The Outlook for Someday 2016
The Outlook for Someday in 2016 was based on partnerships between Connected Media Charitable Trust and The Body Shop New Zealand, NZ On Air, the New Zealand Film Commission, Ministry of Youth Development, Department of Conservation (through the DOC Community Fund), Health Promotion Agency, Auckland Council, The Toimata Foundation and Weta Digital.
Funding Partners were Te Māngai Pāho, Creative New Zealand's Creative Communities Scheme, The Trusts Community Foundation, Four Winds Foundation, Clyde Graham Charitable Trust, Dragon Community Trust and BlueSky Community Trust.
Regional Partners were Foundation North, Trust Waikato, Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust, Eastern and Central Community Trust, Wellington Community Trust, Rātā Foundation, West Coast Community Trust, Otago Community Trust and Community Trust of Southland.
Media Partners were Māori Television, The Wireless, The Coconet, The Adam & Eve Show, What Now, Tearaway, Upstart and Screenz.
Photogear was Technology Partner. The Directors and Editors Guild of New Zealand and SPADA were Industry Partners.
Paper and Print Partners were Rockstock and Soar Print.
Event Partners were Auckland Live, Karma Cola and Austin's.
O'Halloran North Shore was Accountancy Partner and Stephens Lawyers was Honorary Legal Advisor.
HR Partner was Hello Monday.
There were 34 regional one day sustainability film-making workshops from Kaitaia to Invercargill, 5 two-day Kaupapa Māori film-making workshops and a pilot one-day workshop for Pasifika Young People.
The Someday Awards took place for the sixth year at the Aotea Centre in Auckland – with prizes and certificates for the maker(s) of the 20 Winning Films.
Dog Island Motu Piu was The Body Shop Standout Winner.
Our Superheroes was the NZ on Air Audience Favourite.
Here are the Special Awards won by each of the 20 Winning Films:
The Ultimate Sacrifice won the New Zealand Film Commission Film-making Achievement Award
Harikoa won the Enviroschools Sustainable Future Award
Dog Island Motu Piu won the Department of Conservation Big Picture Award
Behind the Eyes won the Ministry of Youth Development Community Participation Award
He Kākano won the Māori Television Whakatipuranga Award
Encore won the The Coconet.tv Pasifika Award
Wired won the New Zealand Film Commission Young Women Film-makers Award
The New Kid won the The Lowdown Award
The Pink Triangle won the Karma Cola People and Planet Award
The Juice Box Bandit won the Auckland Council Film-maker Award
WARNING won the The Wireless Storytelling Award
It Can Be Different won the Photogear Cinematography Award
Glad To Sea You’re On Board won the Weta Digital Media Award
Elusion won the O’Halloran North Shore Young Voices For Change Award
Our Superheroes won the Stephens Lawyers Media Empowerment Award
Avarice won the Rockstock Sustainable Lifestyle Award
Do You Ever Wish won the The Adam & Eve Show Secondary School Film-makers Award
Just Another Word won the What Now Primary/Intermediate School Film-makers Award
Tama Iti won the Tearaway Secondary School Performance Award
The Demise of the Bees won the Upstart Magazine Primary/Intermediate School Performance Award
In 2017 thirteen of the winning films from the 2016 film challenge were selected in international film festivals, and three of the films won awards.
Luka Wolfgram (13) went to Parliament to receive a Youth Champion Award in the New Zealand Youth Awards for Our Superheroes.
WARNING won the E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Filmmaking Award for Filmmaker of the Year at the Maoriland Film Festival in Ōtaki, New Zealand.
Encore and The Pink Triangle were also selected for the Maoriland Film Festival.
Dog Island Motu Piu won the Youth Top Prize and the Forest and Bird Award at the Reel Earth Film Festival in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Do You Ever Wish? and Just Another Word were nominated for the Scout Film Festival in Stowe, Vermont, USA.
Ten films were selected for the All American High School Film Festival in New York, USA. They were Avarice, Dog Island Motu Piu, Harikoa, It Can Be Different, Just Another Word, Our Superheroes, The New Kid, The Ultimate Sacrifice, WARNING and Wired.
