Wild & Scenic Film Festival

About

At SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival, organizers show environmental and adventure films that illustrate the earth’s beauty, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities are doing to protect the environment. Through these films, Wild & Scenic both informs people about the state of the world and inspires them to take action.

Each year, the Wild & Scenic® Film Festival draws top filmmakers, celebrities, leading activists, social innovators and well-known world adventurers to the historic downtown of Nevada City, California. The event also includes a variety of happenings in town: free workshops, parties, wine tastings, book signings, and art shows.

Program

Categories:

• Environmental Films,
• Adventure Films,
• Film Competition - College Student Level,
• Film Competition - High School Student Level.

Awards

Eleven "Yubie" awards are given each year: 

• Best of Festival, 
• People's Choice, 
• Spirit of Activism, 
• Most Inspiring Adventure Film, 
• Best in Theme, 
• Best Short Short, 
• Jury Award (x2), 
• Student Filmmaker, 
• John de Graaf Environmental Filmmaking Award, 
• Best Children's Film.

A nominal cash prize is given to the Student Filmmaker recipient.

Rules

Restirctions

• A runtime: from 2 minutes to 90 minutes;
• Projects completed after 01-Jan-2022.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

All films must be formally submitted through the online service Film Freeway.

Additional Information

Filmmakers are responsible for shipping costs to the festival. All copies of the films become SYRCL property unless otherwise directed.

Selection Media Type

• Blu-Ray
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• DVD NTSC

Screening Media Type

• Blu-Ray
• DVD NTSC

Audio language:

original

Subtitles language:

english

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Lori Van Laanen (Admin Asst); Melinda Booth (Director of Development and Wild & Scenic Events, Festival Director); Shana Maziarz (Creative Director).