Trees & Seas Film Festival Philippines

07/12/2024

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From local screenings to global impact 🌎✨ Relive this year’s Trees & Seas Film Festival as we celebrate communities coming together to protect our planet th...

01/10/2024

🌿 Thank You for Attending the Trees and Seas Film Festival 2024! 🌊

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us over the past two days, from our inspiring panelists and passionate filmmakers to the attendees who made this event so meaningful. Your support and engagement are what drive the conversation on wetlands conservation, climate action, and environmental justice forward.

Together, we’ve seen the power of storytelling in sparking action, and we hope you left feeling inspired to protect our planet and its precious ecosystems.

But this is just the beginning! 🌍 Let’s keep the momentum going—get involved with local conservation efforts, support sustainable practices, and continue raising awareness for our environment. Together, we can create lasting change.

💚 Take action today: Visit our website Wetlands International Philippines to learn more about how you can help protect wetlands and combat climate change! 🌱

We would like to express our gratitude to DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau for the support and collaboration.

26/09/2024

LAST DAY TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT ‼🎬🔊👀

TREES AND SEAS FILM FESTIVAL PHILIPPINES
This year we are hosting the Trees and Seas Film Festival, founded by Plastic Oceans International, a global movement designed to bridge the gap between environmental advocacy and artistic expression. Launched with the vision of fostering a deeper understanding of the critical interdependence between our forests, wetlands, and oceans, it highlights the urgent need for environmental stewardship and robust action.

Through the powerful medium of film, we aim to showcase stories that explore the beauty and fragility of our natural world, the threats it faces, and the innovative solutions being developed to protect it. The festival seeks to ignite a global conversation and inspire collective action for a more sustainable future by bringing together filmmakers, environmentalists, scientists, and the general public.

The Trees & Seas Film Festival is where films grow roots, and actions make waves.

Catch powerful stories at the Trees and Seas Film Festival 2024 on Sept 27-28 at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Quezon City. 🌿✨

Registration is now open, RESERVE your seat!
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25/09/2024

TREES AND SEAS FILM FESTIVAL PH 🎬🔊👀
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In this short, coastal wetlands such as mangroves, mudflats, seagrasses, and shallow coral reefs come to life, sharing their unseen perspectives. These crucial ecosystems, often undervalued and overlooked in the Philippines, are given a voice to convey their message to us. Through powerful imagery and storytelling, the video reveals what these ecosystems would say if they could speak—pleading for the care, protection, and conservation they desperately need.

The Trees & Seas Film Festival is where films grow roots, and actions make waves.

Catch powerful stories at the Trees and Seas Film Festival 2024 on Sept 27-28 at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Quezon City. 🌿✨

Registration is now open, RESERVE your seat!
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To know more, visit our website: https://treesandseasfilmfestival.com/

Supported by: DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau, Eco Explorations, Green Dreams, and Mangrove Matters PH ✨
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23/09/2024

FILM CATALOG ENTRY No.5 🎬🎞️🔊

🌿 "Return of the Mangroves" follows the Mangrove Action Project team in their mission to restore mangrove forests in El Salvador. This inspiring documentary showcases the power of collaboration in the fight against climate change and habitat destruction, reminding us of the interconnectedness of all life.

In the Philippines, where mangroves are crucial for protecting coastlines and biodiversity, restoration efforts face significant challenges, including land and fishpond conversion, illegal logging, and improper rehabilitation techniques. These threats make safeguarding and restoring our mangrove ecosystems even more urgent.

Catch it at the Trees and Seas Film Festival 2024 on Sept 27-28 at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Quezon City. 🌊✨

Registration is now open, RESERVE your seat!
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21/09/2024

FILM CATALOG ENTRY No.4 🎬🎞️🔊

🌍 "Lush: WATER has a memory" follows the courageous story of Casey Camp-Horinek as she stands up to powerful industries in defense of indigenous rights and environmental justice. Her journey, rooted in ancestral wisdom, speaks to the importance of protecting our interconnected earth for future generations.

In the Philippines, where indigenous communities are also on the frontlines of environmental protection, this documentary highlights a struggle we know well—the fight to preserve both culture and nature amid industrial pressures.

