Thailand | Changing Climate, Changing Lives Film Festival 2025

Changing Climate, Changing Lives (CCCL) Film Festival is calling for films from filmmakers based in Asia for their 2025 edition, to be screened in Bangkok and selected cities throughout Thailand in February 2025.

CCCL is the first film festival on climate change in Thailand bringing young and diverse artists, environmental professionals, and audiences together to celebrate films about climate change and empower local communities. The festival comprises of film screenings and talks.

Filmmakers based in Asia are invited to submit fiction, documentary, experimental, and animated short films. Short films must tell a story related to the climate crisis (such as climate change impacts on lives and communities, how people handle climate challenges, and innovative approaches to climate adaptation or mitigation). The story may focus on a particular geographical region or community or may be a broad theme or deep dive into a particular topic or sector. Storytelling should be creative, authoritative, or provocative.

The total length of the film must be under 15 minutes (inclusive of the title sequence and closing credits)

Judged by film critics, filmmakers, and environmental academics, the CCCL Short Film Competition is divided into two categories:

Documentary Category
Non-Documentary Category

Prizes

Grand Jury Prize: 50,000 THB
Jury Prize: 30,000 THB
Special Mention: 20,000 THB
Youth Jury Award (20,000 THB): This award is judged by youth representatives. It's reserved for films produced by young filmmakers who is 25 years old and under.
Audience Choice Award (10,000 THB): This award is judged by the festival audience.
Young Filmmaker Award (20,000 THB): This award is for a filmmaker who is 25 years old and under.

CCCL 2025 application guidelines

Deadline: 15 October 2024