Overview

Video is a powerful medium for engaging digital audiences around the world on critical climate and environmental issues. Mongabay’s Global team is accepting pitches on video content, with a focus on the following: 

• • Features (5-6 minutes): Solutions-oriented, character-led short documentaries. Stories that witness the voices and knowledge of communities directly impacted by environmental change—and how they’re fighting for a better future.
  • Short News (1-3 minutes): News of high environmental interest, produced for social (i.e. vertical video). These should highlight key points of a news or human interest story.
  • Selects: We commission and/or support outstanding stories that have a unique angle, or that provide exclusive access into communities or local organizations. 

For a sense of the types of videos that Mongabay publishes, please refer to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to the Mongabay Video newsletter for regular updates on our videos and pitch callouts.

What we accept: 

• • We occasionally accept finished work, but we’re more liable to accept and commission productions in their early stages (i.e. in the pitch and research, or pre-production, stage). 
  • The ideal proposal would be a pitch with a production plan in mind. 
  • We regularly publish videos in languages besides English, and have accepted proposals in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Bahasa Indonesia, Khmer, and more.

Who can apply: Experienced video journalists, producers, DPs, editors, animators, etc. 

Guidelines: 

• • Please expect Mongabay Video’s input for editorial consistency and visual style before publication of the completed video. 
  • The completed video has to adhere to Mongabay’s editorial and ethics guidelines.

Submit your video pitch

Please be prepared to share your resume/portfolio along with three samples of your work. The pitch should be no more than 500 words and include a title for the project. Viable pitches will clearly explain the narrative (including potential characters) in detail, and your approach to covering it (including shot list, timeline & budget).