THE CLIMATE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Calling all high school and higher education students in Pierce County!
Find a creative and unique way to share your story of how Pierce County communities experience climate change. How do we experience joy, hardship, share generational knowledge or envision our climate future? No experience or professional equipment is required for submitting to this free film festival!
Although we are all affected by climate change, our experiences may differ or be similar, depending on our own unique situations. Our communities face challenges and opportunities each day that shape our greater Pierce County community. This film festival is developed by youth for youth to share stories through film about climate change in your community. By sharing these stories, we bring awareness to the various perspectives in our community, learning what is important to each other, connecting us together from Mount Tahoma (Mt. Rainier) to the Peninsula.
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Short Films (5 minutes or less) - Winners chosen by a panel of youth judges
High School Tier (9-12 grades)
Current Higher Education Student Tier
Creative Clips (60 seconds or less) - Top 10 submissions will be voted on by the audience at the film festival
Prizes will be awarded to Best and Runner Up in the Creative Clips and Short Film Category (for each High School Student Tier and Higher Education Student Tier). Amounts of prizes to be announced.
TIMELINE
February 15 - Contest opens
March 2 - Information/Inspiration Session (10 a.m. to 12 p.m. via Zoom. Register here.)
TBD - Feedback and Support Session
April 24 - Submission deadline
May 19 - Youth Film Festival (2-5 p.m. @ The Grand Cinema)
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please upload your film via Film Freeway in the following formats to be accepted into the film festival - MP4 file or Digital Media Package, Vimeo or Youtube.
All submissions are due by April 24.
Make sure to select the correct category for your submission.
There are no fees associated with submitting your film.
You will be notified if you are chosen for the Short Film category by May 10. The top 10 submissions in the Creative Clips categories will be chosen by May 10 and be screened at the Film Festival. Winners for the Creative Clips category will be chosen by the audience at the film festival on May 19.