The world’s biggest wildlife film and TV festival is launching a new short film fund

The world’s biggest wildlife film and TV festival is launching a new short film fund

Posted on: 08 Sep 2023

Wildscreen, the world’s leading natural world storytelling charity, have this week launched a new short film fund, dubbed ‘Edge of Nature Short Film Fund’.

 

In partnership with non-profit media and conservation organisation On The Edge, to catalyse new and creative projects from emerging filmmakers and bring fresh perspectives and new approaches to the natural history genre of filmmaking.

 

The deadline for submissions is Thursday 5 October, find out more about the fund and apply HERE.

 

This fund will provide grants of up to £15,000 to six lucky emerging filmmakers to produce new, innovative short films that resonate with Gen Z audiences and shines a light on Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species and zones.

 

Successful applicants will also benefit from a wrap-around support programme that includes training and mentoring from leading figures in the wildlife and environmental film industry to guide them through the filmmaking process.

 

The final films will be showcased in a special screening event at Wildscreen Festival 2024, further helping the grantees to advance their filmmaking careers and networks. It has also been announced this week that Wildscreen Festival 2024 will run from 14 to the 18 October 2024.

 

Hosted here in Bristol, Wildscreen Festival is the world’s largest wildlife film and TV festival. The event will continue as a hybrid format to support industry accessibility and inclusion, allowing as many people as possible to attend from anywhere in the world.

Speaking about the new fund, Lucie Muir (Wildscreen CEO) has said: “We’re so excited to be partnering with On the Edge on this fund and to have the opportunity to move Wildscreen more into the film funding space.

 

“Through the Edge of Nature: Short Film Fund, we hope to grow and democratise the global ecosystem of natural world storytelling talent, by shaking up traditional entry points and by disrupting the stories being told and who they are being told by.

 

“We’re looking for experimental filmmakers and teams exploring new natural history styles; approaches that push boundaries and break the mould.”

The deadline for submissions is Thursday 5 October with all shortlisted filmmakers to receive pitch training before pitching to an industry panel led by Wildscreen and On The Edge in late October – recipients will be announced in November. Find out more and apply HERE.

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.