The tve Global Sustainability Films Awards (GSFA) recognises outstanding films from the business, non-profit, media and creative sectors that inspire audiences with real-world solutions for a more sustainable future. Now in its 11th year, the awards promote powerful, effective storytelling that helps contribute to the building of a more just and sustainable future.
tve is a UK-registered charity founded by the United Nations Environment Programme, WWF-UK, and Central Television (now part of ITV) in 1984. Our mission is to use the power of storytelling to drive real world change for a more sustainable future keeping the crucial UN Sustainable Development Goals in mind.
The environmental crisis facing the world is as much a communications problem as a scientific one. We believe film can be a powerful tool for helping raise awareness, shift public opinion, and inspire action to protect our planet and transform our societies.
The GSFA is both a film awards and a sustainability awards. It is unique because entries are judged on the power of their storytelling and creativity, as well as on the credibility and impact of their content.
Submissions are welcome from businesses and organizations, as well as filmmakers, creatives and other storytellers from all around the world as long as the films focus on delivering sustainable solutions that are relevant in today’s context. Key lessons learnt from the winning films are made publicly available to encourage the sharing of sustainable solutions and impact-driven film communications for the planet.
AWARDS & PRIZES
The tve Global Sustainability Film Awards 2022 recognises filmmaking that focuses on environmental solutions and inspires audiences to to take action in support of a more just and sustainable future. Film submissions should fit into one of the following award categories, aimed at a wide variety of film genres including short films from companies, NGOs and creative organizations/individuals, video news stories, documentaries, and a nominated category for a feature film on sustainability. Detailed descriptions of each category can be found under the Categories & Entry Fees section below.
AWARD CATEGORIES
Competitive Award Categories:
Young Filmmaker Short Film Award
Transforming Society Short Film Award
Greener Living Short Film Award
Digital Technology and AI for Sustainable Living Short Film Award
Documentary Impact Award
Nominated Category:
Founder’s Award: Sustainability on the Big Screen
SELECTION PROCESS & CALENDAR
The tve Global Sustainability Film Awards follows a rigorous and transparent selection process. After the Call for Entries closes on the 30th of September 2022, films entered under each of the categories that meet the submission criteria will be sent to their respective Shortlisting Panel. This panel would carry out the first level of judging, choosing a shortlist of films under each of the nine competitive categories. The shortlists will be announced on the 28th of October, 2022. A Final Judging Panel will evaluate all the shortlisted entries and choose the winning films for each of the categories. The final winners will be announced at a Awards Ceremony event presented by tve Global Sustainability Film Awards at the BAFTA hall in London on the 23rd of November 2022.
The Shortlisting Panels and the Final Judging Panel comprise prominent individuals from the sustainability, film and communication sectors. Their decisions will be final and binding to all.
Deadline: 30 September 2022
For more information and to submit your film today here.
tve is a strategic partner of UK-China Film Collab.
