Conservation Optimism Film Festival Shortlisted Films:

We ran our first ever Conservation Optimism Film Festival on Monday 2nd of September 2019 in the amazing Oxford University Natural History Museum as part of the summit and are incredibly excited to be able to share some of the shortlisted films with you!

Take a seat, grab some popcorn and enjoy some truly inspirational short films. The short movies belong to the following categories:

  • Super Shorts
  • People & Nature: Communities, Heroes & Wellbeing
  • Conservation Works: Learning from Success & Failure
  • Animation
  • Student film

Animation: 

Meet the Real Wolf – Animation Winner and Best Film Winner

Meet the Real Wolf with Glenn Close [Released April 2021]
from Rocky Mountain Wolf Project

How A Song Saved A Species – Animation Finalist

Students

Toads on the Roads –  Students Winner and Best Film Finalist

from

Mounted cake – Students Finalist 

Oh, bee… – Students Finalist and Best Film Finalist

The Search for the Golden Toad 

from

Tire Swing 

Super Shorts

The Wondrous Mangrove Forest – Super Shorts Winner

Elefant – Super Shorts Finalist

ELEFANT
from Erik Axelsson

Tobias Tatu – Super Shorts Finalist

Better World Cup

Prairie Walk 

Prairie Walk
from Erin Anfinson

People & Nature

Insect Guardian – Butterfly paradise – People & Nature Winner

Insect Guardian - Butterfly paradise
from Wild Step

Save Our Souls – People & Nature Finalist

Second Chances – People & Nature Finalist

Second Chances - A short film
from Eilidh Munro Films

Le tombeau des épuisés – Audience Favourite

Conservation Works

The UK in 100 Seconds – Conservation Works Winner

The UK in 100 seconds
from Friends of the Earth

Tracking Snow – Conservation Works Finalist

Tracking Snow
from Danny Copeland

It’s not enough to stand and stare – Conservation Works Finalist

The Chilli Briquette Story 

Other sources of inspiration:

Always look on the bright side of life nature conservation parody

Art on the Edge

Art on the Edge
from Synchronicity Earth

Salford Wetland

Attenborough

from

Saving The Savannah

Saving The Savannah - SW
from Sinamatella Productions

Conservation Works

The Hogsmill River