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Fall 2025
AI FILMS
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR & INTELLIGENCE
ANIMATION
BIODIVERSITY AND GENETICS
BIOGRAPHY
CLIMATE CHANGE AND
ITS IMPACT ON NATURE
DOCUMENTARIES
ECOTOURISM AND ITS EFFECTS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENTOMOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
EXPERIMENTAL
FLORA DOCUMENTARY
GEOLOGICAL
HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS
HABITATS AND BIODIVERSITY
HERPETOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS
INDIGENOUS CULTURES AND NATURE
LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT
MARINE LIFE AND OCEANS
METEOROLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
MUSIC VIDEO
NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
Centered on Animal, nature or
environment
NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Centered on Animal, nature or
environment
NATURE AND MENTAL HEALTH
NOVEL
OCEAN LIFE DOCUMENTARIES
OCEANOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARIES
ORNITHOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
SCREENPLAY AI
SCREENPLAY
SOIL HEALTH AND aGRICULTURE
TV SHOW
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Fall 2025
AI FILMS| The Monk's Journey Director Nikhil Hari Shankar Mittal in AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays) India |
| Trails Director Lee Dion in AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays) United States, United States |
| WHEN THE EARTH DANCES Director Maria Ines Quevedo Stuva in AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays) Peru |
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR & INTELLIGENCE
| Leopard Dynasty: The Rise of Rana Director Aishwarya Sridhar in Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries India |
| The Great Enigma Director Eduardo Barrachina in Animal Behavior and Intelligence Spain |
| The Running Horse Director Unenburen Uyndenbat in Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Documentary, Human-Animal Interactions, Indigenous Cultures and Nature Mongolia |
ANIMATION
| Lemon Geo Director Carlota Hermer in Animation, Herpetology Documentaries, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat) United States |
BIODIVERSITY AND GENETICS
| Our Threatened & Endangered Species: Allegheny Woodrats Submitter Tracy Graziano in Biodiversity and Genetics, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation United States |
BIOGRAPHY
| Alignment - A True Story of Surrender Director Adam Charles Shereston in Biography United Kingdom |
| Gringo Cofán Director Veronica Moscoso in Biography Ecuador |
| Oregon's Boat: the McKenzie River Drift Boat Director Randy Dersham in Biography United States |
| Through My Eyes. Alexandra Steed on designing to thrive Director Audrey Tang in Biography United Kingdom |
CLIMATE CHANGE AND
ITS IMPACT ON NATURE
| A.T.M Anytime money, Exporing the healing power of soil. Director Heshani Hope Sothiraj Eddleston in Climate Change and Its Impact on Nature United Kingdom |
| Greenland - Feeling the Heat Director Lars Pfeiffer in Climate Change and Its Impact on Nature Germany |
| Our new world Directors Gilles Dufraisse, Frédéric Fougea in Climate Change and Its Impact on Nature France |
DOCUMENTARIES
| Arming the Arctic Director David Baillie in Documentary United Kingdom |
| Becoming Nature Positive Directors Gemma Parkes, Marco Lambertini, Ed Charles, Colin Butfield in Documentary United Kingdom |
| Dreams of Harvest Director Oana Martisca in Documentary United States, United States |
| Oysters of Sardinia – Production, Research, and Innovation Director Davide Melis in Documentary Italy |
| Slow Tsunami Director Julie Dumont in Documentary Brazil |
| Solitary Road Director Johan Palmgren in Documentary Sweden |
| STEWART UDALL AND THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY Director John E de Graaf in Documentary United States |
| The 3100 Director Mark Fisher in Documentary, Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries United States |
| The Heart of Cacao: A Journey to Guatemala Director Thyra Thomson in Documentary, Environmental, Habitats and Biodiversity, Indigenous Cultures and Nature Canada |
| The Running Horse Director Unenburen Uyndenbat in Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Documentary, Human-Animal Interactions, Indigenous Cultures and Nature Mongolia |
| Wild Hope: Bat Vax Submitter Kelly Sweet in Documentary, Endangered Species United States |
ECOTOURISM AND ITS EFFECTS
| Stronger then the Wave Director Robbie McKane in Ecotourism and Its Effects United Kingdom |
ENDANGERED SPECIES
| Changing Seas: "California Sea Otters: Life on the Edge" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Endangered Species |
| Our Threatened & Endangered Species: Allegheny Woodrats Submitter Tracy Graziano in Biodiversity and Genetics, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation United States |
| Saving Our Ancestors - Reflections by Dr. Birute Galdikas Director Charlie Annenberg Weingarten in Endangered Species United States, United States |
| Wild Hope: Bat Vax Submitter Kelly Sweet in Documentary, Endangered Species United States |
ENTOMOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
