Oops guess i made it a point that i should attend the Bristol / Wildscreen so i am now on that option locked .

Bumping this thread up to the top. Hopefully many will have an opportunity to join in.
If you haven't voted for a location yet, now is the time to do so.
UK or Norway is the altenatives.

Results of the location voting:

Didn't receive so many votes, but anyway, we have a location:


UWOL Get together 2016: Bristol, UK - October 2016, with the film festival.

Wow, thats good.

i am happy that i would be meeting you all

I didn't get in to vote but this sounds like a great venue for our first UWOL meetup.

Plenty of time to start socking money away for the trip.

Who knows,maybe one of us will have a film in the festival.

This will be fun for sure!
Hope many will be able to join in.
If anyone from "the early uwol days" also see this, you should absolutely join us too!

Airfare from Cedar Rapids to Bristol is about $1500 round trip if I were to fly this October.

I'm guessing we may see about getting a block of rooms at a hotel to get a discount maybe?

Wildscreen tickets are a little pricey but the whole reason for going to Bristol is to attend the festival.

Already told the girlfriend we're gng to England next year so she's stoked to be going too!

Bumping this thread up so it won't get lost in space.

UWOL Get together 2016:

Bristol, UK - October 2016, with the Wildscreen film festival.

Do we know the dates of the festival yet?

I need to schedule my vacation by the end of December to lock it in for 2016

I'm looking at the Wildscreen website, but I can't find anything after the 2014 festival.

The only thing they write about 2016, is on the front page: "We'll see you in October 2016".
Home Page | Wildscreen Film Festival (http://www.wildscreenfestival.org/)

Hopefully they'll announce it before the end of December or I'll just have to take a guess as to when it is. :)

Here is the answer I received today after asking on facebook:

"We are currently consulting on the best date to schedule Wildscreen 2016 and expect to be able to confirm that date in the very near future. We do know it will be October, as usual, but it is quite a busy month for film/tv/photography and we want to do our best to avoid clashing with other events."

Well, I would think the very near future will hopefully be before the end of the year. :)

Hi Trond:

I think you're awesome working to actually make this reunion event happen, and I'm happy for everyone who could make such a trip. --And Chris, for you to try to break a deal for where people stay, wow!

Then again, Trond and Kevin together in the same city? (shudder) ..... look out!

Cat

Catherine, I expect you to show up at the reunion! ;)
And that goes for Meryem too!

It will be more fun than fun itself.

I have been told that there will be an announcement about the exact dates for the Wildscreen festival within the next couple weeks.
Stay tuned.

Good to know!

Officially from the Wildscreen twitter page next years dates will be anounced next thursday 12th November

Wildscreen Festival ‏@WildscreenFest 53m53 minutes ago
WILDSCREEN FESTIVAL 2016 - DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED 1 WEEK TODAY! Shared via ow.ly (http://ow.ly/i/efbq0)


Mick

Dates for the 2016 Wildscreen festival announced

10th -14th October 2016


Those on twitter can get info and updates at @WildscreenFest

Facebook page Wildscreen Festival

Webb wildscreen.org

Apparently general tickets go on sale June next year, but there are going to be a flash sale (whatever that my be) in the new year.

Mick

Thanks for the update, Mick!

Karina and I are thinking if we're going to the UK we should go for two weeks so we can do the festival and meet everyone and then do the touristy thing as well.

Now to decide if we want to be there the week before or the week after the festival?

Hope a lof of people can make it. I know it's certainly not cheap to fly to another country but I'm hoping to get some filming in as well while I'm there.

I'm sure the closer it gets to October the more of a game plan we'll have.

I'll make sure I get this locked into my vacation request before the end of the year!

I think that mike sims suggestion is a great idea, I could even afford that being it is only one country away.

I'd love to go to Norway, I even have some family there, however I must say the overall expense is to great for me to handle these days.

Oh yea, my daughter even lives in montana and my wifes's best old friend lives in misoula. So,
I may be a little biased.

Anyone know when we need to book hotel for this event?
Maybe we get the best price by one booking for everyone? (if that doesn't become too complicated)

Anyway, just bumping this up to make it more visible again.

I have that week booked for vacation so I'm set there.

I have a timeshare condo that I want to see if I can exchange for one in Bristol if they have them.

Airfare sure is scary. Like $1500 from Iowa.

A flash sale of tickets for Wildscreen is now on.

Below is the link

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildscreen-festival-2016-registration-21038903928?aff=WSsite

Mick

What does everyone plan? Buying full week's pass, or just "single days"?

I'm in the think-tank. Maybe buy "single days" for the film festival, and then have some days checking out Bristol, filming a little...

Anyone knows which hotels we should look at?

Edit:
We should probably book hotels and flights within the next few months to get the best available prices.
A group booking for hotel could probably give us a discount too.

Thank you Mick for updating us.
If I go to Bristol I will buy daytickets.
My dad and my Mother in law, both old and not so well.
As for now I take one day at a time.
If I go to Bristol (and I'd love to) I will stay 10th oct to 14th oct.

I picked up the week passes so I'm covered for any and all days.
The weather horrible? I'll just watch nature films all day.
Even if I miss a day and go film the countryside I figure I won't be out that much money.

I told Trond I have three main goals
Meet as many of the UWOL family as possible
See some great nature and wildlife films
Network and talk to filmmakers how I can be a better filmmaker

My initial plan is to be in Bristol from either the 9th or 10th, until the 14th.
(Of course depending that work permits, but shouldn't be much problem, I think)

Guess last week they announced the deadlines and the timetables , i may love to attend it full time as there are workshops and film screenings .
Agree we need to book flights in next few months

Hi friends

The Wildscreen guys announced the flash sale today

50% off Wildscreen Festival 2016 delegate week passes remain! Get in there quick! http://ow.ly/XZkRd

thats for the full week and we get access to all except the entry to the Panda awards night , which should be separate.

in case you want to book now

I have mine!

