Since 1993, DCEFF has been the premier showcase of environmental films. Each March, we bring the world’s largest green film festival to museums, embassies, universities, and other cultural institutions across Washington DC. In addition to the many thousands of audience members we serve with our in-person programming, DCEFF offers year-round virtual screenings to passionate and environmentally-conscious viewers across the United States and the world.
DCEFF2026
Festival Dates: March 19-28
“From the tale of the first all-Black expedition to scale North America’s highest peak to the fight to save a Norfolk, Virginia public housing project from sinking into the ocean, the DCEFF 2024 lineup captures the highest highs and lowest lows in environmental justice stories.”
–The Washington Informer
Start Planning for DCEFF 2026
Getting to DCEFF with a group is simple with our transportation partners at CharterUP. We’ve also partnered with GOGO Charters, National Charter Bus, and DC Charter Bus Company, who offer charter bus and minibus rentals across DC.
2026 Award Winners
DCEFF is proud to honor the most crucial, innovative, and inspiring environmental films of the year with our annual awards, totaling $30,000 in support to filmmakers. Click to see the 2026 award winners!
Our 2026 Sponsors
A huge thank you to this year's Festival sponsors.
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Our 2026 Donors
DCEFF’s donors make our mission possible. Their support has enabled us to continually expand our offerings and reach more people than ever before.
Signature Friends
- Darlene Anderson
- The Grace Jones Richardson Trust
- Annie and Paul Mahon
- Julia Moe
- Park Foundation
- Revada Foundation
- Sally S. & Decatur H. Miller Private Foundation
- Georgiana Warner
Leading Friends
- Jessie Brinkley and Bruce Bunting
- Julia Calabrese
- Nancy R. Dodge
- Grace Guggenheim
- Hausman Foundation for the Environment
- Anita Herrick
- Annie Kaempfer
- Gregory McGruder
- Alex Moe and Bill Wilhelm
- Tyrhee Moore
- Monica Schorn
- Flo Stone
- Mary Wallace
Sponsoring Friends
- Christopher and Sylvia Addison
- Fran and Ankie Barnes
- David Baumunk
- CharterUP
- Mathilda Cox
- Lavinia Currier
- Ambassador Diana Lady Dougan
- Barbara L. Franklin
- Frederick & Diana Prince Foundation
- Golden Rule Foundation
- Maribel Guevara
- Sherrill Houghton
- Elizabeth Blair Jones
- Audrey Kellogg and Peter Kranwinkle
- Joan Murray
- Sara Murray
- Helen and Larry O'Brien
- Peter O'Brien
- Margaret Parsons
- Kip Pastor
- Nora Pouillon
- Kristin Rechberger
- Susan and David Rockefeller, Jr.
- Cathie and John Schorn
- Marianne Smith and Carl Pechman
- Helen Strong
- Van Metre Family Foundation
- Nancy Voorhees
Sustaining Friends
- Theo Adamstein
- Merry and Brian Anderson
- Elizabeth Berry
- Constance Bruce
- Susan Buffone
- Jane R. Cafritz
- Robert Clement-Jones
- William Conway
- Owen Davies
- Janine Despres
- Mary E. Dilworth
- Leslie and Philip Downey
- Katharine Delo Gregg
- Heidi Hatfield
- Elsa Haubold and Tony Tripp
- Sonya Hepinstall
- Katharine Heyl
- Lynne Horning
- Benjamin Hunt
- Kay Kendall
- Linda Kolodner
- Robin Leeds
- David McKenzie
- Helen McNeill
- Liz and Kenneth Mendez
- Kathleen Gay Mikitin
- Gail Ostergaard
- Rondi Pillette
- Sophie Prevost
- Alicia and Daniel Ritchie
- S. Jacob Scherr and Carole Dickert-Scherr
- Carolyn Simpson
- Jenny Springer and L. Michael Cantor
- Sandra Stewart
- Maggie Burnette Stogner
- Steven Sumberg
- Maki Tazawa
- Joan Tobin
- Patricia Walk
- Anne Hatfield Weir
- Jessica Wickett
- Dorothy Woodcock
Supporting Friends
- Mustafa Santiago Ali
- Mary Ann Casey
- Shelley Cohen
- Rebecca Cross
- Deanna Dawson
- Olvia Demetriou
- Linda Donovan
- Shelley Fidler
- ForestPlanet, Inc.
- Adriane Fugh-Berman
- Caroline Gabel
- F. Gary Garczynski
- Wendy Garner
- Scott Gibson
- Rachel Goldstein
- Bruce Guthrie
- Anna Hedlund
- Sarah Holmes
- Selina Holmes
- George Kaye
- Robin Kent
- Jenn Latessa
- Rebecca Leber
- Elizabeth Merricks
- Sharon Metcalf
- Virginia Murphy
- Alexandra Nash
- Mary Noble Ours
- Polly Pittman and Thomas Croghan
- Sam Plakun
- Diana Prince
- Susan Rappaport
- Robert Robinson
- Catherine Ryan
- Mady Schichor
- Elizabeth Shriver
- Nancy and Simon Sidamon-Eristoff
- Mary Gabrielle Sprague
- Stephen Stahr
- Leslie B. Stone
- Merrielou Symes
- Margaret and John Symington
- Lindsay Lavine Webster
- Jed Winer
- Michelle Wyman
Contributing Friend
- Beth Ayres
- Melinda Becker
- Brett Abrams
- Elan Joel Blutinger
- Lisa Bowers
- Margaret Burks
- Richard Cadieux
- Marjie Calvert
- Wendy Catbagan
- Gabriela Chavarria
- Andrew Clark
- Robin Clarke
- Elizabeth Craig
- Susan Craig
- Saurabh Dalal
- Diane Davidson
- Sarah Dean
- Maggie Dewane
- Desiree Di Mauro
- Albert Dobbins
- Leslie Downey
- Tom and Judy Egan
- Ann Eilers
- Clare Fieseler
- Ellen Fox
- James Funkey
- Hannah Gabbard
- Pamela Gilbert
- Thomas Gilday
- Haniel Girón de León
- Solymar Grecco
- Donna Greenfield
- Isabel Guerrero
- Les Guthman
- Lester Guthman
- Corbin Harwood
- Barbara Hawthorn
- Jim Hickey
- Rose Holliday
- Mary Ann Kutny
- Sally Lau
- Oana Leahu-Aluas
- William Lightfoot
- Joy Lin
- Lyn Loewi
- Gerald Lorentz
- Jane Lucas
- Caitlin Manley
- Robert Margolis
- Marcos Martin
- Kristie McComb
- Grace McGinnis
- Bernard Mercer
- Marc Merlin
- Ed Oaksford
- Roxanne Paul
- Ann Peters
- Steve Plumb
- Porticus
- Alana Quinn
- Nina & Bob Randolph
- Marie Ridder
- Jacquelyn Rivas
- Jim Ross
- Deborah Rothberg
- Zandy Schreiber
- Corinne Scott
- Warren Seay
- David Seidman
- Jane and Bob Stein
- Alan Stone
- Nancy Tabor
- The Washington Post
- Charles Warren
- Brandy White
- Eric White
- Gina Wood
- Lisa Wood
