British Columbia Environmental Film Festival-BCEFF

08/07/2026

🎬 FINAL CHANCE TO SUBMIT!

The BCEFF 2026 submission deadline has been extended to September 30, 2026.

Your film deserves to be seen by audiences who care about our planet and its future. Don’t miss this final opportunity to become part of the British Columbia Environmental Film Festival’s 2026 program.

Submit your film today through FilmFreeway.

🌎 Deadline: September 30, 2026
🎥 Submit now: bceff.org

07/22/2026

30+ environmental films.
One month of inspiring stories.
Watch from anywhere.

The British Columbia Environmental Film Festival returns online from November 1–30, 2026, bringing powerful environmental films from Canada and around the world directly to your screen.

Discover stories about wildlife, oceans, climate, conservation, Indigenous knowledge, sustainable solutions, and communities creating meaningful change.

With your BCEFF Online Festival Pass, you can explore the festival throughout November from the comfort of your home.

🎬 30+ environmental films
🌍 Stories from around the world
📅 Available online November 1–30
🎟 Early Bird Pass: CA$35
💰 Regular price: CA$65 — save CA$30

Watch. Feel. Act.
Get your Early Bird Pass now at bceff.org

07/22/2026

30+ environmental films.
One month of inspiring stories.
Watch from anywhere.

The British Columbia Environmental Film Festival returns online from November 1–30, 2026, bringing powerful environmental films from Canada and around the world directly to your screen.

Discover stories about wildlife, oceans, climate, conservation, Indigenous knowledge, sustainable solutions, and communities creating meaningful change.
With your BCEFF Online Festival Pass, you can explore the festival throughout November from the comfort of your home.

🎬 30+ environmental films
🌍 Stories from around the world
📅 Available online November 1–30
🎟 Early Bird Pass: CA$35
💰 Regular price: CA$65 — save CA$30

Watch. Feel. Act.
Get your Early Bird Pass now at www.bceff.org/event-list

07/11/2026

Not every audience can change the world.

But the right audience can.

At the British Columbia Environmental Film Festival, your film is more than a screening—it becomes part of a conversation between filmmakers, scientists, environmental professionals, students, researchers, and audiences who care deeply about the future of our planet.

Selected films will be presented during our 2026 Online Festival throughout November 1–30, reaching viewers across Canada and around the world.

A selection of films will also be showcased during our In-Person Festival on November 22, 2026, at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, followed by filmmaker Q&As and discussions with scientists and environmental leaders.

Our Regular Submission Deadline is July 31, 2026.

If your film has the power to educate, inspire, challenge perspectives, or spark meaningful action, we’d love to see it.

🎬 Submit your film today.

🔗www.bceff.org

06/25/2026

Sometimes environmental impact begins with a film.

Sometimes it begins with a conversation.

And sometimes it grows into something entirely unexpected.

We’re proud to see You Are Here—an immersive environmental art installation featured by CBC Radio—continue its journey after being incubated during BCEFF and Creative BC’s Breaking the Waves Workshop on Gabriola Island.

The installation is a wonderful example of how artists, scientists, and environmental storytellers can come together to inspire action through creativity and emotional connection.

Congratulations to Julie Kim for bringing this beautiful vision to life, and to Jen and the Ocean Week Canada team for creating opportunities that connect Canadians with our waters in meaningful and inspiring ways.

In our latest blog, we look back at how this collaboration began and why interdisciplinary storytelling is at the heart of BCEFF’s mission.

Read the story and listen to the CBC interview below.

From Film to Immersive Art: How BCEFF Helped Spark You Are HereEarlier this month, CBC Radio featured You Are Here—an immersive environmental art installation that invited people to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with the ocean through sound, movement, and living visuals.The installation, creat...

06/25/2026

🌊 From Storytelling to Real-World Impact

One of the most rewarding parts of the British Columbia Environmental Film Festival is seeing conversations evolve into action.

The idea discussed in this radio interview traces its roots back to connections and conversations that emerged during BCEFF’s Science Filmmaking Workshop and continued through collaborations developed during Ocean Week Canada 2026.

What began as discussions between scientists, storytellers, community leaders, and youth has grown into a broader vision for public engagement, environmental education, and stewardship in the Bras d’Or Lake / Pitu’paq region.

This is exactly why BCEFF exists — to bring together science, film, and community in ways that inspire new ideas, new partnerships, and meaningful action.

We are proud to see these conversations continuing to grow and are excited to follow the next chapter of this inspiring initiative.

🎧 Listen to the interview here:

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-93-all-points-west/clip/16221410-the-importance-oceans-magic-art