WHITE WOLVES – GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC (2018)
has been 141 times finalist at international film festivals and received 267 awards, special mentions or nominations:
1. T-Film Ostrava, May 2018, Czech Republic
(1. Honorable Mention of the Jury)
2. Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, June 2018, India
(2. Best Film on Nature, 3. Best Cinematography, 4. Best Editor, 5. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Direction)
3. Canadian Diversity Film Festival, June 2018, Canada
(6. Best Nature/Wildlife Documentary)
4. European Cinematography Awards, June 2018, Poland
(7. Best Documentary Film, 8. Best Nature/Travel Film)
5. NaturVision, International Nature and Wildlife Film Festival, July 2018, Germany
(9. German Wildlife Film Award)
6. Trofeo Stambecco D’oro – Gran Paradiso International Nature Film Festival, July 2018, Italy
(10. Honorable Mention of the Jury)
7. Animal Behavior Society Film Festival, August 2018, U.S.A.
(11. Best of Festival)
8. Accolade Global Film Competition, August 2018, U.S.A.
(12. Award of Excellence Special Mention: Nature/Environment/Wildlife, 13. Award of Excellence: Direction, 14. Award of Excellence: Editing, 15. Award of Excellence: Cinematography)
9. WIIFF – Wolves Independent International Film Festival, August 2018, Lithuania
(16. Petras Abukevičius Award)
10. Oniros Film Awards, August 2018, Italy
(17. Best Nature Film, 18. Best Director, 19. Best Natural Scenography, 20. Nomination for Best Documentary, 21. Nomination for Best Cinematography, 22. Nomination for Best Editing)
11. Green Screen, International Wildlife Film Festival, September 2018, Germany
(23. Best of Festival, 24. Nomination for Best Camera)
12. Matsalu Nature Film Festival, September 2018, Estonia
(25. 1st Prize – Best Film in Category Nature, 26. Nomination for Best Camera in Category Nature)
13. Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, September 2018, France
(27. Silver Dolphin Award in Category Nature, Environment & Ecology)
14. Wildlife Vaasa, September 2018, Finland
(28. The Jury’s Special Award)
15. Darßer Naturfilmfestival, October 2018, Germany
(29. Deutscher Naturfilmpreis – Jurypreis für hervorragende Leistungen: Beste Story)
16. Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, October 2018, Austria
(30. Grand Prize of the City of Innsbruck – Documentaries Nature)
17. Ekofilm, October 2018, Czech Republic
(31. Best Film in Category Central European Films)
18. China International Green Film Week, October 2018, China
(32. Best Documentary Film of Species Award, 33. Nomination for Best Documentary Film Award, 34. Nomination for Best Cinematography of Documentary Film Award)
19. Festival International Nature Namur, October 2018, Belgium
(35. Nomination for Grand Prix)
20. GNG Green Earth Film Festival, October 2018, U.S.A.
(36. Best Feature Award)
21. WCFF – New York Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, October 2018, U.S.A.
(37. Best Education Film)
22. Festival de Ménigoute, October / November 2018, France
(38. Prix Paysages)
23. Sondrio Festival, International Documentary Film Festival on Parks, November 2018, Italy
(39. “Achille Berbenni” Audience Jury Award, 40. Nomination for 1st Prize: “Town of Sondrio”, 41. Nomination for “Stelvio National Park” Award)
24. WIFF – Woodpecker International Film Festival, November 2018, India
(42. Best Film International – Forest & Wildlife)
25. Natourale – NTFF Nature & Tourism Film Festival, November / December 2018, Germany
(43. Best Director)
26. Arctic Open – Arctic Countries Film Festival, December 2018, Russia
(44. Best Documentary Film Director, 45. The ‘Arctic As It Is’ Special Award established by the Russian Arctic National Park)
27. Best Shorts Competition, December 2018, U.S.A.
(46. Best of Show)
28. Fifale Rabat, Festival International du Film Animalier et de l’Environnement, December 2018, Morocco
(47. Cigogne D’or – Best Of Festival)
29. Cult Critic Movie Awards, December 2018, India
(48. Best Film on Nature, 49. Best Cinematography, 50. Best Editor, 51. Best Sound Design)
30. Golden Fox Awards, January 2019, India
(52. Nomination for Best Film on Nature, 53. Nomination for Best Direction, 54. Nomination for Best Editor, 55. Nomination for Best Cinematography)
