Official Selection 2020

2020 Awards

Stories about the natural world have never been more important - we are the first generation to understand humanity’s impact on nature and the last to be able to protect and restore it. Wildscreen believes in the power of visual storytelling to spark positive and restorative action for our natural world, globally. Bold, authentic and varied stories that speak to different audiences with urgency and hope have never been so necessary.

The inaugural Official Selection call for entries was open to anyone with a story about nature to share - and the submissions did not disappoint!

We received hundreds of submissions in 2020 and worked with a team of pre-selectors and programmers to curate a screening programme that features original and creative stories about the natural world. The natural world is beautifully diverse and this strength will be reflected through the voices heard, tools used and stories shared within the Wildscreen Official Selection.

Our Audience Prize 2020 goes to...

Lost Kings of Bioko
Oliver Goetzl & Justin Jay
Germany

Our Programmer Prize 2020 goes to...

Cries of our Ancestors
Rebecca Kormos & Kalyanee Mam
United States

Official Selection Films 2020

We are very proud to announce the first ever Wildscreen Official Selection films, they are...

A Voice Above Nature
Annie Moir
United Kingdom

Bayandalai - Lord of the Taiga
Aner Etxebarria Moral, Pablo Vidal Santos
Spain

Clorofilia
Andrés Sehinkman, Jonathan Barg and Leandro Vital - Planta Alta TV
Argentina

Cries of Our Ancestors
Rebecca Kormos, Kalyanee Mam
United States

Earth From Space: Ep 1 A New Perspective
Barny Revill
United Kingdom

EarthSongs
Producer/Director: Mitch Turnbull
Creative Technologists and Designers: Ollie Lindsey, Adam Child, Olie Kay, Robin North, Chris Linington
Sound Design: Mitch Turnbull, Luke Reed, Olga M. Reed
Commissioner: South West Creative Technology Network
United Kingdom

Ecosphere
Director: Joseph Purdam
Co-Producers: Angie Davis, Daniel Huertas
Australia

Ecuador’s Hidden Treasure
Kata Karáth, Ana Naomi de Sousa
United Kingdom, Ecuador

Eye of the Pangolin
Bruce Young
South Africa

Flying Elephants - A Mother's Hope
Prakash Matada
India

Guardians of Ua Huka
Starring: Tuhuna Sulprice
Director: Ben Cherry
Producers: Ben Cherry, Liv Grant
Camera Operator: Ben Cherry
Drone Operator: Annika Schlemm
Editor: Ben Cherry
Sound Design: Audio Uproar, Ben Wood, Matt Coster
Production Company: Wild Cherry Media
United Kingdom