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The Wildscreen Festival is the world’s leading international festival celebrating and advancing storytelling about the natural world. Held every two years, the Wildscreen Festival brings together the wildlife film, tv and photography community to transform the craft of natural world storytelling across platforms and across audiences.

The Wildscreen Festival 2018 will take place 15-19 October 2018 in Bristol, UK. Further information is available at www.wildscreen.org and delegate tickets are on sale now from Eventbrite.

Please note that the programme is being updated frequently as guest availability changes. Wildscreen reserves the right to make such updates to the programme and timings, and will endeavour to make those changes as quickly as possible.

Delegates holding a day or week pass do not need to register to attend specific events with the exception of the Panda Awards Ceremony (additional purchase required) and film screenings (no additional purchase required). Reservation details can be found in the description of each individual screening.

To help you manage your time at the Wildscreen Festival, you can sign up for a Sched account and login to save events to your personal calendar. Note that doing so does not guarantee entry to events as seating is on a first-come-first-served basis at the venue door. We advise that you arrive in plenty of time before a session starts.

The programme includes both industry events, which are included in the price of a delegate day or week pass, and public events that anyone is welcome to attend, subject to booking procedures.  
 
College Green

Outdoor Photography Exhibition 13 09:00 -
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Early Delegate Registration 17:00 - 19:00




 
 
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An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch + Q&A 16:30 - 17:40

My Congo + Q&A 18:30 - 19:50

Norway's Magical Fjords 20:30 - 21:45

Hub Opening Hours & Registration 08:30 - 23:00

Hub Cafe 09:00 - 16:00

Coffee Catch-up 09:30 - 11:30

Coffee is for Closers - What Makes Development Tick 09:30 - 10:30

A Life Beyond the Screen 11:15 - 12:15

Podcasts: An Intimate Audience 13:30 - 14:30

Shorts: Being Brave 15:15 - 16:15

Drinks with Films at 59 and CVP 17:30 - 18:30

Naked Molerat - Nature's Weirdest Superhero + Q&A 18:45 - 20:00

Mountain: Life at the Extreme + Q&A 20:30 - 21:50

A Conversation with Hans Zimmer 17:00 - 18:00

Disneynature BLUE 19:00 - 23:00

Making the Grade 12:00 - 14:00

Canopy Calling 15:00 - 17:00

The Lions Rule - Death in the Glade + Q&A 15:00 - 16:10

Jane 17:00 - 18:50




 
 
Arnolfini Everyman Cinema Festival Hub The Clinic The Lanes Bristol The Master Classroom Watershed
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Trojan Horse 13:30 - 14:30

Making Money on Social 15:15 - 16:15

How to Spin a Cat Story 17:00 - 18:00

RED APE: Saving the Orangutan + Q&A 18:30 - 19:50

Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees + Q&A 20:20 - 21:40

Rodents of Unusual Size 22:10 - 23:45

Into the Okavango - Screening and Lunch 12:30 - 14:30

Hub Opening Hours & Registration 08:30 - 23:00

Hub Cafe 09:00 - 16:00

A Shot in the Dark 09:30 - 10:30

Co-producing with Asian Partners 11:15 - 12:15

What Makes Production Tick 13:30 - 14:30

Where the Wild Kids Are 15:15 - 16:15

Natural Reality 17:00 - 18:00

Drinks with VMI 17:30 - 18:30

Breakthrough Talent 18:30 - 20:20

Queen Without Land + Q&A 21:00 - 22:30

Commissioner Clinic - Walter Koe... 09:15 - 09:45

Commissioner Clinic - Janet Han... 10:15 - 10:45

Commissioner Clinic - Tetsunori... 13:15 - 13:45

Drop In VR Experience 15:00 - 17:00

The Wateringhole Party! 16 20:00 -
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Shoot Survival 09:00 - 11:00

Cinematography Masterclass 12:00 - 14:00

Dolby Technologies for Nature Documentaries 15:00 - 17:00

H is for Hawk + Q&A 17:00 - 18:20

Wild Ireland: Edge of the World + Q&A 18:50 - 20:10




 
 
Arnolfini Festival Hub Showcase Cinema de Lux Bristol The Clinic The Master Classroom Watershed
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Inside Story: Rise of the Warrior Apes 09:30 - 10:30

