Earth Reel
Climate Change Challenge
Most people are aware that the weather is less predictable today, than
it used to be not so long ago. In addition, some astounding disasters have
occurred, such as the recent tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes. There is an increase of ocean waters (as a
result of the melting of huge blocks of ice in the earth’s poles), increases in
temperature in several areas, etc.
Planet Earth is today undergoing a crisis never before witnessed in the
history of human race, that is, in millions of years. If one asks ‘Who or what is the cause of
this?’ The answer is ‘man.’ We have over used earth’s natural
resources. Our development is not
sustainable, but depleting. We have
polluted the air, water and land, and have over-loaded earth with placing
mounds of garbage on it.
About the
Event
To commemorate Earth Day and to make youth
aware of the environmental crisis earth faces today, Earth Day Network, and Bichitra
Pathshala have organized Earth
Reel– a film competition for students to awaken their interest in the
environment and build awareness amongst the youth about critical environmental
issues. Earth Reel is
supported by iLEAD, Kolkata
(Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Development).
The competition has been developed keeping in
mind the strong influence the film medium has on young minds, coupled with the
belief that youth can play a strong role in helping stymie the many
environmental problems the world faces today. Through the films they make, the
young directors will be able to reach out to and influence their peers.
An interesting feature of this completion is
that the filmmakers whose entries are short-listed, will be required to make a
presentation to explain the environmental issue they have filmed, and speak
about ways youth can help mitigate the problem.
This segment has been put in to ensure that the young filmmakers better
comprehend environmental issues.
Eighteen schools have come forward to
participate. The total number of entries
are close to one hundred. The three
segments of the competition are:
Group
1: Short films up to ten minutes each for age
group 10-13 years of age
Group
2: Short films up to ten minutes each for age
group 14-17 years of age
Public
Service Announcement: of up to one minute
About the organizers
Growing out of the first Earth Day on April
22, 1970, Earth Day Network works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to
broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. More than 1 billion
people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest
civic observance in the world.
Bichitra Patshala is
an organization that promotes learning with moving images. We design lesson
plans based on film clippings, conduct workshops with teachers and students to
popularize our methodology We also bring good cinema to students and encourage
them to be critical consumers of media. Visit our blog: http://www.toolsinschools.blogspot.com
iLead (http://www.ilead.net.in/) is a leading business
management and media institute that offers MBA and BBA programs in Kolkata
along with B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mass Communication. Its chairman is the visionary
Mr. Pradip Chopra. iLEAD is poised to provide the best learning experience to
all its students both inside and outside the classroom.
Names
of the Participating Schools
LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS * LA MARTINIERE FOR
BOYS * DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, NEW TOWN * DOLNA DAY SCHOOL * DON BOSCO LILUAH *
MODERN HIGH SCHOOL * BARISHA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL * FUTURE FOUNDATION SCHOOL *
GONIPUR SITALA HIGH SCHOOL * SAILENDRA SARKAR MEMORIAL VIDYALAYA * THE ORIENTAL
SEMINARY SCHOOL * CARMEL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL * BD MEMORIAL INSTITUTE * GD BIRLA
CENTRE FOR EDUCATION * LORETO DAYSCHOOL, SEALDAH * SRI SHIKSHAYATAN SCHOOL *
LORETO DAY SCHOOL, DHARAMTALA * SREE RAMKRISHNA SARADA SANGHA BALIKA VIDYALAYA *
MAHADEVI BIRLA WORLD ACADEMY * THE HERITAGE SCHOOL
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