Public SCREEnings

Wildscreen Festival is the world’s leading wildlife and environmental film festival.

From 12th – 18th October, immerse yourself in the best independent wildlife and environmental films from around the world.

Screenings will take place across Bristol, UK at the Bristol Megascreen (Bristol Aquarium), the Royal Photographic Society, and both The Planetarium and Big Screen at We The Curious.

Special Screenings

A still from Billy & Molly

‘Billy & Molly: An Otter Lover Story’ and Q&A

Sponsored by National Geographic.

Speakers: Jeff Wilson, and Charlie Hamilton James

National Geographic Explorer Fernando Trujillo watches for pink dolphins or Toninas at dawn in Laguna Damas de Na re.

Expedition Amazon

Presented by National Geographic Society in partnership with Rolex.

Credit: National Geographic/Jorge Panchoaga

The Edge of Nature Film Fund: Premiere Film Screenings

Sponsored by On The Edge.

Speakers: Myles Storey, Tania Ãlvarez Escobar, Will Clothier, Nikki Tan, Bambby Cheuk, and Evangelista Wan

Official Selection

This year, Wildscreen is screening 36 productions which tell unique and original stories about our natural world created by authentic storytellers from six continents across the globe. 

The films were selected by an international team of independent and professional festival programmers and preselectors. Emphasising Wildscreen’s commitment to platforming underrepresented voices in natural history storytelling, 19 of the films are from producers based in the Global South and 44% are directed by women. 

Entropy

Inuk Jørgensen

Greenland

Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World

Drew Denny

United States

Intercellular

Dan Short 

United Kingdom

Rave on for the Avon

Charlotte Sawyer

United Kingdom

The Happy Man Tree

Katy McGahan

United Kingdom

The Last Gardener

Eloise Jenninger

United Kingdom

Antarctica Unearthed

Ariel Waldman

United States

Giants Rising

Lisa Landers

United States

Circle of Life

Tom Park

Australia

March of The Elephants

Olivia Chen

China

#Hvaldimir, Conversation With A Spy Whale

Dir: Jerôme Delafosse, Fabrice Schnöller

Imagissime with Miluna Productions

France

Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief

Daniel Kreizberg

United States

Sounds of the Ocean: A Mindful Underwater Journey

Directors Joshua Sam Miller, Elise Lein

United States

Wild Summon

Directors Karni Arieli, Saul freed

United Kingdom

STEALING GIANTS

Directors Karl Ammann, Laurin Merz

Switzerland

Orca – Black & White Gold

Sarah Nörenberg

Austria

KAPPE RAAGA The song of Kumbara

Prashanth S Nayaka

India

The Last of the Whale Shark

Ramtin Balef

Iran

Amazônia Viva

Estêvão Ciavatta

Brazil

Biocentrics

Directors Fernanda Heinz Figueiredo, Atal

Brazil

Ndossi

Kristina Obame

Gabon

Living with Lions (Kuishi Na Simba)

Erica Francis Rugabandana

Tanzania

A Buffalo Story

Colin Ruggiero

United States

Bear Hunt

Jacob Burley

United Kingdom

The Last Defenders of India

Srishti Lakhera

Singapore

Hope Restored

Maarten van Rouveroy

Netherlands

Yana Djamaga Ganji / Walk Good Fire

Directors Clancy Walker, Adam Nye

Australia

The Unseen

Francesco Guarini
 

United Kingdom

EYE-TO-EYE

Directors Siri Linn Brandsøy, Lasse Huldt

Norway

The Earth Above: A Deep Time View of Australia’s Epic History

Ruwe Collective

Australia

Boca Chica

Ái Vuong, Samuel Díaz Fernández

United States

Mother of the Forest ~ Curupira ~

Lea Hejn

United Kingdom

Among The Wolves

Directors Tanguy Dumortier, Olivier LAR

France

Dahican

Boogs Rosales

Philippines

Flora, Fauna, Funga

Sam Sheline

United States

The Eagle With The Sunlit Eye

Ted Simpson

United Kingdom

Public Screenings Information

Wildscreen Festival 2024 will take place 12-18 October, in Bristol, England. Venues for the public screenings are across the city and include: Bristol Megascreen at Bristol Aquarium, Planetarium at We The Curious, Millennium Square, and Royal Photographic Society. 

