The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital is the largest environmental film festival in the world.[5] The festival is held annually March in Washington, D.C., presenting more than 100 films to an audience of over 30,000. Often combined with thematic discussions and social events, the films screen at museums, embassies, libraries, universities and local theaters.[6]
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
2016 Documentary Award for Environmental Advocacy, "How to Let Go of the World" by Josh Fox;[1] 2016 William W. Warner Beautiful Swimmers Award, "The Seer" by Laura Dunn; 2016 Polly Krakora Award for Artistry in Film, "The Birth of Saké" by Erik Shirai;[2] 2016 Eric Moe Sustainability Award, "Bluebird Man" by Matthew Podolsky and Neil Paprocki [3]
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital is the world's premier showcase of environmentally themed films. Through the annual festival, year-round events, and online resources, they seek to advance public understanding of the environment through the power of film.[7]
From the official website of the festival: "Founded by Flo Stone in 1993, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital has become one of the world's largest and most influential showcases of environmental film and a major collaborative cultural event in Washington, D.C. Each March the Festival presents a diverse selection of high quality environmental films, including many Washington, D.C., U.S. and world premieres. Documentaries, features, animations and shorts are shown, as well as archival, experimental and children's film at venues throughout the city. Films are screened at partnering museums, embassies, libraries, universities and local theaters and are attended by large audiences. Selected to provide fresh perspectives on global environmental issues, most Festival films are accompanied by discussions with filmmakers, environmental experts and special guests, including national decision makers and thought leaders, and are free to the public. The Festival's serves as a global resource for environmental film throughout the year."[8]
A March 10, 2007 article from The Washington Post stated that in the first year of the festival only 1,200 people attended.[9] In 2011 the festival had grown to 30,000 participants.
The Festival was voted Best Film Festival by the readers of Washington City Paper in 2019[10] and 2020.[11]
Eric Moe Sustainability Award 2016 - "Bluebird Man" by Matthew Podolsky and Neil Paprocki 2015 - "Silent River" by Jason Jaacks and Steve Fisher 2014 - "Amazing Grace" by Rowan Pybus
Venuesedit
Films are screened at partnering museums, embassies, libraries, universities and local theaters. Some of the venues include:
^Lerner, Joel M.; “Environmental Film Festival Features Many Visual Treats for Gardeners.” The Washington Post 10 March 2007. F04. [Online; 30 October 2007]
^Paper, Washington City (2019-05-09). "Best of D.C. 2019". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
^Paper, Washington City (2020-09-17). "Best of D.C. 2020". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
External linksedit
Official EFF Website
March 07, 2024
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Environmental Film Festival in the Nation s Capital news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation s Capital is the largest environmental film festival in the world 5 The festival is held annually March in Washington D C presenting more than 100 films to an audience of over 30 000 Often combined with thematic discussions and social events the films screen at museums embassies libraries universities and local theaters 6 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation s CapitalLocationWashington D C United StatesFounded1993 by Flo StoneAwards2016 Documentary Award for Environmental Advocacy How to Let Go of the World by Josh Fox 1 2016 William W Warner Beautiful Swimmers Award The Seer by Laura Dunn 2016 Polly Krakora Award for Artistry in Film The Birth of Sake by Erik Shirai 2 2016 Eric Moe Sustainability Award Bluebird Man by Matthew Podolsky and Neil Paprocki 3 No of films150 2016 4 LanguageInternationalWebsitedceff org Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Awards 4 Venues 5 References 6 External linksMission editThe Environmental Film Festival in the Nation s Capital is the world s premier showcase of environmentally themed films Through the annual festival year round events and online resources they seek to advance public understanding of the environment through the power of film 7 History editThis article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message From the official website of the festival Founded by Flo Stone in 1993 the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation s Capital has become one of the world s largest and most influential showcases of environmental film and a major collaborative cultural event in Washington D C Each March the Festival presents a diverse selection of high quality environmental films including many Washington D C U S and world premieres Documentaries features animations and shorts are shown as well as archival experimental and children s film at venues throughout the city Films are screened at partnering museums embassies libraries universities and local theaters and are attended by large audiences Selected to provide fresh perspectives on global environmental issues most Festival films are accompanied by discussions with filmmakers environmental experts and special guests including national decision makers and thought leaders and are free to the public The Festival s website serves as a global resource for environmental film throughout the year 8 A March 10 2007 article from The Washington Post stated that in the first year of the festival only 1 200 people attended 9 In 2011 the festival had grown to 30 000 participants The Festival was voted Best Film Festival by the readers of Washington City Paper in 2019 10 and 2020 11 Awards editDocumentary Award for Environmental Advocacy 2016 How to Let Go of the World by Josh Fox 2015 Racing Extinction by Louie Psihoyos 2014 DamNation by Travis Rummel and Ben KnightWilliam W Warner Beautiful Swimmers Award 2016 The Seer by Laura Dunn 2015 TigerTiger by George ButlerPolly Krakora Award for Artistry in Film 2016 The Birth of Sake by Erik Shirai 2015 Monsoon by Sturla Gunnarsson 2014 Once Upon A Forest by Luc Jacquet 2013 Harmony by Stuart Sender 2012 The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom by Lucy Walker 2011 Oil Rocks City Above the Sea by Marc Wolfensberger 2010 The Music Tree by Otavio JulianoEric Moe Sustainability Award 2016 Bluebird Man by Matthew Podolsky and Neil Paprocki 2015 Silent River by Jason Jaacks and Steve Fisher 2014 Amazing Grace by Rowan PybusVenues editFilms are screened at partnering museums embassies libraries universities and local theaters Some of the venues include AFI Silver Theatre American University Atlas Performing Arts Center Avalon Theatre Canadian Embassy Carnegie Institution for Science Corcoran Gallery of Art E Street Cinema Embassy of Australia Embassy of Austria Embassy of France Embassy of Italy Embassy of Japan Embassy of the Republic of Singapore Embassy of Switzerland Freer Gallery of Art George Washington University Georgetown University Goethe Institut Washington Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Inter American Development Bank Johns Hopkins University SAIS Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library National Academy of Sciences The National Archives National Building Museum National Gallery of Art National Geographic Society National Museum of American History National Museum of the American Indian National Museum of Natural History National Museum of Women in the Arts National Portrait Gallery National Wildlife Visitor Center The Phillips Collection Royal Netherlands Embassy Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus THEARC Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsReferences edit Celebrate Parks at the Environmental Film Festival Culture 2016 Awards Environmental Film Festival Archived from the original on 2016 08 15 Retrieved 2016 06 16 DCEFF Program Archive The Largest Environmental Film Festival Just Went Virtual Sierra Club 2020 03 24 Retrieved 2020 04 23 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation s Capital www givelocaltogether org Retrieved 2022 04 06 About the Festival About Us 12 November 2021 Lerner Joel M Environmental Film Festival Features Many Visual Treats for Gardeners The Washington Post 10 March 2007 F04 Online 30 October 2007 Paper Washington City 2019 05 09 Best of D C 2019 Washington City Paper Retrieved 2020 12 21 Paper Washington City 2020 09 17 Best of D C 2020 Washington City Paper Retrieved 2020 12 21 External links editOfficial EFF Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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