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21/05/2026

⏳ The countdown is on: Submissions for the European Wildlife Film Awards close on June 1!
The EWFA is the only film festival dedicated exclusively to European nature and one of Europe’s most highly endowed competitions for nature documentaries. 🌿🎬
Awards are presented in six categories, including four Jury Awards, the Short Film Award and the NDR Audience Award. All films selected for the Official Selection will be screened at our nature film cinema at the Wildlife Embassy in Hamburg.

Your film needs to focus on European wildlife. 🦉🐺🌲
Submission deadline: June 1. Link in bio to submit your film and find out more. ✨

30/04/2026

Am 6. Mai zeigen wir den Gewinnerfilm „Sepia: Die Odyssee eines Tintenfischs“ von Romain Guénard und Matthieu Le Mau. 🌊🎥
Der Film begleitet das Tintenfischweibchen Sepia durch die faszinierende und zugleich fragile Unterwasserwelt vor der Küste der Bretagne. Zwischen Gezeiten, Jagd und Umweltveränderungen entwickelt sie sich zu einer beeindruckenden Jägerin. 🐙🌿

Ausgezeichnet wurde der Film bei den European Wildlife Film Awards (EWFA) 2026 als Bester Europäischer Film – Tierwelt und steht zur Wahl für den Publikumspreis 2027. 🏆

📅 Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2026, 18:30 Uhr (Einlass 18:00 Uhr)�📍 Naturfilmkino in der Botschaft der Wildtiere, Hamburg�🌍 Sprache: Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln�🎟 Tickets im Online-Shop (Link in Bio) oder an der Abendkasse
—�On May 6, we will be screening the award-winning film “Sepia: The Odyssey of a Cuttlefish.” 🌊🎥

The film follows a young cuttlefish navigating the rich yet fragile underwater world off the coast of Brittany. 🐙🌿

Awarded Best European Film – Wildlife at the EWFA 2026 and part of the 2027 Audience Award selection. 🏆

23/04/2026

Patrick Centurioni (Austria) receives the Award for Best European Film – Nature Conservation for “Wildlife 2.0 – Adapting to a New World” 🎥🌿✨

In “Wildlife 2.0 – Adapting to a New World”, wildlife finds new ways to survive in landscapes shaped by humans. The film not only shows the challenges species face, but also highlights the people and initiatives working to protect them and restore habitats. 🐾

Endowed with €10,000 and donated by the Deutsche Wildtier Stiftung, the award honours a European film that makes an outstanding contribution to nature conservation through its storytelling, cinematic quality and impact. 🎬💚

15/04/2026

🎥The European Wildlife Film Awards are entering their third edition: Starting April 15, we will be accepting submissions for films that explore Europe’s fascinating nature and wildlife. All films must have been produced within the last two years. The submission period closes on 1 June. You may submit documentaries that explore the themes of nature, wildlife, or the environment in Europe and that were completed no more than two years prior to submission.

🦉Winners will receive prize money totaling 47,500 euros, a handcrafted wooden owl trophy, and the title “Best European Nature Film 2027.” A jury of experts from the fields of nature conservation, media, science, and culture will select the winners in the categories Wildlife (sponsored by .wildtier.stiftung), Biodiversity (sponsored by ), Nature Conservation (sponsored by .wildtier.stiftung), and Best Story (sponsored by ). In addition, there is an Audience Award (sponsored by NDR) and an award for Best Short Film (sponsored by .de ). The awards ceremony will take place on February 6, 2027, at the Embassy of Wild Animals. The patron of the EWFA is Hamburg’s Second Mayor and Senator for the Environment, .fegebank .

➡️The EWFA is the only European nature film award and also the most highly endowed nature film competition in Europe. The best submitted films will be screened at the Nature Film Theater in the Embassy of Wild Animals after the 2027 awards ceremony.

🔗You can submit your films until June 1, 2026: https://filmfreeway.com/EuropeanWildlifeFilmAwards

German translation in the comment below.⬇️

20/03/2026

Jonas Steiner (Switzerland) receives the Short Film Award for “Risky Routes.” 🎥

In “Risky Routes,” thousands of toads embark on their annual journey back to their breeding waters, facing dangerous roads and countless obstacles along the way. It is a powerful story about survival and the fragile paths of wildlife. 🌧️🐸

Endowed with €2,500 and sponsored by Frankonia Handels GmbH & Co. KG, the award honours a short film that presents its topic in a particularly compelling way — through originality, cinematic quality, storytelling or distinctive aesthetics.

13/03/2026

Over the past year, Uta Wasmuth has been a regular guest at our Wednesday Wildlife Cinema at the Wildlife Embassy, enthusiastically watching the films and casting her vote for the EWFA Audience Award. 🎬

At the European Wildlife Film Awards Gala, she joined us for the evening and kindly shared her thoughts in a short interview – including which films impressed her the most.

