CALL FOR ENTRIES: Cinekid 2015

Starting 2 April 2015 you can send in your latest film productions for Cinekid's two prestigious film competitions. The Best Children's Film Competition showcases the best new works for children and young people (from 3 up to 14 years old) from all of the world. All films competing have a chance to be awarded by both the children audience as well as by a professional jury (€10.000 prize money). Please click here to read the full regulations.

Filmmakers of animated shorts without dialogue can apply for the European Short Animation Film Competition for a chance to be awarded by a jury of professionals. The deadline for both competitions is 15 June 2015. Please click here to read the regulations. For more information, please click here.

You can also now send in your submissions for the annual Cinekid New Media Competition. From the submissions, twelve works will be selected, from which one will be awarded the Cinekid Lion for Best New Media Production and €7.500,-. Any project that has been released between 1 July 2014 and 1 June 2015 is eligible. The deadline is 1 June 2015. Please click here to read the relevant regulations. 

Call for nominations for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2014

The deadline of sending in nominations for the International Children's Peace Prize is 1^st March 2014.

The nominations can be send to info@childrenspeaceprize.org.  The nomination form is attached.

The International Children's Peace Prize is an initiative of KidsRights and is presented annually to a child for his or her devotion to children's rights, anywhere in the world. The goal of the Prize is twofold: it is a sign of recognition for the winners, and it also offers the winner a platform to promote his or her ideals and causes. In this way, the messages that these young heroes convey can reach a broader public, thereby making a greater impact in the promotion of children's rights. 

The Children's Peace Prize is accompanied by an award of €100,000 to be invested in projects closely connected to the winner's area of devotion. Nominees for the Children's Peace Prize can come from any person, in any country, with knowledge of an exceptional child dedicated to promoting children's rights. An independent Expert Committee assesses the applications and selects the final nominees. 

KidsRights calls out to everyone worldwide to nominate a child who would deserves to win the International Children's Peace Prize. Send in your nomination before 1^st March!

For more information visit www.childrenspeaceprize.org

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Children's film festival seeks entries (TAIWAN)

Creators of dramas, documentaries, animation and television programs for children can participate.

The Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TICFF) is seeking entries for its competition. TICFF aims to screen quality productions for children under 12, while furthering children's multicultural education and media literary.

The categories include dramatic feature or short, documentary, animation and television program. The length of drama, documentary and television program must be 10 to 95 minutes; animations can be 1 to 95 minutes.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Student Short Film Competition on Human Rights 2013

Student Short Film Competition on Human Rights 2013

Main Topics: Children’s Rights and Children seeking refuge from war and persecution

The organizers of the annual Film Festival on Human Rights “this human world” taking place in Vienna from 5 to 12 December 2013 once again will hold a Student Short Film Competition in 2013 inviting students from Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland to take part.

The competition in 2013 is held under the auspices of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Vienna and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Austria with the support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Art, Culture and Education.

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SuperFly Filmmaking Experience

Dear Youth Media Educator,

we are very excited to announce that we are now accepting student applications for our 8th annual SuperFly Filmmaking Experience.

SuperFly will take place May 30th through June 1st on a Seattle-area reservation, and will culminate with a screening at the Seattle International Film Festival on Saturday, June 1st at the Harvard Exit theater.

A partnership between Longhouse Media and the Seattle International Film Festival, the SuperFly Filmmaking Experience is the cornerstone program of Longhouse Media's youth calendar.

Each year 50 young artists (70% Native) come together on a local reservation or tribal lands for a weekend of filmmaking, technical skills building, leadership training, storytelling and cultural exchange. SuperFly is a 36 hour filmmaking intensive based on an original story written by an indigenous artist. In the allotted time, our youth (with the guidance of 20 professional mentors), produce five short films, and watch their work come to life at SIFF by the weekend's end.

