not learn more about them?

COMPANY: MatiËre Grise - RTBF DIRECTOR: VÈronique Neczuporenko - Patrice Goldberg PRODUCER: Patrice Goldberg

COMPANY: Abby Kent Media DIRECTOR: Abby Kent PRODUCER: Abby Kent EDITOR: Abby Kent ORIGINAL MUSIC: Epic Mountain Music SOUND MIXERS: Epic Mountain Music WRITER: Abby Kent NARRATOR: Eliza Goode

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TRULY STRANGE: FROM HERE TO PATERNITY

TRULY STRANGE: HIDDEN IN THE HAND

46 minutes

46 minutes

Washington DC

Washington DC

USA 12/02/14

USA 12/09/14

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English

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Being Human

Health & Medicine

One in three children, claim many tabloids, may not be biologically related to the man they call Dad. Could this really be true? From Here to Paternity conducts the world’s first specially designed paternity poll. Comparing rates of paternity uncertainty in Australia and the United States, the show tries to find the real rate of “non-paternity” and explores whether there might be biological survival benefits for children born outside of marriage. Following parents and children as they seek to uncover the truth, we discover how today, there’s nowhere to hide your genes.

Our hands have stories to tell, but can they actually inform us about our health, our personality, or how long we may live? Some claim that by studying the features in our hands, we can diagnose attributes or conditions such as cancer, schizophrenia, and even bad teeth. Truly Strange: Hidden in the Hand puts palmistry - as well as an array of experts in the fields of science, medicine and fortune-telling - to the test.

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Producer and Director: Peter ReesSeries EDITOR: Robin Lloyd, Ben Nunney CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gary Russel NARRATOR: Rachel Blake OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sonya Pemberton Michael Cordell Senior Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production: David Royle

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Anna Bateman PRODUCER: Series Producer: Peter Rees EDITOR: Andrew Cooke CINEMATOGRAPHER: Pieter de Vries NARRATOR: Rachel Blake OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sonya Pemberton Michael Cordell Senior Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: David Royle

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TRULY STRANGE: THE SECRET LIFE OF BREASTS

TWICE BORN: STORIES FROM THE SPECIAL DELIVERY UNIT Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3

46 minutes

60 minutes

Washington DC

Raleigh NC

USA 12/16/14

USA 03/31/15

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English

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Health & Medicine

Long-Form Series

Human breasts are growing bigger and appearing earlier, with higher rates of cancer than ever before. But why? Truly Strange: The Secret Life of Breasts follows doctors and scientists, who are using new ways of analyzing breast tissue, and revealing startling truths. The program examines the impact of early onset puberty and breast development in girls as young as 7. It explores why breasts are unexpectedly appearing on men and boys and traces some of the causes back to environmental exposures. When scientists put breast tissue and breast milk under the microscope they discover evidence of pollutants from industry and agriculture.

Imagine touching the hand of a baby still inside its mother’s womb. Fetal surgery, a risky and complex operation to make life-changing repairs to an unborn child with a birth defect is the subject of this gripping docuseries. Twice Born captures the human drama at The Special Delivery Unit of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where producer and crew embedded over 15 months and gained unique access, allowing for a rare level of intimacy with both physicians and patients. The series exposes the complexity of decision-making in a high-stakes endeavor to make a pioneering leap for medical science and humanity.

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Ili Bare PRODUCER: Peter Rees, Series Producer EDITOR: Thom Corchoran CINEMATOGRAPHER: Glen Hanns NARRATOR: Sam Rodd OTHER CREDITS: Sonya Pemberton, Executive Producer. Michael Cordell, Executive Producer. Charles Poe, Senior Vice President of Production for the Smithsonian Channel. David Royle, Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for the Smithsonian Channel.

COMPANY: Trailblazer Studios DIRECTOR: Monica Lange PRODUCER: Monica Lange, Bonnie Cutler-Shear EDITOR: Bonnie Cutler-Shear CINEMATOGRAPHER: Erin Harvey, John Rotan ORIGINAL MUSIC: Aaron Keane, Josh Bain, Peter Wetzler SOUND EDITOR: Willie Elias SOUND MIXERS: Willie Elias OTHER CREDITS: Production Coordinators: Christine Mallia, Kristen Genzler, Online Editor: Alan Maynard. Post Assistants: Kevin Shattuck, Abby Mann, Production Assistants: Stephen Litten, Jesse Beam, Greg Georgianna, Eddie Rodriguez

(202) 261-1262 kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

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UCROSS EXPERIMENT: CROSS-POLLINATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Ep.1 57 minutes

75 minutes

Raleigh NC

Laramie WY

English

English

16-0365

16-0366

USA 03/31/15

USA 05/10/15

Health & Medicine, Editing

Being Human

Imagine touching the hand of a baby still inside its mother’s womb. Fetal surgery, a risky and complex operation to make life-changing repairs to an unborn child with a birth defect is the subject of this gripping docuseries. Twice Born captures the human drama at The Special Delivery Unit of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where producer and crew embedded over 15 months and gained unique access, allowing for a rare level of intimacy with both physicians and patients. The series exposes the complexity of decision-making in a high-stakes endeavor to make a pioneering leap for medical science and humanity.

Four accomplished UW scientists are paired with four prominent UW artists to co-create in a setting of beauty and isolation. The documentary follows the eight academics as they step beyond their disciplines: blurring the boundaries of science, art, and the humanities. Asked to view their environment through both their partner’s discipline and their own, each pair produces a collaborative project of scientific and artistic value. The experiment is led by Jeff Lockwood, a celebrated insect ecologist who has metamorphosed into a professor of natural sciences and humanities, and now heads UW’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.

