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Voices of Champions Short Film Contest for Youth - 2023
Create a Two Minute Video relating to Coastal Resilience in Hawai'i.

Consider.
Pick a category and create a two-minute video. Choose a Champion of Coastal Resilience, a strategy, or a unique story relating to our coastlines and potential solutions.
Create.
Inspire.
Entertain, educate and energize audiences to take action in the face of climate change-induced threats to our coastal communities. Let your creativity shine.
Upload your two-minute film into the Voices of Champions Film Competition at the bottom of this page by the deadline. First, second, and third-place will be chosen from each age division and receive a cash and other prizes.
Submit.
November 15, 2023 DEADLINE
Prizes and Categories To Be Announced
Winners from Spring 2022


First place winner Nikki Kayes.
Pictured with a cash prize and art from a local female artist, Janet Menke.
First Place
12-16 Age Division - Nikki Kayes, "Ho'okipa"
16-21 Age Division - Anh Nguyen,
"Below Surface Level"
Second Place
12-16 Age Division - Logan-Sophia Koa, "Invasive Species"
16-21 Age Division - Noelani Mitchell & Everett Gordon, "Puako Coastal Resilience"
Third Place
12-16 Age Division - Kipukai Denton,
"Rising Sea Levels"
16-21 Age Division - Nora Goldsmith,
Ava Harris & Parisa Eghbale,
"Puako Adventure"
Prizes - 2022
There will be first, second, and third-place cash prizes for the best short film from each age division.


First-Place- $200 cash prize
Second-Place- $100 cash prize
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Third-Place- $50 cash prize
Click the scoring guide image above to download a PDF copy of the rubric to see how judges will be deciding winners. Please abide by copyright and intellectual property laws.
Categories - 2023
You are encouraged to use artistic liberties in your creative video responses. A winner will be selected from each category.
Divisions
We ask that submissions be from female individuals, teams, or female-led mixed-gender teams.
Middle School
Group or individual submissions accepted.
High School
Group or individual submissions accepted.
More Info
Submit
Ready To Submit?
Filmfreeway will be open for submissions February 15th.


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