Awards and Nominations

'The Great Dance - a hunter's story'

WILDSCREEN FESTIVAL 2000 - Bristol, UK (October 2000)

• WWF Golden Panda Award for the best entry overall
• Delegates' Choice Award by delegates for their favourite entry
• Production Crafts Award for best script, written by Jeremy Evans
• Nomination for Best Music
• Nomination for Best Human-Animal Interaction

INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL 2001 - Albert, France  (March 2001)

• Prix Special du Meiller Montage - Best Editing Award
• Nominated for the Jury Award
• Nominated for the People-Animal Award

24^th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL (IWFF) -
Missoula, Montana, USA (April 2001)

• Best of Festival
• Best of Category Human Dimensions
• Best Narration
• Best Use of Music
• Best Script
• Best Original Score - 2nd Place
• Best Photography - 3rd Place
• Finalist Award
• Merit Award for Education Value
• Merit Award for Presentation of Wildlife/Cultural Inter-relationships
• Merit Award for Storytelling
• Merit Award for Editing
• 34^th ANNUAL WORLDFEST HOUSTON (Houston International Film Festival) - Houston, Texas, USA (April 2001)
• Gold Special Jury Award in Nature and Wildlife
• Finalist for the Grand Remi Award, the top film and video production

TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL - Colorado, USA  (May 2001)

• Best of Festival

BANFF FESTIVAL 2001 - Banff, Canada  (June 2001)

• Nominated for Best Social & Political Documentary

NTVA / AVANTI AWARDS 2001 - Johannesburg, SA  (July 2001)

• Rick Lomba Award: Best Wildlife / Conservation Documentary
• Craft Award for Photography
• Craft Award for Narration
• Craft Award for Directing
• Craft Award for Editing
• Craft Award for Music

3^rd ENCOUNTERS SA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL -
Cape Town & Johannesburg, SA (July / August 2001)

• Jameson Audience Award for Best Film
• Jameson Audience Award for Best South African Film

10^th VALLE D'AOSTA INTERNATIONAL NATURE FILM FESTIVAL -
Italy August 2001)

• Best Photography Award

JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL –
Wyoming, USA (26-30 September 2001)

• Best Editing Award
• Best Sound Award
• Best Human - Animal Interaction Award

PLANET IN FOCUS: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL – Toronto, Canada (28-30 September, 2001)

• Audience Choice Award

APOLLO FILM FESTIVAL 2001 - Victoria West, South Africa
(26 September to 6 October 2001) -
a showcase of South African independent film

• Award for Technical Excellence

THE INTERNATIONAL 'GOLD PANDA' AWARDS FOR DOCUMENTARY of
SCTVF 2001 – Sichuan, China (25-28 October 2001)

• Nominated for Best Documentary

7^th WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS - Port Elizabeth, South Africa
(1-8 November, 2001)

• Best of Festival