COMPANY: Trailblazer Studios DIRECTOR: Monica Lange PRODUCER: Monica Lange, Bonnie Cutler-Shear EDITOR: Bonnie Cutler-Shear CINEMATOGRAPHER: Erin Harvey, John Rotan ORIGINAL MUSIC: Aaron Keane, Josh Bain, Peter Wetzler SOUND EDITOR: Willie Elias SOUND MIXERS: Willie Elias OTHER CREDITS: Production Coordinators: Christine Mallia, Kristen Genzler. Online Editor: Alan Maynard. Post Assistants: Kevin Shattuck, Abby Mann. Production Assistants: Stephen Litten, Jesse Beam, Greg Georgianna, Eddie Rodriguez

COMPANY: University of Wyoming Television DIRECTOR: Ali Grossman, UWTV PRODUCER: Jeffrey A. Lockwood University of Wyoming Creative Writing Program University of Wyoming Television Wyoming Humanities Council University of Wyoming Outreach School University of Wyoming Department of Philosophy Production Assistant: Glen Carpenter EDITOR: Ali Grossman UWTV CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ali Grossman UWTV ORIGINAL MUSIC: Anne Guzzo NARRATOR: Mary Jung UWTV OTHER CREDITS: Geologist: Ron Frost Composer And Musician: Anne Guzzo Physiological Ecologist: Michael Dillon Choreographer And Dancer: Rachael Shaw Rangeland Ecologist: Ann Hild Sculptor: Ashley Hope Carlisle Poet Harvey Hix Microbial Ecologist: Naomi Ward

rachel@trailblazerstudios.com

apg@uwyo.edu

www.trailblazerstudios.com

http://www.thinkwy.org/ucrossproject

UNDERCURRENT

UNDERCURRENT 360 22 minutes

0 minutes

Chapel Hill NC

Chapel Hill NC

English

English

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16-0368

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Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Interactive

The Bocas del Toro region of Panama is changing. Under the sea’s surface, marine biologists race to understand new factors impacting the coral reef and declining fish population. Above the surface, residents balance the need to care for the ocean and to provide for their families.

These environmental, social and economic changes are fluid, permeable and constant. They are the undercurrents of Bocas del Toro.

The Bocas del Toro region of Panama is changing. Under the sea’s surface, marine biologists race to understand new factors impacting the coral reef and declining fish population. Above the surface, residents balance the need to care for the ocean and to provide for their families.

These environmental, social and economic changes are fluid, permeable and constant. They are the undercurrents of Bocas del Toro -- presented in video, graphics, virtual reality, and gaming.

COMPANY: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill DIRECTOR: Pat Davison, Steven King, Clare Fieseler, Nacho Corbella, Laura Ruel EDITOR: Alissa Alba, Sophia Nahli Allison, Paris Alston, Claire Collins, Kira Dalman, Dillon Deaton, Tegan Johnston, Michelle Lotker, Mac Snyder, Anna Clare Spelman, Casey Toth CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alissa Alba, Sophia Nahli Allison, Paris Alston, Claire Collins, Kira Dalman, Dillon Deaton, Clare Fieseler, Tegan Johnston, Michelle Lotker, Mac Snyder, Anna Clare Spelman, Casey Toth

COMPANY: UNC Chapel HIll DIRECTOR: Pat Davison, Steven King, Clare Fieseler, Nacho Corbella, Laura Ruel EDITOR: Alissa Alba, Sophia Nahli Allison, Paris Alston, Claire Collins, Kira Dalman Dillon Deaton, Clare Fieseler, Tegan Johnston, Michelle Lotker, Mac Snyder, Anna Clare Spelman, Casey Toth CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alissa Alba, Sophia Nahli, Allison Paris Alston, Claire Collins, Kira Dalman, Dillon Deaton, Clare Fieseler, Tegan Johnston, Michelle Lotker, Mac Snyder, Anna Clare Spelman, Casey Toth ART DIRECTION: Kiersten Schmidt DESIGN: Alexis Barnes, Cori Dymond, Aleah Howell, Brittany Maye, Krista McGuire Caroline McKinley, Andrea Roberson, Patrick Seelinger, Kristi Walker WRITER: Anne Marie Hagerty, Janell Smith, Justina Vasquez OTHER CREDITS: Project Manager: Brittany Mayes

cfieseler@unc.edu

cfieseler@unc.edu

www.undercurrent360.com

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UNITED STATES OF DRINKING

URANIUM - TWISTING THE DRAGON’S TAIL

The Rock That Became A Bomb 90 minutes

52 minutes

Washington DC

Port Melbourne

USA 11/20/14

Australia 06/15/15

English

English

16-0369

16-0370

Being Human

Physical, Writing, Visualization, Science Ambassador

What a civilization imbibes can reveal a lot about who they are and the world they live in. In United States of Drinking, food writer Josh Ozersky explores how culture, science and history all come together in some of America’s favorite drinks, including moonshine, distilled spirits, beer, wine, and cocktails. Along the way, he meets with some of America’s top moonshiners, brew masters, vintners, craft distillers and mixologists.

Josh goes behind the scenes to deconstruct the booze-making process and sample their wares on his hunt for the quintessential American drink.

Uranium - Twisting the Dragon’s Tail is a stunning new documentary series exploring the incredible story of uranium, from its creation in an exploding star to its deployment in nuclear weapons, nuclear power and nuclear medicine. It’s a journey across nine countries and more than a century of stories, to discover the rock that made the modern world.

It’s part science, part history and all epic adventure. Join physicist and YouTube phenomenon Dr Derek Muller as he reveals the untold story of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth.

