'Rancheros del Jaguar' is a multi-award winning film by Wildlife Documentary filmmaker Sara Matasick, telling the story of the relationship between jaguars and ranchers in Sonora, Mexico. These ranchers used to shoot the jaguars in order to protect their livestock, but thanks to the Viviendo con Felinos program, they now shoot photos of them instead. Through these images, the ranchers earn the equivalent bounty that they would have made for a dead jaguar, making the jaguar more valuable alive, as well as doubling the size of the area through which the jaguars can safely roam.  

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The film is being screened at numerous film festivals throughout 2018, including the International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF), the Festival Internacional de Cine Álamos Mágico (FICAM), and the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WCFF), as well as being an official selection in the Oniros Film Awards (OFA) 2018.

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AWARDS

WINNER:
Best Nature Film - Oniros Film Awards [Feb 2018 Edition]

Best Documentary - Festival Internacional de Cine Álamos Mágico 2018

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FINALIST/NOMINATIONS

Best Main Theme - Oniros Film Awards [Feb 2018 Edition]

Best Student Film - Oniros Film Awards [Feb 2018 Edition]

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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

International Wildlife Film Festival 2018
Wildlife Conservation Film Festival 2018
Festival Internacional de Cine Álamos Mágico 2018
Oniros Film Awards February 2018

Miami Independent Film Festival  (MINDIE March 2018 - Special Mention)

American Conservation Film Festival 2018

Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2019

SCINEMA 2019/Australia's Science Channel

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