The mission & goal of the Sustainable-Stories.org Film Fest is to screen and award short films about sustainable solutions & lifestyles. The screenings will take place at the University of Houston’s state of the art 500-seat Bayou Theater, along with a jointly-themed exhibition at the university’s art gallery. The festival will not only expose students, faculty & staff of the university to ideas and concepts of sustainability, but the whole larger Houston – Galveston community. We also want to empower filmmakers who are working on sustainability-related subjects. The films will be selected for the screenings by professionals in both the areas of filmmaking and sustainability.
Short films up to 7 minutes from around the world are accepted in the following categories:
General Areas (open to filmmakers form around the world)
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Sustainable Cities
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Sustainable Water Usage
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Sustainable Energy Usage
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Sustainable Agriculture & Gardening
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Social Sustainability & Social Justice
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Resilience
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Animated films
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Virtual / 360 video & Augmented Reality Productions
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Extremely Short films (up to 2 minutes)
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Experimental Films
The following categories have a Local / Educational focus:
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Special Local Focus: Greater Houston - Galveston Area
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Special Local Educational Focus 1:High & Middle Schools, Greater Houston - Galveston Area
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Special Local Educational Focus 2: Colleges & Universities, Greater Houston - Galveston - College Station Area
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Special Local Educational Focus 3: Still Image or Still Image Series: Colleges & Universities, Greater Houston - Galveston Area
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Special Local Educational Focus 4: Virtual / 360 video & Augmented Reality Student Productions, Greater Houston - Galveston - College Station Area
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Special Local Educational Focus 5: Animated / Experimental Student Productions Greater Houston - Galveston - College Station Area
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Special Local Educational Focus 6: Videos / Animations & Still images / Graphic Design from UHCL
Official Selection & Live Public Screening at the UHCL Bayou Theater
The judges will choose the films that are part of the official selection. (First Price, second price & runners up) Each film part of the official selection will be featured on the sustainable-stories website and will be screened at the UHCL Art gallery from November 4 through December 10.
The winner of each section will be screened live in a the Bayou Theater at UHCL on November 17 & 19 2021.