The festival will be taking place in New York City during Earth Month in April 2025.

Anyone! As long as you follow our criteria for submissions we encourage filmmakers of all backgrounds and skill levels to submit their work.

Standard Submission: $25

Student Submission: $20

Submission fees go to Oceanic Global to support our programs and Regional Volunteer Hubs. If you would like to request the fee for submission be waived, please email gina@oceanic.global for more information.

Final prizes to be confirmed, but previous Short Film Festival prizes included:

• New Day Pictures Free Kit hire worth £1,000 from New Day Pictures, one of the UK’s leading Film & TV Equipment Hire
• Mentorship sessions with selected jurors and/or award-winning filmmakers

• Jurors will review a select amount of films remotely and provide feedback through a scoring system
• Each film will be rated on a scale from 1-5 points
• Jurors will use their knowledge and expertise to base ratings on the following criteria:
  • Production value
  • Narrative/storytelling skill
  • Scientific accuracy
  • Ability to inspire change or action
  • Visual impression
• Top 3-5 final films selected and screened at the events

The Oceanic Global Film Festival screening is open to the public, and you don’t need to be a climate expert or ocean advocate to enjoy the films in the festival!

The Oceanic Global Film Festival is run by our Hubs,  our regional volunteer-based extensions of the Oceanic Global team, designed to drive localized impact on a global scale.

With assistance from the Oceanic Global team, the Hubs ideate, plan, and produce the festival and screening event.

• Share the submission and event info with your network! Click here for link to social assets.
• Join a Regional Hub Volunteer Chapter to support grassroots action in your community
• Sign-up to the Oceanic Global Newsletter to stay informed about Ocean Action & upcoming events
• Donate to support Oceanic Global in protecting the ocean and our collective wellbeing
• Interested in partnering on or sponsoring the screening event? Email partnerships@oceanic.global

• Artists from around the world are invited to submit their original work to Oceanic Global’s Short Film Festival, Artwork of all genres relating to the themes will be considered.
• Submissions must be in English or with English subtitles.
• The production could have taken place at any time in the past 5 years. Premiere status is not necessary.
• We request that submissions are submitted solely via this form.
• Please ensure your videos are hosted online via a shareable link such as Vimeo or YouTube – we will not review any DVDs or physical recordings.
• More than one entry may be submitted.
• Each entry must be accompanied by an official entry form and entry fee.
• If your film is selected, then you will be asked to provide stills or clips; press materials; headshot and filmography of the artist; b&w and/or colour and video trailer (if available). Please do not send in press materials until asked to do so by the festival.
• All film entries selected for the Festival grant Oceanic Global the rights to use select footage, stills, and/or titles and information from the film for promotional purposes upon approval by the artist.
• Oceanic Global & Partners have the right to share submissions on social channels, newsletters, and websites free of charge.
• You must be the Director, Lead Producer, or a core team member to apply.
• All artwork submitted must be free from any legal disputes and the artist must have cleared all rights for music and exhibition. Any disputes that arise are solely the responsibility of the artist and not Oceanic Global.
• We will endeavor to get back to all submissions but we are expecting a high volume of films to consider and if you do not hear from us by March 1, 2025, then please assume we will not be proceeding with your film.