31. Impact DOCS Awards, January 2019, U.S.A.
(56. Award of Excellence Special Mention: Documentary Feature, 57. Award of Excellence: Nature/Environment/Wildlife, 58. Award of Excellence: Direction, 59. Award of Excellence: Editing, 60. Award of Excellence: Cinematography)
32. Accolade Global Film Competition – 2018 Humanitarian Award, February 2019, U.S.A.
(61. Humanitarian Outstanding Achievement)
33. tiNai Ecofilm Festival, March 2019, India
(62. TEFF Foreign Feature Ecodocumentary – Runner up)
34. F.I.F.A. Albert, March 2019, France
(63. Special Award for Best Screenplay)
35. NatureTrack Film Festival, March 2019, U.S.A.
(64. Best in Festival – Scenic Feature Film, 65. Audience Favorite Award)
36. A Show For A Change Film Festival, March 2019, U.S.A.
(66. Cinematography Award)
37. Television & Film Awards / New York Festivals, April 2019, U.S.A.
(67. Gold World Medal – Nature and Wildlife)
38. World Fest Houston, April 2019, U.S.A.
(68. Special Jury Remi – Nature and Wildlife)
39. Caorle Film Festival, May 2019, Italy
(69. Best Editing)
40. Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, May 2019, Portugal
(70. Best of Festival – Arrábida Grand Prize, 71. 1st Prize in Category Nature and Wildlife, 72. Best Director/Direction, 73. Best Cinematography, 74. Best Script/Screenplay, 75. Best Music, 76. Best Soundtrack)
41. MWIFF – Mahul Woods International Film Festival, June 2019, India
(77. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Documentary Films, 78. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Films on Nature/Environment/Wildlife, 79. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Cinematography, 80. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Editing, 81. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Sound Designing, 82. Critics Choice Award in Category Filmscore – Soundtrack)
42. Docs Without Borders Film Festival, June 2019, U.S.A.
(83. Award of Outstanding Excellence: Wildlife/Nature/Animals, 84. Outstanding Excellence Award for Cinematography, 85. Excellence Award for Direction, 86. Excellence Award for Editing, 87. Excellence Award for Original Score)
43. Virgin Spring Cinefest, June 2019, India
(88. Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife: Gold Award, 89. Best Narrative Feature: Gold Award, 90. Best Cinematography: Gold Award, 91. Best Editing: Gold Award, 92. Best Sound Design: Gold Award, 93. Producer: Silver Award, 94. Director: Silver Award, 95. Music Score: Silver Award)
44. Tagore International Film Festival, June 2019, India
(96. Outstanding Achievement Award – Category Documentary Films, 97. Outstanding Achievement Award – Category Films on Nature/Environment/Wildlife, 98. Outstanding Achievement Award – Category Cinematography, 99. Outstanding Achievement Award – Category Editing, 100. Outstanding Achievement Award – Category Sound Designing, 101. Critics Choice Award Category Filmscore/Soundtrack)
45. Tulum World Environment Film Festival, July 2019, Mexico
(102. Best Feature Film on Ocean and Wildlife Conservation, 103. Best Writer)
46. Druk International Film Festival, July 2019, Bhutan
(104. Best Sound Designing, 105. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Documentary Films, 106. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife, 107. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Cinematography, 108. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Editing, 109. Outstanding Achievement Award in Category Filmscore – Soundtrack)
47. Maykop International Film Festival, July 2019, Russia
(110. Best Nature Film)
48. IndieFEST Film Awards, August 2019, U.S.A.
(111. Award of Excellence Special Mention: Nature/Environment/Wildlife)
49. Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards, LAIFFA, August 2019, U.S.A.
