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The WildPitch Winners are in! 🎉We saw six incredible pitches today at WildPitch and we’re so excited to announce the w...
12/06/2026

The WildPitch Winners are in! 🎉

We saw six incredible pitches today at WildPitch and we’re so excited to announce the winners are...
🏆 1st Place - $2,500: “Musambwa” - Jonathan Benaiah Jonathan Benaiah
🏆 2nd Place - $1,500: “Born to Cross” - Erica Rugabandana Erica Rugabandana
🏆 3rd Place - $1,000: “A River’s Right” - Victoria Wanjohi Victoria Wanjohi (Vicki)

A huge congratulations to all our winners and to everyone who pitched today!

A special thank you to our judges Wangeci Murage, Johann Vorster, Mark Linfield, Loise Makato, and Catherine Sullivan.

WildPitch is kindly sponsored by The Wilderness Project (Great Spine of Africa).

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What an incredible start to Wildscreen Festival Kenya 2026 🇰🇪We had an amazing first day in Nairobi with panel talks on ...
11/06/2026

What an incredible start to Wildscreen Festival Kenya 2026 🇰🇪

We had an amazing first day in Nairobi with panel talks on everything from how to be the best collaborators to getting funding for your project and some expert insights into crafting a natural history story!

A huge thank you to all of today’s speakers, moderators and our fantastic host pauline_kyalo for making the opening day of the festival such a success!

As our Festival Advisory Board Chair, Faith Musembi, said today; “These festivals have evolved from knowledge sharing to catalysts for meaningful growth across wildlife filmmaking.”

If you missed Day 1 there’s still time to join us for Day 2. Online Passes include livestreamed sessions, the WildPitch competition, virtual networking, and 30-day access to recordings from both festival days. (link in bio)

Special thanks to our sponsors for helping make Wildscreen Festival Kenya 2026 possible, including Headline Sponsor, Wildstar Foundation (Wildstar Films), Major Sponsor, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and Sponsors BBC Studios Natural History Unit (BBC Studios), The Wilderness Project (Great Spine of Africa), and The Fable Fund ()

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10/06/2026

Don’t miss out on joining Africa’s largest gathering of natural world storytellers! 🌍

Producer Director and Chair of the Festival Advisory Board, Faith Musembi, tells us what we can expect from Wildscreen Festival Kenya, including inspiring talks from emerging storytellers and industry experts, fantastic networking and mentorship opportunities, and exclusive screenings!

🎟️ Get your ticket* today and join us in-person or online on the 11 & 12 June 2026: https://wildscreen.org/wildscreen-festival-kenya/

*Full Passes bought now DO NOT include lunch

Check out these incredible speakers that will be joining us this week for Wildscreen Festival Kenya! 🎤These producers, d...
08/06/2026

Check out these incredible speakers that will be joining us this week for Wildscreen Festival Kenya! 🎤

These producers, directors, field craft experts and course leaders will be speaking on panels on Day 1 and 2 at - including:

🐅 Sarah Mallia, Co-Founder & Creative Producer, Pungulu Pa Productions
🦌 Gloria asimwe Rutazaha, Producer & Director, Ancestorworld Studio
🐘 Wickliffe Odera, Specialist Filming Driver
🦎 Peter Venn, Programme Leader, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
🦚 Lucky Wangari, Film Editor & Cinematographer, WildlifeDirect
🦋 Kiki Cheptoo Ng’ok, Producer Director, WildWomenWildEarth

Join us in Nairobi (or online!) on the 11-12 June for two days of inspiring talks from industry experts, fantastic networking and mentorship opportunities, and exclusive screenings!

📅 11 & 12 June 2026
📍 Nairobi, Kenya, and streamed live online

🎟️ Get your Festival Pass here: https://wsfkenya.eventive.org/welcome

Wildscreen Festival Kenya is supported by our Headline Sponsor, Wildstar Foundation (Wildstar Films), Major Sponsor, University of the West of England and Sponsors BBC Studios Natural History Unit, The Wilderness Project, and The Fable Fund

After receiving so many incredible applications, we are delighted to announce the 6 finalists for WildPitch Kenya 2026! ...
05/06/2026

After receiving so many incredible applications, we are delighted to announce the 6 finalists for WildPitch Kenya 2026! 🎉

🦅 “Life on the Edge” - Seetsele Nthomiwa
🌴 “UWITO (The Calling)” - Dan Yessa
🐃 “Born to Cross” - Erica Rugabandana
🌳 “Kakamega, The Last Rainforest” - Geoffrey Mboya
🐍 “Musambwa” - Jonathan Benaiah
🌊 “A River’s Rights” - Victoria Wanjohi

These fantastic projects from emerging and established African environmental filmmakers will be pitched live in front of a panel of industry experts, who will then select the top three projects to award prizes totalling $5,000.

