If your film has an important message for the world, this festival is for you.
Big Syn International Film Festival, London, is the world’s biggest, festival of its kind, inspiring viewers to act on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The film festival is organised and coordinated by the Big Syn Institute, a part of the Centre for Big Synergy. Visit bigsyn.org to find out more details about the festival and submit feature films, short films, animations, documentaries and public service announcements, These films should ideally be made in the most environmentally friendly ways to minimise their carbon footprint starting from zero use of paper or high wattage lights or equipment powered by fossil fuels, to clever use of stock footage or other reusable and communal video resources as well as utilising innovative cinematic technologies.
Win prizes, get recognition from a world-class Grand Jury and spread the important messages in your film to millions and inspire positives changes all around the world.
UN SDGs:12
Status: Ongoing
How can you participate?
Join us to be a synergist and an Official Ambassador for the Big Syn Film Festival (#bigsynfilmfest19); spread the message around the world via your social and professional contacts, get involved with or manage one or more operations for the project, be a global influencer to create more changemakers, and be awarded and recognised for your contributions.
1. If you are a film maker who is making or have made a fiction, documentary or short social media video in the recent past that showcases the objectives of the Big Syn film festival, please submit your work via the website.
2. If you know someone who has been part of a film as above, please ask them to submit the details of their work via this link.
3. If you have just found out about this festival, have an interesting idea and would want to learn more about how to go about creating a short film, documentary or video, please contact us.
Find out more details about the project below.
Inspiration
Good stories with worthwhile messages always leave a lasting impression on the audience. When such stories are told via films, it can inform and influence millions. Meaningful stories, told through films have been catalysts for social, economic and political changes since the birth of the art form. The inspiration for the Big Syn Film Festival is drawn from this unparalleled power of effective storytelling via films. When important messages are passed in the context of a visual story rather than just a generic message, the impact is far greater than otherwise. The Big Syn Film Festival intends to celebrate films, documentaries and videos that can brilliantly pass on core objectives of the Centre for Big Synergy and also encourage all stakeholders to actively participate in meeting the core objectives of the UN 2030 Agenda.
Action
The Big Syn Film Festival is hosted annually and films are screened online.
Impact
The festival has championed the use of visual storytelling to inform, inspire and involve millions stakeholders, to perform their bit in creating a more responsible and thriving future for us all.
Since 2019, the festival reached hundreds and thousands of filmmakers in over 80 countries and have received around 400 meaningful entries (films) every year. These films have been screened to millions of viewers, informing them about the UNSDGs and the role of the civic society in ensuring the success of the UN 2030 Agenda, all through the power of meaningful and relatable stories.
