// ABOUT EARTHXFILM
EarthxFilm showcases films and emerging media that explore conservation, climate change, and the environment while honoring the heroes working to protect our planet. Our mission is to turn awareness into action through art and media. We achieve our goals by partnering with top environmental, film, and entertainment organizations across the globe. EarthxFilm presents year-round programs culminating in a 10-day festival, April 16 – 25, 2021. www.EarthXfilm.org
// ABOUT EARTHX
EarthX convenes the world's largest environmental expo, conference, film festival, and virtual TV channel, and is a member of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. Founded in 2011 as Earth Day Dallas by environmentalist and businessman Trammell S. Crow, the Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promotes environmental awareness and impact through conscious business, nonpartisan collaboration and community-driven sustainable solutions. In 2019, the April event drew over 177,000 attendees, 2,000 environmental leaders, 750+ exhibitors, and more than 400 speakers that occupied approximately 500,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space. In 2020, the April virtual event drew over 570,000 live-stream views, 124,000 engagements, and reached 171 countries. EarthxTV, launched in Fall 2020 as a web-based live stream platform for balanced, inclusive environmental conversations, programs, emerging media & films. Visit www.EarthX.org
// CATEGORIES AND PROGRAMMING STRANDS
All films submitted to EARTHxFilm MUST have an environmental or social topic. We are seeking stories that explore ideas in programming area that encompass:
- Climate
- Earth
- Innovation
- Life
- Energy
- Communities
- Virtual Reality
Within this programming, we welcome films that focus on topics that include but are not limited to:
- Climate Change
- Conservation
- Energy
- Food & Agriculture
- Water & Ocean
- Wildlife
- Recycling & Conservation
- Cities & Transportation
- Social justice
Submission categories include:
NARRATIVE FEATURE
- Films must have a 60-minute minimum run time.
- Fictional films with topics relating to nature and the environment.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Films must have a 60-minute minimum run time.
- Non-fiction films with topics relating to nature and the environment.
SHORT
- Films may have a maximum run time of 59 minutes.
- Films may be of any genre (narrative, documentary, animation, etc.), but must relate to the topic of nature and environment.
VR
- in light of COVID-19 - VR submission reviews will be postponed for screenings later in 2021
COLLEGE STUDENT SHORT
- Films may have a maximum run time of 15 minutes.
- Projects must have been made as part of undergraduate or graduate university or college program.
- Films may be any of genre (narrative, documentary, animation, etc.), but must relate to the topic of nature and environment.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHORT
- Films may have a maximum run time of 10 minutes.
- Projects must have been made by students who in high school when film was completed.
- Films may be any of genre (narrative, documentary, animation, etc), but must relate to topic of nature and environment.
PLANET911 YOUTH FILM CHALLENGE
Students 13-22 may also enter the Planet911 Youth Film Challenge with a film :50 seconds or less - Up to $6750 in total prizes. Go to https://earthx.org/education/planet911-youth-film-challenge/ for details. High School students may enter the high school shorts category.
EarthxFilm will present Filmmaker awards totaling $20,000 in cash to the best documentary features and shorts, as selected by respective juries and their audience.