Interested in hosting your own ocean film festival or event?

The International Ocean Film Foundation now offers this opportunity through our Traveling Program. We will work with you to curate a film program or programs that meet your organization’s conservation and messaging objectives. Once the films have been selected, we will provide you with a Festival Kit that includes:

A Film Festival introduction to hosting a screening including best practices
Film stills and graphic files for marketing and promotion
Film trailers and synopsis
Films in digital format
Introduction to each film’s film director for potential appearance and post-screening Q&A

Fees are based on organization or institution size, film program run times, and filmmaker and/or IOFF representation.

To apply to participate, please complete the following online form, and we will connect with you.

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UPCOMING Traveling programs

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Apr 24

CINEMARE

CINEMARE will be hosting its 8th annual celebration of ocean-inspired films in the coastal city of Kiel, Germany. Inspired by the IOFF, CINEMARE is the first cultural exchange event between Sister Cities - Kiel and San Francisco. IOFF hosted the first film program exchange between the two film festival partners in San Francisco in March 2018, attended by dignitaries of the SF-KIEL Sister City exchange program. CINEMARE was created to celebrate the rich heritage of Kiel as an ocean-faring port city and to collaborate across the oceans that unite us - the very same ones that we strive to protect through the powerful messaging of film.

Jun 2

WORLD OCEAN DAY FLORIDA TOUR

A group of ocean-loving NGOs have joined forces to create the World Ocean Day Florida Tour, screening some of the best, award-winning films of the IOFF 20th Anniversary celebration.

Past Events

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Jan 24

Thunder Bay International Film Festival

Located in the northern part of Michigan along Lake Huron, the city of Alpena prides itself on its unique access to water, woods, and wildlife. Just offshore is the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, one of sixteen marine protected areas of the U.S. and part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Now in its 12th year, the Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary are hosting the annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival, a winter tradition for audiences of all ages. Join us!

Jul 21

Korea International Ocean Film Festival

Now in its seventh year of being a member of the IOFF Traveling Program, the Korea International Ocean Film Festival will be screening a number of IOFF films. In the coastal town of Busan, a number of ocean-inspired organizations will take part in this one-of-a-kind film festival in South Korea. We hope you can join us!

Jun 7

Sea to Screen Film Festival

To celebrate World Oceans Day, the IOFF is partnering with the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX, with an evening of ocean-themed films at the Alamo Drafthouse. This year’s selection of 12 family-friendly films will feature the world’s fisheries and the marine habitats and people that are vital to supporting them.

Nov 13

The National Aquarium

The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire the conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures. The Aquarium’s award-winning habitats are home to over 20,000 animals representing 800 species of fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Annually, 1.3 million guests visit the Aquarium, and millions more participate in its conservation, education, and engagement initiatives.

Australia

IOFF partnered with the Ocean Film Festival Australia in 2013, presenting its inaugural tour with stops in six cities around the country during March: Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns, Townsville, and Sydney.

Kids Ocean Day 2013 - Hong Kong — Hong Kong

The Ocean Recovery Alliance (ORA) in Hong Kong was the first group to work with IOFF, screening films in various locations throughout Hong Kong. In 2013, ORA held Kids Ocean Week, culminating in a human art exhibit, based on the award-winning design submitted at the beginning of the week. More than 1,000 kids participated in this amazing event on Repulse Bay.
*Human art exhibit as part of the ORA's Kids Ocean Week, 2013, on Repulse Bay, Hong Kong.*

Vladivostok, Russia

Located in the Primorsky region of Far East Russia, the Pacific Meridian Film Festival celebrated its 10th Anniversary, showcasing films from throughout the Asia Pacific region. The IOFF was chosen to show five of its 2012 programs as part of the Environmental program of this festival. Screening over 200 films, the PMFF is the largest film festival of its kind in the Far East region of Russia. Simultaneously translated into Russian, the films were well received by audiences of all ages and from across the globe: the UK, Canada, Australia, and the United States.

Boulder, Colorado

In 2012, the Colorado Ocean Coalition held its 2nd Annual Making Waves Symposium, an inland movement to raise awareness and engage the local community to help save the ocean, in Boulder, Colorado. The weekend was highlighted with films from the IOFF presented in three programs throughout the day on Saturday. Following was an inspiring day-long symposium on Sunday, featuring nationally recognized speakers, artists, local community ocean organizations, and a special guest appearance by Jean-Michel Cousteau. The weekend culminated in an Ocean Celebration with live music, performances, and a silent auction.

Top photo: “WindShipped”, Jack Adams & Gretchen Coffman, Singapore

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