Plural + youth video festival 2019

What is PLURAL+?

In a world often characterized by intolerance and cultural divisions, the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival recognizes youth as powerful agents of social change and empowers them to share their creative vision with the world and foster respect for diversity.

Launched in 2009, PLURAL+ is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with a network of more than 50 partner organizations around the globe.

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.

PLURAL+ Videos

PLURAL+ video entries are five minutes maximum and can be of any genre (animation, documentary, music video, comedy, etc.) as long as they convey a message that can contribute to making the audience think in constructive ways about the pressing social issues of migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia. In addition, videos can be in any language as long as English subtitles are provided.

Selection

PLURAL+ video entries are organized in three age categories: 1) up to 12 years old; 2) 13-17 years old; and 3) 18-25 years old.

An International Jury then selects three PLURAL+ Award Winners in each age category. In addition, UNAOC and IOM select one video to receive the Special Award for the Prevention of Xenophobia.

PLURAL+ partner organizations also award prizes and professional opportunities to more than 20 videos every year.

PLURAL+ Winners

Winning videos are chosen on the basis of their potential to have an impact on the audience, as well as on their artistic, innovative, and creative content.

PLURAL+ award winners are invited to New York all expenses paid to participate in the annual PLURAL+ Awards Ceremony and in a series of side events providing opportunities for professional development, co-productions, and networking.

Goal

The primary goal of PLURAL+ is to support the creative vision of young people and the global distribution of youth-produced media on themes related to migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia in order to foster respect for cultural diversity.

PLURAL+ in Numbers

Since 2009, PLURAL+ winning videos have been selected among thousands of video entries from more than 100 countries. They have been screened and broadcast in dozens of festivals, movie theaters and television networks around the world, as well as in schools and global conferences, and they have received more than one million views on various online platforms, including YouTube and Vimeo. With increasing interest and participation each year, PLURAL+ has become a premier global platform for youth media distribution.

For previous winners, submission guidelines and submission form, see here https://pluralplus.unaoc.org/