EcoFocus Film Festival Archive
Browse the archives to discover more about the history of the EcoFocus film festival in addition to past film selections and award winners.
Film Selections 2012
Film Selections 2010
Feature Films
- "...And This Is My Garden" directed by Katharina Stieffenhofer
- A Simple Question: The Story of STRAW directed by David Donnenfield and Kevin White
- Bag It directed by Suzan Beraza
- Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez directed by Robert Cornellier
- Born Sweet directed by Cynthia Wade
- Burning in the Sun directed by Cambria Matlow and Morgan Robinson
- Call of Life directed by Monte Thompson
- Carbon Nation directed by Peter Byck
- Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision directed by Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickham
- Dirt! The Movie directed by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow
- Dirty Business: 'Clean Coal' and the Battle for Our Energy Future directed by Peter Bull
- Dive! directed by Jeremy Seifert
- Greenlit directed by Miranda Bailey
- Houston We Have a Problem directed by Nicole Torre
- Lunch Line directed by Ernie Park and Michael Graziano
- Play Again directed by Tonje Hessen Schei
- Queen of the Sun directed by Taggart Siegel
- Soundtracker directed by Nicholas Sherman
- Sun Come Up directed by Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
- The Last Days of Shishmaref directed by Jan Louter
- Vienen por el oro, vienen por todo (They come for the gold, they come for it all) directed by Pablo D'Alo Abba and Cristián Harbaruk
- Waste Land directed by Lucy Walker; co-directed by João Jardin and Karen Harley
- What's On Your Plate? directed by Catherine Gund
Short Films
- A Dog Goes From Here to There directed by Carl Knickerbocker
- A Mongolian Couch directed by George Clipp and Eva Arnold
- A Tree and a Flower directed by Tomoko Oguchi
- Coffee Awakens a National Economy directed by Rob Holmes
- Cravings directed by Jane Sablow
- CUD directed by Joe York
- Die Rechnung (The Bill) directed by Peter Wedel
- Eclipse directed by Liat Koren
- I Stopped for a Turtle This Morning directed by Champ Williams
- India Explains Solar Power to Rudy directed by Anita George
- Lighter on the Planet directed by Michael Lyons
- Mashed directed by Adam Fisher
- Plastic and Glass directed by Tessa Joosse
- Save the Future directed by Jenny Deller
- Skimming the Surface directed by Landon Lott and Tim Arnold
- Slow Coffee directed by Jason Miller and Ben Myers
- Smart Machine directed by Jane Sablow
- The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger directed by Bill Plympton
- The Hybrid Union directed by Serguei Kouchnerov
- The Machine directed by Paul Blayney
- The Smallest Thing directed by Yong Jin Kim
- Truth or Consequences directed by Sebastian Hernandez
- Wishful Thinking directed by Jane Sablow
Awards
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Audience Favorite Award: Best Feature Film
Waste Land directed by Lucy Walker; co-directed by João Jardin and Karen Harley -
Audience Favorite Award: Best Short Film
A Mongolian Couch directed by George Clipp and Eva Arnold -
Best Cinematography
Soundtracker directed by Nicholas Sherman -
Environmental Shorts Competition Jury Prize
A Mongolian Couch directed by George Clipp and Eva Arnold -
Environmental Shorts Competition: Best Animated Short Film
The Hybrid Union directed by Serguei Kouchnerov -
Green Lifestyle Award
Bag It directed by Suzan Beraza -
Human Spirit Award
Waste Land directed by Lucy Walker; co-directed by João Jardin and Karen Harley -
Most Inspirational Film
"...And This Is My Garden" directed by Katharina Stieffenhofer -
Point of View Award
Houston We Have a Problem directed by Nicole Torre -
Spirit of Activism Award
Vienen por el oro, vienen por todo (They come for the gold, they come for it all) directed by Pablo D'Alo Abba and Cristián Harbaruk -
Spirit of Innovation Award
Dirty Business: 'Clean Coal' and the Battle for Our Energy Future directed by Peter Bull
Film Selections 2009
Feature Films
- Addicted to Plastic directed by Ian Connacher
- Earth Days directed by Robert Stone
- End of the Line directed by Rupert Murray
- Homegrown directed by Robert McFalls
- Milking the Rhino directed by David E. Simpson
- No Impact Man directed by Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein
- Recipes for Disaster directed by John Webster
- Saving Luna directed by Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit
- So Right So Smart directed by Justin Maine, Guy Noerr, Leanne Robinson Maine, and Michael Swantek
- Tapped directed by Stephanie Soechtig and Jason Lindsey
- The Cove directed by Louie Psihoyos
Short Films
- A Thousand Suns directed by Stephen Marshall
- Arch's Iguanas directed by Steve Gatlin
