Attention young filmmakers, join the youth video festival on migration, diversity, and social inclusion !
Champion positive change through your video on diversity, migration and other related topics and win exciting prizes. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) have announced the 2022 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival call for submissions. The event encourages teens to submit videos that speak to the pressing social issues of our time.
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Plural+ Awards : Youth Video Festival Programme
PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that invites the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity and social inclusion. By supporting the distribution of youth-produced media, PLURAL+ recognizes youth as powerful agents of positive social change in a world often characterized by intolerance, and cultural and religious divisions.
The annual PLURAL+ contest invites young people aged between 15 and 25 from all over the world to create original short videos conveying messages regarding migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia.
With the help of an international jury, UNAOC and IOM will jointly select one short film in each of three age categories (up to 12, 13 to 17, and 18 to 25 years old). This year, they will also award three special prizes: the first one, the Special Award for the Prevention of Xenophobia, will recognize a film that best illustrates the issue of xenophobia and fosters respect for all. The second one, the Special Award #forSafeWorship, will recognize the film that best explores the theme of religious diversity and coexistence between religions and faiths in our modern world. Finally, and for the first time, PLURAL+ has announced a new award category this year: the Special Award for Peace and Solidarity.
This new special award will recognize a film that embodies the universal values of peace and solidarity, advocating for a culture of peace and understanding. PLURAL+ partner organizations will also award a multitude of prizes and professional opportunities to several young filmmakers.
With increasing interest and participation over the years, PLURAL+ has become a premier global platform for youth media distribution. Since 2009, around 4,000 short films from more than 100 countries have been submitted to the festival. Winning videos have been screened and broadcast in dozens of festivals, movie theaters, and television networks worldwide, as well as in schools and conferences, and have received more than two million views online.
The deadline to apply for PLURAL+ this year is Friday, 17 June 2022, at 5 PM EST.
For more information and to submit a video, visit: https://pluralplus.unaoc.org/plural-entry-form/
The article was initially published on 19th April 2022.
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