Young Armenians aged from 17 to 25 can take part in a short (three minute long) film contest on human rights in the digital age by sending their submissions to the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) in Armenia by 5 December. The contest is being organised by the UNDPI, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Population Fund, the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Council of Europe in Armenia and the EU Delegation to Armenia, with the support of the Human Rights Defenders Office.
The same event will simultaneously take place in other UN member states. The award ceremony in Armenia will be broadcast live, connecting youth from different countries, who will be able to talk to each other via the internet, promoting international dialogue, building tolerance and sharing their experiences in promotion of human rights.
The length of the 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 in the digital age. The films can be in English, Armenian or Russian or even silent. They can be produced with any digital equipment available: all types of video cameras of all categories as well as mobile phone cameras are eligible for use. Only these formats will be acceptable: avi, mp4, mov. All films should respect Armenian copyright legislation. Only films that are produced exclusively for this contest will be considered by the jury.
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There will be two award categories: a jury award (consisting of MFA, UN DPI, UNDP, UNFPA, OHCHR, OSCE Office in Yerevan and CoE experts) and a general public award (through YouTube voting).
