The Wildlife Conservation Film Festivals (WCFF) will host an
opening night reception fundraiser to kick off their third
annual New York festival which will take place on Wednesday,
January 30, 2013 at I Tre Merli in Soho, New York benefiting
EcoHealth Alliance.
This intimate gathering will feature well-known animal
experts, surprise guests, short films and an exclusive
silent auction. Guests will be able to meet and greet
filmmakers and some of the world’s leading environmental and
wildlife conservationists.
The New York City festival will highlight causes and themes
pertinent to the public including the ivory trade, homeless
captive tigers in America, human-wildlife conflict, and the
disappearance of Asian elephants, amongst others. Featured
films at this year’s event include In the Eye of the Whale,
produced by Kate Miller; Last Elephants in Thailand,
produced by Dr. Donald Tayloe and Michele Mizner; White
Shark Café, produced and directed by Sean Aronson; Day of
the Tiger, produced by Stan Waterman; Amazon Alive-Part 1:
Jungle of the Mind, produced and directed by Christian
Baumeister; Cotton Tops, produced by Frederico Pardo; and
Koala Hospital, produced by Susan Kelly. There will also be
a special feature presentation, Blood Ivory by National
Geographic Investigative Reporter, Bryan Christy.
Additionally, Professor E. O. Wilson, two-time Pulitzer
Prize winner, biologist, researcher, conservationist and
author will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award
for the protection of Biodiversity.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Cocktails & Hors D’Oeuvres
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
WHERE: I Tre Merli
463 West Broadway
(between W. Houston & Wooster Streets)
New York City, 10012
TICKETS: $75 in advance via
www.wcff.org/film-festivals/new-york/
$100 at the door
RSVP@lawlormediagroup.com | Tel: (212) 967-6900
ABOUT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FILM FESTIVALS:
The WCFF are the premier venue for wildlife filmmakers to
present their work to a world audience. Their film festivals
are a series of annual events that attract members of the
global conservation, media and scientific communities, as
well as the general public. Without WCFF to help educate
audiences, the current trend of abuse towards the
environment will continue. The world’s ecosystems are
threatened to collapse due to many factors, such as
overfishing, deforestation, illegal hunting and pollution.
For further information about the Wildlife Conservation Film
Festivals, please visit
www.wcff.org .
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