VIRTUAL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2020 01 Letter from our CEO Welcome to the first ever virtual edition of Wildscreen Festival 2020 which celebrates the authentic voices, unique relationships and the very best craftsmanship of the natural history industry. Our world-leading programme of headline speakers and unmissable keynotes will be streamed to our Wildscreen Festival virtual platform alongside everything you have come to expect of your Wildscreen experience – sessions, masterclasses, live Q&As, very special commissioner content and unique networking opportunities. We are excited to kick of Wildscreen Festival 2020 with the launch of our unique film library of over 200 films including our fabulous Panda Award Submissions and inaugural Official Selection. All content will be available for you to enjoy on demand, post Festival until December 16th. Sue Martineau Interim Wildscreen CEO 02 Monday 19th October 10:45 - Welcome to Wildscreen Festival 2020 15:40 - Welcome Back by Lizzie Daly & Interview 11:30 & 16:00 - Commissioner sessions with Jessica Sweidan 11:00 - Beyond the Boom: How Natural History 16:00 - Johan Rockström Keynote: The Latest Can Hold On to its Global Audience. Science Behind the Planetary Crisis Big blue chip series on VOD platforms have enjoyed We are always being asked to “trust the science." But a commissioning (and a viewing) boom, and the what is the science? Leading environmental scientist pipeline is bursting with more. The audience is well Johan Rockström has pioneered the understanding and truly super-served. But is it about to be over- of the critical planetary tipping points - one-way doors served? Do we risk saturation of our market and what beyond which the natural world will never recover. can we do to prevent it? If you want to understand the hard facts behind Matt Cole | Howard Swartz | Alastair Fothergill the planetary crisis - and the possible solutions - & Janet Han Vissering this is a must-see keynote. Johan Rockström & Alastair Fothergill 11:30 - Commissioner Briefing - Jörn Röver NDR 16:00 - Commissioner Briefing - Howard Swartz - 12:30 - Scriptwriting Masterclass: In Conversation Discovery with Jeff Pope How do you craft a winning narrative for your wildlife 17:30 - How can an Impact Campaign bring film? Award winning screenwriter Jeff Pope - the man about Change? behind "Philomena", "A Confession", "Stan and Ollie" How can we make films that bring about real change? and "Isolation Stories" - shares lessons and top tips How can we use films to support it? And what's the on what he's learned from scripting Drama. point of having an impact campaign if it doesn't Lynn Barlow & Jeff Pope result in tangible change? In this session a panel of filmmakers and impact producers discuss measurable 14:00 - Audio Network Masterclass: How Music can ways that films can contribute to campaigns that tell your story create lasting conservation change. Join Audio Network's head of music Ali Johnson in Dave Allen | Joanna Natasegara | Franny Armstrong discussion with composers and producers on the & Natalie Cash tremendous value music brings to natural world documentaries. Offering insights into working with 19:45 - Daily Roundup with Lizzie Daly original scores, production music and live orchestras, 20:00 - Planet Earth: A Celebration – Premiere this masterclass clearly demonstrates how music can and Q&A support and maximise the creative storytelling of any Indulge in a visual and musical feast as Planet Earth: wildlife documentary. A Celebration takes you on an exhilarating journey Ali Johnson | Jody Jenkins | John Ashton Thomas to the wildest places on Earth. Bringing you eight of & Lara Bickerton the most extraordinary sequences from the BAFTA 15:00 - Sharing the Wealth: Philanthropy for award-winning Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II, with Conservation Communications new narration from Sir David Attenborough and new Fundraising for a project is always a challenge. But compositions from Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers as the power of conservation storytelling becomes – performed by UK rapper Dave and the BBC Concert more recognised there is a growing community of Orchestra. Join Lizzie Daly in a conversation with the philanthropists funding these projects. This panel award-winning team behind these incredible series, is made up of benefactors from around the world Jo Shinner, Mike Gunton and Mark Brownlow, and whose support of conservation stories is moving have your chance to ask them a question yourself! the dial. Lizzie Daly | Jo Shinner | Mark Brownlow Buffy Redsecker | Jessica Sweidan | Rohini Nilekani & Mike Gunton & Shari Sant Plummer 03 Tuesday 20th October 10:45 - Morning Roundup with Lizzie Daly 15:00 - What's the Big Idea? Developing and 11:30 & 16:00 - Commissioner sessions pitching natural history shows How do you create and shape a winning TV concept? 