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	Website	Description
Abu Dhabi International Environmental Film Festival	2013	Abu Dhabi	UAE		"First international environmental film festival in the Arab world."[1][2]
Festival internacional de cinema do meio-ambiente	2014	Florianópolis, Santa Catarina	Brazil
Festival internacional de cinema do meio-ambiente		Shepherdstown, West Virginia	USA	conservationfilm.org	Dedicated to films about environmental conservation.
Aranyam Wildlife & Environmental Film Festival	2006	Bangalore	India	www.aranyam.org	[3]
Artivist Film Festival & Awards	2004	Hollywood, California	USA		Dedicated to recognizing activist efforts of filmmakers, including (but not limited to) areas of environmental preservation, and animal rights.
Awareness Film Fest		Los Angeles, California	USA	www.awarenessfestival.org	Scope includes environmental and political stories.
Baikal International Festival of Documentary and Popular-Science Films “People and Environment”	1999	Irkutsk	Russian Federation	en.baikalkinofest.ru	The festival aims to create "ecological awareness by the means of film art."
Colorado Environmental Film Festival	2006	Golden, Colorado	USA	www.ceff.net	[4]
Ecofilm Festival		Benito Juárez	Mexico	ecofilmfestival.org	Short films only.[5]
Ecologico International Film Festival	2008	Lecce	Italy	ecologicofilmfestival.it	As of January 2016, this festival has been suspended until further notice.[6][7]
Ekofilm Festival		Nowogard	Poland	ndk.pl	Environmental films under 50 mins in duration.[8]
Environmental Film Festival Australia		Melbourne, Canberra & Hobart	Australia	www.effa.org.au	[9]
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital	1993	Washington, DC	USA	dceff.com	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 understanding's of the environment through creative, innovative and investigative film.
Future Festival Film - Festival du Film Écologique et de la Protection de la Nature		Dakar	Senegal	filmsafriquereseau.org
G2 Green Earth Film Festival	2013[10]	Venice, California	USA	theg2gallery.com
Going Green Film Festival		Century City, California	USA	goinggreenfilmfestival.com
Gray's Reef Ocean Film Festival		Savannah, Georgia	USA	graysreef.noaa.gov	[11]
Greentopia FILM		Rochester, New York	USA	greentopia.org
Green Up Film Festival		Brussels	Belgium	greenupfilmfestival.com	Films screen online.
Handle Climate Change Film Festival		Shenzhen	China	hccff.org
INKAFEST Mountain Film Festival		Lima	Peru	www.inkafest.com	Includes ecology, environment, nature protection, flora and fauna films in addition to mountain cultural focus.
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival		Innsbruck	Austria	inff.eu
International Green Culture Festival GREEN FEST		Belgrade	Serbia	greenfest.rs	Dedicated to ecological and environmental issues.
International Nature Film Festival Gödöllö		Gödöllö	Hungary	www.godollofilmfest.com/en
International Wildlife Film Festival		Missoula, Montana	USA	wildlifefilms.org	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.[12]
Japan Wildlife Film Festival	1993[13]	Toyama	Japan	naturechannel.jp	Biennial (runs every odd-numbered year).
Kolkata International Wildlife & Environment Film Festival	2015	Kolkata	India	kiweff.in	Central focus is on the natural world.
Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest (KLEFF)		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	kleff.my	[14]
Matsalu Nature Film Festival (MAFF)		Läänemaa	Estonia	matsalufilm.ee	Presents "films that depict nature in its diversity and films about the coexistence of man and nature."[15]
New York WILD Film Festival		New York, New York	USA	nywildfilmfestival.com	[16]
Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival (PIMFF)	2015	Islamabad	Pakistan	pimff.com	Subjects include nature, the environment and climate change in addition to mountain cultural focus.[17]
Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival	1999	Toronto	Canada	planetinfocus.org
Portland EcoFilm Festival		Portland, Oregon	USA	portlandecofilmfest.org	Films about "nature, the environment, outdoor pursuits and eco-conscious living."[18]
Quotes from the Earth		New Delhi	India	toxicslink.org/filmfestival/2012/index.html	Held every two years.[19]
ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival		Peterborough, Ontario	Canada	reframefilmfestival.ca	Includes environmental film subprogram.[20]
San Francisco Green Film Festival	2011	San Francisco, California	USA		[21]
Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival		Seattle, Washington	USA	trueindependent.org	Environmental films screen as part of documentary program. Controversial titles are specifically sought.[22]
SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic® Film Festival		Nevada City, California	USA	wildandscenicfilmfestival.org	[23]
Tassie eco Film Fest	2016	Hobart, Tasmania	Australia	www.tassieff.com
The Village Doc Festival		Milano	Italy	thevillagedocfestival.com	The festival's thematic focus is sustainability. Featured subjects include: "dialogue between generations and social integration, reduction of environmental impact and eco-innovation, alternative economies and cultural dialogue."[24]
Toronto Beaches Film Fest	2012	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	torontobeachesfilmfest.com	Environmental topics include: "Activism against big companies, big brother and the government, dolphins, eco-friendly, environment friendly, ethical and green living, oceanography, oil in oceans, saving our beaches, urban sustainability, vegan and vegetarian friendly, water conservation, water animals, water fowl and whales."[25]
Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature Environmental Film Festival		St. Petersburg, Florida	USA	eff.eckerd.edu	Presenting "environmental perspectives contained in documentary, animated, experimental and feature films."[26]
Wildlife Conservation Film Festival		New York City	USA	wcff.org	Award categories include (but are not limited to) conservation, ecosystem/habitat, endangered species, endangered ecosystem/habitat and wildlife activism.[27]
Wolves Independent International Film Festival		Utena	Lithuania	ramuno-atelje.eu	Environmental subjects are a major focus and include (but are not limited to): nature, heritage, environment and wildlife.
Yosemite International Film Festival		Yosemite, California	USA	yosemitefilmfestival.com	Founded by "environmentally aware, eco-friendly filmmakers". Includes award for Best Environmental Film.[28]

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