2025 Contest Media Kit
Awards Celebration

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See the 10 best short films from One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2025. Watch a futuristic battle over the last available fresh water resource, peer at wildlife living in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, hear an ironic love song about a polluting power plant, and more. View all 10 winning short films from the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, in person at Davis Theater, 4614 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago, or online virtually anywhere in the world. Be ready to stretch your imagination and expand your understanding of going green. A special online screening for those in Asia/Pacific will also be available. Get tickets here.

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More about One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest

In 2013, one year after the One Earth Film Festival began, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest was created to empower youth as leaders in climate education, awareness, and action. Its purpose is to engage youth in the global conversation about climate change and think about actions to reverse the current trend. In this way, the power of the people can be harnessed to promote sustainable living.

Rules vary by age. We ask students from grades 3 to 11 to research one of seven sustainability topics: climate, energy, food, transportation, waste, water or wildlife and ecosystems and then create a film of 3 to 8 minutes in length (or minimum 45 seconds for animation).

  • 3-8 minute films should present a solution to a problem from one of the seven topics.

  • Animations can present a solution or motivate viewers towards awareness or behavior change for one of the seven topics.

The rules are more relaxed for students from grade 12 through age 25. They should make an environmental film of 3 to 8 minutes in length (or minimum 45 seconds for animation) that promotes change or action.

Cash prizes (or a scholarship) are awarded at the elementary school ($100), middle school ($200), high school (grades 9-11) ($350), senior year to college (three $1,000 scholarships), and post graduate levels ($1,000 cash), along with matching grants for sustainability organizations of each winner’s choice, related to the theme of their film. Several $500 activism awards were added recently. Winning films will be featured as part of the One Earth Film Festival in April.

The deadline for submissions is June 25, 2026. For more information, contact [email protected].

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This two-minute minute video gives a quick overview of the Young Filmmakers Contest, while introducing some of our previous winners. Corinne Chapman and former contest winner Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate directed the film; Abby Lyons composed and performed the music.

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