August 24, 2022; Arlington, VA – The Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in nature, science and conservation storytelling. This year PBS programming comprised19 of the 85 finalists, including all three finalists for Cinematography—Long Form, in addition to two Special Jury Recognitions. All finalists were picked from over 350 films and 600 category entries.
A distinguished panel of judges from around the globe will select the 2022 Jackson Wild Media Award Winners to be announced during the Grand Teton Awards Gala on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at the Jackson Wild Summit in Burgenland, Austria.
PBS congratulates all finalists!
Adaptation “Coral Reefs of Vanuatu”
Content Category: Changing Planet – Short Form
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston “Death Valley: Life Blooms”
Program Category: On Screen Personality
The Green Planet
Program Category: Limited Series
The Green Planet “Human Worlds”
Content Category: Human Planet – Long Form
The Green Planet “Tropical Worlds”
Craft Category: Cinematography- Long Form
Craft Category: Writing
The Green Planet “Water Worlds”
Craft Category: Original Music Score
PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS
The Secret Islands of the Everglades
Content Category: Ecosystem– Short Form
Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to Beavers!
Content Category: Ecosystem – Short Form
Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest and the Secrets it Holds
Content Category: Conservation - Short Form
Deep Look: Barnacles Go To Unbelievable Lengths to Hook Up (KQED and PBSDS)
Program Category: Micro-Movie
Deep Look: SIlkworms Spin Cocoons That Spell Their Own Doom (KQED and PBSDS)
Program Category: Micro-Movie
NATURE
My Garden of a Thousand Bees
Content Category: Animal Behavior – Long Form
Craft Category: Cinematography- Long Form
Special Jury Recognition: Impact Campaign
Program Category: On Screen Personality
The Elephant and the Termite
Craft Category: Cinematography- Long Form
Craft Category: Writing
Hippo King
Special Jury Recognition: Innovation in Green Production
NOVA
Artic Drift
Content Category: Changing Planet – Long Form
Secrets in the Scat
Craft Category: Writing