Argentina's Environmental Secretariat has launched a film series and a screenplay competition centered on the environment. An official with the secretariat, María Laura Spina, told Tierramérica that both initiatives seek “to raise awareness and reflection about environmental problems,” targeting adolescents and young adults ages 13 to 30.

The 1st Environmental Film Series — presented Jun. 5, on World Environment Day, by the Secretariat and the National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts — will screen national and foreign documentaries in theaters in Buenos Aires and six other provinces this month.

With the slogan “Your gaze can change reality”, the 1st Contest of Environmental Screenplays has a deadline of Oct. 5. The prizes include a computer, cash, and a collection of books on ecology.