Turning Environmental Awareness Into Action Through Films and Emerging Media
APRIL 17-26
Earthx2020 to be held Virtually
Earthx2020 in Partnership with the National Geographic Society will be Held Virtually from April 22-27 to Mark the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
In light of the rapidly developing news of COVID-19, CDC guidelines, and City of Dallas requirements, EarthX will host its Earthx2020 Conferences and EarthxFilm Festival virtually and cancel its EXPO physical event at Fair Park for the year.
- Most Earthx2020 Conferences will be presented virtually from April 23-27, and into May.
- EarthxEnergy’s Responsible Energy Acquisition conference and the EarthxLaw conference will be held live in the fall.
- The 50th Earth Day Celebration will be livestreamed on April 22nd.
- The virtual experience will be layered with EarthxFilm Festival programming of select 2020 films, which will then present its physical Film Festival in the fall.
- The EarthxGlobal Gala and the world premiere of The Way of the Rain – Hope For Earth will be held in the fall.
April 17-26 - Fair Park and Other Venues
An Eco-Star-Studded Evening of Elegance
The Statler Hilton
Friday, April 24, 2020
6:30PM - 11:00PM
An eco-star-studded evening of elegance that will celebrate progress, hope, innovation and a global shift toward a more sustainable future for all. Proceeds from this event will go towards year-round educational activities and environmental awareness.
What would YOU do to protect our planet?
Be a Hero. Join the League.
Go FIFTY for 50
It’s the Ultimate Challenge for those who want Lasting Change.
5 Pledges x 10 Actions = 50 Ways to Protect our Planet.
Film Events
EarthxFilm Spring 2020 Youth Film Competition
in collaboration with Instagram and Planet911 is open for submissions for anyone age 11-21.
The Planet is Calling You! Will you answer the call?
In 15-50 seconds, tell your story in a video about why you will take the pledge to protect the planet.
How you tell it, is your choice: film, music, spoken word, dance or whatever your favorite form - and your creative expression will have a global platform and the chance to shine on a public stage at EarthX 2020, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day!
Next, share your video to Instagram with #Planet911Challenge and tell your friends to vote on the website! https://www.planet911.org/.
Please note: your Instagram account must be set to 'public' in order for your submission to be entered into the competition and displayed on our site!
Be sure to include the original title of your film and a # for your school or Youth Organization to help them win additional Cash prizes.
Go to the Planet911 website for more details, complete rules and to vote for your favorite films.
EarthxFilm Festival 2019 Award Winners
In 2018 EarthxFilm handed out cash prizes totaling $37,000 to winning filmmakers with a portion of those funds going directly to the environmental organizations and efforts that the films themselves explored or profiled.
Best Feature Film
COOKED:
SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE
Award – $5000
What’s the best way to prepare for a disaster? In today’s era of mega-storms, raging wildfires and record-breaking floods, that question is on the minds of many. In a film adapted from Eric Kinenberg’s book HEAT WAVE: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, director Judith A. Helfand takes viewers on a journey from the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave to the extreme weather and the politics of disaster that define today’s modern era, posing the question: What if a zip code was just a number and not a life-or-death sentence?
Director:
Judith Helfand
Jury Awards
Earth Catalyst
THE CLIMATE
STORY LAB
$4000
Directors:
Patricia Finnerman
Jeff Orlowski
Best Short Film
UNIONTOWN
$3000
Director:
Fraser Jones
Impact Award
SEA OF SHADOWS
$2000
Director:
Richard Ladkani
Award Beneficiary
Elephant Action League
Andrea Crosta
Impact Award
GHOST FLEET
$2000
Directors:
Shannon Service
Jeffrey Waldron
Award Beneficiary
Labor Rights Promotion Network
Patima Tungpuchayakul
Creative Storytelling
WILDLAND
$1000
Director:
Alex Jablonski
Audience Awards
Special Mention
Best Feature Film - Tie
THE RIVER AND THE WALL
$1000
Director:
Ben Masters
Best Feature Film - Tie
WATSON
$1000
Director:
Lesley Chilcott
Best Short Film
THE ROAD TO THE PHOTO ARK
$1000
Director:
Josie Swantek Heitz
Special Mention
KIFARU
Director:
David Hamdbridge
Special Mention
DETROIT HIVES
Director:
Palmer Morse
Special Mention
THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Director:
Rory WT
EarthxFilm Festival 2018
Award Winners
In 2018 EarthxFilm handed out cash prizes totaling $37,000 to winning filmmakers with a portion of those funds going directly to the environmental organizations and efforts that the films themselves explored or profiled.
Best Feature Film
Unfractured
Award – $5000
Canadian filmmaker, writer and educator Chanda Chevannes is passionate about social change. Her hopeful documentary, UNFRACTURED, follows biologist and mother Sandra Steingraber as she reinvents herself as an outspoken activist and throws herself into an environmental war that many believe is unwinnable. It’s about fighting for something you believe in with your whole heart.
