Deadline: 20 September, 2012
Open to: Everyone
Awards: The winning works will be displayed in a dedicated booth at the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in Doha in December 2012
Description
The UNFCCC invites you to participate in a contest that aims to select extraordinarily good ways of highlighting the benefits of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism. The three categories of the contest aim to inspire participants to communicate a complex message in a way that might surprise or even awaken people. We’re looking for striking images, impressive videos and interesting podcasts that showcase CDM projects or their related benefits.
The winning works will be displayed in a dedicated booth at the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in Doha in December 2012, while short-listed entries could feature prominently in important print and promotional material, on the UNFCCC website and other platforms, such as Facebook Twitter, YouTube, iTunes, Soundcloud etc. If you can illustrate the benefits of the CDM in a simple and exciting way then share your submission! Show off your work, show off the benefits of the CDM, and help promote sustainable development and greenhouse gas emission reductions.
About the contests
THE PHOTO CONTEST
Whether you are a professional or an amateur photographer, send your best photos on the theme “CDM Changing Lives” and help the world learn about the value of the CDM.
The organizers are looking for striking images that showcase CDM projects or their related benefits. Whether it’s a photo highlighting a climate-friendly project or related benefits in health, sanitation, infrastructure development, rural electrification or some other area, we want to see your vision of this remarkable mechanism.
Photos will be judged on originality, technical excellence, artistic merit, and their persuasiveness in telling the story of the CDM on the theme “Changing Lives”. The Wow Factor is also very important, so the organizers are looking for photos able to grab the viewer’s attention and hold it. You can check the rules here.
THE VIDEO CONTEST
From animated shorts to mini-documentaries, organizers will be looking for videos that tell an interesting CDM story, whether it is about the creation of new jobs, the greening of industry, or the development of rural services and infrastructure. The video contest is open to any individuals or groups, professional or amateur.
Judging will be based on originality, composition, technical excellence, artistic merit and effectiveness in addressing the theme and completing the phrase “People should know about this CDM project because?”. The judges also appreciate humour, so you may send a video that can make them smile.
It’s your chance to let the world know how CDM projects are making a difference and inspire others to do the same. Send us your video. You can check here the contest rules here.
THE PODCAST CONTEST
Under the theme “Changing Lives”, for the first time the organizers are inviting broadcasters, freelancers and amateurs to create a compelling podcast that answers the following question: “How has my community/city/country benefited from the CDM?”
The podcast could be a chat show, an interview or a mini documentary. All you need is a microphone, a recording device and lots of enthusiasm. Check the rules of the contest here.
Application
You can upload your submissions on the official website. Deadline for each contest is 20 September, 2012.
