An Opportunity for Teen Filmmakers to be Part of the Climate Changemaker Film Festival

New Roads School invites all teen filmmakers to be part of the 2021 Climate Changemaker Film Festival. The festival is looking for short films that explore climate change-related topics or call-to-action films that inspire viewers to make a change.

Categories:

• Short Films (2 - 5 minutes) 

1. Narratives
2. Documentaries
3. Experimental/Avant-garde
4. Music Videos 

• Impact Films (30 seconds - 2 minutes) 

1. Super Short Films
2. Short films invite the viewer to take the desired action.

Prizes:

High School Prizes:

• Best Short Film - 1st Place: 20 trees planted in your name
• Best Short Film - Runner Up: 10 trees planted in your name
• Best Impact Film - 1st Place: 20 trees planted in your name
• Best Impact Film - Runner Up: 10 trees planted in your name
• Audience Choice (High School): 10 trees planted in your name

Middle School Prizes:

• Best Short Film - 1st Place: 20 trees planted in your name
• Best Short Film - Runner Up: 10 trees planted in your name
• Best Impact Film - 1st Place: 20 trees planted in your name
• Best Impact Film - Runner Up: 10 trees planted in your name
• Audience Choice (Middle School): 10 trees planted in your name

All winning films will premiere at the Climate Changemaker Teen Film Festival on Earth Day (April 22nd).

Submission Rules:

• All subject matter must be related to climate change.
• Open to the US and International middle school or high school students (ages 10-18 years old) with a climate change-related short film.
• Films must be under 5 minutes.
• Films must be made by students in Middle School or Upper School (ages 10-18).
• If you are older than 18, you are not qualified.
• Adult participation should be limited to coaching or acting.
• All legal licenses for music and images have been cleared and approved in advance by the filmmaker.
• By submitting your film to the Festival you grant them the right to use excerpts in the promotion on social media or websites.
• Films in languages other than English must include English subtitles.

About New Roads School:

New Roads School is a college preparatory Kindergarten-12 private independent school in Santa Monica, CA, serving over 514 school-age children from the greater Los Angeles area. New Roads School provides an inspired educational program from which an authentically diverse student population, mirroring the rich diversity of Los Angeles, develops a personal dedication to learning, a respect for independent thinking, and an expanding curiosity about the world and its people.

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