Watch this, it only takes 1 minute! You can say a lot in 1 minute, and hopefully save the world while you’re at it. 1minutetosavetheworld.com is an international short film competition on climate change.
Amongst judges were Franny Armstrong (director of The Age of Stupid), Bruce Parry (presenter of TV’s Tribe), Mark Lynas (author of Six Degrees) and Shekhar Kapur (director of Elizabeth)
The competition was backed by Greenpeace, Unite for Climate, World Development Movement and nef (new economics foundation).
A paper boat, talking cats and a polar bear playing video games were yesterday voted as the best short films likely to “save the worl in a minute.”
The winning films will be shown later this year at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, with the overall winner receiving a handy £1,000.
Below are four of the category winners, including the overall best film, Paper Boat by Arun Rose.
Who gets your vote?
Best Film – Paper Boat
Runner-up – Bear in mind
Best film by a professional – When I am 18
Best youth film – Stop global war-ming
Best viral film – Cats against climate change
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