Congratulations to all the finalists for The Roscar Awards. 267 entries were received from around the globe and judged by industry professionals. The winners will be announced during the festival at a high-profile formal gala event at Moyo at Spier on 30 March 2011. The host for the evening is Dave Salmoni, well-known presenter of Animal Planet’s Rogue Nature series and Into the Pride.

The following films have been selected as the finalists in the ROSCAR Awards competition:

THE MUSIC AWARD - SPONSORED BY SPESCOM 

Nature’s Great Event: The Great Tide - BBC

Penguin Island - 360 Degree Films

Wings of Life: A Love Story that Feeds the Earth – Disney Nature

THE CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD – SPONSORED BY NHK

Nature’s Great Events: The Great Tide - BBC

Natural World: Victoria Falls - BBC Natural History Unit

Wings of Life: A Love Story that Feeds the Earth – Disney Nature

Echo: An Unforgettable Elephant - Mike Birkhead Associates

THE LIMITED BUDGET AWARD – SPONSORED BY NHU AFRICA

Groen - Homebrew Films

Karina, Wild on Safari: Lion Charge! - Goddunnit Promotions

South 70 - Urban Brew Studios

Nature of Life – Foster Bros. Productions for NHU Africa

THE BEST CHILDREN’S NATURAL HISTORY PRODUCTION AWAR – SPONSORED BY SPIER

The films are currently being judged by the following schools: 

Victory Christian Academy, Durban

Sunlands Primary School, Cape Town

Micklefield Primary School, Cape Town

Clarendon Park Primary School, Port Elizabeth

The finalists will be announced on 11 March.

THE BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTION AWARD

The End of the Line -The Fish Film Company

Echo: An unforgettable Elephant - Mike Birkhead Associates

Gaia’s Choice - Alvaro Mendoza Films

A Thousand Suns - Global Oneness Project

THE EXPEDITION/ADVENTURE AWARD

River Monsters: Demon Fish - Icon films

Into the Dragon’s Lair – Foster Bros. Productions for NHU Africa

Iceman – Foster Bros. Productions for NHU Africa

THE SHORT FILM AWARD

The Guardian - STEPS and SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute)

My Pantanal - Andrea Heydlauff, Panthera

North Eastern Diaries - Felis Creations

My Father’s Garden - Mirko Faienza

THE PRESENTER AWARD – SPONSORED BY NGCI

Natural World: Jimmy and the Honey Hunters of Nepal - BBC Natural History Unit

Deadly 60: Baja - BBC

Animals Under Pressure - Homebrew Films

Good Morning Kalimantan - Mike Birkhead Associates

THE ALTERNATIVE BROADCAST AWARD

Life and Wonder of Odanata - Veldkijker

Live Safari – WildEarth TV

Wildlife Podcast - Earth-Touch

THE EDITING AWARD – SPONSORED BY e.tv

Echo: An Unforgettable Elephant - Mike Birkhead Associates

Shark Night - Off The Fence

Wings of Life: A Love Story that Feeds the Earth – Disney Nature

Nature’s Great Event: The Great Tide - BBC

THE BEST SCRIPT AWARD – SPONSORED BY IDC

Sex, Drugs and Plants - Parthenon Entertainment

Echo: An Unforgettable Elephant - Mike Birkhead Associates

Natural World: Clever Monkeys - BBC Natural History Unit 

THE BEST SERIES AWARD – SPONSORED BY OFF THE FENCE

The Pack - Krupakar Senani Features

South Pacific - BBC Natural History Unit

Penguin Island - 360 Degree Films

Lost Land of the Volcano - BBC

THE BEST SOUND DESIGN FOR A NATURAL HISTORY PRODUCTION AWARD

Wild Japan - Studio Hamburg DocLights NaturFilm

Into the Dragon’s Lair – Foster Bros. Productions for NHU Africa

Life on Fire: Ash Runners - Saint Thomas Productions

THE BEST NEWCOMER AWARD – SPONSORED BY THE WILDLIFE FILM ACADEMY

Natural World: Sea Otters: A Million Dollar Baby - Emma Napper, BBC Natural History Unit

Life and Wonder in Odanata - VeldKijker

Love in Cold Blood - Jane Adcroft and Carla Braun-Elwert

Peace for Seals - Dvanact opic Ltd.

THE AFRICAN FILMMAKER AWARD – SPONSORED BY CAPE FILM COMMISSION

The Last Lioness - Aquavision TV Productions

Shark Night - Off The Fence

South of 70 - Urban Brew Studios