Spring 2026 Official Selections

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AI Films

Sounding Resonance
Director: Megan Spatz
Country: United States
AI Films
Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge
Director: David Charles Schendel
Country: United States
AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays)
Listen
Director: philippe verichoux
Country: France
Environmental, Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays)
Scour 🌊 A Seal’s Story ©️
Director: Zak Plaskow
Country: United Kingdom
AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays)
Codename Designed system
Director: myungson chung
Country: South Korea
AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays)
Coexistence
Director: myungson chung
Country: South Korea
AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays)

Animal Behavior & Intelligence

Bears in Hot Tubs
Directors: Claire Musser, Maddie Bear
Country: United States
Animal Behavior and Intelligence
The Savannah: Wild Happiness
Director: Eduardo Barrachina
Country: Spain
Animal Behavior and Intelligence
Mountain Hare Kingdom - Silence And Light
Director: Eija Kujansuu
Country: Finland
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
Lily The Butterfly
Country: Slovenia
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
PRECIPICE
Director: Abigail Child
Country: Canada, 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
India’s Circularity – Not a Trend, But a Tradition from the Margins
Director: Purva Tavri
Country: United Kingdom
Documentary
Wild Hope: Comeback Cat
Country: Not Specified
Documentary, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation
PREY TO THE WILD
Director: Veer Supunya Devavrata
Country: India
Documentary
Breaking Paradise
Director: Louis Lam
Country: United States
Documentary
Tumaini Festival
Director: Rupert Poeschl
Country: Germany
Documentary
The Yard
Director: Maxwell Bamber, Jack Margerison
Country: United Kingdom
Documentary
ENERGIA VITALE
Director: Achille Mauri
Country: Italy
Documentary
399 Forever
Director: Alex Stavrou
Country: United States
Documentary, Direction
Expressing The Earth
Director: Glenda Frances Rome
Country: United Kingdom
Documentary
Abiah A Scooners Rebirth
Country: Not Specified
Documentary
Edges of the forest
Director: Gaspard Renault
Country: France
Documentary

Endangered Species

Hooked on Bats
Country: United States
Endangered Species
In Search of Ghosts
Director: Alex Mundt
Country: Germany
Endangered Species
Sanctuary of the Leatherback
Director: Alongkot Chukaew
Country: Thailand
Endangered Species
Wild Hope: Comeback Cat
Country: Not Specified
Documentary, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation
Condor Canyon
Director: Mike Buffo
Country: United States
Endangered Species
The Abalone Mother
Director: Joel Serin-Christ
Country: United States
Endangered Species

Environmental

LISTEN
Directors: Kimberly Danek Pinkson, Andrew Smyth
Country: United States
Environmental, Global Warming and Adaptation Strategies
Deva Aaj Pan Vhay
Director: Amol Jalandhar Jadhav
Country: India
Environmental
Nanoplastics. Threat to Life. Part 1
Director: ALLATRA Global Research Center
Country: Not Specified
Environmental
One Forest at a Time
Director: Mary Jennifer Bunch, Lia Tarachansky
Country: Canada
Environmental
Listen
Director: philippe verichoux
Country: France
Environmental, Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays)
Aurora Borealis — Love in the Form of Lights and Colors
Director: Júlio Mauro
Country: Brazil
Environmental

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
Ocean Music
Director: Robert Conway Jacobson, Dan Barstow
Country: United States
Experimental, Original Concept
we're all connected
Director: naz shahrokh
Country: United Arab Emirates
Experimental
Becoming Water
Director: Iida Valmé
Country: Finland, Haiti, United States
Experimental
Immensity of the Search
Director: Christopher S Johnson
Country: United States
Experimental, Nature and Mental Health
Valley Fever
Director: Jackie Furtado, Jennifer Haare
Country: United States
Experimental
IMMOTION's: Dolphins Of The Reef - An Immersive 360º VR Documentary
Director: Ken Musen, Howard Vu
Country: Egypt, United States
Experimental

Flora Documentary

Follow The Flower
Director: Destyn Patera
Country: United States
Flora Documentary
The Flowerkeeper
Director: Nora Long
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
Bloody trophy
Director: Ewa Galica
Country: Poland
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
Miriam Balaban: The topic is growing to become a major
Director: Alexei Pevov
Country: Russian Federation
Land and Water Management
Sludge (The Water Barons' Show) - Synth Farmers
Director: GRANT HUNTER
Country: United Kingdom
Land and Water Management, Music Video
Green Valley
Director: David Victor Sorola
Country: United States
Land and Water Management

