2025/26 climate Smart Youth Video Competition

The Screening Event occured on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at San Jose City Hall. Attendees enjoyed free snacks, learned a little bit more about climate action, and watched the amazing student-produced films.

What is the Climate Smart Youth Video Contest?

A fun and educational program, created in partnership with Climate Smart San Jose, The Tenacious Group, and CreaTV San Jose, to bring the ideas and voices of young people into local government and engage students with climate solutions.

Video Themes: 

  • Climate Action = Community Action

  • Green Moves: Sustainable Transportation

  • Power Up Sustainably: Clean Energy & Building Electrification

This year, we received 24 submissions from 37 students

Check out the contest website
 

Thank you to our Judges!

Councilmember Anthony Tordillos — San José, District 3

Melissa Mora Prada — Senior Sustainability Program Manager at Micron

Sarmistha Bera — Principal Specialist at Boehringer Ingelheim

Peggy Brannigan — Business Council on Climate Change

Ruth Merino — San José Climate Advisory Commission

 

Check out the winning videos!

Category: Short Videos

1st place | Julie Ha-Vy Le | Green Moves: Sustainable Transportation

2nd place | Arjun Krishnan | Climate Action = Community Action

3rd place | Anthony Haws, Maricruz Vargas, Luis Hernandez Torres | Climate Action = Community Action

Category: Long Videos

1st place | Jimmy Nguyen | Green Moves: Sustainable Transportation

2nd place | Johana Tran | Climate action = Community action

3rd place | Leticia Cheng | Climate Action = Community action