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The 35th Anniversary International Wildlife Film Festival Call for Entries is now open, along with highlights of the upcoming IWFF, one of the most important wildlife, film and conservation events of 2012.

For the 35th IWFF, May 5-12, the theme is Challenge, Choice & Promise – Wildlife Film and Conservation in the 21st Century with the one-day Tarkio Retreat and special focus: Wild Cat Conservation: A Blueprint for Conservation Worldwide

The IWFF Call for Entries: October 2011 through January 31, 2012.
Late Deadline: February 10th, 2012.

We invite you to enter your film(s) and join us for what promises to be an unforgettable week of award-winning films, dynamic speakers and wildlife and marine leaders, working on the frontlines of conservation and media.

The Tarkio Retreat---Forging New Partnerships in Media & Conservation will be held on Wednesday, May 9th at one of the most beautiful, wild and secluded locations in Montana, on Salmon Lake just 30 minutes from Missoula.

From Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Dr. Sylvia Earle for Marine Conservation and Dr. Richard Leakey for Wildlife Conservation, to Panthera Founder, Tom Kaplan receiving the IWFF Hero of the Year Award; and, just announced, the IWFF Lifetime Achievement Award for Media to Fred Kaufman, Executive Producer of “Nature,” celebrating its 30th year on television in 2012.

Please join us as we bring together filmmakers, scientists, conservation leaders and front-line organizations, broadcasters and producers, to celebrate the very best in wildlife film and conservation through seminars, roundtables, technology, writing and distribution workshops, field trips and nightly social events and parties. Our goal is to bring focus and impact to the work that you do and to ensure that your films and media programming, field conservation efforts, science and education, have an impact on the fate and future of our planet and species around the world.

The IWFF Mission: To promote awareness, knowledge and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people and nature through excellence in film, television and other media.

To enter your film or learn more about IWFF and participation as a panel member, final judge, sponsor or presenter, please click on the Call for Entries/Festival Highlights Packet here.