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.
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
2025 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 2025 award winners!
Our 2025 Sponsors
A huge thank you to this year's Festival sponsors.
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Our 2025 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.
Leading Friends
- Ameresco
- Shelley Cohen
- Nancy Ruyle Dodge
- Sara and Matt Kellogg
- Peter Kranwinkle
Sponsoring Friends
- Theo Adamstein
- Phoebe Andrew
- Erin and Derek Arrison
- Jessie Brinkley
- Julia Calabrese
- Helen DuBois
- Sally Fleming
- Barbara L. Franklin
- H. Frederick and Diana Prince Foundation
- Ann and Tom Friedman
- Maribel Guevara
- Selina Holmes
- Lynne Horning
- Edina Jennison
- Liz Jones
- Annie Kaempfer
- Gregory McGruder
- Kathleen McNamara
- Josie Merck
- Peter O’Brien
- Peggy Parsons
- Nora Pouillon
- Kristin Rechberger
- Sylvia Ripley and Christopher Addison
- Susan and David Rockefeller, Jr.
- Cathie and John Schorn
- Maggie Stogner
- Flo Stone
- Helen Strong
- Van Metre Family Foundation
- Dorothy M. Woodcock
Sustaining Friends
- Walter and Susan Arensberg
- David Baumunk
- Wendy Benchley and John Jeppson
- Barbara Best
- Bruce Brown
- Constance Bruce
- Margaret Burks and Larry Hausman
- Jane R. Cafritz
- L. Michael Cantor
- Robert Clement-Jones
- Mathilda Cox
- Harriett Crosby
- Caroline Day
- Olvia Demetriou
- Janine Despres
- Leslie Downey
- James Funkey
- Genette Gaffney
- Wendy Garner
- Grace Guggenheim
- Heidi Hatfield
- Karl Hausker
- Katharine Heyl
- Geneen Massey
- Bella McCann
- Cynthia McKee
- Helen McNeill
- Kathleen Mikitin
- Alexandra Moe
- Chi-Chi and Peter Nash
- Helen and Larry O'Brien
- Gail Ostergaard
- Margaret Pastor
- Roger Platt
- Deborah Rothberg
- Brooke Runnette
- Elizabeth Shriver
- Nancy and Simon Sidamon-Eristoff
- Marianne Smith
- Louise Stumph
- Steven Sumberg
- Patricia Walk
- Diana Walker
- Elsie Walker
- Mary Wallace
- Georgiana Warner
- Jill and John Walsh
- Cristy West
- Lenore Winters
Supporting Friends
- Melinda Becker
- Robert Blake
- Constance Bruce
- Susan Buffone
- Mary Ann Casey
- Owen Davies
- Deanna Dawson
- Palmer Dorn
- Liz Evans
- Laura Faul
- Y. Dolly Fox
- Carolina Fukukrona
- Giorgio Furioso
- Ann K. Gray
- Donna Greenfield
- Marion Guggenheim
- Bruce Guthrie
- Elsa Haubold and Tony Tripp
- Larry Hausman
- David Hensler
- Carolyn Howe
- Benjamin Hunt
- Jennifer Johnson
- Audrey Kellogg
- Andy Kroll
- William Lightfoot
- Wendy Makins
- Jane Matz
- Elizabeth Merricks
- Sharon Metcalf
- Katharine B. Morgan
- Joan Murray
- Sara Murray
- William Nash
- Mary Noble Ours
- Anne Petrov
- Rondi Pillette
- Marie Ridder
- Louise Ross
- Catherine Ryan
- S. Jacob Scherr
- Mady Schichor
- Kim Sheftal Humphries
- Dai Shi
- Susan Sidamon-Eristoff
- Mary Gabrielle Sprague
- James L. Stewart
- Margaret and John Symington
- Maki Tazawa
- Linden Von Eichel
- John Warner
- Stew Wennersten
- Janet Whittaker
- Laura Will
- Joanne Wilson
- Noreen W. Wise
Contributing Friends
- Mustafa Santiago Ali
- Carole Lewis Anderson
- Elizabeth Andes
- Fernando Arias
- Ronit Atlan
- Ankie and Fran Barnes
- Bryce Bozadjian
- Richard Cadieux
- Marjie Calvert
- Elle Carberry
- Rives and Dickson Carroll
- Julia Chandler
- Aimee Christensen
- Andrew Clark
- Robin Clarke
- Paula Cohen
- Susan Cohn
- Saurabh Dalal
- Joan Danziger
- Sarah Dean
- Ann and Steve Desloge
- Roberta Douma
- Katherine Drescher
- Louis Eby
- Ann Eilers
- Tier French
- Michael Gildenhorn
- Robert Gordon
- Solymar Grecco
- John H.
- Gail and John Hanson
- Kristin Harris
- Corbin Harwood
- Kim Hines
- Charles Kellogg
- Estee and David Little
- Gerald Lorentz
- Jane Lucas
- Maguy Maccario Doyle
- Cynthia Martin-Rolsky
- Mary M. McCracken
- Bernard Mercer
- Natasha Metzler
- Virginia Murphy
- Elizabeth Newhouse
- Roxanne Paul
- Nina and Bob Randolph
- Kathleen Reeder
- Denise Reilly
- Jacquelyn Rivas
- Jim Ross
- Mary Ross
- Claudia Russell
- Corinne Scott
- David Seidman
- Kathleen Sequeira
- P.J. Simmons
- Andrew Smith
- Joyce Smith
- Susan Soul
- Stephen Stahr
- Scott Stevens
- Leslie B. Stone
- Ken Streett
- Carmen Todd
- Andrew Warner
- Sophie Waskow Rifkin
- Richard Weil
- Brandy White
- Michelle Wyman
