July 8, 2025
Winner to be revealed at the Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival on July 16
New York, NY (July 8, 2025) – Bloomberg Green announced the finalists for its Bloomberg Green Docs competition, a film contest spotlighting storytelling on climate change.
This year’s five finalists are:
- change Climate Change by Gideon Mendel
- Mancolona by Ángel Linares
- Risky Routes by Thomas Klaper, Jonas Steiner & Roman Willi
- Shaped by Ice by Dan McComb
- Silent Sanctuary by Adam Combs and Carter Kirilenko
The films delve into themes ranging from amphibian migration patterns in Switzerland to the rapidly evolving landscapes of glacial regions. The winner will be announced at the Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival in Seattle on July 16, where all five films will be screened. The festival’s full agenda can be found here.
The finalists were selected by a jury consisting of Katie Cruz, Managing Director, The Redford Center; Lindsay Firestone, Film and Special Content Projects Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies; Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, Co-Directors, Producers, Writers, Middletown; Aaron Rutkoff, Executive Editor, Bloomberg Green and Tre Shallowhorn, Head of Production, Bloomberg Originals.
The Bloomberg Green Docs contest accepts submissions of short documentary films that are no more than ten minutes in length on a topic related to nature, global warming, the outdoors or the environment. The winner is awarded a $25,000 grand prize.
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