Introducing the
Green Frame Nature Documentary Award
We are thrilled and proud to announce the launch of the Green Frame Nature Documentary Award - Australia's first competitive award dedicated exclusively to nature documentary filmmaking.
This award brings together five outstanding nature documentaries, Australian and international, competing for both a Jury Prize and an Audience Award. It is a leading initiative that marks a bold new chapter for the festival, placing the Northern Rivers at the centre of a conversation that has never been more urgent.
The Green Frame Award reflects BFF's commitment to cinema that connects audiences to the natural world: films that inform, move, and inspire action.
Films in competition
A Life Illuminated
Our Wolves - In A Landscape Of Fear And Love
Super Nature
Trade Secret
Whispers in the Woods
Jury Members
Molly Reynolds
Esteemed director and producer with a body of work of critically acclaimed documentaries such as My Name is Gulpilil, Another Country and A Portrait of Love.
Chadden Hunter
Biologist turned filmmaker and long-time Sir David Attenborough collaborator, on landmark series such as Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
Mark Lewis
Award-winning documentary filmmaker whose films explore the complex relationships between humans and the animals they live alongside.
Anne Chesher
Producer, academic and leading authority on screen education, with fifteen years of developing content for National Geographic Television.
Jono Allen
Underwater photographer, environmental scientist, and marine megafauna guide. Winner of the 2026 World Nature Photographer of the Year Gold Prize and Grand Jury Prize.
In 2027, the award is set to grow into a 3-day Industry Forum dedicated to nature, environmental and ecological film productions, bringing filmmakers, producers, distributors, scientists, and conservationists together in a multifaceted industry program. The forum will create space for screenings, conversations and collaboration, supporting the exchange of ideas and the development of future projects within this rapidly growing field.
The Award will be presented as part of the Bangalow Film Festival, with all films screening within this year’s program. Audiences will have the opportunity to experience each film on the big screen, with the winning titles announced during the festival.
The Green Frame Nature Documentary Award is made possible with the generous support of our Presenting Partners, whose contribution allows us to launch and grow this initiative, and to continue championing films that connect audiences to the natural world.