- ARCHITECT/BUILDER/DEVELOPER directed by Jeffrey Durkin
- Clean?Coal directed by Joan Murray
- Farm! directed by Christine and Owen Masterson
- Green Eco-Machine directed by Kristen Alexander
- Hairytale directed by Lisa Forrest
- Kate and Bradbury directed by Colleen MacIsaac
- Life in Limbo directed by Sakae Ishikawa
- Nom Tèw directed by Pierre Deschamps
- Nora! directed by Joan Murray
- Out Here in the Fields: The Field on Beach Lane directed by Alec Hirschfeld
- Out of the Box directed by Asaf Billet
- Perchance to Dream directed by Lauren Kimball
- Play Hard Live Green directed by Melissa Butler
- Return to the Wild: A Modern Tale of Wolf and Man directed by Martin O'Brien and Robbie Proctor
- Skylight directed by David Bass
- The Invisible Bird Photographer directed by Dávid Attila Molnár
- The Solitary Life of Cranes directed by Eva Weber
Awards
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Audience Favorite Award
Return to the Wild: A Modern Tale of Wolf and Man directed by Martin O'Brien and Robbie Proctor -
Jury Prize for Best Animated Short
Kate and Bradbury directed by Colleen MacIsaac -
Jury Prize for Best Cinematography
The Invisible Bird Photographer directed by Dávid Attila Molnár -
Jury Prize for Creative Use of Cinema to Highlight Environmental Innovators
ARCHITECT/BUILDER/DEVELOPER directed by Jeffrey Durkin -
Jury Prize for Creative Use of Cinema to Highlight Environmental Innovators
Green Eco-Machine directed by Kristen Alexander -
Jury Prize for Creative Use of Cinema to Highlight Environmental Innovators
Hairytale directed by Lisa Forrest -
Jury Prize for Creative Use of Cinema to Highlight Environmental Innovators
Nora! directed by Joan Murray -
Jury Prize for Expanding the Idea of "Environmental" Film
The Solitary Life of Cranes directed by Eva Weber
Film Selections 2008
Feature Films
- Carving Up Oconee: A Rural County Fights for its Future directed by Celestea Sharp
- Encounters at the End of the World directed by Werner Herzog
- For the Price of a Cup of Coffee directed by Hypatia Angelique Porter
- Fuel directed by Josh Tickell
- Kilowatt Ours directed by Jeff Barrie
- Saving Luna directed by Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit
- Sharkwater directed by Rob Stewart
- Tableland directed by Craig Noble
- The Garden directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy
- The Lord God Bird directed by George Butler
- The Story of Stuff directed by Louis Fox
- The Unforeseen directed by Laura Dunn
- Up the Yangtze directed by Yung Chang
Short Films
- Attack of the Sea Slugs directed by Champ Williams
- Bottled Tap Water? directed by Martha Spiess
- Bronx River Restoration directed by Vivian Trakinski
- Charcoal Traffic directed by Nathan Collett
- Common Scents directed by Steve Whitehouse
- Fisheye Fantasea directed by Guy Chaumette
- Forest to Desert directed by Sarah Boothroyd
- Free the River Park directed by Tara Nurin
- Justicia Now! directed by Robbie Proctor and Martin O'Brien
- Ladies of the Land directed by Megan Thompson
- Living on the Edge directed by Erik Subrizi, Heather Danskin, Katie Kassof, and Scott Kutler
- Melting Ice, Rising Seas directed by Vivian Trakinski
- Mundo Caliente directed by Bob Barancik
- Myakka River State Park directed by Darryl Saffer
- North Oconee River Greenway Project directed by Charles, Berdena, Richard, David, Kenneth, and Daniel Aguar
- Papiroflexia directed by Joaquin Baldwin
- Plain Ride Penn directed by Kyia Clayton
- Puffing Away directed by Isaac King
- Ride of the Mergansers directed by Steve Furman
- Rita directed by Alison Teal Blehert-Koehn
- Saving a River: Savannah River Pollution directed by David Tapper
- Six Feet Deeper directed by Dylan Siniscalchi
- The Last Wild Horse: The Return of Takhi to Mongolia directed by Vivian Trakinski
- Trouble in the Tropics: Invasive Lionfish directed by Lyn Gerner
- Warming directed by Colleen MacIsaac
- Water Detectives directed by David Springbett
- Wonder Water Web directed by Roger Blonder
Awards
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C. David Aguar Award for Excellence in Environmental Cinematography
The Last Wild Horse: The Return of Takhi to Mongolia directed by Vivian Trakinski -
Runner-Up, Audience Award for Best Short Film
Ladies of the Land directed by Megan Thompson -
Runner-Up, Audience Award for Children's Favorite Short Film
Papiroflexia directed by Joaquin Baldwin -
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Short Film
Justicia Now! directed by Robbie Proctor and Martin O'Brien -
Winner of the Audience Award for Children's Favorite Short Film
Ride of the Mergansers directed by Steve Furman -
Winner of the Ecothena Jury Prize for Best Short Film
Justicia Now! directed by Robbie Proctor and Martin O'Brien