The
TAP Video Contest invites you to show off your videography talent, and share
your ideas on how to tap the potential for climate action.
Across
the globe, people are turning the climate change challenge into an opportunity.
We want to hear these stories. Your film might focus on your own actions, those
of a community group or university, or perhaps the work your city or region is
doing. The story is yours to tell – but here are some ideas to kick-start your
brainstorming:
- Describe an
initiative that focuses on combating climate change. How could this be
scaled up to have an even greater impact in your city or further afield?
- Share your ideas
on a new or existing project that would convince your family, friends or
colleagues to take climate action. What is it about this project that
encourages the community to get on board?
- Have your say on
the transformative action needed to encourage sustainable development in
your hometown. If you were the mayor, what would be your first order of
business?
Whatever
you think can make a difference for the climate; we want to see it brought to
life through a short, engaging video.
The
Transformative Actions Program (TAP) is a 10-year initiative aiming to showcase
the potential of local climate action. It aims to improve cities’ and regions’
access to financing, and maximize investment in low-carbon and
climate-resilient urban development and governance processes. The TAP will
showcase 100 ambitious projects at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change
Conference (COP21) in Paris in December 2015.
WANT
TO KNOW HOW TO JOIN?
It’s
easy! Anyone can join, as an individual or in a group. You may submit as many
entries as you like. Simply follow these steps:
- Create a 15
second to 3 minute digital video about tapping the potential of
transformative climate action in cities or regions.
- Upload your film
on Vine, Youtube, Youku or Vimeo.
- Tag your film
with #TAPPotential and share your video with your social network!
- Write an email
to tap@iclei.org
to inform us of the link by 30 September 2015. Please provide us with your
name and a contact telephone number.
THE
REQUIREMENTS
- Your film can be
in any digital video format – you can even use your smartphone!
- Choose whatever
film style you wish. Perhaps you want to narrate, sketch, sing, animate,
or illustrate your story… Be creative!
- Your film can be
in any language, but we strongly suggest you include
English subtitles and a full script.
- Your film must
not have been entered in other film contests before.
THE
WINNER
The
winner will be marked out of a total of 50 points on the following criteria:
- Content: clarity
and effectiveness of the video in documenting a story about climate
transformation, promoting action and/or offering new solutions. (15
points)
- Innovation,
originality, and impact: telling the story in a fresh and unusual way, appealing
to a broad and diverse audience and encouraging further thought and
action. (15 points)
- Technical
expertise: quality of camera and audio work, effectiveness of editing and
strength of script. (10 points)
- Online impact:
How many likes or views your video gets when published online. We want you
to share and promote your video to your network! (10 points)
THIS
IS WHAT YOU GET
- First prize: 500
euros
- Second prize:
300 euros
- Third prize: 200
euros
- Winners will
also be offered the opportunity to work alongside ICLEI’s Communications
Team as a social reporter at the Cities and Regions Pavilion – TAP 2015 at
COP21 in Paris. (Please note the prize does not grant entrance to the
restricted UNFCCC Blue Zone at COP21.)
WHEN’S
THE DEADLINE?
The
deadline for submission is 30 September 2015 and winners will be
informed by 10 October 2015.
