2024 Official Selections

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 IOFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS!

We would like to thank all of the filmmakers who submitted their film for consideration for this year.'s 21st Annual IOFF.  We received a record number of submissions representing more than 38 countries, making the selection process a very challenging one for our jurists. We are in awe of the amazing skills and talent, the depths of compassionate storytelling, and the thoughtful consideration of subject matter expressed by filmmakers from around the world. It has been an honor to experience the beauty of the ocean through your lens and your stories. We wish everyone all the best. 

841 Rachel Burnett, (USA) 16 min Marine Sciences/Wildlife

A Disappearing Forest Tyler Schiffman, (USA) 9 min Shorts

Active Anilao Walter Marti (USA) 5 min Shorts      

Alien Contact Rick Rosenthal, (USA) 50 min Marine Sciences/Wildlife

Blue Carbon: Nature’s Hidden Superpower Nicolas Brown, (UK) 85 min Environmental

The Blue Quest Palawan, Clément Pourtal, Jérôme Brousse, (France) 47 min Conservation

Blue Whales: Return of the Giants Hugh Pearson, (UK) 45 min Marine Sciences/Wildlife

Dahican, Boogs Rosales, (Philippines) 16 min Conservation

Daughter of the Sea, Nicole Gormley, Nancy Kwon (USA) 17 min, Exploration

Daughters of the Waves Lisa Monin & Sebastien Daguerressar, (France) 53 min Exploration and Ocean Sports

Deep Look: How Does the Mussel Grow its Beard? (USA) 4 min Shorts

Deep Trouble Lavinia Currier, (USA) 10 min Marine Sciences/Wildlife

Disappearing Jewels Will Kim, (USA) 15 min, Environmental

Expedition Amana Mason Le & Kai Smith & Julian Goodman & Niki Wallin, (USA) 7 min Coastal and Island Culture

Fish with A Story Karen Logan & Melissa Raemakers, (South Africa) 45 min Coastal and Island Culture

The Forgotten Coast, Chris Burkhard, (USA) 31 min, Shorts

The Granny Grommets, Leah Rustomjee, (Australia) 9 min

Great White Summer Nick Budabin, (USA) 79 min Coastal and Island Culture

Haulout, Evgenia Arbugaeva & Maxim Arbugaeva, (UK) 25 min Shorts

Kahu Mano, David W McGuire, (USA) 22 min Coastal and Island Culture

Keepers of the Land, Deirdre Leowinata & Douglas Neasloss (Canada) 29 min Coastal and Island Culture

Kingdom of Ice: Antarctica's Leopard Seals, Paul Nicklen & Andy Mann, (Canada) 9 min Shorts

Konstantinus' Legacy - Awakening the Love for Nature, Daniel Bichsel, (Germany) 6 min Conservation.

Orca - Black & White Gold Sarah Nörenberg, (Austria) 93 min Conservation

Return of the Mangroves, Leo Thom, (USA) 9 min Conservation

Sequoias of the Sea, Natasha Benjamin & Ana Blanco, (USA) 14 min Conservation

Shark Researchers: A New Approach to Shark Conservation, Arnau Argemi González, (Spain) 3 min Shorts

Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief Daniel Kreizberg, (Lithuania) 15 min Shorts

The Passage, Boogs Rosales, (Philippines) 20 min Environmental, Conservation, Shorts

Until the End of the World, Francesco De Augustinis, (Italy) 60 min, Environmental

Why Blame the Seagulls? Philip Hamilton, (UK) 36 min Environmental

Wild Hope: Return of the Manatees, (USA) 16 min Shorts

With the Tide, Chelsea J Jolly, (USA) 25 min Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Zoe, Gaby Scott, (USA) 27 min Exploration and Ocean Sports