| The Automotive Human Director Reinhard Seiss in Environmental Austria |
| The Heart of Cacao: A Journey to Guatemala Director Thyra Thomson in Documentary, Environmental, Habitats and Biodiversity, Indigenous Cultures and Nature Canada |
| The Rebel Reef: Seeds of Hope Directors Brynne Eliza Rardin, Patrick Joseph Krum in Environmental, Marine Life and Oceans, Ocean Life Documentaries, Original Score (subcat) United States |
| The River Raisin: A Comeback Story Director Bradley M Egen in Environmental United States |
EXPERIMENTAL
| Ode (An Acknowledgement of Sea Country) Director Kirsten Hudson in Experimental Australia |
FLORA DOCUMENTARY
| The Secret Life of Plants Director Enikő Berta in Flora Documentary Hungary |
GEOLOGICAL
| Greenland: A Geological Journey through Time Submitter Gina Moseley in Geological Documentaries Austria, United Kingdom |
HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS
| The Plains Director Thierry ROBERT in Habitat Restoration Efforts, Human-Animal Interactions, Indigenous Cultures and Nature, Original Score (subcat), Actress: Lead (subcat) France |
HABITATS AND BIODIVERSITY
| Iberia & Savannah Director Eduardo Barrachina in Habitats and Biodiversity Spain |
| INTO THE CARPATHIAN WILD_Summer Director Erik Baláž in Habitats and Biodiversity Slovakia |
| Penguins of the Point Director Derek Robitaille in Habitats and Biodiversity Canada |
| The Heart of Cacao: A Journey to Guatemala Director Thyra Thomson in Documentary, Environmental, Habitats and Biodiversity, Indigenous Cultures and Nature Canada |
HERPETOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
| Lemon Geo Director Carlota Hermer in Animation, Herpetology Documentaries, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat) United States |
HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS
| ANIMUS FEMINA Director Eliane de Latour in Human-Animal Interactions France |
| Lunch is Served: Elephants in Shared Spaces Directors Vijay Bedi, Bahar Dutt in Human-Animal Interactions India |
| Meet the Chickens Director Tracey Winter Glover in Human-Animal Interactions, Content/Message Delivery (subcat) United States, United States |
| Sharks in a Changing Sea: Stories from the Depths and the People Who Know Them Director Lily Zhang in Human-Animal Interactions United States, United States |
| THEY - वे Director Xiana Castro in Human-Animal Interactions Spain |
| The Plains Director Thierry ROBERT in Habitat Restoration Efforts, Human-Animal Interactions, Indigenous Cultures and Nature, Original Score (subcat), Actress: Lead (subcat) France |
| The Running Horse Director Unenburen Uyndenbat in Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Documentary, Human-Animal Interactions, Indigenous Cultures and Nature Mongolia |
| Voice of Horses Director Aliya Galim in Human-Animal Interactions Canada |
| Wild Hope: Cougar Crossing Submitter Kelly Sweet in Human-Animal Interactions, Wildlife Conservation United States |
INDIGENOUS CULTURES AND NATURE
| EGWA Director V K Raju in Indigenous Cultures and Nature India |
| HunDan - An Echo of a Dirge Director Karamat Ali in Indigenous Cultures and Nature, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Pakistan |
| Powering A Nation With The Sun Submitter Morgan Schacker in Indigenous Cultures and Nature United States |
| The Heart of Cacao: A Journey to Guatemala Director Thyra Thomson in Documentary, Environmental, Habitats and Biodiversity, Indigenous Cultures and Nature Canada |
| The Plains Director Thierry ROBERT in Habitat Restoration Efforts, Human-Animal Interactions, Indigenous Cultures and Nature, Original Score (subcat), Actress: Lead (subcat) France |
| The Running Horse Director Unenburen Uyndenbat in Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Documentary, Human-Animal Interactions, Indigenous Cultures and Nature Mongolia |
LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT
| Changing Seas: "Maui Aloha ʻĀina: Mauka to Makai" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Land and Water Management United States |
MARINE LIFE AND OCEANS
| Cabo de Palos, a journey through time Directors Javier Ferrer Martínez, Jose Antonio García García in Marine Life and Oceans Spain |
| Changing Seas: "Eagle Rays: Soaring on Spotted Wings" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Marine Life and Oceans United States |
| The Rebel Reef: Seeds of Hope Directors Brynne Eliza Rardin, Patrick Joseph Krum in Environmental, Marine Life and Oceans, Ocean Life Documentaries, Original Score (subcat) United States |
METEOROLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
MUSIC VIDEO
| Air Director Walter Holland in Music Video United States, United States |
| Denali Director Jiafan Lin in Music Video United States, United States |
| SAMI AFRICA Director Alejandra Cadena-Perez in Music Video United States, United States |
| The Cyclone Song (Hold Onto Your Dreams) - with English subtitles Director Alexis Rafael Krasilovsky in Music Video United States, United States |
| The Secret Language of Trees Directors Alex Kingston, Supun Wijesundera in Music Video, Original Song (subcat) Canada |
NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
Centered on Animal, nature or
