Earth Stories Film Festival
Young filmmakers up to the age of 25 from around the world are being invited to submit their work for this award winning, international film festival, founded and run by students and staff at Keele.
The Earth Stories Film Festival will be taking place on the 26 March 2025, at the Wade Conference Centre,
Earth Stories is a Keele University based environmental film festival aimed at young filmmakers up to the age of 25. The festival is a student-led initiative that provides a platform for students and young filmmakers from across the world to showcase their filmmaking talent. The event is managed by students from across the university and supported by staff from across academic disciplines. The festival will present new and inspirational stories addressing the climate crisis, nature's degradation, and highlight pathways for sustainable futures through human-nature reconnections. This festival was originally funded by former Keele University students through the Alumni Keele Key Fund.
For information regarding our 2025 festival, submission criteria and terms and conditions, see here.
Organisers
Director - Katherine Chapman
Assistant Director - Anushka Kabboor
Community Co-ordinator and Founding Member - Aaliyah Gibbings-Gardner
Communications Lead - Millie Tynan
Marketing and Promotional Officer - Holly Martella
Technical Lead - Matthew Ashley
Technical Lead - Joseph McLeod
Chair of the Senior Judging panel - Amelia Walton
Founding Member and Academic Lead - James McAteer
Resource packs
Download the Earth Stories Film Festival Resource Pack for lesson plans and activity sheets inspired by films from the 2023 festival. Designed to align with the UK national curriculum, these resources support engaging, sustainability-focused learning.
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Primary resource pack
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Secondary resource pack
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