Festival

Festival presentation: 

The motivating force behind the American Conservation Film Festival (ACFF) is the power of imagery to inform and inspire. As environmental issues become increasingly global, understanding our individual roles in the biosphere and the global human community is more important than ever. Yet many of us don't appreciate how our actions, lifestyles, and cultures affect the world we live in.

Festival Nickname: 

ACFF

Edition: 

7

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Environnement & Nature

What We Offer

Imagine:

• 4 straight days dedicated to conservation film
• The peace, beauty, and intimacy of a small historic college town in autumn
• Filmmaker forums to discuss your film with our audience
• Meet the Filmmaker receptions to mingle with colleagues and viewers
• Free accommodations at the lodge-like National Conservation Training Center on the bluffs above the Potomac River

The American Conservation Film Festival is held each fall during the first weekend in November.  Starting on a Thursday night and running through Sunday evening, we screen approximately 20 films (many of them more than once) to a highly engaged audience in the university town of Shepherdstown WV, 70 miles from Washington DC.   This concentration of activity in the intimate setting of Shepherdstown makes the film festival the center of attention for four days. 

Venues include the state-of-the-art auditorium at The Robert C. Byrd Auditorium at the National Conservation Training Center as well as the historic Opera House Theatre and facilities at Shepherd University.   Free accommodations are typically provided to filmmakers who attend the festival. 

Student filmmakers are encouraged to submit their work to our Student Competition.  Those selected will be screened at the festival and considered for the best student film award.

Come join us.  To submit your film for consideration, click here.