One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Global Awards Celebration (In Person)

Winning films will premiere interspersed by short chats with the filmmakers who share the stories behind their work. Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will host.

• Doors open 9:30 a.m. for check-in/registration
• Program begins promptly at 10 a.m.
• Program ends 11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time
• Free popcorn
• Free beverage

Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded over 100 prizes to short environmental films from youth age 25 down to 3rd grade. A jury of 33 environmental and film professionals selected the final, top films from among almost 400 submissions around the world. Each film is 1 to 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to live action to documentary. Film lineup 2025 below:

• Pure Water, by Creative Studio Cool Kids (Ukraine)
• Animated Film, University (France) (more later)
• Make a Wildlife Documentary in Front of Your Home, by Sofian Chouiab (France)
• The Dishwasher Quest, by Beye School Green Team (Illinois)
• Higher Ground, by Nicole Scimeca (Illinois)
• Speed Bumps Ahead, by Celina Ren, Sophia Faraone, Christina Labban, and Joshua Chan(California)
• Power Plant Power Plant I Love You, by Yilang Chen (New York)
• Biophilia: The Way Forward, by Savanna Osei and Lucia Lecour (Florida)
• The Empathy Gap, by Justyna Elżbieta Ośka (Poland)
• The Reserve, by Lara Rose Gribbin (Australia)

Thank you to our illustrious jury: Anna Lee Ackermann, Deborah Adelman, Felice Bassuk, Natalia Ottolenghi Bradshaw, Amy Brinkman, Laurie Casey, Lisa Daleiden-Brugman, Tim DeBlois, Colton Dixon, Bonnie Eaton, Eliana Eisenberg, Madelyn Eisenberg, Mary Ford, Monica Fox, Bill Gee, Jim Gill, Sarah Glees, Kathryn Hempel, Tara Gupta, Patrick Thomas Keen, Julie Moller, Elaine Petkovsek, Carin Powell, James Rohn, Anna Rosner, Rick B. Smith, Mark Terry, Tamara Tripp, Jessie Wahlers, Karen Weigert, Risé Sanders Weir, Marc Wellin, Gary Wilson, and Caroline Ziv.

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