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Let's Collaborate

Are you a film exhibitor, festival, or organisation seeking expert programming and curatorial support? Or a filmmaker or funder in need of impact evaluation and campaign strategy? Let’s work together to bring your project to life!

Rachel Caplan, impact producer and festival director. Photo by CidLang Media.

About Me

 

I am an award-winning festival producer, impact strategist, and programme curator with over 25 years of experience connecting audiences to films that inspire meaningful environmental action. From launching Scotland’s first climate-focused film festival to building internationally acclaimed platforms in the USA, my career is driven by a passion for storytelling’s power to create social and environmental change. Through my work, I bring together film, audiences, and action to elevate critical stories that drive real-world impact.

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My Expertise

  • Impact Campaign Production: Designing and managing film campaigns that drive measurable change through strategic planning and partnerships.

  • Film Event Production: Creating unforgettable film festivals and events, from concept to execution.

  • Environmental Film Curation: Crafting compelling film programmes with a wide-ranging environmental focus and diverse global voices.

  • Audience Development: Building engagement and community-driven initiatives that amplify impact.

  • Cinema Advocacy: Leveraging film as a tool for awareness, advocacy, and cultural dialogue.

  • Sustainable Event Planning: Organising captivating film events with environmental consciousness at their core.​

My Work

​​I co-founded and direct the Montrose LandxSea Film Festival, Scotland’s first environmental film festival, established in 2023. This annual event brings together communities, filmmakers, and activists to address global challenges through the lens of cinema. My work builds on a decade leading the San Francisco Green Film Festival, which I transformed into a globally recognised platform for environmental storytelling, and directing the International Ocean Film Festival, North America’s largest marine film showcase.​​

Beyond film festivals, I have produced high-impact projects like Scotland’s Climate Festival for COP26, engaging over 30,000 attendees, and led the national impact campaign for the BBC-funded documentary The Oil Machine, sparking crucial dialogue on the North Sea oil and gas transition. I’m also proud to contribute to global initiatives as a member of the Green Film Network of 37 festivals worldwide, and as a trainer and mentor for the UAL Impact Storytelling Fellowship 2024/25, supporting innovative, impact-driven projects.​

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Voting member of BAFTA. MA in Cinema from the British Film Institute (BFI).​​​​​

Get in Touch
Drop me a line at rachel.caplan [at] gmail.com or in the box below.

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