CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 - 19TH MAY in FROME, SOMERSET, UK
FROME INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2024
OPEN for Film Submissions
1st November 2023

CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 - 19TH MAY in FROME, SOMERSET, UK
OPEN for Film Submissions
1st November 2023
Thank you to all who entered this fantastic competition sponsored by the festival to give a local artist the opportunity to spend a day in the Bert Jansch Professional studio at the Cheese & Grain in Frome. The final vote, on the final three songs, was taken by the public at the recent Eco Fest event held on the 18th November at the Wiltshire Music Centre. Voting included all ages and the winner won by just one vote ...... it was so tight. Press below to find out who won. Thank you to all who entered. We will be in contact with the winner in the coming weeks.
The Frome International Climate Film Festival is the world's first and only dedicated free film festival to champion and to promote Climate and Environmental films. The festival is in its 3rd year and we are looking for your film submissions for the 2024 festival. Let's CHANGE THE WORLD through FILM.
FILMS CAN OF ANY LENGTH AND ANY TOPIC but they must have a green theme, climate and the environment. Let's see seen your passion and hear your voice.
YOU CALL THE SHOTS - The film can be:
An interview, a short film, a feature film, filmed poetry, art or music, comedy or technology, community project, a silent feature whatever inspires you with a GREEN message in film aligned to one of the following THEMES
AWARDS
1. All accepted into the festival will receive the festival laurels
2. Category Award winners will each receive an international climate award, a carved wooden sculpture by our resident local sculpture and a tree to plant
3. As a festival we also reward with festival laurels films which have been identified as commended and highly commended by our judges
4. You will be also be invited to join the Global Film Family to support each other as we try to accelerate green change through film
LET'S GET FILMING - LET'S CHANGE THE WORLD
ENTRIES are FREE
FORMAT for entries the same as YOUTUBE, use your phone and let's get filming. (MP4 file type and also recommends h.264 video codec and aspect ratio of 16:9) Shout if you need help. You can only enter on category.
CATEGORIES
(Please state if you are a First Time Filmmaker)
Films can also be accepted from Schools, Groups, Clubs and associations where there is a mix of age groups, but please state.
FILMS to be transferred to festival organisers by WeTransfer, once accepted into the festival (with a short reel for Social Media) as they need to be downloaded by the festival organisers for screening. All films accepted into the festival must allow the festival to upload the films to our YouTube channel to share freely to inspire others or must be allowed to be screened at agreed events free screening events, again to share, connect and to inspire others. This is part of our outreach programme.
WHAT TO DO FIRST:
Send a message to the organisers via Submissions button at the top of this webpage.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Filmmakers under the age of 16 years, your films must be submitted by a parent, guardian or through your school.
All films must also have the permission of all parties involved in the film and/or depicted in the film before the film is submitted to Frome International Climate Film Festival.
The festival mission, objectives and values are shown below, more details can be found in the overview reel.
MISSION
OBJECTIVES
VALUES
Our values create a safe and inclusive space for connecting, sharing, supporting and inspiring green change. We aim to help people to find themselves and to support them on their pathway.
Come and join us as we help to connect, share, support and inspire each other to grow a free Global Film Family to promote and to inspire green change for us and our children.
Sweden - Folke
Documentaries For A Transition Into A More Beautiful World (campfire-stories.org)
Mexico - Thanya
Documental Custodios del Territorio (2017) English sub - YouTube
Xepa 2017 (documentário, curta-metragem) - YouTube
You could be next ......
November
18th Nov - Ecofest at the Wiltshire Music Centre
SCOP III - TBD
December
Climates@Christmas - Introducing CLASS OF 24
The Climates@Christmas music celebration will be held in Frome in December 2023 as music is integral to the Frome International Climate Film Festival, music inspires and connects people from across the world .... we are looking to capture and to promote
THE SOUND OF THE CLIMATE and to support local music
The Climates@Christmas music celebration will be held in Frome in December 2023. If you would like to enter then contact the organisers via the link ABOVE stating;
Name, Category, state Professional or Amateur please, Background to the Song and the message related to the Climate. If accepted into the competition you will be asked to WeTransfer your submission to the organisers to showcase in December.
The overall winner will have a sponsored day in the “Bert Jansch Professional Recording Studio” at the Cheese and Grain in Frome.
THE EVENT
What a fantastic day and evening which was wonderfully well supported. Thankyou to all involved giving up their time to support the cause and to connect, share, support and inspire others to change.
Special thanks to Alan and Julia
We had films, films and more films from 11:05 to 19:20, challenging films, fun films, inspiring films but all were thought provoking. They have all been created with love and passion and shared freely to inspire others.
The workshops with Melissa managing, were well attended through out the day, thank you to Howard, Judy, John, Robbie, Shane and James... you are all inspirational
Thankyou to the Judges and the Award Presenters on the night, Rusette, Andrew, Howard, Melissa, James, and Julia
Special thanks to Karen for driving the PC during the awards with no notice
The Musicians leading the 'Post Award Party' provided a fantastic mix of music, thank you to Sara, Artey, Amanda, Matt, Stuart and Creeping Line Ahead. Such passion and talent all in Frome and beyond.
Thank you to the George Hotel and team especially Vicki and her morning co-worker who supported me so well
Thank you to our supporters this year, Urban Gardens Bath, Everything IT Bath (Life savers with PC donation) apologies if I have missed anyone on thank you list you
THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING, SAY IF WE CAN BRING THE FILMS TO YOU DURING THE YEAR TO SHARE AND TO INPSIRE MORE PEOPLE
The Festival:
Is a self-funded festival, open, inclusive and free for all to Connect, Share, Support and to Inspire Green Change.
If you would like to help and to connect then please contact us below
THE CLIPS
The clips for the awarding winning films, created by Alan once again for your support...
The Festival Animation was created by Howard Vause... simply wonderful Howard (apologies type on the ident)
Lets Get Filming for 2024 - Entries in by 1st April 2024
LETS GET VISUAL
The Frome International Climate Film Festival Showcase 2023 was held at the Little Theatre Cinema in Bath on the 20th May.....a wonderful event, thank you to all involved who made it so special. Sylvia, Mason and team you were fantastic.
This red-carpet event celebrated 15 of the 17 awarding winning festival films, accompanied by ‘Prosecco and Nibbles’ care of Bath Theatrical Costume Hire, thankyou Rusette.
The purpose was to give the Directors of the films an opportunity to see their films on the big screen, thank you Directors for attending you are inspiring.
The showcase include the festival's overall Directors Award voted for by those attending and the winner was.......'The Man Who Mends Things' by Annie Farley a first time Director and Produced by Somerset Film
Programme started at 16:00 and finished at 20:00.
We ended the screenings with another inspiring film this time by James M Levelle, Race for the Future our Showcase Film.
On the 17th June you can meet James in person and see the film at the Little Theatre Cinema in Bath followed some exciting Q&As...a must see event.
So lets Connect, Share, Support and Inspire GREEN change in the days and months ahead through film, music, media and arts
Do you have questions about our festival? Would you like to suggest a film for next year's festival? Would you like to VOLUNTEER with us or to SPONSOR the festival ?
Send us a message, and we will get back to you.
Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Creator and Director - James Godman can be reached via +44 (0)7760558106 or via fromeclimatefilmfestival@gmail.com
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