{"id":20581,"date":"2025-06-03T13:14:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalkaboutwater.org\/staging_v2\/?page_id=20581"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:42:53","slug":"submission-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/letstalkaboutwater.org\/staging\/film-prize-25\/submission-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Submission Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20581\" class=\"elementor elementor-20581\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281a83ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"281a83ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d40d19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d40d19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af63e00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a483fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a483fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9751dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9751dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"registrations\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b135c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b135c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Registrations Open!<\/strong><\/h2><p>Please read the guidelines and regulations carefully before submitting your film.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The <b>2025 Water Film Prize Back to Our Future<\/b> will award cash prizes to short films that best capture ancient hydro technologies (AHTs), historical water management techniques developed by our ancestors over millennia, some of which are used till the present day. While deserts and other dry regions are associated with being arid, we welcome films from any part of the world where AHTs were\/are used to combat water scarcity.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">Examples of AHTs include:\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8211; <b>Water Transportation:<\/b> Qanats (Iran and North Africa), KarezSystem (China), Roman <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Aqueducts\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8211; <b>Water Collection:<\/b> Stepwells (India), Phoenician Cisterns (Malta)<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8211; <b>Water Harvesting:<\/b> Terraced irrigation systems (Peru), the Acequia Systems (New Mexico)<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8211; <b>Water Retention:<\/b> Johad (India), Sand Dams (East Africa)<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8211; <b>Water Extraction:<\/b> Sahduf (Sudan\/Egypt) Persian Wheel(Pakistan India)<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Submissions should provide a portrait of local geographies and address themes such as water conservation, climate resilience, biodiversity preservation, and\/or social cohesion. Ideally, submitted films will also highlight their potential to inspire modern solutions.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Films can be <b>fiction, documentaries, or animation.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdd4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ccdd4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"awards\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919dace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"919dace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Awards &amp; Prizes<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c1079 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20c1079\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80142ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80142ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1st Prize USD$ 3,000<br \/>2nd Prize USD$ 2,000<br \/>3rd Prize USD$ 1,000<br \/>Youth Prize (Under 18) USD$ 1,000<br \/>Student Prize (Over 18) USD$ 1,000<br \/>GCC Prize USD$ 1,000 (Best film from Gulf Cooperation Council countries)<br \/>Back to our Future Prize USD$1,000 (Best film about AHTs inspiring modern solutions)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb38db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb38db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Winning films will be announced and premiered on <b>November 5th, 2025<\/b>, at the annual <b>Global Network of Water Museums (WAMU-NET<\/b>) meeting in Brasilia, Brazil. They will o be screened at the <b>Let\u2019s Talk About Water (LTAW) Film Festival (Paris),<\/b> the <b>Luxor African Film Festival (Egypt)<\/b> and other venues in 2026. They will also be showcased at the <b>11th World Water Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2027).<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5214c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b5214c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"rules\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7e98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b7e98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Rules &amp; Terms<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"p1\"><b>Length: <\/b>3-5 minutes<b><\/b><\/p><p><strong>Language<\/strong>: Films must be in English or include English subtitles. (for subtitles, please use shadowed or outlined characters, not stripes or backgrounds).<\/p><p><strong>Quality\/Files:<\/strong>\u2028The files must be provided with high bit rate, in Full HD (1920&#215;1080), 2K or 4K. Files must be any of these: .mp4, .mov or .MXF<\/p><p><strong>Completion Date:<\/strong> Films should have been completed no earlier than January 1, 2023. Retrospectives or historical works may be considered on a case-by-case basis.<b> <\/b><\/p><p><strong>Premiere Status:<\/strong> Preference will be given to World Premiere films which have not premiered anywhere else\u00a0(including online platforms, other festivals, or public screenings). If your film has had limited screenings, please provide details in your submission<b>. <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7566786 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7566786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04e66b e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d04e66b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89251f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a89251f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9c6d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1f9c6d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"submission\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6942c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6942c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Online Submission:<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All submissions must be made and uploaded through\u202fFilmFreeway, not linked on YouTube or Vimeo.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Submission and Deadlines:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Opening date:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>22 March 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Closing date: 15 September 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Submissions are free of charge.<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The winners will be announced on November 5, 2025.<br \/><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Submission fees are non-refundable. Payment can be made via<b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/waterscienceprize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FilmFreeway<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322e1d9 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"322e1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/waterscienceprize\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ACCESS FILMFREEWAY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99a510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f99a510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Required Materials:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Film link\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Film title, director\u2019s name, running time, year of production, and contact information<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brief synopsis (max 200 words)<\/span><\/li><li>Short description of how your film addresses Arid Lands \/ Ancient Hydro Technologies<\/li><li>In case of preselection for the prize, contestants will be notified and must send within 14 days: a \u201cclean\u201d copy of the film, with no burned subtitles, marks, nor watermarks, and the film script in English.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Optional: Press kit, poster, or stills<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s2\"><br \/><b>Accessibility: <\/b><\/span>Open captioning is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. If your film includes captions, please indicate this in your submission.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Terms &amp; Conditions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>1. Eligibility<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By submitting your film, you confirm that you hold all necessary rights to the work, including music, footage, and other copyrighted materials. You also grant Let\u2019s Talk About Water (LTAW) the right to screen your film during the LTAW festival and related events.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>2. Premiere Requirement<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We prioritize films that have\u00a0<b>not premiered<\/b> anywhere else, including online platforms, other festivals, or public screenings. If your film is selected, you agree not to screen it publicly prior to its premiere at the Water Film Prize 2025.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>3. Promotional Use<\/b>: <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By submitting your film, you grant the festival the right to use excerpts, stills, and promotional materials for marketing purposes across all media platforms, including print, broadcast, and online.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>4. Third-Party Rights<\/b>: <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You are responsible for obtaining all necessary clearances, releases, and permissions for any third-party materials used in your film. The festival reserves the right to disqualify any film that infringes on copyright or other intellectual property rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>5. Limitation of Liability<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Water Film Prize 2025 is not responsible for any technical issues, delays, or damages arising from the submission process. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the festival reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the event.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>6. Indemnification<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Submitters agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Water Film Prize 2025, its organizers, and partners from any claims, liabilities, or damages arising from their participation in the festival.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>About the Organizers<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Let\u2019s Talk about Water (LTAW)<\/strong> is a global platform that for 20 years has used the power of film to bridge the gap between scientists, policy makers and the public, creating vital dialogue about water challenges and solutions across the globe. The <strong>Global Network of Water Museums (WAMU-NET) <\/strong>is a flagship initiative of UNESCO-IHP dedicated to water conservation and education with over 100 members across 44 countries.<\/span><\/p><h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>Join Let&#8217;s Talk About Water and the Global Network of Water Museums in building a new water culture by getting \u201cBack to Our Future\u201d.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary menu Registrations Awards &#038; Prizes Rules &#038; Terms How to Participate Online Submission Registrations Open! Please read the guidelines and regulations carefully before submitting your film. 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