OPPORTUNITIES: Radical Democracy: Video Challenge 2014

Upload your video for an open society! How can we create an open and inclusive European society? Share your ideas and win €2500!

Deadline for entries is April 13.

Every crisis offers opportunity. The current European economic and political crisis polarises societies and challenges the ‘European dream’. But at the same time, and across Europe, ordinary people are reclaiming public space, demanding transparency and social justice. A new sense of community and citizenship is spreading and the great thing is: we share the experience.

With the European Parliament Elections ahead, we at Doc Next Network think it’s time to take it a step further. We’re calling on media makers, social activists and critical thinkers to share your views on ‘Europe’, in the form of audiovisual media works. We invite you to challenge prevailing notions of democracy and representation, to reflect on alternatives, and to create new narratives for an open society. Building an online video platform, we aim to instigate a debate and discover ‘radical’ stories about what is and should be happening in Europe. We believe that through our stories and creative media works, we are able to represent ourselves and our communities, locally and globally. This is what we call Radical Democracy.

So: take a stand and share your views about Radical Democracy for Europe on video. Become a part of the debate around the 2014 European Elections - and win a €2500 award.

We are looking for media works in all genres and visual forms, shot or created in any format. We will accept videos of up to 5 minutes in length - but remember, less is more. All works should be made within the last 2 years. We encourage you to produce videos especially for the challenge! Deadline for entries is April 13. Interested? Go to challenge.docnextnetwork.org for entry guidelines.

Online audiences and a professional jury will choose the winning entries, to be awarded during the Planete+Doc Film Festival in Warsaw on May 16. Selected works will be screened at various festivals and platforms across Europe and become a part of the Doc Next Online Media Collection.

Radical Democracy: Video Challenge for an Open Society is a project by Doc Next Network, an initiative of the European Cultural Foundation. Radical Democracy is supported by the Open Society Foundations.

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OPPORTUNITIES: European Video Challenge 2014

Every crisis offers opportunity. The current European economic and political crisis polarises societies and challenges the ‘European dream’. But at the same time, and across Europe, ordinary people are
reclaiming public space, demanding transparency and social justice.
A new sense of community and citizenship is spreading and the great thing is: we share the experience.

With the European Parliament Elections ahead, we atDoc Next Network think it’s time to take it a step further. We’re calling on media makers, social activists and critical thinkers to share your views on ‘Europe’, in the form of audiovisual media works. We invite you tochallenge prevailing notions of democracy and representation, to reflect on alternatives, and to create new narratives for an open society. Building an online video platform, we aim to instigate a debate and discover ‘radical’ stories about what is and should be happening in Europe. We believe that through our stories and creative media works, we are able to represent ourselves and our communities, locally and globally. This is what we call Radical Democracy.

So: take a stand and share your views about Radical Democracy for Europe on video. Become a part of the debate around the 2014 European Elections - and win a €2500 award.

We are looking for media works in all genres and visual forms, shot or created in any format. We will accept videos of up to 5 minutes in length - but remember, less is more. All works should be made within the last 2 years. We encourage you to produce videos especially for the challenge!

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OPPORTUNITIES / COMPETITIONS: International Video Competition for Young Artists THE 02

Deadline: 1 March 2014
Open to: students and graduates of art colleges and academies
Prize: 10 selected videos will be presented to the audience

Description

The International Competition for Young Artists THE 02 is organized by an independent artistic group – THE Video Community operating in Krakow, Poland.

The Competition for Young Artists is being held within the framework of the International Video Art Review THE 02. The review consists of 2 main parts, a special show of video works by invited artists and a competition show of video works that have been admitted to the final of the aforementioned competition.

The 10 selected videos by different authors will be presented to the audience of the International Video Art Review THE 02, the program of which includes a premiere screening in Krakow, screenings in other towns in Poland and on TVP Kultura television channel.

Eligibility

The Competition is open to students of art colleges and academies (institutions of higher education) or graduates of such institutions.

The videos made not earlier than 1 January 2011 are eligible for the competition. Artists may submit works that have received awards at other reviews or competitions. The preferred length of the video is up to 6 minutes, although videos up to 15 minutes lengths will be considered.

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DEADLINE APPROACHING: Young voices against poverty: What would you change? Have your say!

The EDD13 video contest 'Young voices against poverty' encourages children and young adults aged between 13 and 24 to make their voices heard in the dialogue on addressing global poverty. The task is to create a short video (120-seconds max.) that showcases visions for the world in 2030 and ideas for eliminating poverty.

There will be four contest winners who will each receive an all-expenses trip to Brussels to attend European Development Days (26-27 November 2013) and have their video screened and made available on the website. The winners will be determined by those videos attracting the highest number of votes on Facebook.

The final deadline for submissions is 1 November 2013 and winners will be announced on 5 November 2013.

