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 10 minutes prior to the start of the show.

Free General Admission

LXCL:To be added to the waitlist, contact sandy@oneearthyfc.org. 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

We are currently filled to capacity for September 27th. If you would like your name to be added to our waitlist, please contact <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:sandy@oneearthyfc.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">sandy@oneearthyfc.org</a>. &nbsp;Once you&#39;re on our waitlist, we&#39;ll be in touch before the event with an update on seating availability. Waitlist tickets are not guaranteed a seat and will be checked in only after all regular ticket holders have arrived.&nbsp; 🎉 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!

We are currently filled to capacity for September 27th. If you would like your name to be added to our waitlist, please contact <a href="mailto:sandy@oneearthyfc.org" target="_blank">sandy@oneearthyfc.org</a>.  Once you're on our waitlist, we'll be in touch before the event with an update on seating availability. Waitlist tickets are not guaranteed a seat and will be checked in only after all regular ticket holders have arrived.  🎉 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

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Waitlist - if all regular tickets have been reserved

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