I AM TV’S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY SPECIAL CELEBRATES YOUNG GREEN FILM-MAKERS

Olly Coddington fronts an I AM TV special on TV2 for World Environment Day. The programme celebrates winners of The Outlook for Someday sustainability film challenge for young people.

The programme offers an entertaining take on the subject of taking care of our planet. The aim is to provoke thought and to have fun on the way.

Olly shows us excerpts from the winning films and puts some of the young film-makers through new sustainability challenges. In this he is joined by five high-profile New Zealanders:

• League legend Tawera Nikau
• Jack Tame, ONE News Reporter and TV Guide’s Rising Star award winner for 2009
• Green politician and organic famer Jeanette Fitzsimons
• Fran Kora, musician from the reggae / dub / rock band Kora
• Actor Taungaroa Emile

The winning film-makers featured in the programme are:

• Students from Waiheke High School
• Calvin Sang from Auckland
• Students from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa in Masterton
• Students from Raphael House School in Lower Hutt
• Luke Howden and Hayden Fitzgerald from Ashburton

The featured winning films range from a comedy about bike pooling to an animation about the impact of cities on our mental health; from documentaries about growing your own food, the effects of plastic bags and the power of street protest to a mockumentary about the environmental effects of farming in Ashburton.

I AM TV Presents The Outlook for Someday
To be broadcast on TV2 at 10am on 30 May,
the Saturday prior to World Environment Day

A Connected Media Production for TVNZ
made with funding from New Zealand On Air
Produced by David Jacobs
Directed by Lanita Ririnui-Ryan
Written & Presented by Olly Coddington

PUBLICITY IMAGES

High resolution images from the documentary are available here:
http://theoutlookforsomeday.net/press2

QUOTES

“The Outlook for Someday is all about a new generation of enterprising, digital-savvy young people who are focusing their creative energy and self-expression on the big issue of their time – sustainability,” said David Jacobs, Producer of the documentary and Project Director of the film challenge.

“"I love rangatahi who are passionate about the kaupapa of sustainability and I love seeing their creative ideas put out there in a medium that is accessible to everyone - in film and online. It’s an awesome way to increase awareness and have youth give their point of view on a subject that’s important for all of us," said Lanita Ririnui- Ryan, Director of the documentary.

"I love working with youth and I love Papatuanuku. Working on this film has let me explore both of those passions - and have heaps of fun while doing it," said Olly Coddington, Writer and Presenter of the documentary.

The Outlook for Someday:
www.theoutlookforsomeday.net

For further information:

Angela Griffen
027 578 0889 angela.griffen@tbwawhybin.co.nz

David Jacobs, Connected Media
(09) 376 6060 or 0274 522627 dj@connectedmedia.org
BACKGROUND: THE OUTLOOK FOR SOMEDAY

2008 was the second year of The Outlook for Someday film challenge.

New Zealanders up to 20 years of age were asked “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?” Their films could be any genre at all and any length up to 5 minutes.

70 films were submitted, which was twice the number of entries from the first year.

The 20 winning films, made by film-makers aged 6 to 20, were selected by judges who work in television, education and youth development.

They have been broadcast on TVNZ 6 and can now be viewed:
• at The Outlook for Someday website: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net
• at TVNZ Ondemand
• as podcasts on iTunes

The project partners – Connected Media and The Enviroschools Foundation - are now preparing to launch a third year of the film challenge in June/July.

The funding partners of The Outlook for Someday in 2008 were the Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Youth Development and Te Puni Kokiri.

The project sponsors were The Church Design, The Body Shop New Zealand, The British Council and the Sustainable Business Network.

Project supporters were New Zealand Post, Untouched World, Trade Aid, South Seas Film & Television School, Tearaway, iServe, 72dpi, Waxeye, tv/e, New Zealand International Film Festivals, Imaging Technology, Arts Engine and the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand.

For updates on The Outlook for Someday: www.theoutlookforsomeday.net

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