You're Invited: CFF '26 Open Call Party
Join us next Tuesday to celebrate the open call along with Climate Tech Cities!
Big news (and even better company): our 2026 open call is here.
To celebrate, we’re hosting a happy hour at OCabanon for filmmakers, friends, and climate pros next Tuesday, February 17 along with Climate Tech Cities. Interested in getting involved or submitting a film? Swing by, meet the team, and make new friends! RSVP here.
💃 Open Call Party w/ NY Climate Tech
We’re celebrating the kickoff of our open call for film submissions with a launch party! Join us and Climate Tech Cities next Tuesday, February 17 from 6-8pm at OCabanon in Chelsea to connect with our team, filmmakers, climate professionals, and new friends about climate cinema and storytelling. Cash bar.
🗓️ Tuesday, February 17
⏱️ 6:00-8:00pm
📍 OCabanon, 245 W 29th St (between 7th and 8th Avenues), New York, NY 10001
🙋♀️ Volunteer to Screen Film Submissions
Calling all filmmakers, environmentalists, and NY film enthusiasts! Want to watch amazing climate films and help shape the festival lineup? We’re still accepting volunteers to screen the films submitted to the festival! Apply here by February 18.
What You’ll Do:
🍿 Watch movies before anyone else. Every movie submitted to the fest is watched and evaluated by multiple screeners.
📝 Evaluate films using a rubric provided by CFF. Films are evaluated with a shared rubric and guide. After the initial screening period, top-rated films go to our senior programming team, who make the final selections for the 2026 festival.
🦸 Be an essential part of the Climate Film Fest! Your efforts are crucial in helping shape our final program!
🐦 Early Bird Submissions Due February 19
Thinking about submitting your film to CFF ’26? Our open call is happening now! We’re looking for bold and boundary-pushing works, from narrative and documentary features to experimental shorts and music videos. If it’s climate related, we want to see it.
Submissions are open until May 15, but the early bird deadline is right around the corner: Thursday, February 19.
Submit by our early bird deadline to enjoy reduced rates for filmmakers:
📺 Shorts & Episodics:
$30$15 until Feb. 19⭐️ Features:
$40$25 until Feb. 19👨🎓 Young Filmmakers:
$15$10 until Feb. 19
Questions about our Open Call process? Check out our FAQ!
Why do we charge? CFF is a nonprofit organization, and submission fees directly support the festival. We strive to keep the fees affordable, and we do offer a limited number of submission fee waivers to anyone for whom the entry fee presents a barrier to submission.