Wildscreen 2014
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The Wildscreen Film Festival is back in Bristol, and this year we're screening over 60 amazing wildlife films from around the world!
With strands For the Young, From the Young & Fearless, to full length features and films that Focus on Flight don't miss out on some spectacular films this October. To find out more about our amazing strands please visit our fringe website.
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 & Film industry sharing stories about their films.
Tickets: £3.50 full / £2.50 concessions. Special ticket offer: see ten films for £15.00 full / £10.00 concessions - book this special offer online here.
Many of the films are suitable for all (human) creatures great and small so look out for films under the 'For the Young' strand or that are programmed between Sat 25 - Thu 30 Oct.
Please note that the advertised times are the actual starting times for all of the events listed.
FFI: fringe.wildscreenfestival.org
Image Credit: BBC Earth
Previous screenings & events in this season
Wild Arabia - Shifting Sands
Wildscreen 2014
Shifting Sands portrays the changes that have swept across the Arabian peninsula since the discovery of oil.
Sand Wars
Wildscreen 2014
Sand Wars is a surprising investigation into one of the most consumed natural resources on the planet. Due to the high demand for sand, the planet's reserves are being threatened. Sand Wars will take us around the world to witness this new gold rush first-hand.
Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero - Wallace in the Spice Islands
Wildscreen 2014
Join comedian Bill Bailey on an exotic and thrilling adventure to retrace the steps of the greatest unsung hero of natural history. Bringing together nature, history and science, Bill tells the extraordinary story of Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.
Hidden Kingdoms - Under Open Skies
Wildscreen 2014
In Africa's Savannah a baby elephant-shrew learns how speed is the secret to survival amongst the largest animals on earth and in America a young grasshopper mouse confronts the Wild West's deadliest creatures to stake a claim of his own.
Planet Parrot
Wildscreen 2014
This colourful and entertaining film considers how and why parrots are thriving in human habitats while at the same time struggling in the wild.
North America
Wildscreen 2014
If you think you know North America, you can think again. In this unforgettable television event, Discovery Channel turns the lens toward a land where life collides with hostile, untamed wilderness in the most diverse, deadly environment on Earth.
Secrets of Bones
Wildscreen 2014
Evolutionary Biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod begins a 6 part journey to discover how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth.
Dolphins - Spy in the Pod
Wildscreen 2014
Spy Creatures infiltrate the dolphins' lives, revealing never-seen-before behaviour and spectacular moments from inside the pod. It doesn't get closer or more revealing than this....
Bushwhacked! Sea Eagle
Wildscreen 2014
Set against the breath-taking backdrop of Aboriginal Australia, 'Bushwhacked!' follows the high-voltage adventures of one Indigenous and one non-Indigenous kid as they set off on adrenalin-fuelled missions to track down some of the country's quirkiest, kookiest and most endangered animals and learn about Aboriginal rites and rituals.
Easter Egg Live
Wildscreen 2014
Easter Eggs Live was a multi-platform live event broadcast from a specially built studio hatchery to capture the moment when creatures emerge from their eggs.
Deadly Pole to Pole - Arctic/Shark Island
Wildscreen 2014
Steve looks at some of the earth's forces of nature; volcanoes, hurricanes and mighty glaciers. Incredible predators, daring adventure, extreme environments. Deadly just got deadlier.
Tiny Giants 3D
Wildscreen 2014
In all immersive 3D, Hidden Kingdoms reveals the astonishing lives of two little heroes - a young chipmunk in a wild wood and a scorpion mouse in Arizona's scorched deserts.
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Wildscreen 2014
Mysteries of the Unseen World will transport audiences to places on this planet that they have never been before, to see things that are beyond their normal vision, yet literally right in front of their eyes.
Vanishing Point
Wildscreen 2014
Two Inuit communities of the circumpolar north are linked by a migration led by an intrepid shaman. Navarana, Inughuit elder and descendant of the shaman, senses the consequences of rapid social and environmental change, and charts a course into the uncertain future.
Billion Dollar Fish
Wildscreen 2014
In fascinating images full of sadness and beauty, cameraman Rolando Menardi and director Alfred Schwarzenberger document the life of what may well be the last remaining belugas.
Killer in the Caves
Wildscreen 2014
There's a killer stalking the caves of North America, from New York, to Vermont and into Canada. Seemingly overnight, a disease known as white-nose syndrome is wiping out bats by the millions.
