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News Call for Submissions: The World Bank's Film Contest on Climate Change

The World Bank's Social Development Department would like to announce the launch of a world-wide documentary competition, "Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change".  Submissions of "2-5 minute documentaries which creatively showcase the social implications of climate change in the areas of conflict, migration, urban space, rural institutions, drylands, social policy, indigenous peoples, gender, governance, forests and/or human rights"; are welcome.

WIN A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
There are two award categories: 1) Social Dimensions of Climate Change Award (general category) and 2) Young Voices of Climate Change Award (youth category). The general category is open to everyone; the youth category is open to entries submitted by filmmakers who are under 24 years old. Award winners will be chosen through a combination of public voting and a judging panel.

The award winners will be invited to Washington, DC for a screening of their film and to attend a series of networking and learning events organized by the Social Development Department, World Bank. The tentative schedule of events to be organized for the award winners includes: awards ceremony, film showcase event, cocktail reception, career development workshop, and seminar series on the Social Dimensions of Climate Change.

SUBMIT YOUR FILM TODAY!
Post your film on YouTube and fill out the online Registration Form at http://www.worldbank.org/sdccfilmcontest Can't post your film on YouTube? Send a compressed .wmv or quicktime file to socialdevelopment@worldbank.org. Slow Internet connection? Mail a DVD of your film to the Social Development Department:

ATTN: Megumi Makisaka
Social Development Department
The World Bank
MSN: MC5-800
1818 H Street NW
Washington DC 20011
USA

GOT QUESTIONS?
Send an email to: socialdevelopment@worldbank.org

MORE INFORMATION
Visit www.worldbank.org/sdccfilmcontest

PRESS RELEASE (ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH)
English - http://go.worldbank.org/MESUTV3XP0
Spanish - http://go.worldbank.org/HTZBOH4KN0
French - http://go.worldbank.org/7NDKYQ3WJ0

Contact information Megumi Makisaka, Social Development Department, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20011, USA (email: mmakisaka@worldbank.org ; socialdevelopment@worldbank.org)
News type CallForPaper
File link http://www.worldbank.org/sdccfilmcontest
Source of information World Bank
Keyword(s) Climate Change
Subject(s) RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY
Relation http://www.emwis.net/topics/climatechange
Geographical coverage International
News date 01/09/2008
Working language(s) ENGLISH
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