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"Wildlife Asia is a very exciting initiative... We look forward to working with Wildlife Asia to make the festival a great success!"
- Harriet Nimmo, Chief Executive, Wildscreen International Wildlife and Environmental Film Festival
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"Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival has been supportive of Wildlife Asia's vision from the beginning."
- Lisa Samford, Executive Director, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
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"...Discovery Networks Asia are committed to supporting the event in any way we can."
- Kevin Dickie, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Discovery Channels Asia, Singapore
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"National Geographic has no hesitation in lending our support to the Wildlife Asia Film Festival..."
- Bryan Smith, Executive Vice President - Production, National Geographic Channel Productions, Singapore
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"Asia has a great wealth of natural wonders... and wildlife television is growing enormously in popularity in the region. Wildlife Asia will be a great opportunity to reflect that and encourage further interest in this area... The BBC would be very happy to participate in the festival."
- Neil Nightingale, Head, the BBC Natural History Unit, UK
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"Wildlife Asia would be a very significant event for the industry in the Southern hemisphere... We would be very happy to support such a venture."
- Dione Gilmour, Head, Natural History Unit, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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"We applaud Wildlife Asia's initiative. We are prepared to support it in all the ways we can."
- Neil Harraway, Director of Production, NHNZ, New Zealand
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"...This important initiative is attracting attention across the world as it provides the focus and foundations for growth in environmental awareness throughout the region."
- Joe Yaggi, Co-President (UK), Filmmakers For Conservation
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"This is just what wildlife needs!..."
- Mike H Pandey, Riverbanks Productions, India
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"Wildlife Asia is bringing much needed attention to wildlife and conservation filmmaking in Asia..."
- Caroline Underwood, Producer/Director, CBC, Canada, an award-winning filmmaker and long-term producer/director of "The Nature of Things" with David Suzuki. Caroline is a Founder Member of Filmmakers For Conservation.
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"We believe that Wildlife Asia will succeed in boosting appreciation for our natural environment, not only within the film industry, but also among the general public."
- Howard Shaw, Executive Director, Singapore Environment Council (SEC)
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"It is about time that Asia has a premier festival in recognition of the significance of its rich, diverse heritage."
- Christopher N. Palmer, Producer. Two-time Emmy winner; Oscar nominee. Kennedy Scholar, Harvard University. Founder and Director, American University SOC's Center for Environmental Filmmaking.
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"This showcase of international conservation films and conservationists will become an important avenue for educating the public both in Asia and around the world."
- John F. Calvelli, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Wildlife Conservation Society
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"Wildlife Asia will be a magnificent venue for showcasing and stimulating Asian wildlife film production and for highlighting Asian perspectives on nature. It will play a vital role in boosting appreciation for Asia's rich natural heritage and diverse conservation efforts. We at NHK strongly support Wildlife Asia and look forward to helping it grow."
- Shinichi Murata, Executive Producer, NHK
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"Wildlife Asia is crucial for media development and conservation in Asia."
- Edmund Tee, Publisher, FiNs
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Wildlife Asia attended the Wildscreen Wildlife and Environmental Film Festival in Bristol UK in October 2006.
Here's a selection of responses:
"Wildlife Asia is so exciting! There's a lot of excitement here [at Wildscreen] about Wildlife Asia. We're looking forward to it, I think a lot of people are going to attend it, and it's just a great thing for conservation, for filmmakers and for the world."
- Christopher N. PalmerFounder and Director, American University SOC's Center for Environmental Filmmaking. President, McGillivray Freeman Films Education Foundation. (USA) |
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"I'm really delighted that Wildlife Asia is going to happen. I think it's got a fantastic contribution to make for Asia."
- Jane Krish, Former Executive Director, Wildscreen. (UK)
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"Wildlife Asia is very important for Asian filmmakers to raise awareness of environmental issues in the region.."
- Nanang Sujana, Telepak. (Indonesia) |
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"Of all the places on the planet that we should be looking at in terms of man and nature, probably South-East Asia is the most important to try and do something about because of the speed of change, and the scale of change - and usually it's nature that suffers. We need to talk about this, to make films about this and we need to reach children particularly. I think Wildlife Asia will really help address this, but it has to be quick, it's quite urgent, and I hope everyone will support it."
- Richard Brock, Founder - the Brock Initiative. Former BBC Producer - Life on Earth, The Living Planet. (UK)
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"Wildlife Asia is essential to giving Asian filmmakers a voice."
- Sandesh Kadur, Gorgas Science Foundation. (USA/India) |
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