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Vaasa Wildlife Festival

Vaasa Wildlife Festival is an international nature film festival organized in Vaasa since 2002. The Festival's themes are related to climate change, people's relationship with Nature and conservation. The 11th festival edition celebrates also the festival's 20 years anniversary. Festival dates: 28/09/ - 02/10/2022.

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Official Selection-List of Films 2022 LIST OF FINALISTS 2022 Festival week program (28 September -2 October) Award Winners 2022
Free of charge

Program at Culture House Fanny

Wed. 28/9/- Sun. 2/10/

Kulttuuritalo Fanny (Kirkkopuistikko 34)

FILMS Program
Library building
Free of charge

Program at Drama Hall

Wed. 28/9/- Sun. 2/10/

Vaasa City Library, (Kirjastonkatu 13)

FILMS Program
Free of charge

Program at Adult Education Centre Alma (Auditorium)

Wed. 28/9/- Sun. 2/10/

Vaasan kansalaisopisto Alma, Raastuvankatu 31

FILMS Program
Free of charge

Program@Ritz Theatre: Winner Films (part)

Sun. 2/10/2022 (14:00-16.00)

RITZ Theatre, (Kirkkopuistikko 22)

Ohjelma on tulosa

Results of the International Film Competition in 2022

List of Winners 2022
Free of charge

THANASIS PANOU: CHROMA & LOGOS

28/9/-10/10/2022

Culture House Fanny (Kirkkopuistikko 34)

The festival received 1,203 entries from 98 countries Call of Entries closed on March 31st. Sincere Thanks to all our Submitters!

DAY CRUISE TO SWEDEN (Vaasa-Umeå-Vaasa)

Fri. 30 September (07-16)

Botnia Aurora Ferry

Wasaline
Free of charge

“METSÄ” concert by Wasa Sinfonietta

Sunday 2.10.2022 (12-13)

RITZ Theatre, (Kirkkopuistikko 22)

See "Metsä" Demo
Ruusuja

Partners

Aaltoja ja kiviä Merenkurkun saaristossa.

Vaasa Wildlife

Nature Film Festival Vaasa Wildlife has been organized in Vaasa every two years since 2002 and it's concept includes an international film competition. During the festival years we have screened over 1300 nature films from 100 countries. In September 2022 the festival will celebrate its 20 years. Festival dates: 28 September - 2 October 2022.

Contact:

Ilias Missyris
Culture Coordinator
tf. +358 400 800 302
ilias.missyris(at)vaasa.fi

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Had an great time during this weekend attending NATOURALE 22 festival, so great to meet our festival partners who did a fantastic job and all friends and colleagues who have attended Vaasa Wildlife Festival in September and they were to seven awards! 👏👌🤩🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🙏💚🎊 Congratulations and sincere thanks to Andreas Ewels and the entire festival Team for their warm hospitality and for all they’ve done to make us all feel home during the festival weekend!
04.12.2022 - 11:38

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A very promising festival experience in Wiesbaden, Germany this weekend, attending the NATOURALE 22, a pioneering film festival that brings together Nature Conservation with Tourism and sustainability! We had an awesome co-operation together during the last five year and we wish them best of success 🎬🌎🎞️🌿💚
02.12.2022 - 02:13

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And here’s some of our fresh November news..💌📦📦 📦 🏆 🏆 🏆…😅, with more joy of sucess🤩🎊 this time to be sent by post to all our festival winners. It took some time to plan the operation, as we live in unpresidented times and for that we wanted to make as sure as posible that all our packets, will reach their destinations and their recipients🧡👌🏡 🙏🧡 Thanks to the efforts of our Team especially Noushin we had a great start this week,so that next week our first glory🎁packets will start their journeys throughout the length and breadth of our planet.🗺 So, fingers crossed and..Way to go…🤞🎁
20.11.2022 - 11:38

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🎞🛤🏆📜🎊Festival follow up A short clip here with from our follow up action in Greece in October, sharing the joy of success and handing the awards to the directors of the films “The Chords of South” in Volos and “Μy Name is Blue” in Athens. Congratulations and many many thanks 🙏 🙏 for and to Nickolas Tsiamantanis and Vicky Markolefa for the great hospitality and the joyful times together in 🇬🇷☀️🔋💚
20.11.2022 - 07:51

