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Harnessing the power of film and community to illuminate, celebrate, and inspire positive and lasting action for our planet. 2026 Dates: March 19-28.
Washington, DC
Joined March 2009
ATTN: filmmakers! We’re now accepting submissions for our 34th Annual Environmental Film Festival. We're looking to bring the best films exploring the natural world to our audiences here in DC - March 19-28, 2026. Learn more: https://t.co/MKdI6Rjr7R
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🚨 MEDICINE ALERT I could not be more chuffed to pass along this good stuff - 9 new shorts from the shoot of Look & See filmmakers Laura Dunn and her guy Jef! This is a great deal 😍
Introducing a new 9-part series of shorts built entirely from nearly ten hours of recorded conversations with Wendell Berry. In an age of AI-generated noise, we call it community-supported art. For $20, you’ll receive early access to each new short as it premieres weekly — and
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ATTN: filmmakers! There's just a little over a month left to submit your films to be considered for our 2026 Festival lineup. Don't miss your chance to screen here for our amazing, passionate, and informed audiences. Learn more: https://t.co/MKdI6Rjr7R
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In celebration of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, Sesame Street’s Word of the Day is “tradition!" Join @BigBird and our friend Zahn McClarnon as we honor Indigenous peoples around the world and the many ways they share their culture and family traditions, today and every day.
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“I want to make sure that you all understand that each and every one of you has a role to play. You may not know it, you may not find it, but your life matters and you are here for a reason.” Dr. Jane Goodall shares her final message to the world in Famous Last Words.
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As we continue to remember & celebrate the legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, we are grateful to @NatGeo for releasing the full feature film JANE GOODALL: THE HOPE on their YouTube channel. We’re excited to revisit this 2020 DCEFF Selection. Watch here: https://t.co/xTCLnufNGC
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Jane Goodall had a remarkable ability to inspire us to connect with the natural wonders of our world, and her groundbreaking work on primates and the importance of conservation opened doors for generations of women in science. Michelle and I are thinking of all those who loved
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Primatologist, conservationist, animal advocate, educator, and National Geographic Explorer Jane Goodall has died at age 91. Goodall’s decades of research into the lives of wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of these intelligent apes. https://t.co/i3qzfDIAzg
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"Every single one of you has that indomitable spirit. But so many people don’t let it out. They don’t realize the power they have to influence and change the world. And so I’m saying to you, let your indomitable spirit make a difference." — Jane Goodall, March 30, 2024, at the
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The moment has arrived and the #DX25 film line up is here! Explore our feature film line up in the thread below. https://t.co/zWAoshwMU2 Passes are now on sale! #DX25 Oct 30-Nov 2 in Washington D.C.
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Our Climate Week Showcase is now streaming! Don't miss two free virtual programs - CHASING TIME and new ON THE FRONTLINES shorts by the Pulitzer Center - available to watch now through Sunday. https://t.co/1Yuew6iFBB
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Meet the 2025 Grist 50 Fixers! Our annual list recognizes the tireless, innovative work that people all over the country are doing to address the climate crisis and put us on a path to a greener, more just future. See who made this year's list:
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Climate solutions are more important now than ever. Read about 50 leaders shaping the future of climate progress.
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Kick off the Journey of a Story event series with a special screening of The White House Effect, presented by The Uproot Project in partnership with @dceff_org. Mon. 10/20 6-9 PM ET. Register:
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Last summer, journalist @damioduolowu reported on the challenges faced by fishermen due to the disappearance of mangroves in Lagos, Nigeria. Learn more about his process and what he learned during our #ClimateWeekNYC showcase with @DCEFF_org. Register👉 https://t.co/D5zBbnqOWc
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Hot off its World Premiere at Tribeca, catch our co-presentation of YANUNI as part of AFI’s Latin American Film Fest Thursday night! The mesmerizing eco-thriller produced by Leonardo DiCaprio follows activist Juma Xipaia’s fight to protect the Amazon. https://t.co/QFMgcKIcf8
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ICYMI, yesterday we announced the theme for our 2026 Festival: Against the Current. Opening Night is 6 months away, submissions are open, learn more at https://t.co/9pTdgvXeYz
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In Mongolia, 11-year-old racehorse jockey prepares for the summer festival and dreams of becoming a trainer. But this future is uncertain in one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Watch this film during #ClimateWeekNYC with @DCEFF_org. 👉 https://t.co/D5zBbnrmLK
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DCEFF is very sad to learn about the passing of film legend Robert Redford. We were incredibly fortunate to have him join us at our 2012 Festival for the World Premiere of Jamie Redford's film "Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West".
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Add to your reading list. 📚 Following the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, people nationwide were left with a solemn reflection and joy as we acknowledged the shortcomings in the past and celebrated survival. The @washingtonpost covered the #Katrina20 Commemoration and
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Great new piece in Outside Magazine about THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, which had its first sneak preview screening at DCEFF in March. The film is now playing in select theatres across tge US. https://t.co/yWMQcrHA0K
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In the most recent edition of the @latimes' Boiling Point, OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT co-director Rosanna Xia writes about the evolving cultural and scientific impact of JAWS, which just celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
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The film 'Jaws' has historically given sharks a bad rap, but the 50th anniversary can breathe new life into caring about the ocean.
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