The 8th Annual River and Ocean Film Festival is BACK ON!

A peaceful scene of the Quinault River, with a moss-covered tree limb dangling in the foreground.

Quinault River en route to Enchanted Valley via the East Fork Quinault River Trail, Photo credit: Alison Lorenz

Join us on April 12 at the Rainforest Arts Center in Forks, for the 8th annual River and Ocean Film Festival. The event is free, doors open at 6 pm, and films run from 7:30-9:30 pm. The River and Ocean Film Festival will feature a collection of short films that highlight the natural and social dimensions of the coast and coastal watersheds of the Olympic Peninsula, including this year:

The Spawning Dance, by David Hahn
The Melt, by Brian Zigulich and Alex Rupp
Can the Blueback Survive?, by North Forty Films
Shelter from the Storm, by DoubleClick Productions
Tsunami 11th Relative, by Ocean Networks Canada

Check out video Q&As with some of the festival’s directors and organizers below!

John Gussman: https://youtu.be/8NQTJlczGFg

Jill Silver: https://youtu.be/Aisfm2Ggba0

Megan Juran: https://youtu.be/QV-BnzNh3MY

And see films from previous festivals here

Sponsors

The River and Ocean Film Festival is brought to you by the North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee in collaboration with Washington Sea Grant. Event partners include the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee, and the Surfrider Foundation.

Consider a submission to next year’s festival

Films must be less than 20 minutes long, and relevant to the natural or social dimensions of the coast and coastal watersheds of the Olympic Peninsula. To submit a film, please email the title and length of the film to Ian Miller at immiller@uw.edu.