Innsbruck Nature Film Festival 6-11 October

innsbruck nature film festival is a renowned nature and environmental film festival in Austria, which will take place for the 24th time in 2025. The international film contest attracts every year hundreds of filmmakers. Established as a key cultural event in Tyrol and Innsbruck, it covers topics such as nature, ecology and sustainability in addition to artistic film aspects.

We promote networking and serve as a global platform for filmmakers, in cooperation with the IUCN CEC, the Alpine Convention and the Green Film Network.

Our Shortlist is here!

As summer slowly fades, we’re looking ahead and are thrilled to unveil the Shortlist for the upcoming inff!

winners '25

WILD WOMEN AWARD

Oceania: Journey to the Center

On a sinking Pacific atoll, a mother and son fight rising seas and colonization to preserve culture.

Best GREEN FICTION FILM

Through Rocks and Clouds

An 8-year-old herder’s hopes and hardships unfold in the Andes as mining threatens his village.

Best Short Green Fiction

Taxidermist

A taxidermist’s delivery job unravels into a surreal chase where hunter becomes hunted.

Best SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Tigereyes

A poetic portrait of Hamna, a hijab-wearing diver whose bond with tiger sharks challenges fear and stigma.

Best Film on the Topic of SOIL

Soil: The World at Our Feet

Five artists explore soil’s hidden life, revealing its vital role in ecosystems, climate, and our shared future.

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Best SHORTFILM FOR KIDS

Seeotter: Tierische Klimaschützer

Sea otters return to California’s coast, helping restore kelp forests and balance to the ocean.

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Best Film on the Topic of BIODIVERSITY

Die geheimnisvolle Welt der Pinguine

From Antarctica to deserts, Bertie Gregory captures penguin lives and behaviors never seen before.

Special Nature Jury Award

Flamingos: Life after the meteorite

A nine-year journey with Caribbean flamingos, capturing rituals, surprises, and the struggle to raise a family.

Best NATURE DOCUMENTARY

Birdsong

Ornithologist Seán Ronayne sets out to record every Irish bird song in this moving portrait of loss and hope.

Best Glacier Film

Grönland – Eiswelt im Wandel

In Greenland’s melting Arctic, wildlife and Inuit communities face upheaval from today’s climate crisis.

CHRISTIAN BERGER CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD

Iron Winter

In Mongolia’s coldest winter, two herders fight storms and wolves to protect 2,000 horses.

Best ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY

Searching for Amani

Armed with a camera, 13-year-old Simon confronts grief, conflict, and climate change in Kenya.

Best Film on the Topic of QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ALPS

Requiem in Weiss

Filmed at 14 Alpine sites, this documentary reflects on vanishing glaciers, tourism, and saying goodbye to ice.

Best ANIMATION SHORT FILM

Black Tide

A hand-drawn animated tribute to the people of Mauritius during the 2020 Wakashio oil spill.

Submissions open!

Submissions for the 25th edition are open now! Be an early bird and submit your film now!

The festival guide

In the magazine you will find information about the festival, the complete programme, the film descriptions and highlights, the experiences on offer and stories from and about the innsbruck nature film festival.