I'm so happy for you guys! This is going to be a trip of a lifetime!

Here's to all of you who made an impossible dream come true! :) It CAN happen.

Cat

It will be fun! No doubt about that.

Hi guys.
I'll be around Bristol and the watershed(where wildscreen is held) so anyone around drop me an email.

Just wrapping on a sweaty 3wk shoot in Zambia. Great location...very reccomended!!

Cheers

Hi Mat! Very cool that you will be in Bristol too.
Hope to see you in October!

i booked the full week pass,

Mat it would be great to meet you there

Mat it will be great to see you! We should be in town by Sunday the latest. Looking forward to catching up!

Bumping up this one so it won't get lost in space...

Has anyone thought about where to stay in Bristol? Any ideas of which hotels would be a good location in relation to where the wildscreen is?

I made a reservation at the Bristol Marriot Royal Hotel which is right across the street from the main venue for WildScreen.
Since I'm coming in the weekend before the festival started I wanted to get something booked just incase the hotels filled up for the festival.
There's a few places that are close to the main venue but this one was rated pretty well and wasn't out of line for price and like I said it's right across the street.
So party at the Railsback suite after we watch some amazing films! 😀😀

I made a reservation at the same hotel as you, Kevin. Oct 10-14.
Hopefully I will be able to get a vacation that week.

It made the most sense to me since it's right across the street from the main venue.
We'll be there Saturday morning before the festival begins on Monday so we can do some sightseeing and just relax.

Then there were three at the same hotel.
I have booked 10-14/oct.
I'm looking forward to meet you guys.
I think this will be one week to remember :)

Trond: I'm travelling from Aalesund to London and I guess your take off is Bergen. How do you plan to go from London airport to Bristol?

Hi all, I will be there with my wife and dogs. Luckily we can take our caravan and stay on a site alongside the harbour next to the SS Gt Britain and only 10 mins walk to the Watershed where most of the events are held. looking forward to meeting you all. There is so much to see and do in Bristol to keep my my wife occupied whilst I attend the events.

If previous years are to go by you can register on the Sunday. Maybe if enough of us are around maybe we could all meet up on the the Sunday evening in one of the many hostelries that line the waterfront in that vicinity.

Mick

Mick,

A Sunday evening get together before the festival sounds like a wonderful idea!
We'll get into Bristol early Saturday morning.
Hopefully the hotel can lock up
Our luggage before our room is ready.
I know Karina would love to explore Bristol and not watch films all day. :)
We even though about taking the train to London one day if there no films or workshops I want to catch.

Got our passports out so there's no hassles searching for them last minute.
Plane tickets bought, festival passes bought, hotel reservstion made so we are pretty much all set!
Looking forward to meeting all of you and catching some great films!

Hi Kevin,I don't think you or Karina will bored, there will always be something on. At least 4 theatres though out the day with talks, demos and workshops. There will probably be a video room with lots of apple computer screens where you can view any of the panda entries at any time.The entertainment carries on with premiers, celebrity talks and various sponsor parties during the evenings. Thursday evening is the panda awards but, there is an extra charge for that, known as the wildlife Oscar's. This year, I believe for the first it will run into Friday which is a day dedicated to stills photography. The still photography side of Wildscreen was always a separate event and held in London, this year they have decided to run them back to back in the same city.

Kevin,If you have an issue with your luggage, which I am sure you won't, but if you do you are more than welcome to leave it with us as we will already be there when you arrive. just give us a call when you arrive in Bristol and I will drive over and collect it and yourselves if need be.

The problem I see for you, is that now you have your passports ready in a safe place, will you remember where that safe place is come October lol

Mick

Mick,

That would be a huge relief for us if the hotel won't hold our bags until check in time,
The thought of Karina and I dragging our luggage behind us at 8:30 in the morning on the streets of Bristol would be pretty sad! :)

Ok, dumb American question time. I'll pay for all the big purchases with my credit card but for small stuff should I bring Euros or Pounds?

Really looking forward to this trip! Karina is really excited as well but I think her excitement is more about being the in UK than seeing the nature films. :)

We definitely want to hit Bag 'O Nails I think it is with the cats in the pub. Other than that we're open to explore anything and everything.

Looking so forward to meeting some of the UWOL family. How awesome is it that Mat will be there too!?

Kevin, Currency is UK pounds so you need your cash in UK pounds, we have never joined the the euro currency, may even be out of European Union by then if the government loses the referendum.

Mick

We Americans tend to be more concerned with Kobe Bryant's last NBA game than world affairs which is why I figured I better ask.
I'm guessing there are exchange services at the airport but I also think my bank can order Pounds for me at the going change rate and not have as high a fee.

I know the animal sanctuaries I donate to every month in the UK are Pounds but I figured I better ask just to make sure.

Right now one US dollar is about .71 British Pounds. So things will be a little more expensive but hey, we're in England! How awesome will that be! :)

Ordered a Nikon D500 that shoots 4k UHD video so I'll have a smaller film gear to travel with when we come over. Should also take some decent stills of all of us knocking down a few pints! ;)

Dollars are easily exchanged in banks here and some major high street shops have exchange booths in. Credit and debit cards are readily excepted, you can even make very small value purchases on them If you have a tap the machine type of card that allows to purchase up to £30 without the need to enter your pin number.

As a child 5 old shillings or 25 pence since decimalisation was always refereed to as Dollar, for many years you got 4 dollars to the pound. Happy days long gone!

Looking forward to seeing some of the results with your D500.

As for knocking back a few pints well, now you are talking lol

Mick