Festival programme details

The outline of the 2010 Wildscreen Festival programme has been launched. More than 150 events and film screenings will take place during the Festival week with speakers including:

Frank Ash, BBC Training and Development
Liz Bonnin, television presenter
Clark Bunting, President, Discovery Channel
Steve Burns, Executive VP of Content, National Geographic Channel
Jamie Crawford, television presenter
Geoff Daniels, VP of Global Development & Regional Production, National Geographic Channel
Alastair Fothergill, Executive Producer, BBC Natural History Unit & Director, Disneynature
Carl Hall, CEO, Parthenon Entertainment Ltd
Janet Hess, Series Editor, NATURE at Thirteen/WNET
Andrew Jackson, Head of BBC Natural History Unit
Miranda Krestovnikoff, television presenter
James P Leape, Director General, WWF International
Steve Leonard, veterinary surgeon & television presenter
Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, IUCN
George Schaller, renowned naturalist and conservationist
Kim Shillinglaw, Commissioning Editor for Science and Natural History, BBC
Ellen Windemuth, CEO, Off the Fence

You can now view each day's events on the Festival website. Keeping checking the page to see the latest speaker additions, session themes, and timings so you can get the best out of your time at Wildscreen.

Don't miss your chance to hear from the best in the business: Register now.

Workshop registration opens next week

There are only a small number of places in the world that offer training in wildlife filmmaking because it is so specialised. Wildscreen offers courses at a reduced rate compared with the cost of commercial training events.

Only registered Festival delegates can attend and each workshop is designed to give a comprehensive overview of the subject. Workshop attendance involves modest charges in addition to the delegate registration fee and prices start from £35. The opening of workshop registration will be announced shortly. The training workshop programme is sponsored by South West RDA.

Highlights of the workshop programme will include:
Pitching to Commissioners: Bring along your film proposals, pitch them to Ellen Windemuth, CEO, Off the Fence and Steve Greenwood, Editor of BBC Natural World and sharpen your pitching skills with their feedback;
More Bang for your Buck - International Distribution: the ultimate guide to funding, making and selling your programme to the international market;
Scriptwriting for Beginners: for newcomers and improvers who want to learn how to write effectively and clearly.