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COMPETITION: Be the brain behind the next VOY Citizens video

How many times have you watched a video clip about internet safety and thought to yourself: “Hmm that's boring or lame...I can do better” ?

We're giving you that chance…

As part of our involvement in the Global Youth Summit: BYND2015 and the Be Smart Be Safe session, we're launching a competition to give young people the chance to help us create a powerful awareness raising video about internet safety.

We're looking for ideas - not videos themselves. The winning idea will be created into a video by UNICEF - similar to these. This video will be used by UNICEF and its partners to advocate for smart and safe use of the internet among young people, and the winner's name will be included in the video credit and in the media buzz that we'll create.

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OPPORTUNITIES / COMPETITIONS: “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” video contest

"Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion" World Day for Cultural Diversity May 21 - Online Video Contest

Participating in the "Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion" video contest of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) means that you have agreed to all of the rules and regulations listed below.

For promotional and educational purposes we will be using the selected videos on diverse platforms for the "Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion" campaign as well as include them on the PLURAL + Youth Video Festival DVD.

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in partnership with UNESCO and various other partners from corporations to civil society is launching"Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion" campaign aimed at engaging people around the world to Do One Thing to support Cultural Diversity and Inclusion.

Follow the campaign at: https://www.facebook.com/DoOneThingforDiversityandInclusion

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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

COMPETITIONS: “My story, my rights”

ERGO Network and Amnesty International are calling for your contribution to the RomaReact interactive map for the contest "My story, my rights" with the aim of highlighting the voices of young Roma on the European map. Share your story with the world, make everyone see, through your own eyes, who the Roma are, and help us fight anti-Roma prejudice and discrimination.

The contest is open on 12 March and will close on 30 April 2013.

Join and win!!!!

For more information about the contest and how to apply read more on RomaReact http://www.romareact.org/news/view/1076

EVENTS: PLURAL+ 2012 Awards Ceremony

December 6, 2012, 6:00-8:00 pm - Paley Center for Media, New York City 

With over 150 videos from 54 countries from around the world, youth filmmakers from Australia, Cameroon,  France, USA, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Canada and other countries will be honored at this year’s PLURAL+ awards ceremony.

PLURAL+ is a Youth Video Festival on migration, diversity and social inclusion, emphasizing intercultural dialogue and youth expression and the desire for peace and better understanding world-wide.  It is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with the support of many partner organizations from around the world.

For the list of PLURAL+ 2012 award winning videos, please see PLURAL+ 2012

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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The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF / “Believe In Zero, Make A Video” Competition

The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF / “Believe In Zero, Make A Video” Competition

Action! Create Your Own Superheroes!

21,000 children under 5 die of malnutrition and preventable diseases every day. We believe that our work is not achieved until there is ZERO MORTALITY from preventable diseases.Together, we could achieve our Believe In Zero’s goal.

Universal Children’s Day marked the enactment of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November. As a celebration of the Day, UNICEF HK will join hands with Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University, co-organising “Believe In Zero, Make A Video” Competition. We are recruiting vigorous and creative young people to raise public awareness on children’s right to survival by video production with the slogan of “Action! Create Your Own Superheroes”, and ultimately, to motivate Hong Kong people to achieve ZERO SUFFERING for children with UNICEF. More >>

• “Superhero”, the epitome of justice, always devotes to rescuing people in danger without hesitation.
• “Video” facilitates messages delivery, and is particularly powerful in influencing people’s mind, faith and even their ways of thinking.

You and I may not have super power, but through filming innovative videos we could spread UNICEF’s belief on “Believe In Zero”, helpcreate more children’s lifesaving superheroes. Action! Join hands with UNICEF to achieve ZERO Child Sufferings.

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.

PRESS RELEASE / VIDEO CONTEST / OPPORTUNITIES: Mulat Pinoy launches Facebook app for video contest (PHILIPPINES)

Sexual Health: Shout Or Shush?

Mulat Pinoy’s Third Annual Video Contest For The Youth

Got something to say about sexual health? Just log on to Facebook!

Young Filipinos interested in joining Mulat Pinoy’s latest video contest only need to get on their favorite social network to submit entries talking about teen pregnancy, sex education, sexuality, HIV/AIDS or whatever they might think is related to sexual health. With the help of IT company Brewed Concepts, Mulat Pinoy launched the Sexual Health: Shout Or Shush Facebook application on Friday, August 10. Through this app, users can submit their videos and view other entries. When public voting for the winners begins in November, Facebook users can vote through this app as well.

