Spring 2021 Youth Film Challenge

SPRING 2021 YOUTH FILM CHALLENGE
Submissions and voting are now closed.

 Are you a filmmaker 10-22 years old who cares about our planet? 

Calling Young Environmental Storytellers with two incredible filmmaking challenges! 
How will you answer the call to protect and repair our planet and communities?

Ages 13-22
Enter the Planet911 Spring 2021 Planet Stewardship Challenge presented by EarthX and Creative Visions, in partnership with The Redford Center. Check out the details below! Fill out the Planet911 Spring 2021 Youth Film Challenge Submission Form to enter.

Ages 10-14
Enter the Environmental Justice Challenge for Ages 10-14 presented by The Redford Center in partnership with Planet911, EarthX and Creative Visions. Click here for more details. 

Planet911 Spring 2021 Planet Stewardship Challenge

Topic for Entry

We invite you to give the world a Planet911 wake-up call. Tell your story, share your ideas, and compete for $7,500 in cash prizes. Tell us what we should be doing to take better care of the earth by creating a short film to answer one of the following questions:
  1. How can we protect our natural resources and the rights of the world’s citizens to live equitably?  
  2. How do we build a more environmentally just world? Identify what needs fixing and show us how you or someone you know is making or can make a positive impact. Then reveal how others can follow your lead. 
An example is Paper for Water, started by Isabelle and Katherine Kei Adams when they were 7 and 9 years old. Today, at 14 and 16, they have created over 200 water projects in over 20 countries.  

Feel free to highlight an organization that is leading efforts to protect our planet in the climate crisis. The organization you focus on could win an Impact Grant (see Prizes & Awards page for more details). 

Need some guidance? Check out the Challenge Toolkit.

Challenge Details 

Tell your story, share your ideas, and compete for $7,500 in cash prizes. Help share what we should be doing to take better care of the earth. Films must adhere to the above topic questions and must be 50 seconds or less to qualify.

The top 25 films will be screened and winners will be announced in an awards ceremony on EarthxTV scheduled on Earth Day April 22, 2021. All winners will be notified.

Matching impact grants may be awarded to organizations highlighted in a film. Finalists will have the opportunity to apply for the Planet911/EarthxYouth 2021 Fellowship program. 
Important Dates and Deadlines
  • January 11, 2021 – Open for Submissions
  • January 29, 2021 – Fall 2020 Winners Announced on EXTV
  • February 15, 2021 – Earlybird deadline
  • March 16, 2021 – Final deadline - closed for submissions at 12 noon CT
  • March 23, 2021 – Social Media Voting will take place after submissions close - TBA
  • April 22, 2021 – Spring Awards Ceremony on EarthxTV
 Meet our Spring 2021 Planet911 judges!

Do you want to be a part of the Planet911 Youth Reports team as an EarthxYouth Reporter?

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