Director:
Chanda Chevannes
Best Feature
BIRD OF PREY
$3000
Director:
Eric Liner
Impact Award
PERMAFROST NOW
$2500
Director:
Stash Wislocki
Impact Award
CHASING THE THUNDER
$2500
Co-Director:
Marc Levin
Impact Award
CHASING THE THUNDER
$2500
Co-Director:
Mark Benjamin
Special Mention
ALBATROSS
Director:
Chris Jordan
Earth Catalyst
THE HUMAN ELEMENT
$2500
Director:
Matthew Testa
Earth Catalyst
GROUNDED
$2500
Director:
Gabrielle Piamonte
Creative Storytelling
THE LAST HONEY HUNTER
$2000
Director:
Ben Knight
Best Short
THE CURVE OF TIME
$3000
Director:
Jordan Manley
Best Short Film
DITCH THE VAN
$2000
Director:
Mallory Cunningham
Did You Miss a Film You Wanted to See at the EarthxFilmFestival 2019?
Catch them here:
The American Farm
The Black Mambas
Chasing Monsters
A Letter to Congress
Earthrise
Grizzly Country
Paris to Pittsburgh
A New View of the Moon
Renewal: Think Like a Scientist
The River and the Wall
Films Screened at the EarthxFilm Festival 2019
Into the Canyon
When photojournalist Pete Mcbride and author Kevin Fedarko set out to hike the entire length of the Grand Canyon, they learn the hard way why only a handful of humans have pulled off the feat.
Sonic Sea
Beneath the vast blue expanse of the ocean, marine life depend on sound for survival, prosperity and communication. And collectively, sea animals create a vast symphony that fills the deep blue each day.
Tungrus
There are free-range chickens and then, there is Tungrus, a type of rooster that roams around an Indian apartment causing chaos and crapping indiscriminately.
Tigerland
Tigerland, an elegiac homage to tigers, weaves together two stories of tiger conservation. The first took place first half a century ago in the jungles of India, the second is unfolding today in Russia’s Far East.
Watson
There is no one in the environmental movement like Captain Paul Watson and Watson smartly and deftly tells his singular story.
Under the Water Family Friendly Shorts
Efforts to preserve our waterways.
“We created a Film Festival that not only creates awareness, but also creates impact.”
– Michael Cain –
President, EarthxFilm
Mixed Reality • Virtual Reality • Augmented Reality • EXPERIENCE REALITY
At EXPO 2019, EarthXR took visitors on wild immersive journeys – diving with endangered whales, surfing with dolphins, taking care of rescued baby elephants, exploring outer space with NASA, and exploring the most remote areas of the earth – all in virtual and augmented reality. Audiences explored nature, experienced adventure and protected endangered species and the planet – all through exciting and emerging art, media and technology.
EarthXR presented more than 40 virtual, augmented and mixed reality projects and educational workshops in the EarthXR area in Centennial Hall and at satellite locations throughout the EXPO.
- 6 World Premieres
- 48 Interactive Experiences
- Augmented Reality
- Virtual Reality
- Mixed Reality
- Immersive Experiences
- Interactive Walls
FESTIVAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS - 2019
EarthxFilm Festival 2019
EARTHDAY SCREENING
Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement
With Director Slater Jewell-Kemker
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Celebrate Earth Day in Dallas with a special screening of the inspiring documentary Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement. Director Slater Jewell-Kemker will be in attendance and afterwards, there will be a gathering celebrating the 50th Earth Day
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2019 Family Friendly
Events & Screenings
Short Film Programs
Short takes on the environment and free screenings of films from the EarthxEdu student film competition.
Be an EarthxFilm Cub Reporter at Fair Park
With direction from professional filmmakers, kids and young adults will get in front of the camera and behind the scenes to learn filmmaking basics, producing reports from the field at EarthX.
Free Earth Day Screening
Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement
Director Slater Jewell-Kemker was in attendance and afterward, there was a celebration of the 50th Earth Day.
Trinity River Audubon Center Family Picnic
EarthxFilm and the Trinity River Audubon Center held a free picnic and a guided hike.
Free Screening of Disneynature’s Dolphin Reef
EarthxFilm held a free screening of Disneynature’s Dolphin Reef at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
“EarthxFilm Festival is a place where you might run into Kevin Sorbo on the ‘green carpet’ or Buzz Aldrin in the restroom.”
About EarthxFilm
EarthxFilm showcases films and emerging media that explore conservation, climate change, and the environment while honoring the heroes working to protect our planet. Our goal is to turn awareness into action, through art and motion picture media including documentaries, film shorts and virtual reality, and to partner with environmental, film and entertainment organizations across the globe.
FOCUS:
EarthxFilm Sponsors
Our sponsors play a vital role in bringing our environmental awareness efforts to life through their generous support of the EarthXFilmFestival. With the generosity and involvement of sponsoring businesses and organizations, the EarthX community is able to further the mission of creating solutions and promoting innovations for safeguarding the future of our planet.
