Short Film ‘Flying Elephants’ makes it to Jackson Wild Media Awards & Ireland Wildlife Film Festival
Bengaluru: We are proud and honoured to announce that ‘Flying Elephants – A Mother’s Hope’, a short film directed by Prakash Matada and executive-produced by Dr. Krithi Karanth, supported by the Centre for Wildlife Studies and Saving Nature, has now made it as a finalist to the Jackson Wild Media Awards in the ‘Best Global Voices Film’ category, and is an official selection at the Ireland Wildlife Film Festival.
The Jackson Wild Media Awards is a media competition considered to be the highest bar of achievement in the natural history filmmaking industry. This year’s submissions include over 620 category entries from over 30 different countries competing for 30 awards. Finalists were selected by more than 150 international judges who together screened over 1,200 hours of media.
The film is a part of the inaugural Official Selection Programme at the Wildscreen Film Festival 2020 (Ref: ‘Flying Elephants’ Soar High: A Short Film chosen for Screening at Wildscreen Film Festival 2020 )