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Standing Up for Climate: An Experiment with Creative Climate Comedy
Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 pm
Black Box Experimental Studio
Basement Level B2
Roser ATLAS Building, CU Boulder
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ITG Comedy & Climate Change Short Video Competition
1st place: $250 prize ~ 2nd place: $100 ~ 3rd place: $50
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 call, we seek to harness the powers of climate comedy through compelling, resonant and meaningful videos – up to 4 minutes in length – to meet people where they are, and open them up to new and creative engagement.
The winning entry will receive a cash prize, and be shown during the upcoming ‘Stand Up for Climate: An Experiment with Creative Climate Comedy’ night on March 17 at 7:30pm on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, Colorado.The event will feature a range of comedic approaches, including stand up comedy, sketch and situational comedy, and improv.
The primary audience will be University students along with members of the community in Boulder, Colorado (no age restrictions will be in place).
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, faculty and graduate students at 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
– 100-word description of the work.
(2) A link to the up-to-4-minute composition, posted on Youtube or Vimeo or the like
Eligibility: must be a citizen of Planet Earth; work created since January 2015 is accepted; works must be less than 4 minutes in length, captured through video; CU-Boulder employees are not eligible
Submission Deadline:
– March 1: entries due to itgcomedy@colorado.edu
– March 14: applicants informed of decisions
– March 17: winning entries shown at ‘Climate and Comedy’ night
