Spring 2026 Official Selections

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AI Films

Sounding Resonance
Director: Megan Spatz
Country: United States
AI Films

Animal Behavior & Intelligence

Bears in Hot Tubs
Directors: Claire Musser, Maddie Bear
Country: United States
Animal Behavior and Intelligence

Animation

Peregrination
Director: Harry Roseman
Country: United States
Animation
Skylar and River's Planetary Health Inspection
Director: Anthony Zambito
Country: Not Specified
Animation

Biodiversity and Genetics

Freezing the Future for Wolves
Director: Victoria Ziglar
Country: United States
Biodiversity and Genetics

Climate Change and Its Impact on Nature

What We Leave Behind
Director: Alejandro Daniel Pompa
Country: United States
Climate Change and Its Impact on Nature

Documentaries

Dancing Roots
Director: Nikki Hausherr
Country: United States
Documentary
The Pathways: Trusting Technology to Bring Us Together
Director: Jeff Sweeton
Country: United States
Documentary
Concealed Manner
Director: Shelby Nicole Thompson
Country: United States
Documentary
The Last Girl 2025
Director: Daryoush Gharibzadeh
Country: Iran
Documentary, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Dockumentary
Country: United States
Documentary
Urban Garden
Director: Jillian Abbott
Country: United States
Documentary

Endangered Species

Hooked on Bats
Country: United States
Endangered Species
In Search of Ghosts
Directors: Alex Mundt
Country: Germany
Endangered Species

Environmental

LISTEN
Directors: Kimberly Danek Pinkson, Andrew Smyth
Country: United States
Environmental, Global Warming and Adaptation Strategies

Experimental

nerium
Director: Ran Kaplan
Country: Israel
Experimental
The Winged Kingdom
Directors: Rafael Alberto Erazo, Juan Ignacio Erazo
Country: Colombia
Experimental
Sinkholes
Director: Karen Russo
Country: United Kingdom
Experimental
One day the sun will only shine for you.
Director: Gjert Rognli
Country: Norway
Experimental
The Lonely Mushroom
Director: Dan Blackwell
Country: United Kingdom
Experimental

Flora Documentary

Follow The Flower
Director: Destyn Patera
Country: United States
Flora Documentary

Habitat Restoration Efforts

The Hidden Gulf
Country: United States
Habitat Restoration Efforts

Human-Animal Interactions

Safe Passage
Directors: Rebekah Lee Jorgensen, Anya Olivia Karlin
Country: Switzerland
Human-Animal Interactions
The Comfort Dogs of Uganda
Director: Richard Wainwright
Country: Australia
Human-Animal Interactions
Second Chance
Director: Ryan Edens
Country: United States
Human-Animal Interactions

Land and Water Management

Angkor, the liquid heart of an empire
Director: Giuseppe Ierise
Country: Italy
Land and Water Management
The Living Layer
Director: Oliver James Couch
Country: United Kingdom
Land and Water Management, Soil Health and Agriculture

Marine Life and Oceans

Saury Seaweed: Whisper of the Sea
Director: June-ho Lee
Country: South Korea
Marine Life and Oceans

Music Video

Daruma's Eye
Director: Greg Karnilaw
Country: United States
Music Video

Narrative Short Film (Animal, Nature or Environment)

Bounty Uncharted: Empire of The Atlantic
Directors: Jeff Ragovin, Andrea Mitchell
Country: United States
Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
The Seashell
Director: Akira Golz
Country: United States
Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment

Screenplay

The Last Soul
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
It Takes A Village
Writer: Lisa Triano
Country: Canada
Screenplay
Living In A Postcard
Writer: Kathleen M Caprario-Ulrich
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
20/20: Search for Independence
Writer: Harold L. Brown
Country: Canada
Screenplay
Dudes & Bros
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
Ice
Writer: Richard Mann
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
Plume
Writer: Teague Caden Kennedy
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
Cougars on the Cliff
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
The Lone Swordswoman
Writer: Mohammad Safwan Fayez Moubaydeen
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
Ballad of the Nothings Between the Trees
Writer: J. Buford Gray
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
Kelo's Friend
Writer: Ahmet ERASLAN
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay

Soil Health and Agriculture

Sustainabe Sovereignty
Director: Nari Safa
Country: United States
Soil Health and Agriculture
The Living Layer
Director: Oliver James Couch
Country: United Kingdom
Land and Water Management, Soil Health and Agriculture

Wildlife/Nature Documentaries

The Last Girl 2025
Director: Daryoush Gharibzadeh
Country: Iran
Documentary, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries

Youth Produced

Guard Haba
Director: Yilin Wang
Country: China
Youth Produced

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