Telling Nature’s Stories

We envision a world where natural world storytelling is inclusive, accessible and impactful and where nature is protected and thriving.

Our mission is to connect people with nature through storytelling, and democratise the creation of and access to nature’s stories.

Donate to our Earth Raise campaign

We’ve been chosen to take part in the Big Give’s Earth Raise campaign, where if we raise £5,000 it will be match funded to £10,000.

This funding will help us grow NatureStory and support more natural world storytellers than ever before! 

Donations can be made from 22 – 29 April 2026. 

Wildscreen Festival Kenya

In June 2026 we are excited to be returning to Nairobi, Kenya for our fourth edition of Wildscreen Festival Africa!

Celebrating one of the most actively filmed parts of our natural world, Wildscreen Festival Kenya will bring together both established and aspiring African filmmakers and worldwide industry professionals.

Wildstar Foundation is supporting the event as Headline Sponsor.

Wildscreen Festival 2026

Join us on the 19 – 22 October 2026 for Wildscreen Festival, our world-leading international festival celebrating and advancing natural world storytelling.

Panda Awards 2026

Entries are now open for the Wildscreen Panda Awards 2026. The Panda Awards are the highest honours in the international natural world storytelling film, TV and content industry.

 

NatureStory

NatureStory is your online community to connect with other natural world storytellers, develop and share your craft, and access unique Wildscreen content.

Become a NatureStory Pro Member and unlock a global community of professional storytellers, learning and development opportunities and priority access to Wildscreen events. 

WildPhotos

WildPhotos 2025 featured a world-class line-up of 14 award-winning nature photographers, who shared the stories, craft and impact behind some of the most recent iconic wildlife photography. 

In partnership with Wildlife Photographer of The Year and kindly supported by Focused on Nature.

Panda Awards 2026

Entries are now open for the Wildscreen Panda Awards 2026. The Panda Awards are the highest honours in the international natural world storytelling film, TV and content industry.

Wildscreen Festival Botswana

Building on the success of our Wildscreen Festival Tanzania 2024 and Wildscreen Festival Nairobi 2023, in June 2025 Wildscreen Festival is heading to Maun, Botswana with BBC Studios Natural History Unit as Headline Sponsor and Botswana Ignite as in-country partner.

WILDSCREEN ARK

Wildscreen ARK is now live !

Co-created with young people and working with educators, photographers and filmmakers, Wildscreen ARK will be a place for young people to discover and grow their passion for nature, and find out ways they can support it. 

Featured Events

Best of Wildscreen Tour

February – March 2025

Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon, Totnes Cinema, Totnes

Introducing our ‘Best of Wildscreen’ screening programme, delivered with support from the BFI Fan Exhibition Fund, sharing the greatest hits of Wildscreen Festival with new communities across the UK. 

Film Packages include: Oceans, Rivers and Young Programmers.

Wildscreen Festival 2024

Monday 14th – Friday 18th October 2024

Bristol, UK & Online

Wildscreen Festival is a world-leading international celebration of natural world storytelling, bringing together wildlife filmmakers, conservations and academics from around the world.

Watch all post-Festival content until 31st Jan on our online platform.

Post-Festival online passes now available.

Wildscreen Network Events

Monthly 

Online 

Interested in making new connections in the wildlife film and television community? Our monthly webinars are a fantastic way to learn more about industry trends, the latest technology and upcoming landmark productions.

Sign up to the Wildscreen Network to receive free and discounted exclusive invitations!

Webinar: Behind-the-Scenes of Secrets of the Bees

22nd July 2026, 4-5pm BST
 
Online via Zoom
 

Join our upcoming webinar to hear from the team behind the National Geographic series, ‘Secrets of the Bees’, including Producer Director, Nadège Laci, Senior Researcher, Tom Oldridge, and Wildlife Cinematographer, Justin Maguire.

We’ll be able to learn about what went into making this series and this webinar will also include an audience Q&A, so bring your questions! After the webinar we’ll have an opportunity for networking and further discussion.

Wildscreen Festival

19th – 22nd October 2026
 
Bath & Bristol, UK
 
Be part of the world’s biggest global gathering of natural world storytellers!
 
For the 2026 edition of the Festival, Wildscreen are moving to Bath, UK – with an exciting new venue and an incredible line up of talks, panels, 1:1 mentoring sessions and networking events.
 
Keep an eye out for programme sneak peeks!
 

Wildscreen Networking Events

Monthly events

Online  & In-person

Interested in making new connections in the wildlife film and television community? Our monthly webinars are a fantastic way to learn more about industry trends, the latest technology and upcoming landmark productions.

Sign up to NatureStory Pro to receive free and discounted exclusive invitations.

Wildscreen Summer Party

DATE July 2026, TIME

Wildscreen HQ 

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Webinar: Navigating the Wildlife Filmmaking Industry

Thursday 14th May 2026, 4-5pm BST
 
Zoom Webinar
 

Breaking into wildlife filmmaking is exciting, but increasingly competitive and fast-changing. Speaking to Talent Executive, Sas Bonser, we’ll explore routes into the industry, reflect on the current state of wildlife filmmaking, and discuss how shifts in commissioning, budgets and technology are shaping careers today. Filmmaker Laura Pennafort will be joining to share her journey into the wildlife storytelling industry, and her tips on keeping skills fresh and diverse. This webinar will also include an audience Q&A, so bring your questions!

This webinar is part of our Emerging Talent month, so your ticket to attend is FREE!

Webinar: Grant Writing - Dos and Don'ts

Monday 25th May 2026, 4-5pm BST
 
Zoom Webinar
 

Securing funding can be one of the biggest challenges for emerging filmmakers, but strong grant writing can make all the difference. In this webinar, we’ll explore how to craft compelling applications, avoid common mistakes, and better understand what funders are really looking for. Hearing from filmmakers, Jigar Ganatra and Myles Storey as they share first-hand experience of applying for grants, alongside Mungai Kiroga, a producer from DocuBox, to provide his experience and expertise from the grant-giving perspective! We’ll have an audience Q&A too, so start thinking about your questions for our speakers.

This webinar is part of our Emerging Talent month, so your ticket to attend is FREE!

The EDGE of Nature: Short Film Fund supports and nurtures emerging natural world storytellers to create fresh, out-of-the-box storytelling approaches to engage GenZ audiences and spotlight EDGE species and habitats.

Delivered in partnership with On the Edge, this new short film fund will catalyse new and creative projects by emerging filmmakers globally, bringing new perspectives and fresh approaches to the natural history filmmaking genre.

Trophies

Were you nominated, selected or a winner for one of our competitions? Order duplicate certificates and trophies for the rest of your team before Fri 28 Oct.

Community

Stories connect us all. From our free educational resources to our Wildscreen Exchange image library, the Wildscreen community unites all of us who care about protecting our natural world, both locally and globally.

Help us create a world where natural world storytelling is inclusive, accessible and impactful and where nature is protected and thriving.

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