The Outlook for Someday 2015
The Outlook for Someday in 2015 was based on partnerships between Connected Media Charitable Trust and The Body Shop New Zealand, the New Zealand Film Commission, Ministry of Youth Development, Department of Conservation (through the DOC Community Fund), Health Promotion Agency and Auckland Council.
Funding Partners were Te Māngai Pāho, NZ On Air, Creative New Zealand's Creative Communities Scheme, The Trusts Community Foundation, the Lou and Iris Fisher Charitable Trust, First Sovereign Trust, Youthtown, Infinity Foundation and Dragon Community Trust.
Regional Partners were Foundation North, Bay Trust, Trust Waikato, Eastern and Central Community Trust, Whanganui Community Foundation, Rātā Foundation, Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury, Central Lakes Trust and Otago Community Trust.
Media Partners were Element Magazine, The Wireless, The 4.30 Show, What Now, Tearaway, Upstart Magazine, Coconut Wireless, Web Show Central, Yours.nz, and Green Ideas Magazine.
Photogear was Technology Partner and the Directors and Editors Guild of New Zealand was Industry Partner.
Paper and Print Partners were Rockstock, B&F Papers and Soar Print.
Event Partners were Auckland Live, Austin's and All Good.
Supporting Partners were Toimata Foundation and Accelerating Aotearoa.
O’Halloran North Shore was Accountancy Partner and Stephens Lawyers was Honorary Legal Advisor.
There were 26 regional one day sustainability film-making workshops, 5 two-day Kaupapa Māori film-making workshops and one two-day workshop on Chatham Island.
The Someday Awards took place for the fifth year at the Aotea Centre in Auckland - with prizes and certificates for the maker(s) of the 20 Winning Films.
NVader was The Body Shop Standout Winner.
The result of the vote for Element Audience Favourite was also announced at the Awards ceremony. It was won by Message in a Bottle.
Here are the Special Awards won by each of the 20 Winning Films:
Eutha-nation won the New Zealand Film Commission Film-making Achievement Award
NVader won the Connected Media Sustainable Future Award
I Love Waiorongomai won the Department of Conservation Big Picture Award
How to Write a Submission won the Ministry of Youth Development Community Participation Award
He Kura Huna won the Te Māngai Pāho Whakatipuranga Award
The Healthy Wrap won the Coconut Wireless Pasifika Award
Original won the New Zealand Film Commission Young Women Film-makers Award
The Birdwood Way won the Like Minds, Like Mine Award
May Be Wrong won the All Good People and Planet Award
Biodiversity won the Auckland Council Film-maker Award
The Jayke Hopa Story won the The Wireless Storytelling Award
Message in a Bottle won the Web Show Central Cinematography Award
Do You Want A Bag? won the Yours Digital Media Award
Whenua Finds a Future won the Accelerating Aotearoa Young Voices For Change Award
The Future is in Your Hands won the Rockstock Media Empowerment Award
The Plastic Reducers won the Green Ideas Sustainable Lifestyle Award
Mountains for Malawi won the The 4.30 Show Secondary School Film-makers Award
Koro Puppeteer won the What Now Primary/Intermediate School Film-makers Award
Home won the Tearaway Secondary School Performance Award
UNstuck won the Upstart Magazine Primary/Intermediate School Performance Award
In 2016 eleven of the winning films from the 2015 film challenge received nominations in international film festivals.
Seven films were nominated for the All American High School Film Festival in New York, USA. They were Eutha-nation, The Healthy Wrap, Original, The Jayke Hopa Story, Message in a Bottle, The Plastic Reducers and Mountains for Malawi.
NVader was nominated for Uni Shorts International Student Film Festival in Auckland, New Zealand.
The Birdwood Way was nominated for the Seoul International Youth Film Festival in South Korea.
Whenua Finds a Future was nominated for the Mississauga Youth Film Festival in Canada.
Message in a Bottle was nominated for the Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival in Germany.
And two films were nominated and won awards in the E Tu Whānau Rangatahi Film Awards at Maoriland Film Festival in Otaki, New Zealand.
