JACKSON WILD

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. IN 2025, THE SUMMIT GATHERED 650 NATURE, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION MEDIA INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM OVER 40 COUNTRIES MOTIVATED BY DEEP REVERENCE AND URGENT CONCERN FOR THE NATURAL WORLD FOR FOUR DAYS OF KEYNOTE SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, GEAR DEMOS AND FILM SCREENINGS. THE SUMMIT CULMINATED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL JACKSON WILD MEDIA AWARDS, RECOGNIZING 30 FILMS SELECTED BY A JURY FROM OVER 450 ENTRIES REPRESENTING 70+ COUNTRIES INTO THE ANNUAL COMPETITION.

THE JACKSON WILD MEDIA LAB IS AN IMMERSIVE, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE FILMMAKING WORKSHOP FUNDED BY HHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOS THAT BRINGS SCIENTISTS AND MEDIA CREATORS TOGETHER TO LEARN FROM LEADERS IN THE PROFESSION AND WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT SCIENCE, NATURE AND CONSERVATION WITH DIVERSE AUDIENCES ACROSS THE WORLDS EVOLVING MEDIA PLATFORMS. FOR TEN DAYS, MEDIA LAB FELLOWS WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH INSTRUCTORS AND INDUSTRY-LEADING MENTORS TO GAIN INTENSIVE HANDS-ON FILM MAKING EXPERIENCE, LEARN THE ART OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, GET A CRASH COURSE USING PROFESSIONAL-GRADE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY SONY, AND EXPAND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS WITH PEERS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. IN 2025, NINE GLOBAL FELLOWS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS RIGOROUS WORKSHOP, WITH 3 GROUP FILM PROJECTS PREMIERING LIVE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONERS AND STREAMED AUDIENCES.