CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 - 19TH MAY in FROME, SOMERSET, UK

MAKE IT VISIBLE

MAKE IT VISIBLE MAKE IT VISIBLE MAKE IT VISIBLE

MAKE IT VISIBLE

MAKE IT VISIBLE MAKE IT VISIBLE MAKE IT VISIBLE

FROME INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2024

FROME INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 FROME INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 FROME INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2024


OPEN for Film Submissions 

1st November 2023  

NEWSFLASH - THE CLIMATES@CHRISTMAS MUSIC COMPETITION WINNER 2023 IS......

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 2023 winner is

Welcome

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.

SUBMISSIONS - CLICK HERE

Submit via FilmFreeway, click the logo.

NOTE: Local film makers can also submit via the contact page on this website  

2024 Green Themes & Awards

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


  1. To Raise Awareness of the Climate and Environment
  2. To Help Change to a Greener Lifestyle
  3. To Help People to Reconnect with the Environment.



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


The Categories and How to Enter plus the Format for 2024


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  

  • Best Under 16 yrs
  • Best Over 16 yrs
  • Best Animation  
  • Best Student Film 
  • Best Short Film Under 5 minutes 
  • Best Social Media Film
  • Best Female Director
  • Best Male Director
  • Best LGBTQ Director
  • Best Educational (Pathway) Film
  • Best First Time Filmmaker
  • Best Professional
  • Most Inspirational
  • NetZero Award (lowest carbon footprint)


(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.

Frome International Climate Film Festival - Overview

The festival mission, objectives and values are shown below, more details can be found in the overview reel.


MISSION

  • To MAKE IT VISIBLE


OBJECTIVES

  • To Raise Climate Awareness in our everyday  lives
  • To provide pathways to help change
  • To connect, share, support and inspire people to change.


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.

  • Inclusive 
  • No Barriers
  • Free
  • Open 
  • Family Orientated
  • Respectful
  • Supportive 
  • Fun
  • Caring and Safe.


VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Global Film Family


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) 


 Campfire Stories - YouTube 



Mexico - Thanya


 Documental Custodios del Territorio (2017) English sub - YouTube 


 Xepa 2017 (documentário, curta-metragem) - YouTube 



You could be next ......


2023 Events we are Supporting in Qtr 4 in the UK


November 

18th Nov - Ecofest at the Wiltshire Music Centre

SCOP III - TBD


December 

Climates@Christmas - Introducing CLASS OF 24 



Calling all Musicians

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

Find out more contact us

Climates@Christmas Music Competition

CATEGORIES

GREAT PRIZE

CATEGORIES

  • Female Solo Artist
  • Male Sole Artist 
  • Band 
  • Student Act
  • Professional Act

THE EVENT

GREAT PRIZE

CATEGORIES

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. 

GREAT PRIZE

GREAT PRIZE

GREAT PRIZE

The overall winner will have a sponsored day in the “Bert Jansch Professional Recording Studio” at the Cheese and Grain in Frome.  



A LOOK BACK AT THE 2023 CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL & PARTY

2023 Climates - Winners

20th May 2023 in Bath - Showcase and Celebration with Award Winners

2023 Climates - Award Winners (Clips)


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


Find out more

2023 Climates - Award Winners (Clips)

20th May 2023 in Bath - Showcase and Celebration with Award Winners

2023 Climates - Award Winners (Clips)


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


SEE THE 2023 FILMS

20th May 2023 in Bath - Showcase and Celebration with Award Winners

20th May 2023 in Bath - Showcase and Celebration with Award Winners

20th May 2023 in Bath - Showcase and Celebration with Award Winners

   

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







Photo Gallery - Climates 2023

    Photo Gallery - Climates 2023

      Photo Gallery - Climates 2023

        Photo Gallery - Climates 2023

          The 2023 Climate Film Festival Programme 13th May

            The 2023 Climate Film Festival Programme 13th May - Continued

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