Winners of Global Video Competition announced
The winning filmmakers of the Film4Climate Global Video Competition were celebrated on the large screen on November 14 at the COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco. The winners were selected by a jury of esteemed film, communications and environmental luminaries including the Jury President, Bernardo Bertolucci. The competition called on filmmakers to explore Climate Action, the 13th goal under the UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing individual and community actions that offer solutions and inspire positive change to combat climate change and its impacts.
A total of 863 entries from 155 different countries were received for the competition. The First Prize for Best Short Film was awarded to Spencer Sharp for his film “Three Seconds”. The winners were announced as part of the daylong event at the historic Cinema Le Colisée in Marrakech. The event was supported by H.E. Minister Hakima El Haite, Special Envoy for Mobilization of COP22 and High-Level Climate Champion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), who stated, “Now is the time for climate action, and young people are key drivers to accelerate this action. COP22 is a global platform to show the world the creativity of young filmmakers and artists, and how they are invested in solving climate change.”
The MENA-Award, dedicated to the best entry from the Middle East and North Africa region was won by Ferdaous Abouhaouari for the film “Before It’s Too Late”. Two second prizes for Short Film went to Nathan Dappen, for “The Snow Guardian”, and Lulu DeBoer, for “Love Note to an Island”. The third prizes went to Christopher Hanson for the film “Plastic Pollution, Our Oceans, Our Future” and Karim Saheb for “Pakkaspoika (Polar Bear)".