One Earth Film Festival is a production of Green Community Connections pleased to announce the Young Filmmakers Contest. The competition is open to students from grade 3 through college (ages 8 through 25) who are residents in the USA. College students must be enrolled at least half-time in an accredited, degree-seeking program. Watch their one and a half minute video above, giving a quick overview of the Young Filmmakers Contest.
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Who May Eligible:
To eligible, the candidates must be following all the eligibility criteria:
- Students from grade 3 through college, as per the appropriate entrant category.
- Ages 8 through 25
- College students must be enrolled at least half-time in an accredited, degree-seeking program.
- They accept USA submissions only.
- Employees and family members of Green Community Connections (the Non-Profit hereafter referred to as “Sponsor” or “GCC”) are not eligible.
- Eligible Grade Level Categories: To enter the contest, entrants must be in one of the following grade level categories at the time of submission.
- There will be one winner in each of the following four (4) grade level categories:
- Elementary (grades 3, 4, 5)
- Middle School (grades 6, 7, 8)
- High School (grades 9, 10, 11)
- Senior Year + College (grade 12 or active, enrolled college or university students through age 25)
- Students who have completed grade 11 and submit an entry during the summer before grade 12 will be considered entrants for grade 12.
How to Apply & Competition Rules:
To participate, the applicants must submit an online application form through the given link: https://filmfreeway.com/OneEarthYoungFilmmakersContest
Rules:
- All entrants must complete the Entrant Oath and Permission Form.
- Each film submission should choose one or several of the following topics on which to focus the theme of the film:
- Water
- Waste
- Food
- Transportation
- Energy
- Open Space and Ecosystems
- All submissions must show a strong (research-supported) understanding of the topics and related issues.
- Submissions must share and highlight solutions to the issues discussed in the chosen sustainability topic(s).
- The film entry’s theme must be solution-based.
- No purchase is necessary to enter the contest, but entrants are liable for any taxes or costs incurred for entering.
- Either print the linked form and mail it back to us or scan/photograph it and return it to us electronically.
- The form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian for an entrant under the age of 18 where the legal guardian accepts responsibility and has read these official rules on behalf of the entrant.
- Contest entries may be submitted by an individual, or by a group of any size (ex: a group of friends, an afterschool program, or an entire class).
- In the case of a group submission, one prize will be awarded to the entire group as a whole.
- The film should talk about an environmental/sustainability problem and then discuss what could be a potential solution to this problem
- Film Length
- Entrants may submit a film of no shorter than 3 minutes and no longer than 8 minutes.
- Sponsor will accept and consider short animated films.
- The minimum length for animated submissions is 45 seconds.
- Animations can present a solution or motivate viewers towards awareness or behavior change for one of the six topics.
Submission Requirements:
- There is a limit of one (1) entry per person or per group, regardless of method of entry.
- Any additional entries will be void.
- All film submissions must be made electronically.
- If you have a special circumstance and need to submit a hard copy DVD, contact Lisa files at lisa@greencommunityconnections.org.
- Create and save your film in a high-quality digital file.
- Acceptable formats include .mov Apple Quicktime Movie, .wmv Windows Media Video, MPEG/MPEG-4, and Flash Video. Sponsor will not accept YouTube submissions.
- Submissions must be via these listed methods only.
- Upload your film to your own Vimeo account. If you do not have an account, please refer to the Vimeo website on how to create one at https://vimeo.com/join.
- Verify that your link works.
- Send an e-mail to lisa@greencommunityconnections.org, informing her of your film submission.
- In the e-mail include the link to your film, your film title, and the completed oath and permission form. For group entries, each entrant must submit a completed permission form.
- Films submitted without the “Entrant Oath and Permission Form” will not be considered for the contest. Print the linked form, fill it out, then scan or photograph it and e-mail it back to us.
- Another option for film submission is Film Freeway. Simply click the button below. You may upload your film and fill out the online form.
Benefits:
Winners of each category will receive the following prizes:
- Screening of their film at the One Earth Film Festival and at other related and subsequent educational and non-profit events hosted by Sponsor.
- Posting of their film at the One Earth Film Festival website.
- Cash prize or scholarship: Each winner will receive a cash prize pertaining to the grade level category:
- Elementary (grades 3, 4, 5): $100 cash prize + $100 matching grant
- Middle School (grades 6, 7, 8): $200 cash prize + $200 matching grant
- High School (grades 9, 10, 11) $350 cash prize + $350 matching grant
- Senior Year + College (grade 12 or active, enrolled college or university students through age 25):
- $1,000 college scholarship + $1,000 matching grant
- Matching Grant: In addition to the cash prize or scholarship, each winner will receive a matching grant.
Application Deadline:
All submissions for the 2019 film festival must be submitted and received by January 13, 2019.
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Questions? Contact Lisa Files at lisa@greencommunityconnections.org.
