Giving Nature a Voice, a series of environmental documentaries produced under Environmental Reporting Programme of the Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) has been judged to be one of the top television series produced this year by organisers of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF).
This year’s ZIFF saw a record number of submissions with filmmakers from over 140 countries sending in over 4,000 films across seven categories for consideration by judges. Giving Nature a Voice is one of the nominees in the
TV Series category and will compete for the prize against submissions from seven countries from across Africa and Europe.
Programmes under the series, produced with the help of the Nairobi-based GSMC, have explored some of East Africa’s most critical environmental crises. Broadcast at primetime on Kenya’s NTV over 2017, the series has highlighted how population growth, climate change and illicit activities have put the fate of East Africa’s spectacular environment and wildlife at risk.
The series has aimed to foster public debate and to prompt governments to take action to preserve the region’s unique natural heritage.
Giving Nature a Voice, is run by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Andrew Tkach – formerly Christiane Amanpour’s producer at CNN – and funded by the Sitka Foundation. “If you really want to have an impact, you need to reach people through character and emotion and storytelling,” Mr Tkach said. “The series has aimed to highlight the plight of people whose lives are most dependent on the protection of the environment and we’re honoured to be one of the nominees at this prestigious film festival.”
Festival Director Fabrizio Colombo said: “The sheer number of film submissions for ZIFF 2018 was a surprise…we tried to stick close to our theme for this year, celebrating the courage of many filmmakers who are telling the truth and speaking out for positive change in this world. Surely some films selected will shake the power systems and old mentalities and that is what cinema is all about: challenging perceptions and imagining a different world.”
Giving Nature a Voice, a series of environmental documentaries produced under Environmental Reporting Programme of the Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) has been judged to be one of the top television series produced this year by organisers of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF).
This year’s ZIFF saw a record number of submissions with filmmakers from over 140 countries sending in over 4,000 films across seven categories for consideration by judges. Giving Nature a Voice is one of the nominees in the
TV Series category and will compete for the prize against submissions from seven countries from across Africa and Europe.
Programmes under the series, produced with the help of the Nairobi-based GSMC, have explored some of East Africa’s most critical environmental crises. Broadcast at primetime on Kenya’s NTV over 2017, the series has highlighted how population growth, climate change and illicit activities have put the fate of East Africa’s spectacular environment and wildlife at risk.
The series has aimed to foster public debate and to prompt governments to take action to preserve the region’s unique natural heritage.
Giving Nature a Voice, is run by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Andrew Tkach – formerly Christiane Amanpour’s producer at CNN – and funded by the Sitka Foundation. “If you really want to have an impact, you need to reach people through character and emotion and storytelling,” Mr Tkach said. “The series has aimed to highlight the plight of people whose lives are most dependent on the protection of the environment and we’re honoured to be one of the nominees at this prestigious film festival.”
Festival Director Fabrizio Colombo said: “The sheer number of film submissions for ZIFF 2018 was a surprise…we tried to stick close to our theme for this year, celebrating the courage of many filmmakers who are telling the truth and speaking out for positive change in this world. Surely some films selected will shake the power systems and old mentalities and that is what cinema is all about: challenging perceptions and imagining a different world.”