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Climate and storytelling initiatives submitted by registrantsDescriptionFurther Information
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Agam AgendaThe Agam Agenda has run several evolving, intertwined initiatives over the last few years. We’re taking a moment to celebrate our many-tentacled work that connected people across borders for creative climate action.https://agamagenda.com/
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AKO Storytelling Institute - University of the Arts, London We work at the intersection of storytelling and social change. As a part of UAL's new Social Purpose Group, our mission is to enable storytellers and campaigners to make a greater social impact through their work. Through interdisciplinary experimentation and collaboration, we develop evidence-based approaches to the theory and practice of storytelling-for-change.https://www.arts.ac.uk/storytelling-institute
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ANTIDOTEA platform sharing collective action already underway to create a future better for the majorityhttps://www.instagram.com/antidotelive
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Climate ConnectionsClimate Connections is an arts and culture project raising awareness about climate change and enabling diverse, migrant and workhttps://crossingfootprints.com/climate-connections/
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Climate need you / Klíma ťa potrebujeA grassroots initiative in five Slovak cities. It drives systemic change, public participation, community building, and fair, sehttps://www.instagram.com/klimatapotrebuje_official/
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Climate shiftedA podcast about what actually works to shift people on climate. Interviews with “artivists, ” psychologists, behavior designershttps://climateshifted.com/
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Climate SpringClimate Spring is a global development fund and a screen industry insider organisation harnessing the storytelling power of filmwww.climate-spring.org
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Culture HackCulture Hack Labs (CHL) is a not-for-profit consultancy that supports organizations, social movements and activists to create cultural interventions for systems change.https://www.culturehack.io/about/
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Doc Society Climate Story UnitThe Climate Story Unit from Doc Society is dedicated to supporting transformative storytelling to advance a climate just and biodiverse future. Across the Unit’s programs, artists, impact producers, and movement builders collectively envision, experiment and share how we can create an abundant world for all. Key programs include the Climate Story Fund which provides up to $150,000 in production and impact support, and the Climate Story Labs.www.climatestoryunit.org
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Ecological Repair Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), Coventry UniversityThe project addresses global and local environmental challenges and, through the lens of Ecological Repair. https://www.coventry.ac.uk/study-at-coventry/student-support/enhance-your-employability/global-opportunities/collaborative-online-international-learning-coil/
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EcoNewsEcoNews is the socio-environmental media outlet in spanish with the greatest reach in the worldhttps://www.instagram.com/econewses/
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Erthly CollectiveErthly is a storytelling platform and creative ecology rooted in the belief that the way we relate to the Earth—and each other—chttps://www.erthly.co/blog-3-1
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Esmee Fairbairn FoundationSupporting communities to take action on freshwater issueshttps://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/latest-news/working-partnership-support-blue-spaces-uk/
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Filmmakers for Future: WildlifeFilmmakers for Future: Wildlife (FF:W) is an international grassroots collective. A movement made up of over 360 filmmakers, academics, conservationists and video content producers. We collaborate with industry to speed up the transition to green, non-extractive and more impactful working practices.https://ffwildlife.org/
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Firelight MediaFirelight Media is a nonprofit organization that supports, resources, and advocates on behalf of documentary filmmakers of color.https://www.firelightmedia.tv
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Generation Africa 2.0Generation Africa 2.0 is a collection of Climate Justice films from African Youth, indigenous and women perspectives. "30 PROJECTS, 21 COUNTRIES - Climate action in Africa, a subject of profound importance for the global community, reflects the interconnectedness of our planet’s ecosystems, economies, and societies. This critical issue, however, remains underrepresented in the realm of documentary filmmaking, an oversight that belies the significant role these narratives could play in fostering global awareness and action..."https://www.generationafrica.co.za/generation-africa-2-0/
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Giants RisingRevealing the wonders of redwood trees like never before, Giants Rising tells the epic tale of America’s most iconic forests, including the mission to help them rise up from the past –and help us ALL face the challenges of the future.https://www.giantsrising.com
