GreenWorld Film Contest

If you had just 2 minutes to change the world, what would you do?

Video your answer and enter it in the GreenWorld Contest of the San Francisco International Film Festival.

The GreenWorld Contest is an online competition of short films focused on the conversations and vision needed for a truly sustainable future. Submit a video today, get discovered, win cash prizes, and inspire a world audience to make the planet a greener place.

PRIZES:
The Grand Prize winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize, a Delta Air Lines round-trip domestic flight to San Francisco, a two-night stay at the Orchard Garden Hotel, a festival pass, and carbon offsets from Native Energy. Plus your short film will be screened live at the GreenWorld Party along with the videos of the nine finalists. 

AND THE WINNER IS:
The Grand Prize Winner and the Audience Favorite will be announced at SFIFF50’s Golden Gate Awards Ceremony and celebrated at the GreenWorld Party at Mighty on May 9, 2007.

DATES:
April 22: Deadline to submit videos online
April 23 - May 6:  Selection of finalists and voting by judges
May 9: Grand Prize winner announced at Golden Gate Awards Ceremony & GreenWorld After Party

UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO:
http://www.jumpcut.com/groups/greenworld

WATCH THE VIDEOS:
GreenWorld Contest Films

CELEBRITY ADVOCATES:

See the seven celebrity advocates and read their personal statements about the environment exclusive to the GreenWorld:

Producer Lawrence Bender, 18Seconds Movement
Actor Frances Fisher, Environmental Media Association
Shalom Harlow, Forest Ethics
Julia Butterfly Hill, Circle of Life
Actress Q’orianka Kilcher, Amazon Watch and on-Q Initiative
Isabella Rossellini, Wildlife Conservation Network
Actress Aisha Tyler, Trust for Public Land

JUDGES:
The judges of the GreenWorld Contest are:

• Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC
• Ian Bricke, Director, Sundance Channel
• Chris Paine, Director, Who Killed the Electric Car

VIDEO FORMAT:
All genres are welcome including fictional suspense drama, romantic comedy, investigative reports, essays, documentary, animation and experimental.

SPONSORED BY:
Yahoo! Video, Jumpcut, Heart of Green
Congratulations to the San Francisco International Film Festival on its 50^th anniversary, the first film festival in the nation to reach the historic 50 year mark.