One film she found particularly fascinating was Fabulous Insects – Ants. 🐜
Good news: you can watch the film at our Wildlife Cinema on the 5th of August!

Join us for an evening of wildlife cinema and help decide who wins the Audience Award. 🗳️✨

07/03/2026

At the EWFA, Dagny Lüdemann served on the jury for the second time – and we spoke with her about her experience and how it felt to be part of the jury again. 🎥

Discovering undiscovered life on Earth is at the heart of her work. The biologist, science journalist and passionate diver reports from the field as Chief Science Reporter for DIE ZEIT. She covers wildlife and endangered species, investigating how and why humans are destroying their environment – and, more importantly, how this destruction can be stopped.

She has accompanied wildlife filmmakers on adventurous shoots and, as a jury member at various festivals, has watched hundreds of nature documentaries. Her personal goal: to create her own wildlife film one day.✨

Inspired by the many great films she mentions in the interview? Join us for our Wildlife Film Night every Wednesday evening.🎬🤍

27/02/2026

We’re still very much in the spirit of the European Wildlife Film Awards. 🏆�
To give you deeper insights into the event, we spoke with award winners, jury members, guests — and the artist behind the trophy. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing these special perspectives with you.

We begin with the creator of the owl itself:
Grown up in northern Germany, each owl is shaped entirely by hand with saw, carving tools and hammer by artist Marthe Zoe Böhm of Kunst vom Kutter in Eckernförde. 🪵🦉

In our interview, the artist talks about her creative process, the craftsmanship involved in making each trophy, and the story behind the locally sourced oak used to bring these distinctive awards to life.

09/02/2026

The second European Wildlife Film Awards ceremony took place last Saturday.🦉Filmmakers and invited guests celebrated nature films at the Wildlife Embassy. 🎥

Congratulations to the award winners:
🪼In the wildlife category, filmmakers Romain Guénard and Matthieu Le Mau won with their documentary “Sepia, the Odyssey of a Cuttlefish“. The prize was donated by the German Wildlife Foundation.

🏔️The award in the Biodiversity category went to filmmaker Christian Baumeister for his film “Europe – Mountains”. Many thanks to the sponsor of the category .

🐐In the Nature Conservation category, Patrick Centurioni won with the film “Wilderness 2.0 – Adapting To A New World”. The prize was donated by the German Wildlife Foundation.

🐈 The audience award, presented for the first time and sponsored by NDR, went to Alexander Sommer for “Coming Home”.

❄️The prize for the best story went to Zoltán Török for his film “My Sweden – A Changing Wilderness”. Many thanks to the sponsor of the category .

🐸 The winner in the short film category was chosen by visitors to the Wildlife Cinema. They chose the film “Risky Routes” by filmmaker Jonas Steiner. Many thanks to the sponsor of the category .de.

On the winners‘ Sunday, visitors were then able to watch all the winning films on the big screen in the Wildlife Cinema - accompanied by exciting discussions with the filmmakers and Q&A sessions with the audience. 🎬

Many thanks to all filmmakers, visitors and sponsors for a great EWFA weekend.🦉

🎬From now on, one of the 44 nature films selected for the EWFA will be shown every Wednesday in the Wildlife Cinema. Viewers can rate the films - and thus decide on the Audience Award, which will be awarded as the sixth category of the EWFA 2027.

🤝The EWFA are under the patronage of .fegebank , Second Mayor and Senator for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (BUKEA), and are supported by .

🤝 The gala was sponsored by

Video: Julian Felix Lorenz

German version in the comments below. ⬇️

07/02/2026

Congratulations: Six films about Europe’s nature have been awarded the title “Best European Nature Film 2026” as of this evening.🎉At the .der.Wildtiere, the filmmakers received the .Wildlife.Film.Awards trophies and cash prizes totaling €47,500.

🏆The winners:
🪼 Wildlife category: Romain Guénard and Matthieu Le Mau for “Sepia, the Odyssey of a Cuttlefish” (sponsor: German Wildlife Foundation).
🏔️Biodiversity category: Christian Baumeister for “Europe – Mountains” (sponsor: ).
🐐Nature Conservation category: Patrick Centurioni for “Wilderness 2.0 – Adapting To A New World” (sponsor: German Wildlife Foundation).
🐈Audience Award: Alexander Sommer for “Coming Home” (sponsor: NDR)
❄️Best Story category: Zoltán Török for “My Sweden – A Changing Wilderness” (sponsor: ).
🐸Best Short Film category: Jonas Steiner for “Risky Routes” (sponsor: .de)

🤝The EWFA are under the patronage of .fegebank, Second Mayor and Senator for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (BUKEA), and are supported by .

🤝 The gala was sponsored by

German translation in the comment below.⬇️

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