A silhouette of a person wearing headphones stands in the foreground against a glowing orange circle advertising the "one earth YOUNG FILMMAKERS CONTEST Global Awards Celebration" for environmental shorts.

One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest

LXCL:Arrive at least 15 minutes early to pick your seat. Unclaimed reserved tickets will be offered to the waitlist 5 minutes prior to the start of the show.

Free General Admission

LXCL:If all regular seating has been reserved, please add your name to the waitlist by choosing this ticket type. We will contact you prior to the event to update your standing. We cannot guarantee seating for the waitlist, but we will do our best to make sure everyone can join us on September 27th.

Waitlist - if all regular tickets have been reserved

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest&#39;s Global Awards Celebration. See the 10 winning films from this season, hear from the student filmmakers, and help us applaud these creative environmental storytellers who are changing the conversation about climate. We are returning to the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://davistheater.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Davis Theater&nbsp;</a>in Chicago where they will roll out the winners carpet for our in-person award-winning filmmakers, while Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will be our host. The program will also be seen around the world via our virtual program.&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Doors open at 9:15 a.m. for check-in</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Program begins promptly at 10 a.m.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Each reserved ticket comes with free popcorn and beverage tokens</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Reserve your free tickets early to assure your seats</li></ul>Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded close to 200 prizes to short environmental films from youth ranging in age from 8-25. A jury of 31 environmental and film professionals selected the top 10 films from 428 global submissions. Each film is under 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to documentary creations.&nbsp; Thank you to our illustrious jury. To discover more about them, visit our <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/winners" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">webpage</a>. &nbsp;We look forward to celebrating these rising filmmakers with you!

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for reserving your free tickets to the Global Awards Celebration on September 27th at the Davis Theater! We&rsquo;re excited for you to join us as we recognize the voices of this year&rsquo;s young environmental filmmakers. Please arrive early to choose your seats. Any unclaimed tickets will be released to our waitlist 10 minutes before the show begins. If you added a &quot;waitlist&quot; ticket, please know we will contact you prior to the event date to update the status of available seating. Waitlist tickets are not guaranteed a seat and will not be checked in until all regular ticket holders have arrived.&nbsp; We look forward to celebrating the next generation of storytellers who are using their voices to shape a more sustainable future. Warmly,The One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Team

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest's Global Awards Celebration. See the 10 winning films from this season, hear from the student filmmakers, and help us applaud these creative environmental storytellers who are changing the conversation about climate. We are returning to the <a href="https://davistheater.com/" target="_blank">Davis Theater </a>in Chicago where they will roll out the winners carpet for our in-person award-winning filmmakers, while Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will be our host. The program will also be seen around the world via our virtual program. <ul><li>Doors open at 9:15 a.m. for check-in</li><li>Program begins promptly at 10 a.m.</li><li>Each reserved ticket comes with free popcorn and beverage tokens</li><li>Reserve your free tickets early to assure your seats</li></ul>Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded close to 200 prizes to short environmental films from youth ranging in age from 8-25. A jury of 31 environmental and film professionals selected the top 10 films from 428 global submissions. Each film is under 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to documentary creations.  Thank you to our illustrious jury. To discover more about them, visit our <a href="https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/winners" target="_blank">webpage</a>.  We look forward to celebrating these rising filmmakers with you!

One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest

2026 YFC Global Awards Celebration

4614 N Lincoln Ave

Free General Admission

Free

Waitlist - if all regular tickets have been reserved

Free