Are you a budding filmmaker? UNICEF has teamed up with Greenpeace, the British Film Institute and others to launch an international film competition to put pressure on world leaders at COP16, the important climate change meeting in Mexico this December.
All you need to do to take part is enter a
one-minute film on climate change in your area. The films will be shown on the internet, at screenings to politicians and at film festivals worldwide.
Award-winning film director and climate change activist Shekhar Kapur (
Elizabeth,
Bandit Queen), film director Frank Oz (
Star Wars,
The Muppet Show) and UNICEF UK’s very own Copenhagen 4, a group of young climate activists, are among the competition's impressive line-up of judges.
"The great thing about a one minute film is that it can be as pure and passionate as an idea," says Shekhar Kapur.
Prizes for this year's competition include a £5,000 Youth Vision prize by Artist Project Earth, and a
Sony NEX VG10 camcorder for the best film by a person under 18 years of age.
Anyone can participate by sharing the films with their online communities, commenting on the films and voting for their favourites to win the Audience Award.
Visit the competition website to find out more and take part.