Video festival on migration and diversity

PLURAL+ is an exciting video festival for youth-produced media on building a more inclusive, tolerant society.

Recognising youth as powerful agents of social change in a world often characterised by intolerance, and cultural and religious divisions, PLURAL+ is aimed at involving youth in addressing the key issues in their community related to migrant integration, inclusiveness, identity, diversity, human rights and social cohesiveness.

The practical contributions of young people – whether they are migrants, second-generation immigrants or non-migrants – can come not just by identifying constraints but also through promoting a climate of respect and appreciation for each other, helping to point the way towards a more enlightened world.

It invites youth to do just that by submitting short videos on their thoughts, experiences, opinions, questions and suggestions.

Eligibility:

• Entrants to PLURAL+ must be youth between the ages of 9-25 (as of 30 September 2009).
• People appearing in the video do not have to be youth; however the videos must reflect the youth’s opinions or reflections about migration and diversity.
• Multiple youth may work together to make one video, as long as all members of the group are between the ages of 9-25.
• If multiple youth work together on one video then the video will be judged in the age category of the eldest youth.

Submissions:

• Each entry package must contain:
• A fully completed and signed entry form, including co-signature by a parent, guardian, teacher or responsible adult if the entrant a minor in his/her country of residence.
• A DVD of the video.
• All DVDs must have the name of the entrant and the English title of the video printed on top of the DVD in permanent marker.
• The official language of the PLURAL+ Video Festival is English.

Deadline:

Submissions will be accepted from 1 June-30 September 2009.

Prizes:

• The PLURAL+ JURY AWARD prizes will be awarded in three (3) age-based
• The PLURAL+ Jury Awards will be awarded to one entrant per category
• The 3 winners of the PLURAL+ JURY AWARD will each receive US$1,000.
• Winning entrants will be notified no later than December 1, 2009.

A prestigious international jury will announce the winners in New York during an event hosted at the Paley Center for Media on December 18, 2009, on the occasion of International Migrants Day.

Videos must be sent to:
PLURAL+ Video Festival
c/o UN - Alliance of Civilisations
866 United Nations Plaza - Suite 300
New York, NY 10017
USA
Phone: 1-917-367-9918

Source: Alliance of Civilisations