
After receiving 248 entries from students studying at 165 universities located in 66 different countries, the iChange independent panel of judges took on the difficult task of selecting five finalists to attend the 2013 GrandPrix Advertising Strategies event in Milan on May 29th.
<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>"What's More Precious?" by Nadia Asfour, Selina Chaouki, and Elias El Hage, Lebanese American University</strong></h4>
<p>A young woman comes home to her boyfriend and finds that he is saving water...with a twist.</p>
<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hg4T4hdt0E]</p>
<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>"Simple things you can do to help the Earth" by Mathilde Sahlen and Ulrikke Nordseth, Oslo National Academy of the Arts</strong></h4>
<p>A short animated movie about small things everyone can do to help slow down global warming. If everyone does a little we'll achieve a lot!</p>
<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hg4T4hdt0E]</p>
<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>"The Tap" by Rolando Berry, The Mahindra United World College of India</strong></h4>
<p>We always look for the one who will get the sword out of the stone. What we never get to realize is that this is everyone's job, and can only be done together as a whole.</p>
<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVP262WcK2U]</p>
<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>"Climate for Change" by Connor Botkin and Marco Arena, University of East Anglia</strong></h4>
<p>What if we saw climate change as an opportunity to transform and improve our lifestyle? Whether it is pushing for cleaner energy or limiting practices that lead to the destruction of our precious forests, through individual action and the collective effort we can act for a healthier, more sustainable future.</p>
<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNk8gxPNHi0]</p>
<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>"Global Warning" by Nadia Morghen and Marco A. Piccinini, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Sede Lombardia</strong></h4>
<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7VX5HpZ45U]</p>
<p>The entire Connect4Climate staff is grateful to all of the teams that entered the iChange competition. We would like to thank each of you for the hard work and initiative you showed by creating moving, humorous and inspiring films to encourage climate action worldwide. Below are your video submissions in a playlist.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R9Bax9NBv8Q?list=PL9R0MYGYsvksN6ap-H-L9B2…; width="800"></iframe></p>
<p>We also would like to extend our thanks to the iChange panel of judges. Your hard work and dedication have made the iChange competition possible. The iChange jury includes: </p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Donald Ranvaud</strong>, Producer - <em>iChange Jury President</em></p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Rachel Kyte</strong>, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank Group</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Don Edkins</strong>, Executive Producer, Why Poverty?</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>David Forrest</strong>, Producer, Completion Bond</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Freddy Paul Grunert</strong>, CEO, Selph2 </p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Sandy Lieberson</strong>, Producer, Film Studies Professor</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Hamish McAlpine</strong>, Producer & Distributor</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Peter Mettler</strong>, Film Director & Cinematographer</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Rick Rockwell</strong>, Director - Internationational Media, American University School of Communication</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Luciano Stella</strong>, Producer, Distributor</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Alberto Contri</strong>, President, Pubblicità Progresso & Lombardy Film Commission</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Gianluca Favro</strong>, Country Manager - Italy, DLB Group Worldwide</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Nicolò Bongiorno</strong>, Director & Screenwriter</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Herve de Clerck</strong>, Founder, AdForm & Dream-Leader, ACT Responsible</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Mario Zanone Poma</strong>, President, Mediocredito Italy</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Ugo Nespolo</strong>, President, National Cinema Museum of Torino</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Piero Chiambretti</strong>, Actor</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> <strong>Greta Scacchi</strong>, Actress</p>