SuperFly transcends film; it is literally a life-changing event for our youth and mentors. The true beauty of SuperFly is best described in the local tradition of the potlatch. It is a community effort: our students
participate on scholarships, giving this unique opportunity to youth that otherwise could not afford such a program; traditional foods, lodging and transportation are granted by tribal communities and partners; and mentors and volunteers graciously donate their time. This generosity not only ensures that SuperFly can happen, it also lays the foundational spirit for a weekend of sharing, collaboration and personal growth.

We believe that SuperFly is a one of a kind program that you will not find anywhere else in the world.

For more info, please contact:

Sai Badey
saigbadey@gmail.com
SuperFly Intern
Longhouse Media

AWARDS / OPPORTUNITIES: Entry door open for Canadian Youth Media Alliance Awards

Canada’s Youth Media Alliance (YMA) has officially launched its English-language Awards of Excellence, which honor achievement in TV programming and digital content for young viewers over the past two years.

The competition is open to all Canadian-made youth productions originally broadcast in English within Canada between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2012. Nominations must be submitted by Friday, February 15, 2013.

A total of 14 awards will be handed out, including a grand prize for the most outstanding production to hit the small screen (all platforms) in the past two years, along with awards for emerging talent and lifetime achievement.

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EVENTS / FESTIVALS: 7th Jana International Film Festival For Children & Youth 2013 (LEBANON)

7th Jana International Film Festival For Children & Youth

October 2013

The Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts (ARCPA/AL-JANA) is launching the “7^th International Film Festival for Children & Youth” to be held during October 2013 under the title “A Door to Multiculturalism”. 

Its main aim is to bridge gaps between communities and promote international linkages across cultures. Films to be displayed should be produced by or for children and youth. Productions made by children and youth under the age of 20 years are strongly encouraged. Moreover, all nationalities are encouraged to apply by sending their film.

Call for Entries

Deadline for Submission:  June 15, 2013

More info on the Al-Jana website

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Open contest 2012: Make a change' (in the life of Roma)

How to take part? 

• Submit a photo or a video as a report on the RomaReact map
• To submit a report, you will need a Facebook account
• This is the page where you can add your report: http://romareact.org/reports/submit;
• if you need help filling in the report, email us: romareact@gmail.com
• Once your report is submitted, wait to hear the results, and if you win, we will see you in Brussels ;)

What is this about?

RomaReact.org is looking for the agents of change in Roma communities. Mainly young people who come from Roma communities and also become successful in the non-Roma world either through education or business enterpreneurship. We are an interactive website building a global online community seeking social change and justice. You are warmly welcome to join the RomaReact Family and take part in our first exciting contest. We are extremely proud to have received the donation from Neelie Kroes herself, the Vice President of the European Union in charge of the Digital Agenda of European Union. Help us make the change with RomaReact! Share your views, opinions, initiatives on the RomaReact platform!

For the first time RomaReact.org is hosting an Open ‘CONTEST 2012: Make a Change (in the life of Roma)'. Contest is open for all of you who want to share Roma realities and to challenge stereotypes and prejudices that Roma face today. We also want to support you in your effort leading to a change of lives of individuals, groups or all community.

We are opening the Contest in two categories:

1) short video and description\ story in writing,

2) picture/photography and description\ story in writing

We want you to join us because the future of our communities and peaceful co-living depends on you!

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OPPORTUNITIES / CALL FOR ENTRIES: Film festival accepting documentaries in Russian and/or German

Filmmakers whose work is in Russian or German can participate in this contest.

Welt-Zeit Media GmbH, in collaboration with the Department of Journalism of The Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) and the International Academy of Television and Radio, is accepting documentaries and other short films for this contest in Celle, Germany.

The competition is part of the International Festival of Professional and Amateur Videos and will be held November 22 - 24. Participants may submit work for judging in one of three categories: "Man and Society," "History, Culture, Tradition," and "Children - Our Future."

Videos must be in Russian or German and no longer than 15 minutes.

The winning videos will be posted on the festival’s website and recommended for display on the federal and regional television channels in Germany and Russia. All participants will receive diplomas.

Participation in the festival is free.

The application deadline is November 1.

