WSF WildPitch 2026 Application

Wildscreen Festival: WildPitch 2026 Application
Thank you for your interest in submitting your project to WildPitch 2026. Ahead of completing the form below, please make sure you read the full eligibiity details carefully.

To apply, you will also need to have purchased your Festival Pass as the form requires your ticket reference number. Please note that you must be either a Full Hybrid/Concession Pass holder or a Tuesday Day Pass holder in order to apply for this opportunity and take part in WildPitch if selected. Applications from non-pass holders will not be considered.

Lead Applicant Details
Name

First NameLast Name
Pronouns
e.g. She/her, He/him, They/them
Email
Citizenship
e.g. Kenyan, Tanzanian
Where are you based? (city/town)
Are you a Wildscreen Festival 2026 pass holder (online or in-person)?
Please note, applicants must be an in-person ticket holder. If you are an in-person bursary recipient please select 'Yes' to this question.
Is this the Director/Producers first film project?
Do you currently work in the wildlife film industry?
Would you classify yourself as emerging talent? We define emerging talent as having less than 4 years cumulative paid experience within the film and television industry.
Will you be aged 18 or over as of the 18th September 2026?
Will you be applying as an individual or team?
Please include details of your team including the names, email address and nationality of all team members. All team members must be over the age of 18 as of 12th June 2025.
Only required if you answered 'team' to the question above.
Do you or anyone in your team identify as belonging to one or more of the following groups; Low socio-economic background; Living with a long term disability; Neurodiverse individuals

Pitch Details
Project Title
Link to trailer
If you have one
Project Synopsis

(limited to 50 words)0/50
Project treatment

(tell us about your project idea in 250 words. Guidance on how to write a project treatment can be found on the Wildscreen website0/250
Please upload your projects pitch deck

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Target platform/broadcaster
(i.e. YouTube, National Geographic, Netflix)
Format
(i.e. short doc [less than 40 min], series, theatrical film, digital)

Thank you for your submission to WildPitch 2026!
Submissions close on September 14th at 12pm and successful candidates will be notified in late-September. Please note that by submitting your application you are confirming that you agree to the Terms and Conditions.
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Wildscreen Festival: WildPitch 2026 Application