On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the United Nations Department of Public Information is going to organize a Film Night to celebrate the 2015-2024 International Decade for People of African Descent. The event will take place in the United Nations Headquarters Conference Room 4, New York. Short films including PLURAL+ winning videos will be […]
Baghdad Eye Human Rights Film Festival
The Baghdad Eye Human Rights Film Festival, organised by the Iraqi Cultural Support Association, with co-operation of Independent Film and TV College, One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival and People in Need foundation, is the very first human rights film festival in Iraq. The initiative to found the Human Rights Film Festival has been […]
United Kingdom: We The Peoples Film Festival 2008
We The Peoples Film Festival which is now in its third year, strives to raise the profile of the United Nations by promoting its aims and work in development, security and human rights to new and existing audiences by inspiring and educating them through film. This innovative programme, bringing together people interested in the power […]
Timeline Film Fest
Timeline is an international film competition for videos made in schools only. The purpose is to encourage and stimulate creativity and innovation by making videos, in order to teach young students to understand the modern language of mass communication in a critical way. There are three categories in the competition; Free Theme, Human Rights, Interculture […]
Second European congress of media literacy
Euromeduc is organizing this congress to further exchange and reflection, addressed to professionals, researchers and other practitioners involved in media education; policy-makers in education and politics; and representatives from the media industry and the European institutions. The congress will provide an opportunity for exchange in order to address the major issues concerning Media Literacy in […]
Cyber Hate: Danger in Cyber Space
The 2009 Unlearning Intolerance Seminar on “Cyber Hate: Danger in Cyber Space” will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 16 June 2009 in Conference Room 2 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The seminar will explore the impact of hate-related discourse on the Internet and ways to counter it. —– […]
Promoting Migrant Integration through Media and Intercultural Dialogue
An international conference, titled “Promoting Migrant Integration through Media and Intercultural Dialogue”, will be organized in Budapest within the framework of the Hungarian Presidency of the EU, 16-18 May 2011, by IOM in collaboration with the Hungarian Ministry of Interior. The conference aims to bring together 100 participants from EU, including media professionals, media associations, […]
Challenges for the Media: Human Rights in a Globalized World
In their interdisciplinary exchanges they design approaches to meeting the challenges of globalization in which the media plays a central role. Many organizations and institutions are partners in hosting the more than 50 events. The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum offers panel discussions and workshops, interactive presentations and exhibitions, opportunities for conversations and an attractive […]