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel PRODUCER: Chris Sondreal EDITOR: Peter Coan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Neil Barrett, Thomas Jacobi, Brett Wiley ORIGINAL MUSIC: Chris Biondo Mac Squier Lenny Williams WRITER: Chris Sondreal OTHER CREDITS: Host: Josh Ozersky Executive Producer: Tim Evans Senior Vice President of Production: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production: David Royle,

COMPANY: Genepool Productions DIRECTOR: Wain Fimeri PRODUCER: Sonya Pemberton Executive Producer: Michael Cordell Executive Producer: Sonya Pemberton EDITOR: Wayne Hyett A.S.E. Alex Archer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jaems Grant A.C.S. DESIGN: Dom Bartolo ORIGINAL MUSIC: Dale Cornelius SOUND MIXERS: Tristan Meredith WRITER: Wain Fimeri NARRATOR: Derek Muller OTHER CREDITS: VP Programming and Development: Bill Gardner PBS SBS Commissioning Editor: Joseph Maxwell

(202) 261-1262

(396) 466-678

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

jo@genepoolproductions.com http://www.genepoolproductions.com/uranium-twisting-the-dragons-tail/

URANIUM - TWISTING THE DRAGON’S TAIL

The Rock That Became a Bomb, The Rock That Changed The World, The Rock In Our Future

VAX PACK HEROES

52 minutes

0 minutes

Port Melbourne

Washington DC

Australia 06/15/15

USA 05/11/16

English

English

16-0371

16-0372

Long-Form Series

Interactive

Uranium - Twisting the Dragon’s Tail is a stunning new documentary series exploring the incredible story of uranium, from its creation in an exploding star to its deployment in nuclear weapons, nuclear power and nuclear medicine. It’s a journey across nine countries and more than a century of stories, to discover the rock that made the modern world.

It’s part science, part history and all epic adventure. Join physicist and YouTube phenomenon Dr Derek Muller as he reveals the untold story of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth.

Few elementary-aged students learn the science behind vaccines, which save millions of lives annually. The Vaccine Education Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in collaboration with APCO Worldwide, developed the “Vax Pack Hero” initiative, which includes a video game, trading cards and website introducing the heroes who helped make vaccine success possible. The team developed, programmed and designed the retro-style game in which players battle vaccine-preventable diseases with the help of heroes to save patients’ lives. The project launched May 11 and thousands of website visitors are using it to learn about defeating deadly infectious diseases.

COMPANY: Genepool Productions DIRECTOR: Wain Fimeri PRODUCER: Sonya Pemberton Executive Producer: Michael Cordell Executive Producer: Sonya Pemberton EDITOR: Wayne Hyett A.S.E. Alex Archer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jaems Grant A.C.S. DESIGN: Dom Bartolo ORIGINAL MUSIC: Dale Cornelius SOUND MIXERS: Tristan Meredith WRITER: Wain Fimeri NARRATOR: Derek Muller OTHER CREDITS: VP Programming and Development: Bill Gardner PBS SBS Commissioning Editor: Joseph Maxwell

COMPANY: APCO Worldwide

+61 396-466-678 jo@genepoolproductions.com

dcordo@apcoworldwide.com

http://www.genepoolproductions.com/uranium-twisting-the-dragons-tail/

http://vaxpackhero.com/

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VEY NOU LAGON

VIRUSES: DESTRUCTION AND CREATION 22 minutes

20 minutes

Washington DC

Silver Spring MD

French

English

16-0373

16-0374

USA 04/30/16

USA 03/29/16

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Health & Medicine

Georgie is a professional fisherman, but he hopes for a better future for his children. Living off the lagoons of Mauritius is not sustainable anymore.

While his father raised 11 children from working as a full-time fisherman, Georgie is the father of two and works three jobs to make ends meet.

He understands the importance of a healthy ocean and urges the fisher community to work with policy-makers to protect their marine resources.

In the voice of fishers, the film provides solutions for the sustainable management of Mauritian lagoons.

What is a virus? How does it affect humans and how does it spread?

Doctors, virologists and scientists examine the spread of the Zika virus, what effect this growing epidemic may have on large populations, and possible next steps to stop the illness. Follow a scientific team that is injecting bacteria into mosquito populations to diminish their ability to spread the virus. A CS original, so important and timely, we produced it in English, Spanish and Portuguese for our international audiences.

COMPANY: Vey nou Lagon Ltd DIRECTOR: Vanina Harel, Zara Currimjee PRODUCER: Vanina Harel, Zara Currimjee EDITOR: Jon Rabaud CINEMATOGRAPHER: Azim Moollan, GÈrald Rambert, Flying Freaks ORIGINAL MUSIC: Eric Triton, Vit Polak SOUND EDITOR: Kent Wagner, Jeremy Guyre (Otthouse Audio) SOUND MIXERS: Jeremy Guyre (Otthouse Audio) WRITER: Vanina Harel NARRATOR: Eric Triton OTHER CREDITS: Animation: Chuyin Tian

COMPANY: CuriosityStream PRODUCER: Producer: Pamela Caragol Field Producer: Annamaria Talas Vanessa Gillon: Coordinating Producer Amy Johanson: Archive Research EDITOR: Patrice Shannon EFFECTS EDITOR: Nick Vitello WRITER: Pamela Caragol NARRATOR: Craig Sechler OTHER CREDITS: Chief Content Officer: Steve Burns Executive in Charge: Elizabeth Hendricks North

vaninaharel@gmail.com

Jorge.Franzini@curiositystream.com

veynoulagon.com

http://www.CuriosityStream.com

VOICES OF FIRE

WANTED: GRIZZLY BEARS? 23 minutes

8 minutes

Bozeman MT

Bellingham WA

English

English

16-0375

16-0376

USA 05/02/16

USA 02/21/16

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Science of Life

Voices of Fire is a film exploring the role of wildfires on the Western landscape. How will the ranchers and the ecosystem rebound from this tragedy and what can be done to prevent another Soda Fire in the future?

The goal is use the Soda Fire as a case study to discuss how to manage and prevent future wildfires in the area.