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Greener ScreenGreener Screen Limited, a Social enterprise, aims to support the film, TV and Digital media industries in becoming environmentally sustainable in the MENA region.https://www.greenerscreen.com
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hamburg.global - Netzwerk für weltweite GerechtigkeitWe connect people and organisations Sharing Common Concerns for global Justice and regenerative Societies.https://hamburg.global/mitmachen
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HILAEAAs humanity faces the limits of its small planet, we want to help it marvel at the wondrous diversity that surround us. HILAEA is a creation and production studio based in Rio de Janeiro. We are made up of journalists, visual storytellers and academics from the Americas and Europe who share a deep sense of empathy for the living. We chronicle from the frontiers of the Anthropocene, crafting audiovisual storytelling that reveals the interdependencies of living things.hilaea.com
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Hot Spots SeriesHuman Rights Media Trust and Uhuru Productions presents Hotspot Climate Film series – a series of feature length, TV length and short documentary films profiing activists at the forefront of overlapping social and climate crises in Southern Africa.https://www.hotspotseries.co.za
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Hum Studio InteractiveHum Studio Interactive is a transdisciplinary studio exploring the living world through art, science, and technology. They create interactive experiences, films, and new media, focusing on themes like sustainability and cultural diversity. One of their notable projects is "Charismatic Megafauna," a feature film exploring everyday life around the world through a non-dialogue lens. https://vimeo.com/user138318424
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Immersive storytelling for pro-environmental behaviour change: The Green Planet augmented reality experiencePublished paper on the pro-environmental impact of The Green Planet Augmented Reality experience, comparing AR and video. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108379
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INVISABLE DEMONIn the Indian metropolis of Delhi, with its nearly 20 million inhabitants, the effects of global warming are mercilessly present. Since India's economy opened up to world trade in 1991, economic growth and environmental pollution have continued unabated. The documentary explores the dramatic consequences of India's growing economy and relates them to the climate crisis, where air conditioning is a status symbol.https://www.falco-seliger.de/invisable
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IRIS, International Resource for Impact & StorytellingIRIS works with donors to evolve the emerging international ecosystem of narrative and story-for-impact practitionerswww.storyforimpact.io
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La abeja : an expedition between myths and realitiesA documentary about an expedition to find a lost Mayan ruin in one of the last remaining fragments of tropical rainforest in mexhttps://igg.me/at/laabejachiapas/x/2592675#/
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Livism an instagram page focusing on global south climate storiesOur Instagram account is a place to bring the frontline stories to the forefront.https://www.instagram.com/livismclimate/profilecard/?igsh=MTdsYXc5b2NtYXh3cA==
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Livism ClimateLivism an instagram page focusing on global south climate stories. Our Instagram account is a place to bring the frontline stories to the forefront.https://www.instagram.com/livismclimate/profilecard/?igsh=MTdsYXc5b2NtYXh3cA==
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My Delicious RevolutionA documentary feature in development that chronicles Bumjoo Maclennan’s journeyhttps://www.redfordcenter.org/films/delicious-revolution/
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Open PlanetDemocratising access to high quality visual content. Open Planet is a global library for creating positive change. It is free to use for educational, environmental and impact storytelling.Www.openplanet.org
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Outgrow the systemA documentary about transitioning to a sustainable economic systemhttps://rafilm.se/outgrow-the-system
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Possible StudioCreative climate storytelling and film studio - We’re here to tell that story. No rose-tint, no greenwash, just straight-up compelling stories of bold action and solution on matters of radical importance. Whether it’s activism, new technology or new thinking, we’re here to capture the message of the people acting for real good. Have a story that needs to be told? Possiblestudio.cc
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Project DandelionThe first global, women-led campaign for climate justice.www.projectdandelion.com
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Protestor storiesProtestor stories
A collective of filmmakers who covered the HS2 protests during lockdown, exploring ways to bring protest stories to defined audience groups. See link for one example output, a Doc/Fest award winning short.		https://fifthcolumn.org.uk/Battle-of-Denham-Ford
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Radio Workshop Radio Workshop trains youth across Africa to make radio and podcasts. We provide the tools and teach the skills. Youth bring us their creativity, local knowledge, and passion for tackling the issues that matter to them and their communities. They are the new generation of African journalists, thought leaders, storytellers, and activists.https://radioworkshop.org
