Winners of REClimate announced

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 00:00

The Nordic video competition REClimate has come to an end and it was finally time to present the winners. The first prize winner of 2000 euros is Faroese film Burden made by Jákup Klein, Jóannes Martin Johannesen and Hermann Mørkøre. The prize for second place went to Finnish film SOS made by among others Tiia Pääsky and Atte Westemark, and the third prize to Icelandic film Hope made by Pétur Már  Péturson from Island.

The winners of the competition were announced during an environmentally friendly online gala this morning, screened on the competition website www.reclimate.net. The gala could be seen from all over the world, and you can still watch it on the REClimate website. They will also be invited to the opening screening and the prize award in Copenhagen tonight at 8.30 PM at Klimaforum09. Danish actor Cyron Melville and Danish Minister for Education and Nordic Cooperation  Bertel Haarder will hand out the prizes.

Initiative by Björk
During autumn, young people between the ages of 15-19 have been taking part in the REClimate video competition in the run up to the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen. Animations, documentaries, features – 125 films have been entered into the competition and the winners have been selected through popular vote and a jury vote.

”It’s a fantastic result to have so many films from all over the Nordic countries. It shows the engagement among people and the fact that individuals can make a difference, said REClimate project coordinator Josefin Lindberg in the press release.

Among the initiators of the video competition, which was first discussed during a Náttura concert in Reykjavík in 2008, is Icelandic artist Björk:

"The reason I decided to take part is because I am curious to hear the hopes of young people for a more sustainable future, in a creative way. The future is theirs anyway!” Björk says.

The winning films and the jury’s comments can be found on the REClimate website.

The REClimate film competition was initiated by the Nordic Desk at the UN Information Centre UNRIC, Icelandic artists Björk and Sigur Rós at a concert organized by the Náttura organization in 2008. The project has been developed in cooperation with the Federation of Norden Associations (FNF) and the film portal dvoted.net, with the support of the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Film institutions.