Revolutions in the Middle East have been powered by young people using new technology. Young people, who make up 30 percent of the region’s population, have played a dominant role in protests and political upheaval by documenting events with cell phones, the Internet and social media.
“Children and young people have been at the heart of the Arab Spring. They play a key role in instigating it, using the power of social media to rally their peers and mobilize support,” said Shahida Azfar, UNICEF Regional Director for MENA. “But they have also been among its first victims.”
DUBAI: The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) office of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), is now accepting entries for the "5th Regional Media Awards 2012.MUSCAT: As the deadline approaches, UNICEF’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is currently receiving submissions for its Regional Award for Media on Child Rights, an award for excellence in reporting on the situation and issues of children in the region. This year, the focus is on violence against children. Extended Call for EntriesNew Deadline for Submission: July 15, 2011
6th Jana International Film Festival For Children & YouthOctober 2011
The Jana International Film Festival for Children & Youth is to be held in October 2011. The main aim of this festival is fostering self-reflection & awareness, learning about the other, critical analyses of social norms & messages related to countering prejudice & intolerance & accepting diversity, introducing new information or analysis that is connected to existing knowledge structures, providing “safe environments’ & permission to experiment with new ways of thinking & reframing conflictual issues in integrative ways.
The central theme of the festival will be "Diversity enriches".
The Festival will display films on and by youth & children under 19 years of age. Preference will be given to films by youth & children themselves, or with their active participation.
This year the festival will be a mobile festival touring different Lebanese marginalized areas.
Call for EntriesNew Deadline for Submission: July 15, 2011
For more information, please contact:Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts / AL-JANAP.O. Box: 114/ 5017Tel/Fax: +961 1 819970 – Mobile: +961 3 839917Beirut – Lebanon
The festival is funded by the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations with means provided by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Deadline: 30/06/11 - International Journalists' Programmes Young journalists from the Middle East, especially from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Palestine are invited to apply for a two-month fellowship in Germany.
The International Journalists' Programmes, are offering a travel and work fellowship for up to five young journalists from the aforementioned countries.
The fellowship is intended to enable young journalists to familiarize themselves with the political issues in Germany at an early stage of their career.
First-time filmmakers can apply for financial and production assistance. The BLOOM! Cine Startups Initiative, sponsored by Canon Middle East and D-Seven Motion Pictures, will provide support to independent filmmakers through assistance with permits, fund raising, script editing and marketing. The initiative also includes access to cameras, freelance professionals and postproduction facilities for a substantially reduced cost. Short films are preferred, but documentaries and feature length films are also considered.
The accepted budgets for films ranges from AED30,000 to AED300,000. D-Seven Motion Pictures will then allocate a 50-70% discount. Five to seven projects will be accepted a year.
The ideal candidate would have a first draft script. The program is open to all nationalities and ages, but projects must have an angle relevant to the United Arab Emirates and the Arab world.
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Hong Kong – From texting to video to social networking, mobile phones are taking an ever-expanding role in our daily lives. Young people around the world are more immersed in mobile technology than any previous generation. Usage patterns vary greatly among youth throughout the world, demonstrating how culture, economy and age can all play an integral part in mobile behavior. How do young people use their mobile phones and how might marketers use that knowledge to reach them? The Nielsen Company analyzes and tracks mobile usage in North America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Posted on: 13/08/2010 Environmental Country: Jordan - By Bassam Sebti, IJNet Arabic EditorYoung Jordanians are learning about social media and how it can be used to preserve the environment, thanks to a new initiative launched by 7iber INC, an independent, youth-oriented media outlet in the country. Mu7afazat 3al Bey2a is a project that conducts social media workshops throughout the Kingdom’s 12 provinces.
Young Jordanians are learning about social media and how it can be used to preserve the environment, thanks to a new initiative launched by 7iber INC, an independent, youth-oriented media outlet in the country. Mu7afazat 3al Bey2a is a project that conducts social media workshops throughout the Kingdom’s 12 provinces.
Posted on: 04/08/2010 Children Deadline: 20/08/2010 Region: Middle East and North Africa
Posted on: 28/05/2010 Children Deadline: 20/08/2010 Region: Middle East and North Africa
