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December 31, 2024

DEADLINE: Hong Kong International Film Festival

The 2025 HKIFF takes place April 10-21. Films must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2024. English subtitles are required for non-English language films. Cash prizes in multiple categories. Entry fees are USD$40 to USD$80. Deadlines: Nov 3 (earlybird); Dec 31 (late).

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December 5, 2024

DEADLINE: NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship

The fellowship will award $20,000 to three writers to support revisions of a feature screenplay or pilot that engages with climate change in a compelling way. Receive creative support and mentorship from an established screenwriter with an interest in climate storytelling. Apply by Dec 5, 2024.

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December 14, 2024

DEADLINE: European Press Prize

Journalists from all 46 countries of the Council of Europe, Belarus and Russia are invited to present their best work produced in the past year. They have the opportunity to become Prize Laureates and be awarded 10,000 euro prizes. Deadline is Dec 14, 2024.

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UN Report Backs Up Sámi Claims That Mining In Finland Violates Their Rights

"two different U.N. committees found that Finland violated the rights of the Sámi by granting mineral exploration permits in Finnish Sápmi — the homelands of the Sámi peoples that cross Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia."

Source: Grist, 10/23/2024

"Right Whale Population Grows 4% But Extinction Remains A Threat"

"One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists to call on the federal government and the shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the giant animals back from the brink of extinction."

Source: AP, 10/23/2024
October 30, 2024

What’s a Climate Solution, What Isn’t and Why: An Inside Look at Project Drawdown's New Solutions Assessment

In this Project Drawdown webinar, Amanda D. Smith, Senior Scientist for the Built Environment, will introduce a new evidence-based framework Project Drawdown has developed to identify proven climate solutions and quantify their potential for turning the tide on climate change. 1:00 p.m. ET.

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