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Awards
Students in the program continue to win an impressive array of major awards for their work, including a student Emmy, Tellies, the best of show in major film festivals.
You can view most of these films by subscribing to the TERRA podcast here or by clicking on the "view film" button to download the full film in .mv4 (ipod compatible) format.
Below is a list of some of the awards won by students for films made while in the MFA program:
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"The Water Carriers"
Produced by Jaime Jelenchick
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- Silver Telly Award, 2008 (charitable/non-profit category)
- 3 Bronze Telly's, 2008
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- Official Selection, LUNAFEST Film Festival, Feb 2008
- Official Selection, Portland Women's Film Festival, May 2008
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"Little Mom Full of Color"
Produced by Katy-Robin Garton
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- 29th Annual College Television Award Winner, 2nd in Documentary
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"Lunacy"
Produced by Ed Watkins
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"Destination Earth" (2007)
Produced & Directed by Liz Smith for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Division
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- Special Screening, Planet in Focus Film Festival, March 2008
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- Special Screening, International Wildlife Film Festival, May 2007
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"DeLeon Crossing"
(2007)
Produced by Liz Smith for Team Jabberwocky, Washington, DC
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- Screening, Government Video Expo - DC, Nov 2007
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- Best Cinematography, 48-Hour Film Festival, May 2007
- 48-Hour Film Festival “Best Of” Screening, May 2007
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"Up A Creek" (2006)
Produce by Jefferson Beck |
- Honorable Mention, Waterwalker Film Festival and Travelling Roadshow, Canada
- Nominated as Best Student Film, Swansea Bay Film Festival, Wales
- Selection, South Africa National Paddling Film Festival
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- Selection, Eugene International Film Festival
- Selection, Everglades International Film Festival
- Selection, Travelling Roadshow, Lexington, KY
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TERRA - The Nature of Our World
Ronald Tobias - Executive Producer, Phil Savoie - Supervising Producer, Bendick - Development Coordinator, Ed Watkins - Producer / Website Designer,
Jason Clark - Website Developer, George Potter - Senior Producer, Rex Jones - Junior Producer
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- Winner of a 2007 Webby Award
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"Henry Wood Elliott: Defender of the Fur Seal" (2005)
Produced by Paul Hillman for NOAA
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- Best Government Agency Film, IWFF, 2006
- 2nd place Documentary at 2005-2006 Academy College Television Award (Student Emmy's)
- Silver Telly Award for Documentary, 2005
- Bronze Telly Award for Student Film, 2005
- Gold Aurora Award for student film, 2005
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- Selection, 2006 San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
- Selection, 2006 Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
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"Indian Leopards: The Killing Fields" (2005)
Produced by Praveen Singh |
- First Prize, ‘Student Emmy’, Documentary Category, Academy College Television Awards 2005
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Best of the Festival Award, VATAVARAN, 2005 India’s Wildlife and
Environment Film Festival.
- Best Student Film, Explorer Club Documentary Film Festival, 2005
- Outstanding Presentation Award for environment/wildland issue
at the World Wilderness Congress 2005.
- Winner, Parthasarthy Award, International Film Festival on Parks, Italy, 2004
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Awarded the ‘Outstanding Natural History Documentary’ Award at Rocky Mountain Science and Natural History Film Festival, 2004
- Selection, Asian Festival of First Films, Singapore, Nov., 2005
- Finalist, Newcomer at Wildsouth Film Festival, New Zealand, 2005
Nominated in Asian Festival of First Films, Singapore, 2005
- Finalist, Best New Comer & Best Human Wildlife Interaction at the 27th IWFF, 2004
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"Wings Over the Wild: LightHawk in Mesoamerica " (2005)
Produced by Kelly Matheson
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- Silver Telly Award 2005
- Gold Remi Award, Houston International Film Festival 2006
- Selection, 2006 EarthDance
- British Embassy Film Festival
- Selection, 2006 Hazel Wolf International Film Festival
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- Selection, 2005 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival
- Selection, 2005 Forest Grove International Film Festival
- Selection, 2005 Telluride Mountain Film Festival
- Selection, 2005 Taos Mountain Film Festival
- Selection, 2005 Wild And Scenic Environmental Film Festival
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"Invaders of the National Parks"
(2005)
Produced by Liz Smith for National Parks Service, Information Services Division |
- Bronze Telly, Government Video, May 2006
- 1st Place, Short Documentary - Ol Muddy Film Festival, Sept 2006
- 3rd Place, Video/Film Category, Interpretive Media Awards
National Association for Interpretation, Nov 2006
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- 1st Place, Short Documentary - Thunderbird Film Festival, June 2006
- Official Selection, Poppy Jasper Film Festival
- Honorable Mention, Greenlight Earth Day Film Festival, April 2006
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"Fighting for Life: Emelia's Story"
(2005)
Produced by Sara Shier |
- Bronze Telly Award, for Editing, May 2006
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- Special Presentation, Italian Embassy, Washington, DC, Nov 2005
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"Swift: A Year in Life " (2005)
Produced by Liz Smith for NASA Swift Mission
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- Bronze Telly Finalist 2005
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"NEXUS: The Next Step" (2004)
Produced by Liz Smith for NASA |
- Bronze Telly Finalist 2005
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"Sipay Khorlo: The Wheel of Life" (2003)
Produced Liz Smith, Montana State University
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- Official Selection, Far North Conservation Film Festival, Nov 2007
- Official Selection, Hi Line Documentary Film Festival, Feb 2007
- Official Selection, Steamboat Mountain Film Festival, Nov 2005
- Official Selection, HatcH Audio-Video-Arts Festival, Oct 2005
- Official Selection, Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival, Sept 2005
- Official Selection, Girl Fest Hawaii Film Festival, Sep 2005
- Special Presentation and Lecture, Montgomery County Cable, May 2005
- First Place, Short Doc, Rocky Mtn. Science/Natural History Film Festival, June 2003
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- Nominee, Rosebud Film and Video Festival, April 2005
- Special Screening, COPIA: American Center for Wine, Food, and the Arts, Mar 2005
- Official Selection, Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, Mar 2005
- Special Screening, Artomatic DC Arts Festival, Dec 2004
- Official Selection, Takoma Park Film Festival, Nov 2004
- Official Selection, Orinda Film Festival, Oct 2004
- Official Selection, DC Shorts Film Festival, Sept 2004
- Official Selection, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Feb 2004
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"Tree Rings: Counting the Years" (2003)
Director/Producer: Liz Smith, Cinematography: Alison Backus, Owen
Bissell
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- Silver Telly Winner 2005
- 1st Place, Short Documentary,
2004 Rocky Mountain Science Film Festival
Bozeman, Montana
- 2nd Place, Amateur Category. May
2004 International Wildlife Film Festival.
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- Peoples choice screening . 2005 Humboldt International Short Film Festival
- Selection, 2004 Artomatic Arts Festival
- Selection, 2004 Takoma Park Film Festival
- Selection, 2004 Orinda Film Festival
- Selection, 2004 Far North Conservation Film Festival
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