Biodiversity Conservation
The 14th edition of SunChild IEF is dedicated to biodiversity conservation, focusing on the protection of species, habitats, ecosystems, and the intricate relationships that sustain life on Earth. Films and events within the festival will explore biodiversity loss, human impacts on nature, conservation efforts, restoration initiatives, and pathways toward ecological resilience in Armenia, the South Caucasus region, and globally.
By highlighting both the challenges and solutions related to biodiversity conservation, the festival seeks to inspire responsibility, dialogue, and action among diverse audiences.
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AWARDS
The trophies of the SunChild International Environmental Festival are unique handmade artworks created from recycled metals. These unique art works are designed and created by a distinguished artist, founder of Baghdasar Studio Sargis Baghdasaryan.
SunChild 14th International Environmental Festival has 4 nominations
Feature-length Films/Documentaries about Symbiosis Between Humans & Nature
Feature-length Documentaries and Fictional Films about Symbiosis between Humans and Nature through the lens of Abandoning Symbiosis and/or Symbiotic Harmony.
This program is dedicated to promoting public awareness of stories, issues, and challenges about symbiosis on Earth. Our responsibility is to protect habitats and relationships between humans and nature that are slowly losing contact. Showcasing films that focus on either the abandonment of symbiosis or the encouragement of symbiosis can emphasize the current problems and solutions we face in modern civilization. Films that may be submitted could be solely about symbiotic separation and symbiotic harmony, or include both thematic elements.
Short Length Films/Documentaries about Symbiosis Between Humans & Nature
Humans and Nature through the lens of Abandoning Symbiosis and/or Symbiotic Harmony.
This program is dedicated to promoting public awareness of stories, issues, and challenges about our symbiotic relationship with nature worldwide. By showcasing short films that focus on either the abandonment of our symbiotic relationship or the encouragement of symbiosis, it can emphasize the current problems and solutions we face in modern civilization. Films that may be submitted could focus solely on symbiotic separation and symbiotic harmony, or include both thematic elements.
John Burton Conservation Award: Films about Conservationists
Films about Conservationists from all around the world. Named after conservationist John Burton, this award will spotlight films about nature conservation with a strong directorial vision. With this award, SunChild IEF wants to honor the memory of John Burton, who passed away in May 2022. The award will be granted to the best conservation films about individuals, who strive to make a change in the world. John Burton was a revolutionary, visionary, and inspirational conservationist whose creative thinking saved over 300,000 hectares of threatened habitat from damaging development. He challenged the usual approaches to preserving wild creatures and their habitats. Sir David Attenborough described him as “a truly wonderful man, more altruistic, more energetic, braver and more original than almost anyone I have known.”
Non-Competition Films for Environmental Educational
In this program we have included films, which are telling stories about variuos environmental issues around the globe. The program aims to raise awareness on the environmental challanges of the world.