Past Festivals
The 2024 Inaugural Earth Connection Film Festival was funded by the National Science Foundation and was held in-person at the historic Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington, Indiana, on July 20th. It was also available internationally and screened online from July 20 – 27.
$14,000 was awarded to an international body of filmmakers. The festival was featured in Nature as an example of how to connect scholarship with the public, as well as in a leading communication research journal.
The festival was free and open to the public.
The success of the 2024 festival led to the establishment of a biennial festival (every 2nd year). The 2026 festival will be held on Earth Day, April 22, 2026, at the premiere Indiana University Cinema in Bloomington, Indiana.
To learn more on the upcoming festival, visit our homepage. To learn how you can support or donate to upcoming festivals, please contact our team.
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