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.
3) New Frontiers
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.
4) Global Impact
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.
2025 Jackson Wild Summit
In 2025, the Jackson Wild Summit is coming home to Grand Teton National Park.
Join us September 29 - October 3, 2025 for five days of exciting programming, thought-provoking conversations and innovative storytelling, all taking place with the stunning mountain backdrop of the Jackson Lake Lodge.
The 2025 Jackson Wild Media Awards are now open for entries!
Projects completed since June 1, 2024 are eligible to enter. The regular deadline for entries is May 15, 2025. Entries submitted before April 7th will receive an Early Bird discount on entry fees. Finalists will be announced in August.
Projects completed since June 1, 2024 are eligible to enter.
The regular deadline for entries is May 15, 2025. Entries submitted before April 7th will receive an Early Bird discount on entry fees.
Finalists will be announced in August.
For more information, visit: jacksonwild.org/2025-media-awards
See the 2024 winners here: jacksonwild.org/2024-media-awards
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