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YOUTH SHORT FILM COMPETITION IS ORGANISED
Noyan Tapan
www.nt.am
11.08.2011
(Noyan Tapan - 11.08.2011) The United Nations in Armenia is organizing
a Youth Short Film Competition in 2011 to which youth from all over
Armenia are invited to participate.
The competition is being held by the United Nations Department
of Public Information in Yerevan with the support of the Armenian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1. Theme and Objectives
1.1. Theme Youth are encouraged to produce a short film related
to the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR). Films can be produced in groups and in co-operation with
educational institutions.
1.2. Eligibility Eligible are any young Armenian citizen (17 to
25-years old).
1.3. Objectives The aim of the competition is to raise awareness among
young people on human rights and on the 30 articles of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, to give them the opportunity to tackle
this topic from a cinematic creative point of view, and to offer an
opportunity to participate in the Human Rights Day celebration. The
film festival will take place on Human Rights Day in December 2011
in Yerevan.
The same event will simultaneously take place in other UN Member
States. The award ceremony in Armenia will be live broadcast,
connecting youth of different countries, who will be able to talk to
each other via internet, promoting international dialogue, building
tolerance and sharing UN values.
All entries will be posted on UN Armenia YouTube Channel
(http://www.youtube.com/user/UNinArmenia) and the general public will
be invited to vote to select the best film.
2. General Guidelines
2.1. Submission and deadline Please send films to the UNDPI in Armenia
by Friday, November 19, 2011, via email to [email protected] or
bring the copy of film on DVD to the UN House (address: 14, Petros
Adamyan, Yerevan). Please enclose the copy of your passport first
and second pages and the summary what the film is about (in English
and Armenian languages).
The envelope should be titled: UN Department of Public Information,
Human Rights Film Festival.
2.2. Technical guidelines The length of the submitted films
must not exceed three minutes. They should be digital and can be
fictional/feature, documentary or animation, or any other category,
as long as they cover the topic of Human Rights. The films can be in
English, or Armenian, or Russian languages or even silent.
They can be produced with any digital equipment available; all types
of video cameras of all categories, also mobile phone cameras are
eligible for use. Only these formats will be acceptable: avi, mp4, mov.
All films should respect Armenian copyright legislation.
Entries which will not comply with the above mentioned requirements
will not be considered. 2.3. Rights The festival organizer has the
right to use/publish the competition entries for non-commercial
purposes; the participants of the competition also have the right of
using/publication of their own product.
3. Awards There will be two award categories: i. UN Jury (consisting of
MFA and UN experts) Award. ii. General Public Award (through YouTube
voting). All entries will be posted on UN Armenia YouTube Channel
(http://www.youtube.com/user/UNinArmenia) and the general public will
be voting to select the best film.
4. Support Information and educational materials on human
rights are available at: http://www.un.org/en/rights/
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/udhr/ http://www.ohchr.org
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.udhr.org/UDHR/udhr.HTM#02
http://www.hrweb.org/resource.html http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/index.asp
http://www.un.am/ http://un.am/?laid=2&com=module&module=menu&id=109
http://ombuds.am
4.1. Questions For further questions please contact:
UN Department of Public Information in Armenia United Nations House
14 Petros Adamyan Street Yerevan 375010, Armenia Tel: (374 10) 56 60
73 ext. 206, (374 10) 56 02 12 E-mail: [email protected]
Noyan Tapan
www.nt.am
11.08.2011
(Noyan Tapan - 11.08.2011) The United Nations in Armenia is organizing
a Youth Short Film Competition in 2011 to which youth from all over
Armenia are invited to participate.
The competition is being held by the United Nations Department
of Public Information in Yerevan with the support of the Armenian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1. Theme and Objectives
1.1. Theme Youth are encouraged to produce a short film related
to the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR). Films can be produced in groups and in co-operation with
educational institutions.
1.2. Eligibility Eligible are any young Armenian citizen (17 to
25-years old).
1.3. Objectives The aim of the competition is to raise awareness among
young people on human rights and on the 30 articles of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, to give them the opportunity to tackle
this topic from a cinematic creative point of view, and to offer an
opportunity to participate in the Human Rights Day celebration. The
film festival will take place on Human Rights Day in December 2011
in Yerevan.
The same event will simultaneously take place in other UN Member
States. The award ceremony in Armenia will be live broadcast,
connecting youth of different countries, who will be able to talk to
each other via internet, promoting international dialogue, building
tolerance and sharing UN values.
All entries will be posted on UN Armenia YouTube Channel
(http://www.youtube.com/user/UNinArmenia) and the general public will
be invited to vote to select the best film.
2. General Guidelines
2.1. Submission and deadline Please send films to the UNDPI in Armenia
by Friday, November 19, 2011, via email to [email protected] or
bring the copy of film on DVD to the UN House (address: 14, Petros
Adamyan, Yerevan). Please enclose the copy of your passport first
and second pages and the summary what the film is about (in English
and Armenian languages).
The envelope should be titled: UN Department of Public Information,
Human Rights Film Festival.
2.2. Technical guidelines The length of the submitted films
must not exceed three minutes. They should be digital and can be
fictional/feature, documentary or animation, or any other category,
as long as they cover the topic of Human Rights. The films can be in
English, or Armenian, or Russian languages or even silent.
They can be produced with any digital equipment available; all types
of video cameras of all categories, also mobile phone cameras are
eligible for use. Only these formats will be acceptable: avi, mp4, mov.
All films should respect Armenian copyright legislation.
Entries which will not comply with the above mentioned requirements
will not be considered. 2.3. Rights The festival organizer has the
right to use/publish the competition entries for non-commercial
purposes; the participants of the competition also have the right of
using/publication of their own product.
3. Awards There will be two award categories: i. UN Jury (consisting of
MFA and UN experts) Award. ii. General Public Award (through YouTube
voting). All entries will be posted on UN Armenia YouTube Channel
(http://www.youtube.com/user/UNinArmenia) and the general public will
be voting to select the best film.
4. Support Information and educational materials on human
rights are available at: http://www.un.org/en/rights/
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/udhr/ http://www.ohchr.org
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.udhr.org/UDHR/udhr.HTM#02
http://www.hrweb.org/resource.html http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/index.asp
http://www.un.am/ http://un.am/?laid=2&com=module&module=menu&id=109
http://ombuds.am
4.1. Questions For further questions please contact:
UN Department of Public Information in Armenia United Nations House
14 Petros Adamyan Street Yerevan 375010, Armenia Tel: (374 10) 56 60
73 ext. 206, (374 10) 56 02 12 E-mail: [email protected]