The annual Film Festival on Human Rights this human world (thw) will hold the Short Film Competition on Human Rights 2019 under the auspices of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Austria in cooperation with schools in Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, and Slovakia. UN invites students, as a class or individually, to develop short films inspired by the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The theme of this year’s competition is “Stand up for our planet”.

With this Short Film Competition, the United Nations aims to bring human rights and the international declaration of human rights with its 30 articles topics closer to young people, giving students an opportunity for critical reflection on these issues and offering a platform for young committed filmmakers to present their work.

Who is eligible for UN Short Film Competition 2019?

• The competition is open to children and teenagers between the ages of 10 to 20.
• Students may submit the film entries individually or as school class.
• Moreover, the maximum length of the short movies should be 3 minutes.
• Further, students may produce and edit the film entries using any means available to the students. Students may use a professional video camera or phone camera- everything is welcome and every genre is applicable.

How To Apply for the United Nations Short Film Competition?

The application process for the United Nations Short Film Competition comprises two phases. In the first phase, the students/participants must register for the competition. The registration process may be completed via email before the registration deadline.

For the registration, the students must provide the following information:

• Name and address of the school
• Name and contact details of the person of contact in the school (Teacher),
• Age and number of the participating students
• Also, by entering the competition, the participants agree to the UN Short Film Competition’s terms and conditions.

The second phase will require the students to submit their Short movie project before the entry deadline. entrants must e-mail the short film they wish to enter the competition.

A prominent international jury will assess the short movie as well as award the Jury Prize. Further, the movie will be shown in the framework of a movie night within the international film festival this human world.

Deadline

The deadline for the United Nations Short Film Competition is 21 June 2019. While the deadline to submit the film entries for the competition is 8 November 2019.