Formerly the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival & Conservation Summit, the Jackson Wild Summit is an extraordinary convening where collaboration and innovation thrive, ideas are launched, and strategic partnerships are forged. Cross-discipline conversations on the critical issues facing our planet set the stage for strategic partnerships that happen nowhere else, as participants work together to address critical conservation and environmental challenges.

2020 Jackson Wild Summit: Austria

September 28 - October 2, 2020 | Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park, Austria
Conservation Focus: Biodiversity

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WORKSHOPS • SESSIONS • EQUIPMENT DEMOS • SCREENINGS • NETWORKING EVENTS • VR SHOWCASE • SPEED PITCHING

Jackson Wild Media Lab

It’s critical to bring diverse voices that bear witness to unique and authentic stories in the world. The Jackson Wild Media Lab trains and mentors emerging conservation media leaders in unique programs that directly engage them with the most influential media and content creators from around the globe.

In addition to the Media Lab, the Summit offers a Mentorship Program, connecting early career professionals with leaders in the industry.

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Media Awards

Nature film’s equivalent to the Oscars®, the Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in nature, science and conservation storytelling, with 20+ content, program and craft categories of competition, this year. Film entry closes May 1. More than 150 judges will screen 3000+ hours to select finalists, to be announced on July 1.

The winners of the 2019 Jackson Wild Media Awards were announced during the Summit, on Thursday, September 26 at the Grand Teton Awards Gala Celebration at the Center for the Arts in Jackson Hole.

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