đ Your Guide to Monday at CFF: Narrative Change Summit
Donât miss CFF's grand finale: a day dedicated to climate storytelling and solutions.
Today is the final day of CFF! Weâre finishing the festival with our inaugural Narrative Change Summit, where weâll explore how creative media can reimagine whatâs possible. Attend just one session or spend the whole day with usâwe canât wait to see what we create together!
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đď¸ Monday Schedule: Narrative Change Summit
đ Thank You to Our 2025 Festival Sponsors & Supporters
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Narrative Change Summit
đ Monday, September 22
đSVA Theatre, 333 W 23 Street, New York, NY 10011
âNarratives shape more than storiesâthey shape markets, policy, and public imagination. Our Narrative Change Summit convenes influential storytellers, cultural leaders, and business innovators to explore how creative media can mainstream climate solutions and mobilize real-world action.
9:45 - 10:00 AM || Opening Remarks
10:00 - 10:50 AM || Powering the Narrative: Philanthropyâs Role in Climate Media
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM || Climate Through a New Lens: Expanding the Changemakerâs Toolkit with XR
12:30 - 1:20 PM || Beyond the Billboard: Brands, Action, and Impact
1:25 - 1:40 PM || Film as a Vessel for Science: A Plastic Odyssey Story
2:00 - 3:30 PM || Groundbreaking: Regenerative Agriculture Through the Directors' Lens
3:45 - 4:45 PM || Better by Design: Solutions On Screen
5:00 - 6:45 PM || Films from the Frontlines: Stories that Lead to Climate Action
đ Thank You to Our 2025 Festival Sponsors & Supporters
Premiere Sponsors: The Carmack Collective, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Visionary Sponsors: Agog, Nespresso, Universal Pictures
Champion Sponsors: Compassion in World Farming, Climate Power, Earthrise Studio, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Mercy for Animals, Pique Action, The Puffin Foundation, SNĂCAP, Tidal Vision, and Watershed.
The Guardian is the presenting media sponsor. The festival logo and design come from Studio Rodrigo. Legal services are from Romanette Legal. Earth Angel is the sustainability partner. Ecodeo created the festival trailer. The Everset provided furniture. Edge Auto loaned electrical vehicle services. The marquee theater partner is Regal. Compostable supplies are provided by SupplyClub. Awards are hand-crafted by Fernanda Uribe-Horta. Business development services were provided by ImpactECI.
Food and beverage in-kind partners include Bronx Brewery, Bearâs Fruit, Cafe dâAvignon, Just Ice Tea, Open Water, Remedy Organics, Rethink Food, and Stumptown. Screenings and events take place at DGA Theater, Regal Essex Crossing, Essex Market, and SVA Theatre.
This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by the funding agencies the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ), and the Howard Gilman Foundation, and administered by LMCC.