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2021

News Articles

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SABC News, March 15, 2021 - South African Netflix documentary ‘My Octopus Teacher’ nominated for Academy Award​
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Mirage News, March 9, 2021 - 2021 UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase Winners announced​
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Y. M. Cinema Magazine, March 9, 2021 - Women’s Cinema: Meet Wildlife Filmmaker Fiona Tande
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Green Matters, March 3, 2021 - These World Wildlife Day Initiatives Reiterate the Value of Nature
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UNDP, March 3, 2021 - UN World Wildlife Day highlights role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ livelihoods and knowledge in the conservation of forests species and ecosystems​
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CITES, March 3, 2021 - 2021 UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase Winners announced
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Jackson Hole News & Guide, March 3, 2021 - Jackson Hole film org part of global World Wildlife Day celebrations
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Variety, February 26, 2021 - New Film & Media Training Center, the International Screen Institute, Launches at EFM
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India Education Diary, February 18, 2021 - Finalists Announced for 2021 World Wildlife Day Film ShowcaseFinalists Announced for 2021 World Wildlife Day Film Showcase

Press Releases

  • February 16, 2021 - Finalists Announced for the 2021 World Wildlife Day Film Showcase
  • March 3, 2021 - 2021 UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase Winners Announced

2020

News Articles

  • January 13, 2020​ - ​ORF TV THEK: "Oscar der Naturfilme" im Burgenland
  • January 13, 2020 - BVZ.at: "Oscar der Naturfilme" wird im Burgenland vergeben
  • January 13, 2020 - Burgenland ORF.at: „Oscar der Naturfilme“ im Burgenland
  • March 2, 2020 - Port Macquarie News: "Koala ambassadors fly Hastings flag on United Nations panel"
  • March 2, 2020 - MEHR News Agency: "Iran's 'The Extinction Vortex' named finalist for UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase"
  • March 3, 2020 - UNDP: World Wildlife Day highlights the importance of 'biodiversity super year'
  • March 4, 2020 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Jackson org announces World Wildlife Day Film Showcase winners
  • March 6, 2020 - Realscreen: Extra: Jackson Wild Science Media Awards head to Europe
  • March 10, 2020 - IISD: Policy Brief: Nature Waves Flags of Warning on World Wildlife Day
  • March 17, 2020 - Mongabay.com: How are koalas doing in the aftermath of the Australian fires? Q&A with Cheyne Flanagan
  • March 17, 2020 - Realscreen: Extra: Santiago Wild Festival postponed; Keshet Int'l sends content abroad
  • July 28, 2020 - Realscreen: Jackson Wild Summit '20 shifts to a virtual platform
  • August 11, 2020 - Realscreen: Jackson Wild Festival unveils finalists for awards
  • August 21, 2020 - Worldscreen: Jackson Wild Sets New Initiative for 2020 Virtual Summit
  • September 15, 2020 - Mid-day: Wild Call
  • September 15, 2020 - Mongabay: Mongabay staffer wins prestigious filmmaking fellowship 
  • September 23, 2020 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Scene Briefs
  • October 1, 2020 - Realscreen: "My Octopus Teacher" takes Grand Teton Award at Jackson Wild '20
  • October 2, 2020 - Pulitzer Center: Pulitzer Center-Supported 'Entangled' Film Wins Jackson Wild Media Award
  • October 3, 2020 - Variety: Channel 4 Shares First Look at Russell T Davies' 'It's a Sin' - Global Bulletin
  • October 7, 2020 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Octopi, elephants big winners at film fest
  • November 23, 2020 - CITES: World Wildlife Day Film Showcase to explore humanity's essential relationship with forests
  • November 24, 2020 - Devdiscourse: CITES, Jackson Wild, UNDP partner to hold World Wildlife Day 2021 film showcase
  • December 23, 2020 - Devdiscourse: CITES, Jackson Wild, UNDP partner to hold World Wildlife Day 2021 film showcase
  • December 30, 2020 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Jackson org accepting film entries and judges for 2021 World Wildlife Day

Press Releases

  • 2.19 - Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase
  • 3.3 - UN World Wildlife Day highlights wild fauna, flora and biodiversity in film competition-
  • 8.10 - World’s Top Nature Media Competition Announces Finalists for 2020
  • 8.25 - Jackson Wild™ Announces 2020 Legacy Awards and Rising Star Award Winners
  • 10.1 - Jackson Wild Announces 2020 Media Award Winners
  • 11.23 - Film Showcase to explore humanity’s essential relationship with forests

