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