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The African Wildlife Foundation and Jackson Wild have embarked on an exciting partnership to create the African Conservation Voices (ACV), an initiative which provides mentorship, training and resources for early to mid-career African video storytellers who have a demonstrated passion for conservation.
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Storytellers were invited to a series of workshop sessions, held largely online. Initial curriculum focused on pre-production skills, including research, treatment, visual storytelling and style, creating a pitch deck and pitching, as well as discussion of various conservation models, challenges and solutions. Selected participants are also invited to see their proposal through to fruition with a stipend and an in-person production workshop in Maasai Mara. In addition, participants will be eligible for future AWF production grants, and for an expense-paid invitation to attend the Jackson Wild Summit, in the US or in Europe. There, African Conservation Voices content will be showcased, and introductions to broadcasters, streamers and commissioners will be facilitated. In addition to supporting creative storytelling skills, we also seek pathways to elevate and amplify these stories and voices within Africa and to global platforms.
A pilot ACV media lab held in Kenya in the spring of 2021 was extremely successful, with participants giving the program high rankings across the board and expressing true gratitude and dedication to continued conservation storytelling. At the conclusion of the sessions, we announced the ACV story development grants, which will help several of our fellows advance their skills with continued mentorship while developing personal video projects. In addition, a field workshop will take place for a group of these fellows in November of 2021 (covid allowing) in the Maasai Mara.
On the heels of our successful pilot, we’ve embarked on planning for additional workshops to take place in the coming 12 months in Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe. We welcome collaborations and partnerships that will augment and expand our efforts.
A pilot ACV media lab held in Kenya in the spring of 2021 was extremely successful, with participants giving the program high rankings across the board and expressing true gratitude and dedication to continued conservation storytelling. At the conclusion of the sessions, we announced the ACV story development grants, which will help several of our fellows advance their skills with continued mentorship while developing personal video projects. In addition, a field workshop will take place for a group of these fellows in November of 2021 (covid allowing) in the Maasai Mara.
On the heels of our successful pilot, we’ve embarked on planning for additional workshops to take place in the coming 12 months in Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe. We welcome collaborations and partnerships that will augment and expand our efforts.
