The Earth Futures Festival is an international film and video event showcasing the important role geoscience plays in tackling our most pressing global challenges such as climate change, the management of our natural resources (water, minerals, energy, soils), transitions to cleaner energy, mitigation of the risks from #NaturalHazards and building sustainable cities.

The Festival is organised in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 685: Geology for Sustainable Development and with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).

The event takes place in September and October 2022 and will culminate in screenings and award events hosted at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, and venues in Sydney and New York.

This year’s themes are Dynamic Earth, Future Earth and Human Connection.