The 8th International Environmental Film Festival of Patagonia (Patagonia Eco Film Fest), is a great resource for educating, inspiring and motivating audiences. We have created a space for reflection and discussion about the difficulties our Earth faces today. This edition will have cinema screenings and also online screenings.

The committee will select feature films and short films, all referring to environmental topics, documentary, fiction and animation, which will take part in the competitives and in the non-competitives sections of the festival. A renowned jury will present an award to the most distinguished films.

This festival edition will include the following sections:

COMPETITIVE:
• Feature Films Official Competition (International)
• Short Films Official Competition (International)
• Patagonia In Focus Official Competition (Short films from Patagonia - Argentina and Chile)
• Mini PEFF (short films for kids)

NON-COMPETITIVE:
• Oceans: conservation horizon (Feature Films)
• Origins (Short and feature films)

Registration fee for international films is USD 3.- for international films. For Argentinian films it is for free, you can submit your film with a waiver code or in our web site www.patagoniaecofilmfest.com.

Please only submit films that are related to environmental topics. Those not related will be disqualified.

Awards & Prizes

Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Short Film Patagonia - Argentina and Chile
Best MINI PEFF Short Film

Rules & Terms

--Please only submit films that are related to environmental topics. Those not related will be disqualified.

-Films which have been completed after January 1st, 2020 will be able to participate in the competitive sections.

-All films submitted should include Spanish subtitles, if Spanish is not the film's original language.

-We will accept different genres such as documentaries, fiction and animation.

-The decisions made by the jury will not be subject to appeal

-The selection of the films will be announced in August 2022.

-The Official Competition Jury shall consist of a minimum of 3 professionals outside the Festival. No Jury may join those who have interests in the production and / or exploitation of the films presented in Competition. The Jury will also be able to give special mentions if deemed appropriate.

DELIVERY OF MATERIAL
Once the call is finished, the committee will get in touch with the selected films that will have to send:

• Precise format of the film to be projected.
• Trailer of the film (In the case it has one).
• Three illustrative photos (300 dpi, jpg /tiff) to be used during the festival.
• Cast, crew and filmography of the director.

The material will be accepted before 15th Agoust. After this date, participation in the festival cannot be guaranteed.

The registered films must be their final version; Work-in-Progress projects will not be accepted. In cases where Spanish is not the original language of the film, a Spanish-subtitled version will need to be available before the festival. If no Spanish-subtitles are planned, please get in touch with the committee of the festival. The subtitles must be included in the file; otherwise the film will not be selected.

AUTHOR'S RIGHTS
The person responsible for the registration of the work authorizes the Patagonia Eco Film Fest to screen the film during the festival, and allow the organization to use two minutes from the films as promotion for the festival in every way as they consider.

The person who signs the registration of the film must have the author`s rights or the corresponding authorization of it. This exempts the committee from any legal responsibility.

Taking part in PEFF 2022 implies agreement with the above terms and conditions.

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  • Francesco de Augustinis

    Thank you, we are proud that "ONE EARTH - Everything is connected" was awarded at your festival!

    September 2022
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  • Florencia Barrabino

    El PEFF es un hermoso festival! La curaduría es súper variada y pude disfrutar trabajos de colegas, sensibles e interesantes. El equipo es muy atento y la visibilidad de los trabajos en las redes sociales estuvo impecable. Gracias PEFF!

    October 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Gracias!

  • Bruno Chatelin

    Rob would have been so ^proud to see his retrospective at your amazing festival Thank a lot for arranaging everything so well
    Bruno Chatelin festival agent (curator of the best for fests)

    October 2019
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Bruno! Was an amazing retrospective! The audience loved all the films! Best regards