DC Environmental Film Festival

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The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital is a festival held annually in Washington, DC, typically in March. It was founded by Flo Stone in 1993. EFF features over 100 films, reaches over 20,000 people and is viewed in over 50 venues throughout Washington, D.C. It is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the Nation’s Capital. EFF presents the DC area with documentary, animated, feature, and children’s films that address current environmental issues. In the past, it has focused on climate change, global oil crisis, AIDS epidemic in China, 2004 Asian tsunami and more.

The Washington Post listed venues for EFF at some of the following locations: American University; George Washington University; Avalon Theatre; National Building Museum; AFI Silver Theatre; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Goethe Institut; John F. Kenndey Center for the Performing Arts; various foreign Embassies; Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; National Museum of Women in the Arts; Woodbridge Neighborhood Library; National Geographic Society; National Zoo; National Gallery of Art, any many more locations throughout the DC area.

A March 10th 2007 article from The Washington Post stated that in the first year of the festival only 1,200 people attended. In 2007 the festival had grown to 20,000 participants with 70 venues.

“Environmental Film Festival Features Many Visual Treats for Gardeners.” Joel M. Lerner. The Washington Post. 10 March 2007. F04. [Online; 30 October 2007]