List of environmental film festivals

Many environmental film festivals present complete programs of films dedicated to environmental subjects on a regular basis, typically annually. Others are committed to presenting environmental films within their subprograms. The festivals listed below solicit and present films about nature, ecology, conservation, wildlife, pollution, habitat loss, climate change and related topics. Some of the festivals listed here are also members of the Green Film Network. This list is not exhaustive.

Name Est. City Country Description
Patagonia Eco Film Fest 2016 Puerto Madryn ArgentinaArgentina Our objetive is generate a space for the diffusion, education and debate through environmental audiovisual productions setting up a space for reflection, awareness and participation relating to the care of environment.
Artivist Film Festival & Awards 2004 Hollywood, California United StatesUSA Dedicated to recognizing activist efforts of filmmakers, including (but not limited to) areas of environmental preservation, and animal rights.
Ecologico International Film Festival 2008 Lecce ItalyItaly As of January 2016, this festival has been suspended until further notice.[1][2]
Environmental Film Festival Australia 2010 Melbourne AustraliaAustralia The Environmental Film Festival Australia entertains with groundbreaking films, traversing the relationship between humans and their environments, challenging the way people think about the natural world and inspiring them to discuss, explore and act on important environmental issues. [3] [4]
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital 1993 Washington, DC United StatesUSA The mission of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital (DCEFF) is to inspire fresh perspectives on environmental issues facing the Earth; to advance the public's understanding of the environment through creative, innovative and investigative film.
G2 Green Earth Film Festival 2013[5] Venice, California United StatesUSA
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival Innsbruck Austria Austria
International Wildlife Film Festival 1977 Missoula, Montana United StatesUSA A self-described "guardian" of scientific and factual accuracy, ethical film practices and creative excellence, IWFF is the longest running wildlife film festival in the world.[6]
Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival 1999 Toronto CanadaCanada
Princeton Environmental Film Festival 2006 Princeton, New Jersey United StatesUSA Founded in 2006, the PEFF’s mission is to share exceptional documentary films and engage our community in exploring environmental sustainability from a wide range of angles and perspectives.
San Francisco Green Film Festival 2011 San Francisco, California United StatesUSA [7]
tiNai Ecofilm Festival 2014 Chennai IndiaIndia tiNai Ecofilm festival (TEFF) is the biennial ecofilm festival of tiNai (formerly called OSLE-India) – an organisation for promoting ecocriticism in India. TEFF is all about watching and making Ecological/Environmental films and encouraging community filmmaking.[8]
Tigerland India Film Festival 2014 Bhopal, MP IndiaIndia Tigerland India Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual celebration of nature and wildlife. The motto of the festival is to spread awareness towards wildlife and nature conservation through various visual media. Besides, workshops, orientation programmes, discussions, WildWalk jungle camps and several such activities are also organised under the banner of TIFF throughout the year.

The festival invites entries under various competitive categories every year. The categories include Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Promotional Film on Conservation, Best Wild Click, Best Wild Art, Best Investigative / Research Article, Best Wild Travelogue, Best Poem with Conservation Message, and Best Slogan. The winners are felicitated in an annual function called as ‘TIFFest’. Legendary Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman is the Advisor of TIFF.[9]

Wildlife Conservation Film Festival New York City United StatesUSA Award categories include (but are not limited to) conservation, ecosystem/habitat, endangered species, endangered ecosystem/habitat and wildlife activism.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Ecologico International Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  2. ↑ "EIFF 2015". ecologicofilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  3. ↑ "HOME". ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. ↑ Luttrell, Alex (2015-09-18). "National environmental film festival screening in Hobart". PerthNow. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  5. ↑ "G2 Green Earth Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  6. ↑ "International Wildlife Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  7. ↑ "San Francisco Green Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  8. ↑ "tiNai Ecofilm Festival". tiNai Ecofilm Festival. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  9. ↑ http://tigerlandindia.in/index.php/about-tiff/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "Wildlife Conservation Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
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