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Today (Thursday 22nd September 2022), Wildscreen Festival 2022 has announced the next wave of headline speakers for their leading natural world storytelling event, including James Cameron, Darren Aronofsky, Christiana Figueres and Wildscreen’s patron, Sir David Attenborough. The event features worldwide film premieres, exclusive talks from industry figureheads, photography exhibitions and public screenings. Celebrating its 40th …

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Wildscreen, with support from National Geographic Content, launched applications for Wildscreen Festival Bursaries to support international natural world storytelling community members to attend Wildscreen Festival 2022. The programme aims to support better inclusion and representation within the wildlife film and television sector by tackling systemic barriers to entry, disproportionately impacting historically underrepresented groups. The global …

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Wildscreen Festival launches new pitching opportunity, Wild Pitch, to help filmmakers bring their project to life with cash prizes of £6,000 up for grabs!

Today (Thursday 8th September 2022), Wildscreen Festival has announced the programme for their 2022 event, which will explore “The Future of Natural World Storytelling for a Better Planet” with the BBC Studios Natural History Unit as Headline Sponsor. The star-studded lineup includes Imogen Heap, Pattie Gonia, Chief Dadȧ and Steve Backshall among many other agents …

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Wildscreen Festival has today announced its 2022 Official Selection, a vibrant and diverse array of stories that highlight the beauty and urgency of protecting the natural world.  Launched as part of the Festival in 2020, the competition acts as a global launchpad for new voices, original stories and vital messages. It aims to promote an …

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You may have noticed that last week Wildscreen had a sneaky makeover. In celebration of our 40th Anniversary this coming October, we felt it was time to glow up our brand, and we woke up last week feeling beautiful! But our cause for change is more than just keeping up appearances; we’ve come a long …

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Wildscreen, in partnership with WWF-UK, have just launched their latest flagship initiative, the inaugural Wildscreen International Storytelling Internship Scheme. The Scheme will provide paid internships for six UK-based and six Internationally-based 18-35 year olds, hoping to pursue careers in natural world storytelling and content creation within the TV and Conservation sectors. From August 2022, 12 …

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We are proud to announce the nominees for the Wildscreen Panda Awards 2022 – the highest honour in the international natural world storytelling industry – for our 40th anniversary edition. Leading the Nominations… One of the standout productions with 5 nominations is feature film My Garden of a Thousand Bees. The Passion Planet production is …

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Wildscreen is excited to announce Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) as a Principal Sponsor of the 2022 Wildscreen Festival. The 40th birthday edition of the festival will take place between 10-14 October 2022 and marks a new hybrid format for the world’s leading natural world storytelling event. SOSF, which supports conservation projects on threatened marine life globally, is the …

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Wildscreen is thrilled to announce its ScreenSkills and Wildscreen Emerging Talent Mentorship Scheme is back for a second year. Following the success of the inaugural 2021 programme, this year’s scheme will focus on pre-production roles, with particular focus on supporting individuals from groups which are currently underrepresented within the UK natural history industry.  The initiative, which is being supported by ScreenSkills as part …

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