For more information (in Russian or German), click here.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS / OPPORTUNITIES: Call for Berlinale Talent Campus Participants, Berlin, (February 9 – 14, 2013)

Deadline: 20 September 2012

Berlinale are looking for the most talented and ambitious up-and-coming filmmakers, distributors and film critics, who are (disregarding their age) in the first years of their professional career. Film students who are about to graduate or taking part in post-graduate programmes can apply, but should have realised outstanding achievements already. All master classes, panel discussions, workshops and hands-on programmes are in English. Therefore an advanced knowledge of the English language is a basic condition for participation. 

For details on requirements and applications please visit berlinale-talentcampus.de.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES / FESTIVALS: International Rolling Film Festival - showcasing films about Roma

Romawood and Balkan Sunflowers NGO’s from Kosovo are        organizing a third edition of International Rolling Film Festival - showcasing films about Roma.

We are now accepting films entries to be considered for official programing of the festival.

The call for entries are for:

Documentaries, short or long

Feature Films

Short Films

Animation

All the films should be translated or subtitles in English. Filmmakers should send their films as soon as possible together with; entry form, stills of film and directors photograph, bio and filmography attached and send to rollingfilmfestival@gmail.com

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OPPORTUNITIES / CALL FOR VIDEOS: “Superheroes for Peace” competition

Are you a budding filmmaker, or simply somebody who is passionate about bringing about positive change in the world? Then why not enter the Encompass Trust "Superheroes for Peace" competition?!

Here at Encompass we believe that it is the little things that we do in life that make the difference. Whether it's giving someone a smile or helping a neighbour with their shopping, it's the little acts that make us all heroes in the global battle to bring world peace!

For the last ten years Encompass Trust has been working to create a network of superheroes to bring peace to the world, but we think there are more out there so we are launching a competition to find all those hidden heroes and heroines. We're looking for short films (1 min max) on the theme "Superheroes for Peace", to be screened at our film premiere event at Syracuse University London Campus on September 27^th.

The prize is an amazing Sony Bloggie MHS-TS20 8GB Touch Mobile HD Snap Camera video camera!

Maybe you've already got films on YouTube? Or perhaps this will be your first?

• The film can be recorded on your phone or video camera.
• The film can be fact or fiction, and of any genre whether that is comedy or drama, news programme or documentary.
• The film can be a cartoon or you can even use still images with captions.
• Check out our Facebook fan page to see films already entered!

Submission

If your film relates to Superheroes fighting for peace in some way, we'd love to see it. You don't have to be of a certain age to enter, this competition is open toall.

• Films can either be made by individuals or two or more people working as a group. They should be 1 minute max and the deadline for submission of the films is Monday September 10th.
• You must LIKE our fan page - - - https://www.facebook.com/encompasstrust2003 in order to submit your entry, by posting it on the page.

Prizes

The best film will win a Sony Bloggie MHS-TS20 8GB Touch Mobile HD Snap Camera and there will be 2 runners up prizes. The top films will be screened at our film premiere event in Central London on September 27^th.

Got a question?

Email aisha@encompasstrust.org if you have any queries.

COMPETITIONS / OPPORTUNITIES: 60 second science video competition

Create a short video that explains an invention, an experiment, a science concept or an idea and submit it to the 60 second science video competition. The video must be a “Science” based video or animation and contestants must explain the science, not merely demonstrate a phenomenon. The deadline for receipt of entries is 1 August. 

Find out more from the competition’s website

EVENTS / FESTIVALS: Media That Matters

Got a short film with a big message?

Arts Engine’s annual Media That Matters Film Festival is now accepting all entries for 
this year’s event!  Now in it’s TWELFTH season, Media That Matters™ offers you the
 opportunity to empower communities working towards social change. Media That Matters™ – the premier showcase for short films with big messages –
connects you with hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, including
 educators, activists, and nonprofits. Through a multi-platform campaign combining
 online streaming with personalized screenings, your film can be a tool that opens hearts 
and minds about the collective struggle for a more socially conscious world. Join us by
 submitting your film now!

