The Environmental Film Festival Australia is a film festival which screens domestically and internationally produced environmental films around Australia. [1] [2]
The festival launched in 2010 as the Environmental Film Festival Melbourne and has been held annually since. [3] [4] In 2015, the festival changed its name to reflect its intention to expand [5] and held additional screenings in Canberra and Hobart. [3] In 2016 the festival presented screenings in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Hobart. [6] In 2017 the festival presented screenings in Melbourne and Canberra. [7] In 2018 the festival will present screenings in Melbourne. [8]
The festival is a 100% volunteer-run organisation. The current director is Nathan Senn. Previous directors were Brooke Daly and Chris Gerbing. [9]
In 2015, the festival's patrons were Bob Brown, Linh Do, Adam Bandt and filmmaker, Heidi Douglas. [10]