Home won the Best Camera and Best Original Music awards. The Healthy Wrap won the Best Innovation and Best Original Music awards.
The Outlook for Someday 2014
The Outlook for Someday in 2014 was based on partnerships between Connected Media and The Body Shop New Zealand, The Enviroschools Foundation, the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Youth Development, Department of Conservation, Te Puni Kōkiri, the Health Promotion Agency and Auckland Council.
Funding Partners were ASB Community Trust, The Trusts Community Foundation and Creative New Zealand's Creative Communities Scheme.
Media Partners were The 4.30 Show, What Now, The Coconet.tv, YOURS.net.nz, Element Magazine, Green Ideas Magazine, Tearaway, Upstart and Viewfinder.
Event Partners were Auckland Live, Austin's and All Good.
AUT University was Tertiary Partner, the Directors and Editors Guild of New Zealand was Industry Partner and Benefitz was Print Partner.
O'Halloran North Shore was Accountancy Partner and Stephens Lawyers was Honorary Legal Advisor.
There were 33 one-day sustainability film-making workshops from Kaitaia to Invercargill.
The Someday Awards took place for the fourth year at the Aotea Centre in Auckland – with prizes and certificates for the maker(s) of the 20 Winning Films.
To The Rescue was The Body Shop Standout Winner.
The result of the vote for Element Audience Favourite was also announced at the Awards ceremony. It was won by Open Your Eyes.
Here are the Special Awards won by each of the 20 Winning Films:
If Life was Like the Web won the Connected Media Film-making Achievement Award
Material Witness won the Enviroschools Young Voices For Change Award
Odd Balls won the UNESCO Sustainable Future Award
Nature’s Ghosts won the Department of Conservation Big Picture Award
Paua Sustainability in Tauroa won the Ministry of Youth Development Community Participation Award
Te Ao o te Tuturuatu won Te Puni Kōkiri Whakatipuranga Award
Beeing a Honey Maker won The Coconet.tv Pasifika Award
Rewind won the Like Minds, Like Mine Award
Omaha Shorebird Sanctuary – A Place Worth Protecting won the Auckland Council Film-maker Award
To The Rescue won the All Good People and Planet Award
Weekday Vegetarian won the Green Ideas Sustainable Lifestyle Award
Quinn’s Quest won the O’Halloran North Shore Media Empowerment Award
Cathy and Anna won the AUT Storytelling Award
The Final Cut won the Yours Digital Media Award
Beep won the Viewfinder Cinematography Award
Epilobium won The 4.30 Show Secondary School Film-makers Award
No More Cats! won the What Now Primary/Intermediate School Film-makers Award
Open Your Eyes won the Tearaway Secondary School Performance Award
Honeybee News won the Upstart Magazine Primary/Intermediate School Performance Award
Saving Trees won The Someday Ambassadors Teamwork Award
In 2015 five of the winning films from the 2014 film challenge received nominations in international film festivals.
Open Your Eyes, If Life Was Like The Web and To The Rescue were each nominated in the 13+ Competition at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival.
Beeing a Honey Maker received a nomination in the Best Short Film for Kids category at the Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival in Germany.
And Te Ao o te Tuturuatu was one of 48 nominated films from among 1853 entries from 112 countries to the Japan Wildlife Film Festival (JWFF).
Tōmairangi Harvey, who made the film when she was 11 year’s old, had surpassed Natasha Bishop’s record (with her film from 2012) as the youngest film-maker ever to have a film selected at JWFF.
Tōmairangi travelled to Tokyo in August 2015 to participate in JWFF, where she received the Best Young Film-maker Award.
The Outlook for Someday 2013
In 2013, the seventh year of The Outlook for Someday, we settled on a focusing statement that we intend to stick with for a while:
Speak Up, Be Heard
Tell a Story, Wow an Audience
Connect with Nature, Grow your Culture
Imagine, Innovate and Create the Future
Build a World of Peace, Justice and Equity
Be a Citizen by sustaining our Planet and our People
MAKE CHANGE WITH FILM
The project was based on partnerships between Connected Media and The Body Shop New Zealand, The Enviroschools Foundation, the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, TEAR Fund NZ, the Department of Conservation, Ministry of Youth Development, Te Puni Kōkiri, Auckland Council and the Health Promotion Agency.
