You and a guest will enjoy 4 nights in Xishuangbanna, China and attend the Xishuangbanna Wildlife Film Week from March 17-20, 2015!
In this delightful and exciting package,the winner will stay in the exquisite Crowne Plaza Xishuangbanna, which is a delightful oasis of local culture and enchanting resort accommodations. Near the resort is the nearby wild elephant park and scenic botanic gardens. Additionally, the resort has 6 restaurants where you can dine on Thai, Dai, and Yunnan cuisines. You will also take a nature tour where a local tour guide and restauranteur, Gregoire Chretien, will take you around Xishuangbanna’s fascinating and exquisite rainforest, where you will get to view the wildlife, nature, and culture.
Additionally, you will get a full Delegate pass to the Xishuangbanna Wildlife Film Week, which will convene in the city of Jinghong, in China's Yunnan Province Xishuangbanna Prefecture, located deep in the physical heart of the Asian/Australasian land mass. Xishuangbanna is the most environmentally diverse region in all of China, with the country's widest spectrum of animal and plant life, and has been designated by the Chinese Central Government as China's “Kingdom of the Animals,” and as such is the perfect location to launch this event from. The Festival will offer attendees HD screenings of finalist films, plus industry leading workshops and seminars that deal with topics such as film distribution, funding, storytelling, the latest advances in image capture, 4K and beyond ― and breakthroughs in digital production and post production technology. In addition, attendees will be afforded the chance to mingle with noted experts in wildlife biology, cultural diversity and anthropology, physical geography, and the earth sciences. At the same time, through the Festival’s outreach program, local residents will enjoy the opportunity to view the best of nature programming and to meet with the filmmakers who created the programs.
Xishuangbanna, China, has a beautiful tropical climate that allows for gorgeous jungle and wildlife to flourish, and is fast becoming a popular tourist spot. In this charming city bordering Thailand, Laos, and Burma, Xishuangbanna is home to the diminishing Asian elephants, where they are protected in a reserve. Xishuangbanna has ample nature, historical and cultural resources, acclaimed for its folklore, rain forests, rare plants and wildlife. Its major tourist attractions include Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden, Manfeilong Pagodas, Jingzhen Pavilion, Wild Elephant Gully, and Dai people's village at Ganlanba.