'The Next Pompeii' wins GOLD at the Kavli Science Journalism Awards

‘The Next Pompeii’ wins the GOLD medal at the prestigious AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards.

“The film has beautiful imagery as well as fantastic animation of the underground workings of volcanoes.” Chris Schmidt, co-executive producer for NOVA, said the award “honors the creativity and hard work of the producers who brilliantly recognized an opportunity to re-examine the classic story of Pompeii and Vesuvius as a way of understanding the risk posed today by the largely unknown volcano under Naples.” He said the program is a nice example of “using science and history to tell a powerful story about our modern world.”

Director Duncan Bulling picks up the award