A boy, who can no longer stand being bullied by his classmates and yelled at by his parents, decides to take his own life.
What happens as he's about to send a farewell e-mail to his parents?
Construction of a new hydroelectric dam requires that an entire town be submerged. The story about people who had to relocate their homes tells the difficulties of generating electricity and the importance of using it wisely.
Some people are trying to cut down mangroves for their own selfish purposes, and are arguing with each other. How do the mangroves feel? What would mangroves say if they could talk to us?
Children want to fill a fishbowl with fresh river water for their fish, but the water in all of the rivers is cloudy. What happens when they test the water quality?
A Singaporean boy, who is aware of how precious the water supply is in his country, is attempting to live for a month while reducing his water use to a bare minimum. How does he fare?
We inherited this beautiful Earth from our ancestors. Should we really be using so much energy in our daily lives? What will happen if we keep using energy and resources as we are now?
During the production of this video we became aware of the history and personal stories associated with a nearby dam and lake, so much a part of our lives that we seldom even thought about them. The electricity that we use every day is a product of the sacrifices and hardships of many people. We want everyone who uses electricity to learn the history of our local dam and the memories associated with it.
We already have to pay for clean water. If we don’t begin to think about ecology now, we may soon have to pay money for clean air. This is what gave us the idea for this film.
The objective of this video is to call attention to differences in how we relate to the environment compared to our predecessors. The Earth is entrusted to us by our children, and each of us must contribute to the improvement of the Earth by small but meaningful actions.
Teen suicide is a growing problem. Our realization that suicide is one of the leading causes of death among teenagers today was the catalyst for this video.
The video is the story of a teenager who is struggling with various issues. As he thinks about suicide, a mysterious happening causes him to realize that his death would bring tremendous pain to others. The message we want to convey is that death is permanent, much too high a price to pay as a solution for temporary problems.
This video is a documentary about a city boy who undertakes an experiment to save water. As a result of his experiment, we learn that it is possible to significantly reduce water usage. Water is precious. We should not take it for granted.
This video illustrates the role played by mangroves in our local environment. The mangroves have a variety of uses within our community. Without them, we would not have access to our beaches, wildlife would decrease, and soil erosion would accelerate.
Five experts from the movie industry and the press in different countries will choose the winning entry from the six finalists.
Ian Cameron
(U.K.)
Chief Executive Officer,
Ian Cameron Media &
Communications Ltd.
Formerly Editor News,
BBC Nations and Regions
Khoa Do
(Australia)
Independent Director,
Screenwriter and Film Maker
Othman Hafsham
(Malaysia)
Film Director and
Managing Director,
Cinematic Sdn. Bhd.
Yuichi Ito
(Japan)
Professor of Animation,
Graduate School of Film
and New Media,
Tokyo University of the Arts
Executive Director of
Japan Animation Association
Darrell Spinks
(Canada)
President and Producer,
Front Row Productions
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