20th Innsbruck Nature Film Festival
19 – 22 October 2021
Innsbruck, Tyrol
THE FILM FESTIVAL
Short or long, documentary or story, thought-provoking, factual, shocking, fascinating, or just simply beautiful: These words describe the films that we are happy to screen at Metropol Kino in Innsbruck in October 2021 – as a live festival, a real highlight during these Corona-times!
2021 the Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary and we are already looking forward to new fantastic films about nature, our environment and sustainablilty. It will take place in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria from 19 – 22 October 2021. INFF is the key event of the INTERNATIONAL NATURE FESTIVAL.
Hear from our community
“The INNSBRUCK NATURE FILM FESTIVAL is a 5 star experience for filmmakers.My best experience amongst all the other prestigious festivals where our film won.”
— Filmmaker, AUSTRALIA
Winner: Best Film On The Topic Of Soil 2018
(THE KINGDOM)
“The films shown at the INNSBRUCK NATURE FILM FESTIVALS allow me to dive into different worlds, travel to foreign countries, but also make discoveries in my own backyard that excite and touch me.”
— Leitung Cine Tirol Film Commission, ÖSTERREICH
“The INNSBRUCK NATURE FILM FESTIVAL is an exemplary gem of sustainability through the arts, with a remarkable selection of films and collateral events.”
— Filmmaker, journalist, artist, ITALY
“Hosted by inspirational and enthusiastic programmers, who select Innovative Film and Documentaries, that celebrate the natural world and our place in it. Couldn’t have asked for a better festival.”
— Filmmaker, IRELAND
Winner: Best Environmental Documentary 2018
(THE SILVER BRANCH)
“The INNSBRUCK NATURE FILM FESTIVAL is one of my absolute favourites, because you can feel the sweat, tears and passion that go into it, the program is diverse and the atmosphere in the amazing theatre in the city of Innsbruck amidst the Alps is unique!”
— Filmmaker, GERMANY
Winner: Best Nature Documentary 2018
(WHITE WOLVES – GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC)
“Coming to the Innsbruck Nature Film Festival feels like diving into another world for some days. Being surrounded by so many nature lovers, creative directors from all over the world, a passionate Festival-team and the beautiful Alps is very inspiring and I enjoy the variety of films as much as the discussions with the Jury and the public.”
— Editorial journalist at GEO and 360°GEO-Reportage/ARTE, GERMANY
Annamaria Talas
Johannes Köck
Chiara Isabella Spagnoli Gabardi
Katrina Costello
Oliver Goetzl
Katja Trippel
THE FILMS 2021
Five categories and four Special Awards
INFF is awarding commendations in five categories and four special awards and this year once again expresses its sincere gratitude to the sponsors who make it possible to award the winning films with prizes totalling € 18.000,-.
THE
PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Innsbruck is the capital of Tyrol and deeply committed to a careful approach to nature. In this respect, we are also very pleased in 2021 to have reliable partners in the City of Innsbruck and Innsbruck Tourismus, who will award the main prizes for the two categories Nature Documentary and Environmental Documentary.
„GRAND PRIZE FOR THE BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY”
worth € 3.000,-
„GRAND PRIZE FOR THE BEST ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY”
worth € 3.000,-
SHORT FILMS
We very much value this cinematic art form and therefore nominate short films to let them take their rightful place on the big screen.
„AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM“
worth € 1.500,-
„AWARD FOR THE BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM“
worth € 1.500,-
„YOUNG TALENTS AWARD” by TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG
Our long-standing partner, the Tiroler Tageszeitung, has the strongest reach in the country as a print and online medium. With this award, it promotes young filmmakers who tell visual stories – whether with a professional camera or a smart phone.
„YOUNG TALENTS AWARD”
by TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG
worth € 1.000
The jury will award the following special prizes to selected films from the Short List:
NEW: „WILD WOMEN AWARD”
We celebrate women directors and/or cinematographers in the field of nature/environmental documentary with this new award.
„WILD WOMEN AWARD”
worth € 2.000,–
NEW: „PROTECT OUR PLANET AWARD”
The jury honors a creative cinematic realization in presenting visionary ideas and proposals for a more respectful treatment of our planet.
„PROTECT OUR PLANET AWARD”
worth € 2.000,–
donated by UNIQA
„CHRISTIAN BERGER CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD”
Dedicated to and personally selected by Christian Berger, Oscar nominated cameraman and producer (The White Ribbon, The Piano Teacher, By the Sea).
„CHRISTIAN BERGER CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD”
Non-cash-prize worth € 1.400,-
CL Companion binoculars
variable phone adapter
SPECIAL AWARD „BEST FILM ON THE TOPIC OF SOIL 2021“
A healthy soil is the basis of a healthy life – for plants, humans and animals. This award, which is being presented for the sixth time this year, shall remind us of this.
SPECIAL AWARD „BEST FILM ON THE TOPIC OF SOIL 2021“
worth € 2.000,-
donated by Fröschl, province of Tyrol and University of Innsbruck
THE
JURY
It’s in the mix
Comparing artistic works such as films, each one a jewel in itself, evaluating them and in the end choosing the winners is an especially difficult task and requires particularly sensitive and attentive people. Here we present the high-calibre members of this year’s INFF jury.
JURY MEMBERS 2021
Johannes Kostenzer
Tyrolean Environmental Obudsman, Festival director INFF & INF
Tom Synnatschke
Executive Producer NDR Naturfilm / Doclights GmbH, Hamburg
Andrea Walji
Head of Content & Production Waterbear Network, Amsterdam (NL)
Eleonora Isunza de Pech
Board Member GreenFilmNetwork, Founder Festival Cinema Planeta, Mexico City
Paula Iglesias Rodriguez
Director „It‘s just Fish“ (Award Winner Short Film 2020)
Marta Gómez
Co-Juror with Paula Iglesias Rodriguez, Al Borde Films, Bilbao
Stephanie Pocklington
Modeling Supervisor Animal Logic, Sydney (AUS)
Sean Lin
Producer / Co-Founder Studio Birthplace, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) / Amsterdam (NL)
Yann Leroy
Composition Supervisor Fortiche Productions, Paris (F)
Juliette Gramaglia
Editor (Chargée de Programme) Dept. Science, French-German public TV channel arte, Strasbourg (F)
Uwe H. Martin
Visual Storyteller, Hamburg (D) / USA
Lia Furxhi
GreenFilmNetwork / Film Research/Programming Cinemambiente Film Festival, Torino (Italy)
SPECIAL JURY FOR BEST FILM ON THE TOPIC OF SOIL 2021
Thomas Peham
Soil-Expert (“Soilist”) Government of Tyrol, Innsbruck
Heribert Insam
Head of the Institute for Microbiology, University of Innsbruck
Judith Ascher-Jenull
Scientific Associate at the Institute of Microbiology / University of Innsbruck
Maria Gomez-Brandón
Senior Researcher for Microbiology, Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Andreas Baumgarten
Chairman of the Pedological Society Austria, Head of Department for Soil Health and Plant Nutrition at AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Vienna
SPECIAL JURY FOR CHRISTIAN BERGER CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD 2021
Christian Berger
Director of photography, producer, director and professor, Oscar nomination for director of cinematography for DAS WEISSE BAND (2010), Vienna
„YOUNG TALENTS“-READERS VOTING TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG 2021
