Wildscreen Festival 2016
Please note : this season finished in Oct 2016
The Wildscreen Festival is back in Bristol and this year we're screening more than 40 amazing wildlife films from around the world!
With films including the European premiere of Leonardo DiCaprio's latest film The Ivory Game (Tue 11 Oct 18:00) and the compelling Huntwatch (Mon 10 Oct 18:00), in which Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds recounts the fight to end commericial Canadian seal hunting, don't miss out on some spectacular films this October.
As well as the opportunity to see these superb films, you can also come and hear some of the biggest directors and producers from the wildlife TV and film industry share stories about their films.
Each film in the programme has been nominated for a prestigious Panda Award - nicknamed the 'Green Oscars' - and the winners will be announced at the glittering Panda Awards ceremony on Thu 13 Oct at Colston Hall.
Please note that the advertised times are the actual starting times for all of the events listed.
For further information visit wildscreen.org
Ticket prices: £9.00 full / £6.50 concession / £4.50 24 and under. Special offer: buy five tickets and get 20% off (buy online here). Family offer: adults and children pay just £4.50 each (minimum three family members - buy online as usual)
Previous screenings in this season
Explorer: Warlords of Ivory
Wildscreen Festival 2016Investigative journalist Bryan Christy sets out on a groundbreaking mission to expose how the ivory trade funds some of Africa's most notorious militias.
Wonders of the Monsoon
Wildscreen Festival 2016Step into a world where life is shaped by the greatest weather system on Earth.
Africa's Fishing Leopards + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016The chronicle of an 18-month journey of cameraman and wildlife filmmaker Brad Bestelink as he follows a family of leopards.
Returning: Kingfisher
Wildscreen Festival 2016A stunning documentary showing how the kingfisher has adapted to the unusual environment of a busy city canal.
Double Bill: The Pray | Disneynature Bears + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016Journey through the Alaskan wild and join a very special family on the adventure of a lifetime.
David Attenborough's Light on Earth
Wildscreen Festival 2016David Attenborough is on a quest to reveal the secrets of bioluminescence.
America's National Parks
Wildscreen Festival 2016Explore South Florida's Everglades, one of the largest wetlands on our panet and home to thousands of species.
Double Bill: Animated Life: The Living Fossil Fish | Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016David Attenborough is overjoyed as a 100 million-year-old titanosaurus is unearthed in Patagonia.
Wild Expectations
Wildscreen Festival 2016Adventurers, wildlife fanatics and good friends Rene and Wayne travel around Chile, searching for and explaining the behaviour of all wildlife they encounter.
Children's Wildlife Double Bill: Wild & Weird | Penguin Post Office + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016Join us for a showcase of the best in children’s wildlife programmes.
Life Story + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016Sir David Attenborough takes us on the greatest of all adventures - the journey through life.
UK Premiere: Vanishing Kings: Lions of the Namib
Wildscreen Festival 2016Five young lions set out to establish their own kingdom in the dangerous Namib Desert.
Double Bill: In Between | Jago: A Life Underwater + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016The story of an 80 year old sea nomad who has spent his life plying the waters of South East Asia’s Coral Triangle.
The Islands and the Whales
Wildscreen Festival 2016A hauntingly beautiful picture of the knock-on effects of globalization from a very local perspective.
Double Bill: Migratory Connectivity Project: Songbirds Return | Honey Hunters + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016A tale of the revival of traditional wild-bee keeping, the secrets of urban beekeeping and the fascinating life of bees.
Double Bill: An Elephant's Tale: The Matriarch | Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016More than a nature documentary, this is the tale of an orphaned baby elephant who does everything she can to survive.
John Bishop's Gorilla Adventure + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016Join the stand-up as he joins the vets who dedicate their lives to saving the few mountain gorillas left in the Rwandan jungles.
Liz Bonnin’s Top Ten Big Blue Live Moments
Wildscreen Festival 2016Join BBC Big Blue Live presenter, Liz Bonnin, for a personal take on the BAFTA-Award winning series.
Unbranded + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016Sixteen mustangs, four men, one dream: to ride border to border, Mexico to Canada, up the spine of the American West.
Sir David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef
Wildscreen Festival 2016David Attenborough returns to his most magical place on earth, the Great Barrier Reef.
Magical Moors
Wildscreen Festival 2016The rugged Moor landscape has long fuelled our imagination, inspiring artists and poets, evoking images both terrifying and deeply romantic.
Uncharted Amazon + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016An hour long natural history epic about life in the remote Amazonian jungles, all financed through the power of crowdfunding.
Moose: A Year in the Life of a Twig Eater + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016An intrepid cameraman spends a year documenting the life of a moose calf and its mother.
European Premiere: The Ivory Game + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016Activists put their lives on the line to battle the dark world of ivory trafficking in this suspenseful documentary, executive-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.
Double Bill: Pangolin | Life Is One + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016The moving story of three orphan sun bear cubs from Indonesia and their return to the wild plus a short film that gives an intimate glimpse into the journey of a single pangolin, the most illegally trafficked mammal on the planet.
UK Premiere: The Memory of Fish + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016A documentary portrait of one man, the wild salmon he loves, and his fight to free a river.
Huntwatch + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016Ryan Reynolds recounts the compelling chronology of the fight to end the commercial seal hunt in Atlantic Canada.
Earth - A New Wild + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016A fresh look at humankind’s relationship to the planet’s wildest places and most fascinating species.
Double Bill: Hairy Nose | Racing Extinction + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016A team of artists and activists expose the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the world.
Yasuni Man + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016The Andes and Amazon collide in a wilderness teeming with biodiversity, natural resources and the indigenous Waorani people.
Wild Weather with Richard Hammond
Wildscreen Festival 2016Richard Hammond attempts to reveal the unexplained and unexpected world of weather.
Tribes, Predators & Me + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016Gordon Buchanan travels to Ecuador to learn the secrets of people who live alongside the iconic and dangerous animals we fear most.
The Hunt + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016A chance to see BBC's The Hunt on the big screen as well as hear from producer Huw Cordey about how the series was made.
UK Premiere: India's Wandering Lions + Q&A
Wildscreen Festival 2016In India's westernmost state, Gujarat, the Asiatic lion has been making a comeback after being hunted for centuries to the brink of extinction.