Lost in the Woods Wins Panda Award
In the Wildscreen International Film Festival's gala event held in October in Bristol, England — an event attended by leading filmmakers from across the globe — Lost in the Woods: The Movie won the esteemed Wildscreen Panda's Children's Choice Award for the best children's wildlife film world-wide. The coveted Panda Awards are considered the world's most prestigious awards and the highest accolade a film about the natural world can win.
This is essentially the Oscars of the wildlife film industry. The winner was chosen by a jury of children, who unanimously voted for Lost in the Woods.
The 2006 Wildscreen Film Festival attracted programs from filmmakers world-wide including some of the world's largest film producers such as the BBC, Discovery and National Geographic. The event, held every two years in association with the World Wildlife Fund (United Kingdom), applauds excellence in productions about the natural world, and increases the global public's awareness and understanding of nature and the urgent need to conserve it.
"We are so proud and honored," Laura said after accepting the award. "My brother and I have been working really hard to create programs and educational activities that cater to the child's world of imagination, sophistication, curiosity and possibility. Hopefully if we keep doing this, we'll give children a chance to get to know and love the natural world, before they're the ones who have to save it."
