Harnessing the power of film & storytelling to educate, inspire community impact, and inform public policy change around water.
The World Water Film Festival serves to curate, encourage the creation of, and drive interest in films from around the world that demonstrate the human connection with our most treasured resource, water.
By bringing together filmmakers and content creators with academics, water professionals, and environmental advocates, we want the public to better understand and celebrate the value and beauty of water, and to be inspired to protect it from waste, pollution, and overexploitation.
2026 WWFF Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to the 2026 World Water Film Festival Award winners, and to every filmmaker who shared a story with us this year. This year’s journey took WWFF from Climate Week New York to IHE Delft, and now the story continues.
Next stop: the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi.
In the Blue Zone, WWFF will co-present with Hadi Toure Guindo, Co-founder and President of AFR’EAU, for: The Power of Water Stories: Film for Investment & Community Impact
Together, we’ll explore how film and human stories can connect investment, innovation and policy with the communities and lives those decisions ultimately affect.
From New York → Delft → Abu Dhabi, and looking ahead toward the 2028 UN Water Conference in Dushanbe, we’ll continue convening filmmakers, water leaders, students, educators, innovators, investors and communities around the power of story.
Because we believe: When people can feel water stories, they can act on water futures.
Watch our 2026 Awards film and celebrate this year’s extraordinary filmmakers with us.
2026 WWFF Nominations Announced
Nearly 200 films were submitted to WWFF for 2026, reflecting a wide range of places, perspectives, and lived experiences shaped by water. This year’s awards include six honors inspired by the Interactive Dialogues of the 2026 UN Water Conference, alongside the broader WWFF Awards recognizing filmmaking across the festival program.
Award-Winning Films Featured with
World Water Film Festival
