[YL] Youth Producing Change: SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

[Sunyoung Chon]

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, WE HAVE EXTENDED OUR DEADLINE! HELP US SPREAD THE
WORD!

09 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

New York | June 12 - June 25

 

YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE

CALL FOR YOUTH MEDIA SUBMISSIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

*Deadline for submissions: EXTENDED TO JANUARY 16, 2009

 

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with
Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced media works on human rights
issues* for its second annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program to screen
in our New York, London, Boston and San Francisco film festivals in
2009-10. YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE provides a platform for youth to share
their perspectives with audiences worldwide. We want media works on
human rights issues created by youth ages 19 and younger!!! SUBMIT
TODAY! 

To submit projects, all you have to do is email the following
information to leed at hrw.org:

*        Director (or production group/community organization) name 


*        Names and ages of all filmmakers at the time of production 


*        Film Title 


*        Film synopsis (a paragraph summary describing the subject
matter of the film). 


*        Filmmaker bio (or a brief description of the producing
organization). 


*        Genre: Tell us if the film is a documentary, PSA, animation,
experimental film, fiction or narrative. |


*        Country where the film was produced 


*        Year of production 


*        Film's running time 


*        Complete contact information for the person(s) who is (are)
submitting, and is (are) ultimately responsible for the film (name,
website, email address, mailing address and phone number). 


After reviewing submitted info, we will contact you for screener(s).
Additionally, please read through our submission guidelines for detailed
information on how we review submissions and make selections:
http://www.hrwgraphics.com/filmfestival/download/CallForSubmissions2008.
pdf (5 page PDF guideline/ submission instructions)


*Please send us your original films on equality, civil rights,
children's rights, politics, women's rights, international justice,
HIV/AIDS, the environment, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender rights,
health, the environment, war and conflict, freedom of expression,
counterterrorism, gender, refugees, immigration, economic, social, and
cultural rights. To learn more about human rights, please visit our
website: http://www.hrw.org/

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