Festival Film Bahari-Sea and Coastal Film Festival

Festival Film Bahari-Sea and Coastal Film Festival, is designed to serve as a platform to raise awareness, educate, and inspire action to protect the critical environments. By celebrating coastal cultures, promoting conservation efforts, and supporting filmmakers, the festival can foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the importance of marine and coastal ecosystems, ultimately contributing to their preservation for future generations.

In our eight year now, our film festival's theme is "BLUE ROOTS" (Kembali ke Laut).

The Blue Roots theme invites filmmakers to explore humanity’s deep and enduring connection with the ocean—one that has been neglected as modern society turns its back on the sea. Once central to trade, culture, and survival, the ocean is now often seen as a resource to exploit or a dumping ground rather than a living, breathing part of our world. Coastal communities struggle with environmental degradation, maritime traditions fade, and urbanization pulls us further from our watery origins.

This year, we seek short films that revive and reimagine our bond with the ocean—stories of maritime heritage, coastal resilience, sustainability efforts, and the cultural or emotional ties people have with the sea. Whether through documentary, fiction, animation, or experimental storytelling, Blue Roots calls us to look back to the water, not just as a past we’ve forgotten, but as a future we must reclaim.

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