Promote positive perceptions of migrants with your smartphone and compete for the 5th Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival (OISFF)’s special Migrant Heroes Prize of 2000$ and the festival’s official grand prize of 10000$!
The #MigrantHeroes Smartphone Film Competition is a new International Organization for Migration (IOM) initiative to collect films shot on smartphones that tell migrant stories from around the world. Selected films will compete for the 5th Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival (OISFF)’s special “Migrant Heroes Prize.” The competition will go public under the tag #MigrantHeroes and #OISFF. It will nominate submitted films as candidates for the festival’s special Migrant Heroes Prize of USD 2000, and for the festival’s official USD10,000 grand prize. The winning films will be screened at a movie theatre in Seoul throughout September and October this year.
Submit your video here. Deadline for submission is on 17 August 2015.
About the #MigrantHeroes campaign
IOM’s #MigrantHeroes campaign aims to highlight the many ways in which migrants contribute to society by showcasing their positive impact around the world through the collection of migrant heroes’ stories.
The #MigrantHeroes Campaign will run throughout 2015, culminating in the presentation of 10 prominent and compelling Migrant Heroes stories at the IOM Council in November 2015. Three selected Migrant Heroes will become IOM Goodwill Ambassadors who will promote the need to create a positive environment for migrants, protect them and ensure their place and contributions to our societies are recognized. This message will be carried out throughout the Goodwill Ambassador’s area of action and/or professional activity with the aim of countering negative perceptions towards migrants.
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