Terra Nova Films

Terra Nova Films The Mission of Terra Nova Films is to foster a greater understanding of life in its later years.

Terra Nova is looking for a few, good films...Enter the first-ever Terra Nova Films Signature Award Film Competition! T...
10/23/2025

Terra Nova is looking for a few, good films...

Enter the first-ever Terra Nova Films Signature Award Film Competition! The 2026 Terra Nova Films Signature Award (TNFSA) recognizes outstanding creative and original films that do one or more of the following:

project balanced images of aging and elderhood
explore the humanity behind older adult caregiving/family dynamics
recognize the wisdom of elderhood
highlight intergenerational unity, and/or
champion the overall care, safety, dignity, value, and contributions of older adults.

https://www.moviesaboutaging.org/enter-2026-signature-award-film-competition/

We look forward to your submissions!

In solidarity with Ageism Awareness Day on Thursday, October 9, 2025, we are dedicating our October e-mail Hot Sheet to ...
09/11/2025

In solidarity with Ageism Awareness Day on Thursday, October 9, 2025, we are dedicating our October e-mail Hot Sheet to the topic:

"MY EXPERIENCE WITH AGEISM: Stories of What I did, What I did not do, and What I wish I had done"

Please tell us briefly about your experience(s) with ageism. How did it affect you or make you feel? Did you share it with anyone or keep it to yourself? Did you wonder or second guess whether it was ageism or not? What did you do about it or not do about it? What do you wish you had done?

We want to share your stories to help:
1) create awareness of ageism,
2) empower others to respond to it, and
3) encourage a climate for change.

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month, and June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.Check out our award-winning collec...
06/03/2025

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month, and June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

Check out our award-winning collection of films that create awareness of and help prevent elder abuse - in all of its various forms. https://terranova.org/film-catalog/category/elder-abuse/

Revisit Post #1 from our sister site blog, Replay: Reflections on Movies and Elderhood
02/25/2025

Revisit Post #1 from our sister site blog, Replay: Reflections on Movies and Elderhood

Long before there were cameras to capture images, our early ancestors were creating images of their own.

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Thursday 9am - 5pm
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The Vision

An image engraved in the memory…A line of dialogue that lingers… An emotion that cuts to the core of your being… The power of film and video to inform, inspire, and reshape thinking and attitudes is undeniable. Terra Nova Films uses these visual media to foster a new look at aging and elderhood one that values elderhood as much as any other stage of life, and that respects the life experience and contributions of older adults.

With the premise that elderhood is as noteworthy as any other stage of life, Terra Nova Films looks for the untold story, the fresh angle, the basic human emotions at the core of each topic. Under the detailed eye of Terra Nova’s founder and director, Jim Vanden Bosch, each film is allowed to evolve naturally, resulting in honest revelations that help others faced with similar aging related circumstances and experiences.

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