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MATSALU
NATURE FILM
FESTIVAL

23 SEPTEMBER - 27 SEPTEMBER IN LIHULA, ESTONIA
28 SEPTEMBER - 4 OCTOBER ALL OVER ESTONIA

Tickets Award Winners 2025
FILM PROGRAMME
PHOTO PROGRAMME
WORKSHOPS
NATURE EXPERIENCES

Nature on the Big Screen

The Matsalu Nature Film Festival brings together outstanding nature films from Estonia and around the world. Four days of discovery, stories and inspiration.

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SÜNDMUSED

Moments from Estonian Nature
04.08.2026 – 27.09.2026

Moments from Estonian Nature

Slaughterhause gallery
Michel Lehtmets: From Owls to Wild Boar (EST)
26.08.2026

Michel Lehtmets: From Owls to Wild Boar (EST)

10:00 – 11:00 Lihula manor
The Beauty of Nature
09.09.2026 – 27.09.2026

The Beauty of Nature

Café Von Hauer
Where the barn swallows spend the winter
10.09.2026 – 30.09.2026

Where the barn swallows spend the winter

Lihula manor
Autumn Equinox and MAFF Opening Prayer
23.09.2026

Autumn Equinox and MAFF Opening Prayer

03:05 – 04:00 EELC Karuse St Margaret’s Congregation
Honey Plants and Their Pollen
23.09.2026 – 30.10.2026

Honey Plants and Their Pollen

Lihula manor
The Many Faces of Nature
23.09.2026 – 27.09.2026

The Many Faces of Nature

Mirror hall
Opening Ceremony
23.09.2026

Opening Ceremony

19:00 – 20:30 Theatre hall
Field trip to the BaltCOP Penijõe project site
24.09.2026

Field trip to the BaltCOP Penijõe project site

17:15 – 20:00 Penijõe manor
A LIVE RECORDING OF ÖÖÜLIKOOL
24.09.2026

A LIVE RECORDING OF ÖÖÜLIKOOL

18:00 – 20:00 Café Von Hauer
Bloodless Hunt 202
25.09.2026 – 01.11.2026

Bloodless Hunt 202

Café Von Hauer
BIRDSONG DISCO | DJ ZARKA
25.09.2026

BIRDSONG DISCO | DJ ZARKA

22:00 – 23:30 Café Von Hauer
Ecolistening - learning to listen with ecosystems for regenerative futures
26.09.2026

Ecolistening - learning to listen with ecosystems for regenerative futures

10:00 – 11:00 Mirror hall
MAFF Family Day
26.09.2026

MAFF Family Day

11:00 – 15:00 Lihula Culture Centre Front Patio
Aivo Oblikas: Capturing the Dynamics of Birds of Prey and the Energy of the Moment in Photographs (EST)
26.09.2026

Aivo Oblikas: Capturing the Dynamics of Birds of Prey and the Energy of the Moment in Photographs (EST)

11:15 – 12:15 Lihula manor
Terje Kolaas: The Art of Bird Photography (NOR)
26.09.2026

Terje Kolaas: The Art of Bird Photography (NOR)

14:00 – 15:00 Lihula manor
Priidu Saart: In Appreciation of Estonia’s Landscapes (EST)
26.09.2026

Priidu Saart: In Appreciation of Estonia’s Landscapes (EST)

15:15 – 04:15 Lihula manor
Karl Jakob Toplaan: By the Water, On the Water and Underwater (EST)
26.09.2026

Karl Jakob Toplaan: By the Water, On the Water and Underwater (EST)

16:30 – 17:30 Lihula manor
Award ceremony and Grand Prix screening
26.09.2026

Award ceremony and Grand Prix screening

19:00 – 21:30 Theatre hall
NÖEP DJ SET
26.09.2026

NÖEP DJ SET

22:00 – 23:59 Café Von Hauer
Winners’ Screenings
27.09.2026

Winners’ Screenings

10:00 – 18:00 Theatre hall
Bird of the Year - Common Swift
27.09.2026

Bird of the Year - Common Swift

14:00 – 15:00 Lihula mõisa viinaait

Supporters

Sakste maja
Kultuuriminiteerium
Tallinn Zoo
Karuse Mälumäng 49
Šveitsi Suursaatkond
Öökulli akadeemia
Iirimaa Suursaatkond
Ehemeri
Tapamaja galerii
Integratsiooni sihtasutus
Von Hauer
Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia
Pärnumaa omavalitsuste liit
Evecon
Iterreg
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Austrian Embassy
Sihtasutus Läänemaa
Lihula raamatukogu
ETV2
Lääneranna Kultuuri- ja Noortekeskus
KIK
Overall
Lääneranna Gümnaasium
Kvaliteetaken
Utilitas
Nurmsi taluresto
Eesti Kultuurkapital
Prantsuse instituut
Keskkonnaamet
Norwegian Embassy
Lääneranna muuseum
Poola Suursaatkond
Kliimaministeerium
RMK
FSC
Arengukoostöö Ümarlaud
Tuulingu Birdwatching Paradise
EELK Karuse Margareeta Kogudus
BFM - Tallinna Ülikool
Luha pagar
COOP Lihula
Eesti keele maja
Wood Meadow Life
Lihula Muusika- ja Kunstikool
Eesti Filmi Instituut
Elixir OÜ
WD
Matsalu Loodusfilmide Festival
Raudsepa maastikuhooldus
Olive kosmeetika