Sunday, December 1, 2024 • 3:30pm
A Short Film and Conversation with Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe is the chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, a distinguished professor at Texas Tech University and the author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World.
FREE TICKETS available now to the first 200 registrants.
National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Saturday, October 12 2024 • 11:00am – 3pm
ACFF at Blue Ridge Wildlife’s WildFest
ACFF has an activities booth at this is FREE event celebrating all things wild – from the work that Blue Ridge Wildlife Center does to the many ways that the public can help wildlife and our shared environment. The day will include presentations featuring our ambassadors, local conservation groups, fun activities, artists, and nature walks, ensuring it’s going to be a fun afternoon!
State Arboretum of Virginia
400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce, VA
Wednesday, October 9 2024 • 6:00pm
ACFF Best of Fest at Shenandoah University
Come enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks as we watch one feature and three shorts from our 2024 line-up! Free to all attendees.
Trailer
Stimpson Auditorium, Halpin-Harrison Hall
600 Millwood Ave.
Winchester, VA 22601
Saturday, September 21, 2024 • 2:00 – 4:00
Next Gen Filmmaker Workshop
FREE for Students in Grades 5-9! Join us to gain valuable skills to create and enter a short film in the Next Gen Conservation Film Contest.
Shepherdstown Public Library
145 Higbee Lane
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Saturday, July 13 2024 • 8:30pm
King Coal at Morgan’s
Grove Park
A free screening of King Coal will be presented by the Shepherdstown Community Club and co-sponsored by ACFF. Bring a blanket or chairs and grab some of the concessions available there.
A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, this film meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created. And it’s directed, produced and edited by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon who was raised in West Virginia!
Trailer
4198 Kearneysville Pike, Shepherdstown, WV, United States, West Virginia
No tickets required
Monday, July 8 2024 • 7pm
Wings Over Water at
NCTC
Catch a free screening of Wings Over Water presented by the Friends of the National Conservation Training Center at the National Conservation Training Center.
Narrated by Michael Keaton, it’s the story of the epic journeys of three amazing bird families – the Sandhill Crane, the Yellow Warbler and the Mallard Duck – with extraordinary footage of their fascinating behaviors.
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-4024
No tickets required
Bring photo ID for entry to the campus
Friday, May 10, 2024 • 7pm
Barns of Rose Hill
Doors open at 6pm, films start at 7pm. Enjoy a selection of favorite short films from the festival. Tickets on sale soon.
Beautiful Poison, Vanishing Oasis, Spear. Spatula. Submarine, and The Last Ranger.
Berryville, Virginia. Venue»
Tickets and more information here.
Saturday, May 11, 2024 • Public Open House
National Conservation Training Center Open House
Enjoy two family-friendly films shown throughout the day: Serengeti: A Journey to the Heart of Africa and Judy’s Creek. Lots of activities for all ages all day and this is a free event!
Shepherdstown, West Virginia | Venue»
More information here.
Friday, May 17, 2024 • 8:15pm
DocWeek Middleburg
The evening starts at 7pm with picnics and wine for sale and films start at sunset. Film TBA and tickets will be on sale soon!
Middleburg, Virginia. Venue»
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Oak Spring Garden Foundation
ACFF Festival 2024 Sneak Peek.
Upperville, Virginia. Venue»
