Wildscreen Public Activity leaflet 2018

15 – 19 October 2018

For a world worth looking at

See world-class, inspiring film and photography in Bristol this October with Wildscreen

Wildscreen Festival Hub, Millennium Square Watershed • Arnolfini • College Green St George’s Bristol • Showcase Cinema De Lux

wildscreen.org/whats-on

#wildscreenfest

Wildscreen Festival, the world’s biggest international festival

celebrating and advancing storytelling about the natural world, is back in Bristol with a packed programme of amazing wildlife film and photography from across the globe!

With films including Jane - Brett Morgen’s intimate portrait of Jane Goodall – and a double bill of David Attenborough’s ocean epic, Blue Planet II, on the big screen, don’t miss out on some spectacular films this October.

Other happenings include a FREE outdoor wildlife photography exhibition at College Green as well as talks from renowned film composer Hans Zimmer and award-winning conservation photographers, Peter Cairns and Laurent Geslin.

Find out more at www.wildscreen.org/whats-on

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS Outdoor Wildlife Photography Exhibition Sat 13 October – Wed 7 November College Green Shining a spotlight on globally important conservation issues and bringing world-class, inspiring photography to the city of Bristol, our open-air exhibition features large-scale images from the nominees of the first ever Animal Friends Photo Story Panda Award.

A Conversation with Hans Zimmer Monday 15 October, 17.00 Showcase Cinema de Lux Legendary film composer, Hans Zimmer, talks to celebrated broadcaster, Edith Bowman, in a rare interview about his fascination for nature and passion for storytelling through music.

Rewilding – A Visual Journey Thursday 18 October, 19.30 St George’s Bristol Explore the case for a wilder Europe through a stunning backdrop of beautiful wildlife imagery. Award-winning photographers, Peter Cairns and Laurent Geslin, will share their work and hopes for thriving wildlife and wild places.

Supported by Nature Picture Library.

Screening: The Zoo + Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family + Q&A* Saturday 20 October, 12.30 Festival Hub, Millennium Square

Screening: An Afternoon with Attenborough Sunday 21 October, from 12.30 Festival Hub, Millennium Square

Come and learn a thing or two about monkeys… and poo.

Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family takes us on a journey through time, to retrace the primate family’s astonishing rise to power through the twists and turns of its family tree. Meanwhile, The Zoo investigates if the Zoo is getting rich from selling the animals poo!? *Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

Journey around the world with a triple dose of David Attenborough!

Back-to-back screenings of Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II episodes, followed by Attenborough and the Giant Elephant – the story of the elephant who inspired Disney’s Dumbo.

FOR MORE EVENT INFORMATION AND BOOKING, GO TO WILDSCREEN.ORG/WHATS-ON

WHERE TO GET TICKETS Film screenings See our website for Eventbrite links (Millennium Square & Arnolfini) Film screenings From www.watershed.co.uk or in person at the Watershed box office (Watershed) Rewilding – A Visual Journey From www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk or in person at the St George’s Bristol box office (St George’s Bristol) In Conversation with Hans Zimmer See our website for Eventbrite links PRICES Film screenings: £5 full / £3.50 concession Talks: £12 full / £9 concession Outdoor photography exhibition: FREE

MONDAY 15 OCTOBER • An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch 16.30 Arnolfini • A Conversation with Hans Zimmer 17.00 Showcase Cinema de Lux • Jane 17.00 Watershed • The Lions Rule - Death in the Glade + Q&A 17.00 Millennium Square • My Congo + Q&A 18.30 Arnolfini • Naked Molerat - Nature’s Weirdest Superhero + Q&A 18.45 Millennium Square • Norway’s Magical Fjords 20.30 Arnolfini • Mountain: Life at the Extreme + Q&A 20.30 Millennium Square

TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER • • • • • • •

H is for Hawk + Q&A 17.00 Watershed RED APE: Saving the Orangutan + Q&A 18.30 Arnolfini Breakthrough Talent 18.30 Millennium Square Wild Ireland: Edge of the World + Q&A 18.50 Watershed Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees + Q&A 20.20 Arnolfini Queen Without Land + Q&A 21.00 Millennium Square Rodents of Unusual Size 22.10 Arnolfini

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Toad People + Q&A 15.45 Watershed The Serengeti Rules + Q&A 18.00 Watershed Attenborough’s Ant Mountain 18.30 Arnolfini RARE: Creatures of the Photo Ark + Q&A 18.30 Millennium Square Double Bill: One Strange Rock + Q&A 20.15 Millennium Square Rise Of The Warrior Apes + Q&A 20.30 Arnolfini

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Blue Planet II Double Bill + Q&A 17.30 Watershed The Last Animals + Q&A 18.30 Arnolfini The Shorts 18.30 Millennium Square Rewilding – A Visual Journey 19.30 St George’s Bristol Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants + Q&A 20.30 Millennium Square The Poacher’s Pipeline + Q&A 21.00 Arnolfini

WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER • The Real T Rex with Chris Packham + Q&A 17.00 Watershed

SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER • Planet Earth II 12.30 Millennium Square • Blue Planet II 15.00 Millennium Square • Attenborough and the Giant Elephant 17.00 Millennium Square PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

Illustrations by Lorna Leigh Harrington

SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER • The Zoo + Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family + Q&A 12.30 Millennium Square • Earth: One Amazing Day + Q&A 14.30 Millennium Square