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
‘Billy & Molly: An Otter Lover Story’ and Q&A
Sponsored by National Geographic.
Speakers: Jeff Wilson, and Charlie Hamilton James
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
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 Megascreen – Visit the AccessAble site here.
Planetarium – Visit 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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