WANTED: Grizzly Bears? is an entertaining short-film about (you guessed it!) grizzly bears. Capturing their beauty & intrigue while delving into people’s feelings and misconceptions of these mighty North American natives whose numbers are dwindling. A timely and touching piece as many communities struggle with wildlife management issues. Produced by and featuring bear biologist, TV host & ecologist Chris Morgan, who says “a healthy population of grizzly bears helps everything from ecosystems to economies. When more people are open to learning about these complex, intelligent animals, the likelihood we can do something very special for them goes up exponentially.

COMPANY: Student DIRECTOR: Hugo Sindelar PRODUCER: Hugo Sindelar

COMPANY: Chris Morgan Wildlife DIRECTOR: Chris Morgan PRODUCER: Chris Morgan, Brenda Phillips EDITOR: Doug Lyons, Brenda Phillips CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brenda Phillips ART DIRECTION: Directors of Photography: Brenda Phillips Aaron Straight DESIGN: Creative Manager: Aaron Straight EFFECTS EDITOR: Motion Graphics: Doug Lyons SOUND EDITOR: David Brown - Spinner Audio WRITER: Chris Morgan, Aaron Straight NARRATOR: Chris Morgan OTHER CREDITS: Drone Operator: Aaron Straight Time lapse photography & Behind the scenes: Brandan Sawaya Production Assistant: Darcy Riggins-Schmidt

rjphoto13@gmail.com

darcy@chrismorganwildlife.org www.grizzlybearfilm.org

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WE ARE STARS (FULL DOME)

WE ARE STARS (VR) 25 minutes

25 minutes

Leicester

Leicester

UK 07/11/15

UK 07/11/15

English

English

16-0377

16-0378

Immersive

Interactive

Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins.

Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of Hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of Carbon, and the molecules for life. With expert input from leading scientists, leading cosmologists, astrophysicists, astrochemists, planetary scientists and astrobiologists, We Are Stars presents humanity’s current understanding of where everything, including us, came from.

Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins.

Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of Hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of Carbon, and the molecules for life. With expert input from leading scientists, leading cosmologists, astrophysicists, astrochemists, planetary scientists and astrobiologists, We Are Stars presents humanity’s current understanding of where everything, including us, came from.

COMPANY: NSC Creative DIRECTOR: Max Crow PRODUCER: Paul Mowbray ORIGINAL MUSIC: Rhian Sheehan WRITER: Max Crow, Dr Jenny Shipway NARRATOR: Andy Serkis

COMPANY: NSC Creative DIRECTOR: Max Crow PRODUCER: Paul Mowbray ORIGINAL MUSIC: Rhian Sheehan WRITER: Max Crow, Dr Jenny Shipway NARRATOR: Andy Serkis

paulm@nsccreative.com

paulm@nsccreative.com

http://wearestars360.com/

http://wearestars360.com/

WELCOME TO THE GREAT WHALE SEA

WHAT IS AN I-BEAM? DESIGN SQUAD GLOBAL SCIENCE AMBASSADOR NATE BALL EXPLAINS

5 minutes

3 minutes

Mississauga

Boston MA

Canada 11/30/15

USA 06/12/14

English

English

16-0379

16-0380

Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker, Micro-Movie

Science Ambassador

Cetacea Lab, along with First Nations and fellow non-profits along British Columbia’s coastline, has been listening to the sea for a long time. It’s now our turn to listen - we must protect the Great Bear Rainforest and the waterways that hug its shores.

Design Squad Global co-host Nate Ball is an engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, athlete, and musician. His fascination with engineering started early: childhood projects included building kayaks, potato guns, and a Tesla coil. From 2007-2010, Nate hosted WGBH’s EmmyÆ and Peabody Award-winning PBS series Design Squad. Currently, he serves as a co-host and content producer of short-form videos for the PBS KIDS Design Squad Global website. These videos explore engineering and science in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. In “What is an Ibeam?,” Nate challenges himself to use super thin plywood and Styrofoam to make a beam that can hold hundreds of pounds.

COMPANY: Sam Rose Phillips DIRECTOR: Sam Rose Phillips EDITOR: Sam Rose Phillips CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sam Rose Phillips, Roland Gockel, Cetacea Lab ORIGINAL MUSIC: Andrew Seistrup SOUND EDITOR: Sam Rose Phillips WRITER: Samantha Phillips NARRATOR: Janie Wray, Hermann Meuter, Nicole Robinson

COMPANY: WGBH Educational Foundation DIRECTOR: Geoff Adams PRODUCER: Executive Producer: Marisa Wolsky Senior Executive Producer: Bill Shribman Senior Producer: Melissa Carlson Producer: Geoff Adams Producer: Eric Handler Associate Producer: Mia Olufemi Host/Producer: Nate Ball DESIGN: Designer: Tara Taylor, Designer: Stefan Mallette NARRATOR: Host/Producer: Nate Ball Host: Deysi Melgar OTHER CREDITS: Web Developer: Kal Gieber, Web Developer: Caz Downing-Bryant Web Developer: Jay Thompson

(647) 688-0206

(617) 300-3818

samrosephillips@gmail.com

mia_olufemi@wgbh.org

www.samrosephillips.com/great-whale-sea/

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WHAT IS SLEEP?

WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FEEDING THE WORLD? 6 minutes

5 minutes

Waltham MA

San Francisco CA

English

English

16-0381

16-0382

USA 06/01/16

USA 01/11/16

Engaging Young Scientists, Student and Emerging Science Filmmaker

Micro-Movie, Engaging Young Scientists

What is sleep? Why do we sleep? Geared towards ages 10-12, this video explains the exciting science of sleep. Bronk makes science funny and unforgettable, emphasizing how learning science can help students make informed decisions in their daily lives. This is the first of the science videos that Bronk is creating for an online series called Bronk’s Brain.