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🎉 CONGRATS! 🎉 Here we are sharing the winners for the Video Art & Experimental Film, and Underwater Film categories!   🎨 Video Art & Experimental Film Winner: “Flow – An Ode to Nature” directed by Suzanne van Leendert   2) “Fire in the Lake” directed by Eleni Mylonas   3) “Lost and Found” directed by Pat Boran   Honourable Mentions: “World’s Fire” directed by Ville Niemi   “Saltare Vitam” directed by Fanfy Francoise Garcia & Rachel Guénon   “Blue Aeolian” directed by Marisa Cecchetti   “Connecting… A Dance Documentary” directed by Tuulia Soininen     🌊 Underwater Film Winner: “Man Made Paradises – The Coral Saviours of the Caribbean” directed by Florian Guthnecht   2) “The Beach – Wildlife Around the Parasol” directed by Annette & Klaus Scheurich   3) “My Name is Blue” directed by Bastian Fischer & Vicky Markolefa.   Honourable Mentions: “Fish with Superpowers – The Clownfish and the Shark” directed by Hendrik & Claudian Schmitt     🌍 See the full list of winners here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2MP0qAQCn2FVllqS5WjMNsAV0yhYBC2/view   #Vaasawildlifefestival #Vaasa #Vasa #Wildlifefestival #Film #Filmfestival #Festival #Documentray #Videoart&experimental #Underwater #Flowanodetonature #Fireinthelake #Lostandfound #Worldsfire #Saltarevitam #Blueaeolian #Connectingadancedocumentary #Manmadeparadises #Thebeach #Mynameisblue #Fishwithsuperpowers
04.10.2022 - 11:20

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🎉 CONGRATS! 🎉 Here we are sharing the winners for the Science Film, Short Film, and Jury’s Special Award Film categories!   ⚗ Science Film Winner: “The Insect Rescuers” directed by Andreas Ewels   2) “Gift of the Glaciers” directed by Heiko de Groot   3) “The Antikythera Mechanism – Narrations” directed by Nikos Papakostas   Honourable Mentions: “Banquet of the Beasts” directed by Daniela Pulverer & Boris Raim     🍀 Short Film Winner: “Spider Monkey for Sale” directed by Michael Sanderson & Ana Luisa Santos   2) “Gorilla Trekking Film – Uganda” directed by Allison Carden Hanes   3) “Mutinda” directed by Ryan Wilkes   Honourable Mentions: “Web of Love” directed by Andrew Salter   “Gaïa” directed by Mazimilien Saint-Cast & Gaël Cathala     🔥 Jury’s Special Award Film Winner: “The Birds of Winter” directed by Carlos Pérez Romero   2) “Hot Money” directed by Susan Kucera   3) “Tracing the Water in Troas” Directed by Felat Erkozan     🌍 See the full list of winners here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2MP0qAQCn2FVllqS5WjMNsAV0yhYBC2/view   #Vaasawildlifefestival #Vaasa #Vasa #Wildlifefestival #Film #Filmfestival #Festival #Documentray #Science #Shortfilm #Jurysspecialaward #Theinsectrescuers #Giftoftheglaciers #Theantikytheramechanism #Banquetofthebeasts #Spidermonkeyforsale #Gorillatrekkingfilmuganda #Mutinda #Weboflove #Gaïa #Thebirdsofwinter #Hotmoney #Tracingthewaterintroas
04.10.2022 - 11:16

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🎉 CONGRATS! 🎉 Here we are sharing the winners for the Natural History Feature Film, and the Natural History Documentary/Independent Film categories!   🐴 Natural History Feature Film Winner: “Wild Horses – A Tale from Puszta” directed by Zoltan Török   2) “Ode to Nature” directed by Jan Haft   3) “The Magical Four” directed by Annette Scheurich, Alexandra Sailer, Steffen Sailer & Klaus Scheurich   Honourable Mentions: “Taoro Valley – A Story of Survival” directed by Domingo Damián Ojeda     🐵 Natural History Documentary/Independent Film Winner: “The Lost Kings of Bioko” directed by Oliver Goetzl   2) “Pantanal – Brazil’s Natural Miracle” directed by Christoph & Almut Hauschild   3) “Thailand’s Wild Cats” directed by Peter T. Lamberti   Honourable Mentions: “The Otter, A Legend Returns” directed by Hilco Jansma   “Hamsters – Hidden Heroes in the Fields” directed by Uwe Müller   “Wildlife, Rebirth in the Old Mine” directed by Javier Ortega Martinez   “Superbirds – the Secret Life of Tits” directed by Yann Sochaczewski & Marlen Hundertmark   “Germany’s New Wilderness” directed by Dr. Heribert Schöller     🌍 See the full list of winners here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2MP0qAQCn2FVllqS5WjMNsAV0yhYBC2/view   #Vaasawildlifefestival #Vaasa #Vasa #Wildlifefestival #Film #Filmfestival #Festival #Documentray #Naturalhistory #Wildhorses #Odetonature #Themagicalfour #Taorovalley #Thelostkingsofbioko #Pantanalbrazilsnaturalmiracle #Thailandswildcats #Theotter #Hamstershiddenherosinthefields #Wildliferebirthintheoldmine #Superbirds #Germanysnewwilderness
04.10.2022 - 11:10

