Major Environmental and Wildlife Film Festivals and Conferences

The list below of environmental and wildlife film festivals and conferences is not comprehensive by any means. There are scores of other environmental film festivals all over the world, but the events below are among the biggest and most important. 

The Center always has a presence at these prestigious, don't-miss events. Center faculty are frequent speakers and often act as judges, panelists, and moderators.

 

• Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, every March: dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org. Check out EFF events at AU.
  
• International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula, MT, every May: wildlifefilms.org.
  
• Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival in Jackson Hole, WY, every other year in September/October: jhfestival.org. 
  
• Wildscreen in Bristol, UK, every other year (alternates with Jackson) in October: wildscreen.org.uk.
• BLUE Ocean Film Festival, Monterey, CA: blueoceanfilmfestival.org
  
• American Conservation Film Festival conservationfilm.org, every November
• Realscreen in Washington, D.C., at the end of every January: realscreensummit.com (covers more than the environment and wildlife).

Professor Chris Palmer says, “Attending the film festivals above is a ‘must’ for anyone interested in making environmental and wildlife films. It is one of the best ways to network, find work, meet the key players, and find out what commissioning editors are looking for.”