Chimpanzee + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Meet an adorable young chimpanzee named Oscar and his entertaining approach to life. When Oscar's family is confronted by a rival band of chimpanzees, he is left to fend for himself until a surprising ally steps in and changes his life forever.
Infested! Living with Parasites + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Dr Michael Mosley explores the bizarre and fascinating world of parasites by turning his body into a living laboratory and deliberately infesting himself with them.
The Last Ocean
Wildscreen 2014
The Last Ocean follows the race to protect the Ross Sea from our insatiable appetite for fish, and raises the simple ethical question: do we fish Earth's last untouched ocean or do we protect it?
The Burrowers - Animals Underground + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Chris Packham sheds light on the magical underground world of three iconic British animals; badgers, water voles and rabbits. Observe fascinating new science and new behaviour as the team design and build a rabbit warren, a badger sett and a water vole burrow.
On a River in Ireland + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
The River Shannon flows through the forgotten heart of Ireland and on this poetic journey, Colin Stafford-Johnson finds wonder in the small things and the lives of the animals that haunted him as a boy growing up on this green island.
Panda Award Winner: Enchanted Kingdom
classified PG Wildscreen 2014
Enchanted Kingdom, the 3D movie, is the most ambitious 3D nature film ever, taking you on a spectacular, spell-binding journey through Africa to discover the wonder and magic of Nature.
Panda Award Winner: Your Inner Fish
Wildscreen 2014
How did the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today? This cutting-edge scientific adventure reveals a startling truth: hidden within the human body is the story of life on Earth, and the legacy of our animal ancestors that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.
Panda Award Winner: Penguins - Spy in the Huddle
Wildscreen 2014
From the freezing ice to the scorching desert, the team that brought you the award-winning Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice now reveals the intimate behaviour of nature's most devoted parents - penguins.
Dragonfly + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
This film charts the dragonfly's life story and highlights some of the surprising adaptations adopted by different species.
Animal Odd Couples + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Millions of us watch clips of animals that normally wouldn't meet in the wild showing what looks like friendship, affection and even love towards one another. But what lies at the heart of these behaviours? Can science explain why these unusual partnerships happen?
Great White Code Red + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Two shark specialists, Dr Craig O'Connell and Dr Geremy Cliff look beneath the skin of the Great White shark to reveal the true source of its extraordinary predatory abilities and discover the secrets of one the world's most feared predators.
Operation Iceberg - Birth of a 'Berg + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Operation Iceberg was a ground-breaking, action-fuelled expedition following a team of adventurers and scientists as they explored one of the most extreme of environments in the world - the unknown world of icebergs.
Flight of the Butterflies + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
The monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. Weighing less than a penny, it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent to a place it has never known. Unravel the mysteries and experience the Flight of the Butterflies.
Return of the Hoopoe + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Across Europe Hoopoes are struggling. But amidst the orchards and vineyards of the Wagram region near Vienna they are thriving. Manfred Eckenfellner is known as the 'Hoopoe-Whisperer' and due to his passion the birds found their way back.
Wildlife/Sophisticated Farms - Leafcutter Ants + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Deep in the tropical forests of Central America lives an extraordinary creature - the leafcutter ant. Unlike other species of ant, leafcutter ants produce a diverse range of sounds and scientists have finally managed to tune into this unique world of communication.
15 Ways + Arboraceous + We Are Rhino
Wildscreen 2014
Join us for three short films about environment and conservation, including the longest of these short films, We Are Rhino, which asks three different South Africans how we should stem Asia's insatiable hunger for rhino horn products.
Unearthed + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
This award-winning independent South African feature documentary investigates fracking in the United States - the technology's place of origin - in order to understand what fracking could mean for the semi-arid Karoo and other countries who are considering its implementation.
Pride + Lion Guardians + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Join us for a double bill of big cat films. Whilst Pride explores the cultural relationship between Gujarati residents and the last remaining population of Asiatic Lions, Lion Guardians looks at an African initiative that encourages young warriors to protect, not kill the local lions.
Leopards 21st Century Cats + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Against a backdrop of escalating and often deadly human-leopard conflict across India, conservationist Rom Whitaker sets out to uncover the fascinating truth behind the gory headlines.
UKTV Screening
Wildscreen 2014
See the best one-minute films entered into the UKTV Eden Shorts competition.
