PLURAL+ 2012 Youth Video Festival on Migration and Social Inclusion: Calls for Participation - The UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and IOM are again inviting the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on PLURAL+ themes: migration, diversity and social inclusion. The deadline for submissions is July 1st 2012.

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 in their communities 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.

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+ not only provides young people with an effective platform to express themselves on key migration and diversity issues, but 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 category (9-12, 13-17, 18-25.) All the winners will be invited to New York, all travel expenses paid, to present their work at the PLURAL + 2012 Awards Ceremony at the Paley Center for Media on 6th December 2012.

PLURAL+ partner organizations will also award other prizes and professional opportunities, helping winning participants to present their work at film and video festivals, conferences and events around the world.

Further information, including guidelines, regulations, awards, and the entry form can be found at the PLURAL+ website at: http://pluralplus.unaoc.org. For more information, please contact: plural@unaoc.org