OCTOBER 2015 American Conservation Film Festival Takes Audiences
Around the World And back again to their own backyards by Jennifer Lee
One Back about oyster farming in the Chesapeake Bay. ACFF engages its audience
Three fi lms at this year’s American Conservation Film Festival will make their world premier and four their US premier among the 46 compelling fi lms screening from October 23 to 25 in Shepherdstown. The Festival brings together the fi nest conservation fi lms and fi lmmakers from around the world.
The weekend also
features discussions with scientists and educators, professional workshops, family programming, and social events -- all with the mission of engaging, informing, and inspiring its audience through the power of fi lm. This year’s Festival will
present fi lms with a wide range of environmental and conservation themes. Festival
The opens on October
23 with a block dedicated to West Virginia and features three fi lms profi ling the environmental and economic injustices the state has suffered over the decades. Filmmaker Mari-Lynn Evans will discuss her fi lm “Blood on the Mountain” about the history and legacy of coal mining in
the state. On the same night in another venue, an exciting block of fi lms featuring wild mustangs (Unbranded) and bison (Silencing the Thunder) will send you to the mountains of the American west. After the fi lms, ACFF invites you to get stirred and shaken at Tito’s night at Domestic restaurant, sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
in issue-relevant fi lms, some uplifting and some enraging, and encourages festival participants to deepen their understanding of these issues and take action. The “Action Opps” page of the ACFF website will offer resources that support audience members in turning inspiration into action. The Conservation Filmmaker Workshop is offered October 24 and 25 at the National Conservation Training Center to aspiring and professional fi lmmakers who wish to hone their craft, exchange ideas in a creative and collaborative environment, and expand their professional network with colleagues and industry leaders working in a similar genre of fi lm production.
Discuss the
fi lms, mingle with fi lmmakers, and enjoy specialty cocktails and a late-night dinner. At fi ve venues in and around Shepherdstown, ACFF invites its audience to explore the world through
the stories,
images, and people that create this diverse offering of fi lms. Several fi lmmakers and subject matter experts will be present during the festival and participating in discussions following
the screening of
their fi lms. Jacob Steinberg will introduce the world premier of his fi lm Osprey: Marine Sentinel; Amanda Stronza will be visiting from Africa to introduce Pathways to Coexistence about the people
and elephants
of Botswana; and student fi lmmaker Sam Sheline will be on hand for his fi lm called Add
ACFF presents four awards
to outstanding festival fi lms: the Green Fire Award for overall excellence in fi lmmaking; the Broadcast Award for a fi lm previously or scheduled to air on a national television network; the Student Filmmaker Award, a $500 cash prize awarded to an emerging student fi lmmaker; and the Audience Choice Award.
All
of the award-winning fi lms will be shown at an encore event on November 1 at the Shepherdstown Opera House. Full festival passes, allowing entrance to all fi lms and events over the four days, are $40, day passes are $20, and tickets for a specifi c block of fi lms are $12. Discounts offered for seniors, students, and members of the military.
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, ACFF
offers a special screening of Trash Dance, the 2014 ACFF Green Fire Award-winning fi lm, at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA. Then, on Friday, October 9th
, ACFF
teams with the Shepherdstown Film Society for a screening of DamNation, the 2014 ACFF Audience Choice Award-
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winning fi lm. This event will be held at Reynolds Hall on the campus of Shepherd University and will also feature a series of trailers from fi lms for this year’s festival. Get a sense of the Festival here:
https://vimeo.com/114801522 Film descriptions, schedule, and
ticket info here:
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