Panda Award Winner: Sirocco - How a Dud Became a Stud
Wildscreen 2014
There are so few Kakapo parrots left on Earth today that all of them have names. And one name is world famous - Sirocco. A parrot so popular, that the government of New Zealand gave him a job. This is the delightful rags-to-riches story of a bird that shot to stardom.
Man, Cheetah, Wild + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Bush Man and maverick film maker Kim Wolhuter wins the trust of a female cheetah and her 5 cubs, spending 18 months living and running alongside them.
Elephant Seals - California Coast + West Coast Adventure + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Off the shores of the Pacific Ocean, massive northern elephant seals battle like gladiators to become kings of the beach. As the beach is filled with five ton bulls, they clash, bite and brutally attack each other to win hundreds of females.
Short Docs + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Six brilliant short campaign documentaries - a fascinating collection that will leave you with plenty to ponder on.
Panda Award Winner: The Batman of Mexico
Wildscreen 2014
Rodrigo 'The Bat Man of Mexico', has been saving the amazing bats of his homeland since childhood, when he kept vampires in his bathroom. He braves hurricanes, snakes, Mayan tombs and seas of cockroaches to find and save the bats.
Druid Peak + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
This delightful coming of age tale with a conservation follows a troubled teenage boy who finds his place in the world tracking wolves in the wild lands of Wyoming.
Flight of the Rhino + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
The film 'Flight of the Rhino' is the story of the current state of the rhino in South Africa told through the story of Jed and Bom who work in Imfolozi National Park in South Africa.
Panda Award Winner: Legends of the Deep - The Giant Squid
Wildscreen 2014
The giant squid is a perfect example of what is still a deep-sea mystery in the 21st century. Reaching amazing lengths of up to 18 meters, they are the largest squid in the world, yet they have never been seen alive in the deep sea.
David Attenborough's Rise of the Animals + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
David Attenborough uses new fossil evidence to unlock nature's most extraordinary story - the incredible ascent of the animal group that now dominates our planet - the vertebrates.
Operation Snow Tiger + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Liz Bonnin joins a team of scientists studying endangered Siberian Tigers in Russia's Far East. The Siberian tiger is one of Earth's rarest and most elusive animals, with as few as 300 remaining. It's so rare, more scientists have been to space than have seen one in the wild.
Natural History Museum Alive is a documentary fulfilling the long-held dreams of David Attenborough to bring back to life extinct species at the Natural History Museum.
A Wild Dog's Tale + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
In the heart of Botswana's Okavango Delta an extraordinary lone African wild dog named Solo is creating a new pack for herself out of an unlikely alliance of hyenas and jackals. A Wild Dog's Tale follows this true story, featuring amazing animal behaviour never seen before.
Planet Sparrow
Wildscreen 2014
Small and grey-brown, sparrows may seem dull, but this first impression is deceptive. They sing as prettily as canaries and can imitate other birds - even machines! The camera pursues these artists of flight through narrow alleys, revealing their spectacular aerial manoeuvres.
Journey to the South Pacific
Wildscreen 2014
Join Jawi, a young island boy, as he embarks on a journey of discovery aboard the Kalabia-a former illegal fishing vessel turned into a floating classroom. Journey to the South Pacific highlights the importance of living in balance with the ocean planet we call home.
Panda Award Winner: Wild Canada - Ice Edge + Ice Worlds
Wildscreen 2014
Wild Canada follows in the footsteps of the first European explorers on a journey of exploration, aimed westwards, to re-discover this remarkable and beautiful land with its fabulous landscapes and wildlife, seen through fresh eyes.
Hebrides Islands on the Edge + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Visit the mysterious Outer Hebrides, the wildest and remotest part of Europe. These islands are a superb place for wildlife but living here isn't easy. Battered by a wild ocean and some of Europe's most unpredictable weather, the only certainty here is constant change.
Panda Award Winner: Shark Girl
Wildscreen 2014
Growing up on the Great Barrier Reef, Madison Stewart soon realised that the creature she loves most was disappearing fast. 'Shark Girl is a powerful wake-up call and a moving record of one determined young woman to save the animal she loves, but most others fear.
Gaia + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
Gaia portrays Mother Earth and her struggle for survival in an increasingly degraded and urbanised planet. Through the nonverbal language of dance, GAIA tells a universal and compelling story that is accessible and relevant across the globe.
Killer Whales - Beneath the Surface + Q&A
Wildscreen 2014
This fascinating draws together some of the most amazing Orca behaviour ever captured on film, with insight from top scientists and some of the very latest field science.