Catch this powerful story at the Trees and Seas Film Festival 2024 on Sept 27-28 at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Quezon City. 🌿✨

Registration is now open, RESERVE your seat!
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20/09/2024

FILM CATALOG ENTRY NO. 3 🎬🔊👀

🌊 "Muddy Waters" shares the inspiring journey of Zezinho, a fisherman turned ocean guardian, as he and his community fight marine pollution by fishing for trash. This story of resilience is all too familiar in the Philippines, where our coastal communities face similar struggles with plastic waste, overfishing, and environmental degradation.

The documentary's message is highly relevant to the Philippines, where many coastal communities face similar challenges of marine pollution, overfishing, and environmental degradation. It emphasizes the urgent need for collective action to restore our oceans and protect our natural resources.

Join us at the Trees and Seas Film Festival 2024 on Sept 27-28 at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Quezon City to see how local and global efforts come together in the fight for healthier oceans. 🌿✨

Registration is now open, RESERVE your seat!
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19/09/2024

FILM CATALOG ENTRY NO. 2 🎬🔊👀

🌍 "Close the Divide" explores the urgent need to bridge the gap between human progress and climate change action. It takes us on a journey to understand the gap between human progress and environmental crises. This powerful documentary highlights how diverse perspectives are key to sparking innovative solutions for a sustainable future. 🌿

Watch the film at the Trees and Seas Film Festival Philippines 2024 and see how communities are coming together to protect our environment and secure a sustainable future for all. 🎬

FILMMAKER: THOMAS ACTON

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Join us on Sept 27-28!

17/09/2024

‼️📢 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 🎥🎞

Learn about the dos and don'ts of 🌱 Watch and share Wetlands International's series of videos on Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) here! 👇
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBeZj3LBu_VfaURxEV7QQ2pwuJ5zultOm

17/09/2024

FILM CATALOG ENTRY NO.1 🎬🔊👀

PAMALANDONG SA DANOW(Reflection in the Marsh)

Agusan Marsh, the largest freshwater wetland in the Philippines is home to various wild species and is considered a catch basin that helps regulate flooding in its surrounding areas. This is also the ancestral domain of the indigenous Agusanong Manobo people. But due to the impacts of climate change that turns water into land, and land into water, their primary livelihood of fishing is being affected and is slowly dwindling. Reinforced by land erosion from highlands due to human incursions like mining and deforestation, the water levels in Agusan Marsh is slowly depleting, putting it in a critical condition of disappearing.

Remy, Marites, and Ricky are three childhood friends and descendants of the first indigenous settlers of Agusan Marsh whose life mission is to protect and preserve their ancestral land whatever the odds.

Despite the challenges they face such as lack of funding and resources to find solutions and innovations to help preserve the marsh, they do whatever they can to coordinate with government agencies and private sectors to make small steps in achieving their goals.

Since Agusan Marsh is also a carbon sink that traps carbon from the atmosphere, if it disappears, it releases the carbon back, making it a dangerous carbon emitter that can contribute to the danger of an existing climate crisis.

PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER, EDITOR:
Breech Asher Harani

CAST:
Remy Miel Reyes
Marites Lara Babanto
Ricky Miel Reyes

Registration is now open, book your seat!
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08/09/2024

06/09/2024

PHILIPPINES ARE YOU READY? 🎬🔊👀

The Trees and Seas Film Festival, founded by Plastic Oceans International, is not just an event—it is a global movement designed to bridge the gap between environmental advocacy and artistic expression. Launched with the vision of fostering a deeper understanding of the critical interdependence between our forests, wetlands, and oceans, it highlights the urgent need for environmental stewardship and robust action.

Through the powerful medium of film, we aim to showcase stories that explore the beauty and fragility of our natural world, the threats it faces, and the innovative solutions being developed to protect it. The festival seeks to ignite a global conversation and inspire collective action for a more sustainable future by bringing together filmmakers, environmentalists, scientists, and the general public.

The Trees & Seas Film Festival is where films grow roots, and actions make waves.

To know more, visit our website: https://treesandseasfilmfestival.com/

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