Outlook for Someday shortlist announced

The Outlook for Someday released its list of 40 shortlisted sustainable films created by young people. Photo / Supplied

The Outlook for Someday film competition announced on Thursday the 40 films that made the Someday Shortlist for the 2015 contest. The shortlisted films are available for viewing for the first time since the contest began in 2007.

The competition encourages young people under 24 to create short films about sustainability, a topic that has expanded its definition since the contest began.

"What was once just rubbish and dirty rivers has broadened into issues like climate change and social sustainability issues like bullying," says Director of The Outlook for Someday David Jacobs.

The Outlook for Someday also puts on workshops for young people to engage in their film-making skills in the sustainability arena. Workshops are open to students aged 11 to 18, teachers and youth workers. This year 32 free workshops took place throughout the country from June to August, and more are being planned for 2016.

The competition saw 156 entries to the 2015 Someday Challenge, up from 130 last year.

Jacobs says the competition has received consistent entries through the years, but film quality has increased as technology becomes easier to use and readily available to young people.

"With social media, young people are used to to being heard, to getting their messages out there," says Jacobs. "They're using this opportunity to do that."

Twenty winning films will be announced November 30 by a panel of judges, and winners will attend an award ceremony December 10.

Young people care. It's their lives and future generations' lives that they feel responsible for," says Jacobs.

Check out the Someday Shortlist: theoutlookforsomeday.net/news/article/60/

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