 Short Films: Films must be twelve minutes MAXIMUM; the ideal length is around eight minutes.

All Styles: We accept documentaries, narratives, animations, music videos, public
 service announcements, dramas, comedies, hybrids, or a style of your own creation!
 Creativity is always encouraged. The only guideline is that your project must focus on a 
social issue.

All Issues: Any and all issues will be considered.

All Ages: All ages will be considered.

Deadline:                Early Deadline- February 23, 2012
                                  Regular Deadline: April 20, 2012
                                  Late Deadline: May 1, 2012
*the festival will take place in the Fall of 2012


Please Note: Your film MUST be cleared for NONEXCLUSIVE home video, educational, online, broadcast and theatrical distribution.

For more details and to submit your film online, visit www.mediathatmattersfest.org/submit

Questions? Send an email to  festival@artsengine.net

ABOUT MEDIA THAT MATTERS
Media That Matters™ is the premiere showcase for short films on the most important topics of the day. Local and global, online and in communities around the world, Media That Matters™ engages diverse audiences year-round and inspires them to take action.

ABOUT ARTS ENGINE
Arts Engine, Inc. supports, produces, and distributes independent media of consequence and promotes the use of independent media by advocates, educators and the general public.

CALL FOR ARTICLES: The Peace Gong

Keywords: children's newspaper, volunteerism, child reporter

Description: 

Be the change you wish to see in the world”- Mahatma Gandhi Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation in association with UNV India and Anant Vikas Trust is bringing out a special issue of “The Peace Gong-the children’s newspaper” based on the four objectives of IYV+10: recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of Volunteerism.

In view of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets, IYV+ 10 offers an opportunity to celebrate but also to assess the progress made towards achieving the objectives of IYV.The aim of this issue is to capture the voices of children across the world on VOLUNTEERING to facilitate efforts by children for a peaceful world. Preparing children for a global non-violent future is a significant of volunteer promotion initiatives.

The Editor of The Peace Gong, a class XI student of Kolkata, India evocatively points this out, “Through the Peace Gong we hope to bring together our friends not only across the country but also abroad to be catalysts for a non-violent world with a foundation of equality, justice and universal understanding of each other’s concerns.” This children’s newspaper is a Media and Information Literacy initiative of the Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation. The special issue on VOLUNTEERING will be published in December. We request you to facilitate writings/cartoons/comic strips/posters/poems by children from your country for this special issue. The writings by children could focus on: a) Child-led/other volunteer initiatives in your city/country which inspired you most. (500-600 words) b) Interview of a child or group of children/ other volunteers who are volunteering to bring change in their community. (300-500 words) c) Perspective- small perspective pieces by children on what they think on volunteering. (100-200 words). d) Poems and/cartoons/ posters/ comic strips on volunteering

It would be great if each contribution is accompanied by relevant photographs. Do not forget to mention the name and contact details of the child who contributes a particular story/poem, cartoon etc. along with her/his class, name of the school and the city/towns. Please note that, only children up to the age of 18 are eligible to contribute, as it is a children’s newspaper. For parents and legal guardians Participants will be identified as the authors of the drawings and texts only with their first name and their region or country of origin. At the time of submitting a drawing the parents or other legal guardians of the participating children are deemed to have read, understood and be in agreement with the contents of this leaflet. 

Please show this text above to your parents before you submit your work.

Send your entries to: amita.dahiya@undp.org or rabindranathtagorefoundation@gmail.com

The last date to receive the entries is December 15, 2011.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Prix Jeunesse 2012 - Festival Theme: Watch, learn and grow with children's TV

Enter Your Best Children’s and Youth TV Programmes!

Deadline coming up soon: 12 December 2011

The world’s leading festival for children’s and youth television invites you to enter your best productions! Broadcasters as well as production companies are eligible to enter programmes into the competition.

2012 Festival Theme: Watch, learn and grow with children's TV

Children are learning all the time – and constantly when watching TV! What does that mean for quality in children’s TV, and how can we support children in their curiousity on life? Learn more on this topic at the upcoming PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL, via info sessions and guessing games. 