Ticket prices:
Standard: £12 
Concession: £8 

BFI: £12

BFI Concession: £8 

This ticketing applies to all of our screenings.

If you’ve booked through the Wildscreen Crowdcomms website, you’ll receive an e-ticket via email containing a QR code. You will find options to download your e-ticket to Apple and Google Wallet in your e-ticket. You can also find your QR codes in the ‘My Tickets’ section of your account on our website. 

If you’ve booked tickets for multiple shows in a single transaction, this QR code will be the ticket for every show in that transaction. You will need to show the QR code on arrival at your venue(s); you can do this on your phone or tablet or print it if required. You can split this QR code for each ticket booked in the transaction by using the Apple or Google Wallet feature. 

If you’ve bought tickets on behalf of others, we recommend that you arrive at the venue with the rest of your party.

If you don’t have access to a mobile device / email / printer, or if e-ticketing presents another access issue for you, please get in touch with us at and we’ll arrange an alternative. 

Our venues operate general admission seating, which means that seats are not pre-assigned in advance. 

Instead, they are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis as you enter the space. 

Therefore, it's a good idea to arrive early if you would like to choose the seats that best suit you and your party, unless you are booking via the access ticket service. 

The following screenings are supported by the BFI Fan Exhibition Fund: 

Different Perspectives  

OurEarth 

Best of Bristol 

Family Friday  

With support of the BFI Fan Exhibition Fund, awarding funds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to more audiences across the UK. 

You are eligible for the concession rate if you are:
Under 25 years old
Student in full-time education
65 years old or over
Unemployed
Residents of LDC countries – a list can be found here.

Please be prepared to provide proof of eligibility if requested. If you are unsure, please email the team at bookings@wildscreen.org.uk.

Bristol MegascreenVisit the AccessAble site here.

PlanetariumVisit the website here for more info.  

Royal Photographic Society - Within RPS House, all areas are fully accessible. 

If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact us on RPSHouse@rps.org in advance so we can assist you in your visit. 

There is some accessible parking available in the northeast corner of Paintworks 

From street level car parking there are lifts available to reach RPS House on the raised ground floor. 

In-line with the terms and conditions of Wildscreen Festival, tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable unless a show has been cancelled. If this happens, you will be notified and reimbursed the price of the tickets as soon as possible.  

Requests to transfer your ticket to an alternative person must be made in writing to bookings@wildscreen.org.uk before the festival begins. Such requests shall be approved or denied by Wildscreen in its sole discretion and a fee may be charged. 

It's vital that we are all conscious of our impact on the planet when we are celebrating natural world storytelling. For this reason, we will implement preventative steps to ensure event impact is minimised. Wildscreen adheres to a bespoke environmental policy for each of our events, which will be made available before the event via our website. 

A small portion of each ticket purchase will go towards balancing the environmental impact of our event. We will calculate and publish a report detailing our event footprint and the steps taken to mitigate this. 

 

You should be aware that you may be photographed or filmed at times throughout the event and the recordings may be distributed. 

Registration includes important Delegate Updates which we will send you via email as well as subscription to our year-round e-news. Delegate updates contain vital information about accessing the Festival live in Bristol and the virtual platform. Should you not wish to receive this information, or our year-round e-news, please click on unsubscribe at the bottom of the last email received. We will never share your email or personal details with anyone else without your consent. 

Your contact details will be published on a delegate list which is distributed to all attendees of Wildscreen Festival 2024. We will always respect your privacy and any personal communication between you and ourselves. 

If you can't find the answer on our FAQ, don’t hesitate to ask us. 

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