Old Companions (Slovakia)

YRE Competition 2021
1st Place - video reportage
11-14 years old

The White Carpathians is a protected mountain range in Slovakia. It is unique not only due to its rock formations and protected butterflies, but also because many old fruit trees were planted here by our ancestors. These are native trees that have been bearing fruit for tens or even hundreds of years. The number of these rare trees is declining every year. People have stopped caring for these trees, respecting them, and even planting trees that do not belong on this land. What should a person living in the White Carpathians do when they decide to plant a new tree in their garden?

Author: Hana Zubová

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Video, 11-14 years

1st Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Old Companions
Country: Slovakia

2nd Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: How to consume more responsibly?
Country: France

3rd Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: A valley behind Bars
Country: Israel

Honourable Mention (as Reportage Video)
Title: Create & Respect
Country: Portugal

Green in blue jeans (France)

YRE Competition 2021
Shared 1st Place - video reportage
19-25 years old

The textile industry is responsible for nearly 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Greenhouse gas causing global warming. In France, nearly 700 tonnes of textiles arrive on the market each year, including nearly 90 million jeans. An extremely polluting garment since its design requires 1kg of cotton and 11,000 liters of water. Cotton production, dyeing, sewing ... The stages of its production are so dispersed that a single pair of jeans can travel up to 65,000 km, or one and a half times around the earth. Meeting with inspiring actors who embody solutions to rethink the way you buy your jeans.

Realised by Alix Edwiges and Pénélope Gillet

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Video, 19-25 years

1st Place shared
(as Reportage Video)
Title: Green in blue jeans
Country: France

(as Campaign Video)
Title: Fast fashion dining
Country: Scotland

Honourable Mention (as Campaign Video)
Title: Where does your snack come from
Country: Slovenia

Green algae in Brittany (France)

YRE Competition 2020
1st Place video reportage
11-15 years old

Produced by ULIS students from Collège St Vincent in Brest (Finistère in Brittany)

Direction Finister point, where 14 students from 6th to 3rd ULIS of St Vincent college in Brest wondered about the presence, in summer, of green algae on the beaches. Why are there so many ? In order to better understand this phenomenon and find solutions to reduce this nuisance, they interviewed scientists from IFREMER, Annie CHAPELLE and from the CNRS of the Roscoff marine biology station, Gurvan MICHEL.

Selfish and Hotdog (Republic of Korea)

YRE Competition 2020
Shared 1st Place video campaign
15-18 years old

One of the main problems that come as a product of modernity and technological development are the vices of overproduction and overconsumption. Consumers want more products and services than ever before, which increases the need to satiate the materialistic thirst of the masses. The things we own become our identity, and how we shape ourselves in modern societies. The fancy clothes and expensive cars determine your worth. The things we own, end up owning us. In the midst of all this, the profit is quite irresistible for the companies to stop and think about the harm done to the environment in the name of mass production. I thought it would be great to satirically symbolize these vices as a fish named “selfish”, visited by an alien dog who does not understand the destructive tendencies of these perpetrators of such malintentions, hence abducting all of the “selfish” as a solution for a better Earth.

By: Joonsung Kim 

Is there a solution to internet pollution? (Iceland)

YRE Competition 2020
Shared 1st Place video campaign
15-18 years old

The internet has changed the world. The ways we communicate, get information and consume media has drastically changed in a relatively short time. Although people all over the world use the internet on a daily basis, there is a side of the internet that is rarely mentioned and that's the environmental cost of the internet. How do we lower carbon dioxide emission from the internet? While large corporations are doing their best to lower their carbon footprints, there are things that you can do to help. Watch the video to find out more.

By: Axel Bjarkar Sigurjónsson, Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson and Sölvi Bjartur Ingólfsson.

Climate Urgency - Manifestation (Portugal)

YRE Competition 2020
1st Place video reportage
19-25 years old

Climatic manifestations have become the most common way for young people to express themselves in the fight against climate change. In Guarda, this urgency was not overlooked and the reporters Inês Monteiro and Marta Almeida went to speak with those responsible for the organization but also with those in power.

By: Inês Monteiro and Marta Almeida

One meal, a lot of garbage! (Israel)

YRE Competition 2019 - Litter Less Campaign
1st Place
11-14 years old

Reut school, Menashe, Israel

Garbage! The more advanced and richer you are, you produce more of it.

Each of us produces an average of 1.7 kg of waste per day.

It's really a lot of garbage!!

So, maybe we should consider how we can reduce it ...

Our video deals with the consumption of products with unnecessary packaging that fill the school bins and in general.

Hope that the message will pass, and people will prefer to consume products without packaging.

Created by: Gili Dorfman, Noam Elbaz And- Roni, Omer, Yontan.B, Ofer, Rotem, Yonatan.T, Yael, Inbar, Ori, Ilay, Maor, Amir.

A little respect (Slovakia)

YRE Competition 2019
1st Place as a reportage video
11-14 years old

If there was no water, there would be no life. We look for water on other planets in our solar system, but sometimes we don’t appreciate the water that literally flows right under our noses. Kolačanský Creek is one of two water sources of Nová Dubnica. However, both creeks flowing through the city have major problems with pollution and over-use for garden irrigation. Their water levels have had record lows. Will this city lose its only two watercourses in a few years? It’s important to draw attention to this problem!

Waste bin story (Malta)

YRE Competition 2018
Litter Less Campaign
1st Place as a campaign video
19-21 years old

We created this video to promote the zero-waste lifestyle. By using a waste bin as the focus of the video, we showed how Malta’s waste crisis could be eased by ditching single-use products.

Denise Brignani and Federica Scinetti. Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot are the pillars of the Zero Waste Movement which inspired us. With this short and funny video, we hope to contribute to a mentality shift towards waste and the environment in general. https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180129/community/watch-the-death-of-a-university-waste-bin.669236#.Wm8pSa4OA9s.facebook

Made by students from Italy studying in Malta.

Greasy trash (Malta)

YRE Competition 2018
Litter Less Campaign
1st Place as a reportage video
15-18 years old

How should burnt oil be thrown away? Can we recycle it? These are the questions that our students asked and researched after noticing the amount of oil that is thrown away. The research involved internet research, vox pops, an online survey, interviews to WasteServ and an interview to the Mayor of the locality. Towards the end of the video the students created a short tutorial on how oil should be disposed of correctly.

How does burnt oil harm the environment? Can we recycle it? How should we dispose of it? The Multimedia Students at ALP have investigated this issue in Malta and come up with some recommendations for the community.

Made by students from Malta.

Food waste crime report (Northern Ireland)

YRE Competition 2018
Litter Less Campaign
1st Place as a campaign video
11-14 years old

In this video, two students report on the escalating crime of food wastage that has infiltrated all levels of modern society. The video addresses the problems caused by food wastage economically, environmentally and morally and then focuses on the villainous practices in our local homes, schools and supermarkets that are collectively contributing to the rapidly growing global food waste footprint. The video challenges the viewer to consider whether they are the hero or the villain when it comes to the felony of food wastage! It may make uncomfortable viewing!

Josh and Max Kamalarajah of Wallace High School Lisburn report on the escalating crime of food wastage. ***Music & New Reel licensed by Envato Pty Ltd***

Made by students from Northern Ireland.

Paperland (Greece)

YRE Competition 2018
1st Place as a campaign video
11-14 years old

The film was made during the UNESCO project on climate change. Our school is one of the four primary schools in Greece that were chosen for this project. During a three- day workshop in nature we made the film” Paperland”.

The film shows that we do not need to take extreme measures to save the planet. Any small and individual act that we adopt in our everydaylife can make a difference.

Made by students from Greece.