The 15th Annual International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) is now accepting film submissions. IOFF is the biggest festival of its kind in North America, featuring dozens of ocean-themed films by independent filmmakers from around the world.

Films can be be documentaries, narratives, shorts, animation or full-length films on topics including but not limited to marine wildlife, conservation, ocean environments, coastal cultures, ocean sports and exploration, ocean heroes and innovative technology designed to help protect the ocean.

The festival is held March 8-11, 2018 at Cowell Theater in Fort Mason, along the northern waterfront of San Francisco.

Student submissions opened today, and the early submission deadline for all films is October 1, 2017. Learn more.