Eastern's Green Frog Film Festival focuses on stories pertaining to the three pillars of sustainability with an emphasis on stories that intersect them: environmental issues, social issues, and economic issues. Stories told by or about traditionally marginalized peoples and their cultures are encouraged to submit.

The festival will showcase and celebrate films of short, medium, and feature length. The festival will accept fiction films, animation films, documentary films and experimental films.

After a very successful initial year, the festival is returning for a second installment with plans to be bigger and better. In it's first year, Eastern's Green Frog Film Festival had a huge amount of submissions from all around the world in all the various modes of filmmaking. There were many very creative films that connected to the pillars of sustainability.

We are excited to kick off our second annual Green Frog Film Festival. We are again accepting films that connect to one of the three pillars of sustainability - economic issues, social issues, or environmental issues. Please make sure your film connects. We are again accepting films of various durations and modes.

The film festival will bring important stories to audiences in Eastern Connecticut.

There will be recognition of the top three films in every category.

Submitted films must connect to one of the three pillars of sustainability: environmental issues, social issues, or economic issues. Films by or about traditionally marginalized peoples and their cultures are encouraged to submit.

Submissions will open on September 5, 2025.

Films must be submitted by the final deadline of January 23, 2026.

Foreign language films must be subtitled.

Short films must be under 20 minutes in length.

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  • Chris Sutcliffe

    Thank you to Eastern's Green Frog Film Festival. We were very happy and proud that our film 'Contrary Currents' was selected and given an award. Would be happy to receive any feedback from the screening.

    May 2025
  • Vittorio Caratozzolo

    Interesting experience, even if at a distance. Thank you for your kind consideration.

    May 2025
  • Merci pour l'organisation et de mettre en avant aussi bien le cinéma que l'environnement!
    Bonne continuation et bonjour de Belgique,

    April 2025
  • An amazing festival... Thank you for honoring my documentary film "Fading Away" with an honorable mention award.

    April 2025
  • so happy to be part of this wonderful event

    April 2025