Attenborough at 100 and Australia’s first Nature Film Award Makes its Debut
Nature Takes the Lead as Bangalow Film Festival Unveils Landmark Green Frame Award
A brand new dimension to Bangalow Film Festival (BFF) 2026 Green Frame Nature Documentary Award 11–21 June 2026 | A&I Hall, Bangalow
The natural world takes centre stage as the Bangalow Film Festival unveils Australia’s first Green Frame Nature Documentary Award. Five international and Australian documentaries will compete for the first Green Frame Nature Documentary Award. This inaugural 2026 event marks the beginning of a vital new platform for documentary film and discourse. The Green Frame Nature Documentary Award is the only Australian award entirely dedicated to nature and environmental films. It reflects BFF’s commitment to meaningful storytelling with genuine impact. The launch of the Award sends a signal to audiences, industry stakeholders, and institutions that stories at the intersection of nature, humanity and the planet are more urgent than ever - and that they deserve to be seen, heard, and acted upon.
"These films weave together the human experience with nature and science in ways that inform, move, and ignite both action and imagination. The conversations they open are ones we can no longer afford to delay. The Green Frame Nature Documentary Award is ultimately a reminder to each person watching the selected films that they are not a bystander to the natural world. They are part of it, and their voice and actions belong in the conversation and carry weight.” — Christian Pazzaglia, Founder & Director, Bangalow Film Festival
Never has there been a more important time to support and to continue championing films that connect audiences to the natural world. Attenborough’s voice has been one to share the natural world with generations.
This year, audience members get to cast a vote, alongside a high-profile jury including some of the most respected voices in environmental storytelling and screen culture in the country:
Molly Reynolds, acclaimed director and producer behind celebrated documentaries including My Name Is Gulpilil, Another Country and A Portrait of Love; Chadden Hunter, the biologist-turned-filmmaker and long-time collaborator of David Attenborough on landmark series including Planet Earth and Frozen Planet; Mark Lewis, award-winning filmmaker exploring the complex relationships between humans and animals with films such as Cane Toads: An Unnatural History; Anne Chesher, producer, academic, and leading authority on screen education with extensive experience developing content for National Geographic Television, and Jono Allen, underwater photographer, environmental scientist, marine megafauna guide, and recipient of the 2026 World Nature Photographer of the Year Gold Prize and Grand Jury Prize.
Never has the been a more important time to support and to continue championing films that connect audiences to the natural world. The Green Frame Nature Documentary Award is made possible with the generous support of the Award’s Presenting Partners Stone & Wood and Banyula.
In 2027, the Green Frame is set to expand with the launch of a 3-day Industry Forum dedicated to nature, environmental and ecological film productions and photography - a catalyst industry event aimed at bringing together filmmakers, producers, distributors, scientists, and conservationists. BFF returns for its sixth year of cinematic excellence with a global line up of stellar storytelling voices. Across 11 days, audiences can experience 26 feature films, including one World Premiere and five Australian premieres, alongside cult classics, film concerts, and encounters with special guests.
Tickets to see all five films in the Green Frame Documentary Award https://tix.bangalowfilmfestival.com.au/Passes/Green-Frame-Nature-Documentary-Pass Tickets now on sale: www.bangalowfilmfestival.com.au
