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Short Docu-film Competition
Langkawi invites you to enter your stunning wildlife video and story to tell the world!. We’re looking for beautiful video that representing the wildlife of our magical islands. Your own original video of our wildlife are all eligible for the competition. Cash rewards will be offered to the winning video. The contest is open to all participants either Malaysian or…
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Workshop Day
Day one of the event kicked off with workshops and talks by invited judges and nature conservationists consisted of topics ranging from photography skills, macro (insect) photography, video-scoping (combining still photography with video) and short documentary workshop. To the excitement of many, the workshops on day one were both innovative and creative with a mixture of comedy in between. The…
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Flag Off Day
The participants of the bird race and photography component were flagged off from the entrance of cable car on the second day of the event. Officiating the flag off ceremony was Encik Azmil Munif Bukhari, the deputy Tourism Manager of LADA which saw around 50 participants present. Panorama Langkawi provide full access to all participant and sponsors free VIP pass…
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Activities
Gunung Raya is the highest peak on Langkawi and also home to the Great Hornbills.This is probably the easiest place in Malaysia to observe these carismatic bird esspecially since the drive up to the peak brings us along the canopy of the rainforest. The drive up will also provide some of the most senic views of the island. Join us…
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Workshops Speakers/Presenter
ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS SPEAKERS/PRESENTER
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Birdrace
A Bird Race is a fun learning bird watching activity where teams of 3 competitors race for certain duration at designated sites to watch, identify and record as many bird species as possible.
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Kurt (AKA Orion Mystery)
KURT (AKA ORION MYSTERY) – MAESTRO OF MACRO Considered a” Maestro of Macro”, Kurt’s work have graced the cover of Photographer’s Magazine, Ukrainian edition; 3 times photo of the week on Juza international Forum; Images used on LRT, Rapid Buses and Monorail in Tourism Malaysia’s Zoom series (ladybird, yellow assassin bug, giraffe weevil). “Weevil taking off” image shortlisted for the…
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Tee Lian Huat
Considered a pioneer of “Digital Videoscoping”. A trained accountant with a passion for birds, he has been photographing birds as a “digiscoper” for over 15 years with the last 3 years as a “Digi-videoscoper”. Today Mr. Tee is a leader of this very new and innovative method capturing wildlife/birdlife in action. His days are spent in the rainforest nearby Kuala…
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Nature Trade Fair
The first day of the event also saw the opening of the Nature Trade Fair and Exhibition hosted by Langkawi Fair. This event saw the coming together of 9 organizations form NGOS, government bodies and nature businesses both from Malaysia & Singapore to promote themes related to nature and its conservation as well as associated products & services.
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Basil Gelpke
Basil Gelpke was born September 10, 1962 in Basel, Switzerland. After his studies in Social Anthropology, Economics and in the production of scientific films Basil soon became fascinated by all kinds of moving images. He is Managing Director of his production house Lava Production AG, www.lavatv.com
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Workshops & Press Conference
Day one of the event kicked off with workshops and talks by invited judges and nature conservationists touching both photography and birding and of course, insights into nature tourism. To the excitement of many, the workshops on day one were both innovative and creative with a mixture of comedy in between.
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Official Programme
LANGKAWI NATURE FESTIVAL 2012 PROGRAM Day 1 - Friday 23 November 2012 07:00 AM - Eco Walk –Keeping Langkawi Wild at Gunung Raya 11:30 AM - Conclusion 10:30 AM - Onwards Nature Trade & Exhibition Fair at Langkawi Fair Shopping Mall 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM : Talks and workshops at Andaman Hotel - Butterfly Talk by Dr. Laurence G…
