Open until June 1st, 2026
Applications sent directly to JWMA entrants
The Jackson Wild x Earth Alliance Impact Pitch is an initiative supporting filmmakers with powerful stories who are looking to drive positive change. Created in collaboration with Earth Alliance—a platform powered by Re:wild that champions unbranded, community-led, and coalition-based campaigns—this program seeks to support emerging impact campaigns connected to films that spotlight irreplaceable wild places, threatened species, and the communities working to protect them.
This opportunity is open exclusively to 2026 Jackson Wild Media Awards entrants who are planning an impact campaign around the film that could benefit from support to develop and implement the campaign. This is your chance to pitch a bold, visionary plan with the potential to drive tangible, community-led impact.
Finalists will pitch their campaigns live at the Jackson Wild event in November, and will receive a travel stipend to attend the event. A panel of jurors will select recipients for the top prize of $30,000, the second prize of $15,000 and third place receiving an Earth Alliance amplification package. Finalists will also have the opportunity to have their film amplified on Earth Alliance’s platforms.
Applicants should submit a 1-2 page treatment/story outline and any additional materials (deck, sizzle, etc), plus:
A copy of the budget
Timeline for pre-production, production, post-production, and delivery
Proposed equipment for filming and editing
The film’s impact campaign and/or impact goals
Timeline
Application Window Opens:
April 15th
Application Window Closes:
June 1st
Applicants Notified:
August 17th
Application:
An application form will be sent to all eligible entrants of the 2026 Jackson Wild Media Awards. This form will invite filmmakers to propose or expand an impact campaign tied to their submitted project.
Eligibility criteria:
Be an official entrant of the 2026 Jackson Wild Media Awards. Films of any length are welcome to apply.
Have a film or series tied to an early-stage or soon-to-launch impact campaign (not yet fully funded or widely implemented).
The campaign should go beyond promotion of the film itself, and be put towards a campaign that is community-led, solutions-oriented, and focused on protecting biodiversity hotspots or wilderness areas, elevating local or Indigenous voices, or advocating for systems-level change.
Clearly articulate the tangible outcomes of their campaign and how it connects to a real-world opportunity or imminent threat.
Demonstrate a commitment to collaboration and community involvement in their approach, have a confirmed local partner.
Application questions:
What issue(s) does your film address? How is it connected to a vital ecosystem, threatened species, or community-led effort to safeguard the planet?
Please describe your existing or intended impact campaign. How does the campaign build upon the film? Who is the intended audience(s), and what is the plan to reach and engage the key audience(s)?
What are the goals of the campaign and intended outcomes?
What is the timeline of your impact campaign?
What is the current status of your impact campaign? Is it something just getting started, or is it something you’re looking to launch?
Does the impact campaign have the potential to put the safety of participating individuals at risk? (This will not impact the review of your application, but will be helpful to know)
Please describe how the $15,000 or $30,000 prize funding would help you activate, accelerate, or scale your campaign. Be as specific as possible.
Required of all applicants, who is your local partner or key collaborator? Are you working with any influencers?
Are you working with any local communities, Indigenous leaders, organizations, or other stakeholders? If not yet, how do you plan to engage them?
How will you measure success? What indicators and data will you use to evaluate the impact of your campaign?
What additional support would help your campaign succeed?
DUE JUNE 1st, 2026 at 11:59pm MST
Questions? Or didn’t get a form to apply already? email INFO@jacksonwild.org
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