Water: Take 1, presented by Ventura Water and Patagonia is an exciting and important initiative that highlights our relationship with water: How we look at it, how we use it and how we share it.
Submit your film NOW and help draw attention to the current water crisis as we work towards solutions through education and partnerships.
Deadline for Submissions: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013, 11:59 PM PST
Jury Awarded Grand Prize: $1500.00, sponsored by Patagonia
Ventura Vision Award, sponsored by Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach
Award for Best Student Short Film, presented by Kennedy/Jenks Consulting and Carollo Engineering
Audience Choice Award, sponsored by EJ Harrison and Sons
The polls are open! Viewers vote and the winner with the most votes wins an IPad 2!
The Audience Choice Award deadline runs one month after the submission deadline. So, your friends and fans can keep voting even after the deadline has passed. The earlier you submit your film, the more time your project has to gather votes and win!
2013 Water: Take 1 Award Ceremony: Thursday, November 14th, 2013, hosted by the Brooks Institute
Click here to watch TV coverage of the 2012 Water: Take 1 Awards Ceremony.
Recent News
Ventura Water, Patagonia, iThentic Announce Second Annual Global Online Short Film Contest for Environmentally Conscious Filmmakers at www.Watertake1.com.
Contest winners to receive cash award and filmmaking equipment
Entries to be judged by influential members of the Film, TV and New Media ...
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On Thursday, November 8, 2012, the first Water: Take 1 Online Short Film Contest Awards Presentation and Party was hosted by Brooks Institute of Photography at one of the sound stages at their Ventura Campus.
At the event, attended by Ventura Mayor Mike Tracy, Ventura City Councilmembers Christy ...
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Ventura Water with partners Limoneiras Limco Del Mar, Patagonia and iThentic announced today the top 10 water-focused films to be considered for the Water Take 1 online short film contest Grand Jury prize. Selected from among the 35 films entered, the finalists are:
A Salton Soul, directed by Mike ...
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Students are encouraged to enter the Water Take 1 global online short film contest to be considered for a special award recently added to the competition through the generosity of AECOM Technology Corporation. The Water Take 1 short film contest at www.watertake1.com, sponsored by Ventura Water, ...
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Film – Visual Journalism – Photography – Graphic Design
Brooks Institute offers intensive training in narrative and documentary filmmaking with campuses in Ventura and Santa Barbara California. With a 65-year legacy, degree programs, and a working faculty, Brooks challenges ...
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