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“Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change” is a competition of 2-5 minute documentaries that highlight the social aspects of climate change as experienced and/or observed by film-makers around the world. They hope to receive submissions which creatively showcase the implications of climate change for conflict, migration, urban space, rural institutions, drylands, social policy, indigenous peoples, gender, governance, forests and/or human rights.

WIN A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
Competition open to everyone
Submission Deadline: October 24, 2008. 11:59 (US ET)

There are two award categories: 1) Social Dimensions of Climate Change Award (general category) and 2) Young Voices of Climate Change Award (youth category). The general category is open to everyone; the youth category is open to entries submitted by filmmakers who are under 24 years old. Award winners will be chosen through a combination of public voting and a judging panel.

The award winners will be invited to Washington, DC to screen their film and attend a series of networking and learning events organized by the Social Development Department, World Bank. The tentative schedule of events to be organized for the award winners includes: awards ceremony, film showcase event, cocktail reception, career development workshop, and seminar series on the Social Dimensions of Climate Change.

SUBMIT YOUR FILM TODAY!
Post your film on YouTube and fill out the online Registration Form at http://www.worldbank.org/sdccfilmcontest

Can’t post your film on YouTube? Send a compressed .wmv or quicktime file to socialdevelopment@worldban