Clean River Partners is hosting our 7th annual Downstream Environmental Film Festival in May of 2023. We will also hold festival events in three other southern Minnesota communities later in the year and create "Film Festival at Home" kits for local libraries. We are an environmental non-profit dedicated to inspiring people and organizations to value, protect, and improve the Cannon River Watershed’s land and water. Our film festival seeks to serve those goals by showcasing short films with water and environmental themes for our Minnesotan audience.

Awards & Prizes

The Downstream Film Festival is a non-competitive event, designed to promote the sharing of ideas and the exploration of thoughtful action. All participants will receive complimentary passes and recognition on the Clean River Partners/Downstream Film Festival website.

Rules & Terms

1) Films must have an water or environmental theme
2) Films must be 20 minutes or less
3) Films of any genre are welcome
4) Student films are encouraged
5) All filmmakers who submit will receive a complimentary pass to the event

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  • Brendan Harris

    Amazing festival!!
    We were honored to have the second screening of our film This Wild Land at the Downstream Film Festival. The festival was located at a great local brewery and it was a packed house. We were paired next to some amazing short films that all shared a similar message about conservation and protection of the places that we love and cherish. I would recommend any environmental filmmaker to check out Downstream Film Festival!!

    February 2020
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  • Jason Ewert

    An extremely warm and welcoming festival! The team-up with the Cannon River Watershed Partnership and the packed house at Imminent Brewing made for an unforgettable night!

    February 2018
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