We deeply thank everyone who helped make 2017 such a successful and engaging year for ACFF – our filmmakers, audience members, donors, and community partners. Please take a look at our accomplishments for 2017, and, with your help, what we hope to do in 2018. DOWNLOAD OUR 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW WITH PHOTOS. 2017 AMERICAN […]
ACFF is currently seeking to hire a part-time Operations Assistant. Roles and Responsibilities The Operations Assistant will work closely with ACFF’s Development & Communications Director to provide assistance with Promotion & Outreach, Educational Workshops and Special Events, Development, and Administrative Support. Compensation & Time Commitment Expectations This is a part-time position to be paid on […]
Joining us for the Festival? Here’s what you need to know! This year marks our 15th Anniversary Season! From Thursday, October 12th to Sunday, October 15th and an encore weekend October 20th to 22nd, we’ll be bringing you 46 of the best conservation films in the world. We are welcoming many filmmakers and conservation experts to town […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 21, 2017 15th Annual American Conservation Film Festival Announces 2017 Schedule 46 Exceptional Films on Wildlife, Rivers, Climate Change, Trees, and Conservation Heroes DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE Shepherdstown, WV – The 15th annual American Conservation Film Festival opens Thursday, October 12th with a festive reception and free film screening and culminates […]
80 Minutes Filmmaker: Jared Scott TRAILER The Hurt Locker’ meets ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES investigates the impacts of irreversible climate change, resource scarcity, mass migration, and pandemic conflict through the lens of US national security and global instability. Screens on Sunday, October 15th in Block 12, which begins at 3:30 PM at […]
Student Film 3 Minutes Filmmaker: Yarden Taube Superbly detailer top-motion animation set to the words of Edward Abbey. Screens on Sunday, October 15th during Block 9, which begins at 1:00 PM at the Frank Center. Buy Tickets Here
22 Minutes Filmmaker Michael Premo TRAILER First Nation and white communities in New Brunswick, Canada successfully fight fracking to protect their water. Screens on Friday, October 13th during Block 2, which begins at 7:00 PM at the Frank Center. Buy Tickets Here
Student Film 13 Minutes Filmmaker: Scott E. Schimmel TRAILER Alabama has the largest plastic recycling facility in the world yet incentivizes landfills. A fascinating look inside the industry and economics of where our trash ends up. Screens on Sunday, October, 15th during Block 9, which begins at 1:00 PM at the Frank Center. Buy Tickets Here […]
7 Minutes Filmmaker: Steve Liptay In response to the climate emergency we are facing, a team of activists take direct action and shut off the five pipelines carrying tar sands crude oil into the United States from Alberta, Canada. Screens on Friday, October 13th during Block 2, which begins at 7:00 PM at the Frank […]
42 Minutes Filmmaker: Roger Sorkin TRAILER American Resilience Project presents its new film about the U.S. military fighting to save its highest concentration of bases from sea level rise in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Screens on Sunday, October 15th during Block 12, which begins at 3:30 PM at the Frank Center. Buy Tickets Here
Thank you, Wegmans, for snacks for our Frederick Best of Fest, February 10! Get your tickets here: http://conservationfilm.org/attend/acff-best-of-fest/
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A cool fire-wildlife story from Australia for your Monday!
https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/australian-raptors-start-fires-to-flush-out-prey
Australian raptors start fires to flush out prey
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In the first recorded instance of fire being used by animals other than humans, three Australian birds of prey species have been seen carrying burning twigs to set new blazes. John Pickrell reports.
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The fabulous Sally Mae Foster will be gracing us with her heartful voice and guitar and harmonica licks at Best of Fest on February 10! She does great covers and orginals, too - like this one. Check...
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