Application Deadline: 30 June 2026, 5:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT/ New York time)
Applications are now open for the 2026 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival. The PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is an initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) that invites the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the prevention of xenophobia. By supporting the distribution of youth-produced media, PLURAL+ recognizes youth as powerful agents of positive social change in a world often characterized by intolerance, and cultural and religious divisions.
Requirements
The PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival (hereinafter “PLURAL+”) is open to young people of all nationalities with a keen interest in the cross-cutting issues of migration, diversity, social inclusion, as well as broader narratives, perceptions, and identity dynamics shaping our societies.
Entrants to PLURAL+ must be no older than 25 years old at the time of the production of their videos.
PLURAL+ is organized into three age categories:
- 12 years old and under
- 13 to 17 years old
- 18 to 25 years old
Anyone can appear in your video, but it must reflect your perspective as a young filmmaker on migration, diversity, and social inclusion, as well as the special themes/categories of the current edition.
Benefits
- Recipients of the International Jury Distinctions and Special Recognitions are invited to the location of the PLURAL+ Ceremony, all expenses paid. (While the venue may occasionally change, most of the past Ceremonies have been hosted in New York.)
- The invitation covers the travel and accommodation expenses of 1 person per video only. If you submit a video as a group, only 1 person will be invited to receive the recognition on behalf of the entire group and therefore only 1 person will be covered to travel. Other members of the group are welcome to attend the Ceremony at their own expense. In the case of participants under the age of 18, the invitation will also cover the travel and accommodation costs of an adult chaperone (parent or legal guardian).
Video Types
PLURAL+ video entries must be:
- Between one (1) and five (5) minutes in length, including title(s) and opening/closing credits. If an entry is slightly below or above the aforementioned time limit, it will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-to-case basis at the discretion of the PLURAL+ team.
- In English or have English subtitles
- Created or produced after 1 January 2023.
Selection Criteria
- All entrants to PLURAL+ will be notified about the outcome of their submissions by mid-October 2026, and the PLURAL+ recipients will be publicly announced at a Ceremony which will take place in late 2026.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival
