Innsbruck Nature Film Festival (INFF) is an international film competition on the topic of nature, environment or/and sustainability. We are offering filmmakers from all over the world a platform for presenting their latest work. Our focus is set on documentaries from short to feature length as well as on animation short films.
This year, we started a new category: “Green Fiction Films", open for short, mid-length and feature-length films.
And we offer two more Special Awards: "Quality of Life in the Alps" and “Best Film on the Topic of Biodiversity”; both are eligible for all shortlisted films.
The 23rd edition of INFF will take place from October 9-13 2024.
During our five festival days around 50 curated films will be screened and we invite filmmakers to take part in Q&A’s, panels and video interviews. We also organise a high-quality side program: scientific talks, networking events, industry meetings, mountain excursions, art exhibitions, a Director‘s Lunch etc. in order to engage an on-topic, ecological and creative discourse.
The venue is Metropol cinema in Innsbruck where we can show films on big screens up to 280 spectators and use the „Couch-room“ for cozy discussions.
Our juries, composed of international and high profile members, select the winners of the following prizes & awards:
* „GRAND PRIZE for the best NATURE DOCUMENTARY” worth 3.000 € donated by Innsbruck Tourismus
* “GRAND PRIZE for the best ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY” worth 3.000 € donated by the City of Innsbruck
* „BEST SHORT DOC” worth 1.500 €
* „BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM“ worth 1.500 €
* “BEST SHORTFILM4KIDS” worth 1.500 € - the winner will be selected by the audience right after the screening
* “BEST GREEN FICTION FILM”, worth 2000 €
SPECIAL AWARDS (eligible to all shortlisted films):
* NEW: “BEST FILM QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ALPS”, worth 2000 € donated by the Alpine Convention
* NEW: "BEST FILM ON THE TOPIC OF BIODIVERSITY" worth 2000 € donated by Naturschutzbund Österreich
* „WILD WOMEN AWARD“ worth 2.000 € donated by ORF/UNIVERSUM. Highlights female directors in the field of nature/environmental documentary
* „CHRISTIAN BERGER CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD” worth 1.500 € (non-cash-prize). Personally selected by Christian Berger, Academy-Award nominated cameraman and producer
* „BEST FILM ON THE TOPIC OF SOIL“ worth 2.000 € – selected by a group of European soil-experts for the 10th time!
Prizes and awards may change due to unforeseen circumstances.