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Becoming an "Official Selection" means your entry passed through
the first judging stage,
(DID NOT get rejected) now being able to go in
front of the AWARD judges
to decide the type of award (s) it will receive, if any.
Summer 2022
ANIMATION
BIOGRAPHY
ENTOMOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
FLORA DOCUMENTARY
GEOLOGICAL
HERPETOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
METEOROLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
MUSIC VIDEO
NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
Centered on Animal, nature or
environment
NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Centered on Animal, nature or
environment
OCEAN LIFE DOCUMENTARIES
OCEANOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARIES
ORNITHOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
SCREENPLAY
Being Officially Selected does not mean your film is scheduled for live screening.
Award
email notifications will be sent the week of July 16, 2022
and Best of Festival winner will be invited to have their film
showcased at our
Multi-Festival events.
We also might choose a few Best Of Show and Outstanding Excellence winners
to be showcased, depending on local demographics for the film and
COVID-19 Status
We are not responsible for winners missing
oppotunities due
to failure to read emails.
Films Selected to COMPETE
Summer 2022
ANIMATION
| Escalation Director Jake Yun in Animation United States |
| PotenDogs Director Dahl Lee in Animation Korea, Republic of |
| Punyakoti (Sanskrit with English subtitles) Director Ravishankar Venkateswaran in Animation, Sound Editing (subcat), Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat) India |
BIOGRAPHY
| V'inci Director Malga Kubiak in Biography Sweden |
ENTOMOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
| Colonies in Conflict Director Rajani Mani in Entomology Documentaries India |
| Orchid and Ghost Mantis with Yo-Yo-Ma Submitter Victoria Sutton in Entomology Documentaries United States |
ENVIRONMENTAL
| A Crack In The Mountain Director Alastair Evans in Environmental Hong Kong |
| Believers Garden Director Simon Mwai in Environmental Kenya |
| Cataclysm! Climate Change in the 11th Hour Director Charles & Mary Love in Environmental United Arab Emirates |
| Chicken
Soup for the Soil Director Brandon Gaesser in Environmental United States |
| ELEMENTAL, redefining our relationship with wildfire Director Trip Jennings in Environmental United States |
| Graniterock's Green Journey Director Robert Craig Ellenwood in Environmental United States |
| Green waste: an environmental opportunity Director Allan Crawford in Environmental United States |
| Hope in the Water Directors Jake Weinberger, Nicolas Quintairos in Environmental United States |
| I LÀDER DE ÈRBA sub eng Director Alessandro Milini in Environmental Italy |
| Living in the Time of Dying Director Michael Shaw in Environmental Australia |
| Odds & Ends Director Prachi Bari in Environmental India |
| SACRED INDIA: A Plastic Revolution Director Jennifer Isme Pickford in Environmental Canada |
| Somehow Hopeful: The Story of a Woodsman Director Jerry McNutt in Environmental United States |
| Staying Afloat: Swimming in the Time Covid Director Mirko Popadic in Environmental United States |
| The Oystering Life Director Stephen Andruss Hamm in Environmental United States |
| TO WHICH WE BELONG Directors Pamela Tanner Boll, Lindsay Richardson (Co-Director) in Environmental United States |
| Uncovering the Permian Climate Bomb Directors Miguel Escoto, Sharon Wilson in Environmental United States |
| Vanishing Act: A Fantasy on Extinction Director Judith Lynn Stillman in Environmental, Original Scor |
| Watching the Wilds Director Nick Natalicchio in Environmental United States |
| Weaving Mother's Crystal
Necklace - part 1 Director Katja Theodora Esser in Environmental United States |
| When Water Sings her Murmuring
Dance, Mother's Face Begins to Blush Again Director Katja Theodora Esser in Environmental United States |
FLORA DOCUMENTARY
| What Are Medicinal Plants? With Farmer Joe! Director Greg Carson in Flora Documentary |
GEOLOGICAL
HERPETOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
METEOROLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
| What’s the Difference Between Climate and Weather? With Farmer Joe! Director Greg Carson in Meteorology Documentarie |
MUSIC VIDEO
| Gonna Feel It Again Director Mary McGuinness in Music Video United States |
NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
Centered on Animal, nature or
environment
| If I Could Ride Director Shawn Welling in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Cinematography (subcat) United States |
| Indiana Baby Director Jennifer Martin Eliason in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Actress: Supporting (subcat), Actress: Lead (subcat) United States |
NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Centered on Animal, nature or
environment
| Be Wild to ReWild Submitter Dick DeAngelis in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| Elk in Paradise: Rancher, Ecologist, Hunter Director Holly Fretwell in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| Elwood Director Liam Wurtz in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat) United States |
