The Wild Earth Oceania Film Festival (WEOFF), Australia’s Wildlife Film Festival. and convention is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

The vision of Wild Earth Oceania (WEO) is a world that loves wildlife!

The mission of WEO is to recover species from threatened extinction through the power of Film to create policy reform, preserve biodiversity, and create large Wildlife impact outcomes. We cannot wait to see your submissions!

We are incredibly excited to announce that the Inaugural WEOFF will be delivered in Adelaide January 16-21, 2024 through the historic Mercury Cinema 16-21 with an Exclusive extra at the Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide Jan 23. We will have a satellite event with PWFF on Jan 24, 2024.

Guest sessions and Q&A panels after films will facilitate critical conversations about our wildlife and extinction crisis and our road map to sustainability, regeneration, and global impact.

WEOFF commenced at the the United Nations General Assembly where are we hosted the U.S.A Premiere of Collision in New York City in September 2023.
Categories for this edition of the film festival are:
1. Feature Films: Films must be between 45 and 95 mins
2. Short Films: Films must be between 6 and 45 mins
3. Micro-short Films: Films must be between 1 and 5 mins
4. Youth Films: Films must have been produced by filmmakers who are 21 years old and under. Please email us if you would like to submit to this category and we will provide you with a code to submit your film for free.

See www.wildearthoceania.com for more details.

“Australia has some of the most magnificently diverse and unique wildlife on the planet. Wildlife that exists in fragile ecosystems is threatened in our modern world. Wild Earth Oceania is Australia’s first-ever film festival focused solely on wildlife with the aim of raising funds directly for conservation. I am honored to support such an ambitious and necessary project to protect one of my favorite places on earth.” - Kinga Philipps, WEOFF Champion.

Awards & Prizes

AWARDS (Please submit under one category 1-4):
1. Best Feature Film (45-95 mins)
2, Best Short Film (6-45)
3, Best Microshort Film (1-5 mins)
4, Best Youth Film (21 years and under)

SPECIAL AWARDS (judged across all categories above):
Best Oceans Film
Best Female Director
Best Indigenous Film
Best IMPACT Film

Please head to www.wildearthoceania.from for more information.

Rules & Terms

RULES AND TERMS:

We strongly encourage you to review the following carefully. By submitting your film, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to all of the following rules and terms. All films that have been submitted by our final deadline and that adhere to the following terms will be considered for inclusion in the Wild Earth Oceania Film Festival.

If you have any further questions, please contact our Film Manager at info@wildearthoceania.com.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All films must be uploaded directly to FilmFreeway. We cannot accept screener links via email, they must be attached to your submission. To be eligible, the films must fit the requirement of the category they are being submitted under and fit within one of our categories only.

Films must not have been (or will not be) broadcast on television or publicly screened, distributed or exhibited in a physical location in Sydney between August 31 and September 31, 2023.

The only exceptions to this requirement are for private screenings held for cast, crew or investors, and film-school graduation screenings.

If the film has been available for free or via on-demand services in Australia, submission will be via: negotiation and at the discretion of WEOFF.

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES

Please review all submission categories carefully before submitting your project. If you believe you have submitted your film to the wrong category, please get in touch with us as soon as possible.

Submission of one film into multiple categories is not allowed but we allow the submissions of up to five films in different categories. Note that a maximum of two of your films will be selected so please read our category descriptions carefully to determine where your submission belongs.

COMPLETION DATE

All projects must have been completed on or after 2018 to be considered for the 2023 Wild Earth Oceania Film Festival.

DEADLINES

Please keep track of the deadline closely and note that all films must be submitted by the deadline.

SHORTLISTED FILMS

All works selected must be available by September 1st 2023 for inclusion in the festival.

All shortlisted films will screen during the festival. All scheduling is purely at the discretion of Wild Earth Oceania Film Festival.
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  • Serena Findlay

    In submitting my film for the inaugural WEOFF in 2023 I must admit that I was not quite sure what to expect. It was the first Australian festival I had submitted to and, even up until the day of the Premiere screening, I still was not quite sure what to expect from the first night of the festival. However, the Premiere was a fantastic event which exceeded my expectations. I was fortunate to secure a few media opportunities surrounding the Premiere, which I was personally supported by the WEOFF team through. I attended several other screenings throughout the festival too, all of which I felt showcased high quality work from a number of passionate filmmakers. Overall, my personal experience with the WEOFF in 2023 was a positive one.

    October 2024
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  • Harry Seagar

    Fantastic festival. It was an honour to have 'Lifted' receive Director's Pick, thank you to Jacquie and the entire WEO team for all their hard work!

    February 2024
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  • Max Mackinnon

    The Film Festival that actually was in the end! Please disregard the other review. The Festival ended up going ahead in Adelaide, was well attended and a roaring success.

    January 2024
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  • Jane Hammond

    The film festival that never was. Filmmakers came from all over the world to attend only to find the event was cancelled just days before the first screening....

    November 2023
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