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. In 2020, our online programs even caught the eye of researchers working in Antarctica, who we then helped curate their own Earth Day film showcase.
DCEFF2025
Festival Dates: March 20-29
“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
2024 Award Winners
DCEFF is proud to honor the most crucial, innovative and inspiring environmental films of the year with our yearly Film Awards, totaling $45,000 in support to filmmakers. Click to see all award winning films.
Our 2024 Sponsors
A huge thank you to this year's Festival sponsors.
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Our 2024 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.
$100,000+
- D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
- Farvue Foundation
- The Shared Earth Foundation
$50,000+
- Jane Watson Stetson and E. William Stetson, III
$25,000+
- Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation
- The Elva and Lawrence O’Brien Family Trust
- HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
- Lucas Kaempfer Foundation
- Revada Foundation
- Wallace Genetic Foundation
$15,000+
- Joey Kaempfer
- The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
- Prince Charitable Trusts
- Trust for Mutual Understanding
$10,000+
- Catalyst Foundation
- Hollomon Price Foundation
$5,000+
- Carnegie Institution for Science
- Frederick S. Upton Foundation
- Diana and Stephen Goldberg
- Katharine Heyl
- Josie Merck
- Julia and Richard Moe
- Park Foundation
- Sally S. and Decatur H. Miller Private Foundation
- Susan Vitka
- Georgiana Warner
$2,500+
- Harriett Crosby
- DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment (OCTFME)
- Nancy R. Dodge
- Lynne and Joe Horning
- Sherrill Houghton
- Annie Kaempfer
- Robert Musser
- The Robert and Margaret McNamara Foundation
- Van Metre Family Foundation
- Mary Wallace
$1,000+
- David Baumunk
- Landon Butler
- Janine Despres
- The Golden Rule Foundation
- Grace Guggenheim
- Anita Herrick
- Alexandra Moe
- Liz Norton
- Peter O’Brien
- Margaret Parsons
- Robert Pastor
- Christie and Roger Platt
- Kristin Rechberger
- Alicia and Daniel Ritchie
- Cathie and John Schorn
- Flo Stone
- Helen Strong
- Jill and John Walsh
$500+
- Elizabeth Andes
- Jonathan Blake
- Sandra Cannon-Brown
- Robert Clement-Jones
- Deanna Dawson
- Andrea Hatfield
- Silvia and Carl Hausmann
- Jennifer Johnson
- Helen McNeill
- Kathleen Mikitin
- Gail Ostergaard
- Margaret Pastor
- Nora Pouillon
- Deborah Rothberg
- Maggie Burnette Stogner
- Gwyn Whittaker
- Jourdan and Henry Steinway Ziegler
$250+
- Mary Ann Casey
- Diane Davidson
- Barbara Downs
- Laura Faul
- Sarah Gould Kagan
- Bruce Guthrie
- Marilyn and Robert Timothy Hanlon
- Elsa Haubold and Tony Tripp
- Megan Hull
- Gregory McGruder
- Sally Brooks and William Meadows
- Tyrhee Moore
- Louisa Newlin
- Dane Nichols
- Brooke Runnette
- Gene M. Smith
- Mary Gabrielle Sprague
- Margaret and John Symington
- Patricia Tice
$100+
- Mustafa Santiago Ali
- Elan Joel Blutinger
- Bronson Bryant
- Marjorie Calvert
- Helen Carroll
- Rives and Dickson Carroll
- Andrew Clark
- Robin Clarke
- Marianne Comfort
- Elizabeth Craig
- Caroline Day
- Sarah Dean
- Elizabeth and Martin Evans
- Carole Feld
- Sandra Fitzpatrick
- William G. Gillespie
- Solymar Grecco
- Ruth Greenstein
- Gail and John Hanson
- Sheila Healy
- Sarnia and Edward Hoyt
- Julie Hulver
- Benjamin Hunt
- Sally Lau
- Nancy Libin
- Carroll Long
- Gerald Lorentz
- Jane Lucas
- Wendy Makins
- Barbara McConagha
- Elizabeth Merricks
- Natasha Metzler
- Virginia Murphy
- Nicole Pasternak
- Roxanne Paul
- Rondi Pillette
- Sylvia Ripley
- Jacquelyn Rivas
- Jim Ross
- S. Jacob Scherr
- Nancy and Simon Sidamon-Eristoff
- Anthony Smith
- Susan and Hedrick Smith
- Jacqueline Springer
- Deirdre Stancioff
- Elsie Thompson
- S. Tier French
- Maria Volpe
- Patricia Walk
- Eric White
$50+
- Erik Assadourian
- Howard Ausden
- Mukund Belliappa
- Nancy Bieging
- Peter Cohn
- Sarah Colon
- Mary Crow
- Keira Dembowski
- Albert Dobbins
- Ryan Drysdale
- Louis Eby
- Lucia Edmonds
- Ray Evert
- Iziar Garcia
- Michele Garza
- Nancy Hadley
- Kristin Harris
- Campbell Howe
- Steve Kaffen
- Beth Kramer
- Michael Marceau
- Jackie Maruhashi
- Kristie McComb
- Peter Mellen
- Ed Oaksford
- Sam Plakun
- Leanne Polachek
- Dennis Rice
- Rosalie Ruetz
- Brent Matthew Schnupp
- Marian Schultz
- D.S. Spence
- Stephen Stahr
- Carmen Todd
- Walter Tsou
- Brandy White
- Mohammed Zaatari
