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Social Change Film Festival & Institute
http://www.socialchangefilmfestival.org
January 16, 2012
The Social Change Film Festival & Institute announces the launch of “Drop by Drop: Water Stories,” a 60-second video contest for young filmmakers, ages 18 years old or younger, from across the globe. The contest seeks videos communicating the concerns and insights of youth on WATER, focusing specifically on environmental, cultural, and/or human needs issues.
Youth 18 years-old and younger can submit their film on the contest geomapping platform created by Earthvisionz. Deadline for submission is August 31, 2012.
Submit now: http://dropbydrop.socialchangefilmfestival.org
A selection of films will be screened on World Water Day, March 22, 2012, in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the World Bank. Finalists will be announced in November 2012 at the 2nd annual Social Change Film Festival & Institute.
There will be one Grand Prize awarded for $500 USD and 5 Honorable Mentions of $100 USD.
Hosted in partnership with Channel G and Earthvisionz, Drop by Drop will utilize Earthvisionz’s Google Earth applications to provide visual and engaging geospatial data on each film submission. These technologies will enable viewers and voters to explore the geographic region where the youth filmmaker created the film.
Filmmaker Michael Nash, director of “Climate Refugees” and recipient of SCFFI’s 2011 Activist Filmmaker of the Year Award, will be incorporating footage from Drop by Drop submissions to create a collaborative youth film on water issues. The film will be screened at the 2012 SCFFI in New Orleans.
The Social Change Film Festival & Institute screened Nash’s film, “Climate Refugees,” at its first annual festival in Bali, Indonesia. The 2nd annual festival and institute is scheduled to take place in November 2012 in New Orleans on the theme of “WATER.”
The Social Change Film Festival & Institute believes that social change film and storytelling have the power to transform lives, communities, and societies and create a more just, humane, and sustainable future. In supporting social change film, the festival hosts multiple youth programs and contests. We are proud to partner with World Bank on the Drop by Drop: Water Stories youth filmmaking contest.
To find out more about the Social Change Film Festival & Institute, including its youth program, please visit:
http://www.socialchangefilmfestival.org
http://scffi.tumblr.com
http://facebook.com/socialchangefilmfestival
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If you’d like more information on SCFFI (http://www.socialchangefilmfestival.org/) or like to interview Director Cynthia Phillips, email colleen@socialchangefilmfestival.org.
Drop by Drop: Water Stories, a video contest for youth created by the Social Change Film Festival & Institute (SCFFI), Channel G and EarthvisionZ, is now accepting submissions.
