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Wildscreen Launches New Industry Summit to Shape the Future of Wildlife Storytelling

Wildscreen has announced the launch of its inaugural edition of the Wildscreen Industry Summit, a new 3-day event designed to help the industry navigate the evolving landscape of natural world storytelling.

What we learnt at Science in Storytelling 2025

That’s a wrap on Science in Storytelling 2025! Featuring a plethora of amazingly talented speakers and scientists, we went on a journey discovering the greatest ways to keep science in the spotlight. Read on to find out our highlights!

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.

Wildscreen ARK Competition Impact & Round-Up

12 finalists of Wildscreen ARK’s 2024 Youth Film and Photography Competition were celebrated at a special event, hosted by Steve Backshall, during last month’s Wildscreen Festival 2024. Finalists’ entries were available to view at a special photography exhibition at College Green, Bristol, from 22nd October – 7th November and are now published on Wildscreen ARK.

Open to young people aged 13 – 18, the Youth Film and Photography Competition ran throughout the summer, with the support of the West of England Combined Authority. Judged by a panel of expert young wildlife filmmakers and activists, the winners were announced in a special event hosted at BBC Studios in Bristol.

The 13 – 15 category was won by Joel Clements, of Bristol, with his wonderful close-up of a sea slater – receiving a winter lights stay at Bluestone Luxury National Park Resort for him and his family.

“I was at Clevedon beach having a walk one evening when I saw these weird woodlouse things and we didn’t know what they were. When I got home we looked them up and they are called sea slaters (Ligia oceanica)”. 

The finalists went to great length to understand and appreciate the species that they captured, as well as using new techniques. 

“We went back another evening and I used my iPhone with a clip-on macro lens attached to it. I turned over lots of rocks to find one and when I did – I had to wait for it to stop running around”

The winner of the 16 – 18 category was Amy Tucker, of Bristol, for her emotive shot of an injured seven-spot ladybird – receiving a Canon EOSR100 camera and lens from London Camera Exchange.  

 “Taking part in this wildlife photography competition was such an amazing opportunity, especially because I got to meet Steve Backshall! I loved capturing nature with just my phone, and having my photo displayed on College Green in my community was a huge honour”.  

“Winning the Wildscreen Ark competition has made me feel more connected to nature and inspired to keep looking for those amazing moments outdoors”. 

 It’s fantastic to hear the lasting impact of the competition from those who took part, we hope that all those who entered now see nature from a new perspective.  

 The finalists certainly weren’t short of material to shoot – the wildlife featured in entries ranged from humble mallards to obscure seashore creepy crawlies and plants, pushing the boundaries of what is possible with a teenager’s phone.

“It’s incredible how much you can capture with just a bit of patience and the right angle!” – Amy. 

To view the ten other finalists of the competition head to Wildscreen ARK via the competition linktree at https://linktr.ee/wildscreenARK