Plural+ Youth Video Festival

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a youth video festival that encourages and empowers global youth to explore the pressing social issues of migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia and to share their creative vision with the world.

Every year, PLURAL+ gives young people around the world the opportunity to express their vision and their creativity through multimedia production.
PLURAL+ invites young people of up to 25 years old to submit original and creative short films focusing on the themes of migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia.

Who can participate

Young people up to 25 years old at the time of the production of their videos.
PLURAL+ is organised into three age categories:

1. up to 12 years old
2. 13 to 17 years old and
3. 18 to 25 years old.

Multiple youth may work together to make one video, as long as all members of the group are maximum 25 years of age.

How to participate

– Video entries can be of any genre (animation, documentary, drama, music video, comedy etc) as long as they have the potential to make the audience think in constructive ways about the PLURAL+ themes: migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia.
– Videos must be between one and five minutes in length, including title/s and opening/closing credits.
– Videos must have been produced after 31 December 2018 and, if not in English, must have English subtitles.
– If selected, entrants must be prepared to submit a digital copy of their video in either of the following formats: MOV (preferred), MP4, AVI, QT, MKV, or FLV. HD is preferred (1920×1080), but not required.

How to submit videos

To submit a video for consideration, entrants must first complete the online form.
Videos may be submitted in one of four ways:

1. Through a video-streaming website (e.g. YouTube or Vimeo). If submitting through this option, the entrant will be asked to include the URL of the video in the online form.
2. Through a file-hosting website (e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) where the entrant’s video is saved. If submitting through this option, you will be asked to include the URL of the video in the online form.
3. By email (through regular email or via WeTransfer). The email should be sent to plural@unaoc.org with the subject line “PLURAL+ 2020 VIDEO ENTRY.”
   The body of the email should include the name(s) of the filmmaker(s), and your completed PLURAL+ Entry Form as an attachment. The latter will be automatically sent to you once you submit the form.
4. By postage mail. The entrant can save their video on a DVD and write their name(s) and the English title of the video on it with a permanent marker. They should then mail it to the postal address below, and make sure to include the printed version of the PLURAL+ Entry Form in the package.

• United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
  PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival
  730 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
  New York, NY 10017
  USA

Prizes

The PLURAL+ International Jury Award is given by an international jury to one video per age category: up to 12, 13 to 17, 18 to 25 years old and three videos receive the Special Award for the Prevention of Xenophobia, The Future We Want Award, and the Award #forSafeWorship.
These awardees will be invited to travel to Morocco, all expenses paid, to present their work during the annual PLURAL+ Awards Ceremony in late 2020.
PLURAL+ winning videos gain international exposure, and PLURAL+ winners get the opportunity to meet and network with a multitude of professionals, peers, and organizations and to explore opportunities for further distribution and dissemination of their work.

Deadline

3 July 2020, at midnight EST.

More information

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