Annual Wildlife Film Festivals – ‘Must attends’ for aspiring wildlife filmmakers
Attending wildlife film festivals are an invaluable experience for all aspiring wildlife filmmakers. At a film festival you have a chance to attend seminar by industry experts as well as listen to the latest film trends from commissioners. In addition, you can build your professional network and pitch your wildlife film ideas. Below is a list of the most significant wildlife film festivals in the world.
JACKSONHOLE FILM FESTIVAL
Join 650+ media professionals this fall in the shadow of the Tetons. Celebrate excellence, exchange ideas and be inspired by the landscape and each other.
Date: September
Frequency: Biannual
Location: United States
WILDSCREEN FILM FESTIVAL
This festival’s goal is to convene the best photographers, filmmakers and creative professionals with the most committed conservationists to create compelling stories about the natural world.
Date: October
Frequency: Biannual
Location: United Kingdom
BLUE OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL
This festival was founded on the belief the films are the most powerful tool that we have to engage a broad global audience in a direct way. Through this, you can educate them about the world’s oceans.
Date: Variable
Frequency: Biannual
Location: United States
INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL
The International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) is the biggest festival of its kind in North America. They feature dozens of ocean-themed films by independent filmmakers from around our Blue Planet.
Date: March
Frequency: Annual
Location: United States
CMS VATAVARAN FILM FESTIVAL
India’s only International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum is a unique initiative of Centre for Media Studies (CMS). Based on extensive research, this festival was initiated for encouraging environment films and forums that result in perception, practice and policy change.
Date: November
Frequency: Biannual
Location: India
GREEN SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL
Since 2007, the idyllic town of Eckernförde on the Baltic coast hosts the International Wildlife Film Festival GREEN SCREEN each year in September.
Date: September
Frequency: Annual
Location: Germany
SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FILM FESTIVAL
Launched in 2011, San Francisco Green Film Festival is the West Coast’s leading organization for films and conversations about people and the planet.
Date: September
Frequency: Annual
Location: United States
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FILM FESTIVAL
Their mission is to inform, engage and inspire audiences about the importance of protecting global biodiversity.
Date: October
Frequency: Annual
Location: United States
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL
The vision of the International Wildlife Film Festival is an engaged community that finds itself through cinema and helps the planet to heal.
Date: April
Frequency: Annual
Location: United States
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Ryan is a well known wildlife film maker and shark biologist located in MosselBay, South Africa. His work is highlighted as researcher, television host, camera operator and scientist on shark and marine documentaries for international broadcastors including National Geographic Network.
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