To feed our growing world, we need innovative solutions. In this video, we explore environmental issues related to the food we grow and eat, including food waste, diets and land use, food deserts, and impacts of agriculture on the environment. The purpose of this video is to introduce the audience--primarily middle school youth--to some of the food system issues we are currently facing around the world, as well as to empower them to take action. This video is the first in a series of upbeat videos that explore innovative solutions to these complex issues.

COMPANY: Bronk’s Brain DIRECTOR: Gabe Bronk EDITOR: Gabe Bronk EFFECTS EDITOR: Gabriel Bronk WRITER: Gabriel Bronk NARRATOR: Gabriel Bronk

COMPANY: California Academy of Sciences DIRECTOR: Molly Michelson PRODUCER: Molly Michelson EDITOR: Nick Perez, Kira Hammond CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Perez ART DIRECTION: Ken Ackerman, Grant Inouye DESIGN: Ken Ackerman, Grant Inouye EFFECTS EDITOR: Grant Inouye WRITER: Molly Michelson and Academy Staff NARRATOR: Spurgeon Wright, Darrah Bach, Ice Liu, Madeleine Valdez

gbronk@brandeis.edu

cvanderbilt@calacademy.org

https://vimeo.com/170689519

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/our-hungry-planet

WHAT IS THE UNIVERSE MADE OF?

WHERE’S ALL OUR GRAPHENE CONSUMER TECH?

8 minutes

3 minutes

London

Columbia MI

English

English

16-0383

16-0384

UK 08/20/15

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Physical

Physical

In 1998, when two different groups of astronomers were observing supernovae they made an unexpected discovery: the expansion of the universe was accelerating. What was causing this? The term dark energy was coined to refer to the mysterious force. But it isn’t the only thing puzzling astronomers. Dark matter is something we can neither see nor interact with, but which is also influencing our universe. Scientists know it’s out there, because it interacts gravitationally with other bodies. While “dark energy” pushes, “dark matter” pulls. We explore these two “dark titans” to learn about the ultimate fate of our universe

Graphene is strong and thin and highly capable: a wonder material, by some assessments. The scientific community is enthusiastically funding its research and development, but the cash pouring in is outpacing any retail market for the stuff. If it’s going to become commonplace in consumer tech we need more useful applications for it.

COMPANY: The Economist DIRECTOR: Marguerite Howell PRODUCER: Marguerite Howell EDITOR: Marguerite Howell CINEMATOGRAPHER: Marguerite Howell Additional Camera: Justine Quart ORIGINAL MUSIC: Matthew Florianz WRITER: Marguerite Howell, Geoff Carr NARRATOR: Jason Palmer OTHER CREDITS: Infographic: Peter Winfield Animation: Mark A Garlick Additional stock footage and motion graphics: Joe Tucciarone, Science Photo Library Robert Gendler, Science Photo Library European Southern Observatory, Science Photo Library Mehau Kulyk, Science Photo Library ESA/Hubble ESO/L. Calcada NASA, ESA & L. Calcada ESA/ Hubble (M. Kornmesser) NASA/NCSA University of Illinois NAOJ/ HSC Project ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L.L. Christensen) NASA, ESA and F. Summers (STScI) CERN NCSA/NASA/R. Cen and J. Ostriker, (Princeton Univ.) ESO/M. Kornmesser/Lars Lindberg Christensen/ ESA/ HUBBLE/ Science Photo Library

COMPANY: Newsy PRODUCER: Evan Thomas WRITER: Evan Thomas NARRATOR: Mikah Sargent

margueritehowell@economist.com

courtney@newsy.com

http://www.economist.com/node/21661937

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

SCIENCE OUT LOUD

Why Can We Regrow A Liver (But not a Limb?)

44 minutes

3 minutes

Toronto ON

Cambridge MA

Canada 03/10/16

USA 06/04/15

English

English

16-0385

16-0386

Health & Medicine, Visualization, Science Journalism

Engaging Young Scientists

For thousands of years, we’ve regarded sleep as nothing more than a way to charge our batteries. But thanks to revolutionary new technology, innovative animal research and advances in genetics, that view is about to change. Does sleep control our weight, allow us to make memories, wash our brain and help us fight off diseases like Alzheimer’s? Around the world researchers are attempting to penetrate the mysterious world of the sleeping brain to answer these questions - answers that could change our lives. Join host Dr. Jennifer Grady as she goes on a remarkable journey to find out why we sleep.

Hosted and co-written by MIT students on everything from the physics of skydiving to the biochemistry of farts, Science Out Loud takes “traditional” science, technology engineering, and math concepts and puts them in a context completely outside the classroom. In this episode, biology undergrad Ceri tackles the question - if lizards can regrow their tails, why can’t humans regrow our organs? In the process, viewers learn just how incredible, but limited, the human body is, and what researchers today are doing about it.

COMPANY: Infield Fly Productions DIRECTOR: Jeff Semple PRODUCER: Dugald Maudsley EDITOR: David Murray CINEMATOGRAPHER: Terry Zazulak Jerry Vienneau DESIGN: Visual Effects Designer: Mark Alberts ORIGINAL MUSIC: Alex Khaskin EFFECTS EDITOR: Andy Frech Quinn Edmonds SOUND EDITOR: Grant Edmonds SOUND MIXERS: Grant Edmonds WRITER: Scott Harper David Murray NARRATOR: Dr. Jennifer Gardy OTHER CREDITS: Host: Dr. Jennifer Gardy Researcher: Monika Delmos Production Manager: Diane Marcotte Production Coordinator: Gillian Main Post Production Supervisor: Eric Wiegand Visual Researcher: Elspeth Domville Colour Correction: Colin Moore Publicist: David McCaughna Business Affairs: Gillian Main Director of Production CBC: Alexandra Lane Director of Finance CBC: Julie Lawlor Executive in Charge of Production CBC: Sue Dando Executive Director Unscripted Content CBC: Jennifer Dettman Production with the participation of: Canada Media Fund Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit OMDC Rogers Telefund Produced By: Infield Fly Productions The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

