Earthling Wins 2005 Earthwatch Film Award
Released: February 4, 2005 -
As part of the 2005 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, the Earthwatch Institute will present its 2005 Earthwatch Film Award to Wolfgang and Tristan Bayer’s Earthling with a special screening on March 15th, at National Geographic in Washington, D.C.
More than six years in the making, this extraordinary feature film is a moving tribute to the career of veteran filmmaker Wolfgang Bayer, by his son, Tristan, following in his father’s footsteps. Earthling, 104 minutes, filmed in 35 mm with surround sound, takes us on a two-year retrospective odyssey around the world to projects filmed by the elder Bayer in his long and brilliant career. Bayer, with his family, revisits orangutans in Borneo, polar bears in the frozen Canadian Arctic, the dazzling jellyfish lakes of Palau, the Mexican mountain hideaways of the Monarch butterflies, and Yellowstone National Park, blending past footage with spectacular new footage shot by Tristan, trained by his father since childhood, and now ably making his own name in the world of wildlife cinematography.
The award presentation will take place following the film screening at 7:30 pm in the National Geographic’s Grosvenor Auditorium. Tristan Bayer will accept the Earthwatch Award and answer questions after the screening. The evening will be introduced by Ed Wilson, Executive Vice President, Earthwatch Institute. Tristan Bayer will be introduced by Keenan Smart, Head of National Geographic Television and Film's Natural History Unit.
About
Wolfgang and Tristan Bayer
One of the world's foremost wildlife cinematographers, Wolfgang Bayer
has been producing, directing and filming wildlife for more than 25 years.
His credits include a dozen programs for WNET's Nature, three programs
for WGBH's NOVA, and an Emmy Nomination for the National Geographic special
Last Stand in Eden.
Tristan Bayer is a multi-talented director with experience as a producer, cinematographer and editor. His cameraman and sound-recording credits include ABC, NOVA, National Geographic, Turner, and the BBC. More information at www.tristanfilms.com
About
Earthwatch Institute
Founded in 1971 in Boston, Earthwatch
Institute is an international nonprofit organization that engages
people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote
the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment.
Earthwatch affiliate offices are in Oxford, UK; Melbourne, AU; and Tokyo.
About 3,800 members volunteer their time and skills to work with 140 research
scientists each year on Earthwatch-sponsored field research projects in
49 countries. Earthwatch Institute is pleased to be awarded a grant from
the National Geographic Education Foundation to engage K-12 educators
in field work with scientists on geography and conservation research.
About
National Geographic Live!
For more than a century, National Geographic's public presentations have
thrilled and educated audiences with tales of adventure and exploration.
This program of events, National Geographic Live, features more than 150
lectures, film screenings, and concerts attended by more than 60,000 people
every year at the Society's headquarters in Washington, D.C., and also
in Chicago, Seattle, and Minneapolis.
View past winners of the Earthwatch FIlm Award.
Media
Contacts:
Blue Magruder, Earthwatch Institute bmagruder@earthwatch.org
, 800.776.0188 ext 136, or 978-450-1209
Helen Strong, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, envirofilmfest@igc.org,
(202) 342-2564
Rock Wheeler, National Geographic, 202-775-7885, rwheeler@ngs.org.