Creators for the Planet is a global year-round engagement programme set up by Sony Pictures and the United Nations Foundation, developed in collaboration with Creo. Creators for the Planet aims to mobilise and inspire people to Act Now through photography and film. Part of Creators for the Planet, the Sustainability Prize programme invites photographers and filmmakers passionate about communicating key themes linked to the Sustainable Development Goals, including environment, accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Set up to amplify the smaller stories exploring these social and environmental issues, the initiative spotlights one series from the Sony World Photography Awards Professional competition and one short film from the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards.
Sustainability Prize, Sony World Photography Awards
The Sustainability Prize is a key initiative within the awards and provides a platform for promoting a positive future through creative storytelling via the medium of photography. The winner receives a $5,000 cash prize, Sony digital imaging equipment and promotion on the World Photography Organisation channels and websites. The work of the winner will get the chance to be honored at a showcase hosted by the United Nations Foundation and Sony Pictures.
Kathleen Orlinsky (United States) was the 2024 Sustainability Prize winner for her series America’s First Wilderness. Orlinsky’s series looks at the landscape, wildlife and people of the Gila Wilderness of southeastern New Mexico, exploring the conservation efforts which have gone into maintaining the untouched natural environment and protecting the biodiversity of the area. View full series.
Sustainability Prize, Sony Future Filmmaker Awards
The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, a major annual program rewarding creative excellence within filmmaking and providing a one-of-a-kind insight into the industry, is now in its third year. The Sustainability Prize is a key initiative within the awards and provides a platform for promoting a positive future through creative storytelling via the medium of film. The winner will receive $5,000, Sony digital imaging equipment and promotion across the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards channels and websites. The work of the winner will also get the chance to be honored at a showcase hosted by the United Nations Foundation and Sony Pictures. Discover more about the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards.
Solmund MacPherson (Canada) won in 2024 for Wildmen of the Greater Toronto Area. The film follows a group of Toronto citizens fed up with the rising cost of living who are renouncing their personhood en masse to legally become animals, forming a society of "Wildmen" in the city's vast ravine network.
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