ROSCAR Awards

In a celebration of natural history, eco-tourism and cultural filmmaking, the ROSCAR Awards will be awarded to filmmakers at a prestigious gala event during the Durban Wild Talk Africa Film Festival and Conference.

The Call for Entries is now open.

To read the Entry Rules, click here.

To download the Entry Form, click here.

Categories for ROSCAR CELEBRATORY Awards

• The best of the festival
  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
  Awarded to the production which displays the most creative editing style.
  
  
• The best cinematography
  Awarded to the production which displays the most exceptional camerawork.
  
  
• The best wildlife production with a limited budget
  Awarded to the best production with a budget of less than R5 000 per minute (approximately $650 or £330 per minute).
  
  
• The best children's wildlife production
  Awarded to the best natural history production produced for a children’s audience, aged 12 and under, which stimulates an interest in the natural world. This category is judged by school children.
  
  
• 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
  Awarded to the best production which promotes tourism of a place, town or country through the use of cultural aspects and wildlife.

 
• The best use of music in a natural history production
  Awarded to the production which has the best original music score.
   
• The best script for a natural history production
  Awarded to the production which, through the use of original storytelling, creates a captivating script.
   
• The best series in natural history
  Awarded to the best series with a natural history theme. For this Award the 3 episodes of your choice are entered.
   
• The best sound design for a natural history production
  Awarded to the production which, through the creative combination of production mixing, sound editing and post-production mixing, displays an inventive use of sound.
  
  
• The best newcomer
  Awarded to a first-time producer (or filmmaker) in the natural history filmmaking arena. To qualify as a newcomer, a filmmaker should have only been producing films or documentaries from January 2007 onwards.

• Outstanding achievement for African wildlife filmmaker
  The production shows the unique relationship between Africa’s people and animals.  This category can only be entered by a national of an African country.

• Judge’s choice Award
  Awarded to the production which impressed the Judges, however it did not win any Award. This category cannot be entered - all entries into the ROSCAR Awards will  qualify for this Award.

* Natural History encompasses wildlife, a natural habitat, ecology, travel, culture or humankind’s relationship with the natural environment and with animals.