COMPANY: MIT+K12 Videos DIRECTOR: George Zaidan PRODUCER: Elizabeth Choe EDITOR: Per Hoel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Adam Morrell ART DIRECTION: Elizabeth Choe EFFECTS EDITOR: Per Hoel WRITER: Elizabeth Choe Ceri Riley

(416) 553-1717

(573) 881-2607

infieldfly@rogers.com

echoe@mit.edu

www.infieldflyproductions.com

https://youtu.be/erMCADOJcHk

WILD BEATS

WILD CATS 3D 2 minutes

38 minutes

Washington DC

Brussels

USA 03/02/16

Belgium 09/01/15

English

English

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16-0388

Engaging Young Scientists

Immersive

In “Wild Beats”, DJ Ecotone creates music using only animal sounds! The “Wild Beats” series demonstrates how listening is one way to observe the behavior of wild animals in nature. Sound artist Ben Mirin brings DJ Ecotone to life in “Wild Beats” by mixing animal sounds with beatboxing to create a fun vibe of awe and amazement as animals living together in one habitat join the band. Through the music in “Wild Beats,” DJ Ecotone inspires young scientists to engage in conservation and to learn about the natural world in very different way - simply by listening.

“Wild Cats 3D” takes us closer than we ever dreamed possible to the magnificent lions, cheetahs and leopards of southern Africa. On a trek through the desert dunes of Namibia, and the spectacular landscapes of the Okavango Delta and Victoria Falls, Kevin Richardson shares his love of big cats and their extraordinary world.

COMPANY: National Geographic Partners PRODUCER: Mike Olcott, Kelly Sweet EDITOR: Robert Lindeman, Steven Roessler, Bianca Bowman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Mitchell, Steven Spence ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ben Mirin EFFECTS EDITOR: Fableivision OTHER CREDITS: Created by: Ben Mirin and Kelly Sweet, Associate Producer: Bianca Bowman, Production Assistant: Fatima Wachuku

COMPANY: nWave Pictures Distribution DIRECTOR: Ben Stassen PRODUCER: Ben Stassen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sean MacLeod Phillips ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ramin Djawadi SOUND EDITOR: Pierre Lebecque SOUND MIXERS: Pierre Lebecque WRITER: Ben Stassen NARRATOR: Kevin Richardson

tirzah.weiskotten@natgeo.com

lperrin@nWave.com http://wildcats.nwave.com/

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WILD CITY

Wild City Hidden Wild Wild City Urban Wild Wild City Islands

WILD CITY ISLANDS

48 minutes

48 minutes

Singapore

Singapore

English

English

16-0389

16-0390

Singapore 04/30/16

Singapore 04/30/16

Long-Form Series

Changing Planet

Remarkable blue-chip series investigating the wildlife found in one of the busiest cities in the world - Singapore. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough the series explores the variety of environments that provide a home for the most exotic and unexpected creatures, often living side by side to Skyscrapers and super-tankers

Blue-chip natural history show exploring how the wildlife and ocean life of Singapore has adapted to living side by side with aggressive urban development, both on land and at sea. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

COMPANY: Beach House Pictures DIRECTOR: Jane Adcroft Claire Clements Andrew Scott PRODUCER: Series Producers: Chiara Anna Bellati John Ruthven EDITOR: Razin Ramzin CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mark Sharman Victor Tang Claire Clements Joey Bania WRITER: Jane Adcroft Chiara Anna Bellati OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producers: Jocelyn Little, Donovan Chan, Mok Choy Lin

COMPANY: Beach House Pictures PRODUCER: Producer: Jane Adcroft Series Producer: Chiara Anna Bellati EDITOR: Razin Ramzi CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joey Bania, Claire Clements, Mark Sharman, Victor Tang WRITER: Jane Adcroft Chiara Bellati NARRATOR: Sir David Attenborough OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer BHP: Jocelyn Little Executive Producer Mediacorp: Mok Choy Lin

chiara@Beachhousepictures.com

chiara@beachhousepictures.com

wildcity.tv

wildcity.tv

WILD KRATTS: PANDA POWER UP

WILD SCIENCE

Timing Is Everything: Bees, Flowers, and Climate Change, Mountain Lions on Colorado’s Front Range, Phalaropes on a Shrinking Great Salt Lake

27 minutes

6 minutes

Ottawa Ontario

Paonia CO

English

English

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16-0392

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USA 08/31/15

Engaging Young Scientists

Short-Form Series

While checking out the endangered Giant panda, the Wild Kratts gets stranded in the bamboo forests of China without power to any of their vehicles or equipment. They must figure out how to ‘power up’ in time to help save the pandas, who are being turned into roboticized stuffed toys by the nefarious villain, Zach Varmitech. An ‘ancient panda secret’ just might lead to the creature power that will restart their engines and save the pandas.

Wild Science is a High Country News original video series produced by filmmaker Dakin Henderson. The series explores current wildlife research by taking us into the outdoors and behind the scenes with field biologists.

In Wild Science, HCN looks at the scientific processes that inform decisions about how to manage public lands and wildlife -- decisions that shape the West today.