2019

News Articles

  • ​February 14, 2019 - UNDP: Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Living Oceans
  • ​March 1, 2019 - CITES: UN Celebrates Marine Species for World Wildlife Day
  • March 3, 2019 - Africa Prime News: World Wildlife Day 2019 Film Showcase: U.S Consulate, Canada High Commission To Host Screening In Nigeria
  • ​March 4, 2019 - Wildlife-film.com: World Wildlife Day Winners of Living Oceans Showcase Announced
  • March 13, 2019 - Wildlife-film.com: Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Goes Annual For Impact: A New Name & Mission
  • March 14, 2019 - Realscreen: Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival rebrands to Jackson Wild
  • March 15, 2019 - AP News: Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival rebrands as Jackson Wild
  • March 15, 2019 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival rebrands as Jackson Wild
  • March 19, 2019 - Natural History Network: Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Goes Annual for Impact
  • March 20, 2019 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: JH Wild redefines brand and mission
  • March 20, 2019 - Poughkeepsie Journal: Top Picks: Movies, musical, dance, ukulele workshop and more
  • March 27, 2019 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: ​Jackson Wild, PBS partner for Earth Day
  • March 30, 2019 - ​Wall Street Journal: 'Our Planet' Series Goes Beyond Leopards and Forests
  • April 3, 2019 - InPark Magazine: ​Application period now open for Jackson Wild Media Lab
  • April 5, 2019 - Christian Science Monitor: 'Our Planet' is beautiful. But can it change minds?
  • April 17, 2019 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Earth Fest to Celebrate Citizen Science​
  • August 6, 2019 - ​Realscreen: "Our Planet", "Blue Planet II" among Jackson Wild finalists
  • August 15, 2019 - Realscreen: Jackson Wild Summit unveils 2019 Summit Scholars
  • August 22, 2019 - Realscreen: Jackson Wild Summit '19 reveals Legacy Award, Special Jury nominees
  • August 22, 2019 - Oceanographic Magazine: Finding hope for coral reefs
  • ​August 22, 2019 - Documentary Magazine: How Festivals Catalyze the Climate Change Conversation
  • August 29, 2019 - Oceanographic Magazine: Reconnecting with the deep sea
  • September 9, 2019 - Mongabay: Into the abyss with deep sea biologist Diva Amon
  • September 10, 2019 - Mongabay: Mongabay's David Martin to judge the Jackson Wild film awards
  • September 11, 2019 - Mongabay: ​New detection devices could record microplastic pollution levels in real time
  • September 23, 2019 - Live Water Jackson Hole: SHIFT into a Wild Fall and Make a Global Impact in Jackson Hole
  • September 25, 2019 - Eco-Business: Arctic Awakening: What the North Pole's melting ice means for Asia
  • September 26, 2019 - Realscreen: "The Biggest Little Farm" takes top prize at Jackson Wild '19
  • September 27, 2019 - ​Buckrail: Jackson Wild's 2019 Winners
  • October 2, 2019 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Jackson Wild Media Lab creates stories, community
  • ​October 2, 2019 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Jackson Wild scholarships aim to diversify film community
  • ​October 2, 2019 - Oceanographic Magazine: Jackson Wild Media Awards announces 2019 Finalists
  • October 9, 2019 - Jackson Hole News & Guide: Virtual experiences seek to inspire users to protect the natural world
  • November 26, 2019 - UNDP: Wildlife films to animate the 'biodiversity super year'
  • November 26, 2019 - CITES: Wildlife films to animate the "biodiversity super year"
  • November 27, 2019 - Nepali Times: Wildlife film showcase in 2020

Press Releases

  • 2.14 Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Living Oceans
  • 2.19 World-Renowned Conservationists Join Final Jury for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Living Oceans
  • 3.01 Winners of Living Oceans Showcase announced at UN Headquarters 
  • 3.13 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Goes Annual for Impact: A New Name and Mission
  • 6.26 Jackson Wild Announces Final Cohort for the Jackson Wild Media Lab to be Held this Fall in the Grand Teton National Park
  • 8.05 World’s Premier Nature Media Competition Announces Finalists for 2019
  • 8.15 Jackson Wild Announces 2019 Summit Scholars
  • 9.26 Jackson Wild Announces 2019 Winners
  • 11.26 Wildlife films to animate the “biodiversity super year”