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🎉 CONGRATS! 🎉 Here we are sharing the winners for the Human Health Feature Film, Human Health Documentary/Independent Film, and Climate Change Film categories!   💉 Human Health Feature Film Winner: “Liberty” directed by Phil de Witte   2) “Chemical BROS.” directed by Massimiliano Mazzotta 3) “I was not Born for War” directed by Vladyslav Robski   Honourable Mentions: “The Long Rider” directed by Sean Cisterna     🔬Human Health Documentary/Independent Film Winner: “World of Viruses” directed by Andreas Ewels   2) “The Singing Planet” directed by Liz McKenzie 3) “Iyeza Medicine Biopiracy” directed by Sibongile L. Nene   Honourable Mentions: “My Gut Feeling” directed by Claudia Marquis “Hug 65+” directed by Zenia Tsilochristou     🌻Climate Change Film Winner: “Be Water – Andes to Amazonia” directed by Julia Blagny   2) “It’s Bean too Hot” directed by Hedvika Michnová 3) “One Word” directed by Viviana Uriona   Honourable Mentions: “Tracing the Water in Troas” directed by Felat Erkozan “Pepperwood: Rising from the Ashes” directed by Ian Nelson     🌍 See the full list of winners here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2MP0qAQCn2FVllqS5WjMNsAV0yhYBC2/view   #Vaasawildlifefestival #Vaasa #Vasa #Wildlifefestival #Film #Filmfestival #Festival #Documentray #Humanhealth #Climatechange #Liberty #Chemicalbros #Iwasnotbornforwar #Thelongrider #Worldofviruses #Thesingingplanet #Iyezamedicinebiopiracy #Mygutfeeling #Hug65+ #Bewater #Itsbeantoohot #Oneword #Tracingthewaterintroas #Pepperwood
04.10.2022 - 11:05

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🎉 CONGRATS! 🎉 Here we are sharing the winners for the Energy & Sustainability Feature Film, Energy & Sustainability Documentary/Independent Film, and Nordic Nature Film categories!   ⚡ Energy & Sustainability Feature Film Winner: “Earth: Muted” directed by Mikael Kristersson, Åsa Ekman & Oscar Hedin   2) “Devil put the Coal in the Ground” directed by Peter Hushison & Lucas Sabean 3) “The Chords of the South” directed by Nickolas Tsiamantanis     🏕 Energy & Sustainability Documentary/Independent Film Winner: “Slow Travel, Fast Tourism” directed by Andreas Ewels & Nera Smiljanic   2) “Building a Tower to Frame Plastic Waste” directed by Sari Nordman 3) “La Lixeira (the dump)” directed by Guido Galante & Antonia Notarangelo   Honourable Mentions: “Pure Gold, Dark Mine” directed by Pietro Pellizzieri “Smart Kheti” directed by Subroto Mazumder “A Fistful of Rubbish” directed by David Regos     ❄ Nordic Nature Film Winner: “A Young Crane’s Long Journey” directed by Jouni Hiltunen   2) “The Wise Animal” directed by Ari Häkkinen 3) “Kingdom of the Fish” directed by Martin Falklind, Björn Tjärnberg, & Maria Ålander   Honourable Mentions: “Matsalu Moose – Wild Giants of the Baltics” directed by Annette Scheurich & Joosep Matjus “Magical Iceland” directed by Jan Haft     🌍 See the full list of winners here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2MP0qAQCn2FVllqS5WjMNsAV0yhYBC2/view   #Vaasawildlifefestival #Vaasa #Vasa #Wildlifefestival #Film #Filmfestival #Festival #Documentray #Energy&sustainability #Nordicnature #Earthmuted #Devilputthecoalintheground #Thechordsofsouth #Slowtravelfasttourism #Buildingatowertoframeplasticwaste #LaLixeirathedump #Puregolddarkmine #Smartkheti #Afistfulofrubbish #Ayoungcraneslongjourney #Thewiseanimal #Kingdomofthefish #Matsalumoose #Magicaliceland
04.10.2022 - 10:59

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🎉 CONGRATS! 🎉 Here we are sharing the winners for the Environment & Conservation Feature Film, and the Environment & Conservation Documentary/Independent Film categories!   🦋 Environment & Conservation Feature Film Winner: “Houbara” directed by Fathollah Amiri & Nima Asgari   2) “The Red Line” directed by Karin de Miguel 3) “Part of the Park” directed by Isabelle Groc & Mike McKinlay     🌲 Environment & Conservation Documentary/Independent Film Winner: “Unequal Brothers” directed by Dr. Heribert Schöller   2) “Animals at the Borders” directed by Cornelia Volk 3) “12th Hour” directed by Susan Kucera   Honourable Mentions: “Aravali, The Lost Mountains” directed by Jigar Madanlal Nagda “The Heart of the Elephant” directed by Peter Lamberti “Trawl” directed by Edalatpanah Hojat “Gonarezhou” directed by Joanna Craig & Buck O’Donoghue “Mamody” directed by Cyrille Cornu     🌍 See the full list of winners here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2MP0qAQCn2FVllqS5WjMNsAV0yhYBC2/view   #Vaasawildlifefestival #Vaasa #Vasa #Wildlifefestival #Film #Filmfestival #Festival #Documentray #Environment&conservation #Houbara #Theredline #Partofthepack #Unequalbrothers #AnimalsattheBorders #12thhour #Aravalithelostmountains #Theheartoftheelephant #Trawl #Gonarezhou #Mamody
04.10.2022 - 10:52

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