Entries do not have to be connected to the festival theme!

Please check our website for contest rules and registration forms:

www.prixjeunesse.de

FESTIVALS / CALL FOR ENTRIES / OPPORTUNITIES: Call for Entries: Sarajevo City of Film Project 2012

The call for entries to participate in the Sarajevo City of Film 2012 project will be open from 3^rd November to 9^th December 2011.

The goal of the project is to support and instigate cooperation between young filmmakers in Southeast Europe, and the call for entries will be open, as in previous years, only for the participants of one of the two previous editions of the Sarajevo Talent Campus.

In this way, the Sarajevo Film Festival wishes to give the chance to directors, screenwriters, actors and producers, who attended the Sarajevo Talent Campus during the 16th and 17th editions of the Sarajevo Film Festival, to present their talent and gain additional experience by making short films.

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EVENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES: Prix Jeunesse 2012

Kids' TV’s Most Valuable Content Conference

invites you to enter your best children’s and youth TV programmes and interactive applications! PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL is not only about competing. It is a week of eye-opening screenings, stimulating international discussion groups and informative new research results on children and media.

Join the premier gathering for content, innovation and quality in kids’ TV!

Deadline for programme entries: 12 December 2011

Deadline for participant registration: 30 April 2012

2012 Festival Theme:

Children are learning all the time – and constantly when watching TV! What does that mean for quality in children’s TV, and how can we support children in their curiousity on life? Learn more on this topic at the upcoming PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL, via info sessions and guessing games.

Entries do not have to be connected to the festival theme!

Please check our website for contest rules and registration forms:

www.prixjeunesse.de

See you in Munich!

CALL FOR ENTRIES / VIDEO: UNESCO calls for your short message

UNESCO calls for your short message to the online discussion taking place on UNESCO’s social networking website, WSIS Platform of Communities (www.wsis-community.orgà). Your video message will help shaping an action plan towards the organization of the WSIS +10 meeting.

Followed by 30 second brief statement on the major contribution brought by ICT for development, please address the following:
1. What are your expectations for the outcome of WSIS Review 2015, and concrete proposals in this regard?
2. What are your views on the progress made in implementing the WSIS outcomes?

Video messages can be…
• Recorded by mobile phone, webcam or digital camera etc.
• Up to 10 MB in size.
• Up to 3 minutes in length.

The closing date for the submission of your video message is 1 September 2011.

Are you the member of the WSIS Platform?

If so, you can upload the video: http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/videos/add/group:15325

If not, the membership to the WSIS Platform of Communities is required to upload your video: please send a registration request to wsiscommunity-invitation@unesco.org).

ICDB / CALL FOR ENTRIES: UNICEF calls for entries for its 2011 International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award

UNICEF calls for entries for its 2011 International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award.

Deadline is Friday 1 July.

If you participated in the this year's ICDB on 6 March 2011, we would love for you to submit your programming for the ICDB Award. Entries should be mailed to your respective regional offices.

For a full list of regional offices, along with entry forms and regulations, please visit: www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_18112.html
Para español: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/videoaudio/video_18112.html
Pour le français: http://www.unicef.org/french/videoaudio/video_18112.html

The ICDB Award will go to the broadcasters with the best programming that reflects the 2011 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting theme: Girls Are… Boys Are… , and who demonstrates a overall dedication to youth-participation in media.

To be eligible for the ICDB Award, the broadcast must have taken place on or around Sunday, 6 March 2011 in conjunction with the 2011 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting.

The International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award honours programming that allows youth the opportunity to speak up and be heard. Programmes should be for young people and created with some aspect of youth participation.

We look forward to seeing the great work you've done in honor of this special day.

For more info:

Karen Cirillo
Executive Producer, Children's Broadcasting Initiatives
Internet, Broadcast and Image Section
Division of Communication
UNICEF
Phone: 212.326.7506
Email: kcirillo@unicef.org