COMPANY: Kratt Brothers Company Ltd. DIRECTOR: Chris Kratt, Chris Roy PRODUCER: Martin Kratt, Chris Kratt, Cheryl Knapp, Steve Jarosz, Vince Commisso EDITOR: Tai Zimmer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Petr Cikhart ART DIRECTION: Chris Roy, Louis Champagne, Alejandro Gutierrez DESIGN: Alan Stewart, Erike Worthylake ORIGINAL MUSIC: Pure West SOUND EDITOR: Kyle Peters SOUND MIXERS: Richard Spence-Thomas WRITER: Chris Kratt

COMPANY: Lost Cabin Productions DIRECTOR: Dakin Henderson PRODUCER: Dakin Henderson EDITOR: Dakin Henderson CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dakin Henderson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Louis Weeks WRITER: Dakin Henderson OTHER CREDITS: Supervising Editor: Tay Wiles

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WILD WAYS

WILD WEATHER WITH RICHARD HAMMOND

Wind: The Invisible Force Water: The Shape Shifter Temperature: The Driving Force 54 minutes

51 minutes

Boston MA

Vienna

USA 04/20/16

Austria 04/01/15

English

English

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Changing Planet

Long-Form Series

From Yellowstone to the Yukon, to Southern Africa’s elephant highways stretching across five nations, explore how newly established wildlife corridors may offer a glimmer of hope to some of our planet’s most cherished - but endangered - species.

Weather is one of the most awe inspiring forces on earth. Its capable of both devastating power and spectacular beauty. Where every you are on the planet, weather shapes your world. Yet how it works is a mystery for most of us. In this series Richard Hammond gets right in amongst weather to discover the unexplained and the unexpected, the unbelievable and the just plain unlikely, in an attempt to reveal the hidden world of weather.

COMPANY: NOVA - WGBH DIRECTOR: Director or First Light Films Productions: James Brundige PRODUCER: Producer : Linda Harrar Chelsea Congdon Senior Executive Producer: Paula Apsell Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Cort Senior Producer: Chris Schmidt, EDITOR: Editor for First Light Films Productions:James Brundige WRITER: Linda Harrar

COMPANY: Terra Mater Factual Studios DIRECTOR: Graham Booth PRODUCER: Graham Booth EDITOR: Episode 1+2: Rama Bowley Episode 1-3: Sam Rogers Episode 2+3: Chris Hall CINEMATOGRAPHER: Episode 1: Charlie Stoddart Charlie Perera Roger Chapman Christoph Frutiger Daniel Gallagher Episode 2: Roger Chapman Charlie Stoddart Charlie Perera Christoph Frutiger Rod Clarke Mark Johnson Uly Eidem¸ller John Huhn Episode 3: Charlie Stoddart Daniel Gallagher Charlie Perera Rod Clarke Nick Pitt Mark Johnson ORIGINAL MUSIC: Oliver Ledbury NARRATOR: Richard Hammond OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer for PAAN: Kyu Chul Lee Executive Producer for Channel A (South Korea): MK Song Executive Producer for OSF: Jane Aldous Alice Keens-Soper Executive Producer for TMFS: Sabine Holzer Martin MÈsz·ros

anne_barleon@wgbh.org

office@terramater.at

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WILDCAM GORONGOSA

WORLD’S BIGGEST BEASTS 0 minutes

90 minutes

Chevy Chase MD

Washington DC

USA 09/28/15

USA 08/25/15

English

English

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Interactive

Science of Life

Decades of war in Mozambique decimated large animal populations in Gorongosa National Park, an area of amazing diversity of ecosystems and wildlife. Some populations are rebounding due to a large-scale restoration effort. A collaboration between the Howard Hughes Medical Institue, Gorongosa National Park, and the citizen science website The Zooniverse, WildCam Gorongosa enagages citizen scientists and students in Gorongosa conservation research. Visitors to the website identify animals captured in trail cam photos throughout the park. These identifications are then used by park scientists to monitor the biodiversity of the park and the health of its ecosystems. WildCam has over 23,000 volunteers who have completed over 3 million classifications, and is one of the most popular project on The Zooniverse.

A bird as big as a fighter plane. A snake the size of a school bus. A shark 100 times heavier than an average great white. Before the time of humans, our planet was ruled by a land of giants, with fish that could swallow you whole and land predators tall enough to peek into the top floor of the White House. With stunning CGI, exciting demonstrations, and access to the latest scientific discoveries, Worlds Biggest Beasts reveals the top 10 biggest beasts to walk the Earth, swim the seas, and soar the skies.

COMPANY: Howard Hughes Medical Institute DESIGN: Alexandra Swanson, The Zooniverse, Paola Bouley, Jen Guyton Gorongoas Natonal Park, Bridget Conneely, Laura Bonetta HHMI

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Matthew Jackson, Bosie Vincent, Paul Williams PRODUCER: Oliver Twinch EDITOR: Ben Lavington Martin EFFECTS EDITOR: Tom Parker NARRATOR: Joseph May OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer for Blink Films: Dan Chambers Executive Producer for Blink Films: Dan Oliver Senior Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Programming and Production: David Royle

(202) 261-1262 schultzc@hhmi.org

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

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WRESTLERS OF WESTERN GHATS

YELLOWSTONE 17 minutes

55 minutes

Bangalore Karnataka

Hamburg

English

English

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India 03/31/16

Germany 05/19/15

Short Program

Science of Life

The film is about multi-modal communication found among some rare & endemic species of frogs found in “Western ghats”, India. From time immemorial the graceful courtship behaviour of a peafowl has inspired reams of poetic verses, some one with a sweet voice is always compared to Indian Koel (a song bird) or perhaps the royal Bengal tiger represents everything that is majestic!. In this film the call of a frog is modeled in to syllables (known as konnakol) used in the percussion instruments of Indian classical music. That makes frogs as percussionists! Equally fascinating is another weird behaviour foot flagging found among a certain species of frogs commonly known as dancing frogs. The film throws some new light on to this behaviour buttressed by solid research. The behaviour is similar to foot stomping among Sumo wrestlers. Through “Wrestlers of western ghats”, the producer intends to encourage the audience to develop fresh perspectives about the wonderful natural world of which we are an inseparable part. The film is expected to fire up the imagination of viewers - scientists and general audience alike.