(112. Best Picture, 113. Best Cinematography, 114. Best Editing, 115. Best Original Music Score)
50. Feodosiya International Film Festival, August 2019, Russia
(116. Best Nature Film)
51. Ireland Wildlife Film Festival, September 2019, Ireland
(117. Special Mention, 118. Nomination Best Feature Film)
52. Jean Luc Godard Awards, October 2019, India
(119. Nomination in Category Films on Nature/Environment/Wildlife, 120. Nomination in Category Cinematography, 121. Nomination in Category Editing, 122. Nomination in Category Sound Design)
53. GFN, Green Film Network Award 2019
(123. Nomination for Best Feature Film)
54. Golden Galaxy Awards, December 2019, India
(124. Nomination for Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife, 125. Nomination for Best Director, 126. Nomination for Best Producer, 127. Nomination for Best Cinematography, 128. Nomination for Best Editing, 129. Nomination for Best Music Score, 130. Nomination for Best Sound Design, 131. Nomination for Best Narrative Feature)
55. New York Cinematography Awards, December 2020, U.S.A.
(132. Best Nature/Travel Film, 133. Best Documentary Cinematography, 134. Best Editing)
56. Vegas Movie Awards, April 2020, U.S.A.
(135. Best Sound Design – Award of Excellence, 136. Best Editing – Award of Prestige, 137. Best Cinematography – Honorable Mention, 138. Nomination Best 6 – Best Documentary Feature, 139. Nomination Best 6 – Best Director, 140. Nomination Best 6 – Best Original Score, 141. Nomination Best 15 – Best Film of the Month)
57. #GPFFATHOME – Gran Paradiso International Nature Film Festival, April 2020, Italy
(142. Junior Golden Marmot – Award of the Young Jury, 143. 2nd Place Senior Golden Marmot)
58. WorldMediaFestival – Television & Corporate Media Awards, May 2020, Germany
(144. Grand Prix – Best of Festival, 145. Grand Award – Documentaries, 146. Intermedia Globe Gold Award – Category Documentaries: Nature and Wildlife)
59. Košice International Monthly Film Festival, May 2020, Slovakia
(147. Best Feature Documentary, 148. Best Editing, 149. Honorable Mention Cinematographer)
60. Prague International Monthly Film Festival, May 2020, Czech Republic
(150. 2nd Best Feature Documentary, 151. Best Sound Design, 152. Honorable Mention Cinematography)
61. Eastern Europe International Movie Awards, May 2020, Turkey
(153. Platinum Award Winner: Best Documentary Feature Film, 154. Platinum Award Winner: Best Sound Design)
62. Best Film Awards / London Director Awards, August 2020, United Kingdom
(155. Best Director Feature Documentary)
63. Zagreb Tourfilm Festival , October 2020, Croatia
(156. Best Documentary – First Place)
64. Spotlight Documentary Film Awards, January 2021, U.S.A.
(157. Spotlight Gold Award)
65. Nature Without Borders International Film Festival, June 2021, U.S.A.
(158. Outstanding Excellence in Category Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, 159. Excellence in Category Original Score, 160. Excellence in Category Sound Editing, 161. Excellence in Category Editing, 162. Excellence in Category Direction, 163. Excellence in Category Cinematography)
66. RED Movie Awards, June 2021, France
(164. Best Documentary, 165. Best Director)
67. Swedish International Film Festival (SIFF), May/June 2021, Sweden
(166. Outstanding Achievement in Category Documentary [Short])
68. Kalakari Film Festival, March 2022, India
(167. Best Cinematography, 168. Best Short Film On Nature)