environment
| The 3100 Director Mark Fisher in Documentary, Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries United States |
NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Centered on Animal, nature or
environment
| Aquatic Kansas Director Garold W Sneegas in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| Bubbles Director Mark Henderson in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United Kingdom |
| CELSIUM Director Izel Alexis Searle Garduno in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Youth Produced Australia |
| "Chota Bheem" The Snared King of Bandhavgadh Director Anshuman Sharma in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States, United States |
| Scales - The Tipping Point Director Bruce Young in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment South Africa |
| Wing B Director John Pirozzi in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States |
| Wild Proximity Directors Michel d'Oultremont, Julien Coquel in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment Belgium |
NATURE AND MENTAL HEALTH
| ABYSS Director Noam Shabat Zlatkin in Nature and Mental Health Israel |
| Voice of the Earth Director Heather Schmid in Nature and Mental Health United States |
NOVEL
OCEAN LIFE DOCUMENTARIES
| MAKKU Director Maurice Micallef in Ocean Life Documentaries Malta |
| SEAGNAL Directors JUNGRYE PARK, JIYUN LEE in Ocean Life Documentaries Korea, Republic of |
| The Rebel Reef: Seeds of Hope Directors Brynne Eliza Rardin, Patrick Joseph Krum in Environmental, Marine Life and Oceans, Ocean Life Documentaries, Original Score (subcat) United States |
OCEANOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARIES
ORNITHOLOGY DOCUMENTARIES
| SOCIETY OF CROWS Director Mike McKinlay in Ornithology Documentaries, Cinematography (subcat) Canada |
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
| An Island Leads the Charge Director Maya Lilly in Renewable Energy and Sustainability United States, United States |
| Journey Beyond The Grid: The Hawai'i Off-Grid Story Director Stephan Boeker in Renewable Energy and Sustainability United States, United States |
SCREENPLAY AI
| The Connecting Betrayal Submitter Vivianne Rosenberg in AI Screenplays |
| Weathering It Writer Lynn Vincentnathan in AI Screenplays United States |
SCREENPLAY
| HEART OF WOOD Writer Brett Jackson in Screenplay |
| I AM LEAPER Writer Sid Kramer in Screenplay United States |
| Little Blue Hats and the Good Wolf Writer LOREANA MARIA CONSTANTINO VALENTINI in Screenplay |
| Love, By Proxy Writer Heather Leona Mason in Screenplay |
| Sherman, the Last Dragon Writers Steven F. Munsie, Mary M. Munsie in Screenplay |
| The Western Slope Writer William Hager in Screenplay |
| Time Switch: The Wild Survivors Crew & the Extinct or on the Brink Mission Writer Jill Thrussell in Screenplay |
| Wild Witness Writer Jill Thrussell in Screenplay |
| WINGS Writer Maja Pavic in Screenplay |
SOIL HEALTH AND aGRICULTURE
| Stories of Regeneration: Retired Dairy Cows Director Evan Harrison in Soil Health and Agriculture United States |
TV SHOW
| Because of the Bear Director Miro Remo in TV Show or pilot Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| County Blooms Season 2 Directors Avi Federgreen, Michelle Jedrzejewski in TV Show or pilot Canada |
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE/NATURE DOCUMENTARIES
| Our Threatened & Endangered Species: Allegheny Woodrats Submitter Tracy Graziano in Biodiversity and Genetics, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation United States |
| Return of the Great Bear Director Natasha Wehn in Wildlife Conservation Canada |
| Tribe Director Raúl de Jesus Torres Godoy in Wildlife Conservation Bolivia |
| Uncaged : Costa Rica's Last state zoos Director Brian Moghari in Wildlife Conservation Costa Rica |
| Wild Hope: Cougar Crossing Submitter Kelly Sweet in Human-Animal Interactions, Wildlife Conservation United States |
WILDLIFE/NATURE DOCUMENTARIES
| Guardians of Yellowstone, The Yellowstone Cougar Project Directors Max Freund, Andy Adkins, William Freund in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Cinematography (subcat) United States |
| HunDan - An Echo of a Dirge Director Karamat Ali in Indigenous Cultures and Nature, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Pakistan |
| Leopard Dynasty: The Rise of Rana Director Aishwarya Sridhar in Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries India |
| Masai Mara: Kingdom of the Wild Director Goutham Shankar in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries India |
| The 3100 Director Mark Fisher in Documentary, Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries United States |
| Wild Alps Director Daniele Gangemi in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Italy |
| Wild Madrid Director Jorge Sierra in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Spain |
| Wild Waterfront Director Marguerite Venter in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries South Africa |
YOUTH PRODUCED
| CELSIUM Director Izel Alexis Searle Garduno in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Youth Produced Australia |
| Homes for Hornbills Director Yanin Tangkaravakoon in Youth Produced Thailand |