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Jackson Wild Phone: +1 307 200 3286 Executive Director: Geoff Daniels Operations Director: Christie Quinn Email: christie@jacksonwild.org
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We are Jackson Wild Founded in 1991, the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival has become Jackson Wild, expanding our reach and impact around the globe. Jackson Wild believes in the power of media to inspire wonder for our living planet and ignite action to restore it through high-impact collaboration. Jackson Wild creates impact through four pillars of engagement: 1) Summits The Jackson Wild Summit is an extraordinary annual convening where collaboration and innovation thrive, and new ideas are launched. Cross-disciplinary conversations on the critical issues facing our planet set the stage for strategic partnerships that happen nowhere else, as participants work together to address conservation and environmental challenges. In 2019, the conservation focus will be Living Oceans. Partner summits around the world will echo this conservation theme, broadening reach and deepening global impact. 2) Awards Media today deepens understanding of the world around us, inspires commitment to protect and restore the natural systems upon which all life depends and empowers the radical changes that will be required. The nature equivalent to the Oscars®, the Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in science and nature storytelling. In addition to media, the Jackson Wild Legacy Awards recognize visionary filmmakers, conservationists, scientists and thought leaders. Stories connect us to the planet and to each other. It’s critical to bring diverse voices that bear witness to the world through unique and authentic stories. The Jackson Wild Media Lab will train and mentor emerging conservation media leaders in unique programs that directly engage them with the most influential content creators from around the globe. Beginning in Southern Africa and Latin America, Jackson Wild is working with local organizers to globalize the voices of young filmmakers. Jackson Wild works with UN agencies and global partners to empower locally-driven engagement that inspires action. The annual World Wildlife Day Film Showcase creates a portfolio of programs selected from 250+ entries, that are presented globally at special screening events through Jackson Wild on Tour. Working closely with CITES, the UN Environment and UN Development Programme Jackson Wild furthers deep-impact media strands at a series of high level global convenings in 2019-20 where world leaders address critical environmental, social and economic challenges. Considered the highest bar of achievement in natural history filmmaking, the Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in nature, science, and conservation storytelling. Over 350 films entered the competition in 2022, with over 600 category entries from 26 different countries around the world. Finalists were selected by more than 150 international judges who together screened over 3,000 hours of media. The Summit took place September 25 - 28, 2023. This year’s competition saw over 1,100 category entries filmed in 74 different countries, with films competing for 30 content, craft, program, and special jury awards, as well as the Grand Teton Award, awarded to the overall best film in competition. Winners were announced at the Grand Teton Awards Gala held at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming as part of the 2023 Jackson Wild Summit. See the 2023 winners here: wildlife-film.com/features/Jackson-Wild-Announces-Winners-of-2023-Media-Awards-and-Special-Jury.html See the 2022 winners here: wildlife-film.com/features/Jackson-Wild-Announces-Winners-of-2022-Media-Awards-and-Special-Jury.html Also see our Jackson Wild Media Awards 2021 Finalists Announced! Full Feature Page here! Read: Jackson Wild Executive Director Lisa Samford to step down after twenty years in role |
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