The River & Ocean Film Festival, hosted in conjunction with the Rainforest River & Ocean Fair and the Washington Coast Clean-up, celebrates the freshwater and marine environments on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula. Short films from the peninsula and beyond will showcase this region’s beauty and opportunities and the issues facing its aquatic habitats and human communities. Check out last year’s films.

Filmmakers everywhere are invited to submit short films relevant to the natural or human dimensions of these ecosystems. Entries can be submitted in electronic or DVD formats. Running time must be under 20 minutes, including credits; stand-alone segments of longer works are welcome. Entries must be received no later than 5 p.m. March 31.

Please include:

• The entry’s title, director and producer

• A brief (maximum 250 words) description of the entry, its running time and its relevance to the natural or human dimensions of the watersheds or marine ecosystems of the west end of the Olympic Peninsula

• The year it was produced

The festival organizing committee will review all entries as they arrive and make selections on a rolling basis.

Send DVDs to Dr. Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. #82, Port Angeles, WA 98362.

For other electronic formats, send e-mail to immiller@uw.edu to arrange transfer via FTP, Dropbox or Google Drive.

Festival screenings will start at 7 p.m April 25 in Forks. The event is sponsored by the North Pacific Coast Marine Resource Committee, Washington Sea Grant, North Pacific Coast Lead Entity, Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition, and the West Olympic Council of the Arts.

Based at the University of Washington, Washington Sea Grant provides statewide marine research, outreach and education services. The National Sea Grant College Program is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.