TOGETHER WE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD - JOIN US TODAY
Frome International Climate Film Festival CIC - Overview
Our Mission: To Change and to Connect the World through Positive Climate and Environmental Films and to Make them Visible.
OBJECTIVES
1. TO MAKE THE NEED TO CHANGE VISIBLE THROUGH POSITIVE, INSPIRING AND EDUCATIONAL FILMS
2. TO CREATE A GLOBAL FILM FAMILY AND PLATFORM TO SUPPORT GREEN FILM DIRECTORS AND THE GREEN COMMUNITY
3. TO MAKE POSITIVE AND INSPIRING FILMS AND TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF GREEN FILMMAKERS
4. TO SET UP DEDICATED CLIMATE FILM COLLABORATIONS & STUDIOS LOCALLY & GLOBALLY TO MAKE ‘CLIMATE ORIGINAL’ FILMS
5. TO PROVIDE HELP TO STORYTELLERS AND SCRIPTWRITERS ON HOW TO INCLUDE POSITIVE GREEN STORYTELLING WITHIN FILMS AND THE MEDIA
OUR 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.
2025 Green Themes & Awards
FILMS CAN OF ANY LENGTH AND ANY TOPIC but they must have a green theme, climate and the environment and BE POSITIVE to INSPIRE CHANGE. 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
- To Raise Awareness of the Climate and Environment
- To Help Change to a Greener Lifestyle
- To Help People to Reconnect with the Environment.
AWARDS
1. All films accepted into the festival will receive the festival laurels
2. Category Award winners will each receive winners laurels and a prestigious international Climate Award, a carved wooden sculpture by local sculpture, Anthony Rogers (see link below) and the runners up will receive a tree to plant in the UK.
3. 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 around the world
Link: Gallery 1 | anthonyrogers1 (sculptur3.wixsite.com)
TOGETHER WE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD
ENTRIES are FREE, but an admin change of between £5 to £10 UK pounds ($5 to $10) would be most welcome if you can afford it, this would really help the festival which is self-funded. Please use the link 'Please Donate & Support' below.
To submit via FilmFreeway, click the logo. OPENS 1st JANUARY 2025 and CLOSES on 1st MARCH 2025,just two months to submit your films.
NOTE: Local film makers can also submit via the contact page on this website, any queries please email the Festival Team via the contact page below.
The Categories and How to Enter plus the Format for 2025
ENTRIES are FREE, but an admin change of between £5 to £10 UK pounds ($5 to $10) would be most welcome if you can afford it, this would really help the festival which is self-funded. Please use the link 'Please Donate & Support' button above.
We want your positive films about Climate and the Environment - 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.
CATEGORIES
- Best Under 16 yrs
- Best Animation
- Best Student Film (Age 16-25)
- Best Short Film (Under 5 minutes)
- Best Social Media Film (Under 1min)
- Best Female Director
- Best Male Director
- Best LGBTQ Director
- Best Educational (Pathway) Film
- Best First Time Filmmaker
- Best Professional
- Most Inspirational
- Best Music Video (See Note)
- NetZero Award (lowest carbon footprint)
- Best Film by Somerset Film Director
Note: Winner of the Best Music Video Award will also, if they are from Somerset, have a day in a Professional Recording Studio in Frome.