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New York: PLURAL+ 2014 Youth Video Festival Awards Ceremony
an article by Plural Plus

Video: What is PLURAL+?

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are proud to announce The PLURAL+ 2014 International Jury Award Winners from Spain, Canada and Jordan. The PLURAL+ 2014 winners will accept their awards and share their videos on December 4th, 2014, 7pm-8pm, with a reception to follow at the the Paley Center for Media, New York. Admission is free of charge. Everyone is welcome.



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PLURAL+ is a youth video festival focusing on migration, diversity and social inclusion, emphasizing intercultural dialogue, youth expression and the desire for peace and better understanding world- wide. It is a joint initiative of the UNAOC and IOM, with the support of many partner organizations from across the world. Over the last six years, PLURAL+ has received over 950 video entries representing 113 countries from around the world.

The 2014 winners of the PLURAL + International Jury Awards for the age categories of 9-12, 13-17 and 18-25, respectively, are: Aldo Abril, Mauricio Buendía, Sofía Marvizón, César Hernández, María Hernández and the team from Telekids Workshop (Spain); Michael Born, William Snyder, Matthew Steinman & Nathan Martin (Canada); and Al-Mothana Al-Ghizzawi and Anas Yahya from BlueLight Film Productions (Jordan).

With the support of PLURAL+ Partners, other award winning videos will be screened and discussed prior to the International Jury Award Ceremony during the daytime workshops. These videos include entries from India, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, Palestine, Dominican Republic and Malaysia, among other countries. Many of the youth video makers will be in New York attending the workshops and the Awards Ceremony.

The Partner Award Workshops will take place from 4pm to 6.30pm.

The International Jury Awards Ceremony will start at 7pm, followed by a reception sponsored by CW Film Foundation.

The Paley Center for Media is located at 25 West 52nd Street, Manhattan. All events are free and open to the public.

All events are free and open to the public.

For more information on PLURAL+, please visit http://pluralplus.un aoc.org.

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This report was posted on November 13, 2014.