Amazonian Storytelling Competition: amplifying the voices of nature
To amplify the critical voices in the Amazon region, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is hosting an Amazonian Storytelling Competition in collaboration with the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL).
We are looking for videos with perspectives from Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs), Afro-descendant peoples (ADPs); quilombolas and maroons; peasants and women, farmers, and community leaders on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Deforestation
- Biodiversity loss
- Land tenure & rightsÂ
- Ecosystem restoration
- Sustainable finance
- Food security
- Circular bioeconomy
What’s in it for you?
The three best stories will receive prizes of EUR 500, 300 and 200 respectively. We will also be showcasing the best 10 to 15 submissions at GLF Amazonia: The Tipping Point, which will be attended by thousands and reach millions via social media and the press. Â
SEE BELOW FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The competition is open to any person between the ages of 18 and 35 born in the Amazon region.
Content
Please make sure your story:
- Presents a topic that is important and relevant to your community
- Addresses the biggest challenges to your culture or community, in relation to the topic
- Exposes opportunities for improvement in your community, in relation to the topic
- Briefly explains or shows a project or initiative relevant to the topic and in which your are working on, should it be the case
Format
- You can submit videos of any length and format: short films, interviews, documentaries – anything you like!
- In case you are facing data limitations, you are welcome to submit audio stories.
- Poems, songs or any other forms of art may also be included in your video or audio story.
- Include your picture and of your region in the application.
Remember to include the following in your story (e.g. beginning/ end of the video/ audio):
- Your full name;
- Your municipality and country;Â
- The name of your community
In case you want to send your video or audio story in Spanish, Portuguese or an Indigenous language, please also provide a transcript in either English, Spanish or Portuguese in the relevant spot of the application form.
Submit your story by 31 August 2021.
We’re looking forward to receiving your submissions! If you experience any issues uploading your stories, we will be happy to receive them via WhatsApp. Write to a.bucci@cgiar.org for more information.
- All entries will be reviewed by a panel including the YIL Steering Committee and the GLF team.
- We acknowledge all submissions but will contact only selected candidates. The panel’s decision will be final and is not subject to appeal.
- YIL and GLF reserve the right not to select a winner if no entries that they deem suitable are received.
- YIL and GLF reserve the right to use, edit or modify the final version of submissions, to be presented during sessions at the GLF Amazonia conference.