Parks Canada鈥檚 film Through Ice and Time won its first award this past week, picking up the 鈥淏est Photography鈥� prize at the Matsalu International Nature Film Festival in Estonia, which is the home country of the film鈥檚 director, Alar Kivilo.
Jasper National Park鈥檚 entry was shortlisted from over 200 films from around the world, and beat 15 other finalists in the category of Man and Nature.
The film has also been shortlisted in the Banff Mountain Film Festival, in the category of Mountain Environment, and will be screened for the festival audience the week of Oct. 28.
Parks Canada commissioned the 20-minute film to showcase the majestic Columbia Icefield area, and to help connect visitors with the landscape, inspire discovery and show them areas that are normally beyond reach. Hollywood cinematographer Alar Kivilo selected local talent to act in Through Ice and Time, and the film premiered to local acclaim at the Jasper Chaba Theatre on June 22.
Through Ice and Time will be permanently installed in the newly renovated Columbia Icefield Visitor Centre in 2014.
Congratulations to Jasper鈥檚 local talent鈥擠ana Ruddy, Eddie Klopfenstein, Dylan Skinner, Nico Magnan, Sean Elliot, Wyatt Bell and Erika Whitty鈥攁nd director Alar Kivilo for this award!