69. Something Wicked Film Festival, March 2022, U.S.A.
(169. Best Editing of a Feature Documentary, 170. Nomination for Best Direction of a Feature Documentary, 171. Nomination for Best Use of Music/Musical Score in a Feature Film)
70. Europa Film Festival, March 2022, Spain
(172. Best Nature Doc)
71. Cannes World Film Festival, April 2022, France
(173. Best Documentary Feature, 174. Best Director Documentary Feature, 175. Best Nature/Wildlife Film, 176. Best Cinematography, 177. Best Soundtrack)
72. Lonely Wolf International Film Festival London, April/May 2022, United Kingdom
(178. Best Nature Documentary, 179. Nomination Best Cinematography)
73. International Motion Picture Awards – IMPA, May 2022, Canada
(180. Best Documentary {over 40 min})
74. Serbian International Monthly Film Carnival, May 2022, Serbia
(181. Best Film on Nature, 182. Best Director, 183. Best Editing)
75. Travel Fest Albania, July 2022, Albania
(184. Best of Festival, 185. Best Film in Category Nature & Wildlife, 186. Best Editor)
76. Snow Leopard International Film Festival – SLIFF, August/September 2022, Spain
(187. Best Educational Film, 188. Best Editing, 189. Honorable Mention – Best Cinematography)
77. Nadym International Film Festival, September 2022, Russia
(190. Best Nature Film)
78. FilmHaus Berlin, November 2022, Germany
(191. Best Feature Documentary, 192. Best Nature Documentary, 193. Best Doc Documentary)
79. Ekurhuleni International Film Festival – EIFF 22, November 2022, South Africa
(194. Nomination for The Most Innovative Film)
80. Canadian Cinematography Awards, December 2022, Canada
(195. Best Documentary Film, 196. Best Nature / Travel Film, 197. Best Documentary Cinematography, 198. Best Editing)
81. New York Tri-State International Film Festival, December 2022, U.S.A.
(199. Best Environmentalist Film)
82. 7 Colors Lagoon, Bacalar International Film Festival, January 2023, Mexico
(200. Best Director Feature Film)
83. Magma Film Festival, April 2023, Mexico
(201. Best Nature Documentary, 202. Best Documentary Cinematography, 203. Nomination for Best Feature Documentary)
84. Paris Awards Film Festival, July 2023, France
(204. Best Feature Documentary, 205. Best Sound Design)
85. Sofia International Film Festival, September 2023, Bulgaria
(206. Best Short Documentary Film, 207. Best ECO Film, 208. Best Editing, 209. Best Trailer)
86. Finisterra Brazil Film Art & Tourism Festival, September 2023, Brazil
(210. Big Award Finisterra Brazil / Best of Festival, 211. 1st Prize Best Documentary, 212. 1st Prize Nature & Wildlife, 213. Best Director, 214. Best Cinematography, 215. Best Script / Screenplay / Argument, 216. Best Soundtrack / Music, 217. Best Post Production)
87. Reel Harmony Film And Script Festival, October 2023, United Kingdom
(218. Best Director, 219. Best Editing)
88. Cannes World Art Festival, November 2023, France
(220. Best Feature Documentary, 221. Best Director Feature Documentary, 222. Best Cinematography)
89. Dialog Film Festival, November 2023, Germany
(223. Best Feature Documentary Film, 224. Best Feature Film Director)
90. Planet Cinema, November 2023, Spain
(225. Best Earth Exploration Documentary, 226. Nomination for Best Feature Documentary)
91. International Panorama Film Festival of Bengaluru, January 2024, India
(227. Best Documentary)
92. Star International Film Festival (SIFF), January 2024, Italy
(228. Best ECO Work)
93. F A R O Concurso de Cinema Mediterrâneo e Mundial, January 2024, Portugal
(229. Best Documentary Production, 230. Nomination for Best Feature Documentary, 231. Nomination for Best Nature Documentary)
94. Iconic Images Film Festival, February 2024, Lithuania
(232. Best Documentary Film)
95. Beyond The Screen Festival, February 2024, Belgium
(233. Best Feature Documentary Film, 234. Best ECO Film)
96. Amsterdam World Canvas Film Festival, March 2024, The Netherlands
(235. Best Feature Documentary, 236. Honorable Mention: Best Documentary Script)
97. Anatolia International Film Festival, March 2024, Turkey
(237. Best Documentary Feature Film, 238. Best Original Score)
98. Golden Wheat Awards, March 2024, Turkey
(239. Best Production/Documentary)
99. YETI FilmFest, April 2024, Iceland
(240. Best Feature Documentary, 241. Best Nature Documentary, 242. Best Documentary Filmmaking)
100. C L I M A X, April 2024, Spain
(243. Best Documentary Feature, 244. Best Nature Documentary, 245. Best Achievement in Documentary Editing & Sound, 246. Best Achievement in Documentary Cinematography, 247. Nomination for Best Film Essay)
101. Tabriz Cinema Awards, May 2024, Iran
(248. Best Documentary, 249. Best Director, 250. Best Cinematography)
102. David Film Festival, May 2024, U.S.A./Turkey
(251. Best Director)
103. Cinema Carnival, June 2024, Italy
(252. Best ECO Film, 253. Best Editing)
104. Alpine International Film Festival, October 2024, Switzerland
(254. Best Feature Documentary, 255. Best Feature Documentary Cinematography)
105. Cinescape Lisbon, October 2024, Portugal
(256. Best Nature Documentary)
106. Neon Panda Film Fest, October 2024, Singapore
(257. Best Direction, 258. Best Editing & Sound Design, 259. Best Cinematography, 260. Nomination for Best Documentary)
107. Golden Dragon Awards, November 2020, Bhutan (postponed)
(261. Nomination for Best Documentary Film, 262. Nomination for Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife, 263. Nomination for Best Cinematography, 264. Nomination for Best Editing, 265. Nomination for Best Sound Design, 266. Nomination for Best Filmscore – Soundtrack)
108. Golden Mask Awards, April 2020, India (postponed)
(267. Nomination for Golden Mask Award)
Finalist at following festivals:
