Challenge, Choice & Promise
Wildlife Film & Conservation in the 21st Century

The Tarkio Retreat - Forging New Partnerships in Media & Conservation

Venue: Montana Island Lodge on Salmon Lake
Co-Sponsored by
Animal Planet
International Programs, The University of Montana
&
The Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center at
The University of Montana
The Center for Environmental Filmmaking at AU
Panthera

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Wild Cat Conservation:  A Blueprint for Wildlife Conservation Worldwide
Keynote:
* IWFF Hero of the Year Award: 
Panthera Founder, Tom Kaplan

* IWFF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient for Wildlife Conservation: Dr. Richard Leakey

* IWFF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient for Marine & Ocean Conservation: Dr. Sylvia Earle

* IWFF Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for Media:  TBA

* Ocean & Marine Conservation:  Voices, Activists, & Films That Take the Message Forward

* The Great International Pitch Fest:
Part I.  Make it Real, Make it Fundable, Make it Wild
Part II.  Distribution, Distribution, Distribution!

* The New Model for Wildlife Conservation & The Critical Role of Wildlife Filmmaking

* 3D, Social Media, The Internet, What’s Next for the Wildlife Film Industry

* Award Winning Public Film Screenings:
Filmmaker & Audience Interaction

* Nightly Parties & the Annual, Traditional Western Barn Dance

* Great Stories Make Great Films:
Writers & the Art & Nature of the Script

* Awards Gala

A Festival To Remember, A Year of Films To Never Forget…
Missoula, Montana 2012
April 28 - May 4 Preview Week
April 28-May 4, Preview Week
May 5-12, Festival Week

IWFF Proudly Supported by International Programs
&
The Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center
The University of Montana

If you are interested in being a panelist or contributing to a seminar, please contact IWFF: iwff@wildlifefilms.org or Festival Director Janet Rose at 406.880.0683