The IOM Mission in Ukraine joins the global joint initiative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) "Youth video festival PLURAL+”, which aims to engage young people to make original and creative videos on the topics of migration, diversity and social inclusion.

IOM Ukraine invites young people aged 16 to 25 to participate in the national youth video festival PLURAL+ UKRAINE, which aims to encourage young people in Ukraine to express their own opinions and ideas about migration, diversity and social inclusion in Ukraine by creating short videos on these topics.

The contest is supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science, and mobile operator lifecell.  Molodiya Festival and CinemaHall are providing informational support.

If you wish to participate in the national video festival, you will find all necessary information in the Rules and Regulations and in the Entry Form.

In case you have additional questions about the festival, feel free to contact Anastasia Vynnychenko at +38 044 568 50 15 or via email iomkievfestival@iom.int.

The deadline for submitting short videos to the festival is 18:00 (Kyiv time) on Wednesday, 31 August 2016.

The authors of the three winning videos will receive prizes from the IOM Mission in Ukraine and its partner organizations, and will be invited to attend the concert, dedicated to the 65th anniversary of IOM globally and 20 years of IOM’s work in Ukraine.

IOM Mission in Ukraine encourages participants to also submit their videos for participation in the global PLURAL+. Details on participation in the global festival are available at http://pluralplus.unaoc.org/.