11:00 - Everything has Changed What's the best way to tempt someone to buy your Everything has changed since Wildscreen 2018. show? And is there really no such thing as a bad A global pandemic has left economies in meltdown idea? Wildlife presenter Lizzie Daly quizzes a range of while global climate change has caused wildfires on industry experts on the Development business. every continent. Trump has left the Paris Agreement and China's committed to Net Zero. Greta, Extinction Lizzie Daly | Gavin Boyland | Meghan Cassin Rebellion and Black Lives Matter have all dominated & Alison Barrat the news. 15:40 - Welcome Back by Lizzie Daly & Interview The way we make and consume wildlife content has with Martha Holmes been utterly transformed. Streaming has overtaken 16:00 - Commissioner Briefing - Gernot Lercher - linear viewing. And David Attenborough has joined ORF Universum Instagram. So what should our roles be in this rapidly changing world? We talk to filmmakers with very 16:00 - Sky's CEO Jeremy Darroch in Conversation different jobs and backgrounds to discover more with Steve Backshall - Keynote about both the challenges and the opportunities that Under Jeremy Darroch's leadership SKY has this much altered world presents for natural history saved over a billion trees in the Amazon Rainforest, content production. campaigned for healthy oceans and set the ambitious Tom Mustill | Verity White | John Aitchinson target for its business to become net carbon zero by Andrew Cohen & Ashwika Kapur 2030. Discover more about the broadcaster’s new factual channel Sky Nature. And get under the skin of 11:00 - Commissioner Briefing - Meghan Cassin - a man for whom the environment is both a personal, Nat Geo Wild and a business issue. 12:30 - Dolby Vision Masterclass: Netflix’s Our Planet and Apple TV+ Tiny Worlds - Dolby Vision HDR makes nature shine in your home Join Dolby in conversation with the teams behind Netflix’s Our Planet and Apple TV+’s Tiny Worlds as they take you through HDR capture and the creative process to deliver these landmark series in Dolby Vision. 14:00 - The Money Shot Masterclass: The Business of Photography Find out how to negotiate, market yourself, employ best practices and reach your goals while maintaining financial stability. With John Harrington, author of Best Business Practices for Photographers. John Harrington 04 Tuesday 20th October 17:30 - Pitch Perfect Gorongosa Girls Program - Larissa Sousa. Successful freelance photographers not only make Dominique Gonçalves, a young Mozambican elephant great images, they also know how to research and ecologist, shares the inspiring story of Gorongosa pitch their ideas. Join an expert panel led by former National Park in Mozambique, a park as committed Director of Photography at National Geographic, to enriching the lives of the local people—and in Sarah Leen, as they discuss best practises for crafting particular the girls and women—as it is to protecting its the perfect pitch, finding the right audience for your wildlife. This powerful and empowering story reveals ideas and avoiding common mistakes. the surprising links between wildlife conservation and Sarah Leen | Kathy Moran | Tom Gilks human development, and showcases Gorongosa’s Chrissie Goldrick & Sabine Meyer role as a model for conservation in the 21st century. 18:45 - Daily Roundup with Lizzie Daly Our Gorongosa is an official selection of the Wildscreen Film Festival and is available to watch 18:55 - Intro to David & Greta through the festival Film Library. 19:00 - Keynote - David and Greta in conversation - Jared Lipworth | Dominique Gonçalves the Planetary Crisis & Larissa Sousa He's the world's best loved natural history presenter and broadcaster. She's the Swedish schoolgirl who 22:00 - Special Screening: Jane Goodall: The Hope inspired a world to sit up and take notice of the Jane Goodall: The Hope follows world famous climate emergency with her Climate for School strikes. conservationist Jane as she travels over 300 days a Wildscreen is thrilled to be virtually bringing them year meeting with everyone from schoolchildren in together for a very special Keynote conversation. Zanzibar to Prince Harry. Using wisdom, heart and They're separated by 77 years in age but united by humour she spreads a message of hope, showing one shared desire - to protect the natural world. Join how every individual has the potential to be a catalyst them as they discuss some of the key issues facing and create lasting change. "Jane Goodall: The the planet - and what we can do to mitigate against Hope" premiered on 22nd April 2020 on National them. Geographic, and is now receiving a special screening Sir David Attenborough & Greta Thunberg