The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced film, video and animated works on human rights issues made by youth ages 19 and under for its third annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program.

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (http://www.hrw.org/iff) in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices (http://plantandinspire.org/) seeks youth-produced film, video and animated works on human rights issues made by youth ages 19 and under for its third annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE (http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-2009) program.

Armed with digital cameras, computers and their own boundless creativity, young people across the globe are bravely exposing human rights issues faced by themselves and their communities. YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE provides a platform for youth to share their perspectives with audiences worldwide.

Click here for more information and to submit your film: http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change/call-for-submissions
Selected films will travel to:

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York : June 10-24, 2010
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, London : March 2011 (dates tba)
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, San Francisco: March 2011 (dates tba)
Selected films will be included in the 2010 Traveling Film Festival
Films will be added to the Adobe Youth Voices and Human Rights Watch websites (http://www.hrw.org/iff)
And distributed to teachers throughout the United States
To watch the films from our first year of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE please click here: http://www.adobe.ca/cfusion/ayv/index.cfm?event=detail&ayvid=223

Thanks! We look forward to seeing your films!


Best Regards,

Jennifer Nedbalsky                                              Miguel Salinas
Program Manager                                                Senior Program Manager
Human Rights Watch Intl Film Festival             Adobe Youth Voices