Collecting the words of those who have lived their lives, giving dignity and visibility to those who fight every day in the world, encouraging them to take in hand the problems and deploy solutions remains the challenge of this new edition of the ePOP Contest. A single objective: mobilize in the face of the environmental crisis.
This contest is open to everyone. New talents and experienced ePOPers, we count on you and your authentic, aesthetic and committed films!
O formato esperado? Um vídeo de no máximo 3 minutos feito à volta de um ou mais testemunho claro e de fácil compreensão.
"Let's save the conditions of life on this planet. Man is capable of taking on this responsibility, let's trust him, let's bring the information."
Thus testified Raymond Lucas, in the film Man is capable by Laurent Payet, in 2020 on the island of Reunion.
From February 2 to April 20, 2023, prepare and make your video:
- of 3 minutes maximum
- in horizontal format 16:9
- without text on the screen
- without music.
Alone or in a team it's possible too! You have until April 20th midnight to submit it on the platform.
The preparations
- You have tutorials here
- Get inspired by last year's winners here
- You can get coaching on Facebook here
- You can read the rules here
The day of your deposit
You gather all the necessary information (your contact details, the description of your video, its translation if your video is not in French or English ...).
You complete the online application form and submit your work here
What's next?
An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to you automatically when you submit your application.
The shortlist will be announced in May, and the final rankings will be revealed at the awards ceremony in July 2023. Save the date!
PRICES
There are four prizes in the 2023 ePOP Competition.
All videos submitted are eligible for the various prizes if they meet the conditions and themes for awarding.
The winners of the various prizes will receive production or equipment grants to continue their work.
For this fifth edition, the Competition is innovating by offering a new prize: the ePOP+ Grand Prize! Former ePOPpers nominated in previous editions, it's your turn to play!
GRAND PRIZE
For the winner
Equipment grant of 2000€.
For all nominees
ePOP promotion kit: ePOP certificate with name and place, T-shirt, goodies
Eligibility requirements: the person submitting the video must never have been nominated for the Grand Prize in a previous edition of the competition.
This year, the Grand Prize will be awarded to a winner who has never been nominated for the Grand Prize before.
Why is this? To allow new faces and new issues to emerge.
It is also to provide even more in-depth support, with a €2,000 equipment grant, to our 2023 Grand Prix winner in achieving their personal and professional ambitions
The winning film will be broadcast on ePOP and partner networks on a large scale in order to continue to promote the winner's work.
ePOP+ GRAND PRIZE
For the winner
Production grant of €4,500
For the top 3
ePOP promotion kit: ePOP certificate with name and place, T-shirt, goodies
Conditions of attribution: the person who submits the video must have been nominated at least once for the ePOP Grand Prize in a previous edition
With a strong community of committed ePOPers, the ePOP+ Grand Prize aims at rewarding a candidate who has already been nominated in previous editions, and who is once again mobilized to gather the voice of the people around him or her and to call attention to the urgency of deploying solutions to face the environmental crisis.
This award will be an opportunity to highlight an ePOPer whose expertise and willingness to carry messages are strengthened and deepened over the years.
YOUNG DIRECTOR'S AWARD
For the winner
A €1,000 equipment grant & ePOP promotional kit
Conditions of attribution: the person making the video must be a woman and no more than 25 years old on the day the video is submitted.
Conditions of attribution: the person who makes the video must be a woman and not older than 25 years old on the day of the submission of the video.
Young women are still under-represented among their male colleagues. ePOP is therefore once again committed to the promotion of female talent and will offer the winner of this award a €1,000 equipment grant to pursue her achievements in the best conditions.
RFI Clubs Award
In partnership with RFI Clubs
For the winner
A €1,000 equipment grant & ePOP promotional kit
Conditions of attribution: the video must be submitted by a member of an RFI club. If you are a club member, please indicate this when submitting your video.
The Jury
Under the patronage of French slam artist and director GRAND CORPS MALADE, the 2023 edition of the ePOP Competition has four juries composed of personalities from different backgrounds.
Women and men from the media, scientists, artists, project leaders, each will bring their own sensibility, with the aim of selecting together the most powerful testimonials.
GRAND PRIZE
Kossi BALAO
Scientific journalist, president of the Network of Scientific Journalists of French-speaking Africa (RJSAF)
Bérénice BON
Geographer IRD, Center for Social Science Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds (CESSMA)
Pauline BOYER
Visual artist and climate activist
Jean-Emmanuel CASALTA
Director of the France Bleu network
Alex Moussa SAWADOGO
General Delegate of the FESPACO Festival
ePOP+ GRAND PRIZE
Sarita ALBAGLI
Senior Researcher at the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT), Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Muriel BARRA
Director and producer at Lato Sensu Productions
Luc JACQUET
Director, Oscar for best documentary film for "The March of the Emperor
Petna NDALIKO KATONDOLO
Actor, Author, Activist for social and climate justice
Benjamin ROCHE
Director of Research at IRD, Associate Professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
Anne-Valerie TRIBOULOT
Coordinator of the International LearningPlanet Festival
YOUNG DIRECTOR'S AWARD
Anne-Gaël BILHAUT
Doctor in ethnology, IRD representative in Ecuador & Colombia
Myriam DAHMAN SAIDI
Awareness, Education and Public Interest Campaigns, Agence Française de Développement, Strategy, Partnerships and Communication Department
Johannes KOSTENZER
Director of the Innsbruck Nature Film Festival (Austria)
Samuel YAGASSE
Community activist for village self-development organizations in DRC
Véronique YOBOUE
Physico-chemist specialist of air pollution, University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan. Patron of the association Sciences et Technologies au Féminin (STF) and scientific advisor of the FSPI ePOP sustainable cities project
RFI Clubs Award
Eric AMIENS
Journalist and host of the program "Le Club RFI
Abdoul Razack BELEMGNEGRE
Director of the training and research center in agroecology "Béo-Neerré" of Roumtenga in Burkina Faso
Colette BENOUDJI
Coordinator of the association "Lead Tchad
Jérôme DUMINIL
DDirector of research on tropical biodiversity at IRD (UMR DIADE)
Nabil EL KENTE,
IRD Capacity Building Department Member of the Aflam Film Festival Board,
Susan OWENSBY
Journalist and host of the RFI program "The Sound Kitchen