Brighter Planet and 1Sky Launch Climate Video Contest

Have an impact on the future of the planet – inspire the next president of the United States to take bold climate action. Brighter Planet and 1Sky have announced their Climate Matters Video Contest to give Americans the opportunity to make a difference. The winner will receive a $3,000 Brighter Planet Visa Gift Card, and the second and third place winners will receive $1,000 and $500 Brighter Planet Visa Gift Cards, respectively.

To enter the contest, upload a 30- or 60- second video encouraging bold climate change to the Climate Matters channel on vimeo.com/climatematters. The topic must be climate change. The deadline to upload your video is September 22nd, 2008, and winners will be announced on September 29th.

Here are some of the details:

The Climate Matters Video Contest provides all Americans with the chance to have their global climate change message seen by our next president and other political leaders. This October, the top 10 videos will be featured during a Washington, D.C.-based event for the media, Congress and both presidential campaigns. These top videos will also be broadcast to millions via Link TV, FSTV, and online at venues including: www.think.mtv.com, www.joost.com, www.huffingtonpost.com and www.quarterlife.com.

“We know Americans are inspired to take climate action; they’re already taking steps everyday,” said actress and Climate Matters juror Maggie Gyllenhaal. “I’m excited to see what people create.”

The 10 most viewed videos will be judged by a panel that includes: actress Maggie Gyllenhaal; Rory Kennedy, Emmy award-winning documentary producer; Tia Lessin, the supervising producer of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine; Leila and Nadia Conners, the producers/directors of 11th Hour; author Anya Kamenetz; David Jenkins, Government Affairs Director of Republicans for Environmental Protection; Bill Stetson, Producer and Environmental Consultant; Gillian Caldwell, Campaign Director of 1Sky; and Patti Prairie, CEO of Brighter Planet.

Viewers can log in to Vimeo to pick their favorite video and enter a drawing on the channel to win a Cannon VIXIA HDV Camcorder. Contestants can promote their videos to improve their chances of being counted among the top 10.

Check out an introductory Climate Matters video below:

Climate Matters from Brighter Planet on Vimeo.

Link [Brighter Planet] + [1Sky]

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