" THE LIFE OF FROGS" 1987 - Student Academy Award "THE FIREFLY'S LIGHT" 1989 - Redstone Cinema Showcase Award - Boston Globe Film Critics, Eastman Kodak & Boston University "CONGO - Footprints in the Forest" 2001 - EMMY Nomination - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences "HOTEL HELICONIA" 2002 - Finalist - Best of Festival - Merit Award for Photography - Merit Award for Educational Value International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, Montana 2003 - Special Award for Photography & Contribution to Biology Festival de l'Oiseau France - Special Jury Award for Photography Japan Wildlife Festival "Breathtaking photography" - Western Daily Press "Amazing close-ups ....beautifully filmed" - The Mail "A MOOSE NAMED MADELINE" 2004 - runner up Best of Festival - runner up Best Cinematography Valvert International Wildlife Film Festival Brussels 2005 - Finalist - Best of Festival - Merit Award for Animal Behavior - Merit Award for Music - Merit Award for Use of Natural Sound International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, Montana "A MOOSE NAMED MADELINE" Press Reviews: Daily Mail - Pick of the Day **** " Richard E. Grant narrates this stunning film following the adventures of a Canadian Moose..... Beautifully filmed.... A gem." The Sunday Times - Pick of the Week **** "...this is a beautifully shot treatise on the fragility and determination of nature". The Times - Daily Choice **** "...strait out of a storybook.... Lovely .....restful television." Radio Times - Critics Choice " ...spectacular photography" Martin Hammond Eastman Kodak GB - "A Moose Named Madeline is my favorite nature film." Phil's Mom - " Just like Walt Disney....only BETTER!" "BIG SKY BEARS" Press Reviews: The Sunday Times Knowledge - **** "...perfect mix of intolerably sweet bear cubs, achingly beautiful landscapes and extraordinary facts." Radio Times - Critics Choice "An enchanting and picturesque film…." Daily Express - **** "Without trying, it was a little masterpiece." The Express - “A mesmerising look at an enchanting family of black bears. It's a remarkable piece of film…." The Times - Daily Choice Top Pick "...it is wondrous." Western Daily Press - "Bravo, and more of the same please." The Independent **** - Pick of the Day Phils Daughter - "Daddy the Bear film is lovely!" Quotes: "Phil Savoie’s work is outstanding - to this day he remains one of my best students." David L. Quaid ASC "Phil is a unique and amazing individual: accomplished artist and consummate naturalist, who shares with the best of both that special gift of seeing “into the life of things”." Robert K. Colwell "He is the most talented filmmaker I have had the pleasure to work with." John Kress, Smithsonian Institute "Phil Savoie is rare one, an expert and gifted field biologist with a felicitous persona." C.L. Remmington, Yale University "His preparation, knowledge, and ability to work very well with everyone is exceptional." Noble Proctor "Phil is the consummate professional." Mike Gunton Executive Producer BBC Natural History Unit