The 2018 Year in Review

We love sharing stories – about conservation heroes and issues and the impact the film festival has on our participants. The Year in Review presents our accomplishments and thoughts from some of the filmmakers, workshop participants, and audience members who joined us this year. We hope you will find value in what we do and accept our sincere gratitude for your support and participation.

2018 Festival Photo Gallery

Visit some special moments from the 2018 Festival in our Photo Gallery!

Take Action!

See how you can make positive change relative to the topics of films screened at the 2018 Festival.

Special Events

From Best of Fests to fun parties to screenings with partner organizations, we offer programs and events throughout the year.

“Diverse and inspiring selection of films with excellent speakers.”

Audience Member

“Because of the workshop, I feel plugged into a community of talented, kind, supportive, inspiring filmmakers and people working in conservation media that before felt so distant and separate from my work.”

Filmmaker and Workshop Participant

“The ACFF purpose is clear, the setting is perfect, the organization is calm and effective.”

Filmmaker

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!”

Audience Member

“The speakers and discussions were thoughtful and continue to inspire us in the ways we can be better citizens of the planet. This inspiration is what keeps me involved and returning to ACFF. Your hard work paid off in spades as this was the best ACFF I have attended.”

Audience Member, Donor, Volunteer

“A great source of inspiration!”

Audience Member

“The Filmmaker Workshop [is] a great gathering of young filmmaking talent in the nature and conservation fields.”

Filmmaker

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!“

Audience Member

“Your event always has so many special touches…I love the mixture of young and old as we all join together in your tireless efforts.”

Spring Fundraiser Attendee

I loved “SEED:The Untold Story” and was so appreciative to have the opportunity to see it in Berryville! It makes me want to start my own personal seed bank!

Best of Fest Attendee

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!“

Audience Member

“The whole spirit of the festival is so enticing and exciting – you cannot miss this festival!”

Audience Member & Volunteer

“So informative and inspiring—I’m always so impressed.“

Audience Member

“We are thrilled that this amazing organization brings these films to our area—Thank you!”

Audience Member

“I love this film festival.“

Audience Member

“Professionalism and presentation match that of any NYC film festival I’ve seen over 10 years.”

Audience Member

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The 2018 Year in Review

2018 Festival Photo Gallery

Take Action!

Special Events

“Diverse and inspiring selection of films with excellent speakers.”

“Because of the workshop, I feel plugged into a community of talented, kind, supportive, inspiring filmmakers and people working in conservation media that before felt so distant and separate from my work.”

“The ACFF purpose is clear, the setting is perfect, the organization is calm and effective.”

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!”

“The speakers and discussions were thoughtful and continue to inspire us in the ways we can be better citizens of the planet. This inspiration is what keeps me involved and returning to ACFF. Your hard work paid off in spades as this was the best ACFF I have attended.”

“A great source of inspiration!”

“The Filmmaker Workshop [is] a great gathering of young filmmaking talent in the nature and conservation fields.”

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!“

“Your event always has so many special touches…I love the mixture of young and old as we all join together in your tireless efforts.”

I loved “SEED:The Untold Story” and was so appreciative to have the opportunity to see it in Berryville! It makes me want to start my own personal seed bank!

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!“

“The whole spirit of the festival is so enticing and exciting – you cannot miss this festival!”

“So informative and inspiring—I’m always so impressed.“

“We are thrilled that this amazing organization brings these films to our area—Thank you!”

“I love this film festival.“

“Professionalism and presentation match that of any NYC film festival I’ve seen over 10 years.”

WELCOME TO OUR NEW DOMAIN – CONSERVATIONFILMFEST.ORG.
PLEASE BOOKMARK IT TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH US.

AND PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO KEEP CONSERVATION AND THE ARTS ALIVE!
It means a LOT to us!
CONTRIBUTE HERE

DOWNLOAD OUR NEW MEDIA KIT HERE
TO LEARN ABOUT ACFF!

Fun & Learning for Kids

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

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The 2018 Year in Review

2018 Festival Photo Gallery

Take Action!

Special Events

“Diverse and inspiring selection of films with excellent speakers.”

“Because of the workshop, I feel plugged into a community of talented, kind, supportive, inspiring filmmakers and people working in conservation media that before felt so distant and separate from my work.”

“The ACFF purpose is clear, the setting is perfect, the organization is calm and effective.”

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!”

“The speakers and discussions were thoughtful and continue to inspire us in the ways we can be better citizens of the planet. This inspiration is what keeps me involved and returning to ACFF. Your hard work paid off in spades as this was the best ACFF I have attended.”

“A great source of inspiration!”

“The Filmmaker Workshop [is] a great gathering of young filmmaking talent in the nature and conservation fields.”

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!“

“Your event always has so many special touches…I love the mixture of young and old as we all join together in your tireless efforts.”

I loved “SEED:The Untold Story” and was so appreciative to have the opportunity to see it in Berryville! It makes me want to start my own personal seed bank!

“A fabulous contribution to the Shepherdstown community and to science awareness, more generally. Thanks!“

“The whole spirit of the festival is so enticing and exciting – you cannot miss this festival!”

“So informative and inspiring—I’m always so impressed.“

“We are thrilled that this amazing organization brings these films to our area—Thank you!”

“I love this film festival.“

“Professionalism and presentation match that of any NYC film festival I’ve seen over 10 years.”

WELCOME TO OUR NEW DOMAIN – CONSERVATIONFILMFEST.ORG. PLEASE BOOKMARK IT TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH US.

AND PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO KEEP CONSERVATION AND THE ARTS ALIVE! It means a LOT to us! CONTRIBUTE HERE

DOWNLOAD OUR NEW MEDIA KIT HERE TO LEARN ABOUT ACFF!

Fun & Learning for Kids

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

Instagram

Follow us on Facebook

Contact Us:

WELCOME TO OUR NEW DOMAIN – CONSERVATIONFILMFEST.ORG.
PLEASE BOOKMARK IT TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH US.

AND PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO KEEP CONSERVATION AND THE ARTS ALIVE!
It means a LOT to us!
CONTRIBUTE HERE

DOWNLOAD OUR NEW MEDIA KIT HERE
TO LEARN ABOUT ACFF!