2025 CALL FOR ENTRIES IS OPEN
The Bird and Nature Festival is on the hunt again for the best amateur and professional films dealing with birds, wildlife and the environment.
The selection will be shown to the public and a Jury of professionals during the event, 12th to 20th April, 2025.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 19th
PROFESSIONALS
Films about birds in their natural environment, wildlife, environment or natural history. Films from 26 to 100 minutes
AMATEURS
Competition is also open to amateur wildlife filmmakers who do sound recording, shooting or editing as a hobby. Films from 3 to 13 minutes.
THE 2024 EDITION
Preview Jury watched:
- a total of 117 hours from 134 professional films
- a total of 8 hours of 58 amateur films
Rémi RAPPE, winner of the 2023 Grand Prix, with Emma BAUS and Pierre BOUTILLIER, filmmakers, Jean-Noël RIEFFEL, ornithologist and Head of Office Français de la Biodiversité Centre / Val-de-Loire, Fabien SPICHER, ecologist from Université de Picardie-Jules Verne, Salomé GREVIN and Sarah LEDOUX, from local high school have decided of the winners of the 33rd Bird and Nature Festival.