Free Ocean Films for Students

The International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) Free Student Education Program presents film screenings and Q&A sessions with filmmakers, marine scientists, and industry experts — all in special daytime programs for middle school and high school students. 

The 2019 Free Student Education Program will take place on Thursday and Friday, March 7 - 8, 2019 at Cowell Theater in Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture in San Francisco.

Registration begins November 15, 2018.

For more information email us at education@intloceanfilmfest.org. 

About the Free STUDENT Education Program

Through the Education Program, the IOFF aims to educate and inspire youth to:

• Take an active role in protecting our vital ocean ecosystems

• Participate in the arts and documentary filmmaking

• Learn more about ocean-related careers

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us. 

Our Vision

IOFF's vision for the Free Student Education Program is to:

• Extend our mission to many more students through road shows in the Bay Area and beyond

• Provide a "live experience" of our film screenings and Q&A sessions with filmmakers and scientists in real time

• Create a competition and awards program for best student films, serving to inspire budding documentary filmmakers

• Establish IOFF as a working forum for Bay Area film studies and environmental studies programs

• Provide students from diverse backgrounds and schools the opportunity to gather and learn — from each other and from experts from around the world

When you donate to the festival, your dollars help us reach students around the Bay and Northern California.