Submissions.

Environmental Film Festival Australia (EFFA) is a not-for-profit organisation that prioritises climate and environments through film, providing platforms for artists to showcase their work and spaces for people to connect and exchange ideas and solutions.

We accept both feature-length and short films for consideration.

Submissions are open now, via FilmFreeway.

 

Submissions are currently open for our series of mini-festivals running in Naarm (Melbourne) Australia throughout 2024 and 2025.

Our program navigates the relationship between humans and their environments and interrogates the way people think about the natural world. We feature films from the world’s most talented and socially-conscious filmmakers, embracing diversity and championing local, Indigenous, minority and creative voices. 

Topics explored include: 

  • environment and environments

  • sustainability

  • climate justice

  • Indigenous rights and stories

  • connection to Country

  • urban life and architecture

  • the awe of nature, flora and fauna

  • ecology

  • food and food systems

  • climate catastrophe

  • the interconnection between people and place

  • activism and changemakers


We also work with organisations, community groups and local Government on their own environmental events, through our curation services. By submitting to our festival, you also have the option to be considered for such events and additional screenings opportunities, if desired.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Documentary, experimental, visual art, animation, children's, and narrative films that are in line with our programming aims

  • Films completed after 1 May 2020

  • We are particularly interested in Australian and New Zealand content, alongside films by First Nations filmmakers.

RUNTIMES

Features: 40+ minutes (including credits)
Shorts: 1-39 minutes (including credits)
VR: up to 30 minutes

SCREENERS

Online preview screeners are required as part of the film submission process, either via a password protected link (Vimeo preferred) or uploaded directly to FilmFreeway. The submitter is responsible for ensuring that their screener link and password is active through to at least end of Dec 2024.

OPEN CAPTIONS

We are keen to make the festival as accessible and inclusive as possible and we encourage and look favorably on the submission of open captioned films. Please advise via the submission form if your film will come with captions or additional captioning files.

DEADLINES

Earlybird Deadline: 30 June 2024

Regular Deadline: 31 January 2025

Submissions are open now, via FilmFreeway.