
Overview:
The People & Planet Prize - VIDEO EDITION celebrates powerful visual storytelling about your unique experiences with environmental and societal issues. Highlight what you are passionate about in your part of the world – celebrate community action, draw awareness to issues or suggest the changes you want to see. Your stories will inspire and mobilise our global audience towards impact. Two exceptional video creators will get $1,000 each one focusing on environmental issues, the other on social themes.
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The People & Planet Prize - video edition celebrates powerful visual l storytelling about your unique experiences with environmental and societal issues. Highlight what you are passionate about in your part of the world – celebrate community action, draw awareness to issues or suggest the changes you want to see. Your stories will inspire and mobilise our global audience towards impact. Two exceptional video creators will get $1,000 each one focusing on environmental issues, the other on social themes.
Categories:
Categories:
The People Category
for a piece that explores the lens of society and culture, including justice, inequality, identity, community or change-making.
The Planet Category
for a piece that explores environmental themes, voicing issues as climate change, sustainability, conservation or the human-nature relationship.
Judging Criteria:
- Relevance to current environmental or societal issues
- Clarity and strength of argument or narrative
- Originality of voice,perspective, and style
- Emotional or intellectual impact
Prizes:
- US$1,000 for the best video in each category - People and Planet.
- We will launch a global marketing campaign to promote your video and thought leadership on LinkedIn and Instagram.
- Honourable mentions will be featured online and promoted across our channels.
Guidelines:
To ensure your video is accepted and presented well, please make sure you meet the following guidelines before submitting.
- Sign Up: Applicants must sign up with their CV or LinkedIn URL and fill in profile details.
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Format:
- Minimum duration: 60 seconds
- Maximum duration: 5 minutes
- File format: YouTube or Vimeo link
- Aspect ratio: is preferred for social sharing; otherwise, we will resize your video for social media.
- Subtitles: English
- Copyright: Please use copyright-free assets; any copyright or content releases must be acquired or owned by you.
- Cover image: Please provide an image for your thumbnail.
- Use of AI: Submissions must be original work, not previously published or submitted elsewhere, and not prepared with generative AI tools.
- Permissions: Please grant us permission to cut, resize and promote your video across social media.
- Genre: Documentary, experimental, monologue, journalistic or other video storytelling styles
- Language: English. Non-English content must have English subtitles.
- Eligibility: Open to creators aged 18+ worldwide
- Submission fee: None
- Terms & Conditions: Please see details terms and conditions here.
- Entries: One piece per category, max two entries per person
Key Dates:
Submissions Open
October 2025
Submissions Close
December 2025
Winners Announced
February 2026
Key Dates:
October 2025
December 2025
February 2026