INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FOUNDATION
The mission of the International Ocean Film Foundation is to be the premier global platform
for ocean literacy and education through independent film.
The 22nd Annual International Ocean Film Festival Call for Submissions is now open!
April 11-13, 2025, Cowell Theater
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco, CA
Film Submission Guidelines and Rules
Submit your film below via FilmFreeway.
SPECIAL SCREENING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
FED BY BLUE AND NORCAL PUBLIC MEDIA
Hope In The Water
Wednesday, November 20 · 5:30 - 8:30pm
Brought to you by 13-time Emmy award-winning producer and writer David E. Kelley, four-time James Beard award and Emmy award-winner Andrew Zimmern, and featuring Shailene Woodley, Baratunde Thurston, José Andrés, Martha Stewart, and more, Hope in the Water leaves viewers hopeful and inspired about a plentiful and sustainable future for our planet.
Evening program:
5:15 pm - Lobby doors open with wine reception
6:00 pm - Opening remarks
6:15 pm - Film screening, followed by panel discussion
7:30 pm - Blue food reception catered by Pacific Catch Restaurant
8:30 pm - Event ends
The 21st Annual International Ocean Film Festival has been endorsed by the 2021-2030 United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The main motivation for this global effort is to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and create improved conditions for sustainable development of the ocean. For more information, please visit www.oceandecade.org.