The 23rd Innsbruck Nature Film Festival has announced its winners: “Songs of Earth” was named Best Nature Documentary, and “Food for Profit” was awarded Best Environmental Documentary. The Best Green Fiction Film award went to “The Last Rhino”, directed by Canadian filmmaker Guillaume Harvey.
Aligned with the festival’s motto “We are one”, “Songs of Earth”, directed by Norwegian filmmaker Margreth Olin, impressed the jury with its sensitive portrayal of an aging individual’s connection with Norway’s natural landscape. “Food for Profit”, by the Italian directing duo Giulia Innocenzi and Pablo D’Ambrosi, explores the highly unethical practices of the meat industry.
The main prizes in the categories of Nature Film and Environmental Documentary, each worth €3,000, were sponsored by the city of Innsbruck and Innsbruck Tourism.
For the 23rd time, the Innsbruck Festival, held at the Metropol Cinema, celebrated nature, the environment, and the careful stewardship of the planet. The event was complemented by excursions into Tyrol’s unique natural landscapes.
Please find all winners here:
Directed by Ciril Jazbec
Peru's Andes face a water crisis as glaciers melt. Communities blend tradition with science to combat the threat.
Directed by Johannes Hoffmann, Magnus Klammer, Florian Furtschegger
Talking animals in Innsbruck’s Tyrolean dialect embark on humorous adventures like chases, infestations, and love.
Directed by Niobe Thompson
For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA millions of ye...
Directed by Margreth Olin
"Songs of Earth" is a cinematic journey through Norway's landscapes, blending nature's sounds and breathtaking visuals.
Directed by Catherine Barbara Marciniak
Exploring fungi's vital role in combating climate change, this film follows a journey to document Australia’s hidden species.
Directed by Guillaume Harvey
70-year-old Lili's eco-anxiety spirals after the last white rhino's death, leading to deep reflection in this stunning short.
Directed by Giulia Innocenzi, Pablo D'Ambrosi
A cinematic documentary revealing the meat industry's ties to politics, exploring factory farming's deep global impacts.
Directed by Mark Verkerk
"Planet Soil" explores the hidden, vibrant world beneath our feet, revealing how soil life sustains all life on Earth.
Directed by Moses Thuranira, Andrew H. Brown
In drought-stricken Kenya, young Turkana shepherd Kolei grapples with his fading culture and uncertain future as a warrior.
Directed by Philipp Landauer
Luciano Ellena and his mule Katty face unpredictable weather as they transport supplies to a mountain refuge.
Directed by Sénéchal, Massez, Debruyne, Carin, Duhautois
It took 7 days to create the world, it only took one to disrupt its balance.