109. IWFF Missoula, International Wildlife Film Festival, April 2018, U.S.A.
110. International Nature Film Festival Gödöllő, May 2018, Hungary
111. SunChild International Environmental Film Festival, July 2018, Armenia
112. FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, September 2018, Canada
113. Summershort Festival, October 2018, Germany
114. Mountainfilm Graz, November 2018, Austria
115. Bansko Film Fest, November 2018, Bulgaria
116. Wilderland Wildlife Film Festival, December 2018, United Kingdom
117. SIFF – Switzerland International Film Festival, December 2018, Switzerland
118. Academia Film Olomouc – International Festival of Science Documentary Films, April 2019, Czech Republic
119. Ecozine Film Festival, May 2019, Spain
120. Mountain – Nature – Adventure Film Festival – 31 MML-Video and Photo, May 2019, Spain
121. IFF Ekotopfilm – Envirofilm, May 2019, Slovakia
122. Northeast Mountain Film Festival, June 2019, U.S.A.
123. Green Montenegro International Film Fest, August 2019, Montenegro
124. S.O.F.A., Shout Out For Animals Film Festival, September 2019, Republic of Cyprus
125. GZDOC – The International Outdoor Documentary Film Festival of China, December 2019, China
126. Ökofilmtour – Festival des Umwelt- und Naturfilms, June 2020, Germany
127. All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF), December 2020, India
128. Austin International Art Festival, March 2021, U.S.A.
129. Eco Brasil Fest, April 2021, Brazil
130. Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival (PIMFF), December 2021, Pakistan
131. Infinite Creativity Film Festival, 13th October 2023, Switzerland
132. Symbiotic Film Festival, January 2024, Ukraine
133. New York Istanbul Short Film Festival, April 2024, U.S.A.
134. LA Film & Documentary Award, September 2024, U.S.A.
135. Pakistan International Wildlife & Eco Film Festival (PIWEFF), 1st June 2023, Pakistan
136. Naturfilmfestival im Taunus, 18th – 22nd March 2020, Germany (postponed)
137. Festival du Film de Montagne Regards d’Altitudes – Barcelonnette, 9th – 11th April 2020, France (postponed)
138. Ekofilm Festival, 31st March – 3rd April 2020, Poland (postponed)
139. Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival, 18th – 28th February 2021, Greece (postponed)
140. Stars of Wild Beauty – International Tourism Film Festival Montenegro, 22nd – 25th December 2022, Montenegro (postponed)
141. Green Academy Awards, 30th September 2023, India
Selected for screenings at festivals without competition:
Explorer’s Club Polar Film Festival, January 2019, U.S.A.
Selected for special screenings at festivals:
Life Science Film Festival, November 2019, Czech Republic
Festivals which screened the Making Of “WHITE WOLVES – THE ADVENTURE” (2018):
Green Screen, International Wildlife Film Festival, September 2018, Germany (opening film)
Matsalu Nature Film Festival, September 2018, Estonia (opening film / in competition)
Festival International Nature Namur, October 2018, Belgium (special screening)
Mountainfilm Graz, November 2018, Austria (in competition)
Ecozine Film Festival, May 2019, Spain (special screening)