Calling Youth Filmmakers

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced film, video and animated works on human rights issues made by youth ages 19 and under for its third annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program.
Armed with digital cameras, computers and their own boundless creativity, young people across the globe are bravely exposing human rights issues faced by themselves and their communities. YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE provides a platform for youth to share their perspectives with audiences worldwide.
Please click the following links for further information about submitting your film.

Submissions Instructions

Timeline

How do I submit my film?

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have read the submission instructions, please proceed using the "submit" link below to submit your film using our online entry form.

Selected films will travel to:
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York : June 2011 (dates tba)
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, London : March 2012 (dates tba)
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, San Francisco: Spring 2012(dates tba)
Selected films will be included in the 2011 Traveling Film Festival
Films will be added to the Adobe Youth Voices and Human Rights Watch website
And distributed to teachers throughout the United States

To watch the films from our first year of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE please visit: http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-2009

 

 

 

Submission requirements:

• Age of youth media maker: The work must have been created by youth ages 19 and under. In order for a film to be eligible, at the time of production youth under the age of 19 must have served in the majority of creative and technical production roles as directors, writers, camera-person, editors, animators, etc.

• Short films 15 minutes or under preferred. Films longer than 20 minutes will not be considered.

• Language: Films of all languages are welcome, however films must have English subtitles if the spoken language is a language other than English.

• Format: DVD(preferred) or VHS. We can accept entries using NTSC or PAL. Submissions will not be returned. Sorry, entries sent in on Mini DV can NOT be considered.

• Authority to Submit the Film and License: By submitting the film, you acknowledge that you have the full right and authority to submit the film to the YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program and you grant to Human Rights Watch, Adobe Youth Voices and the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival a free license to screen and exhibit the film for evaluation purposes.

• Ownership and Copyright: By submitting the film, you acknowledge that you are the sole author and owner of the film, or if you are not the sole author,you have secured all necessary and appropriate rights, written permissions, and releases in connection with submitting the film. In particular, all music and other rights must be cleared for non-exclusive educational, online, broadcast and theatrical distribution. Please check out The Center for Social Media's Copyright & Fair Use guidelines for more information.

• Minors(i.e., Youth under 18 years of age): Human Rights Watch encourages you to read this document carefully with your parent (or duly appointed guardian) and consult with your parent (or duly appointed guardian) before submitting your film.

  If your film is selected for the YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program, we will require you to sign a separate film license agreement allowing your film to be screened in and used as part of the YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program and our film festivals and for your parent or legal guardian, and in some jurisdictions both parents and/or legal guardians, to also sign the film license agreement. Your submission and the film license agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.