There’s an ever-rising tide of good green business and info around these days; I’d like to give you a round-up of eco-conscious video & film festivals. This is the first of many installments, where we’ll ultimately provide the definitive Green Guide to Eco Film Fests and Video Contests. Grab your camera gear and get your eco message out there. There’s lots to tell. Feel free to jump in and add to our list.

• Scenewon.com Sponsored by global-cool.com/ Deadline is June 30. Win $10K and get cash for “best review.”

• Look who’s joined the world of green video contests. According to Brandweek, Yahoo’s soliciting 30-second “green ads” that “encourage people to make the world a better place.” According to Yahoo’s ambassador to the internet, Jerry Shereshewsky, they just want to see what this “user-generated content thing is all about.” Right. Contest runs through May 7. Whatever info you need, you’ll find at yahoo.com/

• The Tribeca Film Fest will be hosted by Oscar doc-winner and former VP, Al Gore. Festival runs from April 25-May 5 and it will open with 7 short films, from the Save Our Selves (SOS) campaign. More from TheWashingtonPost. Get your tickets to the 12-day fest at tribecafilmfestival.org. Having screened “An Inconvenient Truth,” as well as Ed Burns and Donald Sutherland films there last year, I’m really looking forward to catching a few this year, too. Check out this year’s winners and start planning next year’s winning entry.

• The Green Sundance Channel’s What’s the Big Idea? Submit a 1-minute film on how to improve the environment; deadline is April 30, so get rolling.  Grand prize is $10,000 to turn your idea into a reality & a one-year lease on a Lexus (they’re sponsoring the contest).

Please note photo credit: Scott Alan Johnson