2018

News Articles

  • Feb. 11, 2018 - Night of the Wild Cat (Teton Valley News)
  • Feb. 12, 2018 - IBCFF Finalists Announced (Natural History Network)
  • Feb. 12, 2018 - Finalists Named in Big Cats Film Festival (Jackson Hole Media)
  • Feb. 12, 2018 - Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Adds Board Members (Buckrail)
  • Feb. 13, 2018 - Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival names leadership team (Realscreen)
  • Feb. 14, 2018 - Unique Local-International Partnership Takes Center Stage in World Wildlife Day (Jackson Hole Media)
  • Feb. 19, 2018 - Films celebrate big cats on World Wildlife Day (Mongabay)
  • Feb. 27, 2018 - Night of the Wild Cat (Trib.com)
  • Feb. 28, 2018 - Music and Theater and film (oh,my!) - Wonder Wednesday (Buckrail/Center of Wonder)
  • Feb. 28, 2018 - Eco Watch (JH News & Guide)
  • Feb. 28, 2018 - Big cat film fest this Friday as part of World Wildlife Day (Buckrail)
  • March 1, 2018 - Night of the Wild Cat (KHOL Radio)
  • March 1, 2018 - Cat Conservation Focus of WILD event (JH News & Guide)
  • March 2, 2018 - Winners of the International Big Cats Film Festival 2018 (Natural History Network)
  • March 2, 2018 - US Department of State Hosts World Wildlife Day Event to Highlight Threats to Big Cats (CNBC Africa)
  • March 2, 2018 - UN Wildlife Agencies announce winners of Big Cats Film Festival (Xinhua)
  • March 6, 2018 - Big Cat Film Festival Award for Snow Leopard Trust Documentary (Snow Leopard Trust)
  • March 6, 2018 - To conserve big cats, World Wildlife Day talks communities & crime (IISD Reporting Services)
  • March 8, 2018 - Winners of the International Big Cats Film Festival (filmfestivals.com)
  • April 5, 2018 - Youth Activist Roars for Big Cats (Stowe Reporter)
  • April 8, 2018 - Dilum’s documentary ‘Great Elephant Gathering’ awarded in Japan (The Sunday Times -Sri Lanka)
  • April 9, 2018 - Indian Film Bags Top Honours at Big Cats Film Fest (The Statesman: India)
  • April 11, 2018 - New Ad Builds on 'Stay Wild' campaign (JH News & Guide)
  • May 17, 2018 - Wonder Wednesday (Daily Wonder/Buckrail)
  • May 17, 2018 - Out West Fest Debuts Film Component (JH News & Guide)
  • May 17, 2018 - Out West Fest goes Multimedia (Planet JH)
  • May 17, 2018 - Out West Fest: 7 Films, 2 Bands (Buckrail)
  • June 21, 2018 - TEDx to Return in October (Hole Scroll)
  • August 31, 2018 - TEDxJH Speakers Tackle Metamorphosis (JH News & Guide)
  • Sept. 5, 2018 - The Wyoming Humanities Grant Committee recently awarded its 2018 Major Grant winners, including familiar players in Jackson: Jackson Hole Wild, Riot Act Inc. and Womentum (JH News&Guide Arts Briefs)
  • Sept. 5, 2018 - Nine to speak at TEDxJacksonHole (JH News & Guide)
  • Sept. 6, 2018 - Lodging Tax Board Launches Sustainability Campaign (JH News & Guide)
  • Sept. 13, 2018 - Wild Fest films lined up (JH Media)
  • Sept. 13, 2018 - The 9 Best Fall Festivals in Wyoming (WILD Fest) (American Towns Media)
  • Sept. 17, 2018 - SMASH ’18: Lisa Samford maps out this year’s event (Realscreen)
  • Sept. 21, 2018 - Internationally Recognized Slam Poet Scheduled for Jackson (WILD Fest & Ted) (JHRadio/JH Media)
  • Sept. 24, 2018 - We can improve things if we appreciate what we've got (JHWFF award-winner mention) (Independent.ie)
  • Sept. 28, 2018 - “Laws of the Lizard” wins at Science Media Awards (Realscreen)
  • Sept. 29, 2018 - Edible Insects and Space Night for 2018 WILD Fest (Jackson Hole Media)
  • Oct. 3, 2018 - Wild Fest uses science and storytelling to connect to nature: Two days of events aim for hands-on exploration and engaged learning (JH News & Guide)
  • Oct. 4, 2018 - Edible Insects and Space Night on the Menu for 2018 WILD Fest (Buckrail)
  • Oct. 5, 2018 - Wyoming This Weekend, Oct. 5-7 (Native America premiere, WILD Fest) (Gilette News Record)
  • Oct. 7, 2018 - Photo Gallery: Jackson Hole WILD Festival (JH News & Guide)
  • Oct. 10, 2018 - Future scientists get into chemistry, physics and beyond: Wyoming’s only science festival inspires future physicists (JH News & Guide)
  • Oct. 10, 2018 - TEDx challenges people to change: Poet, filmmakers, retiree and photographer were among those to speak on theme of metamorphosis (JH News & Guide)
  • Oct. 31, 2018 - Get wild at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival: ERC to host films at Sun Valley Opera House (Idaho Mountain Express)
  • Nov. 19, 2018 - World Wildlife Day 2019 focusing on marine species for the first time (UN Development Programme)
  • Nov. 20, 2018 - Jackson Hole WILD calls for ocean-inspired films (JH News & Guide)

