Heads-up for 2010 Challenge

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15 June 2010

The 4th The Outlook for Someday sustainability film challenge for young people will be launched in early July.

The basic challenge is the same as ever: make a sustainability-related film, any genre, filmed with any camera and any length up to 5 minutes.

Anyone up to age 24 can enter, either individually or in a team.

“The website will go live in early July with the entry form and details of some new special awards,” said David Jacobs, Director of The Outlook for Someday  “but right now we want to encourage all you young peeps out there (and you teachers and youth workers supporting them) to start thinking, start planning, start filming…. start doing whatever you need to do to get your entry in by the deadline of 17 September.”

Last year for the first time there was a Stand Out Winner, The Break Up by Charlee Collins of Kaitaia. It was then nominated for a Panda Award in the prestigious international Wildscreen Festival.

“This year we’ve got a team of Ambassadors led by Kirsten Morrell (formerly of Goldenhorse) who are promoting the film challenge, so we’re expecting a record number of entries,” said David Jacobs.

The 20 Winning Films will be celebrated at The Outlook for Someday Awards red-carpet ceremony towards the end of the year. That is when the Special Awards get announced.

The Winning Films will be broadcast by TVNZ 6 on both Freeview (channel 6) and SKY Television (channel 16). And there will be a vote for Audience Favourite.

The Winning Films from previous years are here. And DVDs of each year’s Winning Films are available here.