GLOBAL FESTIVAL PARTNERS

Meet our incredible community of storytellers and celebrations, all around the globe.

  • Greenstories is a mentorship, incubation, and pitching forum dedicated to wildlife and environmental documentaries from Asia, supporting projects from development through impact. The forum hosts a week-long fellowship and pitch event each November in Goa, alongside year-round community programming.

    Instagram: @greenstoriespitch

    LinkedIn: Green Stories Pitch

    Key Timing / Programming:

    • Annual Forum (Goa): November (week-long)

    • Applications: Open May 1 – Close June 30 (noted for 2026 cycle)

    • Year-round: greenstories connect sessions (online/offline)

    • Additional Lab: Wild Stories Lab (tri-continental program with partners)

  • Founded in 2019 by Ladera Sur, Santiago Wild is Latin America’s meeting point for nature storytellers, combining a film competition, summit, workshops, and industry programming. The festival supports regional talent and builds a global community around environmental storytelling.

    Instagram: @santiagowildfest

    Key Timing / Programming:

    • Santiago Wild Summit: May 4–8

    • Santiago Wild Festival: May 4–16

    • Santiago Wild Lab: May 17–24 (Secret Valley, Peru)

    • Santiago Wild On Tour: Rolling dates throughout the year (varies by region)

  • Earth In Focus is Singapore’s largest environmental film festival and a leading platform in Southeast Asia, connecting audiences to nature through films, conversations, photography, and community engagement. The festival aims to inspire collective action through environmental storytelling.

    Instagram: @earthinfocus.co

    Key Timing / Programming:

    • Film Submissions: Apr 1 – Jun 30 (via FilmFreeway)

    • Main Festival: Nov 5–7

    • Extended Screenings: Every weekend in November (Movies by the Beach, Sentosa Island)

  • NEWF removes the barriers to entry and build capacity in order to enable access, support inclusion, expand local audiences and foster a culture of equity for African nature, environment and wildlife visual storytellers.  The Africa Refocused program - a collaboration between NEWF and the National Geographic Society - supports the expansion of NEWF, to elevate African storytellers in global media and conversations about Africa, and ultimately address the need to refocus the stories of Africa so they are told by and from the perspective of African people.

    Instagram: @newfcommunity
    Facebook: NEWFcommUNITY
    LinkedIn: NEWF

    Key Programming:

    • Africa Refocused

    • NEWF Labs & Residencies

    • NEWF Fellows Summit & Congress

  • Mantiqueira Wild is an immersive initiative focused on nature storytelling, cinematography, conservation, and creative connection with the natural world. Through workshops, labs, film showcases, mentorship, and community-building, the initiative supports a new generation of authentic wildlife storytellers across Brazil and Latin America.

    Location: Defim Moreira, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil (serving Brazil and Latin America internationally)

    Instagram: @mantiqueirawild

    Key Timing / Programming:

    • Mantiqueira Wild Immersion 2026: July 23–26, 2026

    • Mantiqueira Wild Workshop Rio 2026: September 2026

    • Olhares da Natureza Film Showcase at Avistar Brasil: 2026 edition

    • Year-round: Educational talks, mentorships, and collaborative workshops