INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS
[ WALK ON THE WILD SIDE ] WILDSCREEN FESTIVAL BACK WITH NEW VENUE T aking place in Bath, WildScreen Festival returns for its biennial celebration of
NATURE CALLS WildScreen is taking place at the Apex Hotel in Bath for this edition, new to 2026
This time around the festival is taking place in a new venue – the Apex Hotel in Bath – and includes Wild Pitch, where budding filmmakers can get their dream projects in front of industry experts; a Family Day; plus the Panda Awards, which celebrate the very best of wildlife filmmaking.
Panels include ‘What Will Audiences Accept? Wildlife Film and the Limits of Generative AI’, ‘Ethics in Wildlife Filmmaking: Where Do We Draw the Line?’ and ‘Wildlife Filmmaking at the Microscopic Scale’. And don’t miss masterclasses with ARRI, RED and Sony, where you can get hands-on with the latest tech and meet fellow filmmakers.
natural-world storytelling between 19 and 22 October. The programme is packed with 100+ sessions and masterclasses, 150+ speakers, 50+ films and a kit show – plus attendees can network with the likes of Netflix, BBC Studios and NHK.
[ FIX IT OR RISK IT ] NEW INITIATIVE FROM MPA & TPN ADDRESSES SECURITY CHALLENGES E xactly how secure is your content supply chain, really?
campaign helps organisations identify problem areas and act on them through a free online toolkit featuring practical guidance, policy templates, training, media resources and a gap analysis. Available at fixitorriskit.org , the toolkit organises actions by level of effort, helping freelancers and organisations of any size focus first on straightforward,
Sometimes all it takes is a dodgy link click, a missing MFA, a stolen password, an unpatched system or a configuration error and a company and its precious assets are looking down the barrel of a serious crisis. Help is at hand with Fix It or Risk It, a new initiative from the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Trusted Partner Network (TPN) designed to help the entertainment industry recognise and tackle security risks and address vulnerabilities. Launched at IBC Show in September, the
no-cost actions that can deliver significant security benefits, before moving on to improvements requiring more coordination or longer-term planning.
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