special prizes

The Cherish the Earth Prize

The Cherish the Earth Prize will be awarded at the 2025 Future World Film Festival to a film that captures the beauty of our planet while addressing the urgent environmental challenges we face. This award recognises powerful storytelling that fosters a deeper connection with nature and inspires action toward a sustainable future.

This prize will honour documentaries, fiction, and creative works that:

  • Showcase the marvels and resilience of the natural world.

  • Confront pressing environmental issues such as climate change and ecological degradation.

  • Offer thought-provoking questions, bold solutions, or hopeful visions for sustainable coexistence.

Films have the power to shift perspectives and spark change. This award will celebrate a work that challenges, inspires, and moves audiences to rethink their relationship with the Earth.

the Humanity
In Harmony Prize

The Humanity In Harmony Prize will honor films that address global challenges through powerful storytelling at our 2025 ceremony. Submissions are now closed, but we can’t wait to celebrate the film that sparks thought, inspires action, and envisions a brighter future.

Your Vision, Your Voice

Whether it’s a protest, a call to action, or a message of hope, your film has the power to ignite conversations and inspire change. We are excited to showcase the film that embodies this spirit.

Focus Areas for Submission

We invite impactful works exploring themes like:

  • Access to Healthcare & Mental Health: Break stigmas and highlight solutions for underserved communities.

  • Education: Showcase education's transformative power for children in impoverished areas.

  • Poverty Reduction: Explore ways to break cycles of systemic poverty and drive sustainable change.

  • Cultural Preservation & Inclusion: Advocate for safeguarding local and indigenous traditions against globalization.

  • Child Welfare: Share stories that improve foster care, adoption, and child protection systems.

  • Food Security & Nutrition: Highlight malnutrition’s impact and the importance of food security.

Children Action and the Humanity In Harmony Prize

This initiative is proudly supported by Children Action, a Swiss foundation dedicated to creating positive, lasting changes for children and young people worldwide. Through innovative programs, Children Action focuses on mental health, nutrition, education, and pediatric healthcare to ensure every child has a chance for a brighter future.

Children Action supports short films that align with its mission and address these key themes:

  • Mental Health: Emphasizing the prevention of youth suicide and the promotion of mental well-being.

  • Education and Nutrition: Showcasing the vital importance of equitable, high-quality education and proper nutrition for children.

  • Access to Healthcare: Advocating for every child’s right to essential medical care, including life-changing pediatric surgery.

Focus of Supported Films:

  • Imagine a Better Future: Envision an ideal world for mental health, education, or access to healthcare.

  • Tackle Real Challenges: Explore current obstacles and propose innovative, practical solutions to address them.

  • Inspire Change: Motivate audiences to reflect and take action to overcome present-day barriers.

Prize Details

The winning film may be featured in Children Action’s campaigns, amplifying its message to drive meaningful impact. Additional prize information will be announced soon.

Through this partnership, Children Action seeks to empower filmmakers to inspire a better future for children worldwide.