Welcome to the 19th international Nature Film Competition
6 – 9 October 2020
Innsbruck, Tyrol
Welcome to the 19th international Nature Film Competition
6 – 9 October 2020
Innsbruck, Tyrol
THE FILM FESTIVAL
Short or long, documentary or story, thought-provoking, factual, shocking, fascinating, reflective and just simply beautiful. This is the description of the films that will be shown to the public from 6 – 9 October 2020 in Innsbruck.
INFF is an international nature film competition dealing with the topics nature, environment and sustainability. The 19th edition will take place in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria from 6 – 9 october 2020. INFF is the key event of the INTERNATIONAL NATURE FESTIVAL.
Covid-19: We are closely monitoring the Corona virus situation (COVID-19) and are in close contact with the authorities. The safety of our guests and visitors as well as our employees, partners and helpers has the highest priority!
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
Three categories and three Special Awards
INFF is awarding five commendations in three categories and three 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 € 15,000.00.
Find the winners 2020 here!
THE
PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE OF THE CITY OF INNSBRUCK
In Innsbruck, the cultural programme is rich and diverse. Part of it is the INFF who found a great supporter in the City of Innsbruck. Therefore, in the categories Best Nature Documentary and Best Environmental Documentary, the “Grand Prizes of the City of Innsbruck” are awarded by the Mayor of Innsbruck himself!
“GRAND PRIZE OF THE CITY OF INNSBRUCK
FOR THE BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY”
Worth € 3.000
“GRAND PRIZE OF THE CITY OF INNSBRUCK
FOR THE BEST ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY”
Worth € 3.000
SHORT FILMS
In cinema, TV and at festivals, short films are very often underrated and underappreciated. Largely, after a short period of festival screenings, they end up on the internet and then vanish completely. We very much value this art form and therefore, nominate Short Films to help them take their rightful place on the big screen.
“Award for the best short film“
Worth € 2.000
“Award for the best animation short film“
Worth € 1.000
TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG AWARD FOR YOUNG TALENTS
The Tiroler Tageszeitung is a print and online media platform with the strongest coverage in the federal state. To have them on board is very important for the INFF. To spread facts and to draw attention to issues is a concern both for the TT and for our youth and their films. The prize is generously provided by the Tiroler Tageszeitung.
“TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG AWARD
FOR YOUNG TALENTS”
Worth € 1.000
CHRISTIAN BERGER CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
Dedicated to and well-chosen from Christian Berger, Oscar nominated cameraman and producer, selected INFF 2020 films have the possibility to be awarded with this cinematographic performance prize worth € 2,000.
Binoculars EL 8×32 with a
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SPECIAL AWARD „BEST FILM ON THE TOPIC OF SOIL 2020“
Five years after the proclaimed “International Year of Soils 2015” by the United Nations, land as a resource remains an important issue. In close cooperation with the University of Innsbruck and the province of Tyrol (Department of Agricultural Education, Hunting and Fishing), donated by Fröschl, this special prize worth € 2,000 will once again be awarded in 2020.
In addition, all films submitted to the INFF will be assessed according to the following criteria: function, use, consumption, threats and protection of soil, food security, soil biodiversity and soil ecology.
VISIONS SPECIAL AWARD 2020
The VISIONS SPECIAL AWARD will be eligible to all films that have been submitted to the festival in 2020. In awarding this prize, worth € 1,000, the INFF Jury pays special attention to visionary ideas, solution finding and creativity in trying to form a better future and a better world. With this award, INFF wishes to shine a spotlight on filmmakers with exceptional vision.
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.
Johannes Kostenzer
Tyrolean Environmental Ombudsman, INFF & INF festival director, Innsbruck
Adele Kohout
Deputy managing director of DOK.fest München, Munich
Katja Trippel
Journalist and author, editorial board of “360° GEO Reportage” (arte), Berlin
Pedro Piñeiro Fuente
Producer and director of Ecozine – Festival Internacional de Cine y Medio Ambiente, Zaragoza
Katja Becker
Environmental filmmaker and activist, Lüneburg
Nuno Escudeiro
Author and documentary filmmaker, Zelig Filmschool, Tomar
SPECIAL JURY FOR BEST FILM ON THE TOPIC OF SOIL 2020
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
Heribert Insam
Head of the Institute for Microbiology, University of Innsbruck
Judith Ascher-Jenull
Scientific researcher at the Institute of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck
Johannes Kostenzer
Tyrolean Environmental Ombudsman, INFF & INF festival director, Innsbruck
Thomas Peham
Soil-expert (“Soilist”) Government of Tyrol, Innsbruck
SPECIAL JURY FOR CHRISTIAN BERGER CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD 2020
Christian Berger
Director of photography, producer, director and professor, Oscar nomination for director of cinematography for DAS WEISSE BAND (2010), Vienna
Judith Benedikt
Director of Photography, director and art historian, Lienz
SPECIAL JURY FOR THE BEST FILM ON THE TOPIC OF VISION 2020
„YOUNG TALENTS“-PUBLIKUMSVOTING TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG 2020
