AWARDS
Best Conservation Film, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, 2015
Top Ten Audience Award, Hot Docs 2015 (3rd place in 210 films)
Special Mention for Best Documentary, CinemAmbiente, Italy 2015
Best of Fest & Best Theatrical Documentary, International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana 2016
Nominated for Best Cinematography in a Feature Documentary, Canadian Screen Awards 2016
Special Jury Award – 2016 “Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature” Environmental Film Festival
Nominated for Best Editing in Feature Documentary, Canadian Cinema Editors Award 2016
Best Environmental Film Prize – Festival del’Oiseauet de la Nature 2016
Carl Nunn Media and Conservation Award – Ontario Nature 2016
Whistleblower Award – Cinema Verde Film Festival 2016
Winner: Pariscience. Biodiversity Award. Prix Buffon Le prix a été remis par le Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, October 2016
Dutch International Science Film Festival . Nominated for NTR Audience Award and the Youth Jury Award, November 2016
CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS 2016 – Toronto, ON CANADA
We are proud to announce that Daniel Grant and Amar Arhab have been nominated for Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary for THE MESSENGER
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HOT DOCS 2015 – Toronto, ON CANADA
VIMEO ON DEMAND AUDIENCE AWARD
May 4, 2015: After the final screening, audience votes were tallied for the Vimeo On Demand Audience Award. THE MESSENGER (D: Su Rynard; Canada, France) placed THIRD. More than 200 films were considered for the award!
“The Messenger is riveting, emotionally engaging, and visually extravagant from the first frame to the last. Up-to-the-minute facts on how birds communicate about environmental change are interwoven with gripping stories about the perils faced every year by these amazing world travelers. This is a must-see movie for anybody who values the natural world or wonders about its relationship to humans.”
-John Fitzpatrick
Executive Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
www.birds.cornell.edu
JACKSON HOLE – WILD LIFE FILM FESTIVAL –Jackson, WY USA
WINNER, BEST CONSERVATION PROGRAM
August 5, 2015: The 2015 submissions included nearly 1,000 category entries, a record number, competing for 23 special awards. This year’s finalists were selected by over 150 international judges who viewed 3200 hours of media.
“Without a doubt, The Messenger is the most outstanding film I’ve seen on birds. The fact that it is so strongly science-based, so emotive in its pitch, so beautiful in its design it captivates me and everyone who has had a chance to see it.”
Steven Price
President, Bird Studies Canada
www.birdscanada.org
Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature Environmental Film Festival 2016 – St. Petersburg, FL, USA
WINNER, SPECIAL JURY AWARD
We are proud to announce that The Messenger is the recipient of the Special Jury Award at the Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature Environmental Film Festival for its compelling message that raises awareness and promotes discussion of matters related to nature, place and the environment.