THE CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL
The Frome International Climate Film Festival is the world's first and only dedicated free film festival to champion and to promote Climate and Environmental through positive films. The festival is in its 4th year and we are looking for your film submissions for the 2025 festival. The festival is free as we believe there should be no barriers to a more sustainable lifestyle. Festival submissions were opened again.
Through positive films we can raise awareness of the climate and the environment and the need to change. Our festival aims to inspire people to change through connecting, sharing, supporting and creating pathways for change to a more sustainable lifestyle. Remember change starts with us ! Through little things we can do great things.
The festival mission, objectives and values are shown below, more details can be found in the overview reel on the website www.climatefilmfestival.co.uk
Mission
To Change and to Connect the World through Positive Climate and Environmental Films and to Make them Visible.
We are also looking to grow a Global Film Family to connect, share, support and inspire each other in our day to day lives, to share knowledge, to offer help, to collaborate and to promote each others work to accelerate change for us and our children. Together we will change the world through film.
Values
Our values create a safe and inclusive space for connecting, sharing, supporting and inspiring green change. We aim to help people to find themselves and to support them on their pathway.
THE FILMS
Films can be any length and topic BUT they must have a GREEN THEME, CLIMATE and the ENVIRONMENT based plus must only be 12 months old i.e. made/released in 2024.
So let's see your passion and hear your voice.
The films can be an interview, a short film, a feature film, filmed poetry, art or music, comedy, adverts or technology, community project, a silent feature whatever inspires you with a green message.
Those selected into the festival will received festival laurels, a limited number will then be down selected to be shown on the 18th May at the festival and they will be notified.
The Climates Award ceremony in the evening of the 18th May the film category award winners will then receive their prestigious 'Climate Award' created by local sculpture Anthony Rogers.
Submissions open on JANUARY 1st 2025 and will close MARCH 1st 2025.
The Frome International Climate Film Festival (The Climates) screening day is the 18th May in Frome, Somerset, UK. Checkout the website for further details over the coming weeks and months www.climatefilmfestival.co.uk.
The festival films submitted MUST BE POSITIVE please and related to one of the following green themes
-Raising awareness of the climate and environment
-Helping change to a greener lifestyle
-Helping people to reconnect with the environment.
Happy filming and we look forward to your submissions and to connecting because as a Global Film Family together our voice is stronger.
Love and protect the Earth
James Godman - Creator and Director
REMEMBER WE ARE ALL PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT, NATURE AND THE ECO-SYSTEM.... every time you breath, step out and live on to the Earth you impact the eco-system.... YOUR ACTIONS AND LIFE REALLY COUNT. WE ARE ONE.
AWARDS AND PRIZES
1. All accepted into the festival will receive the festival laurels
2. Category award winners will each receive winners laurels and the prestigious Climate Award, a unique carved wooden sculpture by our resident local sculpture Anthony Rogers. (Note: Shipping cost contribution will be needed)
3. Category runners up in each category will receive runners up laurels and a tree to plant in the UK.
4. Those accepted into the festival will be also be invited to join the Global Film Family to support each other as we try to accelerate green change through film