The Wildscreen Festival is internationally acknowledged as the most influential and prestigious event of its kind in the world. Its aim is to celebrate, applaud and encourage excellence, and responsibility, in wildlife and environmental filmmaking - films which increase the global viewing public's understanding of the natural world, and the need to conserve it.

The Wildscreen Festival first took place in Bristol in 1982. Since then, every two years, Bristol has played host to hundreds of international delegates from the wildlife media industry. People come to the event to learn about latest developments, as well as to compete in the Panda Awards, nicknamed the green OSCARS®. Delegates are drawn to Bristol by the week-long programme of screenings, debates, keynote lectures, workshops, masterclasses and networking events. In addition, the Festival is a crucial marketplace, where films are bought and sold, where new commissions and contracts are awarded and where fresh ideas and skills are traded.

The next Wildscreen Festival will take place in October 2010 in Bristol, UK. You can see what happened during the 2008 Festival by visiting the website www.wildscreenfestival.org.

The Wildscreen Festival is a Wildscreen initiative.