We are Jackson Wild
Founded in 1991, the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival has become Jackson Wild, expanding our reach and impact around the globe.
Jackson Wild accelerates and elevates impactful storytelling at the nexus of nature, science and climate through innovative and collaborative gatherings, skill-building initiatives, mentorship programs and career development. Jackson Wild is an inclusive global forum, inspiring our community, celebrating excellence in storytelling that illuminates our connection to the natural world and collective responsibility to the wild.
Jackson Wild creates impact through three pillars of engagement:
Jackson Wild accelerates and elevates impactful storytelling at the nexus of nature, science and climate through innovative and collaborative gatherings, skill-building initiatives, mentorship programs and career development. Jackson Wild is an inclusive global forum, inspiring our community, celebrating excellence in storytelling that illuminates our connection to the natural world and collective responsibility to the wild.
Jackson Wild creates impact through three pillars of engagement:
A GLOBAL COMMUNITY
motivated by deep reverence and urgent concern for the natural world, with a shared belief that through collaboration and commitment, we can address the critical and collective challenges humanity is facing in the coming decades.
The Collective is the virtual home for the Jackson Wild global storytelling community to connect, collaborate and inspire change year round. Through ongoing mentorship, an international production database and career-building programs, the Collective provides a resource for storytellers at all levels to elevate their impact and expand their opportunities.
In addition to the Collective, Jackson Wild's Action Coalitions explore solutions, resources, and best practices for ensuring global talent and local storytellers have greater access to training, opportunities and success in wildlife & documentary filmmaking. |
A CATALYST FOR LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP
where industry professionals gather to challenge and inspire each other while nurturing the next generation of storytellers with opportunities to push the boundaries of how we understand our relationship with nature.
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 and Summit Fellowships train and mentor emerging conservation media leaders in unique programs that directly engage them with the most influential content creators from around the globe. Spanning South Africa, to Kenya to India, Jackson Wild is working with local organizers to globalize the voices of young filmmakers, including the Wild Women Media Lab, the Jackson Wild Virtual Summit: Kenya, and African Conservation Voices Initiative.
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A FORUM FOR INNOVATION
where diverse and passionate storytellers come together to share bold new ideas that push the frontiers of storytelling about nature, science and conservation.
The Jackson Wild Summit is an extraordinary annual convening where collaboration and innovation thrive, and new ideas are launched. Cross-disciplinary conversations on the critical issues facing our planet set the stage for strategic partnerships that happen nowhere else, as participants work together to address conservation and environmental challenges.
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. In addition to the Media Awards, Jackson Wild's Special Jury Recognitions are not a competition, but rather a peer recognition and celebration of filmmakers, storytellers and content creators, including the Rising Star and Legacy Awards.
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With roots in Jackson Hole, WY
With roots in Jackson, Wyoming, Jackson Wild is imbued with a reverence for the natural world that has been a hallmark of this land since its earliest inhabitants: the Shoshone-Bannock, Northern Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes.
To thrive in a place like Jackson requires focus and determination.
More than anything, it requires understanding your purpose and being willing to act on it.
Jackson Hole lies at the edge of one of the largest and most diverse ecosystems in North America: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. For generations, artists and storytellers have been drawn to these hallowed places, inspired by the wildness of their sublime natural landscapes.
To thrive in a place like Jackson requires focus and determination.
More than anything, it requires understanding your purpose and being willing to act on it.
Jackson Hole lies at the edge of one of the largest and most diverse ecosystems in North America: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. For generations, artists and storytellers have been drawn to these hallowed places, inspired by the wildness of their sublime natural landscapes.
Our VisionWe inhabit a place of transcendent beauty, in a world facing unprecedented global environmental threats. We believe in the power of ideas and the power of media to inspire wonder and catalyze change through personal action. Storytelling through film 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.
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Our MissionJackson Wild is a catalyst for our industry, recognizing excellence in storytelling, celebrating innovative ideas and creating connections for deeper impact to restore and protect our planet. Our global community of passionate storytellers, thought leaders and change agents elevates diverse stories that illuminate our collective and urgent responsibility to the wild.
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