The Lookout Wild Film Festival is an outdoor adventure and conservation festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA held in the famous Tivoli "Jewel of the South" Theater.
From humble beginnings we have grown each year in stature and attendance. In 2020, we were pleased to seat more than 5,000 audience members over 4 days including a sell-out of the Tivoli theater. In 2021 we shifted to weekly free events in downtown Chattanooga at Miller Park to inspire our audience and thank them for the years of support. We returned to the glorious Tivoli Theater in 2022 for a very special 10th anniversary. We thank everyone for your support over the years.
Filmmakers, we are looking for films that celebrate wild places and the diverse people they inspire.
Topics of films may include — but are not limited to — inspiration, exploration, conservation, wildlife, and adventure. Some outdoor activities we feature are: rock climbing, cycling, paddling, hiking, hang gliding, skiing, running, mountain biking, fishing, birding, snowshoeing, caving, boarding (snow, wake, skate and others), horseback riding, surfing, multisport, slack lining, base jumping and whatever else people are doing outside.
We are looking for narrative and documentary films, feature-length films, short films, animated films, time-lapse films and everything in between.
We are looking for projects that celebrate outdoor adventure and conservation around the Southeast US, North America and the world.
But beyond any specific activity or theme, the LWFF board is looking for films that share our love of the outdoors through storytelling. We want films that take us places we can't go — or haven't gone yet. We want films that help us see things with a new perspective.
Chattanooga is a youthful, growing outdoor mecca drawing in top adventurers from around the United States. The city is also garnering national attention from media outlets and tourism groups, headlined by Outside Magazine calling the Scenic City its "Best Town Ever" twice - the first city to do this.
We believe that the Lookout Wild Film Festival is a key part of Chattanooga's continued growth as a destination for both outdoor enthusiasts. We hope to see you here and thank you for your consideration as a venue for your film!
Online screeners and digital submissions preferred. If your film is available on Vimeo or similar services please include that link as well. Please include any needed password to access the films.
Submission by mail will gladly be accepted, but please consider the environment in choosing your packaging material.
Winners in each film and photo category receive our infamous "Loggy" award.
To the most inspiring character in a film we will present the Dale 'Greybeard' Sanders Perseverance Award - the "Stoney".
