Welcome to the American Conservation Film Festival!

The 2009 Film Submission is Closed.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

And make sure to join us in Shepherdstown, West Virginia

on November 5-8.

Our mission is to promote outstanding films and the arts
that educate and inspire people to become
engaged in conservation.

The motivating force behind the American Conservation Film Festival (ACFF) is the power of imagery to inform and inspire. As environmental issues become increasingly global, understanding our individual roles in the biosphere and the global human community is more important than ever. Yet many of us don't appreciate how our actions, lifestyles, and cultures affect the world we live in.

Film is a powerful medium for breaking through the information overload of modern life, helping us connect with the natural world around us in ways we otherwise wouldn’t. With our emphasis on the intersection between people and the environment, ACFF provides a venue to explore these issues and bring them back to our own lives, through high quality films and discussions with filmmakers and other experts.

We invite you to spend a weekend – or just a few hours – viewing some of the 20+ films screen during our festival each year.

Or bring ACFF to your community throughout the year with our Traveling Festival.

If you'd like to receive the latest information about ACFF activities and schedule, please join our email list.