WildPitch takes place on Friday 12 June at 4pm EAT at – and you can watch in-person or online!

🔗 Get your tickets here: https://wsfkenya.eventive.org/welcome

WildPitch Kenya is kindly sponsored by The Wilderness Project.

A huge thank you to our Headline Sponsor of Wildscreen Festival Kenya, Wildstar Foundation 💚Wildstar Foundation (Wildsta...
04/06/2026

A huge thank you to our Headline Sponsor of Wildscreen Festival Kenya, Wildstar Foundation 💚

Wildstar Foundation (Wildstar Films) shares our commitment to nurturing and amplifying diverse voices in natural world storytelling around the world and without their support this event wouldn’t be possible.

Join the Wildstar team at next week, including:
🦓 Vanessa Linfield, Co-Founder & Executive Producer
🦏 Mark Linfield, Co-Founder & Co-CEO
🦩Chloe Sarosh, Executive Producer
🦒 Rebecca Wootton, Director of Production & Operations

🔗 Get your ticket here and join us in-person or online: https://wsfkenya.eventive.org/passes/buy

We also wanted to say a big thank you to FremantleHQ for their continued support with the festival!

Unable to join us in person at Wildscreen Festival Kenya 2026? Why not join remotely? 🌍Our Online Pass means you can sti...
03/06/2026

Unable to join us in person at Wildscreen Festival Kenya 2026? Why not join remotely? 🌍

Our Online Pass means you can still be part of the festival from anywhere in the world and avoid missing out on the conversations, screenings and networking opportunities happening at the Festival in Nairobi on the 11-12 June.

Your Online Pass includes:
💻 Access to livestreamed festival panels and talks
🎬 Watch exclusive screenings and the WildPitch competition
🤝 Connect with the global nature storytelling community online
📺 Rewatch festival recordings in your own time for up to 30 days after the event

Wherever you are in the world you can still experience everything Wildscreen Festival Kenya has to offer with an Online Pass!

🎟️ Find out more and secure your pass today: https://wildscreen.org/wildscreen-festival-kenya/

We're excited to announce more of our fantastic speaker line up for Wildscreen Festival Kenya 📽️🇰🇪Sharing their wealth o...
02/06/2026

We're excited to announce more of our fantastic speaker line up for Wildscreen Festival Kenya 📽️🇰🇪

Sharing their wealth of knowledge and experience in natural world filmmaking, these speakers include:

🦈 Mark Linfield, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Wildstar Films (Wildstar Films)
🐯 Loise Makato, Presentation Editor & Producer, Royal Media Services
🦒 Renny Matsiko, Project & Administrative Manager, Documentary Africa (Doca Publication Official)
🦁 Job Githaka, Cinematographer, AMP Studios
🦅 Timothy Owase, CEO, Kenya Film Commission
🐆 Erica Rugabandana, Filmmaker, Siima Wild Film

Join us in Nairobi (or online!) on the 11-12 June for two days of inspiring talks from industry experts, fantastic networking and mentorship opportunities, and exclusive screenings!

📅 11 & 12 June 2026
📍 Nairobi, Kenya, hosted at Emara - Ole Sereni and streamed live online
🎟️ Get your Festival Pass: https://wildscreen.org/wildscreen-festival-kenya/

Wildscreen Festival Kenya is supported by our Headline Sponsor, Wildstar Foundation (Wildstar Films) Major Sponsor, UWE Bristol (UWE Bristol) and Sponsors BBC Studios Natural History Unit (BBC Studios) The Wilderness Project, and The Fable Fund.

One month left to secure your Early Bird Pass for Wildscreen Festival in October ⏳Early Bird passes are available until ...
01/06/2026

One month left to secure your Early Bird Pass for Wildscreen Festival in October ⏳

Early Bird passes are available until 1st July and you can save 20% on a full pass!

We'll have some very exciting Festival announcements coming in the next few months so don't miss out on securing your ticket for less!

🎟️ Book now via our website: https://ow.ly/i39v50Z6bVr

Check out June's round-up of grants and funding opportunities available for natural world storytellers.We've found open ...
01/06/2026

Check out June's round-up of grants and funding opportunities available for natural world storytellers.

We've found open calls, documentary funds, competitions, development programmes, and more, supporting a wide range of creators across various phases of development.

🔗 For the details and links to these opportunities, head over to the Jobs Space on NatureStory here: www.naturestory.org/spaces/99ee6aa3-bac0-40ed-80c3-acece9707e1c

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