Unitec was Tertiary Partner. Adobe was Digital Partner.
Funding Partners were ASB Community Trust, Creative New Zealand's Creative Communities Scheme and the New Zealand Film Commission.
Media Partners were Element Magazine, Face Television, The Erin Simpson Show, What Now, Tagata Pasifika, Tearaway, Upstart, Viewfinder and YOURS.net.nz.
There were 34 one-day sustainability film-making workshops from Kaitaia to Invercargill and out to the Chatham Islands, including a pilot series of two workshops specifically for rangatahi Māori.
The Someday Awards took place for the third time at the Aotea Centre in Auckland's THE EDGE performing arts and entertainment hub on 5 December - with prizes and certificates for the maker(s) of the 20 Winning Films.
Today is the Day was The Body Shop Standout Winner.
The result of the vote for Element Audience Favourite was also announced at the Awards ceremony. It was won by I'm a Little Molecule of H2O.
Here are the Special Awards won by each of the 20 Winning Films:
Bob's Misadventure won the New Zealand Film Commission Film-making Achievement Award
Today is the Day won the Ministry of Youth Development Community Award
I'm a Little Molecule of H2O won the Department of Conservation Big Picture Award
Tuna: Trash or Taonga? won the Te Puni Kōkiri Whakatipuranga Award
200 Names Confusion won the Auckland Council Film-maker Award
Future won the The Movement - Healthy People Award
Wood Vibrations won the Unitec Storytelling Award
Kiwis are Dropping the C-word won the UNESCO Sustainable Future Award
15 Ways won the Enviroschools Young Voices For Change Award
Go Bananas won the TEAR Fund Social Justice Award
Hunter Meets Pollution Queen won The Someday Ambassadors Teamwork Award
Predator won the Adobe Digital Media Award
Windows won the Viewfinder Cinematography Award
Cows and Cleaner Dairying won the Rockstock Sustainable Lifestyle Award
The Bucket Fairy won the Yours Media Empowerment Award
Today won the Face Television Viewpoint Award
Free Pile won the The Erin Simpson Show Secondary School Film-makers Award
Nearly Lost won the Tearaway Secondary School Performance Award
Stream Monitoring at Wakapuaka won the What Now Primary/Intermediate School Film-makers Award
The Rubbish Wars won the Upstart Primary/Intermediate School Performance Award
In 2014 Connected Media entered Winning Films from 2013 into the Panda Awards ("the green OSCARS ®") at the international Wildscreen Festival in the UK, the Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival in Germany and the Seoul International Youth Film Festival.
15 Ways was one of the four finalists in the Youth Award category at the Panda Awards, two of which were Winning Films from The Outlook for Someday.
Today is the Day was one of the 10 finalists in the Wild Laugh category at the Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival, three of which were Winning Films from The Outlook for Someday; and it was a finalist in the 13+ Competition at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival.
I'm a Little Molecule of H2O was one of the seven finalists in the Best Short Film for Kids category at the Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival, five of which were Winning Films from The Outlook for Someday.
Hunter Meets Pollution Queen was a finalist in the 9+ Competition at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival.
In 2015 I’m a Little Molecule of H2O was selected for the Frozen River Film Festival in the USA.
The Outlook for Someday 2012
In 2012 the focusing statement was about sustainability film-making:
Sustainability films are…
Stories about me, you and the world that supports us
Acts of leadership, citizenship and guardianship
Conveying information, ideas and inspiration
With knowledge, skills, values and reflection
Talking together and taking action.
The project was based on partnerships between Connected Media and The Body Shop New Zealand, The Enviroschools Foundation, the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO and TEAR Fund NZ.
The Funding Partners were the ASB Community Trust, the Ministry of Youth Development, Te Puni Kōkiri, Auckland Council, New Zealand Film Commission and Creative New Zealand's Creative Communities Scheme.
Unitec was Tertiary Partner. Adobe was Digital Partner.
Screen Partners were TVNZ U, The Erin Simpson Show, I AM TV, Tagata Pasifika. and Face Television.
