08/06/2026
🌌✨ 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵.
Yet beneath the ocean's surface lies a universe of its own - vast, mysterious, and still largely unexplored. Oceans awaken a longing within us. They stir something deep and timeless, a sense of wonder, humility - a connection to a world far greater than ourselves.
🌊 🌍 On this 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we want to draw attention to the beauty, mystery, and fragility of our blue planet. The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth's surface, regulates our climate, sustains countless species, and connects ecosystems across the globe. Yet much of it remains unexplored, and much of it is under increasing pressure from climate change, pollution, and habitat loss.
Stories have the power to inspire protection. They invite us to look closer, to understand, and ultimately to care.
From 7–11 October, the 25th edition of the innsbruck nature film festival will once again bring the ocean to the big screen and reveal places few of us will ever visit and stories that remind us how deeply our lives are intertwined with the sea. Because ultimately the ocean's story is our own.
🎬 Kroatiens Küste – Endlos und wild by Christine Sonvilla and Marc Graf
ORF Universum UN Environment Programme IUCN
