The Call for Entries for the 22nd Wild & Scenic Film Festival is now open and closes on September 17, 2023. The early-bird discount on the entry fee ends midnight PST on Sunday, July 16th.
Submit your film for consideration to our annual program through FilmFreeway.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival inspires environmental activism and a love for nature–through film. The 5-day event happens annually in Nevada City and Grass Valley, California, featuring films, workshops, family-friendly programs, art exhibitions, and more. After the flagship festival, we take Wild & Scenic On Tour to 150+ events each year, partnering with like-minded organizations worldwide.
Important Dates:
July 16, 2023 – Early bird Deadline ($40)
August 13, 2023 – Regular Deadline ($50)
September 17, 2023 – Late Deadline ($65)
November 13, 2023 – Notification Date
Feb. 15-19, 2024 – Event Date
Wild & Scenic features environmental and adventure films from around the world that illustrate the earth’s beauty, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities are doing to protect the environment. We welcome documentary and narrative shorts and features about nature, community activism, intentional adventure, conservation, health, water, energy, climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, food, and farming. Our objective is to inform, inspire, and ignite solutions to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation through stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography, and first-rate storytelling. Films are curated into themed tracks, which pair projects with complimentary subject matter or ideas to create a cinematic journey for audiences.
While all submissions will be considered, we are especially interested in projects that interpret our 2024 theme, Reel Action. The theme pays homage to the festival’s mission to inspire activism. The festival will look for films that work as a call to action, inviting audiences to learn about the most pressing environmental problems and initiatives anyone can take to improve the natural world and lives around the globe.
Head over to FilmFreeway for submission guidelines:
