Innsbruck Nature Film Festival

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The Innsbruck Nature Film Festival (INFF) is an annually held film competition on the topics of nature and environment based in Innsbruck, Austria. [1] The festival is part of the Green Film Network, [2] an international association of environmental film festivals with the common goal to raise the awareness of environmental topics. The festival was founded in 2013 by festival director Johannes Kostenzer. [3]

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Awarded films

<i>Virunga</i> (film) 2014 British documentary film directed by Orlando von Einsiedel

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Orlando von Einsiedel British film producer

Orlando von Einsiedel is a British film director. He directs mostly documentary films that investigate global social issues, and has filmed in various places around the world, including Africa, Asia, America and the Arctic. von Einsiedel became known for his award winning film Virunga, produced with the cooperation of Virunga National Park director Prince de Merode.

Banking Nature is a documentary that looks at the growing movement to monetize the natural world and to turn endangered species and threatened areas into instruments of profit.

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References

  1. "Homepage of the Innsbruck Nature Film Festival". Innsbruck Nature Film Festival. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. "Homepage of the Green Film Network". Green Film Network. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. Online, Tiroler Tageszeitung. "Großes Kino für die Stadt | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online - Nachrichten von jetzt!". Tiroler Tageszeitung Online. Retrieved 21 November 2016.