Thursday

24.09.2026

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Theatre hall (Lihula)

Arctic Link

The Inheritors

An Irish Atlantic Rainforest

Whispers of the Forest

Directors Krzysztof Sarapata and Tomasz Kotaś in attendance

In the Light of the Sands

Director Kilian Helmbrecht in attendance

Surfing Hippos - Gabon’s Jungle Beach

Penguin Baywatch - Episode 1: Tuxedo Summer Bash

Forest Guardian: Stories from the Heart of the Woods

Forest experts Eliisa Pass, Mati Sepp and Indrek Talpsep in attendance

Mirror hall (Lihula)

The Piuca Wildlife Garden

Our Land

Kingdom of Fish - The Power of Water

Events

A public recording of the Kuku Radio program "Arenguvestlus" (Development Interview).
Lihula School Building of Lääneranna Gymnasium
10:30 - 11:30

One Minute of Nature on Film
Lihula mõisa viinaait
14:00 - 15:30

Field trip to the BaltCOP Penijõe project site
Penijõe manor
17:15 - 20:00

A LIVE RECORDING OF ÖÖÜLIKOOL
Café Von Hauer
18:00 - 20:00

Karuse Quiz – MAFF Special
Kõmsi public house
20:00 - 22:00

Friday

25.09.2026

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Theatre hall (Lihula)

The Journey of the Blue Fox

Special screening for school students. Filmmakers Katri Rannastu and Joosep Matjus in attendance

The Mother Age

Director Irene Margrethe Kaltenborn and Cinematographer Margo Peegel in attendance

Kueka - Ancestral Memory

Trade Secret

North Whale Island

World premiere! Directors Trond Ansten and Clemens Wilhelm in attendance

The Journey of the Blue Fox

World premiere! Filmmakers Katri Rannastu and Joosep Matjus in attendance

Blue Wings - The secrete Life of the European Roller

Director Jérôme Guillaumot and ornithologist Marko Mägi in attendance

Mirror hall (Lihula)

Coexistence

Amma, Do Giraffes Really Cry?

The Cry of the Eider

Forever Home

The Pl*nt

Events

Estonian Museum of Natural History podcast “Owl Academy”
Café Von Hauer
11:00 - 12:00

Sand art card-making workshop
Slaughterhause gallery
12:00 - 14:00

BIRDSONG DISCO | DJ ZARKA
Café Von Hauer
22:00 - 23:30

Saturday

26.09.2026

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Theatre hall (Lihula)

Mara: Rebirth - Episode 1: The Emergence

Ballet Boréal

Ice Nomads

Frost Without Snow and Ice

Producer Ageliki Lefkaditou in attendance

Lifeline

Director Lasse Dørumsgaard Stensrud in attendance

Life on the Edge - The Changing Nature of the Outer Islets

Director Petteri Saario in attendance

Mirror hall (Lihula)

Endangered Species

Director Šarūnas Mikulskis in attendance

Máximapark - From Greenhouses to a Living Landscape

Eat More Trees

Days of the Owl

Director Ece Soydam in attendance

Moving to a New Camp

Director Liivo Niglas in attendance

Photo programme

Michel Lehtmets: From Owls to Wild Boar (EST)
Lihula manor
10:00 - 11:00

Aivo Oblikas: Capturing the Dynamics of Birds of Prey and the Energy of the Moment in Photographs (EST)
Lihula manor
11:15 - 12:15

Meet the author of the photo exhibition “Moments from Estonian Nature”, Jan Lepamaa
Slaughterhause gallery
12:45 - 13:15

Terje Kolaas: The Art of Bird Photography (NOR)
Lihula manor
14:00 - 15:00

Priidu Saart: In Appreciation of Estonia’s Landscapes (EST)
Lihula manor
15:15 - 16:15

Karl Jakob Toplaan: By the Water, On the Water and Underwater (EST)
Lihula manor
16:30 - 17:30

Events

Ecolistening - learning to listen with ecosystems for regenerative futures
Mirror hall
10:00 - 11:00

MAFF Family Day
Lihula Culture Centre Front Patio
11:00 - 15:00

VOLLi – Lihula’s Small Local Producers’ Market
Lihula Culture Centre Front Patio
11:00 - 15:00

Nature Film Workshop
Lihula mõisa viinaait
13:00 - 14:00

Award ceremony and Grand Prix screening
Theatre hall
19:00 - 21:30

NÖEP DJ SET
Café Von Hauer
22:00 - 23:59

Sunday

27.09.2026

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Mirror hall (Lihula)

Women and the Wind

Let Our Mountains Live

How Deep is your Love

Wild Tamil Nadu

Magical France - From the Loire to Alsace

Events

Winners’ Screenings
Theatre hall
10:00 - 18:00

Live recording of Ilmaparandaja
Café Von Hauer
13:00 - 14:00

Bird of the Year - Common Swift
Lihula mõisa viinaait
14:00 - 15:00

Monday

28.09.2026

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Pürksi kultuurimaja

Nature´s Nurseries - The next wild Generation

Tuesday

29.09.2026

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Pürksi kultuurimaja

Life on the Edge - The Changing Nature of the Outer Islets

Vormsi Rahvamaja

Mara: Rebirth - Episode 1: The Emergence

Wednesday

30.09.2026

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Vändra Kultuurimaja Kino

Trade Secret

Women and the Wind

Nature´s Nurseries - The next wild Generation

Vormsi koolimaja

Whispers of the Forest

Friday

02.10.2026

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Padise kloostri külastuskeskus

Mara: Rebirth - Episode 1: The Emergence

Naturalist Mati Kaal in attendance

Arctic Link

Contemplative and clergyman Jaan Tammsalu in attendance

Derek vs Derek

Nature´s Nurseries - The next wild Generation

Vändra Kultuurimaja Kino

Moving to a New Camp

Vormsi Rahvamaja

Nature´s Nurseries - The next wild Generation

Sunday

04.10.2026

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Padise klooster

Shells: Shaped By Nature

Hüüru mõis

Surfing Hippos - Gabon’s Jungle Beach

Festival Manager Maris Altmann in attendance

Supporters

Lihula raamatukogu

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Lihula raamatukogu