| Hurricane 6 Director Fiona O'Brien in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| I, Sheep Directors Teresa Murjas, James Rattee in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United Kingdom |
| Mycelium Directors Gunhild Seim, Signe Christine Urdal in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment Norway |
| North: A Love Letter Director Ellen Hemphill in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| Refuse Director Andrew Neylon in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| Smart Kheti Apnayie – Khushiyan Upjayie Director Subroto Mazumder in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment India |
| Something about sea lions Director Ronald Keith Salmon in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Original Concept (subcat) Canada |
| Squirrel Director Jim Clemens in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| TAMA (Hope) Directors Roy Davidson, Babs Davidson in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment Malta |
| The Earth is Smells Director Andrew Lyman-Clarke in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| Un chalet au pied des Fiz Director Godefroy de MAUPEOU in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Cinematography (subcat) France |
OCEAN LIFE DOCUMENTARIES
| Aliquam II Director Anthony Gordon in Ocean Life Documentaries Australia |
| Archipelago New York - An Island City Director Thomas Halaczinsky in Ocean Life Documentaries Germany |
| Changing Seas: "At the Water's Edge: The Salt Marsh" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Ocean Life Documentaries United States |
| Changing Seas: "Habitats: The Key to Florida's Fisheries" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Ocean Life Documentaries United States |
| Changing Seas: "Recreational Shark Fishing: Collaborating for Conservation" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Ocean Life Documentaries United States |
| Fins for the Future Director Shawn Didde in Ocean Life Documentaries United States |
| Secrets of the Basking Shark Director Natasha Phillips in Ocean Life Documentaries United Kingdom |
| THE SAND EATING SHARK Director BERTRAND LOYER in Ocean Life Documentaries France |
| TIDES OF CHANGE Director Sharon K. Baker in Ocean Life Documentaries United States |
| Within Arm's Reach Director Charlotte Cayré Tisseyre in Ocean Life Documentaries United Kingdom |
OCEANOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARIES
ORNITHOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
| Lovebirds - A true story about
an extraordinary relationship. Director Merete Korsberg in Ornithology Documentaries Norway |
| Neighbird: A Documentary on
Urban Wildlife Directors Manon Verchot, Sanshey Biswas in Ornithology Documentaries India |
| Vogelbeerdigung Submitter Inselgramm Inselgramm in Ornithology Documentaries Germany |
SCREENPLAY
| Ipukai , Sweetheart of the Sea Writer kim kanahele L kanahele in Screenplay United States |
| The Winter Wolves Writer Mark Kelly in Screenplay United States |
| Tranquility Reef Writers Steve, Michael Brody in Screenplay United States |
| Waves Beneath The Water, Secrets
of freshwater life revealed Director Arthur de Bruin in Screenplay, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat), Original Score (subcat), Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat) Netherlands |
| Bear Viewing, Katmai National Park, Alaska Director Karen Lang in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Canada |
| EXTREMADURA A NATURAL PARADISE
IN EUROPE Director CARLOS PEREZ ROMERO in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Spain |
| Goodbye to All Cats Directors Susan Bloom, Caleigh Waldman in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Research (subcat) United States |
| MT. SUSWA - LIFE IN A VOLCANO Director Oliver Goetzl in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat) Germany |
| Nature's Magic Moments Director Christian Baumeister in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Germany |
| Real Fur Director Taimoor Choudhry in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Canada |
| The Devil's Rapids Director André Desrochers in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Canada |
| THE LONG WALK Director PIERRE STINE in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Belgium |
| Tierra del Fuego Director Oleksandr Lozytskyi in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Ukraine |
| Uncharted Director Drew Donnelly in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries United States |
| Waves Beneath The Water, Secrets
of freshwater life revealed Director Arthur de Bruin in Screenplay, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat), Original Score (subcat), Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat) Netherlands |
YOUTH PRODUCED
| Below the Rise Director Massimo Soto in Youth Produced United States |
| Escalation Director Jake Yun in Youth Produced United States |
| The
Last Photograph Director Hannah Jade Lim Yu in Youth Produced Singapore |
| The Rock Pool Waltz Director Marlon Denning in Youth Produced Australia |