SEE WHAT NATURE LOOKS LIKE THROUGH THE LENS OF OUR FESTIVAL!

Get ready for the 2023 IHS Film Festival!

Do you have a passion for plants, educating others and addressing the many tough issues? The demand on the Earth’s plant kingdom is facing unfathomable challenges and we would like your take on this subject.

Consider entering an existing or newly produced film with that passion that will help ignite the desire within you and others to contribute to the International Herb Symposium Film Festival.

CATEGORIES for IHS Film Festival 2023:

GLADSTAR AWARD – “Best in Festival” Any category.

FEATURE FILM – 46 to 120 minutes.

SHORT FILM – 5 to 45 minutes. 

STEVEN FOSTER STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD - Capture Nature's Art.

YES, WE HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK!

Our first ever film festival ran from June 25 – September 25, 2022.

AND IT WAS A SUCCESS!

THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES AND VIEWERS FOR THE ONLINE SCREENING EVENT WAS PHENOMENAL.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO JOINED!

The International Herb Symposium Film Festival is proud & grateful for the submissions we’ve received thus far. As a Film Festival, for our first year, this is a milestone for the world of plants.

We continue to spread the word as we receive top-quality original films and photography by talented artists from around the world.

The International Herb Symposium Film Festival is proud & grateful for the submissions we’ve received thus far. As a Film Festival, for our first year, this is a milestone for the world of plants.

We continue to spread the word as we receive top-quality original films and photography by talented artists from around the world.

We encourage you to take part!

 
 

TOPIC SUGGESTIONS:


  • Conservation & Environmental Issues

  • Diverse Voices / Cultural Stories

  • Endangered Plants

  • Forest Bathing / Nature Rx

  • Growing Herbs

  • Good Practice Agriculture

  • Herbal Supply Chain (Harvesting/Selling)

  • History of Herbal Knowledge

  • Indigenous / Ancestral Medicine

  • Integrative Medicine

  • Legends of Herbalism

  • Mushrooms/Mycology

  • Permaculture

  • Plant-Based Textiles

  • Plant Conservation

  • Plant Folklore

  • Sacred Sites

  • Traditional Healing

  • Trees, the tallest of Herbs