Few places are as special and unique as Yellowstone National Park. A wilderness jewel of vast forests and wide-open valleys, home to large bison herds, wolf packs and grizzly bears. It sits atop one of the world’s largest active super volcanoes, giving rise to such iconic geothermal features as Old Faithful Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring.

As part of the landmark wildlife series Americans National Parks, “Yellowstone” was filmed over three years by award-winning filmmakers Oliver Goetzl and Ivo Nˆrenberg.

Using the latest in cinematographic techniques, this film showcases Yellowstone’s extraordinary wildlife and spectacular landscapes like never before!

COMPANY: ILAA Photography DIRECTOR: Srikanth Kashyap S. PRODUCER: Srikanth Kashyap S. EDITOR: Srikanth Kashyap S. CINEMATOGRAPHER: Srikanth Kashyap S. SOUND EDITOR: Srikanth Kashyap S. SOUND MIXERS: Srikanth Kashyap S. WRITER: Srikanth Kashyap S. NARRATOR: Srikanth Kashyap S. OTHER CREDITS: Scientific advisor: Dr. Gururaja, K. V., Chief scientist: Gubbi labs Intern: Sakala Shastry (Biologist, student) Percussionist: Samartha Shastry

COMPANY: Gulo Film Productions DIRECTOR: Oliver Goetzl PRODUCER: Britta Kiesewetter Tom Synnatzschke (NDR Naturfilm / Doclights) EDITOR: Oliver Goetzl CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ivo Nˆrenberg, Alain Lusignan, Jan Henriksson, Brad Bulin Deana Whittemore, Sebastian Koerner, Jeff Hogan, Kathy Kasic, Bob Landis, Joosep Matjus ORIGINAL MUSIC: Oliver Heuss, Jˆrg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller SOUND EDITOR: Anton Hering SOUND MIXERS: Sven-Michael Bluhm WRITER: Oliver Goetzl NARRATOR: Colin Solman

+49 175-150-4713 srikanth.ks@ilaaphotography.in

oliver@gulofilm.com

www.ilaaphotography.in

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YELLOWSTONE SUPERVOLCANO

YETI OR NOT 46 minutes

85 minutes

Washington DC

Bristol

English

English

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16-0400

USA 06/06/15

UK 02/22/16

Earth & Sky, Editing

Science of Life, Being Human

Today, disaster bubbles beneath the surface of Yellowstone National Park, a site visited by millions of people each year. Just a few miles below ground lies a huge cauldron of molten rock ... a volcanic hotspot. Three times in the last 2.1 million years it’s erupted with apocalyptic force. Scientists are convinced a fourth eruption is coming. Yellowstone Supervolcano offers a worst-case scenario of that next supervolcano blast. The film explores the science behind the hotspot, featuring experts who study the inner workings of this dynamic natural wonder. While illustrating the impact of that future eruption, Yellowstone Supervolcano also explain what might be done to prepare for it.

Is there a rational explanation for the mysterious Himalayan biped known as the yeti? Could it be a ferocious hybrid bear, unknown to science; or a rival species of human that was pushed by Homo sapiens onto the Tibetan Plateau, and survived here for far longer than anyone imagined?

Scientist Mark Evans is on a mission to sift fact from folklore. His globespanning investigation takes in mysterious footprints, yeti-hunting Nazis, real-life ‘hobbits’, and draws him to Nepal’s wild Tibetan frontier in search of untested ‘yeti’ remains. Will the DNA from these samples finally solve the world’s most intriguing zoological puzzle?

COMPANY: Smithsonian Channel DIRECTOR: Mary Anne Alton PRODUCER: David Brady EDITOR: Cathy Gulkin CCE, Penny Trams ORIGINAL MUSIC: Varouie Hagopian, Lenny Williams SOUND MIXERS: James Yanisko, Clean Cuts WRITER: Mary Anne Alton, David Brady, Nathan Antila NARRATOR: Rob Naughton OTHER CREDITS: Executive Producer for the Smithsonian Channel:Joy Galane, Vice President of Production for Smithsonian Channel: Charles Poe Executive Vice President of Production and Programming for Smithsonian Channel: David Royle

COMPANY: Icon Films DIRECTOR: Steve Gooder PRODUCER: Harry Marshall, Laura Marshall EDITOR: Matthew Blandford, Darren Flaxstone WRITER: Steve Gooder NARRATOR: Mark Evans OTHER CREDITS: Production Managers: Sarah Walker Rebecca Wootton Productions Coordinators: Samantha Weeks Laura Jennings Photography: Alex Holden Stuart Dunn

kyle.pienaar@smithsonianchannel.com

josie.westcott@iconfilms.co.uk http://www.iconfilms.co.uk/productions/recent-productions/yeti/yeti-or-not.html

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YOU WANNA BE A WHAT!?

3 minutes Washington DC

USA 10/28/15 English 16-0401

Engaging Young Scientists Get a sneak peek behind the incredibly cool careers of National Geographic explorers in “You Wanna Be a What?!�. These explorers dive with jellyfish, listen to chipmunks, and design astronaut fashion--and show viewers how they can have an extraordinary job as an explorer too!

Each episode begins by announcing the explorer with a funny title that accurately projects what their role in science is, but not in a super obvious way. The science field is revealed at the very end to indicate the job is real and to inspire young scientists to look at jobs in science differently.

COMPANY: National Geographic Partners PRODUCER: Alison Michel, Winn Brewer EDITOR: Winn Brewer NARRATOR: Chad Cohen OTHER CREDITS: Creators: Bianca Bowman, Winn Brewer Executive Producer: Jared Lipworth, Production Assistant: Fatima Wachuku

tirzah.weiskotten@natgeo.com

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