Silverback Films is proud to have produced the seven short films celebrating the winners of the 2026 Whitley Awards.

Premiered during the annual Whitley Awards ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 29 April 2026, each film highlights the work of this year’s winners and the impact they are driving across conservation, wildlife protection and community-led environmental action.

Congratulations to this year’s winners:

Paola Sangolquí – Ecuador

Rescuing the Galápagos Petrel from the brink of extinction

Issah Seidu – Ghana

Fishers and guitarfish: preventing extinction along Ghana’s western coastline

Barkha Subba – India

Survivor of a lost world: saving the Himalayan salamander and its wetlands

Marina Kameni — Cameroon

Frogs and farmers in Mount Manengouba

Moreangels Mbizah — Zimbabwe

Lions and livelihoods: promoting human-wildlife coexistence in Zimbabwe

Parveen Shaikh – India

Skimmer guardians: protecting riverine birds and their habitats

Farwiza Farhan – Indonesia

Mobilising community protection of the Leuser Ecosystem
2026 Whitley Gold Award winner

Known internationally as the “Green Oscars”, Whitley Fund for Nature supports grassroots conservationists leading impactful work across the Global South. The winner films were created to help bring these powerful stories to wider audiences, shining a light on the people working on the frontline of conservation.

A huge thank you to everyone involved in bringing these films to life.