NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF) is a three-day celebration of nature and outdoor adventure through film. Started in Los Olivos in 2018, the festival has showcased hundreds of national and international filmmakers’ works to the thrill and delight of thousands of attendees. In 2023 NTFF will celebrate its 5th anniversary and will be held in the Santa Barbara area for the first time, bringing the festival to a wide and inclusive community full of nature enthusiasts and film lovers, as well as a region famous for its world class hospitality.

Submissions for the 5th festival will open soon and will welcome ‘long and short form submissions in the categories of Adventure, Animation, Biography, Conservation, Kids Connecting With Nature, Scenic, Student, and a special genre called Outdoors & Out of Bounds. Juried awards will be determined by a panel of film industry professionals, outdoor guides and teachers. Awards will be given out for Best in Category, Best Depiction of Children Connecting to Nature – the “Dan Conaway Award,” Best in Festival Overall, and an “Igniting Passion for Film Award.” There will also be an Audience Favorite award.

Schedule of Films:

Friday, October 6, 2023

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara,
8301 Hollister Avenue,
Santa Barbara, CA

6:30 PM Opening Night
Welcome Reception

Wild Waters
Opening Night Film + Party

Saturday, October 7, 2023

The Leta Hotel, 5650 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117,

10:00 AM Outdoor Filmmaking Panel

8:00 PM Passholder + Filmmaker Party

Metropolitan Fairview Theatre - Screen 1,
225 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117

11:30 AM Shorts Block 1
4 films! Q&A

1:20 PM Out There: A National Parks Story
Q&A

3:10 PM My Alaskan Journey
Q&A

5:00 PM The Way Of The Cheetah preceded by 2 min short

6:45 PM Peak Season

Metropolitan Fairview Theatre - Screen 2,
225 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117

11:45 AM Until The Last Drop

1:15 PM Shorts Block 2
4 films | Q&A

3:15 PM Shorts Block3
5 films | Q&A

4:50 PM Shorts Block 4
4 films | Q&A

7:00 PM (To Be Announced)

Sunday, October 8, 2023

The Leta Hotel, 5650 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117

10:00 NTFF Filmmaker Panel

7:00 PM | Closing Night
Awards Ceremony Farewell Party

Metropolitan Fairview Theatre - Screen 1,
225 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117

11:30 AM Paved Paradise

1:30 PM Hudson River Wild preceded by 4 min short, Q&A

3:05 PM Epic Bill, Q&A

5:00 PM Big Wave Guardians

Metropolitan Fairview Theatre - Screen 2,
225 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117

11:35 AM Shorts Block 5
4 films I Q&A

1:20 PM Shorts Block 6
4 films | Q&A

3:15 PM Shorts Block 7
4 films | Q&A

5:10 PM Cactus Hotel preceded by 16 min short, Q&A

Dates: October 6 - 8, 2023

Locations:

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, 8301 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA
The Leta Hotel, 5650 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117
Metropolitan Fairview Theatre, 225 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117

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