2006 Best of Festival Nominees

"NATURE’S OCEANS IN GLASS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM" (USA)
 
    Entrant: Thirteen/WNET New York
    Production Company: Thirteen/WNET New York
 
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is recognized as one of the most significant and spectacular aquariums in the world because of its realistic presentations. Instead of exhibiting collections of animals, the aquarium presents entire habitats, virtual slices of ocean that include 30.000 animals and plants. But how does an aquarium work? What's the science behind the magic? Each of the animals here has a sotry to tell, but of all the animals to be seen here, there's one animal in particular whose presence is drawing world-wide attention - a great white shark. NATURE's Oceans in Glass: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals the secrets of this popular aquarium.
"INSIDE OUT" (THE NETHERLANDS)
 
    Entrant: De Kroon, Wissenraet & Asscoiés/Amsterdam
    Production Company: De Kroon, Wissenraet & Associés
    Sponsor/Client: Akzo Nobel
 
"Inside Out" is a short impressionist film that clearly transmits the dynamism, innovative capacity and commitment of Akzo Nobel Coatings. As the world's leading coatings company, Akzo Nobel is committed to developing and supplying innovative, cutting-edge products and services capable of meeting the demands of the 21st century. The company's extensive paint range includes many market-leading brands, which are widely used in the transport, marine and industrial sectors and are also extremely popular among DIY and professional decorators.
"LOST CHILDREN" (GERMANY)
 
    Entrant: WDR Cologne, ARTE
    Production Company: Dreamer Joint Venture/Berlin
    Client/Sponsor: WDR Cologne, ARTE
 
For over 18 years a civil war in northern Uganda has dragged on almost completely unnoticed by the rest of the world. The rebels of the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) are waging a bloody guerilla campaign. They abduct children and conscript them as soldiers, forcing them to kill their own people. "Lost Children" documents the lives of four children, from 8 to 14 years old, who successfully escaped the LRA. They return home to be branded as killers. Will they ever forget? Will they be forgiven? Can you ever be a child again after you have been a soldier?
"SECRETS OF THE DEAD: THE HUNT FOR NAZI SCIENTISTS" (USA)
 
    Entrant: Thirteen/WNET New York
    Production Company: Windfall Films/London
 
"The Hunt for Nazi Scientists" follows the race between the Allies and the Soviets to capture Nazi military technology and the scientists who created those planes and bombs. The film illustrates how the Cold War had begun even before World War II was officially over.
"TRACKING THE MONSTER: CONFRONTING AIDS IN AFRICA" (USA)
 
    Entrant: Boom Pictures/New York, NY
    Production Company: Boom Pictures/New York, NY
    Sponsor: VH1 News/New York, NY
 
This production chronicles the journey of Golden Globe nominee Ashley Judd and Grammy Winner India.Arie as they each spend a week on the front lines of the Global fight against HIV/AIDS. Through their eyes and in their own words, Ashley and India go beyond the statistics - telling stories of lives forever changed by the Pandemic.
"NATURE’S DEEP JUNGLE: MONSTERS OF THE FOREST (EPISODE 2)" (USA)
 
    Entrant: Thirteen/WNET New York
    Production Company: Thirteen/WNET New York
 
In the Amazon - the world's largest rainforest - trees fight to the death for water and sunlight, giant spiders as big as dinner plates take shelter in underground lairs and buzzing bees and scurrying mammals hold together an amazing web of life that centers on the Brazil nut tree. "Deep Jungle: Monsters of the Forest" takes you into the depths of the Amazon, home to millions of marvelous species.