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The 2020 Jackson Wild Summit and Media Labs, slated to take

place in Jackson Hole, Wyoming from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, is

moving online due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

Festival organizers of the biannual event say the virtual summit

will reach a “broader, more global audience” than in past years

while still replicating the physical conference through

Jackson Wild Summit ’20 shifts to a virtualplatform

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interactive programs, including keynotes, panels, workshops,

roundtables, speed pitching and masterclasses.

“By eliminating the physical barriers associated with travel and

by also significantly reducing registration fees, Jackson Wild is

leaning into creating deeper connections through an expanded

slate of one-on-one mentorship, collaborative committees, and

pitching experiences than have ever been possible before,”

organizers said in a statement.

In addition, Jackson Wild will remain committed in its elevation

of early career filmmakers and diverse global voices by hosting

a digital edition of the Jackson Wild Media Lab, created with

HHMI/Tangled Bank Studios and Day’s Edge Productions. The

organization has also expanded its virtual Fellowship and

Mentorship programs.

Applications for all programs are now open.

Registration for the 2020 Jackson Wild Summit and Media

Labs opens Aug. 10.

For more information on the virtual edition of Jackson Wild, click

here .

Jackson Wild executive director Lisa Samford in a statement

said: “The challenge facing each of us is how can we,

individually and collectively, amplify and accelerate change to

help drive new solutions to the challenges we are facing? What

can we do together, alongside this uncommon community, to

inspire our combined audiences of billions of people to better

care for all life on our beautiful planet? At a time when nothing

less than the fate of our world is at stake, there is no better

place and no better company to tackle these questions than at

the 2020 Jackson Wild Summit.”

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