2024 International Vegan Film Fest is Open for New Submissions

Video and film have become the most powerful tools to reach and inspire the masses. Recognizing this, the International Vegan Film Festival (IVFF) exists to celebrate the groundbreaking work of filmmakers who are crafting a vegan world, one documentary, movie, or social media reel at a time. Currently, the IVFF is accepting new submissions, including social media reels, a testament to its commitment to evolving with the times.

UnchainedTV is collaborating with IVFF to stream films from the festival, broadening the reach of these impactful stories. Recently, Emma Schwarz, IVFF’s new Executive Director joined UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell to discuss this unique festival.

Emma Schwarz is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, author, and dedicated vegan activist. Besides her role at IVFF, she is the Co-Founder and CEO of Veganography, a film production and media company that creates content inspiring the public to embrace the vegan lifestyle. Veganography’s films, known for their compelling 3D animation, have received numerous awards and have been featured on prominent platforms like PBS.

Since its inception in Toronto, Canada, in 2018, the IVFF has grown in prominence. Schwarz notes, “We usually get around 50 films submitted every year. Then, at the annual festival, we usually screen around 10 to 15. However, we also present awards in eight different categories to films that are not able to be screened at the film festival because of time constraints. We try to make the festival as interactive as possible for our audience. We really want it to be a very inspiring experience.”

This year, IVFF has an exciting new category: social media reels. Schwarz explains, “The most exciting new development is that we’re now accepting social media reels as a category in our festival because we truly believe that social media is an absolute art form that deserves recognition. Social media is where most people get their information nowadays, so we want to recognize the creators who are reaching vast audiences through social media because it is the center of modern content consumption and animal activism.”

You can submit your film here!

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