Submissions Now Open for LandxSea Film Festival 2026

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR LANDxSEA FILM FESTIVAL 2026

11-13 September 2026 | Montrose Playhouse in Scotland

LandxSea is where films ignite action. 🌊

We are Scotland’s environmental film festival - a long weekend of cinema, conversation, and community in the northeast, based in the beautiful coastal town of Montrose, where shifting dunes, rising seas, and rich wildlife make the climate story feel very close to home.

Each September we curate a small, powerful selection of films about climate, nature and place-based stories, with a strong interest in Indigenous perspectives, land rights, and communities on the frontline of environmental change.

Our audiences come ready to think, feel, and get involved, and our aim is that the work stays with them long after the credits roll.

Why Submit?

• Screen your film to our engaged, enthusiastic audience at the renowned Montrose Playhouse - finalist in BIFA's UK Cinema of the Year 2025
• Take part in dynamic discussions with passionate audiences and experts.
• Connect with filmmakers and eco-leaders from around the world.
• Compete for awards that celebrate excellence in environmental storytelling

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What Films We're Seeking In 2026

We’re looking for compelling films exploring environmental challenges, innovative solutions, and the many ways people and nature shape one another. Whether it’s a gripping documentary, an artistic short, an experimental piece, or a powerful narrative, we want films that:

• spark conversation
• open up new perspectives
• invite audiences to imagine, and build, better futures

Bring us work that’s bold, tender, funny, urgent, surprising. We’re here for it. 💚

Since launching in 2023, we’ve welcomed 100+ filmmakers and speakers from across Scotland and around the world, grown a year-round LandxSea Monthly strand and Schools at the Festival programme, and doubled submissions while keeping the programme intimate, thoughtful, and audience-focused.

The festival is hosted at the Montrose Playhouse, a former swimming pool transformed into a community-owned cinema and arts venue with excellent projection, sound, and access. LandxSea is the first UK member of the international Green Film Network (GFN) and the first Scottish member of the UK Green Film Network, working with fellow exhibitors to bring environmental stories to screens across the country.

We are supported by Screen Scotland (part of Creative Scotland/Scottish Government) and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI).

The Festival is a registered charity in Scotland. Learn more about our impact.

Help Us Spread the Word

Know a filmmaker who shares our passion for the planet? Pass this along! Let's bring vital environmental stories to the big screen in 2026.

Best regards,

LandxSea team