Tickets for REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK April 4 and 5, can be purchased at reelwild.org.
Watch HERE video for the festival Dropbox to logo image Here Images from the featured films HERE
New York, March 18, 2025 – To celebrate the start of Earth Month, reporters are invited to cover a private VIP event for REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK at the Lotte New York Palace; and to cover REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK, a two-day film festival in Manhattan.
REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK is a platform for showcasing films and for sparking action for wildlife. Through each of the 14 featured films, audience interaction and community partnership, REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK seeks to inspire viewers to become active participants in the conservation of wildlife and the environment. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is launching REEL WILD™️, which includes Oscar-nominated films, and Emmy-Award winning programs, that bring the wonders of wildlife and nature to the big screen.
What: Two Events to Consider Covering
When:
The VIP Event, Lotte New York Palace, Thursday, April 3 4:30pm EDT call time for press; 5pm EDT Green Carpet; 6pm EDT reception; 7pm panel discussion with filmmakers and conservationists
Two-day, REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK Film Festival, Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5 See full schedule here: https://www.wcs.org/reelwild/films
Where:
The VIP event at Lotte New York Palace, Gold Room, 455 Madison Avenue at 50th Street, NYC
REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK Film Festival, AMC Lincoln Square 13,1998 Broadway, NYC
Who:
At the VIP REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK Event Hosts, John Calvelli, EVP of Public Affairs for WCS Joe Walston, EVP of WCS Global Tamron Hall of The Tamron Hall Show Sara Haines of The View A Panel discussion will include filmmaker Oscar Nominated Cindy Lee; and Filmmakers Will Steenkamp and Lianne Steenkamp; Kelly Sweet; and Taira Malaney
At REEL WILD™️ NEW YORK Film Festival
This year’s Oscar-nominated film, The Last Ranger will be shown on Saturday, April 5, 6PM; and Haulout, nominated in 2024, will be shown on Friday, April 4, 6PM.
Other celebrated films include Lions of the Skeleton Coast, Saturday, April 5, 7PM; and Turtle Walker on Friday, April 4, 7PM. See full schedule with credits HERE.
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WCS combines the power of its zoos and an aquarium in New York City and a Global Conservation Program in more than 50 countries to achieve its mission to save wildlife and wild places. WCS runs the world’s largest conservation field program, protecting more than 50 percent of Earth’s known biodiversity; in partnership with governments, Indigenous People, Local Communities, and the private sector. It’s four zoos and aquarium (the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and the New York Aquarium ) welcome more than 3.5 million visitors each year, inspiring generations to care for nature. Visit: newsroom.wcs.org. Follow: @WCSNewsroom. For more information: +1 (347) 840-1242. Listen to the WCS Wild Audio podcast HERE.
Mary Dixon+1 (347) 840-1242mdixon@wcs.org
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