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Inside the Greenhouse comedy & climate change short video competition
1st place: $400 prize
2nd place: $250
3rd place: $100
Note: Once awarded, you must provide the requisite payment information within 60 days in order to claim the award; also the amount of your award is stated in gross and may be subject to taxation*
Competition Details
Humor is a tool underutilized in the area of climate change; yet comedy has power to effectively connect people, information, ideas, and new ways of thinking/acting.
In this 5th annual competition, we seek to harness the powers of climate comedy through compelling, resonant and meaningful VIDEOS – up to 3 minutes in length – to meet people where they are, and open them up to new and creative engagement.
Award Criteria
Successful entries will have found the funny while relating to climate change issues. Each entry will be reviewed by a committee composed of students, staff and faculty at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder.
Application Requirements
#1. 1-2 page pdf description of entry, including
– title of creative work,
– names and affiliations of all authors/contributors,
– contact information of person submitting the entry,
– a statement of permissions for use of content, as necessary, and
– a 100-word description of the work.
#2. A link to the up-to-3-minute composition, posted on Youtube or Vimeo or the like
Eligibility
Must be a citizen of Planet Earth; work created since January 2019 is accepted; works must be less than 3 minutes in length, captured through video; CU Boulder employees are not eligible.
Submission Deadline: April 1: entries due to itgcomedy@colorado.edu
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