Film Submissions

Submissions for the 2026 Festival will open in February.

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Young Filmmaker Competition

Your chance to showcase your environmental film on the big screen!

We invite young filmmakers (age 18 and under) to submit their films for a chance to win cash prizes and have their work screened at LandxSea 2026.

Deadline: 1 June 2026. Open to all styles and genres, with no entry fees.

LandxSea Awards

Filmmakers are going to great lengths to uncover new territory and provide a new take on the most pressing environmental issues. Each year we honour a number of those films and filmmakers with a LandxSea Award.

NORTH LIGHT AWARD

The North Light Award is a juried annual award for Best Scottish Environmental Film and includes a £500 cash prize. The award recognises the best of independent filmmaking in Scotland by honouring innovative storytelling and new perspectives on environmental topics.

Eligibility: Open to Scotland-based filmmakers or films that prominently feature Scotland.

2025     Lost for Words, Hannah Papacek Harper

2024     Finding Bo, Rachel Sarah

AUDIENCE AWARD

Voted by you at screenings!

2025     Yanuni, Richard Ladkani

2024     Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, Charlie Hamilton James

Green Film Networks

INTERNATIONAL GREEN FILM NETWORK

LandxSea is proud to be the the first UK member of the international Green Film Network (GFN), a coalition of 32 film festivals across 23 countries, dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action through cinema. Through this collaboration, we connect with global partners — from Turin to Toronto, Tokyo to Tehran — aligning with our mission to showcase Scottish talent globally while bringing the finest international green films to Montrose. We also nominate films to the annual GFN Awards (the "Green Oscars").

Learn more about our plans for GFN collaboration.