Following the successful pilot programme in 2011 the Workshop Series was now rolled out with 21 one-day sustainability film-making workshops taking place around New Zealand in 2012.
The Someday Awards took place again at the Aotea Centre in Auckland’s THE EDGE performing arts and entertainment hub on 5 December – with prizes and certificates for the maker(s) of the 20 Winning Films.
Arboraceous was The Body Shop Standout Winner.
Each Winning Film won a Special Award:
The Bin Mistake won the New Zealand Film Commission Film-making Achievement Award
Coexist won the Connected Media Cinematography Award
Unmask Palm Oil won the Enviroschools Young Voices for Change Award
Someday Everyone Will Scooter won the UNESCO Sustainable Future Award
The Harbour Co-op won the TEAR Fund Social Justice Award
Arboraceous won the Department of Conservation Big Picture Award
Lost Identity won the Ministry of Youth Development Active Citizenship Award
Greatness is a Lofty Maunga won Te Puni Kōkiri Te Reo & Tikanga Māori Award
Lost Paradise won the Tagata Pasifika Award
The White Roofs Project won the Auckland Council Film-maker Award
Sustain the Earth won the Adobe Digital Media Award
Be the Change Today for Tomorrow won the Rockstock Sustainable Lifestyle Award
Future You won the Inspiring Stories Making a Difference Award
Free Market, Free World won the WIFT Young Woman Film-maker Award
Be the Change won The Erin Simpson Show Secondary School Film-makers Award
A Wary Tale won the Upstart Primary/Intermediate School Film-makers Award
Poplars The Movie won the Tearaway Secondary School Performance Award
Chocolate Change won the Office Products Depot Primary/Intermediate School Performance Award
I Grow a Garden won The Someday Ambassadors Teamwork Award
Chocolate Change was also voted from among the winning films as the Tearaway Audience Favourite.
Connected Media entered Arboraceous into the Japan Wildlife Film Festival (JWFF), which is the largest event of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region. The film was nominated for the festival in August 2013.
Natasha Bishop, who made the film, travelled to Japan for JWFF where Arboraceous competed against 42 other films from around the world and won the Best Newcomer and Best Animation awards.
Natasha was the youngest film-maker to have a film nominated in the 20 year history of JWFF.
Arboraceous was selected in 2014 for the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital in Washington DC, where it had its US premiere.
In 2014 Connected Media entered Arboraceous into the Panda Awards ("the green OSCARS ®") at the international Wildscreen Festival in the UK.
Connected Media also entered both Arboraceous and The Bin Mistake into the Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival in Germany in 2014.
Arboraceous was one of the four finalists in the Youth Award category at the Panda Awards, two of which were Winning Films from The Outlook for Someday; and it was one of the seven finalists in the Best Short Film for Kids category at Green Screen, five of which were Winning Films from The Outlook for Someday.
The Bin Mistake was another of the seven finalists in the Best Short Film for Kids category at Green Screen; and it was one of the 10 finalists in the Wild Laugh category at Green Screen, three of which were Winning Films from The Outlook for Someday.
In 2015 Arboraceous was selected for the Sguardi Altrove Film Festival in Italy.
The Outlook for Someday 2011
Here's what we put out in 2011:
How are people part of the natural world?
Is social justice part of sustainability?
What part does creativity play?
Does it all connect?
MAKE A FILM, MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Project Partners were Connected Media, The Enviroschools Foundation, TEAR Fund NZ and the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO.
The Funding Partners were the ASB Community Trust, the Ministry of Youth Development, Department of Conservation, Te Puni Kōkiri, Auckland Council and the Air New Zealand Environment Trust.
The Body Shop and Adobe were Corporate Partners.
The Screen Partner, TVNZ 7, broadcast the 20 Winning Films in five programmes called TVNZ 7 Presents The Outlook for Someday 2011.
2011 also saw the first Workshop Series. There was a pilot programme of 8 one-day sustainability film-making workshops.
The Someday Awards took place for the first time at the Aotea Centre in Auckland's THE EDGE performing arts and entertainment hub on 1 December. There were prizes for the 20 Winning Films and 12 Special Awards.
