Awards ceremony for Urban Water Movie Contest during Water film festival on 31 May 2012
03 May 2012 by Webredactie CITG
In 2012 TU Delft is celebrating its 170th anniversary. One of the activities being organised to mark the occasion is the Urban Water Movie Contest. For this TU Delft is asking participants to send in their solutions to urban water problems in the form of a short film lasting up to three minutes. Three winning entries, selected by a panel of experts, will be premiered on 31 May during the special anniversary Water Film Festival, for which TU Delft students and staff as well as citizens of Delft are invited. The prizes will be presented by Victoria Koblenko, with the best entry receiving a cash prize of 1,000 euros. Entries can be submitted up to 15 May.
Water in the city
The issue of water in cities is becoming an ever-increasing challenge as cities grow and an ever increasing share of the world population is living in urban environments. Where do we get our drinking water from? Does water recycling offer a solution to water shortages and how do we put this into practice? How should waste water and rainwater be disposed of and treated, as a potential source of energy and raw materials? How can we ensure that our cities remain resistant to rising sea levels, extreme weather and changes in the behaviour of rivers as a result of climate change?
Urban Water Movie Contest
As part of its 170th anniversary celebrations, TU Delft is organising the Urban Water Movie Contest to invite answers to these questions. Participants can submit their solution in the form of a short film lasting up to three minutes. The best film will win a cash prize of € 1,000 and the best three entries will be premiered during the TU Delft Water Week (part of the 170th anniversary celebrations. The winning films will also be entered in the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
Water Film Festival, 31 May 2012
On 31 May 2012, during the festive Water Film Festival, the programme will open with a number of stimulating documentaries about water, followed by the high point of the evening: the awards ceremony of the Urban Water Movie Contest. The prizes will be presented by Victoria Koblenko.
Location: Aula Congress Centre, Mekelweg 5, Delft
More information
- For more information about the competition, please go to: www.tudelfturbanwatermoviecontest.org
- If you would like to visit the Waterfilmfestival, please register here: www.tudelft.nl/waterfilmfestival