Music Video

Daruma's Eye
Director: Greg Karnilaw
Country: United States
Music Video
Living A Moment
Director: Alexander Alex Tsaga Tsagareyshvili
Country: Kazakhstan, Russian Federation
Music Video
Sludge (The Water Barons' Show) - Synth Farmers
Director: GRANT HUNTER
Country: United Kingdom
Land and Water Management, Music Video
PAPA MUNDI
Director: KLEBER DO NASCIMENTO SABA
Country: Brazil
Music Video
Yellowstone Wild through Time
Director: Carol J. Amore
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
The Gumby
Director: Jeremy Gray, Molly Deacon
Country: United States
Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Listen
Director: philippe verichoux
Country: France
Environmental, Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, AI Films (All categories, except Screenplays)
Corals On Your Doorstep
Director: Breannah Mitchell
Country: Australia
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
Wild Survivors Rainforest Crew: The Brazil Mission & the Ground Monster
Writer: Jill Thrussell
Country: Not Specified
Screenplay
Six Wonders En Route to Ek' Balam
Writer: Tim Paul Libra
Country: United States
Screenplay
Volcano Cowboys
Writer: Korry Paul Walter
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 Conservation

Beyond the Noise
Director: Aliyah Pandolfi
Country: United States
Wildlife Conservation
Running Wild: Return to the River
Director: Myles Connolly
Country: United States
Wildlife Conservation
Siran Terre (sub eng)
Director: Dario Barbaro
Country: France
Wildlife Conservation
Come nest at our house
Country: United States
Wildlife Conservation
Waves of Tomorrow: The Roots of the Mediterranean Sea
Director: Arnau Argemi Gonzalez, Marco Del Boca
Country: Spain
Wildlife Conservation
Wild Hope: Comeback Cat
Country: Not Specified
Documentary, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation
Sage Wisdom West
Director: Kris Millgate
Country: United States
Wildlife Conservation

Wildlife/Nature Documentaries

The Last Girl 2025
Director: Daryoush Gharibzadeh
Country: Iran
Documentary, Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Giants of an ancient lake. Life around the baobabs of Botswana.
Director: Irene Reynolds Schier
Country: Switzerland
Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Ganesh: Lord of the Lakes
Director: Pranay Patel
Country: India
Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Direction

Youth Produced

Guard Haba
Director: Yilin Wang
Country: China
Youth Produced
The Silent Retreat
Director: Mason Mirabile
Country: Switzerland
Youth Produced
Constellations of the Sea
Director: Addie Akina Knoll
Country: United States
Youth Produced
The Botanic Garden - A Reflection of The Soul
Director: Logan Michael Kord
Country: United States
Youth Produced
Symphony In The Skies
Director: Nathan Winston Burrell
Country: United States
Youth Produced

Ecosystem Dynamics

The Legacy of Megaherbivores
Director: Tom Bouyer, Aimee Tallian
Country: United States
Ecosystem Dynamics

Indigenous Cultures and Nature

The Village Under the Sea
Director: Danielle Da Silva, Kayah George
Country: Canada
Indigenous Cultures and Nature
From the Arctic to Korea: Melting North, Changing South
Director: Jamie Francis
Country: United States
Indigenous Cultures and Nature
Amazônia Xamã BR
Director: Rodrigo Rodrigo Pedroza Pedroza
Country: Brazil
Indigenous Cultures and Nature
Eternal Trees, Eternal Mountains
Director: Harsha S Reddy, Christopher Chekuri
Country: United States
Indigenous Cultures and Nature
Gaga Wakulda
Director: Tad Souden
Country: Australia
Indigenous Cultures and Nature, Cinematography

Global Warming and Adaptation Strategies

Coral Guardians
Director: Daniel Edmond Sullivan
Country: United States
Global Warming and Adaptation Strategies

Marine Life and Oceans

Waves of Tomorrow: The Bogue Run
Director: Arnau Argemi Gonzalez
Country: Spain
Marine Life and Oceans

Meteorology Documentaries

Silent Drift
Director: Konrad Borusiewicz
Country: Poland
Meteorology Documentaries

Pollution and Environmental Challenges

UNTIL THE LAST BREATH
Director: Ewa Ewart
Country: Poland
Pollution and Environmental Challenges
The Shadow Fleet
Director: Ewa Galica
Country: Poland
Pollution and Environmental Challenges

Biography

Fly Fisherman Larry
Director: Pieter Kruit
Country: United States
Biography

Nature and Mental Health

Immensity of the Search
Director: Christopher S Johnson
Country: United States
Experimental, Nature and Mental Health

Ocean Life Documentaries

Animal Encounters - Australia
Director: Adam Kavanagh
Country: Australia
Ocean Life Documentaries