Plural + Video Festival: Call for Entries

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Call for entries
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Arabic - Chinese - French - Spanish
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The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations ( UNAOC) and the
International Organization for Migration ( IOM) again invite the
world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on PLURAL
+ themes: migration, diversity and social inclusion.

Recognizing youth as powerful agents of social change in a world often
characterized by intolerance, and cultural and religious divisions,
PLURAL+ invites youth to address key challenges related to migrant
integration, inclusiveness, identity, diversity, human rights and
social cohesiveness, both at local and global levels. Young people up
to 25 years old are invited to submit short videos of five minutes
maximum in length.

Michele Klein-Solomon, IOM Permanent Observer to the United Nations,
said, “PLURAL+ videos touch very sensitive issues in a very real way.
They look at the realities that people are facing. We like to see
young people expressing their profound ideas in a manner that allows
the opening of a dialogue.”

Jordi Torrent, UNAOC Project Manager, Media and Information Literacy,
added: “PLURAL+ videos fit very well in this very relevant
conversation: how to build more inclusive societies where we can all
live together in harmony.”

PLURAL+ supports young people’s expression of their opinions by
providing them with a variety of media platforms and distribution
networks, including broadcasts, video festivals, conferences and
events around the world. PLURAL+ also reinforces the firm belief of
IOM and UNAOC that youth are powerful and creative agents of social
change.

A prestigious international jury will select three winners in each age
categories (9-12, 13-17, and 18-25). All the winners will be invited
to New York, all travel expenses paid, to present their work at the
PLURAL + 2013 Awards Ceremony at the Paley Center for Media on the 5th
of December 2013.

Mariana Araujo, a member of the PLURAL+ 2012 international jury
commented, “For me PLURAL+ is the best link between intercultural
dialogue and intergenerational justice. I can't imagine a better way
to understand the other but through their own eyes and listen with
their ears. With these videos I can internalize their emotions and
realities through their stories.”

PLURAL+ 2013 deadline for video submission is 30 June, 2013.
Early submissions are encouraged. Further information, including
guidelines, regulations, awards, and the entry form
can be found at the PLURAL+ website at: www.unaoc.org/pluralplus

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PLURAL+ is organized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
and the International Organization for Migration with the
collaboration of many international partners, including: Red UNIAL,
Gulen Institute, MTS Travel, SIGNIS, Global Block, Humanity Without
Borders Foundation, Television America Latina, Universal Forum of
Cultures Foundation, NEXOS Alianza, CHINH India, Turkish Cultural
Center of New York, COPEAM, Institute for Leadership
Excellence,Without Borders Film Festival, IAAI GloCha, Doha Center for
Media Freedom, CNTV Chile, Amara, Scalabrini International Migration
Network, IUEDESP Spain, Balkan Media Education Centre, Waging
Nonviolence USA, IOM Migration Research and Training Centre Korea,
Anna Lindh Foundation, United Nations Television, RAI TV Scuola, Royal
Film Commission Jordan, GoodnessTV, Cine y Salud Spain, AFS
Intercultural Programs, UNESCO Associated Schools Network, and the
Paley Center for Media of New York.

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For more information, please contact:
plu...@unaoc.org