In addition, the Wildscreen Panda Awards honored Ellen Windemuth, founder and CEO of Off The Fence Productions, with the Outstanding Achievement Award in honor of her “dedication to and innovation within the natural world storytelling genre.” The honor marked the first time in the event’s 36-year history that the achievement went to a woman.
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Set in Ngogo, Uganda, Rise of the Warrior Apes charts the world’s largest troop of chimpanzees and the political and social drama that unfolded over two decades.īBC’s Blue Planet II, which received the most nominations, was feted with three trophies on the night, including ORF Animal Behaviour, Panasonic Cinematography (large budget) and the National Geographic Series Award.Įlsewhere, Nutopia and Protozoa’s One Strange Rock for National Geographic, which tells the story of how life survives and thrives on planet Earth, took home hardware in three categories: Innovation, Music and the Doghouse Editing Award. London’s Keo Films took home three honors at this year’s awards ceremony for the feature documentary Rise of the Warrior Apes, including the WWF Golden Panda Award, the Script Award and Films at 59 Sound Award. The annual awards, which were handed out during the final day of the Wildscreen Festival, honor the best in natural history storytelling. Retrieved 9 December 2018.Keo Films’ Rise of the Warrior Apes, BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit’s Blue Planet II and Nutopia and Protozoa Picture’s One Strange Rock took home major awards at the 2018 Wildscreen Panda Awards, held on Friday (Oct.