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Short Film Contest for Students

Courtney Lang September 10, 2012

Your chance to win a $1000 cash prize and to spend a week with a Fair Trade documentary team in Latin America!

Produce a creative, inspiring and memorable short film that explains Fair Trade and

encourages students
to take action on campus.

THE PRIZES

Grand Prize

  • Trip to Latin America with a Fair Trade documentary team

  • $1000 Cash Prize

  • Keurig Coffee Brewer + a year’s supply of coffee

  • $250 Fair Trade gift card

  • A free trip to the 2nd National Fair Trade Campaigns Conference

2nd Place Prize

  • $500 Cash Prize

  • Keurig Coffee Brewer + a year’s supply of coffee

  • $100 Fair Trade gift card

  • A free trip to the 2nd National Fair Trade Campaigns Conference

3rd Place Prize

  • $250 Cash Prize

  • Keurig Coffee Brewer + a year’s supply of coffee

  • $50 Fair Trade gift card

  • A free trip to the 2nd National Fair Trade Campaigns Conference

HOW IT WORKS

Produce a short film using your unique perspective as a current or former college student to explain the important role that students can play in the empowerment of farmers, workers, artisans and consumers through Fair Trade.

Eligibility:

You must be currently enrolled or have been enrolled in an institution of higher learning in the past 5 years in order to enter.

Film Should:

  • Be 30-90 seconds long

  • Specifically address the importance of colleges and universities in building the Fair Trade movement

  • Utilize provided footage and/or your own original footage

Contest Details:

  • Submitted videos will be reviewed, and if approved, will be posted on www.fairtradeuniversities.org

  • People can vote for their favorite videos by clicking the ‘like’ and/or ‘+1’ button

  • The top 3 videos with the most votes will be screened at the 2nd Annual Fair Trade Campaigns Conference in Chicago on October 27, 2012

  • Attendees of the conference will vote on the top 3 videos to determine final placement of the winning videos/h3>

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

Style Guide

This document will tell you everything you need to know about the communication style of Fair Trade Colleges & Universities in order to create your film. Don’t worry – there’s plenty of room for creativity!

Logo

The Fair Trade Colleges & Universities logo should be displayed on a titlecard at the beginning of each film.

B-Roll Footage

While we encourage you to produce your own original footage, this footage of Fair Trade farms and communities is available for your use.

Fair Trade Colleges & Universities Film Contest Resources

Questions?

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.

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Courtney Lang, National Organizer | Fair Trade Campaigns

Courtney Lang brings over 5 years of community organizing to Fair Trade Towns USA, building both the Local Food and Fair Trade networks in Vermont. As Local Food Coordinator with City Market/Onion River Cooperative, Courtney worked with local producers, institutions and consumers to grow the local food system and organize a strategic model for community engagement through farm tours, workshops, and local food challenges. Like many in the Fair Trade industry, Courtney was inspired to take action in Fair Trade when she witnessed child-labor first hand in Costa Rica. As a founding member of Fair Trade Burlington, she has worked with economic development organizations, businesses, and consumers to build awareness of Fair Trade among Vermonters. She also worked with a Fair Trade USA licensee, Vermont Coffee Company, as Friend Ambassador where she united the story of Fair Trade to every purchase of coffee.