Plural+ Video Festival

Date Shared:

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 22:15

Countries and areas:

Global

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion

Objective 17: Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration

Contributors:

International Organizations

Chairmanship:

Bangladesh 2016

Tags:

Technology and Migration, Diversity, Inclusiveness and Social Cohesion, Children and Youth, Connectivity and Migration

Summary:

Launched in 2009, PLURAL+ is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with a network of more than 50 partner organizations around the globe.

The Plural+ Video Festival is a youth-produced video festival which encourages young people to explore themes of migration, diversity and social inclusion, and to share their creative vision with the world. Every year, PLURAL+ gives young people around the world the opportunity to express their vision and their creativity through multimedia production. PLURAL+ invites young people of up to 25 years old to submit original and creative short films focusing on the themes of migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia.

Link:

http://pluralplus.unaoc.org/

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2016 RT 2.1 "Migration, diversity and harmonious societies"

GFMD 2014-2015 - Thematic Meeting 2 - The role of communications in promoting widespread recognition of the benefits of migration, improving public perceptions of migrants, combating discrimination, and promoting integration