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Tell TEENS they can WIN $250. Are you 18 or under

Tell TEENS they can WIN $250. Are you 18 or under with something to say about conservation, our environment, or our climate crisis?

Enter our Next Gen Capture Conservation Contest and then create and submit a short conservation film of your own about what the environment and nature means to you. No fancy equipment is required - all you need is a phone or tablet, your imagination, and a bit of nature. Award-winning films receive cash prizes up to $250 and all films will be shared on our ACFF Vimeo Channel!

Check out our contest page at conservationfilmfest.org/nextgen for filmmaking tips and examples of short student films. You can also download contest guidelines and submission information.

Interested, but don't want to do it alone? Invite up to 4 friends to join you and enter as a team project!

#nextgen #filmfest #naturefilm #storytelling #climatecrisis #youthvoices #fridaysforfuture #makeamovie #climatejustice #biodiversity #documentary

H20: The Molecule That Made Us was a selection of

H20: The Molecule That Made Us was a selection of our 2021 Festival. Check out their site to calculate your water footprint and learn about amazing "resurrection plants" from Molecular Physiologist Jill Farrant. The filmmaker, Nicolas Brown, shares some extraordinary things he learned while making the series at pbs.org/wgbh/molecule-that-made-us

📷 @NicolasBrown, filmmaker. "Perhaps the greatest untold story about water is the story of the water you cannot see, because it is hidden underground. In this photo we are underground with @CamilaJaber, a free-dive champion, in a Mexican cave known as a cenote. The water here is famously clear."

#takeactiontuesday #H20 #climatechange #protectwater #beneathourfeet #filmmaker #filmfest #waterconservation

Today’s Thank You Thursday shout-out goes to Har

Today’s Thank You Thursday shout-out goes to Harrison & Johnston, PLC, a Winchester, Virginia- based law firm with attorneys who specialize in corporate law, estate planning, non-profit assistance, family law, and more. Established in 1961, the firm continues its exceptional reputation today. Thank you, Harrison & Johnston, PLC!

#weloveoursponsors #gratitude #filmfest #supportarts #filmmakers #conservationfilm #communitysupport #thankyouthursday

Filmmakers! Submissions are open for our 2022 Amer

Filmmakers! Submissions are open for our 2022 American Conservation Film Festival. Details about deadlines, dates, awards, prizes and more are at filmfreeway.com/acff

ACFF considers submitted non-fiction and fiction films, provided the theme is driven by environmental or cultural conservation. Of special interest are the myriad ways humans interact with wildlife and wild places, issues driven by natural resource conservation, humans as part of the environment, living in a continuum of cultural tradition, lifestyles in conjunction with changes in the natural world and how young people encounter and understand the natural world.

📷 Filmmaker @ChrisCresci at work on his film Where I Belong - our 2021 Short Film Award winner.

The Story of Plastic by Deia Schlosberg was a sele

The Story of Plastic by Deia Schlosberg was a selection of our 2021 Festival. Check out the storyofplastic.org site for films and actions you can take with their organization the @StoryofStuff Project to #breakfreefromplastic and create a future where people and the planet come first!

Depicting a world rapidly becoming overrun with toxic material, The Story of Plastic brings into focus an alarming, man-made crisis. Striking footage, original animations, and archival material combine to point to the disastrous impact of the manufacture and use of plastics, shedding new light on a pressing global challenge that threatens the life expectancy of animals, humans, and Earth itself.

#takeactiontuesday #acff2021 #filmfest #storyofstuff #storyofplastic #plasticpollution #environmentaljustice

Trying to pry your kids off their screens and get

Trying to pry your kids off their screens and get them outdoors this summer? Don't make them choose - instead, encourage them to enter our NextGen Capture Conservation Contest and you'll both enjoy the best of both worlds!

Our NextGen Capture Conservation Contest asks youth ages 5 to 18 to create and submit a short conservation film of their own about what the environment and nature means to them. No fancy equipment is required - all your kid needs is a phone or tablet, their imagination, and a bit of nature. Award-winning films receive cash prizes and all films will be shared on our ACFF Vimeo Channel!

Check out our Contest page for filmmaking tips and examples of short student films. You can also download contest guidelines and submission information: conservationfilmfest.org/nextgen

#filmmaker #kidsfilm #summerfun #getoutside #wildlife #filmcontest #nextgeneration #imagination #naturefilm

If you missed this wonderful film at our Festival,

If you missed this wonderful film at our Festival, or want to see again, @TangledBankHHMI and Gorongosa Media’s inspirational film Our Gorongosa @GorongosaPark can be seen on public television stations across the country through @ampublictv. Check your public television station’s local listings for exact dates and airtimes. Additional info at gorongosa.org/our-gorongosa-on-pbs

#gorongosapark #filmfestival #pbs #documentary #conservationfilm #filmmakers #educators #scientists #biodiversity #conservation #wildlife

Say hi to filmmaker Neil Losin this #makermonday!

Say hi to filmmaker Neil Losin this #makermonday! Neil is co-founder at @DaysEdge Productions along with Nate Dappen. We have been lucky to feature this dynamic duo at ACFF as speakers, teaching at our Conservation Filmmaker Workshop, and screening their fabulous films.

This year, Losin's film FEATHERS IN FLIGHT: THE BIRD GENOSCAPE PROJECT screened at ACFF. A biologist, photographer and filmmaker based in Miami, FL, Losin was named a National Geographic Young Explorer in 2009 while studying invasive lizards in FL and Puerto Rico. He received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and earned his Ph.D. in UCLA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He’s an incorrigible birdwatcher and juggler. Watch the trailer at vimeo.com/489957840 and visit DaysEdge.com to see more!

#filmmakers #filmfest #ACFF #migratorybird #birdconservation #flycatcher #scientists #storytellers #filmfestival #documentary

A long-time friend and superstar supporter of ACFF

A long-time friend and superstar supporter of ACFF, today we salute and thank Fran Brolle for her generosity, engagement, and kindness over the years. Thank you, Fran and Shepherdstown Art Glass & Jewelry! (Fran makes beautiful glass art and jewelry, too!)

#weloveoursponsors #gratitude #filmfest #supportarts #filmmakers #conservationfilm #communitysupport #communityart #artglass

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