The International Wildlife Film Festival television series features a selecion of the top award-winning films from Montana's prestigious International Wildlife Film Festival. The International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF was founded as the world's first juried wildlife film competition in 1977. With a mission to foster knowledge and understanding of wildlife and habitat through excellent, honest wildlife films and other media. Produced by Daniel Dauterive for KUFM-TV/MontanaPBS.
The IWFF Showcase 2007 features two award-winning films. This year's theme was crisis, hope, vision and solutions for planet earth. The first film, "The Curse of Copper", witnesses the battle between a mining company and Ecuadorian villagers who simply want to maintain their life and ancient home. Then "Snowies" looks at where snowy owls winter in Montana. And finally, "Ape Smuggling; The Cairo Connection" follows independent investigators as they uncover a thriving demand for apes in the Middle East.