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SoilTribesSoilTribes is dedicated to protecting and regenerating soils by empowering diverse communities through knowledge, emotional connhttps://soiltribes.eu/
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Sunshine CinemaAfrica's first solar powered cinema network run by trained youth impact facilitatorswww.sunshinecinema.org
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Surge AfricaSurge Africa design and implement innovative measures that improve approaches to climate adaptation through policy, media and resilient development.https://www.surgeafrica.org/about
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Tales for TomorrowSustainable film production and green storytelling made by climate activist and film producer Christina Honig, based in Leipzig.https://tales-for-tomorrow.de/
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TaturanaTaturana Cinema and Social Impact is a Brazilian non-profit organization that enhances cinema as a tool of social impact.taturana.org
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TerraPods by Recycle LebanonA living lab, residency & agroecology farm in Lebanon cultivating biomaterial fabrication, creative ecology & regenerative althttps://terrapods.org/
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Territory of the Laku A tapestry of voices caring for water in Putumayo, Colombia. Amplifies the voices of Indigenous, campesino, and urban communities who protect the Andean-Amazonian water sources of Colombia.https://agendapropia.co/territorio-del-iaku
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The Aurora TrustThe Aurora Trust (formerly The Ashden Trust) is a grant-making charity set up in 1989 and is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. The Trust was founded by Sarah Butler-Sloss, who remains Chair of the Board of Trustees. In 2022, the Trust changed its name to The Aurora Trust. Aurora, meaning dawn in Latin, signifies our renewed commitment to do everything we possibly can to keep global temperatures to 1.5 degrees...https://auroratrust.org.uk/
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The ClimateverseThe Climateverse is a storytelling platform and community space focused on futures methods-rooted storytelling and programming.Linktr.ee/theclimateverse
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The Colour of TransformationAn international arts project expressing the zeitgeist of the ecological crisis by global majority pioneers.https://www.studiobryonyella.com/thecolouroftransformation
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The Entertainment + Culture PavilionThe Entertainment + Culture Pavilion is a hub for creativity, community-organizing, and innovation at major multilateral climate events for cultural practitionershttps://www.entertainmentculturepavilion.org
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The Land We BreatheTHE LAND WE BREATHE shows us how it feels to live in a world that is changing faster than we would like. The film traces global conflicts in the local, which are made visible along the course of the river and through its inhabitants, as if under a burning glass. A hauntingly beautiful, but also fragile microcosm, which within a few years has been transformed from a bloody civil war country into a tourist paradise. In the complex of war traumas, the effects of mass tourism and migration, the climate crisis can already be felt here in the present.https://www.falco-seliger.de/tlwb
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The StoryBoard CollectiveStoryBoard is Geneva-based philanthropic organization supporting documentary impact production and scripted series development.https://www.storyboard-collective.org/
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The Storytelling LabA documentary filmmaking program that supports youth in creating localized narratives about the climate crisis.https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c52b2012c1a44fbbbfd567434730d570
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Tunga AfrikaTunga Afrika is an edutech platfrom designed to make learning highly exciting, interactive, and imaginative. Our platform sets a new standard by offering teachers and students across all educational levels access to a captivating array of quality African films, thoughtfully curated excerpts, comprehensive film guides, and meticulously crafted lesson guides.https://tunga.africa
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Viaje al Microcosmos de Nuevo LeónWe seek to bridge the disconnect that exists between the people of Nuevo León and our natural surroundings // Investigamos los cuerpos de agua con una mirada sensible, artística y científica. (Re)descubrimos todos sus seres, los que escapan al ojo humano.https://www.instagram.com/vmicrocosmosnl/
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WISE / Ecologia podcastEcologia Podcast sparks meaningful dialogue on today’s urgent ecological issues and paths to sustainabilityhttps://linktr.ee/ecologiapodcast
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WorldingResearch + incubation of spatialized climate futures. A first-of-its kind research and development initiative, WORLDING explores climate futures at the intersection of documentary, land-use planning, speculative design and game-engine technologies. It’s a partnership between Unity through the Unity Charitable Fund, the Unity for humanity Program, and the Co-Creation Studio at MIT Open Documentary Lab.Cocreationstudio.mit.edu/worlding
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