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Occasionally, when we share a poster containing AI-generated imagery, we receive a comment asking how an environmental film festival can justify using artificial intelligence. It is a fair question. AI has environmental, economic, and ethical consequences that should be examined openly. As an environmental film festival, we should be willing to examine our own choices too. But answering the question honestly also requires explaining the reality in which our festival operates. The reality...

OWC 2026 In late May and early June 2026, the British Columbia Environmental Film Festival (BCEFF) partnered with the Centre for Ocean Literacy Collaboration (COLC), Ocean Week Canada, Canadian Geographic, and an incredible network of local organizations to deliver a national tour celebrating the power of environmental storytelling. Over eight days, BCEFF Co-Founders Dr. Jennifer Jackson and Pezhman Hadavi travelled across Canada, presenting award-winning environmental films, facilitating...

Ocean Week Canada 2026 From Film to Immersive Art: How BCEFF Helped Spark You Are Here Earlier this month, CBC Radio featured You Are Here—an immersive environmental art installation that invited people to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with the ocean through sound, movement, and living visuals. The installation, created by artist Julie Kim as part of Ocean Week Canada, transforms public space into an immersive kelp forest experience. Rather than teaching visitors through facts and...