Good Morning Sunshine won the Adobe Film-making Achievement Award
Kua Rahuitia Te Reo won the UNESCO Sustainable Future Award
If I Cannot Dance won the TEAR Fund Social Justice Award
The Greedy Little Huhu Grub won the Department of Conservation Big Picture Award
Changing the Climate won the Ministry of Youth Development Youth Participation Award
Land-River-Sea won Te Puni Kōkiri Te Reo & Tikanga Māori Award
Renno won the International Year of Forests 2011 Forests for People Award
Shopping for Our Future won the Auckland Council WasteWise Award
Environmental Man won the Auckland Council Film-maker Award
Outlook for Sumner won the Connected Media Sustainable Christchurch Award
Gone won the Tearaway Secondary School Film-makers Award
Five Ways to Help the Environment won the Upstart Primary / Intermediate School Film-makers Award
For the second time in the history of The Outlook for Someday the judges named a ‘Standout Winner': Shopping for Our Future.
Changing the Climate was voted from among the winning films as Audience Favourite.
In 2014 two of the Winning Films from 2011 were entered by Connected Media into the Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival in Germany and were nominated for the festival.
Environmental Man was one of the seven finalists in the Best Short Film for Kids category, five of which were Winning Films from The Outlook for Someday.
Renno was one of the 10 finalists in the Wild Laugh category, three of which were Winning Films from The Outlook for Someday.
You can watch all the Winning Films from 2011 here.
The Outlook for Someday 2010
This was the focusing statement for anyone up to the age of 24 in 2010:
Sustainability is…
our environment, our biodiversity, our life
community development, social justice, peace
health, human rights, cultural identity
science, innovation, creativity, diversity
leadership, enterprise, citizenship…
LONG WORDS, BIG IDEAS, SHORT FILMS
The Project Partners were Connected Media, TEAR Fund NZ and the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO.
The Funding Partners were the ASB Community Trust, the Ministry of Youth Development, Te Puni Kōkiri and the Department of Conservation.
The Screen Partner, TVNZ 6, broadcast the 20 Winning Films in six TVNZ 6 Presents The Outlook for Someday 2010 programmes.
TVNZ hosted The Outlook for Someday Awards on 8 November. There were prizes for the 20 Winning Films and 8 Special Awards.
Crossfire won the Connected Media Film-making Achievement Award
Techno Lust won the UNESCO Sustainable Future Award
Kotomor: 3 Stories won the TEAR Fund Social Justice Award
The Kaitiaki Children and the Birds and Sam the Superworm were joint winners of the Department of Conservation Biodiversity Award
Down the Toilet won the Ministry of Youth Development Youth Participation Award
E Oho Te Wairua and Nga Rongo Kino were joint winners of Te Puni Kōkiri Te Reo & Tikanga Māori Award
Lookout for Someday won the WWF Secondary School Film-makers Award
Malice in Wonderland won the Enviroschools Primary / Intermediate School Film-makers Award
State of Community was voted from among the winning films as Audience Favourite.
You can watch all the Winning Films from 2010 here.
The Outlook for Someday 2009
This is what we asked of anyone up to the age of 24 in 2009:
Are we on the verge of something huge?
Are you excited or freaked?
Can small actions by lots of people create positive
change?
What does sustainability really mean?
What does it
look like?
The Project Partners were Connected Media, the Enviroschools Foundation and WWF New Zealand. The Screen Partner, TVNZ 6, again broadcast the 20 Winning Films.
The Funding Partners were the Ministry of Youth Development and Te Puni Kōkiri.
The Project Sponsors were The Body Shop New Zealand and New Zealand Post.
TVNZ hosted The Outlook for Someday Awards on 10 December. There were prizes for the 20 Winning Films and 7 Special Awards.
The Break Up won the Connected Media Sustainable Future Award
Home won The Body Shop Film-making Achievement Award
Natural NZ won the New Zealand Post NZ Focus Award
Freshwater Crayfish in Pukekura Park won the Ministry of Youth Development Youth Participation Award
Our Whare won the Te Puni Kōkiri Te Reo & Tikanga Māori Special Award
The Visitor won the WWF Secondary School Film-makers Award
Stumpy won the Enviroschools Primary / Intermediate School Film-makers Award
For the first time the judges also named a ‘Standout Winner': The Break Up. They noted that "the film shows a natural flair for storytelling and film making" and that the film-maker Charlee Collins has "a great career in film ahead of her."
