The Elfenworks Social Justice Category 2011
Yearlong Movie Making
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The Elfenworks Social Justice Category Event Details
For the past five years CMF and The Elfenworks Foundation have provided the opportunity for student filmmakers to share stories of social merit, and provided over $100,000 in cash prizing to filmmakers trying to make a difference.
To participate simply create an account here at campusmoviefest.com and click "submit a movie," where you'll have a chance to select the Elfenworks Social Justice category and upload your film. Films submitted by May 1, 2013 will be judged by The Elfenworks Foundation and finalists will be invited to screen at CMF Hollywood, where the winners will be announced. One grand prize winner will received a $10,000 cash prize with smaller cash prizes for runners up and honorable mentions.
Elfenworks Social Justice Category Rules
- You must be enrolled as a student at a college or university before the May 1, 2013 deadline.
- Your film must be no longer than 5 minutes in length.
- Your film must concentrate on one of the 35 Facets of of Poverty and Inequality AND fall within one of the following three categories.
Category 1 - HOPE
Deliver a film which tells the story of hope in the face of poverty, inequality, or other social injustices. Bring a personal tale of triumph in the face of adversity in a way that will open ears, hearts and minds.
Category 2 - RIPPLE MAKERS
Deliver a film which brings home the story of someone or some group that, unwilling to be overcome by the problem, tackles it. Tell the tale of visionaries who are doing something to create a positive change.
Category 3 - HORROR
Deliver a film which brings home the horror of a social injustice and thus brings us face to face with our unwillingness to see poverty, inequality or any other social injustice. We're throwing down the gauntlet for you to explore the concept of how fear makes us blind to realities, possibilities and hope.
A note on quality and content:
We want you to let your imagination soar and think of artistic and creative ways to portray your message. Be sure to think of your audience and how you can make an impact to the viewers of your movie to educate and inspire action. Be sure to pay special attention to the quality of your film especially capturing quality audio and lighting. As always Elfenworks and CMF this year and in future years reserve the right to postpone the deadline if nothing of the level of previous years is submitted.
35 Facets of Poverty and Inequality:
- Children Effects of family origins, family structure, and family processes on opportunity for children.
- Citizenship & Civil Rights Rights and prerogatives of citizens and discrimination against non-citizens.
- Conflict, War, & Violence Relationship between poverty, inequality, and conflict (e.g., racial, ethnic, gender, and class).
- Consumption & Lifestyles Differences across social groups in the consumption of goods and services.
- Crime & the Legal System Law as a source of inequality and as an instrument for reducing inequality.
- Development Economics Poverty and inequality in developing economies.
- Disabilities Disability and its relationship to inequality.
- Discrimination & Prejudice Trends in discrimination, causes of discrimination, and ways to reduce it.
- Education Access to schooling, returns to schooling, and the sources of literacy and illiteracy.
- Elites Elite cohesiveness, reproduction of elites, and power of elites.
- Environment Unequal exposure to social and environmental threats (e.g., lack of jobs, good food, safe housing, and clean water).
- Gender Gender differences in education, occupation, and income.
- Globalization Effects of globalization on poverty, income inequality, and job displacement.
- Health & Mental Health Disparities in health, mental health, health care, and addiction.
- History of Inequality Rise and fall of different types of inequality and inequality regimes.
- Immigration Discrimination against immigrants, assimilation of immigrants, and immigrant policy.
- Income, Wealth & Debt Trends in and sources of income, wealth, and debt inequality.
- Labor Markets Trends in employment and unemployment and types of employment contracts.
- Land, Housing, & Homelessness Differential access to homeownership, causes and effects of homelessness, causes and effects of residential segregation, and community organization.
- Lifecourse, Family, & Demography Age discrimination, poverty and aging, and divorce and poverty.
- Measurement & Methodology Methods for monitoring trends in and sources of poverty and inequality.
- Organizations The effects of different types of organizations and personnel systems on inequality.
- Philosophy The ethics of poverty and inequality, and the logic behind our beliefs about poverty and inequality.
- Policy The effects of social policy and charitable giving on poverty and inequality.
- Politics & Political Economy The structure of the institutions governing poverty and inequality.
- Poverty Trends in poverty, policy and poverty, and the experience of poverty.
- Public Opinion & Attitudes Attitudes about poverty and inequality.
- Race & Ethnicity Racial and ethnic differentials in education, income, and other outcomes.
- Sexual Orientation Prejudice and discrimination relating to sexual orientation and its effects on inequality.
- Social Class & Occupations The changing structure of social classes and occupations.
- Social Mobility Rates of social mobility, and causes and consequences of social mobility.
- Social Networks The effects of social networks on jobs, health, and other outcomes.
- Theory Theories about the structure and legitimacy of poverty and inequality.
- Transportation Disparities in transportation use and access, and effects of such disparities on inequality.
- Future of Inequality The dynamics making for change and stability in inequality.
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