Please forward far and wide:

*Deadline: December 10, 2008

Calling Youth Media Producers!

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced media works on human rights issues for its second annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program to screen in our New York, London, Boston and San Francisco film festivals in 2009-10.

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. Now in its second year, YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE provides a platform for youth to share their perspectives with audiences worldwide.

We are currently seeking film, video and animated works on human rights issues created by youth ages 19 and younger.To watch the films from our first year of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE please click here.


Selected films will travel to:

• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York : June 11-25, 2009
• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, Boston: January 2010
• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, London : March 2010
• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, San Francisco: March 2010
• Selected films will be included in the 2009 Traveling Film Festival
• Films will be added to the Adobe Youth Voices and Human Rights Watch websites
• Films will be added to the teacher's lending library for the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Program

For information on how to submit your film, please download our submission form by clicking here.

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