RECENT NEWS

Virtual Summit Session Recordings 
If you weren't able to purchase a pass and attend the Virtual Summit this year, don't fret, we'll be releasing sessions from the Summit for free throughout the fall.

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Jackson Wild Media Awards Winners Announced!
Congrats to all of our finalists and winners, what an incredible lineup of films.

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Announcing the Jackson Wild Collective
A global database... and more! The Summit may have ended, but the real work has just begun. Be part of the transformation ​within the science, conservation and nature media sectors!

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Jackson Wild™ believes in the power of media to inspire wonder for our living planet and ignite action to restore and protect it through high-impact collaborations. ​
​Jackson Wild creates impact through four pillars of engagement: 

SUMMITS

Jackson Wild Virtual Summit
September 28 - October 1, 2020

​REIMAGINING OUR INDUSTRY:
Accelerating Change with a Commitment to Action
 
Our annual Jackson Wild™ Summit brings together an uncommon community, bound by a shared sense of purpose. We all believe in the transformative power of story to inspire awe at the wonders of our natural world and ignite critical changes required to restore and protect it through high-impact global collaborations.
 
This year, we made the most of this collective pause by reflecting on the state of the industry through action coalitions tasked with reimagining the transformative power of our community. At the heart of the Summit, we worked together on tangible actions that make our industry more diverse, inclusive, green and impactful. 

Session recordings released weekly

AWARDS

Jackson Wild Media Awards

Media today deepens understanding of the world around us, inspires commitment to protect and restore the natural systems upon which all life depends and empowers the radical changes that will be required. The nature equivalent to the Oscars®, the Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in science and nature storytelling.
We offer these films to global audiences through high profile screening events. Bring these award-winning films to your community with Jackson Wild On Tour!

2020 winners announced!

Jackson Wild Legacy Award & Rising Star Award

The Jackson Wild Legacy Awards recognize visionary filmmakers, conservationists, scientists and thought leaders. 
Click here to read more about our 2020 Legacy Award Recipients, Enric Sala and Steve Burns and here to read more about the 2020 Rising Star Award Recipient, Gunjan Menon.

NEW FRONTIERS

Stories connect us to the planet and to each other. It’s critical to bring diverse voices that bear witness to the world through unique and authentic stories. The Jackson Wild Media Lab, Summit Fellowships, Jackson Wild Kenya and Wild Women Media Lab provide platforms to train and mentor emerging conservation media leaders and storytellers in unique programs that directly engage them with the most influential content creators from around the globe. 

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GLOBAL IMPACT

Jackson Wild works with UN agencies and global partners to empower locally-driven engagement that inspires action. The annual World Wildlife Day Film Showcase creates a portfolio of programs selected from 300+ entries, that are presented  globally at special screening events through Jackson Wild On Tour.
​Working closely with CITES, the UN Environment and UN Development Programme Jackson Wild furthers deep-impact media strands at a series of high level global convenings in 2019-20 where world leaders address critical environmental, social and economic challenges.

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