Call for Entries: Plural+ Youth Video Contest

Deadline: May 29, 2016

Migration, diversity and social inclusion are the topics for the original and creative videos made by youth  for the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival,  an initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 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 winner  of each PLURAL+ International Jury Award  will be invited to New York to present their work at the PLURAL+ 2016 Awards Ceremony at the Paley Center for Media in the fall of 2016,  with travel expenses and hotel accommodation paid. 

Eligibility:

• Participants of  PLURAL+ must be of maximum 25 years of age at the time of the production of the video submitted to PLURAL+.
•  However The video must reflect the youth’s opinions or reflections about migration, diversity and social inclusion.
• Multiple youth may work together to make one video, as long as all members of the group are maximum 25.
• Only minimal roles of any adults (over the age of 25) involved in the making of the video (e.g. educators, teachers, instructors, etc.) is acceptable (group coordination, technical support, renting equipment, etc.). It is understood that particularly for the age group of up to 12 years, educators could have a more substantial role in the production of the video.
• If multiple youth work together on one video then the video will be judged in the age category of the entrant who has a primary role in the creation of the video.
• Immediate family members (siblings, children and grandchildren) of IOM, UNAOC and the jurors for the PLURAL+ Video Festival are not eligible to enter.

Format:

• All videos should be submitted as a file (preferably as “.mov”) via a file hosting website like dropbox.com, WeTransfer, Google Drive, etc. The entrant may also choose to mail a DVD of the video entry to PLURAL+ mailing address.
• Videos shall be in English, otherwise with English subtitles.
• All videos have a limit of five  minutesof running time, including title and end credits.
  

Prizes and Awards:
 
There will be three categories, age-based, in the PLURAL+ JURY AWARD prizes:

• up to 12 years old
• 13 to 17 years old
• 18 to 25 years old

The 3 winners of the PLURAL+ JURY AWARD will each receive US$1,000 after the PLURAL+ 2016 Awards Ceremony

One representative of each PLURAL+ International Jury Award winner will be invited to New York, with airfare and hotel accommodation paid, to present their work at the PLURAL+ 2016 Awards Ceremony at the Paley Center for Media in the fall of 2016. Only a youth entrant with one chaperone for each winning video will be flown to New York.

 Additional awards may be given by PLURAL+ partners and may include equipment, travel or professional opportunities. IOM and UNAOC or PLURAL+ bear no responsibility regarding partner awards. 

• Winning videos will receive broad recognition and exposure through wide multi-platform distribution of their work, including broadcast, satellite, internet, film festivals and possibly DVD.
• Winning entrants will be notified no later than 15 August 2016.
• A prestigious international jury will announce the winners in New York during an event hosted at the Paley Center for Media in the Fall of 2016 in New York.

Visit the official page for more details and guidelines to submit your video.

Visit Official Page

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