Telling Nature’s Stories

We envision a world where natural world storytelling is inclusive, accessible and impactful and where nature is protected and thriving.

Our mission is to connect people with nature through storytelling, and democratise the creation of and access to nature’s stories.

Panda Awards 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that the Panda Awards are now annual, with submissions now open for 2025!

The competition comprises of 17 categories and 3 special awards including the Golden Panda as well as 3 new awards for 2025.

Wildscreen Festival Botswana

Building on the success of our Wildscreen Festival Tanzania 2024 and Wildscreen Festival Nairobi 2023, in June 2025 Wildscreen Festival is heading to Maun, Botswana with BBC Studios Natural History Unit as Headline Sponsor and Botswana Ignite as in-country partner.

Wildscreen Festival

Wildscreen Festival is our world-leading international festival, held biennially, which celebrates and advances natural world storytelling.

This year’s festival took place between the 14-18 October 2024.

Find out more below!

WILDSCREEN ARK

Wildscreen ARK is now live !

Co-created with young people and working with educators, photographers and filmmakers, Wildscreen ARK will be a place for young people to discover and grow their passion for nature, and find out ways they can support it.

Featured Events

Wildscreen Festival Botswana

Thursday 12 – Friday 13th June 2025

Cresta Maun Hotel, Maun

Join us in Botswana for a full two-day programme that will speak to our four content pillars: Craft, Business, Talent and Impact and celebrate one of the most actively filmed parts of our natural world

Full Pass: £55+VAT

Consession Pass: £28+VAT

Best of Wildscreen Tour

February – March 2025

Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon, Totnes Cinema, Totnes

Introducing our ‘Best of Wildscreen’ screening programme, delivered with support from the BFI Fan Exhibition Fund, sharing the greatest hits of Wildscreen Festival with new communities across the UK.

Film Packages include: Oceans, Rivers and Young Programmers.

Science in Storytelling 2025

Monday 24th March 2025

Bristol, UK & Online

By putting science in the spotlight, Wildscreen are highlighting the importance of nurturing relationships between those with knowledge, and those that want to share it.

Wildscreen Network Early Bird: £40 (On Sale Now)

Full Pass: £60

Concession Festival Pass: £30

Online Pass: £20

Tickets on sale: Tuesday 14 January

Wildscreen Network Events

Monthly

Online

Interested in making new connections in the wildlife film and television community? Our monthly webinars are a fantastic way to learn more about industry trends, the latest technology and upcoming landmark productions.

Best of Wildscreen Tour

February – March 2025

Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon, Totnes Cinema, Totnes

Film Packages include: Oceans, Rivers and Young Programmers.

Wildscreen Festival 2024

Monday 14th – Friday 18th October 2024

Bristol, UK & Online

Wildscreen Festival is a world-leading international celebration of natural world storytelling, bringing together wildlife filmmakers, conservations and academics from around the world.

Watch all post-Festival content until 31st Jan on our online platform.

Post-Festival online passes now available.

Wildscreen Network Events

Monthly

Online

EDGE OF NATURE: SHORT FILM FUND

The EDGE of Nature: Short Film Fund supports and nurtures emerging natural world storytellers to create fresh, out-of-the-box storytelling approaches to engage GenZ audiences and spotlight EDGE species and habitats.

Delivered in partnership with On the Edge, this new short film fund will catalyse new and creative projects by emerging filmmakers globally, bringing new perspectives and fresh approaches to the natural history filmmaking genre.

Trophies

Were you nominated, selected or a winner for one of our competitions? Order duplicate certificates and trophies for the rest of your team before Fri 28 Oct.

Community

Stories connect us all. From our free educational resources to our Wildscreen Exchange image library, the Wildscreen community unites all of us who care about protecting our natural world, both locally and globally.

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Help us create a world where natural world storytelling is inclusive, accessible and impactful and where nature is protected and thriving.

What's new?

Check out the latest news, articles and insights from Wildscreen.

Wildscreen Announces Botswana as Location for 2025 African Festival

Wildscreen has announced Maun, Botswana, as the location for its third African-based Wildscreen Festival. BBC Studios Natural History Unit are Headline Sponsor once again and Botswana Ignite is the in-country partner.

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Clarity Entertainment and Media named as Official Travel Partner to Wildscreen

“We are delighted to have Clarity Entertainment & Media on board as our official travel partner and look forward to collaborating with this team of specialists who have a proven track record in handling the complex requirements of the international wildlife film and TV industry.” – Lucie Muir, Wildscreen CEO

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Meet Owen – Our Awards & Events Coordinator

1. Tell us a bit about your role!

I am the Awards and Events Coordinator, meaning I help organise the wide range of amazing events we have popping up throughout the year like screenings, talks and awards.

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