We are excited to announce our 2021 Award Winners, which were chosen from over 100 films by a dedicated team of Jurors. We are also pleased to share that if you missed the award winners during the fest, you are in luck.
You can still purchase the award winning films individually or watch them as part of our two award winner sessions now through January 31st here!
Local’s Night Award Winners Session
TranSending (9 min)
District 15 (23 min)
River’s End (81 min)
Award Winners Session
Tengefu (9 min)
Church Forests of Ethiopia (9 min)
The Last Ice (83 min)
The award-winning films featured in these special sessions help to represent the depth and breadth of the work showcased over the course of the 11 days of the festival. The local, national, and international recipients of the awards explore a variety of environmental issues that range from documenting efforts to preserve the remaining forests of Ethiopia to the battle over public lands in the US to the fight in Indonesia against corporations for control of their resources led by local women.
These films help to highlight captivating stories and calls to action from around the globe.
“We hope the event was not only enjoyed, but that each attendee took away a dose of inspiration that will turn into action in 2021,” said Festival Director, Jess Swigonski.
We know you will be inspired by Wild & Scenic’s Award Winners!
Best of Festival
The Last Ice
Best in Theme
Church Forests of Ethiopia
Spirit of Activism
Our Mothers’ Land
Inspiring Adventure
TranSending
Short short
Tengefu
Jury Award
Public Trust
River’s End
Honorable Mention
Rebuilding Paradise
District 15
Entangled
Best Children’s Film
Disappearing Penguins
John de Graaf
Environmental Filmmaking Award
David Abel – Entangled
Student Filmmaker Award
Ellie Stones – The Pangolin Man
