Green - Go, Short Film Contest, 2016

- Are you worried not to provide healthy food to your children anymore?
- Are you working on the development of circular economy as a designer or an entrepreneur?
- Do you want to act against that once blooming nature is on its way to become a distant memory?

The organisers of Green-Go Short Film Contest are waiting for attention grabbing short films focused on agriculture, circular economy and the benefits of Europe’s nature. We expect films that raise awareness about specific problem or show a solution. Make a film in the following three themes that has a high impact on citizens and decision makers and calls them to act so our world becomes a better place to live.

The best shorts will not only win valuable prizes but will be showed at international events that affect our future!

You can submit your short film in the following 3 categories:

- Small is beautiful
Why should we change to small scale and forget about intensive agriculture?
John was a farmer of few hectares providing his community with healthy and fresh food. Then, next door land was purchased by a large farmer using pesticide and planting only wheat on thousands of hectares. The results became devastating. Water and vegetables turned bad, bees and birds disappeared, the food was not healthy anymore. John could not provide good food to locals anymore. Almost 400 billion EUR (40% of the total EU budget) goes to agricultural support, but not in a sustainable way. Small scale farmers are hardly supported, while health, nature and quality food are not in focus anymore.

Do you have a good example of sustainable farming? Do you want to show that we need a change?

Make a film about issues caused by intensive agriculture or small-scale farming solutions! Raise awareness and inspire others!

- Round’n’round
The answer to our planet’s resource challenge, the circular economy

Instead of the ’throw-away economy’ we need a circular economy, which better serves the people and does not destroy the planet. Industrial symbiosis, resource recovery, lifetime expansion or urban mining are few way, which can help to achieve the absolute reduction in resource use.

Do you have a brilliant idea or working example about circular economy? Do you want to show it to the world?

Shoot a film and raise your voice for the sustainable use of our planets resources and benefits of circular economy!

- Act naturally!
Raise your voice for European nature!

The majestic Iberian lynx only counts around 100 adults. Monk seals, once abundant in the waters of Greece, have less than 500 individuals. The playful European mink is now critically endangered. These and other 1200 species’ only stronghold is the largest network of protected areas in the world, the Natura 2000 network. These areas are all around you!

Go out, experience Europe’s natural wonders and show it to the world that it is worth protecting nature! For us, for our children!

Make your stance for European nature!

Awards

- Category winners: gift voucher worth 700 EUR each in an acclaimed online store.
- One public award for the film collecting the most votes on the Green-Go website: gift voucher worth 400 EUR in an acclaimed online store.

Winners will be notified by email, information will also be available on greengofest.eu on 17 November 2016 after closing the public award voting.

- The received short films will be selected based on:
creativity and
originality
strength of social, environmental and conservation messages
potential impact on citizens and decision makers
professionalism

The films will be evaluated by a jury consisting of film professionals and NGO members. In each category, the jury will announce ONE winner on 17 November 2016.

Besides, the jury will decide about the best videos that will be uploaded to the website of the contest, www.greengofest.eu by 8 November 2016, where the visitors will be able to view the films and vote online for the best one between 13:00 CET 8 November 2016 and 13:00 CET 16 November 2016.

Only one public award, out of the total number of videos of all categories, will be dedicated to the video with the largest number of votes and will be announced after the public voting ends.

For more information, please visit:
http://greengofest.eu