Eco-Comedy Video Competition

Eco-Comedy Video Competition

Spring 2015 – CALL FOR ENTRIES

“Clean Water, Clean Air”

Sponsored by:

American University Center for Environmental Filmmaking

and

The Nature Conservancy

**$2,000 Prize**

The 2015 Eco-Comedy theme is “Clean Water, Clean Air.”

Produce a short, humorous video for YouTube tackling this year’s theme. The contest is open to anyone worldwide who has a flair for producing videos and something to say about conservation.

Submissions must:

1. Be humorous!
2. Communicate a clear (and funny!) message around the broad theme of “clean water, clean air” and overall environmental conservation.
3. Reach a broad audience.
4. Be an original production.
5. Be less than three minutes (including titles and credits).
6. Be posted to Eco­Comedy Video Competition 2015 YouTube Channel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWFuA_JundApDudndM2XB4g
7. Be submitted by 11:59pm Eastern Time Zone on Sunday, March 1^st, 2015.

A panel of five judges representing The Nature Conservancy and the Center for Environmental Filmmaking will determine the finalists and grand prize winner. The decision of the judges is final. Awards are based on overall merit of the entries. The organizations listed above reserve the right to post submissions on their websites and social media channels.

Submissions that are not received by Sunday, March 1, 2015, will not be accepted. Finalists will be announced on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. The winner will be announced at American University on Tuesday, March 24, at the DC Environmental Film Festival at 7:00 p.m., in the Forman Theater located in the McKinley Building on the American University campus.

For more information regarding submission guidelines and contest rules, visit: http://www.american.edu/soc/cef/eco-comedy-film-competition.cfm

Please address questions to Professor Chris Palmer at palmer@american.edu