Arctic Youth Film Project

Arctic Youth

The Film Project

Arctic Youth is a mini-series film project, spread across 8 countries located above the Arctic Circle: Greenland, Canada, USA, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.

Teenagers and young adults who live in the Arctic will be invited onboard some of the best expedition sailing yachts in the world, and provided with opportunities to explore their countries, and understand better the importance of preserving the Arctic nature. They will also learn about good seamanship in polar waters.

Arctic Yachts will organize 9 expeditions and invite the Youth from the Arctic communities to participate free of charge. They will explore their own land and sea, but also far away territories, as the final trip will be in Svalbard – a treaty country – with mixed crew of one representative of each of 8 countries.

Participants will be selected during an open contest, via submitting 1 minute videos where they explain why Arctic nature is important to them and why we should preserve it. The only criteria to enter the contest is a proof of residence within the Arctic Circle, and age: 18-24 years old.

Public will vote for their favorite videos, and the top 10 (of each of 8 countries) with highest number of votes will be interviewed by the director and expedition leader, who will select the 6 participants for the expedition in their home country, and 1 for the final expedition in Svalbard.

During the expeditions, our main focus is on:

respecting and admiring the Arctic nature
understanding the climate change and its impact on the Arctic
understanding the importance of waste management and leaving minimum footprint
brainstorming solutions for the sustainable tourism
educating the Youth about safe operation of boats in polar waters
sharing our passion for expedition sailing and encouraging youths to pursue their dreams

Arctic Yachts is fully committed to Arctic Youth Project. We are the main producer, coordinate financing of the project, make the best of our network to run and promote it, and dedicate countless hours to create ROI to the Investors, but above all create a beautiful human experience for everyone involved, with very strong focus on social and environmental values. Naturally we also do the actual sailing, and share our passion with the next generation.

Once all 9 trips are completed, we will release the mini-series on one of the leading VOD platforms.

Would you like to be part of Arctic Youth Project?

1. Become a Participant

Do you live within the Arctic Circle and would like to take part in an incredible expedition?
Are you 18-24 years old?

Take part in the open contest and submit a one minute video, where you explain why Arctic nature is important to you and why we should preserve it.

We will release the opening date of the contest and its Terms & Conditions during the Expedition Sailing Virtual Boat Show.

2. Become an Investor

Contribute towards the costs of film production in exchange of the percentage of the Revenue Waterfall from the sales.
Make a cross promotion – You / Your Brand promote Arctic Youth, and we promote You / Your Brand through the credits in the film and on our social media channels.

Get in touch now to receive more information.

3. Become a Supplier

Contribute towards the costs of film production by providing expedition yacht, expedition gear and technical equipment, clothing, communication, insurance, travel expenses, etc. In exchange you will receive adequate percentage of the Revenue Waterfall from the sales.
Make a cross promotion – You / Your Brand promote Arctic Youth, and we promote You / Your Brand through the credits in the film and on our social media channels.

Get in touch to receive more information.

4. Become a Co-Producer

If your film production company is based in one of those 8 countries, and you would like to cooperate with us, get in touch to discuss the co-production opportunities.

5. Contribute as an Individual

Make a donation via our GoFundMe campaign. Whatever budget is raised, we will assign it the adequate percentage of the Revenue Waterfall, and the profit will be handed over to the NGOs that support children of the Arctic.
Participate in the project (e.g. via voting for your favorite videos in the contest) and promote it on your social media. Remember - the bigger the hype - the wider the audience, the higher the value – more profits will be distributed to the NGOs across the Arctic.

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