Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: THE LAST BUMBLEBEE
Best Short Film: THE OBSERVATORY OF TREE GROWTH
Best Direction: LET THERE BE LIGHT
Best Cinematography: FLOWING – MY DREAM OF MORE FREEDOM
Best Experimental Film: IN OUR HANDS
THE OBSERVATORY OF TREE GROWTH, 5min., Switzerland
Directed by Patrick Fonti, Raul Pfammatter, Daniel Nievergelt
The Observatory of Tree Growth is a short video describing the research conducted along a 1400 m long elevation gradient in the Swiss Lötschental to investigate tree growth. For 15 years now, we’ve been collecting week by week tiny wooden samples from tree stems, to unveil the secrets of how climate affects their growth. This video has breathtaking images providing the context and the approach of the research.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
LET THERE BE LIGHT, 15min., Taiwan
Directed by Yu Hua Chan
Taiwan was founded on agriculture in the early days. However, in the face of rapid urbanization, there was no time to build infrastructure such as sewage pipelines, and a large amount of sewage was discharged indiscriminately, causing severe water pollution.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
FLOWING – MY DREAM OF MORE FREEDOM, 4min., Austria
Directed by Christine Sonvilla, Marc Graf
In “Flowing – My dream of more freedom” the river itself speaks to us about its dream of flowing wilder and freer again, thereby providing a home (again) to a diversity of species.
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https://www.instagram.com/grafmarcphotography/
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
IN OUR HANDS, 5min,. Czech Republic
Directed by Kristián Mensa
“The body is an endless source of inspiration, reflecting stories, metaphors, and connections with the external landscape. As humans, we possess the power to create, reproduce, and thrive, yet we also bear the capacity to witness the devastating ruin of our planet. The direction we choose to steer the flora, fauna, and ourselves rests solely in our hands. Will it be a path towards destruction or a beacon of hope for a better world? Through graceful dance and artistic prowess, young artist Mr. Kriss weaves a visual poem depicting our intertwined existence within the cyclic nature of life.”
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WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
THE LAST BUMBLEBEE, 81min., USA
Directed by Jack Winch, Janice Overbeck
The bumblebee species referred to as “Franklin’s Bumblebee” was last seen in 2006 in the mountainous region of Ashland, Oregon. Since its last sighting, search teams have been looking yearly for the bee, in hopes of finding the species alive and well. Franklin’s Bumblebee has since been put on the Endangered Species List, but as teams struggle to locate it, concerns of their extinction have arisen. This has been a trend for other species of bumblebees over the past 30 years and researchers want to know why. This film dives deep into the journey of finding Franklin’s Bumblebee, and offers viewers solutions to help these important pollinators thrive.
http://www.dreampostproductions.com/https://instagram.com/lastbumblebeemovie
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
Environmental Film and Screenplay Festival 