Princeton Environmental Film Festival

#apply

Apply

Now accepting films for consideration for the 2026 festival. Submission deadline is Jan. 16.

For information about submitting a film, and all other festival inquiries, please contact peff@princetonlibrary.org.

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Call for Artists

The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Environmental Film Festival are looking to collaborate with local and regional artists on a mural celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival. Emerging themes this year are our relationships to land and water. Proposals will be accepted through Jan. 9.

#about

About the Festival

The Princeton Environmental Film Festival is an annual signature event of Princeton Public Library. Screenings are at the Sands Library Building, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, and virtually.

Founded in 2006, the festival’s mission is to share exceptional documentary films and to engage the community in exploring environmental sustainability from a wide range of perspectives.

Screenings are free and often accompanied by a Q&A with directors and producers and talks by invited speakers. The festival also presents related events with community partners to provide opportunities to participate in sustainable actions and initiatives year-round.

As the festival evolves and its sustainability is considered, organizers are mindful of expanding its reach while maintaining its identity as a meaningful local event.

Stay connected with us at through the PEFF Facebook page and on Instagram (@peff.ppl).

#staff

Festival Staff

Princeton Public Library PEFF Team

• Kim Dorman, Community Engagement Coordinator and PEFF Director
• Erica Bess, Assistant Director
• Amanda Chuong, Youth Services Librarian
• Janie Hermann, Adult Programming Manager
• Sundari Kishore, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
• Lakshmi Ramesh, Library Associate
• Cliff Robinson, Public Humanities Specialist

Advisory Board

• Yassine Ait Ali, Princeton French Film Festival; Princeton University Graduate Student
• Elana Burke, Communications and Outreach Manager, Sustainable Princeton
• Jared Flesher, Filmmaker
• Sophie Glovier, Chief of Operations, The Watershed Institute
• Bianca Hommert, Student, Princeton University
• Karl Kusserow, John Wilmerding Senior Curator of American Art , Princeton University Art Museum
• Kyle Stenger, Head Manager/Outreach Director, Princeton Garden Theatre

With support from

• Rob Nixon, Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Family Professor in Humanities and the Environment, High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University
• Anne McClintock, A. Barton Hepburn Professor, Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, High Meadows Environmental Institute, and Department of English at Princeton University

Special thanks to Susan Conlon, PEFF Founding Director and former Head of Youth Services at Princeton Public Library.

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Book Lists

#archive

Archive

Films from past Princeton Environmental Film Festivals that are in the Princeton Public Library collection may be found by searching keyword PEFF. Films are available on Blu-ray or DVD and may be borrowed with a Princeton Public Library card. Library cardholders may also browse the PEFF film archive and stream through Kanopy.

#schedule

Schedule

Official selections for the 2026 Princeton Environmental Film Festival will be announced in Spring 2026.

#sponsorship

Sponsorship

The Princeton Environmental Film Festival is made possible by generous funding from our sponsors.

For sponsorship opportunities please contact peff@princetonlibrary.org.

The library’s corporate partners are acknowledged for their leadership.