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Ripple Effect Film Project Returns for 2019
Due to popular demand, the Water Conservation Office is pleased to announce the return of the Ripple Effect Film Project.
The film contest is open to filmmakers of all ages and levels of experience who reside, work, go to school, or otherwise have a connection to Athens, GA. Finalist films will be showcased at the Blue Carpet Premiere in Athens, Georgia in Spring 2019.
In support of the EPA's WaterSense Fix a Leak Week, March 18-24, 2019, film entries should focus on one of the following suggested topics:
Fix a Leak
Household leaks can waste nearly 1 trillion gallons of water annually nationwide. To prevent this water loss, the EPA's WaterSense encourages people to find and repair leaks during Fix a Leak Week, with the next set for March 18-24, 2019.
FILM IDEAS:
Be a leak detective and find those leaks
Demonstrate how to check for leaks
Show how to repair a simple leak
Chase down a running toilet
RESOURCES:
EPA's WaterSense Fix a Leak Week
ACC Water Conservation Office
Detect and Chase Down Leaks
Water Use it Wisely
Fix a Leak Week Family Fact Sheet
Drip Calculator
A car leaking oil, transmission fluid, or antifreeze is not only trouble for your car, but our water quality, too. The fluid drips onto the street or parking lot and can be washed away into our water sources by stormwater runoff.
FILM IDEAS:
Illustrate how to determine if you have a car leak
Explain how the fluid gets into our waterways
Get mechanical and fix that leak
Show the types of fluids that may leak from a car
RESOURCES:
When Your Car's Leaking Oil on the Street...
Don't Drip & Drive
My Car is Leaking Fluid: Six Liquids that May Drip from a Car
Auto Fluids Fact Sheet, Carmel, IN
Prevent Litter
Litter has a nasty way of getting into our water. Sometimes trash finds its way into water intentionally, such as when it is thrown directly into the water. Other times it occurs unintentionally, such as when carelessly discarded trash is carried by wind or stormwater runoff. Either way, we need to do what we can to put trash in its place.
FILM IDEAS:
Focus on one type of common litter found in water
Share tips on how to prevent litter
Conduct a "
Make a PSA for Rivers Alive
RESOURCES:
Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful
Rivers Alive Athens
Rivers Alive
NOAA Marine Debris Program
EPA's Trash-Free Waters
Litter Fact Sheet, Carmel, IN
Promote WaterSense
The Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program makes it easy for you to use less water. Using third-party testing, products using 20% less water than the traditional counterpart and perform as well or better earn the coveted WaterSense label. Look for the logo and install these items when replacing/updating fixtures or installing outdoor watering systems.
FILM IDEAS:
Show what the WaterSense label looks like
Illustrate the benefits of using WaterSense products
Use a WaterSense statistic or fact as a spark for a film idea
Make a PSA for a WaterSense promotion
RESOURCES:
EPA's WaterSense
WaterSense Statistics and Facts
Funding for WaterSource
Shower Better Month
Sprinkler Spruce Up
I Made My Film - Now What?
Submit your completed films to FilmFreeway, a free submission site for filmmakers.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Ripple Effect Film Project
See the winning films, including "Down To The Plastic Ocean", which takes you on a magical lyrical journey that follows a plastic toy scuba diver from a storm water drain in Athens, Georgia through the streams and rivers to the edge of the coast. This short film, created by Athens own Dan Aguar, won Audience Choice and Most Original.
Films from the 2013-2016 Ripple Effect Film Project