Source: S&TA
The Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA), a leading environmental charity, invites entries from film-makers whose original videos highlight the wildlife, the beauty and the threats to the UK’s freshwater world.
Open to all British residents of any age, amateur or professional, entries will be judged by a distinguished panel of film-makers and conservationists which includes wildlife film-maker Charlie Hamilton James; Paul Reddish, producer of many films for the BBC who also runs the post graduate Wildlife Film-making course at Salford; veteran producer and cameraman Hugh Miles and Paul Knight, CEO of the S&TA.
Entries will be judged on the message told, the quality of the story telling, the photography and sound. Creative freedom is encouraged in both narrative and directing, so stories could even be told using still photographs or be in black and white. Inspiring action by telling a good story is the key.
All entries will be showcased on the S&TA website, and the winner will receive £2,000. The closing date for entries is 31 July 2015.
Paul Knight, CEO of the S&TA, sponsors of this Award, explained:
“Never has there been more pressure on our freshwater and marine environments, and yet, because this is an ‘invisible world’, it does not receive the attention it deserves. The Award aims to highlight this, as well as underpin our position as a pro-active, campaigning environmental charity.”
Full details of how to enter, rules and entry requirements can be found on the Salmon & Trout Association website HERE
‘The Invisible World’ judges are:
Charlie Hamilton James
Charlie is a photographer, television cameraman and presenter, specialising in wildlife subjects. He started his career at 16, working on David Attenborough’s ‘The Trials of Life’. He was Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 91/92. His work has since been commissioned by National Georgraphic Magazine, the BBC’s ‘Springwatch’ / ‘Autumnwatch’ shows and ‘The Natural World’, and he now works primarily with his wife, Philippa Forrester. His latest television series ‘I Bought a Rainforest’ has just been screened on the BBC.
Paul Reddish
Paul is a longstanding award winning producer of natural history films who has worked extensively with the BBC and independent production companies. His CV as producer / director / writer of wildlife films runs over two pages, with latest TV work including ‘Hummingbirds Jewelled Messengers’ (2012 – producer), and five-part series, ‘Brasil – A Natural History’. He is a Wye and Usk Foundation Approved Flyfishing guide, with his own company, Free Spirit Flyfishing, based on the Wye in Hereford. In addition to this, Paul teaches the postgraduate wildlife documentary course at the University of Salford.
Hugh Miles
An award-winning cinematographer, Hugh likes to be involved in as many aspects of the filmmaking process as possible, even appearing in front of the camera to help the audience get closer to the experience of actually being out on location. Passionate about conservation from an early age, and inspired by wildlife film-makers, he has worked on dozens of wildlife series, many with David Attenborough. He was the director / producer of the TV angling classic series ‘A Passion for Angling’.
Paul Knight
Has been CEO of the Salmon & Trout Association since 2001. During that time he has overseen and directed huge changes within the Association, the most recent being its transformation to a charity. He has had a lifelong passion for fisheries and their conservation, and has written widely on the subject, most recently co-authoring ‘Britain’s Game Fishes’ with Dr. Mark Everard.
