Bristol
Natural History Consortium
Wildscreen is a founder
member of the Bristol Natural History Consortium. Formed in 2004, its members
now include At-Bristol, Avon Wildlife Trust, BBC, Bristol Zoo Gardens, University
of Bristol, University of West of England, Wildscreen and WWF-UK. Its mission
is to develop public and specialist events that inspire an appreciation of the
value of the natural world and the need for its conservation. The consortium's
inaugural initiatives were:
Communicate - an international conference on conservation and communications, held immediately prior to the Wildscreen Festival 2004 and widely acclaimed as a unique and inspirational event. Over 200 delegates, including scientists, broadcasters, filmmakers, government agencies and campaigners came from 10 countries to share experiences and take on the challenge of reviewing communications skills that passionately and effectively convey conservation messages out to the widest audience.
The Bristol Festival of Nature - a three-week programme offering a choice of more than 300 wild-inspired activities for people of all backgrounds and ages. Screenings of Wildscreen 2004 finalists were at the core of the schedule and were rated as the most popular element. In all, the festival attracted some 40,000 participants. Support from the Heritage Lottery Fund boosted the outreach programme further, and meant that, for the first time, many Wildscreen films and filmmakers were able to visit local schools, hospitals and prisons.
Another spin-off from the Festival of Nature, was Wild Ideas initiated by Wildscreen and funded by the South West Regional Development Agency as part of its 'Inspire' programme. The project explored how young audiences respond to conservation messages and how best to communicate with them on environmental issues. It worked by pairing experienced community filmmakers with six groups of young people from disadvantaged areas of the South West, helping each to produce, and show, a short film on what nature means to them.
For more information visit the Bristol Festival of Nature website.
Communicate - an international conference on conservation and communications, held immediately prior to the Wildscreen Festival 2004 and widely acclaimed as a unique and inspirational event. Over 200 delegates, including scientists, broadcasters, filmmakers, government agencies and campaigners came from 10 countries to share experiences and take on the challenge of reviewing communications skills that passionately and effectively convey conservation messages out to the widest audience.
The Bristol Festival of Nature - a three-week programme offering a choice of more than 300 wild-inspired activities for people of all backgrounds and ages. Screenings of Wildscreen 2004 finalists were at the core of the schedule and were rated as the most popular element. In all, the festival attracted some 40,000 participants. Support from the Heritage Lottery Fund boosted the outreach programme further, and meant that, for the first time, many Wildscreen films and filmmakers were able to visit local schools, hospitals and prisons.
Another spin-off from the Festival of Nature, was Wild Ideas initiated by Wildscreen and funded by the South West Regional Development Agency as part of its 'Inspire' programme. The project explored how young audiences respond to conservation messages and how best to communicate with them on environmental issues. It worked by pairing experienced community filmmakers with six groups of young people from disadvantaged areas of the South West, helping each to produce, and show, a short film on what nature means to them.
For more information visit the Bristol Festival of Nature website.
Bristol Festival of Nature
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