The Pacific Arts Alliance

The Pacific Climate Change Film Project is an innovative partnership between SPREP and the British High Commission, Suva to share inspiring stories about how Pacific communities are responding to the impacts of climate change.

The Pacific Climate Change Film Project will train and support media professionals, filmmakers and producers from five countries to research, develop and produce their own short films on how climate change is affecting their countries.

Their stories will not only raise awareness about the impacts of climate change, but also share the inspirational stories about what is being done to reduce its effects. Participants involved in this project are from: Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Independent filmmakers from the Cook Islands and Samoa are also participating in this project.

The films will be shown at the Pacific's first climate change related film festival in Suva, Fiji August 2008.

RULES:

Format

Films are to be submitted in DVD format (PAL or NTSC).

Language

Films should be in English or in the original language with English subtitles.

Entry fees

There are NO entry fees for submitting films.

Closing date for entries

SPREP must receive the completed entry forms together with the film on DVD by 15 July 2008. A separate entry form must be sent for each film submitted.

Return of films

The submitted films will not be returned unless accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

For more information and application forms please visit the SPREP website: http://www.sprep.org/climate_change/filmproject/index.asp

(information courtesy of SPREP )