Press Releases

  • 2.09 Big Cats Film Festival Finalists
  • 2.12 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and Conservation Summit Announces 2018 Leadership
  • 3.02 Winners of International Big Cats Film Festival Announced at UN Headquarters
  • 3.06 Jackson Hole WILD Announces 2018 Science Media Awards Call for Entry
  • 5.16 Jackson Hole WILD and WGBH Announce Programming Highlights for SMASH18
  • 8.01 Premier Science Media Competition Honors Finalists
  • ​8.20 Final Judges Announced for the 2018 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards
  • 9.27 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards Announces 2018 Winners
  • 11.13 Stories about marine species and ecosystems will hit the big screen and your mobile phone when the planet celebrates World Wildlife Day 2019

2017

News Articles

  • 6.16 Zenka-visiting artist/Augmented Reality teaching at Arapaho Elementary (Wyoming Public Media)
  • 7.26 ‘Toxic Puzzle’ research happens in Jackson (JH News & Guide)
  • 7.26 Toxic Puzzle: Hunt for the Hidden Killer (Jackson Hole Community Radio)
  • 8.2 Rescue dogs get new lives saving wildlife (JH News & Guide)
  • 8.2 Chamber Mixer Business Brief (JH News & Guide)
  • 8.8 “Planet Earth II,” “Ivory Game” vie for Jackson Hole awards (Realscreen)
  • 8.16 TEDx turns to the sky for talks (JH News & Guide)
  • 9.24 Stories about big cats to hit screens in World Wildlife Day 2018: UN agency (Xinhua)
  • 9.25 The plight of predators: Q&A with the director of ‘The Hunt: Living with Predators’ (Mongabay)
  • 9.25 Wildlife Film Fest Starts Today (JH News & Guide)
  • 9.25 Filmmakers Flock To Tetons For "Oscars" Of Wildlife Film (Wyoming Public Media)
  • 9.25 2017 WILD Fest film screenings (Trib.com)
  • 9.27 Capturing the Wild at Wild Fest (JH News & Guide)
  • 9.27 Ghost of the Mountains (Jackson Hole Community Radio)
  • 9.28 Samuel Guiton’s “Spiral” wins Nat Geo WILD’s RED Challenge (Realscreen)
  • 9.28 Wildfest (Jackson Hole Community Radio)
  • 9.28 “Ivory Game,” “Sonic Sea” win at Jackson Hole ’17 (Realscreen)
  • 9.28 Jackson Hole ’17: Giving VR a reality check (Realscreen)
  • 9.29 Jackson Hole ’17: Tackling diversity in wildlife filmmaking (Realscreen)
  • 9.30 Center goes wild for weekend (JH News & Guide)
  • 10.1 Ivory wins big at Wildlife Film Festival (JH News & Guide)
  • 10.4 Festival seeks to inspire public to action (JH News & Guide)
  • 10.4 Bringing the sea to students (JH News & Guide)
  • 10.4 Spy creatures sneak into Center (JH News & Guide)
  • 10.10 CITES Announces WWD Big Cats Theme Amid Flurry of Snow Leopard Conservation Commitments (IISD)​
  • 10.11 JH Wild wows with science (JH News & Guide)
  • 10.25 Crossing the Line's 'Wild Ireland' Enjoying international success (IFTN) 
  • 11.20 WRHC expands its Northern Arapaho Experience Cultural Room (County 10)

Press Releases

  • 8.30 Film Festival Reveals Final Judges for 2017 Competition
  • 9.01 Film Festival Recognizes the Best Wildlife and Nature Media for 2017
  • 9.24 Film Festival Highlights
  • 9.28 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Announces Winners for 2017
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