To join Mulat Pinoy’s video contest, simply follow these instructions:

1. Log on and Like the Shout or Shush Facebook page (www.facebook.com/shoutorshush).
2. Click the Shout or Shush app (beside Photos). Click “Go to App” and allow it to access your information and post on your Wall.
3. Your name and date of birth will be copied from your Facebook profile information. If you’re going to be over 30 years old by the time the deadline rolls in, you won’t be allowed to join!
4. Enter your address, contact number and email address. Make sure to read and agree to the Terms and Conditions before you click “Register”.
5. Submit your entry. You can upload a video, or hit “Record” to use your computer’s webcam to shoot video of yourself. You can preview the video before clicking “Submit Video”.
After you submit your video, a moderator from Mulat Pinoy will review the entry and approve it for viewing in the Gallery. Once your video appears in the Gallery, you can share it on your Facebook Wall!

Sexual Health: Shout Or Shush is open to all Filipinos aged 30 and below. Video entries should be no more than two (2) minutes long. Entries can tackle any issue related to sexual health, especially issues that are important to young Pinoys. The deadline for submission of entries is October 15, 2012.

For more information, visit www.mulatpinoy.ph and Like the Shout or Shush Facebook page (www.facebook.com/shoutorshush).

CONTACT:

Regina Layug Rosero, Mulat Pinoy Project Coordinator
Telephone: (02) 4330456
Email: regina@mulatpinoy.ph

Web: http://www.mulatpinoy.ph/
Email: popdev@mulatpinoy.ph
Facebook: Shout Or Shush
Twitter: @mulatpinoy #shoutorshush

OPPORTUNITIES / COMPETITIONS: Show Me Inclusion

The idea is to show people with disabilities are the same as other people.
 
You can participate by sharing what inclusion means to you. 
           
You can send a video, photos, audio, a sketch book or a story book here

What?

Persons with disabilities have the right to be equal members of society. This is often not the case – in Europe and around the world. In developing countries – like Ethiopia or South Sudan – a young person with disability will often not have access to school, jobs or social life. Let’s show the world that it doesn’t have to be that way!Who?Everyone is invited to get creative and show us inclusion! 

Who?

We accept group submissions and especially encourage young people from 12 to 26 to take part.

More info can be found right here

OPPORTUNITIES: Video competition against cyberbullying (AUSTRALIA)

Join BackMeUp and take a stand against bullying. BackMeUp is a video competition to help eliminate cyberbullying in Australia! 

If you’re 13-17, then get snazzy with your camera and enter the competition to win an all-expenses paid trip to Sydney for a NIDA film-making course or some juicy JB HiFi vouchers.

Goodbye cyberbullying, hello Hollywood!

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OPPORTUNITIES / VIDEO: NPR launches video contest

Young people up to age 25 can participate in a video contest.

NPR's "My Big Idea to Change the World" contest is designed to give people ages 13 to 25 the chance to explain their original ideas powered by science, technology or math. Legal residents of the U.S. are eligible to participate.

Entrants will explain their idea in a video. The top 10 finalists will have their videos featured NPR's website, www.npr.org, and on NPR's Facebook page, "Joe's Big Idea."The first place winner will get personalized advice or commentary from a leader in their field of innovation, facilitated by NPR senior correspondent Joe Palca, on how to make their idea become a reality.

You can enter the contest as an individual or as a team of up to three members.

For more information, click here.

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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

OPPORTUNITIES / COMPETITIONS: OECD video competition "Education and Skills - what are the big issues today?"

About the 2012 Competition

Theme

Education and Skills - what are the big issues today?

• Learning the right skills to get a job,
• Bridging the 'digital divide',
• Tackling inequality in access to education and training,
• Inspiring creativity and innovation,
• ... or something else?

Visit the OECD Education topic, the Education Today Blog and Education publications on the OECD iLibrary.

The Challenge

Make a short video (no more than 3 minutes) on the theme of Education and Skills.

The Prize

An all expenses-paid trip to Paris, France to attend the OECD Forum on 22-24 May 2012. The Prize will be awarded to three winning videos selectEd by our Jury. If a winning video is a group effort, then a nominated representative will be invited to Paris.

To Enter

To be eligible for prizes, you must be aged between 18 and 25 years during the period of this competition (14 December 2011 to 31 March 2012). That means you must have been born on or between 15 December 1985 and 1 April 1994. Proof of identity will be required from all finalists.

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NEWS / AWARDS: Students produce films on Human Rights: Film Festival and UN honour the winners

The winners of the third Students-Film-Competition received their awards at the Vienna International Centre on 6 December 2011. The film Every Human Being has the Right to Food by students of the Clemens-Hochmeister school in Landegg (Tyrol) won the first prize.

The first Austrian film festival for Human Rights This Human World (THW) organized the competition in cooperation with the United Nations Information Service in Vienna (UNIS), the Media Literacy Award of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (BMUKK), and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Austria. Under the patronage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Commission in Austria, students 10 to 20 years old were asked to make short films on the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted on 10 December 1948.

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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).