The Break Up went on to win the vote for Audience Favourite.
Connected Media entered The Break Up into the Panda Awards, known as "the green OSCARS ®", at the international Wildscreen Festival in the UK. It was then chosen from among 446 entries from 45 countries as a Panda Award finalist, competing for the Jury's Choice Award at the festival in October 2010.
You can watch all the Winning Films from 2009 here.
The Outlook for Someday 2008
This is what we asked of anyone up to the age of 20 in 2008:
What does sustainability mean for the world and for you?
What does it mean for your community or neighbourhood?
What do you want to say about it?
The Project Partners were Connected Media, the Enviroschools Foundation and the Global Education Centre. The Screen Partner, TVNZ 6, broadcast the Winning Films.
The Funding Partners were the Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Youth Development, Te Puni Kōkiri and New Zealand On Air.
The Project Sponsors were The Body Shop New Zealand, The Church Design, The British Council and the Sustainable Business Network.
TVNZ hosted The Outlook for Someday Awards on 4 December. This time, as well prizes for the 20 Winning Films, there were 4 Special Awards.
Keisha Castle Hughes presented the awards for the 20 Winning Films and Minister of Youth Affairs Paula Bennett presented the Special Awards.
Mr Box won the Film-making Achievement Special Award
Matariki 2008 won the Sustainable Future Special Award
Sustainability won the Youth Participation Special Award
Te Kume Pahikara (Bike Pooling) won the Te Reo & Tikanga Māori Special Award
Those 4 films plus Inside Ashbuton and It's In The Bag were featured on TV2 in the I AM TV Presents The Outlook for Someday documentary special, a Connected Media production for TVNZ made with funding from New Zealand On Air.
The documentary was presented by Olly Coddington. He showed excerpts from the winning films and put the makers of the featured films through some new sustainability challenges. He was joined by five high-profile New Zealanders: League legend Tawera Nikau, ONE News reporter Jack Tame, Green politician and organic famer Jeanette Fitzsimons, musician Fran Kora and actor Taungaroa Emile.
Mr Box won the vote for Audience Favourite.
You can watch all the Winning Films from 2008 here.
The Outlook for Someday 2007
The mission for anyone up to the age of 20 was to make a short film, up to 5 minutes, about how you see the future unfolding; to look at your world through a lens of sustainability; to give your personal take on what matters to you, focused on the future.
The Project Partners were Connected Media, the Enviroschools Foundation and the Global Education Centre.
The Funding Partners were the Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Youth Development, Ministry of Education, Save The Children New Zealand and New Zealand On Air.
The Project Sponsors were The Body Shop New Zealand, The Laptop Company and the Sustainable Business Network.
The Screen Partners were Māori Television and TVNZ 6. Māori Television hosted the launch on 21 June. TVNZ hosted The Outlook for Someday Awards on 9 November. Prime Minister Helen Clark gave out the prizes.
There were 20 Winning Films, including one Best Film Containing Te Reo and Tikanga Māori. They were broadcast on TVNZ 6.
Five of the Winning Films - Post No Bills, Tiakina o Tātou Awa, A Sustainable Future, Play Your Part Right and PHASE Promotional Spot - were featured on Māori Television in The Outlook for Someday documentary, a Connected Media production for Māori Television made with funding from New Zealand On Air.
In the documentary, which was presented by Kiritapu Allan, the film-makers showed their films to some of Aotearoa's finest and most influential people from the worlds of hip-hop and art, politics, advertising and film: Prime Minister Helen Clark, Leader of the Opposition John Key, the Māori King Tuheitia Paki, Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes, hip-hop pioneer DLT and advertising heavyweight Toby Talbot.
The vote for Audience Favourite ended in a tie between And Inconvenient Tuth and Life to Scale.
You can watch all the Winning Films from 2007 here.
