Kick-off Announcement: 1st International Bat Film Festival
Event: 1st Annual International Bat Film Festival (IBFF) & Awards - 2011
Sponsors: Consortium of US Bat Wildlife Rehabilitators
* additional details to follow
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Time: 9AM to 10PM
Location: Explorer’s Club NYC
Email: batfilmfest@gmail.com or batinfo@batfilmfest.comAwards from the prestigious Explorers Club will be given to entries in the following categories:
- Best bat short
- Best bat student film
- Best bat Internet-only film (YouTube, etc.)
- Best bat scientific filmBest bat animated film/short
- Best bat documentary
- Best bat in captivity film (zoo, USFWA, wildlife rehabilitator)
- Best bat love story
Film Festival Purpose: Raise awareness of the benefits and details of bats in a fun, campy, scientific and unusual way, recognize film makers who achieve best-in-class in key categories, engage the press and honor achievements of individuals. The purpose of raising awareness is ultimate survival of bats in North America. According to the USFWS, 9 bat species are expected to become extinct within 10 years in North America. Millions of bats from Maine to Virginia have died and White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is moving to all 50 States & Canada despite the best effort of scientists and the USFWS.
