ACFF is OPEN for Submissions!

ACFF is OPEN for Submissions!

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We’re excited to announce that we are open for submissions for the 2015 Festival!
The Festival runs October 22-25, 2015, in Shepherdstown, WV.
Submissions are accepted via Withoutabox.
Early deadline is February 23rd.
Regular deadline is April 15th.
(FYI:  The early deadline has a lower submission fee cost)

For more details visit Submit a Film on our webpage or head directly to Withoutabox.

The American Conservation Film Festival (ACFF) presents thought-provoking films that explore the connection between people and the environment.  We choose films that illuminate:

  • Human interactions with wildlife and wild places.
  • Issues driven by natural resource conservation.
  • Humans as part of the environment and/or living in a continuum of cultural tradition.
  • Conservation of cultures, communities, and or lifestyles in conjunction with changes in the natural world.
  • How youth encounter and understand the natural world.

Films to be screened at ACFF are selected by a committee of media and conservation professionals who consider the quality of storytelling, production value, aesthetics, and relevance to conservation.

All films submitted to ACFF shall have completed production or been aired in the past 2 years, and will be duplicated for internal use by the selection committee.

Withoutabox entries for ACFF are accepted on NTSC DVD and will not be returned. DVD entries must adhere to professional production standards that will ensure compatibility and playback on standard consumer desktop DVD players. It is the entrant’s responsibility that the program that is entered can be easily identified on the DVD menu.  At this time (except under exceptional circumstances) we are unable to accept film submissions via online sites such as VIMEO.  Programs with non-English soundtracks should be submitted with subtitles.

All selected films and solicited materials by ACFF will be programmed into the November festival and be used for promotional and marketing materials.  All selected films will be screened in public venues (some venues will have an admission fee).

STUDENT productions should be clearly identified on the submission form. A student is defined as one who is enrolled at an accredited high school, undergraduate, or graduate school, including such programs as AFI. A student is not required to be a film or video major, but must identify their school and year of study on the entry form. No student production can have been produced as a work for hire.

ACFF is not responsible for notifying any parties other than the entrant, through its contact person, of entry status or of any questions or determinations regarding the entry.