Susanna Dinnage 11:15 - 12:15

Sustainable Production 13:30 - 14:30

Gary Knell 15:15 - 16:15

Framing the Future – Young Earthwatcher Film Competition Final 17:00 - 18:00

Attenborough's Ant Mountain + Q&A 18:30 - 19:45

Rise Of The Warrior Apes + Q&A 20:30 - 22:15

Hub Opening Hours & Registration 08:30 - 23:00

Hub Cafe 09:00 - 16:00

Conservation on Camera 09:30 - 10:30

Women in Wildlife 11:15 - 12:15

More Bang for Your Buck 13:30 - 14:30

Filming Behavioural Sequences in Tough Environments 15:15 - 16:15

OSF at 50 17:00 - 18:00

Drinks with Films at 59 and CVP 17:30 - 18:30

RARE: Creatures of the Photo Ark + Q&A 18:30 - 19:45

Double Bill: One Strange Rock + Q&A 20:15 - 22:35

World Premiere Screening - The Flood 19:00 - 23:00

Commissioner Clinic - Jorge Fran... 09:15 - 09:45

Commissioner Clinic - Alison Bar... 10:15 - 10:45

Commissioner Clinic - Janet Hess... 12:15 - 12:45

Commissioner Clinic - Charlie Pa... 13:15 - 13:45

Commissioner Clinic - Kurt Tondo... 16:30 - 17:00

Producing Impact 09:00 - 11:00

Pictures: Locked and Loaded 12:00 - 14:00

Doing it Write 15:00 - 17:00

Toad People + Q&A 15:45 - 17:25

The Serengeti Rules + Q&A 18:00 - 19:45




 
 
Arnolfini Festival Hub St George's Bristol The Clinic The Master Classroom Watershed
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Canaries in the Coalmine 09:30 - 10:30

Ole J Liodden - Polar Bears & Humans 11:15 - 12:15

Authentic Voices 13:30 - 14:30

Adrian Steirn 15:15 - 16:15

Taking Conservation to the Netflix Generation 17:00 - 18:00

The Last Animals + Q&A 18:30 - 20:25

The Poacher's Pipeline + Q&A 21:00 - 22:10

Hub Opening Hours & Registration 08:30 - 23:00

Hub Cafe 09:00 - 16:00

Emerging Talent 11:15 - 12:15

Protecting Places 13:30 - 14:30

Apex Indies: The Heavy Hitters of the Natural World 15:15 - 16:15

Working with Scientists 17:00 - 18:00

Drinks with Love Nature and Blue Ant International 17:30 - 18:30

The Shorts 18:30 - 19:50

Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants + Q&A 20:30 - 21:50

Rewilding – A Visual Journey 19:30 - 21:00

Commissioner Clinic - Christan C... 09:15 - 09:45

Commissioner Clinic - Tom Porter... 12:30 - 13:00

Commissioner Clinic - Tom McDona... 13:45 - 14:15

Commissioner Clinic - Perrine Po... 16:15 - 16:45

High Focal Length Cinematography 09:00 - 11:00

Crafting a Narrative 12:00 - 14:00

Pitch Perfect - Photography 15:00 - 17:00

The Future of BBC Natural History 09:30 - 10:30

WTF Is Natural History? 11:15 - 12:15

Blue Planet II Double Bill + Q&A 17:30 - 20:00




 
 
Arnolfini Festival Hub The Clinic The Master Classroom The Passenger Shed at Brunel's Old Station Watershed
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Beacons of Truth 09:30 - 10:30

Tom Peschak - Sharks and Seabirds 11:15 - 12:15

Shifting Focus 13:30 - 14:30

Jo-Anne McArthur - Animals in the Anthropocene 15:15 - 16:15

Field Craft 17:00 - 18:00

Hub Opening Hours & Registration 08:30 - 23:00

Hub Cafe 09:00 - 16:00

The NeverEnding Story 09:30 - 10:30

Martin Dohrn - A Pioneer's Tale 11:15 - 12:15

Conservation Stories Closer to Home 13:30 - 14:30

Small Budget, Big Impact 15:15 - 16:15

Photo Panda Award Nominee Showcase 17:00 - 18:00

Commissioner Clinic - Andrew Sol... 09:15 - 09:45

Finding Your Way 10:15 - 11:15

Commissioner Clinic - Joern Roev... 11:45 - 12:15

Commissioner Clinic - David Royl... 13:45 - 14:15

Mastering Wildlife Presenting 09:00 - 11:00

The Money Shot 12:00 - 14:00

Panda Awards Ceremony 19 18:30 -
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Ugly Stories 09:30 - 10:30

The Real T Rex with Chris Packham + Q&A 17:00 - 18:20




 
 
Festival Hub
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The Zoo + Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family + Q&A 12:30 - 14:00

Earth: One Amazing Day + Q&A 14:30 - 16:20




 
 
Festival Hub
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Planet Earth II + Q&A 12:30 - 13:50

Blue Planet II 15:00 - 16:20

Attenborough and the Giant Elephant 17:00 - 18:20




 
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