One minute films

I've been engaging with a number of environmental video campaigns. FOE each year run a one minute film competition where people from all walks of life are given the opportunity to submit a one minute piece of video using an environmental them. This year they are using the theme of 'Which bit of the Earth are you a Friend of?'

Here are some links to a few of the submissions from last year. The rough, home made filming style is widely used by environmental organisations like Friends of the Earth. Shot by real people they give off a very real and powerful message capturing events in peoples every day lives that those who view it can generally relate to. Because of this the very slick commercial style isn't always the most effective way of visually communicating an environmental message.




The Plastic Battle - Best Green One-minute film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJaI-Ohggd4

Polar Bears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDIP71Lviys

Morph - Looking ahead to 2008's one-minute film competition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQl8MahN9fk

Friends of the Earth's One-minute film competition 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebXJC4SCIjs&feature=user

Green Film Competition: Call for entries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-q2exNdrwA&feature=user