At Wild Talk Africa 2006, the ROSCAR, the bronze Rhino sculpture designed by Mark Coetzee of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife was unveiled at a jubilant finale gala event. This year, in 2007, the ROSCAR Celebratory Awards will be awarded for the first time to filmmakers at a prestigious evening gala event which will be attended by delegates, special guest speakers and the media.

The ROSCAR Celebratory Awards are a celebration of natural history, eco-tourism and cultural filmmaking. The aim of the Awards is to applaud Filmmakers for their hard work and to maximise audience participation and enjoyment. Thus entries to the ROSCAR Celebratory Awards will be made as widely accessible to the public as part of a community outreach programme. The ROSCAR Celebratory Awards should not be seen as a competition whereby Filmmakers compete against each other, but instead a celebration of the contributions being made to the natural history, eco-tourism and cultural industry.

Categories for ROSCAR CELEBRATORY Awards

• The best of the festival
  Sponsored by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
  Awarded to the best entry across all categories. The production is original, attempts to change the perceptions of natural history filmmaking and makes a lasting impression on the audience.
  
  This category cannot be entered - all entries in the categories below will automatically be put forward for this Award
  
   
• The best editing
  Sponsored by e.tv
  Awarded to the production which displays the most creative editing style.
  
  
• The best cinematography
  Sponsored by National Geographic Television
  Awarded to the production which displays the most exceptional camerawork.
  
  
• The best production using innovative technology
  Sponsored by IDC
  Awarded to the production which displays and incorporates a wide variety of creative approaches using new technology.
  
  
• The best wildlife production with a limited budget
  Sponsored by NFVF
  Awarded to the best wildlife production with a budget of less than R6 000 per minute (approximately $800 or £400).
  
  
• The best children's wildlife production
  Sponsored by SABC
  Awarded to the best natural history or environmental production produced for a children’s audience, aged 12 and under, which stimulates an interest in the natural world.
  
  
• The best environmental and conservation/campaign production
  Dedicated to the memory of Rick Lomba
  Awarded to the best production which contributes to the awareness of environmental and conservation issues facing the natural world. The production must convey a conservation message and/or a ‘Call to Action’.
   
• The best eco-tourism, travel and/or culture production
  Sponsored by KZN Tourism
  Awarded to the best production which promotes tourism of a place, town or country through the use of cultural aspects and wildlife.



• The best newcomer
  Sponsored by Animal Planet
  Awarded to a first-time producer (or filmmaker) in the wildlife/natural history filmmaking arena. To qualify as a newcomer, a filmmaker should have only been producing films or documentaries from 2005 onwards.