“Wings, Sand & Song” Wins Honorable Mention
Documentary Film “Wings, Sand & Song: Presque Isle’s Habitat” Is Awarded Honorable Mention
in Natural Sound at International Wildlife Film Festival
The International Wildlife Film Festival is the “Sundance” of the wildlife filmmaking industry. The festival is the oldest of its kind in the world—first started in 1977. IWFF upholds the highest industry standards in both ethics and science communication. It is a gathering place for industry professionals and amateurs, hosts extensive community programming, and is an awe inspiring week long event in Missoula, Montana.
“Wings, Sand & Song” does not fit into the traditional story-telling mode of wildlife filmmaking—but is rather a field guide to the best birding spots at Presque Isle State Park. Despite this, and competing against Discovery, National Geographic, BBC, Disney Nature, and other various heavy hitters in the industry, “Wings” came out with a unique award: Honorable Mention in Natural Sound. This is quite an accomplishment, for sound is most often overlooked in natural history film production. Recording natural sound is increasingly difficult—often with unwanted sounds from over two miles away encroaching into your soundtrack.
Moonfire Film Productions is a six-time award winning science and wildlife documentary film production company. As our company grows and we produce films for the Big Green Screen Theatre, I’m sure this will not be our last! Thank you for making “Wings” a reality, and for believing in Ben and me. For more information about our current production, please visit our website: www.moonfirefilms.com
Tracy A. Graziano
MFA Science & Natural History Filmmaking
BS Environmental Science – Biology
BA Applied Media Arts – Cinematography
Moonfire Film Productions
