Being a transgender woman, I have been exposed to a lot harsher realities that I wasn’t aware of before coming out. One huge issue is family acceptance. All too often trans children face rejection from their families in the form of abuse, conversion therapy, or being forced out of their home. Trans youth homelessness is […]
ACFF Spring Fundraiser Features Pollinator Film & Discussion Endangered Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Film, Pollination Experts, Food, Drink, & Music at Wild Goose Farm on April 29th DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE HERE: 4.29 Press Release April 5, 2017. Shepherdstown, WV. — The American Conservation Film Festival 3rd annual spring fundraiser will shed light on threats facing a number […]
If you want to get to know me… I am 22 years old and a Student at Shepherd University. I will be graduating this spring and will continue to live in Shepherdstown. I am originally from Westminster Maryland, home of McDaniel College. Growing up in Westminster exposed me to some interesting things. This area while […]
World Premier of Last of the Longnecks We are thrilled to once again be partnering with the Environmental Film Festival of the Nation’s Capital to co-present an extraordinary conservation film! This year, that film is Last of the Longnecks, a beautiful, poignant, and alarming story about the profound decline of giraffe populations in Africa and […]
FOLLOW THEIR BLOGS ON OUR HOME PAGE! We are so happy to welcome two interns from Shepherd University to ACFF this semester! Both Maggie and Blair helped out at the 2016 Festival and did a fine job. Fortunately for us, they seemed to enjoy their time learning about ACFF and sought internships for their final […]
5th ANNUAL BEST OF FEST IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND FEBRUARY 3, 2017, AT THE WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS Click here for a great article in The Frederick News Post. The American Conservation Film Festival’s BEST OF FEST returns to the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, MD, for the fifth year for an event including live […]
We deeply thank everyone who helped make 2016 such a successful and engaging year for ACFF – our filmmakers, audience members, donors, and community partners. Please take a look at our accomplishments for 2016, and, with your help, what we hope to do in 2017, OUR 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! DOWNLOAD 2016-year-in-review with PHOTOS DONATE ONLINE HERE. OR […]
During the festival, we encourage ticket holders to visit this page to vote for their favorite film. At midnight on Sunday, October 23rd, all the votes will be tallied and we will bestow upon the film with the highest vote count, the 2016 ACFF Audience Choice Award! Results will be announced the following day on our website and […]
Joining us for the Festival? Here’s what you need to know! This year marks our 14th Season! From Friday, October 21st to Sunday, October 23rd and an encore weekend October 28th to 30th, we’ll be bringing you 35 of the best conservation films in the world. We are welcoming many filmmakers and conservation experts to […]
The 14th annual American Conservation Film Festival opens Friday, October 21st with a festive reception and two blocks of three films each and culminates with its Encore Award Winners weekend October 28-30. The Festival brings together the finest conservation films and filmmakers from around the world and features discussions with scientists and educators, professional workshops, […]
